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11 'y bI ii 1 AS I VOLUME XVIII. CHRISTMAS-1882. IfiHEfiSE STOCK AT TI1K VARIETY AND DIVIDED INTO 25 Cent Department, 50 Cent Department, 99 Cent Department. In these departments yqu will find genuine bargains at pnecs thut cannot bo du plicated elsewhere. In the Doll Department J " v WB Imvo the largest nnd tlnrwt Polls ever brought to St. Joseph Itr particular, hoc Hit 9De Dolls. Wo cordially invitu you to ex amine the took tit the HIT TOTUM dT SIS, Corner 6ta and Felix Streets, St- Joseph. J. M. EASTON & CO., Props. clark & andrews. Hew Jewelry StorT ' " (417 Fellr'' Street,-Ilotw'ecn Fourth ami Fifth,) ST. JOSEPH. MO. WtS lake the lead in Novelty and JEWELRY SIIVEHWAHE Lino. Every citizen of Holt County if cordially invited to call and eti ur store ami examino our Stock, whether n ishlni; to purchase or init. CLARK & ANDREWS. At Low Prices for Cash. H. B. KETCHAM. :U9 Felix Street, llelwcun Third and Fourth, ST.TOSBFH,MO. The I.argeet nnd Finest Stock of- Gents'. Youths' and Boys Fine Custom Made Clothing Vtl. ri!i. m Clfnnb- nnrl will Via nfPorarl f n At verv low prices, in order to reduce my stock to a low figure by " January first, with a view of Hiaking a change-in my business, Fine Custom Made Suits, Equal to Mer chant Tailor Goods, and from $15 to $20 less on the Suit, OvercoatH. A-Large Stock Will UU HUlll UU Umilinn. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, A FINE STOCK CHEAP ! Cash Buyers will do well Deior? Duymg H. B. KETCHAM". LADIES ! You nro politely rt'nucsted to .call and settle before JANUARY 1st. 1883. I must pay niy debts, nnd cannot do m unlesii you py mo, I hope you will come in and actlltj, and oblige. Youis llespecliuiiy, t ' n.'Mijnis u mri.'1 i ,,si.iiivi., ,1 92.6U0 to loan lu sums to suit, on first-class unencumbered real estate For particulars apply to the editor oi tins natter. ' When in Maltluml don't fall to co to (Jriihnin & Frame's and seo their nice stttck of Fall and Wintcu Goods. Now is tho litre to get first-class Thotogrnps. lozo has reduced his prices, to, $3, 00 pur dozen for Cabinets St, .loo, Mo. GltKAT 99C STORE i DEPARTMENTS. New Style (.'mods In Ihu Watch, uyers wliih must bo cloned ortymd to call and examine Cwds eisewuere. Presents for Ladies: 1 Albtimi, Picture Framet, Toilet Sttt, PmTuhb Catet. Work Baskets, . Writing Desks. ' Autograph Albums, Hanging Lampi, Work Boxes, . i Scrap Book, O Shell floods, Jewell Boxes, Books, and many other beautiful orsients atT. S Hlade's Our lady friends dorlrlng to buy n Dolninh or Cloak, should remember that George AmIeraon'& Co, are ofl'er Inp; their entlro lino nt grontly reduced pnees. Yon should callon thorn by all means bo lore purchasing. OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1882. KKMOVAL. Tur. County Pafkk office has re moved to the first door north o( the Hank. Call and see us. Com I quoted at thirty cents. Hogs uru quoted ut WW In Atclrton county. Ask Charley Kdward how lie test the cold. Tin; law requires you tu advertise that stray you took tip. Mr.J.Ashbrook Is feeding uoo head of cattle lieur lllgclow. St. Joseph people want their city lighted with electric light. What has become of our Craig correspon dent? Heml In your Items, boy. Thursday morning ot last week, tbethcr- .-AI....I lilfi I..I..U. A Ave foot vein ef coal has bee n discovered near Avenue City, AudreW county. i ------- , nr. Oglc.of Colorado, and Miss Mollle Meek, of Mound City, were mnrrleil on the 7th. Kldtr tloode's lectures on Thursday and Friday cvciiIiik", of hist week, were literary treats. gulta a pleasant party was had at the resi dence of Miss llouulu Urmlbeck, last Saturday ereiilnir. Smith & Andes, of MuuodClty, will open a stock of goods In Dothuni, Atthlion county, lu it tew weeks. The) licit regular term of the Nodaway elr eult court, will probably lie held lu the new Court House. Maurr It (telvln shipped severul car loads ot lions from Maltlutid lust week. They Kild li.li lur hundred. -Jtev. Carothers will preach ut the Triumph schoul lmaso next Hnuduy at eleven o'clock, A. M., and lu Oregon at 7 v. X. Why Is the daucinK .school like it mustard plaster'.' Ilecouso It draws. K. That Is