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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.

AUDITORS OFFICE, MALAYSIA Co., !
Monday, June 2, 1873. {
Board met at 10 o'clock, a. M,
and was called to order. Members
all present. Remainder of forenoon
spent examining claims. Adjourned
till afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Members all present. A motion to
defer the final hearing of the
Hargl ave road case till the Septem.
Der meeting of the Board was made
by Ohm f. Lacey attorney for parties
opposed to the change, and after
hearing argument of counsel for and
against said motion the Board set
said road case for hearing on the I'd
day of the September meeting of the
Board, 1878, at o'clock p. m.
The Board ordered thai the taxes
on Sls.34 for 1872 be rebated from
the property assessed to d. H.
Danielson situated on the south side
public square Oskaloosa city and
having been destroyed by fire.
The following named persons made
applications for appropriations to
build or repair sundry bridges and
culverts John M. Lacey and
Mitchell Wilson, John Warner,
David Thatcher, Willis Wilcox,
John Dodds, William Stafford, 4.
M. Ball and ]. w. Finley, E. Baker,
Finley Frazier, John d. Davis, Geo.
Sheesley, and Geo. Barnes.
Board adjourned till to. morrow.
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MODOC NEWS.

Last Saturday, seventeen Modocs,
men, women and children, left Fair.
child's ranch in charge OF a small
guard, and on the way were set upon
by company of whites, supposed to
be Oregon volunteers, and murdered
Of course such conduct to prisoners
can but call for condemnation, YET
we must remember the provocatior
of the Oregon people, and the pros
poets of release the prisoners bad.
Mrs. Boldly and Mrs. Sehiera, wo'
men whose husbands had been slain
by the Modocs, went to the camp, and
identified Hooka Jim AID Steamboat
Frank as two of the gang who COM
united the murders, rushed upon
them, one with a knife the other with
a pistol, ( avenge their husbands
deaths. Unluckily the guard prevent
ed them from doing the wretches any
harm.
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OPINION RESPECTING THE DlSPO'
SITION OF THE MODOCS.

Washington, June 6.-Attorney
General Williams in his opinion res.
pecting the disposition of the Modoc
captives, thus states the main facts on
which the questizn arises: In 1864
the United States made treaty with
the Indians by the terms of which
they were to go and remain upon a
reserv ton in the State of Oregon.
Late last fall military detachme t
was sent to procure their return.
Finding them unwilling logo peace
fully, the officer ind Gated his deter.
mination to use compulsion, in con.
sequence Of which conflict ensued
between the United States troops
and the Indians. Soon after sever
al peaceful citizens and their families
in the vicinity were murdered by the
Indians of this band. They then en-
trenched themselves in the lava beds
of the neighborhood. Fighting en-
sued, and one or more severe battles,
in which persons on both sides were
killed and wounded, and the United
States troops were repulsed. Nego-
tiations were opened for peace, and
on the 18th of April last, General
Candy, Rev. Mr.. Thomas and Mr..
Meacham, at certain point between
the opposing force and in pursuance
of mutual agreement to that end,
met Captain Jack, leader of the In
dams, with some of his chief war
riors, to discuss terms of treaty, and
while so engaged, Mr.. Thomas aud
General Candy were most treacher-
ously murdered, and Meacham Sc
riously wounded, by the Indians.
who were present on that occasion.
Battles followed, and Captain Jack
and most all of his tribe have been
captured and are now in the hands
of military authorities.
General Sherman, in a communi.
cation to the Secretary of War,
dated the Sd inst, recommends that
such of those Indians as have viola
ted the military law, be tried by the
military tribunal. This recommen-
dation is approved ofby the Secre-
tary of War.
The Attorney General then pro-
ceeds to declare that according to
the laws of war there Is nothing held
more sacred than a flag of truce
despatched in good faith, and there
can be DO greater act of perfidy and
treachery than the assassination of
its bearers, after they have been &C.
knowledged and received by
those to whom they are sent. No
statute of the United States makes
this act a crime, and therefore it is
not punishable under the rules and
articles of war, and if punished at
all it must be through a power de-
rived from the usage of war. Kin.
dred to the act as a question of bad
faith is the breaking of his parole by
parole prisoner. When the United
States wac at war with Mexico, sew
eral of the officers of the Mexican
army were tried by military commits
sion composed Of officers of the
United States army, and convicted
and sentenced to be executed for
breaking their parole. On the 2sd
OF August, 1865, military commits
sion, duly appointed, assembled in
the city of Washington tor trial Of
Henry Wirz, who pleaded among
other things that the military COM
mission had no jurisdiction over
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Tuasday June 2 1879


