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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16

WE learn from the Pomeroy NctcS,
that Lahowets of Calhoun county,
Iowa, aged 80 years, a former resi-
dent of Highland, this county, com
mitted suicide on the 2Sth ult. He
had been in poor health for some
time.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16

HENRY SoADY died at his resi-.
dence in the town OF Mineral Point
on Tuesday night. For a number
of years Mr. Soady had been de.
prived of good health, yet his death
came unexpected. The afflicted
mourners have our sympathy. A
good, peaceful citizen is at rest.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16

THE Ridgeway picnic which took
place Tuesday, resulted the biggist
thing of the kind ever held in Iowa
county. The crowd is estimated by
many to be the largest ever assem-
bled on like occasion in the coun-
ty. The expectations of those at
tending were more than realized.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16

DoDGEyILLE is to celebrate with a
vengeance. S175. have been appro-
priated for fire works $50 for
music $40 for gymnastic eXhibi-
ton $50 for the best troupe of rag
amutfins, not less than ten mbers;
SO for half-horr go-as-you-please
race SO for running race.
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OUR EXCHANGES.
Another Monopoly.
Farmers Review

The way in which the noble Senators
are iooling away the time and money of
the people at Washington in silly
wrangle over the appointment of doz
ell or more petty officials must be ed
ify ing to the country at large. When
a single politician like Senator Conk-
ling attempts to bull-doze the President
and stop the business of Government
because of the nomination OF Collect
or of Customs at New York who is not
a man whom Prince Roscoe can use
for his own aggrandizement, then we
then we have spectacle that may
well cause thinking man to consider
whether there is not another monopoly
"a political one quite as dangerous
in its effects as railroad OF telegraph
monopolies especially when the polite
cal monopolist is paid retainer of the
railroad king. 1t Is pleasant to no,e
however, that we apparently have a
President, and not to he swayed this
way and that at the beliest of the
Bosses New York is the only seaport
of many Central and Western States.
and is altogether too important to be
the machine of an utterly selfish pol
ltician.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
Adair County Circuit Court Febuary
term. term time Feb. 18th 1881

John A. Voorhies. George
voorhIeS, Ebeneezer Voor-
hies, Chloe Uber. and Jno.
Fl. Uber, her husband
VS.. Petition in
E. c. VOORHEES,. a. E.M0ore, Partition.
Phebe Wharton. and ia
cob Wharton. her husband.
Sarah A. Tuttle and Sam
uel Tuttle, her husband
Now at this day came the plaintiff,
herein by their attorney and IT appear.
ing to the satisfaction of the court that
defendants E. C.. Voorhi-s \. Z. Moore.
Phebe J. Wharton and Jacob Wharton.
her husband, cannot he summoned in
this action. 1t is ordered by the court
that publication be made notifying said
defendants that an action has been COM
menced against them hy petition in the
circuit court of Adair Go. IN the state Of
Missouri. the general object and nature
of which is to obtain an order OF this
court for the salt. and distribution Of
the proceeds thereof according to their
respective interests in and to the land
described in plaintiff ; petition as fol
lows tO-wit: all OF the north half OF the
southwest quarter and a strip four rods
wide off OF the north side OF the south
half of the southwest quarter of
section nineteen 49, also fourteen acre,
off of the south half of the northwest
of the northwest OF section thirty all IN
township sixty-tour of range fourteen
also east half Of the southeast Of the
northwest of section thirty-si1. town
ship sixty-four OF range sixteen.
This Is therefore to notify said T.. T..
VOORHEES,. 4 f. Moore. phebe J. Whar-
ton, and Jacob Wharton. her husband.
that unless they be and appear at the
next term Of this court to be holden al the
court house in the town Of kirhsvill-
i'll the county OF Adair and Sta:e Of Ms
souri, on the 18th day OF June 1881 and
on or before the third day thereof If
the term shall so long continue ana if
not then heiore the end of the ;ermI
and answer plaintiff petition the same
will be taken as confessed ana judge
ment and an order OF sale made OF the
lands in plaintiff petition and herein
described and the same will be sOd 4,
prayed for in plaintiff petition.
1t is further ordered that a copy here
of be published in the Weekly Graphic
a newspaper published in kirksyille.
in Adair Co., No. tor four week. sue
ceSsively the last insertion TO be- at least
four weeks before the first dav of the
next term Of this court.
\ true copy.
ATTEST: W. J. AsHLoCK. Clerk.
HARRINGTON Il MUsIc. Plff Atty.
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STARVED TO DEATH.
The Iowa Imbecile's Last moments
Details of Her Decease.

