davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

STAR OF tbl West Encampment No. y meet
thu ist ard 3D. Monday IN each mouth at f.3l
y. NJ in Odt Fellow Hail.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

Attorneys-A. w. & w T. BELL, Az
Iorneys Il Law. p atfcville, Wis. Also General
taljeetug Agents Office in Washbnrn y Eros
Elock Main street
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

the County Board in all matters pertaining to
laying out, widening, extending or discaatinu-
Ing county roads for the ensuing year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

bANeAsrgRLoDeEA +. IA. N. meet first aed
arid Saturday iu each nentkat7 p. NJ ~ the'r
Hallin the showalter binding.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

eral towns OF the county and apprise
the value Of lands of the same and re-
port their action 20 the county board nj
the next annual meeting, and the value
of said lands In the several towns found
and fixed by such Committee shall be
considered their value for equalization
purposes until changed by the county
board. The members of said committee
to receive as compensation two dollars
per day for such days actually en-
ployed and all necessary expenses ac-
tnally incurred. The same to be audited
and allowed by the County Board at its
next annual meeting.
Laid over.
Mr.. Grimm presented the following
report Of the Trustees of the Insane
Asylum. Adopted.
: 10 ne County BOARD of Supervisors Of Gnnt
County, Wis.
The trustees Of the County Asylum Of said
county respectfully submit the following report
for your consideration:
The various funds set aside bg The Comfy
Board on which the frugtees were auth0 lied to
draw for the use Of the asylum and county farm
are as follows. to wit
Received from State OF Wisconsin for
keeping insane 10 sept 81. 1888. Si2, 3i6 &C
ing poor i.s9997
poor sec
Reed special appropriation i2o
Total i4,sGg.o3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21
TILE POOR norsE-

The general health of the inmates has
been fairly good the past year, consider
ing the condition in which majority of
them were received here, some with
crippled and MANNED bodies and broken
constitutions, and others with filthy,
immoral. and loathsome habits, too
strong to be overcome by moral ST JASON.
Yet there are few If the better class,
who have been the victims of misfor-
tune, and the poor house with them has
been the last resort in their old age to
save from starvation. For this class il
would be a blessing if our poor house
could be so arranged that they could
have a sitting room by themselves,
where they would not be forced to assoc
ciate with those with filthy and disa-
greeable habits.
NJ. f. Total
Pm In nct IA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

finASr CHAPTER RoYAL Anon MAsoss, Reg
nler coqvocaii0n second aud fourth Tpestay %
each mont : at 5. p. IN. in their iiall ~ the
Sh )walterl Hldiug.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

Persons wishing TO send THE HERALD away
are Informed that the postage on a single cow
~ one cent to any part ofthe United states, Can
ada o. any OF the countries OF Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21
j NJ. sEIprEL.
State Of Wisconsin


j NJ. Seippel being duly sworn says that he is
the petitioner who signed the foregoing petition
and knows the contents thereof, that the same Is
true of his own knowledge, except as To matters
therein stated upon information and belief and as
TO those matters he believes ii to be true,
I'M. SElPPEL.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day OF August, 1889. HERMAN BUCHNER-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

