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Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
The BaIlOting.

The following is the ballotings at the
Chicago Convention for President.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Seward l73t Lincoln l02; Bates 4S;
Cameron 504; Mclean II; Chase 40;
Wade 3; Dayton Ia; Reed / Fremont /;
Collamer 10; Sumner /. Whole number
Of votes 465. Necessary to choice 233.
Second BaUot-Cameron withdrawn;
Lincoln, 1SI; Seward, 1S44; Bates, So;
Mclean, s; Chase. 42! Cameron, 2;
Dayton, 10; G. NJ. Clay, 2. No choice.
Third Ballot was then taken, amidst
excitement and cries of Ballot" In
tense feeling existed during the ballot,
each vote being waited for in breathless
silence and expectancy. Lincoln receiv-
ed 23lI votes. within 4 of nomination.
when Andrews, of Massachusetts,, rose
and corrected the vote of that State by
changing four votes, giving them to Lin
coin, thus nominating him by p major
ity. Ohio gave Lincoln 20 votes on this
ballot.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24

Do. Pauperism--whole number of pau
pers supported within the year, number
of native and of foreign, whole number on
the first OF June, number of native and
foreign.
46. Crime--whole number Of crimin-
ais convicted within the year, number Of
native and Of foreign. In prison on the
first Of June, number of native and of
foreign.
Al Wages--average monthly wages
to farm hand, with board, average to a
day laborer with board and without board
weekly wages to female domestic with
board. Price of board to laboring men
per week. H..
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
All Right Now.

The Ashtabula Sentinel of the 9th inst.
devotes long editorial to the considera-
ton of the kind of man who should be
nominated by the Chicago Convention.--
1t insists that q representative man must
be nominated, or defeat is certain. In
conclusion it says:
"With such men, we can triumph over
the Dem mocracy' in any shape; but tin
out such, we must fail. Remember
Neither Bates nor Mclean, nor any such
men can carry Ohio. We speak know
ingly. The live Republicans will not,
cannot work for them; for there would
be no reward. Put it down, then, as
certain neither Of these men could get a
majority on the Reserve. Beware"
Well, the nomination has been made,
and the Abolitioni,ts have trinmphcd. -
On the 10th of June 1859, at Springfield
ILL.,, in Lincoln's opening speech of that
campaign he snid
IN MY OPINION 1T (SLAvERY
AGlIAIlON) WILL NOI CEASE
UNTIL A CRISIS SHALL HAVE,
BEEN REACHED AND PASSED
/ BELIEVE THIS GOVERNMENT
CANNOT ENDURE PERMANENT
LY HALF SLAVE AND HALF FREE.
TT WILL BECOME ALL ONE THING
OR THE OTHER.
This is the "irrepressible conflict" spo-
ken of by Seward in his Rochester speech,
and it is the "irrepreSsible conflict" doc.
trne acted upon by John Brown when he
went into the South to wage a war ot
determination against that portion of oul
common country. 1t is the doctrine ol
Giddings when in his speech on the ten
million Bill, he said, al look forward to the
day when there shall be a servile insur.
rection in the South; when, the black mer
armed with British bayonets and led OF
by British officers shall wage war of ex
termination; and the torch of the incen.
diary shall light up the towns ana cities
of the South"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
Judge Given,

Judge GWrs, OF Wooster. has been
suggested as the Democratic candidate for
Supreme Judge. We do not know wheth.
er he would consent to be candidate, but
if he will the voice of the Democracy of
this county is unanimous for him, lie is
too well and iavorably known here to
need any praise from MS, and it is enough
to say to those abroad that he is the unan-
imous choice in this old Democratic
stronghold where he is personally known
TO Ill.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
biography Of A Abraham Lincoln,

CHAPTER |.
A. Lincoln was born in Hardin cuun.
ty Ky, in 1909. d.
CHAPTER II.
He hadn't much education for one ol
his size.
cHAPTER III.
He kept a seven by nine grocery in
Egypt, III; failed in that; went to work
and actually split 1900 chestnut rails in
six weeks and eight days.
CHAPTER Nv.
Was twice a member Of the Illinois
legislature, and once Member Of Con
gress, like w. Helmick, and behaved
himself SO we'll they let him off with one
term.
CHAPTER V.
Became a great man by running
against Douglas for the Senate and get.
ting beat.
CHAPTER VI.
Was nominated at Chicago by rail
and like the celebrated rsil carrier Of old
one w. II. Sapp, will run himself and
the rail into the ground.
THE END.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
More Candidates.

