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VOLUME XXIII.

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OREGOX, FRIDAY, 13. 1888.

As easily as ',MAUD S." would lead tlie turf if Mr.Bonner would put her onthe track. Accorded the distinction of being the Representative ClothingHouse of Northwest Missouri, we as such greet you at the dawn ofthe Springof 1888 with the Largest, Finest, Most Complete and Lowest Priced Stock ofClothing for Men, Youth, Boys and umiareu ever ana at prices so lowthat thev make our competitors weep. Glance down this column and notice... " .--. j xtne low prices we name anu huuuuuii .

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Boys Short Pant Suits, ages 4 to 13 yrs. Fancy Cassimere for S2.00.Boys Short Pant Suits, ages 4 to 13 yrs. In Checks. Piaid and Stripes $2.50, 3.00, 3.50.Boys Short Pant Suits, ages 4 to 13 yrs. All Wool Cheviots for S4.00. 4.50 and 5,00.Boys Long Pant Suits, ages 10 to 18 yrs. Good Union Cassimere for S4.50, 5.00 and 7.00.Boys Long Pant Suits, ages 10 to 18 yrs. In Cassimeres. Worsteds and Cheviots $5.50, 6.G0. 7.00.Boys Long Pant Suits, ages 10 to 18 yrs. In Extra Good Worsted, Cheviots $8, $9, $10 and $12.Mens Working Suits, In Fancy Cassimeres for $5.00. 6.00 and 7.00.Kens AH Wool Suits, Wear Resisters, for $8.00, 9.00 and 10.00.Hens All Wool Cheviots and Worsted Suits, in Many Syles at $12.00, 15.00 and 16.00.Kens Extra Fine Worsted and Imported Cassimere Suits, in Sack, Frock and Prince Albert Stylesat $18.00, 20.00 and 22.00.2000 Pairs of All Wool Pants for $3.00 and 3.50.Fine Dress Pants for $4.00, 5.00 and 6.00.

Take advantage of the low railroad rates now being made to st. Joe and comeand clothe yourself in Stylish and durable Clothing at the same prices you payother dealers for cheap grades of goods. Don't forget the place.

BE ON

C.IS

and

All Grades Pine Lumber, Siding,Finish, Lath, Sash, Doors, Blinds,

Lime, Hair, Cement, Etc.

Jsy-- U jrci cmiliuiila1i lnii!0Is, It will lie to your advantage to call and exam-

ine m J stock and ra-- t prices tiff ore m purchase. VsH make it to your Interest to call

nud let mi' future on any liill vou want to ui.y. I return tlianks tu customers for i:ist

favors and solicit y.ur iatmuage In tfce future, irumiilng to deal with vou, as hereto-

fore, OS THE SfjrJAKE-EA- ST SIDK,

ODEIEG-OIEsr- ,

lbLEAD

HOBLITZELL,

LUMBER BUILDING

JOSEPH FITToxaxsccxv, MO..

The One Price Cash Store.

SPRING GitEiTIHe 'OIF THE

IBSJ 0&Y1

Vevor before lr.ive vour dollars been si powerful in the soriiringof new, choice, ileMrable merehaiidis.e. Conic early and ee thenew attractions on eycry Iiand.

DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT.

Yards Half-Wo- Dress l'al.rics

At 12 l-2- c

Tile I --lies Sprlns Colnrs.

40c.No

avi Yar.li iMmestie re In all Springhliade", : Indie ide.

At 30c.25c7

200 Yards lleln-Ke- . Inches wide, ill Urmvnnnd llrejs. Never lex thanliefoie

35c.lOoo Yard All W.iel Henrietta-;- . M Inches

utile, all jirins Shades

AtSold everywhere

At 60c.Moire Silks in Mark :uid Colors. Cmiiiilele

line of Mack and Colored Cms Urain and Fan-cy Mlks.

12 l-2- c.

1500 Yards Sattceus In All Colors. At this sale

Only 9cTrench Salteeiisln all the Neu SiuIiik Shades.

10c..! Yard of Dress CiuicltTiiiis and Airou

Checks nlll he sold a this .ile for

8 l-3- c.

-- DEALER

50c.

MX) Yards rrmts, all the best braiuls, soldcr n here

At 8 l-3- c.

