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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19
REMEMBERED KINDNESS.
4 Union Soldiers Manifestations of Gratitude
to Confederate.

The Raleigh IN. c. News of juno
20 tells the following gratifying sto-
ry !: Elm one of the holly contested
fights in Virginia, during the war,
federal officer fell wounded in front
of the confederate breastworks.
While lying there wounded and cry
ing piteously for water, confeder-
ate soldier, Games Moore, Of Burke
county, N. C.Odeclarcd bis intention
of supplying him with drink. The
bullets were flying thick from both
sides, and Moors friends endeavored
to dissuade him from such hazard
GUS enterprise. Despite remonstran-
ces and danger, however, Moore
leaped the breastw ork, canteen in
hand, reached his wounded enemy
and gavo him drink. The federal,
under sense Of gratitude for the
timely service, took out his gold
watch and offered it to his benetac-
tor, but it was refused. The officer
then asked the name of the man who
had braved such danger to succor
him the name was given, and
Moore returned unhurt to his en-
bankment. They saw nothing more
of each other. Moore was subse-
quently wounded and lost limb in
one Of the engagements in Virginia,
and returned to his homo in Burke
county. A few days ago be received
communication from the federal
officer to whom be had given the
soup of cold water on the occasion
above alluded to, announcing that
be had settled on him the sum Of
10000, to be paid in four equal an
nual installments of $4,000 each.
Investigation has established the
fact that there was no mistake or
deception in the matter"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

THE milling company of which Z.
G. Washburn is the head, has been
sued by patent right man, and the
Company is put under $25O,oOo bonds
to account for profits while the suit is
going on. The patent is on what is
called the "new process" of making
flour. Gov. Washburn regards the
patent man, whose name is Cochrane,
as a fraud and humbug. The ma
chimes used by Washburn were pat
nnted in France over twenty years ago
and are as superior to Cochrane's a sa
western prairie pillow to Chinese
wooden plow. The claim is so large
that it will hang in the courts long
time and probably will brighten small
miIlers into settlements with Coch-
rane but in the end nothing will be
got from Washburn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19
The Hoppers Leaving Iowa Crops
Splendid Invitation TO go
and Settle.
.IETRO.
Olivia, Sac Co., Iowa, July II, 1871

OiFial pac 70, IOWA, Juiy -, 1914.
EDITOR HERALD Having been a
resident of Grant County there are
no doubt friends who would like to
know the present condition of this
country, supposed by many to be
devastated by the grass hoppers.
There has been a gloomy cloud hang
ing over Sac County since the 18th
day of August last. That day we
had a sprinkle of hoppers. They
staid with US long enough to deposit
their eggs, which Matched out this
spring in large quantities. To-day
all is . bright sunshine. The hoppers
are gone and we look forward in the
future as time Of prosperity. They
have taken a western course, perhaps
never TO return. I do not think they
arc natives of this country, but they
have become 90 numerous of late
years that they have spread over a
large portion OF the United States.
Many people think that the hoppers
have about run their course Many
have been destroyed by different IN
sects this season, one being a small
red bug which would get under their
wings and destroy life. Thousands
have been destroyed. They have
taken a favorable course somewhat
north west, where it is supposed they
belong. The hoppers have damaged
some pieces of wheat and flax, but
taking the country all through, on
an average, think the prospect for
crop is better than 1t was last year
at this time Some bushels of wheat,
| think, will 60 25 bushels to the
acre, If nothing happens between
this and harvest. | never saw bet-
ter prospect fsr crop Of corn and
oafs.
We have had some uncommonly
hot weather this season. July the
5lh the murcury stood 1882 in the
shade This is splendid country
good climate, good water, good soil,
and we'll settled with good, moral
people. ! can stand in the door and
count over 60 dwellings, and five
school houses, good dwellings gener-
ally. Every settler seems TO intend
to make this his country. When
my parents were out here on a visit
last fall, asked father what his
views were in regard o the country.
He replied that he thought it was as
rood as any in the United States.
There is still some r. r. land in this
county for sale. Now is the time
to buy land here, as we are having a
rail road built right through the
county, which means business. The
grading il nearly all done to the
west line of Sac County and IL miles
of track laid. They are pushing it
forward as fast as possible. expect
to see The engine on the track from
here in months time. 1t is called
the Maple Valley Railroad-a branch
of the Chicago & Northwestern r. II.
The Iowa r. r. Land Company
built the road and the CO N. w Co.
operate it. The shipping rates are
TO be the Same as on the North west
crn road. The different towns are
already laid out in this county, 1
would like to see some of the good
business men of Grant County settle
down with us. [ think the town lots
are for sale now. The location is o
good one for men of business.
Very Respectfully, ]. Il. LICKEL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

