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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
Road Improvement Notice.
AUDTroR's OFFICE,
June 25th, 1877.

NOTICE is hereby given that the ap-
IN po~rtiening committee appointed
by the County Commissioners 10 ap-
portion the estimated expense of the
improvement of the Reynolds Freepike
have made their report, and the Coun-
ty Commissioners have set Tuesday,
July 18th, 1877, to hear any exceptions
that may be filed in writing against said
superintendent.
The following is schedule Of the
names of persons whose lands have been
as. essed for said improvement, together
with the amount assessed to- each re-
s%pectiYely::
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
Road Improvement Notice.
AUDIToR's OFFIC,

UuEIO -OUIIJ ICITs
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN Committee appointed by the Coun-
ty Commissioners to apportion the es-
timated expense of the improvement of
the Georgetown and Verona freepike
No. (2) two, have filed their report, and
that the County Commissioners have
set Tuesday, July 18th, 1877, to hear
any exceptions that may be filed in
writing against said apportionment on
or before that time.
The following is a schedule of the
names of persons whose lands have
been assessed for said improvement, to-
gether with the amount assessed to
aapb asDnptiyalv.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

The storm of wind and rain that
passed over this section on Saturday
evening last, was very heavy and done
considerable damage to trees, fences,
crops, &C. West of US and near New
Paris it was q perfect cyclone, destroy
ing almost everything in its track.
Near Franklin, Ind, houses, barns
and timber were leveled and eonsid-
cradle stock and several persons Kill
ed.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

Exceptions to the above apportion-
ment If any are filed) will be number
.edim the order in which they are re-
corded, and heard in the order in
which they are numbered.
By order of the County Commission
ers.
SAM'L OLDFATHER,
Aud, p. c. o.
;unn09-2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
FOR THE BLACK HILLS,

And the recently discovered gold mines in the
Big Horn Mountains:-Go by the way of DEN
YER, CHEYENNE and the great KANSAS PACI-
FIG Remember, DENVER and
Cheyenne are the principal Quitting points for
the mines, and the SAFEST, MOST DIRECT and
MOST FREQUENTLY TRAVELLED rorte to
CUSTER CITY, DEADwooD and the Big Horn
country, is via Cheyenne and Fort Laramie.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
w. L. SCOTT, M. D.
PhySic- dicaIist and An
ti.PoiSonouS Practi-
TONER,

VXJOULD say TO the citizens of Ea-
w ton and Vicinity that he has per-
manently located in the city of Eaton
to practice the Physio-M edical system
of Medicine, which is i'm diaect opposi-
ton to Allopathy, Homeopathy and Ec-
lectic Systems, which use many poiso1ls
in treating diseases. Thisi SYSTEM of
medicine rejects the use Of all Poi>on,
and uses zone but harInress remedies:
Particular attention given to the treat
ment of Chronic diseases.
All calls promptly attended to, day
or night.
OFFICE-No. III South Barron ST.,
Eaton, Ohio.
Office Hours-from Z to 9 and IL to L
A. NJ, and l to 3 and Z to 0 Z. NJ.
Maj ch 30, 1877.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

If you want a good set of Perfect
Fitting Teeth for Ten Dollars, $40
call at the Dental Office of DR.. A. L.
srErHESs, Camden, o. Teeth filled
with Pure Gold from $1.0O and up
wards, and warranted for five years.
Have also a fine Gas Apparatus and ex-
tract teeth. without pain. I
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

$4,000 lbs. Wool wanted ut
Mammoth Cheap Store. Highest
market price paid in cash or
trade.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

You want n paper from your State
Capit;l and you cannot do better than
to subscribe for the STATESMAN.
Address, J. F. LINTON,
Columbus, o.
We will furnish Weekly STATESMAN
and DEMOCRAT one year for 1925.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

Exceptions (if any are tiied) will be
numbered i'm the order in which they
are received and heard in the order in
which they are numbered.
By order of the County Commission
CTS.
SAM'L OLDFATHER,
Aud, p G. o.
/ nIpn0S-g
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

