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The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-02

Tragic Endlne u Liss Il Marital Issslis-
iiy-An kisis UIi.D wsmas's stYy q nsw
II nsppsssd "A shadow u Dssbs Esvsb
sping the AFFAIR.
ELdis. its., Jan = .
Shortly after noon to-day the family Of
D. r. Bursell. living four miles wess Of 81
gin, wers horriasd n The appearance -
their midst Of . bloody spparitiou. ThiS
proved 70 b. Mrs. william Combs, the vile
Of nsighbor. The woman had staggered
from her home, about 100 yards diatsnts
leaving bloody trail on The snow. he
wss frightfully mutilstsd about The nsck
and shoulders. The hnxsrso Of bsv len hand
were severed and her arms badly gsshsd-
In one Of her mutilstsd hands the woman
carried butchsr.kuifs with IN eigktlnch
blads and both Edges shaFpsnsd. Bhs was
exhausted and ineohsssnt, but managed %
tell the Busxslls that her husband had -.
ssulted her, and whsn ~ supposed b had
succeeded In killing her had cut his own
throat ccouibs was found lying on ~
ffoor In q chamber Uf his house With hl9
head nearly severed from his body. ne
room gave evidence Of fearful struggle
Tables and chairs wsrs Tipped over, shfees
Of cloth we're strrwn about ths walls, Ne
bed.ciothIng and furniture Of tte epart-
msnt bsspaltefrd with tlood, end ~ -
tirs surroundings unusually houifytng.
william Coombs wss . wsll.to-do fnrmer
forty.nips vsars Old. He vss N nngi!ss-
man " birth and the father Of ssvsn o1iI-
drsn. He had besn married tkrps ttne4.
His drst vile, By whom he he'd four o11I-
drsn, disd In E6eIand. Coming - Anesi.
CO, be vas shortly aftsrwsrd nesyts4
sgain. Thrvs ehildrsn wsrs TIE fruit q
this ALLIANCES. Thrcs years ago Cooubs was
divorced from hfs second wife. ~ yoog
ago Of the present month, agsinss ~ eonnr
sel Of his ffisnds. decess<d maFTtG1 10.
man twsnty-nias ysars Old, ealllnG hH9ok
Mrs. ureen and claiming Clicaeo - ~
hous. The woman had . ce1h1 - -
looked upon " those coming u coa'er9
with hsr - IN sdventnfsss. IT. unton
proved an unhappy oas saa tssfs kess
been chickering's for u,onths, n111coGo -
opsn quarrel ocrurrsd until eevs n
nsIshborp say that Tho tantelising pupe-
cutions Of tho woman drovs Cocm1o mads
and that he hes been In<au4 for two moo11e
past. TODAY Wills shs children Nvin4 =
homs wsrs ai school ths tro111o - -
minated - tFoEbcaliy txang(11gA
wumsn's slnry q ~ srs1los< ~ - ~
boru, and several tmDagonno elr91u
ere = vnsianco vi11 Y, Wiki ~ 10y
10 rupposs thn1 ~ woman H. ~ ~
taud.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-02
sAKDs PAN0A COUNTY MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY FEBRUARY