In the Circuit Court Of the United
States at St. Paul, Justice Miller pre-
siding, an injunction has been ordered
against J. A. Christian & Co., after
two days argument for infringing the
Cochrane patent for the manufacture
of forr on what is called the new
process, unless within ten days they
they give bond with security in the
sum of a quarter million of dollars to
pay all recoveries, and defendant to
report quarterly under oath oil flour
made in their mill during the penden>
CIV of the action.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19
Mexican Affairs.

The Satanic press may abuse SEN
ator Blaine for his Woodstock speech
to its hearts content and, pretending
to represent President Hayes, disown
any intentions against Mexico until
Congress has met and met again, but
it is very clear that war against
Mexico is brewing and it is pretty
certain that the said press and the
crowd that fooled him into the South-
ern policy will get him into a Mexican
imbroglio We publish the following
extract from the New York Herald
as a sample of the articles on the sub
ject very common now and their OBJ
ject is to create public opinion. IT
the reader realizes the fact that Pres
ident Diaz cheerfully yields every
point asked by our Government and
is glad to have us settle his trouble
some subjects he will see how hollow
such language is. Read:
"The Mexican question appears to
us troublesome one chiefly because
we have to do with a country subject
to constant revolutions; with a gov
eminent whose permanence, or even
whose duration from month to month
no prudent man would underwrite !;
with a ruler who evidently is not
strong enough to be reasonable, and
who dares not, or thinks he dares not,
run counter TO the popular sentiment
in Mexico, even at the moment when
he is seeking recognition at our hands.
The cattle raids continue; there is no
doubt that they are encouraged by
the local officers in the Northern
Mexican States; the only way to stop
them is to let our troops pursue the
robbers across the border; and Mr..
Diaz insists that this would be an in
suit which his troops are to resist at
all hazards. There is here dead
lock; sure, unless one or the other
side backs down, to lead to a collision
of arms.
But it is hardly to be expected that
our government should change its an
nounced policy. What the President
requires, what Secretary Evarts has
demanded of Mexico, what Secretary
McCrary and Gen. Sherman have
commanded General Ord, is the
merest justice. We want nothing of
Mexico which one honest neighbor
may not seek Of another. We might
even ask more and not exceed the
bounds of Justice. But our neighbor
replies that we insult him and begins
the negotiation by warlike menaces.
1t does not matter that such threats
from so weak Power as Mexico are
absurd the fact remains that there are
Mexican robbers who cross the Rio
Grande and murder and rob Amer.
can citizens; that it is necessary to
stop these outrages that the Mexican
government is unable to stop them,
and that it proposes to resist our use
of the only effective means to stop
them Clearly the situation is such
that, though our government may ex-
ercise the utmost care and patience,
unless Mr.. Diaz recalls his instruc-
tons to the commanders of the Dor
der, or unless President Hayes sur
renders our border people to the at
tacks or American thieves, we may
at any moment hear of collision be.
tween American and Mexican troops;
and that, we may as well remember,
means war"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19
Greenbacks.