more than it lottery ticket can do. -Ou last Friday cvciiIur, Mrs. Jvnalw Zoik was tho recipient of a handsome pair of nickel plated skates from her Forest City music class. -Sherlll Toel left for Jefferson City lust Tues day night, taking to the penitentiary Kmmet llardiier and Charles V. Hughes. Nodaway Democrat. A literary society hus been organized at Mound City, with II. C. IVper, pre.ldentj Miss Emma Cottrell, secretary, and A. II. Jam Isou, critic. (Ilrls, 'you had better take better care of those sweet notes you write t the dcarho),be- cause. If we get hold ot any more we will ge them it way. Tho Karles Ulsters' Dramatic Combination will commence nn engagement ut Corsaut & Meyer's Client House, Mound City, next Monday evening the lah Inst. Captida Cumin, of the Upper Mills Forest City, left a sample of their Hour ut this offlce whk'h,iiHin trial, was pronounced by our better half, to lo of superior quality. ltciul tlie advertisements la this paper be fore you make your pureluvtes. The business tuun who ure enterprising enough to advertise their goods, can suit you In quality ami prices every time. The Missouri legislature meets on the first Wednesday In January, and the session will continue seventy days, Fr that period the members receive f 5 per day, but If they remain luiigcrarenltow.dbutll per day for the excess of time. Frazer Allen, of Watson, walks lighter. reaches higher, holds bead up, way yonder, and wears nobbier suits than ever, all on account of the recent arrival nt his house of that sweet lit tle girl baby. Frazer, we'll take fifty of Hlrat ton & Storm's bast. The XrUh It'wrM In a late Issue has the fol lowing notice t "If John O'Connor wishes to see his eldest daughter, Annie, alive, wbo Is ill witli the hasty consumption, caused by grief at Ills absence, he must retaru Immediately. Mrs. I, Foley, Moryvllle, Mo." The supreme court ot Missouri lias decided that It Is not uocossary to have a ceremony to es tablish a marriage contract. All that Is re uitlrcd Is for two persons to agree before wit ncsscH to be man and wlfo and live together and the marriage Is complete. Kr. All Odd-Fellows In this section ot the state will pleuso take notice that on the loth the Oram! Officers of the statu will beglu a series of lec tures on the unwritten work of the Order. The lectures will undoubtedly result in thoroughly posting the members of the tuystre links who attend. Hoys, yon are always safer at home than about the streets nt night, (let some good books and read them i thus gain valuable knowledge. for future use,, rather than Idle away your hours. Hoy that continually hang ubout the streets learu bad habits and geuorally become miserable men. A meet lug of the old soldlvrs of the United States, Volunteers, will be held ut the oftlce ot Tiik COuntv I'APKiion to-morrow, Saturday evening,' at seven o'clock. Those desiring to become charter members In the organization of a 1'ost of the Grand Army ot the Ilcpubllu ure reqnesUd to be present. We learn that two now tow us are about to be added tu our county. They will both boon the branch railroad from Wing's Point, Ave tulles tills side of Forest City N Itulo, Nebraska. We learn that nno ot them will be built nt the Junction, while the other will be about half way between there and the river opposite Itulo Craig Jtfrror, Orfp, the well known commercial travelers' organ of Kansas City, has been removed to St, Joseph and consolidated with Kuril Monday, The publication of Kvtry Momlau will be dis continued, and the combined talents of Messrs. Fleming and Htelnberger will be concentrated on Qrlp. The fact that Mr. Htelnberger alono made Orfji a success In so shabby n town as Kansas City, leaves no room to doubt the futuro prosperity of the paper under the new arrange ment IntheQ.ieenCltyof the Missouri Yalley. -Ht. .Joe iiVrald. Many merchants have many ways of reduc Ingthelr stock. The lutestjiiode of getting rid of stock was exhibited by Tom illndo on last Friday evening. At the usual hours ot closing, Tom put on his wraps, locking his front door and left for home, leaving his hunter's friend, "Jack," In the store. On his return In tho morning, lie found Ills show window presented a dilapidated