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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THE REPUBLIC IL u monthly maya
zine which should be In the hands of
every voter who desires thorough
knowledge Of the principles and prac-
tices of this great government Of and
for the people.
Among the more important articles
In the number before US are: 1.-THE
Work of Congress- brief but most
comprehensive sketch; graphic
summary Of the views OF the country
press on the pending Financial and
Economic questions - a very valuable
and thoughtful article entitled Capt
tai, Labor. and Wages" The Func>
tions of the Treasury Department I"
a comprehensive view of the mission
of True Statesmanship,n as affecting
the prosperity of the people. and
tending to the solution of the problem
Of cheap travel and transportation |;
!" The Question Of the Annexation OF
the Canadian Provinces, and the
/" Finances = are also ably discussed.
The appendix contains the able
speeches of Senators Chandler and
Logan, and Representatives III. s.
Bundy on The Finances, and X. Fl.
Cain, on Civil rights.
Published at Washington, d. c., at
81 per year. Each number l. well
worth the annual subscription price,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THERE are some very fine farms "a,
sale at the Central Iowa Land OH.
at low prices, and on good terms bp,
my list is not full enough yet. Como
in and see me, it won't cost Won any
thing. j.. Il. sPERRy
lo1ti Agent
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

CASTOk1A Is more than a snbstitute for Va
tor Oil. 1t is the only safs article 10 exi'issa
which IL certain TO sssimiate he food regulate %
bowels, cure wind collie, and produce natnrnlsee
IL contaios neither minerals. morphine or soohcl
and 10 pleasant to take. Children need not cry sna
mothers may rest.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

gibson BROTHERS are the boys TO
paint your house, or new sign, or do
any 0,her plain or ornamental work
you may need In their line.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Citizens Conyen,,.

The citizens Of Knoxville ir,a.
I've OF party, who favor the mr..
Ordinances on temperance aed
honest and economical admipis,,.,,
Of the CITY government. are hereby
requested to meet at the Court t.
on Saturday, the 18th inst. at y ocIorr
p. u. for the purpose of selecting g.,
dates to fill the various offices Il !.
chosen by the qualified electors ar ).
city on the first Monday In Ann 1,,n
next.
BY order Of committee
4. D. You've
]. 4 PoNsFLr.
j. n DAYS.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

Six HUNDRED bushels Of Chime, or
minnesota wheat; 1000 bushels 81
corn; ~ bushels Of timothy seed fos
ale, 8 miles north east Of Attica, Mar
s,n county, Iowa, by
40, Virgil Ro3ERTs
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

There lie no pain ahi-h the Gen.
taur Eminent will not relieve. no
swe ling II will not subdue, and NJ
lameuess which 1t viii not cure
This Is strong language. but II IA
true. IL has produced more cures
of rheumatism, neuralgia, lock;,v
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Sandy creek Sehoo, House, Morch 7th

ATTENTION ORANGES The under
signed, having received the new an
nndk uord, will communicate IL to the
Masters of the several Changes i'm Ma
rion county Iowa, at meeting for
that purpose, to be held at the Court
House in Knoxville, on the 14th Of
March, 1874, at O'Clock p. 81. At the
same time price lists proceedings of
the State Grange, and Charters will
he distributed. A general attendance
Is requested. VIM. BLAIN,
Feb. 2S, 1874. Dept. Marion Co.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

THF Pilot Point {rexast Citizsa has
the following TO say concerning for
mer prominent citizen and politicians
ofthis county:
MARTAIN VAN BURRs BENNETT,
the once renowned editor OF the Texas
Democrat has mt last reached his goal
OF rest. having been appointed notary
public for Grayson county: rather a
small affair, hut then we must remem
Der he Is only carpet Dagger after all.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

BOOTS AND SHOES, very low f..
cash, ut KENpIG & Srusp,s
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
Agent.

Go To Ed. Carruthers' for fancy
candies.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

TIE psrso1s nnr,sd abop> acrrss n sAffy sts
s~si l.ilts and are authorized b. tas subscrfT,ens
J.r The gOTER. and vso,fps and fDyDavd monst nsp
en- eypsna or tr0nile NJ Drfng ap0s the parf " snb
s.(tbsrs. ws s.gI promptly Send rse>tpts % su1scr
bgrs FIR all amounts p5d 20 dgsnfs; and Acpse u
rounded ir,msdlaf,ty If any failure.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

HEiplace to get choice, fresh gro
ceries is ut KENDIG Il STUMP's.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

CASH FOR NoTEs. Cash paid for
good No. notes. Enquire of
39tf) q. b. AYREs.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

'frAs a specially at
tiEADIG a SrUMP's.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12

WANTED. "A good girl, for steady
employment In n small family. En-
guire OF II. +. Sperry. Knoxville.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-03-12
BY order Of committee

4. ID. You've
!. A RaNsRLL
j. \. DAYS.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
New Transfer Depots at Kearney.

