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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10
TO THE PUBLIC,

We have purchased and are now running
a new Minnesota Chief Threshing Ma
chine. We. guarantee to do good work
threshing clean and waste no grain. Our
machine is the only one of the kind in. this
section of the country. The
Minnesota Chief won the premium at the
State Fair last yer, Hon. c. Fl. Chad
bourne, OF Baldwin, was one of the judges
who made the award. When we do our
work we expect our pay.
FOSTER BROS g. LIBBY.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10
summons.
State Of Minnesota, County of Mile Laos,

State OF Minnesota, County of Mile Laos,
So.
The State Of Minnesota to j. 3. Gibbs,
defendant. You are hereby summoned
and required to be and appear before the
Undersigned, one of the Justices of the
Peace n Y end for said Coun,y,on the first
gay 2; * q se]9tember, a; ., 1877, at 10 O'Clock
n NJ .n M1 forenoon of said day, at my office in
70 answer to Andrew j. Cater ia a civil
action; should you fail to appear at the
time and place aforesaid Judgment will be
rendered. against you upon the evidence
adducefd by said Andrew j. Cater for such
sum 9. as he shall show himself entitled to.
Given under my hand, this 9Th day Of
August A. %. 1877 :.
.O)f1AJnLES KEITH, Justice of the Peace
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The Assessor for the town of Prince.
ton has made his returns; he has been
gathering statistics asthe following re-
marks will show: Beans were failure
:in 1876; nurseries, none except wet
nurses; in 1877 tablespoonful we'll; a
large amount of wild; oats sown this
spring with promises Of a good crop;
corn looks poorly, wheat and other
small grain never better; water is a
failure; logs is what ails for want of
which we are wreck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

We were in error when we stated
some time ago that a. new trial had
been granted in the Ross and Orr case.
but recently on examining the papers in
the Clerk of Courts Office we find that
Judge McKelvy filed an order grant
ing new trial. This case, it will be
recollected was tried at the last term
of district court. upon eight issues sub
mitted to the jury seven Of the issues
were decided in favor of the plaintiff,
and the other in favor of defendant,
after which the Judge rendered de.
cision in favor of Mr.. Orr. Judge Nc
kelvy now comes to the conclusion
that the one issue was not decided in
accordance with the evidence intro
duced at the trial and at plaintiffs mo-
ton grants new trial, Our SYM
pathies are largely with MIR. Orr and
we hope he may win, but Judging from
the decision, at this stage of the pro-
ceedings the claw and fact'' seems to
favor Ross.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Dare, of the Star, thinks an editor,
should be glad to borrow money at any
rate of interest. Dirtyson, charge Art.
l35 per cent. interest, if ever you let
him have any of your Filthy lucre;' -
you never need expect any of the
principal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

DR.. Durham. of Anoka was in town
and the guest of DR.. Gle, Friday and
Saturday. Mr.. Durham called in to
see us before leaving for home; he has
lots of faith in narrow guage from
Anoka to Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Messrs. Cilley & Martin have got
their new lumber mill, on the point,
into running order; they commenced
saving on Mondays ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

R. B. Macarthur, of Blue Hill was
in to see US Saturday, he is strongly in
favor Of railroad, and he thinks his
town would vote bonus of six or seven
per cent. without any trouble.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Treasurer Nickerson, of Elk River
is a gentleman in every sense of the
word; the worst that any o. his enc.
mics could say#bout him is that, he is
a brother to the dirty son.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The Foster Bros. & Libby are do
ing a smashing business with their new
Minnesota Chief Thresher; they will
have all they can attend to through
the season.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