Iowa CRY, Ia, April 12.-ht hall
past IL to-day, Miss Hattie Denel
whose remarkable feat has already
made her famous, died. Last night
friends and relatives were at her bed.
side and momentarily expecting her
death. Her pulse this morning was
imperceptible and her respiration IS
to the minute. She has not drank
any water during the last twenty-four
hours, it seeming to make her sick,
and when she drank she complained
of nausea. This morning she evinced
considerable strength, and was able to
communicate to her friends by means
other fingers and stick. She even
reached out and opened a small
drawer in a bureau which stood near
the Led. She was asked if she was
not hungry and did not want some.
thing to eat but answered in the neg.
ative to both questions. She had laid
In semi.comatose condition all night
but this morning her mental powers
were clear and unaffected and she
seemed to fully comprehend all that
was going on. Her last moments
were very peaceful, and surrounded BY
the friends and relations who had done
SO much for her, she sank gradually
into everlasting sleep.
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| Ed. GRArHIc:-l noticed some time
ago an article in your paper written
in behalf of new fair association.
| This subject has been cuSSed and dis
cussed so much within the past year:
subscriptions have been circulated and
then permitted to be forgotten. that
presume the signers thereof have be-
come disgusted with the whole busi-
ness. The lack Of interest displayed in
matter of so much Importance and
pleasure asa first class fair association
would be to our county, is something
rather remarkable. | only write ROW
to ask if the very sick patient is really
dead: has the matter been gwen up and
forgotten? OF course the old associa-
ton has passed beyond the river" and
If we are to have another and we hope
a more enterprising one, is it not high
time to make some arrangements
organizing, raising money and pur-
chase or lease Of the grounds? VIII
not some of our energetic business men
take the matter in hand? those who
have the push to make the matter a sue
cess? Call meeting and see what can
be done. There seems to be no question
about success il it is managed properly.
Let us have the meeting at least and
then if the business men of kirkSville |
do not favor it, they surely Of all others
would be benefited by it, and if the
farmers OF Adair county say no, let
them all have an opportunity of doing
so by an absence at the proposed meet
ing, or sanction it by their presence.
If the people of our city and county
do not want fair association, and are
not willing to favor it with their pres
ence, and money, let it be known, and
in sending out letters and circulars to
induce people to locate in our midst
would it not be well enough to add
that while we hayea a good county. and
many excellent people, yet we have not
The enterprise to get up an annual fair
in Adair Co.. at least nothing better
han what we had last year. which
lave been informed. consisted of two
pumpkins and three cows on the first
lay, and on the following night the
:ows devoured the pumpkins. and thus
.nded the Adair Co.. fair Of 1880 Rath
II sad contrast compared with the
uccessful fairs held the same year at
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The "Boss System in Politics.

The republican party is pre-eminent-
ly party of the people. 1t is not made
or unmade by the whims and caprices
of leaders, but rather of itself makes or
unmakes the leaders themselves. In
this sense then. no man sis a bigger
man than the party, and his power Is
only in the ratio that he is in accord
with the great conscience and basic
principles of the rank and file. Some
few have imagined the party could not
do without them, who haye found some
times too late that it was themselves
who could not do without the party.
In the present contest with the Presi-
dent. should it reach the Importance of
contest. Senator Conkling of New
York will find that lie is only powerful
as he may have the people with him.
But we are satisfied such is not the
ease. With all his astuteness, and po-
lltical generalship, we believe that the
senator will find that the great heart
of the party beats in harmony with the
president and will back him with its
moral support TO the discontinue of
any effort to break down his admins
tration or to subject 1t to the rule of the
machine. While President Garfield
represents in special sense the cultur
ed and conscientious higher element of
the party, he also springs from and
stands in close sympathy with the great
masses. who neither hold nor expect
office. and it is this large and intelli
gent constituency that will carry him
and his administration through trium-
phantly, whether it be helped or him
dered by the politician. We present
extracts this week from a number of
leading republican papers on the sit
uation. It's silly to say that it is
merely a contest with Blaine. 1t is not.
1t is contest of the machine politician
and the boss element against the
president himself, who was nominated
without, and elected in spite of their
reluctant support. We believe Conk
ling Is too astute a politician and too
shrewd man of the world TO carry the
contest farther than will allow of I
safe retreat.
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Not Il Partnership.
y. Y. independent.

