The County paper., June 17, 1881, Image 8

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Let The Cannons Roar !
( : : -r: : : :
grand Celebration at Forest City,
When every oe will celebrate tiie Nation's Birthday y buying
goods of W. E. MINTON, ,
And.he d&y .w 'Iqng ibc .rcjmcmhorcd by all who give him a call, Thoro will be no braat bands, cheap display of calico flags, but the low price at
which I am selling goods will be the attraction for all.
iTERRIHC TORNADOES.
Cyclones lp all Directions Last Sunday
Leaving Wretchedness, Miser)' AUi
Ruin In their Path's.
jlJrfivt .fii nr I.lfe nnri Property in
" nnaiiNKMa .silmonrl'
It seems tliiit thu year 1831 is des
tincd to tie memorable in a great many
respects. .Scarcely liuvo wo finished
our (If. script ions of thu destruction of thu
great floods when we nro called on to
chronicle the damage by wind uud
storm throughout a wide urea of coun
try. Latt Sunday wits a day which
brought sorrow and ruin to many n
hitherto happy household. We read of
earthquake and floods and tornadoes
in remote parts of the earth with com
parative indifference; but when these
occur In. our immediate vicinity, und
when the sufferers nro our neighbors
werepass'mg, uthp fame time, through
a section of country Jess than fin v miles
wUr."
To nlliry any apprehension!) which
may be felt by the people of this city In
regard to cyclones, we may stale that
they need hnvo no fears. Locutions
like thatuf Oregon are never struck by
cyclones. They dtsolvo anil disappear
us soon as they strike thu uplands.
DRAMSHOP LICENCES.
Judge
Kelly Belleem nn Elnbantte
Opinion on the Nnbjeet.
STATK VH. KVIIKII IIUITT.
The determined oikiIIuii to dramshops, by
our tcmpfralicu jcdI tlit(iightiut I lie 8lutu
Kites I lie snujeer uniHiiat lioxriaiico nt tint
time, unit wilt Justify a dlsctiKlou nf tin; Klnts
Intuited nt coiisldcrahlt IciikIIi. As prelllnlii
urytolhc mall) subject It limy be remarked,
Unit the prohibitions mill restrictions placed
upon the sale of liituxlcuthuf liquors are inircly
of statutory creutou, uliil In contravention nf
Hut principles of (he common law, liy which
liny mas might iteul In any line of business tlint
offered, or ulhentlse, niul make nil errouenui
decision, Uut iioIIiik honestly In good fallli, mul
not wilfully or corruptly, the judges nro not
responsible for such iiiMake In a criminal
proiccullon. tl Mo., I'll j 4S Mo., 2M, 419; BV
Mo, Ml; II Mo., 217.
One xervlntf In u Judicial or othcr.cnpuclly In
tthh'h he Is tu exercise n Jiidmneiit of his ottu
is not responsible for u mete error llierlu or
formtstukoof law; Ids net must be wilful or
corrupt ; but officers notion corruptly may be
Indicted. 1 UNh, Or. Uiw ( ICS. Ul-h. Hint.
tw. The Statute declarliiK nil net criminal
muni be Interpreted In the light of the common
law, wliltlidielarestli.nl when mislead ni to
the facta. I. r. If tie honestly lielievre that such
facts cxlils, mid uels us lie would be Jintlttrd in
doliitf unii such fuels, he Is Justified In law uud
morals. IMi, Hint, lit, 315.
The County t'ouil inhst duelde upen the qual
Ifleatlousot the nppllealit mid as to the inffl
cluiiey of hlsuppllcatlou. The Court does nut
tksuc the license, Jllio onler Is not a license
mid of Itself would ont protect the applicant,
The onler mitliorlr.es the Clerk to Issue the
license und the license affords protection to the
holder. Stitti vs. lliiKhes, it Mo.. 117 ; Austin
sHtt, 10 M.. Ml i : Mo., Ail. If KTmUd
contrary to law It does not protect the holder,
otherwise If Informally or Irregularly grouted,
Ulsh. Ktat. t'r. flout.
lly way of recapitulation I rt 111 say that the
n 11-
compllcd
lllti.il liU Itiwlnnr litillti!itlikli. In tlil Kt.il. I tin
nnil friends, our interest und sympathy ihiht in retail hitnxlcnllni: liquors U uonnncd to " propositions may be deduced from the
Tho (dorms uf 'lass of persons tthonri! ilesliiiinted us dram- v' , ! .
kIh.ii keener,, unit u in nro licensed as Midi I ' ".-,'" wmi or riiu-n
under the Inn. The steps necessary to be taken
In procure a dramshop license, mid tlm condi
tions upon which It may lie granted, are pointed
out by the taw, 1ml not .hi clearly mid distinctly
ns to uvold dlffcrcncus of opinion.
