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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-14
THE BEST TOWN LOTS In
JASPER
ut Pirate Sale !!

The undersigned has snbiivided his
lots near the Union Flour Mills.
aud now offers them at private sale.
There are eighteen beautiful building
lots. 50 by l53 feet, fronting Oh jackson
ani Min streets, with broad alley IL
the rear OF each lot. This II rare op-
portuni'y 70 secure good building lots In
i healthy part Of town.
TERMS. Easy. 70 suit purchasers. a. II
j. more the object 10 improve that part
OF town. than 70 make money.
Aug. ~, '79-tf. JOSEPH EGG.
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4 md and dramatic eviction took n,oco
~ me county Wicklow to-day. Al, nm
,'an named Arthur kavanaugh, IN feeble
health and bed-ridden lor two wars. wlo
'' ''.o.' Y canfn onsfhc property OF Ear. Fiiz-
Mh.'atn had ALLEN behind in his rent. A
utesce q cjcctmcnt was obtained 81 thc
n9uie carl, a. the lat Wicklow sessions.
'''s sa'nekccpcr, with Two baiIiiIS. went
W. execute The decree this afternoon.
,'ncy ''aa 10 carry kavanaryh OFT ofthc|
nouse' nnd - ~ was crossing tlc .hres-
no'a - M cabin. the poor man saFn onc
MIR N, and died N the Ramekecpe.'s arms.
I; HID BODY was laii By The roadside. ever
daughter. o2'"v'' s'ana-'
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lIIN|*N. . &4&N<4
"Wc'rc havin' some pretty vintr;si
weather" said cld Daddy Worfherspool
10 Uncle sammy fionhiwcll. ~ rho two
gentlemen met near me city l.aii. yester
day. Right for'ari weather Cor III
fcs~kn.'
Jir' -. iist sor conceded Uncle sam.
my. Reminds NE 80 fhe mi "a 1881
n commenced long the fore part 81 "a.
vcnhcr anll frozc ~ti.Fiil; March. Good
smart weather loo. | remember that II
was NJ cold ~ brooklyn tl.rt November
th.i billil' water frnye over HOT fire.
Daddy Noti'ef~poon looked AZ him
and brarci himself. \e>. YES" sai,l
~. i mind u we'll That's tie fall that
ne mix 'roze II ihe cows. But the cold
season 49, IN is27. u commenced iii
WE middle ~ October and fan through
q Apri': an 'he On srcx- III the lamps
and We didn't have a light until spring
set i'm
Az. Az" responded Uncle sammy.
growing rigid. IT, just like Yesterday
% me. ] walked hundred and forty
miles due cast from SANDY Hook. on the
ice. and slii back. owing to the con Il
vex''y Of The earth. you know II was
down hill coming ills way. But that
wasn't as cold as the winter Of 1921 (.
Ihat season commenced iii September
and the mercury didn't rise degree tin
May Don't you remember how wei
used 70 breath hard let il freeze. cnt al
hole ~ Il and crawl In for shelter? You
haven't forgotten that:"
Not III said Daddy Wotherspoon.
after short pause. That's the winter
we used TO give the horses lead 10 drink
and keep hot fire under EN- SO II.
wouldn't harden tiil they cot II down
But that was nothing 10 llie smell OF 1917. I
I cot through that whole spell ~ living
10 an ice house. ii was too cold 10 vol
cui doors. and fist campcd III an ia
hnnsr. lou remcsnhe Tint season nf
1871? That's the win.erwe wore under
shirts Of sand paper 70 keep up fric-
We'll. should say did" rctortcdI
Uncle sammy. ~Wnai. remember 1917 M
Decd 10. That was The spell when M
took steam grindstone four DAYS to
light match. .Ar. az, BIT do Won
know was Internationally warm ia that
winter:
How so?" demanded Daddy Woth-
crspoon. breathing hard.
'ilnnnin around yonr icc honsc 10 findl
OUT where Won got IN. II was al awful
spell though. How long dii II lat?
From August tin the 3oth Of June: I.
guess you're ri-ht. But YOU mind he
snap Of 1913. don't You: II commenced
pm The first OF July and went around ana
apped over a week This wear fhe .
inoke frozc In the chimneys and we Ind
2 blast i out with dynamite. / think
ha' was the worst we ever had. Allthe
locks froze mp SO we didn't know TIC
inc TOR year, and when men used 10 :
et fire 70 their buildings SOS TO raise the !
cnt Yes indeed. got three thousand.
Iollars month FOR four burnin' bnildin's. Y
lhere was heap OF sufIerin' that winter. "
'ecause we lived on alcohol and phos- y
'horns, til The alcohol froze, and then We
* me birthstone ends Of matches and /.
law Won
But Daddy Wortherspoon had ned.
ne statistics were too much for him.
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|STAvE AND SHINGLE
FACTORY.
Beck, Bauer e Co.,
FOOT OF CLAY STREET.
JASPER, INDIANA,

