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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
Washington Letter.
{ From our Regular correspondent,)
Washington Sept. %, '92.

Washington Sept. %, '92.
The greatest week IN the history Of
that great organization, the Grand
Army of the Republic, ends today.
With that week has been crowded
much that will never be forgotten by
those who came to the encampment,
either as participants or spectators.
The big parade was alone worth
travelling around the world to see; it
can never be duplicated, as many of
the 10000 veterans who p'oudly
marched up histor Pennsylvania
Avenue viii never attend another en-
campmcnt; it was living lesson in
orr country's history to the rising
generation, that viii always be re
membered with pleasure;and think you
that anybody who saw that living Z
5. flag formed Of nearly 1000 school
children and listened to the songs of
pa'motism aud welcome with which
their tircless and fresh young voices
greeted almost continuously for seven
hours the veterans rs they marched
past can ever forget the scene? fins
singing flag idea was 50 unique and
with all 80 enjoyable that is originator
ought to be ~peciany honored in some
way by the G.. A. /.
Washington j, proud Of its cncamp-
ment record as it has every right to
be; it has disappointe the croakers at
at home and abroad, and shown that
it has no superiors ana lew, if any,
equals rs host, aud mind you. it is no
small task to satisfactorily entertain a
crowd that more than Doubles a city
population Hundreds ofyeterans who
ate regular attendants at the annual
encampments say that other cities
have treated them well, but none have
ever treated them - Wen as Washing
ton has done The veterans were
made to feel that Washington belonged
to them, and during the entire week
there was good-natured rivalry
among WashingtonianS to see who
could do the most to enhance the
favorable impression made upon the
veterans when they arrived. The work
Of the local committee has been
wonderful; Il exhibited Is the visitors
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
LANCASTER MARKET.

Nine cars OF stock were shipped from
this city this week. The low price for
cattle at Chicago has had rather de.
pressing effect on shipments Hogs are
fair at 81 to 81 80; cattle > to %.
Grain Market is far The following are
the quotations up 70 date: Oats 2Sc;
rye 44c; wheat 58c; corn 10 ear and
shelled 48 to soc; oil meal l 40 per cwt;
mddlipgs Sl4 70 per ton; timothy ? 10
per bu Butter Is 10 22e per III; eggs
l5c per dtz.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
pEMoREsTs FAMILY MAGAZINE.

Demorest's Family Magazine for Oc-
tober is delightful. II is iull OF beauty,
instruction and pure recreation BeSiue
its own fine engrayings it has beauti
fui autograph prepared from the oil
painting OF some luxurious orchid
blooms in The White House lately paint-
ed by Mrs. Harrison 1t is on separ-
ate sheet, ready for framing and is
dedicated to the mothers, wives and
daughters Of America by the Demorest
Pub. Co, who give it to theiI subscri-
bers. The November Gift will be Mrs.
Clevlaud' ; picture.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

the robber proteciion'') makes the cost
Of living average Ligher there than
here.
But there is one point in Mr.. John
sons article that should not escape the
attention Of thoughtful workingmen in
this country. and that is the point that
European workers live cheaper because
they are Obliged To- F." That is To say. Tie
standard Of living Of the European
workers is low. They get low wages
and their standard of living IS low and
their wants few. They are, from the
cradle, senle iced to a life of unceasing
toll with the almshouse heir only hope.
In America the workingman lives on q
higher standard. He gets higher pay
and he has opportunities, high hopes
and ambitions. He wants and expects
to get home. He educates his chill
dren He enjoys home comforts Of
which the foreign worker never dreams
So. while some articles may be cheap
er and some dearer in Europe than in
this country. the on,y standard for the
measuring of wages, 1.-THE results Of a
days labor" are higher here than in
Europe. That is to say. man working
a day in America is able to purchase
with the returns from that lGbor more
Of the comforts and Injuries Of life than
can any laborer abroad.
Why do men work? f. purchase the
wherewth to live comfortably. Wealth
is merely the abili y to satisfy wants
Where there is high social standard
wants are more numerous and of a
higher order 1t is the purpose of econ
omic living to obtain the greatest per
centage of necessities and comforts for
the least physical effort. Wealth Is
pleasure. work is painful exertion Man
aims to secure The most pleasure for the
least painful rffor' He can do that to
the best advantage in America, where
his labor aud lis high standard Of living
are protected from the composition Of a
lower wage le,e and "a lower living
standard
Mr.. Johnson Knows this He is q
practical man of affairs and his obser-
vations have extended to both hemi-
spheres. But there are democrats who
fancy that senator Villas, Col. Bird, Mr..
O'Connor, Mr.. Burr W. Jones young
Mr.. Warner from New York and SINH
lar large employees of labor. know more
about the question than MIR. johnson
does.
Mr.. johnson gets his knowledge from
personal observation and not from a
view through free trade telephone or
from free trade text book on political
economy written by some distinguished
foreigner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29


