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W. ALLEN, M. D.
"RUSH MEDICAL."
Physician and Surgeon. Specialties—Eye
and Ear, Throat and Chest, and diseases of
Hbmen.
Call office Giles & Shepherd's drag store.
Residence. Water street. Austin. Minn.
QT. BERNARD COMMANDERY. K. T.
O NO. 13.
Meets first Monday evening of eaeh month
at Masonaic HalL
1
J. S. ANDERSON, K. C.
F. I. CBAHX, Recorder.
0. G. T.
AUSTIN LODGE, NO. 107,
Meets every Monday evening in their hall.
Strangers stopping in the city, belonging to
this order are cordially invited.
ROYAL
BEACH, C. T.
WHS.L. C. LOWRY,WILSON
Secretary.
ARCH CHAPTER, NO, 14
The Stated convocations of this Chapter
are held in Masonsic Hall, Austin Minnesota.
onthesECOSS and
FOUBTH
Friday evenings
of each month.
EUGENE WOOD, M. E. H. P.
D. Z. ROBINSON,Secretary.
JjilDELTTY LODGE, NO. 39, A. F. &
The regular communications of this lodge
are held in Masonic Hall. Austin, Minnesota,
on the
TIKST
and
THIRD
of each month.
O. O. F.
Wednesday evenings
WM. TODD, W. M.
L. G. BASFORD,Secretary.
I.
The regular meetings of Austin Lodge,
No. 80, are held in their hall every Tuesday
evening. Odd Fellows from other jurisdic
tions. whose business may lead them to Aus
tin, are cordially invited to visit us.
LAFAYETTE FRENCH, N. G.
O. L. GIBBONS. Secretary.
INTYRE
POST, G. A. R.
Meets on the first and third Saturday of
each month, at 7:30 p. m. at Grand Army
TTall. j. N. OWENS, Com.
E. C- DORR, Adjt.
CHAS.MTT.T.F-R,Quartermaster.
M.
W. A.
VAN DUSKO CAMP NO 243.
Hold their regular meetings the first and
£iird Friday of each month at Norden Hall,
7:30 p. m.
J. E- KOBINSON, Consul.
J. R. LUCKEY,Clerk.
WW.Judge
RANNEY, C. J- SHORTT,
of Probate.
RANNEY & SHORTT.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Agents for Sale of Real Estate, and Repre
sentatives of the German, of Freeport, III.,
Milwaukee Mechanics, and Concordia Fira
Insurance Companies.
j£INGSLEY & SHEPHEHD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office in Rear of Austin State Bank.
Bates $2.00 per day. Free Bass to all trains.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS.
J. E. ROBINSON, Proprietor,
AUSTIN, MINN.
Main Street, opposite corner from Post office.
Farmers' Fire & Storm Mutual
Insurance Co.
OF MOWER COUNTY, MINN.,
Is in a healthy and safe condition, and is just
the place for termers to insure their proper
ty. We would recommend it as a safer and
more reliable iasuranse than the old line com
panies.
J.J. FURLONG. President.
G. SEEBACH, Treasurer.
R. BCKFORD, Secretary.
Directors: J. J. Furlonjr, R. Bckford, G.
Seebacb, J. J. Hunt, John Schroeder, John A.
Thompsson, B. S. Hoppin, S. B. Woodsum,
Daniel Williams.
For blanks and particulars inquire of R.
Bckford, Dexter.
SALE OF STALLIONS.
One 5-year otd, seven-eighths Norman—a
good foal getter.
Two Spring Colts, fifteen-sixteenths Nor
man. Will make good heavy stallions.
One yearling colt, fifteen-sixteenths Nor
man. A heavy colt.
All bred by the imported Norman. "Duke of
Magenta."
Will give time on itood notes.
Above stock can be seen at my place, three
miles south of Blooming Prairie.
P. A. PETERSON.
In England Bestai
ntaMMery.
FRESH BBEAD, BOLLS, CAKE, PIES,
ETC., EVERY DAI.
ICE CREAM
By the gallon for parties a specialty.
The Best Stock of
A N I E S
In Austin, and a full line of
FINE CIGARS.
STATE KENT SCHOOL.
THE C&RXEH STORE LAID BY
THE GRAND LODGE OF
FREE HASONS.
