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h VOLUME XVII. OREGON, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1881. NUMBER 6. In ti BP n4 Tv In : In O A' o 8 .A t Public I will fell nt my residence, two miles routh of Mnltland, oil Wednesday, July 27th, 1881, The following described property, to-wlt: 2f head ol horses, murits and wilts, DO head of cuttle, (high grades), cows, fudfers andfteors. 100 head of hogs, il Jennets; 1 No. 1 two-yoiir old Jack; 1 two.lioifiu wagon mid 2 sots double luirnes! ; 1 skeleton wagon nml pi;t of sin gle harness; 1 pair ot hub sleds; I No. 1 lmy or straw cutter, Household nml Miction lurimuro, mm uiuuyouioi- nrncius .It,, ttc . 4 It. ..I ..!. Il Ill HIIILllllI, UIHI lllllllj UUIUI HI IILIW MS: A credit ol" wis months will TKU.MS: per cent. Interest from date, purchaser num. of $26 and under, cash. LET THERE IT CAN UK HAI'lil.Y HAll) THAT Jones, Townsend &Co., THE Squjihe DEJLifiq GLojhiehs, II.VVK THE HF.ST l.t(!1tTi:i CLOTHHsTG- IROOnVH IX THU CITY OK ST. .lOHKI'H. They have now on hand a. llchable MEN'S YOUTH'S DOT'S wear. Unsurpassed In style, quality and lit in every particular. We keep on hand a hue us samples lor custonie work, whom suits can hu gotten up in quick time, nml a perfect lit guaranteed. JOFES, TOWNSEND & CO,, 4th & Felix Street, ST. JOSEPH MO WE SMILE 4 T COMPETITION ! If you would consult your own interest, tindjiiive an honest desire to save Money, come to Barnes & Collison's NEW POINT. Public Attention IS CENTERED OX CORRUPTION AT Nation's Capital, Hut something of far moro Importance demands the attention of the citizens of Mound City and Holt county just now, mid that is THE BED-ROCK PRICES ON HOT WEATHER GOODS! We Have Them in all Styles and Prices. "W EI iTY BIROS & CO. jVEOTJTVI a. M. SAXTON. SAXTON & Jewelers, WHOI.F.HAI.K AND Fine Watches, Rich Jewelry, Sterling Silverware, Silver Plated Ware, Frencfran American' Clocks. Opera Glasses, Spectacles, In fact cvc.nrtlilnu pertaining to tlic Jewelry trade. We shall otter extra Inducements to pur elibsers till I'omlnK season. A visit of Inspection U extended to all. You will llml It to your Interest to "kaniluo our stock if ore. mnkliiK your purchases, for we menu what wo say, that our urlcfs nre.t ueh lower than last season. All coods warranted as represented, or monev refnrnl. (! Eni;i Raving, runitirifr,'.?! unii waienen uuu juwiary, u njei-iimy, uy ruiiiiiiiiuni worhiuen. una Jtfljjjlyo.jiloii, Felix htreet, Haxtou'a lllock, between Filth und t'tli wurniui Ml, JOSI Sale. u iiiiinuroii.s in inmiiuni. I... ,.1 .... ..II .... ..... in. .im. n. nnill.l'iiil lie given on all sums over $25; Un giving nolo with approved security. All BE LIGHT! Stock of Spring Clothing, for THE ALL city, mo, R. U. HENDRICK HENDRIGK, Jewelers, KliTAII, DKAI.F.UH IN F. ENDEBROCK, up Manufacturer ot all kinds nt TOTEM ili PACKING TRDHKS VAM8ES, Sc., AND DHALKIt IN TEATELIG BAGS M SATCHELS. 113 L 115 Second Street, bet. Felix & Frauds ST. JONKl'H, JO Keep out of the sun. Hug tliu shady side of tho .xtreut. Why Is It when n man Is supplied with two or thrco lawns ho always wants a lawn mower. It l on li. 1 Hosteller this time n bouncing baby boy king and master over nil. We are gradually becoming chilled a newsboy and the dally Gazette every morning for breakfast. Oregon has a newsboy. All wo want now Is a hoot-black and we can put on metropolitan airs. During the present shipping season there has been over twelve hundred head of cattle shipped from Maltland by Messrs. Ashbrook & Dorun. Judging from tho oppressive heat the past week, wo aro led to think lhat Vennor or the Almighty Is putting us In training for the other world. Sid Wllley living in the eastern part of the city, while harvesting near Forest City on Tuesday, was sun stroke Ills recovery Is doubtful. Thero was a danco soniowhoro In town last Thursday evening, wi believe, but it must havo been slunly uttdiidod, for wn couldn't find n soul the next day who said he had been there. A local newspaper could be made much more attractive to its readers if Us friends would only manifest sulH elent interest in It to furnish Us columns with all items coming to their notice calculated in the leat to interest the public. Wc understand Mr. Ilonnett is lie- rntf.itltin. lli.. Uli.i.ln iivniinih ...... I H. ...... 