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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-11-23
ORDINANCE NO. -. ....
Licensing Draymen. Transfers. etc.

AN in relation to licensing and regulating draymea
busmen of other description conveyance
by city city of oskaloosq Ioca
person within city Oskaoosa permit
ted perform which ordinarily belong public dyman
hackman coahman omnbusman
the other description
kept for hire for the carriage of goods and merchandise
baggage other for profit gan without
having obtained license hereinafter provded
proraed livery city exempted
the provisions this ordinance omnbue hacks carriages
used them the passengers from
the depo within said city, used by them the transportation of
freight baggage within said provided
provisions Of this ordinance shall apply
hauling delivering private
by the day under contract
under the
provisions of this ordinance shall be follows
omnbuses hackney carriages other
vehicles running for hire and from the depo
of the city another station point
beyond limits shall per
each omnibus hack other vehicle prod
eight vehicles owned by hem shall be allowed take
license for their entire business paying therefor the
Second Every delivering heavy freight hire
railroad stations points within the transferring heavy freight
from railroad depot another within the shall pay
per each
other
freight
Third Every agent for other vehicle
hire whether transportation goods
Disc shall license per
this ordinance.
any applicant pay the
value thereof to the city whose receipt
the by the applicant
the him of fifty his
license required accordance with the
license draymen Transfers wagoners
hackmen coachmen omnbusmen
description hire, ordinance
shall be numbered and vehicle running
in plain the number of the license which running
SEC s. Every acting under this ordinance shall furnish
when demanded printed written
goods articles
such person.
yearly expire day April in
each year.
That driver any hackney coach
omnibus carriage vehicle,
stopping place alley
places designated follows
side north of High
aley
feet south of Main extending alley;
street. extending
alley; street.
of Main street. extending as far south as the alley.
Licenses uneXpired
last half Of the expiring April upon payment
onehaf the provided yearly
upon presentation the
receipt therefor and the payment his
required
failing continuing expired
cencse shall provisions
thereof any
hundred dollars
imprisoned
paid until discharged of law povded mpr
shall not exceed thirty days
Passed November 90 1876
G. H.. BAUGH,
Attest: GEO. R. LEE City Clerk Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. -
Licensing Auctioneers, Peddlers, etc.

AN ORDINANCE licensing auctoneer transient merchants and ped
oilers, and liking the amounts required
BE ordained by the city council city Oskaoosa Ioa
SECTION l. No person shall sell public
within this city, auctonee property without
nrs having obtained license therefor
Provided That all by sherfs constabe coroners
shas executors guardians asnees debtors
other required or personal
ty shall be exempt from the provisions of this
SEC Every auconeer or erchan-
disc auctonee at public outcry within city, pay
license the transaction of
shall entite him to sell himself only point CITY,
SEC Transient merchants selling offering
goods city pay fifty dollars
therefor license
issued for shorter period
hawker peddler any merchandise
peddler of solicitor subscribers
book pamphlet magazine painting work Of literature,
science and shall be permitted sell
such articles Of merchandise traffic offer the
procure procure
pamphlet magazine picture painting of work of tera
and except within this
without having obtained license therefor hereinafter
The required be paid the city the
provisions this ordinance shall be follows:
First Resident pedders Dealers hawkers in about the
pay dollars per
retailing goods merchandise vegetables
eatabes upon public shall
pedder) provdd this shall
apply interfere with retailing productions of his
raising manufacture.
Second Agents. pedders any book pamphlet
azne map picture, painting literature
science and shall license fee of
dollar per day
Peddlers patent medicines
whatsoever
shall license fee of dollars for the
dollars each additional day. nerant pdlers shall license
dollars the first day. dollar each additional
day.
Before license shall be issued the applicant shall
whose receipt therefor shall
presented by the applicant such
aud the him of fifty cents e in addition to the
the license he shall the license required accordance
with the provisions of this ordinance.
All yearly licenses shall expire the first day April
all others the time fixed the license and license shall be
proud licenses issued under
for the unexprsd portion Of the last half of the expiring April
the required
licensed shall be subject existing ord
making penal
city.
SEC o. Any required by this ordinance license
shall be
dollars and and continuing
under expired license shall like fine and and
convicted fined until the
(povided said Imprisonment does thirty
Passed November 20, 1876.
G. H. BAUGH
Attest GEO. LEE City Clerk Mayor.
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ORDINANCE NO. -.
Animals.

