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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
Hon. A. d. r. msey-Obit u"ry.

1t is our sad duty to record the death Of an
old citizen whose decease was anticipated by
all item in the HERALD last week. The Hon.
Alexander d. Ramsey is no more. He de,
parted this life on Wednesday, July II. 1878,
at his home in the township of Glen Haven,
five miles from the village Of Cassvie. At
that place he made his home over fifty years
ago, one of the pioneer settlers of Grant
The wilderness and the wild plains that sur
rounded him have been reclaimed and made
gardens. He alone in the half century re-
manned in the one place and saw all the changes
Ii =, come on the face of the country and in the
fortunes and habits of new acquaintenances ,
he remained steadfas: also in qualities that
make man noble and respected. From paths
OF rectitude and honor he has never wavered.
His name, in the mouth Of every acquaintance,
as steadfastly as the place has been his home,
has been synonym of the Christian graces
Honored in the hearts of the people he has
DGGu II aSNSN W hhS pCOplc III piuCts vi ulSu
responsibility. He was a member of the con-
stitutional convention which met at Madison
in December, l847, and framed the constitu-
ton which remains as our charter of State to
this day. His unobtrusive disposition, how
ever, prevented his putting himself forward,
and he was not often found in places OF pre-
ferment wanted by Others not so much
wanted by the people. But il is not the pur-
pose of this sketch to write of his merits and
abilities. 1t is due to the people of Grant
county that the HERALD contain few of the
more important personal notes of one so init
mately and SO early identified with the couuty's
history.
Alexander Dinwiddie Ramsey was born in
Kentucky, November %, 1908. He was re-
lated to the famous Dinwiddie family, of yir-
GINA. AT the age age Of % he came to the
upper Mississippi lead mines. At or near
Dubuque he followed mining year or two.
| lie then settled at the place above stated,
about the time that his brother-in-law 0rris
| Mccartney, settled on the little prairie q
miles south of him. They two shared together
the Indian alarm of 1927, which was not
very serious danger. He was soldier 10 the
Black Hawk war of 1882. He has been
/ consistent member OF the Methodist church
for nearly half century. If we are not mis-,
| taken he built the first school house in his
| neighborhood mainly at his own expense. It
was called the Ramsey school-house, and was
! used for all religious meetings as we'll as for
| schools Ii was the focus of some of the
early and exciting religious reyivals The
Ramsey church now stands there. and the re-
mains of this quiet good man were placed in
The burying>ground by that church, on Friday,
the 18th instant. Rev's John Harris, Of Bee
town, and s. W and Edw'd Eaton, of Lancas>
Ter, officiated at the funeral The regular
memorial services will be held there on Sun
day next, July rs. The verses below were
hastily penned BY Mrs. Josephine G. Long, Of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25


County Clerk Kidd's illness has been
serious but he is supposed to be recovering
now.
1t will cost Muscoda 81, 900 to replace
her bridges swept out by las. weeks Storm
Ne,os.
A press Of work has for some weeks pre-
vented our doing fair editorial duty. We
promise Improvement in week or two.
Nathan, Schreiner Co. shipped on
Tuesday $4,000 pounds Of wool--a train of
teams suggesting the need of railroad train.
The Gen. Smith referred to in the story
in last weeks HERALD, is the Republican can
didate for State Treasurer of Illinois He is
very worthy man, as we know, and a partic-
alar friend of our townsman, Mr.. W. Barlow.
Grant County. poets must not be discour-
aged. Several bushels of fresh poems are laid
over, but We'll print whole per, triple or
quadruplc sheet extra, all in poetry, one of
these days. Our poets must be attended to.
The friend who writes for space in the
"good old sound Republican paper" shall be
heard from. We would be pleased also to
give place to tho thoughts of the friend who
thinks "the HERALD has given the best light
on the money question of any paper in the
Union"
The burglar who broke into Haines's
shoe store was pursued by Charley Bennett
and found between Patch Grove and Beet town,
the next day. Bennett on meeting him asked
him if he had been in Lancaster. He said not
Bennett then invited him to seat in the
buggy, telling him he knew he was here for he
had seen him himself On the way home he
confessed to Bennett and has agreed TO plead
guilty and take sentence to prison, before
Judge McGonigal next Saturday lie says he
lives in Chicago. and that his name is John
Stiles.
Persons should not wait until health is
undermined, constitutions impaired and hold
on life made less by some disease of the liver,
lungs, heart, stomach, nerves, kidney, throat
or blood before they call upon Drs. Price &
Brewer, who have for years made these all
ments their exclusive study, and who not only
haye the ability but are prepared with the
means to remove such complaints and restore
to health the sickly and debiltated.
We know enough of Drs. Price & Brewer to
feel safe in recommending them as candid,
honorable and educated physicians, able in
every way to successfully handle any case
that they will undertake. Those who devote
their whole energies to one subject are more
likely to excel than those who attend to a va
riety. 1t is this exclusive attention to these
diseases only that makes Drs. Price & Brewer
so successful.
Drs Price & Brewer can be consulted upon
all diseases of a chronic nature on their next
visit at Boscobel, August 9Th. They can be
consulted at the Central House. Call and see
them 1t will cost you nothing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25

