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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
SUMMONS. -RoBERrs.
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Giro it Court. in and for Grant Comfy, Wisconsin
Jane X. Roberts, Plaintiff az anst John s. Roberts,
Defendant.
The Sateof Wisconsin to the Defendants here named
You are hereby summoned and required TO an
the in this action which said plant
is filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court of said County on the 18th day of May 1877,
aud TO a copy ofyour answer to said complaint
the subscriber at his office, in tae village of
Lancaster Grant county, Wisconsin. within twenty
days after the service hereof exclusive of the day OF
such aergicb and if you fail to the said
plant within the time aioresaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint. A. r THOMPSON,
Dated May Ii, 1917 Plaintiffs Attorney,
lOyB Lancakter Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
ESTATE-LEwIs.

In Probate--Gran County Court. In the mat ter
the Estate of William ). Lewis, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition OF John q. Per-
kns, administrator of the estate of said deceased,
setting forth the Of estate that has
Come to his hands, and the disposition thereof the
amount of debts outstanding against said deceased,
and description of all the real estate OF which said
deceased died SEIZED and the condition and value of
ths spectiye portions thereof and praying that
license be to him granted TO sell all Of the real
estate Of said deceased for the payment OF valid claims
against the said William Lewis. deceased, and II
appearing by said petition that there il notsuicent
personal estate in the hands of said administrator to
pay said debts and that it is necessary in order to
pay the same TO sell the whole OF said real estate;
it is therefore ordered that all persons Interested In
said estate appear before the Judge of this Court on
Tuesday the 10th day of June, A. d., 1877, at one
o'clock, p M, at the Court House 10 Lancaster in
said county, then aud there to show cause Iii any
there bel why license should be granted TO said
John g. Perkins, administrator of said estate to sell
said real estate according to the prayer of said petit
ton.
And ID IL further ordered that copy of this order
sba published for four successive weeks prior TO
said day of hearing, in the rant County HERALD,
weekly newspaper printed and published at Laneas-
ter, in said county, and personally served on all per-
sons interested said estate residing in said county.
at least fourteen days before said day of hearing.
By The Court,
WIN McaoNIGAL, County Judge.
Dated at Lancaster, Wis, the 18th day Of May,
D. 1877 11w4.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14

In Probate. Grant County Court. In the matter o
the estate of Henry Wagner. deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Ernstina Wag-
ner of Grant County, Wisconsin,, representing among
other things, that Henry Wagner late of the
County of Grant, the 9th day OF May,
A. D. 1871 at Lima in the said county of Grant
died intestate, leaving goods, chattes and estate
within this State and county, and that the said pc
titioner is the widow of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said Estate be to said
petitioner granted.
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before the
Judge of this court Monday the 25th day of June
A ID 1877 at O'Clock P. NJ, at Lancaster in said
county.
Ordered further that notice thereof be given the
heirs of said deceased and to all persons interested
by publishing copy of this order for three success
sive weeks prior to said day of hearing, the Grant
County Herald, weekly newspaper printed aud pub.
ished at Lancaster, in said oour ty.
BY the court,
VIM. McG0NIdAL, County Judge
Dated at Lancaster, Wis, the 25th day Of May, A.
D., 1877 l2w3
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SUMMONS DOYLE.

Circuit Court-State Of Wise onsin County Of Grant
Action for Divorce, Margaret Doyle against
Peter Doyle.
The State of Wisconsin to the defendant above
named.
You are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint OF the plaintiff above named which was
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for Grant County, Wisconsin, on the Both day
of May 1871 and to serve copy of your TO the
said complaint upon the subscriber at his office n the
village OF Fair-Pay, in Grant County, aforesaid
within twenty days after the service hereof exclusive
of the day of such service; and il you fail TO
the said complaint. within the time aforesaid, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
Dated May 81, 1877. S. MERRICR.
l3w6 Plaintiffs Attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
EXECUTION SALE-BRIGGe.