The following is the Greenback
ticket, nominated at the Portage Con-
vention
Gouernor-E. P. Allis, Milwaukee.
1t. Govern0r-E. II. Benton, Fond
du Lac.
Secretary of State--J. Ii. Osborn,
Winnebago.
!S0te Treasurer-Wm. Schwartz,
Sheboygan.
Attorney Genernl-Henry Hayden,
Wood.
State Superintendent - Geo. NJ.
Steele, Outagamie.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

AN extra issued from the Green
Bay Gazette Office gives very full
account of the destruction by the
Tornado at Pensaukee. Six persons
were killed and twenty-eight were
wounded, some of whom may not re-
cover. Twenty-four buildings were
demolished and others more or less
damaged. The loss in property is
estimated at from $3.50, 900 to $780,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

THE editor of the Butler, Pa. Eagle
isn't so much to blame. 1t was the
intelligent compositor who mangled
his copy and brought him to the verge
of the grave by terrible horses
whipping. That is, he made the ed
itor's report of tony wedding read,
The brides trousers were the lovll-
est we ever saw He wrote trous-
seau.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

Get in, and afterwards the uninjured
half, with the half of another stamp
used so as to have the other half
whole, can BIO used to make a third
stamp; and how they cell such beer
to farmers. where the detectives do
not go.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

LITTLE Boy.-"Please, l want the
doctor to come and see mother"
Servant. -tDoctor's out. Where do
you come from?pLittle boy.-"Whatl
Don't you know me? Why, we deal
with you. We had baby from here
last week"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

= "Not having the brass to claim that
a specie currency is possible" eli?
Isn't everybody who handles any cur
rency handling specie every day?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19
LANCASTER:
Thursday. July 10. 1877.

VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER disap-
proves of the Presidents order taking
from officeholders privileges that be-
long equally to all men.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

A couple up town who have sven
children have called the last one
Theopbilus, which is the.ophii-nst
name in the family.-Norl0ich Bul
Iefin.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-27

DO NHU Is free. sTINsos 3 Co.,
Portland, Ne.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-27
To All. Particularly Inyalids.

spring is n tr! ing season. Indications OF sick
ness thould at once be attended To. Fatal
diseases may be caused by allowing the
bowels to become constipntcd and the system
10 remain In a disordered condition, until
abe disorder has time to develop itself. An
ounce OF prevention is worth q pound OF cure,
is an old and truthful saying. Therefore, we
advise all h are troubled with the COM
plants now Observation-Disclosures, indiges-
ton, disordered liver, want of appetite,
nausea, Or feverish skin, TO take, without
delay. Schenck's Mandrake Pills. We know
of no remedy so harmless and decisive in its
action. It at once strikes at the root of the
disense and produces a healthy tone TO the
system. People never need suffer from any
disease arising from n disordered condition
OF the liver If they would take this excellent
medicine when they feel the first indications
the summer months should take three or four
boxes of these pills with them. They have
an almost instantaneous effect. They will
relieve the patient of headache in one or two
hours, and will rapidly cleanse the liver OF
surrounding bile, and will effectually pre-
vent a bilious attack. They are sold by all
druggists.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-05-27
Commercial job Printing
SUNDAY. MAY 27, 1877.
NOTICE TO HEIRS.
To all whom it may concern:

To all whom it may concern:
Letters of administration having
been granted by the Probate Court Of
Laramie County, Wyoming Territory,
to the undersigned upon the estate Of
John Leggett, deceased, who was killed
by Indians between Fort Laramie and
Custer City on or about the ninth day
of May, A. D. 1876, which letters bear
date the 23d day of November, A. D.
1875, and which estate has been ap-
praised to be worth the sum of three
thousand four hundred and ninety-sev-
en- dollars, and said decedent having
been supposed to be a native of the
State of Tennessee. Said deceased was
supposed to be about fifty years of age
at the time of his death. No heirs Of
said estate are known to exist, there.
fore, all persons having any interest in
said estate either as heirs or devisees
will make the same known to the un-
dersigned within the time prescribed by
law. J. ID. MAY.
Administrator of the estate of John
Ieggett, deceased. feb13-dtf.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02

