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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

With the advent Of Spring the interest in Chi
Cages latest and greatest charlottesville Libby
Prison War Observation-Disclosures and very few
people come to the famous Worlds Fair metrop-
oils without visiting this wonderful institution,
The old prison itself, moved a thousand miles
from its home in Virginia is fraught with inter
esting memories of the days that tried mems
souls in the greatest war the world has ever
known. II was TO be sure the palace prison Of the
Confederacy, but connected whit are occurrences
that viii never be forgotten, be the building de-
faced from the earth or still standing as mOnu-
ment to the herosm of the Union soldier These
walls are as sacred as the shrnes Of martyrs and
they should be pregnant 10 us and the rising gen.
Grafton Of patriotism and pety. This. which was
once prison under the very shadow OF Virginia s
Legislative halls. and after that great Civil War
was left to decay by the march Of time, has been
preserved by Chlcagos enterprise and converted
into vast war museum filed with thousands OF
northern and southern relics OF every description
In fact there Is not another institution in this
country that com pafes with IL. Old Libby is a
spacious building. but no pains have been spared
70 fiji il with valuable and interesting relics It Is
divided into two Observation-Disclosures and
Union. The former il conceded to be the most
complete in existence, and the Union exhibit is 50
extensive that il - hardly possible to surpass 1t
These displays include oil portraits of all OF the
leading statesmen and generals Of the north and
signed and written hY he noted men Of those
days including war orders, official documents and
personal letters There are relics from all OF
the battle fields and prisons and in fact thous-
ands Of things that woul9 take space for enam-
Grafton Nearly every day some Of those who
andas they pass together through this old prison
they utter in one accord the sentiment. No
North-No South-No Animosity-No Sectional
ism
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Arrangement of Polling Places
Under Chapter 24s. LARS Of 1889, (the
ne3C election lulC

Under Chapter 24S. Laus Of 1852, On,
neJC election iulC)
There being such diversity Of opinion
regarding the provisions Of chapter 24S,
laws of 1889, respecting the arrange
ment of polling places, the Secretary Of
State has submitted the following details
and diagram in explanation thereof
The provisions of the new law relating
TO The polling places and their arrange
ment is as follows:
SECTION 20 (chGpter 24S, hCS Of
1857. All officers upon whom is i'm
posed by law the duty of designating
polling places shall provide in each poll
ing place designated by them a suffi-
cient number of places, shelves or CON-
partments which shall be furnished with
such supplies and conveniences as shall
enable the voter conveniently to prepare
his ballots for voting. and in which vot-
ers may mark their ballots screened
from observation, and a guard rail so
constructed that only persons within
such rail can approach within i've feet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

Of the ballot boxes. or the places.
shelves, or compartments herein pro-
vIded for. The number of such places,
shelves, or compartments shall not be
less than one for every fifty electors who
voted at the last preceding election in
the district. No person other than
voters engaged in receiving. preparing
or depositing their ballots. or a person
present for the purpose Of challenging
the vote OF an electOr about TO cast his
ballot, shall be permitted to be within
said rail. The expense of providing
such places. shelves. or compartments
and guard rails shall be a public charge
and shall be provided for in the same
manner as the other election expenses"
The officers upon whom the duty is
imposed to provide polling places are as
follows: In towns, the supervisors:
cities, the common council, and villages,
the trustees. The following is a dia-
gram prepared in compliance with the
of section 20:
The diagram represents room 20xz4
feet, but it may be made much smaller
DY contracting the space outside of the
guard rail. Where polling place is al
ready constructed the inside should be
arranged like diagram.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

GENERAL ARRANGEMENT. The room
is divided by guard rail into Two
portions, the public being kept outside
the rail
The guard rail is required by law to
be not less than tire feet from 10th hi
baliot boz and gotinq Shelf
Inside the -ails are tables, one to ac-
commodate the ballots to be given out,
and check list upon which the names
Of those receiving ballots are checked
by ballot clerks from duplicate registry
lists (where registration is required);
another for clerks of election to make
poll list where the names of those de-
posting ballots are entered, and anoth-
er for the inspectors to check from reg
istry list and for the ballot box.
The entrance and exit through the
rail are marked.
The shelf to which one goes to mark
the ballot is shown as placed against
the wall
VOTING SHELVES. = The booths or
shelves for marking ballots may be con-
structed as follows Either nailed or
screwed together immovably, or the
partitions and shelves nj the bottom ar
ranged to fold, 50 that the shelf may be
folded into compact shape, and easily
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