Work on the new transfer depot
has begun in earnest and nothing
is to be left undone that will COM
plete this important work at the
earliest possible moment. And
Notwithstanding yesterday was
Sunday, some forty men were kept
at work i'm town putting down side
track in the western part of town,
and as many as fifty men are en-
gagged in the same work to-day.
This is an important move for
Kearney Junction, and the transfer
of through freight at this point will
ado a hundred per cent. to to Jul
population within the next year.
1t is also a well known fact that
the st. Joe and Denver City rail-
road company has leased for a long
term of years the track of the Bur-
lington and Missouri River railroad
in Nebraska, from Hasting to Kear-
ney and will in a few days COM
mence running regular freight and
passenger trains to this city. This
virtually completes the st. Joe and
Denver City railroad to this pointand
with these powerful railroads, the
best in the state, centering here,
Kearney is destined to be the most
important railroad town i'm Ne
braska. Arrangements have been
entered into whereby the st. Joe &
Denver railroad is to take a Sleep
ing car daily from the Union Pacific
for through ST. Louis travel.
The Union Pacific have also de-
cided to put up o freight depot inn
mediately for this station, which is
to be located just east Of the Union
depot. The b. & NJ. will also put up
a freight depot nth of the passen-
ger depot. From 5000 to 5000 feet
of side track is to be put in for the
three companies, at this time, and it
is estimated that double that
amount will be required In a short
t~ime.-1earney Press, April q.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
Early Cucumbers and Melons.

If you want a few for home use,
and "beat all the neighbors," dig
holes two feet square and one foot
deep, in the garden. Fill these
holes up nine inches with new man.
ure, and tramp it down well, and on
this set a box one and a half feet
square and nine inches high. Then
fill up six inches inside of the box
with loamy soil, and on this plant
the seed, ten to twelve seeds to a
hill Over the.box put glass, and
bank up around the frame to the top
with manure. 1t is well to have the
south side of the box an inch or two
the lowest, so water will run off, and
rays of sun strike the glass more di-
rectiy. If prospect of frost or cold
nights after the plants come I'D,
cover them under the glass with
newspapers, and also q sheet over
the glass. When the plants get an
inch or so high, thin out to three
plants to q hill, and when they start
to run, nio off the tip end Of the
vine.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
nc CORRESPONDENTS.


~xo, sesirs any contributions whatever
Of a literary or poetical ehaEacteff mo
IN M, undertake TO preserve, or TO return
..ue i'm auy case whatever. Our oUn
4. ,uf6ciently large to more than supply y"
I;uisso space in that direction
e.., N.xK OF wRITER, in fuh, must ineSn
end .verv case accompany any communica-
,;on Of vhat nature soever. This Is not IN
,-,a.a for publication, but for ear own satis-
faction and as proof Of good faith-
Orr. COUNTRY FKIEsDs We viii always ~
n,es.ed TO hear from, on all matters connected
With crops, country politics, and on any SUD
vet whatever of general interest to the pep
ple of our State. Any conne
nth the election. and relating 70 Hoods
accidents. ETC., viii be gladly received All
.nch communications. however, must De
brief a. possible; and they must, in all cases,
he written upon one side Of the sheet only.
POLITICAL
Arr ANNOUNCEMENTS of candidates ior o"os
whether made by self or FRIENDS ano
whether as notices or communications 10 in'
Editor. are until nominations are maze
simply personal, and will be charged as 80
vertiseInents.
An communications should be addressed U
RosEwATER, Editor and Publisher ORA"
III.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
yr,x ppoprR Mor1oN.-The