Board met. Members all present
Thomas Collins, Mary Sewers, G
Tull, Mrs. Julia Ann Phillips, Eliza
beth Swain, Nancy Delawder and
Mrs. Aaron Pyle asked to be reliev
ed from paying taxes.
The auditor informed the Board
that he had received draft from
M. M. Walden, for $35l.OO to be di
vided among the school districts OF
Mshaska county, and the Board un.
animously directed the Auditor to
return it to M. M. Walden.
The committee appointed by the
Board at last session to provide a
bridge at Warren's mill. presented
the following report which was read,
approved and ordered to be made a
part of the minutes of this meeting !:
TO the Board Of Supervisors OF
Mahaska County
The undersigned Committee APP
pointed at your April Session 1873,
and directed to Immediately have
the old Bridge at Warren's mill re-
paired, or build a new one, after
seeing the fruitless efforts of the
agent of the King Bridge Company
to remove the old bridge from the bed
of the river, deemed it best to con.
tract for a new bridge, which they
did on the lst day of May, with Mr..
Cricket the resident agent of the
aforesaid company to have another
bridge completed Oh, or before the
4th day of June 1878, and to take the
wrecked structure, and pay all ex-
pense of its removal, the county to
pay twelve hundred dollars in full
for the bridge.
In the mean time the structure
heretofore contracted for, and de.
signed for Curriers' mill having ar.
rived, and the residents of the coun-
ty dependent on the crossing at War.
ren's mill, ha>iDg been put to great
inconvenience for about months,
and the old bridge at Curriers' still
being crossed, though deemed by
some unsafe, we in view of
those circumstances with the con.
sent of the agent of the Bridge Com.
pany had the structure put up at
Warren's and the travel is not OBJ.
structed since the 10th day ofMay.
The building agent moved his
machinery from there to Curriers',
and made preparations to erect the
one at Curriers' on its arrival, and
it was completed on the Goth day of
May, and il the approaches were
filled up it would be ready for use.
We deem it due tn the King Bridge
Co., Topeka, Kansas, to award them
high praise for their promptness in
| completing the structure in at least
9 DAYS within the contract time,
they being aware of the necessity of
the case. As we did what we
thought for the best interest of the
people at large we ask the approval
of the Board to our action.
Respectfully submitted,
N. CAvEN,
JAMES RuAs, Committee.
j. K. WooDs,
June 81 1878.
Board adjourned till tomorrow.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

The first grave decorated on Friday last
at Calvary Cemetery, near Chicago. was
that of an unknown rebel officer. No,
one member of the procession passed il
without laying on the mound floral
tribute.-Register
Which was a direct insult to the
ashes of every Union Soldier in the
land. We have not forgiveness,
forgetfulness and supineness enough
in our nature to recognize the blue
and the gray in common, even
though both be dead. One died for
preservation of our country,i the 9TH
er died attempting its destruction,
and all the blood in the Southern
Confederacy cannot wash out these
stern facts. We propose to treat
them accordingly.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

Senator Allison was married at
o'clock Thursday evening to Miss
Mary Neeley, of Burlington, adopted
daughter of the late Senator Grimes.
The ceremonies were private and
quiet-only the family of the bride
being present. Miss Neeley, that
was, Mrs. Allison, that is, is an ac-
complished young lady twenty-five
years old. She has spent
several years in Europe travelling
and at school. The happy couple
left for New York the same evening,
and will sail for Europe in few
days.
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The Eldora Ledger says the Don,
aid Mickey, whose name is of frequent
occurrence in the Modoc dispatcho s
from the Pacific coast, is about 81
years old, and most eccentric char
acter. He has been proprietor of
several great steamship lines, and is
a man of immense wealth. 1t was he
who built the first engine on the
Central of Iowa, the Thomas Kensett,
and now he is Captain of the Warm
Spripp Indians.
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One Fore who was recently tried
in st. Louis for the murder of Munson
E. Beach, and acquitted on plea of
insanity, has now nearly or quite
murdered his wife with Ratchet.
Whisky. insanity and naturally
murderous disposition, is what ails
the fellow. This turning loose of
men guilty of murder because ac-
counted insane, is becoming to be
regarded as license for crime, and
is proving a scourge to humanity.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

