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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-12
The u. =. Court Makes a Raid
on Kansas Lotteries.

The y. .. Court Makes a Raid
on Kansos Lotteries.
From the Atchi son Champi on of Apr. so.
There was considerable excite
ment created in Atchison last
Wednesday upon the receipt of
news that indictments had been
found by the grand jury of the u.
s. district court at Topeka, against
the officers of the Kansas Land and
Immigrant Association. The in
dictmen were returned to the u.
S. Court, Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock, aud the officers Of the
Association were informed of the
fact half an hour later. They i'm
mediatelV started for Topeka by the
first train, appeared in court Thurs
day morning and demanded that
they be accorded a trial. Several
of the most prominent attorneys of
the State, present in the court room,
volunteered TO take charge of the
defense without remuneration. The
result and details Of the trial we
take from the Topeka Common
wealth:
The grand jury came into court hav-
ing found quite a number of bills, and
were discharged. Among other bills
found were seven against the Ate bison
Immigrant Aid Association; four
against the managers OF the Fort Scott
Concert; four against the Topeka Lii
brary Aid Association /; one-against the
old LeaVenworth Association. The
grounds of the indictments are for dis
tributing circulars and letters OF an
"illegal lottery" in the United States
mails. The laws of the United States
allow such matter to be mailed in
States where the carrying on of such
institutions not "illegal." 1t is claim
ed on the part of the managers that
they are not ''illegal'' in Kansas, be-
cause no penalty is provided against
them. The AtchisOn gentlemen who
were indicted, moved the court to
quash the indictments against them for
the above and other reasons. When
this motion was made the court was
about to adjourn, and the attorneys
had no time to hunt up the authorities,
yet arguments were made by Thomas
Fenlon and Judge Webb. occupying
some three hours. 1t being a new case
in this State and one not heretofore
adiudicated, and the fact that time did
not allow a careful examination of the
authorities, the judge took the cases
under advisement till the next term of
court.
Later Intelligence says the Atchi-
son and Topeka managers are going
right along with their enterprises as
if nothing had happened, and the
Topeka drawing is set for May 81.
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scanty winter feed. Good COWS
on good dairy lands, when not
overstocked, will average about
sixty dollars per season in butter
and cheese; but put on more COWS
than the land can feed as they
ought to be fed, and the profits
run down to twenty-five or thirty
dollars a head. The proper way
for farmers to do is, in all their
farming business to do everything
well, keep none but the best breeds
or grades of stock, feed literally,
have good fences. and they will
find it pays better than q contrary
system.
SALT ON LAND.
Salt put on land, or mixed in
the manure compost heap is not of
sufficient value to pay at ordinary
prices. If a waste article can be
bought, at Is to 20 cents bush
ell it will pay to use it, but at no
dearer rate.
SUCCESSION OF VEGETABLES.
"A SuCCSSSlOn Vi CCIG1tu AlnNo
of vegetables is important in eve
ry garden. Sweet corn should DO
planted every two weeks up to
July. Plant about three feet and
a half apart, with a halt shovel
ful of manure in hill, after apply
ing a heavy coat of manure plow-
ed in. Then you need success
sion of beans, both bush and pole
varieties; also of turnip beets,
two sowings at least; also Of let
tuce and tomatoes. It does not
pay to hire a man to work q gar
den, except to prepare the ground,
and plant the main crops, but it
does pay well to have q good gar
den, we'll cultivated by ones own
family. The boys and girls can
do the wedding.
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Tobacco Culture.

