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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Bloomington.
Dave Johnson. of Lancaster. was a
welcome caller Sunday.

Dave johnson, of Lancaster, was q
welcome caller Sunday.
Allie Woodward started Monday for
Milwaukee.
w. G. Richards, the genial sal esman
for Meyer, Tice & Co., and his wife,
passed through here last week.
VIM. Kreutz, Phelps, Dodge, and
Palmer's man, was in town Saturday,
and in Company with Ned Jacco, went
down to Chicago Saturday night Ned
goes down to make up his case of SAM
plies. The band boys had little cele-
bration Friday night over Ned's depar-
ture.
L. NJ Young, of Glen Haven, was up
Monday
Mat. Edwards, of Beetown, called on
US Saturday.
Frank Greer started for Chicago
Monday.
VIII Osborne is very i'll this week, of
infiammatory rheumatism. Hope to see
him about again soon.
p. BARLEY and Will Leighton went
over to the "hub" Tuesday.
Doctors Glasier have neat new sign
out.
The residence of Clint Woodhouse
and Mark Hadley have been much i'm
proved in appearance the past week by
fresh coat of paint.
The Library Association have re-
ceived their new books.
The Misses Sylvia Hoskins, Daisy
Brooks and Lizzie Hazard are once
more occupied in instilling knowledge
into the minds of young America
Bloomingtonians who remember what
Messmore made of the old band here
will indorse the following clipped from
music paper published in Minneapolis
1.-THE Spencer, Iona Band are making a
hit this spring. The band is under the
leadership of E. E. Messmore, an able
musician, and Spencer cityites can de-
pend on hearing some good music this
summer"
The city election is passing off to-day
Tuesday, very quietly. There are two
tickets in the field and your correspond
ent is ashamed to own that he is so little
versed in city affairs that he knows not
the cause thereof, unless it be personal
prejudices. 1t is probable that the cleo
ton of either ticket would not be fol-
lowed by any disastrous consequences
to the world in general
Mr.. Price, one of the carpenters work
ing on the school house, is happy in the
possession of new boy, born Monday
morning. w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Appalling State OF Affairs in Plymouth,
Pa

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, May There is
no improvement in the state of affairs
in Plymouth. Doctors from here have
gone to assist in caring for the sick, who
are said by local physicians to number
1,600 out of a population of s 1000. There
were fourteen funerals and eight deaths
to-day. People who can get away are
leaving for healthier climate. DIR.
Higgins, of this place, has investigated
the disease, and says it is typhoid fever
caused by bad water. He advises the
people to boil the water before drinking
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
West yirginia's New CapItal.

WHEELING w. Va. May 2.-Charlos-
ton, to-day becomes the capital of West
Virginia. under the act passed by the
Legislature in 1879. The tow-boat Belle
Prince, with the arehieyes of the state,
and the Chesapeake, with the state
officers on board, arrived at Charleston
at o'clock this evening. That city is
to be now the permanent capital of
the state. No demonstration was made
but the banks of the river were lined
with people to witness the arrival of the
heats
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

We have received sample copy OF
The Nation, a heightened Eastern liter
airy newspaper Its first sentence. in
Its first article, is as follows: 1.-The num-
Der OF people who are coming round to
the belief that President Cleveland is
honest, and is giving the country good
administration, is very remarkable. y
And then it mentions VIM. Walter
Phelps and John Sherman as two of the
proselytes. This, in view of the fact
that Democrats all over the country are
breathing silent swear-and some that
are not so silent-presents a singular
and homogeneous aspect Can it be
that the Republicans, having lost the
presidency, have gained the president?
No, No; he appoints too many rebels to
office for such a conclusion to be tena-
BILE. Cleveland has simply left the peo-
pie, to become the the president of the
arlstocracy of the South and the aristoc-
racy of the East. We are to have a
kid-glove policy-with not less than
twelve buttons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Tobacco Plants.