It will be observed that prior to tlm 4th day
of July, lm. In obtain u dramshop llccii.se. It
w as only necessary to present a proper license
therefor, accompanied with a verified state
ment of Hie oniutnit of Husoes received In lliu
past six months, cte., and u bond, w hereupon
nre largely Increased.
last Sunday desolated largo portions of
the neighboring counties of Andiew,
Nodaway, DcKalb and Gentry; und
scores of tho.se who were killed nr in
jured or bad their homes swept away
have relatives und friends in Holt
county, whoso warm sympathy will be
aroused for tho unfortunate ones.
The nearest point to us where much
damage was done was in Andrew coun
ty. Thorn n funnel shaped cloud form
ed in u Held about eight miles north
west of iavanunh and moved in a direc
tion u llltlu south of east through the
county, covering a width of from one
the eouit could urnnt a license for six mouths,
llxliic hIso Hie license fen ot tax required for
the benefit of Oo Stato anil county. Hut nf ter
lite tth day of July Itw, slueo that date It has
lion unlawful to grant such license without a
petition from a majority nf the tax-pn lug c 111-
cense to the nppllcnut who has fully
Willi nil tho iiMiulreiiientsof tha law.
.SVonil. The application must be Intuiting.
stating where the dramshop Is to be kept, no-
rompaiiled by n written statement vcrltlcd by an
nfnduvtt of the amount nf liquors retelved, etc..
and the bond of Iho applicant.
3ifrif. A majority of Hie tnx-pajliiK ellitcus
In the city or block rKiuaro In such city, In
certiorated toun or municipal township, must
l!ii a petition nuking for such license to keep
u dramshop therein, which petition must be
filed In tho Clerk's onion mid laid before the
Court at the first term thereafter.
Fimrlh These things done, the Court Is nit-
tliurlred ami cmponcrtd to erant u license for
the period of six months, upon which a tax for
7.-.H. Lie.. In iidillllmi In tin- l.revlnu. ' ri..illlre. Ii'' " county pllriosesmustbo levied
I Mt I. rI... ....ill! At .. - i. . At. -
r i.mi. iiiti iii'iiiiiin iiuev nicu aim ueiiiro uio
Court HtnuiN tlicbasN nf power upon willed
muiitsi iiiutn flit uiililiicf 1 lin union nf in tin.
hundicd and lllty yards to a quarter of tlttoii Mo Invest the court with power to Krant
A mile, pausing through tho ed:o of the license. Prior to the till day of July IMS.
no Mich petition was required, therefore the
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south ot I'ish 1 rap rord whence it took day of ,Hut ,lly ndeh would havu been valid
n southeasterly cour.-o. Twelve lives for the period of six mouths. The Statute des
were lost in Anilrisw ronntr nlnno. unit not say that licenses preslouvly Issued shall ex
i ,i ...... .... . i i. ii plre on that day, unless a petition Is filed ; hut
"'" I" """"iiws ""-. ., 1U uC0,,,B.,ttni,,, ..rallied utter that dato
mown nway; Horses, cattle etc-, killed; until the petition Is Hied mid laid before tho
fences and orchards de-troved. ete. ele. Court, ll follows that the proper petition may
amounts to an enormous sum which It .l"cL?.?,,ir,,,,!'',.,l,!,J Vi!'c"
I ffuu ii mv lint iriiu uit'ivuiii it iv nnuiu
is impossiote to oslimate. i lie terrible authorize a llcenso to bo uranted at any tlmo
before the next ensuing Itli of July. A petition
oiicu filed and before Ihe Cvurt does not lo.se Its
force or validity, but Is etlecilve to iiullioilzo n
license to bo Issued, until the follow ing ltd day
Comneneement.
The fifth Annual Commencement was
hold In tho Christian church .f lino 9th.
Exorcises wore- opened by singing
"I fit. Iin. WnVn Ktvinnlpit (lie St renin."
l'ntycr by tho Iter. Geo". Miller.