Independence sportmen are plan
ming a grand shooting match for
about the middle of june A num-
ber of prizes for shooting on the
wing will by offered, among them a
fine young trotting horse that has
made a mile in three minutes.
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Thomas Wright was hanged Jun,

Thomas Wright was hanged June
6. in the Jail yard, at Washington
d. c., for the murder of Rogerski,
the peddler, some months since. He
appeared quite unconcerned and
mounted the gallows with firm
step, smiling, meanwhile, until the
black cap was adjusted.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

A Panora man borrowed buggy
of livery man, and when the buggy
came home there was lady's breas,
pin in it. The livery man sent it to
the man who borrowed the team.
The lady of the house said it did not
belong to her, but she would keep il
and ask her husband about it.
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Partner Wanted F.!
A RARE CHANCE !

party having good elevator with modern
improvements, engine, corn shelter, corn cribs
etc all complete, at nice little town, beautiful
country, on good railroad, where cars for all
points can be had, and where there is an abund-
ance of corn, small grains and potatoes to ship,
not so miles from Oskaloosa To a good square
man, with 1900 to $1,000 of cash to use as
daily working capital, half of all net profits will
br given. There is no risk, as all produce can be
sold for cash Or track, and money made, For
reference and particulars enquire imme diately, OF
n. j. SMITH; Esq. Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, June z, 1873
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

Lieut.. Almy, of the 5th Cavalry,
was recently murdered by the
Apaches at San Carlos, Arizona.
They also undertook to kill their
agent, Major Larrabee, with spears
and fired forty shots at him.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

A North Carolina paper thinks
that "Capt. Jack, of the Modoe
braves" is no other than Henry Der
~ Lowery, the swamp outlaw of the
old tar.heel State, whose death was
reported as cunning ruse to cover
his retreat to the West.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

An enterprising Snowman of Tifin,
Ohio, has offered the Government
100000 for the use of Captain Jack
80 days, giving bonds to return him
safe ut the end of the time.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12
REPUBLICAN CO. CONVENTION. q

A County Convention Of the RepuoiEesaIno os p on
vii he held at the Court Room in Oska csna al az
saturday the 2lst of June, 1873. ,pe purpose of
one O'Clock in the afternoon ,.s ~, the Republican
ssse held a. pss
the a5th day of june, 1873 ana lol Nv come be-
OF such other business as may p'opo
b sn raO Of will Sne .n Ss in
gate nom each tOwnsea sP.9ate to every ATTY yo
addlu9n action over twenty i've votes, cast for
Ies OF Young for Secretary OF Stats at the last
General election. ,.,.. Q aelaoates
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

To day we have to announce the
sad fact that the Muscatine Western
is "not dead but sleepeth"-and her
sleep will not be short. Mr.. Thos.
Ryan received aletter from Muscatine
last week stating that there will be
no work done on the road this sum-
mer, and for the simple reason that
Eastern Capitalists refuse to buy the
bonds of the Railroad Company
while the present hue and cry about
railroad monopolies, etc.; exists in
the State. We have been afraid of
this for some time past, and we think
a mistake is being made by
someb ody somewhere, and near at
home. AT present it seems that not
mile of railroad will be built in the
State this SUMNER Blade
-
We've got it again-from Vic.
Woodruff, of course.-Moragio Mes.
Senger.
Sorry to learn, neighbor, that you
have been so indiscreet again.-AL
bi0 Union.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

A Des Moines boy named Leon
ard Larsh was playing with revol-
Yer, discharged it, and bored hole
length wise of his leg, from his knee
down to his big toe. No bones bro
ken.
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REPUBLICAN ELECTION.

tste moi ice that there will be an election held In
The CITY of Oskalooss on Friday, June ~, Tor
the purpose of electing twenty (sO) delegates
10 the County Convention, 10 De heio
June 2lst, 1873. ,,r
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-06-12

James Gilrath, a soldier of the
war of 1912, and for longi time q
prominent citizen of Davenport, died
on Saturday last.
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Gvmnastic School.

