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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
Potosl.

Mrs Sykes of Lancaster is guest
of Mary Ennor.
Athea Williams of Hurricane has
been visiting the family OF w. H.
Hunt.
Mrs. II. Cooley of Minneapolis,
former resident of Potosi. is visiting
the family of J. w. Hunt.
May hunt has secured the position
in the primary department of the
Cassyille schools, recently vacated by
the resignation Of Miss Elwell.
John Lawlor died Wednesday night
last week of consumption and the fun
eral was held at ST. Thomas church
Friday morning. Mr. Lawlor was a
young man who had grown up in this
vicinity and is well known here. His
many friends sympathize with the be-
reaved relatives in their afiliction.
An entertainment, consisting of a
historical account of the Anglo-Saxon's
progress by j. Dingman; and a num-
Der of selections on a graphophone.
manipulated by j. Fortney, was given
at the town hall Saturday evening.
The weather was bad and the attend
ance small, but all seemed to have got
value received for the admission price.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
Bagleu.

Lucinda Blunt and son will soon
take up residence in Bloomington.
The Tony Huston residence will be
ready to occupy by middle Of October.
From four to eight carloads of stock
go out from this station quite often.
Chas. Bohringer Is dressing up the
saloon with new furniture and pool
table
Davis & Co moved the Miller resi-
dence on to a new foundation in good
shape.
The infant child OF j. Piondke was
not expected to live but is said to be
improving.
Our boys with coon dog Are
watching around the corn fields by
moonlight.
The doctor was called t. Grandma
Shrake. She is yer, old aud subject
to bad spells.
John Gasner is building cistern
and in the near future will erect a
kitchen and good cellar.
Mr.. Stagman in order to keep down
the tin pan brigade will give a free
dance Monday night, Oct. g.
A. Calkins and wife visited the ex-
position and friends in Kansas and are
expected home in a week or two.
DR.. Mecum has gone for few DAYS
to visit his old home at Richland Cen
ter and perhaps to get a driving rig.
Il. G. Davis Of McGregor, Iowa, is
now moving the Lutheran church
about a half mile to new foundation
in town.
Geo. Cornish, whose home is in the
famed Sacramento valley, Cal, is on
an extended visit to see his brother
and friends in Bloomington and Bag
ley. George has not been here since
he left 81 years ago.
Sept. 2Sth the wedding bells rang
out quite merrily at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. All
Arris, in Patch Grove, where the mar
riage of Mr. Lenard Stagman of Bag
ley and Miss Anna Arris took place,
Rev. Leroy Ellis officiating, in the
| presence of large assemblage OF
friends and relatives. The day was
lovely, the feast was wonderfully
nice and the bright and useful pres
ents ought to satisfy any new couple.
We are glad to know this well matched
and industrious pair will settle down
at once and become honored and thrice
welcome citizens OF our burg. May
success attend them through life.
The river is down almost to the
lowest stage Of water. RIP RAP.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
Obituary..

John NJ. Segraves was born Aug.
10, 1920, and died at his home in
Beetown Oct. l, 1898, aged IS years.
Mr.. Segraves was one of the early
settlers of Grant county; he came to
Lancaster in 1912 and soon afterwards
engaged in lead mining at Beetown
and other parts of the county.
He was a debated follower of Christ
nearly all his life and one of the first
to start a Sunday School in Beetown.
His highest ambition in life was to be
meek and humble follower Of Christ
in which he succeeded well. Truth
and integrity were considered by him
to OF more value than all else in the
world. During the closing years of
life when sickness and infirmity made
the cares of life more burdensome he
bore them all patiently nanifesting a
fervent trust in God.
Funeral services were held in the
NJ. +. church of Beetown Monday,
Oct. 3. Sermon by Leonard Hough-
ton. Remains were laid to rest in the
Burns cemetery.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
Providence.

Farmers will soon start to picking
corn.
Albert Woodruff has been on the
sick list but is getting better.
Mrs. Mabel Ia, 'or and her mother,
Mrs. j. Hayden are visiting relatives
in Iowa.
Rev. Coburn and wife of Lancaster
was plesent callers at M. II. Prideaux
one day last week.
Henry Anstey who has been in poor
health for some time, started for Cal
iiornia one day last week in hopes of
regaining his health. His friends
wish to hear of his recovery.
Quite number Of the Woodmen
OF this vicinity attended the organiza-
ton Of Woodman camp at North
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
FOR THE ASSEMBLY
Political Situation in the
North District Com
pliCatcd.

w L. Scott of Boscobel announces
himself as an Independent candidate
for the assembly. 4 petition To have
his name placed on the official ballot
has been prepared and is being circu-
lated. Mr.. Scott is a republican in
politics but will run as an independ-
ent candidate. He is -mer in the
town of Boscobel where he has resided
for forty-three years. He has been
chairman of his town and for nine
years was one of the asylum trustees.
He has many personal friends in the
district and claims to have fiattering
encouragement from members of both
parties.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
Cuba Cltu.