At this sale

7cAsk ft ee our Spring line of .1adkct and

Mliawls. They are elegant and cheap

Cheek Linen Napkins at this sale only

75c 50c Dozen.

40c.Turkev lied Damask, f.ist colors, at thl Kile

Only 30c.

WHITE GOODS.India Linens, I.anns, Check Nal'i-sonl.- s.

In-- l'iipies and all the New NmelliesinWliile Siiltlocs, at prices so low lliey mil

you.

Laces and Edgings..HO pieces of llanilian: lutelng In ciery uMth.

ami we will save you S5 I'KU fi:.NT. on joutpurchases.

1W pin es of Swiss lCiuliroidory to select from,and all v.idths from 'i inch to 4." inches wide.Prices Inwf r than any coinpelllimi.

llK) pieces of lace. Imtli Mack and white. S.onenarrow for triuimhu: and some v. Ide enough forllounces and mls. Iteantiful designs.

r,n jnVces Ton-lin- l.aee-- all l.luen. Tricesfrom 'Si cents doen yards up.

GLOVES.Silk, I.tsic Ihiead. Cotton and Kid Cloves.

Lace Milts in all new Novelties.

HOSIERY.Ladles' Hose from

5c.ier pair up all grades and prices.

Parasols and Umbrellas.See our line of l'.irasnls and Silk I'mlin-lla-

in all the new dozens of handles. Alsusold-heade- d

unihrellas for gentlemen.

Gents' Furnishing Goods.Always carry a complete line of Cents'

i!oiI.

BOOTS and SHOES.$1.25.A Whole Slock Plow Shoe onlv

Men's Fine Shoes. You waul to see them toiipjmeiate sijle and ipiallty. Only

$2.50.Men's Whole Vamp Couzress (hn flH.

Shoe-sol- id leather. Only kP-.- UU'

Ask to see the$2.00

IioiiiTola Kid Shoe for Ladies. It is an excel-lent h.TRauu

Woman's Heavy Calf Shoe. ORThis sale only J).J.

Mens' Fine Calf Boots. Every kA f(pair warranted for IP'I.UU'Trunks hi all sizes and .nullities, and prices

the lowest. Also a tint- line of Tnuelms ISass.

Otic Kl.u.1- - .r n.ui.1. f.i- - Uiiriii' I.kIa imirn nninUli film PfPr mill if VOU TiaV Cashfor your cihmIs. It will he creally to vour interest to examine our Roods licforu W esell goods for CASH ONLY, and have striellvONF. PllU'K to all. All pxnis marked in PlainFiuri's, and our motto is "IJl'ICK SALES ANO'SMALL PKOFITS." We reniest jour inspec-tion uf goods and prices. Tours Most Truly,

JOSEPH F1TTS,OREGON, - MO.

THEM

MISSOURI, APRIL

Oranges, "."e per dozvnat K. P.Ilostetter's.

Frank Harris 13 at horun on a visit.Siogel IdJins has Riuyuil to Gnn-tlul- ',

Kaiisai--.

I'orket cutlery, largest s'.ock, low-

est prices, at J. II. NieV.Mrs. Mary Curry has runted one

of Sam. Daviilsun's hoiuen.Fiye imuutls bct Kio coffee at

Wilson & Quick's for 1.01) cash.J. Foster Marshal has occupied the

Mound City parsonage.Mks Ileileii Lchmcr has returned

from her extended vicit in California.

Don't toilet to examine 1). M. Mar-

tin's harness before buying elsewhere.Wilson & Quick, at Forbes are sell

in; coal oil at fifteen cents per gallon.Gelrin, Cain & Co., shipped a car

load of hogs to Kansas City last Friday.For sale: 150 tons of good hay.

Apply to J. Foster Marshall, Mound,Mo.

Fine, large feed potatoes, 1.00 perbushel at G. W. Meyer & Co's. Mound

City.John Buck and Henry Roselius

have each recently purchased line pi-

anos.Kd. Ilea has been to Savannah the

past week attending court as stenog-

rapher.Louie Mooie has a new heating ap-

paratusit heats them peanuts to per-

fection.S. II. Whitmer can furnish his

cane growing customers with rurecane seed.

Wilson & Quick sell the "Paly"leyer harrow and Triumph Plow ntForbes, Mo.