The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter.
which is authority on tobacco raising.
says that every planter should SOW two
or three times as much seed as he will
require, and make three or four servings.
week apart, TO maneuyre for choice
plants and seasons. In preparing the
seed bed the use of muck will be found
as good an agent as can he used as a
mixture with earth. The great adVan-
tage of this fertilizer is the fact that the
muck clings to the root at the trans
planting time aud protects the fibrous
offshoots, thus furthering the growth of
the transplant after setting. The proper
time to set tobacco plants is from the
10th to the 25th of June. but may be done
earlier or later 1t is usually done inn
mediatelV after rain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Ann Arhor's Art Gallerr.

DETROIT, Mich, May 4.-Raudolph
Rogers the distinguished sculptor, is
now packing, and will soon send to the
university of Michigan the whole collec-
ton of the casts of his works. more than
sixty in number. These, added to the
collection of about 700 pictures. which
the late III. C. Lewis, of Coldwater.
Mich, bequeathed to the university, will
make the art gallery of that institution
much the finest of any possessed by any
American University.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
The Poe Monument Unveiled.

NEW YORK, May 1.-The monument
of Edgar Allan Poe,
which has been erected in the Poets
corner of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, was unveiled this afternoon in the
presence of large assemblage. Edwin
Booth made the speech of presentation
on behalf of the. actors of New York,
and the ceremony of unwilling was con-
Quoted by John Gilbert. The commem-
oratiye Grafton, by the Rev. William
Roundsville Alger, of Boston, was en-
titled: 1.-The mission and theories OF
genius as seen in the personality and
works of Edgar Allen Poe Miss
Sarah Cowell recited ssThe Raven. 2
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Cbiricahuas Craving RoId.

DENVER, May 1.-The Chirieahuas
are reported to be committing depreda-
tons on the southern borders. One
herder has been scalped and his stock
driven into Old Mexico. The boldness
of the Indians is attributed to the pre-
sence of colored troops in Arizona, the
Indians knowing they have never been
in active conflict on the frontier and
have no knowledge of their fighting
qualities. The Indians have not vent
ured far from the Mexican border.
Should the reported raids be verified
Mexican and American troops will op.
crate jointly against the Indians.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Oklahoma Roomers Indicted

Topeka. Kan, April 29.-The United
States grand jury has returned an indict-
ment against sixty-eight of the Okla
homa boomers separately and general
indictment against the remainder of the
Arkansas City colony. charging them
with melting and engaging in rebellion
against the government in opposition to
the presidents proclamation. No steps
have been taken towards arrests under
tha Indictment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Dew. c. Priest, Fond du Lac at
torney of some note, states that the
cost of paying circuit judges, clerks
and other court fees, is every year
greater in all the counties of the state
than the aggregate amount of all the
judgments recovered in suits of law;
and upon this showing Mr.. Priest,
though lawyer himself, favors the
abolition of all laws for the collection
of debt-so that if a person trust another
he does so at his full risk and the debtor
is only bound in honor to pay. As
whisky is the cause of the maintenance
of fully as much official force, and as
seven-eighths of all the crime, insanity
and pauperism is the direct result of
the sale of whiskey, it is quite evident
that if the laws for the collection of
debt were abolished and the sale of in
toxicating drink prohibited, all the
courts needed, except probate offices,
would be about one in each state; the
county jails, court houses and poor
houses could be sold, and the entire in
sane and pauper population gathered
into one or two state institutions. Then
Gabriel could blow his horn just as
soon as he pleased
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Counting the Cash In the National Urea

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The count of
the money securities in the Treasury
is being pushed forward rapidly. Near
ly 100 clerks are engaged in counting the
moneys and securities in the Treasurer
office, but it is not expected that they
can complete their work before the
middle OF this month. The cash held
by the tellers of the cash room was
counted last night and balanced within
two cents
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Our Washington Letter.

