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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

It's always in the fall that we are
thankful, you notice, but twas differ
ent with Adam and Eve. The fall didn't
bring them much to be thankful for,
but with the most of us what host of
mercies rise up to comfort us every time
we would become discouraged and dis
contented The very fact that we sGao
that orange peel yesterday in time to
save US from falling and breaking leg
ought to make us truly thankful, and
if we did tumble and our leg is busted
we ought to be thankful that it isn't
fractured in two places.
never get to feeling kind of down
on my luck and envious and mad be-
cause my lot in life isn't a more exalted
one but what I'm sure to go out and al
most run over poor cripple working
his way along the street on his knees,
or see pair of sightless eyes that used
to tighten up the face of one of the
brightest business men in town, or hear
the doleful strains of the hand organ
played by the deaf and dumb man on
the corner, and then / want to kick my
self all of the way home, and can't be
thankful enough; and on the way l
meet a millionaire who has the dyspep-
STA SO bad that if he should eat the
Thanksgiving dinner I'm going to
tackle tomorrow he would be dead and
embalmed before Tuesday next. This
is the trouble with the most of us; we
always feel that we could be so ticlxled
to be thankful for something else than
what we've got. Isn't that the way
you feel? Now, honest, own up.
Last Thanksgiving eve, under the
auspices of the S. F. P. l. p c. A. H. of
the West Rock Hollow church and in
conjunction with an oyster supper,
gave my unjustly celebrated entertain
ment. AS overheard a man remark in
a sarcastic vein to another man after
ward, there was entertainment for
man and beast" Now whether that
man disliked oysters or funny lectures
shall never know. After | had done
my duty by the Society for the Purpose
OF Introducing Paper Collars Among
the Hottentots, and the admission mon
ey had been refunded to the usual num-
Der, we all went down into the church
parlors e the oyster supper. Here we
found those who had gone out with sad
dened faces during the lecture cheered
up and happy again. After we had all
finished playing Oyster, Oyster, Who's
Got the Oyster" and the facetious man
had remarked.
Oh. when you brought my oyster stew.
Why didn't you bring some oysters toe,
/ went home with good old Deacon
Swipely TO sleep in the spare bed that
hasn't been slept in since the church
was candidattng two years ago, and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
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the $. T. 4 Of Sec. No. Z, where the Platteville
and Potosi road crosses the same Second. scross
tne Little Platte River at point In the n. E. =
OF the n. Z. 4 Of Sec Ne. 10. where the highway
Leading TO tEe Helker mill crosses the same.
Third. across the Rountree Branch at the point
IN the y. W. Z OF the y. ". = Of Sec. 29 where
the Platteyiile and Dubuque road crosses the
same. Fourth across the ROuptree Branch at 8
point in the ). W. 4 Of the 5. z. i OF Sec. No.
-. where the Belmont aud Oeeola road crosses
the same.
And town petitioners further renreseut that
me cost OF constructing said bridges will be as
follows, viz: For the Construction OF the bridge
nrsi above described, The sum OF Eighteen Hun
dred Dollars fi,S00). For the construction of
tse bridge second above described the sum Of
Seventeen Hundred Dollars 81 7OO) For the
construction OF the bridge third above described
the sum OF Eleven Hundred Dollars (2i 1901. For
the construction OF the bridge last above des-
erl0ed the sum OF One Thousand Dollars Isl OOO).
Thai the said Town OF Platteyille has provided
Tor the payment Of One-half cost o. construction
OF said bridges, and that the entire cost Of said
bridges exceeds one-fourth Of one per centum OF
all the taxable property in said Town OF Platte
VILE according TO the last equalized valuation.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the Coun-
ty Board Of Supervisors Of said County will
appropriate one-half Of the cost OF said bridges
and cause the same to be LEVIED upon the taxable
property OF SAID County, and appoint acommttee
duly authorized to act for the County as it's CON-
mlssioners in accordance with Sec. 1873 OF San
born Berrymans Annotated Statutes of
Wisconsin. The total cost Of said bridges is
FSfOSS- VI "A-SH yNNA PNtAtAOhCiS VIA ENGE
pray.
Dated this Sd day of August A. D. 1892.
F. E. HUNTINGTON,
JOHN NJ GARDNER,
W j. ROBINSON,
Supervisors Of the Town Of Platteville.
Referred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
Mr.. Schrelner moved that the rules
previously controlling Board be adopt
ed Carried.
J. b. Murphy presented the following
resolution: Resolved. that $4,000 be
levied upon the taxable property OF
Grant County for the construction OF
highways and bridges. Suspended
under the rules.
Mr. Scott presented annual report OF
Soldiers Relief Committee. which will
be printed IN full next week. Mr..
Grimm moved the adoption of the re-
port Carried.
On motion of Mr.. Bremmer the Board
adjourned to z p m.
Continued on 9TH page.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

