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Rural Happenings.

OpHIR, Nov. S.-Husking Is all the rage
now in this vicinity. Corn Will not DC hall
crop and there has no hundred bushel husker
put IN his appearance as yet in this town.
Mr.. James McGonvill has his new house
completed, and the boys expect him to brace
up and give them dance.
The road commissioners were examining a
road in Sec. today which they were petlllon.
"a to vacate. They have not yet given their
decision, but Uncle Abe says il they close the
road he will make it hot tor them. Uncle Abe
& Co. oppose vacating the road because they
ere not on good terms with MIR. kerns, what
ever may be thought of men who WORK on such
principles. ~.
Fred Lawrence was married tC Miss Woods
Of Mendoza on Thursday. Success to you,
Fred. I'll take a cigar the next time we meet
James Crowley IS home from Aurora on a
visit to his fathers; will return next Saturday.
Mrs. Towner goes to Mo. this week to join
her husband, who has bought a farm there.
Miss Della Mooney, who was burnt in the
face by throwing powder in the fire some time
ago, is able to go TO work again.
School closed at the No. school on last
Friday.
Geo. Gill, who was in Iowa during the last
two weeks. has returned. His report of the
country Is everything but encouraging.
Charlie Westgate, who was seriously hurt
IL the face by the accidental discharge OF n
gun shell. is much better.
Miss Shouesy is engaged to teach the No. 9
school this winter.
The Triumph Lyceum Is just booming.
The question for debate next Saturday night
Is: "Resolved, that the republican party has
ntlived its usefulness" Affirmative, j.. p.
Hughes, A. Larden; negative, o. Adams, G.
II. Chamberlain.
Miss Gusta Wygant is visiting friends in
Kansas.
Mike Cruise, jr, has been sojourning In Chi
cago the last TWO weeks.
Will Netsele, who had his leg broken some
two months ago, is able 10 be around again.
TELL +. FONEa
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Chicago Market.

The grain prices whole range OF market from
house prices ~ prices paid for odd loads for feed
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Various Causes

Advancing years, care, sickness, disappoint-
ment and hereditary predisposition-all operate
to turn the hair gray, and either OF them nclines
1t to shed prematurely. ATERRs HAIR Vi0oR
will restore faded or gray, light or red hair TO .
rich brown or deep black, as may be desired. IL
softens and ceanses the scalp, giving II healthy
action. II removes and cures dandruf and hu-
mors. BY Its use falling hair 10 checked, ana a
new growth will be produced In all cases where
the follicles are not destroyed or the glands de-
cayed Its effects are beautifully shown on
brashy, weak or slckly hair, on which few APP
plcations VIII procure the gloss and freshness
of youth. Harmless and sure in its operation,
Il Is incompatible dressing, and Is especially
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0SMAN & HAPEMAN.
DR.. Frazier's Root Bitters.

Frazler's Root Bitters are not dram.shop
whiskey beverage. hut are strictly medicinal in
every sense. They act strongly upon the liver
and kidneys, keep the bowels open and regular,
make the weak strong, heal the lungs, build up
the nerves and cleanse the blood and system OF
every impurity.
For Dizziness. Rush Of Blood to the Head, tend
ing to Apoplexy, Dyspepsia, Fever and Ague,
Dropsy, Plmpes and Blotches, Scrofulous HUI
mors and Sores, letter, Ring Worm, White Swell.
ing, Erysipelas, Sore Eyes and, for young men
suffering from Weakness or Debility caused from
imprudence, and to females in delicate health,
Frazier's Root Bitters are especially recon.
mended.
DR.. Frazier: have used two bottles OF your
Root Bitters for Dyspepsia Dizziness, Weakness
and Kidney Disease, and they did me more good
than the doctors and all the medicine I ever used
From the first dose took I began to mend, and
am now In perfect health and feel as well as ever
did. consider your medicine one Of the greatest
OF blessings. MRS. NJ. MARTIN, Cleveland, o.
Sold by druggists everywhere at 81 per bottle.
oetl5.1y FORBES & LORRlAUX, Agents.
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Butter-Choice to fancy creamery, 30@35; fine
to fancy dairy, 22@30c; good to choice, 15GlSc
shipping lots, ll@l3c.
Eggs-Fresh, 20@22c.
Potatoes-New, choice, S2@9oc per bush.
Cattle-Extra graded export steers, t6.50t
700; good to choice natives, e5.S5d5.9O; COM
mon shipping and killing steers, $3.s0@4 30
cows and heifers, s32564O0.
Live Hogs-saies ranged from s45o@s.4O to
packers.
WooL-Walter Brown & Co.'S (Boston) last
circular reports the market as active with
no change in prices. Yesterdays Chicago quo
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THE COURTS.
The Supreme Court.

