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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Garry the News to Farmer
Bill"
Heavy Bank Failure.

The financial world was startled
on the Goth ult. by the announcement
of the suspension of the Bank of Cal
ifornis-hitherto regarded as solid
as the rock of Gibralter, and the
heaviest monetary institution in the
United States. It's liabilities are
stated to be s14,O0O,OOO, and assets
about half that sum. The occasion
of the caash was q run by depositors,
the preceding day, when over mil
lion dollars in gold were paid out.
The real cause of the suspension was
tho extravaganza of some Of its off,
GERS, principally that of Ralston, the
president. He lived in q million dol
lar palace, and kept his dining table
spread for all the world. He appro-
priated the funds in tho bank to min
ing operations, to real estate, rail-
road stocks, big hotel, q steamship
line, and to politics. The man was
some years ago clerk on o steam
boat on the Illinois river lie was
one of tho very many examples of
hese days "a beggar on horseback
riding to the devil. The failure
caused intense excitement in San
Francisco-tho people gathering in
scarcely restrainable MODS. Ralston
- J-~I l. - .: .: - $500: Il
but it was refused by the board of
officers. On the 9th he went bath>
ing and soon afterwards was takon
out of tho water nearly dead, and
soon after died. 1t is generally
thought he took poison before going
into the water Other San Francis
co banks closed their specie vaults
but promised resumption in few
days These suspensions do not APP.
pear TO have any effect on banking
business this side Of the Rocky
mountains.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
aw~Ex.Sonator Carnentor ,

az Ex-senator Carpenter ha,
written a letter to Ex-senator Chand
Ter, Of Michigan, in which he denies
that he ever authorized the use of his
name in connection with the National
Greenback Convention. 1t is a spicy
epistle We make the following ex.
tracts:
81 have long since ceased to pretend
to any knowledge in regard to my
business or engagements except what
| read in the morning paper, which ]
consult daily to ascertain where |
have been, where | am going, what
lawsuits l am retained in, what | am
in favor of, how / stand on the third
term, and my future course not only
in regard to pending questions, but in
regard to those subjects which may
or may not rise in the future. | have
learned one thing, and | tell it to you
for your future guidance-never con-
tradict anything a newspaper says.
Some months ago the Milwaukee Ne,oS
published an Internal falsehood about
me. Beingou of tho Senate l thought
| had right to contradict it, so /
wrote civil note to the paper for that
purpose. 1t published only one word
of my letter, and that because, as it
said, | had spelled enormously, and
editorially said if | would live in peace
| had better mind my own business.
| took the hint, for if there is any
thing dear to my soul it is peace. So
| never contradict q newspaper
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

80 When the rebellion was born,
old Robt. Toomts swore that he would
call the roll Of his slaves in the shad>
ow Of Bunker Hill Monument. Last
month an oldrespectable negro preach
er named Graves, who was former
slave of the rebel Toombs, journeyed
many miles on foot, stood within the
shadow Of the monument, called his
own name, and responded with I'm.
covered head, "Present, and free
man, by the grace Of God and the
Proclamation of martyred Presi
dnntn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
How STRANGE aud HOW TRUE +!
MONOPOLY IN THE BOOK
BUSINESS BURSTED.
No Middle Man-Honest John on One
Side, All-Spicer on the Other.

