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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09
Gates for Snow.

The farmer, says the Country
Gentleman, needs various contriv-
ances for his winter work, in add.
tion-to which he may now occupy
his time in the workshop for con-
structing those for the coming sum
mer.
Among the former, attcn ton is
needed to prevent gates from being
injured by the obstruction of snow
drifts, which often twist and strain
the hinges in shutting. Various
contrlvances are made for lifting
the gate above the snow. When
the snow is not deep, or the gate
stands where it is not likely to drift,
the latch end may be raised several
inches by cutting screw on the
lower hinge and placing nut on
this screw between the heel piece
and the post. BY screwing the nut
against the heel pice, the latch end
or head piece of the gate is raised,
and passes over snow of moderate
depth.
If a gate is hung so as to rise
when opened and fall shut again
when it is closed it will clear few
inches Of snow. IT hung exactly
perpendicular twill Of course re-
main at rest at any part of the cir
Gle. But if the hinges arc placed,
the upper end being on one side of
a perpendicular line and the lower
one on the other side, SO as to give
it an inclination, it will always
owing shut with its own weight.
But to prevent its falling open
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09
S1eds.

: M. G. Weld, of New Jersey, gives
an exchange description Of how
to construct several varieties farm
sleds that are worth remembering.
He says: 81 use variety Of sleds
and sleighs and they are almost
equally as useful upon bare ground
as upon snow. In fact, the general
use of the farm sled in this region
settled by the easy-going, frugal
Hollanders, surprised me when l
came to live here. The tool sled
which l will first describe, has been
frequently recommended as exceed
ipgly convenient to transport plows
and harrows to and from the field,
to move barrels of cider or vinegar
or any such thing. As stone-boat
I find it sof greater use than the
stone-boat itself, for it is strong
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09
Time 20 cut Timber.

Dr.. Hartig, who has made numer-
Gus experiments to determine the
point, states that March and April
are the best months in which to cut
timber for building purposes, as it
then contains its lowest per cent. of
moisture, which he states to be Al
per cent. During the three previ.
Gus months it has 81 per cent, and
in the three following ones 4S. He
further states that properly season
ed timber should not contain more
than 20 to 25 per cent. Of moisture,
and never less than 10 per cent. If
the moisture is removed to a still
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strength and becomes brittle. An
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leaf, and allowed to remain undis-
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fall off, the timber will be found
well seasoned, the leaves having ex-
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09

CONSUMPTION, the scourge of the
human family, may in its early
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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09

again after it has passed the quar-
ter circle the upper hinge must be
little nearer the gate than the
lower one. This will obviate the
difficulty, and cause it to shut if
opened considerably beyond the
quarter distance. If the inclina.
ton of the hinge each way is equal
it will rise when opened three
fourths of the half circle, which is
enough in all ordinary cases. An
other mode for avoiding the snow
is to have two set of holes IN the
post, so that the hinges may be
reset higher up when snow falls.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-01-09
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-29
The Calender Trial-Imp0rtant
Testimony for the Defence.
THE M'GUIRE-STEMMLER CASE.
The Comptroller Refuses to Obey
a Court Mandamus.
A Disagreement in the Shaw
Babcock Lobbying Suit.

Judge DoDohue, holding Supreme Court, Cham
bcrs, yesterday denied the motion In the suit OF
Banker vs. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Company, to declare nun and void his
note for 100000, gwen to rescue the road from
bankruptcy. The note, he caims was given when
he was mentally incompetent 10 act intelllgently
and discreetly through suffering from great
nervous prostratlon.
The application made on behalf OF Mr. Samuel L..
Tredwcll to compel MI. Nichols, Treasurer OF the
Central Branch or the Union Pacific Railroad to al
low him access TO the books OF the company was
yesterday granted by Judge Donohue, OF the Su-
preme Court.
Mrs. More. who claims to have truitlessly ex-
pended some $4,000 IN the hopes or drawing prize
in me Royal Havana Lottery according to q deci-
sion given yesterday by Judge Donohue must give
q detailed statement OF her lottery ticket pur.
chases.
An injunction was granted yesterday by Judge
J. +. DAILY. Court or Common Pleas, at the suit Of
John A. Macpherson against the administrators of
thc late Isaac D. Davis, restraining them from SELL
ing the seat lately occupied by the deceased in the
New York Stock Exchange, and pending declsi in
the suit any purchase or sale o. the same.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-29
ANOTHER POLICE OUTRAGE.

