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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
A Uniaue Scheme.

The publishers of the Yellowstone
Journal at Miles City sent out to delin.
quent subscribers postal card con-
tanning the following gentle hints:
''Dear Sir;-In accordance with our
usual custom. we beg to remind you
that your subscription to the Yellow.
| stone Journal expired -. You are
doubtless unfamiliar with the straits to
which country newspaper is reduced,
to exc out miserable existence, while
scattering gems of wisdom and thought
broadcast among its patrons. Pub
licly we hesitate to admit this to be on,
situation, but under the strict privacy
OF postal card, we do not mind con.
Tossing that the small sum due from
you would materially aid us in the
struggle for existence. Poor but proud
it costs US something Gone cent at least)
to make this admission, and we trust
you will so far recognize our humiliat.
ing position as to remit $, which
will extend your subscription to -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Mt. Hope.

G. NJ. Stratton, the worthy post
master of Clay Center, Kan, has been
visiting his brother, A. i. Stratton, and
his many friends in this place. "Dim,"
though not bloated bondholder, tips
the scales at nearly 800 lbs. Mr.. STRAIT
ton represents his congressional district
in the "Postmasters' Convention" held
in Chicago.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. L.
church gave donation Feb. II. for the
benefit of their pastor, Rev. James
Jefferson. Net proceeds 1880 and
lots of fun. After supper the young
folks cleared away the tables and en-
joyed a game of "Snap and catch EN-, +"
in which the machine agent" and the
Squire" took part, but ''Tuts" godout.
Mr.. and Mrs. johnson easier and
Mrs. D. d. Snider, who have been visit
ing friends and relatives in this vicinity,
have departed for their home in Lerton,
Nebraska
Our jolly townsman and blacksmith.
G. W. Tandy, who lately sold out to
his partner, Henry Sheedy, is now in
Nebraska, looking for location.
Our ?. NJ, VIM. Chisholm, has been
on the sick list, but DR.. Orr says Bill
will soon be placed ON full rations again.
We have had three grass widows in
our town for the last two weeks, as
Lancaster claimed one of our white
men and two of his neighbors. But we
trust the families will soon be reunited
as they have been counting.
We are about to lose one of our
Oldest and most valuable citizens, G..
W. Whiteside, who is to go to Patch
Grove to engage in a meat market.
Success attend him.
Hon. r. M. Day, r. Cody, A. L.
Snider, and j. G. Harshberger and his
wife, attended the farmers institute at
Boscobel.
Our school, under the management
of Prof. L. Fl. Barrett assisted by Miss
Sadie Sims in the Intermediate, and
Miss Jennie Day in the Primary, is
progressing nicely Mt. Hope thinks
she has one of the best schools in the
country.
The ladies aid society meets at the
residence of Mrs. J. w. Alexander
Wednesday, March 3. All being well
and the weather not to cold there will
be several limitations Among those
made public are the names of "Warren'
and the Hon. f. |. Kidd. Look out.
boys, for the grand bumper degree.
We are panied to hear of the death
of Mrs. r. B. Gillespie who has been
absent some weeks on visit to hei
daughter, Mrs. 4. Snider, of Nebraska
Milton Miles, of Little Rock, Arkan.
sas, paid flying visit to his old home
and friends in Mt. Hope. Milt in his
PALMER days welded the birch over
those who are now the young people Of
our place, but like most G. c. boys who
go west and "grow up with the country
has lucrative position in the German
Fire Insurance Company.
Daniel Snider, while hauling wood
meet with painful accident. A por
ton of the load fell and catching hi
leg caused an injury to the limb; bu
under the skillful care of DR.. Orr h,
will soon be around again.
| The smiling face of Andrew Cairn,
is no longer visible among us as he il
absent on a business trip to the land o.
prairie dogs UNA.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Reef0Wu.

