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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

A correspondent of the Practical
Farmer gives the following directions
for making that most necessary of farm
buildings, a rat-proof corn crib: "Build
a good substantial house, twelve feet
wide, eight feet high, and as long as
you want it. This will give YOU two
cribs, one on either side. Put your
building on stone pillars, one foot above
ground. Side up with lath two and
half by one inches of hard wood Il used
oak,) putting them ON up and down,
being careful to have them Just half an
inch apart The gables and any part of
the building that does not come in con-
tact with the corn, can be sided up with
common pine boards; for bottoms Of
cribs. laths lengthwise, one-half inch
apart; balance OF floor between cribs
lay tight, of pine board. Ny building
has string of ties between the sill and
plate to nail to, and cross ties to hold
the building together. Every eight feet
on these ties spike good strong stud
ding or narrow plank across them
lengthwise of the building as far from
plate as you want the width of top of
crib, then set up studding from floor,
as many as viii be sufficiently strong
for crib; mortice the end in floor, gain
the top into the horizontal studding
about three-quarters of an inch, then |
lath the inside of the crib with any kind !
of iath, just close enough to keep in the
corn, commencing ten inches from the |
floor to leave room for the corn to come
down into the trough, putting these
lath on lengthwise. Then put + COM
mon sized door IN the end. between the
cribs. You can put 3 lock on the door
and all is secure Il did not lock mine,
and gained something by it, as I found
. stray mitten in the crib on cold
morning.) To get the corn in the crib
make doors above the plate the size you
want them, the same as dorrner win
lows, and hang the doors on, and it
Will be completed. If any one wishes
. have a granary, they can use one
'ide Of the building for that purpose,
md the other for crib. The size OF my
ribs is three feet in the clear at bot .
ON and five feet at top, but I am well
atisfied they might be much wider and
till the corn would cure well. ANY
me wanting wider cribs can build the
louse wide enough to suit i have used
his crib for about ten years and can
commend it as an entire success. The
ecret OF this crib is putting the lath on
p and down; this gives no place for
be rats to stand on to cut holes, and
he building being one foot above
round they cannot reach the bottom.
We are infested with swarms of grayil
Ats. and there is not . bQilding on the !
lrm from which we can keep them out :
except the corn crib. We keep corn ;
yer year until the new crop is gath
red in perfect safety. y
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

There was railroad excursion from
jackson County yesterday, and among
the crowd was man who called at the
once OF the Chief of Police to make q
statement. When the Chief was read =
TO hear the details the man began:
:" was just coming out of the denot
when met fellow with a sauiut to
Yes
"Well, he held out his hand and said
how do you do, Judge Perkins, 7
kinder held out my hand and said WAS
purity well, thank you. I'm no more
Judge Perkins than you are, but
thought I'd draw the fellow out little.
Got that down?'
Yes"
well, we shook hands and walked
ior the corner, and he asked me if /
ever absorbed. I said l did, and we
went over to saloon and surround
co some beer. Are you followingr'
my friend said his name was Col.
Inns and that he was in the mule bust
ness; Then we absorbed some more.n
HE asked me If didn't remember
OF loaning him two dollars in Toledo in
1000, ana hang my buttons If wasn't
TOOL enough to remember! WASN'T in
Toledo in Sc or anywhere nigh it. but
SAW pretty good chance to make two
dollars Hang me If didn't think I'd
FOUND one Detroiter good enough to Nv
right to heaven! Then we absorbed |
some more"
Yes"
Well. the chap wanted to nav me |
back the two dollars, and Also wanted
to get hold of it. He hands ont this
twenty. dollar bill for me to change, and
gave him back fourteen dollars and
was 10 hand him four more at the depot
tonight. Then we absorbed some
more"
Its counterfeit BILL"
You bet! and I'm gone ND man!
Farewell, old jackson Countyr'
What do you meanr'
mean that seven dollars of that
fourteen was to buy school books. and
the other seven dollars was to buy no.
rous plasters and a new dress for a
school teacher out there. have been
done for and laid low. Do / return 10
lace the music? / do not. Do iumn
into the river and sleep in the arms Of
deathP l do, and don't you forget it.
want a chew of tobacco, few instruc-
lions as to the best place to Jump, and
IN trouble earth no more"
But he didn't jump. He had twenty {
'wo cents, and this sum was enough to G
g, drunk on. He was picked off the :
yak In the evening and taken to the :
tation, and when asked his name he
eplied: s
NO use. ole fller-no use. If Ilent G
'ou two dozzers in Chicago in 1877 you P
ant pay it back, nohow-won't have .
won't take it."-Detroa Free Press. u
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