A few sickly looking grasshoppers
could be seen skipping around in the
early part of the week in the neigh.
''orhood ofPrinceton; they seemed out
Of their element away up here.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The Village Council, by a majority
vote. on Friday night last, voted to re-
fund the Sinclair Bros. the money they
had paid for license. The boys were
minors and although they had paid the
money they failed to give the necessary
bond, hence the license was never
granted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Annual school meeting, occurs Sept.
LIST this year, one month earlier than
heretofore.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The Ladies Social society met and
held an ice cream festival at the M. E.
parsonage, on Tuesday evening.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Messrs. D. H. Murray and N. M.
Smith went below Sunday to see about
logs, ETC.; they returned yesterday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Mr.. Al Barrett finished repairing
and renovating his threshing machine.
on Tuesday, it looks almost as good as
new; he will do some work with it
this fall, you pet. Messrs. Ford &
Goulding commenced with their ma
chine on Thursday morning.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The bridge at Cobb's Crossing is now
completed. Messrs. Lem Pratt and
B. R. >oule, the commissioners appoint.
ed by the State, went up along with
Mr.. G. H. Chadbourne, on Tuesday,
and accepted the structure on behalf
of the State. It now remains for the
County Commissioners to accept it as
ali right Tor reject it if they see t)--
on behalf on the county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

AS crockery -smasher Tom Galley
is success. If. YOU don't believe it
ask Nelse Jesmer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

They say Lem Pratt is quite hand
to make coffee and say grace.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The lawyers are busy now-log
liens are the cause.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Bill Dimmick returned from Grant
county, on Tuesday, where he had
been breaking along with Sheriff Dick
sou. a% #i&
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Picnic excursions to that beautiful
resort for pleasure-seekers 80 Green
Lake-are quite fashionable this sum.
mer. Last Friday. at the invitation of
Mr.. Warriner, number of the ladies
and gentlemen of the Methodist
Church, including the pastor, went
out there and had good time. On
Saturday there was another picnic
which was attended by almost every.
body who could possibly manage to
get away frdnf town; according to all
accounts it was the boss picnic Of the
season. Sunday morning was we'll a.d-
vanced when the last wagon load Of
merry young folks arrived in the Vii
lage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

The wheat, oats and rye are all
harvested; the farmers are all happy
because Of the magnificent yield; no
grasshoppers, chinch bugs, rains nor
anything else has caused the loss of a
dollars worth Of grain in this county
or adjacent portions of surrounding
counties Wheat will average %
bushels to the acre, oats and rye III
proportion. The dry weather is not
beneficial for corn. but it is save to say
that it will be an average crop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

:. We received a postal card from
Charley Jamesony1ast Friday; it was
dated, Crook City, Black Hills; he
wants somebody to send out bottle
Of soothing syrup to Joe Libby. Quit
your fooling boys, and ..come back to
Erin" The only balm for your trou-
bled spirits is to be found in Elk River
and Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Judge, see that the judicial ermine
is not soiled and degraded; the honor
and dignity of the Minnesota bench de-
mand this of you.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1877-08-10

Mrs. Little, of Minneapolis, and
Mrs. Joseph Libby, Of Elk River, are
up on visit at the American House.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

Canards from Sitting Bull are now
In order. The other day the able
bodied liars in New York manufactu-
red . telegraphic speech from him, in
which the British citizens.and officers
were held up as the incarnation of
honesty and bravery, while the
Americans were denounced as the
personification of rascality. OF course
the next day the a. b. !. who collated
apd perhaps manufactured the ca
nard in New York, was put to the
trouble Of denying the speech in toto.
Friday we had from the same
source and from the same Inspiration,
another telegraphic speech from Sit
ting Bull, in which he apotheosized
Custer who recklessly and unmili-
tarily threw away his command, and
in which Reno, who gallantly fought
and intelligently saved his, was ridi-
culed as being hemmcd in by a lot Of
squaws. &
In this speech Sitting Bull speaks
about Clusters command being sway
ed like the cypress, and shot down
like pigs. When L the intelligent
readers will consider that there are
no cypress trees or pigs. in Sitting
Bulls bailiwick, and that he quite
likely never saw or heard of either
then he will be able to fully appre
ciate how thoroughly the New Yori
concoctor of the "tcching" speech
drew on his inner consciousness fo1
! his facts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21
: MORTON and Forrest died about tn