Our Agricultural Board seems to
be again afflicted with some very pioas
members, who want everything con-
nected with the County Fair and its
grounds, run upon religious princi-
pies. We hope at the next election,
all persons opposed to horse racing
and SIGH, will be permitted to take
back seats. They have no business
as members of our Agricultural
Board.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
FOR
California & Northwest
Or Kansas, Tesas Dc Southeast,
TAKE THE
8 Trains Daily

Leave indianapolis as follows:
Train makes direct connection
900 A. \, S u RsRy EIEr e. SES !
Bloomington for Springfield. Jack sonYiIle. Ill,
Bloomington for Kansas City, Atchison, ST. Jos
eGh, Denver and an points vest Of the Missouri
MMt obariy VI F.. s Scott and Parsons ssra M; and h;S Via bi HSas iSr
ton for FL pasS, Me1dots, Dubuque and points in
Goach. B lodnShs anS i anS Quincy hnTSi is k slespe5 c apd
Train reaches OMAHA at 1915
afs I, N, n Tns e MoTRs D int , ONE n,sh of S sn,.
other line. This train makes direct connection
Via Ta,n GslesSnrg, BIrlinston or o.tumwa for Dss
points in Iowa and the Northwest.
This train also makes direct connection via
and via Danville or Galesbnrg to Quincy, Kansas
CITY, Atshison, st. Joseph, Leayenworth and all
This train rain hes rslfS CLINE afs \ P0 GMA Il ISLE SLEEP
Galesburg. sLEEPER DanyilIe to Quincy, and
Hannibal to Houston, and THROUGH COACH to
Galesburg and DGnville to Kansas City.
Train reaches Galesburg,Q Quincy,
it,3V Burlington. ottumwa, Rock Island
.r... and Davenport one train in advance
sqTIington or Rock Island for ali points in IOWA
AND CALIFORNIA, and VIA
oux City, Yankton, and all points In northern ILL.,
in0is Iowa and Dakota.
Inns tram mas Reclining Chair Sleeping Car
Peoria: and PULLMAN SLEEPER, Galesburg or
ESck Island TO Omaha, connecting direct with
Through Sleepers, Omaha 10 San Francisco.
ADDRESS the GEM Pass. Ag't. and get copy OF
our new map-folder: giving full information chow
70 reach the Great West with the greatest speed,
EBGET YOUR TICKETS BY THE
l. b. 81 W. ROUTE,
u being the only line running through without
changes OF Cars.
GEO. r. WRIGHT, Receiver.
JNO. w. BROWN, Gen1 Pass. & Trk't Agt.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

JOHN G.. THOMPSON,
Chairman Dem. State Cen. Conn.,.
JosEPu GUTzwILER, Secretary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
For the San Juan Mines.

Take the KANSAS PACIFICRAILwAYat Kan
sas City or Leavenworth for DENVER, where
close connections are made with the Denver ana
Rio Grande Railway for Colorado Springs, Pueblo
Ell Moro, DEL NoRTE. LAKE CITY, SILVER
o and Sll points in the A JUAN COUNTRY.
b. taking this old favorite line, the TX. p" you
can stop over in Denver and visit the old estab-
lished mines and smelling works In It's vicinity
an advantage every one Interested IN mining can
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
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THE SIAIE UT OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.5
/, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore
going is a true copy Of an act therein pamed,
passed by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, on the 9Th day of April, A. D. 1871,
taken from the original rolls on file in this
office.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto subscribed my name md
[sEAL.l affixed the Seal of this Office at Co
lumbus. the 9th day of April, A. D.
1877.
MILTON BARNES,
Secretary OF State.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

$4,000 lbs. Wool wanted mt
Mammoth Cheap Store. Highest
market price paid in cash or
trade.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
H. C. HIESTAND & co.
MONEY TO LOAN
ON LIBERAL TERMS.
INTEREST PAID ON TINE DEPosITs.i