The sixth heat was given to Lady r.
on a foul.
THE EVOLUTIONARY CONTEST.
One of the most entertaining fes-
lures of the fair was tao evolutionary
contest among the representatives of the
common and high schools Of this coun-
~. 1t certainly gave zest to the Friday
morning exercises, and was enjoyed bv
all who gave it attention. The Judges
appointed were Alex Cairns, Mt. Hope;
Walter Lewis, Patch Grove and Miss
Louisa Club, Lancaster. The awards
to the High school contestants were
Nellie Altizer, Lancaster, $500; Hattie
Cushman, Montfort, So 90; Lottie Hede-
man, Bloomington, $500.
For the Common Schools, the awards
were to Mile Friederichs, Livingston,
IS 90; Bessie Craven, Union Schools,
Lima, Sc 90; walter Buns, Beetown,
$500. Universal praise was given to
which they entered into the spirit of the
work. Therc was but one boy on the
program. why is this boys? Let
larger number of contestants be an
uounced for next year. This winter
will be good time to get ready for it.
Before closing this article, we wish to
call attention to the magnificent display
of DR.. w. T. Brown in the floral hall
1t was entirely new feature in the
way of displays, but its elegance attract
ed an unusual amount Of interest. All
our merchants and clothing dealers did
themselves justice, and added much to
the general attractiveness of the hall.
with the fine displays of their goods.
Much more of interest could be SAID of
the best fair ever held in the County,
but time and shortage Of space forbids
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
FRIDAY


came the red-letter day, of Lancaster's
excellent fair Crowds of people from
every quarter Of the commonwealth Of
Grant County, begin to arrive early i'll
the forenoon and by 10 A. NJ. it was
evident that the attendance would be
unusually large, but few. if any, antici-
pated the enormous crowd that assem-
bleG at the grounds in the afternoon
Fully 1000 people were in attend
ance. The ampbitheatre was crowded
to the maximum of its capacity. Even
the vehicles on display, were brought
into requstion, and as many as
could, conveniently, crowded into each
OF them, while those who found no
suitable place to sit, but stood BY the
fence and in various places OF obser-
va.ion, viewing the races. formed a
crowd as large rs the usual attendance
at an ordinary county fair The
weather was warm, aud Just warm
enough too. 10 insure fast racing That
this was true, glance At the summar-
les Of Fridays races will suffice to tell,
and further more, the fact that two
horses, Monarch and Gray Swigert.
went in the 50 list. is conclusive evil
dence Of the fayorableness Of the wealth
er and the superb condition of the
track. Bishop combination was very
liberal in furnishing exciting amuse-
ment The gentlemanly chariot driver
succeeded in getting to the front,
in the last round with his fair
opponent and was voclferously. reeeiv-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
Purse 500 o.
Time 1:26, 1:263, 1921 .
Time-2: 2:3l3, 2:313

The two thirty-five class trotting
race was very pretty and close con-
test between Monarch and Prince Lulu,
the former winning the first two heats
by a length and the third by barely
nose. The entire program, Thursday,
was carried out in an exemplary man.
ner, and the large crowd in attendance
was well satisfied that the fair was all
that was claimed of it, the best ever
held in Grant County With the dawn
of morning,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS once said:
at is not, indeed, entirely true that the
press makes the public or the public
the press, bat there is an immense
reciprocal influence. This fact should
be borne in mind by those who are dis
posed to criticize the newspapers for
the space given to prize fights and
murder,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

Mr.. T. V. PowDERLY, grand master
workman Of the Knights Of Labor, has
lost confidence in Mr.. Cleveland He
saws: .As between the republican and
democratic parties, | am republican
this time. -" Mr. Powderly has hereto
fore worked with the democrats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

GEN. WEAVER, candidate for presi-
dent on the Peoples ticket, was not
wanted in the south at all when he went
there ia the interests OF his party. He
came back in a hurry Adlai Stevenson,
who is Cleveland's running mate, seems
20 be enjoying rousiug receptions and
having good time down there. Won't
some kind democratic leader tell US why
this difference Of treatment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

THE motto of wisconsin used 10 be
Onward Uuder the psesent admin
istration it seems to be Jerry meander.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
HARrER, 5 BAZAR.