Editor Country Paper-Jake, what
are our receipts this week?
Compositor and Manager Two SUBJ
scriptions, one paid in potatoes and the
other in slippery elm.
Editor-It does beat all tarnation,
these hard times. Make out the bills
on those notices of foreclosure sales,
and notices to creditors. If it wasn't
for our legals we'd have to bust. When
you get that done cut out column OF
Congressman Van Boobies speech on
Protection the Panacea, and set it up.
I've got TO 90 ont and punch up some
of these moss-back farmers for their
back subscriptions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
Ais Fair ia Love

NV wifes family said John 70 q
New York Herald reporter, sis a very
straight-laced One-blue presbyterians.
in fact If they had ever had a notion
I that ] knew the difference between two
pair and three Of kind | shouldn't have
/ had the ghost of a chance of winning
I the wife / had the good lack to capture.
AIS fair in love and war, you know
In those days my great rival was a pro-
lessor Of theology. To get to wind
ward of him ! went in strong for
prayer meetings, missionary societies
and all that sort of thing.
''One evening / had been PLAYING a
quiet game with few of the boys, lust
10 keep my hand in, and was rather late
in getting round TO see Clara. | told
her that the prayer meeting was a
mighty interesting one and broke M
somewhat late. found it rather warm
work throttling my conscience and pulled
out my handkerchief 70 help me cool
off bit.
''But the temperature went I'D to
boiling point when | yanked out roll
Of chips and they went rolling over the
floor in all directions. | thought the
theological professor would soon have
The ield all TO himself when the old man
picked up one of them.
!" What are these queer things for.
Johnf' said he.
Il tumbled at once to the fact that
the old man dind't know poker chips
when he saw EN-. / saw that | had a
fighting chance to lie out of it, and Old
Nick, bless him, put the right sert of lie
into my head at once. !
Why said |, with a regular Sunday
school smile, that's little idea of nv |
own; get those things to put scriptur-
al texts on to distribute among the
heather, think it is an improvement
on the pocket handkerchief idea. 90.
EN- in different colors te suit the tastes
Of the heather; some of them. you know,
prefer white, and some blue and some
are death on red. / brought 'em with
put on EN-. .oxts to
''ClaEa and the old man were both
tlek,ed to meath over the idea, and as
true as am sinner we all stayed up
till midnight picking texts out of the
Bible to engrave on them.
But the rHb came ir when | had to /
pay $50 TO get the text engraved. l I
guess it was the first and last time that
scriptural texts were ever put on poker
chips. >
''What became of them ?n asked some
one.
They all mysteriously disappeared
as soon as ! got married.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
PATENTS GRANTED

to inventors in the State of Wisconsin
during the past week. Reported for the
paper by c. A. Snow & Co.. Patent
Lawyers and Solicitors, Opp. L. S. Pat
ent Office. Washington, d. c.
H. Bergatrom, Big Wuasaukee. ma
chine for sharpening saw-teeth. H.
Bronson, Beloit, swinging saw. T. H.
Brown, Viroqua, sheathing machine L.
l.. Burbank, Ashland. wash boiler. F.
n. Gardner, Beloit, die for screws. A.
l.. Gilbert, Milwaukee. manuscript
holder. G. B. Wilmington, GAINESVILLE.
grain binder.
Drawings and specifications of any
of these patents will be sent for the
Government price; % cents, in stamps.
Always give date of paper and address
c. A. Snow d Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

put away for future use. This last de-
wise is suggested in order to lessen the
storage space required for keeping
shelves from one election to another.
The dimensions of shelves should be:
Depth, one foot, six inches; width, from
center to center Of partitions, two feet;
the partitions should project six inches
from shelf so as TO screen voter. There
should be one shelf for every fifty cleo
tors who voted in the district at the last
preceding election.
SUPPORTS Common wooden horses
are the best means for supporting
shelves, and may be easily stored away
from one election to another. Cleats are
nailed upon the bottom Of the shelf to
prevent the horses being pushed to one
side or the other.
RAIL.-The rail requires solidity and
strength to withstand considerable pres.
sure, and may consist OF strong posts,
securely fastened in floor, with a 2x4
inch hand rail from three feet to three
feet six inches from the floor
GATES. There should be some sort OF
a gate to guard both entrance and exit
say like a turH-stile.
Madison, Wis. F'ebruarg IS, 1890.
ERNEST G. TIMME.
Secretary of State.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
The CHEAT RESERVATION

The direct route to the Great Sioux
Indian Reservation is via Pierre the
Capital of South Dakota, at which point
the Government Land Office is located.
The Chicago & North Western Railway
Company has designated Pierre rs q
tourist point and excursion tickets will
De sold good returning until Oct. 3lst
At very low rates.
For tickets and full information apply
81 ticket offices Chicago \ Northwest
ern Railway.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
Dated March nth, 1890
STATED. BRopr. decd.