Itseems the only qualification for pres
idential candidate now-a-day is to have
split rails in his lifetime. Well, we have
several Black Republicans in this county
who have split more rails in their time
than LINCOLN and of course are better
qualified for President. The Republ-
cans go for the best men and it would be
well for LINCOLN to withdraw to give our
rail-splitters chance.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
what has BECOME or,he Twins

The Black Republicans at Chicago ap-
pear to have most cruelty deserted one OF
their prodigious progeny, born at Phila-
delphia in June. 1856, the "twn relics OF
barbarism. Polygamy and Slavery, -
They don't say word about Polygamy
in their Salimagundish platform. How
and why is this? Have they taken ex-
clusively to the second twin, and "cut"
on the Great Old Polyg" Is that preco-
cious but disconsolato orphan given the
cold shoulder by his lately doting parents,
and set sdift at the tender age of -four
years. This is the most atrocious case
, Of child deserton that we have ever no.
ticed.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24

JoHN BULL has always honored and
promoted every commanding officer who
was decently fogged by his Yankee chill
dren, from Capt. Dacrees, of the Gurriere
to Tom Sayers. 1t seems, by the hon
ors lavished on his chastised sons. that it
is quite as creditable to be whipped by
the Yankees as to be victorious over the
French or Russians.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
The Biggest split.

From the way that the Seward men re-
turning from Chicago swore. we should
think that the nomination Of Lincoln will
split the Republican party wider apart
than Lincoln ever split rail during the
winter he worked for living,-Nahoaai
Democrat.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
LincoIn,s Sneech.

Abe Lincoln made speech. when in
Congress. in favor Of resolution intro
duced by Gearge Ashmun. of Mass, de-
olaring that the War Wih the Republic Of
Nexico WaS unconstitutional, unnecessary
and unjust, All the tories of '46 are ex-
pected to lime in" for Lincoln.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
A Swearing Train.

The Black Republican delegates from
the Eastern States had train of swear
ing cars put on to come home in, 1t is
said the defeat of Seward produced terri
BILE profanity. As the train sped on its
way to the East the swearing was loud
and deep, and some pretend to say a
strong smell of sulphur was noticed at
several points Immediately after the pas
sing of the train.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
Hold Them to the Truth.

Sons Black Republicans pretend to
say that Lincoln beat Douglas, in H., on
the popular vote, but that the dstricting
of the State was in favor Of the Demo
Gratis which secured Douglas election
There is no truth in this pretense. For
State officers two Democratic tickets
were run which secured the election OF
the opposition ticket by some 5000 ma
iorty. The combined Democratic vote
showed majority of about 1000. The
Senator was to be elected by the legisa-
ture, and it was by the vote for members
of the Legislature that we are to determine
the relative strength of Douglas and Lin
coin. We find by the Chicago Tribune
of December 10Th 1858 that the aggre-
gate vote for members Of the legislature
was as follows:
Democrats, .lOl .ZZl
Republican, .............1l9,3 9,3l4.
Democratic ma jority .....,..ll,S ,S07
The worst of the joke is that Sangamon
county, the home of Lincoln, that usually
votes with the opposition elected Demo
cratic members of the Legislature by hand
some ma ajorties.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
Locked Up.

The Chicago papers say number of
delegates of the Chicago Convention were
locked up over night in the Station
Houses for being drunk and riotous.-
Three OF them from Ohio.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24

HELpER's book. the abolition Bible,
says that "a free-soiler is only tadpole
in the advanced state of Transformation; (;
an abolitionists is the full and perfectly
developed frog This accounts for the
eternal croaking we hear.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24

ES- The Presidential nomination at
Chicago occasioned much surprise at
Washington. and was not at once credit
ed. 1t is said the first intelligence on the
subject reached the capital in dispatch
from Mr.. Haskin to Mr.. Douglas.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
Black Republican Convention.