In our article on tobacco, in the
the NEWS of the 10th, we left it
planted. It is hardly necessary to
say that all seeds should be kept
down, and the ground be loose after
the plants begin to grow. The
ground may be plowed lightly one
way once; this will save hoeing.
When the tobacco is about fifteen
inches high care must be taken that
the worms are kept off. AS soon as
it begins to bloom it must be topped
only leaving seven or eight leaves
to the stock, and it is of very little
use to top except the suckers are
kept off afterwards. When the to-
bacco is fully ripe, which will be
when the leaves begin to show yell
low spots on the surface, 1t should
be cut or stripped.
AS we are only writing to aid
those who will use tobacco to raise
their own at any rate for smoking,
we will say nothing about tobacco
houses and tobacco barns. If it is
cut lay two rows in one, and let it
lie long enough to wilt well, but
not sun burn. If it is intended to
be housed on the stock 1t should be
carefully split till within six inches
above where the stocks are intend
ed to be cut of. Otherwise a spud
or socket will have to be used to
hang the tobacco. It now should
be housed in some place where the
air and wind will not dry it too
fast, as the dryness of the air in this
state, if suffered to cure toe fast,
will give it all colors but q desira-
BILE one, and when so will look more
like the color of fodder than tobac-
CO. If the leaves are stripped of
the stalk in the patch, they should
be laid in small punches till well
wilted; then tie them in small bun
dies and hang on small sticks aud
an ordinary sized store box used to
hang them in and kept covered till
cured, or nearly SO.
| In 1873 l planted 80 plants to see
how it would grow ia Kansas. II
did we'll on second bottom 1t was
cured in the leaf, as just indicated,
but long before it was really fit to
use, it was used by friends who said
it was great deal better than much
they bought.
I Tobacco should never be left
hanging any longer than it ia well
cured. Tie up in small hands or
bundles, and lay it down as soon as
it comes in case after it. is well cured.
|. If it is true, as has been stated by
q writer in the American Farmers
Encyclopedias, on page 1047, that the
consumption of tobacco by the pop.
ulation of the United States aver
ages seven pounds to every man
} woman and child of the entire pop.
ulatiOn, what an enormous amount
could be saved by raising our own
If tea and coffee could be raised b.
raised as easily here as tobacco, i
does appear it would be good econ
omy to do so. A. v.
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For nurpose / think the lon

For my purpose l think the long
wool grades will suit me best, as
propose to practice mixed hush
andry. 1 live on a smooth prairie
surrounded by fine farming land,
and shall have to keep my sheep
on my own land and do not expect
to keep over five hundred head.
II lived near a large range aud
raised but little grain, I should
keep full-blooded Merinos. My
sheep have not been troubled with
any disease
This letter of Mr.. Richev's is
very suggestive, aud we wish that
every farmer who have been ac-
customed to rely upon crops of
wheat and corn would consider
whether, after all his blowing and
risk from :grasshoppers and
drouth, his favorite crops will
give him q return of four hundred
and forty-seven dollars for the
same amount of labor and cash
invested in these one hundred
sheep.
Mr.. Geo. T. Poison, Fancy
Creek, Riley county, gives US a
very interesting account of the
operations of sheep-raisng of the
Winkler Bros, German neighbors
of his. He says:
SIN the fall of 1869 they pur-
chased in Illinois six hundred
Merino sheeps since this they
have sold at least six hundred
head, and now own not far from
eight hundred sheep. They think
the Merino- grade best for wool
and hardest when kept in large
flocks; have tried Cotswolds and
say they are a failure for this
country. Their sheep last season
SHARED seven pounds per head,
and for the wool they received
twenty eight cents per pound.
They have always lost good
many lambs from not having shell
ter in the spring; are new provi-
ded with comfortable buildings,
and although they have a good
many young lambs already have
not lost any, and expect this year
to save all. Sheep always healthy f;
have had no disease of any kind
in their flock"
Mr.. Poison concludes thus
"The WinkIer Brothers are per-
fectly satisfied with the business,
and they think sheep are more
profitable than any other kinds of
stock, and that after giving horses
and cattle thorough trial. Mr..
Weisendanger, living near by, has
some three hundred head; has
been in the business two years; is
perfectly satisfied with it; has had
better success In saving his in
crease, having better shelter than
the Winklers till this winter. His
sheep are graded Merinos, and
have always been very hardy. Nc
disease. He is an old cattle-raiser
and now raises a good many
horses, but thinks the sheep pay
the best. u Prof. E. NJ. Shelton
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in the habit of reciting long passag-
es from the Latin classics. In 1871
the Rev. DIR. Guthrie visited INST,
and on his return to Edinburgh ex-
erted himself TO procure subscrip-
tons for portrait of DIR. Ingram,
and the artist, Mr. Otto Leyde, was
commissioned TO repair to INST and
take his likeness The result was
an excellent life-like portrait,
which was presented to the Free
Church, and copy of it, together
with a silver tea service bearing a
suitable inscription, was sent to DIR.
Ingram to be preserved as an heir
loom in his family. DR.. Ingram
had a high reputation as an evan
gelical preacher, and throughout
the whole of his long ministry has
enjoyed great popularity with his
congregation.
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behindhand. The Ways and Means
Committee have been muddling
away time over a tariff bill that
will never pass, and the Appropria-
ton Committee are not up with
their work. Considering, also,
that a serious disagreement on one
important bill has already arisen
with the Senate, and that others
will probably occur, the day of ad-
iournment seems postponed to
some indefinite date in the summer.
All this delay and backwardness
has been caused by the reckless
ness of the House majority and
their remarkable search for bOnan-
zas of political capital. Perhaps
the situation is not to be regretted,
fer if the session is prolonged until
the meeting of the Cincinnati Con-
vention the Democratic members
will complete their contributions
owards the election of q Republi-
can President.
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GORONER'S SALE.
IN DISTRICT COURT,
LYON COUNTY KAS.

