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Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-15
sAIL3 OF LOTS
II THE TO wv OF
3ARIB R@8T1.

NyHIS tara which Is laid of by the proprietors,
isdelixhtfuIly situated GU The west bank of The
Nissas.sppi river, about mile north Of the nor
rsesa bae Of the town of Du Buque, and immedi-
a,eiy opposit. Mississippi City, At which place
coameaees sae great Rail Road which is to form
an entire line Of communication between the Mis-
ss.ssppi nyer and Lake Michigan. The CONNER
ciaI advantages of this town well ~ its proxim-
,y tie rich mineral and agricultural country back
of IL. need not be enumerated 10 those acquainted
with the situation. liz central partition and COM
uaa,sding Leation will At once be observed by a
sligat reference TO the mapof the Territory. The
steam bnz. landing is inferior to none from St.
Louis to 81. Peten. No town in the far ives,
can boast Of more healthy iocation-springs Of
The best and puress Of water are found in abund-
anes gushing out from the bluff in the of town
The sale win take place on the ground on the 18th
day of July next.
TERMS-Ten per cent down-,hs terms o,
payment Of the balance will be liberal and made
knoxn on the day Of sale.
THOMAS M'CRANEY,
MATTHIAS HAM,
r. X. O'FERRALL,
JOHN FOLEY.
Eagle Point, June II, 1897. Bets
The GaIena Advertiser will please insert the
above till the day Of SALE and forward their bills 10
this Office,
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Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-07-15

Miners Bank or Uu IBuaue.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That forty
In dollars on each share Of the Capital Stock Of
the Miners Bank of Du Buque, will be required
to be paid, to the President and Directors Of said
Bank 1t their Office la the town Of Du Buque,
on the second Monday in October next--ffly per
cent. Of said instalment to bs paid in specie.
By order Of the Board.
y E.. LOCKWOOD, President.
June 3, 1887. l-tf
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boAsTlNG. man Boosting of biz
honesty, q generally q rogue-of bis
courage, generally 4 coward-of his
riches, generally not wealthy-of his
democracy, generally a. ariistocrst-
Of his intamacy with great men. aener-
ally dispised by those who nayckance
to know him-of his wit, popularity
and high standing always feol. s II
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DRIED APPLES.
* BBLS. Dried Apples, just rec'd by
III - June 3 O'FERRALL & GRAHAM.
500 REWARD.

A FELLOW calling himself JOHN HAVE,
~ alias QUINN whom left in charge Of my
house during an absence of three days, stole from
me the following artcles:-Fou, Hundred and
ninety two dollars in specie, about three hundred
dollars worth of clothing, and two silver watches.
HAVE is peck marked, stout built, about FIVE
feet seven inches high has black hair and supposed
TO be between 90 and - years of age. From his
own account he has been running as hand on a
steam boat for two years, and was last from New
Orleans, said he had a brother in Pittsburg work
ing in rolling mill, who he appeared very anxious
to see. Said Have had an accomplce by the
name Of DANIEL 70 BERrs, who doubtless de-
camped with him. will give the above reward
to any person who will apprehend said Have
or Roberts, and lodge them in the Jail Of the
ty when apprehended, 80 that they may be brought
to justice. JOHN McGERY.
Du Buque, July I, 1897. 5-3t
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$40 REWARD.

CTRAYED from tho stable Of tho subscriber, a.
- bout tho middle OLA ri last, light Bay French
Pony, seven years old This spring, about l3i hands
high, blaze face, short mane-no other marks re-
collected. The above reward will be given TO any
person who will deliver said horse 10 me at this
place. PASCHAL MALLETT.
Du Buque, July 1, 1877. 5-4t.
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R1 OF no ReWard.

