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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
LEGAL NOTICES

-sT1TT- -MAlSsSiyS-TiNGii;T'0N MILLS, deceased.
State of Wisconsin County Court of Grant
Coanty-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at the general term
of the County Court. to be held in and for said
County, at the Court House in the City OF Ian
caster in said county on the Il u,sday of June. a
D.ls96 beng the 2ud d of June, 1885, at the hour
ofone clock in the afternoon, the following matter
will be heard and considered:
The application of George K. Mills to admit
to probate the last viii and testament Of Manning
ton Mills deceased late of Hazel Green in said
county aud for letters testamentarv thereon.
By order Of the Court
13w3 GEO +. CARTER.
Dated Nav l. 1896. County Judge
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
ST. LOUIS

n one OF the largest and hand>omest
cities OF the United States. The Re-
publican National Convention meets
here June 10th. Are you going2 De
You want TO go by the best. safest and
most direct routes Insist on your
ticket agent selling YOU 4 ticke. Via
the burlington Route the only
route under the same management
from Minneapolis and 81 Paul 10 ST.
Louis, For Maps, timetables. etc.
address w. r. z. KENYON. General
Freight and Passenger Agent, St
Paul. Mlnn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS of JOHN WEI
" deceased.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
GRANT CtOITNTY

n IL VI vCiA-N y N.Ae'@
N deceased
STATE OF WISCONSIN, -
GRANT COUNTY.
County Court in and for said County.
In the matter of the estate of John Weist
deceased.
Letters of administration in said matter having
been issued to Geo. S. johnson of Waterloo, Grant
county, Wisconsin, on motion of d. Needham.
his attorney, it is ordered that from this date
until and including the 3rd day of Nov. A. d. 1896
be and the same hereby is. allowed and limited. for
the creditors of the said John Weist, deceased,
to exhibit and present TO this court their claims
and demands against said deceased. for exam1na-
ton and allowance; that such claims and demands
will be received by said Court at the Court house
in the city of Lancaster in said County at each
term thereof within said time, and said Court Will
examine and just the same at the regular terms
thereof. to be begun and held at said Court house
on the first Tuesdays of October and Nov, A. D.
1896; and notice of all which shall be given by the
publication of this order under the above cap
tion for four successive weeks in the GRANT
COUNTY HERALD, a weekly newspaper published
in the city of Lancaster in said county, the first
such publication to be within fifteen days from
this date
Dated April IS. 1896.
By the Court
GEO. B. GARTER
IOWA County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
~uMMoNs- EIlzABErn w1rHRNw.

-ELIZABETH WlTHRNW.
State of wisconsin, circuit court for Grant
County.
George Schumacher, Plaintiff VS. Elizabeth
Withrow. Defendant.
The state of Wisconsin to said defendant:
twenty DAYS after service OF this summons;
exclusive of the day of service, and defend
the above entitled action IL the court dIoTe-
said. and in case of your failure so to do.
Judgment will be rendered against you ac-
cofding to the demand OF the complaint, OF
which a copy is herewith served upon You.
GEORGE SCHUMACHER Plaintiff.
p. O. address East Dubuque. 10 Davis Co. Ill.
AVG
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
-sTArE-BrRsARD wAeNER. Deceased

TSTATE-BERN ARD WAGNER, Deceased.
State of wisconsin. County court of Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of the County Court, 10 be neld IN ana
CITY OF Lancaster in said county. on the 2nd
Tuesday of June, A. D., 1896, being the stn
day of June, 1896. at the hour o. one Q clocK
in the afternoon. the following matter will
be heard and considered
The application of John B. Wagner, exec
utor of the last will of Bernard Wagner de-
ceased for the adjustment and allowance OF
his final account. and for the assignment OF
the residue of said estate TO such otnef per
sons as are by law and by the provisions OF
the last will of satd deceased entitled TO the
same
BY order of the court.
Dated May eth, 1896 l4W5
Herman Buchner, Executors Attorney.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21
ExEcUTIoS sALE.-LooNEY-
STATE OF WISCONSIN. =
COUNTY OF GRANT.

