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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

pie about here are as q rule. respecta-
bic, though good many are rather
poor and live in sod houses and dug
outs, "but what's the hods so you're
'appy 7" We appear to enjoy our
selves, and have good health, if not
better, than we did back East. Some
say they didn't know what health was
until they came here. Some Of our
neighbors who are fortunate, or un-
fortunate, enough to have frame
houses, flor the sod are the warmer)
wish their husbands had built sod, un.
I'll they were better able to have frame.
The people back East turn up their
noses at the idea Of living in sod
houses. have no patience with such
folks. A great many come West with
less than 800. About $4,000 will
buy all the lumber necessary for a
sod house; the roof, floor, windows,
one door, &c, &c. Some have no
floor, and the root will be poles and
brush covered with two layers Of sod
eprinkled over with dry lime. When
we go to party we enjoy ourselves
better than we did where we were
afraid of hurting the furniture or
wearing out the brussels carpet. We
hear from Lancaster that one OF our
neighbors had his house blown down
and they had gone back in disgast.
The house is all right, and Billy -
and family still here. Mr. d. O. has
our sympathy. We hear he has lost
several horses, and more were sick.
The Government land in this county
is all taken. AN Ex-BADGRR.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
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Going to " Ocshuns.r

Mr.. Editur: don't bIeeve thairs enny praw
fit in goin to bankrup ocshuns heerd week
before last how in Lancaster the ocsbuneers
wBs given away goods. / was thinkin to 90
out and clear another aker on nv morguge
and have that much more to farm next spring
and the wood off OF it to sell. But the ex
sitement was too strong. My wife thot we
must go to town and not looze chance TO
git her some new dresses and furs and me a
new overcoat for nothin. thot so too. We
was much existed and went to town forgotten
to feed the cattle and pigs and my wife for.
getten to put the cat out of the honse and
left The brekfust dishes on the table. Every
body was at the ocshun, and when the new
york man wonld throw away something on
his side OF the Street they would all 90
there like flock of barnyard chickens after
handful of wheat and when Johe would
throw something on his side they would all 90
there Ny wife had to hold the baby and once
when she tried to grab for glove the baby's
hood was lost off. s2ose whoever got it
thot il was throde away by Johie. mad my
best Goa. on and in trying to get box which
proved to be spoiled starch it burst nv coat
wide open at the back All my grabs amounts
ed to three pensls. an odd glove for ten
year old girl which haven't emmy, two wood
pipes which doctor Backster sails is worth ten
cents dozen, and two bockses of stannen
collars number II and number H. wear I5
and haven't emmy boys. 1t was dark when we
got home. The cat in tryin to drink milk out
of the pitcher knockt it off the table and
broak it. Ny cattle and colt and hogs had
broke out and gon into the corn shocks, which
was still stannen in the field. They destroyed
more corn than they would eet in two weeks
and the colt is injured for life besides my
haven to run in debt to horse doctor to
save him. Now sir bleeve you OFT 20 dis.
courej these ocshuns and people ottent to be
fooled b. them. The only thing that g man is |
ever shure to want and doesn't want now is
coffin. If ever go to another give away
bankrup ocshun it'll be to buy my c.ffin.
Yours, vexAsHus
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
The Senatorial Contest.

The contest for the nomination Of a
United States Senator, in the Repub.
IIcan caucus at Madison, was the mos,
exciting in the history of the State
and therefore the HERALD should re-
cord its general results. The first
caucus was held Thursday, January
l6. The caucus assembled again on
Friday afternoon and again in the
evening. Monday evening a fourth
meeting was held ; Tuesday afternoon
another, Tuesday night another and
the last on Wednesday morning. The
only prominent candidates before it
were i. 0. Howe, Matt. H. Carpenter
and +. w. Reyes. There we're ten or
twelve members who wanted fourth
man or "dark horse," but the highest
number of votes at any time given for
a fourth man was ten votes fer G. G.
Washburn. There were SO members
IN the caucus, and therefore As were
necessary for choice. The highest
number received by Reyes was SO
votes. The votes received by the
three are shown in the following table.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
Fun For Youngsters.

"What I'd like to KNOW" said a
school boy, sic, how The mouths of
rivers can be so much larger than
their heads.
"Why should we celebrate Wash
ington's birthday more than mine 2"
asked the. teacher. "Because be
never told liel' shouted little
boy.
A Chicopee small boy declined to
eat soup at dinner the other day on
the ground that be "hadn't any teeth
that were little enough for soup"
"Oh, granny cried little Tommy
at the top of bis voice, 81 just seen
the biggest ant 1t couldn't begin to
git inter that door," Granny was
duly excited, but not 80 much as
when Johnny told her it was an
eleph, ant
An act of childish sympathy was
that Of little girl who, recently see.
ing an old drunken man lying on the
doorstep, the perspiration pouring
off his face, and a crowd of children
preparing to make fun of him, took
her little apron and wiped his face,
and looking up so pitifully to the
rest, made this remark: 80, don't
hurt BIN, he is somebody's grand
par
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
A Valuable Suggestion.

