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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-24

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-24

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lotics, and In such style and manner - ordered d
Ne most reasonable pricea.
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A tAe past 10 6egs TO assure Ais friends that he
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1enoe, Esapeee - eoatinusd patronage.
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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-24
Neat.Psckiux statistics.

The census report on manufacturers
gives the figures Of the meat-packing
trade for fourteen Of the principal cities,
us follows:
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-08-24

The total amount Ut packing done In
these cities in the census year il put
down IA $500. .000, 900.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
CHRIsTMAs IN CANON.
How the Day was Celebrated by
Young and Old

Christmas day was celebrated in very
happy way by the young people, and in a
very satisfactory manner by the older men,
bers of society. The churches We're well
flied with those who came to listen to
good sermons and who were dssirous OF
celebrating in a proper manner, the great
est of all holidays At night the different
denominations fitted up Christmas trees or
had a festival AZ which presents were made
to the Suuday-school children and members
of the congregation as well rs the pastors
and their families. Rev. Mr.. Pattee and
a handsome French china tea set and $50
in cash. At the NJ. E. Church there was q
fine tree, excellent music by the choir,
good recitations by Misses Maud Canffeii,
Ussic Ferrier, Kate Bartlett and Nellie AL
ling. The collection taken up for Mr.. Sim
mons was very liberal. The Baptists and
Cumberland Presbyterians had handsome
trees, and gave general satisfaction to the
little ones. But the crowning feat of all
was given by the First Presbyterian church
Sunday y-sehool at Blake's hNli. 1t consist
cd of representation of Santa Claus, who
emerged from behind the scenes on the
stage. loaded down with the good things
which children most desire. These were
distributed with lavish hand, and after
time had been allowed to discuss their
merits, general rourp cusued, the little
boys playing leap-trog and other innocent
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
MINING NOTES.

The output of coal in Colorado for the
year ending October 1st, 1882, was 25OoO,.
600 tons.
Since 1s4s. 81 ,2OO, ,OOo. COO worth OF gold
has been taken from the gulch mines OF
this country.
The fact that the locator of a mining
ciain Is under twenty-one years of age docs
not make the location invalid
Any citizen who is entitled to locate a
lode on the public domain may perform all
necessary acts of appropriation and deyel-
opment through the agency of others.
The law makes no distinction in re-
gard to location on account of sex Mi
ming claims may he located and held by
either males or females upon compliance
with the law.
A locator working subterraneously into
the dip of the vein belonging to another
locator who is IN possession of his location,
Aa,tss-e end hlA 70, .--.s--.- q
In order TO secure the right of possession
to a mining claim there must be COM
pliance not only with the laws of the
United States, but also with such local
regulations OF the mining district as are not
in conflict Herewith
The right to occupy. explore and extract
the precious minerals in the mineral lands
of the United States becomes vested in the
party who locates these lands according to
the local rules and customs of the mining
district in which they are situated.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
COUNTY ITEMS.

The young people of Rockvale gave a
very entertaining concert last Saturday
evening
The two public schools in Hartiscrabble
park had fine Christmas trees on last Mon
day night
The welch feast of "Eistedfod was
ceieblassl at Coal Creek last Monday in
grand style.
The new post of the Grand Army, to be
organized at Coal Creek next week, will be
styled the Garfield
Last Tuesday evening the two mutilated
millers,f Jones and welch, were the re-
cipien;s of a complimentary benefit ut Coal
Creek
Rev. T. A. Humphreys is the new pastor
of the Union Congregational church, Coal
Creek. He is a graduate of Oherlin col
lege, and has come TO stay. He breaches
in Welch every Sunday morning, and in
English in the evening.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL cosDBssArIoss.