tOllOWSs
Oct L Muffiey yarn II
Spieglebnrg Bros blankets 81 -
Parker. Iiildebrand and co blankets l4.H5
Geo McFa cash paid V Main for
honey 10 70
Mccoy s Thomas mdse l9is
NOy . r G Hawley & G Goo bu corn Pol
Wunter h Keller tierces pork II
Dow 4 Sons loo bbl -four BOO
~ tons shorts l2o
Brown Il Edwards sack i0nr l.2o
Pay roll fer October l6G
Nov IA Geo Mnesse lumber ABB
Thas Webb rep pump ia 50
Total 1,ls2 So
Disbursements since Sept 30. 80. S1,ls2.so
which added TO the above disbursements make
total Of SCISSORS from funds first aforesaid sci
aside for that purpose leaves balance Of $3.50. oS
in the hands OF the Comfy Treasurer on which
to draw until the sums due from state, county
and several towns Of the county shall have been
paid into the County Treasury which viii be
about the middle OF February next. The said
sum of S9s2 oS. will be none To much 10 pay the
ordinary running expenses till that time.
The special appropriation OF 600 dollars made
at the last session OF the County Board was not
drawn upon for the reason that they were no;
satisfied that dry air closets in the basemut OF
the asylum would be successful They preferred
10 await the result OF experiments now beng
made in other diree ions.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT MCCALL.
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees Of
Grant County Poor and Insane;-I here
by submit to you my report of the Grant
county poor and insane for the present
year ending Sept. 80. 1889:
The inhabitents on the county farm,
for the last year, have been exempt
from any calamity of fire, destructive
storms, suicide or contagIO IS disease.
The inmates of the asylum have been
comparatively free from sickness
during the past year. There have
been four deaths, two from consumption
one from old age, and one from heart
and other complication of diseases. The
past season of light showers has left our
cisterns dry> considerable portion OF
the time, and we have had 10 depend
upon the wells. Our elevate d tank and
windmill the past season has proven a
''God send IN its giving US at all times.
constant supply Of water, both for
house and barn use. as well as a reserve
supply ready for use in case of fire.
Our garden, from which material
part of our living is drawn, on account
81 the dry season, was not what we ex.
pected to make if, yet it yielded a bOun.
iiful supply of vegetables. Our potato
crop. by reason Of being planted mostly
on new broken sod, has lett us snOFl
several hun dred bushels for the coming
year. The coming winter will nearly,
or quite exhaust our timber on the
county farm. would suggest that it
would be economy TO purchase timber
on the stump while it can be done at
reasonable price. and at convenient
distance from the asylum. and leave. a.
alI regulated farms ought to be lett
with little timber patch on the place
NUMBER AND MOVEMENT or POPULATION
NJ. F. Total
Patients in the asylum Oct !, ISIS ~ % 10
Received daring the year
Total pop during the wear u ~ ~
Discharged iremsged to Vernon
county Gsyluml .-.-.s... -+...
Absent on parOi ...-t.--t..-.--.t
/ Died during the year ........ss..t.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

Entered at the Post Office. in Lancaster, Wis,
as secondclass matter.
WIN. b. MINER, Proprietor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

MT scott ptesenteu Ihe IOIIOWlng re-
port of Soldiers Relief Committee:
ANNUAL REPORT OF SOLDIERS RELIEF
COMMISSION or GRANT COUNTY.
70 the Honorable BoaYd Of SUPER
UiS0rs Of Grant County
The Soldiers relief Commission here
with submit their report showing the
amount of money expended and The
names Of all persons who have received
aid in accordance with chapter 3S9,
laws of 1889.
On hand in Soldiers Relief Fund
at last report S497
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-11-21

Of Harrison, County Of Grant, State Of Wis con
Attest. JP HUBBARD. Town Clerk.
Referred to committee on Highways,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
MYSTERIOUS MONSTERS.
What Sea-Scroents Are Like AccOrd:n;
 to the HicSt Authentic Accounts.

What Sca-Scroents Are Lii1e According
 to tine NcSt Authentic Accounts.
 A young scG-3cTpent was killed with a pitchfork on Good I-arbor beach, Mass, in 1917, and was exhibited for days in the house O. Captain JChn Beach. l. UG5 Or Tcriy examined by the LinnGan Society of Boston, and declared to be the young of some gigantic unknown creature ''rescn- bling the Gca-scrpcnt."
 Captain AIcQuhao of II. M. S. Dacdclus, described the sc2-scrpcnt he and his crew saw on August 6, .1Gl2, as more than sixty feet long, of a dark brown color, with 10 fins, but something Ike m2no on the back of tho neck, which was about sixteen inches through.
 No less Q parsonage than Daniel Webster, as recorded in tho Ee1g E gIa3td Mcgaz;ne. s2v sc2-scrpcnt on August II, 1917, and that particular sea-serpcrt was described as nearly ono hundred feet long, as large around as mans body, Of a dark brown color, with a head Ike a turtles, and yer teal motion in the waves.
 Bishop pOntOPidon, whose account, being based ca Le2rsay, is very little credited, said the Norway Gca-serpcnt was gray, with black mouth, long Iane and a head not unlike tll2t cf {. horse
 Ecv. Paul Egcdc, a missionary to Green iani, c2y5 ia i:5 story Of his voyage to that country that hc saw on July6, l774, a sea serpent with long, sharp shoot, that sp0Uted like a whale It had broad flap perg and scales and looked like a snake.
 The Eoundout aquatic snake was said to havc Eot,led back, long dorsal fin, and to be about fiity-lvc feet long. The sea serpent seen by Nr. Parsons and Captain Hitchcock in tho Hudson was described a. having flat sides and big slate-colorcd head. The Gloucester (0iass.) sea-serpent seemed to be about eighty feet in length and had a smooth, dark head, corresponding in other respects with the general drift of testimony.
 Virgrs description Of a sea-serpcnt is: "L2coon, the priest, was sacrificing a bull before tho sacred Ghars, when, To! on the tranquil deep, twin sea serpcnts are seen making their way to the shore. Their bloody crcsts and erect breasts o'ertop the waves. They Wriggle along over the sur face in great coils, flashing tho sea into foam. Soon they reach the land. and, with fiery, bloodshot eyes, lick their jaws with EiSsinC tOnCuCS.n
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
EXPLODING A CANAAN.
How an Old Tar Extcru;nated VOra-
 c:oas Crocodile.

