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rom Freedom.

FWEroM, May 3lst 1s63.--Mcst Of the
farmer, are rcpIauting their corn on &C.
ooaa' Of cold weather. The corn has
fA'rcto grow.
1,r. p,,ooe Of Harding has gone to
p.ao,ourea, n. I, on VISIT to his old
hom,.
Z. X. BiJbus is organizing Land in
Harding.
r Lucas has been improving his place
by pgWog up pair o! scales.
Com that was husked early las, tall is
mou,dlns in the cribs.
Elder Batchcl.er gave u birthdap party
to few of his old friends on last Monday,
he was s. years old. He is very smart
toca man OF his age.
Corhey McCarty and Melvin Barber VIII
supply the Freedom farmers with beeF and
mutton tins summer.
4 number of the Freedom Changers are
going to attend the county Grange next
week. 1t is to he held in the town Of Mil
Ter.
Dave Davis met with quite serious &C
cilent while gong to Earl with load OF
hogs. His horses got frightened and ran
away aud threw HIM out of the wagon.
W. d. Parrish took up four stray horses
last week. One of them is a small Indian
pony.
Quite a number Of farmers are building
creamery buildings to keep their milk IL
this summer.
Dave Arntson has improved his place by
building an addition to his house,
The carpenters have commenced work
on the Norwegian church
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Golden Acorn" -four is the best.
From Wa!tahm,

WALTHAM, June Our farmers have
begun to pillow cora.
The barn raising at Robert CAIRNS WIS
largely attended by The surrounding farm.
ers last Friday Ches. McLauGhin Of
Homer L. doing the carpenter work.
David Moore is on the sick list
Henry Nonoit is hauling lumbcr for "
new barn.
Frank johnson and lady OF Dmmick
were the guests Of Miss Gladdie Ames on
Sunday.
Henry johnson purchased 1000 bushels
OF corn from ThomasGhlmOur for $500, n
large portion OF it being putrid.
Mr.. Oleson IN family Of Granville were
visiting friends IN this vicinity last week.
Hattie COGrtWrIght has Il new organ.
Geo. A. True went to Chicago on We'd
nesday to negotiate tie sale o! his property
in that city.
Mrs Stephenson, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. \. True, left GA
Thursday to visit nd2ughtcr in Kansas, &c.
cCmpanicd by Miss Angie True.
Jos. HUI is painting his house.
Frank Whlpplc made u haSty trip 10
southern Illinois las: week.
The writer attended the Sabbath School
convention at the Baptist Church in Ho
mer last Sunday. \ large number Of pe0.
pie had copyrighted 10 paruclpate IN the
procession and were not disapp Inled.
The Masons Will not IN 'arge their hall
the coming summer.
Decoration Day was not observed in this
section except by the school children, who
had holiday. L u l.
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Vicinity Items.

Track laying has already begun on the
Northwestern Railroads Aurora Branch
AtGeneva the village board has fixed
the license at $500, and and two licenses
VIII probably be granted.
The Joliet Stone for the Illinois river
improvement Will be transported from Jol.
let by nine barges, which will be lowed in
fleet from La Sale.
The Peru National Bank has been au-
thoyize9 TO begin business. }. W. Hopkins
Is president and the directors are nearly
all leading business men Of that city
ESW hen the Nonica cemetery needs clean.
ing bee" is formed and the JOB done in
a few hours Elsewhere it would require
six months blowing through the ncwspa-
pcrs, and then nothing would be done.
George Smith. clerk in on Earlyille
store, died while sitting in his char last
Thursday. He was apparently III good
health and spirits but few moments tie
fore his death. He was buried by the Ma.
sons Sunday.
A MENDOZA telegram says the cold con.
unuous rain Of Sunday and Monday
throughout that section, prevents the plan
ting or replanting Of corn still, and it is
possible, from the saturated condition OF
the ground, that nothing can be done in 1t
before The 1st Of June. THE outlook is
certainly not encouraging"
On Friday last William Welsh, Of Strea-
tor was arrested on complaint Of Thomas
SchoieId who accused him of stealing his
pocketbook. Welsh, who had formerly had
Schofield working for him gave him back
the pocketbook, and said he merely took
it TO Keep Schofield, who was drunk, from
wasting his money Schoield was not yet
entirely sober, and refused 10 acceptthe ex-
plar alton. The prisoner was held to ap-
pear before the circuit court, and is now in
Jail.
GA young woman named Eliza Fotche
about % years old, formerly from Swi,zcr.
land, but for the past two years resided at
Norwood, n. Y, arrived at Mendoza Sat.
urday night in an insane condition. She
believed she was being followed by some
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tire. or tour men who we're intending 4"
rob and kill her Some think she vas
chioroformeI, and, rs she is ge,in@ baxter
its effects, coupled with fright are passing
Oft She believes the same herself, AMI per.
slsts Ia asserting II. she rrsuuea her
Journey after few days Of rest.
DR.. Henery Slade, "a travelling SprilUl2st
struck Mendoza last week, and was having
q gay time until "a servant GIL caught him
writing messages from the other world
with his own hand under table ans gave
it away. The Doctor was told hc was =
fraud and that # he attempted To show any
more complaint would be made against
HIM for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses, The doctor denied the cMrLcs
at first, but when 1t was explained 'o t'm
how plainly bad been seen his maHiNuH'-
joas, nc closed his seaEces and let, on HE
next train.
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From Grand Ridge.