r STATED, BRODT, decd.
State of Wisconsin, County Court Of Grant
County--In probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special term
OF the County Court, to be held in and for said
County. at the Court House IN the City of Ian
casterin said County on the I'd Tuesday of April,
A. D. 1890. being the Sth day Of April, $780, al the
hour Of one O'Clock in the afternoon, the follow
ing matter will be heard and considered;
The application of Latitia Brodt for the APP
pointment OF an administrator Of the estate OF
David Brodt. deceased, late of Wyausing, Grant
County, Wisconsin.
By order Of the Court.
GEO. b. CARTER.
3-5 County Judge.
Dated March nth. 1890.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

A printers error has been detected
Ia the last issue Of the Bible from the
Cambridge Press. In Isaiah, Xviii, Is,
the word foundation is begun with an
SRI instead of an II The mistake
was discovered by young son of Rev.
DR.. II. Adler, who has received the
standing reward Of guinea offered for
the detection Of such IN error.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
New Advertisements.
usTATE-MARY MURPHY.

State of Wisconsin. County Court Of Grant
County-ln probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special term
of the County Court, TO be held in and fer said
County, at the Court House in the City of Lam
caster in said County, on the Sd Tuesday of
April, A. D. 1890 being the 18th day of April,
1890 at the hour of one O'Clock in the afternoon,
the following matter win be heard and consa-
eTed
The application of Owen Murphy for the APP
pcintmcnt OF an administrator de benis non of
the estate of Mary Murphy, late Of the town OF
Weodman deceased
BY order Of the Court
GEO. B. CARTER,
3-5 County Judge.
Dated March nth 1890
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

INSI AIE-A DAN NVUh.
state of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
C0unty-In probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special term
Of the County Court, TO be held in and fo- said
County at the Court House in the City Of Ian
caster IN said County, on the 4th Tuesday of
April. A. d. 1890. being the 22nd day of April,
1890 at the hour Of one O'Clock in the afternoon,
the following matter will be heard and eonsiG-
cred:
The petition Of Elmor o. Cook, administrator
Of the estate of Adam Cook. deceased, for license
to sell the following real estate 20 pay debts viz
The South 80 acres off from the Southeast a
of Northwest IA of Section two (2), Town five (5),
Range one ~.
By order Of the Court,
GEO. B. CARTER.
3-6 County Judge.
Datsd March nth 1890
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
Legal Notices.
r. sTATE-wrLlrAM n. RAMSEY.

STATE-WlLlIAM y. RAMSEY
State Of Wisconsin, County Court of Grant
County-ln probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the special
term Of the County Court. TO DE held in and for
said county the court house in the city Of Ian
caster, in said county, on the End Tuesday Of
April, a. d. 1890 being the sth day OF
April, 1890, at the hour of O'Clock in the after
noon, the following matter viii be heard and
considered:
The petition Of Jane Ramsey TO admit to pro.
bate the last will and testament of William n,
Ramsey, late of the town of Glen Haven, de-
ceased
BY the Court,
GEO b. CARTER.
Dated March. LIST, 1890 "a. County Judge.
HERMAN BUcHNER, Attorney for Petitioner.
ESTATE-THoMAs TURNEIL
State of Wisconsin. County Court Of Grant
County-In probate
Notice is hereby given, that at the regular
said County at the Court House. in the City OF
Lancaster, in said County, on the 1st Tuesday
of April, A. D. 1890. being the lst day: OF
April, 1890, at the hour Of one O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following matter will be heard
and considered:
The application OF John P Byine for probate
Of an instrument purporting TO be the last win
and testament of Thomas Turneil deceased.
late Of the town of Hazel Green, in said county
BY order of the Court
GEO B. CARTER,
I'D County Judge.
Dated March 4, 1890.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

statesmen to sell Nursery
MHN Stock. All Goods Warranted
FIRSTCLASS. Permanent
Pleasant, profitable positions FOR the right menl
Good saeries and expenses paid weekly. LiberR-
inducements to beginners No previous exper,
fence necessary. Outfit free. Write for terms
giving age. Mention this paper
CHARLES II. CHASE. Nnrseryman.
+44-53 Rochester y, Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

Lancaster April 10
Work will commence ut 10 a. m. of
the first day and at S a. m of the End
day, in each place. Evening sessions
for applicants for first and second grade
certificates will be held when necessary
All persons not already legally qualified.
who intend e teach in this county dur
ing the spring or summer terms must
write at some one of these examinations
Persons writing for first or second grade
certificates are allowed to write on third
grade branches A. one place and the
additional branches at another if they
prefer TO do so. Bring pens, INK and
legal cap paper with you.
Respectfully,
CHAs L. HARPER, Co. Supt.
Lancaster. Wis, Feb. 5. 1890
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
GRANT COUNTY TEACHERS EXAM
NATIONS.
sPRlRG SERIES, 1880.

