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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

NEW OFFICERs.-At meeting OF
the Marion County Agricultural So
ciety, held at the Court House on
the eth inst, the following Officers
and Directors OF the Society were
elected for the ensuing year, viz:
Pres't, Jonathan Jones; Vice Pres't,
J. w. Knowles; Sec'y, f. Christofel;
Treasurer, S. l.. Collins; Chief Mar
shall, VIM. Aldrich. Directors, I. III.
Forsyth Of Clay Tp., l. NJ. Wilson Of
Dallas, ID. Smith of Franklin, James
IL. Cioe and j. L. Greenlee of Knox
vile, =. Mathis and ]. III. Neyenesch
of Lake Prairie, /. p. Dixon Of 1Edi-
ana, A. b. Lyman of Liberty, j. A.
Logan OF Pleasant Grove, Il. +. Brous
of Perry, VIM. Crozier Of Polk, L.
Hardin of Swan, A. Baker of Sum-
NIT, VIM. Blain of Union, and S. H..
Strahan OF Washington,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Original Notice.
Sept. G, 1870.

To LUCINDA HARP AND JAMES w.
HARP:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file i'm the office of the Clerk
Of the District Court OF Marion Coun-
ty, Iowa, a petition of VIM. Ackline,
asking for Decree of said Court to
supply last deed, and conveying to
him ali your right, title and interest
in and to the northwest quarter Of
the southwest quarter, and the south
west quarter Of the southwest quar-
ter of the southwest quarter of Sec
ton %, all in Township " north of
Range 20 west Of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, and that the title to the
same be confirmed in him.
And that unless yon appear andsle-
fend, before noon of the second day of
the next November Term, 1870 of said
Court, which Court commences on the
l4th day of November, 1870, your de-
fault will be entered, and decree rem
dered rs prayed for.
STONE, AYRFs d CURTIS,
14) Atty's for Plaintiff.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
sEKERIrF,S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECU-
ID TION to me directed by the
Clerk of the District Court of Marion
County, and State of Iowa, j have
levied upon, and will offer at Public
Sale, at the door of the Court House,
in the City of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa, on the 10th day of Oc-
tober, A. ID. 1870, between the hours
of nine o'clock A. NJ. and four o'clock
+. NJ, commencing ut one O'Clock r.
NJ, the following described Property,
to-wit:
Lot Four a. i'm Block Eighty-three
s31 in the City of Pella, Marion Coun-
ty, Iowa;
Levied upon as the property of Lar
kin Wilson, 10 satisfy an Execution
in favor of f. +. Crate d Co., for the
use,of f. +. Crate, and against Larkin
Wilson.
J. =. KELLY,
Sheriff of Marion County, Iowa.
Sept. ), 1870. (l5)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Rcscre es' Sale.
CALVIN HoRNADAY,

MARY HoRNADAY
and
WILLIAM I. HoRNADAY:
T>HE UNDERSIGNED. having
been appointed Referees to make
partition of the following described
Real Estate, having reported that the
same cannot be divided, and said Re-
port having been confirmed by the
Circuit Court Of Marion County and
State of Iowa, at the July Term, $50,
of said Court, therefore, we, the un-
dersigned. in pursuance of said order
of said Circuit Court, will o6er for
sale at public cutlery, at the door Of the
Court House, in the City OF Knox
vile, Marion County, and State OF
Iowa, on Monday, the 3lst day OF
October, 1870, between the hours OF
ten O'Clock, a. NJ, and 4 O'Clock, L.
NJ, of said day, to-wit:
The north half of the southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter OF
Section No. Twelve ~ in Township
No. Seventy-tive U.s. north OF Range
No. Twenty (20), west of the Fifth
Principal Meridian; containing twen-
ty t20) acres, more or less, lying in
Marion County and State of Iowa, adj
joining the city of Knoxville.
Terms of Sale:-One-haif cash in
hand, and the residue in one year from
the day of sale; the deferred payment
to bear interest from date ut the rate
of ten per cent. per annum; which
deferred payment To be secured by q
mortgage on the property sold.
August 5, 1870.
GEO. KRuCK,
i. NJ. FRUSH,
j. G. RoCKAFELLOw,
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