The Black Republican Convention had
au enthusiastic, wrangling time. On
the third ballot Abraham Lincoln, of H.
linois, was nominated for President and
Hannibal Hamlin, Of Maine, was, on the
second ballot, nominated for Vice Pres
ilent
The Statesman says this extraordinary
action on the part of that body, has as
founded the Republicans, who expected
from their convention one of the able
representative men of the party, as their
candidate. The selection of LINCOLN as
conclusive that the delegates regarded the
party as too weak to enter the campaign
with any hope Of success, and hence
threw aside its McLEANs, Stewards,
DArEsrs. CAMrRoss, and others, and
selected man without one particle of
statesm anship, and without ability be-
yond a third rate county couit lawyer
They thus threw up the sponge before the
contest began, anu maze themselves ana
their cause ridiculous in the eyes Of all
thinking men Of all parties. They ap-
reared as though they were overwhelm
cd with modification. The Chicago
Democ,of T,onp Jouy WENTwoRTB' pa-
perl published biography of its SEW
ARDS, McLEASs. BATEsEs, CAMreoss.
BANKsEs, FRENoyTs, and other aspirants
in a number of that naper nrinted during
tn, sitting of the Convention. From the
Democrot-wh;cb was ardent for the nom,
ination Of L,scotx.-we extract the en-.
,;,o Wrxrwopru biogr,nbv Of him n,
e,lIows.
ADRIAN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS.
he was born in Hardin county. KY Februar.
profession of the law; was a captain of volunteers
IN the Black Hawk war AZ one time pos,mas,e SIC,
nos Legislature, and representative in Congress
] tTnI
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24
PRICE LIST AT THE WORKS.

HORSE POWER, TREsHER AND SEPARATOR.
Retail Price.
Emcrys two Horse Power. Thresher and 90 ~
Emerys one Horse Power Thresher and -. -
Separator $500
Emerys two Horse Power alone, 1900
Emerys one Horse Power alone 5000
Baldwin, DeWitt& Cos Sweep Power Com ~
Baldwin pisi Dewitt& Co.'s Thresher and Sep ~
Set Of bands 500
WOOD SAVING MACHINERY.
B., D. 4, Co., Combined Circular & Cross Out ., 80
B., D. i GS.'s Patent Single Cross Out Wood ~.
sweep eM,Is Power SGHani' and Combined Saving Ma
chine, with Bands Complete,
Sweep Power and Single Gross Cut Saving ,oo ~
Ono Horse Endless Chain Power, and Gross
Two Hepss Gsalsss oSsn Power and Cross
Portable aeu Circular G saw % Nils. a inch circu-
lar Saw for cutting wood, $500
HAY AND HARVESTING MACHINES.
Hanns; an%s sS%Sl"s& AasbHs SS @
Manny's Combined Machine, No. 4. 1900
HabSard's Centre Draft Reaper and Mower.
Cleveland Iron Mower FISHERS PatenD, 1000
Wood's T~e% s.I Improved 1prSS d Mower. 5000
And Freight from lloosick Falls, n. T. Discount OF
No. Horse Hay Rake 500
|. GRAIN DRILLS.
Baldwin, Dewitt Cos Double Rank Star
Baldwin, Dewitt & Co.. Star Grain Drill.
with Grass Seed Sewers. &.6S
IRON FIELD ROLLERS.
No. /, Sections. l. inches long, 2s inches di- -
No, ;, S Sections. IL inches long, % inches
No, 80 Sections is inches long, % inches
diameter, 60.OO
HAY, STRAW AND STALK CUTTERS. FOR HAND Or
POWER.
Cumming improved hay, straw and stalk ,.
Cumming improved hay, straw and stalk
Cumming improved hay, straw and stalk 10 %
Cumming improved hay, straw and stalk - =.
clipper hay, straw and stalk cutter. 1900
Sanford 10 knife hay and strw cutter, 1e'co
CORN SHELTERS.
Improved Weston, Single, lo.OS
| Improved Western Double, i3W
| Pulley for Power, extra, io,oo
CORN oULTIyAToRs.
Expanding, S Steel Teeth, 500
Expanding, Steel Teeth, and Wheel, 500
EsSpasSins, Steel Teeth, reverable with -
Testh. TSf !" sepe; seperate-each, IS
Double Shovel Plow. 400
One Horse Corn Plow, $50
uARRows.
Gedders harrow, "a teeth, 800
Gedders harrow, Is teeth, 1900
Gedders harrow, y teeth, 12W
Godders' harrow, % teeth, 1900
Expanding harrow, 20 teeth 1000
A harrow, No. ], oW
A harrow. No 3, 500
r. WHEATON,
May. 10 1860. Agent for Holmes County.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-05-24

Al Colleges. schools and school houses
their character, rank, kind. number of
teachers, number Of pupils, amount an
nually realized in endowment, amount
raised by taxation, amount received from
public funds, and amount received from
other sources. including tuition charges.
AZ. Public libraries-kind and number
of volumes.
43. Newspapers and periodcals--name,
character, how often published, and cir
culation.
"A. Religion - number of churches,
denominations, number each will accom-
modatc, and value Of church property.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