Our review of congressional work on i'm
portant measures last week brought u
from the opening Of the session to the 2Otl
! instant, inclusive. In this article we slial
| note important work done from that day
| until the reassembling of the solons, aftel
Christmas, on the 9th instant.
The Goth, in the senate q bill for the ad
mission of Utah was presented, bnt no ac
tion was taken. The consular diplomatic
bill was passed. Mr. Hoar introduced Q
very worthy joint resolution, authorizing
the president to negotiate with the civilized
powers for an international. system. uhcJe,
by matters in dispute betwesn different
governments agreeing thereto may be ad-
Justed by arbitration, if possible, without
recourse to war. The civil service reform
bill was discussed at good length, Mr.. Vest
making prolonged speech on it.
On the 21st, in the senate, the tobacco
tax question received its usual discussion
but was not acted upon. The agricultural
appropriation was passed, and the remain
der of the day devoted to discussion of the
civil service bill.
On the I'D, the senate agreed to o reso-
luton allowing rebate on stocks of to-
blcco on hand. Mr.. Van Wyck reported
TO the senate his bill agreed upon by the
commissioner of public lands which pro-
poses to compel railroad companies TO paw
taxes on lands granted by the government.
1t provides that lands for which the COM
panies are entitled to patents on the pay
ment of the expense of surveying, and yet
refuse TO take patents, shall within one
year aftcr the time the company becomes
entitled to the patents be forfeited to the
United States and made part of the pub
lie domain The Union, Central and Kan
sas Pacific are said to he the companies
principally affected by this measure. The
amount of lands involved, approximating
l5,o00.000 acres, are located in Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Ne
ysda and California After another dis
cussion of the civil service bill the senate
adjourned
On the 23d Mr.. Chilcott, of Colorado.
offered resolution requesting the resident
to order the departments closed carly dur
ing Christmas week. so as to give clerks
the usual holiday. After spirited debate
on the civil service bill the senate ad-
journed until Wednesday, December 27th.
In the lower house, on the Goth, the bill
permitting retired army officers to hold
office in the territories was passed us was
also the postotfice appropriation bill Fif-
teen leaves of absence were granted. when
the house adjourned.
On the 2lst the house discussed the army
bin, granted twenty-five
leaves OF absence and adjourned
On the I'D the army appropriation bill
was considered. and u number of leaves of
absence granted. the total number now
Sans % s ssaeiea 3 ~ isl l.s.s hssss sasi99fnsae
and the house adjourned until the 27th.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
sona,or Van wyck,, hin 10 moet

Senator Van wyck's bin to meet the
evasion OF taxes OH lands, sought by ths
several western railroad companies, is n
very wise measure. These companies re-
fuse to take out patents for the lands
claimed by them, there being no law to
compel them TO do so; but pay no taxes ON
them, ,rnd the lands ars held from the pub.
lie domain until the corporations see lit to
sell them, They are, therefore, holding
thousands upon thousands Of acres thus at
no cost 10 themselves, and selling to immi-
rrap's Year b sc-r at s.eadily increasing,
rYie0s Tbehlii ves les. lands to IN,
ssalss p wiA sse situate, in case
,he eali~H coa,tAsAiss 90 not at once take
uas ia.ienss
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30


Gnnnison had baby show last week,
and camc near having shooting affray
oecr 1t. The question AS TO whether or
not colorcd babics would he admitted was
freely discussed, in the papers and OF, the
street, and considerable feeling worke' up.
When colored woman entered the hall,
will, baby in her arms, she was prom ptly
elected by two policemen, It was rumtr red
that the police magistrate Ind cent her
there, and,thc next day n gentleman. met
aud ssilressrd that dignit,.ry In vsry un.
complementary terms, and then sLaprcd his
face The a~vir'rate drew his gun, and
fpss'c tsse sitcuar ssss,1, saf was pre-
scsted ov tslasausss Ihe coIcesa n,.,,
PIE an 'FsaynMd
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The Denver Republican says that, as
Denver has paid very large proportion
of the state taxes which have built pcni-
tcntiary at Canon City, n lunatic asylum at
Pueblo. a blind and deaf asylum Mt Colora-
do Springs, an agricultural college at Fort
Collins. school of mines and reform
school at Golden, she is entitled in her turn
to magnificent state house. and we agree
with our contemporary. Let us have a
capitol building worthy Of such state.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
WILKES BOOTHS BODY.

