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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Michigan Religion.

An old couple, man and wife, were
along the wharves a day or two ago
hunting for an up-shore boat, and the
woman explained to a steamboat man:
''It's very stormy season, and we
expect to to be seasick, and we druther
go on boat. where the captain is re-
ligious man."
"Well. that's all right" he replied.
"We've got one very religious captain
on our line, and his boat sails to-
night"
''Can we go down and see him?'
'Oh, yes. Keep right down the street
until you see the boat"
The couple walked on and finally
boarded the steamer. The captain and
all hands were busy with cargo, but the
old folks walked up to him and the
woman said:
Captain, you have been recommend
ed to us as religious man."
1.-The - l haver' he promptly
growled.
They looked at each other with con-
sternation depicted in their faces, and
then the old man said:
Captain, wha. church do you be-
long TOP"
''See herer' roared the official, s.if
you've come to bleed me for some char
ity, or want me to sign a petition, or
expect this boat to carry lot of dead
heads up the lake. l won't stand It'll
What do you wantp Out with it, now,
and no Internal chawing around. I'm
BANKED if | amt bothered by more
dashed lunatics than any other blanked
man on the dashed lakesr'
"Man and wife retired to consult,
and after getting ten feet away the
woman said:
"Henry, he's not religious man."
"Well, Dunno"
'But he swears like pirate.'
Yes, Maria, but you see this is out
West. We don't swear and belong to
church too, up in New Hampshire, but
they may do differently out here. He
swears, but he looks like man to de-
pend upon in storm"
"Shan't we look for anotherp''
IL guess not, Maria. guess the re-
ligions out here in Michigan are kind
o stretchy, and they low swearing on
steamboats, and around the depots.
Wen 60 by this boat, and if he dom t
swear any harder than he did to us,
mebbe Providence will let him squeeze
through on the up-trip and sink him
when he comes down. n-Detroit Free
Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
No Need For A Scare.

The growing inclination, which is
shown in some quarters to create a
cholera scare in this country, appears
to be without the least foundation in
fact. Although there has been ru-
mors to that effect, there have as yet
been no well authenticated cases of
genuine asiatic cholera in England or
on the continent; and as the eastern
terror is certain to fasten his grip on
those shores before he transfers his at
tentions to this country, it is plain that
any danger is still long ways in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
SHORT
LINE.
CHICAGO,
M LLWuAKEE
AxeSI.PAuL.


: 1t owns and operates over 45C) miles of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa
and Dakota; and as its main lines, branches and
OF the Northwest and Far West, it naturally
answers the description OF Short Line, and Best
Route between
Chicago. Milwaukee,, st. Paul and M1n-
neapOlis.
Chicago, Milwaukee, La Crosse and
Chicago, Milwaukee,, Aberdeen and
chicago, Milwaukee. Eau Claire and
Chicago, Milwaukee, Wausau and Mer-
chicago. Milwaukee, BEAVER Dam and
Chicago, Milwaukee, Waukesha and
Oc0nomOwOe.
Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and
Chlc3 90. milwaukee,, Owatonna and
chicago. Beioi., JanesvilIe and Miner
Chiea go, EIssn, Rockford and Du-
buque.
chicago. Clinton, Rock Island and Gee
Chicago, Couacit EIuGs and Omaha.
Chicago, Sioux City. Sioux Falls and
Chicago, milwaukee,, Mitchell and
CIiaMbe tain.
Rock Island. Dubuque. st. Pau, and
Minneapolis.
Davenport. Calmar, st. Paul and Min
aieapOlis.
Pullman Sfeepers and the Finest Dining Cars in
the World are run on tie main lines o. the CHI
CAG0, MILWAUKEE q ST. PAUL RAILWAY and every
attention Is paid TO passengers by courteous en-
ployes of the Company.
s. 5. MERRILL, A. v. II. CARPENTER
General Manager. Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
j. I. CLARK. GEO. II. HEAFFORD,
General Sup't Asst Gen. Pass Agt.
46y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16

The whistle of locomotive is heard
$500 yards, the noise of train $500
yards, the report of a musket and the
bark Of dog 1880 yards, the roll of a
drum l,600 yards, the croak of a frog
900 yards, and a cricket's chirp 500
yards.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
TUFTS hair dye,
Announcement

Referring to the above. desire to say in I'M
dertaking the business myself, that | am very
thankful TO the people Of Lancaster and vicinity
for the generous support given Us since staring
In trade and viii enueayor. by keeping the best
quality Of goods at the lowest prices, 20 merit q
continuance Of the same. Buying all our goods
for cash thereby saving all discounts. are
enabled 70 make prices as low as frst-class goods
can be sold. fully realizing that high prices
is thing Of the past
Respectfully,
23w3 c. r. THOMAS.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16

The use of the re. m
F" Short Line in con-
nection with the coipo-
rate name of a great
road, conveys an idea
of just what is required
by the travelling pub
liza Shors Line, Quick
Time and the Best OF
accommodations-allof
he greatest railway in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16
Railroads.
Arrival and Departure II Trains.
Chicago q Northwestern RaiIway.