appearance, Ills dog "Jack," hud got tired of staying aloae, and In his attempts to get out had completely demolished a number ot valuable articles. .Torn says "Jack"can always (V.. V...V t 111, III, KAmnUMW llAMA ll.M.11,11 Kansas Cltv has lirt her (Irtn. Trla, wilt bf rtinuliiK out His St. Joseph ft Nebraska rnllreod, rUt llulo, It) January lit. "Iirevereaer," an runny from the sparkling pen of 'Kirk Mill," Kill appear In our next Ivsue. Vennunrsayilbocssinlngwlnlcris likely tn be memorable In exceptionally heavy snow storms ovorthc whojorenntry. The Christmas gifts this year urr more beautiful unit costly thuuetrr. It will take u mull turtinii) tn lllll n-stocking tin )er. It yuti want tu buy n Christmas pre scut.thnt will bo useful lit writ as oniunii'nliil, fall on T, j I. Trier, Arst door snath nf bank. See. "ad" rlsewherclu this issue. In miruext Issue, will pupllsh mi Inter esting article am " Medical Jurisprudence." It will hear a pfNiT.il by ctury reader ef Tint' Coi.'mtv Tai-kii. I He sure, unit ot J. I'. Hosteller licfiirovsii i..... ....... i...n.i ..j. v.... ..in !..,.. ...J ,,. .ifiii ,iwmi... nmr..n. aim no, ,,. ,,. trouble In muklnu u wire! lion from his large lock ot ChrlstuiHX iitMids. The Rniud Jury hnve socked It tn thVboyn' lively tliit time, unit Many will llml Mint ticllln on the eloetlon Is u'luiury that nitint bt psitd for. Klcliiiiiind V'lMtrtatnr. ltcail Tom Illude'i IwaUIn IIiIsNkiip, nnd flmtout where to buy ynur I'hrlstni.ts proents. He hits the largest luid Durst selection of rns ant suitable for ladles, gentlemen, Ihis, girls and babies, that was ever brought to Oregon, Don't Ullto give him a call. On hist Sunday there runic near being a se rious accident ut the residence of Mr. Daniel Schultc. Willie Mrs,. Hehullr was attending to her household affairs, her dress by some means caught Are, and lu attempting tu extinguish the Bamss her bauds were wvcrcly burned. We have received a co-,yf the. tm'ru-un .Vnrtjianrr .tnituul, published by N. W. Xjvr A Sou, Philadelphia. It Is, by far, the best pub lication of Its class we have seen in our flftern years of practical newspaer life. Its classifica tions and its merluiileul appearance are fault less. The Knusas City Jrf;i and the St. Joseph Kerry .Vwwliiy have consolidated, and will hereafter be published lu St, Joseph, It Flem ing and Steluberger do not get nut a paper worth reading, 1'eck, Adams, (uad, Steele, Knnx,Uurdettc, Nyu and Sweet had better hang up their quills. In looking up )our holiday presents get something that will be useful, ornamental and lasting, and the place to get t'sesu things Is at 1'hll J. .dies' Jewelry Mnro. 11c has uu ele gant assortment of watches and all kinds of Jewelry and silverware, and has marked the prices Ih'Iow-bed-rock. Call mid exumlne lie fi re purchasing. We; call thoWtcvrilnu tif'our remlei's To tho stdverClsenteut of neorge W. Murlow, the Fa inniik Hoot anil Shne man of St. Joseph. He carries beyond any doubt, (be largest slot k of any man In thM city, and auyuiic.iMirclinsiug nf him may rest assured thrlr goods xre Just as (leorge recommends them, Anouc 'wanting bargains In his Hue should not full to give htm a call. (leorge Apdersnu St Co., present an adver tisement for their splendid assortment ot holi day goods In tills issue, Santa Clniisjuis evi dently made tills establishment headquarters this season, and it does one's eyes good to look over their elegant display of presents apprt plate for nnjnnc, great or small. You should go and see them before purchasing jour holi day presents. Ist Wednesday night was the coldest known here for many years; At daylight Thurs day morning the thermxmetor stood at eighteen degrees below zero, lee formed in rooms where it never fro.e before, and the housu plants are unanimously dead. Vegetables are fremiti In good cellars, and the cold' may be said to have been unprecedented. It eatnit upon us sudden ly, as It was quite pleasant on Wednesday. "The poor" y have always with yr," said the Saviour. And by the way, Hilt a blessed In horltituee for the rich and for these who are not poor, if projierly appreciated and eared for In the spirit of the Muster. So far us this world's gssNls were