Music, Sweet Voice- of Homo."
Oration hy W. II. Lacy on Self Ke.
liflHcc" was n very thoughtiul protlttc-
lion, nnil showed that the author was In
the hulilt of thinking for himself.
A Hecitntion by Miss Elma Hcrsh-
Forest City.
Levi Thompson was overcome by
the bent on Tuesday last. Ho is recov
ering now.
Joseph Hart nnd family went to
Savannah on Tuesday to visit grand
mother Hart.
John Hill with tho pile driver train
has been loading piling here for rover
ni days. The train went to Hamburg,
Wednesday.
John Arlo was nmong those who
bcrger, entitled " Walking with tho felt the extrnordinnry heat of Tuesday.
World,' was n fine selection, nnd It was
finely nnd Impressively delivered.
The audience wns then entertained
hv the song 'From Bright Lands 1 1
Come," which wns llnelV executed.
Kssay entitled Aims for tho Girts,"
was rend hv lsura Johnson. Thin was
Thermometer nt East Forest Mills,
94o Tuesday.
The river began rising ngnln on
Sunday Inst, and has bocn coming up
rapidly since. It roso one Inch per
hour on Tuesday.
Harrison & Lucas and Miller,
n neatly written production, presenting Cnln & Glass shipped nine car loads ot
In n elcnrund forcible manner what the l0rs on Tuesday last. Tho weather
Iris had done, what they nru doing, was hot enough to fry tho grease out of
and what thry am do. I them.
March l'olk then told the audience Zook & Terry hnvo bocn delivering
what" America Needs." Mr. l'olk has plies to tho railroad company for
some very valuable Ideas upon the nbore wctklpttst. They have a largo number
subject, nnd he expressed them torclbly of teams employed. They nro also
Jorco of the cyclone is thown hv tho
killing of Mrs. Hoberts near Fish Trap
foru on the riatto river, who was
caught up nud carried into the top of a I of July.
tree some distance away, where shu was
afterwards found dead.
in mm near iving City another cy
clone, fully iw destructive, devastated
the county at aboul thu same. hour. The
limited spaco w'" can devote to thu sub
ject docs not permit us to givu details ;
but tho following 1M of the killed anil
wounded In that vicinity will afford our
renders an idea of. tho great calamity
which has befallen our neighbors:
KII.I.Kll ANI WOUNDKI).
It. C. Nelson, killed outright.
G.E. Mavnurd, killed.
Miss Maynard killed.
Man near Iterlln uainu unknown,
.killed.
' Mrs. Geo. Roberts nnd child, both
Killed.
Miss Agee, injured and will die.
Mrs. Mnyuurd, huveicly Injured.
Win. Milieu, dangerously injured
'ltobei t Milieu, scriouslv bruised.
Israel Wood, injured; wife and child
also injured.
Fiank llurk and a company of four
teen persons all Injured and bruised
John Call and family Injured and
child since died.
Win. 1 ticker, on Lost.creck, severely
injured, end Mrs. Kinker fatally injured
Mrs. Hielnud Staik, arm and ribs
broken.
HOCSIX III.OWK AWAY.
Jasper Royles, nenr Flag .Springs.
m in. r.iioii, near b.illic.
.Mr?, Edwards.
John lloiihmn.
Job Pierce.
',. G. Dnngnrfield.
Isaiah Hoyies.
George Purvlanco,
Israel Wood.
Leb Garrett
It. C. Nelson.
-.loiin Call.
Fiank Huik.
liloomur Dungiiu.
:ii . Dugau.
Leonard Mceks.
' Mclntyre.
Win, Hoiihum.
IlevhiH.
Geo, Hoberlri.
Randolph Newman.
A WilkeaMeok.
ltandnlph Newman .
rhfcnuis llntemaii.
mr. Hurt wo ll. south ot itcrlin.
I'hlllip Ausmus, near same place.
Also tio houses of tho two Thomases
and MrVWolf and seoros of others.
In Gentry, DoKalb nnd Nodaway
cdiintlesj Ibis Statu; and In Osage, Suin
'nir vnd Redgwjuli cnuiitios. Kansas,
Vyel6ncs wcroidsi raging nil on Sun-
lay unornoon."
iii
Fortunately the loss of
e was not wi great In tho section first
'alluded to, but thd de&trtcU6h of prop.
city' was imtneiisu, ' "
' From present Information it appears
that flyo separate: and distinct cyclones
. . . " ..