The prophet who foretold only twen-
ty-seven snow-storms for the winter has
been relocated to the foot of the class
and is now buried in the snow-drifts on
the prairie piled up by the last blizzard
for his winding sheet. One man with a
team has been observed several times
this winter to turn out and give half of
the track to pedestrians, especially to
women and children, instead of forcing
them into the deep snow. OF course
such departure from the usual prac-
tice proclaims him lunatic-perhaps;
but he has evidently Numbered onto
the law of the road, and the practice of
a gentleman, all the same, and | chance
to know that his team is his own and
not hired, and that there is no mortgage
on it, and that probably explains the
phenomenon.
Mr.. Nat Austin, who with Mr.. D. V.
Perrin has spent many winters and hun
dreds of dollars mining upon lands
owned by them in this town, is at last
rewarded by striking good shown
fact, a "big prospect, as miners call it,
Mr.. A. owning four-ffths interest. 1t
is to be hoped that he will be rewarded
with a lead for his perseverance.
There are several other firms prospect
ing, but no diggings struck as yet. The
Ross mines are looking frst-rate.
Dan Pauley and family started for
their home in Nebraska last week by
way of Patch Grove.
Clint Edwards left for Aurora, Oak.
last week, having come to the sensible
conclusion that there are better places
than this for young man with energy
and enterprise to start in business.
Mr.. Ed. Bushnell and family will
leave for their western home this week.
Jas. NJ. Pigg and his family visited
relatives in Fennimore last week.
Mr.. Geo. Stephens, having put in the
winter at his city residence in Montfort.
has returned to rusticate with us next
summer, getting here just in time to
take in the last big snow-storm
Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Hickok we're
visitors here Friday Having no little
girls in their family, their errand was to
adopt little homeless waif, who has
now found good home
There is not much stirring in the vii
lage, excepting passers to and from diff
ferent points on the new railroad, and
seekers for justice, from towns west of
us, visiting the dispensatory of that ar
ticle now on tap at the circuit court.
There is much sickness prevailing
here, and Dr. Hartford is very busy, at
least half of his calls being to neighbor-
ing towns.
Mrs. Isabella Rockingham, who has
been confined to the house, most of the
time entirely helpless, for the last two
years, is now very low.
Messrs. Ned Blewett and Jas. Ste
vens went to Madison last week to visit
Johnnie Stevens, brother of the latter,
and found his condition about the same
as when he left here.
Our little bridges are all rallied now,
after bran new pattern-patent APP
piled for. TRAMP.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Observations Of Rev. Gabe Tucker.

You may notch it OR de palms as mighty resky
plan.
To make your judgement by de clo'es dat kiver
up aman.
For hardly needs to tell you how you often
come across,
A nifty dollar saddle on a twenty dollar boss.
An wukin in de low groun's, you diskiver as
you go,
Dat de fines shuk may hide de meanes' nubbin
in row.
think man has got mighty slender chance
for heben,
Dat holds on to his piety but one day out OBJ
seben;
Dat talks about de sinners wid heap o. sol.
emn chat,
An nebber drops a nickel in de missionary
hat;
OATS foremost in de meetin' house for raisin' all
de chunes,
But lays aside his 'ligion with his Sunday panta
looms.
l nebber judge o. people dat meets along de
way,
By de places whar dey come fun an do houses
whar dey stay;
For de bantum chickens awful fond o. roostin,
pretty high,
An de turkey-buzzard sails above de eagle in de
sky;
Dey ketches little MINERS in de middle OBJ
de sea,
An you finds de smallest pos.um up de biggest
kind o. trees
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Arthur Notes.

