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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-28
Board Of Education.

The Board Of Education Of the city
OF Alpena met in the Secretary's Office,
on Wednesday evening, April eth,
1890, and was called to order at 7:30
o'clock by the President.
PREsENT.-Geo. A. Butterfeld, Presi-
dent; A. r. Mcdonald, Secretary, and
Trustees D'Aigle McRae, Noach and
Wall.
Journal OF session held April l4th.
1880, read and approved.
BILLS.
The following bills were presented and
allowed and warrants ordered drawn for
the payment Of the same, to wit:
Gebharit & Co.. sundries, 1910
Van Antwerp, Brag & Co, sundries, ls.12
Telegraphine, $50
Morse A Dewey, mdse., l2.So
II. II. Wittelshofer, books, etc, s.Oc
RULES.
On motion OF Mr.. McRae, the Presi.
dent appointed the following Committee
on Rules, with instructions to report at
next meeting, viz: Trustees Maltz
D'Aigle and McRae.
Some discussion ensued relative to
making appropriations for the year
whereupon the Board adjourned TO meet
on Monday evening, April 26th, 1880, al
1907.
GEO. A. BUTTERFIELD,
President
A. II. MCDONALD,
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-28
NERVOUS DEBILITY

DS-~AS {, loss OF memory, ~sNA @oniAt,'
Universal Lassitude, Pain in the Back, Dimness
OF Vision, Premature old age, and many other
diseases that lead to insanity OF consumption,
and 4 premature grave.
~ Full particulars in our pamphlet, which we
desire TO send free by mail 81 every one 81 The
Specific Medicine Is sold by all druggists at 81 per
free BY mail on receipt Of the money by address
ing THE GRAY MEDICINE Co,
No. 10 Mechanics Block, Detroit, Mich.
- sold In AlPena by all druggists, and every
where by all wholesale and retail dealers 45fyi
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-28

The decree also provinces lot the
reconveyance of all the lands trans
ferred by Oliver not heretofore re-
conveyed. The claim was for
s270,000 and the lands, but the
complainant RECEIVERS in addition
to the lands only about $4,000.
The case has been upwards of ten
years in litigation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-28
A. r. MCDONALD,
Secretary.

The Board OF Education OF the city OF
Alpena, met in adjourned session, in the
Secretary's Office, on Monday evening,
April Goth. 1880, and was called to or
der at 7:30 O'Clock by the Mayer.
PREsENT.-Geo. A. Butterneld, Presi-
dent; A. r. Mcdonald, Secretary. and
Trustees D'Aigle, Maltz, McIsae, spratt,
and Wall.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-28

The examination OF applicants for the positions
ship of Alpena will be held At the Vessel school
house, on Monday, May Sd, commencing at .
o'clock A. NJ.
c, VESSEL, Clerk.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
STEPHEN.

When Franklin Pierce was nominated
Tor president in 1852 there was a general
inquiry all over the country as to who
Franklin Pierce was; and so it was with
the Greenbackers when Stephen Dillayc
had the distinguished honor thrust upon
him, at st. Louis, of being chosen the
standard bearer of Brick Pomeroy's
Greenback party for president. There was
a general demand for information in re.
gard to this new political discovery. He
had evidently never been heard of
outside Of his township before.
This thing of being nominated for prcsi-
dent is an accidcn, that Details few men,
considering the large proportion who
consider themselves peculiarly fitted for
that Office, and consequently there is
considerable curiosity to know about
stephen. The Philadelphia Times
comes to the rescue of an ignorant pub
lie and says:
Mr.. Stephen Davidson DIllaye, the
first presidential candidate in the field
for 1880, as the NOMINEE of "A greenback
side-show of convention recently held
at ST. Louis, is now resident of New
Jersey. He has not been on the politi-
cal surface since the days of Buchanan,
and he held subordinate position in the
New York custom house, and edited Il
partisan newspaper of little importance
and brief existence. Being ont of polit'
ical employment for long time, he
drifted into the radical greenback ele
ment, and now is its formally nominate
ed candidate for prcsidcut."
The only suggestion we have TO make
is that hereafter he write his name 5
Deyalson Dillaye That would be moro
poeiical than plain Stephen.
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members of the state central committee