This association was highly inter
ested and entertained by a lecture
from Mr.. w. II. Smallwood, last
Monday evening. His treatment of
the subject was both unique and orig
lnal, and although we do not agree
with him in all he said, we shall en-
deavor to profit by the many valua-
bic suggestions thrown out.
We consider Mr.. Sma!lwood quite
an acquisition to the society of Van
couver; he is of the aggressive type,
and more of that kind are sadly need
ed here.
There will be meeting of the com
mittees, appointed to prepare a pro-
gramme for young peoples meet
ing, at the house of Mr.. Ii. II. Grid
ley, next Monday evening, at ,
o'clock p. NJ.
The names on the committees are
as follows:
Committee on Music Misses En-
ma Steward, Laura Trip and Rosa
Jaggy.
Committee on Resolutions, Decla-
nations and Miscellany Messrs. q.
a. Whipple, Clinton Gridley and Will
son Knight, Misses Mary Whittier,
Carrie Hack and Clara Marsh.
PER ORDER.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02

moral weakness of man. We cannot
leglslate temperance into a people
any more than we can legislate reli-
glon into them; we cannot scare it
into them; we cannot drive it into
them by mere brute force.
The remedy he offered was to edu-
cate it into them. This was to be
done by temperance literature, and
by throwing around the young those
influences which would give them the
strength and manliness to give the
emphatic ''no" to the temptation, and
keep them in the paths of virtue.
The lecture was well received by
the large majority Of his audience,
and at the conclusion was loudly APP
plauded. In our humble opinion, it
was about the best lecture we ever
heard on the subject of temperance
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
DIED..

At Columbia Island, Feb. 22d, 1877, Mrs Han
nah Burrow aged ~ years.
The funeral services of Mrs Hannah
Burrow, under the auspices of the Ma
sonic fraternity, of this city, were held
in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Feb. "a, 1877. The following sketch
will present the information most desir-
ed by the friends of this estimable, and
aged citizen of Clark County w. L.
The deceased was born in England,
and came to Washington Territory
with her husband about the year 1850,
and resided on Columbia Island in this
county until her death.
She was member of the Church of
God, and during all her life she was
guided and controlled by the teachings
OF Gods word. She was good wom-
an, a good and kind friend and neighbor,
and was loved by all.
Her last illness was of short duration,
(about five wecks.) She bore her suf-
fering with more than patience, for she
said they were bringing her to the
Gates of Paradise. SO she lived, so
she was loved, and at the last her spirit
peacefully scared away to her home.
She died ut the residence of her old
friend David II. Fales.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02

ELOCUTION.-Mr. L. w. Bier has
circulated around among the young meu
of Vancouver, and organized class OF
twelve in clocution. Professor Hen
derson of Portland is to take charge OF
it. He will come over every Saturday,
and be with the class from 8 until 10
o'clock in the forenoon. Professor Hen.
derson is acknowledged to be the best
elocution!st in Oregon, and his coming
to Vancouver is al opportunity that all
should avail themselves of. Not only
the young ladies and gentlemen, but
those wh1 are not so young would profit
by taking few lessons.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
Temperance Lecture.

Capt. VIM. II. Smallwood lectured
on Temperance at the Nj. E. Church
last Monday evening. Those who
were present have no doubt that he
spoke his real sentiments; what he
said was too nearly opposite in many
respects to the popular opinions on
this subject to lead any one to think
that he was talking to please temper
ance reformers in general. He said
he was educated in the school of rad
icalism, and his audience would there
fore find him radical in his views.
The following is a condensed state
ment of the main points of the lee
ture:
He first showed the remarkable
fact that while there has been a great
advance in every other line of human
investigation and improvement, there
has been comparatively no change for
the better in the matter of temper
ance reform. He thought that per-
haps failure comes from the too COM
mon error of getting the effect before
the cause. Abuse of saloon keepers
had been a popular feature of our
temperance lectures. 1t is wrong, be-
cause we cannot convert men by de-
nouncing them. Ridicule of the
drunkard is also bad policy. Drunk
enness is an evil too serious to be
laughed at. He also spoke of the
Crusade" system, and said that it
had not been success. 1t savors too
much of intimidation. Men are con-
trary animals and cannot be drawn
by mere brute force. Prohibitory
liquor laws are also failure. They
sound like the last, hopeless, helpless
plea of total moral depravity. They
are a humiliating confession of the
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
Bear Prairie News.