1. 1, .... uiu . ..... iu . .,... . . niniu lie intends to erect u haiubomu brick block, with a fifty feet front. A few more such enterprising men like Mr. Dennett and tho future success of Ore gon would bo asured. Mr. Neal Ilohli'.y.oll, wn aro inform ed, Is about to c'nse a sale for his line farm adjoining town. The prico wo understand is )? 10,000. We would ad vise Mr. Hoblltell to hold on tu his farm awhile longer as real estate is steadily on the advance In and mound Oregon. The K. C. road have put in Sunday trains, which aro a groat convenience to thu traveling public. The train go ing south arrives at Forest City at 1 :!10, and the one going north at L':!10. There will bo no train going smith on Satur day night and none going north on Monday morning as heretofore. -While A. S. Quirrol was out gath ering berries thu other day near Mr. Kunkle's mill, hu was accidentally shot and killed by a gnu in tho hands of Chris. ICiiuklu, who happened to be in thnt vicinity. My. Kuiikle feels deeply grieved over tho accident and says hu did not know the gun was loaded. Par ties cannot be too careful In handling shot-guns and lire-arms gonerally. The deceased leaves a wlfu and several chll drcu to mourn his untimely death. Mr. W. II. "Sawyer, this elurer and soclablo gentleman who represoias thu St, Joseph Gazette .spent Saturday and Sunday hoie hut wuek, and gobbled up quite a number of new subscribers to that excellent paper. He madu ar rangements whllo here to havo I ho (7 sctte dollvored In Oregon bright mid early overy morning, by earrior, which will bo quite a ti cut for our citizens in tho way of early news. Tills arrange ment docs not incliido the regular sub scrlbeis to that paper, but it they want their papers changed to thu early list they must settle up to datu and Inform the proprietors to that effect, ami re now their subscription with the carrier. From all over tho central and oast, urn portions of thu country comes the iiuws of most torriblo heat. In many places it has been hotter than for a half Mcontury before, and the rccoul and the ydeaths from sun-stroke havu been sadly frequent. In tliu cities tho little chil dren havo been swept away by tho hun dreds (succumbing to the lient and the Ulseasos quickly engendered thereby. Hu this locality I ho heat has boon steady Vuul continuous, tho thormomotur has Aiaohed as high as 104 In thu shado, und has continued at about an uveragu ot 9G 0 . .A few peoplu havu boon over come by the oppi esslvo wavo of hotuoss, but wo have not heard of a fatal case as yet, and wo would advlso all to oxcrolso a groat deal of earo how they work in thu sun during tho next two mouths ; drink us little ice water as possiblu and' cat only light food. Dan. Martin is now oarrying a com. ploto stock of Utiggv Harness of his own inanufuoturo which will bo sold as cheap as first class work can be. Call and be convinced. Nov. Mr. Miller will preach at Now Point next Sunday morning and eve ning. Hov. S. Carothor.i will preach In thuM.K, church Sunday at 11 a. xi. Children's meeting nt night. W. T. Maupiu will preach in Ore gon next Sunday morning and evening j also at Union school house at 4 1 m. Ocorgo Hornocker who lives six miles southeast of Oregon was thrown from his horse one day last week, and had his collar bono broken. A man by tno name of Solomon Sherlu committed suicide two mile north of (irahain last Thursday. He leaves n wlfu ami two children In desti tute circumstances. llolckow Herald : At Kniou Star a