, 1875-08-24
In W,rcos,sin, kald during the sr4r.-...,.

Tpfat pufu'nr RI Arrrs Fnl i..,........ 3,19d4s
t.rrAEs t.fr sacr acre Of Aal ralet, $47e.
Hnn.Err If atrrt remaining, May u. 1871:
IN NJ 'htx7n .s,',g y,
!" IN m'.,.n, r. IL, m, 1,v!'St;U
II r1i: iii: t., ,:s; i; nasi;;,s;nx tha 51e ao
rahy hal tnll during tile year cnnR May Jf, 1877,
fshe H. ~ '3.u' acres Of land In tlo Stale 81 Wiz
col,sI,,, tho Company s4t hal moro ians III tat1
a.ac than w"se rrra1tcl on tho aist III May. lsi4
Tht. nrlsk frsn THE fAct Inst during tho past ssar thu
COMPANY sI,s ,reiy'.l PATENTS frur ihe i;n1tc' A1as
Government m the Wisconsin 1.,nA tir,"t. f'r
3+.Gs7 Jl' o additional n"rtt which tito Company "at
entitled tn trseisa under 4ata grant..
nf'ns ~ i M p,'s yFnr snssTsG f M oTt"n 81
examined md "w ready for 1ttaisn " o"ns
s m IT, ETC., hq an, .r. e II u
io!s.ts .hs'l ;Si' Tssivc. c.A "''' ~ " ., ~,
granted by rontrr-. tnr thu .:sHttrl'stn Ut tho
Winons i 81. reter K'ra1 .,,s wa' @ M"' s.I.y CITY
f".',.n'a Hesaa ntl ny the '' ,as ~!a;ss md Sast!
that va. ,l'r, oy rof;,un II t!' lAt.s hetonEt'E
b. ,a o,ne na' @ s Is % s,a.e IT, s,ns II. ...sa Of tns
necessary srt "1itEinnR Tho 1tlo 20 VII lhe s1ha
tsn y !. s .n. 1"r E IL lie s.a M IF ane ir
4n,a vii. u rr,ty to To decided flath tetn t,.
tnsa an , ''e"a f"r ~ "i 'as m sns y, l,n; in .h'
,nlrs, .,I viii lie escen'cd " thu uosesnnr tn . .sw
A 1t TIM lands lying IN tie STATE nf MinnHsots e1
cct fsw scattering tra,ts. havn hem eza1urd aiid
al~ and Diagrams havu ben prepared, an'l Ihe ia,ds
ton of tho lln IN the Territory II n4kots laa also
lscn examined, 't'd maps aid tli.'5a is uf te same
in nf ,friar4::7' at,a will te IN rca'ltR9ss
iu adrasro Of \ dsuant Tor tile taris " settlers.
ROCKFORD, ROCK ISLAND & ST. LOUIS.
ra,ras1r,tS ron IT'S rrHcuAsE.
Several days ago dsr.:cl, from Davenport,
H., reforrcli to u private 1ncotipg Ut Honeyei
men Of that vicinity heid for the purpose OF
taking atera to get control pf mud operate tho
Rockford, l,ock 1tlaDd L st. Lonfs Naiiroad.
rha dispatch stated thai tho Mr.. Ott"rLe.g, 1op-
resontiug German boudhodass, who recently
purclasei tho road at foreclosure tato for
ST. l2D Uj WAN preaent At tl,s meeting. nlitl that
u proposition was mads to lin for 1lle purchasc
whtcn he would a1bnllt TO tho Getnan bond.
holders in September. reporter Las Succeeded
in getting iul1 Ut What Is ais: cd TO 10 tho pro-
position. AZ follows;
new ro1up.ny to lie organized with rnp:ta1 nf
f1GGo u sctaly suh-esitc. Anh yahle ID Irr tsh
ta,i 10 r. rrn n ree "t:s - rr r. tv,t II ~, nii'e n.
r rru'ls aubjc. Il, Tho call Of s1p DsErcsor'. lay
too Opn In tvfty-year lond. bearing per cent IN
errtt In gold. pay ABA 1T Fr4Akfett Germany Ten-
annallly. lay also RlAlunh IL n'uss aLMU n
rnunrp half one yrar and lalf twu years. H,Hts-
hlrk MAJ al airy time within ten days af1cr tlie as-
ccr,ap"e # th1s iy tho Committee Of tern,'' m'n
huIlers, elect IL exchange ny ar MI II this $@,01,1ol
b,,,,is for equal amount uf now stock.
Tho proposition sccIus ltt'e strange. Tn tho
foreclosure suit ttn road arrcaro |. by tho csi-
deuce Of ,tr. Fc.ry, tlla Auditor, to he wnrlh
from .;stl0. .tpu to sl.2uuinN. and ut plnllc sals
brought sl.:,-n. .0lU. Whether sho proposition
w4s intended 10 Leiehten tho yaluo Of tho road
auup;, tllo Ge,nlail bonallolers AMI ln'lncs
them 10 relnvcrt ur whether II 'sns prompted ny
M loncnt slesIte on the part of thoso making It
tn rrsliy come into poRaoss!nn Ut tho road, ro-
1un;llB to he seen.