The public is most cordially invited to call and
examine my new stock of SCHOOL BOOKS. FOChET
BOOKS, ALBUMS and STATIONERY. in all its
branches, together with we'll selected lot OF Toys
TO please the little ones all OF whom are invited TO
in and sit down threelegged stool, and III
take broken piece OF stick candy ana break u IN
ever so many pieces regardless of damages, and di-
vide IL all around, for everybody knows love little
children, aud even if you do not buy anything, you
will not be driven out of the house with IL broom
stick. And now, trust the people OF Lancaster anu
surrounding country will confer liberal share OF
their patronage upon John in order to keep him from
going back to his old business OF saloon keeping,
which he should hate muchly. shall sell cheap
for cash only, and will act ask you TO help pay fer
debts incur by selling Mt enormous prices, and get
| my money when This il no advertising dodge,
but really want to sell these goods to got money
enough to start baRk. shall endeavor to keep on
| hand full line OF Fancy and Family Groceries
| Tobacco and Cigars, Lemons, Oranges and Confec-
tionery in all varieties. Bummers have habit Of
sho wing bills into my face. and lSee no objection TO
passing them around therefore, Saturday paymasters
together with those that will pay when they come in'
again. requested to keep at respectable distance
| Lunch heretofore, though unavoidable eircum-
stances have placed me second or even third in rank
n restaurant keeper, but there is nobody to bamo
| but my humble self for not keeping no with the
IiHes by tIsipg quNs rabbits, frogs ducks and
grasshOppers, dish Of that lattened
| by a process peculiar to our climate, or perhaps
owing to that great eveler, Time ! shall keep man
ufacturing Ice Cream that will lift Philadelphia
out of its boots. And now that am no longer
vender OF the ardent. trust that those sweet little
ladies will no longer object to calling at my house
and being waited upon in the most exquieite French
style Admission rec hut on leaving, wen thei ach
Gottl AMI now Yeu vii wonder how II Is that can
keep all these things and am selling thcm 80 cheap,
and still keep with the world. I will be plain
and tell you: drought big pile Of money to this
| place to commence with. If recolect right had
as much four dollars; so you easily why
| held out 50 eng. Crusaders point to me with
PRICE example that their e 0rts have not been
in vain. There IL JOY in heaven and angels are look
ing down shedding tears over repentent old sinner
like J. BIEG.
NIB have on hand a lot Of nice little baskets.
which come SO handy TO carry eggs home in, and IL
you should happen to forget 1t, you need not bring
them back j. ID.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

ice, and stepping out upon the floats
pulled their boats over them and
then launched in the waters beyond
again. The Mississippi should be
thought of as accessory, not as an
obstacle to the value of this project.
1t will beat any legislation that man
can invent as regulator o. freight
tariffs.
The other end of this road must al
so be considered. Tho national high
way continues up through Wingvllle
and either on to Milwaukee, by con-
nection with the projected and part
ly built Milwaukee and Dubuque X
X, or to Madison, or down Blue riv-
err TO the M. & ST. p road From
this point there is no doubt the road
would ere long continue up into the
pineries. The reader will see that
Lancaster would be the m ost impor-
tant point on a Ualuabte road.
As to raising the means to build
this road. would there be any diff
Guilty? In building from here TO
Specht's Ferry L would urge the peo-
pie not to ask for any help out of the
county. Lancaster and Potosi can
do it easily. Scores of citizens in
adjoining townships will want stock
in it, because it will pay. The cost
of the road will not exceed two-thirds
that of the Platteville route and
twice as much money eoNld easily be
raised for it. Whom this part of the
road is built farmers would bring to
this market the surplus of $4,000
acres. The freight upon that sur
plus would pay the road twenty to
thirty thousand dollars. | count on
ly an area which would be tributary
after the road would be extended
north. Imagine if you can what .
| brisk town Lancaster would be reg
ularly visited by the producers OF
$4,000 acresl The extension OF the
road north would be done by the
citizens df the towns through which
it would pass--if citizens here pro-
coed with the work at once. The
people of Wingville are also anxious
for valuable railroad connection. Be
sides furnishing a large farm trade,
that township, would it is said, iced
this road with four car loi de per day
of black jack and dry-bone. The IN
dications are that as an investment
the road would be one of the most
profitable in the West. Now is the
time TO build it. Thousands of poor
men are praying for work. Hun
dreds of thousands of money are
vaulted in idleness and can be had at
unusually low rates. Again | would
say, concluding this paper, don't GO
out of the county asking for aid
don't ask railroad sharks to help you;
don't let Dubuque know what you
are doing until the road is at the
Ferry, but put your company tC
work at once. L.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
A Grange Temple.

