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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
FOOT RACE.

ners. Investigation showed but two
entries and it was necessary to find
more before start would be allowed.
A little effort and persuasion got the
following entries:
Jas. Morkin, of Patch Grove; Frank
McGIanathan, of Lancaster; johnson
Ginger, of Lancaster Il. Walker, of
Fennimore; C. b! Smith, of Chicago;
j. j. Walker, of Fennimore.
The purse was $40, divided as follows:
First money, $500; second, $500; third
$500 The distance was decided on as
half mile and Jim Walker. Ben Croft
and Mr.. Walker were appointed Judges.
Everything being ready the contestants
''toed the scratch" and were off with
standing start at the word 'sgo,' Nc
Granular leading but soon giving
place to Smith, who hurt his foot and
gave place to Morkin who held it till
near the close, when r. Walker took
the lead, the finish being as follows,
Ginger ''throwing up on the stretch:
r. Walker, LIST; Morkin, End; McGrana-
han, 3d. J. Walker, 4th.
Everybody then adjourned for dinner,
and all was quiet for time. As soon
as possible after this the Judges were
sent out to make their decisions, and
the racing of the day commenced soon
after. These races were sandwiched in
between each other, and furnished a
very good programme.
THE GREEN RACE
was the first on the programme, and
was first called up. This race was for
horses owned in Grant county that had
never trotted for money. The purse
was $50, divided as follows: 1st horse.
$40; second, SIS; third, $40; fourth, SIS.
There were four entries, G. Smith en-
tering his George b; DR.. Hurd entering
his roam, Prince H; VIM. Dyer entering
bay mare, Lucy Cutler; and l.. j. Ar
thur, dark bay mare, Lou-Lou. The
following is the result of the choice for
positions: George b, LIST; Prince Ill,
End; Lady Cutler, 3rd; Lou-Lou, 4th.
In the first heat the horses got off well
together, George B. taking the lead and
holding it all the way round. 1t soon
became evident the only hard struggle
would be for second place. The finish
was in the same order as the positions
at the start.
The race, by mutual agreement, was
made two in three instead of three in
five as advertised, and with the excep-
ton of the withdrawal of Lou Lou the
second heat was exactly like the llrst,
giving George B 1st money, Prince III
End, Lucy Cutler 3rd.
Next came the
2:40 TRoT,
and after heusual amount of parleying
the race was started. The purse in this
race was SIS, in three moneys, as fol-
lows: First horse, $40; second, S25;
third, so. There were four entries. Ii.
ID. Faiquharson entering German Boy;
G. Clifford, Lady Wishton; ID. johnson.
Minnehah; and Mr.. Bailey, Honest
Fred. Lady Wishton was Withdrawn
before the race started, leaving only
three to start. Positions were assigned
as follows: German Boy 1st. Mime
haha End, Honest Fred. 3rd. Each of
the TIN ee heats resulted just as they were
placed, the money being awarded ac-
cordingly. In the first and third heats
German Boy led from the start, main
tanning it all the way through. In the
second heat Minnehaha led till the
stretch was reached on the first round,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

LANCASTER CDUxctI II. r. Meets first Thurs
day Of each month in Bndd block. Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

LANCASTER LODGE |. o. G.. T. Meets every
Tnesdsyat p. m. in Budd block. Madison street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

FIDELITY Lopez A. o. U. w Meet first and
third Mondays Of each month in Budd block,
Madison street.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
THE FAIR.
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT, FINE EX.
HIBITS AND LARGE AT.
TENDANCE
Make the Fair the Grandest Success it
Has Attained for Years FL
nancially and Otherwise.
THE EXHIBITS, RACES, AND DETAILS INCIDENT
THERETO AS NOTED BY OUR SPECIAL
REPORTER.

