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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

at any other time when expecting
only TO move camp or make days
march. 1t was not thought possible
that Lee with his infantry could be
nearer than Chambersburg. The first
division of the first corps was at the
head OF the column this morning and
che first 'The Iron Brigade in front
Of the division The brigade forma-
tion was as follows: The End Wis,
first or in front, followed by the 7th
Wis, 10Th Ind. and the oath Mich.
The 9th Wis. was detached In this
order the brigade leading the corps
marched TO the battle field. The road
was through the timber and thick
brush sintil We reached the,ridge upon
which the cemetery is 81 lated. At
one place where the road ran to the
right OF a round, high Hill the water
from small spring made the left side
OF the road quite soft and marshy aud
collected in long, deep mud hole on
the right hand side. We could not
turn out on either side for the thick
brush and so the column was halted,
and we Of head quarters corduroyed
the left hand side Of the road with
rails from the fence, leaving the left
hand side, the mud hole, as it was,
open for the wagons and artillery to
pass. The road here is almost north
but turned to the east as we reached
the ridge on which the cemetery is
located, near the corner of which we
filed off almost north and marched
straight down the slope, we of head
quarters breaking the fences and
clearing che way.
The column halted at a road that
runs west from Gettysburg over the
ridge that the seminary is on, Oak
ridge, and Just at the foot of the
ridge and east Of the seminary Here
the line was formed, the right resting
on this road facing west The first
regiment, the 2nd Wis, moved up
over the ridge with empty guns, pass
ing the seminary by swinging two
to the right and left as it
was directly in their front As soon
as the column was halted General
Reynolds and Wadsworth and other
head quarter officers, rode through
.he cut, for the ridge is graded down
or the road, and passed through it
md out of sight before the line start
I'd forward. This was the last time
saw Gen. Reynolds alive, but helped
o carry his body from the field.
have written out quite infinitely
he march from Emmettsburg 10 the
place whore the line of battle was
ormed to show that it was Utterly
impossible for any other brigade or
'egimelt to have reached the field be-
ore" The Iron Brigade" First. bee ause
he brigade had the lead of the corps
md nothing passed Us. Second. no
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
BOsGObel Notes.

Miss Maud Barnett returned to her
school duties in Milwaukee, Monday
morning, after spending her vacation
with friends and relatives in this city.
The Patricolo Concert Co., who had
not forgotten the many little kind
nesses shown them at the hands of
Landlord and Mrs. Church of the Cen
trail house, returned the compliment
by making a special effort to spend
last Sunday in this city. They were
on their way to Stoughton.
DR.. and Mrs. Lester, of Onalaska,
spent Xmas with Richard Spiegelberg
and family.
Atty Matt b. Pittman Jr. of Chi
cage and Frank Pittman of Winona,
spent Christmas under the paternal
roof.
The supper which was given New
Years night by the Lutherans in
Ruka's opera house, was marked
success.
Among those home for the holidays
we note Pearl Pratt, Sadie Crouch,
Elsie and Ethyle Murley, Mertie Brai-
nierd, Nellie Dexter, Elizabeth Spie-
gelberg, Birdie Menkhausen, Frank
and Jesse Tuhiey, Emil Leasman and
Arthur Brindley.
Leone and George Lippincott of
Des Moines were home for the holt
days.
The dance given in Ruka's opera
house, Christmas uight by the Dode
Fiske Orchestra was unusually well
attended and all had a very enjoy
able time.
John w. Brooks was home for
Christmas and New Years,
The Free Medicine Lone Star Co.,
are holding down the boards in Hurd's
opera house this week.
A crowd OF young people from Fem
nimore attended the dance Christ
mas night.
What might have been serious
fire was only averted by the quick
work of our lire companies New Years
morning. The excitement was over
the fine residence belonging to Rich
ard Spiegelberg in the third ward.
The annual Sunday school supper
OF the Congregational church was
given Friday evening in Hurd's opera
house.
/ The Senior class Of '9S was pleas
antly entertained at the home of one
! its members, Nellie Schrs;tt Satur;
i 1av even -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
COuntu teachers Meetina.

A Teachers meeting will be held ut
the High school room in Lancaster on
Saturday, Jan. ID, 1900, commencing
at A. NJ. The following subjects
will be presented for discussion;
Composition Work, Miss Gertrude
Buck; Expressive Reading, Principals
James and Colburn; Elementary
Physics for Grades, Miss II. +. Ives;
School Habits, Principal Bohn. Pres.
McGregor of the Platteville Normal
will speak in the afternoon on the
subject of Attention.
All who are interested in the work
OF the schools are invited to attend
this meeting.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Ready For Public Distribution.