% or 10 Reward.
HTHE Subscriber having fur head ct cattle
n IL strayed from hisresidencs, will pay reward
bf Ave dollars to any person who will give infor-
nation that find all Of them; OF ten dollars u
driven 10 nv house ht,le south west Of Durango.
One il white COW, with black head, and must
have young calf If some bsast Of prey has not
destroyed it. Ono red two ysar old heifer: One
whits and rod spotted steer, one year old this
spring. The last springs calf Of said COW, and one
rcd heifer yearlng with some white about the head
the balance red.
/ will takoit Is particular favor Of any person
that has any knowledge Of those cattle 20 give in
leava ;nfnrmntion & tho News once.
June 10, 1887 9-9* 4. g. ENOx.
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:
TyHIS dsy came the Coupssinant, by his soli-
eisor. and the said 6essadants having failed
70 cznss teir appearance in this suit. to be enter
Cd according 10 the rules Of a. Coun, and il being
made 10 auoear 70 the satisfaction Of this Court
thai tae said William C. Dufheld and William
Moore are oun of this Territory. lis Ordered that
the said Du6seid and Moore; be deemed and ta-
ken to be absent defendants: and j, is further Or-
dered tina, the said William C. Dufield and Will
liam Moore do cause their appearance herein to be
catered, and plead. answer or demur 10 the said
CompIainant's bin On or before the FIRST Monday
in September next. and that if they shall fail so to
appear, and plead. answer. OF demur, 10 the said
Complainanfs bill, the same shall be taken as con-
fessed against them. And it is fulther Ordered.
that this order be served by posting copy thereof
upon the front door of the Court House, of the
county of Crawford, within twenty days, and by
publishing copy thereof in the Du Buque Visitor,
or six weeks suecessiyely. at least once in every
week. A true copy-Auest-
THOs. P. STREET, Clerk.
June 3, 1887. Lot
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81. 3@gE wood
i"AS on hand well selected assortment
II Of FALL AND WINTER GOODO'
consisting in part of
Ready-made Clothing
Calicoes, Fancy Goods,
Hardware, Groceries,
Boots, Shoes, Tin Ware,
And general supply Of Goods calculated 70
suit the wants Of the inhabitants OF the mining
country. All Of which he will sell very low
f0r cash OF lead.
Nov. 30, 1886 soft
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
THE undersigned have been appointed BY the
IL Judge of Probate for Grant county, w. T.
Administrators OH the estate of Lyman j. Dam
els, deceased, late of said county, and have quail
flied themselves as the law directs.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment: and all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate will present them
for settlement.
AMELIA L. DANIELS.
ANTHONY LA GRAVE.
Cassville, Grant county, June 8, 1887.
N. b. Mr.. Nelson Drury and Mr.. Clovis A. La
Grave arc duly authorized by u to settle all claims
owing to or due the estate.
A. LA GRAVE.
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"What il the matter wl6h tRst max, =
asked passcr BY ~ he recognises z
fellow lying IN gasAer~sHs j.
sleccd"-who slew him !"~-Ned ~
maica'
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Mr. GEO w. KELLEY.

TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN, SGT.
Dsss-ies Court ef he United NGtes Jor the County
Of CTaxferE. Mas Tenn, 1887.
Wu1xAn Wnsox. CO@paainani,l
sgainE Ia Chancerv
Wu1aAn c. DEEymID l. WIZ
IlAn MooHK. DeiesG1nts,
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DISSOLUTION OF.
COMPREHENSIVE.

NOTICE.
/" l.. MASSEY and s. Mr.. WILLIAM.
H. son, having purchased }. II. Omhsns
interest in the concern Of H. l.. Massey = Cor
will continue the business in Du Bnque and Gaze
ma, under the old style Of l.. II. Massey q 70.
H. L. MASSEY,
SIN. r. WILLIAMSON.
Du Buque, April u, 1887. 49-tf
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CALICOES L. GINGHAMS.
4 LARGE assortment Of Calicoes and Ginsh.
IA ans, come new and handsome patterns, e,
sale by O'FERRALL e. GRAHAM.
June 3. lit
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SUPER IRISH LINENS, for sale BY
- June 3. I-tf O'FERRALL < GRAHAM.
NOTICE

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that Ih,y.
IN associated in business my brother w. L.
lockwood, and the business in future will be con.
Quoted under the firm of J. H. & w. L. Lockwood;
and all persons having unsettled accounts with me,
are requested to settle the same by otherwise
j. III. LOCKWOOD.
Prairie du CHEN, Oct. 4th. 1896. 29-tf
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CORN MEAL.

snn SACKS Corn Meal, rscsivsds ~ :. b
~ Fulton, and for sale low for ~
June 10, 1887 SCOTT 4 NAy10R.
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WAGON MAKING
AND PLOUGH STOCKING

nHE subscriber h ssss.lSS
comfy 6t!sd :. I sh "a
on Inc corner Of ~ D; ;n,.sds -
, Oak streets, where e - Nh
Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-10-21
AN OLD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

We have a visit from an old gentleman who
wears a plain snuff brown coat, broad brmmed
hat, drab small clothes, and shoes with buckles,
and who walks with an ivory headed cane. Like
all old men. he is fond of talking, and he talks
sensibly on most Subjects take pleasure in lis
tcning to his remarks. The old gentleman was,
till he arrived to near the age of three score, a
practical mechanic real industrious working
man-none of YOUR ''six to six men-but one
who began at daylight, and only quit at sunset.
Said the old gentleman, the other day. he
laid down a newspaper he had been reading
s.This is a strange world, and made up of strange
people" eve have heard the remark thousand
times before. thought we. )-'It seems to me the
American people are not what they used to be-
but perhaps, it is myself that has altered, and not
them. Formerly never knew any such thing
not take place turn outs; we had no Trades
Union, when was working man, and we got
along remarkably well. Nor did we use to have
such meetings in the State House Yard I now
hear Of. All we then thought of was, to mind each
man his own business, and to earn all the money
we could. When first began 70 work jour,
we had no banks, or but one two, and nobody
but merchants thought Of obtaining discounts in
them After a while some more were chartered
ind the mechanics got in the way of asking dis
counts in them occasionally. About a year after
l commenced business for myself, recollcct
Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-10-21