The Fair of the Grant County Arri.
cultural Association. held in this CITY
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Of
last week, was success in nearly every
detail. In spite of the rather gloomy
outlook the misty weather of Sunday
and Monday gave, it cleared up on
Tuesday and though tue weather al
times was quite threatening the cold
was the only drawback, and this was
in no way serious.
Before its actual commencement one
could see preparations going on on
every side. Carefully blanketed horses.
wagons loaded with green boxes, tents
and such, men with little grips sluno
over their shoulder and flat box in
one hand, and other like Ingredients Of
the country fair were to be seen coming
in one by one. Everybody predicted
success and gladly commenced their
part of the work necessary to attain it.
The train of Tuesday evening brought
a large number of participants from
abroad, and the horses already in town
assured all of the success of the races.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. Corner Madison
and Cherry streets Services at 1890 a. m. and
p. m. Sunday
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

The new two-cent postage stamp,
supersedes the three-cent stamp for let
tiers, is described as follows: ION a
tablet is suspended an incised shield,
decorated with bead-work. Oval, FORM
ing framework surrounding canopy
of Houdon's life cast of Washington;
at the base of the oval is figure 90 on
the left and the word cents on the
right. Surrounding the upper part of
the oval appears the words United
States postage The color of the
stamp is metallic red. The stamp is
handsome piece of workmanship, and
displays decided artistic taste, the shad-
ing being particularly fine"
| The Massachusetts Greenback con-
vention after considerable of a pow
WOW in which the convention was de-
clared by some as but an auxiliary of
the Democracy for the purpose of aid
ing and abetting Butler, managed to
renominate Butler for governor, and on
the following Monday, Sept. &c, he was
unanimously selected by the Democrats
F., to head their ticket. Butler has kept
his eye steadily on a reelection to the
Gubernatorial office and has devoted
all of his energies to the accomplish
ment of that one object during his pre-
sent term. The outlook for his de-
feat by Mr. Robinson is now so good
that old Ben would no doubt be glad to
retire and let some other man bear the
humiliation at the polls, but he has
gone too far to back out and will have
to fight the battle out himself. While
there is an apparent unanimity on the
| part of the Democrats in selecting But
Ter for candidate, there is an independ-
ent element in the party who will
quietly knife him. Every thinking man
sees at a glance that if Butler is re-
elected in Massachusetts this year he
becomes at once one of the most for.
nomination for President next year and
the people of the Bay State and this
country are not quite ready to con.
slider man of his devices and reputa.
ton within hand grasp of the chair
which the Adamses, Lincoln and Gar
field adorned. 1t is thus plainly ap
parent that the most effectual way OF
disposing of Butler is to let him run fol
governor again, when powerful in.
fluences in and out of the state will be-
brought to bear against him. Robinson
will surely poll the full Republican vote
and the Independent vote of the othel
parties and is a man who win not have
to be defended and if he polls the full
vote of his party Buffers defeat i:
certain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
CASSVELEE.
FAEKPLAY

N-NN~N~0~N~0o~N~NNoNNNN~N
Agent. III. G. SNECLODE, Cassville,
Wis. Notary Public, Conveyancer and Fire In
surance Agent. Collections promptly attendedto
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
German Boy taking the lead and hold

ing it the rest of the way
The balloon. which they had been
trying to fill the most of the afternoon,
but which. on account of the wind, act
ed poorly, was cast loose late in the
afternoon, but instead of soaring beau
tifully away collapsed ignominiousiy
and the ascension of that day, in spite
OF Prof. Dockstader's effort, was pro-
nounced a failure. This was nearly the
last thing on the programme excepting
the usual amount of foot races of a
private and exclusive order, none of
which attracted much attention.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Corner Mon,
roe and Cherry streets. Services i0:30 a. M. and
Z p. m. Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
BDSCOBEE
Dentist -W. 7

Hardware--T. CARRIER & Co., Bosco-
bel Wis. dealers in heavy and shelf Hardware
Stoves. Tinware, Wagons and wagon Wood Work
sash and Doors. Agents for Champion Reapers
and Mowers, acknowledged the best in use
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

ittOrney-JoHN ID. WILSON, Bosco-
bel. Wis. Attorney and Counselor at Law Will
practice in all Wisconsin Courts and in the United
States Courts. make Collections and transact
business promptly. Office over Ruka Bros
hardware store
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
NUMBER 81.
The chief showing in the line of
VEGETABLES