| WASHINGTON, ID. G.. May 1, 1885.
One of The most complete proofs of the
excellence of Republican management
is the fact that Mr.. Cleveland and every
member of his Cabinet have firmly re-
solved to go slow,no only in the matter
Of removals from Office, but in the de.
tails of the routine of business in all of
the departments, where the new admin-
istration has found everything SO near
ly perfect that no innovations have been
thought of. OF course when things get
in working order, many of the chiefs of
divisions and head clerks will be ex-
pected to give way to their successors,
but the rank and file who really do the
work of the departments have been as
sured of retention so long as their con-
duct deserves it. The vast amount of
crookedness and corruption in the man.
agement of the last four Republican adj
ministrations that the Democratic
campaign orators promised to unearth,
have not been reached yet, while the
only case of official malfeasance yet dis
covered is that of the Rome IN. Y.,)
postmaster, in which the Government
did not lose cent. On the whole, do
not believe that Mr.. Cleveland's admin
istration is really expecting to find any
great amount of downright depravity,
because of the fact that Republicans
caught and punished their own thieves.
an example that democrats will do well
to follow.
One admirable effect of the operations
of the civil service delusion, is the inn
petus it has given to the business of the
office broker. For sufficient consid-
Grafton these influential gentlemen hold
out to the Office seeker the inducement
that any ordinary clerical position with
a good salary attachment can be Sc
cured under the provisions of the act
without any formula of examination or
other preliminary. This, of course,
opens the door for the admission of all
sorts of incompetents, whose tenure of
Office depends upon the influences that
secured their appointment, and not by
any application of civil service rules, or
clerical capacity. To say that these
office brokers are now driving a rushing
trade, is to demonstrate to the civil SER
vice reform admirers the beauties of the
system, which admits to the very best
places in the Government the class of
incompetents that the civil service law
has vainly intended to eliminate
The Government has recently dis
posed of another portion of the navy,
fifty thousand dollars having been paid
by junk dealer in Connecticut for the
war steamer Florida This vessel
with her appurtenances cost the people
the neat sum of 81, 100000, but the
worms had gotten the better of her, as
they have of the remainder of our wood
en- war-tubs. The monitor "Wyan-
dotte," which has been lying at the
Washington navy yard for eight mortal
years, without taking single cruise,
represents another 81, 900, 900, so effect
ually tied up as to be invincible in peace
and invisible in war.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
A Canadian nea,,lncL

TORONTO, May q The Canadian
house of commons is dead-looked on the
franchise bill. The session which con-
menced Thursday afternoon had not
taken recess up to last evening. and
the supporters of the government were
served with pillows, in order to obtain
few minutes sleep. The clause on
which debate is proceeding is one en-
franchising Indians properly qualified.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
A MilIerite Revival.

Boston, April 29-In Corinna, Me-,
forty or fifty persons have been con-
verted by an eccentric prophet
named John Nickerson into the belief
that the end of the world is at hand.
Many of them were to-day waiting in
ascension robes made for the occasion.
The Millerite excitement extends to sew
eral of the neighboring towns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
PATHS G0atl-RYe.

NEW York. May Patti and Nicol-
mi sailed to-day on the Aurania. Before
going she said she will not sing much
longer. Il have all my old friends in
Europe to say good-by to, and when my
adIeus are made / shall live, l hope,
happy and contented IN my dear home
among the people, concluded the
diva. Patti goes straight to her Welsh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Prevention OF Cholera.

