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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13

GRAND OPENINtI!:.

Our Stock ~ @ ready for exhi-
bition. II is much larger and more
complete than We have ever shown.
We have paid more attention to the
nicer class OF goods than ever, rs
pecialIy in Millinery, Dress Goods
and Trimmings. Ready Made Cloth
ing, Boots and Shoes.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13

lave also Il nice line of CONFEC-
TlONERfES.
And If YOU want a good smoke. call
for V. q. Thompson & Cos "Caroliua
Bells" the be>, Cigar in town.
You will also lind a nice lot oil Cab
bage always on hand.
Star Ly-, Ball Potash. Pearline. Indi-
70. &c. :
would be very much pleased 10 zee
and serve nv friends OF old Orange.
eE- All kinds of Produce wanted.
Yours very respectfully.
\. +. VAIL.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


Nv virtue of last will and testament
at John Balm. deceased. | will sell 10
the highest bidder ~ the co,Irt house
door in the town of Ifill>holo. on Mon
day. Dec. Oh. ut Il m. one tract OF
land in the county at orange l IL
miles west Of lI~ill>boro. ami nne-tourth
mile north of railroad. containing 20
acres. on which is one tiri>t Mill with
corn and wheat runners. Also | Tai
bolt & Sons improved Circular SAW
Mill with Ratchet head blocks. Pond
covers l. ar Is acres. and the liam l. as
good lis anv in the coun'y.
Also. III the same time. unless sooner
disposed OF. | will sell II good Horse
Power and Thrc>hing Machine.
Terms ot sale CASH.
This 9th day OF Nov. 1856.
JOHN MCCRAtkEN.
Admir- dc bOnis nom cum ttstnmfnto
UnnCrO.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13
RATES :

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1886-11-13
" ALL ABLE LAND FOR SALE.

VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.
The undersigned has about one hunl
cred alid fifteen acres cf valuable land
that he will sell cheap. \ portion Of
the land is we'll adapted to grain and
clover. AMI balance Is tine tobacco iaf,d.
About 40 acres at the land i fresh
cleared. @.lll necessary b~nilling, for
farming purposes young orchard With
some - trees OF best varieties. The
ian,l is Well waterr,i.
For full particulars. address
II. {. HILL
llill>boro. y. c.
A@15. 1880.
FALL and WINTER
MILLINERY GOODS.
THE VERY LATEST STYLES.
NJ r MATTIE TAYLOR.
n. e.,
i receiving her Fall aud Winter Mil
llncry Goods. Ne. Nr.
JEW El.R1-prtttN :nti cheap.
NorIONS-a complete line.
Agent n lIill~hn,n tor the ~,le OF
BlIrERiCn PATTERNS.
WE FORBID ALI. PERSONS
w from frr>ra>>ilIg or hunting 81
our Iam!, with dogs. axes. gun>.Etrap-
nets. ~ N amy WY. We mean what
We say.
Jesse Miller. Mary Miller.
X. j. Walker. VIM. J.. Frrtl and.
j. X. Whitfield tor him>eit and Setti,
aud Hattie alNer.
j. W. MckcraIl. i. II. Lewis.
!. W. Bacon. Eehrcca Bacon.
VIM q. Jackson. y. l.. llolticn.
Israel Turner. los i. PARKER.
George Law. Louisa Turner.
John Il. Turner. y. +. johnson.
:. y. Douglas. W. II. Bacon.
iiill~boro. y. C.. Oct. .. 1856.
GTATE OF NORTH CAROLYN I }
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05
Ar LAST Hk STRUCK IT RIcn.- The

). AT LAST He STRUCK IT RICH.- The
exceptional good luck of a miner
known as, Old Man Meagher is the
talk Of Gunnison, Colorado. Meagher
was looked upon as hermit, one
whose mind. had been turned in hunt
il.g visionary fortunes in the mining
regions of the West. For the pass
Eve years he has been driving a
blind tunnel into mountain at
point about half way between Crested
Butte and Irwin. Summer and winter
te has worked continually and alone.
living on the most lneagre food, and
paying no attention to the doings Of
che outside world Even at night
p ,ople passing could hear the click,
c.ick, of the drill Of the solitary miner.
Recently the old man invited q few
miners to yisit his tunnel, telling them
that he had the biggest thing in Go or
ado. AT the end of the tunnel a
body Of ore 5 feet 8 inches in thick
oess was disclosed to view. 1t runs
from $500 to up in he thousands to
the ton, and is the most important
strike ever made in the Elk mountains.
The old man has almost gone crazy
over the immensely Of his sudden
wealth. The towns Of Crested Butt.
and Irwin are greatly EXCITED over il
and prospecting in the vicinity of the
tunnel in two feet of snow is now being
done by many men. The strike is
eopr miles from the railroad, with all
the way down grade.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05
No. I4S.
Application for a Patent.
U. 5. LAND orY1cs, Boise City. Idaho.