G. H. BAUGH,
Mayor.

by city the Of Oskaloosa
SECTION That horse mule Jack snnet colt sheep b"
said time and heer calf steer shall be
first to rst
of each the hours of eight O'clock
be the Of the naEsha police officer to
the provisions Of this the public pound Of said
personally by written notice left the usual place Of his
The city hereby and
auction taken confined by
place by posting public places
paper the previous sale, which said notice shall give
% the n marks d ram sa and age near
give purchaser stock sold bill of which shall
that said sold subject to the of
mater % pGpds any amman may oe eaeeea any e
the expenses of keeping and advertising. -.
this ordinance be the at any time within thirty
pad together with thereon
on proof
fail to the herein before the expiration
absolutely purchaser;
sold for than sufficient to pay the fees and
shall depos-
f thy
knowingly permit the to the
ordinance he shall be subject fine of exceeding dollars
SEC person persons open
animal therein
m
morn thano one or
The marshas fees for carrying the provisions of this
keeping each
posting SALE and the legal advertising each published
selling
the him the
the officer having animal keeping much of the
provided section shall actually accrued and such
be liable under the provisions
sectio this ordinance
duty of the city marshal keep
kind
impounded animals
and shall be stated and he shall insert the
the for which each animal solo, the
redemption by whom redeemed
r. LEE City Clerk. G. H BAUGu, Mayor
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REVISED ORDINANCES
THE
CITY OF OSKALOOSA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. -


ORDINANCE establishing health and prescribing
duties.
Be ordained By the city of the city of Oaloosa 1ooa
of hereby
shall of the members
city, belong profess
sion be appointed by city council and who shall during
pleasure the council The ocio
siding of said board city oo
SEC q meet any one
the call of the and thereafter
designate, the call of the mayor
The board of health may
its proceedings and such other
necessary effect
SEC f. Said board shall exercise general the
of Oskaloosa pertains the public
have full and take all steps and all
hehfnes thereof every
cpon public private property; prevent
the city of Malignant contagious, infectious diseases
prevent the spreading of the in city.
1t shall be the duty the meetings
board of health and preceps
board member thereof signed by the president
clerk thereof all
direct often and in such required
Streets avenues alleys other
Places report thereof
filth Sickness nusances found therein;
premises
may the
reasonable report
writing member thereof
violating city ordinance which relates sanitary
the and to watch throwing
permitting thrown from their yards
alleys other
of the city and the regulations of the board
respects diligence enforcing
pertaining health
of the city.
The health shall
suitable books of all incurred with whom
whether payable by the city Individuals
moneys expended paid account
council expenses may
have under their authority the certifying
the the being
the clerk shall his therefor payable money
otherwise appropriated
The every building
appuenance thereto shall keep thereof
anything negborhood same likely
tribute disease Infection which prohibited
health upon failure hereby duty
shall upon complaint inspection the health
day occupant
do such
failure comply with such requirements the
hours said officer required and such
keeping of the all expense
shall be liable which action
favor of the city Okaoosa expense
persons required obey ordinances
regulations
whoever shall fail refuse neglect do shall guilty
dollars thirty
days.
SEC Each member of said board except marshal
compensation
thereof dollar which
other salaries officers sadcy The
compensation process
as provided by ordinance and law for such
Passed October G.
R. LEE, City Clerk. Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. =
G. H. BAUGH,
Mayor.
Attest: GEO. r. LEE, City Clerk.

them from running at large during certain times.
ordained By council of the Oskaoosa,
every owning
dog bitch of the the office
st the Of dollar and half for dog and four dollars
Upon registry
or keeper of the dog the date of
paid and of the keeper and he shall
inspection of the and other citizens city;
shall continue April
the date thereof
The city marshal shall
received and paid under the provisions
which shall always be the inspection
shall annually the first Monday in June
the city list of all dogs registered for the
this ordinance the sum of twenty five cents
There shall be collar placed the neck
the
metallic and shall not be less than inch
holes sewing with collar;
having specified
be destroyed provided.
hereby the
city funds received for the registry dogs much
thereof entitled his fees under the
ANY owning keeping haboring
using collar herein provided dog regis
therefor any twenty dollars
judgment the defendant his pro-
pleading such registry shall be bar further for
ANY police may city
kill cause to be DESTROYED all owned kept running large
of this ordinance beyond
every dog destroyed and removed.
Whenever expedent they may
resolution direct the
owning haborng to conhne the from running
shall be the the publication of such pocama
owning haboring conne the and
the from biting animals and who
fine of less than five than dollars
of any & running
lamation during the time therein limited
Passed Oct. Is, is7S. 0N''-
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ORDINANCE NO, -
Licenses.