300 cords Of shin-'c blocks. for which
We will pay from 81 - 10 81 %. &C.
corling % quality.
300 cords ~ stavc timber. FOR which
We will pay from 81 80 to 81 IS per
The highest price paid Tor
slaves suitable for whisky
barrels andhcading, deliver
81 20 the Factory. Persons
desiring COntrac cts or further
information will please call
nc the Factory.
BECK, BAUER g co.
FEB. 20, lsS0-ly.
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Pleasant FLATS, March 4, 1888,

PLEASANT FLATS, March 4, 1881.
( DR.. L. f. Campbelt-Dcar Sir We
welcome you back to our county, ant
regretted exceedingly when you left
us last fall. AS you are now fool
loose we petition you to come ant
settle among us, and occupy a vacated
field made SO by the removal of DR.
Hamilton. DIR. Hamilton has been
with US and labored successfully and
acceptably for many years and we
part with him with many regrets
but know of no one we would rather
see take his place, than DR.. Camp.
bell. Doctor, we have known you
long and know you well. You came
to our County years ago, q stranger
but by strict attention to business
and uniform course Of conduct, and
christian character, which is com.
mendable, have won the confidence Of
the people, and became one of oul
best Physicians; and we earnestly
petition you to come and settle
among US,
We regret the bad health of Mrs
Campbell, which is the best Of rea.
sons for your return, ahdsympathizc
with you nyour losses which you
necessarily have Sustained, and would
most respectfully ask you to settle
among US. Be content and assure
the people you have come to stay.
We think you ought to be satisfied
with your experiments in the West.
Come Doctor and settle among US,
where we think you will soon repair
your losses, and we hope the health
Of Mrs. Campbell.
Very Respectfully,
MANY FRIENDS.
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JANUARY 10th, 1881.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
PASSENGER TRAINS RUx AS FoLLows:

No. 1 Mail-Runs daily except Sunday
from Richmond to Huntington; daily, Viii
liamson's to Huntington.
No.3 Express-auns dailyfro Rich
mond to Huntington.
No. 5 Accom-. leaves Richmond daily
except Sunday, at 30 p. IN. and arrives at
Gordonsvile at 90 p. m.
No. 81 Mixed leaves Charlottesville
daily, except Sunday, at 4 SO p. m. and
arrives at Stanton at 90 p. m.
No. 25 Mixed leaves Cannelton daily
except Sunday at 4 90 u. m. and arrives at
Huntington 10 S. a. m.
f., L. 81 B. s. R. u. Trains run
daily.
O., b. S. 4 p. p. Steamer leaves
huntington daily.
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Through Coaches between Gallipolis ant
Columbus on all trains.

Connections made at Gallipolis with
Steamboats, and Stage Line for Middleport,
Pomeroy, and Ohio River points; at Nc
Arthur junction, for all points on NJ. & G.
R, R.; at Logan, for Athens, Parkersburg,
and Marietta; at Lancaster, for Zanesyille
and CircleYille; and at Union Depot, Col.
umbus, for all points North, East and West.
0RLAND SMITH, Gent Superintendent.
G. D. NORRIS, Superintendent.
w. Fl. HARRISON, Gen'l Ticket Agent.
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their disadvantage not to. have a

their disadvantage not to, have a
noon boat.
The protracted meeting in the Bap-
list Church closed on the evening Of
the 9th ult. / believe there were
two accessions to the church.
Prof. Grove, the blind Phrenologi-
cal lecturer, had an arrangement to
lecture here on Tuesday evening, but
because of the inclemency of the
weather there were so few out that
the lecture was postponed to some flu
ture time. He comes well recon-
mended from other points.
Messrs. Frank Meeks and T. S.
Harper attended the inaugural ball
given at Pomeroy on the evening of
the 4th. From accounts they did not
have 10000 persons present, nor 300
gallons of coffee, nor 10 bushels Of
oysters, as at Washington. 1t was a
kind of side-show.
Ex-Mayor Branch and Doc. Train,
of Pomeroy, Ohio, are both very sick,
with very little prospects that either
OF them will ever recover.
Mf,John Vandervert, of Pennsyl-
vania, u son-in-law Of Mr.. w. W.
Harper, died on the Sd instant. He
leavesa wife and six children, but
they are we'll provided for, having a
good farm and everything plenty
around them.
Quite number of the pupils Of
this town are going to different places
to school this winter. Some over the
river. some to Pomeroy, and some to
the Sehon school.
Within ten days most fthe schools
in Graham District will have closed.
So far as we know general satisfac-
ton has been rendered. J.
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AGENTS
| For BORDER OUTLAWS
WANTED
BY j. W. .BUEL.

