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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-26
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Trustees Sale.

WHFiEiS, FRANCIS NJ. DAVIS AND his
~ wife, Jane \. Davis, 10y their Ccrtaiu Deed
II iGlI~,. lated The 3;iI riay ut October, 1874, and
Recorded in The Recorders Office of the County
at Andrew, State of Missouri, ia Book 80, on
Ft-t tE1>, conveyed 10 the undersigned, Trustee,
fnc following described itca! Estate, situate, ly-
ing AMI being III the COrnty OF -Audrew, state of
Missouri. tU-wlt:
All of tine Northeast Fourth of the southeast
.U*rtcr Of >crtiUn twenty, Township sixty,
t;algc thirty-tiNc, containing forty acrcS more or
jc-~. which sad conveyance was made in Trust
II secure the payment 81 4 pTuTnl~~ory note III
SAIL Deed of Trust mentioned and described.
AMI, whereas, same note l-uOW due and I'M
fuit. together with The interest thereon: Now,
Therefore, |, The undersigned, trustee, by viz
tGr OF the power in me vested by said Deed OF
trust uHd at the request of the legal holder of
said iruml>>Ory note, | will, ON
TUESDAY, DECEUBER 2STH, 1879,
at the Court IIoI,c HGor, in the town of SavaA-
nai, county OF Andrew, state of Missouri. pro-
coed 10 sell the req; estate described H. above al
public vrnduc 10 the highest bidder, for cash in
BAND. and apply the proceeds at said sale IL the
satisfaction OF said note, both principal and in
F"Trot AMI the costs of this Trust.
q. X. PHELPS Trustee.
Nov. 1i. fII-nGG--WJ.
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TUESDAY, TIE 2lST DAY or DE-.
CE.NBER. 1873.
WO7t606e Sale.

"HEREAS \. MINOR STIILWELL AND
W Josephine StillWcll, his wife, 10y their
Mortgage Decd, with power OF sale. dated on
the 2Sth day of February, ISL. and recorded ut
Page :2i of Mortgage Record No. 10, in the Of
flee of the Recorder of Deeds of Andrew county,
in the state Of Missouri, conveyed la the under
signed, MOrt"igcc, the following ,ic>crIhc,l Real
estate situate in the county al Andrew, and
State of Missouri, tD-wii:
The Southeast quarter Of the Northeast quar-
ter at section No. Thirty. in Township sixty, of
Rang Ihirty-thr,c, containing forty acres more
or less: Which said Mortgage Deed was made
to secure the payment OF Il certain prOmis>ory
IOtc III said Deed described.
And, whereas, said pr"mlssory note with the
interest thereon remains due and unpaid accor-
ding t" the tenor and effect of said mole, Now.
therefore. under til" provisions OF said deed and
d~ersigncd, Morigager, will offer said real estate
for sale ut public v"nluc To the highest bidder,
for cash in hand. al the South door of the Court
House, in the city OF savannah, Andrew county
State OF Missouri, between the hours of ten
O'Clock i'll the forenoon and five O'Clock i'll the
afternoon, on
THURSDAY. TIE 23RD D1T OF DE-
CENBER, 1879,
for the purposes mentioned in said Mortgage
Deed.
Given undcr my hand. October 10Th. $50.
HARRIET y. WHITE,
MortSagee.
Savannah, Oct. -, 1879 noi-tds.
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Stray Notice.

TNtNFN np hv f II. Boone, living in Monroe
L Township, IN Andrew County, Missouri, ON
th,- 1T d+T of November y. ID. lsG5. tW" red
-It white >potte't tour year old steers, Ol,r
marked with Il under slope in tho left ear and
tw" splits in the left ear and one split III the
right cor, and point of right horn on; ne other
mark m bran'ls pcrreivahlc Appraised at -
dollars each. CIr) dollars, by Francis kcarby
and Isaac hcarhy. y true copy from my stray
Book. JACOB kIMBERLIN,
Justice ofthe Peace for Monroe Township.
NOV. %. '1S--npG--Wit.
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Guardians Notice.