Lafayette dollars are now on sale m.
the American Safety Deposit Vaults
A key containing 80 Q of the new
coins fresh from the mint At Pbila-
delphia was opened yesterday 81 HE
treasurer of the memorial commission
+. A. Potter, in the presence Of :
number OF other members Of The conn.,
mission. Hundreds of the bright dol
lars were spread on table. and Mr..
Potter, Commissioner General Peck
Alexander II Revell and Robert j
Thompson made brief addresses com
memorating the event.
Stored away in one Of the strone
rooms OF the vaults are eight kegs.
each containing 5000 OF the memori-
al coins. The whole issue is but $40
600, and the members of the commits
sion think that the public win not be
long in buying the entire amount.
The coins are being sold at s. each
and hundreds were sold Yesterday
when comparatively few knew that
the dollars had arrived in the city.
Over 10000 coins have been sold to
people who made application by let
ter.
The opening Of the KEY containing
the coins was attended with slight
ceremony. One OF the attendants Of
the vaults gave the top of the keg a
few lusty blows with hammer. and
the members of the commission stood
in a circle and watched him. After
the wood gave way to the blows. Mr..
Potter reached in and brought out a
sealed bag containing 1000 OF the
coins.
Mr.. Peck told Of the purposes to
which the proceeds of the sale of the
coins were to be put He spoke
briefly of the man in whose honor the
monument is to be built. He ex-
pressed the hope that the coins would
prove emblems of union and good
feeling between the two great repub-
lies of France and the United States.
Mr.. Revell and Robert J. Thompson
spoke along the same line.
The coin is legal tender dol9r and
is most beautiful example of the de-
signer's art. 1t bears upon the face
in bas-relief double medallion Of the
heads Of Washington and Lafayette.
Upon the reverse is miniature re-
production of the equestrian statue of
Lafayette used for the monument.
The inscription on the dollar explains
its purpose as follows: Struck in
Commentator of Monument Erected
by school youth Of United States to
General Lafayette, Paris, France,
1907
The first coin of the issue struck
will be presented by President McKin-
lev to the president of the French Re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
For Girls.

Small girls who received dolls dim
ner sets for Christmas, will be interes-
ted in a story Of Queen Victoria's
first set of dolls dishes. Sixty-nine
years since, Queen Victoria visited
Bristol with her mother. They enter
ed a china shop to buy dolls service.
The one that captivated her fancy
was too expensive for her childish
purse, but, in spite of early lessons of
economy, she still wished to purchase
it. Thereupon consultation took
place between her and her mother.
ending in a triumph for the young
princess, the Duchess Of Kent consent
ing to lend her the amount required
until her next allowance should he
due.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Briton And Boer In South hfriCa.

All the Beers, of both republics
men, women, and children combined
hardly begin to equal in number
the population OF the obscure subur-
ban town of West Ham, near London.
Yet the very same London papers
which few days ago thought the
Beers could not and would not tight,
and that few British regiments
could 90 to Pretoria without firing
shot, had now gone to the opposite
extreme of reg arding the Boer armies
as the most formidable ever known
in the history of warfare, and were
begging their readers to consider
that the British empire was engaged
in life and death struggle. This
tone merely invited the contempt OF
the world. while it also provoked the
freer expression OF enthusiastic adj
miration for the magniiicen. stand OF
the Dutch farmers against such over
whelming Odds, A race that can
show such qualities as the Beers have
exhibited in the last three months
ought not to be exterminated. Its
hardy stock is needed in the work OF
developing the Dark Continent. We
all know well that the English in the
course of few more weeks or months
can hammer and blunder their way
through to Pretoria for the simple
reason that they have money, ships,
and guns without limit. They can,
if need be, transport million fight
ing men to Natal and Cape Colony,
while the whole Boer nation is already
in the field, SO far as the two repub-
lies are concerned, and the prospect
of assistance from any outside quarter
is too remote to be seriously cOnsid-
cred The war against the American
colonies was shameful thing for
England, and about the only English
men who have come out OF it decent
ly on the page of history are the
Chathams, Foxes, and Burkes, who
saw the truth and spoke it with cour-
age. England lost in that war, and
her Burgoynes, Howes, and Corn
wallises won no glory for themselves
or their country. England will win
in the present war, but it will be Com
mandants Joubert, Cronje, and the
other Boer leaders who will come out
with military renown, rather than
the Buffers, Methuens, Gatacres, or
Whites And there are Boer states
men, too.-From 1.-The Progress of
the World in the American Month
ly Review of Reviews for January.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Obituary. Rankin.