Kscorted by the Sir Knights.
The corner stone of the State Indigent
School at Owatenna, was laid Tuesday,
by the Grand Lodge ef Free Masons,
escorted by the Sir Knights. A large
number of Masons and Sir Knights were
present from different parts of the State.
Speeches were.made by State Auditor
Braden, Ez.Gov. Barto, Hon. M. H. Dun
nell and others, after which the corner
stone was laid in due form by the Grand
Master, and the erection and completion
of the building turned over to the archi
tect.
The ceremonies were very impressive,
but we have not the time to give an elab
orate description of it. But this we must
say, that the workmen from abroad were
cared for in Owatonna's usual bounteous
style, and the occasion one lone to be
remembered.
The following Sir Knights from St.
Bernard Cemmanderv participated in the
exercises:
S Anderson, E C, A Friedrich, G, West,
G, E Wood, P, E Dorr, Tr. I Crane, R,
A Vanderwarker, W, A Mattice, S B,
W Vandegrift, S B, Schwan, W,
Smith, W, Goodwin, S Jones, E Deily.
O Cornforth, A Friedrich, Haley, John
Ober, N Hay, W Tryon. S Clark,
Lott, O Hall, Geo Baird, E Crane, Lyman
Baird, Miller, A McFadden, W Suther
land, N S Gordon, Austin. A Love, W
Hard, Preston. Thos Nevins, Lyle. W A No
lan, W Bently, Greening, Grand Mead
ow. Farmer, Spring alley.
And the following Master Masons from
Fidelity Ledge:
Wm Todd, W M, Will Earl. N Earl, Geo
Morse, Wilbour, E Day, E Earl, A
Sharpstein and Becker.
Mrs Mattice, Mrs Lott and Misses Fan
ny and Clara Gies assisted the Austin contin
gent by their presence.
KILLED BY LIGHtlXG.
The following is taken from the Lorain
Ohio Times, The young lady spoken of
was the youngest daughter of a brother
of Henry Jacobs.
During the severe thunder storm of Sat
urday night, Miss Hattie Jacobs was
killed by lighting at the home of her
parents on the Oberlin road. She per
ceiving the approaching storm proceeded
up stairs to close the window Going
into the closet in which was a window
she was in the act of closing same when
the lighting struck her. Her parents
knew nothing of her sad fate and not
until the next morning did they learn of
her misfortune. Her mother upon call
ing up stairs to her received no response
and she supposing her to be out of doers
went immediately in search but did not
find her. Upon going up stairs and look
ing into the closet found her behind the
door, it being partly closed. The terror
stricken mother not supposing her daugh
ter to be dead attempted to lift her toner
feet, but alas, life was extinct. The
funeral which was a sad one was held at
North Amherst on Monday afternoon.
The procession wasjunusually large there
being forty-nine carriages beside the
hearse. She was aged sixteen years and
five months, and leaves a host of friends
to mourn her untimely death.
A SLUGGING MATCH.
The game of base ball last Friday af
ternoon, between Austin and Lyle at Lyle
was too slow and too much one sided tft
be interesting. The Austin boys really
won the game in the first inning, when
they piled up 16 runs. Austin played a
rather loose same in the field, as is shown
by the scores they allowed Lyle to get,
but they made up for it at the bat, hand
ling the willow in fine shape. Allen did
some very effectual work in the box,
striking out 7 men out of 15. He retired
in the 6th inning, having turned his
ankle by stepping into a hole. Lyle
has the making of a good club, but they
need practice, and a curve pitcher, as
straight throwing is all out of date. The
home team treated the visitors shame
fully, allowing the visitors to pay their
own hotel bill, a thing never before heard
of. The score stood 48 to 16 in favor of
Austin.
Killing Gophers.
Prof. Budd, of Ames, Iowa, gives the
following as his method of destroying
gophers at the college farm: "We cut
middling sized potatoes into halves and
rub the cut surfaces with strychnine crys
tals, These pieces are stuck fimly on the
sharpened ends of stiff twigs about 18
inches in length. As the bunrows of the
gopher are opened apiece of potato is
run in the length of the stick, the outer
end being fastened by sticking it into the
earth at the mouth of the hole. The
gopher finds the obstruction not easy to
remove, he gets a chance to taste the
poisonous potato and pronounces it
good. It put loosely into their runs they
throw it out in nine cases out of ten un
tested. We have had no trouble in clear
ing land of these mischievous root eaters
in »bout one week."