In the Circuit Court in and for Marion
County, Iowa.
Sarah +. Smith,
rs.
Rebecca c. Smith,.
Francis M. Smith,
John W. Smith,
Margaret Smith,
Henry II. Smith.
Andrew NJ. smith, September
Martha c. smith, Term,
Elijah Smith, 1870.
Emily +. Smith,
Elizabeth \. Batten,
VIM. Ii. Batten,
Amanda j. Cook,
Thomas Cook,
Mary T.. Cramer,
Henry Cramer,
TO Rebecca c. Smith, Francis M.
Smith, John w. Smith, Margaret
Smith, Henry II. Smith, Andrew NJ.
Smith, Martha T.. Smith, Elijah smith,
Emily +. Smith, Elizabeth A. Batten,
VIM. III. Batten, Amanda j. Cook,
Thomas Cook, Mary Il. Cramer, and
Henry Cramer:
You and each Of you are hereby no
titled that on or before the 10th day of
September, A. ID. 1870, there will be
on file in the office of the Clerk Of the
Circuit Court i'm and for Marion County
Iowa, the Petition of Sarah f.. Smith,
claiming of you the partition Of the
following described land. lying and
being situate in the County Of Marion,
Iowa, viz:
The southwest quarter Of the north
east quarter, the southeast quarter Of
the northwest quarter, and the north
half of the northwest quarter OF the
south east quarter, and the north half
of the south half of the northwest
quarter Of the southeast quarter, all in
Section No. Five 90 Township No.
Seventy-fve (75) north of Range No.
Twenty-one Cd west; also Lot No.
One ID in Section No. Eight Isl Town
ship No. Seventy-seven t77) north of
Range No. Twenty-oDe t2l) west; also
the north quarter Of the north half of
the southeast quarter Of the north
west quarter Of Section No. Twenty
eight i2Sl Township No. Seyenty-six
(76) north OF Range No. Twenty-one
(21) west, containing. In all, one hum
dred and sixty-six ll66) acres, more or
less.
Now, unless you appear thereto and
defend, before noon of the second day
of the next Term of the Circuit Court,
which Term commences on the 10Th
day of September, A. ID. 1870, your
default will be entered, and judgment
rendered thereon according to prayer
in said petition.
T.. w. McJUNKIN,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Dated August 20. 1870. N4)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
August "a, 1870.
MARION COUNTY,
BOARD or SUPERVISORS.
REGULAR SESSION -JuNE TERM, 1870.
FIFTH DAY.

June 10, 1870.
The following Resolution was pre-
scented, to-wit:
WHEREAS, An Act entitled "An
Act to Provide for the Prohibition OF
the Sale Of Ale, Wine and Beer in the
Several Counties Of the state of Iowa, y
was passed by the Thirteenth General
Assembly Of said STATE;
AND WHEREAS, Said Act provides
that the Board of Supervisors Of each
organized County, at their June Ses-
sion, shall determine whether the
adoption Of the provisions OF said Act
shall be submitted to the legal voters
of said Counties;
Therefore, he IL RcsoiUed, by the
Board OF Supervisors Of Marion Coun-
ty, Iowa, that the subject OF said Act
shall be submitted to the legal voters
of Marion County, iowa, at the ensu-
ing election; and that those voting in
favor of said Act being enforced with
i'm said County, shall have written or
printed on their ballots, "For Pfohib-
ition;" and those voting against the
same, against Prohibition"
Upon motion to adopt the foregoing
Resolution, the Ayes and Nays were
called, and were as follows, to-wit:
1ycs--T. III. Forsyth. S. S. Arnold.
Thomas Bull, J.. X. Boncbrake, W.
II. Young, B. +. Williams, q. T.
Clark, II. Neyenesch, j. J. Kisner,
i. +. Brous, J. j. Finch, g. =. Logan,
A. Donnell, w. Blain, II. ID. Bone
brake, and s. Y. Gose.-Total Ayes
sixteen.
.Nays-J. Ii. Yearns. Total Nays,
one.
Resolution adopted.
JOSEPH BRoRsT,
Clerk Of Board of Supervisors.
August %, 1870.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Referees Sale.

TIME UNDERSIGNED, having
been appointed Referees to make
partition of the following Real Is
tate, lying in Marion County and
State OF Iowa, having reported that it
cannot be divided, and said report
having been confirmed by the Circuit
Court of Marion County, Iowa, at the
July tlS7g) Term thereof, we, the UNI
ders gnei, in pursuance to an order of
said Court, made at the Term afore
said, will offer for sale at Public out
cry, OH the premises, on Saturday, the
sth day Of October, 1870, between the
hours of 10 o'clock \. NJ. and O'Clock
L. NJ, of said day, the following de-
scribed land, to-wit:
Lots Twenty-onc CD, and Five (5),
tbtiif1g the west half of the northwest
quarter of Section Sixteen tlG) in
township No. Scventy-six go north
Of Range No. Nineteen west, contain
ing eighty 1907 acres, more or less, eX-
ccpt the following described land, to-
wit: beginning at the northeast cor
ner of said west half of the northwest
quarter of said Section No. Sixteen
10 in Township and Range aforesaid,
thence south one hundred and sixty
400 rods, thence west sixteen 90
rods, thence north one hundred and
sixty 400 rods, thence east sixteen
rods, to the place of beginning, con-
tanning sixteen llG) acres.
TERMS OF !SALE:---fash in hand.
WILLIAM BLAIN,
JACOB WEST,
MOSES ELLIOTT,
Referees.
September l3, 1870. az
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