A Mr. I'owcll of ilnchanan comi-

ty, has rented the John Huiait farm in

Forbes township.llud Summers and Jake Crider are

the newly elected school directors for

the Maitlaud district.-- Kggsfoi hatching froinLt. Bramahs

and Iloudan-- ; liue staok. II. C.

Schmidt, Orepou, Mo.James Criswell and Joseph Groves

are the newly elected directors of theMound City school board.

The usual amount of moving is now

tu progress. Much moving does nottend to strengthen the till.

Elder Tandy bejjan a series of

meetings at Iho CurL-lin- n church thisnty on Monday evening last.

Flower pots, hanging pots, andhandsome Cower vases in latest pat-

terns at Ihnde & l'hilbrick's.1,000 to loan on first-cla- ss real

estate security. Call on Judge S. F.O'Fallon, at the Court House.

The Union martial band held apractico meeting last Friday evening atthe residence of James Curtis.

A magnificent line of dress goods is

now in stock at Kreck & Watson'sli ices in keeping with the times.

M. J. Bennett, of Mound City,

started Tuesday of last week on a busi

ness trip through Southern Kansas.For Sale Cheap. A full fet of car-

nage and wagon-maker- s tools. Apply

to Mrs. Watt, over Evans' drug store.All persons indebted to Dr. J. H

Kearney are requested to come for-

ward immediately and tclile by cash orUs equivalent.

I,. I. Moore, the grocer, says he is

going to sell groceries cheaper thisspring than ever and defies any body tobeat his prices.

What great attraction holds Oda

Greene so closely to Upper Holt, thathe has forgotten his friends in this se-

questered village.Will Everhart, Holt's crack shot,

went out last Friday for a few hourand brought in twenty-on- e snipe anda good bunch of dui ks.

'Caps them all" the "Indiani"and "Brown's" tongueless cultivatorsat Wilson & Qitiek's, Forbes.Missouri.Prices lower than the lowest.

A blacksmith shop has been open-

ed up at Forbes, by a Mr. Frank Wil-

son, of Omaha. He is a first classshoer, and makes the repairing of ma-rliir- es

and plow making a specialty.

ALL!

snown,

Flooring,Shingles,

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CORNER FIFTHFELIX

ST. JOSEPH,

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NORTHWESTAND STREETS,

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Oranges, tf.lc a dozen tit K. 1.Ilostetter's.

Our county court will meet as aboard of appeals on Friday, "J7th mst.

(Jo and see Mrs. Watt when youwant anything in the millinery line.

Twenty-cve- n years agoSumpier fell and aroused a sleepingit at ion.

Western potatoes 81.00 per bushelat G. W. Meyer & Co's, Mound City,Missouri.

A full line of Baskets, Wooden andStone waro at bottom prices at Moore's,the Grocer

The handsomest of Flower pots,Hanging pots and fancy Flower vasesat Hinde & l'hilbrick's.

A little girl arrived at the home af

Arthur llussel Inst Monday. Pa andma are both doing nicely.

Elder Tandy conduclsd a highlyinieresting series of meetings at theUnion school house last week.

This year the Fourth of July comeson Wednesday, fifty-seve- n years afterthe death of President Monroe.

llev. Voegeliu will preach at theCbn-tia- n Church, Oregon, next Sun-

day evening at the usul hour.Nothing hut the very best oak har-

ness leather used by I). M. Martin in

harness; every strap hilly warranted.Peter llubahas sold his business

houses in Craig to W. M. Smith, thedruggist. Uncle Peter has gone to his

farm near that city.Patronize Ileury Moltcr's freight

and transfer line. All orders promptlyAttended to. Leave orders at Hindu &

Philbiick's drug store.John W. Stokes has been unani-

mously chosen mayor of Craig. W.

E. Kedmou was elected marshal, and acontest is being talked up.

Grand-p- a Georgo Ltickhardt is

highly pleased with the little grandson,Master Willie Drury, to whom he was

introduced on Monday hist.Wi l Bostock and Sile Bucher arc

opening a large tobaceo farm two miles

north of town. In the hands of theseyftlcmcn it will prove a success.

M the animal school meeting ofthe Oakland district, No. 27, bonds

were voted to the value of 8000 for thebuilding of a new school house.