ITO all whom it may concern: Notice is here
i by given that the undersigned WAS on the
18th day of October, lS1l, by the Probate Court
of Andrew county and State of Missouri. duly
appointed Guardian. of the person and estate of
Sarah Truck. II person legally a~'ijudGed to be
of unsOund mind and incapable of managing her
affairs, and that h" has qualified a> such GUAR
dian. JOSHUA BOND, Guardian.
Nov. l., lS75-nO4-w4.
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STRAY NOTICE.

TAKEN Up by William IT. Moran, living in
l. Empire township, Andrew co., Mo-, Oct.
26, lS15. as a stray, one cow, supposed to be .
years old last spring, marked with an underbit in
both sars-red and white spcckled cow,-the
sides mostly red-branded on the left hip and
can t tell what it is; - large bell on, and IL lump
ON the bag, no other marks or brands percciya-
ole. Appraised at fifteen dollars, by Robinson
PistOle and Luther Carter, who We're duly sworn
by me tor that purpose. A true copy from my
stray book. Posted before me this LIST day of
November, 1917. JOS. LANNIEG,
Justice of the Peace for Empire Township.
November II, 1905.
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Guardians Notice.

TN0 all whoTl it may concern: Notice is here
j by giFen that the undersigned WAS on the
18th day Of NoTcmJpr, lS15, by the Probate Court
Of Andrew County, and State al Missouri, duly
appointed Guardian of The person and estate of
William W. Cole, I person legally adjudgcd TO
be of unsound mind and incapable of managing
his affairs, and tina; he has legally qualified a
such Guardian. GEORGE FOULTZ,
Guardian.
Nov. 2G. lS1J-nu6-w4,
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TIn0I Settlement.

NOTICE IL MERELY GIVEN THAT I. Al
~ cNand"r X. Martin, guardian and curator of
Jacob j. Bean, laInor heir OF [ riah Bean, de
ceased, viii apply on fh" frstday of the next
December term at the Andrew county Prniatc
Court, for Il fillal settlement of hi~ guardianship
and curator>hip. Al those interested are nuti-
fled To he present.
ALEXANDER X. MARTIN,
Guardian and Curator.
Oct. -, lS7J-wi-n0I
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Final Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given to all creditors and
IN others interested in the estate of Mary Cush-
ing, deceased, that the und ersigned, Admins
thereof ut the next term Probate Court, of An
drew county, to be held IN Savannah, on the
third Monday in December next.
EDWARD CUSHING,
administrator.
Savannah, Nov. 10, 1S75-no5-w4s.
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UpNDII, TIE 13YU D-lT or DE-
GENDER, 4. d., 1915,
SheriT's N,NIe.

TeN WRIT T. AND AUTHORITY OF AN
keENrruIipn i-~utt from the office of the Clerk
81 m" Circuit t"Irt of Buchanan county, Mis-
>oTti, r"tUrnahlr 1t he january term, lS1G, of
-.2.i C"urt. AMI - mr directed IN favor al John
NrAilcu. William Wade, JnurS duncan, Miles
Hal anal Daniel {. Thomas, Trustees OF the
."r'n Prairie Farmers lnsGitwtc, in Andrew
cuulfy, Missouri, and against Ccplas j. Wooi-
crrh, / have irN led upon ana seized all the
T!-ni, Gtir and interest of the allow mafacd
,"pha~ i. N"nlcock, i'll AMI To- the following
'i"-crlbc,t real estate, situate, lying and being in
the county Of Andrew, and state Oh Missouri! To-
VII
HE ,outa the southwest quarter ofScc-
ZION l.. Tpwu-hi 81, Range 81; Also, the east
man ui >ccrlpn ~, In Township 81, Range n:
80, III" northwest quarter al section ~, Town
snip 81, RING" -. And 1 will, GA
FTID-II, TIE 17TU DlI or DE-
CE.HBER, i. u. 1879,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
n"nn, and tive O'Clock IN the afternoon of that
day, At ,io SrW;I Door OF the Court House, in
;h.. ,ity ~ savannah, County of Andrew. sell
the sam. or 50 much tho reoI a. may he required
"a; pu!llr y~rI'Iuv, 70 the highest bidder. for cash
IN laU'i. j-U!jcct to all prior liens and judg-
Incut>.j To satisfy such execution and costs.
l.. ID. CARTER, sheriff
OF Andrew County, Mo.
kDE d. '-1-uDG-tI>.
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SheFiV's Sule.

