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The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
There IS no longer any doubt that the wheat

There Is no longer any doubt that the wheat
crop of the present year will be short. 1t is
estimated that the average in the whole winter
wheat section will not be over 10 per cent. OF
what 1t was last year, and that even with the
increased acreage, falling off of fully 90 per
cent. may be expected IN the total yield of the
crop. Not only did the winter wheat crop
have most uniavorable weather in the early
spring, but Hessan flies and chinch bugs did
their full share toward running the wheat. In
California much damage has been done by
the cold and drouth. The principal damage,
however is reported from Michigan, Indiana
and Illinois. In the winter wheat section it is
estimated that the shortage will amount to
about 75000,000 bushels. In the spring wheat
country the acreage Is only 80 per cent. of last
year, but the condition of the crop up to the
present time has been favorable. just what
the shortage will be in the whole country IS
difficult matter to decide, but cool and disin.
terested estimates place it from 10000, 900 to
$4,000 600 bushcls.-1mericaR .Eiller.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16

Suppose Conkling and Platt's little game OF
bluff should finally win, what would still be
the country's opinion of these two worthless
The question is best answered by recent in
cdent in Arkansas. Two Northern sharks
had fingered at Hot Springs until their con
joint funds had dwindled to $25. and it re-
quired $50 TO take them to their homes
Roe" said Doe I'VE must raise q stake by
hook or crook. You have noticed that old
Dives, who sits every afternoon under the big
oak tree IN front of his house on Blank street.
He Is reported to be the happy possessor of
both dollars and opinions. You saunter down
that way, casually engage him in conversa-
ton, lay a wager with him on any preposter.
Gus proposition, to be decided by the first man
that comes along. Bet him that his oak tree
is beech, and when the money is up, tip me
q wink down at the corner" Doe tumbled to
the racket with that qulckness of perception
that is the child of necessity. He ambled
listlessly down the street to where his victim
sat with uncovered head in the shade of his
favorite tree.
That's a fine tree, my friend" said Doe.
"What kind of tree do you call it?'
"Thls tree? Why any child in Arkansaw
could tell you this is an oak tree"
"My dear sir, do not like To question your
lcOrrectncss, but you are certainly mistaken.
That is a beech tree"
"Well, now, l would just like to bet you
800 that it is not beech tree" replied old
Dives, as he ran his arm to the elbow into the
capacious pocket of his pantaloons.
"1 don't want your money" answered Mr..
Roe, land l haven't so much as 500 with me
just now. but III see you S25 and leave the
question to the first passer.by."
Up went the money and along came Doe in
a great hurry to meet a man on the next
corner.
BEG pardon, stranger" said Roe, "but
we've got little difference of opinion as to
what sort of tree that is and you shall settle
this dispute"
THAT" said Doe, with positive but disin-
terested air, why, any fool would know that
is beech tree"
Dives hands over the money, and, rising
from his seat, he remarked, In the mildest
manner imaginable: Gentlemen, you've won
the stake, and you're welcome TO 1t, but before
we separate, it may be forever, permit me to
say that you are the two damndest fools that
ever set foot in the state of Arkansaw. ."-Cou-
rier-J O,uHdL
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
Cold Tea.

This is the season when Ice tea is used
abundantiy, and it would be well for those
who prepare it to read and observe the fol-
lowing:
"As usually made, cold tea is an unwhole.
some drink. The tea is made in the teapot,
as usual, and then cooled therein, and perhaps
allowed to stand IN the teapo many hours
before being drank; by this process the tannln
Of the tea-leaves Is extracted and the result is
a strong decoction of tannn. To make it
properly, the tea should be drawn the usual
length of time, say minutes for green tea 8
minutes for Oolong tea, and 10 minutes for
English breakfast; then pour 1t of into a
pitcher or ether suitable vessel, allow 1t to be-
come COOL then place it in the Ice chest"
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16

mere Is IN lndln a sanity ola gentleman
powers strange tales are told. One day the
wife Of wealthy native merchant dropped her
nose ring while IN the act Of presenting CO.
coanut to the holy man. In vain did he po-
litely request the lady to pick up her jewel
she vowed that she could not be guilty ofsuch
profanity after 1t had fallen Of its own accord
at his feet. So Jasawant Rao gave the ring TO
another woman who happened TO be standing
by and returned the cocoanutto the merchant's
wife with directions that on reaching home
she was 10 battle and then to break open the
nut with her own hands. These instructions
being faithfully carried out, the lady was re,
warded for her plety by finding her nose or,
nament inside the cocoanut.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16