Miss Jane Young was born in the
state Of New York, July "a, 1885,
was married to Alfred Rankin March 4,
1857. She removed to Wisconsin in
1868, united with the Baptist church
Of Mt. Ida. in 1873, removed to Ra-
mona, South Dakota, in 1888, and the
last five years OF her life she was an
invalid She died at her home near
Madison, South Dakota, December l6,
1899 Her remains were Inferred in
the family bnrying ground at Mt. Ida.
beside her two children, who proceed
ed her to the better land. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Bird
from the Baptist church. She leaves
a husband, one son, and large circle
of friends to mourn her loss.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
To The New Date.

We gladly greet thee, NON,
Thou'rt pleasing To our eyes,
And for year well pride ourselves
TO thus 90 apostrophize:
A comma and two ciphers, seet
Which ne 'er before we've done:
Fen Solomon must now admit
New things beneath the sun.
We've wrote MDCCC so long
1t seems great relief
That we may now two letters drop.
BE in our style SO brief.
But tho we thus contract in style,
We're real expansive still
And pray thy reign may bring US much
Our cups with gladness ill.
o may thy years, thou MON,
See all the world advanced,
And every interest of man
UNNECESSARILY enhanced.
That the great great grandchildren
ours,
May write with pride MN:
And may thy closing years be full
OF glorious things for them.
III. q. JOHNSON
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
BaQIeII Notes.

Weather down 10 below zero.
Married at the home of the bride in
Dec. 26, 1899, by Rev.
Mr. John Wood of Cass-
Vile and Miss Elizabeth Brodt of wy
abusing The wedding occurred at 4
P NJ. Tuesday and was a very quiet
affair only few near relatives being
present The bride wore "a beautiful
silk gown and the groom the conyen-
tional black. The bride is well known
aud a great fayorite in society. The
groom is one of Cassville's solid citi-
zens, aud it is generally conceded to
be an excellent match. G. ID. Calkins
and We local while passing called at
the brides residence moment after
the knot was tied to congratulate the
new couple. The loving pair APP
peared at the door promising some
wedding cake later on. As we drove
on We local remarked to Charley that
we should feel highly honored as
hours are spent sometimes by the tin
pan brigade before the new couple
would come out and show themselves.
The new couple will remain at the
brides home this winter. In the
spring they will take up their resi-
dence in Cassyille where the groom
has q fine city residence.
Mrs. John Stagman of Crawford
county spent Il few days pleasantly
visiting friends here aud at Blooming
ton.
Don't forget that a Farmers insti-
tute will be held in Bagley the first
and second days of February. 1900.
The invitation to be present is ex-
tended to all
The Christmas trees at this place
were very fine. The carefully pre-
pared programs at either place were
listened to by large and attentive
crowds Of people. The Lutheran tree
waspresided over by Prof. Fritchel OF
Dubuque. At the English church the
most taking feature was Santa Claus
and his reindeers.
A Young married couple in Wya-
lusing recently received bran new
box. They yit is the incest little
recepticle in the world to store away
bread and milk, etc.
James Albee. a relative OF the Cal
kins family, spent several days here
canvassing for new tangled foot dust
pan. Mr. Albee when small boy at.
tended school at what is now known
as the Nagle district and after lapse
Of over fifty years find that between
sixty and seventy pupils are still ALI
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
4 Manor PIeture d ovttusbura.