c;Oas Crocodile.
 "Yes," said Uncle Cap, q have not only seen hundreds of alligatoTs and. crocodi!es in tho course of my waaIcrings, but l once lad the pleasure CI destroying in 8 novel and most cEoctdzl manner great InaR-c2t- ing caynan, as the crocodile i3 called in South America
 ''lVa3 ko like my alligator'" asked Bryce.
 "Vcry like him, tho cl!y difference being that while your alligator is about sixteen inches long, my cayllan was a little over S!xtcen feet, and a5 ugly looking monster as ever swan. had been detached from the Porpoisc, end ordered b explore DOT ton of Venezuela, in company with party of A-2cric-n engineers, TAo were con- structing C telegraph lino for the Govern lncat of hat country Ne were following do@H tributary of tho great river OriGoco, and rested ono Sunday at little Village cl the bank Of tho stream. During the after noon, as we were all lying G5lccp in OFF h2mEloc,ls, therc came terrible screaming and crying from the village, and VIC ron 10 sec what v7.5 up.
 ''It seemed that several boys had been bathing il the river inst below the village, when aE at once, without the slightest warning, ono of them had been seized and dra-yn under the turbid waters by tho great devil cayman', as tho Indians called one of these creatures which had long been ter TOT to tho community.
 Il suggested b tho chief of the engineers, finc young fellow named Roberts, thGt VIC set trap for the nan-catcr, and after cy- blaming my idea, got hiIn b agree to try it. As we Werc to be in that vicinity for seV- erai days, we waited until VIC thought itwas about time for tho cayrlan 10 be hungry again. Then we shot q fit monkey, sewcd inside of him stone bottle containing five pounds of powder, inserted in it the ends of two long coils Of fine wire, bound these to strong ropes of equal length, and connected the ether ends with the little test battery that VIC carried.
 ''When all was ready we floated our bait, uphcld by two inflated bladders, near where the boy lad been seized, and crouchcd I tho bushes 10 await developments. We had waited in perfect silence fer more than an hour, and were about ready to give 1t lip, when there came a ripple in the water, and q huge head, with horrd open jaws, was cautiously lifted. Then the jaws closed with snap upon our bait, the head in- stantly disappeared, and the ropes began to gun swiftly out, showing that the monster Was ulaNNiIS TOT Qcep water n3d charge of the battery, and quickly connected the wires. Like a flash there came deep muilcd explosion, a torrent of blood-stained water was thrown high in the air and mingled with it were fragments of the scaly hide of the monster, in whose side hole two feet square had been blown.
 'Thc poor natives were at first terrified, then mystiilCd, and finally ovcrjoycd at the success ofour experiment, and ever after ward they treated us like beings possessed of supernatural powers. Notwithstanding this, we noticed that the boys did not sccm to care for bathing for some time after ward p
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
A HANDSOME suaPa:a-.
How a Good-NaturesI :. Widow Tas De-
 ceived by Her ' Latc' Husband.

