Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-10-28

paper favors Indian corn a. the
national emblem. ..Distinctivelv
American, large, generous. lite-giv-
ing, benefieent, glorious in form and
color, with is crested flower point
ing upward truly a torch Of Liberty
held aloft.' If a national flower is
necessary the suggestion deserves
thought.
Wisconsin appears to have the
least mortgaged Indebtedness on its
farms Of any state in the west or
northwest, being less than SIS, 600. 600
and the most of this will be wiped
out during the ensuing year. This is
a good showing for state having
such extensive farm interests and
speaks well for the future Of Wiscon-
sin farmers.
The bank of Edgerton has failed,
with $14S,Ssl due depositors. Bank
Examiner f. l. Kidd makes the state
ment That on examination the books
are found to have been falsified BY the
cashier. Certificates Of deposit
marked paid on the books we're out
standing, and many false entries had
been made to cover up the deficiency.
The cashier confesses that he has lost
$50, 900 in the past twelve years by
speculation.
The fellows who sold .'sarsapa-
rilla" in bottles at reduced rates on
the streets of Lancaster several week
age have been arrested at Wauzeka.
One OF them took a $40 bill out to get
changed for buyer and never came
back until the officer brought him.
The medicine they sold here was
water from a slough in Prairie du
Chen which was perfumed with some
cheap halr oil. At least the Prairie
du Chen papers say that is what the
men were putting up into bottles
just before they started for Lancas-
ter.
w. G. Holcomb is in Jail at Dodge
vile. He has been travelling through
this part of the state soliciting orders
from school boards for supplies and
obtaining orders signed by the mem
bers Of the boards payable on deliv-
cry Of goods. These signed orders
were detached by him from that por-
tion of the contract which conditioned
their payment on delivery OF supplies,
and he then had the orders so de-
tached cashed at discount. No sup
plies being received the parties max
ing the purchases became suspicious
and made complaint
The November McClure's will
contain the first iLstalment of Chas.
A. Dana's "reminiscences of Men and
Events Of the Civil War This
promises to be most interesting
series. Sent into the field as the per-
sonal representative of Lincoln and
Stanton, rarely equipped by nature
and training for full and accurate oh
seryation, and under instruction to
let nothing significant escape him,
either in men or Recommendations
saw what no other man or men could
possibly have seen. The papers are
to be illustrated from the recently
completed Government Collection Of
Cival War Photographs.
-Platteyille News: The friends OF
Frank and Maud Woodward viii be
pleased to learn that they arrired al
their destination, Honolulu, the latter
part Of September. ... NJ S. Sickle
got in So GOO consignment Of tobac-
co Monday. He IS steadily increasing
his help in the factory and is making
nothing but good brands Of cigars.
....... Bob Whitman returned last
Tuesday from Agusta, Georgia, where
he had been in quarantine the past
thirty DAYS. Mr.. Whitmaa went
down taere with a couple Of cars Of
horses. and was in Augusta when the
yellow fever scare broke out in the
neighbcriDg cities. Augusta was
placed under strict quarantine and
he was unable to get away for thirty
days. The canning factory has
completed its output for this season
and the records show that they have
put up 10000 three-Pound cans Of
tomatoes ard 10000 two-pound cans
of corn. This is a pretty good show
ing, and all who had contracts to
furnish raw material this season