Licenses.
ORDINANCE licensing exhibitions performances theatres
and concerts, and fixing the amounts thereof
ordained city Of the city Of Oskaloosa
shows exhibitions
formances concerts lectures in
affixed signed
the of the city.
shall be paid for shows exhibitions, performances
concerts, lectures, the following fees owit:
every circus menagere both under canvass
fifty day s performance
Second-For menagere
performance
menagerie the of ten dollars.
TrdFor performance attempt
of uggey ght of hand the dollars
FouFor each theatrical performance the of five dollars
cert the of fifteen dollars
every exhibition performance lecture
object profit heenbeoe licensed perform
the of five dollars rOo that license shall required
literary scientific historical lectures
public entertainments charitable
SEC Every desiring license aforesaid
shall the fee therefor the
same shall specify
receiving person
licensed.
SEC duty this ordinance
conviction therefor punished
prosecution paid
Passed October 6, H.
R. LEE, City Clerk Mayor.
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ORDINANCE NO. -
G. II. BAUGH, Mayor.
Security Against Fire.

ORDINANCE providing security city against
ordained council of THE city Oskaloosa,
pipe building where fire be used
chimney where chimney
or as taking such
pipe or by other means equally safe.
chimney resting building liable settle, unless
chimney permanently buildings
chimney story building
hole through the ceiling get to the story which such Chin
Sec duty persons using tight stoves
house. shop building within this city,
extending
the lower plate of said stove
than story height shall scuehoe through
roof and a stairway or ladder to the
pipe sheet eahen hmbe
said chimney be mbedded lime
stopper fange chimney be placed the hole
in the chimney when the pipe is removed.
SEC 1t shall be the duty of the marshal when notified
occupant have oveppe
such occupant shall refuse neglect
repairs be made collect full
occupant and the offending shall fined
SEC No person allowed deposit keep
building other combusbe
other conbusbe dwelling endang
property shall lighted lamp
lanterns shall allowed building without
the permission of the marshal No shall
make any street. alley public ground
lot within hundred feet any building
squibs rockets without mayor
Sec g. That person shall keep wooden poon
dust in about any building in said city,
Sec 10 Any violating of the provisions or
than dollars and be further fined in the
violation may
Passed October 18th, 1876. s.
Attest. dl0 R. d H.. s,.,. g. r B4Vs H:,.s
s 1 s.
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G. Fl. BAUGH, Mayor.
ORDINANCE NO. -
Public improvements.

AN ORDINANCE fixing the of ordering improve
ments and the method of making and collecting
Be ordained By the city council of the of OskaoOsa
SECTION The city council by resolution order street
gured when three ourth of all the members of the council by
of the or propu SUBJECT to- sp such
petition the council to make the same.
pavements shall be of the
eighty wid and ten feet al
streets sixty-six feet wide. - , .., - , ,.o, 49,,
bricks durable unless otherwise ordered by the council
fomy grade;
three inches thick and shall be dressed to fit closely
whether by direction of the
authorities the shall be subject to the approval of the city
SEC T. Whenever any improvements
street as may front on his her part and said
shall be made within days from service of notice of such
substantially provided in this ordinance
Improvement of lot the
above required within the time above specified the
the which shall be collected in action in
the city and until collected shall be lien on the lot or
part of lot in front of which the is paved
The delinquent be certified by the
council provided by law the county TO De and
SEC the openings the
bap y ae @ Of building with
stanal wooden iron door or IRON placed on level with tine
SEC whenever council shall order the paving gaveling
ih suns S h duty the
of the city weeks and to have notice
notices and make such
from completed service the mayor shall
SEC curbs shall be of durable faced and not less than
ou inches in the ground and to be height
ground will permit descent of half inch to the foot from
e is Shall shall govern the placing Of curbsones
TO- All the the construction Of which
be done in the and
ner, and Of such materials as the council may direct
Passed November 60 1876.
Attest: GEO. r. LEE City Clerk Mayor
-~s~N-.' -
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ORDIN ANCE NO. -.
Hogs.


