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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A IINIi NISThATON'S sALE DE Z,
N REAL ESTATE-By virtue OF an order and decree OF
County Court La Sale county nes, made ON the
petition OF the undersigned, william p Henery. AGln!stra
bv0is q the estate OF Michael Rys deceased,
for leave TO sell The real estate OF said decea at the No
vember term 1876 Of sad court 70 Wit the twenty.
third day OF November D. 1879 shall on NE tenth gay o.
next 1876 between the hours Of ten O'Clock In the
ana five O'Clock In the afternoon OF said day sell
public sale he south door the Comfy Court House.
IN the city said county estate described
follows. 10 wit: Lot number seven, in block number
ory In siatea Addition to the town now city, OF Ottawa
and also the following described part OF lot OF land. Wis
Sixty feet front by one hundred AID twenty feet deep front
lie Leon street. being the northeast corner or part
lot number ak. in block number i've. In Ottawa North Al
situate in said cy OF OTTAWA, In La Sale county lllnels
on the following terms 70 wit, one hall q the
money 10 BE- paid upon the confirmation by said County
Court of said SALE the remainder be paid twelve
months thereafter with Interest at the OF ten cent
the purchaser to give approved security note
and sale mortgage the sod TO secure the pay
ment OF such remainder OF the purchase money and Inter-
est and upon CONFIRM en by said Court and compli'
with said terms Of sale. VIII make deed or deeds 10
the purchaser or PURCHASERS Of the premises sold by law
provided
Dated this i0ta day OF December A. D. 1873.
WILLIAM r. HENERY,
Administrator de bOns non of the Estate OF
cecli Michael Ryan, deceased.
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Il STATE OE'ILIIlNOIS,L AsALLE Co.'s
- County Cou,1 u La SIle County, TO the JaRry Tenn

STAT Oh ILLINOIS, LASAL Co.'s
- Cnnnfy Coar " La Sale County. to the JdRnJy Ten"
A. ID. 1910.
Eliza Riggs Administrator of the Estate OF ISAAC Riggs
deceased William Henry Riggs George Riggs, Ellen
Lark!n and Eliza Riggs PGWN 10 sell real estdte 10 nb
oieiSs.
Afdsvit OF the residence Of William Henry Riggs
OF the above nae having been nledin the
office OF the clerk of the County Court OF La Sale county
notice s hereby given to the said William Henry Riggs thai
the said plaintiff Eliza Riggs Adminstratrix OF the Estate
of Isaac Riggs, decease has filed her petition IN the SAID
COusy Court OF La Sale county tor an order 10 sell me
premises belonging TO the estate OF said deceased or so
much OF II as may be needed TO the debts OF sad de
ceased, and described follows to Wit: The undivided
one halt OF lot described ss foows Commencing at
point six rods and two eet north OF the southwest corner
section three in township thryone north range three
east in said county running thence south six RODS and Two
feet TO the corser Of said sechon thence cas- three
thence westerly thirty three rods and two feet TO the place
has been issued OF this Court against you
retnrpable AT the January 1876 CT said Court TO
be holden the third Monday of January 1876 at the
County Court House In Ottawa In La Sale county H.
Now, unless you, the said william Henry Riggs, shan
personally be ana appear foe said County Court OF Ia
Sale county on the first day OF the tern thereof TO De
holden at OTTAWA In said county, the thlrd MONDAY OF
January 1876 and plead answer demur TO the sad COM
paants petition filed therein the ana the matters
and thin The rein charged and stated will be taken as con-
sed and decres entered against you according 10 Inc
prayer of said bill.
Ottawa Illinois. December sth, 1875.
JONES & BREWER complt's Solicitors. decll-iw
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NTOTICE.-EsTATR OF WILLIAN CEUnPTOS, Dyc u.
~ Notice hereby given. the undersigned, Admins
traitor Of the estate Of william CruinDton. late 81 The
county la sale and state of Illinois, deceased, VIII
appear before the County Court OF county the
third Monday CbeHg the 18th day. OF January 1876. AZ The
County Court House In ottawa. In said county, when
where all persons having claims demands against
sand notified 10 attend and present the same IN
writing for adjustment
WM ". CRUMPToN.
uorngs Administrator
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Sunday night when the report reached here
that armed negroes were marching in force
upon Edwards depot "a number Of citizens
armed tn" nselves to & to the rescue. Meet
in was then being held IN one Of the color.
ed churches, and when colored courier en-
tered the church in great haste and wills
pered that the white folks were coming with
guns it caused great panic to spread
through all the congregation.
One old darkey rose up and inquired; as
dey got guns?"
The courier answered affirmatively.
rs dey loadedg =" he inquired further
"That's no difference? If deys got guns
OATS huff for me-" said an athletic negro as
he proceeded 10 empty himself out OF the
window.
The minister observing the confusion, and
seeing that his meeting was virtually brok en-
up, called on one Of his brethren 10 sing the
doxolomgy.
"Doxolomgy he'll, replied the Deacon" no
time for dOxolomgy now
AS he finished the sentence his cOat.iail
disappeared through the window, anu the
meeting was bursted for that night.
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VIZ
JONES BREWER, Complts Solicitors. decll-iw

