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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THE FARMERS.
Resolutions Adopted az the Annual Con
Vention in Madison.

vention in Madison.
The State Farmers convention at its
annual session in Madison adopted the
following resolutions:
Rfsolrsd. That il is the sense Of this farmers
convention that the present system Of road
making in this State be abolished, and in lieu
thereof there be collected from the taxable
property ia each town. village and city mill
tax for the purpose Of road building. and that
said fund thus obtained be expended in each
town, village or city under the direction OF .
commissioner elected by the popular vote.
ReS0tred, That the extensive aduiteration Of
dairy products and foods demands the most
stringent prohibitory legislation; that the law
under which the food ana dairy commission
was organized was demanded. ana we respect
fully urge upon the Legislature the propriety
OF continuing the Office OF food and dairy COM
missioner and the necessity Of still further
strengthening the laws against authorizations
and dishonest labelling Of foods and drugs that
honest Industries may not be driven to the wall
by the competition of fraud and the people be
protected in their purchases
ReS0lCsd, That permanent grounds for exhi-
bfti0n purposes should be secured for the State
Agricultural Society and TO this end we favor
such legislation as shall secure to the society
a loan Of sl50010 from the funds Of the State
property purchased and payment guaranteed
by bonds bearing per cent. annual interest.
ResOirsd, That we heartily approve the work
OF the farmers institutes in Wisconsin. We
believe the law under which this work has
been organized TO have been wisely framed and
the appropriation therein is no more than suf-
ticieut for its purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
FAVOR RECIPROCITY.
Laurier, the Liberal eader. Issues al
address -Cartwright's Views.

Laurier, the Liberal eader. Issues an
Address -Cartwright's Views.
TORONTO, Cnt., Feb. 14.-Hon. Mr..
Laurier, leader of the opposition, has
issued an address to the electors of the
country in reply to Sir John Macdon-
AIDS manifesto against reciprocity with
the United States in which he says
that the policy of the English Gov
eminent is failure and a fraud, which
farmers and artisans alike should con-
denim.
At the opening meeting of the Liberal
campaign here Friday evening Sir Rich
ard Cartwright said that Canadians
were bound TO have unrestricted reci-
procity with the United States. One
might as well, he said, try to stop the
tides of the Atlantic as to stay the fiow
of public opinion in Canada in favor OF
reciprocity. The condition of Canada
for years has been one Of arrested de-
velopment. National wealth had not
increased iot in the last twelve years.
and the only remedy was fair, free, I'M
limited reciprocity.
ST. John, n. u. Feb. f4-Resolu-
tons were passed by the Legislature
protesting against the action of the
British Government in not permit
ting negotiations for reciprocity with
the United States to be carried on.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
BASEBALL
Allen w. Thurman. Jr., Chosen President
of the National Board of Control.