d. VIRTUE and authority Of two Executions
ID i->r'ri from the Office Of he Clerk OF the Cir
IA; 'rI.t: q: AndrcW County, Missouri, return
-,-c 1T TIE December term, 1873, of said Court.
a..'i 8" ia" directed IN favor of John =. Allen and
against Alexander &. Brady, and Isaac Brady,
A.tvc !rrlc"luppn and seized all the right title,
interest," ana claim al the above named AlcNan-
.rr 6. Grady AID Isaac Brady, in and 10 the
following described real estate, Situate in An
rev ,'iIty. Missouri. tn-wIt: The east half
-. ;ir >"ujhri>t quarter of Section -, Township
-. -! sl.-""i, containing ~ acrco: Also, part
at !r'N ! AMI = OF tn" southwest fractional quarter
ii >n';I"n -, Township, -, Range 81,
T. nG ~ 4 Po:At oh The East bank nj Platte River,
~ ~ n"-;l-WC>t corncro OF the southwest quar-
t'rni -cctIOn2C township -, range 81, al which
itu:!,i i -, Il lgnr>tunr rock Tor Il corner, from
W:ijri i 1urr oak Ii inches, south, II degrees
- : !llk> distant running south 10 degrees west
p 80 fpt'-, theme. -nUth - degrees c:i>i IL 10
rod Thence >ruthji degrees east - ru't>, thence
..p'Jtii - - degrees eat 10 4-lo rods, thence
south ~ ,lVErc = east Ii rods, where marked Il
iIiii' rly tree fox = corner, thence east II rods
- I l!II',f lnr thence north IL 30 rods set Il
I'm E. >l.,lr, IGcnc West II 80 rods Ia point of
BEGINNING, containing il acres, and viii, on
MONDAY, TIE 18TH D-lT or DE-
GENDER, 4. d., 1873,
.;twr"a the hours Of nine O'Clock in IN, forenoon
an. iiy. - clock in The AFTERNOON OF that dtv, 1t
:uv ~pr;n ,!"or Of the Court House, ia the city of
~"N..GIiH, County ot Andrew, sell tn" same. or
-, ,uri,a thereof ~ may be required. al public
&,5;t.,. - the highest bidder, Tor cash in land,
i~>u:.ir"r :" al prior liens and Judgments TO sat
IL -uc.l tNrrutIun and costs.
l.. u. CARTER, sheriff
OF Andrew 90, No.
NJ. - --n"I--tas.
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Mortgage SIZE.

