(FARM SClttC IN HOLT QOUMTY. MOO TV VOLUME XIX. A special reduction will be made on all lines of Summer goods for the next SIXTY DAYS, to speedily reduce stock, preparatary to ibuilding an addition to our present store room, for our large stock of fall goods now being manufactured. , 3DO USTOT FAIL TO TAKE AXD"V AlsTT AG-IE OP THE BARG-AIN'S we are now offering. Write for price-list and, samples. Blackberries aro rlpo. Jonas Watson, Jr., i3 datigorously sick. Ed. L. Harl, of Maitland, was In our city, last neck. Mra. G. W. Crow and son aro visi ting in Kansas City. Miss Coopor will tench the Union school this fall and winter. Deo Hcdgpotb, of Maitland, nado us a pleasant call last week. Wo would llko to know Ebcnczor Wickham's postofllcu address. Miss Ida Pinkstou is homo from n two weeks1 visit in Nebraska City. "Arrest a big fat man with a team.1' Ask Edgar Allen nbout it. Samuel Uxlntt returned last Satur day from a trip through Minnesota. Miss Dora Curry spent a tew days with friends in St. Joseph, last week. J. L. Chupin, of Liberty township, was in our city on business last Satur day. Master Whit. Maupin, of Craig, visited his play-mates in Oregon, last vrcok. Jacob Quick will soon start on nn overland trip to the mountains for his health. It will be well not to Wo overload ed with thrco cent stamps between now ' and October first. Charley ltuloy has been awarded Abo contract for repairing the jail. Ho will do a good job. Miss Anna Colvin returned this wcok trom a pleasant visit in Nebras ka City, Nebraska. E. A. Vlnsouhalor, tho gonial pru bato jtidgo of NodaUy county, looked in upon us Monday. William Leo Zook has accepted a position in the mercantile houso of A i Davenport, Craig. Israel Dawson, of Clay township was in our city Saturday, and was on tortnined by Captain Eddy. Andrew and Thomas Ouinn, ot Ronton township, were in Oregon Sat urday. They wore buying hogs. Miss Maud Phillips, of Mound City, spent several days in our cit7 tho past week, tho guest of Minn Nottio NIes Goorgo Allen, who is tanning in, Libert)' township, this summer, was down this week visiting his father and uiothor. James Cottier and wifo, of Falls City, Nebraska, liavo been visiting his brothor, Thomas Cottior, near this city, tho past week. Tho loss to tho citizens of Burling- ton Junction, by tho recent tornado, nc cording to tho Post of that city, is cstl mated nt $85,550. Postmaster Allen was called to Mound City last weok to tho bod sldo of his sick brother Charles, who is ly ing dangerously ill. ' William Hill, tho efflciont consta bio of Fairfax, Atchison county, was circulating among his many friends iu rogon, ias$ wook. T. L. Prico will fell at public nuc ciJIi Spfurday al'lornoon, August dth ril"hta v. Rummer Clothing, Shoes, Hats, lijlulfptno everybody. Kilizesxrnrman Schulto. nn old rosl. nke a cdace. who moved to Hum rt. 7m7. last spring, Is In tho I aitol v( '..., ar.d friends k i r.i took a "sit" on a I. X,v" . I T-1 l. the rsnnvi silk.jy 01 orn V 'v "... r. MUijjpirVir his new till. lOtiO tfi nlou oi x, the iirndindl Ill ll IHIDy. una Hi. o ko ru HaTT Tfi B AT? Jim Wilson, Forbes, was iu town last week. Levi Zook took in tho metropolis last week. Auction at T. L. Price's, Saturday, August 4th. Hazard Thomas shook us by tho hand last Saturday. Mies Truco Spocrlo returned from St. Joseph, last Wednesday. Johu F. Davis, Mound City, was down last Tuesday on business. Adolph Waro went to Seneca, Kan sas, Monday with a load of apples. II. Shires, a prominent merchant, oi Rock Port, was in our city Wcues- day. -M. M. Smith, morchant, Mound City, was in town on business, last Wednesday. 