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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
Eli Perkins at Mentor.

When [ got 20 Garfold's Mentor
farm | looked around to see the
growing crops, but didn's see any.
'Didn't the General raise any.
thing this summor?' asked the
hired man.
"Csrtainly, sir, but everything's
been carried 1tf As nsmantoss by
the visiting delegations"
"What! carrots and beets have
they carried them ell off ?"
lord bless yer, yea! and cab
bAges tool The German delegation
carried off the last cabbage, and
last week tho Irish delegation car
ried off the last potato. Pumpkins
went last June. The Indiana dele
cation took EN- and after Grant,
am Conkling aud Cameron left We
couldn't fiod briar- wood pipe or
meerschaum holder on the place.
You ought to havs heard the Gen.
eral talk. though, whom 4hav carried
off his carrots"
"Why, who carried off the car
rots p
"We ell, the las. delegation was 8
door-yard full of women from
Cleveland OF course they locke;
around for flowers in the garden;
but when they couldn't fiod even
pappy-bed, they went out and dug
up the Generals carrots; and you'll
see them now in the psrlor windows
down in Cleveland. A clergyman
down at Youngstown keeps cab.
bage on bis piano. He says Gar
field presented it to the visiting
clergymsa. An Illinois man, chair.
man of the workngmen's delega.
ton carried off the front gate. A
delegation of business men carried
off a barrel of pork and two firkins
of butter. But the worst OF it oil
was the editorial delegation"
What did the editors do ?"
"Why, they carried off the fami-
ly Bible and the lids to the cooking
stove, and the next morning you
ought to have heard the Generals
remarks when be had to go over to
DR.. Robinson's to attend family
prayers
"The delegations and friends often
filed up tbs Generals house, didn't
they ?"
dwell, e',ould s.y they did. The
night sit.r Cameron and Grant
came, G.,;i Il! rleps in the barn,
and Ms. Garfield stood up in her
night clothes 10 the hall all night
loog l. was a common thing to
pat eight or nice Senators into the
ssme room Eco John Logan slept
in the carrot with the children, and
Conkling slept between two coIored
delegates from Indiana"
"Bat the General has his house
left ?" / suggss cd, looking around.
ayes, the house Is here aud the
well. They couldn't carry the well
off 10 fact for the last week relics
have baeu furnished by the Gener>
al's neighbors. That has saved the
house. Dr.. Robinson sent over eight
loads of turnips yesterday. Mr.. Al
drich says he will bring over sever
al litters of pigs tomorrow. Mr..
johnson brought pumpkins enough
this morning TO last until inangura.
ton. That is what sent the General
up to C,cvoland-to get more
spoons and ere ckery after the visit.
ing c'ergymen left"
ELI PERKINS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
The Story OF an Umbrella.

The Nachrichten Of Basic tells a
story which may give the bold pur-
chaser q hint of a new method of
protecting himself against fradulens
shopkeepers. A young gentleman
bought silk umbrella from an um.
brella dealer indefinitely character
izea 90 c.. The next day was
rainy; the umbrella was put into use,
but the silk tore in SIX pisces during
the first hour of its contact with ths
rain. The purchaser went straight
to the shop, exhibited the ruined ar
ticle, and demanded sound ole in
its stead. C-'s silk umbrellas.
however, were made to sell, not TO
endure use; the dealer smiled polite.
ly, and observed that purchasers
ought to be careful when they made
their selection. The young man
took home his umbrella, painted
around it the following inscription in
big letters: "This is how an umbrel-
Ia looks to-day which was at C-,s
shop yesterday" and hired a com.
missionaire to walk to aud fro before
C-s shop with the opened UNI
brella for a whole day.
This unusual form of advertisement
naturally irritsted Herr c.. and
could not have been without deter
ring Influence upon possible custo.
mers. C sent for the police, and
asked them TO arrest he bearer of
the umbrella, but they declared that
they could see no legal crime 10 the
commlssionaire's proceeding, and de-
'llned 10 take him off to jail. Early
appeared sgsm, sna
ne kept sentinel in this manner in
'front.' of { IS shop for nearly
week. At the end OF this period, the
saw that he must give
way, and calling the man, asked him
20 go to his employer and say that
everything should be settled accord.
ng TO his wishes. When the bold
inventor Of the stratsgem entered
he chop, the dealer offered him a
'onnf silk umbrella in exchange for
he sickiv ona The purchaser agreed
% accept it, but added the further
demand t1at the dealer should paw
ne COMMISSIONER weeks wages,
. which suggestion he was also
compelled 10 assent. london Globe
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
4 Libe | Eii,o,