W hN LEU by j. W.BUEL.
Ncw, Authentic and Thrilling History Of
the Lives and Wonderful Adventures OF
Americas great Outlaws,
The Younger BROTHERS,
Frank and Jesse James,
And their bands of highwaymen down to
1851. Contains more Man 10 ilusau.igas
embracing late Portraits of the principal
characters, including Frank James, never
before y.::..hcd and u Fine CoIored
Plates. Interviews and letters irom
Cole Younger-Startling ReueldtionS All
about the Black Flag, the Black Oath, the
Secret Carc, and hundreds of other wonder
full things. Most exciting book evef pub.
lished; more thrilling than a romance, yet
true in ere,y essential, Sells like wild-fire!
10000 ordered in advance. Nothing like
it!-beats everything! Over 400 pages,
price Sl.50. Agents canvass!ng outfit, 50
cents. Write Immediately for full particu-
lars, to HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO.,
st. Louis, Mo. 3.w
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HARTFORD CITY ITEMs.-The wealth.
er is still raw cold and unpleasant,
and the roads excessively muddy
On Thursday we had thunder and
Lightning with rain and hail in the
morning, and rain and snow in the
evening.
Mr. G. w. Moredock, who was at
Cincinnati during the great musical
festival, and the visit of the whale,
and Miss Barnhart, returned home a
few days ago and reports favorably,
and says the biggest thing he saw
was the whale. The whale is quite
a fish.
A Mrs. Gibbs, who lived a few
miles back Of town, died this week,
and was buried in the grave yard
above town.
Mr.. r. l.. Winkleblack is receiving
logs preparatory to starting up the
stave machine, which he expects to do
Monday the 7th.
Miss Alice Harpold, who has been
to Cincinnati in attendance on the
musical festival, returned home u few
days since,
Mrs. Capt. Nell Brown was quite
unweIl a few days ago, but is now
better.
Some talk Of stopping the furnace
here; how long | do not know. | pre-.
sumo there are $4,000 barrels Of salt
now in the salt sheds.
Miss Carrie Norris has been con.
fined to her room by sickness for the
past week, and is not well yet.
The stars and stripes were flung to
the breeze here on inauguration day.
The people here find it greatly to
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When our representatives return
they will be expected to devote a
great deal Of their time and talents
to the much needed temperance re-
form in this community. We want
them here badly to break up those
scenes which make "eyes like stars
stare from their spheres"
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Dr.. WILL S. Hoy, Physician, Sur
geon, and Dcrmatologist, Tenders
his professional services to the public;
attends to all. calls whether day or
night; can be found in his office, n. e.
corner Main and Market sts., when
not professionally engaged. Ia26 ly';
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The Register has had a hard time
running itself in the absence Of the
Editor, therefore our joy in anticipa-
ton Of his return after this week,
may be better imagined than de-
scribed. The transmission from leg
islative life to his old field of labor
may not at first be very agreeable,
but we have no doubt be will accept
the situation as gracefully as expect
ed. Coming directly from the Capitol
where questions for legislative action
have been freely discussed, we hope
he may be prepared to explain to the
satisfaction Of the people some things
the Legislature has done that may
need explanation. The Register in
venturing to indicate what it be-
lieved to be the popular sentimenton
certain questions has been in har-
mony with the Judgment Of the Leg
islature, except upon the subject Of
an adjourned session. 1t is but a fit.
ting tribute to our Delegates to note
the fact that their action in opposing
this proposition meets with the
hearty approval of their constituents.
THE YOUNGER BROTHERS AND
FRANK AND JESSE JAMEs.-The His
torical Publishing Co., Of st. Louis,
Mo-, has just issued complete his
tory of the noted Younger Brothers
and Frank and Jesse James, bringing
the events in the lives of these airy
gentleman Of the highway down to
the present time. 1t is a volume Of
over 400 pages, containing more than
40 illustrations, and printed and
bound in good style. Mr.. ]. w. Buel,
the author, has been engaged during
the last three years in collecting and
preparing his materials, and recently
visited the Youngers in the Mime.
sofa penitentiary for the pupose Of
verifying certain portions of his work.
1t is said 10 be of the most exciting
and thrilling character, and its sell.
ing qualities are indicated by the
fact that more than 10000 copies
were ordered in advance of publica.
ton. See advertisement elswhere.
There is a movement on foot to
start boat store on board Of Mr..
Hoyt's wharfboat, together with a
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Hickory CHAPEL ITEMs.-Gentle
Spring has come; the sun in his glory,
rising in the east, covers the earth
with his brightness, making glad the
hearts of all; the birds are piping
forth their most beautiful Spring
notes, the plowman's voice fills the
soft, mellow air with its melodious
strain, and we are almost carried
away in the pleasures received in be-
holding the beauties Of Spring,
when, 10! storm accompanied by the
first thunder of the season makes its
appearance, the earth is enrapped in
darkness, the rain falls in perfect tor
rents, the wind blows colder, itsnows,
and when we realize our situation
we find that old March comes in like
a lion, putting and blowing, Staying
our brightest hopes, and declaring
that he has right to a small space
in the great field Of time.
We are informed that Mr.. Jesse NJ.
Beckett has set his portable saw mill
on the farm of Mr.. John T. Brown,
where he will saw large lot of vel.
low pine, walnut and oak lumber for
John T. Brown, D. W. Brown and
others.
Some Of our farmers are talking Of
selling out and going West; if we had
the privilege of giving advice, we
would say do not give up well doing
for the hope of doing better.
Mr.. Lewis Childers, who has been
ill for some time, is now better.
Our roads are in u good condition
for this season of the year.
Cattle look bad, with prospect Of
looking worse, for feed is very scarce.
Our farmers have lost quite a mum,
Der of sheep this winter.
The Rev, Mr.. Ovens, of the Bap.
It's, Church, closed protracted meet,
ing at the Betsy Chapel on the Goth of
last month, where he had one of the
greatest revivals that was was ever
known in our community; sixteen
persons joined the church and will be
baptized. SwEETBRIER..
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Fick.Ups.
Hay is scarce and high.
Mud is plenty and deep.