1t is easy to arrest the course of the stream
let amongi IFS native hills But when it has
lowed downward into the valley aud been
multiplied by hundred brooks il is a diff
cult and sometimes impossible task to arrest
the mad torrent Of water. Thus it is with
disease. In its earliest stages when the pa
tient notes the first symptoms of its presence
(often indicated by sense of languor, drows-
itess or slight headache) it is easy to arrest
its progress and secure relief But when
through carelessncss or neglect, it is allowed
to develop, complications are apt to set in.
and it is no easy task to arrest it. Our
graudmothers taught their daughters that
"stitch in time saves nine" pill in time
saves not only nine, but oftentimes an meals
culable amount of suffering as we'll If the
system be kept thoroughly cleansed and
strengthened, it is almost invulnerabe to dis
ease When the first symptoms of disease
appear two of DIR. Pierce's Purgative Pellet.
and few doses of the Golden Medical Discoy-
cry to cleanse the blood will in almost every
instance arrest the progress of disease and
expel it from the system. Those who have
used them are loudest in their praise. Their
reputation is genuine. depending on their
merits alone.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
A Centenarlan Gone.

Robert Lumpkin died Thursday
morning, Jan. 2nd, at the residence
of his son, Geo. Lumpkin,in the town
of Bloomington, Wis.
He was born in Essex Co, Va,
March 2nd, 1776. He was few
months Older than the Declaration
of Independence, and contemporary
with the illustrious men who gave
birth to the American nation. Cra-
died in the land OF heroes he grew
up familiar with heroic men and
deeds. He was child of the Reyo-
luton in politics and religion. Essex
County was the battlefield on
which men fought for freedom to
worship God and gained liberty of
conscience.
He was married 10 1909 to Sarah
Lewis Hutchinson aud they lived
happily together sixty seven years.
In October 1875 Mrs. Lumpkin
pf ssed to the better Land, and now
he has found her there.
The war of 1872 furnished an Oh.
portunity to show his patriotism
and he became a pensioner for Mill.
tary service. The family moved
from Va. TO Galana in 1849. In
1850 came to CassvilIe, Wis, after
two years moved to Blake's Prairie
where be spent the remainder of
his life.
His long life proved that he was
the son of strong ancestors, that is,
Royal blood which keeps it's ebb
and flow for more than a century.
There is siron in the blood" that en-.
dures 80 many hardships and sus.
tains SO many labors.
Father Lumpkin's good nature
and kindly disposition gave him a
warm place in the hearts of all who
knew him, even the children sought
his company and followed him in
troops to listen TO his words.
His hospitality was as remarkable
as his age-the needy never passed
his door without his help. He was
rot slow to entertain strangers and
became an angel of mercy to many
weary and hungry soul, and minis
ters OF all names will one day rise up
and call him blessed.
In 1907, two years before his mar
riage, he was converted and Joined
the Baptist church, and was active
in building churches and spreading
the faith which was prescribed bY
the charter of Va. He loved the
faith of his youth to the end and
drew comfort from it in his age. He
frequently spoke of his departure
from this life and always with great
cheerfulness, and some two years
previous to his death selected the
words of the Apostle, found in End
Tim, "For am ready to be offered
and the time of my departure is at
hand" etc.. for the text at his funer-
al service. He was unable to sneak
the last few days Of his life, although
conscious till he sank peacefully to
rest, and left the home of dutiful
| children for the everlasting home in
Heaven. S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
Nebraska Letter.