u ~ mafv tHlfnHe n snt lNtkss ih4s ttss.
fHa eHfH INf halne fhs4 hata IN ttlnf
lH# HHN. dFafs tafffi pisfnl All hNff
hsse f4Halei fHi #Hs ~ y > : fbaI
l..e .hia NseE Ases. hase geri pfst
WI saV sl,. -. ,s ,e,6t w lfiA., ~ ~
win @ f Iasa ','e eslr HI nials.is as lIlh iiaf iida~
made sHgh gUua sa fAW f4ai eiHHf I tiH 1
~ ~ an NJ vHH 4 hHsvH e = fNNl
plssa ahoi Allsl | 80 ihr mHi silrei
hoe9e fsi nlght aed lifnef lnlp ne nHfi
ssa'is WI ~ 6nss: 6Sss's "A, AZ 'sa ssi,., ktoli
rnffean. toinlna aiit aAw IHlhft
rass anf mo tltrH fuw ~ fhnrW i
l.ssa e shq',i ~ Isi' ngs, aat always
ggen hgrd M heard lrum lahars Nnne
Qf nv Nlallnhs ever advised naa IN shoot
Uuhet vh The contrary, ihuy always wished
~ wf.ud g. where Hone N W vetli scq
Pin. llnfa haYe aiviaed mo 10 klil hn, and I
nave rtpNifnd lltiefs AHying 10 All him. hit Nv
my RELATIONS aJs)Ae me ut 70 ihIak n anins
sush thing don't know vel what / shall
do Hfn Krrhf home boy, and would nhH ~
Eet wrfk where could he homo. ! will a1tifo
Win ~. BtcekcnilIse, and he may nad mo
something 10 DO"
ON the 2ith three Gloucester (Mass.)
fishing schooner, carrying crews Of forty.
slx men, were given up as lost.
Os the evening Of The silh Mrt. william
y. Astor gave a dinner nj New York IN
honor Of President Arthur.
Tnr announcement was mnde IN the 2lth
that tho City Treasurer Of Bayonne, n. j.,
was defaulter for $500.
WnitE Thomas VALLEY, ot pctrolia, Pa,
was rarehasly handling revolver a Tow
days ago II was discharged, aud his six
yoaroh sister received fatal wound IN
the brain,
A LETTER has been written by General
Gran. denying emphatlcally all state.
mcnts that ho has or bad any pecunlnry
interest In the success VI the Mexican
treaty. Seuor Romero, the Mexican Min.
lster, when asked few days ago whnt he
had to say In regard TO this letter stated
that he knew General Grant had not had
any personal interest in Mexico that might
hc served by the ratification Of u rcclproc.
ity treaty.
LEROY WARNER recently asked judicial
confirmation In the Common Pleas Court
at Erie, Pa, Of tbp sale Of his l,tlo laugh.
ter Maggie TO Peter Wills, the considera.
lion being one dollar The request was 70.
fused.
The failure Of George T. Comings &
Co., State Prison contractors at Concord,
N. H., for $4,000, is announced,
DOMESTIC troubles caused John spaul
ding, Of Bangor, Me-, to shoot his wife on
the 26.h. and then kill himself. Mrs
spaulding was not seriously turt.
A FARMER OF East Meadow, L. l., named
Selah sprague, was attacked In his barn OF
the 2bth and probably fatally wounded b,
mulatto named Charles Smith. Tho VII
lain then went TO the house, struck Mrs
sprague, and began search for mono,
The neig hbors heard the woman's scream
for help, and they secured the countr un
I'll they captured the robber.
A REPORT was issued by the Bradstrce
Commercial Agency ON the 25th that price
for all commodities were generally Hrmer
and that the movement Of merchandise
throughout the country had increased II
volume,
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-02

N&Aas<rt AEets @.tt =
Yesterday morning the dead body Of Mr.
w. r. Douglass, farmer. who resided ~
teen miles northwest Of Dallas, on Grape.
vine Prairie. was found froren stih within
three hundred yards Of bis house. He
started out The evening before with his
team 70 10 70 the Trinity bottom after a
load Of wood. The weather being 80 bitter
cold. be had started on his return home and
vss eserroms and ffofsn 70 dsaih. One Of
The horses vss 20 hsdly frossn thst u soon
died. The decreased cnsns 70 this city IN
1911 from 0aiistln, Tennesses. He Isaves
uife and three children Wednesday
night vas one Of The eoldest nishts this
winter.
The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-02-02
SHOCKING DOMESTIC TRAsIDT.

Tragic t.ndisg sf . Lifs - Marital Ssssiis-
iiy--An kisin uIl.I wsmas's sts2y q nsw
u msppsssd--A shadow ef Dssss Envss-
sping the AFFAIR.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
Educational Circular.
OFriCE or Sur'T or EnucArIoy, |
CoPIAu County, Mss, !