State Of Wisconsin, County of Grant-ss. Hiram
EglestoD doing business as ii. Egleston Co g.,
paintif; against Samuel P. Briggs, defendant.
by virtue OF an execution in the above entitled
ton dOckeed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court on the 10th day of September, 1876, in
favor of the above named plaintiff and against the
above named defendant to directed and delivered,
have this 2sth day OF May. A. D., 1877, levied
upon all the right, title and interest which the
said defendant had the sd day OF June, 1874 or
has since acquired in the premises hereinafter de-
scribed together with thu dwelling house standing on
the premises, to-wit:
Commencing at point sixty 900 rods east of the
Of the nothewest quarter of section
tnirty-one (3l) in township six (6J, north of range
FIVE (5) west and thence running north one huadred
and sixty (lo0) rods, thence east forty (4O) rods
thence south hundred and sixty (l60)rods thence
west forty (40) rods to the place OF beginning con
tanning forty (i0) acres, all in the town of Patch
Grove, in Grant County, Wisconsin.
And shall offer for sale and sell the above descTib
cd premises and house standing said premises at
public auction at the front door on the courthouse
in the village of Lancaster to the highest bidder
for cash the 18th day of July 1877 at o'clock,
in the afternoon. l2w6
Dated at Lancaster, this 18th day Of May, 1877
Bushnell q CLARK, MATT BIRCHARD,
Plf's Attorneys. Sheriff Grant Co. Wis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
aUncle TOM No One in PARTICULAR.
From the cincInn All commerclal.


We arc permitted 10 publish the
following correspondence which
should set at rest all controversy
with regard to theidantity of" Uncle
'Fom." L, viii be seen that the Rev
Josiah Henson was not"Uncle Tom, /"
neither was ATTY other one person.
Cincinnati, April 30, 1877
Mrs Harriet Beeeher Stowe:
My Dear Madam AT the risk of
trespassing upon your valuable time,
| have resolved to write you in or
der that little matter in dispute
may be settled by the highest aH-
therity. Harper's Weekly of April
81, contains a picture of the Rev.
Josiah Henson, now in Europe. who
is represented as the original Uncle
Tom of your celebrated story. A
friend insists that there is some mis-
take about this, and that C. Uncle
Tom of "Uncle TOMS Cabin" died
many years ego in Indiapa,at an adj
vanced age.
Have the goodness to decide this
question. L. the hero of your great
story The Rev. Josiah Henson, or if
another and he is dead. what was
his real name and where did he die?
By answering this at your earliest
convenience, you will greatly oblige
many of your warmest admirers.
Yours most respectfully,
HENRY /. KING.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
Village Property for Elk
change.

/ have in the village Of Lancaster, near the NJ. f.
Church, house and two lot of ground-goOd gar
den lot, stable, etc, which would exchange tor
small farm for part OF stock of goods.
@. T. WALKER.
Lancaster, January 4, 1871 34-43tf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
A Cluster Vi Golden Opinions tor
THE
bradbury PLANO.

