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County Court Proceedings.

The county court was in session May
rs, 8, 10, & II and transacted the fol.
lowing business:
Chas. NJ. Malone ordered to draw
state school funds, amount s4.OS7,4 ,4C
also $3.50 swamp land fund from the
state.
Ordered the county clerk to make
out the financial statement and pub
lish the same in the Journal, Democrat
and GRAPHIC, each paper to receive
$1,000 therefor.
Ordered full payment certified to
state register of lands on n1s nH and
W. Or l6-16-17, and patents issued to
Andrew Ellison assignee of Thcs. ].
Dockery.
Approved P. j. and Catherine Riee-
er's school fund bond for $40O in lieu
of S. r. Dunham's bond and released
Dunham's school fund mortgage.
Also released Martha Speer,s school
fund mortgage, ana Nancy and Elmer
Dean on part of block 5 Morris addi.
ton.
Approved the following bonds to
school funds and ordered warrants tor
the amounts: ]. S Hewlt 1915, VIM.
G. Lewis 1925, 7. w. Prentice $3.50, &. |
Vansickle 1926, Thos. Davidson 1925,
Geo. Everhart 1920.
John A. Miller, ct al. road petition
was dismissed at petitioner cost, also
same order on the following petitions:
Edward Barden, ct al, r NJ Toler, ct al,
S N Holloway, ct al, W J Sandry, ct al,
S c Zeigler and T W Prentice, ct al,
Isaac Capps, ct al.
Ordered commissi oner to view the
routes petitioned for by the following
persons and report at Ane term: John
Bragg ct al, Geo W Broyles e: al, d.
c Sohnson, ct al,
Appointed John Bell, Lyman Dar-
row and J r Merrill commissioners on
private road of Michael Howley to re-
port at Aug term.
Michael Hays road Continued for
damages to be raid.
John B Ferris road continued for
parties to relinquish right of way.
Geo I S pencer road continued for
proof Of new road.
Evan Britt road same order. {
HI Yowell road continued for pay G
nent Of damages. e
Robt Sleeth road continued for proof S
i condition of new road. 4
J w Mccoy road continued to 1st
ionday in June.
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Subjects for Debates and Compost
tIOnS.

Debatss.-1. Resolved. that the
study of English Literature should be
included among Graded or High
school studies. 2. Ought not trial
by jury of twelve be abolished Z.
Resolved. that Compulsory Education
should be required in the United
States. 4. Ought Capital Punishment
to be abolished 2
Com6osihons-1. Weather Pros
poets. 2. The advantage OF Keeping
Note Book, (and extracts from it). 2.
Cloud Scenery. 3. Among the Stars.
4. The First Spring Flowers. S. The
Sugar Camp. E. The New Life of
Nature.
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COURT HOUSE SITE.