The following named business men arc
represented in the pamphlet containing the
Grant County Agricultural Society's Premium
| List:
D. E. GARDENERS musical head quarters.
Northwestern Fair az Dubuque
Bloomington Hotel
Nathan, Schrciner & Co., merchants and
produce buyers
Howe & Baxter, merchants and buyers of
produce. w
James NJ. Kilbourn, livery and sale stable.
James A. Jones, dealer in drugs, medicines,
paints, etc.
G. q. Hendy, books and stationery
L. Llsherness, proprietor of the Lancaster
House.
Henry Muesse, lumber yard and work shop.
@. Schroeder, cabinet maker
George Hyde, machinest and gun-snith.
IL. j. Arthur, attorney and counselor at law.
joel Barber, county surveyor aud nursery.
man.
Misses Crosby & Reynolds, millinery and
notions.
J.T.&J. NJ. Mills, attorneys and counsel>
ors at law.
Gillespie Borah, agricultural: machinery
+ Van DE Wall Son, Photographic artists.
II. N. Virgin Son, millers land produce
dealers
Barber & Clementson, attorneys and coun-
sellers at law. a
A. H. Barber, physician..an surgeon =.
j. o. Bartlett, confectioner and shoemaker.
Mrs. Q. McLmans, bakery, confectionery
and cigars.
II. Horstman, proprietor Horstman House.
T. J. Hooper, dealer in medicines etc. 3
Firman, Billings & Noe, Madison pillow
works
John Jeide, merchant-tailor.
X. f. Murphey, jeweler and watch maker
Charles Belz, wagon maker and blacksmith
J. Hough Co., wagon makers and blacks
smiths
James Woodhouse, cabinet maker and
undertaken.
Bushnell & Clark, attorneys and counselors
at law.
Dfs. Hassell & Kanouse, homeopathic ply
sicians and surgeons.
T. Baldwin, hardware merchant.
V. j. Williams & Co., wholesale agricultural
implement house.
IL. Cook, merchant-tailor
woodward Il Carter, agricultural machinery
J. A Aupperle. merchandise, sewing ma
chimes, blacksmithing, ETC..
Henry Ressmeyer, harness and saddle maker.
VIM. H. Haines, dealer in and maker of
boots and shoes,
Alex. Butler, carriage manufactory.
|. Hodges Il Co., bankers
r. u. Streeter, proprietor Streeter House.
NJ A. Bishop, proprietor Wright House.
J. b. Mccoy, live stock dealer
Edwin France. dealer in machine extracted
honey, and bees for sale.
Henkel 4 Wenzel. wines, cigars, billiards,
II. Goyier, liquors and billiards.
o. L. Packard, feed mills. engines, etc
u Baylies, commercial college, bookkeep>
ing and penmanship.
John Launspach, proprietor Ellenboro mills.
d. Griffith, horse-shoeing and general black
smithing.
Mccormick Till, dealers in farm ma.
chinery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
Marshalltown, Iowa, who was from early child
hood an admirinc friend Of the Deceased.