The frequent visits of the HERALD to
this place admonish us that nothing
from Arthur has been seen in its COL
umns for LONG time.
1t may not be amiss to say right here
that of the county papers coming here
the HERALD is liked the beat.
Mr.. Wheeler, agent for the tobacco
sorting house at Montfort. spent day
among the tobacco-growers of this
vicinity lately. He reports the tobacco
of this part of the state as varying
greatly in quality, requiring as many
as six grades. He speaks of the crop
in this neighborhood in the highest
terms, due in part it may be to desire
to sort the GRO p for the growers.
Charley Stehl, Clark Slecter and
Thomas Harshey have been shaving
hoops here during the winter.
That events move rapidly is illustrat-
ed in the career of our friend Mr.. VIII
Glenn, who has married, settled down,
and established himself in business
since the last Arthur notes were
written.
The quarterly meeting of the Free
Methodist Church was held in the M.
E. Church on Thursday, Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday of last week. A goodly
number of members and ministers from
surrounding places we present The
| speakers dwet at some length and with
much JUNCTION on the sinfulness of hold
ing the church festival, and the cantata
of Queen Esther.
The debates held weekly in Rewey
are attended by many of the young
people of Arthur. Interesting and
profitable meetings are held. Monday
evenings find the schoolhouse crowded
with the leading citizens for a radius of
miles.
Supt Harper in his travels stopped
over night in our village, Feb. 9. Just
what connection his presence had with
the sickness Of the principal of the
school the following forenoon, your
correspondent is not prepared to state.
Certain it is that it became necessary
for the Superintendent to teach in his
place Wednesday forenoon, which he
did readily and to the profit of the
school. What he took away with him
belonging to US, we do not know, but
he did leave his scarf with us.
The festival held Friday evening,
Feb. 10, resulted in raising the needed
money. and in affording pleasant
evening to all. There is now no debt
on the building other than what is pro-
vided for, thanks to those who are not
members as well as to those who are
| members.
The cantata of Queen Esther will be
given here Friday and Saturday even
ings, March ~ and 10. As much care,
time and skill has been spent in per-
fecting the dramatic and vocal parts of
this excellent piece, and the most elab-
crate costumes to be found in Milwau-
kee have been procured, we expect
great time. -.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
EsTATE-HrnMAN DoNpERs, Deceased

Dated March 2, 1886. il
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Madison Matters.
From Our Regular corresponaent

From Our Regular Correspondent.
After considerable struggling ON the
part of the different candidates for the
Grant County judgeship. the prize was
awarded to Capt. Geo. B. Carter, who,
for the last several years, has been a
clerk in the land Office at the capitol.
The other candidates were David
Schreiner and VIM. T. McGonigal, OF
Lancaster, and l.. j. Woolley, of Bos-
cobel. Capt. Carter was heavily
endorsed from all parts of the county,
though the other candidates were well
supported.
The superintendent of schools from
the counties of Adams, Columbia,
Crawford, Dodge, Dane. Grant. Green.
Iowa, jefferson, Lafayette. Richland,
Sank, Juneau, Rock, La Crosse, Trem-
pealeau, Monroe and Vernon, held a
district convention in Room No. 8 of
the Capitol last Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The meetings were conducted by
Assistant State Superintendent w. III.
Chandler. and Prof. Stearns assisted in
filling out the program.
Hon. Geo. r. Vending. one of
Americas finest orators, lectures at
Madison this tuesday evening, his
subject being saul of Tarsus.n Mr..
Weddings eloquence is wonderful, and
he has already become famous for his
answers to Ingersollism and Voltaire.
ism. His appointment at Madison was
made to fill the vacancy in the lecture
course, which was caused by the death
of John b. Cough, who was booked
here for March 2.
The Supreme Court rendered some
important decisions last week.
The campaign for the election of
municipal judge of Dane County, to
fill the place of Judge Braley, whose
term will expire this year, has begun.
The candidates are Judge Braley, the
present incumbent; Frank Parkinson,
who ran against Judge Braley at the
former election, and was defeated bv a
majority; and III. NJ Lewis, ex-U. S.
district attorney, who was superseded
by Hon. A. r. Bushnell, Of Lancaster.
A strong sentiment IS at work against
the reelection of Judge Bradley, on
account of the persistent leniency he
showed toward the saloon-keepers,
whom the Law and Order League of
Madison so persistently prosecuted in
1884. Parkinson's chances seem favor
able at present; but the entire liquor
element of the county will no doubt
support Braley. and as the vote which
that element can muster up in Madison
is very strong, the result is quite
doubtful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

The cranky old New York Sun is
sometimes right, especially when it says
that community whose courts clap
Stead into jail, and whose law officers
pronounce Dixie guiltless of anything
beyond customary indiscretion viii
hardly scruple to inearcerate such in
convenient agitators as Hyndman and
Burns. Nothing short of the social
earthquake, whose rumblings are al
ready audible, seems likely to dislodge
the upper" classes of Great Britain
from their fools paradise.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

If the Panama canal enterprise should
prove a failure, as now seems hardly
it would be very disastrous
to the French people, thousands of
whom have their savings invested in
De Lessep's loan, and the disaster
would probably result in the overthrow
of the present French government.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Burton.
The cold wave which was expected
has come and lasted longer than was
really necessary for comfort.