The Nationol Grange is said to
have under it's control and in its
treasury very large sum Of money,
bordering on tho millions. 1t is very
dangerous at the present time for any
society to possess 50 large an amount
of movable funds. 1t is hard to
find agents so sorupulously honest
that they will abstain from specula-
ton in the trust funds, or some dis
honest clerk will steal them to graft
fy his propensity for fast living.
Sometime ago some benevolent gran
gers proposed to devote portion OF
these funds to help the grasshopper
sufferers. This motion did not car
nv. 1t is a favorte scheme of some
leading men to devote the same to
the erection of Il grand temple which
is to answer for rally ing point for
annual meetings of their national
representatives. This latter propos-
ition ought to be defeated. Itwould
be q fraud upon tho contributors.
1t would be a pile of marble, brick,
stone and mortar of no practical
utility to any one. National and
state oranges have always found
public buildings enough to accomo-
date their meetings. We have no
right to vote, but do entertain q
preference as to the mode in which
those funds are disposed of. The
most of it has been contributed by
the northwestern states of Iowa,
Minnesota and Wisconsin. Why
could not their share OF least be ap-
propriated to the building of a CON-
peting railroad from the Mississippi
to Lake Michigan? The funds which
the National and subordinate gran
ges are able to control, if properly
applied, would settle this whole
question of cheap transportation on
the only enduring basis, that of COM
petition. And if the oranges will on
" build their monument in works OF
public utility in this direction the
whole nation would do homage to
to their wisdom as we'll as their
patriotism.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
The Lawyers and the People.

The following note from &c. K.
d." explains itself, and will correct
any wrong deductions made by the
editor of this paper in referring to
his former letter on 'the judgeship'
question.
BoscoBEL WISCONSIN, August 81 1875.
EDITOR HERALD:-I hardly think that your
Interpretation of the effect of my language in
my article on the judgeship, commented upon
in the HERALD Of last woek, does me exact
Justice.
The argument Of the article was only as to
the proper mf nner of placing candidate for
the iudgeship IN nomination before the people
prior to the election, and was not designed to
express wish, that such an election should be
finally deterini red by convention of lawyers
as YOU seem strangely to construe my language.
| perfectly agree with YOU, that such an cleo
ton should be let whore itnOw IS, "to the good
sense of the peopie"-nevertheless | can see
no impropretv in having a Convention of
LAWYERS name their choice for the judgeship.
If the lawyers name candidate obnoxious to
the mass of the people the error could and
would be corrected both by an opposing nom
nation and at the polls of election.
Please thus set me right by giving publicity
to this note Respectfully Yours,
G. K. d.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

In Is \ CLgAR CAsE.-Iu violation Of his
sworn duty Mr.. Betz placed large sum Of
state money in private ba k The bank
ia'ied, 81 the state has never recovered the
money Prove yourself clear. Mr.
Batz, or step down and out, and let some
honest me aspire to the Office for which your
unhtness Is matter Of record Fond Ia Lc.
J9Jgno'
MADISON, January 5th, 1874 .-"On
this day | entered upon the duties Of
this office, state troasurerl and re-
ceived from my predecessor, the Hon.
HENRY BETz, the above amount in
cash, in FULL PAYMENT OF THE
BALANCE TO THE CREDIT OF THE SEW
ERAL FUNDS as above stated, being
SIPS. 570,63 ."-FERDINAND KUEHN.-
TSee State TreasWer'S Report, 1874,
Page 3.
Grant County Advocate please
copy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
To the Voters of Grant County
HH hhIfF . UFFIOE,
GRANT COUNTY, Wis, August &c, 1875. (

Z.
GRANT COUNTY, Wis, August &c, 1875.
In pursuance TO the above notice from the Hon
Score airy Of STATE hereby give notice that gen
ersl election will be held in the various towns md
elect ecinc OF Grant county, Wis., on Tuesday
| the "a day of November, 1875 for the purpose Of
| electing following officers
Cove nor in place of W. r. Taylor whose term
of office will expire on the first Monday January
1876.
A LieutenantG Governor in Place Of Charles D. Par.
ker, whose term of Office will expire the first
Monday in January, 1876.
Secretary Of State in place Of Peter boy whose
term of sice will expire the first Monday in Jan
uary, 1876.
State Treasurer in place Of Ferd Kuehn, whose
term of Office will expire the first Monday in Jan
An Attorney General in place OF A. Scott sloan.
whose term o. Office will expire the frat Monday
in January, 1876.
State superintende4. in place Of Edward Soaring.
whose term OF oiiice will expire on tho first Monday
in January, 1876.
stare senator in the Sixteenth Senate 6jstrict
comprising The county of Grant in place Of john G.
Holloway, whose term OF Office win expire on the first
Monday il January 1876.
A County Superintendent Of Schools In place Of q
NJ Guernsey, wnos term Of Office will expire on the
first Monday of Janr~ y, 1876.
Member Of the Assembly from the First District
Of Grant county, compr sing the towns of Harrison
Hazel Green, jamestown, Paris. PlatteviIIe and
smelser, in pace Of j. Jeffrey, whose term of office
will expire on the first Mo lay in January 1879
A Member Of the A ~ Js3iy from the Second DIG
trict Of Grant county comprising the towns Of Clifton
Elienboro, Lane. Ter, Liberty, Lima and potosi IN
place Of Lafsye te Cskey whose term Of Office will
expire on the st Nc lday In January, 1876
Member of the Assembly nom the Third District
Of Grant county, comprising the towns of Muscoda
Watterstow n, BIue River, Hickory Grove WipgviIIe
Fennimore, Marion, Boscobel, Woodman and Mt
Hope, in place Of Benz Coates, whose of Office
will expire on the first Moni y in January, 1876.
Member OF the Assembly from the Fourth Dis
trict of Grant county, comprising the towns OF Bee
town, Bloomington, Car willie. Glen Haven, Little
Grant, Milvi'le, Patch Grove, Waterloo and Wyalu-
sing, in place Of Dslos Abrams, whose term of Office
will expire on the first Monday Ia January, 1876.
Said 1sa ONa1 .u.I
and returns made pursuant to law
And that the poll will be open ed at O'Clock in the
forenoon and closed at sunset on that day
j. b. MCCOY,
Sheriff Of Grant County, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Noble Words.

