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The Portland daily press., 1877-12-05

PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camps No
1 and coDvenes over the Eastern Express Office,
Plum street, No. on Wednesday evening: No.
on FIST and third Saturdays of each month; NO on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No 2 at School
House, Turner'S Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Post G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner of Congress and
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head-
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening. Business meeting Tues
Gay evenings at u O'Clock.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN observation-disclosures
congress and Casco Streets Every evening.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-
Second Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-N No. 81 Free st. Block
Every evening.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
A. thei, library room, City Hall, the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
ovEREIGN Ms OF lNDUsTRY-Dirgo Council, No.
meets every Friday evening, at Arcans Hail. at 7
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY MISUNDERSTANDING
BLOCK. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
of books dai to 9, day and evening.
PAYSoN LITERARY SOCIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor Brown and
Congress Streets at u O'Clock.
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I SHALL sell this afternoon at auction line
of plated tea SETS ice pitchers, salvas and ia BILE
cutlery. Abner Lowell, A7 Middle street.
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MASONIC.
MASONIC.
At Masonic Hail. No. So Exchange Street.


at Masonic Hall. No. Ss Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGE-AncieDt Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERS GreepleafR R. A. c., first Monday; Mt
Vernon, R A. c., third Monday.
CoUNoIL-Portland c. R. g S. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T.-Portland, fourth Mon
day; st. Adams, second Thursday.
GRAND BoDHs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May;
Grand Council, Wednesday 8 p. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGMENT wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday Of each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES,
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcII-Portland Council P. of j. second Fri
day.
CHApTER-Du Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de a..
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-MaineC onsistcry, S, P. R. S., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December.
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I. o. o. F.

I. o. o. +.
At Odd FelIoacs' Hall, Harrington Block, Congress
Street
RELIEF AssOCIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month. -
LODGEs-Maine on Monday evenings; Ancen
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Ligonia, on Friday
evenings; Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No;
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT- Macbigonne, first and third We'd
nesday Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday; Falmouth,
No. IL, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT Accommodated of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month Association
mee1sfrst Monday evening OF January, April, July
and Octnher.
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STATE NEWS.
ANnRoscoee1x COUNTY

The Auburn Y M. G A have just issued
$4,000 six per cent coupon bonds, interest pay
cured by mortgage of their entire property in
Auburn. The property of the association il
mortgaged to three trustees as security for the
bond holders.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Bethel Steam Mill Co have now some
fifty men numbering on Dead and Dimond
rivers. and intend to put into the Androscoggin
5,000.000 the coming winter.
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spacious store under the Preble, the popular
dealers in gentlemen's furnishing goods, Hill &
Curtis, are offering large portion of their
stock at greatly reduced prices.
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT.

The regular meetings of the City Council take
place the first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
evening of each month.
The Portland daily press., 1877-12-05

Hills unlaundried shirt for 81 has not an
eqnal. oc1S-tf
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Hills furnishing store is opposite the foot of
Free street. oc18.tf
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THE public are cordially invited to call and
examine the line of goods offered at auction by
Mr.. Lowell, whether they wish to purchase OF
not. All goods are to be sold TO this highest
bidder. No articles reserved.
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f. O. BAILEY & Co will sell at o'clock to-
day the two story brick house corner of York
aud Danforth streets. and at 1.30 p. NJ, the
two and half wooden building No. 1923 Con-
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

At Tenptars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNoIL-Maine, first and third Monday in each
month
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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w. II. GOSS,
PIP Middle Street.

Having disposed Of my stock of Boots
and shoes in store 212 Middle Street,
take pleasure in commencing him to my
late customers as one worthy of their
confidence. and who will do his utmost
to maintain the good reputation of the
Store by keeping large stock Of first
quality goods. and selling them at the
lowest living profit. A. GOWELL.
p. ST. shall remain with Mr.. GOss
during the Fall and Winter, and shall be
happy to wait ON all who may wish to
have Boots or Shoes Of any kind made
to order. A. GOWELL.
no2l isdeod3m
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Lost.

