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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
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State Of Wisconsin. County Of Grant-ss.
John Huntington. Plaintiff, vs.. Elizabeth Mich
Ell widow Of Henry Michel, deceased. also us
exccutriX OF the last will and testament of said
Henry Michel, deceased, Agnes Rogers (born
MichelB and Edward Rogers herhusband, Joseph
Michel. Sidwell j. Taylor (born MichelD and
Thomas W. Taylor her husband, Thomas r..
Michel, John =. Michel. Josephine Michel, Ann
Michel. William IL. Micheli, Nicholas T.. Mich
on and Henry E.. Michel, children and only sur
giyiug heirs AT law Of said Henry Michel, de-
ceased, the National Bank of Galena, William
Thomgs. Timothy Cottingham and August
IIabieh. Defendants.
Notice is hereby given. that by virtue and in
pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and or
der of sale, rendered at "A general term of the
Circuit Court of Grant county, Wisconsin,. held
in the court house in the city of Lancaster. in
said county, on the 18th day of September. A D.
1851. and the time allowed by law for redemption
| having expired and no redemption having been
made therein. tho undersigned, Sheriff of Grant
county, Wisconsin,, will, on the 10th day Of De
cember, A.. d. 1882. at one o'clock in the after
noon. AZ the front door of the residence of the
late Henry Michel. deceased. on the premises
hereinafter described, offer for sale and sell to
the highest and best bidder or bidders, for cash
the following described mortgaged premises or
50 much thereof as may he sufficient TO raise the
amount due the plaintiff for principal, interest
aud costs together with the expense of sale ,to-wit:
the following lands in Grant county, Wisconsin,
VIZ: The west half OF the northwest quarter of
section No. thiFty-iYe t35), in town No. two GU.
north. Of range one %. west; also the east half
IF The northeast quarter of section No. thirty
our 80. in town No. two 60 north. of range No,
oae tll. west; also the west half of the northeast
/ quarter OF section No, thirty-four go, in town
40. two () north, OF range No. one %, west.
! >aVingan excepting ten (i0) acres in Il square
form out Of the southwest quarter Of last de
scribed tract, heretofore decided To one E. Crab
II g; and il is further ordered that said Sheriff
in making said sale shall Offer and sell said prop
! rrty in TIC following order until sufficient shall
be realized to pay said plaintiffs Judgment costs
and accraing cosis,yiz: First the west u of nw4
| Of section No. 30. town =. range one: second the
{ Nraef I1lF nf fba aartbnaGf y Of aagffpY Z 4 fntp,
,. range ], except said 10 acres ont Of the south
west corner of said tract: and, third. the e1s Of
neii OF, section No. -. town ? range J., west, or
80 much thereof as viii satisfy said judgment.
costs aud accruiue costs and disbursements.
Dated sheriff. office, Lancaster, October 20,
| y. D. 1889. JOHN +. LANE,
Sheria Grant Co, Wis.
A w. BELL. Plaintiff Attorney.
p. Q. Address; Platteyille, Grant Co, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Less Need OF Drudgcry,

As 10 its drudgery-whatever has
been the case in the past, where there
were stumps to be pulled and mortgages
to be lifted from almost every field:
when it was q long way 10 market, and
the buyer paid for produce in trade
when almost all implements were labori-
ously hewn out at home or clumsilY
hammered out by the village black
smith-there is, happily, less drudgery
on the farm now, and less need of it ev-
cry year. Taking the year through.
the working hours of a man on a farm
are no longer than those of the section
hand on the railway or an artisan in the
shop, who has to hoe his own garden be-
fore breakfast or after supper. The busy
lawyer and the doctor in average prac-
tice work longer and harder than the
farmer. The grocer and the editor and
the book-keeper each sees less of his
children in his working hours than the
farmer who sometimes envies them
their ''easy life
1t must be conceded, of course, that
the profits of farming are not so large
on the average as those which are real
lied by men who are successful in mer-
camille life. But such as they are, they
are surer-twenty-fold surer at least.
Large profits are always contingent on
large ks.-Prdirie Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
A New Method,