AN ORDINANCE impoundng and selling hogs found in
the city,
Be ordained by the city council Of the city of Oskaosa
large corporate Hogs running
city, hereby declared be nuisance and all hogs
pigs the city marshal and placed
public pound of said city,
SEC any hog pig up duty
the marshal to sell public auction the highest bidder
giving three of the time place
posting notices the public
of said city, notice the when
such known the city marsha provided that the
authorized by him shall before the time
pay the charges thus made the city marshal shall
hog pig upon satisfactory proof ownership;
shall accordance
arising the expenses
taking selling the deducted shall be paid
satisfactory proof city marshal
thereof but il the
deducng shall paid
treasury for the benefit of the owner.
allowed taking possession
hog
fraction thereof giving posting notices. fifty
cents, and fifty cents for selling each hog or pig.
shall interfere with marshal police
this city, hinder delay such officer executing
this ordinance relating taking mpounding
holding selling of shall down
pound shall be guilty msdemeanor conviction fine
than than hundred dollars each on
II the other having
charge OF hog shall knowingly permit the
provisions this guilty
conviction therefor dollars
oense and be fnedn
than five dollars and less than hundred dollars
Passed October 18TH 1876. q
GEO. r. LEE, 80 G. II BAUGH,
City Clerk. Mayor
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NEW CASH STORE!

South side publ .Ire next to Lewis clothing store.
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ORDINANCE fixing the ordering
ments and the method of making and collecting
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GENTS FURNISHING.
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RAILROADS.
Chicago, Rock Island & PaGifieR.R

Trains connect at Grinnell, both East and West
with trains of the Central Iowa line. Also al
Des Moines with Keokuk d Des Moines Road,
for all Western points.
TRAINS connect at Eldon with trains of the
Kookuk & Des Mofnes II. r.. for all points In
kansas and Northern Missouri
Tickets for sale via this road at all principa
A. NJ. SMITH,
IL. RIDDLE. Gen1 Pass. Agent.
Gen'I Supf. f&E Het&
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Clotlilg Flats, Caps, Boots, and Shoes,

a low
D
Grain, Stock, and all kinds of Country Produce.
L.1#J. Nv. WALTON.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-06-10
Republican State Conven-
ton.

A convention Of the Union Republican
Party will be held at the city of Parkers-
burg, on Thursday, tho 9Th day of July,
1876, for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for the offices Of Governor, Audi
tor, Treasurer, Attorney General, State
Superintendent Of Free Schools, and three
Judges ofthe Court of Appeals also for
the purpose of nominating an electoral
Ticket and transacting such otherpropcr
business as may come before the Conven-
ycntion.
The Union Republican Party OF the
State is requested to appoint delegates to
said Convention from the various eenn-
ties, and at such time and | 4 aeh .,.sAner
as may be convenient 10 tile people Ut the
several counties.
All voters oftbe State, without regard
to past political differences, ss isss atfil-
atiohs, who arelin favor OF such cnanges.
in our Constitution and laws asexperience
has shown necessary aud favor retrench-
ment and economy in the administration
OF our tate AFFAIRS, and the unishme
Of official corruption, are cordially in
vited to participate in the Paid county and
State Conventions.
BY order Of the State Union Republican
Executive Committee.
JOHN w. MASON,
Oh irman
GRAFToN, w. VA. June /, 1876.
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Transferred.

Rev. DR.. Register, Presiding Elder
of Winchester District, has temper
arily transferred the Rev. Mr.. Miller
from his charge in this place to Win
chester, to occupy the pulpit of Rev.
S. Rogers, d. D.. who will go to Eu-
rope on three months visit for the
benefit of his health. Rev. Mr.. Mil
Ter will officiate for DIR. Rogers dur
ing his absence in Europe, and Rev.
j. p. Hyde will take Rev. Miller's
pulpit here during his temporary alb
sence in Winchester, which will be
about three months. Rev. Mr.. Mil
Ter will go to Winchester on Saturday
and preach on Sunday next.
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Baltimore Cattle Market.
BALTIMORE, June s.