Tax suit begun by the government last
week to disestablish and disendow the
Mormon church, threatens to be the se
verest blow that the Mormon hierarchy
has suffered, There seems to be no rea
•on why tine suit should not be successful
an established church is clearly illegal.
If the suit is successful, it will be hard
for the Mormon leaders to continue
their opposition to the United States
'JiWfe
MOWER COUNTY THAN
ALMOST A SMASH VP.
The tender of the Engine on the south
bound freight ran off the tat^t near
Lansing at noon Tuesday, delaying the
passenger train for about two hours.
No one was injured and little damage
was done.
A Horrible Accident.
While workmen were engaged in re
moving the damaged wheat from the
burned St. Anthony elevators at Minn
eapolis last Wednesday, one of the
massive stone walls yet standing, tell,
completely burying six of the men a
dozen feet deep, under great stones, huge
timbers, and blackened wheat, a seventh
man was buried waist deep in the debris,
but was rescued considerably burned
and bruited but no bones broken. The
fallen wall and wheat was yet so hot
that they had to be drenched with cold
water before the victims could be rescued.
Railroad Commissioner's Decision.
The State Railroad commission has
made a decision which is a partial
victory for the Business New's Associa
tions. The Chicago. St. P., M. & O. has
been charging a rate of 45 cents
on first class freight between
Duluth and St. Paul, a distance of 177
miles, while their charge from Mankato
to Duluth a distance of 263 miles has
been 85 cents on the same class of freight.
The commission decides that this sa
violation of Sec. 7 ot the state Railroad
law^knd directs the railroad to so amend
its schedules as to conform to the require
ments of said section as well as other
provisons of the law.
Chatfield Democrat: A case has just
been decided in the supreme court that
is of considerable general interest. In
1876 one L. S. Mitchell deposited a sum
of money in the Mower County Bank,
then owned by Easton and Wilkins, and
was given a certificate of deposit. This
was allowed to run until after the failure
of Wilkins, when the certificate of de
posit was presented and payment refused.
Suit was brought by Mitchell in the dis
trict court, which was decided in his
favor. The case was taken to the sup
reme court by Easton's attorney, N.
Kingsley, and the decision of the lower
court has just been reversed. Plaintiff's
counsel argued that a certificate of
deposit in the ordinary form is in sub
stance and legal offect a promissory note,
is due at once and no actual demand is
necessary to set the statute of limitations
running, and, such being the case, the
certificate was barred, more than six
years having elapsed since payment was
made on it. We believe Mr. Kingsley
has never lost a case in the supreme
court—certainly out of about a dozen
cases, where we have printed his briefs,
he has not lost a single one. There are
few attorneys, probably none in the state,
that can show such a record.
MOWER COUNTY FAIR.
I wish to impress on the minds of the
farmers and others ofMower andadjoining
counties that the time set for the annual
Pair of Mower County will soon be at
hand. A little work now by all, will
make the Fair a grand success as all
things go to Bhow that it will be. It is
earnestly desired that each and every one
will make calculations on being present
and that as many as can, will have some
thing for exhibition and compete for the
premiums
The Executive Committee have offered
liberal premiums and it is hoped that the
people will be benefited by the same.
Mower County stands to day as one of
the best farming and stock raising coun
ties in the state, and we trust that
farmers and others will show by their
presence and exhibitions that she is fully
sustained in what she claims.
Exhibitions of this nature are the best
schools that farmers can attend. They
can see on exhibition the different kinds
of stock, grain, and vegetables and die
cuss their qualities among themselves
and in this way can easily gain inform
ation that would require considerable
time in any other manner.
Trusting you will be all present, I have
the honor of being yours obediently,
J. J. FCBLOKG.
Pres. Mower County Agricultural Society.