The undersigned will open gymnastic school
in Exchange Block, third story, over Draper q
Chords drug store, on Monday, June 16, alta
O'Clock, p. m, tor all those, who want to develp
op their strength. Terms can be ascertained by
calling upon me at Mrs. Abraham's, on High st.,
or in the hall, Monday afternoon.
4Ow1 A G. INGERMAN
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Akers, Anderson, assessor Cedar Tp...... 6s 90
Beechler Bro, Costs in State cases 19 90
Bacon. q, assessor Oskaloosa city .......1I4 90
Blue, WIN. bounty wolf scalps. ........... IL 90
Bacon. p, Trustee Oskaloosa TIP ....... 10 &C
Bss assse aonsGs 90
Baker, K, Services county Supt.. .l39 IS
Bacon 4 Bro, groceries for papapers..... % 10
Barr. M s, IL meals for jury 49,. ......... 500
Boyer Barnes, goods for pauper .......... 50
Call, Bristol 81 Co. mdse for county 30 ~
Caven, N, bridge commissioner. ........... IA IS
Caven, N, road commissioner. ........... 81 90
Duke, w Fl. repairs Auditors office %
Dunsmoor. A (, assessor Black Oak Tp... 81 90
button, l. X, coffin for pauper 90
Douglas Watts, hardwe for Jail and offices 10 IS
Ellie, VIM H. assessor OF Sharon -. "a Is
Fisher, Joseph II, assessor of Union tp... 66 90
Graham, Isaiah, assessor of Scott tip ..:.... 81 %
Hatcher, Elwood, assessor OF p Grove tp..! 30 90
Hinesley, w, repairs on Jail. mos salary Sc 80
Jackson, r L, assessor White Oak tp...... 81 SO
Klssick, Robert, clerk Oskaloosa tip: -. 81 90
Lord, R T c, trustee Oskaloosa tp.......... 9 90
Miller, Munsell q Co. collins for paupers.. "a 90
cFaii, VI, assessor Des Moines tp....... 81 IS
M Mse John df bounty 80 fox, Wolf scaps
Moore, Robert, assessor Harrison tp...... 66 %
Mccoy. w F, house rent for paupers 80
Mills, h c. clerk Pleasant Grove tip -. 80
Myers, g d, erroneous assessment. 0s
Ogilyie. Daniel, goods for paupers and pris II 90
Phillips, o c G. reporter In State case
Page. r, medical attic enhance on paupers Q 25
do do do do do 10 so
Stanley Charles, assessor Adams tp ....... Is 90
Summers, John, do Monroe tp..... So 90
Sutton David, bounty wolf scalp. 1890. 90
Sheesley, George, assessor Richland tp. :. ~ 60
Shangle. A L. assessor Prairie tip. 1910. 63 90
Smith, N d Co, tin boxes for clerks Office "a SO
Scott. D. medical att on paupers .162 so
Shriyer L p clerk Hsrrison tp ............ 10 rs
Thompson. A Y, help caring for paupers.. 90
Thompson. Samuel clerk Madison tp 49,. o 90
do do assessor do -. As 90
Vickers and Bro, goods for paupers ........ 10 90
Williams q Mcmillan, atty fees State cases
claimed S15, allowed IS 90. .............
Wharton. Robert, assessor Jefferson tp.. go 90
WEIGH. G. printing for coun y... II &c
The Auditor is hereby directed to
issue warrants in favor OF members
of this Board for per diem and mile.
age during the Jnne session, 1873.
Board adjourned sine die.
JAMES RUAN, j. X. WOODS,
Auditor. Chairman.
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100000 Cash
GIFTS TO BE PAID IN FULL.
The Third Grand Gift Concert


Public Library of Ky,
Will be given In the great hall of Library Build-
ing, at louisville on Tuesday, July s, 1873 at
which time Ten Thousand Gifts, amounting to a
grand total OF $500 000 all cash will be distribute
ed by lot to ticket-hoders. No reduction in the
amount of GIFTS at the distribution, but each gift
will be paid In full
OFFICE OF FARMERS AND DRovERs' BANK
LOUISVILLE, KY, April Z, 1873.
This Is to certify that there lie in the Farmers
and DrOvers' Bank. to the credit of the Third
Grand Gift Concert for the benefit of the Public
Library of KY, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,
which has been set apart by the Managers to pay
the pifts in full, and will be held by The Bank
and paid ont for this purpose, and this purpose
only. signed,
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Afternoon session.