WHEREAS, LEWIS G.. HINkLE. BI HIS
w Mortgage Deed, rlatcd October 4th, 1874,
and Recorded III Book -, at Page :ntJ, i'll the OF
flee of the Recorder of Deeds t0l Andrew Cutn-
ty, Missouri. Conveyed IL .ipshua Bond and
John Il. Bond, the following Lot and Real f.
tate to-Wit:
Lot il, IN Block ., in the town of Amazonia.
III the County of Andrew and state of Missouri:
which sail Mortgage and Conveyance was made
10 secure the pa! of Il certain pTrnii >pry
note i'll ,ald Mortgage Deed described. And,
whereas, default has been made in the payment
of said note AMI The interest thereon and the
same remains due and unpaid,
ions OF said Mortgage Deed and by virtue at the
power and authority therein given and contain
eel and at the Request of John X. Bond, the legal
hol,i"r of said note, |. the Undersigned, sheriff
OF Andrew County, Missouri, will on
TUESDAY, TIE 2lST DAY or DE-
GENDER, 1873,
ut the South Door of the Court House, in the
City OF savannah, -AnttrrW County, STATE of
Missouri. between the hours of O'Clock III the
forenoon and ) O'cl"Ck IN the afternoon of that
day sell the above described Real Estate 1T pub
lie yendur To the highest bidder, for CASH in
hand, for the purposes i'll said Mortgage Deed
set forth. J.. -. CARTER, sheriff
at Andrew County, Mo.
Nov. II, lSI5-noi-td>.
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NONDIT, TIE 18TH Day or DE-
GENDER, 4. d. 1873,

between In, hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon, AMI live O'Clock III the afternoon of that
day, at the SoIti door of The Court House, in
III" ritN of Savannah, County of Andrew. sell
t!c same, or 50 mucn thereof Is may be rrquir-
ct, at public Vcn'uc, to the highest bidder, for
cash IN hand, i-Uhjrct to nj prior lirn>and judy
meats 10 satisfy such execution and costs.
l.. ID. CARTER, sheriff
Of Andrew County No.
\0V. 70. '11-no1--tdS
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Shc17T's SALE.

PY VIRTUE AND AUTHORITY Or AN EN-
ID ecutlOn, ISSUED from the Office of the Clerk
otthc Circuit Court CT AnuTcv county, Missnu-
II ,--rcturnabl" ut the August Term, I~75.
AMI 10 me- directed, i'll t!VOrOi The STATE of Mis-
souri,, and against william Norton. Barney
Norton, Peter O'Cunncll, i'a,i,I C.. Stotts. An
drew j. Harlan, and Jamc~ horton, / have ley
led upon and >lczcd all the right, title, interest
and claim ofthc said David {. Stotis and An
drew j. Harlan, i'll AMI 10 the blowing dcs-
cribed real estate, te-Wlt:
y. W. Ii of the y. W. " dissection II, Town
ship 81, Range %; the y. V. II of the ) ", ii
+. l-ioi sec Ia, TIP 81, Rye 35;S ). - uf +. II
OF the y. W. II, Sec Il. TIP 81, Rye 80; Lots |
and 3 of ;. l-2S. W. quarter ot Sec Il, Ip 81,
Rye 81; y. r. Ia of ). +. IL Il, tn 81,
ltgc3j; :. r. II OF ). f. II Sc Ii, To 81, Rgc
b; +. IL Of y. +. IA of y. E. Ia of Sec u, TIP
I'll, Rye 81; Lots and : i'll Block Il, i'll the City
OF Sayannah; Lots | and : and l.. - OF : in
Block r. i'll savannah; 5acrcs, part of ). W.
II "f Section 10, Township -, Range 81, being
part Of certain twenty-five acfe tract of land,
one hundred rods east and IVES, by forty rods
NORTH ami south, IN the southwest corner of See
ton No. 10, IN Township No. * north, of Range
3, west, is set apart to James =. Abiott. b. Il
decree of partition of the real property of David
X. Abbott, deceased, rs appears of record in
Iourt Record Book {, Page ~, records of the
Circuit Court OF Andrew county, Missouri, ia
military known as the DIR. Hot property, and
more particularly described Is follows, lO-wit:
beginning at Il point on the month line OF oIii -
acre tract, t"rty rOt> east II the northwest
corner thereof, III 4 stone, thrIcc runnin" east
on SAID north line 20 rods 10 4 stone, thence
south forty rods IL 4 point ON tac south line of
said section, siNty-onc rods ana twelve andonc-
halt links east OF the southwest corner of said
section ten, and thence west "n said section line
twenty rods, iun stone, and thence north forty
rods to the bcgInnlnG point on surth line of said
acr" tract, containing five acres: Il
acres OF land, bounded IA, follow COMMENCE
ing 10 rods y. ofthc :. L. corner Of the ). ".
II of section 10, Township -. Range 81; run
ming thence y. - rods, thence y. - u rods,
thence :. - rods: thence Fps > rods, Ia place
OF beginning; :. Il of block -, in the City of
Savannah; Lois >, Is. and :, in ilUck l., in the
City of savannah: W. i-2 III " half oil block u,
in III" City of Savannah: Lot /, n block -, III
the City ufSavannah all lying and being in the
>arl county Of Andrew, and Stac OF Missouri,
AMI | viii, on
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THURSDAY, THE 9TH Day OF DE,
CE.NDER, $50.