Mortgaged Paper Negotiated.
Persons having good mortgaged notes
to sell, or wishing to purchase, can be
accommodated.
Foreign Exchange, or Letters of
Credit, on all parts of Europe a be
obtained of MS in any III required.
:, H-The Business Management of the
Bank is in charge of II. G. HIEsTANDJ
who will attend to all matters pertains
ing to the interests of the same.
Eaton, Feb.4, 1S75-ly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
The Rocky Mountain Resorts

And wonderful Mineral Springs OF Colorado never
lose their interest to the Tourist. and the benefits
to Invalids are magical and never-failing. The
way to reach them isby the great KANSAS PA
CIFIC RAILWAY.
PULLMAN PAL ACE CARS through TO Denver
without change. Lowest rates guaranteed to all
points. Maps, Circulars, &c, giving full inform
alton. cheerfnlly furnished by addressing GEN
ERAL PASSENGER AGENT, KANSAS PACI-
FIG RAILWAY, Kansas City, Mo.
March i. ls77=m6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

$4,000 lbs. Wool Wanted
at Mammoth Cheap Store.
Highest market price paid
in cash or trade.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

Put up your hogs. cattle and geese
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05

1t was q church strawberry festival,
and a young man with much shirt
collar looked supremely sad and mel
ancholy. The church pastor, MOTTO
ing the gloomy appearance of the
youth, asked him if he enjoyed relig-
ion, and the young man replied that
he did-until he was charged $3.50 for
25 cents worth of strawberries and
cream.
While at Cedar Springs we visited
New Paris frequently, and found its
citizens to be industrious, quiet and
sober, hospitable and kind to strang-
ers and confident in the belief that
they inhabit the PARrs-dise of Preble
county. We noticed Representative
HAwLEY hard at work, not in the po-
litical field, but in identifying and
adjoining his home.
Two young men started out in a
buggy from the city of Richmond,
Ind, on Saturday evening last, for
the purpose of organizing the Muir
ply movement at a school house.
They were oVertaker by the Storm
took refuge in q BRIDGE large tree
blew down, crushing in the roof of
the bridge and killed one of them, the
son of a widow, by the name of
Brown. If they had been going to a
card party or a dance, we could re-
concile the terrible calamity; but as
they were OIL a christian mission, We
are puzzled over the disaster. Will
! some good minister arise and explain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
The Democratic Ticket.

The Democrats nominated their
State Ticket at Fon du Lac last week
on Wednesday. It is not a strong
ticket. Judging by the tone of the
press it is a general disappointment
to the Democrats. They were look
ing for strong ticket, with such
names upon it as Gabe Bouck, John
Lawler. Alex Mitchell, Judge or Col.
Villas, P. A. Orion, Mon. Smith, or
other equally we'll known Democrats.
Instead Of such names here is the
ticket:
GOVERNOR. A. Mallory, of Milwaukee.
1t, Governor-R. L. Davis, of Dane.
Secretary of State--J. B. Hayes, of Dodge.
State Treasurer-Va lentine Ringe, of Mars
athon.
Attorney General-M. Morrow, of Monroe.
Supt. Pub. nstruction-Edward Soaring,
of Rock.
Who are they? was the universal
inquiry as their names appeared in
the daily papers. They are all un-
known except Edward Soaring. 1t
is the commonly accepted opinion
that the ticket is too thin to make a
respectable spread over so much ter.
ritory. And as to the platform adopt
ed, here is what the State Democrat
ic organ at Madison says of it.
We will venture the assertion that if the
Fon du Lac Convention had turned the work
of constructing the party platform over to the
inmates of the Oshkosh hospital for insane,
the document would have been more worthy
a state convention than the platform adopted.
1t is a matter of consolation to know that il
| makes no difference to the financial welfare
of the country what the Fon du Lac Conven.
| ton declared for or against. Fortunately fol
| the country the question of resumption is far
above and wholly safe from such demagog-
uery. There are few things that the con-
yention omitted that it should have favored
For example it should have declared that O
| bushel Of wheat should be worth bushel Of
| gold that farm should be six miles square
/ and every man that voted the party ticket
should have a farm that each stock of corr
| should bear one hundred bushels of ears, and
/ that sufficient number of donkeys should
constitute state convention. 1t would have
been difficult indeed for the convention te
have crowded more trash and nonsense in {
platform of the same length. 1t is no credit
| to the convention, and a slur upon the party
| that the convention pretended to represent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
REGISTER /!