IN DISTRICT COURT,
LYON COUNTY KAs.
j. s. Shedd, Plaintif,
VS.
Robert l.. Mcconnell and Mary A. Mcconnell,
Defendants.
NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of
IN an order of sale issued to me by the clerk
of said court, in the above entitled action,
will, on the sixteenth day of May, 1876 at one
O'Clock p. m. of said day, at the trout door of
the court house, in Emporia, Lyon county,
public auction, the following described real
estate situate in Lyon county, Kansas. to-wit
The northeast quarter of section one, in town
ship seventeen, range twelve, except two
acres in the southwest corner. previously
decided by Z. L. Mcconnell and wife for
school purposes. And the said property will
l.. Mcconnell and Mary A. Mcconnell.
Appraisement ten d 1lars and twenty cents
per acre. Z. II. CHITTENDEN. Coroner
15-5W Lyon county. Kansas
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$4,000


Under tie present arrangements
no man can go from Kansas to the
Centennial show with his wife and
remain there to weeks, for less than
$3.50 to $500, cash.
This arrangement is simply an
famous. 1t was proposed to have q
grand Jubilee this year, but from
present appearances the whole affair
will be failure, so far az the west is
concerned. If present arrangements
are adhered to, out of the $4,000
people in southwestern Kansas, not
fifty will go to Philadelphia. The
people of the west have too much
good sense to squander their mon
ey in any such way.
People of Kansas and the west
should refuse to go to Philadelphia
until prices are cut dewn at least
one-hslf.
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that q petition
IN has been presented to the board Of coun-
~ commissioners of Lyon county, Kansas,
road on the line between Lyon and Coffey
countins as follows, to-wit: The place of be-
of section twenty-five, township nineteen.
range thirteen; the Intermediate point where
the Neosho river intersects the line between
Of termination of said road the northeast
corner of section fifteen, township twenty,
range thirteen. And that viewers " ill pro-
coed, on the Goth day of May, 1876, to view
and locate said road and give to all parties a
By order of the board of county commits
sloners of Lyon county, Kansas
1s-2t j. 8. CRAIG, County Clerk,
april "A, 1875. Lyon Co., Kansas.
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Road Nnfica.

NOTICE is hereby given that a petition
IN has been presented TO the bel ard of coun-
" commissioners Of Lyon county, Kansas
oeho Rapids road, as follows. to-wit: The be-
ginning Of said change is where said road
crosses the west line of the northwest quar-
ter of section number thirty toWnship nine
teen, range thirteen; the intermediate point
the quarter conner on the west line of said
section thirty, and the termination the polnt
where said Emp0ria and Neosho Rapids road
d1Verges north from the east and west centre
line OF said section thirty, township nine
teen, range thirteen. And that viewers will
proceed, on the 18th day of May next, to view
and lScste said change, and to give to all
By order Of board Of county commissioners.
1919 US. CRAIG County CIerf
May 9Th, 1870.
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Sheriff g Sale.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District Lyon
County, Kansas.
TINE New ENGLAND LOAN Co
Jesse W. Gibson. ct al

Jesse ". Gibson, ct al
pY virtue Of an order OF sale, issued out OF
ID the District Court Of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting in and for Lyon county, Kan
sas, wherein The New England Loan Com
pany Is plaintiff, and Jesse W Gibson, ct al.
are defendants will, on Monday, the 39th
day Of May, 1876, at 10 O'Clock a. m, at the
front door of the court house, in Emporia,
Lyon county, Kansas, oner for sale by public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash, all the
right title and Interest OF the defendants,
Jesse w. Gibson. ct al, in and TO the follow
IDg described real estate, to-Wit: The north
east quarter OF the northeast quarter Of sec
ton thirty two 1897, and all that part Of the
east half Of the southeast quarter Of section
twenty nine 1891 which lies south OF the chan
mel Of the Cottonwood river; all In township
nineteen G1els range twelve t12l, in Lyon
county, Kansas.
said real estate will be sold as the property
of Jesse W. Gibson, ct al, to satisfy said or
der Of sale.
SheriR's ONCE, April Is, 1876
I7-2l HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
LYON County. KausAs
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CITY OFFICERS.