1). E. Evorhart, Maitland, Missou ri, advertises his hotel property for sale In this issuo. Mr. Ed. Scott, ono of tho livo mer chants of Forbes, gave us a pleasant call last wcok. D. Foster & Bro's. will inn n hack lino to Kunkcl's Lako next Saturday evening, July "8th. William Maupin, of tho Craig Me toor, spent a few hours with tho boys in our village, last Saturday. On Saturday evening, August 4th, our band will givo an open air concei t. Wo Iiopo tho "boys" will bo liberally patronized. Sco tho tho card of our enterprising real estate, insurnnco nud collecting agents, Mooro & Hoffmann, clsowhero In this paper. T. L. Prico will sell at auction, Sat urday, August 4th, his stock of Summer Clothing; also Shoes, Hats, Etc, Now is your chance to get bargains. Mrs. Gcorgo Graham, of Kansas City, who has been visiting relatives in our city lor several wocks, reiurnou home this week with her little chlldrcu. -Mossrs Spore, Blair, Blackmail and Powers, of St. J osoph, rusticated in our city last Sunday. Como again boys, wo'll do our best to raako your slay pleasant. Wo publish this wcok on our m- sido pages an interesting article on "Woman in Polities," taken from tho North Amercan Review. It will be concluded noxt week. W. It. Springor and family arrived at Portland, Oregon, salo and all en joying good health, on tho 13th inst. Tboy will make that city their homo, until Wills can find a location that suits him. Tho Albright Brothers, two enter prising stock dealers of Holt and Nod away counties, gavo us a pleasant call last wcok. Tboy woro on their way to Thayer county, Nebraska, whero they have largo stock Interests. S. W. Morrison ami-family return ed last Friday, after fn absonco of sev eral months visltln.it) rolatlvos and friends in the East. Everybody was glad to welcome him back. Sam has won a warm placo in the affections of tbo people ot Holt. Wc, tho undeisJxnod, havo this day formed and cntorW into a partner' ship for the uracil 16 of tucdlciHO and surgery. Will oroi'liy tho olllco fornv orly occupied by iJlvGoslm. u. Goslin, M. D. July 23, '83. 'zF. Butleu, M. D. "Bolivar," tlnlargo olophaut that was -hero with Coopir, Jackson & Co's Show, fell thrqligh a brldgo last Mon- Idav on tho rontfiuetwcen Savannah and nolokow. Tl' elephant was not In- ... 1 1 . . . ... - 4t nnr. iiw i L'unnni. n nnr. mrn sn i , :i, UUI UJ MUliUI ,MIU liuw at WV.W ' y J nv.j'.. ...... - wlK .'invintr hla larr hrnirftn mm tlllfri tt wam, in ts oP .' that larco numoors ot cat- is mit thot,ltho central lmrt of Io- a renhu oaS U PT "I " -v . t .. 4 1 . ,.1 V 1 II.-. ' - tro. nUeUlllannc. II nl,x nHveltJio in.llltPIU OREGON, Davo Anderson is convalescing from an attack of aguo. George P. Luekhardt was at Craig Monday, visiting friends. Miss Ettlo Strcckblno, of St. Joe. is visiting friends in tho city. Missouri raises more hogs than any other stato lu tho United Slates. A box eight by eight inches and oi"ht inches deep, Is equal to a peck moasurn. Tho first cows wore brought to ihis country by Columbus, on his second voyage, in 1193. W. H. Hoffmann, aceonipalnr.d by Miss I'hllopena Spocrlo, spent Sunday In Maitland and Graham. Mrs. C. A. Doughty, who has beon visiting tho family nf Neal Hoblitzoll, has returned to her homo in Craig. Erom evidenco that is reliablo, it has been decided that W. H. Framo is not a success as a tamer of wild animals. Cliarloy Mason, tho oflleiont deputy sheriff of Nodaway County, was in our city Tuesday. He was hunting game and found it. Wo aro sorry to learn that tho lit- tlo daughtor of H. B. Lawroneo, living live miles north ot Craig, is serious ill with scarlet fever. At Kansas City last Sunday, tho saloons, cigar Etatids, etc., were nil closed, and at the drug loro nothing but medicine was sold. Go to tho auction at T. L. Price's, Saturday aftcrnon, August 4th, if you want bargains. Ho will dlsposo of his Summer Clothing, Shoos, Hats, Etc. Tho Quintelto Band will furnish muslu at Kunkcl's Lako and pleasure resort noxt Saturday ovcuing,July 28th at 7 o'clock. All aro invited to attend and spend a pleasant evening rowing, etc. Tho Holt County Normal Institute began its, session, on Monday la.it, in tho public school building,Maund Uity, with bright prospects. A largo attend nnco is reported, and much interest is being manifested. In England a man who punchos a holo through iv coin nnd trios to circu lates it aflonvard gots himself taken enro of for about soveu yours. Wo en courage such swindling over hero by talking the coins iu exchange. To