4 lot Of hides was tanner by trade) arrived from
South America WANTED them very much, bu
had not the money to buy them with. Nv neigh
bour, who had been long in business. and had
plenty of money, being one Of the rich, intendes
buying them, and Knowing l had no money and
that no other one Of the trade cared about purs
chasing, thought to get them at his own price
He offered the owner much less than they were
really worth, but the latter came to me to buy
Them l told him | wanted them, but tina; had
not the money wherewith to pay for them-He
said be would rather sell them to me at bargain
than to my neighbour, who seemed to think no
one else could would buy them but myself.
at so happened that friend Of mine who was
in good credit. in my shop at the time this
conversation took place. Said he. Friend I. If
YOU have mind to try the new Bank for money.
will endorse your note Ihcsitated but finally,
being a little urg cd. and some what piqued at my
rich neghbor and fellow craftsman, concluded to
try and get a discount. The note put in and
done and took the hides-and, said our friend.
s.to make a long story short, that purchase was
the means OF my getting ahead IN the world
..This was NV first accommodation at any bank.
though | have had many hundreds since, which
have enabled me to do much business. and of
course to lay up more of the worlds gear than
otherwise could Had not the Bank aided me, my
neighbor, the rich man, would have bought the
hides at his price; with the aid ofmy friend.
the endorser, and the bank. AMI good character,
], though comparatively poor. was enabled to COM
pete with him. and could do so ever afterwards,
which annoy ed him much and caused him to be- I
come a violent opponent Of all Banks.-I don't
pretend to say whether banks are useful or iniu- |
.ious to the conmunity-that is a matter which
,ave never thought much about. and which wiser .
reads than mine must dcterminc.-I only say that
when had less capital than could probably use
II my business. found they put me on an equality
n that respect with those who had large capitals,
" the facilities which they afforded, & very nat
rally concluded that it was the industrious poor,
hey assisted and not the rich who have money
nough without them. But | am taking up too
ouch of your time with my talk--so good morn
ng-but don't put what have said in your paper,
houch it is the plain fruth.''-But we shall tho.
bought VIC, and here it is.-What do YOU think
the old gcntleman's remarks, reader?
Phil Her. f. G0=. !
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undersigned, contractors the Cumberland Road in
Wayne county, Indiana, will employ, for
from 100 GOO aboring hands said road. The work
will of grading, son-work paving, and Madam
ising; where employment will be furnished good
hands the aforesaid As do wish induce
wokmen from distance by misrepresentation come to
whaI be denied healthier
situation be found in the country provisions
better Experienced hands such work
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FIGURE HEAD ELLIOTT.

The return of this officer from the Medicrra-
mean will we persume be followed, By strict IN
quiry into his conduct as Commander of the
squadron now in that Letters received IN
this city, state some extraordinary transactions
which occurred CT Port Mahon, April last. of a
character which must place Com. Elliott in most
unenviablc light before the American public,
when they shall be fully exposed. story IS
told of gross indignity offered to a meriorious s.
excellent ofFiccr-a lieutcnan, in the American
navy-on a race ground in the presence ola large
cnneourse Of strangers, among the officers of the
British ship OF the line, Rodney of shaking has
cane over this officers head, without the slightest
cause, fhcn ordering him on his ship and suspend
ing HIM tom duty. The officer wrote a letter to
the Secretary Of the Navy, prefering charges
gainst the commodore for this outrage, which the
rules Of the service required to be transmitted
through his commanding officer; and commodore
Elliott made this letter the basis Of accusation A.
ganst the officer himself! Charges were prefer
red against the officer and court martial was cal
led on board the frigate L. States, Of which Cap
tain Wilkinson was presiding officer. The court
on hearing Captain Elliott. the defence and wit
ncsscs. among whom were the officers Of the Brit
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RICHMOND SEwuva.~

TIE duties of this Institution will h.
inst for tbs Instruction of ysuns i.sa.n 1eAel
men, in the large and conveaien, bril- h,Is:s sns
peafl street, LEI. by DR. Warnef, decd 90 y. h s
Richmond. Ii has now been in operation for ma.
years. ana II Is believed that the expscsa,oo. AZ j..
and patrons have been fully realized. From II. a..
condition for the last io moa,hs arr.o,-,..,s
made to secure competent assistance fer The
he course OF instruction viii be thoroprh "a -
Dung gensiemen will be prepared for en,ssins De ~
classes IN college Those who design studying Law
cine but do not wish to take collegiate coarse
fully prepared for entering either of those studies
The following will be Of the branches ,.,,,s.
nsh Grammar, t,eogfaphy. with the of Globes ~
Logic, General History. Chemistry, Natural Mess =
Moral Philosophy. Botany, Political Econonv. M.asn
les, Arithmetic Anavteally. Algebra, Geome,ry -
nome;ry, application of Algebra To Geometry. SIR
Nav igation, Heights, and distances, &c. La,ia -
and Hebrew languages. French and Spanish IL -.
he scholastic year IS divided into session, of -
two weeks each. None admitted for les. th,c MI
sion unless by special agreement. Terms OF Tu,,so.
known by applying to the principal
WM. M'GooKIN, Al
September l6, 1887.