BALTIMORE, June 8.
BEEF CATTLE.-Prices to-day
for Beef Cattle ranged as follows.
Best Beeves at 500a$6. 90; thai
generally rated first quality 4.62a
SIS 90; medium or good fair quail
ty A. 25aS4.62, ordinary thin Steers,
Oxen and Cows 3.75a4,2 rs; general
average of the market to-day
$5.37; extreme range of prices
3.75a$6.00. Most OF the sales were
from 4 81 to 1915 per 100 lbs.
HOGS. I'VE quote at 83a9 cts.
per Id. Receipts this week 2772
head, against 5295 head last week
and 5265 head same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs--The de-
mand for sheep for home consump-
ton this week has been very in
different, the demand for Eastern
markets absorbing fully tire j.
fourths of all the receipts. We
quote Sheep at 4a6 cents pei ID. -
Lambs of good quality are in de-
mand at 1.50a$4 per head. Receipts
this week 531S head, against 1864
last week. and 1896 head same
time last year.
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ISBURG INDEPENDEN'
DIED.

On.the Sth instant ,CAToRA wife of
John ID. Burkhart, jr. aged 10 years,
daughter of G. w. Albaugh.
On the End inst. in this place Mrs.
MARGARET N. KEARNEY, wife Of
John w. Kearney, aged 80 years.
At Berkeley Springs, West Va,
after an illness of five weeks, CARRIE
). MCDANIEL, daughter of the Rev.
II. Z. Mcdaniel, Of the Baltimore
Annual Conference, M. E. Church.
Friday May 18th, 1876, MAMIE
e. STRATER wife of John Dorrance,
aged % years, 2 months and 8 days.
This estimable lady had been a con-
sistent member of the u. B. Church
for several years past. Her end was
peace. May the God of all grace sus-
tain the bereaved family and bring
them together in the house of the
blest. A. M. E.
In the city of Canton, Ills, on the
the 3lst or May, Mrs. ANN M .MATH-
Ews, beloved wife of John T. Math-
ews.
Diseased was born in this city in
1912, and at the time of her death
was in her Gath year. She was mar
ried to her now bereaved husband
about 1831-or-2, and was the mother
of number of children, the most of
them servive her. She died in the
communion of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of which she had been
an active member for a number of
years. She died as she had lived, in
the full enjoyment of the saving
grace OF the Gospel. The ministers
of the said church always found a
cheerful welcome and generous en-
tertainment at her home. Their
doors were always open to receive
them in their mission and work. A
more devoted wife and husband no
husband or children ever had. She
now rests.
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Ladies button kid gloves and 8
button Isle thread gloves at ID. M.
Shaffer 81 Bro.
Mems plow shoes, every pair war
ranted as represented, and sold very
cheap for cash by
III. N DEATRICK
J. l.. w. Baker is Agent for the
Franklin p" Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, assets So, 500 ,000,) and
three other good Insurance Compa-
MES.
The largest assortment and best
Calico in town for st cents per yard,
call at III. N. DEATRICK's.
I'm daw.,
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
If you want nice new styles Goods
cheap, call at KAPP's.
A good assortment of Brown and
Bleached Muslins, cheap as the cheap
est at DEATRICK'S.
March 80, tfdaw.
Gents White Shirts for sale-a
good article only S1.00, at
HI N. DEATRICK'S.
GROCERIES.
Coffees, Sugars, Molasses, Spices,
&C., fresh and nice, at
KAPP'S.
Have your celler windows secured
with iron CRATES and bars made by r..
w. Scheelkey, Martin street.
N26tf.
"a Splendid line of late style
Dress Goods, cheap, at
KAPP's.
Mems and Boys Hats for Spring
and Summer. Call and see them and
learn prices at DEATRICK'S.
Iron fencing Of every description
manufactured and put up on short no
tice byJ w. Scheelkey Martin street
N24tf.
The largest and most fashionable
stock of dress goods in the town at
hard time figures, call and see them
at ID. M. Shaffer a. Bro
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New Paner.

We have received the first number
of the Sun,a new Democratic paper,
issued in Wheeling-J. W. Gentry
proprietor, and w. G. Waller editor.
1t is large, neatly printed, twenty
eight column weekly, and makes a
decidedly handsome appearance. We
wish the gentlemen connected with
the enterprise abundant success and
as smooth journey as possible over
the rough places in journalism.