Allen w. Thurman, Jr., Chosen President
of the National Board of Control.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-At the meeting
here yesterday Of the National Board
of Professional Base Bah Associations
Allen w Thurman, Jr., was chosen
president of the board in place of A. G.
Spalding. who refused a reel ection.
The following list of play ers was re-
served by different National League
clubs:
Chicago-Anson, Pferer Cooney, william
son, Dahlen Ryan, Duffy. Carroll Wilmot
Foster Burns Glenalvit, Farrell, Maggie, Kilt
ridge, Graf, Hutchinson Luby, Stein, Gum
bert, Van Haltren, Dwye., Tener, Earle, Oar
ling.
New York-Ewing, Clark Buckley, Brown,
Rusie, Keefe WEIGH, Crane Sharrott Burkett,
Conner, Whistler, Bassett, Richardson, Glass
cock, Ward. Denny. Whitney, O'Rourke, Gore
Slattery, Tiernan. Released-Hornung Muir
ply O'Day.
Brooklyn-Terrv Loyett Caruthers Hem.
ming, Daily. Bushong, Clark Kinslow Foutz
Collins, Pinkney, Burns O,Brien. Smith, Ward.
Released conditionally- Donovan, Visner.
Pittsburgh Beckley Bierbauer. Miller. Root
Burke, Haulon, Carroll. Fields, Staley, Calvin,
Smith Day, Anderson. Berger Mack, Decker,
Wilson, Laroque. Kuehne. Released-McCor-
mick, Conway Morris.
Philadelphia Clements Gray, Mailman,
Gleason. Sanders Meyers, Allen Mulvey,
Mayer, Hamilton Sunday. Thompson, Fogarty,
Thornton. Schultz, Esper. Released-Farrar,
Bufinton.
Boston, Cleveland and Cincinnati's list could
not be secured. The Cleveland released list is /:
Gilks Bakely, Delaney, Faatz and Twitchell.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Plans of Committees on Various Features
of the Exposition.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE committee on
inaugural ceremonies of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition will ask the di-
rectory to appropriate s15O, 900 for their
purposes. 1t estimates that it will
realize 1886, 600. The ceremonies will
continue through four days concluding
with a grand ball. The Proctor town
is located on the Midway Plaisance,
about half way between the Illinois
Central tracks and Washington Park.
The worlds congress auxiliary of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition through
its president, Hon. c. c. Bonney, made
its first report TO the directory Friday
night. The scope of the work proposed
by the auxiliary is indicated by the list
of committees appointed on congresses,
the programme of which is as follows:
May-Music literature and art. including
congresses of authors, publishers, philologists,
librarians, composers, singers dramatists,
painters seulptors.
June-Scieuee. philosophy. invention and ed
ucation, including congress Of astronomers,
arch8oloeists notanists, chemists, electri-
clans ethnologists, biologists, geographers,
mineralogists. metalIurgists, biologists.
July-Rehgion. morals and temperance, in
Guiding church congresses, missionary conven-
tions, Sunday schools social purity. ethics,
morals, temperance, suppression Of vice.
August Government. law and medicine in
Guiding municipal, general aud iuterna-
tional law. administration Of justice, govern
ment of cities, expatriation, naturalization
and extradition, international privileges OF cit
izenship patents and copyrights public health,
private sanitation and governmental regula-
tions, prison reform, arbitration and peace.
September-Labor congresses, social science
associations, building associations, mutual
benefit associations, cooperative organizations.
October-Agr.eulture. commerce and science,
including agricultural colleges. State boards Of
agriculturei farmers societies, including dairy
men, horse, sleep and cattle raisers horti-
culturists, boards Of trade, bankers assocIa-
tions and other organizations relative to pro-
duction, transportation, distribution and ex-
change
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Given an for Lnst.

New York. Feb. Captain l.. Nor
tons steam life boat, the f. L. Norton,
in which the captain with his wife,
niece and seven men left New London
for Toulon France, November %, has
now been out eighty-two days. No re
liable information concerning the Doat
has heen received since the day it left
port In spite of the captains conf
dence in his boat it is feared it has
shared the fate of many larger vessel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Died at Ninety.

Elijah Pound father of A. E. and
Thad c. Pound, died at the home of the
latter, on his farm, near Chippewa
Falls, of old age. Uncle Elijah" as
he was called by all who knew him,
was in his Goth year, and was the second
oldest man in Chippewa county, his
brother Joel, who is two years his
senior, surviving him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Got a Bride Through an adj

Some time ago Chester Saxton, a
farmer living near Mulhan, O. r., adj
vertised far lady correspondent. Miss
Nellie A. Virgins, of River Falls. this
State, answered the advertisement and
a correspondence began. Finally Sax
ton proposed marriage The girl was
willing and she met Saxton at Arkan-
sas City. Both were pleased and they
were married. The bride is good look
ing and well educated and the groom
well to do.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Settlers wiII Fight.

Squatters in the vicinity of Ashland
have organized a settlers club for mu-
tual protection. They are upon land
which is to be restored in April. 1t
was estimated that more than 500
squatters were upon the land. Many
Were contesting the land under the in
nocent-purchaser act of March 3, 1887.
There would be about 1000 acres to
be filed upon at that time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.