THE REAsoN?-Do you know the
reason why old Nap. got so badly
whipped, over there in France? Rea-
son obvious, sir, reason obvious.
Commissariat badly supplied; soldiers
didn't get enough to eat, nor good
enough. lie ought to have bought all
his Groceries, &C., at Rockatellow'
Store, old stand. east side Square.
Knoxville--a tip-top place too,
mind you.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
SIXTH DAY.

blAlI DAb-
June IL, 1870.
Report from the Committee on Ag-
riculture:
We. the Committee to whom was
referred the matter OF submitting To
the people Of Marion County, Iowa,
at the ensuing General Election, for
their approval or disapproval of the
provisions of the "Act to Restrain
stock from Running at Large" pass
ed by the Thirteenth General Assem-
bly,, would recommend that the same
be submitted as aforesaid, and that
there be written or printed on each
ballot either of the sentences. to-wit:
"For the Act TO restrain stock from
running at large against the Act
to restrain stock from running at
large"
Report, upon motion, was adopted.
JOSEPH BROBsT,
Clerk Of Board Of Supervisors.
August %, 1870. (l5)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
RNO WINE. IOWA

KNOI VILE, 10 va.
undersigned, having put upa good,
commodious shop at the old stand, would in
form the Public that he IL prepared to furnish
all kinds of Machine and ali other Castings
usually done in country shops, on shortnotico
also to do ell kinds of Machine Work with
promptncss, in u good workmanlike manner
and IA as reasonable terms a. any other shop.
keep constantly on hand Mill Crates, Pumps
(coId nd not water), Check Vslvesand other
Mill Fixtures Of the kind.
SUGAR MILLS.
have several patterns Of Sugar Mills, all
Of which ! warrant, and will make good to
purchasers. Try me and see. If you wish a
good Machine Shop in Knoxville giyeit your
support, and you can havcit.
2,llf w "a. SA'AOE.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

In addition TO tho above, for the accommo
da,ivn Of the public, ws now keep
CHAfTEL MORTGAGES,
OFFICIAL BONDS,
BONDS FOR DEEDS,
3EGOGNiXANCES
MlTTIHUs ON CHARGE,
GAkNlaHEE NOTICES,
CONVICT MITT1MUs,
INfOkMAItONS.
DISCHARGE TO SHERIFF,
SEARCH WARRANT,
JUSTICES VENIRE.
WRiTS OF REPLEVlN;
ATTACHMENT BONDS.
CONSTABLE $ SALE NOTICES,
WITS OF ATTACHMENT,
BAIL BONDS
REPLEViN BONDS,
WARRANTS Of REMOVAL.
For Sale at tho
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
SHERIEE.S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECU-
lD tioh to me directed by the Clerk
ofthe District Court of Marion Coun-
ty and State of Iowa, l have levied
upon and will offer at Public Sale, at
TIE door of the Court House, in the
gfy OF Knoxville, Marion County,
Itwa, on the 22d day of October,
N ID. 1870, between the hours of nine
oflock, A. NJ, and four o'clock, p.
NJ, commencing at ten o'clock, A.
IA the following described property,
R>northwest quarter Of the south
east 3Aarter of Section Twenty-eight
ft2s) Township Seventy-four (14) Range
Twenty (ao1, in Marion County, Iowa;
Levied upon as the property of Da-
vid A. .Askern, TO satisfy an Execu-
ton in favor of Nicholas Van Horn,
and against David A. Askern.
j. p. KELLY,
Sheriff of Marion County, Iowa.
Sept. II, 1870. [lo)
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