Mr.. Robert Fell one of the pioneers OF
Bloomington, related recently to q Pantdgr0ph
reporter that ON the morning of the 23d of
June, 1887, the morning on which he and his
party first drove upon the ground upon which
Bloomington now stands, there was good
inch of snow upon the ground.
snow" SAID the incredulous journalist, as
he dived into his pocket tor a note book
"Yes, snow." continued Mr.. Fell, as he
reached farther hack into the cave of memo
ry for the particulars, "and as we crossed the
prairie a few miles east of where we are
now standing, We scraped the snow away
with our hands and found tie most de-
liclOus ripe Observation-Disclosures and ice
prepared by dame nature"
well, WE'LL" said the reporter, as he mary
eled and mentally said yum yum! over the
fruit story.
and" continued the pioneer, "while we
were picking the ice cold berries one of the
men laid his hand upon rattlesnakc lying
among the grass"
And did he bite you:"
mo, sir; he didn't. He was para,ized,
chilled to the bone by the snow and unable to
move That was the coolest June morning
ever knew" SAID Mr.. Fell, "but let me tell you
another strange fact or two. From the 21st to
23d of June, 1885, there was killing frost In
Mclean county, rs all the oldtimers can tell
you. 1t nipped the coyn and did good deal
of damage to the crops. Well, that frost was
just twenty-five years to day from the day of
the snow storm, strawberries and rattlesnake,
wasn't it?"
Yes" murmured the scribe
"Well, now, from the 2lst day of June,
1858, to the alst day of June, 1881, is how
long?"
Just twenty-five years" said the Pdntn.
graphic lightning calculator.
That's all. When it turned cold the other
night thought of the incidents have told
you, and began to tremble for fear we would
be frozen out, and it did look like it.
am beginning to be believer IN the cycles of
periods of such fellows as Tice and Nennor
! guess, though, we will mss il this time"
The reporter moved on, imbued with deep
er feeling of respect than ever for the average
old settler, and the conviction that for good
story based on the bedrock Of fact, a pioneer
of Mclean county can beat the world-espec-
tally when the subject is weather.
DO any Of our old settlers recall these two
cold seasons spoken Of?
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16

made fast, and tests 1t TO see whether its di-
menslons are capable of bearing him away.
He often Gnds that he has made it too small,
in which case he hauls 1t down, takes 1t all
apart, and constructs It ON larger ard better
plan. A spider has been seen to make three
different balloons before he became satisfied
with his experiment. Then he will get In,
snap the guy rope and sail away to land as
gracefully and as supremely independent of
his surroundings as could we'll be imagined
Seth Green
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
IHfA sion--DeCO

When hot water is poured on ground coffee,
or on tea, or on the leaves of mint or catnip,
and the vessel is placed on hot stove, or on
Goals of fire. where the contents Will steep
moderately, the liquid Is properly and scien-
tfically called an INFUSION. But, If the con-
tents of the vessel be allowed to boil, for only
short time, the liquid Will not he an intu
sion, but decocti0n. When salt, or saltpcter,
or sugar is dissolved in water, or ~ milk, the
mixture is "a s0IatiOH-neiibcr nlu,iu or de-
coction. Good coffee ali Smoking ard fra.
grant, is an tHtusjOH. So Is good tea. Dut,
allow the infusion to boil until the heat has
extracted that bitter and unwholesome princi-
pie IN the coffee grounds, and the liquid be
comes dec0cti0a, unfit as beverage for re-
spectacle people who are blessed with human
digestive powers. We know some persons,
thought to be model hoHsckeepers, who do
not know cup of good coffee when it is
placed before them, for the simple reason that
they always b0H their coffee, and Keep boiling
1t, until the contents of the cOtlee-pot pass
from delicious and fragrant INFUSION to a dis
agreeable and bitter decOcti0h. They have be-
come so accustomed to that acrid, bitter, un
palatablc and unfragrant dec0ction that gen
uine infusion made of prime Java Is an insip-
I'd and unpalatable beverage. In one agg-a-
vated case we searched into the matter and
found about TWO quarts OF OlacK-lOOklng col
fee grounds, which were boiled every time
coffee was made; and some Of the liquid was
turned INTO the coitee-pot with the fresh coffee
after which the decoction was boiled and
boiled and Kept boiling until the liquid was
neither an infusion, solution or decoctiOn.
let cooks remember that good coffee is simply
an tnfusion. Let that infusion be boiled until
it has become decOction, and the liquid will
not be fit for the swill pall.-Christiah Union.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
Telephone Litigation.

