The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-06-03

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A Is mini.cence OF Brigham Young.
"$lS.50.-on the first day of April next
for value received, promise to pay Milton
Sheldon or bearer Eighteen dollars and Fifty
cents, with interest. Ten dollars OF ID to be
piece, we'll done off, painted and bottomed
according TO the usual mode of doing OF such
chairs" SBRioHAA YoukG."
s'Mendon, March 10th, 1902
A gentleman, the administrator Of the ca.
tate of Milton Sheldon, mentioned in The
above note, has kindly presented us with the
original Of which it is copy, with the veri
table signature, in a decent, lcgible round
hand OF Brigham Young, the apostle of Nor
mondom, attached. We value the reminis-
cence highly, partly for the autograph Of
Brigham Young, but more for the curious
historical value it possesses, as showing the
calihrs Of the man, his occupation before
MoGnonism had made him great, and his
staf11 IN rural society. Everybody knows
thAt while oil industry is commended and APP
preciated in a farming community, the bot
toner Of kitchen chairs is always considered
as very low down in the social scale. We
are informed, also, that Brigham was cum
ming manufacturer of old fashioned spinning
wheels. while brace Of endorsements on the
back OF the note reveal that he had other oc-
equations, and was pretty much Jack. of-all-
Trades.
Thus we find two endorsements, both bear
ing date June 25th, 1880, just at a lazy time
Of the year when farmers do their putting
things to rights, as follows
"June 25th, 1880. Received on the within
Fsurtsen dollasn - tweaty-fve cents in
making picket
ssReceived A0NluAin two dollars and
fifty cents in fri =. PARKS barn.
The latter WIS Svt what is called a
'turn," and indicntpo Int Brigham, like
Joseph Of old was a carpenter as well as
chair -bottomer and spinning wheel maker.
10 fact his occupations were very numerous,
but he was best at camp meeting where no
laDk Of industry could be charged upon him.
n singing hymns and exhorting he was en-
Et99etic enough to make up for all other de-
1o{ences. The gentleman to whom we are
indebted for this note tells us that he went
once to Brigham Young's house to dun him.
II was u cold, raw, autumnal day. Swing
ing on the gate he found red headed
"young one" bright-eyed and healthy. Co.
ing into the house he found Mrs. Young with
one Of those peculiar, rusty old black shawls
wrapt around her, covering over a few GOALS
upon the hearth. He stated his errand, but
was SO touched with sympathy at Mrs. Young
reply that he went away determined to make
no further effort in the case. Said Mrs.
Young, "Mr. a., this little pile Of Goals is all
that have in the house, have not pint Of
meal or -four, and Brigham has left me so
/ for four or five days, to 60 to quarterly meet
ing. don't suppose he will ever pay the
note.o
Such was Brigham Young in Ammo Domini,
| $780, Buff. Com. Adv.
. An EXPERIMENT TRIED TOO OPrEN.-The
1 American Tract Society, " for the sake of
peace,o has resolved to do nothing that,
| by possibility, may offend shareholders.
! Says contemporary, - The Tract Society is
not the first body that has tried that expert
nent. The Wing Party tried it. Shortly
after, tho Wing Party ceased to exist. The
! Democratic Party tried it. The Democratic
Party is tumbling to ruin. Methodist Con-
! ferences tried it. 1t split them in two. Pres
| byterian Assemblies tried it. 1t rent them
to pieces. Tried by Filmore's Administra.
ton, it dug his political grave. Tried by
General Pierce's Administration, it ousted
them from office. number OF Northern
members in 1850, signed pledge to try i,
in Congress. Their constituents never gave
them n chance. Various associations, reli-
gious, literary and political have tried i,
since. But which of them has achieved by
it either "peace' .or proftf"
/ GOLD IN Iowa Known TO THE ISprAss.-Tht
Charlton Mail, of the 18th, says:
That the Indians who formerly inhabited
4 this State, knew of the existence OF gold car
not be doubted.
John Greene, chief Of the Pottowattami,
Indians, came to this county in 1854, to en-,
ter lands, land while here, exhibited to Mr.
Joseph Braden, of the Land Office, pack
age of gold dust, worth not less than $500
and offered, il MIR. Braden would 60 with hin
to show him where it could be found il
abundance.
Last summer, this tribe Of Indians wer,
!, again here, and several persons can nttes
the fact, that !" John /" had another VALE, OIL
gold dust, worth not less than $500. When
questioned as to whore he found it, he an.
swered, Sin Iowa." but would make no fur.
Their disclosures.
WuE TAMso.- The Boston Gazette an
nounoes Mr.. Paul Prestyman as a teacher OF
the art of wife-.amng, at the low price Of
$50 per lesson. Here are some OF his GER
tifcates:
This is to certify that Mr.. Paul Prettymar
has succeeded in sabduing my wife. He tool
her when in her most restless condition, an,
in one hour she was cooking beef steal
with the rlacidi,y of an angel.
JANIS P. HoRsSR.
New York, May s, 1858.
i Mr.. Prettyman has full liberty to refer te
me. His art consider the great desidera.
tum Of marrid life. He quieted Mrs. Simp.
kins, who was always ugly in double har.
ness, and accomplished wonders. Not q
shirt button has been missing since the dat,
OF his trial. p. SINpxtSs,
Newark, N. j.
GOLD AT LAST! AIR. Il. NJ. Pickel, Of Mar.
shall, twelve miles south OF Washington, il
Henry Co., has shown US several specimen,
Of gold found in the vicinity OF that place.
The specimens shown a. ware found on vii.
liam's Creek, north of Marshall, in this coun
ty, bus the best "digeins' are said to be Of
small stream emptying into Skunk river
short distance below the mouth Of Crooked
Greek. Several Californians have beer
prospecting, and say it will pay at least two
dollars per day gathering dust.
We are also informed that gold in tlimit-
ed quantities has been discovered near Craw.
louisville, in this county. We though,
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