Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-21
Lancaster Scene in Early Days.

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hue had become sole proprietor OF the
Herald and so continued until the
spring of 1849. He then sold out to j..
L. Marsh and took the old press,
Which had been replaced by one Of
improved pattern and removed to St
Paul. where he founded the st. Paul
Pioneer. To this old press quite
history is attached. 1t was originally
purchased from the Dubusue Visitor,
the first paper published in Iowa, then
brought to Lancaster, it served as has
been seen to work off, ''the Herald. :
1t then served to give the first impress
sions to the first paper in the Terri
tory of Minnesota, and was again sold
in 1858, to start afre5h upon its wan
derings, after twenty-five years Of
service. 1t went to Dakota and was
used to print the Dakota Democrat
the first paper printed in that Terri
tory, where it remained in active SER
vice until the Sioux outbreak in 1862,
when the outfit including the old
Smith press was captured by the
United States troops from the Indians
IN a running fight, but the old press
had done its last work. 1t was so
DIOhGu up do " NC VI 1AO LUZ IACA U0C'
The Epistle of st. Paul.
Goodhue's st. Paul venture was first
christened the "Epistle of ST. Paul.,
but the name being objected to by
some of the proprietor's friends, it
was changed to the st. Paul Pioneer,
and thus remained until consolidated
with the Press, forming the Pioneer
Press of today.
Mr.. Goodhue continued as publish
er Of the Pioneer until August, 1852,
when he passed on to the other world
J. L. Marsh Takes Over Herald.
J. L. Marsh, who succeeded in the
proprietorship of the Herald, being
of a conservative, quiet temperament,
trimmed his sails more carefully to
the different winds, and so managed
to keep his craft afoat and with pro-
vision enough to carry the crew SO
long as they remained on board.
He remained at the helm until June
1851, when he was succeeded by j. C.
Cover and Lenhart O. Schrader. The
retiring editor afterward founded the
Independent American at PlattevillP
and after numerous newspaper ad-
ventures settled in ShebOygan, Wis,
Herald, which he continued to edit for
many years.
Cover and Schrader on Throne.
When the firm of Cover and
Schrader came into power the sub
scription list numbered 2,612 names,
but, owing to certain unpopular senti-
ments held by the editor the list fell
to forty names in a short time, but
others rallied to the support Of the
paper, and two years later the Herald
had 900 subscribers.
Goldsmith Succeeds Schrader.
The firm of Cover and Schrader
continued as publishers Of Grant
County Herald until January, 1853. At
that date Mr. Schrader retired from
the partnership, his place being filled
by Mr. Goldsmith. The Herald now
began to make rapid strides toward
the golden shores of prosperity. The
editors were fully alive to the needs
of the county, and, by ably written
and timely articles, aimed to attract
goodly share of the western tide of
immigration into the Southwestern
corner of the state.
AS the firm became later on inter
6SL6Q III OCn6r ventures, the 0u1LOTSulp
devolved more and more upon Joseph
c. Cover, and hardly could the mantle
of responsibility have fallen on better
shoulders. Under his hand the Her.
aid became the exponent of the most
advanced ideas of political thought. In
fact, ]. G. Cover, J. Allen Barber and
Joseph T. Mills are charged with
having made Grant County radical in
politics.
In 1859 Mr.. Goldsmith withdrew
from the partnership, leaving Mr..
Cover as sole proprietor. Mr.. Gold
smith afterward established small
nursery a little south of the court
house square in Lancaster.
Herald "A Power i'm the Land"
The Herald had already increased
in strength until it was "a power in
the land" and a welcome visitor to
the numerous homes in Grant county.
At the beginning of the new volume
in 1859, the editor gave forth another
article of editorial faith, by giving no.
tice that I'VE shall not Intentionally,
nor for bad motives advocate a wrong.
even though such wrong be popular
and sanctioned by party, church or
friends"
/ Herald Chronicles War News.
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