members of the state central committee
favor Seymour for president.
An order has recently been issued by
John King, jr., receiver of the Ohio &
Mississippi railroad, that, beginning
April LIST, the wages of employees shall be
restored to what they were before the re-
duction in July, 1877.
Nathan P. Pratt, treasurer of the
Reading Savings bank. of Boston, tried
upon sixty-lwo counts for eInbezzlemeni.
has been found guilty on twenty-niue
counts. The ease goes to the supreme
court. Pratt's bail is S95.0O0
Labor strikes are reported from all
quarters. About 400 Chicago frame
makers have made demand for an ad
vance of 10 per cent. on wages, and Har-
risburg puddlers are on a strike for 50
per ton, the mill owners offering $3.50.
An agricultural exchange of undoubt-
cd authority asserts that the chinch bug
and bed bug belong to the same family
which seems almost incOmprehensible
in view of the fact that while the former
is Il strict Vegetarian, the latter is equally
pronounced in its carnivorous proclIv
tiles.
VIM. d. Hillon, of Providence, r. L.
formerly superintendent of the Provi
dence & Worcester railroad, confesses he
has issued forged paper 10 the amount Of
$4,000 purporting to be endorsed by
VIM. s. Slater and Lyman a. Cook
The operations have been going on fol
two years.
The Chicago Socialists held recent
meeting and heard addresses from theiI
leaders ON the Chinese question and
adopted ultra resolutions against immi
grafton. The formulated petition to the
city council 10 quarantine against The
Chinese and threatened dire things il
case they come TO Chicago in any mum
bers.
The correction of the bible having beer
about completed, the next thing in Orde
will be revision of our standard lexi
cons and the incorporation of The Wort
"b0om" among the legitimate terms o
the English language. The imperative
necessity for this measure will at ono
strike the average citizen of all growing
western towns.
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LATE NEWS NOTES.

Heavy rains are reported in Virginia,
Alabama and other points in the south.
A. the result OF tie cold weather nav
igalion has been suspended an the Hud-
son river.
The republican state convention or
Louisiana will meet at New Orleans on
the cath al May.
The Arkansas Republican state con-
vention will be held at Little Rock, on
the 2Sth of April.
J. w. Amerman S Co, Washington
bankers, have suspended, caused by con-
tracts in southern stocks.
4 bold attempt was made by gang of
street sweepers, To assassinaie the mayor
of Louisville, Ky. on the 18th
The prohibitory state committee of
Massachusetts have made call for the
state convention at Boston. on The Goth
of April.
The congressional house committe on
public buildings and grounds recon-
mending the erection of public buildings
at ST. Joseph, Mo at n cost not to exceed
100000.
Westward the star of lunacy takes its
way. Leadville has grappled with the
gem puzzle. and San Francisco is torn
up over walking match between Yves
ton and O'Leary.
The Republican state central commit
tee of Missouri, viii issue call Monday
for a convention to be held at Sedalia,
April cath. for The election of delegates
TO the Chicago convention.
Three hundred members Of the Tam
many hall committee express tbeiF n
tention of going to the Cincinnati Ma.
tiCnal convention. A commissioner soon
goes forward to secure quarters.
In the house branch of the Iowa legis.
lature the report Of the committee on
constitutional amendments favoring the
prohibitory constitutional amenGment,
has been adopted by vote of 65 10 90.
The Missouri Democratic state con-
vention for electing delegates To the Gin
cinnaai convention. viii be held at No
berly, May e6th. Il is said that eight
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
BRUNER 81 HOGAN
Are now prepared to do
PLUMBING,
Gas and Steam Fitting.
Election Proclamation.