OFriCE or Sur'T or EnUcArIoy,
CUPIAu County, Mss,
HuLEuuRsr, FiE. /, 1884.
To teachers, trustees and patrons
Of public schools:
In entering upon The dutics " the
ili,e OF Sup't OF education ! desire
to extend 10 all friendly greeting,
and at the same time TO offer some
suggestions, in reference to the
schools, which. ii needed, will no
doubt work to the benefit OF all.
First, to teachers: the response.
bili,y CT your position ID o grave one,
aud its importance is not ln!crior to
its responsibility. II will DO well,
therefore, il you realize tho ono and
appreciate the other.
Too often is it the case that the
position OF teacher is sought aud OBJ
tanned to be used ouly until some-
thing better turns up" Sometimes
il is charged upan teachers that they
are lazy. OF all men the true ieach.
er has the least time to become lazy.
Eater with znai upon your work; do
your work faithfully and thoughtful
ly, and create u demand for your
services.
To trustees, / would say, your re-
sponsibility is as great as that OF
the teacher. Upon you rests the du
ty OF organizing, selecting teachers,
visiting your school from time to
time. observe the management, dis
cipline, mode Of teaching. etc. and
to approve the reports cent up by
the teachers As Sup't Of Education
| shall expect to have your assistance
in the Wo.k. Much depends upon
you. Many schools Us yet have fail
ed 10 forward to this Office u list OF
trustees for this year.
II you neglect this you can have
no school. hope therefore that !
may be provided with . List OF all
trustees, not previously reported. al
90 your selection OF tsschera II
To patrons; encourage your chil-
dron to DO punctual ut school. Gee
a.e in them, IL you can, . thirst Tor
knowledge, DO in sympathy with ev-
cry thing looking TO the advancement
aud mprovemeut Of your children.
SsS that you- school houses are COM
Portable add furnished with suitable
desks etc. TO give comfort and pleas
ure. You provide for their comfort
al home, do 80 at school. Cooperate
with The teachers. Give them your
sympathy and they will work with
increased efficiency. Respectfully,
d. S. BgRcn, Supt Ed.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
Small PoX.
w,ss.S. MISS, JAN. 90. 1883.
Whereas false reports have Como

w,ss-S, MISS, JAN. 90, 1883.
Whereas, false reports have gone
abroad in regard to tho prevalence
o. smallpox in Wcsson, we, tho un-
dersicned, take this method OF stat
ING 10 you the real facts. There are
Elk cases OF smallpox in negro Tam
ily. living one mile wet OF the facto-
Nv. The house is OF To itself and
outside he incorporate limits oil ives,
sor. Guaids arc stltionoi around
the house night and day TO prevent
ANY communication whatever with
the sick family, which will thus keep
TIC disease confined to this one fami.
~. No whites haye takon 1t, and
there is 70 danger Of 1t spreading. OF
getting int town, ss tue town author
tiles end Board Of Health have used
every precau,ion TO keep it ont.
We wish 20 say 10 9nr county pat
rons. not 10 allow the various runs0rs
TO prevent them from coming to
wosson M usual with ihcir cotton
and for trabsactinS business We
do each and oil pledge ourselves that
" the disease becomes az epidemic
or dangerous. that we will give due
and timely notice:
Mangum. Brown & Butler. Eirns
& Lycll, W,mberly & Rea, il. ID
Smith. NJ. Daniel, NJ. Becker, Dam
pcer, Riley & Co, Win. Hsllam d
Sons + Ii. Thompson. w. j. Finch,
S. b. TORY. Abrams & Berger. S
L. Bloom.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
Sre,ly Justice.