•«5 BKWAJtD
FHIJCJTD MOSXS: If you succeed in get
ting the |25 offered by the Austin Gun
ning Club, take our advice and invest it
as quick as you can in concentrated lye
and soft soap. We are informed that
these ingredients are good disinfectants
and are sometimes useful in removing
tar and feathers. Tou know in this coun
try it is fashionable for swine and poul
try to become our guests after which
thorough renovation is in order. Soap
and lye are very useful at such times.
LAMPTO BFOTTKBS.
GOT LSVT.
Ask Jim Anderson how he came
down from Owatonna on the freight Tues-
S
'f 1* fist'
VOL XX.—No. ai. AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10, 1887. TERMS: $1.50 Per Annum, in Advance.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
A son of David Pratt was kicked by a
colt Monday night and received danger
ous internal injuries. Dr. Allen is caring
for the sufferer.
—All kinds fresh fruit at HorrobinA
Rice. 5
—Fresh tub butter 18 cents per pound
at Horrobini&Rlce.
—Landlord ^Maxwell reports three
boarders at the'present time.
—Sam 8hupe anff Alta Crosson were
married Monday forenoon. Where are the
cigars.
—Everybody come and get fresh select
oysters 60 cents per can Saturday morn
ing at Horrobm&Rice.
—There will be a match game of base
ball Saturday, between the Austin and
Adams clubs for a purse of $20.
Spring Valley. Mercury: John Cook of
Austin is in Spring Valley this week, a
guest of his brother-inlaw, Judge Farmer.
—Mrs.Anna Thompson of Spokane
Falls W.T. will be in Austin next Thurs
day for a visit. Hhe will be the guest of
Mrs. W.W.Engle.
—N. B. Solner sends us No. 1. Vol. 1.
of the Citrograph, a bright interesting
paper published at Redlands San Bernar
dino county California.
Spring Valley^ Mercury: Lafayette
Frence. the popular mayor of Austin
came over on Wednesday, on some law
business with Judge Farmer. He return
ed to day.
Rey. C. E. Wright has in part accepted
the lengthened vacation tendered him
by his people. He intends to return to
Austin in tune to occupy his pulpit on
the last sabbath inAugust.
—Capt. Christie starts today with the
Commission to look up the soldier's homes
at Dayton O. and other places. It isthe in
tention to erect a temporary building to
be used until the permanent one can be
finished.
•The Good Tempters will hold their
social Friday evening Aug. 12 at Mr. Tee
ters.They will meet at the hall at 8 oclock
sharp when teams will be in readiness to
convey all those desiring to attend. All
are cordially invited.
The big premiums offered for fine cattle
at the Minnesota State Fair are bringing
in the cattle breeders and there is a
scramble for room. A large number of
herds from other states will be present in
addition to every herd of importance
owned in Minnesota.
—Dr. Macdonald has gone to Chicago,
where he will en^er the office of some ca
tarrh specialist fc^jthe **r. nose of inves
tigating and studying the use of the new
catarrh remedy. He will thoroughly ac
quaint himself with its workings and
purchase an outfit'before his return. The
Doctor proposes to keep up with the
times, and will spare neither time nor
money for the relief of his patients. We
will give a full description of this new
catarrh remedy when he returns, and
those afflicted with this trouble (and
they are not a few) should see the doctor
on his return, as you will find something
that will be of benefit and relief to you.
Mr. Frank L. Cox, Foreman Herald and
Times, Gouverneur, N. Y., writes:
sprained my ankle very badly and suffer
ed intense pain. One bottle of St.
Jacobs Oil cured the sprains and re
duced the swelling,"
Another Flab Cncht.
A party of eight from Chatham street
went out Friday bvening and a young
lady friend of, the party caught a salt
mackerel, the omy fish caught by the par
ty but they had a gay tune. Austin fish
ermen are comingto the front fast.
Han story.
The following yery able lie comes from
Missouri. It is too good to lose: A hen
half black Spanish and half game, has
been doing a land offiee business in Rol
la, Mo. She laid her first egg on the 10th
of May, 18867 and has laid an egg every
day since. She went to setting as soon
as she laid her first egg and is still on
her nest. She comes off every morning
to get water and food and then goes
back. She has hatched one egg a day
except the three first weeks of her career.
She has now been laying one year, and is
the mother and hatcher, ef 844 chickens
one-half roosters and the other half pul
lets.