This series Of Teachers Examinations
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13

Dated March llth. 1890,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-03-13
ESTATE-ApAM Cook .

Dated March, 18th. 1890.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-20

suggestion. Why should not the
counties along the line of the 9. P.
hold a convention. These coun,
ties were not represented at
the Oberlin convention. We have
as much interest in the matter as the
counties north of US. A meeting
held IN every county to talk the
matter over and elect delegates to a
convention at some central point
could not fail to do good. Wa
Keeney is central poiut for the
counties in northwestern Kansas
along the line of the U. P. to hold
a convention. If some other point
is selected it will suit us just as well.
If any money is to be expended on
experiments it will not be used where
the people, apparently, take no
interest in the matter. We must
look after our own interests. We
should have an organization. What
do you say?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-20

The all absorbing question of po-
litical interest in Kansas, and it IS
not confined alone to Kansas, IS the
election of United States senator
to succeed John ]. ingalls, and, we
confess, that it will require a wiser
prophet than we to forecast what
the result will be. In fact, we may
say at this time, that the result IS
predetermined and contingencies are
likely to arise before the final vote
is taken that will render the most
carefully prepared figures entirely
unreliable and inaccurate. 1t IS ad-
mitted by all that the alliance on
Joint ballot will have decided ma
iority over all, and the question is,
will the alliance members all vote
for the same candidate or Will some
Of them vote for Ingalls,? The
alliance leaders say they will not.
Others assert, just as confidently,
that enough alliance members will
vote for ingalls, TO elect him. This
has been the situation for some time
and it is unchanged now. What
the result will be time only will
make known. This has been a year
Of political surprises and we would
not be surprised at anything of a
political nature in Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-20
Should Have a Fair Understanding.

S"O1te nave a FaIr UNDERSTANDING.
St. Joseph Herald.
There is no serious rupture yet be-
tween the Alliance and the Republi-
can party in the West. We are in
excellent condition to join with the
Alliance in all its reasonable Ge-
mands, and by urging all Republican
farmers to enter the Alliance what
little differences that may exist may
be easily overcome. We have before US
the trusts, combinations, Wall street
on the one side and the farmers AL
lance and labor organizations on the
other. We cannot go with both; we
have already made a strong fight
against the former, and now what is
in the way of a fair understanding
and union with the latter.
Wherever the leading Republican
papers have made a bitter fight
against the Alliance, there the result
has been most disastrous to the Re-
publican party, and wherever those
papers have stood by the Alliance,
there the Republican party is victor
ious. Ohio Republicans took up the
cause of the wool-growers and there
the victory is ours. In the north
western congressional district of
Iowa the Sioux City Journal has for
years battled for the farmers and
the Farmers Alliance and there we
have a victory with the editor of the
Journal elected to congress. In the
southwestern district of Iowa the
Creston daily Gazette, the principal
paper of the district, has for two
years championed the cause of the
Farmers Alliance and there we have
Republican victory. The leading
papers of Kansas have fought the
Alliance and the party looks like it
had been run over by tornado.
Discretionis the better part of va
lor. The bull was brave but he showed
bad judgement in trying to butt
the engine off the track. There is no
necessity for a split between the
Alliance and the Republican party,
but the sensible thing for Republi-
cans to do is to form an alliance
with the alliance and labor elements,
and thereby prevent the formation
Of new party in the northern
states.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-12-20

PROF. ROBERT Hay and Col. Net
Teton, of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, were in our
city last Saturday. These gentle
men have been investigating the
question of irrigation in western
Kansas in their official capacity
Col. Hay called on the WORLD and
among other things said that in his
opinion there was nothing in the
underfow theory for those living on
the uplands; that the cost would be
entirely too great, owing to the
depth of the sheet water. He thinks
that irrigation can be made success
by the reservoir system and the use
of wind mills and pumps. The sub
stance Of his remarks was that in
dividuals owning these lands should
all, in a small way, irrigate a por-
ton of their farms, if only a few
acres. That there is no necessity
for the government to spend money
to demonstrate the utility, of this
plan ofirr!gation, as it has already
heen fully demonstrated andi is a sue
cess. While the Colonel evidently
understands his business and is cor
rect in his theories, he fails, evident
ly, to grasp the situation. The farm
ers of western Kansas are unable to
experiment on large scale and
most of them are unable to expert
ment at all. What we want is an
plant Of sufficient ca
pacity to demonstrate to capitalists
the practicability of irrigation on a
large scale. Capitalists do not care
to invest in scheme to irrigate four
or five acres. A well and a wind
pump would doubtless do that much
but what we want is plan where
by we can irrigate eighty or one
hundred and sixty acres. When
that is demonstrated, and the gov
eminent must do it if it is done, cap
italists will invest their money.