A Leather Pocket Wallet containing a small
"A amount of money, memorandum, &C. The
finder will please leave it at the Press Office.
dec5 d3t*
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Lost.
A Pocket Book. The finder will be suitably re-
"A warded by leaving it at this Office or at Al
Bracket St. dec5d3t+
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MISC ELLANEOUS
Holiday Goods

More room, and more room we must have In Or
er to show to advantage our large line of
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A FTER January LIST, the desirable store No. ss
"A Commercial ST., Thomas Block, now occupied
by Briggs, Boothby s. Co, Inquire of
dec5dlm f, j. ROLLINS, % Exchange st.
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the Chinamcn Of literary and onl"ial rank be-
foro ef'rrcd to; ami sos Sr Otin consented to 1t,
il Wi4 determine tNat ilis SHOULD be- done.
Th'n iNr l.np r'r ~ 'VNrrnm, NJ Ir'1 n'ei
Attlulai. Il .ut % Consulate. General ~ China
81 olld hg ,s,4nl shcd ln lia,ana that th. cmi-
grafton should be voluntary i'm TACT: that II
p. AID boz limit Il io such port of the Empire ~
WNrp open to foreign cOiumgtr. that the con e
TEA 's should i' me- le in ilrwnn instead Of
lu China. and In lr'- 'ncc 1f the above mention
TONED tIiu. $50 Consul VIc Chinese Gnyvrn-
n'n u!-l ,n-.s 81 that higher rate II pay
fhvu what had previously ruled should hc in
-er in the 'uniracis thit thc torn ~ service
Doe raI u'rl; tunt ut the expiration " the term
of sHtNir fh' colon sis should bc allowed 10 re-
main IN tuin. il they wished - do SO. without
tue vnignion OF rrtnHaIng their services
or oi Wur,ing ON public works. TN" Cinnamon
ENn lr9i"r 'uriv Tor tleir good n'n9i i9r'
and That th persons who hired tlym should de-
pu~ii at the Consulate th" price of their return
PASSAGE tp Cnlna: and lastly. further measures
of protection were demanded from Spain. which
should h' valid and subject TO the approval OF
the Government OF Prkin.
u sides this thr Emperor Cabinet submitted
bodied I'm a short note: WHAT should ha done
in the oa~cs Of such Cinnamon az wore i'll treat
ed and died AMI with rcgnrd i2surh Vt the Nv
ing who have bccn similarly III treated. either
Of those whose terms of service have expired or
th.-' Who's" terms have NOT 'NWrcdr
Alter many conf rruscs AMI plans proposed,
no sutiSiuctorN airtngc .rni- -' m 10 hdN"b'"n
"a proof Splin's good faith. that she RESTORES to
their country thousands of Chnamrn whose
first contract has expired. On ih.s point Mr..
Avery writes to MIR. F'sh IN spit" nj the best
di@po~itiu To- reach au arrangement which may
satisfy the nN'rs~itl,S of Justice. and which Will
in-ur. the human" trruim mt of thN poor tolO-
uisis. lN prNontnE all hut voluntary emigrn-
ton. and. NOW th-tnding our best wishes Ia
TO- Justice to China without WOunding Su0n q
~'ll-r '-p'"i, tine ny" rcpres u'HiNrs have found
our tisk AN "Nr-odinIly dtm ult and VoNHtiuus
one. 1hr Chimes h"liev" that they have very
result in - vcrlit more Sitislu tory To- thcir
pride thln IL pos ihlN IN friendly 1rrangcr" mt
h.aed on mutual conc '-silus II e. useless fur
thN p io Discuss nliftf r- with thrm.'
ON ilr 18TH r hand. tlc appointment ol a new
Spanish Mn steer 100 China Na~ tended i1 DELAY
th' HgniDtlnu- The uri Q. 30 Result HpuN aus
to ht rupture between the two Coy tuuD ITS.
Should ~usn 4. the rI-'. il i- mot imp fhH that
NiItu. abusing her naval >ti ugtl, may annoy
tI" 0.mpa rltiVrlY drtneclcss inhabitants oi
thr eO1~.- ~ Ch'un hut the ~ 'ntic slave trad,
nun never he revived. and this last Spanish
uiro.fy win ho forever cnd0d.
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TIE TENT or THE pRoToCoI.
The Document that European Buicra signed
IN the Interests Of rcace.