THE session Of the County Board
just adjourned was one Of the most
harmonious and business-like that
ever met in this city. The session
began Tuesday noon and by nine
O'Clock Saturday morning every bit of
business coming before the body was
satisfactorily settled. The unanimous
reelection of Supervisor Showalter as
chairman of the Board was well be-
slowed compliment in recognition of
that gentlemans efficient services dur
ing the past year. To the faithful dis
charge of his duties as a presiding
officer much Of the harmony, and ex-
peditious dispatch of business is due.
Grant County is one of the most for
tunate counties in the state in regard
to the Board of Supervisors. Many Of
the members have been elected sew
eral times and through becoming ia
session are enabled to dispatch bust
ness rapidly and accurately. From
what we know of the sessions of the
Boards of surrounding counties, fire.
quently several sessions being called
each year, we do not hesitate to ay
that for ability and economy in con
Quoting county affairs, the Grant
county Board is not surpassed by any
in the state and is equalled by very
few. Our Board is truly a legislature
and works like one and good one at
that Its forty one members make a
most respectable body and enable
enough committees to be appointed to
make comparatively light work for
each one 1t is difficult to see how
the present system of county super
vision can be bettered.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

THERE are good many people in
Grant County who viii hear with
pleasure that Mr. +. w. Seaman. a
brother Of Dr. Seaman, Of this city,
is elected District attorney of McCook
County, South Dakota This is an
office of Importance in new country
and is a wonderful help in bringing
young attorney into prominent
notice and good practice. We have
known Mr. Seaman many years and
believe the nomination and election
10 this office but a well mcrited COM
plimeut for his straight forward hon
esty. perseverance, and integrity Of
purpose. and our hcartiest wishes for
his success, in the position are cor
daily expressed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
CHAs.J j.. HARPER, EDITOR AND PROP R

President elect, Cleveland seems to
well understand the present business
situation and also to be quite well
satisfied that an early session Of the
democratic congress will not help
matters any. 1t may be that it would
be most excellent thing for the
country generally and the democratic
party in particular if the democratic
congress did not meet at all. If the
last congress is to be taken as fair
sample Of the next, no wonder Mr..
Cleveland hesitates to have them
meet. He begs to be saved from his
friends.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

THERE is one thing that the next legis-
lature must, in the name of common
sense and Justice, look after, and that
is proposition looking forward to an
amendment to Art. 10, Sec. of the
State Constitution. It IS rather sur
prising that any body of Legislators
should have been so short-sighted as to
limit, by constitutional provision, the
compensation of the State Superintene .
ent to the sum of twelve hundred dol
lars, especially since it is one of the
most laborious and exaciing offices in
the state Heretofore certain sums have
been appropriated to the State Supt.
for clerk hire and other expenses and
these sums wero made large enough to
allow him reasonable compensation
for his services, but owing to mis-
understanding between the present in
cumbent. Mr.. Wells, and prominent
democrat of Madison, the supreme
court was called upon to decide the
legality OF the matter. This the court
did, and since it was impossible de-
eide against a plain provision of the
constitution, Mr. Wells salary was
limited to 81, 200 per year, paltry sum
when the amount Of work in the office
and the ability necessary to conduct it
successfully are considered Mr.. Wells
has devoted all his energies to the work
imposed upon him, and has conducted
the office admirably; the amount of his
salary has cut no figure whatever in the
carrying ont of his plans Now while
there is no possibility OF the amendment
of the article referred to before four
years. its amendment should be looked
after at once, and in the meantime the
Legislature should see that some provi-
sion is made at The earliest opportunity,
for reasonably compromising the pres
ent State Superintendent. Common
sense and justice fairly demand such
action and it should not be postponed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