I7XECUTION SALE.-L0ONEY.
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
COUNTY OF GRANT.
T. j. Birmingham and E. W.
Montgomery, partners do
ing business at Calena. Ill.
and Cuba City, Wis under
the firm name of VIM Hop
PLAINTIFFS.
John Looney. Defendant.
Noticeis hereby given that by virtue Of an
execution issued out of the circuit court OF
Grant county. Wisconsin. upon Judgment
rendered in justice court held in and
for said Grant county. Wisconsin, on the nth
day OF February, A. D.. 1896. and whereas a
transcript OF said Judgment was docketed in
the office of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for
Grant county, Wisconsin. on the 18th day of
March, A. D 1895, in favor OF the above
named plaintiffs and against the above
named defendant. to me directed and deliv-
cred. did on the 18th day of March, A D.,
1876 levy upon an the rlght title ana inter .,l
est the defendant John Looney had on the
day said judgment was so docketed or has
since acquired in and to the lands hereinaf-
ter described a and Will on the oe
at one O'Clock in the afternoon at the front
door of the court house. in the city of Ian
caster, Grant county. Wisconsin. offer for
sale at public vendue and sell to the highest
and best bidder or bidders for cash, or SO
much thereof as will be sufficient to satisfy
said Judgment, interest and costs together
scribed real estate, tO-wit:
Commencing at point 20 feet south of the
northeast corner of lot 8 block east in
lower Hazel Green village IN Grant county.
Wisconsin. thence south 3lls feet thence west
los feet thence north 3fls feet thence east
105 feet to place of beginning. excepting a
certain reservation made by r. d. Roberts
reserving TO himself and heirs the right To
use the we'll on the said described premises.
Dated Sheriff'S ONCE, Lancaster. Grant
county. Wisconsin. this 18th day of April,
A. d.. 1895. w. J. DYER. Sheriff of
Grant county. Wis.
s Z. SMALLEY. plaintiffs attorney p. o, Adj
dress Cuba CITY. Wis 7w-9
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21

II you have tried all nostrums and
doctors. onlyto grow older and worse.
try Damonia and be cured as tens Of
thousands have been. Sold by j. r..
Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21

T. j. Birmingham and E. w
Montgomery, partners do
ing business at Galena, ILL.,.
and Cuba City, Wis. under
the firm name of VIM. Hop
kins s. Co,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-05-21

Teacher Il DIV many cents make one
dollar2
Coin Harvey, Jr.Fifty cents make
one dollar.
Teacher What 40 you -neanP Why
have you not learned Your lesson?
Coin-'Cause pa would whip me if
said il took 100 cents TO make one dollar.
Teacher Whip you? What for2
Coin-For being q golabug and going
20 Wall street school.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
Cure for Scandal.

Here is a cure for a terrible
disorder of the mouth com
monty called 'scandal:' Take
of good nature one ounce;
of a herb, called by the Indi-
ans mind your business one
ounce; mix tn ese with a lit.
tie charity for Others and
two or three sprigs of keep
your tongue between your
teeth Application: The symp
toms are a violent itching OF
the tongue and of the mouth.
which invariably takes place
while you are in company
of n species of animals called
'gossips; when you feel a fit
OF it coming on take a spoon
ful of the mixture, hold it in
your mouth, which you will
keep closely shut till you get
home, and you will find a com
plete cure. Should you ap.
a relapse, keep a
small bot.leful about you,
and on the slightest symp-
toms repeat the Dose"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24

News and Observer: Watch
and see me fix him" is t h z
language of the bully who IN
tends to knock out his an
tagonist. Fix" in the mod
ern acceptation, means to
MAIN, to hurt, to destroy.
In an interview some days a.
90 Maj. H. L. Grant says the
Popnlists will nominate But
ler for esident in 1900,
''and he will get there unless
Mckinley IS elected, and the
Republicans elk" siIverleg
islation and times get better.
Maj. Crane evidently knows
that Mckinley will 'fix' sill
yer 80 that it will be dead il
his party wins.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24