- tAN WIN A-AAAAE Gu To-
Maria Armstrong. IO6 years old, died
on Saturday at jefferson, Ind
The Census Office announced the pop
ulation of Michigan TO be 2,O9S, $50.
Snow to the depth of over two feet
fell at Bozeman, Mont, and Weir ity.
The total production of pine lumber
in Michigan during 1890 was 4,Os5, 567.-
$40 feet.
The Government buildings at Yolzo-
hama, Japan, were burned, causing a
loss of $3.50, 600.
A boat capsized on the oconee river
at Armor's Ferry, Ca, and four colored
men were drowned.
A London dispatch says that by the
burning of the Romscheid Theater three
actresses were burned TO death.
/ A fire at Rochester, n Y, destroyed
st. Mary's Hospital, the ESQ inmates
barely escaping with their lives
George Rouse, aged 16 years, acct
dentally Shot and killed his brother Ed
ward, aged ~ AT Leayenworth, Kan.
Jesse IL. Proctor and Frederick
Young were hanged on Friday at
Dover, Del, for murder
S. A. June, through careless hand
ling of Martin Frye's revolver, shot and
killed the latter's wife at kalamazoo,
Mich.
In railway accident near Columbus,
| o., Engineer Charles Bartwell and two
brothers named johnson were fatally
injured.
Extensive prairie fires ragged through
out Hale and Swisher counties in Texas
and thousands Of acres of range were
totally destroyed.
At the Passavant Hospital in Milwau-
lee Mrs. ledwig Wendland died on
Friday from the effects of the Koch
| lymph treatment
One of the most intimate fir. ends of
the poet Whittier confirmed the report
that the poet had finally decided to lay
away his pen for good.
James Storey, Of Parsons, Kan, has
been granted a patent ON an artificial
egg. The cost of manufacture, it was
said, would not exceed three cents per
dozen.
President Harrison has signed the
act for the construction of tunnel
under the waters of the bay of New
York between Staten Island and Long
Island
1t was reported that syndicate
headed by the Vanderbilts, of New
York, had purchased for S., 900, 900 five
of the principal iron mines in Northern
Michigan.
Another woman was found murdered
and horribly mutilated in the White
chapel district of London. She was
believed to have been a victim of Jack
the Ripper"
The United States Consul at Zurich,
Switzerland, reported to the State De.
partment at Washington that the ex.
pertinent Of importing live. cattle from
America to that country for beef was a
| success.
Commissioner Raum issued circular
informing all pension attorneys anc
agents that circulars proposed to be is
sued by them to solicit pension business
must be approved by the pension office
before distribution.
Superintendent Hopkins. of the Chi.
cago & Northwestern railroad, has paic
on behalf of his company $4,000 to the
mother of Conductor James K. O'Neil
who was murdered by a tramp at Long
| point, la, while on duty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
a Ner Conrt-Hnnse.

The county board Of Green County
in special session adopted the plans
recommended by the committee APP
pointed at the annual session in No
vember and voted to build a new coun-
ty courthouse TO cost not more than
$4,000. 4 committee was appointed
to have charge of the work and was
authorized to borrow money upon
lands and act for the people. Work
was to begin Immediately.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Sew Industry for JolIot.

JOLIET, H., Feb. IA party of
Chicago and Pittsburgh capitalists,
with number of manufacturers from
Wales, Eng, have located a sheet
steel and tin-plate mill in Sorth Joliet,
The first installment Of the plant will
cost S250,000, and win be duplicated
after that is completed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Horses and oven burned.

The barn at the logging camp of Per
rim Crammer, about two miles from
Clintonville, burned and three spans
of horses and two yokes of oxen,
with harnesses and equipments, were
destroyed. It was thought that the fire
originated from pipe one Of the men
was smoking. The loss was s.. 500,
with no insurance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
CYCLONE in Anstralia.

New YORK, Feb. Dispatches say
that cyclone in the Hervey group of
islands in Australia destroyed over
seventy houses, nearly all the cocoanut
and bread-fruit trees and wrecked a
schooner, causing the loss of fourteen
lives. IN Condobolin great bush 6res
swept district thirty BY sixty miles in
extent and destroyed 90 600 sheep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Criminal i1esertion.