MOTTO E'.-EsrArE OF LEVI TEMPLE. DRcRAsRD-
~ Notice is hereby given that undersigned, Admin
of the estate Levi Temple. late Of the county
La Sale and State of Illinois, deceased will appear before
the County Court OF said county on third Monday be
ing the 2lst day. OF tebrusy 1876, at the County Cour
House ottawa In said county. when and where Oil per
having claims demands against ssd estate are no
titled 10 attend and present the same in writing Tor al
justment.
Dated this sth dsY of December A D, 1915;
ALEXANDER J. HANNA,
decI!Gw Administrator.
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NOI'ICE1.-EsTATE OF OLIVER II. siGLKr, pKcKD.
~ Notice hereby given that the undersigned Executor
OF the will and OF Oliver H. siger late 0i the
county of La Sale and state of Illinois deceased WIZ ar
pear the Comfy Court of said county the third
Monday being the 18TH of January 1896 at the county
Court ouse In Ottawa In ssd county, when aud where All
persons having claims demands against said estate are
notified 20 attend ard present the same In writing ior
adjustment.
IEUBhN A. \. ALBERTl.
a,,l-sv Executor.
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They came near having row in coored
meeting at Keytesville, few lights ago
Que of the sisters, who had a grievance,
prayed:
"Oh, Lord. look down pom by resembled
children hyar dis ebenin', an moob 'em wild
by grace. fetch dar hyarts wild de spirit ob
alrbounding lub. Build up dar faith SO
strong dat de debit can't bulge 1t, an spec
tally would we AK, il it am possible wild de
Redeemer, dat Dou put leetle noah sense
into de obfusticated pate OBJ de yallaw wench
dat am giglin' on de bench preopposi,e by
belubbed sarvant'
"Wha's dat you'se sayin' to de Lord bout
me-" asked the wench, rising to a point OF
order.
Not seeming to notice the interruption, the
supplicatOr continued.
"Gib our fool an, erin sister more disgum-
tlon, oh Lord to see de differumence atwix.
right an wrong, an larn de huzzy to behave
herself in by holy sankchoobry, stead o.
wrigglum round like she swallow a cork
screw, an 'tamlnatin' desc sacred presinks
wild unholy winkin's at de male an maske-
line proportion OBJ dis assembled gatherin.
An OH"
'It's a lie! good Lord, IT'S a lie! an Dou in
by iDf1ammate wisdom knows nebber done
i'll" shouted the traduced member, who had
>
not one particle of troot in it, It's a lie,..an'
can mash de less"
With these words she threw herself over
the bench on to the back of the kneeling
sister, plunged her hands into the hustle OF
that devout but lndiscreet person, and lifted
her up bodily.
Confusion reigned, and dire dismay was in
many faces that but a moment before were
bright with the hope of heaven. Bat stall.
wart deacon finally separated the females. re-
duced the unnaturally elevated hustle OF the
one, Gained tho excited feelings Of the other.
and, addressing the relieved audience in an
impressive tone, said:
'Bredren, il am better dat We dwell toged-
der IN impunity. Less peal TO de Prone oh
Grace dat dar be no noah such graceful dis.
ruption in our midst Will Brudder John.
son please make de peal in one OBJ his pow
erful prahs ?"
And the appeal was well and timely made
--BruaslcicEer.
A SECRET OF FINE LINES.-"Jake, whar
YOU git SIGH fine broidered shirts as dat you
had on at de meetin' las nightT asked Pete,
as Jake stood at the pos,ofice door, trying 10
stick bent brass. pin into the back of his
paper collar and anchor that article in posi-
ton.
"Yor doesn't pear to preshiate my circum-
stances, Peter
" uo's DAT you amt yearned huff money
TO buy dc buttons on dat shirt sence ! nod
ye-I 'preshiates datm rejolned Pete.
"TOu's off de track, Pete, and dar yonll
stay till your mndder gets ter be a washer
woman! You hear dat.n
Pete signifed that he'd heard enough
-iVdH'a Constitution.
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NOTICE.-EsTATB or LOYAL RICHARDSON, DEC d.
~ Notice il hereby given that the undersigned, Admin.
stator, with copy of viii annexed OF the estate OF Loyal
late of the OF La Sale and state OF HIS
deceased will appear before the County Court OF said county
third Monday Oeng the nth day OF Jannay 1916
At the Court House IN ottawa in said cOsnty when and
all persons h. wing claims demands against said
notified 70 ATT and present the same IN writing
TO adjustment
Dated this lot day Of December \. u. 1875
ISAAC W. HOWE,
deci-sy Administrator, &C.
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A little boy carrying some eggs home from
the shop, dropped them. "Did YOU break
any, asked his mother, when he told her OF
IT. "No,'' said the liile fellow; but the
shelis came Of slne VI en-
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STATE ILINOlS;,L y. Ia "a sA LIZ, C9 2,rs