In a recent letter to the
manufactures Mr.. ". F.. Ben
ianin, editor of the Specta-
tor, Rushford. N. T., says:
1T may be a pleasure to you
TO know the high esteem in
which Cha,nberlain's medi-
eines are held by the people
OF your own state, where they
must be best known. Annunt
of mine. who resides ut Dex-
ter, Iowa, was about to visit
me a few years since, and be-
fore leaving home wrote me,
asking il they were sold here,
stating if they were not she
would bring a quantity with
her, as she did not want to
be without them" The med
icinps referred to are Cham
berlalll ) Cough Remedy, Ia
nous for it's cures of coughs
and Group; Chamberlain Pain
Balm for rheumatism, lame
back, pairs in the chest and
side, and Chamberlain's = Col,
ic and Diarrhoaa Remedy for
bowel complaints. These med
icines haye been in constant
use III Iowa for almost a qdar
ter of a century. The people
have learned that they are
articles of great worth and
merit; an ! unpqnale1 by any
other. They are for sale by
all druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
For
Bilious
Headache

81 tried a good many remedies
for sick headache and biliOusness,
with which i was troubled for .
q long time, but 1t was not until
/ began taking
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
The Passing Of Cleveland.
News and Observer.

ANS''c eehN ~ DI>A VNis
"Why didn't you write an
editorial about Cl5veland's
telegram coming out for Pal
mer and Buckner and score
him?' writes q friend. Our
rule is meyer to speak harsh
" Of the dead. Cleveland is
the deadest man above the
ground. He came very near
wrecking his party by betray
ing it into the hands of t h e
trusts and gold indicates.
1t was saved by repudiatins
hlm and his methods. No.
body expected his blasting
support when the party pre-,
ferred to stick to principles
rather than follow him into
annihilation. And no Demo-
crnt wanted it. Let him con
tinue to fish and issue bonds
and write Republican doc
trine till the fourth Of March.
Then he will pass into limo
cuous desuetude." Cleveland
got the dose himself he want
ed to give to Bryan. He was
sh0rn OF his power to help or
to hurt.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
Rams Horn Blasts.

1t IN always expensive to he
wrong.
Closing the heart against
men. keeps God out.
The man who does we'll to-,
day, may do better tolnor-
row.
Everything in the Sunday
school should he bright ex-
cept the black board.
The gDldfinch never would
sing If it had to learn from
the guinea hen.
The man who will look a.
head will have to stay be-
hind.
The man works hard who
spends his time looking for
AT easy place.
Whoever keeps the devil a.
way from Il child gives to
Christ an army.
Ii grave stones were relin-
BILE, the devil would always
dress in black.
Any one ca" do much for
the Lord who is willing to be
gin low enough.
The man who does not give
AZ the Bible tells us to does
not give at all.
1t IS of more profit to have
Il contented spirit than d fat
bank account.
Before Goo could speak to
man. he hu6 to make some
symbols to 10 it with.
No one who loves as Christ
loved. can live in this world
without making it better.
People who live only for
themselves, are always little,
no matter how 5ig they feel.
Love in a parent or Sab.
bath school teacher can no
mole fail than it could in
Christ.
Ii we could Spp mems hearts
as God sees them, it would
not he 30 hard to love them.
Are you doing anythingfor
the Lord that your best
friend don't know anything
about?
Win a chjld's heart and you
will have something t h a t
will brighten two lives-yours
and his.
The truth may be buried,
but this world il too small to
make Il grave deep enough to
hold it.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
Be Prompt.

Don't live a single hour in
your life without doing ex-
actly what is to be done IN
it, and going straight thro'
1t from beginning to end.
Work, play, study-whatever
it is; take hLld at once, and
finish it up squarely; then to
the next thing, without let
ting any moments Drop be-
tween.
1t ia wonderful to see hoS
many hours these prompt
people contrive to make of a
day. 1t is as though they
picked mp the moments the
dawdlers lost. And if you
ever find yourself where you
have 81 manyth things pressing
upon you that you hardly
know how to begin, let me
tell you Il secret: Take hold
of the very first one t h a t
comes to hand, and you W Il
find the rest will all tall into
line, and follow after, like a
company of WelI-drilled sol
dierS; and though work may
be hard to meet when itchar-
yes in Il squad, it is easily
vanqnished il you can bring
it into line.
You have seen the anec.
dOte OF the man who was ask
ed how he had accomplished
so much in his life. my faith
or taught me- was the re-
ply, "whpn | had anything
to do. to go and DO it. There
il the secrest-the magic word,
Now" ."-Lutheran.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
An Old Saw.