under.
The fighting editor will be at home
next week.
Chas. A. Hutchinson is a U. S. Off
Ger now-P. NJ.
Huntington is to have a nail mill
and iron works.
What are we going to send to the
Worlds Fair, at New York?
Get your seed potatoes ready for
st. Patrick's day, March 18th.
SEED OATs.-E. S. Bright has fine
lot Of Iowa seed oats for sale. 2*
Measles, small pox and colds make
a lively Spring opening for the doc
tors.
Rice corn is becoming popular with
farmers. 1t belongs to the sorghum
species.
Read the advertisement of the
Carleton College, Syracuse, Ohio, in
this issue.
Charleston will get one hundred
thousand dollars appropriated for the
State Capitol.
Garfeld's mother will see that he
is good boy while he stays in the
White House.
Putnam court adjourned last Sat.
urday and our lawyers have all re.
turned home.
Mr.. ]. B. McGufiin intends to put
up q considerable amount Of iron fenc'
ing this Spring.
When we get mail established on
the railroad, can't we get the express
Office re.established here?
Rev. Mr.. Blaney, will preach in
the Presbyterian Church next Sab.
bath, morning and evening.
There will be preaching in the
Pleasant Flats Church, on next Sab
bath, the 18th, by Rev. VIM. L. Bailey.
Lemons and oranges in this mar.
ket are exceedingly poor. They must
be shipping us their frost-bitten fruit.
Freight and travellers seem to be
plenty, as all the steamboats, go by
full Of passengers and ladened with
freight.
We are in reach of railroad now
and March is the month for shad;
won'tsome Of our enterprising grocers
keep some?
The Kansas Temperance Amend
ment failed to pass the courts, and
the citizens can still take drink of
Kansas whiskey.
We understand the Messrs. Browns
will soon have q boat to take the
place of the Luella, in the Syracuse
and Gallipolis trade.
Either the rocks on the wharf float.
ed off or else a great deal of mud
tloated in; dry weather, we suppose,
will solve the problem.
There is complaint about the coal
measurment in this town. There
ought to be some system Of weighing
or gauging established.
Through the exertions of John E.
Timms, Esq, of this place, and the
influence Of Senator Davis, we will
shortly have daily evening mail.
The alternate freezing and thawing
must have a damaging effect on wheat
in many localities, besides throwing
the farmers very much back in their
Spring work.
The new town of Henderson, Oh
the lower side of the Kanawha, op-
posite Point Pleasant, is thriving
finely. 1t has now a post.office with
the genial Charlie Hutchinson as
Postmaster, and business is increas.
ing GaIlipolis Ledger,
HARTFORD CITY ITEMs.-The wealth.
er is still raw cold and unpleasant,
and the roads excessively muddy
On Thursday we had thunder and
Lightning with rain and hail in the
morning, and rain and snow in the
evening.
Mr.. G. W. Moredock, who was at
Cincinnati during the great musical
festival, and the visit of the whale,
and Miss Barnhart, returned home a
few days ago and reports favorably,
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INFORMATION FOR TRAvELERs.-If
you are contemplating a journey, it
will be to your profit and satisfaction
to know before you start, the short.
est and most direct route TO take, the
time it will consume, the fare, and
where you can buy u through ticket,
and have your baggage checked
through to destination. This infor-
nation and accommodation can be
procured of the ticket agent at any
station on the line of the Ohio and
West Virginia Railway. This com.
pany on account of their close con.
nection with the trunk lines, is pre-
pared 10 offer special inducements in
the way of quick time, and low rates,
both passenger and freight to land
explorers, and those contemplating
moving to the great West; keep these
facts in mind if you think Of travel.
ing. If.
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A case of small pox is reported on
kanawha, about five or six miles up
the river.
Later: There is now reported q case
Of smallpox at Point Pleasant. The
Pointers were very bitter in their
quarantine against us during the
yellow fever period; shall we retail.
ate?-GalItpoIis Ledger.
Not half 50 bitter as you were, when
you had the Yellow fever. We
are taking care of our patient; some
of yours were thrown into the river
after they were dead, and others com.
PEELED to cross the river to our shore
to get under ground.
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DEAD.-John B. steed departed this
life near Mt. Pisgah, in Mason coun.
ty, West Virginia, on March I'd, 1851,
an the 74th year of his age. Mr.,
stced was born in Ohio county, West
Virginia, July 5th, 1907. He become
a member of the NJ. E. Church in
1851. Funeral services were con.
Quoted by Rev. W. A. Byus.
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yellow Connlexion.