These are the words used by Presi-
dent Grant in his instruction to the
officers of the law who are engaged
in prosecuting the crooked whis-
key" fraternity and other raiders
upon the public revenue. He says:
LIT NO GUILTY MAN ESCAPE IF IT CAN De
AVOIDED. Be specially vigilant, or instruct
those engaged in the prosecution of fraud to
be, against all who insinuate that they have
high 'rduence to protsct them. No personal
consideration should stand in the way of per-
forming public duty.
Signed L. S. GRANT.
July - 1918.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
NARROW GAUGE
The Milwaukee & Dubuque Narrow
Gauge Railway-A Plum
for Grant County to
Pick.

The Milwaukee NelUS reasons in ia
vor of the building ut once of the Nj.
81 d. n. g. II. r. As the most FEAST
BILE and natural route in the southwes-
tern portion of the state toward Du-
buque is by the way Of the Military
and Liberty ridges we would not be
surprised if the completion of this
project will yet interest the people of
this section. A narrow gauge rail-
road from Milwaukee westward to
Dubuque is oonounluation most de-
voutly to be wished for by the people
of Iowa and Grant counties. Let it
come. The News says:
The distance between Milwaukee
and Dubuque by the narrow gauge
will be 1913 miles. The distance from
Dubuque to Chicago by the shortest
existing line is 1873 miles. We shall
thus on the construction of this road
have % miles the advantage of Chi
cago.
Dubuque is the largest city in Iowa
and has large net work of Western
connections, and is only waiting for
our city to stretch out its hands, to
join in this enterprise, and secure a
connection that will become mutually
advantageous.
This line will run through the whole
lSakn.aA
mand so per cent. of the lead traffic,
and Milwaukee with her facilities for
obtaining hard coal over the unsalted
sea, at low prices, will be the point
for the establishm ant of reduction
works on large scale, and also for
the manufacture of lead and zinc arti
Giles.
The region which will be penetrat-
ed by this road is thickly settled by
an enterprising population, occupying
a section unequaled for its fertility |
and productiveness in the whole |
Northwest.
So that the trade that will reach |
this side of Dubuque will be very
large, but the great concentration will |
be at Dubuque, which will give an en-.
ormous through business. The con-
struction of the road would at once
stimulate the production Of the mines
and add very materially TO their
value.
We fear that the business men Of
This city do not appreciate the impor-
lance of this railroad to the prosperi
ty of the city.
1t is understood that the money to
this road is ready as soon as
the first 80 miles is in operation, and
It would seem that at least a quarter
Of the sum which our banks few
lays ago were willing to loan the
city, might be unlocked for this pur-
pose.
What has become of the Chamber
Of Commerce that was reported in
terested in this line to the southwest,
which will do so much to blunt the
claims and put brass balls on the horns
Of the bulls and bears or their Chica-
20 rivals.
1t is hoped that the former are not
being led by the Republican candi-
late for Governor, nor the latter hi
oernating at the unseemly season.
IF the Monroe extension is not to be
)uilt, let us have the Milwaukee &
Dubuque, and not longer play second
iddle to Chicago for the trade of
Wisconsin, when we
rave the first in our hand and only re-
Iuire the purchase of a bow to play it
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Aug. ., 1875,