AT the present writing Mr.. Terrilis
very sick.
Bert Mankival spent Sunday in
Platteyille.
The Fire Co. will have a big dance
about Oct. %.
Miss Neal Hopper has started bak-
cry over the fair store.
NJ. McSpaden, nominee for county
treasurer, spent Sunday here.
A large number from this place WIS.,
tied the Galena fair last week.
Mesdames j. Z. Kenney and Fran
els Foherty spent Friday in Benton.
Herman Bussan is ~ y occupying
his new livery barn o. Main street.
Lizzie Biedenbender Of Dubuque is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Sny-
der.
Albert Justice will move to Bel
mont in the near future to conduct a
furniture store.
A large delegation from this place
will attend the Shullsburg races
Thursday and Friday.
John Duncan, Claude Radcliff and
Mrs. Radcliff of the Seminole Indian
Med Co. now showing at Hazel Green
were in town Monday.
The local foot ball team went to
Platteville Saturday TO play with the
Normal team. the Cuba team was de-
feated by a score of q to Q. Another
game has been arranged with the
same team for Nov. 5.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06

Andover last Friday night, and re-
ported big time. One hum
dred and fifty seven Woodman were
present.
Will Schuontis, young man work.
ing at M. II. PriIeaux, was kicked by
a horse last Friday evening and was
hurt quite bad. DR.. Glasier was call
ed and pronounced his injury not
serious and with good care will soon
be up again
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06

A party of nineteen ladies and
gentlemen from Lancaster visited the
home of Frank Smith in Beetown
Tuesday evening as q surprise party
on Mr.. Smith.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06

Miss Nollie Goodrich left Lancas-
ter Monday morning for Beaver Dam
where she will take course in music.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06

as the wolves kept grabbing and tear
ing them. Not wishing to tire you
any longer, will close.
LUTHER BASFORD.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06

Whipping his wife. We could not
stand that for the reason that women
were to scarce. so we gave him a coat
of tar and feathers and free ride on
q rail. c,Our Lynch Law worked well,
and there was - more stealing or
wife- Beating after that. Almost every
biRhrFarried a revolver and knife but
-far-my part | never had any use for
t6Re.
The next Outrage committed was
Che murder Of Jack Russell by Ed
Oliver. There was shooting match
about mile below town one Satur-
dav Afternoon, at a mans place by
the name Of Jacko. Nearly the whole
town was down there. AS | did not
indulge in that kind of sport | did
not go. | was working in the Denni-
son House finishing the inside car
penter work. | happened to look out
of the window and saw Jack Russell
going by. | called to him and told
him not to 90 down there as there
would be drunken crowd and fight
or two. He told me he would only
stay couple of hours and l thought
came up and said that Russell was
shot by Oliver and that a doctor was
wanted as soon as possible. The doe
tor mounted one of my horses and
the other and we went down. We
held an inquest, | being one of the
jurors. Oliver was taken before
justice and examined and a commit
ment was made out and | delivered
him over to the sheriff between u
and o'clock the same night. He
was tried the next term of court and
found guilty of murder in the first
degree. and sentenced to be hanged
until he was dead. He was the first
man hung in Grant county. Some
years later Brewer was hung for the
murder of Delasso, of Beetown. Soon
after this murder the penalty was
changed to life Imprisonment instead
of hanging.
We had plenty of wild animals to
contend with-the panther, catamount
and tiger. | had quite scare with
panther one night. | was stopping
in log cabin alone in the country
and was awakened by a scream of
panther near my cabin. l raised my
head and discovered that the door
was opened and | dare not get up to
shut it. About this time he gave
another yell close to my cabin. 1t
had showed during the night and as
he walked around the house he had
made quite track. He looked in
but dare not come in as he thought it
Mas az trap. | did not have any gun
with me and did not need 1t because
Ehe lett mccall right. At another time
my wife and myself were living in
fiegY Cabin -goFe' story high. In the
middle Of the night we were awakened
by "a heavy animal jumping on the
roof II seemed as though the kitten
was ON he-heuse andka link was after
it. II proved to be link as it was
shots&fswA DAYS sfterward. Then we
/ had tie rattle Shake to contend with
They were as thick as moseuiteesyl
was passing by an old blacksmith
forge at GaSSYilIe--one daY--When- L
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-06
heard rattle and looking around il
tR lae 7aQhel ATQKEAHs Arg,
s sss'ss-snf44M kR5assEss 9 5,rlf 1sf !,