Buy the most durable, the lightedrunuiug, best proportioned and nicestfinifhed wagon The Orchard City.H. C. Schmidt agent, Oregon, Mo.

F. H.llowley will he at Forest City,

at Emil Weber's store, Friday, Satur-

day and Monday, April 20lh, and23d, ready to buy all the chickens youbring to him.

Parties desiring telegraph rness:-g- es

sent to this city, should telegraphto Forest City care Telephone Com-

pany. Xo telephone charges should be

paid to telegraph company.We are pleased to learn that llev.

Huberts will return to this city and takecharge of the Presbyterian church here.We welcome him. We understand he

will occupy the II. I. Ilea property.1). M. Martin has taken into con-

sideration that some of our very bestfanners had very poor crps lat season,and if you arc in need ot harness, sad-

dles, collars, wagons, or buggies, it will

pay you to see him.Bev. J. B. Parnell and Lis excellent

lady, paid a short viiit to his Motmd

City friends last week . Ho was for-

merly on the Mound City circuit ot theM. E. church, Soul h, but is now sta-

tioned at Elmo, Nodaway county.Our new board of Alderman got

into their Iniincs on Tuesday eveninglast in excellent shape. Mr. Dunganwas selected as city attorney; W. fl.ltichards, clerk; L. I. Mooie, treasurer;H. E. Burnett, collector and streetcommissioner.

C. O. Denny, of Mound City, is

now ready for the spring trade in pi-

anos and organs. Samples may be

seen at his residence. Anyone expect-

ing to make a purchase will do well toj see him, as hehandios nothing but first

Class ins'auiliciits, iiuu ins itwmiiivuiw- -tions may be relied on.

Oranges, iJ.lc a dozen at E. P.HoKtetter's.

The spring terra of the Star schoolbegan Monday two weeks ago, withMiss Etna Itedmon as teacher.

"These bones shall rise again," and"brush back yeur hair," seems to bethe favorite street songs ot our town.

llobert Johnson, of Uppr Holt,has purchased a farm in Cedar county,this state, and expects to take up hishome there in the near future.

John Noellscb, who has been sodangerously ill, is now able to te up,and bis many triends will no doubt beglad to receive this intormation.

What has beeomc of the diagonalrailioad committee. We bear no whis-

tle, we see no steam, but we thinktilings are about what they seem.

II. F. Allen, of Craig, has gone toWestbaro, Atchison county, where bewill take, charge of the business latelyconducted by bis father, now deceased

Jiramie Cottier, wife and children,were isiting with grandpa and grand-ma Cottier a few days the past week.What a grand world this would be If itwas made up ot such people.

Special sales of hats and goods atMrs. Watson's, this ween SaturdayHtb, and on Friday and Saturday nextweek, 20th and 21st. Come and ex-

amine low prices; lower than ever.Yesterday, twenty-fou- r years ago,

Fort Pillow was taken by General For-

rest of the confederates, and its dusk'defenders slaughtered, and remains ablot on tbc pages of civilized warfare.

C. W. Lukens, denlht, will bo atSkidmorc, Tuesday and Wednesday,April 17 and 18th. At CommercialMouse, Maitland, Thursday, April 19th;nt the Iliatt House, Mound City, Fri-

day 20th.The election at Mound City the 3d

inst resulted in the election of EsquireHart as Mayor and 0. L. Anderson asMarshal. Jacob VanDeventer, llobertMaxtm and Press Durham were electedalderman.

Jonathan Culp was tho first oneon the ground at the Hush wood split-

ting, and the early bird catches thelightest maul. Wo won't tell who wasthe last one to come or who got the li'-t- y

pound maul.Bob Thomas has returned from

Aurora, Illinois, with a very fine Eng-

lish Shire slaili-i- and two tine thor-

oughbred Hereford heifers. E. It .Pratt,of Maitlaud, has also recently added afine Shire stallion te his stables.

The Kelso district, five miles westof Bigelow, will build a new schoolhouse this season. Their school hasbecome too large for one teacher andthey will build n good two-roo- m house,and lints' have the advantage of a gradein their school

A prairie schooner passed throughour town last Sunday on its returnfrom Kansas bound eastward. Thewagon sheet bore the following in-

scription : "Tryin 2 git bac 2 my wife."

peeple my name is Eli". We hope thatEli may get there.