A large number Of opinions were filed In this
court on Thursday. There are three La Sale
county cases;
Sprddling v. Russell.
7own Of Dimn.ick v. The Torn u Wdffham.
From Appellate Court.
People V. Force.
In all these cases the judgments OF the court
below were affirmed.
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CHICAGO, Nov. IL, 1881.
The Times Of yesterday says
On the board of trade another speculative set
of markets was experienced yesterday. The trad
ing WAS very fair, but wheat, corn, oats and pro.
visions were unquestionably under the influence
of controlling prrtes, who manipulated prices to
suit their purposes. Hence the feeling was I'M
settled, and the different lines OF trade opened,
ruled, and closed with the general trade "at sea-
as to the extent OF the manapulatiOns or the fu-
ture OF affairs. In several instances, however,
prices closed higher than Wednesday evenings
quotations. For cash delivery property closed
on Change yesterday and the same day last year
As follows:
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Washington Letter.
Cy,om Our Regular Correspondent,


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 9Th, 1881.
The President, who has been absent In New
York for a week, will return tomorrow. The
White House, empty, swept, and garnlshed,
" i'll not he ready for Its distinguished occupant
before the middle OF the month. Attention Is
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aued for the soft lustre and richness OF tone It
imparts. Il contains neither oil nor dye, and
will not soil or color white fabric yet lasts long
on the hair and keeps II fresh and vigorous
For sale by all dealers. C2)
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The attention of the people is called TO my very
large stock which includes large assortment OIL w.
erything in my line
In Drugs my stock embraces all pure Dr9gs ana
Chemicals ali the Medicines Ming
for Coughs which has equals unns Ague lure Eiec
ric Btfers OIL Kendas Spawn Cure Nancy WORT &C.
full stock of fine Toilet Soaps, Pertumerles. 20.
ognes Pomades Cosmetics Hair Os nootn Na HAIR anu 'o'
Lamps and Fixtures Of all kinds including haa ma
Table Bracket Hanging Extension Harps % Win
ali the new and good Burners and Attachments. M. =,
Cigars--The best and 1Oc Cigars in ottawa. al
WAYS keep the best Cigar the county Affords .,,
For Painting Material my stock mas no egual Ill .s
advantage Buying as 10 When prices
the very quantities. have an
when prices re customers all the advantage Inc
Lead sell it. COors are the best
oils Putty Glass Minerals keep the Pioneer Mixed Paln
se It lower than ether Paint of the same quality
have the most complete stock Of Pocket Knives ever
kept any stock the prices very far below all
others that all are surprised ,.,, n,.,,
keen full line Of School Books Bibles photograph
Albums Autograph Albums, Toy Books Paper Envelopes INK
Pens, and all stationery. o..
In regard to prices. have no competitors when you
into consideration the quality of goods for always nave
best of everything do deal in inferior goods any kind
Give me a cali. Get the best and your money
e. Y. GRIGGS,
owvs prus'i'00HsAn' RANT i''"~'
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RAILWAY CoNsTRUcTIoN.-1he Rdilpay Agt
estimates The construction Of new railroads
for 1881 at not less than 900 miles, making
the mileage in the United States on January
I, 1882 not far from 10000 miles. This, it
should be remembered, is in the United States
alone, and does not include the large number
of miles being added in Canada and Mexico
In the Dominion alone over 1900 miles are
now IN process of construction with many
other lines proposed, and in Mexico several
thousand miles OF new lines have either been
commenced or give promise of being soon un.
dertaken.
A prodigious amount OF money evidently
has been expended and pledged In the last
year on these enterprises. Assuming an actu.
al cost Of 10000 for each mile of road con.
structed and equipped, it Is probable nearly
5000, 0O0,0 600 will have been expended on the
road completed in 1881, while the nominal
capital invested IS much greater"
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The Circuit Court.