The Ouray Times, whether facetiously or
"'pon honor we leave others TO judge,
says it has learned from a special dispatch
that "a large party of Pinkerton's detec-
tives has left Chicago to investigate the
fearful mystery of the Pat DAILY Caves,
and set at rest the theory, long held by one
of the shrcwdcst detectives in the United
States, that John wiiks Booth escaped from
Washington and for n long time had his
headquarters somewhere on East river OF
Cement creek.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Colonel Stephenson, of the bureau of
cthnology, who has just returned to Wash
ington from an exploration tour in Mexico,
made the discovery that the cave dwellers,
who dug habi,ations out OF the faces of cliffs,
are of far more recent existence than ever
before believed. Tho clothing worn by the
mummics found there indicates that they
are not moro than 300 years old.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Tho new freight tariff agreed upon at
the Chicago meeting, TO take effect JAM
uary /, 1ss2, between Council Bluffs and
Cation City, is as follows: First-claSs, per
100 pounds, $3.50; second, S2.43; third,
s2.l5; fourth, Sl.s6. In ear load lots class
es five, six, seven, eight and nine, respec-
lively, si,55, Sl.3o, Slo5, IS cents and 65
cents
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The Denver Inter- Ocean calls the atten-
tcntion Of the people TO the gigantic mo-
large corporations securing vast tracts of
grazing land and crowding ont small own
CTS. II this continues our stste will DC
cursed as California now is.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

One the handsomest pieces OF carpenter
work and painting that has been turned
out in our town is the royal arch that wal
built by Mr.. c. j. Smith, some time ago
Since We first mentioned it, Mr.. Little ha.
had IL at his paint shop at s,rtor's carriag,
factory, and has succeeded in decorating
it in manner which showed excellcH;
taste and workmanship. The colors blend
20 nicely that one could scarcely detect
where the different tints change, and the
lettering and gliding is Of the highest or.
der. The arch wsrs placed in the Masonic
lodge room ON 81. Johns day, Ard was ad-
inircd by all who saw II.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

An effort will lie made in congress TO
break up the practice of filing fraudulent
declaratory statements on pre-emption
claiins, and then selling Accomplishments to
incoming settlers, which gives the land de-
partment great trouble.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

AT the depot at Galesburg, Illinois, a
heavy trunk fell from truck and burst
open, disclosing the gory body of Il man
with his throat cut from ear TO ear. A
man on the train, holding a check cores
ponding TO the trunk, was arrested, but he
refused to talk. The body was not decom-
posed, but horribly bloody.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The leading merchants of San Francisco
favor the continuation of the reciprccity
treaty with the Sandwich Islands. We
don't wonder at this, as it gives them one
of the greatest sugar monopolies in the
xxorld
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
TREAsURER,s REPORT,
The Books are Found to be Kept in
Satisfactory Manner.


STATE OF COLORADO,
County of Fremont.
To the Honorable C. d. Bradley, Judge Of the
Sirfh Judicial District Of said State, IN
and for the County of Fremont
We, the undersigned, your committee
appointed to examine the books and ae-
counts of ]. H Harrison. County Treasurer
Of said county, would respectfully report
that we have examined the same for the
eight months ending December 1st, 1852;
and find that the collections for said eight
months are as follows:
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Captain A. c. Mutt, cashier OF the Penn
sylvania State treasury, went to the room
of NJ. l. Dukes, prominent lawyer and
member of the legislature, in u hotel at
uniontown. Pennsylvania, Sunday, to settle
some misunderstanding. when a fight en-
sued, in which Dukes killed him.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The Durango Southwest says the rumor
on the streets OF Denver, is that the Re
publican and Tribune arc going to CONSOLE
date on the ist of January. The Tri-
bune to take all the Republicans material
apd, assume its liabilities
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The amount Of money paid to the differ
eni rnilToads by the people Of Colorado this
year was ErtzIs.r tasll tHo ontIrc ourrut on
gold, silver and copper. Las. year they
paid 10 the Denver & Rio Grandc South
Park and Colorado Central so.G22 ,s32 IL
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

