The Osceola times., 1882-08-19

SUCH u pledStU, liih', luTiig htl SiHl
in Arksnsaw. tina; she donbtc,
whether she would ever be- contcn
ted to live in Randolph again. That
the impression Of all who visit Ar
kansaw.
The Mississippi Distric, confer
cnce of the NJ, r. Church. met al
Blythesvillc last week. From tn,
Candidates, who were out in force
we learn that ths meeting was q
grand Success. We had hoped
that ont OF the many bright aud in,
ielligent people in attendance, some
of them would have written us up d
report OF the proceedings, but We
are disappointed. Several telling
temperance lectures by able speakers
we learn were delivered,
In order to get rid of the Mat
rimonial Guild circulars thnl come
to this Post Office, the l.. NJ. has to
stamp the packages & Not matrimo-
MIA" " before the parties to whom
they are addressed will tako them
out. The business is rather ovcr,lone
If any ofthe young folks expect tt
marry, they should take out ccrtif-
icatc. The editor OF this paper is
agent for about IS different concerns
Call on him, There is big money ii
lii,
An examination Of the docket
Of the Mayor of Osceola, shows al
astonishing falling of in the number
Of cases before the Mayor in the past
six months. For the six month,
; ending December 3lst., 1881, sixty
seven cases were tried before th,
Mayor, and for thc/six months end
ing July lst., 1882, there were but
SEVEN eases tried before the sam,
officer. During the first six month,
the saloons were open, and during
the last six months, they were closed
We have no doubt that an examina
tion of Esquire Liston's docket woul,
show a like state of affairs. In tn,
place of ailrays, rows, loud swearin,
and quarreling upon the streets, W
have had quiet, peace and order
and general good feeling.
last Saturday, three or four o
the candidates for Assessor, by pre-
vious agreement, met in town, an,
appointed referees who were to de
eide as to who should draw from tn,
race. After much haggling, it wa
finally decided that Mess Josepl
Ward, ii. VI. Pope and Frank Mead
ows should Withdraw, and the feel,
left to Mr.. VIM. Mckinney. 1t i
proper to state that Mr., Meadows wa
not present. but il is claimed that h,
had agreed TO abide by the decision
Since then, it appears that Mr., Pope
friends, dissatisfied with this turn O
affairs, have urged him not to abid
this decision, and in consequence, h
is still n candidate with the rest. w
don't know how the boys will com
out of this muddle, but hope the
will settle it satisfactorily anon,
themselves. One thing is certain,
they all remain on the track, the re
publican candidate is sure to b
elected, unless the people center O
one man and shake the rest, IA thin,
they ought to do.
We still continue to rccciv
most encouraging reports from al
parts of the District as to the pros
poets of the election of Mr. Edring
ton. From Mr.. Truman Smith, G
Craighead county, who was in on
town this week, we learn that MI
Edrington has just finished thor
ough canvass of Buffalo Island, il
Craighead county. q precinct tina
will cast near three hundred votes
and that he will carry nearly the en-
tire vote. The people are oharme'
by his modest and unassuming man
per, and declare they are pcriectl
willing to risk the Office in his hands
a prominent Official of Greene coun
ty, writing to Sheriff liaskins, say
Edrington will get an immense vot'
there. and in all probability carr,
the county. One of the ablcst an,
most popular lawyers in Randolph
county say very much the same thin!
as to that county. From the aboy'
which can be relied upon. we can con
iidently predict that our county vii
have the honor Of of presenting TIN
next Prosecuting Attorney.
Personal.
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