AS there las been much controversy
in regard Is what troops, on the
Union side, pened the battle OF the
first day az trett" sburg, | have con
cluded to put in readable and perma-
nent shape hat my memory has held
MS clear an vivid picture since that
cyentful frs day Of Jaiy 1868 Many
of the memb 9rs If the immortal ''Iron
Brigade" re IA he Herald, and as
from It's files vi be gathered facts
that have been Published during and
since the wa from which a history
will be written, Il is but just that it
should publ sh this picture. From
the memory OF hose who took an
active part in this or any other battle
written then or at some time after,
can be written true history, for this
is the basis y I'll true history. In
the future tie impartial compiler Of
history will DC ALE to sift and sepa-
rate truth from error and give to the
world the grains Of truth all radiant
with the dee Is OF immortal ya.or.
The morning. Of the first of July
dawned clear and bright The first
CORPS that had camped near Emmetts-
j the night before was astir early
and after breakfast they moved out on
the road leaoing towards Gettysburg
a short distance, head quarters moved
from their camp about a mile and
halted, brok ranks and rested along
the road side Generals Reynolds
aud Wadsworth with their stats, sat
Or lay on the ground under the trees
On the right jf tie rol1. While watt
ing and resting, 10 the 'front.', but to
The left Of the road we were resting
ON, came the boom OF caQnon
through the still morning air. then
another, thcr two close together, then
quite an Interval between shots
This firing u K place about half past
six or seven clock and continued for
half o. ihrea quarters of an hour be-
fore we fell and began our march
to the battle field. Between sew en-
and eight o'c ock cavalry man came
down the roe from the direction of
the firing an reported to Gen. Rey-
nolds. who l. .ceiged the order or re-
port sitting "a The ground. rhe re-
port was that our cavalry, BufOrtS,
was engaged with the rebel cavalry
and that section Of our mounted
battery was n danger OF being cap
turcd by son dismounted rebel cav
airy, and rec uested Gen. Reynolds to
move up q Ii le Of infantry for its re-
lief. No reb i infantry was reported
aud it was MT believed at head quar-
ters that any would be found that
morning.
The lines were formed aud the
march began as it would have been
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
-WetnOre,

Died at Little Grant. of diabetes,
Eva Alliene, daughter of Charles L.
and Evaline f. Wetmore, aged five
years, five months and thirteen days
services were held in the
Little Grant church, sermon by Rev.
o. S. Davis; text, Luke s:52, mot dead
but sleepeth.n
Our Eva was our darling.
Our joy, our pet and pride;
But ii was early in the morning
That our Eva died.
more angel like flower
Did never bud or bloom;
But ii was not In our power
10 save her from the tomb.
Oh, our hearts they come near breaking,
When to think that she is gone.
And left US here so lonely
To pine ana weep and mourn.
But ii was God that gave her TO us,
To cherish, to love and keep;
1t was God that took her from us,
We will not pine or weep.
A FRIEND.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
MN and DWELLING for Sale.

In order to settle the estate OF the
late Geo. G. Damn. his mill and
dwelling situated on lot B in block 20
IN the city Of Lanca ster, Wis, will be
sold at a bargain The mill was re-
Gently fitted with new rs horse
power gasoline engine, Is capable Of
grinding 400 bushels OF feed in ten
hours and will bolt buekwheat and
corn meal. The mill has been in sue
cessful operation for several years
and has an established trade.
The dwelling is one and one-half
story six room cottage in good state
of repair
For terms applyto Henry D. Damn
Ad,nr, Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Editor RindIdub Held Tn.

Considerable excitement and COM
ment was created in our city last Fri
day when the report reached here
that NJ. 2. Rindlaub, the editor of the
Witness had been robbed while in
Chicago. 1t was hard to believe that
man of so much experience and one
who had travelled so extensively as our
brother editor would be caught nap
ping. However we sympathize with
Mr.. Rindlaub and as he tells the
story Of how it happened much better
than we can, we give below his letter
in full:
The editor of the WITNESS was held
up and robbed while in Chicago on
Thursday afternoon last. The only
thing of value taken was Grant county
order No. II, for 1862 %, which he
was forced to endorse. He took i'm
mediate steps to stop tho. payment of
the order, and while we were in Lam
caster Saturday the order was received
by the Lancaster State Bank where it
had been sent for collection by bank
in Chicago. Besides our forced en-
dorsement, the order was endorsed
by one $. p. Samuels aud one NJ. b.
Martin, and was sent for collection
through the bank of H. l.. Turner &
CO., 100 Washington street, Chicago.
1t was returned to the Chicago bank
the same evening with the informa-
tion that payment had been stopped
for the reason that the owner OF the
order had been held up and robbed and
that his endorsement was obtained bv
force. 1t is quite probable that no
further attempt will be made to col
lee. the order.
The circumstances of the hold-up
are as follows: We had telegraphed
from Chicago to Mr.. Roessler, Secre-
tary Of the Wisconsin Press Associa-
ton that we would meet him Thurs
day evening to arrange matters for the
Winter meeting of the association, and
we were standing on Wabash Avenue
waiting for car to take us to the
station. While we were waiting Il
man partly passed us and then stop
ped and reaching out his hand, said:
This is Mr.. Bindlaub Of PlatteviIle,
! believe said, Eyes, that is
my Gama fIe 81 y n thought it was
- was not positive at first.
,he continued lis East
We relatives in Platteville
zen there number o.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
me Pinnters OF Ihls Gonntrn.

