Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-02-15
THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken from the Issue Of
Grant County Herald Feb. 8, go.

Iowa was the only state in the
union that was out of debt at that
time. Besides being out of debt
that state had 500, 900 in the treas
ury.
Henry w. Hodges died in Lam
caster on February 14th, 1868. He
settled in Hurricane in 1880 and
engaged in mining.
G.. A. R.-Post No. e3 of the
Grand Army Of the Republic was
lately organized in Lancaster. The
following is the roll of elective Off
GERS: Post Commander, Col. John
G. Clark; Senior Vice Commander.
Capt. A. R. Bushnell; Junior Vice
Commander, Major D. Gray Pur-
man; Post Adjutant, Capt. John
Cover; Post Quartermaster, Capt.
C. HI. Baxter. The post meets for
business Friday evening of each
week.
A bill was introduced in the house
of representatives at Washington to
divide the state of Texas into three
separate states. The bill failed to
pass.
George B. Mcclellan was nom1-
mated by the president for minister
to Great Britain.
The Lancaster house was offered
| for sale.
June 25, 1867.
The Grant County Herald printed
for the first time in it's history on
power Potter press on June 25th,
1867. A large amount of new job
type and other printing material
was also added to the office. Editor
Cover promised his patrons in his
notice of his new equipment that if
nothing broke and the cash kept
coming that the Herald would keep
up it's weekly visits and the news
service bettered. It would seem
that his promises were fulfilled as
the Grant County Herald is still
published and is the leading news
paper of Grant county and south
western Wisconsin.
Accident With Powder-Another
of those accidents SO frequently at
tending the preparations for cele-
brating the Fourth happened at
Fennimore last week. A dozen or
more children were experimenting
or carelessly playing with the
powder and six of the little ones
were injured by it's explosion. A
son of D. T. Parker and son of
James Bailey were SO badly burnt
that their recovery is said to be
doubtful.
The program for the dedication
of the Grant County Soldiers Monu-
ment was published in this issue of
the Herald. Many noted military
men and state officers of that day
were included in the program. The
dedication exercises were to be held
in the court house square. In the
evening the Germania' band of
Dubuque was to give a grand in
strumental concert. 1t was expect
ed that there would be an immense
crowd from abroad present on the
Fourth, the day of the dedication.
Milwaukee, June 1.-THE Mil
waukee & st. Paul and the Milwau
kee & Pra irie du Chen railroads
have given notice that hereafter all
poor immigrants arriving without
means Of subsistence will be for
warded overi their roads free of
charge. The railroads do not do
that nowadays.
A new patent churn. called the
suspension dash churn was being
exhibited at the Lancaster house bv
Mr.. Cram. 1t was considered the
greatest wonder of the age in the
churn line at that time.
July Z, 1867.
Tafton-Bloonnington Imbroglia-
We are requested to give notice
that special meeting of the county
board of supervisors is to be held on
Monday, July Sth, petition will
be presented by a majority of the
citizens of Bloomington for a change
of the name of the town of Bloom
ington to Tafton, it's former name.
Gen. J. B. Calls, in command of
North Alabama, arrived at his
home in Lancaster the first of the
week, and consents to be marshal
of the day on the Fourth. He has
not appeared in better health flor
many years, and speaks we'll of the
climate and health of Alabama He
is to remain at home but a few
days.
Gen. j. B. Moore is in townGand