VERY PROPER MOTIoN.-Ihe
motion of Alderman Lucas 10 ao-
iourn n week, on the Suggestion
of Mayor Chase in a special message
TO the Council that its members re-
ouired new bonds, was very PERU
nently made and very properly ar
ried. President Gibson and tne
majority of the body felt that they
could not sit there and do business
without being properly bonded
Herald.
The motion of Councilman (not
Alderman) Lucas may have been
yery pertinent for the purpose OF
aiding the Democratic majority In
the Counsel in evading their just
RESPONSIBILITIES. 1t was undoubtedly
exactly such a motion as the editor
of the Herald would have made Il
he sought to shirk a sacred trust.
The taxpayers of Omaha VIM
elected a City Council to transac
their business will, we apprehend
pronounce the proceeding an un
mitigated outrage.
The Herald stated at the yer.
outset that the Democracy proposes
to assume the whole responsibility
for the conduct of u municipa
affairs during the present veal
Now if the do-nothing policytis to D
a sample of Democratic ms 1age
ment the citizens will hold tina
party to a rigid accountability for j
This trifiing with important publ
affairs is becoming absolutely Ill
tolerable.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30

THE promotion of Mr.. S. ID. IL.
Clarke to the general s~uperintend-
ency of the Union Pacific railway
is a merited compliment to a faith
full and efficient officer. Identified
with the Management of the great
trans-continental road, before and
since its completion, Mr.. Clarke has
acquired invaluable experience,
which, coupled with his natural
administrative abilities, fit him
eminently for the responsible posi-
fion to which he is assigned.
The best evidence of Mr.. Clark's
efficiency is the fact that be has sur
vived half a dozen changes in the
general management and retained
the confidence and esteem of each.
Unassuming and modest in his per-
sonal demeanor toward his SUBJ
ordinates, ". Clarke has ever en-
joyed deserved popularity. The
company could not have made a
better choice.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30

THERE is a tide in the affairs of
men, that taken at the flood, leads
on to fortune. Impressed with the
sublimity of his self-appointed mis-
sion General Vifquain has at last
mounted the tide which is to float
him toward his lofty destiny.
He has issued a pathetic and POM
pous pronunciamento, which Illus
trates forcibly the maxim that there
is but one step from the sublime to
the ridiculous.
With a glowing enthusiasm and
invincible self-confidence that char
acterized the valiant Don Quixotte
de Ia Mancha, this modern Knight
of Saline county mounts his hobby
horse, and issues his defiant chal-
lenge TO all the imaginary tyrants
who happen to oppose his hair
Drained schemes.
In order to afford him a wider
field for his operations, the BEE
takes pleasure in republishing his
rousing appeal, which otherwise
might fall fiat for want of a circula-
ting medium.
The General wants every county
to rise in arms, and inasmuch as the
BEE circulates in every county, it
is reasonable to anticipate a prompt
response. 1t now only remains to
be seen whether the staff commits
stoned by General Vifquain will re-
port for muster on the day set.
Meantime we would inform the
General in all sincerity that the BEE
does not propose to play the hypo-
critic. While its columns are open
to all parties for discussion of prom
inent public topics it viii never ad-
vocate that which il deems imprac-
teal and visionary.
II the General was possessed of
ordinary penetration he would have
long since discovered that the Lin
coin Journal does not endorse this
extra sessisn plan any more than
the BEE. The best evidence, if any
were needed, is that while 1t pub
lishes his egotistical executive order
1, it does not claim to second
~ motion.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30

The Omaha Herald is unhappy
because the BEE has not seen fit to
condemn or approve President
Grants veto of the duplex contrac-
ton imitation bill.
The Herald declares that the BEE
has been Non the fence" OF all i'm
portant questions upon which public
opinion is divided. Now, we admit
that we have not seen fit to shed
crocodile tears over the defeat of a
bill which was so complicated i'm its
nature that nobody could tell, with
any degree of certainty, whether it
would expand or contract the cur
rency.
Neither did the BEE see fit TO
commend the Presidents disap-
prevail of a bill that would have
never passed without his tacit en-
couragemept. So much for the
BEES position on the fence. Fools
generally venture where angels fear
to tread, and while the BEEhas ever
been fearless and outspoken on
topics which clearly defined,
ii has pursued a conservative cause,
whenever the issues were dubious.
In this respect the BEE has diff
fered very radically from its local
Democratic contemporary. That
journal usually jumps at conclusions,
without the proof to sustain them.
Hence it is constantly forced TO take
the back track on important as well
as unimportant issues, and this is
the reason why the BEE has out
stripped it in circulation in and out
Of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
CURI0SITIES.