LONDON, April ). The following i tn. full
toNt OF the protocols; Tho powers who COM
monty undertook the pYriN alton OF th' E7-t
AMI therefore participated in the C'nfrr'nrc.
recognize that the suro-, means ~ claiming
that object before all, IS 10 maintain the agrcc-
mcnt established. and Jointly 10 affirm afr sh
the common interest they take in the improve
mcnt Of the Christians and the reforms in Bos-
MIA. Herzegovina and Bulgaria. which the Porte
accepted on the condition Of Itself carrying them
into execution. They take cognizancc of the trca-
s. Of peace with Scrvia. Regarding Montenegro
the powers considered that the rcctincation Of
The frontiers and the free navigation OF the Boz
iann desirable in the interest OF solid and
durable arrangement. The powers consider
the arrangement concluded or to be concluded
between the Porte and the two principalitics. NJ
step accomplished toward pacication, which
H. the object Of their common wishes. They in
Nitr the Port" tO consolidate II by replacing its
armies on pence footing excepting the num-
Der Oi troops Indispensable forthc maintenance
OF order. ana ny putting In hand. with the least
pos~ihlr delay. TN" reforms necessary for the
tranquility and wcll-bring n the provinces the
condition. of which was discussed at the Confer
cnrc. They recognize that The Porte has declared
itself ready to r"Hli2c an important portion Of
circular Of the Porte 81 Fnh a. ING aul ~ the
d 'rlarutions made by the Ottoman Government
during the Conference and since through lis
+ pres natives. In view Of these good intcn-
iui .los' to carry them Immediately into effect
the powers believe they have grounds for hop
Ing that the Porte will proht 10y the present lill
20 apply onorgcticully such measures M will
clus" that effective Improvement in the condition
oi the Christian population. which Is unani-
mou-ly called tor as Indispensable to the tran
uuilliv of Europe and that having on. entered
upon this path. IL viii understand that II con-
Germs it, honor ms we'll IA it, interests 10 pcr-c-
YER, in It Loyalty and on 'acousy. The powers
prop's" 10 watch cnrc'uv 10y means 81 th"ir
local agents. the manner in which the promises
Of the Ottoman Government are Carried into
eject. II their hopes should once moro be dis
appointed. aud If the condition # the Christian
SUBJECTS of the Sultan should not hc improved
III % manner 90 prevent Il return OF the compli-
cutign- which periodically disturb the peace Of
tho Eusi. they iliuk 1t right To- declare that such
y state oi AFFAIRS would hc incompitnble with
their interests and those ~ Europe in general
In such rn-e thoy reserve 10 themselves TO con
sidrr in common ~ to the means which they
may cem best fitted a. secure tn wcll-bring of
tur Christian populations and the Interests Of
general peace.
Done at London Mar oh 81 1871
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cor COuy' fyTEs COMBINING.
, New Compact Prepared The Sharing ofthc
bushes. Arranged for 1871.


The committee Of the coa-produc,ug and
carrying companies met again Yesterday. in
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Conrnny's
building. and agreed on n r'an Of app)uion-
mont of TONNAGE among tho different interests.
which is to be submitted to "a meeting Of all in
tcr,stod on Monday nryt. by this plan the
Rcadlng road is allotted 2jF per cent; Lchil,h
Valley. Is: Delaware and Hudson, 49,; Della
ware Lackawanna and Western. 10 = Jersey
Central 1jis: and the nnsylvanla Coal Com
pany 10. Of the total tonnage deliverable at tide
water in 1877. 1t IL agreed that each competing
interest IL free to sell coal at any price and To
market it in any manner inc committee is
further charged with preparing plan OF proper
monthly allotment 81 tonnage. based on an as
sumcd product Of S.0OO.uOD tons Tor 1877. NJ well
AZ a plan to provide for adequate security being
given To- luard against any interest over
marketing. This was signcd W ,roprescnta-
tives If the companies involved. After the COM
pittce adi3grfcd on this Pl"pli Mr. John Taylor
{. Built. and other representatives, Of the
General Conference. were inNit III 10 examine it
In the committee room, and all ussentcd To- its
provisions. Still the question whether it is "a
perfected combination. or only the plan for ono,
Is open, with inporMnt 4rinnr,n"y,~ on opinion
consider il only plan that Will in all probability,
be- accepted. while Mr.. Samuel sloan and Mr..
Thomas Dickson affect to consider II a- an us-
comrl'shcd fat. lacking only J. nalty for in
irlctivn
eyer i'm three imuoriunt fruturos-tho signature
" the Lehigh Valley, IL arrnrionmrnt Of ton-
maze. and In t'H clause unr 'strieting prie" and
npnncr of marAeting About a yenr ago the
same companies met To hdrmonizN the lnrriug
clements of the trndc 4 sort of combination
had profess. d To- fV prices forihethrco previous
years. hut thn uuuatura marriage OF the coal
and carrying interests had imported INTO the
of the parties nvci up to the fixed rates. All
w'ro ruheriug. too from the cncroach-
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By chronic Indigestion. kutr the malauy then.
How VAN Mia W M-sno aH-A'is
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
79l - 1877 A-s97-z = 80 -
BuLLDozlNc RUTHERFORD.
Some Choice Specimens.
Special Telegram to the Chicago Times, twall