CTATE OF ILLINOIS, LA SALLK Co.'S
Coaaty Co~tof LIT sale Co2d1 to the December TERM
A. ". 1875.
W. PIERCE deceased, ~ Catherine L. PIERCE, Fanny Bray
tom formerly Fanny PIERCE Charles Brayton her husband
Ansa Il. Morgan, formerly Anna IL. PENCE Albert L. MOT
gan her husband Louisa Howe formerly Louisa Peirce
Robe PIERCE. and the unknown heirs OF said george v"
PIERCE. deceased Petition 10 sell red et1fe IN pay des
Affidavit the residence of said Fanny Biayton. ior
Il Morgan, formerly Anna r. PIERCE, Albert L. Morgan
her husband George Perce and RObe Pece detendants
named having been filed the office OF the OF he
County Court OF said Lasaec ounty notice hereoy Eyeh
Anna H. Morgan, Albert l.. Morgan. her husband. George
PIERCE, Robert Peirce and the unknown heirs OF sald
George W. PIERCE deceased that The said plant Sanue
g. Grldley Administrator OF of George Peirce
deceased filed petition In the said County Cour OF
La Sale county for order to sell the premises peionghg
to the OF said deceased or go much OF as may DC
needed pay the debts of said deceased AND described as
follows, to w.t. Lots numbers twenty-five, twentysI,
twenty seven, twenty eight and twenty nine a IN boGk
number eight, in II. NJ. Thompsons Subdivision OF the
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF section mum
east OF the third principal meridian being In the county OF
Cook and state OF Illinois Aforesaid And tha summons
been issued Of This court against YOU AZ
the December term 1875 OF saia court 10 Ue noue on
Court House in Ottawa, In said La sale county. lnnot.
Now unless you said Fanny Brayton. Charles rayton
Anna r. Morgan Albert L. Morgan, George rerce Robert
rerce and the unkno heirs OF said George W. feTce G
ceased shall personally be and appear before said County
Court La Sale county on the hrs day OF the Term
holden ottawa aforesaid In SAID county on Tue "a
Monday of December AID 1870 and plead answer or ueu
to the said companants petition filed therein the 50 me ana
the and things therein charged and stated VIII ne
taken decree entered against on ACCORD
ing to the prayer CT said bill. .
Ottawa, La Sale county, Illinois Dec So S's p ,ro,S
CuAtIRa H. 3RrsU. Cgmplts solicitor.
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HIS head Wa. the shape OF Bullitt coun
~ watermelon. and he was 50 black tina,
charcoal wosid make "a ligh mark on him.
The goat was asleep, leaning against the side
of the house. The darkey was smoking a
decayed cigar. He espied the goat looked at
the lit end OF his cigar, grlnned, then at the
tail end of the goat "grinned, then at the tai
end of the goat, "grinned louder" looked all
around to see that nobody was looking ard
touched the lit end Of the cigar to the tail
end of that goat. The goat turned Il hand
spring, and the negro opened his big mouth
to laugh, but the goat butted him so quickly
between the chin and his breeches pockets
that his jaws came together, making noise
louder than the report Of gun. The negro's
hat, boots, and cigar lay in n pile ten feet of,
while his body was curled up like a horse.
shoe in the mouth of q sewer opening.
When he came 10 lie looked round al each
one in the crowd, and dispersed the crowd by
saying "Will some Obyou gemmen' shoot
me wild pistol? \ niger dars as big :
tool as is don't deserve 10 BE- lIbin'. '-Er.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-25