MADRID, May IA number Of peo-
PIE Of Valencia are being inoculated
with cholera virus, which produces tre-
mors and prostration for twenty-four
hours. At the end of forfy-eight hours
the patient is well. All the providences
of Spain have sent doctors to study the
system, which it is believed is a great
success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

At Washington, the other day, ma
tive of Ireland appeared in the circuit
court to take out naturalization papers.
The usual questions as to age and resi-
dence having been answered, the Judge
asked "Are you attached to republican
institutions?" And the applicant re-
piled: mo, your honor, I'm a Demo-
Graf, and don't believe in anything Re-
publican" He was given the papers
and the country gains another sovereign
voter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

The joke is going the rounds that the
reason why Gen. Bragg failed SO con-
spicuously in his Office seeking endeav-
ors, is that he was brave and faithful
Union soldier and a well-known able
representative and so couldn't be recog-
nized by this administration ill! his dis
abilities had been removed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

BY the recent annual stat ement of
English finances, submitted to Parlia-
Lament for the annual appropriations.
there is a deficit for the past year of
about f15,00o, 900 (s75.00o.O 00). 1t
must be that the English government is
running a newspaper somewhere.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
Mrs. Frank Vanderbilt, the widow OF
Commodore Vanderbilt, died Yesterday.

According to the Pail Mall Gazette,
Mr.. John Gilbert is very slow operetta
writer. and incubates long over his
themes. before he puts pen to paper.
After Mr.. Sullivan has concluded his
draft of the music, we are told that
then follows a time of consultation, dis
cussion, argument, entreaty, give and
take, between the collaboratuers. The
author writes his dialogue. and polishes
up his lyrics, and inyents his business. J
Mr.. Gilbert, who is nothing if not thor
ough, has model of his stage con-
structed, with mimic sets and scenes,
and mimic players, like chessmen, with
whom he spends many hours. arranging
entrances, professions, groups and col
ors, before active rehearsals begin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

AT the present rate, it will not be
long till the rebel yell will no longer be
heard in the land Cleveland, now that
he has got his hand in, is sending them
out Of the country by the score, as min
listers and consuls 10 foreign countries.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
STATISTICS.

Population. ...................... S7,s52
Area IN square miles ................ 1886
State valuation of property for 1892 Sl2 009 Cos
GRANT COUNTY. one OF the oldest and largest
counties in the State, is situated in the extreme
southwest corner--in size being about the same
area as the state Of Rhode Island. Its first set.
tlement dates back to 1927
Ihe County now ranks sixth in population
and twelfth in wealth. The principal products
are Corn, Oats, Cattle and Hogs. Of the latter
immense quantities are shipped every year.
GRANT COUNTY TO settlers, still offers advan-
tages equal IL not superior to any County in the
state and Is destinedto grow in the future as in
the past.
The County is traversed by four Railroads one
havingits terminus in the County at LANCASTER
the County Seat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Representative Cleveland, of the Illi-
nois legislature has introduced bill in
that body to repeal the act incorporat-
ing the Chicago board of trade. The pre-
amble declares that the purposes for
which the board was originally incor-
porated have been entirely changed, and
that it has become an institution for the
promo ton of gambling
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

On Sunday last hail fell over a large
section of Virginia, to the depth of
eighteen inches. We were wondering
what had become of our winter, and it
appears it has strayed off down South.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Mayor Harrison has brought another
libel suit against The Chicago Inter
Ocean, for publishing an Objectionable
cartoon, placing his damages at $780,
600. 90.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

At the meeting of the manufactures
in Pittsburg, last week, il was demon
strated beyond doubt that iron can
be produced in the West cheaper than at
Pittsburg or any point in the East. This
is decidedly an important discovery for
the West, and cannot but result in cent
ering that great industry in Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan at an early day.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

No word has been received from Gen.
Middleton for the past two days. and
grave apprehensions are entertained as
to his fate
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

The boilers in the fremont House,
Galveston, Tex. exploded Sunday morn
ing, killing about q score of people and
blowing one end out of the hotel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
The terrible state of affairs at Panama