MORTON and Forrest died about the
same time. Morton was patriot who
left the democratic party to serve his
country, and devoted his great talents
to that end. Forest was q negro ira
der, a murderer and q red-handed
traitor to his country, who slaughter
ed his defenceless prisoners Of war.
But just now the reconstructed and
conciliatcd southern papers are de-
voted to abuse Of the dead Morton
and praise of the dead Forrest. Wit
ness the following from the MACON,
(Ga.) Weekly:
Yes, "Bloody-sLirr Morton is dead.
Thanks be to the God of the dead for
the long-prayed-for relief! Grant is
in Paris and Morton is dead Is there
not cause for rejoicing? Be glad ye
people of the United States that have
so long suffered under the reign of
these two blood-thirsty tyrants! They
have sinned long and much, but they
will suffer their just punishment in
hell-if there be q hell-for assured
ly there must be some place of tor
ment for these wretches.
Morton has been truly called
"Blo0dy-shirt" Morton. He has been
the cause of many shirts being blood
led since the war. The coward has
bloodied pOne himself, but has led
others to do bloody work by
his speeches in Congress. Nor has
has shirt been bloodied, which should
have happened long before his death.
Our heart is not hard, we think, but
we must say that Morton's death is
the occasion Of much rejoicing to us.
He is dead and we are glad of it.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

The following WAshington special
Of date Of 18th inst, to the In:sr-
Ocean, we trust is true.
However decidedly . great part Of
the republican party have differed
with President Hayes, yet they have
all seemed to have felt that he would
not break with the party and that
the time would come ere long when
bad counsellors would not prevail
with him. The dispatch is as fol-
lows:
"The Cabinet spent two hours to-
day discussing the President's mes
sage, which has been prepared, and
the various reports of Cabinet off,
GERS, which will be sent to the printer
tomorrow. There was some talk
about the Senate caucus, and some
members of the Cabinet, mot named
were inclined to criticise the action
of the Senate committee In calling or
the President, - an fmpertinence, but
President Hayes seemed to consider
1t differently, and remarked quite
positively that 1t would have beer
better if the Senate had sent such {
committee to see him before. There
was nothing like o frank talk between
people who differed to adjust those
differences. He seemed to understand
that the committee went away per
fectly satisfied at his explanation II
regard to appointments of democrat
and hoped that when they wished any
Explanation of his conduct thel
would call again. The bearing o
the President in this ordeal has gain
4 ed him many friends"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

The New York Tribune, tho espe-
cial champion of the administration,
flares up because Arthur and Cornell
are removed from Office in New York
without charges against them, and in
direct violation of the so-called Civil
Service Reform Rules. 1t says:
No complaint has been made by thu
President, or any one authorized tt
speak for hlm, as to their honesty OF
efficiency. The whole Administra
tion, in fact, is estopped from sucl
charges against Collector Arthur b!
having intrusted to him the execution
of the reforms recommended by thu
Custom House Commission, by tn
praise it has given for his Jealous ant
hearty cooperation, and by its volun
tary offer of an important foreign ap
pointment.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

President Hayes has been all along
since his Inauguration placing most
important trusts in the hands of the
democracy Of the south he has yield
ed to them as it were the key to do
wholly as they please, without let or
hindrance, within the entire borders
of the late Confederacy, and as hum
dreds Of thousands of those who vot-
ed for him believe, he has in doing
this, abandoned his own most ardent
and faithful friends in the SOUTH
All this has the President done in his
extreme desire for Cancellation.
In return what do we see in one
SINCE instance alone. Not only does
. democratic House, against his wish,
vote to reduce the small army he
commands, but they step in and
trench upon his Constitutional pre-
rogative to command that army and
command him where he shall keep
that army, in part, and what duty
thOy nhaM porSor me- With. SAlN .tha
confidence in them the President has
exhibited they make return, or at
tempt to, by an invasion of
the Presidents powers, refusing
to trust him in the discharge of his
well-known duties. This is no sur
prise to us. The President will be
fiattered by them just SO long as he
yields to their wishes, but to return
to him like condescension where it
involves anything valuable they will
never do. In our general relations
as citizens experience and common
sense has taught that the full grown
man who deliberately commits q
theft may do SO again, and We cxer-
else our confidence in that man accor-
dinghy. We believe this principle
very correct and that it will apply
with equal force in politics.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21
THE SULTAN WANTS PEACE.