How a COOA-NatUre1 e Azdo-y' Vas De-
 ceived by Her .' Latc'' Husband.
 The departments of the CEi,cJ States Government arc usually dscorous places carried ca with selclnity and dignity, and not gwen 10 scenes; ever. .telcSs, scLac- thing occurred ct the Pcnsicn Office not long ago, which makes ono wish Dickens were aiivc to do it full justice nobody else could; but still, writes tho Washington cor respondent Cf the New ' Oril Llae -c:7acat, It Is too good to lose entirely.
 Tho usual work was going on in one of the rooms, when suddenly Q sound of pumping ana thuUQing became audible, GEd then struggling, humping, irregular noise as if a section Of a s.one wall ycrc trying to walk uD-stairG and found t needed more joints than had been supposed. IL grew To1dcr and loader, and was accompa nied once il a while with a faIrt sound of voice rcmonstrating as if the stone wall took it hard and wanted tO give it up. IL drew nearer and then stepped outside the door with final bump aul jhump, and sort Of triumphant Crunt from the accom- paayiI1g voice Ihcn the door opened and man with sweat standing On his forehead, throwing the door wide open. engineered with another sc-lc5 Of thGE2pS Q large, Hat white stone around in front Of the aston ished clerk, and said: ''ThcTc!'' in triumph ant tones. "The-cl now perhaps you will believe me- I brought you papers and ariuavits no end, and you wouldn't believe them. Perhaps yol'n believe this when you sec his tombstone. There you read It: Sacred to the memory Of J. S-. Erected by his bcreaved widow. lis tombstone is here befor3 your eyes to prove he's dead, and now perhaps you'll believe it;' and he sat down and wiped his fore head
 The astonished clerk read the cpltaph, but without tho crestfailen air the advaEccr of tombstones expected. A Glcam of smile appeared around his eyes and at tho cor ners of his mouth. He turned to Q man sitting near, a man with damaged looking face, and with clothes the worse for wear, and lame leg done up in Q frowsy way with coarse bandages
 Well, wouldn't a-thought it.of Sarah Jane,'' and he srlotc hls ether leg with fat hand, bristling with hairs. |" must say it's handsome in her-alI tho same. I'm glad I ain't under it. :Tain't cftcn man reads his OVID cpitaph;'' and lc turned to the ether who lad brought iJ in, with rough grin, aq appreciation of tAc scene coming over him.
 |" Xou--you meant to leave hcr-yOu Gin't dead!' st2znmcgcl tho other.
 |" ain't half dead. n l meant to leave her till l heard she was Gettin' q pension on my merits, n 1 couldt stand that. She a-roll- ing in luxury and ne . Lard-worllin' man. I've co-ac back to roll, too, or else stop her fun"
 The advancer of tor,bstones arose and prepared to withdraw with his strong proof.
 "Of all the mean mcn'-and then he paused, unable to thlnk Of any parallel, and thought occurred to hlm. You Il be wantin' this some time; hadn't you better tai15 it against the necd!'
 But tho damaged man waved 1t away '' The date would be wrong"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
SEEN ON A TRAin.
Various Phases O Life Noted by an Old
 Eaiiroad Conductor.

Yes,'' said an old conductor to Q Chica- go Ecjcs reporter recently, we sec all man. iTcstationS Of human happiness and sorrow here in tho course of e few months. Some times VIC carry a funeral party in one part of the train and a lot of rolstcring pleas Urc-5eczcrs On another. We become accus- toned to such scenes, and the hurry and worry of our work prevents our sympathlz- ing or rejoicing with them, no matter how much we might feel so disposed. And did you ever observe how few people there arc who manifest any breeding when travel ing: People who would De called cultured Gt hone win sometimes act in the most shocking sEaHncr aboard a train. How ire nucntly Te sec Eeu, and even women, with their feet upon the velvet cushions in front cf them. Men who would be ashamed 10 ave 1t known that they use the weed will spit tobacco juice over tho foot-rcSt and Ecor UntI they render the place they oc- cupy useless for decent people. These coaches arc scrubbed, dusted and polished c-c-y trip, but people don't seem to appre- ciatc i&
 It's Q fine place to study human nature For instance, look at that man curled up n the space G2uaIy occupied by four passcE- Cors. He thinks that because he takes his boots eff he has the right to project his biz, e ty feet into the aisle as far as he pleascs. But TO matter; c2n squeeze by them when necessary, and perhaps give his legs tEc2k nov and then that will make hIm th.nll we have been telesccped.
 "But all people are not boors. You can distinguish the true lady CT gentleman here as elsewhere. They arc never irnpeFtinent. drunk, nor spraWiing dead asleep over the seats. They seem to take it for granted that all is being done for their speed and comfort that is possible and arc satisfied. Coarse men, women, and old people make US the nest trouble. They seldom know exactly what they want and so are never at case. The latter class we can tolerate for huTlanity5 sai1c-bUt tho men Why, 1 fccllikc pitching them from the train sOEc- tines They imagine their little shp Of pacteboGrd entities them to all the room they can occupy and a voice in the train management besides.
 We sec al sorts of parIings, of course, but thcrc i3 one Lind shall never get used 10, Gad that is Q square, manly young fellow leaving his old father and mother or sweet heart. tell you the Gcd bless you'll and Be good Doy!' and the tears mean sonc- thing then, and don't you forget 1t. When he takes Lis seat he has plenty to think about, and you cal tell by glance at his face that life for him has begun in dead earnest. May be you have been there your self. 1 havc," and scizing hls lantern he left me tO my lIIHl,itat iCaS
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
HE TEXAS 5OOTBLACK.
An Unquenchable Nuisance That Posi-
 lively EecoCnizes No Rival.