largo cava Is to be built which will havu sulllelcnt capacity to receive the entire population of tho village in easu another cyclone should pay it a visit. Fred Myers Is busy superintending tho improvements on the roads leading Into Craig. Fied will Ins bust to make the thrco hundred dollais appro priation go as far ns possible. Wo aro ploacd to learn that Mr.W. H. Patterson whollvos near Maltland is fast recovering from the Injuries sus tained in the accident which recently 'icfell lilm. Wu hope to soon see him on his "pins" again. Col. F. Llbby ha purchased the roldent property of 1). A. (Jelvin in Maltland mid will leave his farm mid take up his resitlenco in that city. Tho Colonel will prove u valuable aequlsl thin to Maltland. Such men make towns. Thu II nisi roatlng cars wo havo seen this season was pre.-euted to us by Pel or Prico. Ksq of Now Point. It is called the "eight row early," a great lavorlto of Virginia. It lias a very small cob and tho grain is quite l.irge. It is a seven weoi;'s corn. How trjiu is the following from the Sedalia Deuwcml, and yet how few re tilizo it: "No progressive town, mid no town which ever wanted to bo pro gressive ever found yet a truer, staunch- it or more rahuiblo ally than Its local papers. Then simply as a matter of busings, if for no other icason, they should support It most heartily." A little boy who lives on tho west side of town, about four years old was much astonl-hed when he awoke onu morning last week to find a little MMor In his mother's arms. "Where did it come from?" ho asked, with his eyes wide open. "From Ood," was tho re ply. "Who brought It?" was the next very natural inquiry. "An angel." He thought for a moment, mid then ux chiiinedi "Oil! mamma, why didn't you catch the angel too!" Tho Tuachers' Instituto at Troy, Kansas, begins Monday August 1st. A cordial Invitation is extended to all teachers of the county. A nominal tu ition fee ot one dollar will bo charged, mid good boarding with furnished room can bo had at from $2.50 to 80.00 per week Onu hundred mid filly teachers am expected to bo present, and many important subjects to teachers will hu discussed by many of thu bekt oduca tors In tho northwest. Thu instituto will bo conducted by II. F. Shanor, us Superintendent mid O. C. Hill us conductor. Thu following nmeuded section of tho now road law will bo of iiitorc.it to road overseers In particular and thopeo plo generally. Section G948 says It shall bo tho duty of tho overseer of tho several road districts to notify each res ident tax-pajor in his district of tiio amount of road tax due, mid givu thu said tux-payor nn opportunity to pity the samo on his propor road on or be fore the first day of December in oach year. An ovorseor falling to notify said tax-payer of tho amount of tax duu, mid whuti ami whoro tliosamo may bo paid In labor on thu road, shall bo liable on tho land for thu amount of taxes ho may thus fall to collect. At a recent meeting of tho minis ters mid ofllccrs of the Oregon Ihblu Society, It was resolved to hold quar terly meetings In thu different churches. At oach of these meetings a collection for thu lliblo cause will bo taken up and credited to tho church in which tho collection is taken, Thu first of these meetings will bo hold lu tho Methodist church, Sabbath evening, July 31st. Hov. George Mtllor was appointed to open tho meeting with a short, address to bo followed by Revs. Gardner and Lingo, The various ministers in tho county aro earnestly, requested to proiich in their respective places on this subject and tako up a collection for this cause. Friends ot tho blblo ciuiso aro invited to attend these meetings, It seems ns though Guiteuu was thu "crank" to Conk's machine. Do not fall to attend tho great stock sale of Freeman Llbby on his farm two miles south of Mmtlaud, on Wednesday, July !7th, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Van lluo