A WoNLN WHO SMoKED.-A POttstOwr
letter says: \ gentleman and lazy, elegant
ly dressed, entered the smoking car OF the
afternoon express train down at Reading
yesterday. The conductor, Nr Samuel
Frescoln, who is proverbial for his courtesy
and politeness, informed the man of his mis-
take, and was answered in this wise; We'll
SIR, whose business is II; don't | sm oke; and
don my wife smoke, and amt this smok
ing cary
The physiognomy of the usually bland
puncher of pastehOards underwent a visible
change as he uttered the reply of All right
my dear sir" 4 moment later the man
handed cigar case to his wife, who, with
her delicate finger, selected a dark-cOlored
Havana, and the next both we're putting
away, seemingly as contented as wood chop
pers. The couple were spiritual mediums -
Miners Journal
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CHAkLKs H. Brush, Camplt's Solicitor.
Observation-Disclosures sCo.35,

CT'ATE OF I'LL NoIS, La sALLk Co.'S, ,oss
In ne Circuit CouIt 1eleOf, 10 January 7ti7t A. D. iS'o
IN ChdRcerY. ,.ors do,n,
bus by the name style OF aebertn Bos rs john
Cower Henry +. Clark and James n. Colwe partners 10
business by the name and stye of Colwe CLARK Co.. anu
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. Company.
II appearing AFFIDAVIT Oh file In the ofnce OF the
clerk oil said court that defendant The Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, Is not resident Of said
and said compainsnts having Cleo their bi OF con-
dav OF December A. D. 1875 herein, and summons having
been issued thereon according To law; ,
Notice therefore Is hereby given TO said defendant Inc
Mutual Life Insurance Company that unless
YOU personally be appear before said court at said term
thereof be held at the Court House In Ottawa III SAID
county. the third Monday OF January next, A. D. Se
(when and where said summons is reurnabe and Plead
answer demrr except to said bill the same VIII be taken
for against you and the matters ard things therein
prayed Tor decreed accordingly. - . $780,, gu,
p,-uo, A cvnw Solicitors deciiw
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-03