The Legislature made an impor-
tant change in our election law and
if some citizens are not vigilant they
may by neglecting il lose their votes.
We will explain as briefly as we can.
The law has application in this
county only in Boscobel, Hazel
Green, Lancaster and Platteville. 1t
constitutes the Inspectors of Elec-
tIons a Board of Registry, who are
to meet four weeks before the cleo.
ton day (next Tuesday, at the vot-
ing place and sit four days for the
registration Of voters. They have
to make out list of voters and ar
range the names alphabetically.
They put upon 1T the names on the
poll lists and all names of persons in
their town whom they think Of and
know to be voters. They post copies
of the list in various public places.
Every voter should see tina. bis name
is on the list. If it is not there he
should go before the Board at its
meeting t,0o weeks before the cleo
ton TUESDAY and Wednesday only
and have it put upon the list. If the
citizens. name is not on the list as
completed at this meeting of the
Board he DiH lose has vote, unless his
right to vote sccrues after that time
and before the election day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
Hathaway And Harper.

Our County ticket is now in the
held. 1t is good one. o. c. Hath
away has had the experience of two
sessions of the Legislature. He made
q good member. Two years ago his
nomination dissatisfied some of the
old stagers in Beetown and Bloom
ington, but we understand that the
leaders among those who opposed
him are now for him. He will be re-
elected and will be q useful member
to Grant County.
Charles Harper is young man, born
in the town of Hazel Green; son of
Moses Harper. He has been teacher
in this county for eight years and is
very successful. Is very popular
wherever known. Is self-made, very
energetic and thorough In everything
he undertakes. He is an honor to his
profession and will honor Grant Coun-
ty in the SUPPLEMENTARY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
Letter from Hon. VIM. e. Carter
His Reasons for Declining the
Nomination for Attorney
General.
Platteyille. Sept. II. 1877.

Platteville, Sept. II, 1877.
Hon. Horace Rublee, Chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee,
Madison, Wis.
DEAR SIR: Since being informed
of my nomination as candidate of
the Republican party in Wisconsin
for the Office of Attorney General of
the State, l have anxiously debated
in my own mind whether, in justice
to the party and my associates upon
the ticket, ought to accept the
nomination. keenIy appreciate the
honor done me by the convention, in
selecting me as the candidate of the
Republican party for position of so
great honor and trust.
Gratitude to the kind friends to
whom | am indebted for this high
and unexpected honor, ambition to
occupy place so exalted, the hope
that L might show myself worthy OF
the trust, all led me to earneatly de-
sire to see myself able to accept the
nomination so kindly rendered to
me.
1t seems to me, however, that if |
should accept the nomination, your
committee, my associates upon the
ticket, and the party, would have
the right to expect that should at
once enter earnestly into the can
vass, and spend my whole time, or
nearly so, until the election, in the
service of the party. This, | deeply
regret to say, my professional duties
will not allow me to do.
If l had dreamed of this nomina-
ton before the meeting of the con-
vention, and before making profess
sional engagements could doubtless
so have arranged them as to have
left myself free to devote my time to
the canvass. But it is now too late
to do so, and my professional duties
will necessarily occupy very large
proportion of my time until after
election, leaving me much less to
devote to political labors than |
ought to spend in that way if | re.
main upon the ticket. Ii seems to
me, therefore, that the Republican
party WILDE best served by placing
upon the ticket in my stead some
gentleman able to spend more time
10 it's service during the canvass
than | can possibly do.
For these reasons and others,
which it is perhaps not necessary to
state, / respectfully decline the NOM
nation.
at the same time shall be most
happy, at all times when it is posi-
BILE during the canvass, to assist it in
any way in my power.
| tender, sir, through you to the
convention and to the republican
party, my heartfelt thanks for the
great honor conferred upon me.
Very truly yours,
w. E. CARTER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
GRlErsTAcK once thought t