Chicago a. Northwestern Hallway.
LANCASTER.
ARRIVE. DEPART.
Galena Pass. II 40 mlG alena Pass 400 D m
Madn Fr't... 1855 m Mad'n Fr't.... $50 4 m
MI; Pass. -. 7:l0 p m Mil. Pass. -. $3.50 a m
MAD frt... 2:l0 m Mad'n Fr't.... S:35 p m
FENNIMORE.
Galena Pass. 1855 mlGalena Pass :55 a m
do do $3.50 m do do =. 4:50 p m
Mad'n fr't... 2;25 m Madn Fritz. 2:25 p IN
u, DO r. DO geo q m do do y. 9:so m
do do =. SEQ a m do do =. SEQ m
wood'n Pass. $40 m Wood'n Pass 1888 a m
do do 4;l0 m do do -. $40 D m
wooDMAN.
Passenger is 30 Passenger. 200 m
do do =. $50 nj do do =. $3.50 p IN
Observation-Disclosures.
GOING NORTH GOING SOUTH.
Galena rrt. $3.50 m Galena FRI. 100 p m
do Pass. 1905 a m do Pass $40 . m
Mad'n Fr't.. 1850 m GOING NORTH.
NIL. Pass -. $40 p IN Galena Pass. 10 :05 m
Mad'n Fr't.. 1910 a m Mad'n Fr't so D m
GOING EAST. Nil. Pass. $40 p m
Mad,n Frt... 300 m Madn Fr't... .12:10 p IN
Mil. Pass. .10:i0 IN GOING EAST
Mad'n Fr't.. IL 90 IN Mad'n Fr't. 900 a m
GOING SOUTH. Mil Pass 1910 a M
Galena Pass. $40 p m Madn Fr't II 100 a m
MADISON.
Passenger. 10 M Passenger -. $40 p IN
CHICAGO.
Passenger. 700 mIPassenger, -. 800 a m
W. II. DECKER, Agent,
June 10, 1883 Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-16

HAVE AGENTS of
LYON have eenneaLa
in nunderth Masonic
nl-Wre running
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29

Cured the greatest destruction of life.
A special despatch to the Tribune
from Dodge Centre says; The crops
in the path of the cyclone, two miles
south of here, are all destroyed, and
heavy damage was done to buildings.
A man named III. Elbrecht and his
wife were working in field, when
they saw the storm coming, and chung
to each other. When it struck them,
he was knocked senseless and she was
blown to considerable distance. She
was found yesterday morning in a
horribly mutilated condition, one arm
being twisted off and the other nearly
so. A number of others were less
seriously injured.
The number killed is reported to be
thirty-four and the injured at eighty
two.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1888.
How Much Land for Each.

The census of 1880 gives the total
area of the United States (not includ-
ing Alaska at 1925, 800 square miles,
of which $4,000 square miles are oc-
cupied by water-lakes, rivers, bays,
eic.,-leaving 100000 square miles
of land, or 1,9OO,SOO,OOO acres. The
total population is 5O,155,7SS. This
land, evenly divided, would give to
every man, woman and child 37}
acre, and an onion patch 8 by 8 rods,
over. If we divide the population
into families of six persons, each fam
lily could be allotted 227 acres. AL
lowing one-quarter of the land to be
mountain ridges, sandy and stony
tracts, and other "bad lands" there
would still be left the regulation
quarter section" (l60 acres) for each
family. But the census figures now
being made up are for June, 1880.
Since then over one million people
from foreign lands "have come to
stay" as American citizens, and the
natural increse has been considerable;
the total increase from 1870 to 1880
was 3 per cent. per annum. So we
had March /, 1882, nearly 100000
inhabitants. AS the area of land
does not expand, there are now less
than Sc acres each, or not 152 acres
per family, and the average amount
is rapidly decreasing. No cause for
alarm, however. With the best cul-
tivation, one acre will supply plenty
of food for one person, and at this
rate we could allow more than 4O0,-
100000 acres for waste land, and still
have an acre left for the entire esti-
mated population of the globe, which
is somewhat over 1 ,400,000,000.-Ex.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29

situation has become unbearable,
and the representation of the press
has become to be ranked by the bust
ness men as more intolerable nuis-
ance than the travelling life-insurance
agent or the pertinacious book agent.
The time must come when the ille-
climate spawn must become extinct.
A decent public will not tolerate it.
Until this consummation shall be
reached, the reputable press will have
to suffer more or less of the obloquy
which has fallen upon newspaper en-
terprise from the existence of these
excrescences.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29
Board of Education.