In their recent annual reports. Lieut.
General Sheridan, and Major General
Scho6eld, (the latter commanding the
military division of the Paei6c.) devote
considerable attention 70 the Indian
question, and both favor transferring the
Indian Bureau TO the War Department.
Theae officers have had mnch experience
in dealing with the Indians, and are
good authority on matters pertaining To
their government. It is reasonable 70
presume that in case their suggestions
are adopted by Congress, and the man
a0ement of In. Indians--or at least 80
much of It as relates TO the paying Of an
nuities. issuing of rations and clothing,
and placing and keeping the "wards" on
reseryations-is turned over TO the army.
there will, in due time. exist in the
Indian regions, and on the frontiers, a
much more satisfactory state Of affairs
generally, than has been common there.
under the Quaker policy. Such course
would at once do away with the "dis-
honest Indian Agents" and "contrac-
tors" and prevent the customary steal
ing from, and unfair dealing with the
Indians, which, no doubt, have been at
the bottom of at least fonr- fifths of all
the Indian wars OF later times.
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The Boston Boy riend,s Rival.
From the london Echo.l

Under the heading Of "Psychlogi
cal Riddle" the Meme Freie Presse re-
ports a most shocking case of Juvenile
depravity or insanity as having hap
pened in the district of Dobersberg, near
the village of Trighs. A little boy of
twelve years old was PLAYING in the field
with two little girls, when one Of the
latter named Antonia Dnrneder laid
down and went to sleep. The boy. whose
name was Johann Fraisl, went up to the
child and contemplated her for some
time. He then carefully collected the
best material at hand for large bon fire,
arranged these over the body of the
sleeper, and set fire to the structure.
The flames Immediately rose high above
the unfortunate child, and when the
other little girl saw the awful sight, she
screamed TO the yonng murderer 10 put
out the fire. But Johann took pleasure
in the spectacle, and replied: mo, let
Antonia burn; she will go to the angels. !"
The wind aOon scattered the ashes Of
the burnt child, and her despairing par
ents found nothing remaining OF her but
some calcined bones. The boy is charg-
ed with the crime before the District
Court of Dobersberg.
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Dogs In Tennessee.

D.
Tennessee has more dogs than men.
Returns of the dog tax assessment from
thirty counties, nearly one-third of the
State, show AZ ,574 men and 20, O,780 dogs.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
mereial thus comments upon the fact:
"The returns from the thirty counties, ta-'
ken as . basis, indicate that there are
about 225, 900 dogs in the State listed
for taxation. The manner of listing
them in many counties is exceedingly
defective, so that tens Of thousands will
escape taxation, but even supposing that
225, 900 is the correct number, what do
you suppose il the yearly cost Of their
support? An average dog will, at the
very lowest calculation, eat Eve cents'
worth of bread and meat daily. Multi
ply this by the number Of days in a
year and dogs in the State, and We find
that they cost largely over fonr millions
of dollars annually, tpsay nothing OF
the sheep the7 destroy and the emigra-
tion they hinder.-ICor. Gin. Com.
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RUMORs OF WAR.
Reported Orders for Enlistment OF
Seamen Activity at NaSy-fHrdS
-al0nitars To BE Fitted Out
for SerVice Corres-
DOndenee with Nadrid.

PORTSMOUTH. ". H., November So
The activity at the Navy-yArsi increases,
and an extra force will ne taken on To-
morrow. The United States saeam+r
Marion will go into commission in sew
dave
NEW YORK, November 30--Orhers
have been received at the Bruo<lyn
Navy-yard 10 place ten more monitors
in commission, and the various naval
rendezvous throughout the country have
been instructed to enlist available men
uf all grades.
It is reported that the Government
u<ed the cable wires for some hours this
forenoon in the transmission oidi-pafch-
e. between SECRETARY Fish and Minister
Gushing nj Madrid. Rnmor added that
Spain has demonstrated against United
States Governments permitting the sale
of Cuban bonds in this country, claim
ing their issue here il violation OF
treaty obligations.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-12-03
An Innocent Mans Imprisonment.