We clip the following relating to tie Tcle.
phone Litigation from the Ohio Ld.o Jouraal
OF June 9th. We are pleased to say in this
connection, that Judge Hill, mentioned in the
article AS conducting the litigation, has re-
moved from Washington, where he has been
engaged in the practice of patent law for many
years, to Chicago, and Is now a member of the
firm of Hill Il Dixon:
In the controversy between the telephone in
terests of the country, some very peculiar
points of facts and coincidenccs are being
brought to light. Judge Lysander Hill, OF
Washington, who is at Harrisburg managing
the case of the Peoples Telephone Company
against the Bell, Edison and Gray patents, says
they have shown conclusvely already by five
witnesses that the Drawbaugh telephone was
in practical use and operation in 1868, eight
years before any of the above patents were is
sued and that they have on hand a hundred
more witnesses to swear to the same thing
The points they are trying to make are these
That Daniel Drawbaugh, plain Pennsylvania
Dutch farmer, who had large tamilyand was
very poor, invented the telephone in 1868, and
had it IN practical use as early rs that date
and that, therefore, he being the original in.
ventor, is entitled to the patent; that neither
Bell, Edison nor Gray are; and that il he is
not cntltlci to the patent, nobody is, and there
fore the invention is open To- the public lie
has the original machines claims that he new
er abandoned the invention, Dut was too poor
to press 1t; asks for patent, and says he pro.
poses to furnish the instrument, better than
any now in existence, for $40 n year to sub
scrlbers
A singular coincidence occurs in this matter
IN the case of Baldwin ps. Blgelow. In 1875,
on appeal in an interference case, for improve.
ment IN machines for making heels for boots
and shoes, Baldwin claimed, precisely as
Drawbaugh claims, priority of invention as
against the issued patent, and priority of inven
ton and right to patent was decided in his
favor, notwithstanding Bigelow held II patent
granted years after Baldwin had invented the
machine Judge Hill was Baldwin's attorney,
and the case was argued on both sides by sew
eral able counsel SO it looks as though we
Will soon have another telephone in the field,
and that the public will be supplied at mere
fraction OF the present rates.
1t is hoped if this man Drawbaugh should
prove to be the inventor rs claimed, of the tel
ephone, that if he cannot obtain the benefit of
it himself in the end some arrangement may
be made SO far as this city is concerned, to
consolidate all the lines. Now reasonable tel
ephone connections cannot be had with the
business and legal firms OF the city except by
those who have both the Bell and the Edison
Instruments - ChicagO Legal Ners.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
TrInmnhanf.

Mrs. Seigfried, Marion, o., says Thomas's Ec-
lectric Oil was triumphant in her case; che used
It for 8 severe cold and pain inside and was re-
lieved in q few minutes
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

Stone cherries over night and put sugar on
them. In the morning they will have ia eX-
aulsite flavor. A dash of wine improves
them for some people,
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
SOLE AGENCY IN OTTAWA,
OSMAE G. HAPPEN n.

n n Watches. Stem wnics $3.50. White metal Hhrn- Cass
Imitation gold So solid goiFl2. Cheapest Hut test
own ,os,y s,S 9, sgcSa,ve A. gap.,.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
MODESTY

VIII not permit nae TO say have the best Prescrpu
Cerxsin the world but they careful and ss comp
tent any In the state.
Prescriptions pat up at all hours Night cierk can
found up STAIRS Sd door to the left. K. Y. GkltsGS,
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
THE SAN JUAN DIVISION

Ia omen TO Amargo where close connections made with
i l. Sandcrson x Co.'S stages for Durango eighty miles
and for Siverton Rico Fort Lewis Parro City and all
points in the san Juan region
cF,-Direct connections aso made with j. Sander
COs stages at Espanoa for santa re, twentyhree
miles away. -
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
THE KERBER CREEK BRANCH
THE SAN LUIS BRANCH.