The petition Inn Intr been filed must bo renew
ed on the 4th day of July every year Hereaf
ter, but If the petition Is not renewed at Hint
time the consequence Is thai no license can be
Issued upon It thereafter until it Is renewed.
Tholnteprelatlnn of the Htatuto M that If Ihe
first license granted, after fllhiK the petition ex
plres before the 4th day of July, A second 11
censn may beKRilited for another period ot six
months upon tho same petition. In other words,
a petition laid beforo tho Court nt tho August
t'.Tiu would Justify tho Issuance, ot n license lo
explru hi February, nt which time a second II
muse lntxht lie issued for another period of six
months upon tho saxic petition. And n petition
filed at tho May term would nutlinrlzo a license
fnr'slx months from that date, nltlumjjli It would
extend far beyond the next 4th day nt July,
Ineilher ease the petition inluht be renewed in
tho 4th day of July and would probably authorize
a renewal of the license, or ntllier tho Issuing of
anew ne, nt tliocxplratlou of tho existing II
cense. Hut the petition mlvlit bo renewed at
thu expiration of thu license whereupon n
now llcttiise might bo Issued. Tims, It will be
readily seen that tho petition relates to. utntls
the basis of, the power of the Court In grant
tho license, mid tho. Htatuto prescribes tho
length of lime tho license shall run.
When a petition bus been filed in the Clerk's
office mul laid before thu Court us required by
thu rittilutc, It theiwufnrward belongs to the
fllos of llioCourt, and Its efficacy as n basis of
power In the Court to grant a license to the np
pllcaut cannot lie Impaired by any subsequent
act of the petitioners or citizens, by rontons.
trance or otherwise, for the reason that tlm law
hatmndn no provision for lliu withdrawal of
any petitioner s name therefrom, nor for u re
monstrance to destroy Its force nr vitality. Prl
or to tho revision of ISM, a majority of Ihe
votrrslu any city, block, ele might file a re
monstrance against graining a llcenso and
thereby prevent the granting of such license tor
one year thereafter. Thus u majority of the
vtersot the oily, etc., oiild provent a llcenso
liyurvuunistrance. A majority of tax-paying
cltlzms can now prevent a llcenso by refuslni;
to sign a petition therefor. Hectloli 10 of the
dramshop law of J8.V1 which authorized arcmwii
strancu by tho liters wus Milcken out and In
lieu thrreof Section 5lh! of Ihe last revision
substituted rcqulrhn; a petition frouia.iuajorl.
ty of. Hie tax-paying citizens as u condition
upon w bleb a license should be Issued. In sub
stltulhiR "tax-pajlugclllzciis"for "volers" Ike
intention was to chant'o tho qiialincatious
t tho objectors or pclltloi.ers, for these expres
sions do not menu the same tlilnir. A citizen hi
Ihe sens hero used Isan Inhabitant ; a dweller
In a clly, town, or plate, In u morn general
seus. it means n native or permanent resident
Iliaeltyortroiiiilry.iLS tke citizens of Indon,
or iniiailclphhii the citizens ot Ihe United
HIates. In ho II, H., a person who has the
privilege ot expression Urn eleelUo frouclilo
or the qiiallllcatlous to enable him to vote for
rulers. Web, Die.
The citizen must be a tax-payer-niust pay a
tax or own properly liable to assessment for
purposes of taxation. It Is not ctrur, but prob.
nblya woman whnls n resident of Ihe plate
mid pays taxes Is Included In the expression,
tax-paying citizen.
Whf h the petition has been filed snd laid bo
foro tho Court, it should b shown or proven
that the majority of tho tax-pajlng citizens
havo signed It, or authorized ihelr names lobe
Hgiied thereto, mid whether a majority Imvo
signed it or not, Is a Judicial question for the
Court t determine from the evidence siilnnh
ted, if thcCciirt tsdeeeived by the evidence
the license may ho granted, and renew ed or a
new one granted, until the next ensuing 4lh day
nf July, mid Is not u limitation upon the time
tlio llcenso shall run, that being fixed by the law
at six in. inns.