Huntsville man has i'm his pos
session a substance resembling buck
skin. that he took from the heart OF
a poplar tree ON hisfarm. he thlhks
it is the trees pericardium.
Amule colt was foaled a few days
since in Montgomery county, KY,
that had all the features OF a DULL
dog. 1t only lived a few days.
Wolves are numerous in Knox
county. One day recently o man
named Little found ten young
wolves i'm a hollow tree near Edna,
Iowa.
Wild coffee trees have been dis
covered growing i'm California. This
valuable crop Is likely to be added
to the other products of the State,
which now yields gold, wheat, bar
lev. tobacco, tea, live stock, and all
the fruits of the tropic and the tenn
perate zone,
A rancher named Long, in Para
disc Valley, Colorado, has a COW
which had seventy calves +, and she
has not finished yet. Is thele
another COW in the country that can
beat this one?
A vine, situated about three miles
and a-half from Santa Barbara, Cal,
has a trunk four feet four inches in
circumference. 1t begins to branch
out at about six or eight feet from
the ground, and is then supported
on framework, which it covers as a
roof. The whole vine, thus sup
ported, now covers owe an acre OF
ground. Several of the limbs are
as much as ten inches in circumfer-
ence at the distance of twenty-five
or thirty feet from the trunk. The
annual yield of grapes from this
mammoth vine is from 10000 to
$4,000 pounds. The clusters aver
age, when ripe, from 2 to q pounds
each.
A writer in the Hartford Times
tells how oysters inhabit the Man.
grove woods i'm Cuba. He says:
"No doubt the reader will open his
eyes at oysters growing on trees.
Often have / seen the sheer of UNI
belief on the face of ignorant when
the fact has been mentioned; but
grow they do, and in immense
quantities, especially in the SOUTH
ern part of the Island. Ihave seen
miles of trees, the lower stems and
branches of which were literally
covered with them, and many
a good meal have j enjoyed
with very little trouble of procuring,
/ simply placed the branches over
the fire, and when opened / picked
them out with a fork or a pointed
stick. These peculiar shell fish are
indigenous i'm lagoons and swamps
of the coast, and as far as the tide
will rise and the spray fly so will
they cling to the lower parts of the
Mangrove trees, sometimes four or
five deep, the Mangrove being one
of the very few trees that flourish in
salt water"
An eagle was killed in Coffee
county, Alabama, q few days since,
measuring eight feet and a half
from tip to tip. When first seen ii
was after a couple of deer, and now
and then would alight on first one
and then the other, burying its
talons i'm them. The deer were run
ming for life. A gentleman out
hunting saw them coming, and
when i'm shooting distance
fired on one of them. The other
stopped, and he too was shot. The
eagle perched on a treenear by, and,
seeing them both shot down,
alighted on one of them, and went
to eating, but a fatal shot at that
junction of the game brought him
down. There are said to he num-
bers of them in that section Of the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
Breaking up q Sitting Hen.

A friend of ours told US, the other
day, how his wife cures hens of sit
ting; and as 1t is a very novel way,
we repeat it for the benefit of others
who are bothered with i~nveterate
settlers. This lady had a hen that
was bound to sit the lady was
bound she should not. She would
shut up the old hen one day, and
when released back she would go to
her sitting. Patience finally gave
out. Picking up some splinters from
the chip-yard, (some four n five in
ches long). she bound them firmly
to the, hens legs, leaving only the
hip joints in working order. Bid
die was outwitted; like the old
Dutchman's hen, she would have to
sit standing up.--C Correspondent
Rural Nep Yorker.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30
POLITICAL.

In parting with MI. 7. E. Sickles
as general superintendent of the
Union Pacific, we desire TO ae-
knowledge for the citizens of oma-
ba. the uniform courtesy and kind
ness which has characterized their
intercourse with that officer.
1t gives us pleasure to know thai
Mr.. Sickles is retained in his favor
lite branch of the service, and fur
tbermore that the change is OF his
own seeking.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30

SCHUYLER is exhibiting COM
mendable enterprise i'm replacing the
Platte River bridge. We learn that
the contract for its reconstruction
has been awarded to Mr.. William
BOYD, a well known Omaha bridge
builder.
Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-30

The Southern Hotel is frs;-clsss in all its
ap, cintmepts. Its tables are at all times sup
Piled in the greatest abundance. with all the
celieacies the markets afford, Its CLERKS and
employees are all polite and attentive to the
wants of the gusts Of the hotel, There Is an
improved elsvs or leading from the fret floor
to tbs upper one, Railroad and steamboat
tiekst on e., news stand. snd western fnion
Telegraph - . u the ketsads Of hotel,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-16
II. j, Gillen.