Have manufactured and in use over II 0a0 iastru
ments.
The peculiar charm of this Panoi ts adaptation to-
the human voice as accompaniment owing toits
sympathetic, mellow. yet rich and powerful slEging
tones.
Rg- From personal acquaintance with this firm, we
can iudorse them worthy of the fullest confidence Of
the public We are using the Bradbury Pianos in our
families, and they give entire satisfaction.
Persons at distance need feel no hesitation IN
sending for their illustrated price list and ordering
from it, or to order secondhand Pianos or Organs.
They are reliable.
Mrs. u s. Grant. Wash'gn Rev B Bugbie CHM, o,
Gen o. L. Babcock, DR. j NJ Reid, New York
Cen Relkpap Sec War, DR. C NJ Sims, Bait. I'D
Chief ustce s. p Chase DR. Ii b Ridgaway, n
Admiral D. Porter, Wash Philip Phillips, New York
Columbus Delano. Sec Int. Rev Alfred CookDah-
II Creswel, Washin'n Rev J Goodman YORK
Rev o ii Tiffany, Whshn g Fischer, PhIIa, Penn
Rob't Bonner, New York, Chaplain MeCabe, chicago
Grand Central Hotel, N u. Rev j hynett, ID
ST Nicohlas Hotel, N. Y Rev Daniel Curry, D
Gen O o Howard Wash'n Rev w II DePuy, u
Bishop Jones, n lThemas Guard, baltimore
Rev DR. John McClintock, DR. Daniel Wise, New York
DIR James Cummins, Conn. Sands-st Church Brooklyn
Rev w Nor Punshon, Lond Bishop Merrill, st Paul
L Arthur, Philadelphia, Bishop Wiley
DIR John Chambers, Phila. RevJ Inskip. n
Atty-(ieu williams Wash. Rev Luke Hitchcock CHM
Rev J Warden, Chicago Rev Haven, Brooklyn
Rev M Hatfisld Gina. Gen Aiyord, Army
DR. t De Witt Talmage :'Friend smith is a Method
ist but his pianos are all orthodox yea ought TO
hear mine talk ADD sing"
Bishop Ames said; my Bradbury Piano Is foHnd,
after severe test and trial equal to all you pro.
missed. is IN all respects, IN ot
singing qualities everything that could be desired
sYours truly,
Baltimore, Nd Jan, 1874, Err AMES.'
DR. Haven says my Bradbury Piano contiu-
ues grow better every day, and myself and family
more andmore in love with it:'
Bishop Simpson says: "Ater trial in his family Tor
years for beauty OF finish and kmanship splen-
did quality of tone Bradbury cannot be equaled
DR. II Vincent: "For family worship, social ga,
therings the Sabbath schools and al kinds Of musical
entertainments give me. in preference to all others,
the sweet-toned Bradbury Piano. 1t exces in sing
ing qualities
DR. James AcCouley, Carlisle, Pa: "My Bradbury
is splendid
The best manufactured; warranted for six years,
Pianos to let and rent applied purchased; monthly
ipstameRts received for the OLD pianos taken
in exchange; cash paid for the same. Secondhand
pianos at great bargains, from $50 to $500. Pianos
tuned and repaired
Organs and meodeons to sabbathschoolsa aud church
supplied at liberal discount. Send for illustrated
price list -
FREEBORN GARRETTsON SMITH,
Late supt for and Successor for William b Bradbury
Ia East l4th Street, N. i.
MANDATORY
Corner Raymond and Willopghdy SITS, Brooklyn
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
North add SOUTH River R0ITlI
Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota and
Chicago, Clinton G. Dubuque Roads.

ST. Paul 10 st. Louis. Via. Winona. LaCrosses Nc
Oregor Dpbnane on ton aud Rock Island,
CONNECTING AT DUBUQUE With the Illinois
Central Railroad for Galena fIeegoft hockiofa ana
ali other points from Dunleith to Cairo.
'CoNNgCTING AT CLINTON with the Chicago
Northwestern Railroad for Sterling, Dixon, Rochelle,
chicago md all points East; also for Cedar Rapids,
Marshall Boone. Council Bluffs, Omaha aud Califor-
mia. . IL
Rock Island 4 St. L0nis Railroad for Rock Island,
Davenport, Burlington. Keokuk Quincy,
ST. Joseph Atchison, Topeka, Leavenworth, Fort
Scott, Hannibal Kansas City, St Louis and ali points
ia Kansas, Colorado aud Texas.
TIME CARD C. D. & M. and c. c. L D. r. r.
PASSENGER Trains GoISB NORTH.
AIR BRAKES, MILLER PLATFORM and PULL
MAN PALACE CARS c. Mckinley.
General Ticket a gent, Dubu iue, Iowa.
G. HARRIS,
General Srpt.. Dubuque Iowa. ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
Wyalusing Farm For Sale

will sell 100 acres ofland, so acres of the same
being under cultivation the balance timber situated
fonr miles east of the village of Wyausing. On the
farm there good log house and log stable, 100
apple trees of large size and which bear the choicest
fruit in tae country, large variety of the choicest
grapes and all kinds of small fruits, and several good
springs Of water. Price 81 800
II. III. JOHNSON.
Bradtyille Wis. 5m6
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
IF YOU WANT