My daughter, twelve years old,
complained of headache, and her skin
was dark yellow; also the whites Of
her eyes were very yellow. We all
said she had the Jaundice. l bought
a bottle of Barosma, Buchu, Backache,
Liver and Kidney cure, and n box of
Dandelion and Mandrake Pills, and
by the time the medicine was used
she came to her right color again in
week or ten days l call it good
medicine. 1t did the business up
right.
HENRY HOOVER.
Troy Township, P. o. Diamoud)
May 26,1S77.
Prepared by E. X. Thompson,
wholesale druggist, Titusville, Pa.
For sale by Point Pleasant Drug
Store and A. @. Van Glider.
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Dr. Will S. Hoy has just received
from Philadelphia, some fresh vac.
cine virus,
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MARRtED.-0n the 9Th instant, by
Rev. VIM. L. Bailey, in the County
Clerks office, Ben. f. Wamsley to
Sophronia J. Morrow; all Of Mason
county.
On the Sd instant, by Rev. VIM. L.
Bailey, Hezekiah S. Patterson to Eu.
nice J. Lepert, at the residence of Mr..
Shelton, in Clendinen District, this
county.
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There is movement on foot to
start a boat store on board of Mr..
Hoyt's wharfboat, together with a
commission house and general pur-
chasing business. 1t is proposed to
supply boats with stores and buy and
sell all kinds of produce, grain, &c.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-04
Curious Old West Point Orders.
from the New York Snn1


There is all old manuscript West
Point orderly book preserved at Wash.
ington headquarters which contains
some curious entries. Under date OF
July 3, 1780, is the following:
Tomorrow being the anniversary of
the Independence of America, the COM
mander wishes to have the pleasure of
seeing the officers of the garrison at II
o'clock, to drink a glass of - with
them. The troops will be served with
gill of rum at the same time.'
In an other place is the following:
"The children of non-commissioned
officers and privates will draw but half
rations. Sucking ones to draw no pub
lie provisions. "No woman who shall
in the future be married to non-com-
missioned officer or soldier by Justice
of the peace of this state shall be al
lowed to remain at this point"
"John Gordon, of the Twelfth Mas
sachusetts regiment, has been found
guilty of stealing salt, and is sentenced
to receive 100 lashes on his bare back. -
"Benj. Kerchill, and Ebenezer For
good are sentenced to run the graunte-
lope bare backed through file Of men,
in open order, with bayonet at each
of their breasts