The Collettor's office for the monthof March did a must excellent businessin the collection of delinquent taxes,Mr. ltichards leporting tho followingcollection: Slate, $!.2.51; county,

153.14; road, 61.43; school. 000.27;miscellaneous, $S3.01; total, 1.743.42

The many friends of Dr. GeorgeFiegenbaum, of Omaha, were delighted to greet him on our streets Monday,and he demonstrated the integrity ofhis mind tiv the rendincs and tapiditywith which he recalled faces and names

that had b!cn strange to him for fiveyca:s.

-- C. E. Blake, of llock Port lodge.IO. O. F., has been elected representa-tive io the grand of that order,which meets in Kansas City in May.

The following lodges compose the dis-

trict that elected Mr. Blanc: Tarkio,Hock Port, Craig, Mound City, Oregon,Quitman and Graham.

To morrw,twenty-thre- c years ro,America's greatest patriot, sage, stales-ma- n

and the liberator of four millionslaves, Abraham Lincoln was assassin-

ated. A loss to this country that can

never be repairud. Let ever memberof Merer Post be in attendance at theirnext meeting, this Saturday evening.

Frauk Pierson returned to MoundCity last Tuesday, the happiest man intown, having successfully encounteredhis examination before the Board of

Pharmacy. Up to the time he leftforty-ei- gi t had been examined and bntthree had passed, two besides himselfHe said tho examination was "light-

ning."The Bigcbw hotel has been refit-

ted and refurnished; newly painted, pa-

pered awd kalsomined.and has a new

landloid and landlady Charley Parkerand wife are the host and hostess. Heis an old hand at tho business and will

Iced you well and entertain you nicely

at the lowest living rates. They keep

their table supplied with a.l mar-

ket affords, and placed before you in

the best of stvle. Fellow travellers, al-

ways stop with Charley when you go to

Bigelow.

Uncle Daniel Gillia died at his homein Mound City, Sr.nday morning, April

8th, aged 73 years. For nine weeks he

had suffered more than the pains of

death hourly, yet bore it all as became

a humble Christian. He was one of thooldest citizens of Mound City, and his

loss is deeply lamented by the commun-

ity. His funeral took place at tho M.

E. church. Tuesday, of which churchhe was a faithful member. Rev. En Ed-

munds preachlug the funeral sermon.After which his remains were laid torest in the MoundCity cemetery. Tohis aged and feeble companion and allthe sorrowing family we extend oarwarmest sympathy in this hour of

League mccling next Thursdayevening.

Circuit Court convenes Monday,April 23rd.

Get your house painted up in thebestofslvlebyA.il. Greene.

Ilobt Meyer returned last Saturdayfrom the State University at Columbia.

New spring novelties in millinerygoods arriving daily at Mrs. Vattsmillinery store, over Evans' drug store.

Are you ready to paint your houseor barn? If so, see A. II. Green, andget I113 prices. He will try to "figer"with you on the live and let live basis.

E. L. Bo'uam has disposed of ahalf interest in the fine stallion "JamesB" t: Win. Cochran of Forest City for

800. "James B" will make the seas-

on at Forest City.From the many praises which otir

farmers allot to J. B. Bernetl's HogCholera Preventive, we would judgethat it is the best remedy that has everbeen 111 use. It is highly recommend-ed by the most influential stock men ofHolt county.

The County Institute to be held atOregou iu July and August, promisesto be onu of the best school treats HoltCounty has ever had. Professor H. KWan en of Hannibal, is the principaland J. II. Brown, of Columbia, assist-

ant, a gicat Elocutionist, will com-

pose the faculty for 1833.Bert Saal is visiting his brother at

Uosendalc Messrs Whobrey and Fun-shu- n,

of Mound City, were in our cityMonday, 011 important business 11, 1.

Ilea, of llussel Spring?, Kansas, is in1 he City, ami is making arrangementsfor the removal of his family andhousehold effects to his new home inKansas.

The wood choppingnt Phil. Hush'slast FrnUy was well attended, greatlyhelping Phil who has been sick and con-

fined 10 his bed a considerable portionof the winter. Biyant Foster and A.H. Greene, who had been through thewar together and belonged to the oldIVth Army Corps, had much to say toeach other about the time lroiu '61 to'CO.