A man was pardoned from the Char
lestown State Prison, Friday. after serv-
ing almost eight years ON life sentence
for crime which he never committed.
This was Moses B. Wheeler, convicted
of arson in February, 1865. on the sesti-
mony of his sister and her husband, who
aaid they saw him fire a house in Brigh-
ton occupied by widow, and against
his own oath and the testimony of the
widow herself, who declared that Wheel,
or saved her honse from burning, the
acinal damage the building sustained
being thirty dollars. Two years after
Wheeler's entrance upon his life-impris.
onment the sister who had condemned
him to il died oe small -pox. On the
day before her death she confessed TO
another sister. in an agony of remorse.
that she had perjured herself at that
trial at the bidding Of others, and for
the purpose of getting her brother out
of the way. Before a legal deposition
could be obtained the woman was too
far gone 10 give il. The motive for this
unnatural conduct was at the outset ex-
planned by Wheeler TO be that he was
charged by brother who died in battle
by his side 20 see that iEeir mother had
his property. which, when he returned
home. he found claimed By his sister on
the strength Of forged letter pnrport-
ing to be from the dead brother. Be the
motive what IL may, she and her hus-
band had actually put him ont Of the
wav by perjury. Wheeler has made in
cessant efforts since TO have his sentence
revoked and a, last succeeds.-ISpring-
field (Mass.,) Republican.
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An Eternal Emigrant Family.

[western Correspondence N. Y. Post.l
AT one of the stations on the plains
east of Cheyenne, while the other pas
sengers were taking their meal, we start
ed away to breathe the invigorating air,
and were attracted by common house.
keeping arrangement not far from our
train. The horse and cow were grazing
at little distance from the empty wag-
on, from which the top had been remov-
ed and converted into a house. Upon a
miniature cooking-stove the lady of the
mansion. osy-cheeked yonng woman,
was preparing the dinner, while the hns-
band was engaged in an employ ment the
practice of which would not have aug-
geated itself to us-beating into fiat slabs
the tin cans that he had picked up on
his journey. These, he said were for
the purpose of covering his roof when
he built house somewhere.
a'Somewhere? And where is that?"
we asked.
"Well, now, Mister" he replied, "you
are too much for me there. suppose
we must stop somewhere by and by, but
the further we go, the less we want to.
like to keep going this way; my wife
likes il, and the baby in there seems to
like it, for she grows, like weed. We
are none of us sick; we always have
plenty to eat, and 30 we don't see the
use of stopping. One Of these days.
suppose. we shall get to the Pacific, and
then we shall he obliged to stop. In
the meantime, if we strike good place
we may build house to live in for a
Espeil, but for the present we are well
enough of"
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Oatmeal.

Let oatmeal be portion of yonr daily
food, and you will snffer little from dys-
pepsia. For many years oatmeal has
been used extensively by the Scotch and
Irish. Laborers drink it freely with
water in the summer. But of late years
the use of this food has greatly increas-
ed among families reasonably wealthy.
and many breakfast table of this class
of people would be Incomplete without
a steaming mess of this humble but
wholesome article. The advantages of
oatmeal as an article of food are getting
TO be tolerably we'll understood, and all
persons who have commenced its regu-
lar use will agree that its nutritious and
health-giving properties have not been
overrated. Chemical analysis shows
that oatmeal is richer than wheat in
starch and the nitrogenous compounds,
the FIRST being fat-forming, and the lat
ter hesh-forming constituents. AS COM
pared with barley and corn, oatmeal is
found to be still richer in these elements
For chiIdren's food it is invaluable.