Reliable connections are made AT Aamosa VITA ,, L
Sanderson & Co Is stages for Del Nore, Saguachc. Wagon
Wheel Gap Gunnson, Lake City, Ouray. and all districts
the (unnison and San Juan. These stages will connect
the terminus of the San Luis branch, rs progresses IRON
AlamOsA 10 Wagon Wheel Gap.
The Ottawa free trader., 1881-07-16
THE BLUE RIVER BRANCH

Is open for traffic Silver Creek at which point trains C,
meet with j. L. Sanderson & Coz stages VIA Marshall q
Poncho Passes for Saguache, Gunnison Irwin. Goth
Crested Butte Lake City and Ouray. This route ts mu
the shortest quickest and easiest in all sections of the
Mountain, Gunuson and San Juan countries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-24
z Order of Publication.

In the Circuit Court of Iron eour ", Mis-
souri,. in vacation--Feb. %, 1881:
The State of Missouri. at the relation ana
70 the use of James Buford, collector of
the revenue of Iron county, Mo. against
Enoch Jones, Enoch Barry, Kate Lyons
and all unknown interested parties.
faction to Enforce Payment OF Taxes.l
Now at this day comes the plalnt.n.:
James BufOrd. collector OF the revenue OF
Iron county. Missouri, and files his petit
ton and affidavit, setting forth among 9TH
or things that the defendants are nOn-res-
idents Of the State of Missouri, and can
rot be summoned in this action by the or
tlinary process of law; it is. therefore. Or
flered bv the clerk of the circuit coQrt OF
Iron county. Mo-. in vacation. that pun
lication be made, notifying said defend
ants aforesaid that an action has been
commenced against them in the circuit
eral nature of which is to enforce the lien
of the State Of Missouri for back taxes for
the wears 1873 and 1879, on the following
real estate. situated in Iron county. Mis-
souri,. belonging to said defendants. to wit:
The east half Of section and the west
half OF section 70, in township 81, range l
west:
IAN itemized statement in the nature OF
tax bill, showing the amounts OF taxes,
interest and costs now due on said real es-
tate, forth years aforesaid. amounting in
the Aggregate to the sum Of $40. ~, is filed
with said petition, rs provided by taw.l
And unless they be and appear at the
next term of said court. to be holden for
the county of Iron. and State of Missouri
at the courthouse, in said county. on the
fourth Monday in April next. 1881. ant
on or before the sixth day thereof. ftf the
term shall so long continue; and, II not.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-24

then before the end of the term,) and
plead, answer or demur to said plaintiff s
petition, the same will be taken as con-
fessed. Judgment rendered in accordance
with the prayer of said petition, and said
real estate. or so much thereof as may be
necessary to satisfy said judment, inter.
est ana cost, be sod under special fieri
facias to be issued thereon.
Is is further ordered that copy hereof
be published according TO law in the IRON
COUNTY REGISTER, a weekly newspaper
published in said county of Iron. and State
of Missouri. JOS. HUFF, Clerk.
A true copy:
Attest. with seal, this 18th day OF
February, 1881.
TsEAL.1 JOS. HUFF Clerk,
Iron county circuit court
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-24
Iron Mountain Items.