LONDON, Nov. ia correspondent
at Cons .antinople telegraphs the fol-
lowing: The council over which the
Sultan presided was held yesterday.
I am informed that . general feeling
was expressed and by none more
strongly than the Sultan In favor of
making an effort to put an end to the
war In which enough had been done
ON both sides for glory, and which, II
continued must inflict lasting misery
upon the two empires. It was felt,
however, that sufficient reliance ca..-
not be placed ON the declaration of
Russia; that even while seeking to
obtain an honorable peace. that prep
arations for prolonged resistance
must be vigorously carried on. l am
told that subject to this determination
to prosecute the war for honora BILE
peace cannot be maintained it was
resolved that the time for endesvor-
ing to put an end to the war has arriv-
ed. II my information is correct, the
Grand Vizier will to-day inform the
British Ambassador Of the decision
of the council, in hope that England
will aid in putting stop to war
which so greatly damages her own
trade and threatens to compromise
her.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21
OattIo Between Railroad Men and
Citizens.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. ia terrible
battle occurred yesterday between Q
lot Of railroad men and citizens of
Utica, ct that town, Is miles west of
here, commenced by railroad man
named Jim Toole walking into the
ofEice Of james Regsn, . grain buyer,
saying be could whip any man In
town Regan ordered him away
Heirefused to 60, when Regsn push
ed him out. Other railroad men as
saulted Regan citizens ran to his res
cpe and the fight became general.
Regain vas horribly pounded, and
telegraphed to Seward for friends to
come to help him. Several wagon
loads came up. The battle was re-
newed, and Toole, who commenced
the Aght was SO badly beaten that he
was taken TO the next station last
night in . dying condition. Thomas
Smith, Mike Gallagher and another
railroad man were beaten 40 that it is
believed they cannot survive. A man
named NcCann had his face and body
bestep to = Jelly, and was stabbed
twice and left dying at last aecpgnts.
Several men arrived here from the
scepe Of action to-day, with their fa.
Coz and heads cut and pounded in q
fearful manner. There are reports
to-day that the battle had been renew
ed, but they are not authenticated.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

The Philadelphia Weekly Times, q
paper calling itself independent in
politics and especially ADVANTAGEOUS
advocate of civil service, is engaged
in the very civil service laudablc un-
undertaking Of hiring all the post
masters of the country to canvass for
it. We have seen recently copy Of
its Weekly containing an immense
show bill to be posted up by civil SER
vice postmasters, who engage as
agents.
1t advertises as its contributors
among others, the Hon. Carl SEIZURE,
Gen. 10. Johnston, Gen. Beauregard
and Mrs. Stonewall Jackson.
A very brief examination only, Of
its political editorials is sufficient to
safety any one that its reform and in.
dependence is wholly of the demo,
cratic stamp, brassy, but sham
The Times is the mouth piece of Alex
ander r. Mcclure, who bears thu
same relation to the republican part.
that Benedict Arnold did to the pat
riots of the revolution. 47A
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21


Don Carlos Schurz has got black
eye. He didn't like machine Repub.
lican Filley, because he wanted q ma.
chine Republican of his own, named
Hayes, for postmaster at st. Louis.
But President Hayes, At the sugges-
tion Of . machine Republican men,
Der Of the cabinet, who thanked the
Lord that we had machine Republic
ans like Filley who had helped
to carry st. Louis and make q
gain Of three Republican members
from Missouri, appointed Filley, thus
establishing the fact that President
Hayes has as much influence with
this administration as the Carpet
Dagger from Hesse Darmstadt, Mil
waukee, Detroit, Missouri and New
York City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