The county court has appointed a
committee to "look up" a suitable site
for courthouse. so that the question
may be said to be open for discussion.
So far We have not found any advo-
cate for putting the building on the
old site in the center of the public
square. One of the most forcible OBJ.
jections We have heard gwen is that
the noise and confusion of the streets
would prove constant annoyance and
interruption to proceedings especially
during the summer months. 1t would
also be subject to all the dust and fly
ing dirt of the four streets around it
whatever direction the wind might be
The site wherever chosen should be
roomy, easily approached and reason
ably near the center of business and
be procurable at a fair price. We do
not understand that the present &C
ton of the court even suggests the inn
mediate building Of the court house,
but is taken in view of the fact that our
town is constantly growing, and that
such as will be suitable for the
purpose is likely either to advance
largely in price or to be built upon and
thus be rendered more costly or more
difficult to secure. We believe It q
wise move, justified by sound business
in view of the fact that such
a site will be imperatively necessary
in the near future.
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From our Regular Corresrondent.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 3, 1883,
Several important questions connect.
ed with railroad land grants are now
pending before the Secretary Of the In
terror, and action of some kind in re.
ference to the same will doubtless be
taken before long. One of these ques-
tons relates to the reinstatement ofthe
former practice of the department o
issuing second parent where a prior
patent for the same land, issued either
through inadvertence or under an er-
roneous construction of a statute, has
been found to be null and void. and to
make no conveyance of title to the land.
In the case of NEwHALL VS.. SAM
GER, decided in May. 1876 (e2 U. S.
Rep, 761), the Supreme Court of the
United States held that lands in Cali
Iornla within the limits OF Mexican
grant claim, and in state of reserva.
ton at the date of the Pacific Railroad
grant, and that patent issued for such
lands to the railroad comp 2any was void
and conveyed no title. This decision
directly nullifed the title ofthe railroad
company and its grantee, Mr.. Sanger.
to the particular tract in controversy
before the court, and virtually nulllfed
the title of the railroad company tc
every other tract also in a state Of res.
eryation within the limits of a Mexican
grant claim at the date Of the railroad
grant, and holding. therefore. the same
'fafas as the tract in controversy In
hat case.
At the date of the decision in May,
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1876, and for nearly forty years before
that time, the practice Of the Depart
ment Of the Interior was and had been
to issue second patents whenever the
officers Of the departments became full
ly satisfied that prior patents for the
same lands had been enormously is
sued and were entirely null and void.
The propriety ofissuing second patents
in such cases without previously re-
manoing the contest to the courts, was
in 1897 referred to Attorney General
Butler, ard in 1S4S was again referred
to Attorney General Toucey, and both
of these officers rendered opinions in
favor Of the practice, where it was clear
from the rulings of the Supreme Court
of the United States that the earlier
patents were mere nullities and convey.
ed no title. (See Opins. Attys. Genl.
Vols. 3 and S, PIP. 2:4o 7, respectively.
The practice of the department in
that respect became thus '.rmly estab-
ilshed, and from 1887 to 1876 many
such second patents were issued with
out the earlier patents being first de-
clared void in the judicial tribunals.
Many of them subsequently came be-
fore the Supreme Court of the United
Safes, and in every instance that tribu-
nal sustained the second patents and
held the Government title Being con-
veyed by them as it did in the case of
NEwHAtL VS.. SANGER.
Prior to the decision in that case the
California railroad companies had OBJ
tanned patents in the department for
many thousand acres of land OF pre-
cisely the same status as the contest
between Newhall and Sanger and the
legal principles involved were of courseI
precisely the same in respect to every !
such tract. The only question to be
determined in each case was whether
at date of the railroad grant the tract
was in state OF reservation within
the limits of a Mexican grant claim,
the same as the track in controversy
between Newhall and Sanger, and that
was question to be determined by the
officers IN charge of the public lands,
and not primarily b. the judicial rribu-
nails.
Hundred of settlers have been for
years occupying the lands in California
for which such void patents were
issued to the railroad companies. Had
the practice of issuing second patents
which had prevailed in the department
for more than a generation prior to
July IL, 1876, been continued after
that date these settlers would long
since have obtained title to their land
But within the period of about two
months after the case of Newhall VS..
Sanger had been decided by the Su-
preme Court, showing that the CALI {
ornia railroad companies were hold. !,
ng many thousand acres ofland under
Illegal patents improperly issued, the
department. changed the practice OF
ssuiEg second patents for the same
ands until the elder patents in each h
case had first been declared .
'oid in the judicial tribunals. =
No honest claimant, desirous only
II protecting just claim, had ever d
Of the former practice of 6
he department, nor had the Supreme
court of the United States ever found
ault with it. DOM PEDRO.
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The second volume ofthe Library
of Aboriginal American Literature"will
be 1.-The Iroquois Book of Rites" edi-
ted by Horatio Hale. it will appear in
June.
A very handsome edition Of Philip
Gilbert Hamerton's "Etchers and
Etchings" has been brought out by
Roberts Bro. Few books are worthier
OF choice and elegant form.
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Along the path Of the storm, as it

Along the path Of the storm, as i
crossed the East Fork, great damage
was done to timber. and where the
hills were struck on this side the gras.
was peeled of.
The next damage was to Mr.. Jur'
genson's barn, on the edge Of town
which was damaged about 5000.
i Near by, Mr.. VIM. Magnus' barn
was destr Dyed, and two rooms to his
|house torn away. Damage about
$I,3oo.
A strange incident in this locality is
found in the fact that about three feet
of water in Capt. Bill Smiths pond, on
the old Lyle place, was taken out.
IN MACON CITY.
The storm passed through that
part known as South Africa and most
Of the buildings destroyed were of little
value. The colored scool building, a
commodous brick structure was leveled
to the ground as was also the African
M. E. Church. On the latter there was
a Cyclone policy of $1,000. A large
two-story house owned by G. Stiger, of
Chicago was crushed like an eggshell.
It was unoecupied. The residence Of
Mrs. Barlow was: considerably damaged
but is covered by insurance. The
number ofbuildings destroyed or dam.
aged are variously reported at f:om
thirty or forty In number. The Tines
concludes its account by saying:
Macon has had her long-looked for
cyclone, and the terrible work it has
wrought will long be remembered by
the people whom it visited. The color.
ed people suffered mostly, and some
are in very distressed circumstances, as
they have lost everything.
The scene of the wreck is Distress
ed one. Men with resolute faces are
working faithfully, silently, to gather
about them all that is for them to gath.
er. Women and children, some weep
ing, Others more courageous. helping
their husbands and friends to erect a
place ofshelter from the rain of another
night. The work is a terrible work,
but It's done.
AT OTHER POINTS.
A number Of other points were visit.
ed by similar storms. At Kansas City
the suburbs were swept and over two
hundred thousand dollar damage done
to buildings, and three persons killed. |
AT Wyandotte, the storm was also
heavy, and one death reported. Trains
were delayed on all the incoming west
ern roads, and the storm is reported as !
far west as Denver.
At Liberty, great deal of damage
was done; but no loss of life is reported.
Wllilaln JeWel Couege was partially un-
rooted, and otherwise seriously damag.
ed.
At Missouri City and vicinity much
damage is repo.ted and casualties not
'eported.
Webb City and Ornago, of Kansas,
suffered heavily. The latter complete
Not house left standing.
Several seriously wounded but none
eported killed. The storm lasted
'nly fifteen minutes but left nothing of
he place. A train left Joplin as soon
IS possible with medical and other as
istance for both places. |:
The cyclone passed just east OF Pat
ensburg, leveling forests, demolishing
ouses and destroying everything in its !!
rack. No lives reported lost, though j
many narrow escapes.
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KIRKSVILLE MARKETS.