computo interost, multiply any given number of dollars by tho number of days of interest required, separate the right ltaud Qguro and divido by six, Tho result is tho true intorcst for such a number of days at six per cent. J. W . Donovan, has been qulto busy tho past fow days, getting ready for tho tbroshing season. He has the celebrated Masslllon maehlne,and par ties needing his sorvloi-s would do well to notify him at once iu order that he can arrango his dates. Itcv. Samuel Carothors, from Ore gon, Holt county, passod through tho city last Monday on his way to north east Missouri, tospond n short vacation among lilouds and relatives. IIo is aii intimate frletid of lawyer Blggers, of tht city. St. Sosoph Gazotto. The white ncektie has boon nbau- donded ior evening dross In Enstlirn cities.f rom necessity, m fuct.as houso tor- vants arc drcssod so much liko tbo guests as to causo embarrassment and con fusion. At a reoont parly m Now York a handsomo waiter was discovered lllrt- lug with a lady who supposed liim to be somo guest to whom sho had beou in troduced, nnd at unothor party ono of tlie gentleman gnosis waiicou up to an other who was standing in tho dressing room and asked "Aro you a wnitorP' "No sir! aro you P" was tho indignant reply. Tho Ottumwa inathmoticians nre all broke up over a cortam transaction that took place in that county recently. A certain man told his farm for $4,800. Shortly afterward ho bought it back for 84,000 j thou bo sold it to another party for 1,000. Tho quostion now comes up howtmuoh did lie make in tho transaction? Somo olalm ho made $1, 40Q; others oqually as ooiifldont say that any fool knows ho madn$800,whilu tho third Set are oqually certain that he made $CQ0. Of course It ts plain that Huv 'rmlii matin lint-, tlmim U tt iir NKiUISlf. ' ill. , , .U ....... .v.v M I. V .... W .1. .W. MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1883. A TTOT VUTT W & STOKlESj GEORGE Miss Flora Crouser returned to St. Joseph, last week. Wo would like to know when tho sulpo and partridge will mate. Miss Edna Lukeus will teach tho Blulf City school this fall nud winter. Mr. Mat. M. Thoina, ono of tho sterling young farmers, of Hickory township, gavo us a pleasant call, this week. Miss Emma Dibble, who has been rusticating lu tho country for several weeks, has returned much improved in health. Tlicro will bo a Union Sunday School celebration held at tho .Mineral Springs, Mound City, Wednesday, Au gust 15th. Wo aro sony to learn that Mrs. Jonathan Gulp is In poor health. Wu hope she will noon bo enjoying good health again. Tho filth nununl fair of tho St. Joseph Intcr-Stato Exposition bogin;3 Monday, September 3rd, nnd continues six days. It pronilstw to bo of unusual Interobl this year. At tho last meeting of the State Board of Health Dr. E. H. Gregory, of St. Louis, Mo., was elected Presi dent, and Dr J.,0. Hearne, of Hanni bal, Mo., Secretary. Neyer growl because a newspaper falls to givo evory scrap ot nows, so long ns you tako no pains to givo the editor information. Tho average editor isn't a medium or a mind reader, but gels his nows just the samo as soma milkmen get thoir milk by pump ing. James Martin was in bad luck on Tuesday last. lie with others had beon flacking grain. On his completing tho stack, in getting down he slid off, and coming in contact with a fork ban. die which had boon set at tho sido of the stack, inflicted a painful though not dangerous wound completely severing tho scrotum. William Banks, bettor known as "Undo Billy," mot with qulto a sevoro aooident Tuesday last, which may prove fatal. IIo had como to Oregon on horse back, and on his return home, his horso stumbled and fell, throwing Unclw Billy to tho ground, the horso falling upon him, and bruising him quite badly both internally and externally. On ac count of his extreme age, wo fear tho chances are against bim. --When a man is hired for tbo year, ho is entitled to every legal holiday ex cepting that ho must do tho necessary work o( seeding and caring for the stock, as on Sundays ; but ho need not do any