We were grievrd to read, the 9th.
er day, says the Detroit Free Press,
OF the death of one OF Michigsn's
lolliest pioneer editors-aimost the
last man of a band who published
weeklies 10 the state when q coon
skin would pay for a column lad,
ard three bushels OF corn dumped o.
the office floor stood Tor years sub
scrsption Never . publ ler was
more liberal with his ,pace Ii was
hard work for him to charge for any
thing except the tax lst n; mort
gage sales, and ho measured short
even on them. One day in the yeSrs
gore by his paper copied an arack
on a county official, aud old Mark
Vas doing 1T his desk when tho 10
jared party stalked in and began
"You are coward, sir--a--
cowa d :"
"Mebbe / am,' was the editors
complacent reply.
"And can lick you, s,r-lick you
out of yonr wrinkled old boots -
Il guess you could" answered
Mark, as he busted the wrapper of
his only exchange.
81 am going TO write an article
calling you fool, liar, coward, cur,
slsnderer and body-snatoher, aud go
over to Ionii and pay five cents
line to have it published :"
"Hey?" queried the old man, as
he wheeled around.
Eyes, I'll pay Eve cents line TO
have it published :"
'Say, lot me tell you something,
replied Mark. ave, got two hun.
dred more circulation than the Ban
ner, andPil publish your attack on
me tor two cents line, and take il
out in mill teed or corn stalks Don't
trot over 10 Ionia when you can help
To build up your own town"
Mark would have published il
word for word, just as be said, and
thrown in cut of horse or stump.
puller free gratis, but the official
cooled of.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

Senator Wade as a, Husband.

''Blutf Ben Wade vas the hero Of
many stromy scene in public life
but he " as NJ less hero at bone.
lie Was az chivalrous and gentle 10
ward ms wife as be was bold and
fierce toward bis opponents and ens
mes Says the Philadelphia Press:
His wiie had small income, bu,
oil Ben would never touch penny
Of It. HIS popularity about money
matters sometimes actually d stressed
Mrs Wade and her trisnds. His
packe,boOk was always open TO his
wtir, but she probably during Their
hong married lite never vas bile TO
induce her husband 10 accept out Of
her 10 ney the price oi meal lie
used to say, "A N does upl marry
a woman To live of her" believe
dr. Wade positively thought 1t do
grading for maD 10 use woman's
money, and SO it is Once he said
q HE aon, That your wiio has il
her own, aud what you have il your
wife's "
Th- was Wade's chii alrous idea
# The treatment OF W.T.. ; and right
royalty Did he practice IT ia his own
household Iii coGrteay to Mrs.
Wade was always 70 marhe1 as TO
attract tae attention even Of strang
er5
~ seventy years Of age 10 was as
fond AMI devoted lover a. she had
found him at forty.
No two people could possibly have
i,Yed NOR" agreeable together. Every
thug MIS- Wade said o. did was ex.
a3.i. right in the estimation Of her
hu ,band AMI during the eDtire course
Vi his lon. married life be probably
never had = JislOyal thought or oc.
u7sioned bis wife moments unessi-
nQaG
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

the mill business on Black river in
ls45 and 40, and the big freshet in
ls47, cleaned US out, taking logs,
lumber, dams, boom ani piers This
closed my numbering on Black river,
aud was partly the cause OF
MY LEAVING La CROSSE.
In l845 some two or three hundred
Mormons came up from Nauvoo aud
camped near the bank of the river
for some time aud then went back in
the valley below La Crosse called
the Mormon Valley. They remained
there until spring, when they set fire
to most of their houses and embarked
on fiat boats built by themselves and
went back to Nausoo.
There were very few changes in
La Crosse from 1916 to 1850. If /
rscnllae. --"s tue Sst5.
old plot, was entered at Mineral
Point, in the winter, ls46 and AT.
in $50 | sold my interest in the
town site to Timothy Burns, also a
farm at the lower end of the Prairie,
and also a piece Of land pouth of
Peter Cameron's addition, more
known as Burns addition. In 1851
the town began to settle in good
earnest and purchased back fourth
interest in the original plot.
Miller and myself had dissolved
our partnership in 1s47. | always
found him up to that time a good,
first rate, QUITO doors business man,
good company and liberal to a fault,
and he could get along with crew
of men as well as any man / ever
saw. was under the impression in
early times that La Crosse was
named after a t'renchman, but was
informed afterwards that the differ.
ent bands or tribes of Indians used
to congregate together there, for the
purpose of playing ball aud the name
of Prairie La Crosse was given by
the French on account of it. This
information | received from the Brls-
bois Of Prairie du Chen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
A Boys Letter.