was potatoes, the display, especially
that of G. ID. UT. being splendid, both
in regard to number of varieties and
quality. The entries in this class were:
C.. Taylor. best peck carrots
NJ. S. winehell, half dozen cahhages, one dozen
tomatoes.
j. n. Borah, best half dozen sweet potatoes
two varieties Irish potatoes.
ID. Decker. Irish potatoes.
Warren Hannum. Irish potatoes.
Anton Wilhelm. Irish potatoes.
j. NJ. Altizer, exhibit celery.
d. D. TIT, best half dozen eabbages best ex-
hibit eaulihower.
G. W. Marrow Irish potatoes.
+. 5. Morse, best Irish potatoes. three samples.
W. j. Bailey, three samples Irish potatoes,
squash.
9. ID. TIT, thirteen varieties potatoes: Early
Telephone Prince OF. America. blush, Early Rose
Blue Peerless, Ruby, White Mexican, Alpha,
Dnnmore, Clark No. /. Burbank Seeding Ruby
Of Hebron, Early Ohio
". W. Rowden, pumpkin.
r. c. Willis, cabbages.
Mrs. Narrel, Irish potatoes.
w. p. Rowden, Irish potatoes
9. Taylor, best pumpkin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

CRY LIBRARY. Court house. Open Wednes
day afternoon and Saturday afternoon aud even
ing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

CATHOLIC CHURCH. CornerJeffereon and Cher
ry streets. Services at 1890 a. IN. and Z p. m
Sunday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04
VII. IDA

~ -7~r'>e>-~>- - -
Agent-R. BUGGINS, Mt. Ida, Grant Co.
Wis, Notary Public and Conveyancer. Collec
tions a specially.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-04

And money was awarded accord
ingly.
The additional purse of $25 each to
the first two horses was won by them
and gladly given. 1t was the best and
fastest race ever trotted on this track,
and the fastest trotted in the state this
year.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
THE PACIFIC POOL.

Threatened Rupture by the Action of the
Northern Pacifis-Another Meeting to
be Held In Chicago October 31st.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 1S.-Railroad man
ayers here say the threatened refusal of
the Northern Pacific to continue the Off
cial contracts system will have no effect
on rates west of the Missouri river. I'm
der the fifth section of the private agree
ment, the Northern Pacific took ''solemn
obligation" (as the clause reads) to main
tain the present existing rates, and man
ayers here claim Willard will have to
do SO until he gives the required
ninety days notice of withdrawal
from the compact. The reasons assigned
for this proposed action of the Northern
Pacific are that Willard wants to establish
a special contract system on his own line.
One manager asserts he is doing SO now,
in violation of the agreement he has en-
tered into, and that he has proof that Viii
lard offered special contract rates to Port
land merchants Immediately after the
close of the conference, the contracts to
run to December 81, 1884. He says also
he has reason to believe Willard committed
himself by promise to give through rates
on local tariffs. These matters will be
considered at the meeting in Chicago, the
31st, when another commissioner will be
elacted
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19

the tables of thu law. And now after 100
years of marvellous fortunes and crowded
experiences, we confront the days and
works and men of the first age of the re-
public. Three wars have broken the
peace he proclaimed-the war,
of neutrality, to complete our indepen-
dence by establishing our right to be at
peace though other nations sought to draw
us into their wars; the war of the boundary
which pushed our limits to the Pacific and
rounded our territory; and the war of the
constitution, which established for this
people, that for then and forever, liberty
and union are one and inseparable.
These rolling years have shown growth,
forever growth and strength, increasing
strength and wealth and numbers, ever
expanding, while intelligence, freedom,
art, culture and religion have pervaded
and ennobled all the material greatness.
Wide, however, as is our land and vast
our population to-day these are not limits
to the name, fame and power of the life
and character of Washington. If it could
be imagined that this nation, rent by dis
astrous feuds and broken in its unity,
should ever present the miserable spectacle
of the undefiled garment of his fame
parted among his countrymen, while for
the seamless Yesture of his virtue they cast
lots-if this unutterable shame, if this I'M
measurable crime, should overtake this
land and this people--be sure that
no spot in the wide world is inhospitable
to his glory, and no people in it but re-
joices in the influence of his power and
his virtue. If the great statesman and Or
ator, Mr.. Fox, could, in the British parlia-
ment, exalt the character of Washington,
as that illustrious man, deriving honor less
from the splendor of his situation than
the dignity of his mind, before whom all
borrowed greatness SINKS into insignifi-
canoe and all the potentates of Europe
become little and contemptible; if the
famous el2quence of Erskine could speak
of him as the only human beng
for whom he felt an awful
reverence, if the political philosphy OF
Brougham prescribed it as the duty of
the historian and sage of the nations to
let no occasion pass of commemorating
this illustrious man; if he asserted that
until time shall be no more, it will be a
test of the progress which our race has
made in wisdom and virtue from the ven
GRAFTON paid to the immortal name of
Washington, if our own great statesmen
and orators join in this acclaim mil ori-
tlruns alias nal ortum tale Jfalentes.
The HalIelujah chorus was given after
the oration, and Bishop Coke pronounced
the benedictIon. The great crowd then
scattered to march by the band. The
people enjoyed themselves in their own
way throughout the afternoon. In the
evening there was fine pyrotechnic dis
play, salutes were fired, and the ships we're
dressed and many social reunions were
haId
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19