MIR Editor: | start with the asser-
lion. that his couutry-the United
states is the best country on the
face If the earth, al things consider
ed, and have no fear Of being dis
puted by honest well informed people.
Secondly, according to my observa-
ton and 1est Information. in my
opinion. al things considered, the
state Of Wisconsin is the best state in
the union. And thirdly and lastly
an things con ;id3red Grant county
is the best con lty in the state. 1t is
healthy, well yatered, has y large
percentage Of good farming land, sui
lieent tlmser, aud it has more water
front than any other county in the
state rs the w sconsin aud MISSISSIPPI
pi rivers wrap we'll nigh around three
sides Of the County; and rs to miner
al resources, Wili hazard the asser
tion that the} arc in their infancy,
and the coartr possesses more grand
scenery Il an ANY other county in She
state. confirmation of this
statement would ask any Of our citi-
zcns who love the grand and beauti-
iul, 60 cross either the Wisconsin or
Mississippi rivers, and take a good
position axe your time and look
back aero the river; there YOU can
feast your eyes on as grand scene
as one could wish To view. But that
which | set cut TO mention, is in re-
gard to t1c pioneers of part of this
county. tlat are yet living. | think
YOU will Concode that it is fair TO call
those pio GERS who went to school in
this, Their wild country, over fifty
wears ~, will now introduce Il
YOU li,g Of names OF scholars, who
vet live. tlat vent to school over fifty
years ar at what was called tn,
Dckersun school house, near Patel
Grove. in his county:
Elibcth Brown, Lucy Brown. Luther
Brown, Hill 8uil, John Wilson, Ann
Anson. Martina Mace, Kit Cunning
ham. Re- &c Patch. Cornelia Patch
gebert q owu. Emma Patch, Ellel
NJfNather, Div Goodman, Willis Ash
IN. Henry Hal. Eliza Han, Saral
Diekenso !, Edwin Dickinson, Tame
Nagle, ebeaca Whueside. Georg,
Taylor, Ann Taylor, Holmes
Hollles, Sarah Underwood Jane.
Snodgras;, William Snodgrass, Wash
Gordon, Peter Harrison, Joe Jacco
John James,, Reason Weaver, Cwel
Rice. 80 oine Barrett, Peter Barrett
Seth Hill. Daniel y. Albee, James p
Albec. Patrick Boyle john Maggie
William Brown, Jack Foster. Elisa
beth Hicklin. James Hicklin, Waite
Hicklin, Harriet Hieklin, Amand
Hiekln. Mary Brannon, Alfred Bron
son. Macy bronson. ZIP Bronson
Ned Wiseman, Robert Wisenlan
Abraham Key. Louis Dewey Lyclel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

public. Secretary Robert J. Thomp-
son has been appointed special en-
yoy to present the coin 70 President
Loubet for President Mckinley He
will 90 % Paris for that purpose some
time in February A casket Of gold
and silver is now being made in which
the coin will be placed, Chicago
Times Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04

only Rev. Mr.. Jackson is devoting
his whole time to the work in Wis
consin but Rev w, A. Shaw is de-
voting his time almost entirely with
in the state of Wisconsin and Rey.Ab-
bic II. Hinckley of Baraboo is also de-
voting such time as other duties per-
nit.
We are sorry indeed that Rev. Mr..
Dysart has seen fit to put into print
such unwarranted statements
The work Of the Wisconsin Child
ren's Home society is a worthy one
and should not be injured by either
the spirit shown by him nor the UNI
truthful statements so widely given
to the press Of your state.
GEo. X. HOOVER,
Gen, Supt. Am erican Home Find
ing Association.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-01-04
Attention Comrades!

! am in need OF all the good stories
relating to the ''Iron Brigade" Any
thing that took place in camp, on the
march, or in battle, | would be glad
to have you write out and send to me.
All admit that the old Brigade were
hard fighters, but few know that they
were intensely humorous as we'll
But send me any good story that
should be preserved. VIII other
papers please publish this noticeP
3. II. Trip, Marcus, Iowa.
st Louis Royal Budweiscr at the
Bodega.