IF tho Merchants in your place will n1t
furnish, or send for the Machines, send ~
the retGil price, Washer Sl4, Extra Wriuger
~, and We will forward either or both Ma
chimes, free Of freight, to places where no one
Is selling; and so sure are we they will be
liked, that ws agree to refund the money If
any ono wishes to return the machines free Of
freight, after q month's trial, accoriing.c
directions.
No husband, father or brother should permit
the drudgery Of washing with the bahls
fifty two days in tho year, when il can DO
done better, more exlsditiously, with less
Labor, and no injury to the garments, b5
DorY CLoTHEs WAsHrs, aud . UsiyEEsAL
WRIxeER.
Sold by dealers generally, to whom liberal
discounts are made.
R.C.IRoWNING, Gen. Agent,
(34) 80 Courtlan DIT st., New York.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
LATELY MUCH IMpRoyED-AND THE NEW
Universal Clothes Wringcr,

u "tLtS ctt >thtSSSo ~ t"s ~
Improved with RowELL'g pArssr Dov1I4
Coo. WHEELS, and the PATENT Sror, are now
unquestionably far superior to any appnratu'
for washing clothes ever invented, and " i'll
save their cost twice year, by saving labor
and clothes.
The Editor of this paper, who purchased o
Washer and Wrirgsrs thus testifes as to
th cir value:
"DoTY's WAsufgG MACHINE is advertised
in this paper. We have had one Of the NJ
chimes on trial now for three weeks; and 1ut
better half says it is tho best Washing Ma
chine she ever saw or .heard of.--io,ea Ystef,
FEB. II, 1870"
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
PAlNTING!
OAK GRAINlNG,

And challenge any one In the ountry to CON-
pete with IL. ENrI warrant all my work.
Cal! and sss mo 1T my Shop, opposite Tre-
mont House, over Wagon shop. Special at
tsntioo given TO Country Work. Att.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Timber for Sale!

HAVE FOR SALE 40 Acres of Good
Timber, to witt S. +. ofN. +. SEQ. 81
Tp. "a Range ls,lying half milesouth of the
Marysyille Saw Mill.
TERMS, SIS per acre; ono half down and
balance in one year. TT. ANDERSON. p
Knoxville, Iowa NAV 4th. 80. ai7ti
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
FIGURING MILL
r~MD HE - ~ IL Isc .
The undersigned offer for Sale tho
City FIGURING Mill,

eiiuated In
KNOXVILLE, IOWA.
IOoD, New, Substantial Frame Building.
N on Stone Foundations; Three run Of
Burrs; Plenty of Steam Power; Machinery
nearly New, and all In Perfect Order; Water
Abupdant Coal y to 10 cts. per busheI
delivered.
For Terms and particular, address
WM. BUSTING X CO.,
Feb. 10, 1870. [33sfl Knoxville, lows.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Original Notice.

oi1ssuI5 NOtbC.s
I STATE OF Iowa
County of Marion
+ District Court, !
{ November Term,
1870. J
SARAH WEIR,
Plantiii,
TX. Petition-Divorce.
ELIJAH WEIR,
Defendant.
To ELIJAu WEIR:
You are hereby no.
tified that on or before the 18th day of
August, 1870, petition of Sarah Weir
will be filed in the Office Of the Clerk
Of the District Court of Marion Coun-
~ and state Of iowa, claiming of you
a divorce from the bonds of matrmo-
ny, and states rs the cause for the
same. whlfui desertion, without any
Just cause, for more than two years;
and that unless you appear thereto,
and defend, before noon Of the second
day OF the November Term. A. ID.
1870, OF said Court, which will COM
mcnce on the 18th day of November,
4. d. 1870, default will be entered
against YOU. and Decree I'm accord
apce with the prayer OF said petition
rendered thereon.
SARAH WEIR,
Plaintiff
a. II. MILLER,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
August ~, 1870. (lol
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
BURlINC'N BRIDGE FINISHED
Great East and West Route!
THROUGH TO NEBRASKA
The Burlington q Missouri River,
In connection with the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
nR IN m N ~ GDA I'D

Offers to the travelling public the most direct, sure
and safe rout. to all pointfin
OHIO. INDIANA,
PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS,
NEW YORK AND NEW ENGLAND.
Ticket. for sale ut Abba. Ottumwa and Oh aritop.
Baggage checked Through
Rates invariably ~ low as NY othsTroutes.
Ask for Tickets via BURLINGTON.
Shippers u freight and stock will find IL dyAn-
tageoas 70 try this line.
All claims promptly arranged.
PuIImsns Sleeping Cars on all night trains.
No 2. going East, leaves Ottumwa At 40 A. ~.
No a. 5.i0P.M
No g. - $50 4. N.
No, =. going West, .2oP.M.
No s. IS 720PM.
C.E. PERKINS, supt.
a Y. ToUZALIN. Gsn'I Psss Agent.
0.0. MOTION. Gsnl Yrsixht Agsat. 3aStf
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
Original Notice.