Marshalltown, Iowa, who was from early chill,
hood an admirins friend Of the deceased:
He has gone from this world Of sorrow.
From its constant, cankering care
To dwell with God and the angels,
And all their glory share.
Gone from all pain and sickness.
From every trial and strife;
To enjoy the welI-earned honors
Oh tainted Christian life.
He has crossed deaths q oomy river,
10 tnose shores so happy and bright
Len All doubts and darkness behind him,
And entered Gods marvellous light aasea
Weep not. dear 4 ends. for him that's gono,
But smile and say tits we'll
The JOY that waits the dying saint.
NO human tongue can tell.
But for your own great loss,
You we'll may shed tear
For, better friend than the one called home
You will never meet with here.
Oh let us smile as we think Of him.
In that city all paved with gold;
VI Its beauty and grandeur We can only dream
For the half has not been told.
He wanders now by Its cooling streams.
All clothed In garments fair, f. He
And basks In all the joys prepared
For those who enter there. ea6ts
In paradise. oh / Joyful thought:
And, friends, he is not alone; asa 81
Near and dear ones are In that throng sH5
That stands before Gods throne
Think OF him only AZ one 90 great.
So exalted, SO honorsd Ia heaven, Il
That to him all SITS Of rich reward, sg8aos4
aas BY our Saviors hand will be given. .l
Ills wife and daught ers--doar friends. prepare
That when your time shall come ~ 49,
You can part with life without one tear
bessuse yon are going home. tsss rs
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
Notice to Stock Owners In Lancaster,

All owners of horses, mules, cattle and hogs
running at large in the City of Lancaster, are
once more notified that, by city ordinance, all
horses and Hsaaes are restrained from running at
large, in streets of the corporation, during all
hours of the DAY or night
Cattle are allowed to run from o'clock in
the morning until . at night. 1t is to be
hoped that compliance with the ordinance
will be strictly observed, as / am determined
to enforce it by impounding all stock running
at large 10 violation of the law. ass
.*rss S. MITCHELL, Marshal.
Lancaster, July 25,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
Good Templars' Tent Meeting.

The Good .Templars' Tent is Advertised to
locate in Lancaster, on Friday, August 2, to
continue over the Sabbath. Public meetings
will be held each day and evening, and adj
dressed by persons representing the organiza-
ton who are travelling with the tent, assisted
By the local laborers of this place. The tent
is capable of seating 1900 people, and at
many points is crowded to its utmost capacity.
The enterprise is proving grand success in
its mission. and reflects great credit upon the
organization that is carrying on the work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
Teachers Institute.

The Teachers Institute for Grant County
will be held at Lancaster, commencing Aug
ust and continuing two weeks A teachers
examination will be held, one half at the close
of the first week and the remainder at the close
of the second week of the session. Arrange
ments will be made for lectures to be give u
by the conductors of the institute.
d. McGREGoR and A. r. SPRAGUE Conductors
c. L. HARPER, Co Supt
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
nIRn.


In Ellenboro, July &c, 1878. Mrs. Abagail
Clough, aged So years and % days.
Mrs. Clough was native of Maine. She,
with her husband, came west in 1889. They
were people of firm convictions and devoted
to honest labor and good deeds. In religion
Mr. Clough was. Calvinistic Baptist, and it
used to be his pleasure to have frequent con-
versations in the HERALD office when it was
owned by his Baptist friends, Cover & Gold
smith. He lived to the age of SO years. Mrs.
Clough was woman of excellent qualities,
and though old enough to leave world of
struggles, will be missed BY many friends
The old must die. The young may at any
time follow. She is one of three early set
tiers OF Grant County whose deaths are noted
in this paper.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
MARRIED..

At the Horstman House Lancaster. on Monday July
22d, by Rev q. w. l.. Brown, Mr.. Michael MONTH Of
Potosi, and Mary Fritz of Fennimore.
At Marion July Sd 1878. by VIM. Mayo, Esq, Mr.
James H. Dunn and Miss Mary Jane Richardson, all
Of Marion
At Burton. July the It'll, 1873. by Rev r. L. Chen
ey, Mr.. Columbus Brookns of Glen Haven and Miss
Adslia Matilda wager of Waterloo.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25

The hair, is now worn high upon
the head, and the hidious straight
band across the forehead is worn
only by little girIs. Nolady OF good
taste or good sense is now seen with
this ugly front piece. 81
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25

QUERY "Why will men smoke common
tobacco, when they can buy Marburg Bros.
Seal Of North Carolina, at the same price ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
HyEA Manhood: How Lost,
eIs0 How Restored! "a

just published, new edition OF DR.. CULyRR
WILLIS Celebrated Essay on the radical eure
without mediciue) of spermstorrhna or seminal
weakness, Involuntary, Seminal loesee, Impoteuey.
Mental and physical ineapscty. Impediments to mar
rage, etc also consumption, kpile,y and fits, I'M
dueed BY self indulgence or sexual e. rayagance &c
- Price In sealed env eope, only Sin cents III I
CLEARLY demonstrates, from thirty years successful
practice that the alarming OF self abuse
nay be radically cured without the dangerous use Of
pointing out mode Of cure at once simple. certa IN
and enectuaL by means OF which every sufferer. no
matter what is condition may be, may cure himself
chsaply privassly and radically. 49, III X "
IT. This lecture should be in the h1nds OF every
youth and every man in the land
sent under seal IN pain envelope, to any address
postpaid on receipt Of six cents, or two postase :
stamps.
Address the publishers. asats &A +
THE CULvERwELL MEDICAL CO..
III Ann st.. New York p. o. box, s5se. !
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
ThreSherS For Sale.