A Cambridge mother sent her
small boy into the country, ard after
week of anxiety has received this
letter: 81 got here all right, and
forgot to write before it is a very
nice place to have fun. A Teller
and | went out in boat, and man
got me ont and I was so full of wat.
er that | didn't know nothing for a
good while. The other boy has got
to be buried after they find him. His
mother came from Chelsea, and she
cries all the time. A boss kicked me
over aud so have got to have some
money TO pay the doctor for fxin'
my head. We are goin' to set an
old barn on fire tonight, and l
should smile If we don't have bully
fun. lost my watch and | sm very
sorry. I shall bring home some mud
turtles and shall bring home tame
woodchnck if | can get 'em in my
trunk"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

A DELAYED incident Of the cam
psign lie ths fact that Roscoe Conk-
Ing, at dinuer given in his honor
at LOckport, n. Y, refused to Sit at
the same table with Burt Van horn,
a personal friend ofPresident Hayes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
--1-sl----7 = =
sToP THAT Nuisance.

Wheeling with the Asthma, Bron chitis or
simple cough il inercusable when DR..
Thomas Eciectric Oh banishes the throat
decorating and ear disturbing complaint, and
averts the danger of Consumption. Cease
therefore, 10 be :. sufferer and nuisance.
Sold by James A Jones.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

A repeater tried 10 vote for
dead man in San Francisco and
little Irishman objected. ION what
ground,?' said the judge because
begorrs,' said Pat. "ibe mat died
10 the third ward and ye are after
voting him in the iourth. a"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

RoUsTAB OUTS IN New Orleans
has been demanding from 800 to
$3.50 per month in addition 10 being
fed snd lodged. The stesmb boat
owners have resolved 50 mite
againz. tho eztor'irn, ard have
sent 10 Lau'sviils sp1 - LoYi4 for
laboTcrs,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

GENERAL MILES has been ap.
pointed chiet Of the signal service.
He entered the war as captain in
the 22d Massachusetts, and rose to
be a major general Of volunteers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
TERMS ,s2.0o PERYEAR
WHOLE NO. 1864.

Nothing, Jeanette, nothing; /
only sneezed."
see, for ell that, the emotions to
which man is exposed in res ding
Darwin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

ADA Jagged -, who was doing
sometbiag, and was told to desist by
her mother. Mother-"Ada, am !
to speak to y1u again ?" Ada-"Y es,
ma, you NAV If you like"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

A boy recently hanged himself,
because somebody found fault with
him." That boy was not born 10 be
50 editor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
PIONEER LA CROSSE.
Nate Myrick Tells About HIS First
Sett iame Mt IN La Crosse PraI.
re-An lnteres ing Re-
mlDIscence.
The Pioneer Resident Of La Crosse He Ri,st
went There n the Fall OF isaiah
Indian Fight Other Remini-
sconces