concerned, Jesus himself was a pauper, and he hart "not where to lay Ids head," and ho was touched with a fueling of the Infirmities nt those he had loft In your charge In this world. There ure poor people in Oregon who are suffering for the necessaries of life, 'and they aro tuv wards of Clulst's chil dren. Ve'unor. the Canadian weather prophot, has ihe following predictions for Ihe remaining dsys of m'i I loth to I'tli-Most ot week mild weather. Colder, with silow storms Kith nnd 17th. Heavy cold rains to. southward. Stormy weather Chicago and weMwurd ITtli to2tlh Moderato weather after 17th, tvsllr heavy rains sruthi '.'Its to 3lst-A general week, of stormy mi cold weuthar in all sections, witli heavy snowstorms. Stormy on Atlantic, nnd h.ugllsli onast : probably a stormy entry of the new year. -On the 15th nf August last a stranger stop, oed nt the residence of Theodore Klnscy, In Clay township, and requested lodging for the ulght. He was driving a hay and a black to a three-spring leather top buggy, nearly new.uiul worth about SIM. He remained ut Mr. Klnsey's that night and Ilia next morning ho borrowed a saddle from Mr. Klusey, placed it on tlieviacK nnd rodo away, leaving the huggy, harness aid bay animal at Mr. K'. Th o man is about Ave feet ten Incites lu height, dark coraplexlnu, smoothly shaven, and nb.ut twenty-seven years old. Mr, Klnscy has heard nothing from tho man since he rode nwav, but still has the ;irop erty lu his possession, Savansah Tkwxrat, He that cares not for Christmas nnd Is satis tied with his condition should take cure not to look,lnto the show windows of T. H. lllnile Y..V. Hosteller, llershberger & Anderson, 1'hllJ. Zlllos, Kreck Watson, King & X'roud, Ira I'e ter, or T, 1,. Price during the next two weeks.for nearly everything that can tempt tho heart ot man and opon the peeket-book Is now ills. played to view, Mnn with their uiialdod Intel lects may not realize this, but with wife or mother, sweetheart er child to galde their hearts and eyes aright it Is nstenlshlng how soon and much they can see. It may not he amiss to suggest lo such that (liny cannot begin too soon to purchase Christinas presents, for the supply and variety nf desirable articlss are likely tn diminish dally, and If the prices ot ninny! things dn not steadily increase It will be the first holiday season thut such has not been tho case,. Thanks tn the rulerprlsu and taste ot our merchants there is almost everything from which to choose, and the man who begins by complaining that ho cnunet And what he wants will end, as usual, by mourning that lie cannot afford all that he Ands to tits lining. U It. Klumlcs lias piircluiscil the t'eslihncc of Dr. U'hmer. .lames K. CiiiiiiiiIus Is ailtliiK (,'olli'i'tor Motrison. W, II. Hlclmrdshas pMrrhasi'il the abstracts ot titles from W. It. SprliiKer. "Nell1liiblltr.clt has purcliaMMl the .lumps l Allen farm near this city. I'rliv, l(i,ii. Oo vuil see Tom Wluile's Itiillilay IIinhNIiv (ore puri'hasluK. Ilo has the lartrest stock lu the county, I -ltv. T, l. Huberts will preach at the Pres. j hjtcrlaii church In this city, next Sunday lunrii tin. .mil ni.tiiitiif i do nod see Santa Clans nt KIliirK l'rouit's. lie has a larito iissorlinent of benutllulxKls, which ke will S4'll YOU cheap. -I'eter 1'. Welly, of .Mound City, Collector clot, looked lu uili us, Monday. I'cte seems to be In good spl Its hut III. election. Sotue thief sneaked upstairs and stole wood I from the pllrs belonging to the new band hot nnd also lu Inlne's oniec over Sebulle's store. Wlio Is he? Five dollars reward Is oltered for him dead I one cent for him alive. Santa Clans has untitled the readers f this paMT, that he has conic from his uIioiIh lu thv chilly north, and taken up his headquarters nt the business bouse nf Minion (t Alkire. Finest ' City, where he will be pleased In see every hu man tieing living in Holt county, In selecting girts. It is :is we I not to Ignore lhcrnatuentut quality of an article, but where ornament and utility can be combined, opMir timlly Isjallorded for a happy rlmlre, Ynu can nuke that happy choloe by calling ut the popu lar store ot T. S. Illnde's, Oregon, Mo. The Herman Mcth.dlsts will hate a Christ mas tree