Webster Co., Nebraska, January 20, 1879.
Editor HERALD: As "Iowa' has
answered Mr. divers letter in behalf
OF his adopted stated will try and do
the same tor Nebraska. "People liv-
ing in glass houses shoaldn't throw
stones" IF all reports are correct.
there are several states far ahead of
Kansas. The ague is very bad there,
though it may be pretty enough in
places. The climate here is as good
as a person could ask for; it is not
far enough south to be damp and
muddy all winter, nor far enough
north for person to freeze in sight
of their house. The weather kept
nice all the fall, until about the 10Th
of Dec, when our winter commenced
with a snow storm. Since that time
we have had few falls OF snow, and
some cold days, with the thermometer
down to Is or l6 below, but most of
the time since then it hasn't been
much below zero. The last few DAYS
the snow has been melting, and the
roads were little muddy in the mid.
die of the day; the snow blows out of
the roads too much to nave sleigh,ng.
though there was enough in the
draws, and where the prairie grass is
high. Our winter so far, is ahead of
any | ever saw in 20 years in Wis.
consin. The snow was either so deep
there You could scarcely get around.
or the mud would be.
We expect to commence blowing
early next month.
As for hills, you can't find any here.
Near the creek it is rather rough. but
the most of the land in this, and ad
joining counties that | have seen. can
not be beaten. Deither for soil nor in
the lay of it. Water is pretty deep
down, but when struck is good and
unfailing. A few have to 90 $50 feet,
but 100 feet is the average depth.
There is no wood except on the
creeks. 1t can be bought for about
$l.00 and chop it yourself. Cotton
wood, Ash and Elm are the principal
kinds, think. Coal will soon take
the place OF wood here; some have
commenced using it now. The Ii. 6
NJ. r. r. is completed down through
the centre of this county to the Re
publican, and mp that river into Frank.
lin county. /. passes through the
county seat, Rcd Cloud, which Is on
the river six miles from south side Of
the county. There Is a station in the
centre of the county where we hope
70 have the county seat some day,
but OF that, some other time. We
have beaten you Lancaster people on
a rail road by two or three months.
The "scalawags" will be more apt to
stay there now. When they come
here they don't stop long. The peo-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
A BIT OF HISTORY.
Benedict APnold's Narrow Escape from Death
at the Hands Of w oman

New York Times The recent
death of Mrs.. Ann Human Kellogg,
Of Fairfield. Conn.,, in the ninety.
third year Of her age, recalls an un.
recorded incident IF the War of the
Revolution. Mrs. Kellogg was the
daughter of Captain Elisha Hinmap,
Of the United States Navy, and her
mother was the only American who
remained in New London when the
town was destroyed by the traitor
Benedict Arnold in 1871. At that
time Captain Humans ship was
hourly expected to arrive at New
London and il was hoped that he
might come in time to save the
town. Mrs. Human was we'll &C.
quainted with Arnold, as he had of
ten dined at her house and had been
friend Of her husband. Induced by
anxiety for her husbands safety, she
remained after all others had fed
and watched the entry of the Brit
ish from the doorway of her house.
As Arnold rode up he saw and salut-
ed her and said that if she would
point out her own property it should
be spared. She pointed out the
houses of several of her neighbours as
her own, and thus saved them from
destruction. Arnold remained On
horseback near her house nearly gil
day, noting the battle that was rag.
ing at Fort GriswoId. on the Groton
side Of the river, where the tall mon
ument commemorative the even.
now stands. Three times were the
British driven down the hill by the
deadly fire from the fort. Then the
ammunition of it's defenders became
exhausted and they were obliged to
surrender. The British officer in
command Of the storming party was
so enraged at the desperate defense
of the Fort, that, as be entered it, he
asked, "Who commands here 7" Coll
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

The President has signed the pen.
sion bill referred to last week, author
izing the payment of pensions to pen
sioners from the time their disabilities
began. A great many pensioners did
not discover themselves sick or enti-
tied to pensions until years after out
of service. Those who made the
discovery and obtained pensions dat
ing from the time of application will
now receive pensions from tie time of
discharge. 1t will cost the people
many millions and will make a harvest
for pension agents
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

Four years ago poor Reyes ex-
hausted his energies and his wits and
spent, some say, thousands of dollars
Of the Governments internal revenue,
to elect Mr.. Carpenter to The United
States Senate, but Carpenter was not
elected. This year Reyes exhausted
his wits and energies and had the help
of the revenue thieves to defeat Car
penter but Carpenter was elected.
This shows what Keyes's help is
worth when the people are awake.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

THE Legislature has accepted as q
gift Hon. G. G. Washburn's Edgewood
property, to be converted into a
school for INDECENT boys The Wis
consIn Legislatures, with Madison beg.
gars to lead them, would take every.
thing Mr.. Washburn would give even
if all his other property were blowed
into humiliation or lawed away by
swindling insurance companies or
patent frauds, but where is the Madi.
son man who shows willingness to
properly reward the most bountiful
and considerate benefactor of the
State? For Mr.. Hutchinson to make
the motion of acceptance was cheeky.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
CONGRESSMAN Bragg, OF this State

CONGRESSMAN Bragg, OF this State,
a Democrat, made sensation in the
House last week by scattering a vol
ley OF hot shot or "grape" among his
southern brethren. He gave them to
understand that this claim business,
by the southern rebels was more than
the North would stand. There is
still chance for other Democrats to
gain sudden fame by taking stand
in the interest of the people of their
own part of the Union.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