4
A series of revival meetings by Revs
Klaus and Merton have been in prog.
ress for two weeks, and despite the cold
weather and bad roads, tho attendance
has been very good.
Grant Totman, who has been in the
employ of A. Mink during the last win.
ter, has been quite i'll with symptoms
of heart disease.
Mrs. Rebecca Potter, who has been
suffering from severe cold, is slowly
recovering.
John Yager visited the hub of the
county last Friday on business.
George Potts and his wife are spend
ing the winter with her father, Mr.. Joe
Doll.
There is considerable complaint about
the last tie inspection, about half being
cuiis and secend-class. fear this will
put stop to the tie industry in this
section. as there is no profit to the
laborer to have them handled in that
shape.
Mr.. Frank Turner and MISS Louisa
Hoffman, both of the town of Waterloo,
were united in marriage st Potosi
lately.
Mr.. Martin has purchased of Mr..
Pierce, of Cassville, very fine horse
for $780,
have often heard of certain indiyid-
uals making lucky moves in their finan-
cial affairs. l hope the same can be
said of our friend Mr.. Ben Reed, who
has made his third move in the same
number of months, and is finally set
tied on his old homestead. We hope
success may follow him.
Our town is as lively as usual, and is
at or above par with the neighboring
towns of its size and population in re-
gard to increase. On the 18th inst, q
nine-pound son was born to the wife OF
Oliver Noble; also, Feb. Is, to the wife
of Penn Waldorf, son weighing ID
pounds.
Quite number of accidents have
occurred on the river. A man who was
intoxicated, crossing the river at Du-
buque. lost horse by driving into an
air-hole. A very fine mule was
drowned near Potosi in Grant River.
MIR. Dan Dodge had the misfortune to
lese one of his horses and part of a
load of flour in one of the Mississippi
sloughs.
Among the residents of Waterloo
visiting Dubuque last Wednesday were:
q. 5. johnson, one of our thrifty mer-
chants; Messrs. Morgan Reed, Jr..
VIM. V. Mink, Geo, johnson, Charles
Chairman, VIM. Fullbright and j.
Elwell. Mr.. Chairman attended the
Salvation Army meeting in that city.
The house was well filled with roughs,
but more are convicted and sent to Jail
every night than are converted, two OF
three policemen being constantly on
hand.
Mr.. E. Chapman has four children
sick with scarlet fever.
Miss frankie Rogers has finally got
the better of severe cold.
Miss Clara Eversoll, of Cassville, is
visiting at Mr.. John Potter's.
Mrs. Daniel Dodge was recently sum-
moned to New York to the death bed OF
her father.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

Last Monday the President sent a
message to the Senate, declining to fur
nish the papers called for in the Dustin
case, saying they are unofficial. Sena-
tor Edmunds said the message remind
ed him OF the communications of
Charles l to Parliament. but was the
first message of its character Presi-
dent had ever sent to Congress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
ESTATE-wILL1AM GROOM, Deceased.

ESTATE-WILLIAM GROOM, Deceased
State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the April term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House in the City of Ian
caster, in said County, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF APRIL, A D. 1886,
being the 9th day of April. 1886, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, the following matter will be heard and con
sidered:
The application of Elizabeth Groom, widow of
William Groom, late Of the town OF Cassville in
said county, deceased. for the appointment OF
three commissioners to set off the homestead
and dover by metes and bounds in the real
estate belonging to said estate described as fol
lows: The east half of the southeast quarter OF
section fourteen 40, town three (3), range five
(5), and the northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of section thirty-on (31), in town three
(3) north, of range four "a west, in the county
of rant, state of Wisconsin.
BY order of The Court.
GEO. b. CARTER, Judge.
Dated March 9, 1886 1w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

State of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the April
term of the County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house in the city of
Lancaster, in said county, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF APRIL A. D., 1886,
at O'Clock p NJ, being the 9th day of April,
the following matter viii be heard and con
sidered:
The application of Jacob Ginter. administra-
tor of the estate of Herman Donders, late of the
town of jamestown, deceased, for settlement
and allowance of his administration account and
the assignment of the residue.
BY order of the Court,
GEO. b. CARTER, Judge.
Dated March 2, 1886. 1w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