Sir Charles Lyell. when in the United
States, received the following advice from q
friend
When you are racing with an opposite
steamboat, or chasirg her, and the other pas
sengers are cheering the captain, who 10 sit
ting on the safety valve to keep it down with
his weight, 60 as far as you can from the en-
CINE, and lose no time, especially If you hear
the captain exolaim, Sire up, boys-put on
the rosin !" Should a servant call ont,
"Thoso gentlemen who have net paid their
passage will please 20 to the ladies' cabin ~
obey the summone without moments delay
for then an explosion may be srprehended.
"Why TO the ladies' catin po asked. Be-
cause it is the end Of the boat, and they are
getting anxious for the personal security Of
those who have not yet paid their dollars,
being, OF course, Indifferent about the rest.
Therefore, never pay in advance for should
you fall overheard during the race, and the
watch cries out to the captain, "A passenger
over board!" be will ask, elias be paid hs
fare ?" and il he receives 40 answer in the
affirmative be will call out, 80 ahead"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

ST. PAUL, Sept. IL.
The Herald correspondent says: Senator
Seward made to-day the great speech of the
campaign. He looked to the acquisition of
British America, Russian America, and
Spanish America, and declared that the man
was born who would live to see the American
people coming to the harmonious understand
ing that this is land of freedom and free
men, and that it ia the land of the white man,
and that whatever elements there are to dis
turb its present peace, will, before long, pass
away without endangering this great Union.
Of the threats Of the South TO diss olive the
Union, no asked, who is afraid? Nobody is
afraid; nobody can be bought. He prophe-
sled that the time would come when New
York would cease to be the Empire State,
and Pennsylvania would cease to be the Key
stone State, as Virginia already ceased to be
the Old Dominion. The New Dominion, the
Empire State, and the Keystone, would be
hereafter in the Mississippi Valley.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

Hon. VIM. Bsbb, formerly Governor OF
Ohio, but now a citizen OF Tennessee, ad-
dressed large crowd at the Republican
Rendezvous, in Springfield, on Tuesday eve
ming last. The Governor said that living in
Tennessee, be was supporter of Bell and
Everett, because that was the only way he
could give vote against the Democracy,
but were he living in Illinois or any other
Northern State, be would most cordially sup
port Lincoln and lIamlin. Gov. Bebb, in
closing his speech, which was admirable in
style and conservative in tone, paid most
eloquent tribute to Abraham Lincoln. He
had studied bis character, read his speeches,
and learned lesson OF his life, and he was
Tree 20 say that be regarded mr.. L,ncoin a.
one OF the greatest statesmen and purest
patriots that our country can boast off,
He was.a man Of the people, and q man
for the people, and would be our next Pres.
ident.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

ST.. JossPH. Sept. 90.
Tho Pixies Peak Express reached here last
night with S45,800 in dust, besides some
$4,000 or $4,000 in the bands OF pnssen-
gers. This is the heaviest treasure arrival
Of the season.
Business at Denver City 10 fast recovering
and the streets present very lively appear.
ance.
The hot weather is about over and the cold
weather commencing, and parties arc begin
ming to arrive from the mountains for the
purpose OF purchasing their winter supplies.
Discoveries of silver continue to be made,
which promises to yield we'll, and 10 exciting
much attention. A crevics from FIVE TO Six
hundred feet in length, where it shows itself
to the surface, in solid ore, is reported to
have been discovered. Several assays have
been made with different results, ranging in
value from 800 to $l700 per ton, and pure
silver, in large quantities, lie found in sluoes
in the Big Blue. Nuggets weighing II oun-
sss have been taken out.
Other reports are in circulation that the
ore is worthless, and that these reports are
circulated very industriously by men OF cap
ital, who think by that course to buy many
of the gold claims for almost nothing. How
ever the silver mines are being inspec led,
and if they yield anything near what is re-
ported, many millions of dollars will be re-
allied yearly.
Good claims continue to pay as largely O.
ever.
The coaches to and from Denver City are
crowded every trip.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

A REEARKABLx CAsE.--A Frenchman named
Frank Bodget, being in the woods few
miles from this village, unfortunately cut off
his big toe, severing II entirely from the foot.
Picking it up, he put it in bis pocket, wake
half mile, found some blood-root, which
be mashed up, applied il thoroughly to the
stump, and also TO the cut of portion, and
then restored the latter to its place. As the
result the parts owned each other, and have
grown together as firmly as ever, and the
man has just AS cool toe a. he had before,
with the exception that in healing it adhered
partially to the neiehboring toe. Incredible
as this may seem, il 10 vouched for by au-
thority which We do not feel at liberty to
question. Lake Superior Jour.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