J. It. Brink, who has been learningthe railroad at Mound City,has been assigned the position of nightoperator at Forest Ciry, which positionbe took charge of the 3d inst. He hasthoroughly mastered the routine of theoffice woik and won the favor of thecompany, and ot e long we shall hear ofhis promotion to a Brit-cla- ss stationagency.

Ed. Pinkston and wifc.ef Maitland,were visiting relations in Oregon lastweek John Blum and family, ot St.Joseph, visited in the Kiniscy districtover Sunday. Mre. llussel returnedlast Saturday Irani a pleasant yisit withher daughter, Mrs. Ora Crampton, ofKansas City Dennis Boham has re-

turn cd Irom a visit with friends in An-

drew county.The independent school ct ol

Bigelow has extendvd its limits west-

ward about a mile, attaching the easthalf of the Urcsham district. Thiswill give them the school revenue o!"

several of the finest iarms in the coun-

ty as well as quite a number of pupils,which will necessitate a greater schoolroom capacity. They wil! build a new

house this season and thus have the ad-

vantage of a graded school.Mill Cieek school had quite n large

crowd ou Thursday cyening lasl.The program was first-ela- .s and com-

plete. The subject for deb ite was d.

Litlte Halley Greene's reci-

tation was handled in a most pleasingmanner for one so young. The otherparticipants tilled their respective rollscreditably. It was an evening mostpleasantly and piofirably passed. Thesociety closed until next fall.

llev. W. B. Christy, wite and child,of V. auon, were the guests of grand-ma Bunker, last week .Mont. Curry,of St. Joseph, visited iclativcs in Ore-

gon this week. C. D. Jfook, Kansas

City, spent a lew huiirs in Oregon lastSaturday, Mrs. Anna Laiblc, ol FortWajnc, Indiana, w the guest ot her sis-

ter, Mrs. Clarke Philbrick. Sam.Oppcnheimcr and vile, of St. Joseph,were the guests of Mrs. O's father, J.C. Willi, of Forbes township.

The fine catalogue issued by L. J.Stuppy, ol the Central Greenhouses, ofSt. Joseph, is before us. It is completeiu all its departments. We notice thatthe prices are very reasonable and thatMr. Stnppy recommends the purchaseof good, strong plants at a little high-

er prices rather than merely rootedcuttings, which are sold by many flor-

ists for plants. We think this a movein the right direction, as one good,stroqg plant loaded with beautiful flow-

ers will give more pleasure to the grow-

er than twenty puny ones, that requirecirclnl watering and weary wait'ng toIo obtain a scanty flower. See Mr.Stitppy's card in this issue of the Sr..v- -

TISKL.Tho following persons purchased

through tickets at Mound City ticketoffice this week: Henry Spitlcr to Pi-q-

Ohio; Mrs. Davidson and MissMollie Keeler to Gajlord, Kansas; It. S

Johnson to Humansville, Arkansas;Miss Virginia Sileott to Denver, Colora-

do; Christian Fries and lady and Ettaand Amos Fries to Ucno, Nevada; H.E. Balston and B. W. Holt, of Quitmanto Coolidge, Kansas, and return; Chas.N. Crockett and Joseph Weisenbergcr,of Quitman, to San Diego and return ;

Mrs. P. L. Griffey, of Clearmont to

SanFrancisco; Wesley Goffsinger andlady and iwosons.ot Braddyville to LosAngclos, California; N. Drummond

and lady, Ida Drumiuond and HarriotCarson, ol Quitman, to San Diego,California; A. H, Thralls and lady, ofBraddyville to Los Angelos; W. Jones,of Braddyville to Pensacola, Florida.All were supplied with through bag-gage checks and radroad guides,

Tuos. Mor.aow, Agent

When you want the latest styles inHats and Bonnets, call on Mis. Watts'over Evans' drug store.

Miss Bertha Kygcr, of Stewart,Kanses, is being entcrlatsed by hercousin, Elma, of this city.

Mrs. J. B. Brink and daughter aro

spending a few day visiting with herparents near Graham, atter which shewill join her husband at Forest City.

The 23d anniversary of the asias-sinu&ti-

of Abraham Lincoln will

be celebrated next Saturday evening.bvMeyer P st, G. A. II. Muster in audother interesting exercises will be held.Every member should make it his du'yto be in attendance.