Some years ago, f. A. Moore, the
well-known newspaper man, was pra.
farlng a sketch OF the early times in
the Upper Mississippi Valley, aud
among other sourses of information.
procured the "reminiscences of Nathan
Myrick, of st. Paul, the first settler
on La Crosse Prairle. Mr.. Moore's
scheme was abandoned for want of
announcements a~5 .h~ .AAaso'IaIs
which be had gathered were subse-
quently in great part lost. He re-
Gently found Mr.. Myriok's letter, how
ever, and has handed it to the Sun
day Telegraph for publication. 1t
was written in 1868 and gives the
only true and genuine account of the
first settlement of La Crosse Prairie,
that was ever published.
Mr.. Myrick says: In May, 1s4l, |
left Westport, Essex county, N. Y.
for the far west l continued nv
travels until | arrived in Prairie du
Chen in June following. Twas then
8 years of age After being there a
month or two, | went into the postof-
nee as clerk, and remained until
about the let Of November. same
year, not receiving any compensation
tor my services but my board. |
concluded then to make venture on
my own account. and, having heard
during the summer that there was a
prairie up the river, by the name of
Prairie La Crosse, unoccupied by
whites, concluded to select that
place for purposes of far trade, and
also IN connection with the limited
Lumber business done on Black river
at that early day, and also, with the
view that ultimately there would be a
town built up at that point, making
the land and business chances yalua-
BILE.
The facilities for steamboat travel
and transportation being very limit.
ed, as then only two or three boats
went up above Prairie 1u Chen dur
ing the season, and il being so late in
| the season 1 had to resort TO other
means OF transportation, | procured
from Gen. Brooks, who was then in
command at Ft. Crawford, keel
boat of about 10 tons capacity, to
take up my goods, which were all
purchased at Prairie du Chen.
loaded my goods ON board aud hav.
ing some room left, took in III. Curtis
and freight, who wanted to get up
Black river. | left Prairie du Chen
on the 4th of November, and, after a
very pleasant time in sailing and pol.
ing, arrived at La Crosse on the eve.
nlng OF the.9th of that month, at sun.
set, After looking around ON the
prairie few minutes, and finding no
timber for fuel or to build with,
showed the boat over to the main ISL
and, directly opposite La Crosse riv.
er, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
Dental.

nR J. BROWN DENTIST. Is IN HIS OFFICE
~ second house west Of the County Jail. the LIST
seven lays OF each month. July 10th, 1878.
nR y AKER SURGEON DENTIST
Bloomingto via All work in the dental line
@rain the hest manner aud warranted. 33-S2s
DRF g looMEs DENTTsT BOscoBEL WIS
0mceover SAWYER Tavor'a store. Oar be
fu NJ during houvs from o " till5p 8n-l
NJ am .. VRwsrr. GENTTST oRPTcF ovER
'Trst' a-l7 Store Lancss'er Nov emher "a.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
TAI. MILLS, ATTORNEYSAT LAW Lam
n, .easter. wis. once AZ residence Of Judge Mills

VTTTW IHIVW7IH NTV"VWVNFl
r., Al. N. MILLS, ATT0RNEYSA AT LAW Lam
J easter. Wis. once at residence of Judge Mills
TOHN D WILSON, ATTORNEY AND C0UN-
y seor At Law, Boscobel Wis, will practice in all
Wsconsi Courts and in the United States Courts;
make collections and transact business promptly
oflceover Ritter 4 dubbeIt' 9 hardware store.
AROHIEW. BELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
AGenera collecting Agency Office in Washburn's
Rlocx. Main-st .Piatteville Grant Co. Wis. 32-7
I ROCKEFELLER, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
, Notary Public ,Beetowh. Grant Co., Wis. 3l-3l
SAMUEL MERRICK, ATTORNEY AND o0UN-
seliov At Law. FAirplay Grant Co., Wis. 1913
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ATTORNEY ANDCoUN-
w sellor At Law, jamestown, Wis. will prosecute
,lpimsaRd make collections promptly. SI-4
WM.E.SGEO. r. GARTER. ATTORNEYS AT
w Jaw plattevlle Wis Practice in all the courts
ofthe state. once over Hodges& AoCarn's Bank.
3l-4
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

A PTHoMPSON, ATTORNEY ANDCOUNsELOR
4 at law, Court Commissioner for Grant County
a nd General Pension A gent, Lancaster Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

KELLEY did IT; yes and he is still
doing IL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

aUSTVESS MN NCTORY.
gemts.

gents.
IEssE BR0OKs GENERAL COLLECTION gent
' and eonVeynncer Bloomin gtOD Wis. Titlesinves-
q sats AMI perfected. Collections prompt
81 -. RsFesences given when desired.
r MCLAUGHLIN, Ian col LEOTION ANDIN-
! srrance, Office opposite First National Bank.
3oscobel, Wis Will attend promptlyto ousinessen-
trusted 10 his care. alas
IOaE ZONES PATCH GROVE, GRANT COUNTY
J Wis Notary Public and Convey aucer. General
G ollectton agent. Alsospecial Treasury Agent for
State o fWisconsiR to whom Hawkersand Peddlers
sN0'i ianptv Tor State Licsnse. S3-l5ly
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