GRAND RIDGE, May 31st., lSS3.-The
old saying More rain more rest" Well
we have rest until we are tired; rather
gloomy prospect Tor II good croD OF corn,
we had to plant and replaut aud number
are not through planting yet.
The funeral OF Mrs Nellie Casey, wife
Of Nicholas Casey, to-day. This commu-
NIFTY looscs an estimable lady, She leaves
a very interesting family to mourn ,heiI
| sad loss
Miss Dortha, daughter of Eli Hodgson
who has been spending some time in Mis-
souri, in hopes Of regaining her health
was brought home in a very low condl-
! ton.
Mr. Eli Essick, who has been up to Chr
cagO tor medical treatment has returned
feeling very.much better than he has for a
| long time.
A. 7. Hayes and wife are spending a
short time IN Chicago taking IN the rail.
road exposition
The Fishing Club of Grand Ridge Is
pretty well represented to-day at Dayton.
Pres. L. c. Wright. Vice Pres. Ransom
Palmer with several under secretaries at
tending.
1t would be well Tor the Com. of high
ways to notice the sidewalks, either have
Them repaired or declare them nuisance,
and have them removed as they are in a
dangerous condition to the public travel
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The Oldest inhahitant has becD seen
about cold, wet seasons and he remembers
about the Summer of 1916, when there
was frost and ice every month IN the year
There WAS snow-storm In New England
on the 30th of August Green cora froze
and was killed on the stalk. There was
not enough grain raised for the rex, year 5
seed. The crop OF 1917 WAS grown from seed
which matured in 1915. What with one
thing and another, men began to believe
that the sun WAS cooling off, and that the
future OF the human race looked decidedly
cold and blue. Yet the Winter of 1867
was remarkably mlld and the Spring and
Summer of 1917 were rs bright and bloom
ing and bountIiu as had ever been known
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he Stems - have stolen awny in toe night
Va Que can seriously mink OF anestIng
hlm, IL was acquitted OF murder by .
jury, and his otAer alleged victim Is far
away. \ fugiuye On earth, with the
mark "a Cain on his brow, be seems liv
M clrmpJ,fcatlon Of the story IN the old
scG.o' readers about the agonies Of the
murlcrcr Wdo had escaped the galows.
The secret 4, too momentous for even II
strong man to carry, much less wcakhng
like Russell. lie IS reaping his reward
though he slipped through the clutches Of
tie law
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from MarseiIles.