The Minneapolis Exposition holds
from August 31st to Oct 15th. On Aug
ust 90th and on ill.. Tuesdays and
Thursdays during its Continuance
Special Excursion tickets to Minneapolis
and return will be sold at a fare and a
third, with twenty five cents added for
admission coupon. Return coupons
good until Monday following date of
sale. From September 8 to 17th inclus
ive Rate will be fare one way for the
round trip with twenty cents added for
admission coupon.
G. E Colbux,
Agent C. M. fc St. P. Ry.,
"A PlMSljpf.
tor, the favorite
table
Simmons Liver Re
home remedy, is entirely vegetable, and
is the purest and best family medicine
that is compounded. No error to he
teared in administering, no injury from
exposure after taking no loss of time. It
is the best preventive medicine and safe
to take no matter what the sickness mup
be, and. in any ordinary disease, wol
effect a speedy cure. Demand the Gen
uine, having the Z-Stamp on wrapper.
MINNESOTA NE^S.
—Devil's Lake, Montevideo and Mill
bank are the latest victims of the Tribune's
artistic fiend.
The wife of John Henry, editor oi the
Janesville Argus, has eloped with Rev.
D. Seymour, pastor of the M. E. church
of that place.
Albert Lea is in a ferment just now
over the discovery of natural gas. We
hope they have it, as it will be a great
thing, not only for Albert Lea, but for
all this part of the state.
A railroad meeting was held in Roch
ester last Saturday night, at which time
a committee was appointed to meet Pres
ident Stickney, of the Minnesota & North
western road, and see if they could in
duce him to run a branch from some
point on his road into that city.
The St. Cloud, council has voted to
sell the city water works to Phelps &
Sykes of Minneapolis for $20000. Three
miles of new mains will be laid immedia
tely. The money obtained by the sale
will be used in improving the appearance
of the city. The sale gives general sat
isfaction.
Liberty Hall has sold his paper, the
Glencoe Register, of which he has been
editor for many years, and on account of
ill-health will retire from the newspaper
business. He will hereafter make his
home in Kansas City. He was recently
appointed a member of the board of
state prison inspectors.
Natural gas has been struck a few
miles northwest of Albert Lee and con
siderable excitmeut prevails there. A
company has been formed to be known
as the "Freeborn county Petroleum
Gas company." They have leased 10000
acres of land for thirty years, and intend
to begin operations immedatelv.
A woman living thirteen miles from
Marshall spent a night in a well into
which she descended to rescue her child
who fell into it accidentally. The well
was twenty feet deep and contained
three feet of water. They remained there
from the middle ef the afternoon until
teu o'clock the next day,' when they were
rescued by the neighbors.
President W. R. Merriam went to De
troit and Cleveland last week to secure
attractions for the races at the Minne
sota 8tate Fair. He will try and arrange
to have Harry Wilke% Oliver K., Patron
Jay:Eye-See. all among the fastest trot
ters now on the American turf, trot in
the big races. These horses will prove
to be immence drawing cards. In ad
dition to these dozens of the most, prom
inent trotting, pacing andrunninghorses
of the country w-11 be on hand. A large
number of fast horses are already on the
grounds and hard at work getting in
shape to capture the biggest prizes ever
offered at a state fair in this country.
Great excitement Has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris Tex., by the remark
able recovery of Mr. J. E. Corely, who
was so helpless he could not turn in bed,
or raise his head everybody said he was
dying of Consumption. A trial bottle
of Dr. King's New Discovery was sent
him. Finding relief, he bought a large
bottle and a box of Dr. King's New Life
Pills by the time he had taken two
boxes of Pills and two bottles of the
Discovery, he was well and had gained
in flesh thirty-six peunds. Trial Bottles
of this Great Discovery for Consumption
free at Dorr & Wold's Drug Store. 2
GENERAL HEWS.
Maxwell, the St. Louis murderer has
obtained six months respite by the grant
ing of a writ of error in his case.
Three persons were killed and several
injured at the launching of the large
steamer. W. H. Wolf, at Milwaukee Sat
urday.
A verdict of guilty was speedily reached
in the case of the Chicago boodlers.
Seven were sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, and the rest were fined
$1,000 each.