between the hours of nine o'clo,k in tn" fore
noon AMI five O'Clock in the afternoon of thai
day, 1T the Court House door, in The City Of Sh-
yannah. county OF Andrew af.lr>:lil, sell the
same, -: 50 mucl thereof a. may he required, It;
public vcmiuc, 10 the highest bidder, for cash in
hand. t>ubirCt Ia al prior liens ami juiglurnt,,)
to satisfy said executions aud costs.
l.. ID. LATTER, sheriff
Andrew County Mo.
November 10, lS15-noI-tdS.
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She7IH7S Sale.

Ee1 VIRTUE AND Al TIORITY OF AN
EIEAtcdilOn issued from the Office of the Clerk
ot the Circuit Court cf Andrew County, MisSOu-
IL. rctnrnlble at the December term. $50, of
said Court, and To ne directed in favor OF George
boYles and against John e.. Galnelich. | have
lrElc't upon and seized all the right, title, inter-
est AMI claim of the above maRicl John q. Game
l!ch, III and 10 the following described real cS-
tate, situate and wing in the county of Andrew
ami State of Missouri, tO-Wlt: The east half of
the southwest quarter OF Section thIrty-iivc,
Township siNty-one, Range thirty-iiyc; Also,
north part of west half of southwest quarter Of
Section thirty-ivc, Township SiNty-one, Range
titirty-fivc, containing, in ali, about 10 acres of
land: Also Ii 6l-ln acres, part Of west half Of
Fractional section three, Township sixty, Range
thirty-f;ve; And | will, on
S1TIRDIa, TIE I1IW Day Of
DECEMBER, +. d. 1875,
between the ho.rS ofninc O'Clock in the fore
noon, and five O'Clock in the afternoon OF that
day, AZ the South door of the Court House, in the
OiSavannah, County of Andrew, sell the
same, or - much thereof As may be required, at
public vrnduc, To the highest bidder, for cash in
hand, ~(subjcct 10 al prior liens and juigments,)
IL satisfy such execution and costs.
l.. ID. CARTER, sheriff
OF Andrew County, No.
Nov. 10, '.J-no5-tdS.
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E. w. JOY,
Dealer in MARBLE, MONUMENTS,
HEADSTcNEs, TABLETS, &c.

Northeast corner Public Square, Savannah
Mo-. am now prepared to nll orders for CEN
ETERY Work, from a good selection of designs
and material. Work we'll and promptly eXecu
ted, and on the most reasonable terms.
March 9Th, lS75.-ly
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DR.. WHITTIER,
6I7 St. Charles street, st. Louis, Mo.
BOOK OF NATURE,

Containing l4S pages and q number Of fue engravings.
Every person of both sexes. and especially those contemplate
ing marriage. should have tin their private drawer; Science
OF living long, and retaining tho vigor OF manhood and
womanhcod. Experimentation TO have healthy, beautiful
children. Careful medical advice and many well tried pre-
seriptions for the incidents Of early married life. Sent,
securely scaled, post paid TO any address for % carta.
Address, DR.. jacques. Central Medical Institute,
7O5 Chestnut street, 81. Louis, NO.
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SfTIRDi3, THE 11TW DiT Of
DECEMBER, 4. u. 1875,
SheJIT7s Sale.