strike nris TEIAHsse 5fQrvIpAine
in my pocket and cut a-small pole,
tied the string around ID 7mAde slip
moose and caught him. rsTook him
down to the saloon and gave him a
drink of whiskey. The whiskey did
not kill him but the men did He
had seventeen rattles making him
19 years old.
In 1871 | changed my occupation to
farming The soil was very rich and
grain could be raised very easily, but
we did not know what to do with it
then as there was no market for it.
The first crop of oats | raised / took
part of them to Beetown and sold
them for 10 cents bushel, which was
not very encouraging. But l did not
give up and when Minnesota COM
menced settling l sold my oat crop
for IS cents one year, and another
year at 80 cents. We also had anoth-
er trouble to contend with and chat
was the flour mills. The nearest mills
were Virgins and Gray's near Platte
vile, distance of thirty-eight miles.
| merely speak of this to show what
we early settlers had to contend with.
When | came to the mines the popu-
lation was made up mostly of miners
and ] have seen the time | would
have given two dollars to have seen a
half dozen pretty girls on exhibition.
have often thought | would like to
be out on the frontier again. we were
all brothers and glad to greet one
another.
Governor Dewey came to this coun-
try the same time | did and was en-
ployed by the same company. He
did what clerking there was done and
also drove the OK team. | became
acquainted with j. Allen Barber in
1887, soon after he came here. ! had
received the appointment of justice Of
the peace from the governor of the
territory. In a suit before me, Bar
Der came to Cassville 10 attend the
case. / recollect just how he was
dressed and Just how he looked just as
though it was yesterday. 1t was not
an uncommon thing to be chased by
wolves. ! recall to mind a man by
the name of Dodge "a brother of Ed
Dodge was attacked by wolves when
he was on horse back He made his
escape by running his horse. His
| pant legs were nearly torn of of him
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF -
ST. PaIPS Reformed Church,
WOODSTOCK, VA.
WOODSTOCK, VA.

Remember the days of old, consider
the years of many generations ask thy
father. and he will shew thee; Thy elders
and they will tell ee.-Deut. NNNll;7-
There are some things we ought never
10 forget, but should cherish them with
the foudeSt recoil~ction; there are other
thing, we do well to blot from our mem-
ories
Gods kindly dealings with Us and
with our fathers, His love and mercy, as
manifcstedin in our creation, preservation
and redemption should be gratefully re-
membsred
We should not let the deeds of the
hi,toric-past lie buried and forgotten be-
cause they are past, 1t would be un-
grateful i'm us to do so. 1t should
be a pleasant a. well as a proiita-
bic duty Tor us to remember the
dav, Of old. and consider the years OF
many generations" with a view OF
marking how God presided invisib Y
over the councils of our fathers and fore
fathers, and guided them in their de
liberqtions. so as to lead them to such
conclusions and such deeds, as were i'm
accord with the dictates of His love and
mercy.
Moses. the author Of our text, in that
sWaa-like song OF his-his farewell Az
dres, to the Hebrew children calls
upon them to remember the days oi
old. to consider the years Of many
generations" He says, "ask thy
father. and he will shew thee; the el-
dcrs and they will tell thee," how God
found Jacobin desert land, and in a
waste bowling wilderness, how He COM
passed him about aud cared for him,
and kept him as the apple of His eye.
Moses would have them remember.
and never forget, that it was Gods
strong arm that brought them ont OF
bondage; that it was He who passed them
dry shod over the Red sea while Pharaoh
andhis hosts were drowned; that il was
he whogave them their form OF govern
mcnt. theircivil and religious liberties:
and that it was lie who finally settled
them quietly and peaceablyi in the prom
ised land. a land thar flowed with milk
and honey.
lie re-capitulates in their hearing
some Of Gods remarkable dealings with
them, and calls upon them to "remem.
ber'' and considers them. in order that
their hearts might 90 out in gratitude tC
i'm. and that their faith and trust. foi
the future, might be strong and abiding
in Him.
With the same blessed end in view
would we as congregation recall tC
mind this day, the struggles and self
denying efforts OF our fathers, in th'
founding Of St. Paul's congregation, Il
establish and perpetuate, in this com
munity, that form of sound doctrine am
worship, which has come down to u
through the ages and which is so dea
to us. whe are of the Reformed branch 0
the household Of faith. We is theiI
descendants. their spiritual children
and what they began we would carr,
forward and perpetuate, andin doing 50
we would gratefully perDetuate tn
memory Of the founders, and their nobl
WOlk.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
Without A Rival.