klrk lost their llttlu babu last week. It was thrco months and fourteen days of age, mid died of cholera-lnfanlum, after three days Illness. Only a loving mother can feel tho worth or loss of these dear little budding gems ot' babe life. They arc unknown to this cold world. They aro priceless treasures to thu mother's heart. M. Thero will bo a basket meeting at Minion's grove, July ill, 1881. Tho meeting will coniineiieo on the Friday before. On Saturday at II a. m., there will ho abiiiiness meeting; tho breth ren aro especially Invited to attend this meeting, as Important business will bo attended to; by order of thu officers of tho church At Forc.-t City, ltur Oak and Minion school houu. Thero area few persons in Oregon who take particular deiifiht in attend ing to everybody's business and sadly neglecting their own, and who set them selves up for examples and ;o around lilting a coat of morals for every one, whim they need a coat of some kind themselves very badly. When men act down so low as to go around and gosip among old women, mid tell everything tho boys do, they need an autliloto of .something very badly. " If there Is anybody under tho canister of heaven that I hold In utter oxernxouec," says Mrs. Paitington, "It is thu slanderer, going about like a bua constructor, cir culating Ids calomel upon honest folks." A man by the uanio of Clayton, who lives down lu the bottom near Forbes was arrested last week, and hail n preliminary oxaimuatlnu before 'Squire Zook last Monday, for flogging or rather beating his littio hov. From thu testimony of tho witnesses it kcphis ho was moro of a brute to Ids child than a father. The littio lad's back was exhibited In court and tho flesh thereon win fearfully larcuratod mid ' punctured, by thu blows ndinliiMored by tho old man who, It scums took per fect delight lu stripping the lad and lashing him unmercifully upon his bare hack, until thu neighbors interfered and had him ariisted. Ho was bound over in the sum of live hundred dollars, in de fault ot which ho will lay lu Jail until tho next tcim of circuit court, when hu will probably go to the pen to pay tho penalty for thu plcaMiru it gavu him to "correct his child," as he called it. Mound City. Judgu Grubb is visiting at Judgu T. W. McCoy's. Hocamuup Saturday. Lee Durham and brother will go Into the hardwaru business at Hoblit .ell's lumber yard soon. Killer Wayman has been here sev eral days Ho preached at thu M, K. church Thursday evening. A grocery staro will bo opened in a few days In tho Morris store building, now owned by Henry Spltlor. Cursaut & Meyer aro rushing thulr store building tiii.' It will bn the mo.it sub-taiitially built house in town. Tliu sheriff of Atchison county was hero Thursday night; ho wus in pursuit of tho Iowa bank robbers. K. F. Ulco has returned to his fiivt love tho butcher business, and he knows just how to run a butcher shop. Tho rush to thu mineral spiings tills hot weather is immense. Tito liv ery stablu hero can hardly carry the pcopluou Sunday evenings. George II. Carpenter has sold out ids furniture stock and will henceforth give his attention to the .saddle and harness business exclusively. Crcswell & Gordon arc going right ahead with their new store building, it is now roofed, sideu mid flooied and will bo ready to outer in about two weeks or three. Thuy run n delivery wagon ami are doing a rousing busi iisss in groceries, Tho leu cream festival at thu Christian church parsonage, Thursday evening was a pleasant gatlioring. Tliu attoudaiicu wns not largo, but all were lu tho best of spit Its nml tho evening was passed unusually pleasantly. The church hoitsu was opened and while sonic were eating tliu others furnished enchanting music. LOST. Detwoon Oregon and Mound City, or on the road leading north from Mound City, a black frock coat, nomiy new. Thu finder will bu suitably rewarded by giving notice to