-. d Wv " AA&w &
Customers,
Boarders,
Agents,
Orders,
Servants or Place,
Lawyer or Case,
Musical Teachers.
Popular Preachers,
Cooks,
Books
To Hire or Let,
Officers,
Basement,
First Floor,
Easement,
To Purchase a Pet
Horse,
Mare,
Monkey or Bear,
Bloodhound or Spitz,
Free from Fits,
To hire a Hall,
A Tender of Bars,
A driver of Cars,
An ELEGANT Carriage.
An Opulent Marriage,
Play, Concert or Ball,
Skates,
Plates;
To sell to gay creatures,
Diamonds,
Pearls,
Rings.
Curls,
Or wash for their features,
To buy any odd thing,
Or sell any odd thing;
Cats,
Rats,
Mats,
Flats,
Bats,
Pantaloons. Hats,
Resplendent crayats,
ID
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14

Stock Farm in Iowa for Sale.
-Four hundred aud eighty acres bestquality ofland,
at the new county seat of Calhoun County, Iowa
near rail road In operation, and half a mile frcm the
site of the proposed depot One hundred and twenty
FIVE acres improved. Price SIS per Good terms,
viii take stock of goods in part or whole payment.
Address at once for full particulars
G. 7. WALKER,
January, a. 1877. [84-4stfl Lancaster. Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
ADV ERTISE
IN Thu GIANT COUNTY HERALD

IN TIL GIANT COUNTY HERALD
Aught,
To be Bought,
Silver or Gold,
Merchants Sold,
Goods at Appraise,
Opening Days,
To announce;
Houses or Acres,
Butchers or Bakers,
Boats,
Votes,
Dress, Skirt or Flounce,
A Cure for Disease,
A handy Valise,
A Muslin Chemise,
Cheese,
Teas,
Bees,
Peas,
Or are prone
To make known
Your Store,
Hosiery,
Dry Goods,
Upholstery,
Picnics,
Excursions,
Knick- Knacks,
Diversions,
Clothes ready made,
Increase of Trade,
Goals, Coke and Wood,
Pictures,
Lectures,
All kinds of food,
Works on Theology,
Magic, Astrology,
Wealth or Felicity,
World wide Publicity,
Flags,
Bags,
Rags,
Mays,
Dress-Shirts and Collars,
Almighty Dollars,
Houses to Rent,
Store, Tenement,
Cash to be Lent,
Cash to be Spent,
Scent,
Tent,
Roman cement,
Go
Read the advice
Far beyond price
Written below
ADVERTISE
IN THE
GRANT COUNTY HERALD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14
MANDARIN, Fla, May Is, 1877

Henry I. King
Sir-No one person is described as
in biography. Traits and incidents
of Uarioas people are combined. The
life of Rev. j. Henson furnish
ed many of these, bnt not all.
He was not Uncle Tom, neither was
any other one person that | know of.
| never heard of any such person
as you speak of in Indiana.
Yours truly, Fl. b. STOWE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-06-14

or Bristol Cards ia 10 that's, With name 10 cts post
90 maid Aq.t. wanted. send ct stamp fer samples.
Il. Palmer, ir North Chatham, CO.. Co.. N. Y. 4w,
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n New pieces sheet music retail for sl.75 sent fer 10
Oets stamp Chesp Music Co., Middl, bor) Mass. Sp

OF- E.egant ards all styles sifh name, 70 cents,
40 post paid J. b. Hustled. Nassau RensCo., a. Y.
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Embellishments for the period OF one month
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Southern Shoe Factory
OF JOHN HANSEN,
s3 and .. Canal street, New orleans.

TO ALL SOUTHERN CITIZENS.
am OF the same opinion as yourselves and
am determined to help build up the manufac-
turing interest of our native State in order to
help the laboring classes and keep the money,
which would otherwise go to the North at home.
About year ago / started my Factory, and by
using the best material and paying my hands
promptly, have been enabled to extend my
business and support 500 women and children
that would have otherwise left the State. In
order still to increase my Factory, would
earnestly call upon the merchants. not only OF
the city. but OF the whole country. 10 give me
deci1l II NO. HANSEN
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06
Disastrous Tornado In the Northwest.

