Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-16


passed the ninetieth milestone on life's
journey. Farnam johnson, F w
kirkpatrick. Alex. Ramsey, Benz xii.
bourn and John Rountree are among
the familiar names thai identified them.
selves that same year. but the last fee
years have seen them quietly laid To-
rest.
We have before US copy of the HER
AID for lS4S. 1t is q quaint enough
sheet with its advertisements and it's
news of Wisconsin Territory. 1t carries
a good story from the New York Mr.
ror, column article on Comparative
Freedom in England and America" by
j. I. Mills. There are news from Ire
land and Spain telling how Father
Matthew Is pursuing his temperance
career in England as triumphautly as
he did in Ireland, and how the siege of
Seville (Spain) was raised on the 10Th
Of July. The ship bringing this news
left Liverpool IS days before. There is
an obituary of Mrs. Helen Barber (nee
Van Vleck) the wife of Hon. j. Allen
Barber. As an example of skillful press
work s'ld correct typography the HER
AID Of lS4S is good. The compositors
evidently understood their business.
We will likely give some OF the arti.
'cles from this copy in coming numbers
of this paper, since for half century
the HERALD has held warm place in
the hearts and homes of the people of
this county. We sincerely trust that it
may continue to merit Their confidence
and good will.
The GRANT COUNTY HERALD was
the product of the intelligence and
business interests of the early resi-
dents of Grant County. In lS4S a
stock company. called the HERALD
Company, was formed, including
Messrs. Price, Mccartney, Rountree.
j. Allen Barber, Nelson Dewey and ID.
Banfill, the latter three acting as a
committee for their associates in the
purchase of press and type in Du-
buque. The first paper was issued
March Is, 1919, with L. O. Shrader as
editor, assisted by c. Mallet and
Thomas Keeling. Soon afterward G.
Maitet & Co we're allowed 20 bun %
all the stock and the editorship passed
to IL. A. Wiltse who helped TO estab-
lish the name and reputation of the
HERALD. The paper was filed with
the resources and development of the
country. In October, 1913, Mr..
Mallet disposed of his interest to j. u.
Spaulding, Mr.. Wiltse continuing his
editorial work, keeping the paper as it
was in the beginning. five column
folio. In April. 1914, Mr.. Wiltse
Withdrew from the HERALD and re-
sumed his former work as surveyor.
During the next year and half the
Wit and wiSd9m Of j. r. Mills and
James NJ Goodhue we're flashed from
the siN column pages of the HERAIp.
Mr. Spauding, impressed by the size
and Importance of the county. tried
To make the HERALD a state paper and
changed The name to the Wisconsin
Herald. In August. 1913. James NJ
Goodhue took possession Of the editor
ial chair, which be held until the
spring Of 1919. lie sold ont d Mr..
Marsh and took tine old press with him
to Minnesota, where he founded the
81. Paul Pioneer. Mr. Marsh managed
the paper until June. 1891. when he /
released his claim to the firm of Cover /
II Shradcr. The subscription list AT
thi. time had only 26l names, which /
soon fell to No. But ideas that LOST (
some subscribers won Others and two T
years later the ust was 900 The firm T
of Cover Il Shrader continued 10 pub I
lish the HERALD until Jan. /. 1893.
when Mr.. Shrader retired and Mr..
Goldsmith appeared. The paper was
devoted TO the progress Of the county
and to politics. IN 1859 Mr. Gold
smith Withdrew. leaving Mr.. Cover
the first sole proprietor and editor
During the dark days Of the war the
HERALD became a letter from home to
the boys in blue as well as a MESSAGE
from the front to the friends at home
March. 1867, Mr. Cover received his
son John Cover as assistant editor and
the size Of the paper to an
eight column folio In Dee. 1868 Mr..
Cover gave up the business control to
his son ana finally July, 1869, with
irew entirely from the paper closing
with an EDITORIAL valedictory Dur
ny the spring Of 1869 Mr. Cover had
been appointed consul to Faval, and I,
vent To his new post Of duty III
December II j me, 1872. he sailed
or home, but died enroute on the eth
If July. John Cover continued As
.ditor and publisher until ecember,
1910, when partnership vas effected /
yith Edward Pollock which lasted one
sear and Mr.. Cover withdrew Mr..
o'clock presided over the HERALD un-
il January, 1881, and then passed il
nt0 the hau5 Il Me,sr. Cover and |
.nqubarsou - Cover ana .Gap i
'erg' 80 called Joe Cover with
rev Ia resume his favorite ocruna-