We quote ruling prices up to Thnrs-
day noon.
HOGS-$6 to 6.25.
STEERS-4.50 to $50.
OATS-33 C per bushel.
CORN-But little coming in 50 to 6Oc
BUTTERFLY to 15c.
EGGS-121s.
HONEY-l21s to 15c.
BACON--Country 12ls.
CHICkENS-Per doz3 to $50.
APPLES-Per hushel 75c to Ito
POrATOES-7O to 7.5c.
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CYCLONE NEWS.

Sunday afternoon various portion
of the west were visited by destructiv,
cyclones.
Our near neighbor, Macon City ano
the country adjacent, came in for +:
share of the destructive work. We
learn particulars from an Extra ISSUED
by the Macon Times. The storm oc
cured about nine o'clock Sunday nigh
and Its course was the usual one taker
by such storms, from southwest to
northeast. The storm first commen.
ced its destructive work some fifteen
miles southwest of Macon and was &C.
companied by the usual funnel shaped
cloud.
From thence to Macon where it left
path of destruction and death.
Three persons, Mrs. John Clarkson,
Mrs. Elijah Banta, and Mr.. Chas. Ross
all living in the country, were killed
and large number of other persons
more or less injured. The losses in
the country before the storm reached
Macon we're.
A. B. Lewis, barn 5000; C.E. Mil.
Ter, house and barn, and stock killed
$4,000 to $4,000 j. A. Summers,hou
barn and orchard $1,000; John Clark
SOD, whose wife was killed, house ruin
ed,$2 900; Mr.. Beeson. house; Jos.
Burris, residence, outhouses, trees, etc.
$4,000; the Burris school house VIM.
Skunk, residence unrooted John Blak-
enship, damage to buildings $4,000;
house occupied by Chas. Buster and
belonging to Jas. Banta. totally destroy
ed, loss on house $500, goods $15c;
John Miller, barn wrecked; Evans
Wright, house blown down and burned
$500; Allen Miller, house damaged
5000 Allen Banta, all farm buildings
destroyed $4,000; Thos. Roberts,
house and barn $500; w. Banta,
house 5000; Thos. Banta, house turn
I'd half way round; the next house in
he line of the storm was Elijah Banta's
where quite number of the relatives
md friends had assembled to see Mrs.
Banta and Mr.. James, Mrs. Banta's
ather. both of whom were confined to
heir beds in the house with illness.
There were in all II persons in the
'ouse, but one of whom escaped en-
rely unhurt, and not a stick of a single
uilding on the place was left standing.
)f those in the house, Mrs. Elijah Ban.
! was fatally injured, living about half
n hour, and Mr.. Mordecai Harp and
is son Alonzo were seriously. and per-
aps fatally injured. The old gentle
ian was bruised about the stomach,
nd the young man had frightful hole
Large enough to admit of three fin ,
into his side under the arm
It, extending into the hollow of the {
ody.
Next was the improvements Of T. B. r
[iller. which were entirely destroyed I
I'd scattered through the woods. The T
image is perhaps $4,000.
A quarter of a mile west VIM. Bur.
MS hou.e was unroofed. T.
Northeast halfa mile Chas. Ross
ID recently built a small box house. n
hieh he and his family occupied.
othing was left standing on the place
d Mr.. Ross was killed. m
In the same neighborhood Mr..
nith's house and barn were destroy Of
and Mr.. S. slightly hurt. =,
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WEIIS!