Mayor-Thos. Morrison.
Treasurer Howard Dunlap.
Police Judge-Geo. II. StOWell,
City Attorney-J. Jay Buck.
City Clerk-E. M Forde.
Barshal-Thos. Flemming.
Chief Engineered. e. McMurtrIe.
Councilmen-1st Ward, A. A. Baker, ]. K.
Perley. 2d Ward. II. b. Lowe; a. Davis.
Ward, Ed. Borton, K. Nichols.
Board of Education-1st w ard, J. Jay Buck
W. T. McCarty. ID Ward, Van Mccullough,
N. T. Nix. Sd Ward, II. w. McCune, L. L..
Hslleck '4th Ward, j. -A.M0ore, L. b. Kel-
Iogg. Treasurer Board of Education, d. w.
Eastman.
Justice Of the Peace-C. B. Bachelor, Geo.
N. Stowell.
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NOTICE.

NOAH LAUGHLIN will take notice
IN that he has been sued in the District
Court of Lyon county, Kansas, in which court
the petition Of the plaintiff in said suit is iled
against him, and in which suit the names OF
the parties are Maggie Laughlin, plaintiff,
and noah Laughlin, defendant; and that the
SAID Defendant must answer said Petition on
or before the SOth day of June, A. d. 1876 or
ment will be rendered accordingly. diyorcing
the said plaintiff from the said defendant
Attorneys for plaintiff
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-EMPoRIA SOCIETIES.
MASONIC.

MASONIC.
TMPORIA COMBfANDERY, No. g. Meets
~ on first and third Saturdays, at Mason
ic hall. L. ID. JABoBS, e. C..
&c. BENNETT, Recorder.
YSMPORIA CHAPTER, R. A. n. Meets 1t
ID Masonic hall, on the LIST and I'd Friday
ev enings Of each month, at TX O'Clock. Com
paniona in good standing are cordially inVit-
ed to attend. MOVES SPIcER, a. p.
Ed BoRToN. Secretary.
TAPORIA LODGE, No. II, A. T. q A. n.
d Meets at Masonic hall, in Eskridge's
building, on the 1st and Sd Thursdays Of each
month. Master Masons in coed standing are
w. w. HIBBEN, W. II.
j. JAY BUCK, Secretary.
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Sherin's Sale.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Lyon
county, Kansas.
Mary S. Little,

r. W. Randall.
DY virtue of an order of sale issued out of
ID the District Court Of the Fifth Judicial
District, sitting in and tor Lyon county, Kan
sas, wherein Mary s. Little is plaintiff and
4. W: Randall is defendant, 1 will, on Mon
day, the 22d day of May, 1876, at 10k O'Clock
q. m. at the front door of the court house IN
Loon county, Kansas, offer for sale by public
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand
all the right, title and interest of defendant,
Z. W. Randall. in. and to the following de-
scribed real estate, to-wit: Lots number one
III, two III, three Isl, fourteen IA, and the
north half of lot number fifteen Isl, in block
sixty 1901. in the town of Americas, Lyon
county, Kansas.
Said real estate viii be sold as Ike property
OF K. W. Randall, TO satisfy said order of sale
Sheriff S office. April Is, 1876.
1920 HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
Lyon countv Kansas
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1t is getting to be q question of
interest when the present Congress
will be ready TO adjourn. The
Democratic majority in the House
have been nearly as great failures
as legislators as Investigators, and
the country expects little from
them; but there are certain bills
that must be passed to keep the
machinery of government in mo.
ton, and this business is Wofhlly
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SHERIEF,S SALE.
District Court, Fifth Judicial District, Igor
County, Kansas.
Nicholas Swartz,

OOuhtyg 1AouSdS
Nicholas Swartz,
vs..
z. W. Hirth, ct al.
DY virtue of an order Of sale issued ont of
ID the District Court OF the Fifth judicial
District sitting in and for Lyon county. Kan
sas, wherein Nicholas SWartz is plaintiff, and
F. w. Hirth, ct al, are defendants. will, on
Monday, the 22d day of May, 1916, at 10 O'Clock
a. m, at the front door of the court house in
by public action to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, all the right, title and interest Of the
defendants, r. W. Hirth, ct. al, in and to the
following described real estate, to-wIt: Lot
number forty-one All. on Union street. Also
the undivided half Of lot number eighty-one
In j. and sixty-fou t64l feet OF of the west
end OF lots number eighty-three 1881, and
eighty-flve 1881, on Mechanics street.. All in
the city Of Emporia. Lyon county, Kansas.
OF +. w. Hirth, ct. al, to satisfy said order Of
sale.
Sheriff IS ONCE, April 1s, 1875.
1920 HIRAM CONNER, Sheriff
Lyon county Kansas.
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Attachnoant No+Ioa

NOTICE IL hereby given that, on the 18th
~ day OF March, 1876, an order of attach
the city of Emporfa, Lyon County Kansas. in
taYor OF K M Clark, and against J. A Rogers,
Ior the sum OF $50, and that said suit viii be
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KNIGHTS or PYrHIAs.
LOVE & MCELHENEY
Livery Feel { Sale Stables.