On Saturday last Judge GoOdspeed rendered o
decision in the case Of VIM. C. Moore v. Bird Bck.
ford, and entered up judgment against Bickford
for 1881. The sum borrowed was $lO,OOO, In
1872. by Bickford through Col. Cushman. The
case was heard last sprng-One OF the last cases
heard In the old court house.
On Saturday the usual Injunction against the
county clerk was issued restraining the clerk
from extending q tax on the town OF Bruce 10
pay interest and principle OF the Fox river road
bonds.
The case OF Byyne v. Donagh1 came to an end
on Menday last after two weeks trial. The
matter involved the construction OF brlck
store In La Sale now occupied by II. ID. Brown,
dry goods, and w. +. Corbus, druggist. In
March, 1878, the building was let and In Septem-
Der vas ready for occupancy. Mr.. Byrne built
the structure at cost Of g., 900, and WAS given
mortgage Of s. 600 before the completion OF the
work. When he presented his bill In full-$S,NO
Mrs. DOnaghue refused to pay II, claiming II
exhorbitant; hence the suit Mr.. Byrne sued for
$3, 900 and the jury gave him q, $50 with per
cent interest from the finishing Of the building,
which amounted TO g., 27592 Duncan and Ell
dredge for plaintiff, and Bull and Mayo for de-
PENDANT.
70. 1903, X. p. Cooler and 4. Skinner v. Michael
and the Streator Free Press. An agent went to
Cruise and induced him to take some 60 rods OF
barbed wire. The agent said that TO advertise
the wire he would give Cruise enough for ~ rods
provided he would put 1t up along the highway,
and sell him 20 rods more. also to 20 on the high.
way, for nominal sum-s4 90, for which Cruise
should give his note. Cruise could not read, 80
the agent made out note which he read to
Cruise, but omitted the amount. Cruise signed
the note. When the wire was put up, The note
turned up In the hands OF that wonderful fellow,
| "the innocent third party" and called for $i74!
Cruise objected; there was O trial; the court in
structed the jury that II they found there was
fraud In the procuring OF the note that fact viii
ated 1t In whOsesoever hands 1t might come. The
Jury found fraud; and gave verdict for the de-
PENDANT Snow for plf.; Rice and Blake for
DIT.
Thos. Glenn " IsaaeJ. Tagart came from Lee.
land. Tagart was supposed TO be . constable
and levied on the effects OF Glenn, . ssloOnist,
TO collect fine against Glenn; but on the trial II
was shown Tagsrt had not properly qualified and
WAS not competent to levy. Glenn had replevied
his goods and this court found In his favor.
On Thursday judgment was entered In favor
OF the village Of Marseilles y. Ralph Plumb and
Francis Huxley for $4,000. The Village had
brought suit on bond to collect II judgment
agsint certain railroad from Strcator, TO which
the town had given $4,000 In bonds but which
was never built.
judgments. The stoughton Boot 81 Shoe Co.
" Ostrander Il Co., 1904; Clinton Wooden Mfg.
Co. v. Il. 8. Yentzer, $2l2S7 James McClauley
v. Jacob 8. Overholt, 1882 So; f. G. Swift " John
K. Glenn, $50.
Court adjourned yesterday to Monday after.
noon next.
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The County Offices.