4 negro named Peter Deer. on
last Thursday offered Mr.. z. Hart a
mule for sale under suspicious cir
cumstances. The trade was soon
copsummated. and while the negro
was trading out n part Of the amount
Mr.. Hart sought IN officer and had
him ares cd. Deer acknowledged
10 have stolen the mule the day be-
fore, Wednesday, from Joe Matheny,
near C,y>th Springs. The Grand
Jury, on this confession, found a bill
against him Thursday. and on same
day he was tried. convicted, and
sentenced 10 the penitentiary for
three years. This is speedy justice.
Tho theft was sentenced beiore the
owner Of the mulo knew 1t was
stolen State Ledger.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
Nri9,tn or Respect.

Whereas; II has pleased divine
providence ito remove from our
midst, our beloved Brother JOHN L.
CAwroRp, OF Bahala l. 'dge No rs.
A. +. & A. MS. State Of Mississippi
Therefore. DO 10
Resolved, Is: That We ~ hum
bl, mentors Of the Craft, bow our
heads in humble submission TO the
divine will OF the Grand MsstsR Of
the Uuiverss, and extend 70 the wid-
ON and friends OF the deceased, our
varmest sympathy in their sad be-
reavemont
Resolved, 2ud: Tat 10 wear tho
usua badge Of mourning for thirty
days. and that a copy OF these reso.
buttons be Furnished tho widow OF
cur departed Brother.
B. JOINS.
VI. j. FERovsoS.
A. WEsrEnFikLD.
I'd. Committee.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

Tie Brookhven Leader is again
happy. 1, is is publishing letters
from Fair Play" on Copiah matters.
Why no, give us his name. We do
no. believe he is democrat; We do
not believe no lives in HaElehurst;
We can SEQ from his writing that he
is not an intelligen, citizen from
anywhere; we believe that his infor-
ton was received second.handed
Bot then, i,s suit, the LEADERS pur-
pose. anil is published rs q tair and
impartial statement
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
Citation Notice.

The StAt0 Of Mlsstssippi,
To IIsrpman Bros W l. iIudgins. III ~
G. Nowmsn, Domestic Sewing Machine
Company. Chaife and Powell, J : River,
Yale K f,owlirg, John Phelps & Co, y =
West, .Ir., I'll Airoy & Co, James Nc
GraiR, J Z limbs 4 Go, Yarnell bros, Ka'z
and I,arpet. ID A Given a. 60, Seymour ~
Stevens, VIM II Lyon IL 20, q W Son.eil,
! NJ Robinson Il 20, Marluecze Il Varney.
ID II Holmes, Johuson. Sutton u Go.
Charles Sctenck. Gardner & Copy, III y
Soria, S,auirrr, NAcready * Go, Bailey "
Rhodes, Albracht Il fiourIn. sirs. John
t:suche, Chess Carisy e. Co, I'LL Fletcher
X 60, VIM Ehrman & Go. Junins Hart,
Peck & Bsuchler, Hsz.rd Manufacturing
Compsny. John Grsygsrd, Jr., Weeks a
(;IIdcr, Mcferriu Shalcroa Il Co. The
Insurance. oil Tank Company, American
Sewing Machine Company, and Clarke
Bros,
You arc commanded 10 appear before tho
Chancery C,urt..of Copiah County, In said
state, at Rules before the Clerk, on the
arst Monday Of March 1884. to defend the
suit in said Court, Of tho Citizens l,>nk. OF
New Orleans, La, and others wherein you
arc defendants.
M. NORMAN. Clerk.
L. A.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

Whom the Congressional Commit
leo to investigate tn. Copiah affair
meets NJ Hszlehurst, it will be well
10 have the editor Of the Brookhavcn
Loader and the editor Of the Vcks-
burg Post summoned AZ witnrss.
Wheeler will no doubt attend 10 that
Genilem.p, you must face the
music.-PJrt Gibson Reveile.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
7. j. Hargrave,
Estray Notice.