L. Kikkfathiok. Dotham, Mo, LOST Tho Row Mr. Millor has lost his milk cow. color black; brown along tho buck, whito face, with whltu spots under tier body and on her lugs. Her bag Is probably spoiled by tills timo. Any one finding her pluuso in form him. Dan, Martin is agent for tho Studu baker wagon and will soli them at St. Joseph prices. ror.ricAi, i'oixts. Oh, yes, I shouldn't wonder If I love the sound of thunder And of rutin rnln t rain 1 For Willi them eomo thu lirrcres, KilCKeattvo some of freezes. And an end to heated squeezes, AlUuy Kuhi, italn, Kiiiu. So let tliu rnln eomo pouring ; Yes, let II cunic u-rnarliu;! There's iiollilni; worth udorlutf More than wit 1 wet I wet I Tills N what I've been Iniplorini;, Once more I'll do .some snorhiK, And eeasu lo soak thu llnoiing " What Is home without an oil ean? What Is home without a poker? What Is homo wltlumtu woman, And it man In hu und choke her? " " What Is home without n itarden, And a faithful wife to make It, And a (larllnc uliom the parents llolh can olleii shake 111" " Do you drink beer At this time of ear? .Men drink hu.r Their throats to ehaer, Hut a cool lemonade, When properly made, And wllh mi we slacd Says to beer 'jnu're played.' " A Viissirulrliiow lu Detroit Went lo look for thu comet, and saw It. Next uluht she and Charley Decupled the porch early And repeated Ihclr former exploit. A (iulncy "curled darlliu;" named Newt , At the dollar store purchased a Hutu ; Ills Intention wetness Is to serenade Hess Willi lo'tootlu-to-tootle-le-toot. There was an old maid from Kentucky. Hlfjhed : "Oh. I sun so dreadful milimky i Willi all ot my smiles And my coy maiden wiles, No man has e'er yet called me ducky." Thv Knmd Mahr.ijah of Calcutta, (lot drunk and tell In thecutta He was found by a lackey Who shouted : "Oh eracUey," Audtotfdhlin home on ashulta. Tin: roMirr. From the IlurlliiKton llawkeje. Mercy love us I Far above us ! See the CMinet sliishln' round ; Fifty mill Ion Million billion Jlllllou miles above Hie Kround. Wllh a tall. I.Ike a w hale, .See It senot and whlaml ioar; With Us Hipper III the Dipper, How It miles the .Major Hear, Now It's tola' ForO'Jtyan, (Irish chap lhat klllod the bull). And the moiui, I'relty soim (lives the comet's tall a pull. Here unit there, Kverywhore, Hcstles sprite of sky Ideas ; Awful pert, See It lllrt With Helen roller's Pleiades. ViibclicviT, Famine, fever, I'laxuo nml pestilence and war ; Fret and worry, Trouble, hurry. That Is what a comet's for. Lot's ot debt, Too in uvlt Wet, 1 tain ami hall and sleet and llond ;', IlnrnliiK' itni'iKlit, Tin rlil south, .Sunbaked llelds and seas ot mud, lllood and bones, Tears and jjroans, (InaslilliK teeth and horrid erics i HowU and yowls. Frowns and scowls, That's about the comet's size. Kverylhlns II xxlll Iirlnir That isbad beneath (he sun; How It hums Here it comes (loudness gracious, let u run I The Markets. Catti.i:. A liberal supply, a fairly active general demand, and gradually hardening prjeos wore thu eondi- Ifntu if tliu itiiii'lriit tVt fVkml tt lwt.it Itxriltl Wt HIV lilt i-i"t iw IS vot- grades of native cattle. Karly in thu week thu receipts of fat cattle were a littio scant,' and prices stiffened, mid the market maintained a firm tone to thu finish Hons. Notwithstanding thu high prices prevalent during thu previous week, prices for thu week just closed havu showed au advance of '5o on the 100. Lght weights seemed to receive the most intention, There was an ac tive demand for anything wearing bris tles, nml at thu highest average ptico of tho year. One you' ago light weights were selling at 4.25 and heavy 84.76. ; ClIlCAOO, July 20, 1681. 