1t is an old saying that "there
is q tide in the affairs of men
which taken at it's flood leads on
to fortune" which means that
there are times when if we avail
ourselves of them, we may under
take the accomplishment OF any
desired odject with greater GER
tainty of success than if COM
menced at any other time. AL
ways have DR.. Lytle's Elixir for
Diarrhoea in the house, so that
it may be administered ut the
right time.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
Mineral Property on Banner Elk.
Editor Democrat:

Editor Democrat:
A recent visit to Banners
Elk gave me an opportunity
+ o examine a mine n o W
being developed by Thomas
Profit on his own premises.
l went down a shafta depth
of 100 feet on an incline of
about 45 degrees. which work
has been done by Mr.. Profit
and his little son, or chiefly
&C, and still the work goes
on.
The vein is ten feet thick,
showing gold, silver a n d
lead across the entire vein,
which is a mixture of slate
and quartz. Mr.. Profit show
ed me several analyses of his
ores made by Wheeler and
Wheeler, of Colorado, which
runs from $6 TO $50. per ton
of gold, silver and lead.
Mr.. Profit is an expert nj
ner, having spent 9 years in
the mines of !he Rocky Noun
tains. He knows how to mine
and is a good Judge of ores.
He is we'll pleased with h is
prospect:and has no doubt
of the value of his vein when
properly developed. He needs
more ,apitolto spend IN this
property.
His idea is to put in a plant
and smplt the rock ut t h z
mine. He will sell stock in
this valuable prospect at rea
.sonabie rates enable him to
larry on the work. Any one
visiting this mine will come
away | think as | did we'll
pleased with the appearance
of the mine. All are invite1
to come and see for them
selves. VISITOR.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24

that I received anything like per.
manent benefit. A single box OF
these pills did the work for me,
and / am now free from head.
aches, and a well man."-CHAs.
HUTCHINGs, East Auburn, Me.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
Sent IL to his mother in Germany.

Mr.. Jacob Esbenson, VIII .
is IN the employ Of the Chica-
go Lumber Co., at Des Moin-
es, Iowa, says: IL have Just
sent some medicine back to
my mother in the old country,
that I know from personal
use tn be the best medicine in
the world for rheumatism,
having used it IN my family
for several years. It Is called
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
always does the work" SO
cent bottles for sale by all
druggists
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
IMPORTANT.

Don't delay having your house
painted while the season is here.
Don't have your paint wasted
and your work hall done by an
inexperienced painter, as paints
cost money. | will be glad to do
your painting and paper hanging
ing this season. Ten years expert
ence Best of reference given.
j 2. ABSHER, Boone n. G.
q 23-3 III.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
From all accounts. Cham

From all accounts, Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is a
GOdsend to the afflicted.
There IS no advertisement IL
bout this; We feel just Ink e
saying The Democrat, Car
olton, KY. For sale by drug
giets.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
ACAMPAIGNER.

Bryant Bryan is coming boys.
He is coming on with might
Then give three cheers tor Billy
Bryan.
For he Is going to win outright.
We earthe whistlinSin in the breeze
1t is singing IN the pines
For Bryant Bryan is coming boys
He is coming down theline.
JOHN MORRIS KENNEDY
CA@ToRIA.
.:!$:|:' ]; =; 3 'Lm2zw C.. q
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
disgu .ted, and the commit
tee tried to resell the fire.
won ks to the dealer they had