and concert at their church! lu this city, Christmas Kve HeeemlH-r '.'Ith. The ex ercises will be partially lu Kugllsh, sn that all can enjoy the entertainment. The ScIikMc Musical Midgets will slug on tills occasion. A I'ost ol the llrand Army nf the Itepiiblic will lie organized lu this city, next Wednesday evening ut seven o'clock. Old soldiers who were enlisted as United Slides Volunteers or as member ot Hie Missouri Stale Militia, desiring to become charier members, will please send their uuiacs tu Adolpli Ware or David Nlplier, Oregon, or II. K. Deinv, New l'olut. Dear reader, do you Intend Christmas Day tn pass without remembering )our relatives or friends'.' Ynu will sMrely want ;i present for someone one. If It Is only a few pounds Hf can dy, Sauford l.yiupus, the Forest City eunfee tlouer,hasii liuigultleeul llneof tnvs and eon lections, He Is at small expense unit can there fore sell )ou goods ut the lowest prices. Tiik Cnt.'.XTV I'apkii Is regarded by all as Wic newspaper of the county. Wn struggle to get thenews. We desire tn return our .thanks to I lev. Milium for his excellent report of the dedication sermon of llishop Kephart, which appears on the fourth page of this Issue. Wu trust that every uubellevrr in the christian re ligion will give this sermon a careful pcrus.il. -Tm. Hlnde will travel sou miles in one day on a rabbit hunt, and be limber In the eve ning, when, It )ou would usk him to wheel a few wheelbarrow' tends nf wood across thu street to ii neighbor. Iiu would be as still us a poker, lint while Tumdnu'i care to chop or wheel wood, there Is one thing certain, lie will take special pleasure In selling nu nil the holi day goods jou want ut the very lowest price for cash. Holuian's Dramatic Company will com mence an engagement for several nights ut Sterrett's Opera House, next Monday evening, vtl'h the highly sensational drama, "Divorce." Thu Holm.ill troupo Is one nf the very best How traveling. Mr. Olhn II, hrausr, tho Comedian, is a whole show within hlmsrlf. Our exchanges speak lu the highest terms of the company, and we hope they will bo greeted with good houses during their stay among us. The question of so nmeiidllig the constitu tion as tn remove Hie restriction ut the levy of taxes for county purposes Is being imitated. 'here Is scarcely it county lu the state but Is suffering on account nf the iiia'deiuutcness of the taxes to keep up the repairs of bridges and roads suitable tu the demands of Mm people. The coiistltullonnl limit Is considered ton low, although It Is conceded there should be a limit. No doubt the next legislature will he called ou to give tills subject some nttcnlhiii. There Is a thief in Oregon ; a rascally, mis erable thief. A sneak thief of the lowest class. Who Is lie, she, or possibly the)',' for there may be more than one. Many articles ure pilfered, such as wood from before doors or at offices ami the like. The meanest act Jet of tills thief was tu steal from Iter cellar, all the apples nnd po tatoes a poor widow' woman liadi )es, some lazy, drunken brute no doubt lias crept down cellar and robbed Hie provisions from the lone mother of orphans, It Is nil humbug to bother the law tu prosecute such fellows. Whips on biireliauks till Ihe blood tracks thoni for miles; this Is the proper punishment We move, there-1 fore, that the brute caught stealing from cellar or wood pile lie gl veil a taste of a black snake, -The square man inezzMrcs Ihu same, each 1 way, and hain't got . o wluuy edges or shaky lumber lu him. He U free from knots and sap, mid wont warp. He iz klcar stuff, mis' I don't care what ynu work Into he won't shrink. It don't make cuuy difference which side uv him j you kiiin ii to, he iz thu same bigness each way, and the only way to get at him, cimyliow, , Iz ta face him. He knows lie Iz square, and never spendsenny lime tricing to prove It. The sqtin.se iiiuii Iz one uv thu best shaped men the world has ever produced, he iz one uv Hieiii kind uv chunks that kant alter tu lit a spot, but )ii must alter the spot;to At hlm.He Iz the man that will go tilOeorgu Hahlwln's, Forest City, and buy Ills holiday goods for (leorge keeps the best Hue In tho ktunty. That man that will do this