I J.ARTHUR, Attorney at Law aud Notary Pub
iI.lic. Special time aud attention given TO colects
Ing and securing Claims, Loans ofmOney negotiated,
General Fire and Life Insurance agent. ONCE In
front Of Court House, Lancaster, Wisconsin.
BARBER 4 CLEMENTs0N, ATTORNEYS AND
y Couase1lorsat Law, Lancaster, Wis. Willprsce
ttcein all the courtsin Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

W. TAYLOR,
Noptfort Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
AfiormeYs.

LS6LLEa & HICKS, 1TToRNETs AND COUNSEL
I ora at Law Time and attention given 10 collect
gnQ and securing claims once In Fennmore, Wis.
ID BUSHNELL, CLARK WATKINS,
ID Auoru eya and COunselOrs At Law,
General Collection and Land Agents. Practice 10 all
the State and United States Courts. once ia Lam
caster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
TIED UP FOR THE NIGHT.

There was not white man 10 that
part OF the country, nor even an In
dian to be seen, they having all gone
to get their ammunition at their
place OF distribution, on Turkey river
about so miles west of Prairie du
Chen. There being no timber on the
prairie, made up my mind to build
On the island, and 60 into winter
quarters accordingly the next mora.
ing | went to work and cut aud
packed logs enough for a double log
house, and moved into it in about
one week Ia about two weeks the
Indians who had been paid off com
menced returning from Turkey river.
Trade was good, aud by the middle
of December | was out of many srti
Giles. Consequently, on the 18th of
December, crossed the river part
way on the ice, and part way in a
canoe, and took the Indian trail
along under the bluffs, on foot and
alone, for Prairie du CHEN. After a
tedious trip, not being accustomed to
walking arrived at Prairie du Chen
on the 22d, having laid over one day.
In January | returned with several
teams loaded with goods and provis,
ions on the ice to my lonely habita
ton. l had two men to work getting
out cord wood and banking it with a
hand sled. About that time j. B.
Miller, who was trading abou. 80
! miles below, near the mouth OF the
Cook Slough, came up with load OF
provisions tor the Indians who were
encamped on Black river lake, where
Onolaska now is. On his return |
engaged him to haul the timber up
the bank aud assist me in putting the
shanty up, when only took two or
three dag 9, and then moved my goods
over from the island. The house oc
cupied the ground now known as the
common, opposite the public landing.
corner of State and Front street
This was in February, 1912 At that
time there were no improvements on
the whole prairie from one end to the
/ other.
! In 1889 or 1910 some one belong.
/ ing to the American Fur Company
had some fence rails got out and
hauled to that part of the prairie now
known as Dunn, Dousman and Cam
-on's addition, but they were al
taken off by the steamboats, and used
for fuel, there being no wood cut If
those days along the river. A com
pany of t. 5. soldiers mad been SEN
To La Crosse in 1870, to keep OIL
drive the Indians across to the west
side OF the river, So they had sold
their possessions o, the east side, aus
mere trace OF their encampmen
vas visible, and that was all to show
thai ever white man had set foo
there
After returning from Prairie d,
CHEN in January, and ibefore leaving
the island to go over to the prairie
the Indians made an attack on th'
institution for the purpose ofrobbins
aud plumber. 1t was commenced oil
Sunday morning, just sitter breakfast
by two Indiana whom | bad invited
to take breakfast with me. They be
gan the attack by firing st me wheI
not more than twenty feet from me
fortunately for me the gun missed
fire, and spraug into the house. ans
st once prepared for fight. Will
loading guns, and barricading up tn
door to keep them out as long SIS pos
sible, they kept up constant nr
through the door and window. How
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
nAzELToN PRovIs,

II AttoFnsysand COunseIOTs
At Law. Practice in United States and all State
Courts. General collection and real estateagents.
ON en- nn Wiaenn ain AVenne. BoAcobel Wis,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

LA NC A STBR HoU Sc.
Terms 90 per day
LOUIS LIsHERNEss, Proprietor.

NENNTSoN HOCsE,w FORBES PRoPRIE-
- tor ,CaasvlilN, Wis The house has beenl ately
rehtted ana refurnished throughout, and 10 pains
will bo spared to accommodate guests. Good
tahling attached.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02
BLOOMINGTON HoTEL,sIMoN wooDHoUsT

,HALLEY HOUSE, JOHN 8 .sMALLEY, PRO.
.or .Muscoda, wis. Near the Depot. Express Of
nee md Livery 'sbleattached. Meals at sllhours
Rooms we'll furnished. oI-4b