President Garfield, as we Judge.
proposes to be the President of the
United States, and does not propose
to admit any senator or class of sena-
tors into partnership with himself in
this respect Nor does Re propose to
prescribe any class of Republicans,
or take any class into his extensive ia
vor. His nominations, thus far, in.
dicate that his Administration is not
to be run in the special interests of
any Republican Clique, whether in
this state or in any other. We like
the position, and if the President
stands squarely to it the great body of
the people will support him in it. Pru-
dence and discretion in the exercise
of power are needful in President;
yet every President wants pluck, and
so much pluck that The politicians,
whether in the Senate or out of 1t, canr
not make him either their slave O.
their dupe.
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DIREcToRx.

Cumberland Presbyterian Church-Rey
James B. Mitchell. d. d., Pastor. Preaching
every Sabbath at II Il. H., and 7:30 p. m
Sabbath school ut 9::O a. III. PRAYER meet
ing. Wednesday evenings at 7:3O
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Us. Boyd
Pastor. Preaching every second and third
sabbaths of each month, ut II o'clock a. m
and 40 p. m.. Prayer meeting every Wed
evening III 1:30. Sabbath school at @ 40 ,
Methodist Episcopal Church-Rev. J.J.
Bentley, Pastor. Preaching every SUNDAY
at II Il. m and 1:3O p. III. Prayer meetings
on Wednesday evening. Sunday school at
$50, Il. m; Glass meeting ut 2:3O D. m. OF
each Sunday
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Kew A. '. Bayley, Pastor. Preaching
second Sunday in each month. ut II n. mn.
and 80 p. III. Third Sundays at 80 D. m.
Sunday school at $50 u. IN. Glass meet
ings on each I'd Sunday. Prayer meeting
each Wednesday evening.
First Baptist Church-kev. J. C. Shipp
Pastor. Services every Sabbath at II q. M
anu $50 p. m. Bible school at $50 a. m
Prayer meetings on Wednesday evenings.
Episcopal Church-Rev. Peter Wager
Rector. Services every 1st, I'd, and 4th Sun.
day, at IL a. III. and 7:3O p. III. SUNDAY
school al ) p m, of each Sunday. HOLY
Communion, first Sunday of each month
andail festivals Of the church
Christian Chureh-George E. Dew, pas-
tor. Preaching every first and third Lord.
days. Social meeting every second and
fourth Prayer meeting Wednesday even.
ing at I. Sunday school at 9:3O.
Liberals and Spirituallsts. meet at Bay-
lor's Hall every Sunday evening at O'Clock
p. III.
A. o. L. W.-Milton Lodge No. i03-I
meets lst and Sd Thursday evenings in each
month, at Hart's Hall.
|. o. G. T.-Perseyerance Lodoe No 1os
meets every Friday evening at 7:3O at Good
Temolars' Hall
A. f. & A. M.-Kirksville Lodge No 1O5
meets tuesday evenings on or before each
full moon.
|. o. 0. F.-Adair Lodge No. 96 meets
every Wednesday evening Mt 7:;p n m az |
Odd Fellows Hall
Adair Guards.-N. G. M.-Armory hall
oyer over DeReamer's hardware store. Meets |
,luesuay hiShI, oil each week. Capt. j. II. |
kihhear; lst Lieut., j. a. Richardson. 2nd |
Lieut., W. l.. Mccartney,
Anchor Lodge, No. 43, Daughters of Rabec,
'h meets a, thc l. D. U. T., lodge rooms
on me !nd and Itll Tuesday evenings Of
each month.
he y. q. L. t. meets on the End and 4th
evenings ui each month at Good Tcmplar's
hall.
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4 Queer Pet.