WHEREAs I. 81 S. Gilmore, Mayor of the
city OF Emporia. have been requested by the
Boari OF Education OF said city to submit the
proposition hereinafter stated 10 the legal
voters of said city. at the election to be held
on the 9th day OF April, 1885, in said city.
Now. therefore 4 hereby order that at the
election 10 he held in said civ on tic 6th tlav
OF April, 1880. the following proposition be
submitted 10 a vote Of the qualified electors
OF said school district. to Wit:
Shall the Board OF Education OF district
No l, of the county of Lyon, build school
house on the lots belonging 10 said district,
on Constitution street. in the city OF Empo-
ria. AMI for such purpose issue and cell its
bonds, in any amount not - exceed fifteen
thousand 1915 000) collars; said bonds to run
twenty t20, years, payable AZ the pleasure of
the district at any time after ten no. years: to
be issued in denominations OF two hundred,
G. draw interest at the rate Of seven per
cent, payable annually. said bonds to be sold
at not less than par?
Those voting in favor of said proposition
shall use ballots ON which shall be written or
printed the words. For the Bond" Those
voting against IN bonds shall use ballots Oh
which shall be written or printed the words,
"a gAiIst the bonds % All ballots upon this
PROPOSITION shall be deposited in separate
liot-boX, under the charge and control OF
the judges Of the election OF city officers and
return OF the result of the Aforesaid elec-
ton shall be made 70 the Board OF Education
Further notice Is hereby given that on said
9th day OF April. \. ID. leS0. general cleo
Of electing the following officers of said city
One Councilman from each wart OF said
city.
One member of the Board OF Education OF
sal. city from each ward IN said city, and
two members FROM the outlying district. one
l. 7 two years and one to nil vacancy.
That I he places for holding said election in
each ward, and the judges and clerks Of the
election in each ward, are hereby designated
as follows:
First warJl-J John EsKridge's boot and shoe
shop JUICES, George Cooper. John Esk-
ridge. acob kizer. Clerks. j. ID. Dawson,
+. n EOFdS-
Second WaFd--t entFai livery stable. Judges
q Beckes, Van hcCoIloch and II. e. Cross
Clerks. + NJ Lewis, T q whitley
Third warl-SheriG's Office. in court house
judges. w Luther. e. Emerson, Jack But
Ter Clerks, Harry Hibben. James Emerson
Fourth wartEP.J Heilman's saddle shop.
judges. 5. Tillots on, Alexander Bailey, s. J.
smith Clerks, Adam Nohier, Richard Cord.
ley.
outlying district Re gister of Deeds office.
court house Judges, VIM Jay Van X
Holmes. a p: Kelley Clerks. A. 5. Tandy.
j v Randolph
Witness my hand this 10th day OF March.
4. ID. 1850. d. $. GILMORE, Mayor.
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WELLS FOR COLORADO.

The committee on public lands has re-
ported favorably the bill introduced by
Senator Hill, If Colorado, providing for
an appropriation of 900 to he used in
sinking artesian wells in the arid regions
of the Rocky Mountains. 1t is estimated
that there are in those regions 50O,O00,OOO
acres of government land, now unstable
because of their aridiiy, which could be
converted INTO valuable farming lands
by irrigation, and that such artificial
watering is entirely feasible by means
of artesian wells. The government is
asked To pay the cost of the experimental
proof of this position because it owns
the land. and private enterprise cannot
be expected 10 undertake its improve
ment. II is asserted, however. that
having demonstrated the possibility of
retaining such lands, the government
will have no difficulty in selling the
land To men who will go on sinking
wells az their own cost Mr.. Hills bill
provides for the sinking Of five wells,
two on the east and three on the west oi
the Rocky mountains. the sites to be
selected by the secretary of the interior
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19

X. P. railway, between Kansas City and
Hays City.
wilhelmj. the great German yiolinist,
will appear ut Topeka on Tuesday ever-
ing next
The government court house and post
Office at Topeka VIII be constructed Of
Winfield stone.
An engine DISCO horse power capacity
is being manufactured for the coal shaft
in Leayenworth.
Mrs. Mary Prudent was arrested at
Salina last week for numbering her own
child in Montgomery county.
r. shver. merchant of Parkervill'
one of the Oldest and most respected eli
zens of Morris county, died last week.
The city council Of Wichita have re
Gently passed an ordinance requiring lot
owners to plant trees along the front Of
their lots.
The Parsons Sun has put ON
suit of type, and while a good looking
paper before, is sinner now. 1t is
one of the brightest papers in the state.
Hon. George A. Crawford is now at
his old home at Lock Haven, Pennsyl-
vania, where he will probably remain for
ii nc in hopes of recuperatins his
health
II. W. Martin, of Topeka, is now en-
gagged in the publication of book en-.
titled "The Northern Tier, or Life Among
the Homcsteaders," by Hon. E. j. Jen-
kins.
Gertie, nine year Old daughter OF
David Jones, living near Tecuu.seh,
Shawnee county, fell from wagon and
was killed, while returning from church
last Sunday.
The Freeman says there is family
living in the western par: of Mcpherson
county consisting Of father, mother and
ten children all living. The children are
under ten years of age, and consist OF
two pairs of triplets and two pairs OF
twins The father is a poor man, hav,
ing little else than his team and an inter
est in threshing machine.
From the Champion, we learn that a
large wild animal, resembling apanther
has been seen in the vicinity of Atchison
which is radically carnivorous in its
habits, and degours pigs, dogs and Other
domestic animals with IN alert voracity
that is truly alarming. This is new
phase of the disease. While its mos
common form is that of snakes, we have
known an occasional departure in TIM
way of rats, and even eats have beei
known to figure in aggravated'cases
But when 1t comes to panthers it Is eyi
IDENTIFY time for the whisky inspector Il
interpose and investigate matters. w
suggest an early visit of that functionar,
| to our sister city on the bluffs.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
NOT ALI LICK