MARsETIAEs, Ill.,, May 3l.--lnvilations
are out for the marriage OF Dan Stone,
OF the Register, and Miss Ida Alberty.
The lecture of Mr. Ambrose at the Con
gregatoual church last evening was good,
\ new encyclopaedia man is on the ram,
page here now.
The ii. a. Pitts Sons Mfg. Co. have 100
corn shelters 25 hay leaders, and two or
three barb wire machines to make, besides
their usual work.
There is some talk Of an opera house i'll
Narcotics
Two Of VIM. Peddicords sons, from
lowe, are visiting home and friends once
more.
Last SUNDAY evening, about six O'clock,
Geo. Myers, who WAS baker at work for
Charles Baker, deliberately put his head
under m approaching tram and killed
himself The circumstances Hre as follows:
He had been at work for Thompson Tor
some months ard received his last natural
lzatlon papers. He was born in A!saCc,
once French, uoW German territory. \
little while before our last municipal cleo
ton he went to Chicago and while there
got very drank, and while in this coudl-
ton 1t seems they tried To make HIM vote,
which be refused 20 do. The next morning
his companions handed him back his
money IT he vas 50 drunk rs not 10
remember the tallng away Of his money,
he might have voted aud not known It,
He also voted ut our city election Some,
more IN sport than anything else, heCtorCd
him about it, telling hum that be would 20
to states prison for Illegal voting Mr.
Thompson and several Others tried very
hard to dlsabuse his mad of this idea, but
to no purpose. He had asserted many times
that lie would die sooner than go to Jail.
II strangers came 10 town he thought they
were after HIM. Saturday last Mr.. Charles
Thompson started with hum to Chicago to
ascertain if he did actually vote there. On
account of the railroad bridge beng out on
the Z. l, they went by way of Ottawa
while in your town they consulted o
lawyer, after which Myers seemed TO feel
better-so much so that they decided to
return to Marsellles. Sunday he was bad
again, so bad that Mr.. Thompson watched
him all day. Toward evening he had
recovered, and he left him. 1 think from
what l can learn that Mr.. Thompson did
all that he could to avert the sad catastro-
phe. The engineer of the train that ran
over him said that he turned his face
towards the engine when he whistled, but
would not leave the track. The funeral
services were observed at the Universalist
church on Monday, at 8 p. NJ. y.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02

Our good friend and correspondent, G..
II. Hergor. Of Ophir, has returned home
again af,e9 tnp west, and resumed his
place on our corps Of correspondents We
trust now that he has returned home and
can defend himself, If need be, oar tucads
of the J0u3wal will let up on their abuse OF
him. The J0urRal should know that there
Is no surer sign OF yerdaucy ia an editorial
chair than a continual abuse of ones neigh
Dor. The Journal is ut liberty to "cuss
us all it pleases, but 1t is not decent to
abuse cur friends to reach US.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02

Earlville Gazette: Mr. VIM. Il. IIaight
returned Thursday morning from Dakota.
He's of the opinion, after seeing how I'M
mense the boom is, that some Of the poorer
settlers are liable to call Tor aid from the
chritable before twelve months roll around
Which quite corroborates the view taken
by the Chicago NecS The Meas thinks
the poor man should think twice before
giving way to the fever Of the dakota
boom" 4 good thing won't spoil in day
or two
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ATLANTA. Ill. Ocf. 70. l-sl
Nys. Dr. KICK Dear kGtuU.. write tn.s think
Ing t may be " encouragement TO your patients
under yuur treatment, and tu affected Hly
wife AsR been She troubled with liver and kidney
disease FOR four years Her bowels were always con
slpated requiring medicine almost constantly. with
out permanent benefit, and being under the care OF
two regular physicians who could not reach her case
She suffered win pain iu her LEFT side and through into
the back had stomach trouble with accumulation Of
gas, and almost constant pain all through her head
with burning like IRE In top OF the Er d Her eyes
we're affected al times would have blind spells come
her with diyznes and rush OF blood 10 her head.
She also suffered with female trouble But now,
after treating four ntls only with YOU her bowels
are regular without medicine. she has more head
trouble and her stomach is all rIsht she feels Vel.
not having any tired. lsnguid feelings and the
pains al gone from her side aud bars During the
nrst two months treatment she Lost ten pounds In
weight and felt very badly, which vas rather aiscour
aging Ia us but You -ad II all right snd 50 Ne
continued with your directions, and after four
months treatment she has regane her former weight
and Is gaining more al the rate OF two pounds per
week Respectfully, ABRAHAM PHILLIPS.
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Never Give IN.

II you are suffering with low and depressed
,yirits, loss Of appetite, general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache,
or any disease of bilious nature, by all
means procure a bottle of Electric Buffers.
You VIII be surprised TO see the rapid i'm
provement that will follow; you Will be in
spired with new life; strength and activity
win return; pain and misery will cease, aud
hcuceforth you will rejoice in the praise OF
Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle
bye Gehrlng. (0)
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SORE EYES.

