Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-03

number of voters in the county at
1000, of whom 600 were miners and
about half of the remaining thousand
engaged IN other callings than that
of farming. Nearly all the products
of the 10000 acres then under culti-
walton were consumed within the
county. This state of things rapidly
changed. The HERALD tells us that
more farmers came in 1845 than in
all the years previous. rs repeated
ly published statistics were an invita-
tion to come and treak M the wild
and broad prairies. As farming be-
came moe and more extensive, com.
MERGE saw the importance of easy
communication with our wealthy
corner of the State. The farmers
also wanted greater market. Pub
lie spirited men offered to build rail.
roads if farmers would bond their
farms. Many farmers were thus ia
ken in, Then they saw how a paper
like tho HERALD could give them pro
lection. With its help through a
long war with corporate power they
saved their farms. From this time
the HERALD found its LACE in the
hearts of the Industrious people of
the county. 1t became family ne
cessity. With many plain people
the Bible and the HERALD were the
only prints Of regular petusal. Mr..
Cover had stated his position in the
outset in mild terms, and called these
his "platform." Fighting with corr
porations and with men who sought
wealth out of the public treasures.
he dealt effective blows and became
accounted not 40 mild a hammered
man as at first thought. He was
Goodhue and Marsh combined The
HERALD became power hut was
safe in itself 1t advocated econom-
ic government and was a barking
watch dog when thore were stealthy
designs upon the peoples money.
By it's help Grant, while as progress
i've as any in all that makes people
honored, became the most economic
ally governed county in the State,
and was a power in the management
of State affairs. It's home manage
mept is still the best in the State.
The county being largo the subject
of its division has repeatedly come up
as troublesome question, many be-
Loving that division at no distant day
was inevitable. The HERALD aided
in strongly clasping its parts togeth-
err and instead of becoming cumbrous
by increasing weight, age, density of
population and community of inter,
ests have strengthened the bonds of
union and citizens in its remotest
corners pride in the honor of citizen.
ship in "Oli Grant" AS these and
other questions of public concern
have arisen the peoplo have long
since learned to lean upon the Her
AID. 1t has boon and continues TO be
an anchor by which they ore held
from drifting into dangerous currents
and with which they arc drawn out
of difficulties. Our most considerate
citizens feel that were it out of the
way the county would soon fall into
the hands Of officers whose schemes
for plumber would give her affairs the
sickly life that the ma ority of coun-
| ties have. Hence the HERALD is re-
gardcd as belonging to the people.
In supporting it they IRE supporting
| their own. IL was the ambition IF
j. G. Cover to give il this position
He succeeded and built it upon a
rocky foundation against which
storms and winds may beat in vain.
This is the property now, by the
will of the proprietor last named, Of
fered for sale. We trust il may be
so disposed of "a TO continue its use.
full career.