9ARPER's BAZAAR for September 10th
is att 1--WE in Illustrations and in the
variety and timeiiness Of it's text.
Helen Marshall North's series OF arti-
clts ON My Lady Spinster is contin-
ueu - discussion of "A Place in the
World for Single Women" and Miss
Creeyey gives some interesting infor-
nation regarding Inches in her series
on Botany As 3 Recreation. Autumn
fashions in hats aud gowns are des-
cribed and illustrated, the front page
being occupied by picture OF "A
Worth Evening Dress The fiction
includes chapters OF 'Wolfenberg, by
William Black; and The Ivory Gate, .
nv Walter Besant, and "A short srory by
Bessie Chandler
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
THE COUNTY FAIR
The 37th Annual Fair of the Grant
County Agricultural Society
4 Grand Success.
10 Point of Excellence the
Displays Have Never Been
Equalled

Bright weather came just it time TO
save the Grant County Agricultural
Society from financial disaster, las
week. The large, magnificent displays
of every kind, the unequsled exhibits of
horses, cattle and swine, and divers
attractions, wouldn't have been sufiic-
lent inducements to have drawn a
crowd had not favorable weather set in
at noon Thursday.
WEDNESDAY
the opening day of the fair. was devot-
ed to entries and arranging exhibits. of
which there were over three thousand,
and all necessary preparations incident
to entertaining the largest assemblage
ever known in Grant County were
made ready. The efficiency and dis
patch with which the judges and com
mittees of each class performed their
duties. is highly complimentary to
them, and to the officers of the associ
alton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

THERE is NV in Vermont that pre-
vents any man who is director Of a
National bank from being an eligible
candidate for any state office. 1t seems
that both the republican and Democrat
ic candidates for governor are ineligi-
bic. and it is claimed that though Mr..
Fuller, the republican candidate has a
majority of about 10, 900 that he is leg
ally elected. The only candidate
eligible seems to be the prohibtionist,
Allen, who had about 1900 votes.
Queer law that.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
HARPER 5 WEEKLY.

HARrER'S WEEKLY, published Sep
TENDER eth. has front-pa portrait Of
George William Curtis. tor thirty wears
its editor. Mr. CurtiS's life and work
are the subject OF extended comment,
AIR ". D. Howells contributing
sympathetic sketch. Cairo in the
great cities series, is discussed by Cam
lille Penetaye. and fifteen illustrations
accompany the text A full-page series
OF sketches If the athletic tournament
OF the British Army ut AderShot is
drawn by Frederic Remington, who
also contributes DIES rlpton Of the
event The fiction Of the number in-
cludcs ..Scotty's BAY Oft 1T Robert
{. Y. Movers. and "Old Bpujo and
Banie's Bob, sketch in asleet.
Other intere sting articles iathi> pumbpr
are" Tle Brown Segmen'a Wire Il0.
byLaaGeenau. Fred &c L Clo-5 la.e 1T
the Freucl navy; "Out-of- rova Sta
tons OF the Nay lorA 4se7t Cub. bg
Ljcutanan, J d Jerro'd NelI Iae
Crescent Athletic Cluh II Baoasyn.
"t,mk 4ma Races ST RaeS away g1t
Madam b arasssy.s Shrine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

ed By the enthusiastic crowd. in
acknowledgement of bis victory
The following are The summaries Of
Fridays races:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29