The Board of Education of the city of AL
pena met in special session in the Secreta
RVS office, on Wednesday evening, Angus
9th, 1883, and was called to order at $3.50
o'clock by the President.
PREsENT.-Robcrt NJ. Donnelly, Presi
dent; John S. McVicar, Secretary, and
Trustees Seage, Potter, Wall and Wagner
Reading of journal omitted.
The President stated that the object o.
the special meeting was to talk over the
Teachers Institute the ACCESSIBILITY Of q
change of text book, and to fill vacancies
in the corps of teachers.
Trustee Gjorud appeared and took hi,
seat.
Moved by Mr.. Seage, supported by Mr.
Wall, that the opening of the schools Of
this city ION account Of the holding of the
Teachers Institute during the coming week
be postponed for one week, and that the
schools shall be opened Monday, Septem.
Der 10th next Carried by the following
votes Ayes-seage, Wall and Wagner
Nays-Potter and Gjorud.
After considerable discussion in regard
to teachers, it was moved by Mr.. Seage
supported by Mr.. Potter, that the position
of teacher in room No. 5, Central Building
he rendered TO Mrs. ]. w. Smith. Carried
by vote as follows: Ayes-Seage, Potter
Wagner and Gjorud. Nays-viall.
PROPOSAL.
To lie Honorable The Board Of Education
of0e city Of Alpena'
GENTLEMEN.-Sheldon & Co. respectful
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29

For everything TO eat,
Rice, Coffee, Nutmegs, Tea and Meat,
Alspice and Candy, Starch and Soap,
New Prunes and Currants. Seeds and Rope,
Knives, Forks and Spoons, Gunpowder, Hams
Lines, Fish-hooks, Cartridges and CLANS,
Ink, Paper, Pens, Lead-pencils, States,
Naples and Pitchers, Soups and Plates.
shotguns and Muskets, Rifles fine,
Don't fail to find the Big Deer sign.
East, South and West their treasures bring,
Where all who buy rejoice and sing.
Each one who comes brings many more,
You'll find the throng at
DEWEY'S Store.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29
CHERIFF SALE.

~
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of writ OF
eri facias issued out of the Circuit Court for Al
pena county, in favor of Clarissa Harshaw, against
the goods and chattels and real estate Of Smith
Brown, in said county 10 directed and delivered
did, on the 23rd day of May, A.D 1888. levy upon
and take all the right title and interest OF the said
Smith Brown, said defendant in and TO the follow
ing described real estate, viz The north half OF the
northwest quarter of section 16, the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter of section IL the
southeast quarter OF the southwest quarter OF
ton 0, the east half of southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section o. town 81 north OF
range east.
All of which said property, or so much thereof as
may be necessary TO satisfy the demand of said
plaintiff named in said suit, will expose for sale,
at public auction vendue, TO the highest bidder,
at the front door of the Court House, in Alpena, in
said county, on
Thursday the 4th day of October, AID. 1888,
At ten o'clock in the forenoon Of said day.
Dated, Alpena, Aug. n, lss3.
JAMES T.. DENTON,
Sheriff of Alpena county.
w. Il. TURNBULL,
Atty for Plf. O2Sw1
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29
CHERIFF SALE.

- HERIFF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of writ OF
er facias issued out of the Circuit Court for AL
pena county, in favor of Patrick McDade, against
the goods and chattels and real estate OF Smith
Brown, in said county 10 me directed and delivered
did, the 23rd day of May, A. ID. 1888, levy upon
and take all the right title and interest Of the said
Smith Brown, said defendant in and 70 the follow
ing described real estate viz The north half of the
northwest quarter of section l6, the northeast
quarter of the northeast quarter of section IL the
southeast quarter of the southwest quarter Of
ton 0, the east half OF southwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter of section 0, town 81 north, OF
range east.
All of which said property, or SO much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy the demand of said
plaintiff, named In said suit, will expose for sale
at public auction yendue, to the highest bidder
at the front door Of the Court House, in Apena in
said county, on
Thursday, the 4th day Of October, A. d. 1888,
At ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day.
Dated, Alpena, Aug. 81 1888 -
JAMES Il. DENTON,
Sheriff of Apena county.
W. +. TURNBULL,
Atty. for Pl'f. 62Sw7
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29