An Unquenchable Nuisance That Posi-
 tivc!y Recognizes No Rival.
 The Texas boothlack is study. Accord ing to TeEdS SUtiRyS. he is not precisely Q study for painter, but he is what might be called sketch. He is also brown study, although occasionally he is few shades lighter, but generally he is as black as the acc of spades. He is not as black as he is painted, or rather he could not be painted any blacker than he is. He never fades. He doesn't wash either, not even his clothes
 There arc physical discrepancies peculiar to the Texas boot0l2ck He can't walk. tIcast he never docs. Ee runs and hops like Ian garoo, to which animal he has 9 grotesquc re- semblance. This is owing to his habit of running alon-s,GC Of . pgospe customer, twisting himself so that Ec can look up into tho customer ; face to see indications of lis having made up his mind to have his boots shiGcd. In this way the bo0;b,2cl1 acquires q permanent CUT v2tUrc cf the spine. If you catch a Texas bootbl2ck and pull out lis spinal column, it will be found to be twisted Elc 2 corkscraU, ii any of our readers know what that is.
 The greatest objection to tho colored boct6!3ck I5 LiS energy and perseverance. he always sccpls to be going in the same direction that you are. If your boots arc as spotiess as the reputation of the man who never mixed iH politics, the bootblack will, nevertheless, insist e. shining them up. lie believes all men are liars, fer hc refuses to credit your assertion that you don't want your boots shined.
 If you were to produce an affidavit that you did not want your boots shned, the booJ6lack would still refuse to believe it. Ii a nan withoGt any legs comes along on c:utches the Gootblack will ask him if ho doesn't want his boots shined.
 As a persistent, unQucnchable nuisance the colorcd bootblacl1t that infes.s tho streets CT Texas i5 without q rIvai,
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
4. E. FRkTT.

Post ofeca, Springeryilie, Arizona. Range FSquidilla mountains. Horse brand, T ! f4 lef hip.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
Reld and TrennbIe.

In carly life George Washington was a book agent. Yes, and see what be- came of hiui. Just see how he was punished for his wickedness. Sec what happened to him after his death. Co to Washington and see Grccnough's statue of him, without a shirt 10 hs back, rccit.ng with UpLfted finger and wel-trained gesture the opening paTarraph Of Charles IV. in the second monthly part of BaacT0fCs Irlerminabie History of the I.Lnl,a5.e United States, which he is trying To sell )n the iusta-lneGt plan 10 Columbia, who has climbed up on the dome Sr t,lc Capitol D escape him.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
The Left Foot inc Largest.

;'Thc left foot, please said shoe dealer as q customer was about to test the size )f par of 0hoes by trying ono upon lis right foot. Yol sec" explained tho de2,Cr, .'thc left foot is larger than the right. Every body 10 whom I mako that statement is surDnscd, for people believe that in the case of tho feet as wei as the hands the right is1hc larger Observation has convinced nc. however, that while tho right hand is larger than the Jeff, the left foot is larger than tho riCht 0
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
ID nestror Xer,nin.

A noyei means of destroying caterpillGrs and other animated pests of trees and shrub6ery is the juice of the leaves and sens of tomato plants. Goii the leaves and stems Of tue tomato until the juice has been extracted and pour tnis upon the afflicted shrubs and trees.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14

DEFIANCE CATTLE co JOAn II. Bowman, SunCriutendent POstOflcc Navajo springs Arizona Range. Puercc river and Tanner Springs. Horso Brand. : aRd |; ' on citlvr hi2.
 Old stock branded :; on right hip <t&$ on left
 l-S S.dc.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14
HENRY liIJN!NG

Post ofi,e: Show Low. Arizona.
 Range: Show LCW creek, Silver creek, LGgUna OT.e-a aud LasUna Sala.ia.
 Horse braDd C (, left shoulder.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-14

Ear marks, yuder lir riglt crop let.
 ZElGER BECS. Tost office, Navajo springs, Ai4ona. Range Nafajo Springs. Calves for i&o5 s>s left sile an ri It thigh.
 OTHER BRANDS