A practical gardener makes the fol-
lowing important statement: ".Last
year, as a Test of a frequent practice
among growers Of melons and squashes,
| pinched the ends Of The long. main
shoots of melons, squashes, and cucum-
bcrs, and left some TO run at their own
will. One squash plant sent out a sin
gle stem, reaching more than forty feet,
but did not bear any fruit. Another
pant was pinched until it formed a COM
pact mass Of intermingling side shoots
eight feet square, and il bore sixteen
s~quashes. The present year, a musk
melon plant thus pinched in, covers the
space allotted to it, and it has set twenty
three specimens Of fruit. The pinchipg
causes many lateral branches, which
latter produce the female or fertile bios
SONS, while the main vine produce only
the male blossoms. The difference in
favor of the yield of an acre of melons
treated BY the pinching process may be
easily amount to 100 barrels"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

A lamentable accident occurred at a
Cincinnati theatre Thanksgiving. Frank
Frayne and his combination were play
ing 81 Slocum,h when, during the
course OF the play, Slocum, played by
Frayne, shoots an apple off from his
wife,s head in order to ransom both.
The shot was the one known as the
backward shot where Frayne takes
aim by the aid of a mirror attached to
the butt of the rifle. The part of Ruth
Siocum was taken by Annie Van Behren.
For some un%acountable reason, said by
Frayne afterwards to have been the
giving way OF the catch which held the
barrel down, the shot missed its mark
and struck Miss Van Behren just above
the eye. She fell to the floor and never
spoke a word until her death a few mo-
ments afterwards. When Frayne realized
what he had done he became frenzied
with grief and when brought to the sta
ton demanded that the charge be made
as heavy as possible. What added to
the sadness of the affair was the fact
that the two were engaged to be married
shortly. A c%oroner's inquest was held
over the body and a verdict of acciden-
tai shooting rendered. Frayne a V he
will quit the stage. 1t is about time
this sensational element was driven of
the stage. 1t has no more to do with
legitimate acting than a m~ountebank's
jokesha withthe works of shakespeare.
1t is bound to result in the manning OF
killing of some Of the company as was
the ease above; in fact it is this tacit
understanding of hidden danger that al
lures the crowds to witness the spec
tacle. If the managers of the theaters
will not take the matter in hand the 20
lice authorities in the different cities
should DO so.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

The right to pass through an alley
way granted for the common benefit OF
abbutting lot-owners is lost by a failure
to use it for ten years, in the opinion of
the MARYLAND Court of Appeals, in
Smith VS.. Ullman, decided in October.
A municipal corporation will be liable
for an injury resulting to a person i1om
falling into a hole in a sidewalk which
any n could see, though no formal.ao
tice of the defect was given to the city
authorities, in the opinion of the SUI
preme Court of Iowa, in CIessey VS..
portville, decided in June.
A blank for a promissory note had the
amount in figures only, but in the part
for the written words the blank was not
filled in. In this case-Hollen VS.. Davis
the Supreme Court of Iowa in October
decided that the figures in the margin
are no part of the note, but a memoran-
DUN only; that they do not supply the
necessity of the written words, and that
no recovery could be had on the note
BradStreetS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Butter Records.