Signor Antonio. many time and oft
In des Rialto you hat abused me
About mine moneys ana said dot
took more interest in year
Den der principal vas come to
Still haf borne all dose nit
4 patient shrug;
For, vot you call it sufferance -
Vas der badge Nv all our tribe;
You call me bad names
Misbeliever, sun-of-a-gun,
Sheep Shon and so ON.
Veil den, it was now appeared
Dot you need my helup
You come to me and you said
Mr.. Sts,ock. old boy, would
Like to borrow dree dousand ducats
Till next Saturday! You said so
You dot hat beeted me
Two dree, six, several dimes.
Und spurned ME from your threshold
Like dog Moneys is your suit den 7
By goodness you haf more cheek
As book agent Should / not said
Half dog money?
Do a sun-uv-asgun
Keep pank accound?
Don't il been impossiblity
Dot cur should lend you
Dree dousand ducats? Or,
Shall bend low und in bondsmans key
Nit bated breath und vispered humbleness
Said this:
Faith cir, you spit on me yonednesda
last;
You spurned me on Thursday;
On Friday you told me to wipe
My shin off;
Annuder dime you call me
Old Stick-in. der>mud
Und now for dose dings,
lend you-a five-cent nickle,
Und took mortgage
On your old paid head Don't it?
oil City Derrick.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

SENATOR CHEIsTIANcY, of Mich
igan, has accepted the appointment
of Minister to Peru. 1t is expected
that ex. Senator Jack. Chandler will
succeed him in the Senate. Blaine,
Conkling, Don Cameron, Carpenter,
Chandler and Logan! What aoiR The
Southrons do with this battalion ar
raved against them {?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

HENDRICH b. WRIGHT of Penn
sylvania, introduced in Congress a
bill to loan $500 TO every man not
worth $500 ! And that mean, con-
temptible, Democratic Congress vot.
ed it down-2l2 to %. Now let us
make Hennie Wright candidate for
President in 1880.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
FARM FOR SALE.

Any one desiring to buy an eighty-acre farm
within one and half miles of Lancaster,
sixty acres improved and the remainder partly
pasture and partly timber. with story and a
half house, pretty good stable and other cut
buildings and good orchard and small fruits,
all for $4,000. may apply to the editor o. The
HERALD. The property is out of the reach o.
floods and not in cyclone belt. .ssa.~-~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

SEVERAL of our exchanges are iilu-
minatiDg the graBgers on the SUBJ
ject of "The Proper Time 10 Cut
Timothy" Our Legislature decided
that the best time to cut Timothy
was last week, Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
LADY BRAUTIrIERs.

Ladies you can not make fair skin, rosy
cheeks with all the cosmetics of France or
beutifiers of the world, while in poor health,
and nothing will give you such good health,
strength and beauty as Hop Bitters. A trial is
certain proof See another column
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

WE would like to know on what
authority the Prairie du Chem
Unidn says that two Grant County
members voted for Reyes and who
those members are? Also on what
authority it asserts that all the
members from this district [Grant
included preferred Mr.. Reyes to
either of the threo candidates 2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

The story of man being killed in
his house by meteor passing down
through the roof and floors and
burying itself 10 the ground is a
hoax gotten up by some one who
forgot TO account for why the house
was not burnt down.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
FARM FOR SALE

The undersigned, residing 8 miles south
west of the village of Bloomington, offers his
farm for sale, containing 1873 acres of land.
Also 40 acres of timber. Farm under good
cultivation, with good building and all kinds
OF fruit that can be successfully raised in the
west. Terms made easy. o. w. GRAVES.
Bloomington, Wisconsin 39m4&
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
6arns for Sale.
BuV 40 Acres.

An improved farm of 40 acres is offered for
sale by the undersigned. II is situated nearly
one mile southwest of the thrifty village of
Bloomington, adjoining the old Tracy farm is
well watered with two good springs. Will
give all the time wanted on payments.
T. ii. CHAMBERS.
Bloomington, Wis, December q. '7S. 4Otf
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30

INVENTORS who desire to procure Patents of
the United States and elsewhere for their in
yentions, as well as others interested in
Patents already granted, WILL on application
to the publisher of this paper be furnished
with apamphlet of reliable information in re-
lation thereto, free of charge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-01-30
Strayed-$5 Reward.

STRAY cd from the subscriber about the LIST of
October ISIS, from tine Jacce Island in Sec 49, Town
g. Range s. west, town of Cassville, two dark gray
Colts, coming two years old next Spring. being both
horse colts, with lsrge branded upon the shoulder
will pay the above reward for the delivery TO, OF
information left with j. II. c Snecode, az Cassviie
Wis, that will lead TO the recoyey Of the ssme.
HENRY SMITH, :
Dated Cassville, December 10, 1878. 4ltfss