The most extensive establishment IN
Southern Kansas. Double and single
and buggies in the city, ready st ali times.
Also, saddle horses for ladies and gentle
men
Buys and sells horses, baggies, and csr.
TieEes. Auction every Saturday.
orssS BY the week. o
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Administratrix, Notice..

Is hereby given that tine under
trix, with the will annexed, of the estate of
Miriam J. Pierce, deceased, by the Probate
Court of Lyon county, Kansas.
1913 IIyCY EAWCETT
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sheep HusBandry i'm Kansa

In previous articles under the
above heading, we have discussed
more or less fully the general
bearings on this subject. 1t is
now in order to inquire into the
profits of the business. During
the fall of 1875 we addressed let
tiers to prominent wool-growers
living in different parts of the
State, asking such questions as
would bring out the experience of
these gentlemen and facts most in
teresting to men who have had no
experience in wool-growing in
Kansas. For the very full replies
that have been received we feel
greatly indebted to the courtesy
of these correspondents. AS the
facts thus brought out will answer
more completely than any indi-
vidual experience can, we offer a
few extracts from these communi-
cations.
WHAT ARE THE PROFITS OF WOOL
GROWING?
Mr.. John Richey, of McPher-
son county, writing January Sth,
1876, says:
"a little over one year ago
bought one hundred Merino ewes
in Pottawatomie county, paying
for them $500 and q Cotswold ram
for which I paid thirty dollars.
They had access to good range
during the winter, part os the
time they were herded with my
cattle. I think they were fed less
than five tons of hay, but nc
grain. / lost but one sheep and
that was injured by a dog.
sheared the last week in May, 7Ss
pounds of wool which sold al
twenty-six cents per pound in the
dirt. In addition to two hundred
and four dollars received for wool
1 raised eighty-one lambs worth
this fall three dollars per head; By
a little closer attention durins
lambing-time l might have dom
better than this. You can Judge
whether or not the investment
paid.
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nnn RELLnWa.

"NIOS LODGE, No. Is. Meets at Odd
~ Fellows hall, over Emporia Bank, every
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock. Members in
good standing invited 20 attend
J. II. WARHKKB, N g.
G. P. JONES, sec'y.
TMPORIA ENCAMPMENT, No II. Meets
III at Odd Fellows hall. list and I'd Tuesdays
each month. The following are the elected
oficersof Emporia Encampment, No. II, for
the ensuing term:
n. E. WEAVE, C. p.
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Notice. of Final Settlement.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
IN signed, administrators of the estate of
A6ram Overly, deceased. win, on Monday,
July %, 1876, at the Office Of the Probate Judge
hnal settlement of said estate
I7-4ws DESTRR b. OVERLY.
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DISAPPOINTED.

The people of the west generally
are disappointed in regard to Cen
tennial matters. The hotels of Phil
adelphia have doubled their prices
of board, and the Centennial man
ayers have concludeded TO fleece
everybody who goes into the exhib-
ition. Suppose a man wants to take
his wife and go from Kansas to the
Centennial Here is about what it
will cost him:
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BUILDERS ARcAIrEcTs 90
RAWLINGS & LANpEN
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Cards IN Thu. Directory so Cents line per year.

CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART
Rev. Joseph Perrier, pastor. Services the
a. m, and p. m; also every Friday at 8 =.
m. Sunday School every Sunday at p. m.
yOl18n31.
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STATE GOVERNMENT.
COUNTY, OFFICERs.

Judge District Court-E. b. Peyton.
Clerk District Court-G. w. Frederick,
SherifY-Hiram Conner.
a ttorney-A. Gillett
Treasurer-JoS. Ernst.
Clerk. S. Craig.
Register of Deeds-F. r. Page.
Supt. Pub. Instruction-A. ID. Chambers.
Suryeyor-Harry Hibben.
Probate Judge-E. w. Cunningham.
I'd. s. GILMORE.
ommisSioners- II. A. TAYLOR,
IL. A. WOOD.