GRlEFsTAcK once thought the
Democrats were coming into power.
He then pretended to run a Demo.
cratic paper, but he neuer voted a
Democrat icticket. Hayes was elected;
he thought he saw something better
ahead and he hoisted the Hayes BAN
ner. The light he thought he saw
ahead fiickered out. This Fall he
saw he could get no Republican sop
and so he put up the Democratic flag.
Now, neighbor Democrats, we will
tell you something. /. is secret
but you ought to know it. The very
moment he thinks he sees more mon
ey than you will give him he will go
the other way. The HERALD will as
heretofore be respectful towards
Democrats and it says this much in
candor. Griefstack is running the
Advocate Office now for just what he
can make out of it. He does not own
dollar in it. 1t is owned by Re-
publicans and whenever they can sell
it at a good deal less than it cost it
will be sold from under him. This is
truth. We would rather matters
were otherwise. There is room and
patronage in this county for a man,
an honest man, decent man, to run
a Democratic paper, and we would
give such man welcome and fellow.
ship. But faithful as we are to the Re-
publican party, we do not like to see
our neighbor Democrats, many of
whom patronize the HERALD, fooled
by such q fraud as Griefstack.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
A Decrease During September OF
S3,SS2,524.

Washington, d. c., October /.
The public debt decreased during
Septem Der, So, 882,524.
Currency in the Treasury, IA, 206,
AIT; special fund for the redemption
of fractional currency, So, 835, 468;
special deposits, legal tenders for
the redemption of certificates of
deposit, $40. 10000; coin in the
Treasury, s119,152,O43, including
coin certificates, s37, 997, 500; out
standing legal-tenders, 1856, 9l4,932.
Payments made from the Treasury
by warrants during Septembr, exclu-
sive of payments made on account OF
the interest of the public debt of the
United States were as follows; Civil
and miscellaneous. s3,993,678 war,
s591, s67; navy, s1,389,377; Interior
Indians and pensions, s3,898,642.
Total, S9,873,505.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-10-04
Not Betting but Robbing.

The name of the fellow who fooled
several men in Grant County out of
their money; week before last, ap.
pears on the criminal Calendar as
John Wheelock instead of John
Wheeler. We were not present in
Court when his case was disposed of
but we are told that Judge Cothren
made rather light oft, and remarked
that if punishment is inflicted in such
cases betting at horse races and all
gaming should be punished. Ifjudges
and lawyers actually do look upon
that fellows game in this light it only
shows them to be as easily imposed
upon as the men they make fun of for
beng fooled out of their money.
There is just as much difference be-
tween that rogue's swindle and ordi-
nary betting as there is between tax
ing thing and stealing it. A man
may agree that if another can by
force take S. bill from him he can
have it. But if the latter watches an
opportunity when the man is asleep
and takes it the taking becomes steal
ing. Wheelock exhibited q number o.
boxes, representing that one of then
contained $50 bill. On such represen
tation he took S25 for the $50 chance
when the fact was there was no $50
bill in the lot. There was nothing il
it recognized as legitimate by one
sporting man or gambler with an
other. 1t was simply game or de-
vice to swindle unsuspecting men and
was not a chance or betting arrange
ment at all, and does not come under
the law against betting. One who
makes bet may be fined as low as
SIS. The crime committed by Vince
lock is punished by statute, from $2oC
to $1,000 and by imprisonment from
three months to one year. The low.
est punishment for his offence is $500
and three months in Jail, and it ought
not to be any lower. The only way
we can account for sympathy in The
heart of any honest man with such {
swindler, especially when he is {
stranger rebbing our own hard work
ing neighbors, is that by his mesmerit
eye he stupefes their senses, the same
as he does his victims. His game il
three-card monte, played with littl,
boxes and transferred from the rail
road car to the street. Three.card
monte.men are grabbed as quickly as
horse thieves all over the west ani
scores of them are in State prisons
This fellow was doing more mischie
than any three-card monte-men now
out of jail.