All in Kirksville or vicinity wishing well
bored. will please call on or address by mail
the unde rslgncd. For terms apply to
4-S" T. DINSMORE & SON.
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A ADMINISTRATORS

AANotice is given that letters Of administra-
tiOn on the estate Of A. .Slingerland, deceased,
were granted to the undersigned on the 10th
day Of May, 1883. by the Probate court Of
Adair county. All persons having claims
against SAID estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the Administrators
within one year after the date Of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any benefit Of
said estate, and if such claims be not exhibit
ed within two years from the dare Of said let
tiers, they will be forever barred.
J%rs J.c. csaoa%s.. :UmSsoS Administrators.
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LAND ss!5s sss% .ssGsss.e .;sssS's'!s; e aSss s.s
=. - STEAD CERTIFICATES and q
5in9s s OF LAND SCRlP bought and sold. LAege
Stock. and HIGHEST PRICE5 PAID. Do vou Vaao
70 sell or buy7 II 20, writo % 4. a. TROQA0.
Assosney-ae-LoW, WaoblngtO0, =. Q,
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Appointed Noah Motter, David Fep.
| ley and Jacob Cutler jury to assess
damages ON BENZ. s Kerns road.
Declared the AL McKendry road a
public highway.
John Patterson road continued to
Aug. term for parties to relinquish
right of way.
JH Turner road continued for proof
of conuiiion Of new road.
VIM. McPhebridgs road continued
for commissioners report, also E E
Hall road for same.
Appointed Noah Stuckey, S NJ Craw-
ford and Simon R,nkle jury to assess
damages to Geo w Coulson and VIM
Hynds on H o Ryon road.
Granted the change Of road petition
ed for by W F Mason and vacated the
old road.
Appointed jesse B Griffin, Geo L
Coffin and $ G Draper to assess dam.
ages to John Thomas and Imbler, on
w p Turner road.
Appointed B J Hortell overseer road
dis, 2 polk township.
Appointed A r Bowman, overseer
road dis. 5, salt river tp.
The following persons were appoint.
ed committee to look out site for
court house and report at the June
term: Il F MILAN, I G Campbell, G. B.
Polly, James Ellison, w G Elmore, John
W Gill, VIM Smoot, S NJ Crawford, X
N Toler, S b Abercrombie, Hiram
Snyder. Noah Motter, and John Shibley
Sr.
Appropriated $l65 to build bridge
across Cottonwood branch south of
Adalr.
Appointed John H Smith overseer
dis. 2, Walnut tp.
Appointed S Hewe!t overseer dis.
6, Liberty tn.
VIM. T Baird financial agent to re.
fund the Benton tp, e1s salt river tp.
bonds made his report and re-
turned $4,000 Of the Benton tp bonds,
which were refused by parties holding
the same amount If per cent bonds.
Released the penalties and cash on
timber land on taxes on timber lands
owned by the late A. Slingerland.
Approved Chas H Malone's quarterly
as county treasurer.
Appointed S N Holloway overseer
road..dls. l, salt river tp.
Apr inted r NJ johnson overseer
lis 5, Liberty tp.
Ordered A d Risdon, Pros. Atty, to
present a petition to the rcuit Judge
or authority to make levy to create
! sinking fund to pay off the bonded
Indebtedness of the country, Benton
p. and half Salt River tp.
Ordered the following warrants
lrawn on the treasury.
CONTINGENT FUND.
adOgan & Gardner Books and blanks 5 9I3
larry Tu nmOnd, fright on safe doors and
drayage 1860
j Wilkes & Co, hardware county jail SS,
ohm Eegert wood for probate office $50
ohm Shaver, boarding prisoner etc Si45
obt L0rcnz, rent of probate atfice 1900
Baylor, rent OF county offices $3.50
mith & Mcclure. desk for Circuit elk etc. 1928
go Melvin. pain ing jail 1000
co w DeReamer, hardware etc ESQ
einy & Hooper, stationery lS
+ HeiHy 4 Co, anks etc go
W Ross & co. coal go ,
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.
larvey Hsttery building bridge in Pettis tp $3.50 90
has CallsOn, msterialrOad dis Saltriv tp 1000
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ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.

Wilber Lacksy, timber for bridge
T.Atterbery, building bridge near Chandler s 81
Hiram Miller, lumber for =. :. CO
Maruuece Az
James shahan, building bridge near - 8.
T Rice, serv as overseer IG
Danl Hall. chairman
Walter Wilson, axman
Edward Wilson, fsgman l
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PAUPER FUND.