THAT prince of democratic papers,
the Chicago Herald, laid all the blame
of the cholera outbreak in this country
to the Mckinley bill Now that the
democratic party will be in power
after the 4th of next March there need
be no fur her fear of the cholera in
this country FOR the Mckinley bill will
be repealed an then of course the
cholera can't col @ Just think of it,
the Worlds Fair il the United States
and the dread pest;!once knocked clear
out Of sight by democratic legislation.
Wonder if the old adage that ''you
must fight the devil with fire. is tc
be truism.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Miss ELLA l.. KNowLEs, the recently
elected Attorney General for Montana
is the first woman to hold that posi-
ton She is the only lady lawyer in
the state and the peoples party, lik-
ing her pluck and energy calamity
placed her name on the ticket in their
state convention last July. Miss
Knowles has a good legal practice, is
twenty years Of age and a graduate
with the degree of Master Of Arts,
from Bales College in Maine. Her
present position is novel one and no
doubt her success will be watched
with much interest by her party as
well as by the other legal talent Of
the state.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

that young minister That everybo
liked so much died of congestion of the
lungs before he could be engaged.
While the deacon was trying to get 3
coal out of the stove TO light my candle
with he said; ''Mr. Hood, you ought to
be very thankful for every mercy"
It's kind Of mean to Jump on man In
a roundabout way like that. but said
that thought 50 too, in fact never
got through with lecture alive and
eggless but what felt that way.
He smiled in the panied sort of style
1 have often noticed among people WHO
come in on ID H." tickets, and went
On: THE thankfulest man / ever
knowed was deaf and blind, had club
feet and withered arm, and was poorer
than poverty"
"Wen, for goodness sake, what was
he thankful for3'' asked.
well, it's funny" said the deacon;,
''but that man was Jest s thankful 3
he could be, cause he didn't like roast
turkey. You see he couldn't We had
none, anyway, an he thought twas the.
grandest blessin' he cd have showered
on him that he despised that kind o,
meat"
And took my candle and went up TO
bed; but I've thought a good many
times since of that poor man when it
has occurred to me that my mercies
were not keeping quite up to the de-
mand, and have been content. This
autumn we all ought TO me thankful.
Those of us who elected our man ought
to be thankful for that, and those Of us
who didn't ought to be thankful that
we weren't beaten any worse than we
were.
Therefore, let us eat, drink and be
| grateful CHARLES NEWTON HOOD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24


Supervisors Of the town of Glen Haven.
Referred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges aHd Ferries.
MIR. Blakely presented the following
petition from the town of Harrison.
10 ne Honorable Board Of Supervisors, Grant
County, Wis.
Your petitioners, members of the Board of
Supervisors of the town of Harrison, Grant
County, state of Wisconsin, respectfully represent
that the town aforesaid has voted TO rebuild iron
bridge across Big Platte River, at point near the
residence of Mr. John Mcmahon, called the Nc
MahOn Ford in Sec. in said town, at an estimated
cost of s945 and the town has provided one-hslf
the cost thereof will be more than one-fourth of
one per centum Of all the taxable property in said
town. according to the last equalized valuation of
said town.
Your petitioners therefore pray that the Cnunty
Board of Supervisors will appropriate One-haf the
cost Of said structure and appoint a committee
duly authorized to act for the County in inspecting
and receiving said bridge when completed.
S. A. VASsATTA,
J. A. BI.AKELY,
VIM. SrEINHoFF
Supervisors Of the Town of Harrison
Nov. IA, 1892.
Referred to Committee on Highways,
Bridges and Ferries.
MIR. Draggs presented the following
petition from Mr.. Abbott Summons of
FeDnimore
~ the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Grant
County, Wis.
/, Abbott sammons, of the town of Fennimore
in said County, feeling myself aggrieved by the
action of the assessors of the town of Fennimore,
Hickory Grove, Marion, and Mt. Ida. through the
influence OF Adam Kruel in refusing to equalze
the assessment of joint school district number one
of said towns, respectfully ask your Hon. Board
to equalize said assessments.
ABBOTT sANSoSs.
By j. DRAGGs.
Dated Nov. TO- 1892
Referred to committee on Equaliza-
ton
Mr. Jones presented the following
petition from the town of Smelser.
To tie Honorable Board Of Supervisors of Grant
county
GENrLEMEN: Your petitioners, members of the
Board of Supervisors of the town of Smelser,
Grant County, Wis, respectfully represent that at
a special meeting regularly called In said town, a
sum equal to one-fourth of one per centum of the
taxable property of the town voted for the
purpose of building aud repairing the bridges of
said town. We further represent that we, the
Town Board havelet the contract to the Milwaukee
Variety Iron Works for the construction of an
iron bridge across Furnace Branch, one mile aud
buque and Platteville road The cost of said
bridge, abutments and approaches to be FIVE
hundred dollars ($500.0O).
Your petitioners therefore pray that the County
Board of Supervisors appropriate one-half the
cost of said bridge, viz $3.50 and that committee
be appointed duly authorized to act for the County
in the matter.
JOS. P. JAMES,
Jon SLACK,
JACOB HARRIS
oft ha of mi
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