Our Introductory price, when no ole
books are taken in exchange, is our regular
wholesale price, and we hereby agree thai
these prices shall not be increased so lonl
as the books shall be used under this adop
ton.
We will allow you whatever time you
may require to complete the introduction
at the prices named, so that each separate
grade may have the benefit thereof. This
will give you an opportunity to supply your
classes, as they. are promoted, with new
books at reduced rates.
We further agree that when pupil in
your schools is promoted from lower To
higher grade in reading, and has to pur-
chase new reader used in the higher grade,
we will take the old book such pupil has
used in the lower grade in exchange for our
Modern Reader of higher grade, at the
following rates
An old LIST Reader and PC for our End
Reader an old End Reader and 2Sc for
our Bird Reader; an old Bird Reader and
40c for our 4th Reader; an old 4th Reader
and sec for our 9th Reader. These rates
to continue until all your pupils have had
an opportunity to exchange their old books
for the new, as they are advanced from a
lower to a higher Reader, by classes or 9th
erwise.
II is hereby specially agreed that the
books shall at all times be as good as the
samples in paper, presswork and binding,
and that should the publisher. at any time
reduce the price of the books, then your
pupils shall have the advantage of the full
reduction, but in no case shall the price OF
any book be increased so long as used in
your schools.
SHELDON, & co.
n. 8. BoYNToN, Agt.
Moved by Mr.. Potter, supported by Mr..
Seage, That the proposition of Sheldon q
Co., as presented by Mr. Boynton, be ac-
copied. Carried by the following vote
Ayes-Seage, Potter, Wall, Wagner, and
Gjorud. Nays-None.
On motion the Board adjourned.
r. M. DONNELLY,
President.
JOHN S. McVIcAR,
Secretary.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-08-29
TREAsURER's NOTICE.

TREAsURER's NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned,
Treasurer of the City of Alpena, will receive the
tax roll for general city and highway taxes, for the
year 1888. Tuesday, July 10th, and the same will
be retained by him for forty days thereafter that
during the first twenty days of said forty days said
Treasurer will receive all taxes assessed thereon
without the addition of any commission or per
oentage for collection that during the remaining
twenty days of said forty days, persons paying
taxes will be charged per cent. additional on
their assessments and that after the expiration of
said forty days, said roll will be returned to the
Comptroller Of said city, who will cause TO be made
out copy of as much of said assessment roll as
shall be due and unpaid, adding thereon such per-
centage as shall have been fixed by the Common
Council for the collection of such taxes
ments not exceeding four per cent, and that with
in ten days there after the said Treasurer will re-
ceive said mentioned ROLL and proceed TO collect and
receive taxes thereon assessed up to the last Satur-
day in October next.
Notice is further given that the said Treasurer is
not required by law TO call upon the persons assess
ed upon such roll, or demand the payment OF such
taxes. -
s. WESTROPE,
City Treasurer.
Office in Dawson block, corner of Second and
Chisholm streets.
Dated, July 0, 1888. Give
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-08
A one-sided Election i'm Utah.
MORE FAILURES.
A Large Boston Wool Firm Goes
Under.
Another Suspension In the Boot and
Shee Trade.

BosToN, August Wright Wooster &
Co., wool dealers, No, Sc Federal street, Bos-
ton, failed today aud made an assignment of
all their property to Lester Goodwin of New
ton, one Of the firms employees The firm is
one of the prominent wool houses of Boston
ties are thought to aggregate a heavy figure
The concern has stood in very good credit and
been considered worth from $1,000 to $780,
600, and the failure is the cause of no little
surprise to the trade.
As regards liabilities nothing is yet definite
ly known, but those conversant with the
firms business are of the opinion they will
not exceed 100000, the bulk of which is
thought TO be owed to banks which have In
the majority of cases the Endorsement OF John
Wooster, father of the Wooster of the firm
and who is currently reported to be worth
$500,000 and who is not so far as known en-
gagged in any outside business having retired
from trade several years since. The failure
is looked upon as due in a great part to the
general feeling of distrust now prevalent in
the mercantile community.
W. q. & r. M. Silby, tenners, Troy, d. H.,
have failed in consequence of the failure OF
Hersey Whittier & Wyman of Boston. They
will make an assignment to e. HI. Mcclure,
tanner and currier of Peabody, Mass, who
has also failed. The liabilities Of these firms
are not definitely known.
BosToN, Aug. THE Traveller says Will
ltafn Il. Fowle, Treasurer of the Auburndale
Watch Co., failed last night. His liabilities
are now supposed to be small, although nothing
definite is yet learned. The failure will un-
doubtedly involve the Auburndale Watch Co.,
whose liabilities 1t is thought will far exceed
the assets.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-08
Notes About Notable People.