Judge Berry of the supreme court is
not likely to recover from the dangerous
illness from which he has been suffering
for two months past. A consultation of
physicians has been hdd, which led to the
conclusion that the illness is caused by
lesion of the brain. His condition is now
considered very critical.
Vigor a»d vitality
Are quicklv given to every part of the
body by Hood's Sarsaparilla. That tired
feeling is entirely overcome. The blood
is purified, enriched, and vitalized, and
carries health instead of disease to every
organ. The stomach is toned and streng
thened, the appetite restored. The kid
neys and liver
are roused and invigorated.
The brain £1 refreshed, the mind made
clear and ready for work. Try it. aug
NOTICE.
j. Cmraa Townaaxp.
COM**
O*
Mown, Mmnoti,
June 87, 1887.
Notice is hetehratven. to all pexsoaa that
may hereafter nae. run or drtvesteM en
gtnes over the coeds aad tarifeas ta said town
Uat they will be haSTfar ail
ess.
of the Board.
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A. QB1MM,
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CHICAGO.
Pianos & Organs.
The Kimball goods have a world wide
refutation, which is SBfficicnt en
dorsement. Call on
W A
At Hayes Jewelry 8tore.
Mr. Day has been in the business a number
of years, and can give you advantages over a
transient dealer who has no record and is not
located. 21-37
The Shooting of Stonewall Jackson At
iMUicellarsvill e.
After night fell, Stonewall Jackson
rode out with his staff to reconneiter in
front of the line he had gained. It was
his idea to streach completely around in
the rear of Hooker and cut him off from
the river.
The night was dark and Jackson soon
came upon the Union lines. Their infan
try drove him back, and as he returned in
the darkness, his own soldiers began fir
ing at their commander, of course mis
taking his party for the enemy. Jackson
was shot in the hand and wrist, and in
the upper arm at the same time. His
horse turned, and the general lost his
hold of the bridle-rein his cap was
brushed from his head by the branches
he reeled and was canght in the arms of
an officer. After a moment he was as
sisted to dismount, his wound was ex
amined, and a litter was brought. Just
then the Union artillery opened again,
and a murderous fire came down upon
the party through the woods and the dark
ness. One of the litter-bearers stumbled
and fell, and the others were frightened
they laid the litter on the giound. the
furious storm of shot and shell sweeping
over them like hail. Jackson attempted
to rise, but his aid de camp held him
down till the tempest of fire was lulled.
Then the wounded general was helped to
rise, and walked a few steps in the forest
but he became faint, and was hud again
in his litter., Once he rolled to the
ground
when an assistant was shot, and the litter
fell. Just then General Pender, one of
his subordinates, passed he stopped and
said:
"I hope you are not seriously hurt.
General. I fear I shall have to retire my
troops, they are so much broken."
But Jackson looked up at once and ex
claimed:
"You must hold your ground. General
Pender you must hold your ground, sir
This was the last order he ever gave.
He was borne some distance to the near
est house, and examined by the surgeon
and after midnight his left arm was am
putated at the shoulder.
When Lee was teldthat his most trust
ed lieutenant had been wounded, he was
greatly distressed, for the relations be
tween them were almost tender.
Jackson has lost his left arm," said
Lee. "but I have lost my right arm."—
From "A Great Battle in a Forest," by
General Adam Badeau, in St. Nicholas
orAugust.
AS EPIDEMIC:
A Violent Form of Cholera Mor
bus at Belknap, Iowa, Pros
trates the Whole Com
munity.
A Plain Statement of the TYirtit^rya loiit
lag Mcrckamt of tfe* Town.
Last summer we had an epidemic
in this community in the form of
cholera morbus. Nearly eAery man*
woman and child was prostrated by
it, and it seemed to be a very violent
form, we tried every medicine we
had or could find without relief. I
then went to Ottumwa and Blake,.
Bruce & Co., wholesale druggists, ad
vised me to take home Chamberlains
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Reme
dy. I done so and distributed it, and
.it gave relief immediately, it worked
like magijfe. I ordered more of the
remedy a! once, and sold it daring
the day Sit my sKoe^udit night at
my home. Isold as moeh during the
night as I did during the day. The
people here ean not say enough in
praise of Chamberlain's Colie, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. J. H.
HKLEWW,
Merehant, Belknap, Iowa.