high e with a record unsurpassed
by any nan who has ever heldit in a
time of peace,-the record Of every
promise kept and every duty nObiy
and periodically discharged.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

rs time to be
thankful again,
and, by JIMMY,
it don't seem
more than sixty
days since last
T h a n k sgiving
day. For thus
1t is that the
seasons are a
continual mer-
ry-go-round for
tho S e of us
w hos hearts
are pure and
consciences are
clear.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

the town Of Glen Haven, respectfully represent
that the town Aforesaid has voted 20 construct two
bridges az al estimated cost Of sixteen hundred
dollars and such sum exceeds ! Of per cent Of
the taxable property Of said town 81 its assessed
valuation al its last equaized valuation One Of
said bridges 70 be built across Rattlesuaks branch
In the village Of North AndoTer. and the other
seross the same stream on the MuscsOnRs and
Cassviiie road-both bridges to be built of iron,
the hrst TO be sixty feet In length and the second
70 be 50 feet in length. Your petitioners hereby
certify that tbs town Of Glen Haven has provided
for the payment of Ons-half Of the estimated cost
Of said brid xes.
We, your petitioners, therefore pray the County
Board OF Supervisors 10 appropriate One-hah the
cost Of said bridges, ard TO appoint 3 committee
duly authorized 20 act said County, in accord
snee with Sec. to amend Chap. 515 of laws OF
1881.
JOIN RYAN
NJ. ". METCALF
WV. WUDMAN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
THANKFUL ONCE MORE.

For Last Years Many Mercies Let Us Be
Truly Grateful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
Profitable for Him.

''Have we any special reason to give
thanks?" asked Mrs Boneset, as her
husband packed his surgical case on
Thanksgiving day.
I'VE have" replied the doctor, put
ting in an extra roll of plaster; Two
should be thankful for the invention of
football. Puck
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

Ir seems a little odd after all the
democratic political buncombe and
editorial. to liud the go slow idea
coming to the top At almost every
point An extra session of congress
must not be called for MIR Cleveland
says III would greatly disturb bust
ness relations2" Now he need not be
afraid 50 far as Wisconsin is concerned
Tor we are now So used to extra sess-
ions in this state that they don't dis
turb things SO very much more. The
party however will look forward
eagerly to a special session. for when
congress is once assembled, the APP
plications and petitions could be rot
under way at an early date any many
am anxious office seeker aS well u,
many mn anxious office holder bC
taken Of the rack Of suspense,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
E. L. HOWE,
AUCTION EE r,
FENNIMoRE, WIS.

Will cry farm sales in all parts Of the country
Charges reasonable. Satisfaction guaranteed.
39-3m
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24

\ GOOD many Of the democratic
leaders are advising careful and de-
hbcratc legislation by the next CON
grcs,. and further advise that an acts
Of national business Importance shall
not take effect until 1894. What is
the matter nov? Is it possible that
that niuiquity ofiniquiues" the rob
her tariff" is 10 be given new lease
Of lie and that too by lis avowcd en-
cmies? Ii they want to save thcir
credit they must repeal it at once.
They have said they would do SO anc
they must If they let the present
condition run on smoothly until ~
the merits Of the Mckinley bill viii b,
So apparent that The people Of thi:
county will vote for its continuauc,
hard enough to make Mckinley O
Rusk president in 1896 Lookout
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-11-24
PROCEEDINGS.
OF THE GRANT COUNTY BOARD OF ST.
PERvIsoRs. NOV. SESSION, 1892.