iiold work ; nor can any deduc tion bo mado for thoso days. When a man is hired by the month it Is the same, it uc is hlrcu by the day ho Is paid only for tho tlmo ho works. As regards a man hired by the year, ho is cxpocted to work over-tlnio when it is necessary, nnd as an off.set, loses no time in bad weather and holidays. Tho Curzon farm, thrco miles south of Oiegon, comprising somo COO ncros, has been sold to W. S. Giirord, of St. Josoph, who will fit it up as a stock farm. IIo will also doal in all produce that fanners raiso. Ho comes well roe commended ns and honest an upright business man, Wo aro glad to wel como all such, and hope that ho will bo propcrous in his now homo. Wo havo not learned tho intentions of Mr. C. O. Cuizon, but hopo hois not going to leave ns, as ho is young mau of great moral worth full ofenotgy nnd vlai. Wo hope he will romaln a citizen of Holt. An exohnngo romarks that if sub scribors to nowspapers genorally knew how important It is to publishers to have each individual subscription paid at tho proper time, thoy would sot down iu their memorandum 'jo ok tho dato wlion a fresh now your begins nnd would bo ns prompt as in tho payment of a note in tho bank, in meeting it. It is truo that so small a sum as a fuw dol lars is not much In tho eyes of ninety- nine in a hundrod subscribers, bat the aggregate, of several hundred amount to cousiuorablu, and any. ono, ean esti mate and judgu what it nnty bo to any publisher engagiid lu active business. W. E. Everhart, of Maitland. Was lu out' village, last Monday. Prof. 0. 0. Hill left last. Tuc.-day for Kansas to look alter his fanning in terests In that statu. Jacob Wtindlingnm! L. McUoborts, of Maitland, were rrgtsturcd at tho City Hotel, Inst Wednesday. J. Campbell, the accommoda ting H. K. agent at Napier, was in Ore gon a fow hours, hist Tuesday even ing. In our advertising eohinis, this wcok, will bo found a nolleo to con tractors for tho I'lovtloii of a publlo school building at Maitland. Robert Lyons, our clllcicnt recor der, returned from his trip to Ohio last Tuesday. IIo Is looking halo and hearty, and reports as having a splendid tlmo. Tho Holt County Horticultural Society will mot at Court House Park, Augast 3rd, at 1 v. M. The meeting U oxpeotod to bo one of rare interest. Tho Society offers three pieinlunisjono of .?2,00 for best display of fruits and vegetables; 1,00 for best cake; 1,00 for best throu varieties of apples. By N. F. Murray, Sil.OO for best quart of Wild Goose phiniajby Dr. Go.',lm,81,00 for best arranged boquot. None but members of the society allowed to compete for any of the premiums. All desiring to join will be present at that time. Tho primary slcpi arc being takon preparatory to ditching and leveeing the Big Tarkio, at and above tho town of Craig. For two years in succession, this creek his overflowed tho town and a largo portion of tho bottom, both above and below the oily. For moro than n year some of the enterprising citizens havo beon advocating tlio cut ting of a ditch, commencing about half way between Corning and Craig on tho Tarkio, and running a little west of south and striking tho Missouri river through the road slough, but doubts be ing entertained about obtaining sutllci- entfall caused the enterprise to languish Discussion and persistence thu pioneers and eloments of suuces3 seems likely to succeed. Last week, M r. Mel. ear an eminent engineer of Walhena, Kansas, was secured to run and level the lino of tho proposed ditch. Thu result is high ly encouraging. A fall of n fraction oyer a foot to tho mile can be secured, which Is more than ample to carry oil' the largo volume of water and keep tho Tarkio within its proper limits. Tho ditch to inuro success in provouting any futuio overflow on tho proposed Hue, a distance of six miles can bo opened at a cost ot nbout seven thous and dollars. Tho damage to tho farms and crops overflowed by this stream this season, is alone more than treble tho amount, required to make thW valu able Improvement. Now tho qncstlwn is, is there wisdom nud entorpriso