dict that the shrinkage that commenced a
little while before the assassination of
President Garfield had gone as far as was
to have been expected, and that the
liquidation had put trade and even
Wall street into thoroughly
healthy condition. But the downpour has
kept steadily on ever since. Those who
are hunting for bottom may be sure of
one thing; prices went too high when they
were going up. Millions of dollars are
waiting for the turn of the tide in order
to invest in good properties, but they must
expect something of the same extrava-
gance in putting prices down as was
shown in driving them up in 1880. Wall
street is expiating its sins of stock-watering,
booming over production of railroad Sc
curities, and there is no telling to what ex-
treme agony of the repentance of it's sen
sitive condolences, may carry its penance.
Buyers are encouraged with the
prediction constantly reported in one
avery "smart rally" from the extravaganza
of the decline. This is no ordinary liqui-
dation and the elasticity and rebound that
are to be looked for in market that is
rising and falling IN healthy series of
fluctuations, cannot safely be counted On
in one that has had its face pounded as if
by the slugger Sullivan for so many
months. If there were such manipula-
ton as that in Western Union two years
ago. when the consolidation with the
American Union was arranged and the
stock was taken by the Gould Vanderbilt
alliance so that only they and their friends
should get the profits of the watering,
or if it were like one of
the momentary breaks of ten points that
interrupted for a few days at a
time the wonderful rise of 1878 to 1880
such rally" as we hear predict might
be looked for. Some of the most serious
losses made in connection with the panic
Of 1873 were incurred by those who bought
after the first break in September in the
belief that there was certain TO be rally
the rally came but it did not arrive until
five years, and they lost IN counting the
DAYS. This Is not panic; it is the pre-
ventive of panic, and there is only one
thing worse 10 take than the preventive,
That would be the panic itself. A panic is
an explosion. That does not now
seem to be among the posi-
bilities; but such balloon may
rot and that IS just what appears to be the
malady that is attacking our speculative
balloon-a kind of dry rot. The more
thoroughly this rot is permitted to do its
work the better for the country, What
has already been accomplished has saved
US from the horrors of a general panic.
commercial and Industrial. II the eoun-
try had kept on for few months longer
in this mad and reckless career in which it
was steaming along in 1880, under the
sinister lead of the syndicates that were
booming iron, oil, cotton, wheat, pork,
stocks and bonds, we should have had a
burst up in year or two that would have
made 1873 look pale by comparison.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
CRAZED BY SPECULATION.
The Remarkable Career of One of the Vic
TINS of the mcGeoch Failures-uis EA-
tarvagant Freaks.