THERE ID scarcely person TO be found
who Will not be greatly benefited by thor
ough course of kidney-Wort every spring.
Al you cannotprepare the dry buy the liquid.
1t has the same effect.-PaHadsun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24
Plated Silver Weddings,

The Cincinnati Enquirer commission.
ca itself to investigate the quality OF
wedding presents made in that CITY.
IL would appear from its inquiries that
the Cincinnati people are in the habit
OF making a mockery of the finest emo
tons of our human nature, by tender.
ing sham tokens of their mutual regard
on the occasion of their friends we'd
ding. As. in nine cases out of ten. the
recipients are not metallic experts.
they continue to use the spurious gifts
under long years Of false impression as
to their value. while the donors have
obtained the fondest expressions of
gratitude under false pretences. OF
course, the day comes when the fraud
stands revealed, and all the sweetness
OF friendship is turned into bitterness.
by the discovery that the word "solid''
in the solid silver ice-pitcher'' which
was so efusively given, applied, per-
haps, to the ice. perhaps to the pitcher.
but certainly not to the silver.
As, for example, Cincinnati gentle
man recently carried bent cup to a
jewelry establishment for repairs. II
was " q sacred memento," a. a wedding
day gift" "solid'' the cup from
which an only child, now dead, :. uuaffed
her thirst" as the Enquirer puts IL
though thirst must be Q curious fhino
for even q Cincinnati child to ouaff. The
gentleman was told that rile cup would
have to be repla.ed. A few DAYS after
another gentleman came in with a
"solid silver tea set, which had |
always been source of great anxiety |
and rather above his modest house, |
keeping. He believed it TO be worth |
$1,000, but as it was old fashioned he |
would sell 1t for one third of that
amount. The jeweler told him il cost |
about fifty dollars. A jeweler who had |
sold plated ice-pitcher several wears
before. as wedding gift. was present
at the reading of the recipients will
in which. with many expressions of
gratitude, he bequeathed anxiously and
carefully the sham pitcher to one of his
heirs. This solid silver pitcher Ipur.
chased of an Alabama family badly
pressed for funds" remarked . proud
native OF Cincinnati, as he entered
Fourth street store and offered the
for sale as old silver. AZ
paid seventy-five dollars for it, lust at
the breaking out of the war. II had
been presented as a wedding-gift to the !
owners. and l should have to pay at ,
east $500. l suppose you can afford ,
70 allow me at least $500 for, what
metal there is in itF' NV dear sir,n !
laid the dealer, "your pitcher is worth :
o US about seventy-five cents. The :
plating upon it has worn SO thin that
wonder that even in your confidence
he fact was not long since discovered" l
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

"A prominent Austin politician came
down town yesterday looking very seri-
Gus. A friend asked what was the mat
ter. The country is going to the dogs.
That's what the matter. Even Austin
Is chockfull of thieves No mans prop
erty is safe for a minute, If he takes
eyes of it." Has anybody been
stealing anything from you7'' II should
say they had. There was q nice new
saddle on the fence of wagon yard
near my house, and nobody CLAIMED it.
This morning ! got up before day, and
went out to bring it in and keep it for
the owner, and III be blamed IL some
Internal scoundrel hadn't got away with
1t already. "-Teras Siffinqs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

"A memorial Is to be erected to the
late Rev. Dr. E. Il. Chaplin. Of New
York. 1t win take the form of q deco.
ration ct the Church of the Divine Pa
ternity. and win cost, with stained
glass windows. about 90, 900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

FARMERS, Transfers don't experiment. bui
use Frazer Axle Grease. 1t is the best.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

:" UNDERSTAND that your SON Is BACH
Flor OF arts" said Mrs. Brown to Mrs.
Homespun, whose son has Just been grad,l-
afed at Harvard. "Well, yes," replied
Mrs. Hom@pun, Eyes, he's a bachelor-but
he's engaged. '-Bosf0n Traascyipt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

received for nine years the most care
fu attentions, flowers being frequently
planted on it. and the sod always kept
in perfect order. Mr.. Brown and Mrs.
Ellison: each unknown to the other,
were doing this work of love. Each
had lost an infant, and supposed this
was ITS grave Brown erected tomb
stone lately, and then controversy
arose, Mrs. Ellison insisting that it
must be taken down. The church au-
thor.ties held several meetings of in
vestigation without reaching any con-
ciusion, and then somebody suggested
that neglected grave near the disputed
one be opened. This was done, and
Brown conceded that the coffin was the
one that had enclosed his child. The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