enough in tho eitizsus of Craig and vicinity to malto thu ditch and icdeoin theso lands to tho owners and tho coun ty. Wo will sec. In our opinion it is no longer a question of practicability, but of wisdom nud will. FLEECED AT DENVEH. St. Josqili IleraUI. Charles Nolaud, a young man, last Friday, 20th Inst., boarded tho Union Pacific train witli a ticket for Holt county, Missouri, says tho Donvor Tri bune. Just before tho train started lie formed tho acquaintanceship of a very nloo yonug man who asked him mini; borless questions regarding his finan cial standing, and thou introduced him to a Mr. Morris, who, lortumtUdy, was likewise going back to Missouri. While seated in a car as tho train win pulling out of thu depot tho first stranger canto up to Mr. Morris and told him ho roulu not tako all tho baggngo unless ho paid $16. Mr. Morris happening to bo des titute of cliango, kindly nskod Mr. No laud to loan him 15, with which lo pay for his baggago. Noland was cred ulous, and handed over tho monoy. Tho train had only got about 200 yards from tho depot whon Morris left hh soat, walked out to tho platform, but.Noland luul become suspicions and followed him. Just as ho was about to IT T RAPP, Manager, jump Noland giabbed him and endeav ored lo restrain hlni irom jumping Then Noland thought of a pair of boots ho had left in tho car and ho released his hold and went after them. In the meanwhile Morris had jumped nud the train was fully a mile from town- No land sought thu conductor nnd was ad vised to return to town as ho iiad evi dently been taken in. This advice ho followed and ho lcported tho occur route to ollicer Sam Long at the Union depot. Tho ofllcer started out and in a few minutes ho had captured thu man, who proved to bo Bill Shaw, a celebrated confidence man about town. Noland identified him, and ho was taken to thu city Jail, whero ho spent tiio night. Tho Missounan is out his $15, ns not a cent wan found on Shaw's person. FI50M ST. JOSEPH. Another Nowsy Lotter from "Obaorvrr." IIow tho Downing Law lu Observed on SunUy-Tho Comlnc Exposition lluslrum, Etc. Tho second and third Sunday under tho Downing Law has passed since I wroto last, and have added two moro tests of thcsaine. Its results will per haps Interest your readers, and to "Ob server" will try anil keep them posted during its life or death struggle. The second Sunday was directly the opposito of tho iirst. Then thero were three saloons open in viola tion of tho law, end the second Sunday found them nil open with tho exception of tlireo.and two ot theso were owned by ono man. No arrests lollow cd, and tho different officials aro quar reling with ono another as to whose du. tv it is lo tako tho initiative. Tho sheriff and marshal claim they must first receive orders beforo thoy will act, and so tbo law has received its first check by 111411 who have taken a sol emn oatii to see tho laws enforced. This hesitation on the part of these men gave tho saloon men rouiage, nnd the viola tion of tho law became wholesale. They (the officials) aro clearly in fa vor of violating tho law, ami it might bo "expected woro they to receivo or ders, whether they would accept and oboy them or not. This plea of desir ing orders Is nothing moro nor less than a cowardly subterfuge, and a do sire to placo thu responsibility upon other shoulders. Veiily, law breaking saloon keepers and whisKcy aro a pow er in the laud. The third Sunday found n somewhat better state of affairs than tho second, qulto n number of saloons being closed entirely, and tho great majority having their back doors open ; this, though only slight, was -an improvement. It shows also that tho saloon keepers are not qulto so brazenly bravo and care less as to openly fool with tho "buzz saw." It also shows that witli a littlo effort at enforcement tho law will cre ate respect. Our county court, contrary to gonoral expectations, did a uoblo tiling lor tho morality-loving people lu placing a $1,000 license upon tho whiskey traffic, $700 of which goes to the county and SHOO to tho stato; tills addod to the $50 