Mayor Hoffmann this week pub-

lishes nis annual exhibit of the financialaffairs of the city, and from it will be

gleaned that the street committee hasexpended tho past year nearly $300 on

the streets and alleys; an expenditure of15 tor the purchase of fire ladders, $20

for making a plat of our city, and about12.") for the payment of outstanding in-

debtedness of former years. There re-

mains but about 30 of unpaid claims,which the delinquent taxes of 288 is

ample to meet. He has, with the as-

sistance of the Board, labored earnestlyto bring about such a stale of affaiia inour city, as to enable each car's busi-

ness to be confined exclusively withinitself thereby enabling the city to beconfined stiictly to the statutes in rela-

tion to expenditures. At first session of

the Board of Alderman iu April, 1S37,

the building of sidewalks, street cross-

ings, etc., was recommended, afterwhich the following work was done:Crossing from north gate of Court Yaidto Hinde & rhilbrick drug storo; onefrom east gate Court House Squaro to

J. B. Payne barrel factory; crossing

between Nies and Fnts corner; one

trom Mrs. Markland rcsidencs south toM. E. church property; one at alley be-

tween Peret and Inghram ; one at alleybetween Peret and King; one fromAdyocatc olllee across alley south; andmaterial furnished and paid for crosingbetween II. Cornell residence audCook blackmith shop; from Presbyter-

ian church property to Payne property,east of squaro ; from Mrs. Taylor to II.T. Alkire, besides repairs of nearly allthe crossings in the city; also a bridgeat Jesse Welch residence, and rebuilding of bridge at southwest corner J. W.Duncan property. Since said dale,April, I8S7, the following grading hasbeen done: From Mrs. Perkins resi-

dence north to J. W. Green; fromhence west a halt a block; from Opera

House west to Mauck corner; on threestreets, near Henry Molier residence ;

on lull south of School House; fromcrossing at residence of Dr. Godm west

past Wind Mill to of J. N.Howard; at crossing between Soperand Marsh west to residence of Henry

Cook; from Scott and Boyd corner toLuck hard t south gate, including fill nearresidence of Ben Harris; frnni J.Goatcher west to Beck property; ouhill cast ol Boham and Whitmer; lromCook shop south to II. E. Burnettreaideueo. During the past dryseason the streets were scrapedont near ciOssings necessitatinggrading at nearly every one intho city. The above work has in ad-

dition to other 1 ibor performed notherein enumerated, all been done since

April 1837, and most of the same in theearly part of tho teaon whieh the pastadministration intended to continuebat were prevented from so doing by

having certain unexpected cost bills,

etc., to meet under circumstances fami-

liar to most all. whieh they could not

well control.

Maitland.J. F. Kellogg spent Friday and

Sttirday iu the cntetprising town ofCraig.

J. It. CoHison and sister, EmmaHunter, started for Oregon on Monday,

Apiil 2nd.At the school election Mr. Jacob

Crider and L. D Summers were elect-

ed on tho fchool board.Mr.Hounsom, a carpenter, died on

Wednesday last, leaving a wife and alarge family of little children. Theservices were conducted by the G. A.

II. boys.Mr. Long lost a little sii 1 on Tues

day. The grief stricken parents who

were arranging to move to Colorado,were unprepared to leave their littleone here.

Tho Maitland schools have been

havicg vacation for the past two weeks;the directors having extended the termone month, thought on account of sick-

ness, a vacation between the win-

ter and spring terms would Le for thebest all around.

The home of Chas. Donovan endwife is shrouded in gloom; their littledaughter was taken suddenly ill Sun-

day eve., and Monday morning at 4

o'clock it died, from a congestive chill.The rolativcs from St. Joe and Denverarrived, and the funeral to-i- k place on

Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock.The sympathy of the whole commun-

ity is extended to them 111 their deep

bereavement.

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CLOTHING!AT-

KREEK & WATSON'S.Our New Sprinc Htiiek of CIotliliiKlias Jn- -t

ami t are iwr ireiurel I" sll jmiClolliiii? as t'liean as anjnui: can sell In North-west Mittoari. We

Will Not be Undersold by Anyone.

NUMBER 45.Chicken. Ham and Sweitzcr lunch

es, served at all hours of the day, atthe Colorado House, Joe Oppenheimer,propiietor, 114 aud 11G North Secondstreet, St. Joseph.