The Board of Supervisors. Of Grant
County, meet at the Court House Tues
day afternoon.
The Board was called to order at l:30
TX by r B. Showalter. chairman of
the old Board.
Roll call by the clerk; full quorum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-24

was frequently interrupted " laughter
during her clever essay On american
Wit" in which she quoted Mrs. Parting
ton" Josh Billings famous speech lit is
better not to know SO many things that
aint So" quaint "A. Ward" ready to
sacrifice every drop of the blood of his
able Godied relations to put down the Re
bellion, our own Mark Twain, and not for
getting The higher humorists, Holmes
Lowell and Irving. The male chorus,
Donizetti's "Rataplan' was thoroughly
enjoyed by the audience. especially the
rare passages when the orchestra played
pianissimo, SO that they knew what the
boys were singing, and that, like the star
Spaugled banner. they were STILL there"
Miss Hattie Parker's essay on THE
Moon in Poetry" Traced the path of Luna
through The writings of Milton. Shelley.
Iugelow, and was received with appreci-
alton. Miss Jessie G, Fenner spoke Of
"Pauses," the comma, II short hol day;
semt-colop, p long vacation; parentheses,
enclosing hidden secrets; Interrogation
points, with which the work is bristling;
the hyphen, a MARRIAGE certificate that
makes two, one. or n decree that divi les
one into two; and finally the full-stoD,
last scene of all" The essay was origi-
nal In scope and clever In treatment.
A SECOND DANIEL,
Mr.. Walter A. Sherwood's Grafton, "a
Collegiale Education" wa, a mastery
production, and won loud applause. He
spoke of the storm of solemn warnings
hat fell upon the new alnmnus, predict
ing that ~college-bred men ware bound to
be failures. His view was that a college
course prepared a man to iutelli emily
choose and logically perfect his life pro-
f~ession. The whole was an unusually
successful forensic effort. Mr.. Fred
A%uryansen. leader of his class with u per
cent. Of 81 9. delivered n brief aud
thoughtful valedictory, ard the judges,
Rev. Charles Herr, Major q. K. Pangborn
and Mr.. George l.. Record. appointed to
award the medal presented by
Mr.. John A. Walker to the best
speaker of the evening, went
ints consultation. The orchestra
played a breathless sort of selection. in
dicative of the GREATNESS state of every
ones mind, and at its close, DR.. Herr an
nourced the award of the medal to Miss
Be- lie Grant, with honorable mention Of
Walter A. Sherwood. Four other medals
were awarded-to valedicroriau. to salu-
tutorlan. to Miss Allie Scuider for nest
still-lile study and 10 Alietta Abernethy
ior be t cast drawings. The diplomas
were then presented BY Prof. Stinsts, as
already ANNOUNCED, and the commence-
lnent wns over.
The face of Mr.. Edward T. Mckenzie
Was missed from among his class mates,
as he was detained at nome by serious
Illness
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-24
Reid and the Rats.

Some Democratic demagogues are making a
great hullabaloo on the point that the ~laboripe
men will be opposed 10 Mhitelaw Reid, the Re
publican candidate for Vice President, because
for some time the Tribune has not been q union
Office. This Is foolishness worse COMPOUNDED
In The first plsce. when Mr.. Reid accepted the
mission to France, he resigned his position as
editor and manager Of the Tribune, although,
OF course. he was the principal owner, and from
that time on till he came back to America he
Mad nothing TO do with its management.
This pitiful evasion is from the
gsons Call. 1t might impose on
mem but it cannot on union work
gmen %ho know the facts.
The 1Fl6une was a rat office for
airs before Whitelaw Reid became
mister to France. 1t was a rat office
nder his personal management for
years. 1t was under his personal
management that the shameful breach
of faith was perpetrated in 1883.
Besides, if he is still the principal
owner, is he not responsible2 Could
|he lot oblige his employees to make it
10 union office at any timer
Mr.. Reid condemned himself when
he scrambled to patch up a truce