Iz the sqtiurest of qnaru men, Wednesday, December nth, 18M, Joseph Atieelment departed this life, full of years and In the hope of a blessed resurrection. There is nothing terrl bio lu death when it comes thus. It Is only the gathering nf thu ripened wheat Into tho garner of Immortality. It Is but nature's response to the divine Invitation, "Come unto reo," Mr. Aiicelment had nearly arrived ut the allotted time, having been born In linden, Her many, June, IBID. He located In Holt county In lsiiU. Deleaves three' situs, five daughter nnd thirty-two giiiud-ehlldrru to mourn Ids loss, "His life wus one nf great energy and tilled with good works. He was a believer In the gospel of cheerfulness mid a life of usefulness. Ills dully round of life was one of honesty, good cheer and kindly deeds, Hn had charity for his fellow-man, nnd Ids liiiud wus over open lu kliidll. ue.ssof friendship or lielp." His funeral ser mon was preached by tho llev, Henry Trice, t thu Kvaxgellcal church ou the day of Inter' ment nt the Nlckell's drove ckurcli, Friday tho 8th hut. MOUND CITY. -Two new arrUals ut Mr. .luiin s II.-iihIaII's la.t week, Mr. Uwls lamed Into his new" titlrk mall- slon last wis'k. -Oiieof the widow Kind's children has been very slek, but Is now Imprmlnn. Mrs. Kmnia Williams ha rcl'Micd fMiu her visit with friends lu Nebraska City. - The Opera lloue has been cintuiseVnlrrad) for the whole wek of llieholld.il s, We hear that Mr. Vcnillliii:Nets-leil here on the inlli Inst., to clvous unolber leetuii'. -tlurpublle school nosv has three hundred pupils enrolled, and Jiud an nttedauce of . diirhiK the mouth Just ended Mr. Meow Ulllls, Sr., moved Into Ids new resilience Tuevta). lie has built one of the miwt siib'tantlalho'iM's In tbr ell), The ladles of the llanllt eliumn at tills p jee hate announced it Christmas dinner fr the purMise of pureli.lslng elianilellnrs nun , lamps for their new church house nnd to pa) fur their lif'v stoves. We hepcthoy may meet with liberal eneourau'elueiit. -An orgiinlatloti of a literary society was i ellx'ted lit re last Tuesday evndng.et cry fourth ' meeting tube open to the public, ,...!..,. i , m, in ki.cn iinnn llerelotore I Interest In , such mailers foruiiy great length nt time, tie hope howeter, tn sneered belter with this than I preceding societies, j Mr. James A. Willis, vtlni has I n linger- ( lug with consumption for a long lime died at 1 his residence In III a city last Saturday mora-. lug, lie has Miltered greatly, nnd is now brt-1 ter olt than he has brrn for a long lime. He ' leaves a widow nnd set end children. Ills re- 1 mains were taken tn Illinois for Interment mi last Monday. 'I he news of J, Stokes contesting the eleelloiinf Mr. O'l'ullon, which was promptly funilsbed by Tim Cnl'.NTV I'.M'ltii, Is not re-! celted here with any degree nf approval b) uiiybnil). Some leading Hemovrat. wish the I Democratic County Central Committee In meet, . nnd nniel.illy. state that It is mil with their ap proval the contest Is made. They fear Itsef I feel nil the party hereafter. I am ot the opin ion from what I have heard, that Mr. Stokrs I could take no surer means of eoiii'.nlttlug m1H I valsiichlilhan by pressing his contest. He ought to know that a thorough Investigation would not red nee the majority against hlui, while It might greatly Increase It. CULP. -Judge lltilatt Is feeding about 4u head of cattle. Several liintriinoiii.il voyages are mi the diicket, Kteryniie tn these parts hate their corn gathered. Sore throats prevail to nil alarming extent among the smaller clillren. -Mils AnnaConn (has been laid up with a lame foot, but Is now able tu be around. School Is progressing finely i about forty ciirolluitjsoine chalices of increasing soon, -Spelling school was held ou Tuesday ulght. (load attendance, and lunch Interest taken, .fudge Hulatt the past week has been gath ering corn from his prairie farm near HaltUml. We hear it ruuinreit that, a certain young couple in the neighborhood have been "tied up" for life. We hate oftisi tyonderei If It were so, A few of the young people of the neighbor hood, met ut the school house last Thursday evening, with well Ailed baskets; utter linger ing there it short time, they