Freeman Libby, has seven head ofhorses for sale one span of Mack gel-

dings, five year old this spring; onospan of bay geMmgs, six yearold; threefine driving mares.

There are too many drunken menon our streets for a city controlled bylocal option, and the matter should boferreted out and tho law breakers se-

verely punished. -- Marynlle Cnronicle.Postmasters arc rot required to af-

fix stamps on lctti- -. nor to makechange, except as a matter of conrtesy.Their business is to sell stamps and netto lick them, as some people suppose.

Holt county offers every advantagethat any county can offer and thesearcher for a home who does not con-

sider ber resources before locating willcertainly go in opposition to his own

interests. All we ask is, come and seefor yourselves.

Persons desiring us to change thoaddiess ot their paer should alwaysgive the postofiicc address where theyare getting the paper now, as well nsthe postofiicc they want it changed to.Parties who may have occasion to writeue to change their address n ill pleasebear this 111 mind, and save us a greatdeal of labor and annoyance.

Some ot our hunters are of the opin-

ion that they can hunt on any person'sland as long as there is no notice forthem to keep off. The law does notread that way and it might be profitableto notice the lav which reads about aafollows: "Every persou who shall befound hunting with gun or dog, withinthe cnclosuie of another, or shall enterthe same to catch or kid game of anykind, without the consent of tha owneror person in charge ol such enclosure,shall, on complaint of such owner orperson in charge of such enclosure, befined not exceeding ten dollars."

In the Circuit Court nt Maryvillethe appealed cases of the city againstDr. M. Carter and also the same againstDr. Geo. V. May, for selling Intoxicat-ing liquors without license, was ruledout of court at the city's expense on thogrounds that the local option law re-

pealed the old law under which the cityordinam-- was framed, therefore thecity ordinance was null and void. Thisis a warning to towns and cities wherethe local option law has been adopted.All ordinances must be made to con-

form with the new law nd are not le-

gal unless they dc even if the break-

ers of the law are sell confessed viola-tors. -- B. J. Post.

While the Masonic fraternity ufthis city was initiating a candidate intothe mysteries of the order last Mondaynight they were surprise i by the ap-

pearance of a lady in the ante roomwho demanded admittance, and thefollow wnh the sword having desertedbis post to watch the antics of the goat,she came yery near getting a glimpseof sights reserved for Masonic cj es on-

ly. It appears that the lady is a mem-

ber of the Eastern Star lodge and hadmade a mistake in the time of meeting.Explanation was made, the lady tookher departure, the candidate tookfirmer grip on the horns of the goatand the procession moved oa. Galla-

tin Democrat.

School clerks will observe that it isthe duty of school boards to forward tothe county clerk between April 30thand May 15th, the names of all personsbetween the age ot six sn d twenty re-

siding in the disliict- - Also an alpha-betical list of the resident lax payers oftho district sha 1 be fotwaided to thecounty cleik within the time abovespecified. If neglected the district will

forleit its right to any portion of thopublic funds for the next ensuing year.Also the clerk of each district shall, onor btffore the fifteenth day of May, for-

ward to the county clufc an estimate oftbc amount of funds rcq-iire- to sustainthe schools of their district for the timerequired by law. or when a longer termhas been ordered by the annual meet-

ing, for the time thus decided upon, to-

gether with such other amount of pur-

chasing site, erecling buildings omeeting bonded indebtedness and

Sharpers are traveling through thecountry with .1 new confidence jiamowith which tbey arc fleecing farmcis.The game is to take orders for grocer-

ies at ruinously low prices. Thr goodsare delivered by the car loal, eachman's purchases wrapped up in a sep-cra- tc

package, marked with his nameCollections are made at once. '1 he vic-

tim on opening his package at boa cfinds short weight of adulterated goods,and in some instances almost worthies."stuff. It is estimated that the swind-

lers clear from C0O to 00 cn eachcar load that tiny sell. Of coiitsc it is

I those farmers that can't afford u tako' a newspaper and who are so full ofJ wisdom that they Vhiuk strangnrs are

realty to give tliein better bargairis thintneir home dealers, who aie tao vic

tims of these swindlers, and trey aredeserving of no aunpalUy.

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