The County Ohices.
County Court and Cierk-Wather's Block. Madison
Gss a"% sqdsSs GRs sna Of
Shsrtc. Same. up stairs.
Go.,o.y Agsn.mWc,he.'s BI9 %; up stairs
COrOnsr.-Over NJ. stiefeI's store.
The following were this week granted llcenes
to marry:
James b. Kirkaldle and Ada II. Frizniger.
Nicholas Schartz and Barbara Leck.
Patrick j. McGrath and Mary Ann Hartnett.
jeffrey Fnnen and Margaret McMulllgan.
Wicity Urbanowski and Marta Rolen.
Gustav Matherius and Mary Haefner.
Edward +. Campbell and Mary Graham.
George Johnson and Rebekah Adams.
Edward j. Dumpey and frankie j. Van Titlln.
Anton Ritcenthaler and Mary Kohn.
friedrich Oppenlandcr and Mary Fuchs.
Thos. Hallstead and Magdalena Stricken.
VIM. J. Brunnick and Margaret Can.y.
REAL ESTATE.
During the week real estate instruments num-
bered from 81 ,04l to 81, l6S have been filed for
record. The money represented by transactions
II 1881 is
safes. ..'........... ot on
Loans. DC, 700 n
CITY property was more active this week than
as indicated last week. The footngs OF business
Uncluded In the above) we're:
SAFES ..'..... '.$io 10 w
Loans. ...... ........... ............. 5,l66.45
Transfers Of corporation property were as fol-
lows: Rutland, 1, g. $50; Peru, 4, Sl,39O; Strea,
tor, IL, 81, S23; Ottawa, 5, 90, 800; Mendoza, 2,
s2O5; Earlville, 300; La Sale, 4, 1850; Utica,
$3.50; Dana, $50.
Among the purchases were:
By NJ. c. Roe, Aug. 8, lots |, 9, 3, blk o; lots |,
., blk 81, Rutland, 81, 700.
BY Ida j.. Clifford, Oct. %, lots o., Is, IA,
Assr's subd, sec "a, 80, /, Eden, $1,000.
By John r. Lambert, Oct. 20, nh swq 10. 81, l.
Hope. $500.
BY Hiram Agard Oct. Is, lots /, 9, 3, and pit 4,
blk 4, North Ottawa, $l,650.
By WIN. Mcgee, Nov. l, sh seq 9, 81 S, Allen,
81, 200
BY Ottawa Glass Co, Oct. 90, lots z, s, blk s,
North Ottawa, $500; the east two lots In the
block bounded on the north and east by the Rock
Island Road and the feeder.
By Isabelle NJ. Plumb, Sept Is, lot I, blk 10,
villa Park add, Strsator, 81, 100.
By A. T. Griffin, Oct Is, lots 10 and II, blk Z,
Cark's I'd ada. N. Utica, $3.50
BY Phillip Waldorf, Oct. 81, VIII nwq Q, S5, l,
Troy Grove, a, 372 So
BY Elizabeth Schmidt, VIII NEG 10, 81, ., Rich
land, 1900.
b, James L. Sherman, Aug. 10, lots 0, Z, s,
blk 4, Collins add, Streator, q, $50.
Is, John iIamel, Nov. Z, VISA Of swq Is, "a, /,
Dimmlck, s. 25 Is " d..
By Jas. Bcardeley, Oct 20. eh nwq and NEG
svq ri, SO, 4, Adams, a, 500.
By rhos W. Gates, Nov. 8, eh neg and sh swQ
ncq ~, "a. |. Dimnick, eli, 500.
Nv l.. Perkins % e d. island fr OF swq :, SO, 4,
at the old dam, Ottawa, 800.
By Lorenzo Schwab, Nov. 3, n70a OF seq and
-l0a Of neg %. "a, |, Dimmick, $500.
By Chas, q. Armstrong, Nov. $, lots and 4.
blk 8, Glover's add, Ottawa, $3.50
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lust now turned from the political affairs that
work and writhe here, To the mills that grind
TO day IN various states, and | fear your col.