How few people, after all, are bliHdly
s1ucky"' Perhaps in some isolated in
stance man may become wealthy
through series OF circumstances very
much resembling "lGck.'' but, as rule,
those who would enjoy success must
work hard for it, Twenty clerks in a
store, twenty hands in printing office,
twenty apprentices in snip YARD, twen.
~ young men in v.llage-all want to
get on in the world, and expect To do so
One of the clerks will become partner
and make fortune; one of the compost
tors will own a newspaper, and become
an influential citizen, and one Of the APP
prentices will become "A master builder
one of the villagers will get handsome
farm, and live like a patriarch-but
which one is the lucky individual :
Lucky. There is rarely any luck about
it, The young fellow who distances his
competitors, is lie who masters his busI-
ness; who lives clcanly and purely; who
devotes his leisure 10 the acquisition of
knowledge; who gains friends by de
serving them, and who saves his spare
money. This is all the "Iuck" there Is
about IL
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
DON'T BLUNDER.

There was an alarming amount of stu
pidity ON the part Of Republicans in
choosing the proper persons for presi-
dental electors in 1876. In Kansas
there was a question rs to the legality of
one of the electors. In several states
there was serious trouble about the cleo
tors, that in Oregon, through the con-
spIracy of the Democratic state officials
and Tilden's bar'l agents, being we'll
nigh fatal. Every man who holds fed
ersl Office should know that he is dis
qualified from serving as an elector, and
the Republicans Of the various states
cannot be too frequently cautioned not
to repeat the plumbers of 1876, in the
matter of choosing presidential electors.
Delegates to our state convention should
remember this.
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Wall Street
NEW YoRK, March IL
Government BondS-Weak and lower.
Railroad BondS-Firm.
state SeeuTities-Qaiet
Prime Mercantile Papers , per cent.
Money! per cent.
Live Stack Harketa.
Kansas CITY, March II
Cattle Receipts, "a; shipments. us; mar
good butehG rs cattle steady; feeders quiet;
native shippins steers, averaging ,z31 10
1,4s0 lbs. sold AT = 20 = 4 95; stOckeis and
feeders. 20 - -: cows, 81 q 40
HOgs-Receipts, asa; shipments, Io4; maT-
ket weaker and SC. \ Toe lower; sales ranged
from g IS 20, with bulk at - 95 4 TO-
Sheep Receipts. 136; shipments. s45T; mar
ST. LOUIS, March Ia.
Cattle-Market dull; medium native steers,
81 q 30; coarse fat steers. - 20 q & IS: prime
choice do, s. = 70: sbockers and feeders,
50 Is a l. Receipts. zcOo; shipments. ,Ieo
s. 70 4 80; mixed packing. ~ Is; butch
ers' 10 fancy, - - = Co. Receipts. 4. 900;
shipments, 4s3D
Sheels-Supply light; market steady ard
unchanged Receipts, 4.000; shipments, GO.
Grain aHd Produce Merkets.
KANSAS CIFY March IL
Wheat-Receipts. 00e1 bushels; shipments.
1870 bushels; in store, $50 SO bushels; No.
:, 81 OF; No 3, 81 0zK; No 4. 81 OILY
Corn Receipts, . 81 bushels; shipments,
7mixed, 99Lc.: No. 2 white mixed, 9Dkc
0sts-No. 2. 295Sc-
Bariey-NDmlnnl
Rre-EO. = SIC
EgEs-Sl<c q &c. per dozen.
Butter-steadys choice. &c. = Sc.
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A STRAW

AS straw which, it may be, shows
how the current is destined soon to run,
the New York Shipping List says;
1T is rather significant fact that cot
ton goods manufactured in South Caro-
lima IRE now selling in New England
Manufactures of cotton goods are
springing up all over the south, where
new mills are exempt from taXHtion for
ten years. The poor white trash make
excellent workmen. Houses are built
by the mill owners, and free rent and the
use of n garden plot are the conditions
of service. The introduction of manu-.
featuring is having most beneficial II
feet upon the people. New England
capital is invested in several of these
southern establishments. This new pol
icy of carrying the mills tn the cotton
instead of carrying the cotton to the
mills is an excellent one in point Oi
acnnOnyN
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
PrsTYRSS ITEMS

