The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-12-20


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Spencer who was arrested at New
ark. New Jersey, charged with coun
terfeiting United States bonds has
ihad his examination, and been dis
charged. The probabilities that
the countcrfeitiug was done in the
printing bureau at Washington are
becoming more and more patent
every day. To prepare the plates
FOR one Of these 7-3O bonds cost the
government $4,000 requiring the
highest professional and artistic gen.
illus in avery department. of the work.
These facts render it highly improb-
able that the spurious issues origin
assl any where but in the printing
bureau in Washington p.
Il. Brown Junior Editor Of this pa
'per returned on Tuesday of this
week, after an absence of some six
weeks in the land of his nativity,
where called to pay the last kind of
ice to his paternal rclativc.--Thc
January number of The Lady's
Friend issued by Deacon & Peter
son ofthc Saturday Evening Post
is promptly on our table. To all
new subscribers the December num-
Der is sent free. This Magazine
ranks among the first literary publ
cations Of the day.--E. b. Sloan
has rem ,vel his stock of rcady-made
clothing in with Myron Ives in the
room recently occupied by McKin-
ME s hardwa are store, where he would
be happy to meet any of his friends
either in want CT goods or tailoring.
--Demorcst continues to pull l,sh
a gem among the Fashion Monthlies
,sof the United States. It is now
commencing its sixth volume, and
has won the esteem it receives. It
halls from 473 Broadway New York.
- Sometime since Curt. Barthol-
omcw killed the finest specimen of
lynx ever seen in this section of tho
west. It's hide is now to be seen
at John I. Sturgis' handsomely
stuffed. In the early part of this
week learning that more Of tho same
ferocious aud dangerous animals
.werc prowling about the grove south
of New Oregon, Messrs Dow, New
ton, Alleman and another, Of this
place, armed to the teeth with fine
beaded weapons of slaughter went in
pursuit. We are grati6ed to say
that their expedition was an entire
success. bringing in fine string Of
LINKS, which the curious in zooloe-
.ical specimens will find handsomely
stated and on exhibition p. Haaf' s
next door to the p. O.-The St. Paul
Pioneer appears IN an entire new
dress, presenting a very beautiful
land readable appearance.-E. J..
fRcid has rented the Picture gallery
Of Mrs. Z. II. Jcwett. Persons de-
string fue pictures of themselves or
friends will give him call. He is
"a fine artist.-T pretended
statesmen now incorporating their
s, several constituencies in both hous-
'es of Congress, vainly trying to
'3egislate negroes into statesmen,
would do we'll to rem mbcr that lib
erty will not descend to any pc ople;
that any people must raise them
selves to liberty; that it is bless.
ing that must be earned, before it
can be enjoyed. since our last IS
sue the Plain Dealer sanctum has
been made glad with calls from H.
W. Gregory, Daniel Caswell, and
F w. Frisbee. Of Leroy Mimi;
V. r. Velie. Of Limo Springs Sta
ton; Nelson Pierce, of Riceville;
Philip Mead, Of Brownsville; Char
ley Walker, ticket agent for all the
n. r. in the U. S.. from Nc Gregor;
John Foley and Thomas Carroll Of
Chickasaw Co.; R. J. Carey of How
ard besides an innumerable multi
tude Of other kind friends. HI.
". Shepard has removed into his
new room beneath this Office in
Grier's building. For nice work
and late styles people rush to see
him as to y bazaar Of fashion.
The Shakopee Spectator alludes
to its contemporary that obtains its
''insides" from Kellogg Of Chicago,
as the Necessity" Very appro-
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