.Slrth. The petition must bo renowed, f. r. a
new ouo must tio filed on the next ensuing 4th
day of July, or no llcnsc ca thereafter Issiw
until it Is renewed, but when It Is rnewcd.
w hether on llelth day of July or nt any time
afterward, u new license nitty bo Issued.
sc renin. If the license ex I res beforo the 4th
day of July next nfler It was Issued it new llcenso
mny be Issued on tlm strength ot the etltlon on
HW for another peilodof six mouths, although
such license might run beyond Iho next ensu
ing 4th day of July after tho petition was filed.
Eighth. Altera petition has been filed and
laid before the Court, it becomes n part of the
nies of the Court, and If adjudged sufficient It
Invests Die Court with power to outer Ihe li
cense, mid Its etlleacy cannot bo weakened or
impaired by the action or conduit pf the peti
tioners thereafter, 6y tho withdrawal of their
consent or by remonstrance, or by a subsequent
changeor Increase In the number of legal peti
tioners in the district, no provision having
'ecu made by the law fornny such contingency.
I fifi. The petitioners must Vo citizens, In
habitants, if the territory or place named,
whether city, or block or square In a city, or
Incorporated tuwn.or municipal township, And
they must be tax-payers ; f. t pay taxes or lie
legally liable in assessment and payment nf n
tax ; but whether this tvxabtfl proparty must
be w ithin the district Is qiiestiomiblo. Terhaps
ono who llyes or resides therein nnd being liable
to taxation elsewhere would bo a (nullified ie
tlttoiicr mid should be counted In ascertaining
whother a majority bad or had not signed the
pel Ion. Tho cxpressltn "tax-payUg citizen"
qualifies Iho petitioner. Citizen therein Implies
residence, and tux-paying qualifies or Indicates
the kind of citizen Hit Hided
TVitlh. The Court must henr the application
and decide as uCiurt, a judicial tribunal, upon
the sufficiency of the same, and the order grout-
lug or directing tho llcenso. to bo Itsued Is (lie.
act of tho Court ; If the Court Is hi error ns, to
the existence of the fuels, which authorize the
llccusc, but would be authorized to net It tho
supposed facts Xld not exist, such n mistake Is
not criminal. Tho act must not only bo Illegal
but it must spring from corrupt or Impure mo
lives. 41 Mo., i7 ; 41 Mo., 491; 48 Mo., iXl;
4 111; SO Mo., MX
Jvlrrrwh A llceiue Issued contrary to law,
against the law. Is void and will not protect tho
Holder, otherwise If It bo Informally or Irrrgu
larly granted
2'iryi.-All the provisions of the law nro ti
bo liberally construed as remedial In their na
lure and character.
and elegantly,
C. O. Denncygnro to the audience
Ills thoughts on the subject ot "Trained
Labor." Mr. Donnoy is a young man
that handles ally subject with which lie
deals with n good deal more than ordi
nary ability nnd power. His stylo is
vigorous nnd elegant.
" Tho Old School Teacher" was de
livered by Miss Carrie 1 1 III in n clear,
musical nnd touching manner.
The graduates wen I'mnui Cottrell
and Kiln CVFallon. Doth these young
ladles have shown themselves to bo "ou
tline heroines'. They have ovcrcomo nb-
loading n number of enrs with wood.
Circuit Court
Has been In session during tho entire
week. Tho civil docket being clcard
tip quite rapidly. Tho following cases
being disposed of
3. V W Caldwell vs Jos Lumnn otnl
.'outlimed by agreement.
G. C C Catron vs K C St J & C B
It It Co; continued by defendants
7. M & K Striekler vs John McAd
aras nnd Holt, county: dismissed by
agreement.
10. Weed Sewing Much Co. vs C
stacles that wotdd prove insnrmoiinta I rhllbrlo & J T Hou'tiU; continued by
bio to nlno out of every ten young ladies I plaintiff
In the country. Miss Cottrell read a 16. Andrew county vs The1 bank
vorv eloquent essavon " A Profession." o ht Joseph; continued by ngree-
Tlio thoughts in this esny were practi- ment.
en), elegant and charming. 1. t-'ad .McCoy & C .1 Moore rs K
Ella O'Fnllon gave to thoso present, C St J & (J If It 11;-continued by
a lino specimen of what she Is capablo I agreement
of dolnir in Life's Rattles." Miss 25. John L Knrwell vs AmandaM
O'Fnllon has a stvlo that Is clear, inns- Oiilln t nt-contlnucrl by defendant
leal nnd fucinnting. She is noted for X C Rundel vs R l' Lamb et nl;
her patient student-like habits. -judgment for plaintiff, S409.70
Music. Poot nnd Peasant" wo then .louns .Ionian J Bonny vs
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vorv charmingly executed ny misshusio innim u.ivis, jiuigiueiu mr piaiuuu
Miller and Will Zook. !?150.8.