Special Telegram to the Chicago Times, (wai
500 FsgtsS a Denocras) iaa5S
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 3.-Gov. Hayes
is receiving anonymous letters from
various points, suggesting that he inn
mediately Withdraw from the presi-
dental contest, and promising that in
the event of his refusal that all sorts
of dire consequences will result to
him. The majority of these letters
display purely original chirography
and fearfully constructed sentences,
and in . few instances the cross-bones
are prominently affixed. One letter,
received to-day from st. Louis, al
though evidently written by O man,
is signed "a Louisiana Widow
One part of this letter is as. follows
II don't wish to intimidate or bull
doze you, but would just remind you
that we southerners once said VIC
would not have Lincoln tor. a presi-
dent, and we did not very long. Al
so recollect one wicked Booth, and
that there are others of thatilk left
behind. A word to the wise is suffi-
cient. Your wife and children may
need you, and if you know your best
interests you will give way to the
man who SO clearly won the race, and
do SO at once, my dear sir, to quiet the
country, and for your own safety, fol
you will not be president this time
that is certain"
This is milder than the usual run OF
these cheerful epistles. Hayes still
is satisfied of his election, and expects
to be inaugurated. A,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
The Weather.

Iowa has no blarsted monopoly OF
the cold weather this winter. Oul
Yesterdays dispatches gave the infor
nation that sleighing was good a
Washington City, which is an un
common occurrence in that latitude
Our dispatches to-day give an &C
count of the Arkansas river beins
frozen over at Little Rock, and exces
sively cold weather there.
DR.. Winship, formerly Of this city
is at Clarksville, Tennessee, where h,
went to find pleasant winter weather
and he appends the folio wing note Il
a business letter, written to q friend
here: e -.
nWe are undergoing one of the
severest spells Of weather ever known
in this country. The snow is fourteen
inches deep, and there is splendid
sleiehing. The Cumberland river il
frozen over for the first time since
1887. Navigation is suspended, and
ScNcIdl uOuts uTc lEOZtu III ~ I'LL
point. The snow has lain on the
ground since the 23d, something un-
known and unheard of in this section.
In the fore part of the week sleighs
commanded $500 per hour, but az
the snow remained, everybody i'm
provised temporary sicighs, ana the
sleigh speculation is "busted." As
write snow is falling, with every in
dicatiOn OF q blockade, as we are not
for snow drifts in this sec
ton.
Politics are quiet here-bat one
sentiment in this section.
came here to avoid the cold
weather, but / shall have to emigrate
,oon or come home If I get out OF the
old.
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CoWnlnEn.

James Gordon Bennett, owner OF
the New York Herald who is uni
formly and justly carricatnred by
Mast, as the Great American Ass, was
cowhided in front of the Union Club
House, New York, by the brother of
Miss May, Benefits reputed fiance.
Bennett has been engaged to Miss
May for some time, but after the bril-
dial outfit had been purchased in
Europe, at great expense, he has put
off the nuptials on some frivolous ex-
cuse from time to time.
After repeated failures to come to
the scratch on account of drunkenness,
it was finally agreed that the ceremo.
ny should be performed on the eve
ming of the I'd instant, by Cardinal
McCloskey, but Bennett got ON a spree
and, didn't get out of bed until IL A. M
the next day. Whereupon young
May sailed out for the whelp, with
the result above named, cutting two
or three gashes in his face, when the
parties clenched, but were separated
without serious damage to either
side. isikss sssEsSa a..s
Miss May is reputed to be a beau
tiful and accomplished girl. She is
the niece of the famous Col. May, OF
Mexican war fame.
Bennett is foaming around about
challenging May to mortal combat
but a man who would get dead drunk
on his wedding night, and repeat II
at two or three other times, has no
particular need Of q private GENE.
terry to bury his own dead. Besides,
the expounders of the code duello
say that May should not receive a
challenge from . man who tamely
submitted to cowhiding.
James Gordon Bennett seems to
have inherited nothing from his
sturdy old Scotch father, except his
money.
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We publish to-day dispatch from
Des Moines to the Chicago Tribune
About the new railroad project
from Clinton to Ottumwa and the
Southwest .ta a ~ ss 4.s
We have no information touching
the surmises Of this dispatch to the
effect that the G., b. & @. Railroad
Company is at the bottom Of this en-
terprfse, We wish, VIC could say
with certainty that so good a COM
pany was actively at work in for.
warding the scheme.
However, it is the best project in
the State, and with the great amount
Of work already done on the route,
and in view of its feasibility there
can be no reasonable doubt Of its
early completion.
Then Ottumwa will have another
and its shortest route to Chicago, and
then the trade of the Southwest
which should have passed through
this city with tile Chicago and South.
western railroad will again assume
itsnatural channel.
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NO. 1O3.
| NO. 1O3.
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting ap.
| peals from judgments for violation