umns will be too full of the grist, It's political
drifts ana siftings, 10 admit this letter of your
Washington correspondent
The President has, perhaps, been wise III
postponng the nomination Of IA new Cabinet
until after these state elections. a prudent
politician will, doubtless, be able to make fore.
casts from the indications OF today that may
assist him In the adoption of policy and the
selection of It's executors.
In less than "a month The National LegIsla
ture will have assem- Olcd Tor u long, probably
seven months, Session. 1t Is believed that II
revision OF the tariff will be undertaken, and
reduction OF the internal revenue will be ac.
complshed.
Something ought to be done to improve the
condition of the Nay, but this can be best ac
c0mplshed by revivlng the once mighty but
now extinct commercial marine of the United
States, thus furnishing large body OF sea
soaked and seasoned sailors to draw upon In
time OF war, rather than educating the lfemn
ate sons and grandsons Of old commOdores and
retired admirals at the Naval Academy in
French, waltzing, astronomy, and information
al law.
No radical legislation, 1t may be safely SAID
will prevail In relation to the army. ApprO
priatlons will be passed maintaining 1t at
about the same force rank, and file upon
which it mas been kept up during the last four
years. There Is much talk, in both the Army
and the Navy Departments, of a more rigid en-
torcement OF real service upon large number
OF official shlrks originally from West Point
who manage to remain at Washington, Fort
ress Monroe, New York, Philadelphia, or "a
of TO Europe, on full pay, thus securing the de
lights of society and travel at the expense OF
the taxpayer, and uniting themselves (if they
ever had any titn.ss) for the stern duties they
were educated, at public expense, to perform
II Is doubtful, however if Secretaries Hunt
and Lincoln, or their successors, Will be able
TO enforce this much needed reform. Army
and Navy officers are so entrenched by relation.
ship and marriage connection with Influential
senators and members, that nothing short Of
the herolsm that plucks out the offending right
eye will eradicate this growingevil. There is
however, q strong feeling in Congress against
the aristOcratic tendencies and growths Of West
Point and the Naval Academy. The WhIttak.
er and Flipper episodes have directed public
attention to them in q way that 1t has not be
fore been directed, and have called attention 10
General Schenck's prophecy that the negro
who once broke up the union Of the states
would yet break up the two National Aca,le
mica. 1t may not be best that the two instltu
lions whose sole legitimate object Is education
for national defence shall be discontinued, but
II IS necessary that their object shall be more
clearly seen and pursued by those who main.
tain them, and, especially, by those who direct
ly control them.
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The Butte Post Office.