Taken up by William byrd, 5miles east
Of Crystal Springs, on or about tho 10Th
day Of December, 1855. ono brown horse
mnlo, about twelve years old, small sized,
collar marks on each shoulder. and valued
ri s35. 90 by tho appraisers. Now unless
the owner shall come forward, provo prop
orty and pay costs, will proceed " adycr.
iiso and soil according to law.
ID O. WoOiH e.. Il IL.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

C,p. Sim Harrison was nominated
for sheriff OF Yazoo county, on We'd
nesday Of last week. The Herald
speaks Of him as being "tho right
man in the right place.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
DELINQUENT TAX SALE FOR TAX 1888.

viii sell 1t public auction TO the highest bidder for cash. Monday
the Msrch 1884, at the Court House door in Hszehu Ovp
Mississippi the following described lands delinquent taxes
thereon, for tue 1885, much thereof will settle said
all costs.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

Col. Ell Richardson wants TO bnI!d
. railroad .rom Carolina Lending ON
the Mississippi to D,cr creek " dis
tance OF sixty miles
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

1t is quite u ID I" sot MP Y
sale in q country Office and our read
inc matter is considerably curtailcd
In consequence.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

Tue Republican State Executive
Committee meets in Jackson on the
30.h.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

\ young sou of NJ. L. NJ. Geek
a, in Neshoba. 1. years old can pick
two hundred poanis Of cotton a
lav.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

q. b. Al on OF long st'n!e fame.
sold bis entire crop Ct co't'n in
Vcksburg ior III cents.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

The L1wer House OF Congress, 10y
an almost unauim rus yot~. ls5 to III
has nbolishrd tho iron clad oath.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

Charles j. OuftuI. tho speaker Of
the Kentucky House IL 'epr,sen-
,a,ivcs is only 81 years old.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Jesse Stevens. Of Clay county.
will he hung on March 4h.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

John. A III sin. AMI old AL veal
thy citiz N OF Vicksburs. died TN
Sunday last.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

The cold,eather killed n,nbj r
of orange trees on the Govt.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

A @ Inn. lot 2 & 10 Il n 81 10 10. 3 sqr In
Haley Plot, H,zlohnrst
Charlie Mccoy, lot Z Haloy Plot Hsz'.hurst
Nm Robertson; lots 7Os slr Crystal s brings
in r Hardie lot 6 sqr 10 Crs,al s rings
Unknown nhi lots . & Will lots l q 2sqra IL
Crystal Springs
Jno r Hardie. lots l23460 II & Il
ar IA Crystal Springs
Jno T II ,rdir, lot s1r - Crsytal Springs
Mary A Tillman, o ! lot 2 sqr 81 Crysta
Springs
Mary A TiIlman, 10 @ .nr 90 Crystal Springs
Unknown, lot l sqr 30 Crysirl Springs
Unkno Sn, lot l "a ,are 33 Cryst,lSprings
Unknown, shf lot 6 sqr IS Crystal Spring,
Unknown, lot 8 square SO Crystal Springs
Unknown, lots II and II srr IS y. Springs
G II Smith. lot 8 SQUARE II Crystal Springs
in, T Hardie, o part lot 9 SCR AZ Q. Springs
Unknown, oil square 81 Crystal Springs
Unknown, all square Q B,auregard
NJ Z Bridewell, lots g, Q aud 10 and ahf lot Z
ard W half 10. II. square 10 Boaurererl
Unknown, lots ]. q 8 4 8 and east II lot
IL square 10 B .aurcrard
Unknown, west half square - d 'anrrgard
Unknown, lots 2, 3 and 16 sq' IA Beaure-
u, known, lots Is. II and Is square II
Unknown, lot . less IS 400 'e,t
Unknown, lots 3 and 4 SIR Is b 'anregard
Unknown, part lot square Is Beauregard
Unknown, lots I, 8 and @ sqr 10 B"auregsrd
Unknown, Wifi lot sqnare 90 Beauregard
Unknown, lot & square 40 B.anregard
Unknown, a half lot 0 square 20 Baaurcgnrd
Mrs F f G .rter, lot % sqr Il Beauregard
8 A Strong, lots 3 and 80 200 square
- Beauregard
Usknown, all squsrs 81 Beanr~gatd
Benj King il. lot 3 sqr 30 Beaurfgard
Unknown, all less lot z SCR 90 Beuuregard
Unknown, part square AZ Bs-nregard
Unknown, north end square SO Beauregard
Unknown, all square IS Bsauregard
M..E. Bridewell, lots 5 and 4 SCR GO Dcaurc'
gard
Unknown, lot I square s5 B 'auregard
NJ + B-idewell lot 3 sqr 81 Wessou
John Rid Commencing at tho sw cor SCR
1913 running north 205 feet west l65 It
south 1877 feet east 49, hall feet Wcsson
Sarah Bullock. lots / e. 2 block o Wessou
Mary Brown lot block ~ Wesaou
B F Grice lot block 81 Wesson
L w Duncan lot rs part lot l block N
Wesson
Anna low lot I block q Weason
Mrs SIP Davis lot block S Wosson
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-07