1t is ordered that N. Caven build
bridge in Richland Tp., on county
road between sections 9 and l6, pro-
vided citizens furnish frame timbers
to make said bridge, ready for use.
A petition of s. w. Barber and
others for a free ferry across South
Skunk river at Parker 81 Kramer's
mill, was presented and after consul
alton, action on said petition was de-
ferred till next meeting of the Board.
1t is hereby ordered that hereafter
native lumber must be used in floor
ing all bridges built wholly or partly
by county appropriation.
The Board released Thomas Col
Inns, Julia Ann Phillips, Nancy De-
lawder, and Mary Pyle, from paying
taxes for 1873. And released Julia
Ann Phillips and Nancy Delswder,
from paying taxes for 1872. Mrs.
Julia Ann Phillips on lot block 8
Loughride's and Cassady's addition
to Oskaloose. And Nancy Delaw-
der On lot 8 block l Bellefountain
and the Auditor is hereby directed to
Issue warrants on the county fund to
pay the taxes on said lots for 1872.
The Auditor is hereby ordered to
issue warrants in favor of the differ
ent claimants shown by the follow
ing claim list
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Wednesday June 4. 1873.


Board met members all present.
The Auditor is hereby directed to
renew the contract with Henry Eve
land to continue the free ferry across
the Des Moines river.
The Auditor is hereby directed to
issue warrant on the bridge fund to
M. w. Edison for $25, for use of
chain to stop travel over iron bridge
at Warren's mill, also for putting on
and taking off said chain.
The following is the equalization
of real estate in Mahaska County
Adams Tp., acres 22,39S, value
$751;, 043, average value per acre
$685. (; Black Oak, acres 22,6s5,
value S212,323, average value per
1892. Cedar, acres 1850, value
$210,121, average value per acre
1920 Des Moines, acres %, 4O7, val
ne SAG, 1922, average value per acre
$3.50; Harrison, acres 23,l6s, value
$27s,25O, average value per acre
$l2.0l, lowered by board Is per
cent. to $1O.2l per acre; Jefferson,
acres 25.9s5, value S1s3,s53, aver
age value per acre $7.O7; Madison,
acres % ,563, value $l53,790, aver
age value per acre 1851, raised by
the board Is per cent. to 1888 per
acre; Monroe, acres 22,s55, value
S177 ,43s, average value per acre
1872, raised by the board 10 per
cent. to $s.05 per acre; Oskaloosa,
acres 1914, value S694,516, aver
age value per acre $14.s5; Prairie,
acres % ,227, value $ls4,566: aver
age value per acre $3.50, raised by
board 25 per cent. to Sl0.57 per acre;
Pleasant Grove, acres 1851, value
$l36,7l1, average value per acre
5000; Richland, acres %, 955, value
$1S5, Ills, average value per acre
Sl1.53, lowered by board 10 per
cent, to $10.3s per acre; Scott,
acres 49, 1852, value $134,7l2, aver
age value per acre $40; Union,
acres 22,lSO, value $3.50, 1925, aver
age value per acre $11.45, lowered
by the board 338 per cent to $40
per acre; White Oak, acres 22,l64,
value $l46,290, average value per
acre $500.
Ordered that $40 be added to the
appropriation made at last session OF
the Board to build a bridge over
Cedar Creek in Monroe Tp., on
petition of James Bridges and others.
Adjourned till afternoon.
Board spent the afternoon examin-
ing bridges on Oskaloosa and Eddy
vile road and affairs at County Poor
Farm.
Board adjourned till to. morrow.
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State Convention.

Republican State OonVen''on'
OFFICE REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
DUBUQUE, April 10, 1853 n,
A State Convention of the Repuenean 49,
viii he held at pes Moines, neSeiccs,,
a m, for the purpose Of nominating
A candidate for Governor
A candidate for Lieut. Goxe ed,,e
A Candidate for supreme Juage,. of puhIie In
acsnSidate for Superintendent Oh fuoii' In
struction. ,,a,,on will he one dele
Ine sa nh organized county in the state, anu
adSition thereto, one delegate ior every arsS
~ SUI yotes or fraction over one hundred
o,as cast for Josiah T. Young for Secretary VI
stste Al ING JACOB RICH,
Chairman Committee.