proceeded to the residence of John Hand and wife, where they spent the evening lu var Inns games and pleas ant chat. They nil left with Ihe fmprrsslna that Mr". H.knows hnw to take cureot it crowd, if it docscoiiiclii a surprising way. COUNING. -Our singing class began Tuesday night. --Buckwheat cakes and iiuple 'lasses are ripe. ' Mrs Noel Is spending n week or two In the oouutry. Judge Karl spent a few days. In Nebraska, last week. -J II rtogrefe's new store Is, fast Hearing completion. The lakes afford good skating, nnd we are making the best of It, ., The young folksenjojcd a dance at Dr. Por ter's List Thursday night. ' Mrs Workman has been down spending a few days with friuuds here. -TO Davis, nf New l'olut, was lip Friday last, and returned Saturday. -Wasons and teams crossed the big muddy jiii the bridgo of lee, last Sunday. -A Hun lot of hogs wus shipped from here last week bvSedwIck, Walter & Co. -Miss Ulna Kverelt. spent a few days last I week, the guest of her sister, Mrs Price. -Mrs Joe- llngrefe has gone toH.irllett, Iown, to spend several weeks with her mother. -Mr Iterry has been detained nt home for the past week, having cut his foot quite badly. The. mercury Thursil ty morning was snile. grees below rrrn. We think that will du pretty well for a starter. Cattle. $'.A0W.s..0fl Hogs, fJ.t.a.vaWA'l I Wheat, iKWJe s Cum .10e i Ilye.av ! 0.it,e Harley, ew ; Ilulter, Mo t Hggs, ise. ttev, Sapp preached Sunday morning-j lestcadof nt night, having Hindu a 'permanent' change in Ids appointment to this effect,. Wo learn that our school during' tho three I months Just passed, has had an average attend- anru of K scholars. The Herman Mihool has j 23 pupils. -rnul Scholtz was In St. Joseph hisl week. buying a stock nf holiday goods. Klnco I'aul bus taken a partner tn his busnes, he Is tho best humored, most accommodating man In town, -Mrs Walter and ln nre rxpecpid hack from New York about New Year or soon after. How much he w ill be ImpniveitVe eanunt 1111, but Ills multitude nf friends here, hope, for the best. All express the warmvst s)mpatliy and the most ardent good wishes fnr him, Henry Ifogivfe contemplates leaving Corn, lug about the tlrst of Ihe year, for Stella, Ne braska, where he already has h store building well under way, Ono citizens regret In lose him. He has been hi Corning aluiovt as long as It has been a tow n, and has the unbounded con Adritce and esteem of all who know hhn, both as it besluess man and nelliren, He and his fam ily will bo sadly ailssednnd the business Inter est, ot Corning will fuitler much from his less. NUMBER 29 FORBES. 1 -The fcsthal cnnuulllcc met hist Tncsday 1 'Kht. -We arc lit lhcinldt of nrrtW wculhei -IrB ' dfurres btl.w zero, -There, nas social Imp at Charles d) 's, .vt Thnrsilay nlitht. ..viss llcttlr Wlllr left Ust Tncsay'to , s)eud the winter lu Ht: lmls. ., , yr, Hnrrmau 'nnd Miss Molln lrr,ot,,, 1 1 1 1 Klmsc) nelKbboihisd, have beii lllliiK ; hcrw the pa-1 week, -The farmers are not half through calhrrltiK I'coni. Tiienrn crop Is much belter than the , most sani;Jnne rxiwcted, -. 'The fotlowln tire Ihe market rt'PV'1 ! corn, :loe t floijs, ; lliillcr. s.V i i'x i tfr'ecn Apples. j Cord Wowl, 1T.V TbeM are lWe ueiillroirn friMii Illinois slopplnc at .Mr. VMlie s. mey nrr ioihuik ir locatloy. We hope that lloll count will milt inein, ior iiimciierrnii ur nm or merchants have nil laid Inn lull supply of Clitlsli'ins lo)s. The babies will all be insdn happy, If they put up with tn)stirt tile older ones would like something stronger, -The only complaint wc bate heard eoneeri- nR ,mr M.bixi comes frm vur teachers. I ney say the directors uud parrnti all stuystt home, nnd hate never called to we how the hool v,n progressing. )(., Wllll.iui Anderson, one of enr depot men, left for St. Joseph, Inst we.k. We nrei sorry to lose him. He made many warnifrlends while here. He, Ion, wits one .oft lie famous lecllon board that Stokes sa)s counted hhn out of nine votes. . bopetliat the correspondents of.Shaner aiuI I It ii IT (!ltv will L'lve lis it rest ubout Henui- rr.it whiskey, as Stokes Im turned n ni;w card and Is now giving us retrenchment on a new seal'. We fall to sis- the great sat lug to Hie