The undersigned having acquired the hall
interest in the threshing machine formerly
owned aud operated by Anton Bausch and
Gerhard Schaben of Cassville, and also the
entire threshing machine and horse power Of
Higer Schaben, OF Glen Haven, offers the
same for sale cheap for cash or on time on
good security. Half OF the former machine
belongs to the old partner, Anton Bausch.
Both machines are in good repair. For terms
apply at the Cassvile flour and provision
store. +. BINKERT.
Cassvillc, June a3d, 1878. left
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

=. sga... ~ Chicago July %, 1878
Wheat oo ~. Corn so &c. Oats 25c Rye 2c Barley
6oc Mess Pork $o.37k. Beef cattle So 81 to $i.56.
Hogs 81 10. tt& -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-25

8
- Affections Of the urinary organs, gravel, scrof.
ula, rheumstism catarrh, asthma bronchitis dyspep-
ea.etc. 1888 taff ~
Their reputation has been acquired By candid. hon
est dealing and years OF successful practice.
Our practice, not OF experiment. but founded on
the laws ofnature, with years OF experience and
idsnce TO sustain It, does mot tear down. make sick 60
make we'll. harsh treatment, trfng, ne fatter-
ing. We know the cause and the remedy needed
gness work, but knowledge gained by years ofex-
perience In the treatment of chronic diseases exclu
lively, no encouragement with prospect. Candid 10
opinions, reasonable In our charges claim not
20 know everything cure everybody, but DO lay
claim 30 reason and common sense. We invite the
sick matter what their silmsnt to call ana nves-
tgate before they abandon hope make Interrogation
and decide for themselves IL will cost nothing as
consultation 10 free. Visits made regularly.
Drs. Price q RreweYcAn be consulted IS thefol
lowing times and places s
AZ Boscobel. Central House. on Thursday the ssh,
Of August. atts
8 aaHinlIs Gssss 8i3 al vita
Ressdsnee aas Laboratory Wsshessn, III.
Patients viii direct ell letter to Drs. Price an
Brewer, Wsukegan, ILL.,, With stamp. iAfs
ADVICE FREE. Special attention given TO the
Disssses Of Women and Children. t8tW4
v85n42.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01
GENERAL ITEMS,

A dispatch from Berlin says the Ger
man government is taking precautionary
measures against disturbances during the
elections.
Rains continue in the famine provinces
Of China. and hopes are entertained Of a
good harvest; but meantime, the suffering
continues unlimited.
1t has been practically decided by the
third assistant postmaster general to extend
the registry system to third-class mail mat
ter. The change will 90 into effect about
October !.
About half dozen of the fellows who
attempted to create labor riot at Wash
ington, D. C., last week, have been sentenced
to the chain gang for terms of from one TO
three months. 1t is not believed that there
will be further serious trouble.
The financial returns Of a number OF
the leading English railway lines during
the first half Of the present year show a
slight decline rs compared with the cor
responding period Of 1877, Notwithstanding
an increase Of mileage and enlargement OF
share capital.
AT the late international Postal Con.
gress in Paris forty.two countries were re-
presented. Letter postage to all parts OF
Europe in future will he % centimcs, or il
equivalent. Printed matter partially pre-.
paid will be forwarded under the penalty OF
double postage at its destination.
The Governmental Military Commits.
sion, which has been in session at White
Sulphur Springs, W, Va, adjourned last
evening, to meet in New York November IS
The main features of the bill agreed upon
! thus far relate more TO the discipline and
treatment Of the army than to its organiza.
ton.
The Sabba,h.school Assembly Of the
Northwest viii hold It's third annual meet
ing,at Clear Lake, Iowa, August II to go
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller will have
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01
THE Alton Democrat says:

Kentucky Democracy ooZes ont once and q while
In violent form. Recently some negroes wero run
out OF Ballard county by the Ku.Klux, and the Re
pubcans of the Cairo district are using 1t 10 the
disadva ntsge of Josh Allen, the Democratic candl.
date for Congress.
The Democracy of Kentucky had nothing
to do with the late Ku-Klux outrages in Bal
lard county opposite this city, and the Re-
publicans are not using the outrage to the
disadvantage of Judge Allen. The perpe-
traitors of the outrage were five young men
full of bad whisky, led by one bad man full
of the same kind of liquor. They are out
laws and will be arrested and properly pun
ished or else be compelled to run away from
the country. When the news of the outrage
reached Cairo, the Democrats promptly in
terested themselves in the matter and used
every cxcrtion to secure the arrest Of the
Ku-Kluxing tiends. But the Republicans
took no interest in the affair. They weep
over the wrongs of negroes at distance
from them, but will not he troubled with
the injuries done TO the black man under
their patriotic noses. This apathy on the
part of the Republicans Of this part of the
state led to the relief that they were parties
to the crime-that certain lawiess Republi.
cans had organized the raid in the interest
of Capt. Thomas. We are satisfied this
suspicion did our Republican friends injus.
tce. They are lazy defenders Of human
rights. but have not learned the scoundrclism
of Louisiana Rcpublicanlsm that was in the
habit of using paid assassns for the purpose
of making votes out Of the shed blood o
innocent black men. They have however
by refusing to raise their voices, as thu
Democrats promptly did, in dcnunciation o
the Ballard county outrage, deprived them
selves of the right to use it against the Dem
ocratic party, but il will be difficult fol
Capt. Thomas to explain his own and hi,
party's apathy in the face Of such an inva
sion of the rights Of industrious colored
mon
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01

Too many Democrats, influenced to fool
ish action by lemagogucs of the worst kind,
are uniting with what is called the National
Greenback party. OF course they hope, by
supporting the new party, to benefit them
selves and bring back to the country the
good times which have been so long com.
ing but are yet at too great distance in
the future. That they can do this by aft liza
ton with the National .Grcenbackcrs we do
not believe. That party is based on an idea
that has never yet been reduced to practice
and which may or may not be all that its
promulgators say it will be. The National
Greenbackers observing the depression in
business and distress among the working.
men Of the country, charge the responsibility
for this condition Of affairs upon the Rcpub.
lican party. In this they are right. But
they 90 further. They also charge the
Democratic party with responsibility for
these evils. In this they are wrong. The
Democratic party has, since the war, stead.
tasty opposed every financial policy Of the
Republican party, and was the first political
organization that advocated sensible
"grccnback policy 1t has not advanced to
the idea Of absolute money" and does no,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01

"Shall we regain the next House Of Rep
resentatives' asks the Sparta Paindeaer
If the Pandealer expects an answer from
us, without hesitation we reply: mo; you
shall not. The Democrats propose to in.
crease their majority in the House, and with
a Democratic Senate undo q. much as DOS.
sible of the mischief that has been done by
the Legislation of the Republican party dur.
ing the last past ten years
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01

charge ofthe children's department, and
among thespeakers will be the Rev. W. F.
Crafts and B. F. Jacobs, Of Chicago; the
Rev, DR.. Stuart Robinson, Mr.. Vending
and others.
The Indiana State Board of Equaliza-
ton has fixed the assessment of railroad
property for 1878. Following are the to-
tails: Main tracks, sas,4s5,534; side, ST.
793,S4l; rolling stock, $G,72l $50; total,
$370O1, 25S. The assessment of main
tracks is Slo,9os greater than last year, but
the total assessment is s., 500 less, a loss
of 61s per cent.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-01
REV. II WI0GIN SAYS,

one Of the hc.t remedies for CntArrh, nay, the
beet remedy We have found In lifetime OF suffer
ing. H. SANFORD's RADICAL CURE. II Is not
unpleasant to take through the nOstril- and there
comes with each bottle small glass tube for Use In
inhalation II clears the head aud throat 30
thoroughly that, taken each morning on rising,
there are unpleasant secrcious and no disagree
able hacking during the entire day, but all UMPIRE
centcd clcarncss OF voice and respiratory organs-
Rev. J. II. Wiggin. in Dorchester Mass Beacon.
Each package contains DR.. Sanlord's Improved
Inhalng Tube. with full directions for use IN all
cases. Price $40 For sale by all Wholesale and
retail druggists and dealers throughout the United
States and CsnadGs WEEKS Il POTTER, General
Agents and wholesale druggists. Boston, Mas