O. C. Hill tlien delivered his anoml 61. Albort Roecker to use of Funulo
nddross. which was mm. nf his most amitli vs A C Eppler ot ni; leave to
powerful efforts. Prof Hill is noted for answer.
03. Win Chnndler vs hd. Auibal;
continued by agreement.
70. John LChnniiingvsC M Swoop;
defendant has leave" to answer.
tellhng the people some vory wholesome
uud valuable truths. In it few iipiii'
prlnto roinaiks, Prof. Hill reluriuxl his
thanks to tho Board for the hearty sup
port they lind given him during tho fivo
ears that holtiyrcondiiuted tho school
lie then returned his heart-felt thanks
to nil of his assistants, and to thoso who
New Point.
Mr. Lditort-.Pleneo announce tint
there will bo a meeting of lliu ejtizeus
ot Hickory township Thursday evcnln
Juno Wil, at Cowan's School House,
for the purpose of organizing tho town
ship as required by Article Soven, Con
stitutioii of the Holt County Temper-
unco Alliance. All interested in tho
causu of Temporaneu tire invited. By
order of
TOWSSIIIl' VlCK PltKSIIIKNT.
Juno 1 tth. 1881.
Business Brevities.
Vt ho s he who loves not home. A beautiful
home of II acres, neat l-room house, good wa
ter, nlentv of fruit. 1,1ns Forest (it v nn tho fn.t
nnil so i uvoiy nnil noiuy supported mm tsuvrral acres In cultivation. Terms easy, will
In his nmuoiisnttumpt to olevato tho vie- ' "om ,0"' "nw" Aim' ' 5I- Kali, 1'ore.st
ing generation to u higher piano of
thought and action. Ho snld In n hit
morons way, that some of tho old fogies
had kicked him and lie had kicked them
tmt tho difference between the kicking
was that they had attempted to kick
htm down, wldlo ho hnd attempted lo
kick them up to a higher plane of life
ine ornmt, at urogon is Known over
Missouri, Kansas and portions of No
braskn
City, er nt this office.
Hnvo you found it gold ring with hair sol
cnented In glass, .1 links on uach side ot set,
O.J.." cut Inside, It you have, leave at this
office and you will ue liberally rewarded
Read, Think, Act 1
Patties who know they nro in arrears
to The County PArF.it are requested to
como forward and Fettlo their accounts
cither by cash or nolo. Wo have un
This school has boon of very wards of fifteen hundred dollars upon
great value to tho peoplo of the North- our books, nnd befng desirous to open
west, it nos set in motion forces that a now sot, wo do not care to carry ne
win go on 'increasing m power and counts forward
grandeur for years to como. ponvNS & Waaler
fhe Markets.
Hods. Severs seoniod to have but
littlo ditlk-ultylu affecting a clearncc.
Tho bulk of Jho offering consisted of
goon lowers, iiun grass hogs nro
dull; good butchers' nro senrco nnd
wanted. Tho market closed steady,
Cattlk. during tho past week there
has been mora business transacted than
usual. The supply moderate, but tho
demand was Ijnlr, and. all offered found
ready salo. Business closed fairly ac
tive.
Missouri.
The Chicago TYmri of tho lCth 'was
a monster perhaps tho largest paper
over devoted to agricultural lnterest,and
skctchos of tho northwestern States.
It had this to any of Missouri :
"Thoro is no occosslon to doubt but
that tho best educational privileges
will bo furnished to meet all tho future
requirements of the citizens of Miss
ouri. It will bo nil tho Times can
plctino it. With every agricultural
capability, a salubrious climate sufll
ceht rainfall, many clear ami bdfiuttful
si reams running into tho Mississippi,
Missouri and Arkansas rivers, navig
able for many miles, and possessing
nn abundatico of iron, thu best of coal
nnd copper, load, zinc, cobalt, tnagonusc,
nlckle, tin and marble lhnestono, sand
stone gypsum baryta kaolin, potter's
clay, fine clay, mineral paint, deposits,
etc., plenty of timber a good market nt
Chicago nnd St. Louis, the futuro Mis
souriui certainly can hnvo no occasion
to find fault. That the manufacturing
of St. Louis nnd tho wholo State, too,
s very largo, and will ho n hundred fold
'renter in time, is nn Important consid
eration. Tho mining of nit different
minerals will not tako a subordinate po
sition in the State's futuro greatness.