80 Dent DIE IN the House.
ASK Druggists for /" Rough on Rata y It clear
out rata. mice, reaches, les, bed-bugsr 15c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

hEDDING's RUSSIA SALvE meets with won
derful success in all cases OF skin Diseases. :
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

william J: Coughlan. of Somerville, Mass,
says; in the fall Of 1876 was taken with I
violent oleeding Of 0e lungs, followed BY severe
cough. was admitted to the City Hospital
While there the doctors said had 4 hole In nv
lett lung as big as half dollar. Igave up hope,
out friend told me of DR. VIM. HALL's BAL
SAN FOR THE LUNGS. got bottle, when to
my surprise Icommencedt to feel better, and to.
gay feel in better spirits than have the past
tnree years write this hopingthat every one
HALLS BALsAM FOR THR LUNGS, and be con
vnced that CONSUMPTION CAN BE cuREDn
Also asure remedy for Colds, Coughs, and all
Chest and Lung Diseases Sold BY druggists,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1881-09-24

We are so thankful to say that our baby
was permanently cured of dangerous and
protracted irregularity Of the bowels by the
use OF Hop Bitters by its mother, which at
the same time restored her to perfect health
ana strength.-The parents, Rochester, N.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

Inc Farmers Union and Minneapolis Week
~ tribune is now the leading and the best pa
per for the Farm, the Family and the Business
Man, published in the Northwest. In size:
it is without superior
Inc sevf.--lt is a complete News paper
giving All the News from All the Woill, It's
summary OF State and Northwestern intel|i.
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The Market. Our full. accurate and i,nner.
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
To the Public.

The recent appointment Of =
Clerk Of the District Court, for Mar.
shall county. gives pre-emptors
and homesteadsrs local facilities for
ecurlng homesteads and making
inal proofs. Hereafter, J. P. Mel
son, the clerk Of the District Court
fcr this conuty, by authority yes
ted IN his Office, can take erplica
lions for or final proofs in home
stead and pre-emption claims, al
his Office in this place, excepting
when the District Court is in ses-
sion, when the presiding Judge will
in open court, take ftlal proofs.
Aliens who wish to become citi-
zens Of the United States, as they
must before taking government
land, will go before the same Off
cial, take the oath Of allegience
and receive naturalization papers.
He alone can issue marriage IL
cense for thi. county.
H ? = & 4
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
Clubs and AGENTS.

Besides furnishing any one Of the above
named valuable premiums to each new vea}y
subscriber we VIII present the Gartitll portrait
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
Valcdittory.

With this issue we step out Of the
management Of the sHRAF, and Mr.
Chas. c. Brown, late Of the Grand
Forks Plaindealer, takes our place.
We recommend Mr.. Brown to our
friends, aud think he will fill the
bill. He will receive and receipt
for all the small sums Of 50 or less
that you wish to pay for the best
and only paper published in Mar
shall county, at Warren the county
seat. w. w. GILBERT,
Manager.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

N. J. McCan bought the build.
;ng chat stood in the rear of r. G.
5nyder's carpenter shop, and moved
t on the lot near Rossman:s lum.
Der Office, and repaired and fixed il
i1p, it is for rent or sale.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

E. J. Rcyen,, late with johnson
allen 4 Co., will now be found be
ind Gilbert, Clawson 4 Cos coun.
CT. He is a good salesman and the
sboye firm were Fortunate in secur.
ng his services.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

e. ". Rossman has been rushing
IF lu,n ber and building materia
It lively rate for the past week
md he has five or six carloads Of
lumber on the way here at th,
resent tigse, and more TO follow
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

Duncan Mcintyre, has gone t.
work for NJ }. McCan in his black
smith shop, and CAN be found there
It any time III the day to attend t.
he wants Of Mikes many Gus.
toners.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

A piece Of sidewalk is needed
very much, across the street be-
tween Judge Nelson's Office and tie
Warren House, also between th,
ormcr place and the meat market.
They are some Of the most needed
improvements in our fine little city.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
wAKREN.
MEAT NANKET.
W.. Mcintyre.
MERCHANTS:
MeCREA EEOTHEhs.
SALOON.
Farren & Dady.
LUMBER.
e. ". BOSNIAN, johnson, Allsa 4 Co.
AGRICULTURAL TOOLS.
II. G. Mentzer
WAGON MAKER AND JoBBER.
&C. Snyder.
D.. HOTELS.
Warren Hdp.s, Mark Stephens, Manager.
CARPENTER.
r. 4. Da5is;
BLACKSMITH.
N. q. MsCan, c. L. Weber. !
TIN AND HARDWARE.
McCreA Bros.
,-, LOUIS a.
NEsCHANTs.
T.D. keys, A. D. verbonsssr.
HARDWARE.
John Augustine.
LAND AGENTs.
Nolsssae E Eaysi,
ATTORNEY.
0oorge W. zIolcomh,
AaNCUkTGEAL MACH1NLRY.
F. D. Keys.
EOTEI.
Carl Mentzel.
JUSTICE OF TIE PEACE.
O. Barker.
PHYSICIAN AND DRUGS.
pr. J. LsFsnd.
sl1ooNs.
z, Kivel, $. Connsr.
STEPHEN.
MERCHANT.
I. John Hanaa.
HOTEL.
Hgnais Highs.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