Tgv rood ola ,;,,es ~ democrs,ic
Tree traue anu tue caiaul'! Nhles VI
protection, are receiving eloquent air
ings bv the d, mocratic orators. Mr..
we,rar Of Nonon. and in this conntv
p, pa.a
- ~ 60 ~ gr;I,,,,o 49,
~. tol,o,r;no, t,o,n Tho eoco,,., hook If
NJ .,a-s ga ,ar,on,or vbo
~ = a. ,ese Al dsv,e
-. g.. . H. looal r,arcben+,
ana ...oo. :, ON, :, trade ;, The hill
e.onds os fol,oyr.
qvs,d. calico ,azc 10
yards lawn, l-58c.;;.;;- .-....---.---'.- - y
l2 iis Sd nails, 9e........... ............... 81
Total. ............... ........... ..... s. 10
The carpenter got $3.50 for his days
work, deducting which from the bill lelt
This was in good old democratic times.
under tarlif for revenue only II the
I Ioa5 nn nau IaHen piaoo om b
carnenter wonId have received. instead
of 81 50, Is for his days labor, and his
purchases would have cost HIM $l.92
'ns'e s,' co. o. -. ~, lhs'eAI Vi coi"ln
bis goods and 81 AZ in cash
There are bnndrads ~ lahoripo and
professional man in This countrv who
will racoc,niza THO ,r,a ,,;c,,ro IS tho
"oood oId timesn nndar pntrammaliad
damoeratic central To tho vou1ng
men This ditference Of condition NAV
not seem noseihIe hnt Il "a pever tho
loss How docs tho nictnro s,rike Won
vounO tradesmen2 Aren't the nresent
conditions the mora attractive of tho
twop which wav will Won vote this
fall2 To % hack or 70 keen or , wbvp
will vour vote he the resnIt Of convict,on
or the result Of nedioree2
LIE supreme court mas decided the
last gerry iliahuer UNCONSTITUTIONAL ana
the BeheIal question: among Wisconsin
people 10 Gay Is where are we alS
NO man Knows "hat assembly or sena-
lofiai district ne liVes IN or Tor whom
no can or VIII vote 10 man VINO mas
aieaul received u nomination tor the
senate OF Assembly knows "nether ne
y ! eahuiaa'e Of not. me "hoie ma.
chlherY OF caucuses ana conventions
Tor these cahuiu"tes VIII heea 10 Dc
gone over again. ~ where are we at.
Inc democrauc parry mas had complete
con'rol oil the state Tor nearly two
years. Ihey went IN on the cry OF
'heiorm. Ihey promised the people
"a. a. .flsfr -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
THURSDAY

was vertically the opening day, and
between three and four thousand people
were in attendance. The floral hall
was the GENRE Of attraction, and with
its numerous exhibits of every known
fancy and staple article, was indeed,
worthy the attention given il by the
people. The breeding ring and stock
exhibits also attracted much attention.
owing to their excellence.
The chief events of the day were the
trotling races, and the hippodrome and
chariot racing. The latter new and
exciting features We're furnished by
Bishop, of Platteville. The following are
the summaries of Thursdays races
Two year old class trot. half mile heats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

REV. FATHER CHERRY who was for
some time the officiating priest at Sin
sinawa Mound, and who has for the
last ten or dozen years been located
at Kenosha, is about to 90 TO Minnesota
There he will work under the direction
OF Archbishop Ireland, prelate whom
he greatly admires. No clergyman in
Wisconsin is more widely and popularity
known thuu is Father Cleary, and the
Catholic church in this state VIII lose
one Of its most influential leaders He
will be a Bishop some day IN his new
field.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

CHAs. L. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROP R.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

IT took mighty sight OF cheek 10 up
hold the last democratic gerry mander
Of this state, and Col. Villas seemed TO
be The only msn in the state equal TO
the task. There are very few others.
even leaders Of the democratic party,
who ito not admit the uubluShiug par
tizanshjp that dictated the acy as well
as the outrageous disregard Of the rights
of the people in the matter Democratic
leaders and Journals tried to excuse
themselves BIZ saying that former APP
poriionments have been Just rs bad.
This statement is untrue. Ii true why
did not they show it up in their argu-
ments2 Simply because their statements
wouI, not bear ,hc light There has
been out one gerrYmauder ever made in
the STATE, that anything like approached
the one Just smashed. anj that was
gerrv mander No. ] made 5Y the present
democratic bosses, aca0e,y in by the
present democratic legs a.ure and set
aside IL the name Of law. common,ense.
ana Iasdce ~ the present democratic
supreme court
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

TIE democrats are exceedingly anx-
ions 70 prove that the statistics furnished
by the report Of Labor Con. missioner,
Peck Of New York. are false. They
have arrested hlm and have called his
statements ridiculous ami false. but so
far they have signaIlY failed The
figures won lie their way and it makes
the democratic leaders very mad The
worst Of it is that Indiana reports agree
with Mr. Pcck's reports and somehow
those two fellows have sent out their
reports too soon They should have
remembered that anti calamity reports
are not wanted by the democratic party
Just now. Il would not DO to allow \
report from this state % Get ont before
election. Il would add its statistics Of
stale and individual prosperity to those
already IT, That won be rouga.
The democratic party has aIready more
misery than i can bear ii reason OF its
own anjus, actions, and re-. 10 aare
the general prosperity a4d growth ot
the country thrown IN Is t5cc, to fatty
couradic, all lis prophecies and pet
theories is altogether loo much The
party ism happy BY a good deal II
needs a rest
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
Our Ticket.