Its manufacturing nnd mining nro very
impnrtnnt interests, ns they will furnish
many thousands of citizens and laborers
employment mid a large amount of cap
ital. The drainage of North Missouri
in tho mnln is excellent. Tho soil is
i loh, quick uud productive. Tho prai
ries yield magnificently of corn and the
smaller grains, and constitute thu finest
of meadows. In tho timber is found also
almost every variety of soil, "(rum the
rich hiit'kburry and walnut glowing land
to white oak ridges, and oven tho rocky
points whero the sturdy plno and cedar
find slender foothold for their enterpri
sing roots. The climate of this whole
suction of county is of unusual salubrity
and hc:ilthfulucs'. Corn is the impor
tant crop of Northern Missouri to thu
southern part of Iowa then wheat, outs,
rj-o hemp, etc. Tobacco Is also cultiva
ted with success In different localities,
grape culltiro and wlno making will
play an important part in tho resources
of Unit section. Fruits nro raised in
great abundunco, and In many instances
tiro a source of great profit,. Apples,
peaches, pears, nnd nil tho small fruits
are common everywhere. Wnterod by
uumernus running .streams, nnd whero
thu land Is broken, by elcnr gushing
Wing, this section is a superior one
for stock raising. The shorthorns of
Missouri nro beginning tnbu known nnd
prized iti markets of tho world, and to
day tho farmers are reaping a handsome
profit for tho salo of fancy breeds
throughout tho South and West which
supply it was formoly thought could not
bo obtained except by Importation from
Kentucky the Eastern State and Kuropo.
Ftotn these a in shipped fat cattlo
andshocp to all Immu market's and evon
to Great Uritaln and tho horses, initios
nnd hogs raised on thoso extensive
farms aro not to bo . excelled. Tho
iiorthoru portion of tho stnln is Intersec
ted by a complete network of railroad
most of them trunk lines to tho best
markets, affording unsurpassed trans
portatlnit facilities. Tho population is
made up principally of Amoricans with
a sprinkling foreign element liberal and
Although the'clcneal forco of th0
Census Bureau has been reduced during
the pnstfew months from 1,400 to COO
employes, It is found that the appropri
ation made by Congress for tho comple
tion of tho work will not ndmlt of tho
payment ot salaries to tho present
force beyond the 16th inst., nnd tho
work is still far from being completed.
Upon the recommendation of Supcrin.
tendent Walker, and as Iho only1 avail
able means of averting nn entire cessa
tion ot operations until next winter, tho
occicuujr ut inu interior nns issueu n
circular to tho employes of Iho Census
Bureau, In -which, nf ter reciting tlie fact,
that tho appropriation is nearly ex
hausted : ho says tliut if they desire to
continue upon tho work of tho Census
Office as volunteers, expressly disavow
ing any claim agaiust tho Government
in consequence thuroof, und signifying
a willingness to leave the matter entire
ly with Congress, they will bo permit
ted to do so. Tho nrrnnfroment will
ontlnue in force at tho pleasure of tlm
lcpartmcut so long ns the Interest of
tho sorv lco may seem to require. It is
believed-that tinder this arrangement
tho service of an efficient forco can bo
obtained.
My wife has been troubled with bill-
iousness, bloating of stomach and
bowels, swelling ot tho limbs, constipa
tion for years, but nil lias vanished
from tho tuo of three bottles 1). R. V.
G. Dyspepsia Remedy.
1. G. Bnrbor, Roal.Rstato.
Syracuse. N. Y.
Guaranteed by nil druggists.
grogrexsive, cxhihting enterprising and
In
1. R. V. G. Cured mo of Dvsnensfa
nnd Urinal diftloulty. No one should
bo without it.
Truly. A. A. Howlctt.
President Salt Springs National Batik, f
C.A. ....... X- V r. . , I ..lit
ojmuiirc, r, x. viiiarnuiei'u ny nil
uruggisis.
Thursday.
