The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-10-04
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r. G. Horton who has been con-
nccted with the New York Day
Book for about ten years, is dead
Bones & White are receiving an
Immense stock of choice staple and
fancy goods. Go and look over
their stock. wv. d. Townsend of
McGrcgor has been prowling about
'thcse parts for few days. Henry
Newton, of Newton Caward & Full
der has returned from the east and
piles of, goods are following. Go
land look at them.--Mayor Hammer
Vi NcGregor pat his intellectual
Uranium inside our sanctum this
week. II. w. Lee is aiding in the
work demonstrating New Oregon.
He is putting up one part of his
house from that place in this town.
The amount of wheat bought and
run through the Elevator last week
was over 20, 600 bushels. 1t was
all shipped to eastern markets du-
ring the same period but about Is
bushels. Charles Strawn has sold
his farm to some eastern parties
who will commence the manufacture
of Peat on it next spring. 1t is un-
Dderstood to have peat bed embrace
ting about 40 acres, of good depth
and fine 4uality---Remember the
County Agricultural Fair to be
held at this place commencing on
Thursday next.--Our friends in the
various towns will confer a great ia
vor by sending in the election re-
turns Immediately on learning the
result.-The report that there was
no evidence tending to show that
speculation had been carried on in
county warrants is so far from true
that the District Attorney believ-
ing that two indictments would be
found. absolutely had them draw
The evidence Of such transactions is
SO glaring that the party against
whom the accusation was made has
taken the precaution to keep the
evidence from before the public UNI
til after election. If it was such
las to acquit him Of the charges
made would he do this? or would
he publish the evidence and thus
}prove himself innocent of blame?
This is not the way blamcless men
establish their innocence. -Wehave
for sale at this Office two excellent
sewing machines, on the most ia
vorable terms as to price and time.
Willis Drumonl has retired from
the McGregor News, and is succeed
ed by Robt. Tompkins. The Du-
buquc and Sioux City R. r. has
been leased for period of twenty
years to the Illinois Central r. r.
Co. This lease includes the road
running north from Waterloo, and
we think will insure it's early COM
pletion.--The New York Tribun G
says: doubtless the country
would be set arrest with congress
of tomb-stones - O pshaw that is
what we have now for a congress.
What is wanted is tomb-stoncs for
congress. Political of course
1t is alleged that Jay Cooke and
the national banks are making a
concert of action in favor of Chase
for president. ESQ it IS a concert
of bad notes, fats and sharps blen-
ded.--Wendell Phillips abuse Of
the Supreme Court is couohed in
Latin. Justice being dead it seems
fittingly emblematic to abuse that
court in dead language.-Geo. S.
Otis the veterinary Surgeon of
North Iowa will visit our cou nty
fair next week, prepared to attend
to calls in his professionally Tenn.
as in most other of the states, there
is law requiring men to work a
certain time on the highways.
Some negroes being notified to work
refused, and appealed to the freed
mems bureau for protection, which
they obtained. Thus white men of
the north support the freedmcns
bureau while white men of the south
work the roads there. Negroes and
bond-holders are alike exempt from
taxation.-Chief Justice Chase
says he desires that the ballot shall
be as free to females as to men.
Where Chase's party have had the