To eli, HE idea of the vastness of
The poi ansactions in Chicago, it is
stated H. II "Wednesday one firm pur-
chased I5,tJ0,000 pounds of pork.
Ii is estimated that AT least three hun
dred million dollars in gold and silver
has been added 10 the available circulat-
ing medium of the country during the
last fourteen months
William H. Vanderbilt is said to have
sent, few DAYS ago. Is, SOC, 900 four per
cent. bonds to Washington to be regis
tered in his Eame, in addition to the
S26 100000 which he had sent before for
the same purpose.
The ihsignificance of our foreign COM
pared with our domestic trade may be
inferred from the fact the value of mer-
chandise transported over the PennsSl-
vania railroad bet Teen Philadelphia and
Pihsburg, in single year, exceeds that
of the entire foreign commerce of the re-
public.
During the year 1879 the shipyards of
Maine turned out 20 vessels, of which 30
were built in tie Bath district The ag-
gregate tonnage of these is 81, 416, 90
against Al, 060,S0 IN 1873, 76,50S,33 in
1877, and "a, 57S 81 in 1876. 1t is thought
that the tonnage for the present year will
exceed that of 1878; and that some es-
innate that it may reach 50,000,000 In
the Bath district the estimated increase
is So per cent. over last year.
The American watch company of
Waltham, received recently an order
from the British government for 372
watches, intended for the use of con-
ductOrs, engineers, station agents and
other employees of the state railroads of
India. This is the third large order re
ceived by the company from the same
source, and, like the former ones, was
obtained in public competition with
foreign manufacture.
The London Truth says: American
clocks and watches are sold for less than
those of English and Swiss manufacture
In England and in Switzerland. And
yet the skilled labor in this business is
NOT cheaper in America than with us.
Therefore, by sheer superiority of intelli.
gence and OF perfection of machinery,
we have been cut out by the Americans
| of trade in which we formerly held
| our own. The same may be said of a
dozen other trades, in which we have
| stood still while the Americans have pro
| crossed"
! The sewing machine branch OF the
machinery trade is becoming of great
| Importance in the United States, very
nearly 1000 skilled artisans being EN-
plOyed in the sewing machine factories
The following figures show that an eX
tensive export trade is being carried OF
under this head: Germany, $539, 600
England, S465,0 Mexico, 1888. 600
Australia, $4,000; Colombia, $4,000
Cuba, S66 900; France, $4,000; Venez
uela, 10000; Brazil, S2l 900; Argen
/ tine, $4,000; Scotland, $4,000; Peru
1 $4,000; Central America, $4,000; Bel
GUM, $4,000; Nova Scotia, $11 900
Hawaii, $1,000; Porto Rico, $4,000
/ Quebec, $1,000; other countries, $29, 900
total, $1,66l 900.
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OVER THE STATE.

Smith Center has female detective.
Fort Scott is shipping eoFn meal 10
Texas.
waubaunsee county has 1851 school
children
The Lutheran church at Saiina will
cost $500
During his term Goyernor ST. John has
organized five counties.
There are seventy-six elevators on the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19

The NJ, X. & +. company has made Al
valuable acquisition TO its official force
in the person of Mr.. Lutte Welch. who
has accepted the position of train master
for the Fort Scott Cherokee and Neosho
divisions, with headquarters at Parsons.
MIR. WEIGH. we understand, is n thorough
railroad man and is familiar with all its
details He is n pleasant gentleman,
broad gagged and liberal in his views,
and will add To the popularity Of the
sold reliable" Thus, one by one, the
NJ. X. & T. is gathering in" compe.
tent set of officials.
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rHE MoNIED NATIoNs.

Few perhaps will be surprised ut the
fact that Great Britain draws $40O.OOO,O 900
interest money annually FROM foreign
countries. Russia, Italy, Spain, Portu-
gal, Asia, Africa, and America are heav-
lily mortgaged to Great Britain, France,
Germany, Holland and Belgium. These
five nations, with an aggregate popula-
tion of about 11j, COO 900 are the great in
ternational capitalists, or al least have
the great bulk of the surplus capital,
which must seek market elsewhere.
They have an annual rent or interest
charge upon other nations amounting to
not less than S150,0OOOOO n year.
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Road Notice.

Notice i, hereby Z ven that a petition has
been presented to The hoar.i of county com
missiOner> OF I.y.IH unity, Kansas, a. king
for the location Of county road as follows
ta-wit: Commencing at the rSriheast 10 -ncr
of section IL, township 81 of range L.. in ~ on
county, Kansas; thence south ON the section
of Green wood county And upon said pro-
posed road the board appointed the following
starr, to meet at the beginning of said road
on the 81 day of April, A. ID. 1880. at 10
O'Clock, u. m ., and in conjunction with the
county surveyor to view. locate and survey
said road, and to give u parties n hearing
BY order of the board. WIN. +. EWING,
w12&I3 County Clerk.