IRON MOUNTAIN, Mo, MARCH, 20, 81.
Ed. RICHTER
Some three weeks has passed since haye
written anything from this place
It is With regret that 1 announce the death
of Mrs. Clara Ellen Pilley. who died at her
residence in this place, on "Wednesday last,
a. Z O'Clock 4, NJ, after an illness OF nve or
six days, from Rheumausm OF tne near
etry in ST. Louis Co.. for interment. Mrs
piiey will be sadly missed in our community,
especially in the Sunday School, where sne
was always IN attendance. She leaves to
mourn her loss, \ husbax j, daug Inter, son, and
many friends.
Another very sad aifsir occurred Saturday
evening. It seems ss Mr.. John Gesser, went
to MtddlebroOk early Saturday morning, 60
have some tailoring done anu was returning
the track. and as No. 4 vas coming up one
half hour behind time. xnd the wind and snow
we're making so much noise, that Mr.. u.
could not hear il coming, when u was near
him he stepped inside tho track, just IN time
to meet with destruf ton. Both his legs we're
broken below the knee. his thighs and lett
arm we're crushed. He vas also 50 opposed to
have been hurt internally. He died Sunday
morning at ten o'clock. he has not reia-
ton in this country. he was at efRan OF
about IS or 50 years Of age. He will be bur-
ted Monday.
The measles, mump3 and whoopinE cough,
are prevailing to q considerable extent here.
Ex-Governor Fletcher and wife, are In town,
the guests Of Mr.. Pulley.
DR.. w. G. Thomas. has been for the past
eight or nine days attending patients In this
place, with good suecess-
We End Mr.. sypber, Chief Machiaist, to be
an excellent man
Our Public School, will eoon close under the
able MANAGEMENT OF Meesrs- A. 2. Vance and
III. C. Davis. All express themselves well
| satisfied with the way the school has been con-
Quoted.
| Mr.. Jno. Williams had to 20 to Pilot Knob
| to have small silver Of iron taken from HE
! hand. DIR. q. w. Farrar. Jr., did the work
| We understand that we will have several
! WEDDINGS in town, In Z year or two Nav
times remain good go that none OF the fair SCI
may be disappointed
| Isaac johnson, is laying foundation for q
Ihoisting machine. He fs the same old Ike
| with a mouth full Of jokes, always ready te
| spit them at any one.
! Mrs 81. c. DAYS. and sister-in-law. have
| zone on a visit to Mrs. Dayis's mother, Al
Libertyvlle, this county.
/ Mrs. A. P. Vance, Is also visiting her "a oth
cr-in-law, in III nois
50 neither II our School Teachers can get
a smile to their face as they are lonely.
| BLACK STUMP.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-03-24
SCHOOL Fund Mortgage Sale.

WHEREAS. NJ. X. aud John p.
w Dillingham;, by their certain
School Fund Mortgage deed. dated the
Sth day of December, 1873, which
said mortgage deed was duly. re-
corded IN the office Of. the Recorder OF
Deeds for Iron county, Missouri, on the
Sth day of Dece mber. 1873. in Book *"
pages 429, 430 aud 43l. conveyed to Iron
county. Missouri, for tile use and benefit
OF the Capital School Fund of said county
THEREIN more particularly described and
set forth. the following described real es-
tate. estate, lying and being in said Iron
county, State of Missouri, described as
follows. TO wit:
Lots five (5) and eight ~. in block num-
Der tllirty-two (32) in the City OF IRON
ton, Iron county, Missouri, as the same
appears on the recorded plat Of said City
Of lronton. and on file i'm the office of the
circuit clerk Of Iron county, Missouri;
Which conveyance was made to secure
the payment of five hundred and fifty dol
lars belonging to the Caitpal School Fund
of said county. as follows. to wit:
TO the Capital School Fund of township
81, range 5 east, $3.50. 90: for which said
amount the said M: r. and =. +.
Dillingham;. as principal, with Ii: M.
Bradley and James A. Greason, as
securities, executed their bond for
the sum of $3.50. 90 of even date with
said mortgage, bearing ten per cent. in
terest per annum from date, bearing date
the Still day Of December, 1875, and pay
able on the Sth day of December, 1876
which said bond has become due and re-
mains unpaid:
And. whereas. among other things. it is
provided in said deed Of mortgage that. II
default should be made in the payment OF
the principal or interest, or any part there
OF. at the time when the same should sew
erallv become due and payable. according
to the tenor AMI effect Of said bond. that
the then acting sheriff of Iron county
Missouri. sh Guild have power, without suit
on said deed Of mortgage. to proceed and
sell said property convey ed and mortgage ed
| in said deed;
And, whereas. default has been made
| in the payment of said bond in said deed
of mortgage described. by both principal
and sureties;
| Now. therefore. in accordance with the
provisions of said deed of mortgage and
i'm obedience to an order Of the Honorable
County Court of Iron county,, Missouri
male at its March tenn. 1881, /. Will.
lam A. Fletcher sheriff of said county Of
Iron. State of Missouri, will, on
Monday, Aprit 18Th, 1881.
at the east front door Of the courthouse
| in the city Of Ironton, and county afore-
said. between the hours Of . o'clock \. N.
and 5 O'Clock P. NJ. of that day, sell. 81
public vendue, to the highest bidder. III
cash in hand. the above described real es-
tate, to satisfy said bond and mortgaxt
and the cost hereOn.
WILLIAM A. FLETCHER.
mrl7n3S Sheriff Of Iron county, Mo