peals from judgments for violation
of city ordinances. slI it !
SECTION 1. Be 1t ordained by the
City Council Of the City Of .Ottunasca,
That in all trials before the Mayor,
with, or without, the Intervention of
a jury, in prosecutions for violations
of city ordinances only, no appeal
from any Judgment therein shall in
any case be allowed.
Sec. 2. Section 6 of Ordinance No
IL, entitled "An ordinance regulating
practice in the Mayors court " passed
October il, 1870, to-wit: "Appeals
may be taken as provided by law, and
the appeal bond shall be of the same
tenor and of like effect, as the bail
bond mentioned in Section 4 of this
Ordinance, and shall be conditioned
for the appearance of defendant at
the first day of the next term of the
Court to which the appeal is TAKEN
be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. That Section "a Of ordi.
nance No. A, entitled Gan Ordinance
defining the duties Of, and fixing the
compensation OF Mayor" passed DC
tober II, 1870, be, and the same il
hereby revised by striking out the fol
lowing words "and of appeals oc'
curing in the sixth line Of said Sec
ton.
SEC. 4. This ordinance shall take
effect from, and after publication, al
provided by law, in the OTTuMwl
DAILY COURIER.
Passed January 3, 1876. eps
O. ID. TIsDALE, Mayor. "'
Attest: w. fl. FErzER, City Clerk
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WHAT A MEBRAskIAM THINKS.
CARLTON. NEB d,

CARLTON, NEB., Dec. 18th, '76.
EDITORS COURIER: I thought
would initiate you little by renewing
my subscription for the COURIER, the
boss (and the besD paper Of Iowa, or
any other State at least we think
SO.
Notwithstanding the fact that we
have been hoppered, plugged, and
nearly bull-dozed, we still live and
enjoy good health. Should have let
yeu heard from me ere this, but
have been awaiting developments,
and as those developments have dem
onstrated the fact that Hayes is to be
our next President, it makes me feel
heap muchee good. To think of our
those bull-dozing Johnny Rebs, whose
desire seems to be to destroy the best
government that ever existed, and
because they did not win they want
another "wah, sab" and should they
succeed in inaugurating another re-
bellion, their northern sympathizers
should be scooted across the lines and
the whole caboodle be made to pay
the penalty that their many acts Of
treason justly merit. Ny old sabre
and revolver are ready for another
term, If need be.
With all the drawbacks to which
we have been subjected, our country
still improves. Our corn crop has
just been harvested, and has proved
to be much better than was anticipa-
ted. I had in little over twenty
acres, and gathered eight hundred
bushels Of corn from it; had twelve
bushels Of good wheat per acre,
which is very good, all things con-
sidered.
Our little town of Carlton, when
came here, four years ago, had but
two houses in it, the section house
and depot; it now has two establish
ments that do-a general merchandise
ing business, two grocery stores, one
drug store and grocery store combin-
ed, two hardware, tin and stove
stores, one furniture store, two boot
and shoe shops, one saddle and har-
ness shop, one butcher shop, one
livery stable, two hotels, two black
smith shops, one wagon shop, two
painters, one book, stationery and
notion dealer, two elevators, two
grain buyers, two implement dealers,
one lawyer, two beer and billiard
saloons, a large two-story school
building, and the requisite number
of dwellings. Another business
block Of two rooms, 20x4O, two stories
high, is now being erected, besides a
number of other buildinQS. which