Butter records of Jersey cows have.
by the anu OF the press, been made TO
greatly increase the selling value of ami
mails of this breed. because they furnish
to the general public the strongest pos
sible argument in favor of the little
butter cow"-procf of what she has
done and can do to add to the profits
and comfort of humanity. Ii is true
that other breeds of cattle can show rec
ords OF butter-production equal. and
even superior TO the average Jersey, but
such records fail to show more than that
a lew individuals have shown
unusual capacity in this respect. No
breed has yet publicly shown itself equal
to the Jerseys in butter-making; and
unit some breed shall have, by well-au-
thenticated records of the performances
of n large number of cows, shown that
it is at least equal to the Jersey, the lat
ter will have the preference of q vast
number of people who believe it is better
TO keep a Jersey in comfort during Ter
period Of m~i.h-yielding, and then give
her away if need be, rather than keep a
cow of any of the breeds of which il is
said by their friends, when their milk
ssA1' Wv ~ hidhG bttt CllpuGn 10 uuN
fresh cows
1t may be that there is occasionally n
COW, or even n family of cows, of the
beef breeds which yield very rich milk,
or a very large quantity; but such must
continue to be exceptional cases, so long
as the cattle are bred for the production
of beef, and not like the butter records
of Jersey cows. indicative of a valuable
characteristic. fixed by generations of
careful breeding for a single well-de-
fined purpose.
OF the milk and butter producing ca
liabilities of other breeds those who have
been testing the Jersey. and giving the
results to the public, have said little or
nothing. They have wisely been content
with developing and making known the
best virtues of their favorites, and
have refused TO follow the exam
pie of some breeders who seem to
fancy that the ruin of some rival breed
will afford the only resting place upon
which their w can safely stand.-Chi-
cdg0 Tribune. .
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Prohibiting Pork.

BERLIN, December THE following
is the text OF the ordinance presented in
the Bundesrath yesterday forbiddiDg
the importation of American pork:
i. The importation, from America, Of
pigs. pork bacon and sausages Of all
kinds is forbidden.
2. The Chancellor is empowered to
permit exceptions to the prohibitive
rule, subject TO necessary measures of
control.
3. The restrictive ordinance Of june
%, 1880, in respect to the importation
of American pork and sausages, is abol-
ished.
4. The present ordinance comes into
force thirty days after its PRONUNCIATION.
The ordinance of June 25. 1880, only
applied to minced pork and sausages.
not to hams.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Worth TRYING.

A writer in the Christian Union says
concerning rats and mice, the farmers
pest and enemy: 81 cleared up my
cellar, and for the purpose Of purifying
it, sprinkled in it, and quite plentifully,
from a coarse dredging box, carbolate
Of lime; and with no plan of driving out
the rats, ] put it about their holes.
Whether this drove them out or not |
cannot say, but it is certain ! have never
again been troubled with them, though
last winter my vegetables were entirely
unprotected
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

state Of Wisconsin, County Of Grant--ss. Cir
Cuit Court.
George Ballantinc. Plaintiff v. +. b. Pike. as
the administrator Of the estate Of Henry Pike,
deceased, Lucrctia f.. Pike. Elbridge 2. Pike.
Eliza .'.octtc Pike, Lucy Emma Horsfall. and
Cora MaR4nia Garthwaiie. defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue and in
pursuance of a judgement of foreclosure and or
der Of sale. rendered on the 2Sth day Of October,
1881, at a special term of the circnit court for
Grant Comfy, held in the courthouse in the city
Of Richland Center, in Richland county, Wis
couSiH, and the time allowed by law for redenlp-
lion having Xpired and no redemption having
been made therein. the undersigned. sheriff Of
Grant County. Wisconsin. Will on the 10th day of
December. 1892, at one O'Clock in the afternoon
OF said day. mt the front door of the courthouse
In the city of Lancaster, Grant County. Wiscon-
sin. offer for sale, and sell to the highest and best
bidder or bidders for cash. the following dcscrib-
ed mortgagcd premises. or so much thereof rs
May be sufficient to raise the amount due the
plaintiff. for principal, interest and costs, togeth-
cr with the expenses of sale to-wit the west
half Of the southwest quarter of section six (Gl.
IN township number five. north Of range number
iu9r ~ west. in Grant County Wisconsin.
Dated Sberifrs office, Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Nov. I. 1882.
JOHN f. LANE,
sheriff Grant Co, Wis.
CSC. CLEMENTSON.
Plaintiff" Attorney.
Z. o. address: Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
An English Province.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Egyptian gov
eminent has applied to England for off
GERS for the Egyptian army. Negotia-
tions are proceeding. Nubar Pasha
arrived at Cairo, and vas informed that
England declines 10 recognize or sane
ton his appointment as Commander-in-
Chief of the Egyptian army. 1t is be-
lieved a British general will be sent to
Egypt to take command of the force
levied by Baker Pasha, as not holding a
commission in the British army he is
not competent to assume command over
British officers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
A GOOd Rarghiner.