FoRsEY ArrER FosrKK.-The Philadelphia
Press publishes the Douglas straight Elccto-
raj ticket, and Gays: Snow gentlemen, Dem
ocratic candidates, from Governor dozen,
which will you take, the straight Democrat.
ic ticket, or the false fusion ticket? The
question We put to you will have to be
answered by yourselves, or the people will
answer il against you ut the polls.o
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24
eTTbs grand demonstration to be he

CT The grand demonstration to be held
at keokuk, on the 10th OF October, ia ex-
citing universal interest far and near, and
we may expect an innumerable crowd on The
occasion. So far 40 We could gather at the
County Fair the impression prevails that the
Northern and Western parts Of the county
will turn out en- masss, without distinction
Of party, age or sex.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

The keokuk and Mt. Pleasant road and
the road from Muscatine to Iowa City will
take stock and all articles for exhibition free
OF charge, and persons going to the Fair a,
half price. Tho boats from Montrose to
Muscatine charge half price for stock, &C.,
and twothlrds their usual rates for pas.
sengers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

GT-D Beardsley of the Oskaloosa Her
aid was furiously assaulted on the street by
the Sheriff of the County, Jos. ii. Mason,
and his brother Thomas. DIR. b. was knock
ed down and considerably bruised by the
rufhsns, but not seriously injured, Great
Indignation exists against the brutal assail-
ants, each of whom is superior in physical
strength to the Doctor.
We used to be honored with an occasional
assault from ''injured Individuals" and had
we ever entertained the slightest doubt Of
eur physical capacity to repel such atten.
tions we would certainly have dispelled the
doubt by carrying some weapon which would
have remeded the difficulty and placed US
"right on the record" We hold that an ed
itor 10 entitled TO protect himself from ruff
fanly assaults to the full extent that on
would be justified in defending himself
from highway robbers, for an editors repu
tation and business are both at stake in
such case,-to say nothing of life and
limb.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

NTThe Hon. ID. S. Dickinson made .
long speech to a Breckenridge meeting at
Binghamton, on Saturday last. A cores
pendent sends us the following passage, as
it fell from the lips of the venerable and
distinguished orator:
douglas and Hunts Homogeneous Flu
sion in the State Of New York will not come
within fifty thousand votes Of Lincoln. And
advise my friends, il there are any who
are dissatisfied with the view Of Slavery laid
down in the platform of the National Dem
ocracy, to pack their buds and leave for the
Republican Camp without delaying one mo-
ment in the Fusion halfway house. The
gulf between the National Democracy and
the Douglas men is as wide as was that be-
tween the rich man and Lazarus"
Mr.. Dickinson doesn't seem to think much
OF the fine schemes conceived by the poll
ticians OF the Herald and the Journal OF
Commerce. We must say, however, that
he puts Honest Aoe's majority over the
Douglas. Bell Everett Confusion much too
low. Mr.. Lincoln will beat that party
full one hundred thousand votes.-[N. Y.
Tribune.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

DUBUQUE, sept Il.
Seward arrived here last night. lie was
met at the levee by large concourse Of citi
zens, including 800 Wide. Awakes, who es.
corted him to the Julien House, where be was
welcomed by w. Allison, Esq., in an appro
pirate speech, to whica helbriehy responded
MIR. Seserd will address the people of Du-
huque at the Park, this afternoon, and will
leave for Quincy, Ills, by this evening,
train.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

ET The Journal Of Commerce comedies
the State of New York to Lincoln, since the
failure OF the Breckenridge and Douglas com
mittees TO make any satisfactory arrange
ment for joint electoral ticket. elf the
other states" ii saws, sseannot syert the cat
assrophe of sectional domination, we may
make up our minds to submit to it with The
best grace We can. Possibly, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and other states, may achieve
the victory whien should have crowned the
State Of New York;
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24
The Prince ef wales In the Unttes
states.

The Prince OF Wales arrived i'm Detroit
on the 2lss and attempted to take ride
through the streets. But the way was
blocked up by curious thousands, who want
ed TO see live Prince, and who made fools
Of themselves. The Prince and his party
got through at last, and departed for Chi.
cago.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-09-24

THx DEs MoIsEs Valley MHIs liz published
every Monday at this ofce, Is of the Oldest pa
pers in Iowa, and has widely extended circula
tion throughout the Des Moines Valley, Northern
Missouri, and Western Illinois.