CINcINNETI, June A special
from Mt. Carmel, H., says: A terrible
storm struck this city to-day by which
sixteen men lost their lives and half a
million dollars worth Of property was
destroyed.
Among the killed are Alderman
Watkins, VIM. Newkirk, Mr.. Goodrich.
Mr.. Barton Nasterson and child, Fred
Geoge, George Moore, George Brins.
]. A. Egar, Charles Narman and Jno
Fennas. A large number were wounded
several of whom will undoubtedly die
The bodies OF four killed were burned
There are at least twenty-five still miss.
ing. Later information says four more
bodies have been found, and two of the
wounded have since died. The ruins O.
the buildings are burning threatening the
total destruction of the town. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Presby.
terrain and Methodist churches, two
schsol-houses, court -house and severa
stores and residences.
The Commercials Nation, HIS.
special says the severest storm ever ex-
perienced there occurred at $50 p. NJ
Wind, which was accompanied by g
perfect flood Of rain, came from the
southwest, sweeping a lane about 100
feet, wide to northeast, unroofing anl
overturning buildings and residences
The dwelling of Willis Walkup was
thrown into the street and turned up
side down, wounding Mrs. Walkup very
seriously. Several buildings were
entirely demolished.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06

a HIT.-The Philadelphia Bulletin,
one Of the last papers in whcih We
should have expected to find such par
agraph, has the following:
when the New Y ork and Boston pa
pers discuss the Southern-Pacific railroad
and its claims upon the Government,
they always talk about the Elusive poll.
cy Of in aernal improvements Any pol.
icy is Elusive in their view which does
not contribute to the greatness of the
two cities in question. 1t is work fol-
the Government to give vacant public
lands to enterprise which will unite the
oceans and stimulate the industries o.
the entire South. but altogether right
for the Government to expend millions
of the taxpayers money blowing out
Hell-Gate, so that New Y ork and Boston
may have profitable intercourse"
Well done, old Centennial. Those
New York editors constantly publish
column after column of stuff about
Tweed, then telegraph some of it all
over the country as Associated-Press
news, and then set down and write edi-
torials to denomce the provincialism''
Of the Southern or Western people OF
press manifested in their blindness to
the immensely Of New York. Whatever
measure is intended to build up New
York is national" Ali others are ''lo-
cal. n-Ricb. Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-06-06
Piatt's Pen Portrait Of the Hero of the
Bloody Shirt.

Dom Piatt gets Olivor P. Morton on
the nib of his pen in the following
fashion:
"God might make worse man thar
O. Z. Morton-but he never did.
1.-The combination of sycophancy.
sin and demagoglsm has never been
equaled and cannot be surpassed.
'.He began life Democrat, and all
that he says of that organization is the
only sort of Democrat he developed
He joined the party of progressive
humanitarian ideas when that party
showed itself to be in the ascendant
and his belief IN human progress is
measured by majorities at the bollot.
box. He has no faith in God, man MOI
Morton. He has ability enough te
know, but not pride enough to despise
himself. Heis one of those monstroci.
ties created at long intervals, for some
unknown purpose, that goes about
torturing humanity. A few more de-
mons Of that sort would make the
human race, like the devil-possessed
swine, rush down steep places and
perish through general suicide.
mature put warning mark upon his
countenance. Looking upon its scien-
fists are startled with the fear that,
coming from the monkey, we might yet.
with all our brain, return to the brute,
His jaw is that of a bulldog his mouth
recalls the sculptured style Of the, Greeks
when the eager sensualism Of the goat
was made human his noze is muzzle.
while his eyes have the treacherous
glare ola beast Of prey.
He is one no woman can love, no
man can trust, no child can reverence.
His associates are thieves, his
friends are demagogues, his political
support are negroes.
''Heis sycophant and a datterer with.
out being weak. He has brain of
unusual power, that without culture is
put to the meanest uses. Possessed o.
the highest courage, he intrigues with
the skill Of a coward. When Grant
was in power he fawned like a courtier.
And now that a gentleman occupies the
Executive Mansion, and holds the
patronage upon which Morton lives,
he DULLES and wines by turns.
''If any result would reconcile one to
the terrible blow struck at the con.
science Of the nation, the people in the
bollot, by the counting in Of a presi'
dental candidate defeated at the polls
it is to see so despicable a demagogue
as o. P. Morton Disconnected ant
grieyed by his own act. 1t is retri-
button that shows that the laws of Goo
cannot be violated with impunity."