EFFtNGHAA, IND, Oct. Il, lSs.
Mrs. DR. kECK-Dedr Madam: My little daughter,
thirteen years Of sge has hsd eyes since baby,
cuuscd by measles settling In her eyes. had her in
~ Louis fer treatment OF able Occuist At great
rnsc 20 me for several months, besides treating with
other ply sicans without relief. When brought her
to you at Champaign her eyes were very nhamed and
she could not bear the light The Ids were graduated
with Sim grown the sight. She could Only dis
inRuish light from darkness. coun not tell culors
Nov, AFTER treating with you eight months. she
everything excepting TO read me print The inism-
ma.iun entirely from her eyes and only slight
grsnulstion remains The aim sights IL very thin.
and she can nov bear tho strongest light wlthoaS
affecting her. You're respectfully.
DENNIS OCoSSRlL.
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The bottom farmers near La Sslles are
perseverlng set of agriculturists. They
are now planting corn where there WAS sew.
eral feet of waiter ten days ago. II the
river don't rise again inside Of six months
they will get good crop.
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Isr.TE or jaws MCNiCUAEL, Or
" Cy.srn.--Nutce - hereby siyen. that the under
signed Admin s.ratrlx uf the estate 81 jas McNchatl
afe az N county ~ Ia Sale and state Of Illinois, de-
ceased vii appear before tie Probate Court 90 SAD
county og the third Monday ,hcIHg tie 10 dayJ ~
Jul- l-~s az the Probate Ciurf Room. IN Ottawa IN
II county when l.d where all ErrsyE- having Claims
or demands against said estate are notified 70 atau
and prssert tue same IN writing for adjustment.
Dated this 3:st Gay of May =. T.. i-s3 -
NAPG ARET MCNICHAEi-
iun2-sg Administrator.
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Auroras boom continues The other
day solicitors for stock subscription 10 a
proposed watch factory in an hour secured
$4,000. The amount stipulated is $4,000,
and location of the factory there seems as
ouraI
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Consultations and Examinations FL
MoRE 49, REMARKAnLE TEsTIMoNY

N'es of over f'eru Years standing ana cured by the
ia y: and the is permanent. FOR have followed
the thrc.h"r al this ll. besides WOrk 9g hard Suc
mer exposing myself 10 all kinds ~ weather without
auy return Of the troubles do not have any pain or
aching 'n my back which suffered much W n for
rscu year, not being able to do anything without
making me 50 sun could scarcely get aruUud aud l
was very tehlltatsd all over. 10 day enjoy better
health than ever expected To and feel ike different
man. / DO not use suv medicines, tut shall always
keep bottle u the house In case OF cold which h
ysry quickly relieves. Very trsy yours.
SlLAS HEGBER
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a spIESDtp OFFER

To introduce these Elegant and tashiouable Dtcura
tons the haEdsOInesf goods In America, We VIII tfnd
TIT. lot by mail for 10 Cent?, silver or stamps; one
Japane,e Napkin elegant design. colOrsl ne Japa-
Tidy foral design cnlOrsl one japanese Zoe
saner Handkerchief lace de- gul and Three Artistic
ChrumOs Japanese Novelty 90 Bada!n. y. b.
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BLOOMINGTON LaW SCH00!.
DUNCAN, O'CosoR & WALL.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, Ia ShLLE Cos
- In ire Circuit court, 10 tt@ June Term, ISIS.
In ChGHcerp
Affidavit 81 nof-resdence Of Amelia Bertha Fischer
having been filed IN the clerks Office Of the Circuit
Court Of said county notice therefore hereby given
20 the said nonresident defendant that the complainant
nlcd his bill OF complaint In said court on the chan
Gerry side thereof The 3st day % MAY s and that
thereupOn summons !sssed out of said court, wherein
said suit IL now pending, ruturnahlc on the s"cD.d
Monday In the month 81 June next as il by law re-
CURED.
Now, unless you. the said nonresident defendant
above named. shall personally he and appear before
said CrcsIt Court the first day 81 the next term
thereof, 20 be holden at OTTAWA in and for the sad
county on the second Monday IN June next and plead.
delnur 10 the said mplanants bill OF COM
psint. the same and the matter. and things therein
charged and stated will be taken confessed and de-
entered against you according 20 the prayer OF
said bill W. W. TAYLOR, Clerk.
Ottawa. Illinois Msy slst. 1888.
DUNCAN. O'IoSoE WALL. Comrlt's soirs iun2
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The boy Russell, OF murderous fame
IN this Countrywide is believed to have been
near his old haunts during the past ten
days, has apparently again disappeared.
The las. report was that he was hid In one
of the cemen, caves near Split Rock, and
beng we'll armed was not molested. Yet
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rorn.rIt .snd hstOr these
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wHArAIoGAN COUNTY FARMER SAYS.

tCOpiSd from !hs Tunes
EniroR TINES. | wish 70 state 10 your columns
that in 1871 vas treated by Mrs. Or. keck for trou-
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Farms fer Sale.