The Iater-Ocean has lengthy edi..
torial upon the conduct of the inquest
on the dead body of w. f. Coolbaugh
and declares that the investig CATION
really amounted to nothing. 1t claims
that nothing was shown or tried to be
brought ont to explain the extreme
anxiety Of the family Is early as or
z o'clock in tho eyening nothing about
the telegram said to have been receiv-
"a by the wife, nor The letter received.
Mar was there any complete showing
- TO the effects found upon the body.
The public has : right 70 have ! full
CO. explanation Of the ssd afIair
not ont ofcuriosity, for n this respec,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

THE Cincinnati Times holds that
the appointment Of Mr.. Filley 81
Postmaster at st. Louis, is in accord.
ance with the pledges made by the
President in his letter Of acceptance,
and adds: "There has been NO bet
ter officer in the country, and NO rea.
son existed for his removal better
than the hostility of Schurz, and his
desire to secure the place for per-
sonal friend and partisan. So mark
cd = disregard for this great REFORM
er's opportunities suggests the posi-
bility that President Hayes has re-
fected somewhat upon recent re-
mark Of his predecessor - to the real
character Of Carl Schurz."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21


HUBBARD AND THE DRUMNERs,-
The Keokuk Gate city Of Saturday
says q New York tea man, who ID
now stopping At the Hardin House In
that city, has written and had printed
an ode addressed ITO man by the
name Of Hubbard and the G. h N. w.
r. R." The author does the Judge
up in rhyme by the way of Tetelia-
ton. The ode starts ont in this way :
Old Father Hubbsrd
Went to his cupboard,
And took down volumes ten;
And chuck full of port
He waltzed into court,
And went for US travelling men.
He has blown his old cornet
And walked up hornet
With astlnger - long ~ hi1 arm;
And BY sticking Il into him,
Before we are through with him,
Hell wishhe was hsck' on his fasIa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

George William Curtis, the unique
politician OF the Harpers Weekly,
commenting ON the New York cleo
ton, says: "The possible signifi-
"cance Of the result was SO mnltiform
that . great many people declined
to vote lest they should do some
z thing they did not wish to do"
That il to say the angelical reform
en- like George William Curtis and
William Cullen Bryant, had stomachs
enough TO swallow the bully and
bruiser Morrisaey, but they were
afraid to vote the straight Republican
ticket nominated at Rochester, for
fear II might help to the election OF
tho able, honest talented and clean
handed Conkling, to the UnitedSlates
Senate.
And these are the idiotic drlvelers
who annually help to piddle away
the vitality Of the Republican par
~ in New York City.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

The friends Of the silver rcmoniti-
zation bill in the Senate, have full
faith that it can be carried in that
body. It is claimed that forty-four
Senators will vote for 1t. It's oppo-
nents claim that they can prevent ac-
ton upon it at the extra session.
From the best light we have, we
think It will receive some amend
ments from the Senate, but will final
~ pass as amended.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21

Carl Schurz's paper, the Westliche
Post, at st. Louis, says POSTMASTER
Filley's reappointment is one of those
errors which are worse than crime.
President Hayes has, with this, stamp
cd his civil service reform clear be-
yond the frontiers of the Missouri to
be laughable farce and q silly hum
bug"
Carl 6churz owns 10 large part the
Post and has always controlled Its ut
terances. His German Pulitzer, who
is now in immediate charge Of the
paper, would hardly dare thus TO ar
raign the administration against the
wish Of Schurz.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21
FIRES.
COTTON MILL BURNED.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Nov. H.-Bor-
den City Mill, No. l, burned this
morning. Insurance about 100000.
It was brick structure erected in
1872, and contained 5000 spindles
and employed $50 hands and was
running full time. All kind Of ru.
mors are afioat as to the origin of the
fire. 1t is said 400 bales of cotton and
q quantity of cloth are buried in the
ruins.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-21
Geo 9. eanrs DEAD.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE telegraph
the death of Hon George s.
Bangs, at Washington, at 3 o'clock
this morning. In this city, where he
Is we'll known, the news caused uni
versal regret. He formerly had the
position of U. s. Sub-Treasurer here,
but his fame was chiefly acquired and
earned through his connection with
the fast mail service, which he prob
ably did moro to improve than any
other one person.