couii- ty that hopmcitsrd If elected. We learn that ama-s by the name ot Vinson, living on the Hottnni, while hauling wood tn town last week, had the misfortune to let h s muleit shy nil abridge. One of Hie mules r t entangled wllli barbed wire and hurt sn-lnufiy that he will lose Ihe use of tho anlulal all winter. . " THE BOTTOM. -Corn Is selling n't no rents. --Protracted meclllis Ii going on nt Hurr Oak. --A. W. VanCamp Is Improving Ills residence lu the way of lidding an ell. Spelling matches, dances, and literary so- ' " cletles ure all te ruac'iinw. !. --William Sinclair of Idle Wilde. Is visiting friends In Mercer county, Mo. "F II, Itaiulnlph Is bulbiliig an eitmislvo bam. Johu Wing, Is Ihe conir'iUior.. -Will our eitlcm let Christmas pass without baring a nice Christmas tnt- lit one of our school houses.. 1 -Our railroad Uncaring completion; it liss'd 1 that the Iriui, horse will make rrgular trips I V ' the 1st of January. ' t Ashbrook, tho cattle feeder, has bo'iighl.'.-'( ' " (mo bushels of com front the farmers lu tills sec- ' tln,pn)lngMeents per bushel. ' , Where are the men that are golpg t oien t npaslnckoXTgoods at Jenny Like? A gralji and wood market Is badly tireded there. , -Jerry Hopper of Idln Wilde, mashed his foo.t , tu a horrible manner one day last week, while Hurr Oak school was dUinlsneit two weeks , ro give the Insys a chance to gather com. --"We arv sorry ti say. that there h very bad order ltptut the Walnut Omte literary. We ik edlter If there.! not it nwtopunlshtlio.se who will disturb such n mooting. There Ii .a law prohibiting the disturbance of such a meet ing. "You should notify Ihe prosecuting attor- , ney. Kt. MONARCH. -School is full; attendance good. , -Mr. Smith has', a new set of teeth, which make quite nn Improvement to his whistle. ( . -The farmers have their nora gathered, and n'othlng.to do hut prepare fnr our literary. J ' .-V.nsc present every day last month at ' school were, le Iluvteraod Wm. Sinlthers."' ' -Why Is a fool in ,t high station like a man In' ( iibaloon? Because everybody appears smatj to him, and he nppev rs small tn ever) body. ' --The literary' elected the following nfflijers Fast Saturday evening: W.H. I Jteey, president ; S. ahoyer, vice-president ; K. K. Hunter,, '.re'" tary t Henry Hii lies, treasurer; -JJiree nf nur'vlch'lly witnessed a runawayln the edge of drcgon, Inst Saturday." .The rnan who was driving undertook lo pass themand upset, Injuring himself severely. f BLUFF CITY. " -It has not Immmi determine! yet whether1 we will have u Christmas tree. These cold days nre good for hunting ran- hits ; the hills are full nf them. There was an oyster upHr at the resluenre , of Mr. Schlotzhuucr oso night last week. WUat makes the stavu factory so much ,llkd pneumonia fever? It Is so full of fayncs. A man from the west was In (his neighbor-' hood buying walnuts, one day last week, i The bottom Is on a boom. They have gotv three, correspondents and one county judge. 11 wild IHrkeys of this dlttrlrt aro so scarce that net one was. killed for Thanks. giving. . (ur school will be nut -In a short time. Mli.t . Sarah Ford, teacher. She ,1 giving good satis. faction, Tho nice weather: of Inst fall'.savo the farm- c rs a good opportunity timet In Ihrlr com, and the must of them took advantage nf It. I think It would bo at good move it the young men of this district would organize a debating: society or a moot courtV anj thing to keepUib 1 young pisiplo nut of mischief. . . Mr. Charles Curzim, who left this neighbor hood fnr Ne Mexico, has returned home. We ' don't think lie will return, as. be seems to have little love for the C.reasrjsVi "He rrperts siitilWi . lox'thickrrthaiib4-.uslliwMlilve.s ,. '" iv :ewr-si rr . " .. LINCOLN. 1. . I.. ' --Mr. aud'Mrs. K. K. Keyt have been vlsltlni for several fayV ' .'" 1 John Keaster lias built a.iiw fence lu frei" ,i nt his residence. t ' We need a literary aociety In this nelghboi IioimI. Who will make the start? ! Thomas' Cox has gone to Minnesota Vallej. , vthtre he will riinala the rest of the winter, r Mr Carson's new house in the Shllob uelgh-, iMirhood Is completed, We are sorry to huvc Mr. Carson leave this place. 5. t '" t 'SI I'i. in '.i,i.