Nov. 10, '.J-no5-tdS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-07-17
Heavy Grades on Railroads.

The heaviest grade on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad is on of one hun
dred and sixteen feet to the mile, and
this at single point. 1t seems how
ever, that On the Cumberland and,
Pennsylvania road, at a point in the
Alleganv coal mining regions, the cars
climb over Il high moutain by a series
zjgzag tracks, on each Of which there
is an ascent of about one hundred and
eighty feet, the trains being pulled up
by one or more powerful locomotives.
A similar grade exists in the Schuyl-
Kill coal region. These are said to be
the steepest railroad grades in the
United States. But in Switzerland
a railroad has recently been opened
with Il grade of from two hundred and
thirty-two TO three hundrcd and sey-
enty feet to the mile. Up this i'm
Iuense gradea tank locomotive, WeigE-
ing twenty-sevcn and a half ton,
pulls four ears with forty passengers
each, the gross load being about forty
thousand pounds, This road Is FIVE
and a half miles long and leads to the
sumit of Mount Uetliberg, being de-
signed only for pleasure travel. Two
other roads in Switzerland have
grades respectively of four hundred
and seyentt-seyen and one thousand
and tifty-six feet, but these are tray
ersed by cog wheel engines. The
Mount Uetliberg road uses smooth
wheel and a smooth track and a pecu-
liar feature is that no sand is used on
the rails, jet Of water playing con
stantly in front OF the engine being
found to give all necessary adhesion.
The children IN Florida say they
live on sweet potatoes in the summer
and on strangers in the winter.
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NUMBER 43.


A Florida correspondent of the Hartford
Yime.;-Grecn turtles-the big fellows
that abound at Key West-are also plenty
all along the coast up to Cedar Keys.
Turtle fishing in May and June is quite
business with one class Of scafaring aan.
They are caught i'll large and strong nets.
The nets are anchored at the bottom along
the channels of certain places among the
islands and stretched across, often FOR long,
distances, the position Of the net being
shown by floats. Once cntansled in the
net the turtle is hclplc3s all his clumsy
struggles only get him deeper and deeper
into tie net. saw ono huge fellow slow
ly lift his back out of the water, sink, and
Bay; probably he was not less than IL 200
FOUNDER. Turtles weighing 500 pounds
are often caught in the ncxts; but the
fishermen tell me they prefer such as
weigh only fifty, sevcnty-fve and one hum
dred pounds, for the reason that these
sell more readily and bring higher prica
in proportion, the reason being that tur-
Ties are commonly:purchascd whole, cspec-
tally by the lrge hotel proprietors in New
York and elsewhere. and to buy one
weighing over 100 pounds would be likely
to involve considerable loss. For 400 or
400 pound turtle the purchasers ut Cedar
Keys pay only half-price per pound. Tho
green turtle does not lay it's eggs on the
Florida shore nor do the fishermen know
where it docs lay. However, | found
turtles egg on the outer shore of one OF
the lower islands. 1t might have been
the egg of "Ioggerhead.' This is the
name given By the fishermen to a big sea
turtle (not esteemed for soup) which does
lay its eggs on the Florida coast, and which
is much more active and ugly than the
true green turtle unlike them, it will
almost always break out Of the net by
biting through the strong meshcs. They
VIII also inAict ugly bites upon the hands
of those who try to hold or handle them:
A block of wood is thrust into the monsters
mouth for safety.
A two weeks fishing voyage will often
give the sailor Il boat load of green turtle.
During the season, which lasts from the
last of April to July or August, he Will
make from $500 to 500 by the sale OF
these creatures at eight cents a pound,