SAY. where are We ai?"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29
Time-2:56. Sol. 2:56.
Time-2:S0!. 2:30. Psi. 1882. 2:S0.
Three minute trOt. Purse S100.

Time PAT, 2:47, 2:49. 2:50, 0, ESQ.
The sixth heat was given to Lady R.
on foul.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-09-29

Entered at the Port OTee in Lancaster, Bis.,
az second ciGss matter.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
Road Notes.

A man in Illinois proposes to repair
main roads under direction of the
county on county bonds to run Il
years, certain amount falling due
every year. This would provide good
roads at once, and distribute the bur-
den over twenty years.
Farmers in some parts of Pennsylva-
MIA and New Jersey have taken up the
improvement of county roads, and
within a year or two have completed
in several localities two, three or more
miles of durable roadway, good in ali
seasons. Their success and the in
creased value of their farms has stimu-
lated other neighbo1hoods so that the
good-road movement is spreading. 1t
is the best investment that farmers can
make to better their condition by CO.
operative effort.
On the smooth surface of maca-
dam road one horse will haul twice
the load that the same horse could on
the best dirt road, and from five to
ten times as much as can be hauled by
a single horse when the dirt road is
covered with soft mud and ruts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
Senatorial,
journed.

Gov. Peck has issued a proclamation
calling for special election in this
(Twenty-third) senatorial district, to
elect successor to the late Senator w.
S. Greene. In accordance with the
governors proclamation, Democratic
convention to nominate candidate for
state senator to represent this district
will be held at Concordia Opera house
in this city, Saturday, April 80, at P. M.
The Republicans of this senatorial
district will hold convention at the
city hall in this city, Monday, May 2,
at II o'clock A. NJ, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for the state
senate. The regular call will be found
in another column. For the Demo
cratic nomination no name is men
toned but that of DR.. A. Solliday, the
fat having gone forth sometime ago
that he was to be the coming man.
This programme will be endorsed
without a dissenting voice.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
Donated $500 to the Episcopa
Church.

The donation of $500 to the Protest
ant Episcopal diocese of Fond du Lac
by the late Owen McHugh finds its ex-
PLANTATION in the following fact: When
McHugh lived in Ireland, the district
in which his residence was situated
was famine stricken, and those who
were able to aid the starving refused
to do SO unless they would relinquish
their Catholic faith. An Episcopal
minister, however, made an exception
he expressed his indignation at the
exhibition of Observation-Disclosures on
the part of his parishioners, and or
dered the funds at his disposal to be
distributed regardless of the religious
profession of the applicants. This in
stance of charity, untarnished by re-
ligious exclusiveness, the testator re-
membered with touching gratitude.
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLUTION.
To q0hom 1t mag Concern:
The partnership heretofore existing
between Aug. Fuerman, Jr., and JAG
Ditchler under the firm name and style
of Fuermann and Ditschler in the city
of WATERFOWL, Jefferson Co., will be
dissolved by mutual consent on and
after the first day of April, A. D. 1892
AUGUST FUERMANN, JR.
JACOB DITsCHLER.
Watertown, Wis, March 81, 1892.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-04-27
.TToo lateIfor last week.

Miss Rachel Jones returned from
Juneau Sunday after a two weeks visit
Miss Marynel Mahoney of Oak Grove,
commenced her second term of school
in the Randall shool-house last Mon
day.
Mrs. Gregeat entertained company
from near Mayville Sunday.
Miss Julia Boughton returned to her
home near Horizon last Thursday.
Mrs. 81 Ryder, of juneau, visited
Sunday with her fathers family.
The farmers are all busy seeding and
ploughing; grass and everything is
backward on account of cold weather
E. M. Jones shipped the veal of six
calves to Milwaukee Monday.
Silas Randall, of Watertown, called
on friends here last Friday.
Easter Sunday and Monday were
generally observed throughout the
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Perkins visited
with Mrs. M. E. Baker Sunday.
O.