Several fuc Fa-tus from four 20 -ry mics f.gW o.
coz ar Nh ytNtF igU2u
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11

THE New York Sun says "The hanging
of Mrs. Meaker, the murderess, was shock
ing spectacle for those who stood near the
gallows in the little Vermont town of Wind
sor. The testimony Of the wretched woman's
son had brought her to the gallows, her hus-
band had forsaken her when she was con-
demned to it, and 80 had her daughter she
had been deserted by everybody yet Just
before being hanged, she wept, kissed the
hand of the sheriff who was to be supervisor
of her hanging, sent her love to the folks at
home, and shrilly cried out, 'Good-by !
good-byl' Up to the last she protested her
innocence of the crime which her son had
fastened upon her." Almon Meaker pleaded
guilty to the charge Of murder and thus Sc
cured the exclusion of his testimony at his
mothers trial, but the prosecution proved
the crime against the mother and procured
her conviction entirely without the testi-
mony of the wretched womsn's son." He,
Oh the contrary, to save His mothers neck,
resolutely refused to implicate her, assum-
ing himself the entire responsibility for the
crime. After conviction, when both his
mother and himself were awaiting the exc
cution of the death penalty, he made the
confession which his mother Just before
going TO the scaffold stigmatized as lie.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11

To the attempt to boycott landlords in
Ireland succeeds the scheme to dynamite
the British government in England. The
blowing up of a government building in
London recently has been followed by dis
coveries which indicate the existence of a
widespread organization in England for the
preparation of further acts of a similar
character. The police Of Birmingham made
raid on house in that city, discovering a
nitro-glycerine factory in full operation.
The proprietor of the place, said to be an
Irish-American named Whitehead, was ar
rested and remanded for future examina-
ton. A suspicious character named Nor.
man, who had threatened to blow up the
government buildings, was also arrested in
London, and at his lodgings box of explo.
sives was found. He 10 believed to be in
league with Whitehead. Other suspected
parties have been taken into custody, and
the news Of the arrests caused a sensation
in the house of commons. Additional pre-
cautions for the protection of Windsor
castle have been taken. Two more arrests
were made in Liverpool on Saturday. As
sassination and dynamite plots, just at the
moment when the true friends of Ireland
saw at hand the hour Of her regeneration
have settled her status beyond recall fol-
many generations. If the settlement is MOI
apleasant one, Ireland has only Irishmen t.
blame.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-11

THE Burlington Clipper quotes as follows
from recent WATcHMAN editorial Col
fusion and bargain in relation to the'valua-
tion of the personal property of rich and in
fuential taxpayers with view to evading
full taxation, has been charged against the
listers of certain towns" The words Of the
WATcHMAN," says the Clipper, care true
and timely; it has been shown in our own
vicinity, as the action of the grand jury for
this county will testify; it has shown itself
in st. Adams, where the listers did many
things to evade duty and encouraged the
authorities, thereby, to trade with heavy
corporations that that town and village
might reap an income. Taxes, of course,
are bad things, but the state of Vermont
has allowed the general wiggler all the rope
it can spare, and the state, if necessary,
should see to it that the officials of this town
or that do not barter and trade for the town
And here we will say the tax law needs to
be amended SO as to tax this resident or that
for the time they remain in any certain 10
cality. II wealthy lady of this city finds
it congenial to her health to remove to Col
chester just before the first of April if a
wealthy money lender, who loafs and makes
his money here, finds a western trip very
desirable just before listing time, only to be
gone until he can acquire legal residence
in some small town, where he can safely
swear that he is not worth one hundred
dollars, and find himself listed according tc
law only to return in the early spring, like
the early bird, TO catch the worms, we say
such specimens should be doctored. Tn,
wealthy man who lodges his taxes is nc
better than the man who lodges his grocery
bills"