A company has been formed at Denver
to begin the manufacture Of agriculture
implements on large scale in the spring.
Our growing industry in the direction of
farming demands such an institution.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The American Association OF Mining In
du-iries, Of which J. Alden smith is presi-
dent, has sent strong protest to congress
aEains; a reduction Of the tariff on lead
ores. This association is composed of some
Of the most influential mining men in the
United States
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Missouri has passed law prohibiting the
discharge of firearms in theaters; but it
don't say anything about discharging them
outside OF such places, a Ia the James boys,
Cook brothers and others
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
FOR SALE.

DASCH short Creek Ranch of ya acres.
IN for sale Three hundred acres fenced
Unc-fonrth mile Of nalurni ck wall fen r.
lfO scrck claim. 80 acre., hRy land. 40 acres
broken. 50 acre. can be broken Tor farmirr.
only ranch the stream aud ts fed by
never milling ptinrs. two O; v hich are inside
of pasture THIS rpncn commands an exec
lent range for An uniinited number Of etitie
or hnrtc3, Tho Improvements ar. ON y one LOG
house with three rooms, good corrals and
stables. new cellar i5Ss0. legged mn from the
bottom. Abundart inRfcrtAl is- fencing.
Have raised 1900 pounds Of r1,aioes on six
acres. can cut frnri l2 TO tons Of bay About
one mile OF diich. Ono hundred acres under
difrhos For sole for casa siotk. Ahous
81 miles from Canon. Apply TO n. 4. BLAKE,
st this once.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Yesterday Mr.. r. G. Head was honorably
acquitted of the charge brought against
him, short time since, the prosecution
proving to have been wholly eroundless.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

On Saturday Judge Beliord was granted
an indefinite leave of absence from the
lower house of congress, on account of ur-
gent business
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The cafion division of the Colorado Coal
and Iron company, for the month ending
November 80, shipped 1866 tons of coal.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The democrats bitterly oppose the ad-
mission of Dakota. They don't want the
star of empire to march westward.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The ways and means COMMITTEES has
fixed tho following rates Brown acetate
of lead, four cents per pound white acetate
OF lead, six cents; white lead, when dry or
in bulk, three cents; lithasgc, three cents /;
orange or ia sheet rips OF shas, three aad
three ,aart< n centA
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
CITY COLORADO, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 80 1882.
FOREIGN NEWS.

The archbishop of bordeaux is dead.
Fifty. Spiritualists have been arrested il
Bohemia.
The electric light has been introduced ir
Chinese cities.
Or. Corvisar, an eminent French phy.
sician, is dead.
An international exhibition will be held
at Calcutta in 1888
Chinese are committing depredations on
the Russian frontier.
Bishop Bensons has accepted the arch.
bishopric of Canterbury.
OBrien, editor of the United ireland
Dublin, has been arrested for seditiou,
libel =
The Mexican congress has authorized
the establishment of banks tlirouchou,
that empire.
Lieutenant Harber, with the remains OF
Lieutenant DeLong and companions in
charge, have arrived at Yakutsk
Biggar, member of parliament. will be
prosecuted for a recent speech in which he
denounced Earl Spencer as bloodthirsty
English peer.
China is ordering more torpedo boats
from Germany, and preparing in every
way for defense. The Russian envoy is
about TO leave Peking permanently.
A small riot took place in Limerick on
Christmas night between soldiers and
civilians The latter attacked the mill
tary. The soldiers were badly handled,
and the disturbance was settled by the
police.
A Matamoras, Mexico, special saws
Forty soldiers Of infantry at Tampico
mntinied, and after n desperate fight with
the guard escaped. Captain Burros was
killed and one lieutenant and several
soldiers wounded. Troops pursued the
deserters and captured about half, who
will be shot
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Candidates for the different offices of the
legislature are ripe, and the crop very
prolific one. .
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

is enough rope. Let republicans give it to
them.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The Denver & Rio Gandc e,aploycs on
the Silver Cliff train wish to thank Mcssrs.
Wall 4 Wood, Of blackburn, for their hos
pitali,y on Christmas day, and acknowledge
their appreciation OF the gifts which hung
on the tree for them as tho traid passesi
the station.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