The complaints that are mad. every day
against the management Of the Butte post-of-
flee are not wi.huot cause, but at the same
time, are not wholly to be reinedied by the
present post. master. The office here is what
is known as q second class elice, first class Of
fees being but few, and that, too, only in the
larser7cities. The salaries of postmasters of
second class Offices range from two thousand
to twenty eight hundred dollars, and the ex-
penses allowed are regulated in proportion.
The Postmaster General Is governed by his
net income,from an Office in fixing the amount
allowed the postmaster Tor clerk h're and in
eiden,ai expenses, &c. II there-is not an al
lowsnes for these purposes sufficient fol- the
needs OF the Office. then the pos tmaster him
self cannot.be blamed 1t would certainly
seem that the allowance for the Butts Office
in matters Of this sort 10 not sufficient. Much
grurnbling 10 heard on account Of insufficient
service In the general delivery, and scarcity
OF boxes. The remedy lies In the hands OF
the people, by petition.
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Police Court.

There was a singular case disposed Of
yesterday morning by Judge Wilcox, in
which The accused and victim were both
proven to have been drunk at the time of The
alleged assault, last Sunday night. The
charge of assault and battery had been put
against a bricklayertnow engaged in working
for VIM. Curtis on the new Court House
building, on the testimony of a man who had
witnessed q bar room scuftie between tho
brieklayer and the so-called victim. The
facts iurned out to be that the man had fallen
and hur himtelf, and that the scufae had
been purely . friendly one.
Henry Burke wal sentenced by Judge
Wilcox yesterday morning to thirty days
in the County Jail, aud to pay = fine of twen-
ty dollars 1t was proven that Burke had
been All inmate Of Sullivan's boarding.
house IN VAUDEVILLE, and that from time to
time various articles II wearing apparel,
such Is shirts, socks, etc, have been missed
BY the other boarders. A nunhef the these
articles, although they were useleas to him,
in seversl instances, were iound in Burks's
pessesson, and were produced in court. He
made No d~efeDss, aud after hearing the tss-
timouy Judge Wilcox senteaced him a.
above stated.
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From wsane.dsysDa,lyl
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Memorial Funeral Services in Butte.

The day that was observed throughout the
entire country in unison with the funeral
services that were taking place in Cleveland
yesterday, was also observed in our young
city In = BETTING manner. In response to
the proclamation Of. the Governor all places
OF business were closed, and the manifesto
lions OF sorrow were general and genulre,
and went beyond the outward manifestations
OF draped and closed doors. At % O'Clock,
At the tint when the vast throng in Cleve-
land. amid solemn PROFESSIONS and mufied
drums, and flowers and mournful music,
were paying their last sad and heartfelt
tribute to the illustrious dead, the bells of
the city tolled forth the solemnity Of the oc-
casion, and the people Of the city repaired to
the u. Z. Church, where 1t had been arranged
that the several churches would unite in q
last tribute to the dead.
The exercises of the OCCASION were opened
with appropriate music and a prayer, after
which, Prot. w. E. Smith was called to the
chair and stated in a few vell-tined remarks
the occasion OF the assenblsge. Hen. R. E.
CARPENTER Was thsn introduced aud paid .
glowing tribute to the life and public services,
and characte. and example of the late Chic
Magistrate. Hrs remarks were beautifully
eloquent and sadly impressive. He wa fol.
lowed by Col. ". F. Sanders, who WAS tenn.
porarily in the city, and who feelingly spoke
Of his departed friend and companion in his
usual happy vein and with . force and deptl
Of feeling that was born Of manly affection
and personal and public regard. Appropriate
remarks aud tributes to the character and
public services Of the mourned President, by
Judge Hiram Knowles, J. c. Robinson, Esq,
w. o. 6peer, Eco, and Rev. J. J. Garviu,
concluded the exercises Of the occasion, and
the assembling, sadly Mad thoughtfully dis
pered.
The places of business remained closed
throughout the day and the deep feeling that
Overspread the commuuity over the sad event
manifested itself in tie quietude of the day
and the absence of anything Of = boisterous
or unseemly character to interrupt the feel
ings Of sadness that had taken possess OH Of
the sntire community. And the people OF
this city can take pride in the reflection that,
although living in the Rocky Mountains and
in . mining amp representing all lationalities
and elements, there was 10 more decorous
observance anywhere, and no deeper feeling
CT sorrow over the sad event that caused
nation 10 mourn.
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POLICE COURT.
mot a Singular Case"

We are informed by Judge Wilcox that the
case Of the Territory of Montana against one
Fitzgerald, heard before him Tuesday,
though 'not a singular case, has been singu-
larly mixed up in the reports. The complaint
was made by Quinlan against Fitzgerald, for
an assault on Michael Williams. Williams
WAS so severely injured IS to be unable to ap-
pear himself, and for this reason Quinlan
made the complaint in his behalf. Williams
leg was very badly injured BY the attack,
which Fitzgerald claimed was . playful
scufde, bu; which seems 10 have resulted
pretty seriously. Fitzgerald pleaded guilty,
and vas fined i've dollars and costs, which
amounted In ALTO twenty-five doFiars, and
was paid by William Curtis. the friend and
employer Of Fitzgerald.
The two cases called yesterday afternoon
will be heard IN their merits this morning.