license for wmo and boor makes $1,050 tlmy will have to pay to tho county, ox clusivo of tho city, which may niako the license $300 to $500. Ncaily all li censes run out in six months, tho ma jority iu loss time. If tho law Is en forced It will bring the saloons lu this city down to ubout twenty. There aro some parties uncharitable enough to be Hove the county court placed so high a figtiro upon the traffic, simply to en courage its violation. This wo will havo time to judge, and thoy can rest assured If not carried out in spirit and letter, a day of reckoning will coine. "When it comes down to choosing be tween saloons nnd home," tho pcoplo will say "homo," as Congressman Car son, of Iowa, so aptly remarked a short time since. Tho St. Joseph J'Ht, (J. A, It., left for Denver on Sunday 11101 nlng, July 22nd, und met the Qoiiimuiider.iu. Chlol, at Uruud it-land, from whom NUMBER 0.. Maitland, Mo. they accompanied him nshisoeort. This high compliment to Custer Post was duty appreciated by tho citizens ot St. Josoph, und they tire equipped iu elegant style. They nil expect to see wonders nud enjoy themselves In regal stylo. Tho St. Joseph Exposition is now the toplo most talked of next to tho Down ing law, and the September meeting promises to surpass all former efforts ; the picinlums aro liberal and tho occa sion will bo mado doubly valuable to farmers and stockmen on account of in creased premiums consequently in creased competition In tho stock de partment. Business Is picking up somowhnt, and expectations aro that it will bo in full blast lu six or eight weeks. OnsnitvKit. Get your harness repaired at D. M Martin. Subseribo fcr Tine County- Patois, nud ilio happy. -For Clothing go to H. Thomas & Co., Craig, Mo. Go to E P. Hostelter's for a nico dish of ice cream. Best Prints 7 l-2o at Minton & Bur gess', Forest City. Best Gingham 10c nt Minton & Burgess', Forest City. Good DroiS Good 80 nt Minion St Burgess', Forest City. Men's Suits onlv $1.00 at Minton & Burgess'. Forest City. Call on Anderson & Bova for Lsn Dusters mid Fly Nets. Heavy Shirting 10c nt Minton & 'iurgess', Forest City. Ladles' Trimmed Hats from VHP. In $1.00 at Minton & Burgess', Forest City Vj. V. Hostettcr inakus thn best lee cream and lemonade. Give I !n call. MOORE & HOFFMANN, Kcal Estate, Iusnrancc & Collecting AE'ts., OREGON, MO. Agents for Qnccn Insurnnco Company 01 Liverpool nun ruoenix insur ance Company, of Hartford, Conn. Insurance against loss by Firo and Light iimg,Wiud Storms, Tornadoes nnd II 11 ni canes. CHEAPEST HATES. Will Loan sit LOW EST HATES, mid in Sums to Suit on roved is. f f you n t i 11 u FOR SALE. Tho Vnlloy Hotel and fixtures at Malt laud, Missouri, will bo so'd at a great bargain. Address D. E. Everhart, Maitland, Missouri, for particulars. TO the Ladies. " Desiring to mako room for a Largo Stock of Summer nnd Fall Millinery goods, I am now offering somo rare in Spring styles of Bonnets and lints, and with re-trimming thoy cauuot bo told from tho latest styles. My Su 11 hit nud Fall goods aro arriving dally, and the ladles aro cordially invited to call .and seo them. You will bo astonished nt tho low prices at which I am selling goods. MAUY E. STEKRETT. TO CONTRACTORS. Proposals will bo received by llietahoul illric tors 11I thu liKlupend'Hit Milumliltalrlct ot Mult laud, Holt cuiuity, Mo., until 7 'clock 1: Aiunist Till, ISS3, icr thu cuiiktructloii nf n action! lumse, Iih'IikUiib (iirnWilnp materlitl, In lio Imllt oil lilnck 3, ot MhIIIiiiiiI, Mn. runt, 1 ppl lU'iitliiiiH rim Iih serii. una all liitmnuutmi In rufurenca lluuito, 1111U lo the lurnii anil mini. IRTi'f imvuiont 1 hereunder, hint tutlw niHi.rlly u qulreil, vjm lio olilului'tt Uy iiMilyliiu to K. K. Writer, at Kurliiem' tlunk, M&uliOiil, . TU" eeliiml lpuM nimes llin rlcht t rejed, at lliell option, an nr nil lirii"Uftl. All I'd'Or nua nm'iu.i .im t - ... i;. tmaym;, ouik- MMI'I..VMl,'UO. LOAN or Xi XV J r nowiiijj; Vvkv sin old 0110, it will PAY NNjrvSv YOU to como XvlTCv and hco me. Nx' J. FOSTER MARSHALL. Xr OniKoii, Mo. N Bho,w,. !iaatfiiw .1. .. i n