1t hiss been discovered that the Oregon
Central railway is holding from settlement
ever l,0ooOoo acres Of hand along the
lower Columbia to which it's title has
lapsed. AT effort viii be made At this
session of Congress to open these lands to
settlement
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

Idaho democrats aad Mormons have
joined hands to defeat the republicans.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

We find that the county treasury books
are kept in very satifactory manner and
that all moneys have been paid out only
upon the orders of board of county commits
sioners, or rs provided by law.
We find that the balances due the va
rious funds on the first day of December,
1882, and for which balances the treasurer
has moneys in his hands in full of the same,
are as follows:
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

General d. c. Dodge has heen promoted
to the vicc-prcsitlency Of the Denver 4 Rio
Grandc, ries DR.. Bell, resigned, The latter
will return W EuroI<-
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

"OrsE-Fonr rorms, pla-iered. vi n wa
Ill ter, cellar. Price s7pn. s2s0 down nnu
SO and interest per quarter until paid. Ap-
Ply % II. u. Blaks as3
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

HursE--A two room frame residence and
II lot tixl20. good cittcru. on Fourth
,tTe,t. corner lot. only four blocks from Me
Cinrc house. Price. SABA. onc-bnif cssh and
balance December ?, isse. Inquire at This
pfficc. ci0l
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
PusTMAsTERs APPOINTED.

Blackburn, Custer county, Colorado,
Alpheus G. Wall.
Montrose, Gunnison county, Colorado,
Abe Roberts.
Titusville, Fremont county, Colorado,
William Gray.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

lot ooSlan. four-room new
III brick house two story, wator, below
ditch, plastorci. 81, ,2a. DIS.
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

"ouSE AND TWO LOTS = three rooms,
Ill frame, plnstcrcti water, stable, thirty y
fruit trees. Three blocks from Mcclure house,
81 400. hst
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The following postoffice changes, made
during the week ending December 16, 1882,
are reported by the department:
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

"oUSE AND FULL SIZED LOT, sixieo--
IL Scar the courthouse, for sale, Price,
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

"ousE AND LoT-on the corner OF iIh
IL street. House is frame, three rooms.
Sion rQl
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

HousE AND LOT ON the corner OF Finh
III street, House Is frame. six rooms. plas-
tered. 81 90. rao
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

1IotfsE AND LoT-oniy one block from
Il Mcclure house. House Is frame. plas-
tered. four rooms, sl,ooo. re9
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

UIoUsE AND LoT-on n street, In a good
III poighborbood. Has four room and coll
Iar H4r
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

The state legislature Of Colorado ~ili
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

"OrSE--A double brick residence. three
II rooms on zach slide, winter and sink.
10 Kitchen. Rents for sst per month. Price,
fq7po t.,p
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

ROOhS-wanted 10 rent to party without
Ia small children. two pit asa.pt front
rooms suitable for housek eeping. Apply TO
Mr.. Sanders stors or residence. stf
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30
FOR RENT.

vNIFTY acres OF land. under ditch, on,,half
n mile nom Canon City. for rent for a
Term OF years Apply TO j. *. BREWSTER
Canon City. Colombo. 4ilI
The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-12-30

TIOrSE--A siS room, one story adobe
ll house, with cellar, summer kitchen
pantry and full lot for sale Barn. corral
chickcn house. etc. Water pipes In the house
Apply to II. I. Blake. nj RECORD Office. ss5