1t gives lis pleasure to mention that owing to
the unusual inducements which Mr.. Gillen has
offered the grand rush continues at his populal
store. In fact this mammoth spring stock has
taken the country by surprise,
He challenges the world Oh dress goods of al
kinds.
He offers especial bargains in this stock.
And for instance his large line of Jap csc
silks are TO be closed out regardless of cost
Fancy and black silks much below the ma kct
value.
A new line of black mohairs just received and
at ycry low price
1t would be useless to cnumcratc the different
grades yrd kind. of pieces, suffice it to say that
the stotk bcil, 50 large and season late prices
will be given on this stock for the next 80 days
at unheard of low rates thatwill set all defiance
all competition. The late advantage gained in
the purchasing of the entire stock owing to de-
cline in prices, enables Mr.. Gilen to make this
offer to the public and he wishes to share this
with his patrons. ...
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-16

All his fine par!ors are now finished, furnished
and decorated to suit his TASTE and this evening
Henry Wather proposes to throw his grand
fruit and candy and ice cream emporium open to
the public and give the people Of Ottawa FREE
ENTERTAINMENT. The invitation is extended to
ALL-men, women and children, rich and poor;
for though Henry means that his establishment
shall be gorgeous in all its appointments, it is
not meant to be an aristocratic concern, but will
be open to all alike and all are equally wei
come, this evening and at all times. Willis band
will be on hand to discourse music for the occa-
sion. .
The beauty Of Henry Walthcr's store has been
the pride Of our city for months past, but when
our people come to inspect his parlors their
pride will be still greater; and when they learn
all the secrets Of this noble cstablishmcnt--its
matchless arrangements, Gnd its marvellous ma
chincry for the production of that peerless cake
and pastry for which Henry it so famous, their
pride will give way to astonlshment and wonder.
Let everybody come see the sights, partakc and
enjoy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-16
4 Sad Case.

On Tuesday last there was quite a commotion
at the depot of the c., B. & Q. r. K. occasioned
by the arrival here of a man who was and still Is
fearfully insane. He is wen known rs prOmi'
nent and active business man at Mendoza, in this
county and through hard work and business
shrcwdncss has become rich. Perhaps his busi-
ness had become so large that he could not well
manage it, though he was, SO far as is known,
ahead of the world 70 the extent OF perhaps two
hundred thousand dollars and had deal fairlywth
everyone. His name is Fred. Schroeder. On Sat
urday last he suddenly fell in mt and since then,
except at short intervals, has been so violently
insane that il was necessary to handcuif and
chain him. As he went through the streets in an
omnibus on Tuesday he. every two or three min
utes screamed with all the power of his lungs.
He was examined before Judge Miller and jury,
and strange to say, during the carefully managed
trial in which every effort put forth to thor
oughly test the question Of his insanity, he con-
Quoted himself as well in favor of his nationality
as the shrewdcst felon could to escape the gal
lows. Our reporter saw the insane man Few
moments after the jury had decided him lun-
attic. He was manacled and in chains He look
ed bright and clear, and we OBJ Involuntary
exclaimed, "Why that man is all right" The
poor man came up to US and said, "Of course
am all right! Am | thief or murderer, that
should be sent to Jail? have never wronged a
man, woman or child since ! was born!" In half
an hour afterwards two Of the strongest men in
Ottawa could scarcely hold him in his wild par
oxysms OF deirium He passed fearful night
of screaming, talking and nervous agony and
was taken to Elgin to the Insane Asylum on the
morning. He leaves behind him a
kind wife with four little ones, and The wife
enciente and SO near her time and so excited with
this sad event that she too is nearly insane So
sad case IS this has not come within our knowl-
edge in MAY day.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-05-16
The Great HippOdrOme.

The most notable event Of many years in the
show line at Ottawa will doubtless be the eXhi-
bition at the Fair Grounds next Tuesday, May
10Th The combination embraces Soulcr's Real
Roman Hippodrome, consisting of chariot races,
elephant races, camel races, ostrich races, &c,
really very marvellous display, covering the
entire race track, and keeping the crowd in a
turmoil OF excitement. Connected with the
show is one of the finest menagerics in the
world; and Bunnels Great Travelling Museum,
consisting of Curiosities and monstrosties gath
cred from all parts of the world.
The show is spoken of with great enthusiasm
by the papers where it has appeared, and seems
really to be the biggest thing of the sort ever
attempted in this country.