The terrible state of affairs at Panama
no longer exists. The insurgents sur
rendered to the Colombians without
firing shot, the United States COM
mander acting as sort of umpire, and
Peace, gentle, white-robed Peace, is
brooding like dove DER all the land
scape. At least that was the condition
of affairs there yesterday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Five companies of Illinois militia are
under arms at Joliet TO preserve the
peace against 1000 striking quarrymen
who want bread or blood. they are not
particular which. At Lamont, near
Chicago, on Monday, a collision oc-
Cured between 1000 striking quarry
men and two companies Of militia, in
which two quaIlymen were killed and
twelve others wounded. A militiaman
named Boggs, of the Bloomington COM
pany, was severely injured in the head
by a brick,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

II England is really anxious to roll
up her trousers and wade around in
Russian gore. she has the opportunity
to do so now. The Russian reply to
her ultimatum has been received. and
it says England can go to grass-in
diplomatic language, of course.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

News comes from Alaska that the
Chillicots are growing uneasy. We
have been afraid of this for sometime.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Somebody seems to be booming wv
oming, the worst way. According to
late accounts there have been discovered
in that territory an enormous mountain
OF hematite iron, vast bed of Ignite
coal, eight lakes of solid soda and a
great basin of petroleum. This is GER
tainly very enticing, but we shall try
to keep strong grip on ourself until
they begin finding certified checks for
$4,000 each.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

The story is going around that a
Western Governor put his hand in an
overcoat pocket and found $3.50
which he had entirely forgotten. Per-
haps the assessor had recently called at
the Governors house. That makes a
man trihe hypnotic. -Er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Commodore G. X. Garrison, one of
the richest men in New York. died on
Friday last.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Persons wishing to send THE HERALD away
are informed that the postage on a single copy Is
one cent toany part ofthe United States Canada
or any ofthe countries of Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

The corpse sent in trunk from
Chicago to Pittsburg has been fully
identified in the latter city as that of
Pietro Coroso, railway laborer. Nine
Italians were arrested in Chicago, Sat
urday evening, for connection with the
mystery, and one of them confessed
that he purchased the money-order
found on the corpse
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07
EsTATE-wILIIAM B. BANTER Deceased.
HAZEL GREEN.

Notary Public, Insurance Agent, Drug
gst and Stationer-GEo. X. MILLs-Dealer in
Drugs, Medicines, Paints Oils. Confectionery.
Fruits, Tobaccos and Cigars Books and station
cry, Pure Liquors for Medicinal use Prescrip-
tions carefully filed. 10y1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

The GAINESVILLE Guards are in Mobile
attending a grand militia blowout.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Dispatches from Winnipeg state that
there is no doubt but that Reil is as
crazy rs bed-bug. We understand
now how it was that Middleton stopped
advancing after the recent engagement
he was pretending he was whipped.
You always have to humor crazy man.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Five Pullman carloads of jaded
statesmen, from Springfield, have just
been shipped to the New Orleans Expo
sition by the Illinois Central railroad.
1t is presumable that they will be placed
on exhibition during the coming week
as rare specimens. In the main they
are harmless.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

One of the appropriations made by
the late legislature was $4,000 10 pur-
chase farm of 120 acres outside the
city of Waupun. to which prisoners may
be removed in case cholera breaks out
in the penitentiary, and the farm has
just been bought. We tremble to think
what would be the fate of the poor fell
lows in the prison in case smallpox
should break out, with no farm of 100
acres few miles in the country to
which they could be removed. There
should be a farm for smallpox by all
means, and one for consumption. which
is now generally regarded as contag-
ious, as well as one each, of 120 acres,
for yellow fever, jaundice, measles. and
in-pro wing nails.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Fred Roth, of Cincinnati, Ohio, visited
Spring Grove cemetery, near that city,
few days ago. and went home and
blew out his brains. The location
seemed to suit him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Parties wishing their papers discontinued at
expiration OF year must notify this Office, as all
papers are sent until paid and ordered stopped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

Nellie Koran, of Whitewater, whose
trial and acquittal on the charge of
poisoning her sister, has recently at
tracted much attention, comes again
before the public, having brought suit
for $1,000 against T. w. Richardson Of
Whitewater for breach of promise.