A man by the name of Thomas Fauh;-
ner, who lived a few miles from Black
River Falls, disappeared from his home
about three weeks ago, and his wife
has been unable to get any trace of him
whatever. He leaves a wife and eight
children in absolute poverty.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
a French wine Merchants Collapse.

NEW YORK, Feb. "a dispatch re-
ceived in Wall street from Taris, re-
ports that one of the largest wine mer-
chants of Bercy Entrepote, has failed,
with liabilities of 81, 600, 900. It is stat
ed that the merchant tried to make a
fraudulent bankruptcy, and has been
arrested at the instance of his creditors,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
q post-onlce Rohhea

BUREAU JUNCTION Ill, Feb. 1.-THE
post-ofiice st this place was robbed
Thursday night Of $50 in stamps and
so in money The safe combination
was worked. No clew to ne robbers
has been secured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
viii b Draped for Thirty paws.

NAsmNGToS. Feb Secretary
Noble has issued an order announcing
the death Of ex-Secretary stuart and
directing the department to be draped
in mourning for thirty days and closed
at noon the day Of his funeral
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
France Accepts.

WASHINGTON, Feb. f6-France has
formally accepted the invitation Of the
Government Of the United States to be
represented at the worlds fair to be
held in Chicago This is the first coun-
try to take official aetinn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
Increased ronnnge on the Great Lakes.

WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE Census
Office has issued a bulletin in regard to
the changes in floating equipment on
the great lakes since 1886. In 1883 the
net tonnage of vessels used for trans
portation on the great lakes was 634, 652,
in 1890 it had reached 500, 500, an in
crease of 191 70s tons. The estimated
value of these vessels in 1856 was $780,
597, 45o. and in 1890 the aggregate yalu-
alton was SIS, 128, 800, an increase com
nared with 1856 Of CT. 81. O5O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE IN JAPAN,
Government Buildings Valued at s25o,o0C
in Ruins.

SAN Francisco, Feb. f6.--Advices
craftsmanship China, which arrived from
Hongkong and Yokohama, are to the
effect that the night of January 10 fire
broke out in the center Of the two
houses of the Japanese Diet, and after
destroying the House of Representa-
tives spread to the House Of Peers,
which also burnt to the ground. 1t
was rumored the fire was incendiary,
but it is said to have originated from
the electric lights with which the
houses are furnished The cost of the
two buildings was S237, 900. Three fire.
men were badly injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
ESTABLISHED | S57.

A third of century of experience
and progressive improvement is rep
resented in THE LEADER LINE
of STOVES and RANGES.
The line embraces an extensive
variety Of RANGES, Cook STOVES
and HEATING STOVES for hard coal,
soft coal and wood.
They are all models of perfect
modern stove construction, and meet
every known requirement Of the uses
for which they are intended.
COLLINS & BURGlE, Chicago.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-02-19

Superintendent Hopkins, of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad has paid
on behalf of his company So, 500 to the
mother of Conductor James K. O'Neil,
who was murdered by tramp at Long
point la, while on duty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21
No. 9

L. Hofer, Register of Deeds, J. S. Eel
ton and others will do to count on for
Gates.
Brother Simpson Hudgins denied
himself to take me In his cart, after
highs, five miles beyond his home,
entertaining me with Alliance infor-
nation and local incidents of interest,
to the hospitable home of brother VIM.
Cannon, who next day took me to
Sunday-school and worship at Belvi-
dere, that gem of village for educa-
tion, religion, temperance and hospi-
tality. From here Josiah Michaelson,
in his top buggy, through rain and
falling snow, behind swift and veri-
table bay, Beauty" drove to Hert-
ford, where addressed the public, in
the court house, on the reasons why
farmers ought to organize for the good
of themselves and everybody else, to-
gether with other things in connection
with our marvellous order. Then we
repaired to the Alliance hall for the
county meeting which, owing to the
inclement weather, was not so large
in quantity but high of quality. Here
is good, intelligent work being done by
the brethren, with only one brave,
lone sister in attendance The sisters
attend better in country places and in
good weather The courteous hospi-
tality of Perquimans County Alliance
was complete 1t delivered me safely
in the beautiful town of Edenton,
where, if this seems acceptable, I will
begin my next report.
1 have to answer a great many in
quiries which shows life and is encour-
aging. While some become lukewarm
and sigh for the garlic in the fesh-pots
of Egypt, others are coming to the
fold 1t is important that all officers,
lecturers especially, should attend
these meetings. l dwelt more on Hert-
ford county meeting because suppose
it perhaps the first one held since the
new lecturing system began.
Fraternally,
F. s. BLAIR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21