tee tried to resell the fire.
wol ks to the dealer they had
bought ~. He would n O (
take them back and t h e V
were useh for the delectatioD
of the youth of the town af-
ter the delegates had gone a.
way"
So great was the demand
for free silver documents that
several democratic st a t e
committees ha w sent special
messengers TO Washington
with money tor those ordered
by them, in order to hurry
them up. Senator Faulkner,
Chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, is
in charge OF this branch Of
the campaign and he is cons
family hustlirg to K eep up
with his orders, and aTtho'
he is now sending out be-
tween ak and seven thous-
and documents a day, the or
ders are still ahead and still
coming in.
If President Cleveland and
the members of his cabinet
expected that their coming
ont. publicly for the lndianap
Oils ticket would make a SEN
sation, they were badly dis
appointed. What else could
they do? All the world knows
that had it not been for Pres
ident Cleveland there would
not have been any lndianan-
oils tIrket. TherefOreit it would
have been Il realsurpriSe had
not Mr.. Cleveland and the
members OF his cabinet an
nounced their intention to
support Mr.. CleveIand's own
ticket. =, The announcement
plays no part in the present
status of the campaign; it
was duly allowed for weeks
ago.
Ex- Congressman A. J. War
ner, of Ohio, who left he dem
ocratic party to become one
Of the founders OF the silver
party and returned to t h e
fold after the silverpnrty nom
mated Bryan and Sewall, is
in Washington. de is brlm-
full of silver enthusiasm, and
says Iowa and Ohio will Ger
tainly vote for Bryan. OF the
latter state he says sp,cifical
ly: "The miners and farm
prs OF Ohio were never more
worked mp over a matter in
their lives. They know that
their future depends on silver
and they are almostto a man
for Bryan and the white met
al. Instead of the silver wave
abatine it is growing every
day. 1t cannot be stopped
and there is no use try ing.
1t is got to march on, a n d
sweep the county in NOvem-
Der. 1t Will sweep ever lythlng
clean.
The question Of where Mr..
Bryan will speak in Washing
ton has been happily settled.
The proper permission h a S
been obtained and he will
make his speech from t h e
East front of the Capitol
building.
Sent 1t to his mother iu Germany.
Mr.. Jacob Esbenson, who
is IN the employ OF the Chica-
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-09-24
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.


1t in not an accident that
all the big corporations are
supporting Mckinley ana op
posing Bryan. The repub,i-
can platform and candidates
stand for what they want
"A continuance of present con
tlitions, financial and other.
wise-white the democratic
cAndidates and platform
stand for what they do not
want-reform in our financial
and industrial system in or
der that the common people
may have as many privileges
as those who are Interested
in trusts and monopolies.
hThC position of the corpora
tiOns is strikinglv illustrated
hy the Western Union Tele.
graph company, which car.
rips all the messages sen t
from republican headquart-
ers free of charge, while they
: compel the democratic COM
mittee to pay for every tele
kra,n it sends.
Senator Faulkner, who re-
turned from New York Satur
day brought cheering news.
In company with Sen. Jones
h. saw and talked with II mum
her of the most influential
democratic leaders while he
Has there, and hp SAYS that
the democrats are preparing
t" put up fight in N. Y. and
N. j. that will surprise the
''repuhlicans, and that he be-
.lievps will come very near to
carving both states for Bry
an, II it does not do it,
- Tom Watson is not max
ing any friends among demo
Gratis by his hendstrong and
foolish talk, and many of the
pOnulistS have expressed
their regrets that he W a 8
nominated. His threats, al.
though they are probably
the cause of the failure of the
bopulist leaders in some Of
the states to make fair
terms with the democrats
will amount to little or moth
ing in the end. Speaking of
the failure of fusion in some
of the states, Senator Faulk-
ntr said: cit matters little
&hat the leaders do. The ppO
pie will vote IA they please,
regardless Of arrangements
made for them by the lead.
.-els. In both Alabama and
Arkansas, the democrats car
ried the strong populist conn
I ties, showing that the rank
Rnd file will vote for the Bry-
an ticket"
In view of the positive as-
sertlons of republicans that
Wisconsin is sure to go for
Mckinley, thefollowing stare
ment made by Mr.. r. e.
Hine. Of that State, who is
now in Washington, Is inter.
Osting: I'm reality the repub-
= leans are very much afraid
that Mckinley will not win,
and they adult privately
that Bryan has an immense
following. The recent con-
vention OF the Republican
leaugneof Clubs in Milwau-
Ape. WAS d perfect failure.
Preparations had been made
for entertaining a tremend-
Gus crowd of delegates a n d
visitors. Fireworks had been
purchased to the value OF 81,
Enn 49, tbo lOnaI cnnatnittaa