Mr.. Rice, the lately deceased and real
~ business member of the Rice and
Beasant firm in woodworking, was q
stiff bargainer with publishers, and the
chief planner, Mr.. Besant, having the
best literary execution. Both he and
his partner held positions that paid them
n good income aside from their literary
work. He was a genial, good-natnrcd
man, with a Jewish look, used to be
fond of the turf, and played a dashine
game at loo. He died in consequence
of gangrene in the jaw. following the
cutting of a wisdom tooth, which occa-
stoned 5lood-poison.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

East Time.

A dispatch from New York says: "A
day or two ago the brown mare Man
eta. hooked double to a road wagon
with the running horse Longman, trot-
ted two miles in the extraordinary time
Of 4:27l-the first mile in 2:l4t. and the
second 2:123. The mare did not wear
breechiDgs. and, therefore, outside of
his taking the major part of the weight,
She received no assistance from Long
man. The track was a trifle duh and
slippery. The two miles are the fastest
eve trotted. The first quarter of the
second mile was trotted in 34t, the Sec
ond in 33i seconds, and the third in
80 seconds, and the fourth in 32i sec
onds. The last half mile was denc IN
.l:044.''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Good for called Shoulders.

An Illinois farmer gives the following
directions for curing CALLED shoulders in
horses, and says that it is infallible:
Take the leather and burn it to n crisp;
rub the bone on the CALLED pant. A few
applications will effect a perfect cure.
A new work horse put to the pillow this
spring received several gals on both
shoulders. A few applications Of the
burnt leather made them as sound as If
never injured. and no scar is now seen.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
Rhine Riot.

BERLIN, Dec. LIN the Diet to-day
Won Puttkamer stated that the damage
by overflow of the Rhine could not be
repaired without drawing upon the re-
sources of the State. He had requested
the Emperor's sanction of n grant of
800, 900 marks TO relieve distress in the
flooded districts. The Diet will he asked
for the funds as soon as the amount re-
quired can be ~ascertained.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

The Christmas St. Nicholas is a num-
Der to make the eyes OF every youngster
dance with joy, and is a triumph of the
art of magazine making for children.
Among the special features is a Christ
mas story by Louisa Alcott entitled
.'Grandmamma's Pearls Anotheri in
teresting story for youthful readers.
The Field Of the Cloth of Cold is
commenced. while the body of the num-
Der is filled with the very best of reading.
The illustrations opening with 4 colored
frontispiece by Birch are fully in keep
ing with the letter text. It is a merry
Christmas offering. Century Co. New
York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
The Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph h

The Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph has
just entered upon its fifth year. The
Telegraph has been on the up grade of
popularity from the time it was started
and is still at it. As a soldiers paper it
is without a rival, that portion of its
columns being filed with interesting re-
m%inisences of the days when porkers
and chickens had 10 suffer. 4 column
which will prove Of more than ordinary
interest to every one who the blue
is that of soldier personals, which gives
the location and present occupation of
all those whose names can be collected.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
DraMing Down the Debt.