The Remarkable Career of One of the Vic
TINS of the mcGeoch Failures Ex-
tarvagant Freaks.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18.--The full career OF
who supported a Franco-Italian adven-
turess lpxuriously at the Grand Pacific and
lost most his fortune through the Mc-
Geoch failurs, has just come to light. For
the past six yAsrs he has represented the
tobacco hoUzaf of Brown u Earle, New
York, and hit 8lles have reached fabulous
sums. His Hunmission on cigars alone
last year was 125 900. Harris also owned
Leadvills Ea<:e, cigar store in Kansas
City AID considerable mercantile property
at Muncie, Ind. He was specuiating in
McGeoch failure, and lost $4,000.
This heavy loss deranged his mind
which had been greatly over taxed in keep
ing track of so many interests. A few
days after the failure Harris visited his
family and gave his neighbors a royal
supper. Nobody knew of his mental
trouble, and it was supposed that he hsd
made a great financial strike. Harris
started out on western trip a few weeks
ago. He visited Omaha, Kansas City. st.
Louis, and other places, at each OF which
he offered to invest $4,000 in any feasible
scheme. Soon stories OF his wild dissipa-
tion reached his family, and Reuben Pick
ard, of Omaha, his father-in-law, started
out to find him. He traced him through the
south, thence to Chicago, and hence to
Fort Wayne, where he found him at his
fathers house hopeless invalid. He had
squandered S125,000 on his trip. When in
this city one of Harris fancies was to send
long kilograms costing several dollars each
to people in various parts of the country
inviting them to come to Chicago and dine
with him. The adventures into whose
hands he mad fallen, Pickarj says, clung
to him like a leech. She literally
robbed him of his money, and even went
so far as to petition the courts to appoint
her his guardian and conservatory of his
property. In this, however, she was baked
by Harris family and the estate was
saved. In st. Louis Harris became infat-
uated with repulsive colored woman. He
made her many presents, one of which
was necklace worth $50O.C Mr.. Pickfard
finds that notwithstanding Harris extrav-
agance considerable property is left for
his wife and children.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19

The funeral of Gen. Steedman will take
place in Toledo on Monday, Oct. %, at
2:30 p. M, under the auspices of Forsyth
Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Chap
lain Deacon, of the post, pastor of the
Central Congregational church, will Off
ciate. The remains will be inferred in
Woodlawn cemetery. They will lie in
state in the City Hall building from 2 p.
m. to morrow until the hour of the fu-
neral.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-19
CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-On change there
was very little in any of the markets to-
day to attract the attention of the specu-
lator. Uncertainty in eastern stock and
financial boards, tended to depress them,
and aided the bears in establishing some
what lower range of prices until well
along in the afternoon.
Flour was very slow and holders were
making it difficult to bring out any kind
of bid, with the home trade picking up a
limited quantity of the better family and
bakers brands, but shippers and exporters
were out Of the trade almost entirely,
and were hardly looking at samples,
and lower range of prices would
have to be allowed to meet their
views. Rye flour quite slow. Bran and
all millstutfs were holding firm and selling
quite readily.
In wheat there was only moderate bus
mess in speculative futures to-day, and
prices were easy. and at the close Novem-
Der was about 38c lower than at l o'clock
yesterday. December 10 lower, and May
about 3$c lower. The opening was weak,
being at 4@15c decline from yesterdays
closing, and fell irregularly about 1ac
more. afterwards reacted and sold up about
58c again weakened aud fell OH
b@58c changed some and closed steady.
Continued weakness in stocks IN Wall
street had depressing influence in wheat
and the tone in speculative circles was de-
cidedly bearish, and there were free SELL
ers, good deal of the "long" wheat having
been thrown on the market. The holders
have become demoralized. The shorts
having bought freely during the fast few
days, there was not so much demand from
them, and consequently the bidding was
generally weak. Foreign advices were
unfavorable. New YORK was
reported lower, and the visi-
BILE supply at the principal points
of accumulation shows further increase
of 100000 bushels. Under these circum-
stances and no really favorable influence
brought to bear on the market, operators
again sold rather freely, while the demand
was only moderate. On call the offerings
hCIS lUll anu IlsO OSLnohS1 1NiSO SSS-'S3
with sales of 745,OOO bushels, chiefly De-
cember. Room and other shorts checked
further decline by extensive covering.
Lindblom says: "The panic which has
prevailed in Wall street for the past three
days has had very depressing influence
on our market, and We close 16c lower
than three days ago and about the same
as yesterday. We believe good
parties have taken all the large
offerings, and as they are fresh buyers they
may not scare SO easy as the old demoral-
lied bulls. But no one looks for any i'm
mediate large advance, while the bears in
sist on lower prices, although we are lower
now considering freights than any time
in eighteen years, we have learned to re-
spect the opinion of the bears, and this
may turn out to be an exceptional year. 1t
has so far. The stories of bad results from
the spring in Dakota are of no account at
present"
Kent says: "We can see nothing to en-
courage investment buying in wheat just
now except that prices are moderately
low"
Corn was dull and weak, selling off