e. The Milwaukee Ne,cS alludes
to Gov. Taylor as Farmer Bill" in
hopes that it will catch the popular
fancy. The Racine Journal thinks:
"The people of Wisconsin will not
thus be tickled by an idle phrase.
They want man of dignity to repre-
sent them, end one with ability suffi-
cient to do credit to the state. Farmer
Bills, Sailor Joes, Printer Toms, are
all right, but a governor should be a
man of character and intelligence, at
least capable of writing his own mes
sages."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

s9-The venerable Wyman Spooner,
Lieutenant Governor of the State for
four years, who beaded the Greeley
electoral ticket in Wisconsin, is out
in an able article opposing the re-
election of William r. Taylor. The
old gentleman would like A. Scott
Sloan for Governor, but"Bill Taylor
is too much for him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

- The national debt has been re.
duced during President Grants ad-
ministration 1898, O69,42I. The legal
tender Of the country is now 1914
s24,9s5. The government bonds are
worth their tace in gold-generally a
little more.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

~ The Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad Company has commenced
an action in the circuit court against
Columbia county to prevent the issu-
ing Of tax deeds on the railroad eat
ing house, which has been sold for
non payment of taxes for two or three
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
HORSEsHOEING A SPECIALITY
ESTATE-FRANCE.

~ Il
Administrator sale In Probate Grant County Court
In the matter of the real estate Of John France,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that by virtue and in pur
suance of an order of license made in said matter,
on the 3Oth day of March, A. D. 1874, and the subse
qusnt order made the 9th day of April, A. 1875
by the nty court of said county the undersigned
David r. Walker, administrator of the estate Of sad
deceased, will, on Thursday. the 23d day Of Septem-
ber A. D. 1875, at one O'Clock in the afternoon OF
said day at the late residence Of said deceased in the
town of Marion in said county of Grant, offer for
sale at public vendue, the following described lands
towit The north half Of the southwest quarter and
west quarter and the quarter of the south
east quarter less ten off the east eide thereof
and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter
of section No. five (5), in town No. seven % north
Of range three west all i'll the said county OF Grant
The terms Of sale will be made known at the Tins
and place of sale.
Dated at Lancaster this I'd day OF September, A D.
1875 DAVID r. WALKER,
25wl Administrator Of said estate.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

the committee Is Iffs
convention by at least one regularly appointed dele
gate shall be entitled TO vote in said cenveu-
ton. ADDISON BURR, Chairman
J. IL. EVANS,
GEO. KINNEY,
II. A. W MCNAIR,
SAMUEL NEWICK,
County Central Republican Committee.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02

~" The bummers are trying to
Dust J. l.. Pickard from the Superin-
tendency of schools of Chicago
Well. they have scooped about every
man of capsbility and decency out of
official position IN Chicago, and why
should they retain Mr.. Pickard?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Second Assembly District Conven-
ton.

The Republican electors Of the Second As
s'mbly District comprising the towns Of Cliff
ton, Ellenboro, Lancaster, Liberty, Lima and
Potosi arc hereby called to assemble in conven-
ton at tho court house on WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 18TH, at 3 o'clock, p. m. for
the purpose Of nominating candidate for
member Of the Assembly. The usual repre-,
sentation will DO allowed. 1t is recommended
that primary meetings be held in the several
towns on Saturday September 18th, at 2
O'Clock P m. for the selection Of delegates
G. w. RyLAND, Chm
G. STEHL.
.INo. A. NEAvIGLE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Asscmbl, District Committe,

sa~ Col. Robinson, the veteran edi-
tor Of the Green Bay Advocate, has
been appointed to represent the Wis
consin Press at the Philadelphia Cen
tcnDial.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-09-02
Republican County Convention.

The Republican Electors Of the county of Grant
hereby notified that convention will he held at
the court house in Lancaster, WEDNESDAY, the
18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1873, at o'clock p.
m. for the purpose of nominating a candidate for
State Senator from the Sixteenth Senatorial District
Also to nominate candidate for County Supernten-
dent Of Schools.
Said convention will be composed Of delegates from