Mrs. NJ. NJ. Munger is superintendent of
public schools in Nebraska.
Miss Anne Whitney has made a model TO
statue of Theodore Parker. The figure
in sitting position.
DIR. Henry Nachtel, who organized the
night medical service of New York, has
agreed to undertake the reorganization Of
The New York Herald suggests Capt. G.
v. Fox as the man to edit the papers Of the
Blair family.
Agnes Booth says that actors and actress
es are peculiarly sensitive to what is said
about them in the newspapers. As for her
self, the longer she plays the more sensitive
she grows
Gladstone, Talbot and Villiers are the
only three members of the British House Of
Commons who were there when Victoria as
cended the throne.
a portrait of Henry Irving, on which ].
E. Millais is now engaged, will soon be add
ed to the collection of the Garrick Club in
London.
Moncure D. Conway has reached New
York on his tour around the world. He will
visit Virginia friends, and then goes TO Cali
fornia, Australia, Ceylon, India and Egypt
He will lecture and take notes along the
way.
Mr.. Joseph Milmore of Boston, will take
up and 6nish the uncompleted works of his
brother Martin, beginning with the statue
of Daniel Webster for the city of Concord,
NH.
Miss White, the sister of a Kentucky
member of Congress, who has been EN-
ployed in the Office of the supervising archi-
tect of the Treasury, has resigned her situa-
ton to go abroad. and pursue her archltectu-
raj studies.
Captain Gronbeck, who Ia at the head OF
M. Sibiriakoffs enterprises in Siberia, is
only twenty-five years old. He was mem
ber of Baron Nordenskjold's expedition
along the Arctic coast and took part in the
search for the bodies of Commander De
Long and his crew.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-08

today. Authority has been re-established at
BadajoZ.
The insurgents carried of 100000 pesetas
from the treasury when they retired to the
frontier An official dispatch published here
ut o'clock this evening, says; "The revolt
has entirely ended. The insurgents have
either been arrested in Spain or have fed into
Portugal. The troops sent to suppress the re-
volt have been ordered 10 return TO Madrid.
The whole peninsula is tranquil"
Before abandoning Badajoz the insurgents
destroyed a railroad bridge situated good dis
tanca ON the town, in order to retard the ad-
vance OF the pursuing troops. Two lieutenant
colonels and two majors we're the ringleaders
of the rising. The military and civil COVER
nors and superior officers we're closely confined
from the beginning of the revolt.
A ministerial order has been gazetted, pro-
claiming state of siege in Estremadura, and
appointing Gen. Banco commander Of the
forces in that province. Gen. Blanco is on his
way to Badajoz from Madrid, with force.
Gen. Blaney, commander of the forces in
Estreman Inlestreneaduro will make a strict
inquiry into the causes OF the rising at Bada-
joz. The papers have severely blamed the
officials of BadajoZ for allowing the insurgents
to surprise them. The insurgents arrested the
prefect general commanding the troops and
four officers in their bids Sunday morning.
An editor of Republican newspaper was one
of the leaders of the insurgents
Before abandoning Badajoz the insurgents
destroyed a railroad bridge situated a good dis
tance from the town, in order to retard the ad-
vance OF pursuing troops. Two Lieutenant
Colonels and two Majors were the ringleaders
OF the rising. The military and civil Govern
ors and superior officers were closely confined
from the beginning of the revolt.
LISBON, Aug. THE leader OF the revolt
was Colonel of cavalry. The insurgents on
Sunday placed portrait Of King Alfonso on
the balcony of the Town Hall with the idea Of
provoking demonstration against monarchy.
The portrait fell during the night Bodies Of
troops of al arms took refuge at Elvas, Portu-
gal, yesterday.
LISBON, Aug. THE authorities at Elvas
have dissrmed 800 insurgents and some civil
ian fugitives from Badajoz. They will all be
interned In fortified town on the coast. II
is reported that the object Of the rising was to
deficiency of $500 pounds has been discover
ed in the Badsjoz treasury.