4ssss n E:s: rs. III h.. .ss 81 s s: s .i
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-25

Sl0-S acres. ! mile from toW1I, acres Ill
grove, so seedlings or six years old, some
bearing; 800 trees in all, 500 nursery stock,
4 acres deadened and all under fence.
House, two-stOry front. rooms, lathed
hut not plastered; 81 barrel tank; pine
appies. ii7-r-:a,;;s. eta Also 4 acres partly
Der Of houses ali q Eel.@ lne aDoSs. N""-
5l6-1O, 20 OF 80 aSres on New York ave.
in town., about 2 acres in grove with a
most beautiful site for residence, over
looking town. Offered for little while
at big bargain.
53O-Southwest fourth of Section 81 in
Town u south Range % east, 100 22-l00
acres. Near the towns of Lake Dora, I an
glerlne, Indian Springs and Sorrento IN
Orange CO.. Fla. High pine land of best
quality. Title direct from the United
States. Price, SIG per acre for whole $50
per acre for 40sacfes!g f.iisf"ss 500
531-42 76-100 acres, cor Boulevard and
Summit Ave. . miles from town; 760 feet
on Boulevard by 1309--22 76-100 acres
also ~ acres east-runnlng into a beauti-
full lake.
5Sa House and 10 acres, JOINS corpora.
one mile SOUTH. . acres in grove, $50 small
trees. House of rooms and garrett Hen
house cost $50. House painted, we'll aud
pump, elegant garden land, stumps all out
and fenced. chicken lot fenced. Elegant
location. The west five acres will sell
separate. A fine opportunity.
533-10 acres on New York Avenue, joins
Capt Kinks grove one mile from town.
Choice of acres sl75 Whole, $500
$3.50 acres, house and 10 acres fenced
in and in grove, 500 trees from 2 to II
years old, 80 to 100 bearing; fine muck pond
q miles from town. good chance.
! 5S5-House, and lot 62x290 feet, ? story,
LIST floor 2 rooms, 2dflotr 3 rooms, balcony
il front, lathed but not, plastered, on live
oak Blocks cypress. SD lrgles. 100 teet
from Methodist church. and one lot from
corner Boulevard and Howry Ave. Lum-
Der in floors all seasoned. Chance to make
money.
$500 acres, II miles from DeLand, 2l2
trees, 100 bearing; to acres IN grove,
trees Years old. Abeautiful place.
537-5 acres, joins Major Ovens, cleared
and fenced Also one lot in town, OH
Clara Ave, fencedand set to trees. Fine
elevation.
$3.50 acres i. miles from town on New
York Avenue, and on Railroad line from
landing. acres cleared, 81 acres in grove
226 trees set one year House one story, I
rooms, kitchen and fire place.. Is barrel
cistern,, chicken house. and stable
will sell east 10 acres, AZ fine invest
$3.50 acres. new house, 3 rooms, porch
on three sides, Ii mile from town, acres
in grove, 364 old bearing trees, liz new
budded trees, Ia sour trees, 600 IN all
Also old house and tank. Fine oppor-
tunity.
tlemen in the different states:
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-07
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