First months, 3O7,O Second 8 months, ASS, ,l6O
Making a total circulation for the
year of 765, ,24O; averaging for 50 sue
cessive issues, per issue, 14,716, and
showing a net increase for the year of
5.4OO, or more than 113 per week.
The above statement is taken from
the records kept in the office of The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, and is correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. w. DENMARK,
Business Manager.
| am Book keeper for Edwards &
Broughton, Printers and Binders, Raj
eigh, N. G. The press-work on THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER has been done
for the past three years by Edwards &
Broughton, and have kept account of
the same. 1 have compared the above
statement with the account I have
kept. and find it tallies throughout,
and is correct. L. j. BASHFORD.
Personally appeared before me, w.
T Womble, Notary Public, J. w. Den
mark, Business Manager of THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER, also T. J. Bashford,
Book-keeper for Edwards & BroughtOn,
and make oath that the statements
contained above are correct to the best
of their knowledge and belief.
In witness where IF, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my notarial
seal of office this day, February 26th,
1891. w. T. WOMBLE,
TNOTARIAL SEAL Notary Public
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21
RESOLUTIONS OF SASSAFRAS
FORK ALLIANCE, NO. 5o1.
ELK1N. N. c.. March 1891.


Mr.. EDITOR We do hereby declare
our disapproval of the Modern Con-
gressional funeral, and they have be-
come not only uselessly extravagant,
but indicate disreputable and insulting
to the memory of our dead representa-
tives, as well as corrupting to the mem
bers appointed to attend as mourners.
We believe that common justice and
fairness should prompt Congress to
provide place of burial near Wash
ington for such members as die while
in that city on duty, and decency
might make it necessary for the public
to pay for the coffin of such of our rep
resentatives as have drank up or gam
bled off their pay, but we fail to see
any good reason for sending eighteen
members of Congress on pic MIC ex-
cursion across the continent, and at a
public cost of 100000 to accompany
the remains of man who left to his
heirs twenty millions of dollars. IF
the government had this money on
hand and were at a loss what to do
with it, we believe it might have been
more proftably spent in aiding one
thousand poor families in getting
through the winter and making some
thing to live upon in the future, instead
of paying it out for vestibule palace
trains, to enrich corporations and to
give free excursion to members of
Congress.
We further request our representa-
tives in Congress to use their best en-
deavOrs to prevent repetition of these
scandelous proceedings
We would also state that we have
grave suspicious that many of the In
vestigating Committees appointed by
Congress are only jobs put up to fur
nish work and pay to members of Con-
gress during recess and give employ
ment to their sons and friends as clerks
to the committees.
ROBT. J. COEN, Pres.
@. @. HEGGIE, Sect'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21
r. L. RAGLAND.

SENATOR VANCE thinks Mr.. Cleve-
land cannot be elected President, on
account of his anti silver notions. We
think so too. But then we are ''pop-
gun editor, " and people of such small
metal are not expected to have opin-
ions that the great ones of earth are
bound to respect. We wonder if Sen
ator Vance can have joined the ''pop-
gun" editorial fraternity
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21

brought forward one fact of history,
or one conclusion of philosophy, to
support his bold assertion. These men
bring forward no facts and conclusions
to support their case, simply because
there are DO such facts and conclusions
to bring forward We defy the anti
silver men to bring forward one fact
to sustain them in their insane devO-
tion to a gold standard. The pages of
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER are open to
these men. Let them come forward
with their facts, or hush.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21

SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Vermont, has
resigned his place in the Senate of the
United States. We are not sorry to see
this man go. He is a man of great
ability But he has been standing and
voting with the classes against the
masses for a great many years. The
country can spare all the men of that
kind from the activities of public life
without loss and without regret.