1IOUB, CATTLE Thursday n 5c $u ss Friday to a so Hatliiday il 4ii li au Monday n so i 3.1 Tuesduy 0 40 A !U Wednesday U su 0 15 CoitN Was rather oulct and unusu ally dull. Tho Hritlsh markets are quoted dull, Now York Is unchanged. Shipping demand fairly active VVhkat Thu markotseoms moro ac tive and value i tiled a fraction higher in both spot and futures. Tho reports from Kasturn market noto a stronger feeling. WIIKAT. OWN. Thursday $1 12 $ 47 Filduy I W Saturday 1 12 Monday 1 la 47 Tuesduy 1 47 Wednesday I It...... i SUIl'MKNTS. STOCK OIIAIV. Maltland M ,.U What Wo Would Like to Know. t What will bo done. with Cittcau? t What flics aro good for, nnywny ? fWhat has become ot thu Ktniucu club? t What kind of shoes do do angels wear? flf overybody reads Tub Cou.ntv Papkii? t If not how do they get news? flf there is u belter barber in the county than Clark Phllbrlck? fOr a closer shaver than Judge ltiissel? t Why Charley Zook comos to town so often? t Whether John Iliichcr ever saw any typo lice? t Why Adrion Plnkstun fenced iti that stump? t If Kd. Welly hns a corner on mar riage guides? t Does the confession of the Talbott boys confess? t What has become of all the politic ians of lust year? t Why somo of the "boys" get mad when It is only a joke? t A happier young man than Fred. MaiKland of Maltland. t What hotel Grant Howell stopped at while in St. Joseph. t Whether it isn't good policy to keep in the shade these days? t If J. Foster Marshnl is not tho handsomest man In town? t If It isn't about time lor Sitting Hull to make another raid? t Whether Me Too Piatt expects over to come to tho surface again ? t Why somebody doesn't invent col ored hosiery that won't fado? t If It don't make all the difference in the world whoo ox is gored? t How tliu girls make tho paint stick to their checks this hot weather? t if Sam Walsh knows who hit him with that b:g rosk tho other day. t Whether J. K. Cummin gets mail every timu hu goes to th u postollicc. t Whether W. II. Sawyer, of tho Ga zittc didn't enjoy his last visit in Oregon ? t Why tho uglier a young man is, the more hund-oina does ho think himself? f What Gov. Crittenden thinks of Judge Finney's abilities as a letter wri ter? t Whether the comet feels any bettor for having inade such an exhibition of itself ? t Whether Col. Dawes will give thu Missouri editors an excursion to St. Paul? t What would bo moro pleasant than sttendlng a ball these delightfully cool nights ? t If Ira Peter can explain how that grasshopper got on thu top of Ins fish ing cork? t Whore you can find a handsomer set of records than thoso kept by W. II. Richards. tWhether It does a ily nnv good to walk around on a fellow's nne thesu mornings? t It John Levy really goes down to Aunt Kin's overy day to sou those wco little pups? flf it is a fact that Otho Hciinott of Maltland thinks of going to houso keeping soon. t What kind of an opiate John Phil brick takes of a night that makes him so sleepy next day? flf it is necessary to chango cloth ing mii account of Vennor's prediction of frosts tills month. f If Hob llussel, Stewart Keores, and Henry Cook will over go in the tank again without a patent fire escape? J. T. Tlmtclier of Oregon, Mo., has a suro cure for fo yer and ague. Warranted to euro or money refunded. Sent by mail on to colpt of price. One ounce bottle, 70,; two ounce bottle, $1.25. If von Mailt a irntnl KIrrln. Wnllhnni. Sprliiglleld or hwisj watch, cull on iiarry l-aragner, Watohmalcer, Oregon, Mo. FOR SALE. Several desirable dwrlltni; houses anil lMs tit uri'itou. "i rcasouaiiie ruics. i rr lerins rie. call and sco O'FAl.UUf & UtVINi:. IKVJJ Oregon, Ma. A NICE HOME For Oliewp. Inlonding to. remove from Holt cminty next full, 1 wish to sell my dwel ling in Oregon. Its location is uiistir passed in the city, and it would make u specially dosirablo homo far a physician or otlmr professional wan who wants an ofllce in connection with his dwolllug. I xx ill soli it at u bargain and require euly a, small cash payment; will give long timo ou deforred payments, if desUcd. Tosscsslou givon next Oetober. An iu spcetlon of thoproporty is solicited. W. W. Davkni'oiit. od 1 ..I 5tS 1 11 is 1