Asa positive cure for rsprains, bruises,
and pains of all kinds, Salvation Oil
has no equal. Mrs. Frank Juif, 5lS
Gratiot Ave, Detroit, Mich, writes !:
81 used Salvation Oil in my family
and can say it has no rival as a lini-
ment; it certainly cures pains. l
sprained my ankle and it cured me
and since then | have always used it
for any pains and bruises" Salvation
Oil is sold for only 25 cents. No other
remedy will do the work as promptly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
ORGANIZATION.

For the want Of authentic records. we
are not able to give the exact date of the
organization of the St. Paul's congrega-
tion. This we regret. But the organi-
zatiOn must have been effected prior to
the year 1850. for Michael Schlatter, the
first missionary superintendent OF the
Reformed Church in this country, visited
Woodstock on the 1lth of May l74s, and
preached in the afternoon. as he says,
"to a pretty large number of hearers.
and baptized many children and adults -
On the 1lth of next May 1t will be
just 100 years since that service was held.
Ministers Of our Church, as was true OF
all other churches, were scarce in this
country in that early day, and the
scattered congregations through this
Valley, were without the regular services
OF a pastor for years at a time.
DR.. Harbaugh. in his Fathers of the
Reformed Church, says, ''In the Valley
of Virginia, great portion OF its Ger
man Reformed population had been but
poorly provided with regular ministry.
There were congregations here and there
which existed from very early time,
but they endured long pastorless inter
walls, and were frequently afflicted by
yagabond pretenders, who fieeced and
scattered, instead of gathering and feed
ing the flocks."
The true condition Of our church in
the Valley, at that time, may be gathered
from the minutes of the COetus or Synod
held in Reading. Pa, in the year l77l.
A petition was laid before that Synod
from five congregations i'm Virginia
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18

received and accepted P call from this
charge. and entered upon his official
duties in March 1885.
Rev. Kline had pleasant and sue
cessful pastorate of s years. 1t was dur
ing his ministry here, that the building
Of new parsonage was agitated.
The old parsonage located on Church
st., needed extensive repairs, it was
built many years ago and was occupied
by at least ten pastors. A committee
was appointed to examine Its condition,
this they did, and subsequently reported
that in their judgement it would be bet
ter to sell the old parsonage and build s
new one. Their judgment in the mat
ter was endorsed by the congregation
and It was resolved to build new par
sonage on South Main Street.
This resolution was carried in.o effec
in 1883, and ReY. and Mrs. Kline wer'
the first to occupy the new and hand
some parsonage, which graees the hill
on South Main Street.
In 1892 the question of making ex
tsnslye repairs or rather remadeling tn
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
A GOOD LETTER,
From che Clerk of the Circuit Court

Frlnandiua, Fla., Feb. -, 1870
Mr. j George suhrer, Druggist C'ty.
Dear George: Please send a bottle
OF Chsmberlain's Congh Remedy.
you'll not feel easy If knew there "a'
none of this valuable Remedy In the
bou,e have given it a tair test ana
consider It one Of the very best remedies
t,r Group that have ever found. one
des. has always been sufli Isnt, alth0ngh
use IT, freely. ANY cold my chllhreu
contract yields very readily to th''
medicine. | can conscentiously reco III
mend It f,r croup and colds in children
Yours respectfully, GEo. +. WOLFE
Sold by H. i'"'"'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18

Solicit shipments of every marcia ct, =. .
no matter hat--of the Fern
ms,r1, UT Poultry and Stock Yard Sn'pper
,ai5 all dali, the highest Wholesale price,
"a, ~ var (ovrr % IL this ci'y) OF sue, -nec' =
...1.v,.',ence is guaraatee of cur huS y.
80 to .sndl. shipments satisiaci"''
Refer 10 prourietcr OF VEFALD ara ~. !,
n .t,onal Bank Of va ashine'or CIV
ZsA- r20 mar ~ ly
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18

A few months ago. Mr.. B,r"n Every
OF Woodstock, Mich, was badly afflicted
with rheumatism. His tight leg was
swollen ths full length, causing him
great suffering. He was advised to try
Chamberlsln's Pam Balm. The first bot
tie Of ;t helped him considerably and the
secoro bot.le effected cure. The % aud
80 cear sIros are for sale by l.. f. IRWIN
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
REV. ]. W. HOFFMIER,

was the next minister called. lie en-
tered upon his labors Iere in January
1874 and closed them again on the 9Th oi
October, 1915, being pastor not quite IL
months. Rev. Hoflmier's successor was
REV. j. g. BRETTELL.
He began his labors here, October %
1915. His pastorlte was short, not over
IS months, and perhaps it was well thai
it was short, for while he was man o.
brilliant intellect, he, from all accounts
was a man who led double life, wa
fond of his cups. He evidently was no
in the ministry for the love OF 1t, bn
used the sacred Office as apassport L
society, and as means TO gain A liveli
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18