I'riiiay.,
la:
HOOH. CATTl.K,
5 U 80 08
a SO 8 30
A M 0 30
o vu a 30
, 5 SU 0 IS
t w a is
at
The monotony of tho situation
Albany lias at last been broken. As
semblyman Bradluy claims ho was ot
fcreil $2,600 to doort Conkllng nnd
cast ms yoio for Dopow. Ilradltiy took
tho money and turned It over to Speak
or Shitrpu who Immediately appointed a
committee to Investigate, and for tho
past fow days and up to the hour wo
close our forms tho committee is still
"investigating." It will probably bo
another Wldttakcr wise, whero it cost
the government f 37,600 to find out that
Whitltikcr cut his own ears,
ttiuiinliiv
Monday ,
Tuesday
Wednesday..,,
Wheat Hits been fairly nctlvo du
ring tho past 'week, caused by a gen
eral higher eastern muikct. The crop
reports has also had a tendency to
keep up the Rood fooling.
ConN Has been firm and in fair do
maud for. the iiust truck and closed firm
W1IKAT. COIIK,
Thursday,,, , . 1 09 ft a
Krlday.... .;..,...!...,... 107 !.. i
satuiduy I M 41
Monday 1 13.,,,,, 43
Tuesday I II),..,., 40
Wednesday ,,,, l ll , 45
Brown' Vegetable Liver Pills
Aro a sure euro for Liver Complaint,
Constipation and Biliousness. For sale
by all DriiRgests in Oregon, & Forbes
& Blgulow,
JAMES HALE'
FOREST CITY. MO
Is prepared to do all kinds of
Blacksmlthing,
Wagon Work,
Boiler mpairttig
Shcot Iron Work,
. Plow Repairing
Horse hoeing.
I havp made a specialty of Horse shoo
ing and discuses ot tho
FEET OF HORSES
for a number of years, and I claim to
know how to shoo a horse or mule.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Grand Avenue, Forest Oity
tolligonce on every hand und in every
vocation. In timo Missouri will bo ono
of tio rluhost States in tho Wost.
CLARK PHILIJRICK,
J'ABHIONAM.K
BABBEB aid HAIR COTTER
West Hide
l.fiie,
OREGON, MO.
Vablle Hnuare. Resp
In
neWfnllv
vlvs tho patronage of those bavins anything
In the llnrber, Hair-Cuttle or HUmupoonlnu
For fivo years I havo been troubled
tvllli r'flliutlnnthni l.tirm nml Ulstmn.tli
ftVoubles, coupled with Joss of memory
o.i.l Dl.....,lnou ..!..!. . '!!... I...l..
1). R, V. G. has mudo mo a well man
und a Imnnv one.
Johnston Millor, Insurnnco
(i , Syrucuso, N.
J G unranteed by all dealors.
GREAT BARGAINS IN PIANOS, ORGANS,
lthoten1e orltctnll.
Tho large storeroom of T. J. Wash
burn, Fifth nnd Francis ttrects, in
Dneked full of tho finest grades of Pi
anos nnd Organs, which ho Is selling
extrflinoly low for cash or monthly pay-
incuts. He is agent for Stelnwny
rianos nnd Ksley Organs tho leading
instruments ot tho world, and all
varieties of cbcapor gradrs. All goods
as represented and will duplicate tho
prices of any doalor in tho country.
The most complete stock of Accor
dcans, Hnrmontcas, Guitars, Banjos,
Violins, Organettcs, Sheet Music
Books &., to bo hail in the city. All
aro cordially invited to call on or ml-
jrossT. J. Washburn, corner Fifth
nnd Francis strcols, St. Joseph, Miss
ouri.
KsMaMstSslalBLiMeaBS
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HICABO PITTS I
I Anom
HACK HAWK
1-.il; .rTiTr.".".-rf.r5Tt 1
u M. WW . u IU, . V. Ul VII. .
Election Notice.
Notice is hereby given that there will
bo n Special Kleetion held nt tho usifal
voting products In Holt countpM.,
on
Saturday, July 3d, 188f?
for tho purposu of voting upon tho ques
tlon of restraining swine from running
at largo In suid county, In accordance
with Chapter 169, Revised Statutes of
Missouri, year 1879.
By order of tho County Court, May
lvt, 1881,
J. II. C, CURTIS,
County Clkkk.
InUMBurlut
ow. In luft .1MI
uoupn u nrlprocu, CMueqi
TRACTI ON I
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