". J. Mcintyre has sold out his
meat market to his brother Ed whc
vill continue the business. Will
goes to Dakota, and his family fol
ov him in a short time.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

Farm for sale, only short distance from
town For further particulars call or write to
this ONCE.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

4 < s \
&c, 900 bushel elevator, also part, of
the lumber, which will be built a.
short distance south Of the depot
Eby w. II. Gilbert s Bro. The.
building will be 100 feet in length
by 80 feet in width and 80 feet in
height. Work on the same will be
commenced as soon as the frost is
out Of the ground enough to enable
them to set the piles for a solid
foundation. ).
Mark Stevens. who has so sue,
cessfully managed our hotel and
eating house for the year past, will
run it tic coming summer as lessee.
/ This hotel bas been ably conducted
turing the past year and We pre-
'ict q most successful career during
The ensuing season under the new
management. Before another is-
suo of our paper Mr.. Chanaon will.
have departed, and we can safely
say no one will prove heavier loss
to our community than he and his
most charming family.
]. G. Bennewitz Of Red Wing is
again with us, and with him came
several families who Will locate in
Marshall county, and in the south
ern part of it near Warren. And
there are many more to arrive as
soon SIS he can make arrangements.
for their location. BRING them all;
Marshall county can hold them and
| when we can not find places fol3
hem III the county as it now is we
will look for them in the adjoining
5ier Of towns (Which will next fall
belong to and form part Of Mar.
shall county, in Polk county.
| Mr.. W. W. Wright an old settles
md one Of the pioneers Of Tamarae
liver was found dead in his cabin
seven miles north east Of Stephen
station, last week. He lived on 4
;laim, in a small claim sllanty, il
5he. timber near the river, with nc.
'ther companion tEsn deg. The
irst that was known Of his
leath was the fact Of his dog com
ng to town with the chain and d
portion Of the stake to which he
vas tied, attached to him, and whel
parties went out to his shanty they
5ound him SIS above described. III
lad quite large supply Of proris
IONS on hand and did not die OF
starvation as was supposed, buj
probably Of old age. An inquest
viii be held by the coroner as soon
,s practicable. ..11.>
I 1t may not Be generally known
hat nearly all tbs western states
territories and railway corporations
have immigration agents, Of differ
mt nationalities, located at New
York city and other points Of entry
or the thousands Of emigrants wh1
re seeking homes ii The new world
Now, the number Of new comers
fro1a Germany and German speak
ng provinces is rapidly increasing
md makes up large proportion o5
he sum total Of arrivals from al;
sources. What this section needs
$ tborougly posted and practical
German immigration agent, located.
IL Castle Garden, New York city,
whose duty it would lie to tell to
lis fellow countryfolk what rich
inducements this section has to Of
fer in the way Of the best farming
lands, to be had from the railroad |
company Or government for almost
nothing. The Germans arc good
citizens, and it would not be amiss
in the residents Of Marshall county
10 take some united action that will !
tend TO secure such new conlcrs.
vaIcdietery:
With this issue westep out Of the
cement Of the SHRAF, and Mr.
Chas. c.. Brown. late Of the Grand
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

McCrea Bros. are building on the
lot adjoining their present store, a
structure, 22x4S feet, one story, to
be used for store purposes.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

'sss1*1 ss1* 4 , W. V7SFkIy TfIbUEe.
The DAILY Morning Tribune is now this lead:
/ ing republican daily OF the the Northwest and
IS unsurpassed az a newspaper: >,'>
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

McCrca Bro s., have constructed
sidewalk from t..ltir store to the
railroad track, 80 that people can
get from the west to the east side
Of town. It is a good move, now
let us have one along the east side.
of First street, from Mentzer's AZ.
ricultural implement warehouse to
Ed. Slee'a new store.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-13

Mr.: Iverson Of. Goodhue county
Will settle here about the last O!
April and will engage III the boot
and shoe business.