PAUPER FUND.
l. Beal, keeping paupers, eto 5000
Waddll. keeping Z Hail 1900
James Morgan, digging graves for paupers $50
Mrs A Harlan, goods for Dora E9banks 100
JOnn Shaver, taking Dora Eubanks TO asylum 80 05
shiblev, cash for X fare for poor family IS w
Il NJ stone. med treatment pauper 100
John Burton, med :" - 1900
smith McGutre. cOhins etc, 400
L Beall. goods for pauper, 242
Malone cash paid to panpers by ord court los %
SALARY FUND,
IhOs Dockrey, ssfv road anu bridge cemr. 7475
JCnn shavef. sheriff ~ 81
, Mclaughlin, - Co. clerk II l3
c Malone .. treas aus 10
q hawkins - SJudge l6 10
> y johnson 1850
0eo w NOvlnger :" =" IL IS
Adjourned to meet the 1st Monday
in Tune.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

NuJourneu 70 meet the Ist Monday
in June.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-08
4 Forestburg Fire

Forestburg Times, 30th: at about 9
o'clock this morning the citizens of this
town were awakened by the alarming cry
of fire." WHICH was found to be in the
store of W. II. Long, on Main street and
1t was very soon enveloped in flames.
The hall in the second story was occu-
pied as the public school room. The
building was one of the larges. in the
place, and, with Its entire stock of gen.
eral merchandise, was wholly consumed.
which, 1t is said, was wholly or partially
insured. 1t stood between Angus Nc.
Gilvers's land Office and residence on
the south and Baldwin's saloon building
on the north, both of which was
badly damaged. The Masons' and Odd
Fellows hail is in the second story of
this building and was badly riddled by
the flames 1epd drenched with water.
The well just put down in front Of this
building was, no doubt, it's protection
The citizens all did nobly in staying the
flames. The railroad boys are worthy Of
special mention.
AT one time the entire row, including
Bonesteel's store, Thaxter's new bsnI
building. into which he had just moved
bis mammoth safe and other fixtures, anc
McGlirery 'sproperty adjoining, the post
office, Stroud's grocery and other proper
ty across the street were imminently
threatened with certain destruction
Ihe cause OF the fire is unknown.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-08
The Northern Kail1oaa War,

1N NoTtntTn 1td1ifOAd war.
Wahpeton Times: About nine o'clock
last evening, nearly six hundred men
assembled from all parts of the line at
the seat of war. After building huge
bpntires they lay ronnd the cheering
blaze and waited to be attacked. All
night long the Manitoba army watched
in vain. The Fargo Southern brigade
made no appearance. While the men
hired by the st. p. NJ. & NJ. Co., to hold
the fort, lay on the wet grass, and ran
the risk Of consumption. with an early
grave, the Fargo Southern clan were
sleeping the sleep OF the just, and dream
ing OF the shivefing enemy. Walking
past the camp at midnight the visitor
would naturally remark on the weird.
yet unromantic sight. BY the flickerine
blaze OF the watchfire, the warriors (who
ten to one would run if under fire.
smoking, sleeping, talking, yea even
drinking, dressed as section hand will
dress, tfar from the orthodox idea of the
soldiers camp yet making strange
tableaux. The night past away, the
knights became hungry, and the hotels
were inundated.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-08
Bishop Hare to the Churc,

Philadelphia, Oct. "a, ls3-To the
clergy and congregations and all others
attached to the Protestant Episcopal
church in south Dakota: My dear
brethren-By action OF the house of
bishops, the bounds of my jurisdiction.
AS missionary bishop have been changed,
so ms TO embrace MI that part OF Dakota
which lies south Of the 10th parallel. to.
eethcr with the Santee reservation in
Nebraska. the whole district being called
the missionary district of south Dakota,
II have, IN the career OF the bisaep
whom succced. an example which NJ
once guides and s.,rs ard hnmblee me
! have srcn ensh wonders accomplished
by the people Of Dakota, in the years
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-11-08
The Sioux Falls Fire.

Sioux Falls. d. T., Nov. 6.-At II :o5
this evening. fire broke out near the
Commercial hotel, fine structure Just
completed. destroying it and the livery
stable adjoining; also six other buildings
and their contents. Total loss. S65, 600,
MS follows:
w. q. Wiley. on hotel and Stable and
contents, $4,000; insured for half.
John Alison, merchandise in hotel
building. $4,000; insurance unknown.
T. Q. Mapes. building, $1,000; insured.
Mrs. A. Allen, two buildings, 81 ,2o0;
insured for one half.
The balance OF the loss is distributed
among tenants and in damage to other
structures.