A correspondent writing from Bear
Prairie says:
We have had fine winter here in the
mountains; had only four inches of snow
and very mild weather.
One of Mr.. Wilson's horses died the
other day. Mr. Stoops also had one
die.
Cattle look well considering that they
have not been fed any until within the
past two weeks.
We have a new settler, Mr.. Henry
Bosking; also that new settler we were
looking for when you, Mr.. Editor, were
up here last year, His name is Byron
Levi Hill, aged eight months.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
Drowned.

Yesterday as the steamer Vancouver
on her return from Portland was land
ing at Wards place, Nicholas Fitzgerald
fireman and deck hand on the boat, in
attempting to put out the gang plank
fell overheard, and before he could be
rescued drowned. The boat was back
ed Immediately and a small boat put
out; graphing irons were used and he
| was taken out Of the water in fifteen
minutes, but ali efforts to resusitate him
| were in vain. He drowned III twenty
four feet of water and from marks
and bruises on his body, DR.. Finn gave
it as his opinion that he was disabled by
his fall with the gang plank. Upon
the arrival of the boat at Vancouver,
Justice Gridley was notified who in the
absence of Coroner held an inquest
over the body. Capt. Gray, II. G..
Daniels, J. ii. Burgy, Richard Burke
and DIR. Finn were examined as wit
nesses and the jury rendered the fol-
lowing verdict:
eve the jury empaunelled and sworn
to inquire into the death of Nicholas
Fitzgerald, find that he met with his
death by accidental drowning in the
Willamette river, while in the perform
nee of his duty as hand on the steam
er Vancouuer, near Wards Landing
Multnomah County, Oregon, on the LIST
day of March 1877, and that the officers
and men Oh the steamer Vancouver
are exonerated from all blame IN the
matter"
w. BYRON DANIELS, Foreman
II. j, THORNTON
ALBERT BATEMAN
HENRY HElTMAN
JAMES JAMESON
JOHN CORLESS
Mr. Fitzgerald leaves wife and five
children to mourn his loss. He was
an industrious citizen and had many
friends who will sympathise with his
bereavea family. The funeral ceremon-
les take place TO day under the conduct
of General Allen Engine Company,
whereof he was a respected member.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
Post Items.

Rt. Rev. DIR. Morris, Bishop of Ore
gon, preached in Post Chapel last Sab.
bath evening.
The officers and men feel that they
will be needed to take care of 'Jo-
seph and his brethren" this season.
Next Wednesday evening the Chap
lain will lecture on 81. Taylor and NJ
Fillmore"
Next Sunday evening, Divine SER
vice, but lecture on Solomon post
poned one week.
Gen. Sully has had his ''leave" ex-
tended two months.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-03-02
A General Court Martial will CO

A General Court Martial will con-
vene at Fort Vancouver, Monday
March 5, 1877. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. or
as soon thereafter as practicable. For
the Court: Captain Evan Miles, 2lst
Infantry; Captain Robert Pollock, 2lst
Infantry; LIST Lieutenant James A.
Haughey, 2lst Infantry; lst Lieuten.
ant Henry ii. Pierce, 2lst Infantry; I'd
Lieutenant Joseph w. Duncan, 2lsi
Infantry; I'd Lieutenant +. T.. Elton.
head, 2lst Infantry; I'd Lieut. Edward
S. Farrow, 2lst Infantry; I'd Lieuten.
ant Charles +. S. Wood, 2ls. Infantry
Judge Advocate OF the Court.