The death of "Old Abe and the
discussion of his traits and the love of
his regiment for him brings to mind
another incident of the war in which
the soldiers love, for a pet fowl came
near resulting in something serious.
The 18th Indiana had goose that
accompanied it through all its tolls and
hardships. until it reached Rich noun
tain West Virginia. at that point the
18th Indiana and the 81 Ohio were en-
camped near each other, and some of
the boys of the 32nd having a greater
love for roast goose thai the feelings
of the 18th Indiana killed their regi-
mental pet and made meal off it.
When the members of the Is Indiana
discovered what had been done. their
Indignation and anger knew no bounds.
nothing but a fight would satisfy
them. they drew up in line
of battle and rsInmed cartridges. The
32nd seeing the war-like preparations
of the other regiment, Immediately
made preparations to receive them.
For few moments there was the lar
gest kind of war-cloud and it was all
the superior officers could do to prevent
a fight between the two regiments
However after much scolGing and per-
suading, the regiments were finally in
duced to stack arms without bloodshed.
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Even Missouri.

Even Missouri is waking from her
sleep and beginning to advertise her
self. We hope the dayis not distant
when keptucky will begin to move in
dead earnest and make ''Rome howl" :"
Louisville Commercial.
Even Missouri! Well if that isn't
cheeky coming as it does from a
state that never originates anything but
4 compromise, and whose best idea Of
activity is to remain neutral. Missouri,
with all her shortcomings, has more
snap, vim, m,push. and git up than three
such states. Even Missouri" well
.ye should smile.
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WASHINGTON.
The Daily Grind from the Capital OF
the Nation.

WAsHrNerox. April II. = President
Garfield will deliver an address at the
laying of the corner stone of the York
town monument.
THE SITUATION IN THE SENATE.
There Is nothing new in the Senate
situation. Malone remarked to-day
that he had not weakened a particle
and would fight it out. Senator John
son received letter from ex-Gov.-kem
per. Of Virginia. urging the Democrats
to stand firm. kemper writes that if
the Democrats back down the party
will be certainly defeated in Virginia
next fall!
A number of Senators are ready with
speeches and it IS said that Sherman
will make another Half Il dozen Sem
ators who We're absent yesterday have
returned. and though early to-day there
was no quorum in the senate it was be-
cause numbers We're late in coming.
No danger of being left without quo
rum is now apprehended.
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ireencastle Graphics.
Special TO the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
GREENcAsrLE. April LID. Rich wa
acquitted of the charge of murder at
the Milan court last week.
Mr.. Warner. the new minister for
this circuit, preached here Sabbath
last.
Roads are almost impossible, busi-
ness dull and wood scarce.
There is quite number sick in this
place and vicinity.
Mrs. Meadows has moved into her
new house.
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Special 10 the Clronicl..

Special To the Chronicl..
St. Joseph, April r3.-The river is
on stand at two feet below the mark
of 1874. a vast flood is pouring
across the bottoms in the lower part
of the county, and no trains on the
NJ. P. H. q St. ice, and X. c. St. Joe
& C. B. roads are out of East Atchison
since Sunday. The track of the A. &
N. between Doniphan, kas., and At
Gibson went into the river to-day and
sent an engine to the bottom: no lives
lost.
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The Election ut Moberly.

Moberly, Mo-, April 1s.-Our city
election came ofyesterday. Although
no nominations were made, party
lines were pretty strictly drawn on
mayor. Carmody. democrat beat
Apga-, republican, sc votes. Wilson,
republican. was elected collector
Three councilmen were elected-two
republicans and one democrat.
Councilmen at large-Jennings, dem
ocrat was chosen. The vote of the city
was LOO.
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Greece.

ATHENS, April 12-Thc departure of
troops for the frontier continues. In
formation from Constantinople which
Is entitled to full credit. states that
Germany secretly encouraged the Sui
tan TO withstand the pressure of the
Powers. The Greek Official World is
firmly convinced that Germany de-
sires war and Greece accepts peace
War will cone too late for her to profit
by it.
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T'llniS.