AS result OF the rates-war between
the competing railroad lines to Califor-
MIA limited frst-class passenger tickets
to San Francisco are now selling at New
York for $50, and at San Francisco to
New York for $47.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

List of patents granted to citizens o.
Wisconsin, for the week ending Tues
day, Feb. 2, 1886, compiled from the
official records of the United States Pat
ent office, expressly for the Grant Coun.
ty HERALD. by j. f. Beale, solicitor OF
patents, No 637. F.
CT Hill, Springfield, pliers; w II. Mack. Nil.
waukee, lawn-cleaner; t. W. Peck, Milwaukee
saw. hanger; r. 7 Roberts, Racine, machine for
John Springer, Clinton, furnace.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

A fire in Brooklyn, N. Y, Saturday
morning destroyed the Lutheran Gene
terry and Cyprus Hill Railroad Com
pany's depot and stables, together with
forty cars and seven motors, Loss,
100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

The wind blew at the terrific rate of
100 miles an hour on Mt. Washington,
n. H., last Friday, and it blew per-
feet hurricane all along the Atlantic
seacoast and for some distance inland
during the entire day and night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

At meeting of the editors of the
Democratic newspapers OF Indiana last
Thursday. President Cleveland was
censured for not at once appointing
Democrats to all the offices, and civil
service reform was denounced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

Congressman LaFollette has given
notice of an examination to be held at
the Assembly chamber, April 81, for
applicants who wish to make an at
tempt for the vacant cadetship at West
Point. there being vacancy from the
Third district.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

We have received the first number OF
the Dodge County Independent, neat
Imprinted, six-column quarto, with two
pages we'll filled with local news. The
paper promises to be indepenpent in
politics and that it will "try not to Of
fend''-which is vain and useless
thing to try.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

A crank named Fourier fired a pistol
in the French Chamber of Deputies last
Friday, the bullet striking at the feet
of member. He said he did it to
command attention, but the attention
he gets will probably prove rather OPP
pressive to him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

The greatest distress prevails among
the working people in England. In
London, Leicester aud Nottingha IN
they are literally suffering for bread.
In the Clyde shipbuilding district seven
out of ten of the laboring class are out
of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

Thos. Il. Hudd, the Democratic can
didate for Congressman in Fifth district,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Jos. Rankin, was elected last week
by reduced majority.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

The substitute for Reagan's bill to
incorporate the Atlantic & Pacific Shin
Railway company was reported back
to the House on the 25th inst. The
changes of interest made in the original
bill and made by the committee are as
follows: A requirement that the rail-
way shall transport vessel of 1000
tons burden instead of 5000 before the
liability of the government begins; a
provision that the obligation of the
government shall cease unless the com.
pany shall keep the road in good re-
pair. which shall be evidenced by its
safely transporting a vessel which
with its cargo shall weigh not less than
1000 tons.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04

Gen. Bragg has charge of the selec.
ton of speakers for the day set apar,
to the eulogy of the late Congressman
Rankin. He has invited Congressman
Caswell, Price and LaFollette, of the
Wisconsin delegation. Congressman
Murphy, of Iowa, who served with Ran.
kin on the River and Harbor committee.
will probably make an address. Gen.
Henderson, of Illinois, is also expected
to speak. Gen. Bragg will himself pay
a tribute to his colleague.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
Grant County Aerala,

Last Saturday evening Geo. r. Wend-
ling lectured in Dubuque on "Saul of
Tarsus" and Monday evening on "Ham-
let and his Interpreters"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-04
GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN
STATISTICS


population. ...................,. 37,65s
Area N square miles ,..-............ .0e6
state valuation Of property for 1882 $12 600 66s
GRANT COUNTY, one Of the Oldest and largest
counties in the state. is situated in the extreme
southwest coruer-in size being about the same
Element dates back to 1927
The 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 i
the past
The County Is traversed by four Railroads. on
haungits terminus in the County at LANCASTER
the County Seat.