A large number Of splendid railroad
tIes are being hauled to this P1iat' we
learn that Mr.. II. Chapman, the asens
az this poiut, has purchased here ano
at stra.burg about 10, ,0OJ ties.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-02-18
REV. JACOB SCHNEIDER.

Sometime after the death of Rev.
Willy, Rev. Jacob Schneider located at
Woodstock. Whether he ever became
the regular pastor of st. Paul's congre-
CATION is doubtful. II is more than likely
that he was never formally installed over
the charge, fer he did not stand in con-
nection with the Synod. His relation to
the charge was, / pre- sumo. that OF a
sslf-consiituted supply. He preached IN
an irregular manner in many parts OF
Virginia.
He could not have remained long at
Woodstock, for we find him few years
later at Leesburg, V a., where he died III
1926, and is buried in the graveyard al
Lovettsyille, Va.
PAsToRATE OF RIsv. GEoRE LEIDY.
Rev. Leidy was sent up through tho
Valley Of Virginia, on a missionary
journey, by the Synod, i'm 1919. He mad
his first stay at NOodstoc ok, where hi
labored for 4 short time among the
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-01
Dlaczego Brazylja?

Cd kilku miesiecy niektore pisma
polskie W Europe prowadza ozywio-
na polemike ma temat istniejacej W
Paryzu szkoiy polskiej, nazywanej
zwykle cd dzielnicy paryskiej Bait
gnolles, szkoia batiniolska. Powod
do tel polemiki daily artyku}y ga
zety Handlowo- Geografcznej", do
wodzace, ze szko}a ia, zalozona dla
dzieci wychodzcow polskich W Parry.
zu po powstaniu Listopadowem, "a.
mieniia sic obecnie, pod wplywem
rozmaitych okolicznosci, ma szkole
francuzka, postradala caikiem swoj
charakter narodowy, a rsczej przy.
nosi tax mala korzysc naszej spra
vie, zs utrzymywanie jej W Paryzu
jest marnotrawstwem sii pieniedzy,
ktore mogiyby bye uzyte wielkim
pozytkiem gdzieindziej. wobec te.
60 pGazeta Handlowo Geografczna'
radzi to szko}e zamknac, nierucho.
mosci sprzedac, "a uzyskany takim
sPosobem fundusz zaiozye gimna-
zjum polskie W stsnie Parana, W
Brazylji.
Sprzeciwia sic temu planowi Diet
roicks ,,Swobods". Redaktor jej pi
sze:
nDlaczego wlasnie dzisnnikarze
europejscy maja ma mysli przenie-
sienie szkofy tel do Brazylji, a ME
do stanow Zjednoczonych - ME wi.
dzimy dostatecznego powodu. Emi-
gracja brszylijsks Jest znacznie
msodsza cd naszej, wszelkie zatem
optymistyczne wnioski utrzymaniu
rozwoju polskiej narodowosoi tam.
re, So prawdopodobnie przedwczes.
ne. SPrswy polsko- brazylijskie 50
nam lnane jedynie opisow nielicz.
nycb osob, ktore dopiero przez bar
dzo krotki czss przebywajs W Bra
zylji. zssoaono tam co prawda zwia-
zek nsrodowy, ale ME wiemy iIu Ii
czy czsonkow czy przetrwa proby,
jake niesawodnie prsschodsic be-
dzie zmussony. 1 tn v Stanscb Zjedn.
misliSmy : poozstku wiexszs sgode
! jedno&6 ! to ME, ,byso lyle 90 tsr.s
Zgoda = Unity. [volume] (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-01

Boty ME mysl, re Aniofy
Tylko Boza mysl nadchodzi;
Czasem Bog ia we krwi rodzi,
Czasem rzuca przez Mongofy!
Bola te siowa. rania te sio
wa, ale W Mich mifosc ludu, mi.
lose Ojczyzny dry echem wspa
niaiem j gdybyscie wy mogli
jeszcze je odczuc, to zamiast
klnac i szydzic, wzielibyscie
strone ludu nawr6cilibyscie
go = wfasnym przykfadem!
Ale dla was juA chyba Ia
p6zno. Wasza religJa stafa sic
- obfuda!