LoSpoS. April l2-'The Russian
Consul at Tunis informs the Russian
Ambassador AT ConStantinople that the
Bey of Tuuis requested him 10 commu-
nicate his protest against the French
violation of Tunistan territory. and
asked the cooperation OF Russia in pro-
tecting the rights OF the Bey and the
Sublime Porte.
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hy Not ?
louisville Commercially J

Mr.. Conkling does not believe in an
impersonal government. He thinks a
man raised to power by the result of a
political struggle should reward his
friends and punish his enemies. He
acts himself upon that principle. Why
should he grudse the President the
pleasant duty of doing likewise.
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IneXcusablp.
Albany Journal.

General Garfield has just entered
upon his four years service and has
done nothing that should irritate OF Of
fend any honorable Senator. To reject
any of his nominations on the simple
ground of personal dislike to the nom
inees. would be declaration of war as
inexcusable as 1t would be expensive
and protracted. Rather than enter up
on such Il war, which no one could jus
tify, prudence as well as magnanimlty
and duty would suggest not torbear-
ance merely. but cheerful acquiescence.
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Excitement is increasing and doubts
are expressed at the palace whether the
Bey can answer for the public security
if the French continue TO advance.
The French proposal to occupy the
valley OF the Needjerda river excites
great Indignation, as this district is tine
most fertile in the country and far from
the haunts of the kroumires.
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Edna Etchings.
Special to the Graphic

Special to the Graphic.
EDNA. April County board OF
equalization in session this week.
We learn that old Mr.. Crawley s
large brick house miles west of town
burned last night.
Our county court judges are ordered
to show cause on the 10th of next month
in the U. S. circuit court why they
should not be attached for contempt.
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An agricultural exchange has an
able article on the future of corn.
What is wanted is to stop distillers
from working IN so MANY red ears be-
cause their color will tell on mar
nose
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EXCELSIOR FRUIT FARM
81 Miles South West of K,rks-
willie. No.
Small Fruits q Speeislty

Small Fruits q Speciality.
The largest and finest assortment for
spring trade ever offered In northeast Mis-.
souri,. Having been In the fruit business for
number Of years. and tested the different
varieties Of small fruits, can now offer to
The public variety Of fruits that will defy
competition in hardness and nroductivsncss
US wtll as the largest and most lucious Of all
small fruits, consisting Of Grap0s, Currsnts,
Gooseberries, Raspberrios, Blsckberries,
straw wbcrries, etc. etc. Plants all warranted
true to name: Plants sent by mail or express
10 all parts Of the country with perfect safe.
ty. CT. MERCER,
k!rksville, Mo
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The Mew census will give grea!
deal OF information of a kind calcuia.
ted to open the eyes of the American
people to some of their neglected inter,
ests. For instance, it will furnish ac.
curate statistics about debt and taxa
tion-not merely about National debt
and National taxation. about which the
general public knows enough and wor.
ries itself too much, but about State,
county. town, city, village and school
district taxation. about which they
k now and talk much less than they
should.
In Census Bulletin No. so, Special
Agent r. p. Porter furnishes the fig
ures of debt and taxation in the State
of New York. They are very sugges-
tive The total Indebtedness, exclusive
Of school district Indebtedness, is $24S,-
766, ,11S 81. The total annual taxation,
including S2,945, 1899 55 of State school
tax, but excluding the school district
taxation not yet tabulated. is $4s,91S,-
207 19, or nearly $40 head for every
man, woman and child in the State,
Now National taxation is only about
s. head, and yet our people are con-
stantly neglecting State and local af-
fairs and absorbing themselves in Ma
tional politics.
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MILFORD Pa, April le.-There are
heavy snow storms here. The forest
fires will be checked. Snow and hail
have been falling since 6 O'Clock.
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Moberly. Milan. Edna. Lancaster,

Moberly, Milan. Edna. Lancaster,
Williamstown and Canton. know
that these fairs were financially grand
success, aud the towns reaping a. the
reward of their energy and enterprise,
hundreds and some thousands of dollars.
If properly managed there would be
no doubt as to drawing from FIVE thous
and 10 eight thousand people to a first
class fair in our county. In conclusion
permi me to repeat my question, are
we to have a new fair association?
and if not why not? -