WASHINGTON, December 1.-The debt
statement shows the reduction during
November t. be s.. 534, 142; cash in the
treasury, S287, S67. 173. certificates out
standing, gold, S35, 40S, 80; silver, S73.-
095, $50; certificates Of deposit outstand-
ing, $685. 900; refunding certificates,
S413.650; legal tenders, 1916, 68l ,016;
fractional currency. S1,022, 61I; cash
balance available. s157, 8S7.476.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

An eastern philosopher wants to know
''when to get married." Well, some
prefer the fall season and some the
budding months of spring; but if the
girl is passably good looking, and the
old mar well heeled, the sooner you
get before the minister the better.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

the massive vaults of that establishment
preparatory to paying the annual inter-
est due on the bonds, spent two days in
counting off coupons. The public may
form some idea of the wealth of James
Gordon Bennett when it is said that
several vaste-baskets were filed with
these coupons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

The navy department are a~nxiously
waiting for a fair day in which to start
the iron clad Miantonomah for Wash
ington. Contrary to expectations she
will have a crew aboard, and still more
contrary to general opinion, they will
not be convicts condemned to death.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
SnSnpnding the Entries

Owing to the land frauds of startling
magnitude in connection with the Usage
Indian lands IN Kansas, the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office has
issued an order s~uspending all cash
entries made by single men since June
%. 1881, where the lands lie within the
counties of Sumner, Harper, King and
Comanche.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

Fort Pillow Chalmers is now being
dosed With his own medicine and. as
usual in sueh cases, does considerable
squirming in consequence. He claims
to have been defeated by fraud and
wants a recount of the votes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

England expects every man to his
duty" and if he does not come up to
expectations bounces him. The COM
mander and navigating lieutenant of a
British mar of war, lost on Prince
Edwards Island, have been dismissed
the service.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, editor of the
organ of the Indiana prohibitionists,
has sued the Chief of Police, of Elk
hart, Ind, for SANDER. The SANDER
consisted of the defendants assertion
that he saw the plaintiff and a promin-
ent lawyer go into the latter's office and
remain there until after midnight. The
friends of the plaintiff alleged conspi-
racy on the part of the liquor interests
to destroy the lady's character.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

Wraps and camel's-hair shawls are
now so adroitly made that the shawl is
not cut, but held together in graceful
folds by means of tapes on the inside.
1t makes an elegant and exceedingly
stylish wrap.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

~ EXQUISITE Perfumes are un.
lit Te rivalled by any in the Market for
~ Ill Delicacy aud Intensity of Oder.
Lubens and all Of the Most Popu.
lar and Refreshing Handkerchief Extracts, Col
ogne Extracts, Toilet Preparations. Fine Soaps.
Toilet Powder, Rogue. &c, &c. Put up in Ap-
proved style and the Very Best Quantity of
Material. No Tea Berry for sheep teeth.
W. b. BAXTER, Lancaster.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

An Illinois postmaster took TO himself
the duties of press censor in addition to
those of his regular position andrefused
a local publication the use of the mails,
OF the ground that 1t contained obscene
matter. The o-ver-sensitive official was
directed by his superiors to subordinate
his taste 10 that of the district attorney
hereafter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

In another place is published a letter
received from Phocion Howard in re-
spouse to inquiries rs to the work
being done in Illinois to secure rood
roads. Those who have been ac-
quainted with his sprightly correspond
ence to the Chicago journals, will read
with interest what he has to say on this
subject. Phocion is the Peter the Her
nit OF the road crusade in Illinois, and
is probably better posted on the subject,
in all its bearings, than any. other man
in the State. The statement as to
the cost to the different counties
for alleged road making since
1913 could, without doubt, be
duplicated in Grant County while the
net results are, if anything, more mea-
gre. TIE HERALD has made ar
engagements for a series of arti-
Giles bearing on this import
ant question of road making and road
systems. They viii embrace arguments
pro and con and be made as exhaustive
as possible, to the intent that the people
may receive all the information attain
able on this Absorb ng topic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

Since his elevation to the Governor
ship of the Bay State Ben Butler is said
to have .'taken on a new lease of life"
Those Massachusetts fellows have as
sumed more of a burden of RESPONSE
bility than they counted on at the out
80
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-12-07

The most fashionable jet hornets are
those formed of row upon row of Jet
beads of the same size finely cut. and as
large as the end of a Iady's finger.
Those in fanciful designs of ietted lace
are no longer stylish.