commfsst0ner Gardeners Gniiantry TO
Woman-Vreaament or a Respectable
Woman by PAtroIman.
Mrs. Louise O'Neii very quiet looking lady,
complained yesterday afternoon before President
Gardner, at the Police Trials, that she had been
grossly insuited by ofilcer Cornelius O,Bren, of
the Seventh precinct, on the night OF the 18th inst.
while waiting for a car, and then rocked I'D all
night for daring to demonstrate with him on
his conduct. Mrs. O'Neis story, which was
corroborared by her husband ana oore
unmistakable evidence OF truth, was as lol.
lows;-on the night in question she nad
been out spending the evening with some friends
in company with her husband They had left the
house OF tae friends and were going along Mont
gomery street While waiting for a car Mr.. O,Neil,
desiring to cross The street. allowed his wife TO re-
main. After walking two blocks she lady passed
Oflicer O'brien and II man 70 whom he was talking.
The policeman addressed her in insulting terms,
but the lady passed on without noticing him. The
policeman and his friend followed her ana again
endeavored to get into conversation with her.
Mrs. o'Neil, at length feeling annoyed at
these persistent attacks, threatened TO
call her husband. O'Bren laughed at
her, saying she mad no husband and it was all
from this, ana Mrs. 0'Neil was getting well abused
by both wnen q car drove to the spot and her
uuSDaHu luIupeu Oh lHe PLATFORM. lie told the
officer he was the ladys husband, ana expressed
his aInaZcment tlat man wearing the Uniform of
policeman should
INSULT Respectable PEOPLE
in the streets 0'Brlen brandished his club and
threatened 70 lock them no. Mrs 0'NeI insisted
that her husband should go to the station house
ana make a complaint. O'Brien became ex-
asperafed ana he arrested the lady and dragged
her to the staioa house. His companion. who Is
engaged ID the business OF selling liquor in Cherry
street, went TO the station house with them TO cor
roDorate the tale OF his intimate
President Gardner dlmlssed the comp ainant
on the spot, to the amazement OF all the people
present, VINO naturally ana justly expected to see
the officer reproved II not dismissed.
The Police Magistrate had dismissed the COM
plaint ana advised the husband to go before the
Police Board. The policeman and his friend
declared shey thought the woman was drunk
at the time, and the sergeant VINO took the
complaint against her and locked her up shared
their SUSPICION. Mrs. 0'Neil offered at this point
to prove TO the Court by the persons at whose
house she had spent the evening in question that
she was not only perfectly sober, but had drank
nothing during the evening. President Gardner
peremptorlly dismissed the complaint paying no
attention 10 Mer.
The O'Neils live at No. 145 Pearl street. He is
employed as porter in a wholesale tobacco ware
house. ana his wife is janitress of the Journal az
COntDserCe Bun. ding.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-29
GOING FOR GREEN.

He Refuses to Obey n Court Mandam
Asking an Attachment Against Him.
Periodically the various courts have granted
mandamuses against Comptroller Green, and al
most as periodically he has snapped hts fingers at
these court mandates, or, as counsel put the
case. treated them 50 much waste paper
When the matter reaches the alternative,
with the possible addenda Of a 6ne or
compliance with the order, he yields. HIS
case OF John N. Uutwater who has a claim Tor
$ll,Sa7 50for services in copying and examining the
taxes and rolls Tor The year 1871 under
ne had completed the work his bill was duly
audited by the Board, but the Comptroller refused
TO pay It. The result was an application at special
term OF the Court OF Common Pleas Tor a writ OF
pcremptory mandamus against the Comptroller
directing its payment The mandamas was
sc!,oI final An appeal was taken oy the
hrmed the order, With costs. This aid not
satisfy the chief Of the bureau OF Finance. He
the order was reatirmed, with another lnstalment
q costs ADDED, s1lz being the costs allowed oy
the latter Court Mr. a West counsel Tor MI: ont,
against Mr.. Greene and applied TOR payment OF the
claim, amounting TO some si4,ooo, including in
terest and costs. Mr.. Greene neither needed tho
mandamus nor the application.
Thus the case stood yesterday, when, the pa
tience OF counsel, to say nothing OF his client,
having become exhausted, the former applied
to Judge J. +. Daily, holding Special Term OF
the Court OF Common Pleas, Tor an attachment
to be taken out in the Sherln-s Once against
Comptroller Green. Judge DAILY did not grant
the attachment, but dad grant an order 10 show
cause why an attachment should not issue against
him. The order was made returnable on next
Monday.
The Claims OF the Oflcers OF the Court
Of Oyer and Terminer.
The case Of Lawrence II. Curry against Andrew
II. Green was argued yesterday in the Court OF
Appeals by counsel behalf OF the officers OF the
Court OF Oyer and Termner. In 1871 the Board Of
Supervisors audited ana allowed the claims OF the
officers Of the Oyer and Terminer, and in 1872 the
Legislature passed an act directing the payment
allowed by the Board OF Apportionment and Audit,
created for that purpose. A writ OF peremptory
mandamus was issued by Judge Leonard, before
whom the case was heard directing the Board OF
Apporti0nment aud Audit to audit and allow the
claims, as the same were previously audited and
was brought to the Court Of Appeals as o test
case.
Il was argued on the part OF the officers claims
by their counsel Mr.. H. q. Denison, that the action
or the Board OF Supervisors In the matter was q
nnai and judicial determination Of their CLAIMS
and Audit, and that they were bound by their de-
cision and should be compelled TO audit and allow
the claims as the same were audited and allowed
by the Board OF SUPERVISORS, and that no re-audis
was necessary.
1t was claimed on the part or the Board'of Ap-
them they were bound to follow the law, and that
the act gave them the right TO re-audt anu review
the decision OF the Board OF Supervisors.
The Court reserved its decision.