In the Circuit Court i'm and for Marion
County, Iowa.
Sarah T. Smith
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15

IF you wAETto get your House or Paro
u INSURED in . go1d, yetiotie Company.
The Daily telegraph., 1870-12-15

We had better be looking out for an
other planet. Professor d. G.. Eaton
has discovered that the earth is grow
ing like the moon, and in $4,000, 900
years will be depOpulated. This will
end the discussion about " the inaccura-
cies Of the census"
The Daily telegraph., 1870-12-15
TRANSFORMATION.
OFFICE OF NORTH LA. N AfAA'
RAILROAD COMPANY.

MONROE, La. Dec Zd, io'V'
on and after Sunday, the 4th INST, INC
trains on this Road will run as toll0Ws'
PASSENGER TRAINS.
Leave Monroe daily at 3 A. NJ.
Arrive at Delta ii 90 a. NJ.
Leave Delta at 90 p. Nj.
Arrive at Monroe 7.45 p. NJ
FREIGHT TRAINS
Leave Monroe at A. NJ. on Monday Neo-
nesday and Friday. ,,. ,r,,urs-
Leave Delta at A. NJ. on Tuesday, 1hufs-
day and Saturday. !, ,r-
Through freight per car load VIII DE car
ried by passenger train f.oi,,tt
Way freight will be shipped by ffeigh'
train. do,i,.-
Freiohts for Flag Stations will be deny.
cred at the designated points at oWNEho
RISK, whether there be any person there 10
receive it or not. 10 ,.,.
Freights for Flag Stations must DE pre-
A daiiv line of four-horse coaches cohllecI
at Monroe for Shreveport-thence VIA south
ern Pacific Railroad-to Marshall, Halls
Vile and Longview, Texas.
]. w. GREEN,
Engineer and superintendent
dec12-d3m
The Daily telegraph., 1870-12-15
The English Fleet.


Recent returns describe the English
fleet as consisting of 403 steamers afiOat
and 81 building, and 20 sailing vessels
aAoat total, 466, This does not include
the Cerberus, built for the colony Of
Victoria, which England has recently,
in anticipation of trouble, discovered as
not "safe." It will, therefore, be re-
tanned for home service.
The iron-clad feet consisted, accord
ing 20 the return quoted, of 81 ships and
1 floating batteries, There were build
ing at the time that return was issued.
OF these the AudaciOus was IA guns,
3,774 tons, and 500 horse power; the
Invincible, a twin ship Of the Auda-
cious; the Hercules, of 12 guns, 1926
tons, and 1,2O0 horse power; the Re-
pulse, of y guns, 1874 tons, and 800
horse power the Monarch, Of guns,
300 tons, and l 100 horse power the
Captain, of guns, 4,272 tons, and 900
horse power. The Monarch, it will be
remembered, brought the remains of
Mr.. Peabody to Portland, and the Cap
tain was the ill-fated ship commanded
by Captain Burgoyne, which recently
sank off Cape Finisterre.
Not to speak of these recent additions,
England had, in 1868, fleet Of 80 ar
mor-plated vessels, completed and fit
for sea. OF these, is are ships of the
line, divided into three classes. In the
first are the Warrior, Black Prince, the
A oh
all irOn-built and of great speed, but of
so great draught that they cannot be
docked outside of England. AS i'm
provements upon them, the NinOtaur,
Northumberland and Agincourt were
designed. The Minotaurs, as they are
usually called, are built on the same
principle, with the swan-breasted beak
projecting under water. The stem of
this portion, which would have to re-
sist the first blow of the shock, is gil
gantic forging, as is also the stem frame.
Every part of the vessel is of iron, even
to the spar-deck, though the plating
here, which is of about three-quartcrs
Of an inch thick, is covered with wood.
In the second class of vessels, drawing
iS-o WtttSl oltl pOSSCSS1ll5 ISSS SpCCet, dIC
the Royal Oak, the Prince Consort, the
Ocean, the Caledonia, the Royal Alfred,
the Lord Clyde and the Lord Warden.
The first three of these are line-of-battle
ships converted the last two are new
ships, built of wooden frames. In the
third class are the Hector, Valiant,
Defense and Resistance, four of the
earliest British irOn-clads, and the Zeal
Gus. These are lighter and slower than
the second class. Then follows class
of smaller iron-clads, corvettes or gum
boats, including the FavOrite, the En-
terprise, the Research, the Pallas, the
Viper, the Vixen and the Water Witch.
These are succeeded by a class consist
ing of vessels distinctly characterized
by the Admiralty as valuable for
"coast defense" only. In this category
are placed the Royal Sovereign, and
also the steam rams the Scorpion and
the Wivern, built for the Confederate
States and purchased by the British
navy.