U. s. LAND oSIcs. Boise City. Idaho.
January, 1886.
Notice Ia hereby given that X. p. Piowrnar.
rssAese posotice address Is Boise City. Ada coun.
<y. daho Territory, as this day flied his appiica-
sivn for patent Tor ht'een hundred linear feet
'of the
Surprise Lode
mime or vein bearing gold and silver with surface
ground six hundred feet in width situated in
(iambrinus mining district. county OF Boise and
Territory of 1dah,', and designated by the held
ootes and official plat die in this office as Lot
knInbcr 81, being rs follows to wit:
BEGINNING ut discovery point from which doub
L. shaft bears IS degrees w, distant lag feet; shaft
txs feet. 81 feet deep; mouth OF tunnel bears s 3
,aegrrea and thirty minutes W. distant l5s feet
course of tunne' 90 degrees Il. length 2IO feet;
sx 4x6 ieat; thence al degrees fp, ty-sesen min
Mss along csnter line of claim. 5a0 feet to
ter of east end ltne, theme 50 degrees w along
east end line of claim so ieet southeast
od u.am tO "A pine post marked ". >. l. 81 corner
40. /. meath OF tunnel and shaft hear n rs de-
,,rees and ~ minutes ". distance 240 feet, course
OF tunnel 81 degrees W; length thirty feet; shat
&aS feet. so feet deen Thence Oh degrees aud
iorfs-seve minutes w alo'ig southerly side lne
" elsia. 1900 feet 10 tho H. ". corner OF claim.
nine post marked U \. l.. 81 corner No Thence
" ~ degrees aloig west end line Of claim 60D
feet 10 northwesterly corner OF claim. pine pos,
o.srked U. y. Il. 81. corner No 8 Of claim. U, .
VI. NJ No. hears IA degrees aud IL minutes W.
distance 48i4 feet; thence 81 h grees and forty sew
a1l n.inut.s,E along northerly aide line OF claim
1900 feet e s. sornr q o' s ps se
.ietress w along east end line OF claim 10 south
east corne r, pbint of beginning. Magnetic vara-
ton IS degrees n d forty Ave minutes, containing
twenty aud 65lo0 acres.
Thc location Of this mine ID recorded in the Re-
rorier 5 office nf Boise county, Idaho Territory. in
Book g. page 3s2 of quartz records. There are no
adjoining claims
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any por-
MON Of said Surprise lode nine or surface ground
are required to file their adverse claims with the
Eegister of the United States Land Office at Boise
CITY In the county OF Ada. Territory of Idaho. du
ring the sixty DAYS period of publication hereof. or
shcy will be- barred by virtue Of the provisions OF
the statute 8AF HARLAN PEFLEY.
n - aaf sx.e ata > Regis err
I II is hereby rdered that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Pateat be published for tie pc
Rod OF Go DAYS ten consecutive weeks IN me LA
no World u Semi Weekly hewspaper published at
idaho City, Boise county Idaho Territory.
HARLAN PEFLEY.
5tft'at Register
ssn. 10, siSss-6ot. = .4a a@aY
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05
wo+;ce for publication

NOC1Ce IOI = "r,.hal
LAND OFFICE AT BOISE CITY, , ,Ss'
Dec. 3Ist, iooa ~, -
NOTICE Is HEREBY Gl y. - sled 10
the tollowing-uamed settler y Da AMI HI proa
tice Of his intention to mak "a tIs, ad
in support of his claim, a pss; i and
nroof will be made before ny u Feb 10
Receiver at Boise City, ldallo' NJ made BID
1886, viz: Phillip Rant, wy WIZ 4 MI
E No. 1880 for The NV oA4T W BsB
sW d, VIZ sW 4 sec .,,; - witnesses =
He names the iolioM s;dsnce upon ana
prove his continuous reslasu0'
cultivation of, said land, VIZ .,;,,e Idaho
w. f. Hiatt o.
Edward Nelson ~
Nils Rood ;, po;se CITY
Mike Fenner r,N pEFLY, /
Jan. S, sew.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05

The Territorial Supreme Court has
.eommuted the death sentence Of the
Aot ,rious DR.. Callaghan to imprison-
isnsnt for life. He killed Thomas
Breen, at Blackfoot, year or two
ago.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05

Forty>nine bodies have been re-
c,yered SO far from the Newberg, w.
Va, shaft, where a fearful explosion
recently took place.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-02-05

WTkImore money than at anything else by taking
w an agency for the best selling book out BE.
,ginnsrs succeed grandly. None fall Terms
"es' hALLhrr BOOK Co., Portland. Maine. ..l
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
" MR.. ATLAS

There Is something unique about the ei-
forts of Mr.. Fornof Of the Streator FIRE
Press to create strong public opinion fay
orabe 10 the senatorial candidacy of the
exreverend- lex prohibit0nist- ever dem
agogical-present Plumb republican, John
ii. Shay. MIR Fornot's antics place him on
a par with the celebrated monkey of the
late Artemus Ward, and of him might be
expressed the phrase applied by the great
humorist TO his animal: He Is "a very
amoosin little cuss." Mr. Fornof Is "amoos
in" if not brilliant. He Is enthusiastic in
his advocacy of Mr. Shay, If not sensible.
Mr.. Fornof says that the candidacy of
Mr. Shay is absolutely necessary for the
success of the republican party this fall"
Poor, old party; how humiliating to think
that its safety depends entirely upon one
man, and that one, a man who became re-
publican only at the behest of Col. Plumb!
On every side old party men must yield To
Mr.. Shay, not because of Mr.. Shay, but be
cause Mr.. Plumb wills it so. Mr.. MAYO
must step aside for Mr. Shay Mr. Cherry
must bow in Difference, and even Walter
Reeves must keep in the back ground
Never in the history of party politics
was there such condition OF things in this
county. The grand, old party" resting on
the shoulders of MI. Shay is a sight for
both gods and men" Atlas, of old, bore
the weight of the world upon his broad
back, and envious of the fame gathered to
the ancient by his feat. Mr. Foruot is anx
ious that Mr. Shay shall play similar role
Mr. Fornof S idea Is good one, and Mr.
Shay's heroism Is sublime. How grand
theme TO contemplate upon! Hereafter, in
the worlds history, old Mr.. Atlas and Mr.
Shay will ever be spoken of together-both
heroic in their endeavors and splendid in
their strength. The people of La Sale
county, and especially that portion who be
lieve In the tenets Of republicanism, may
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
ONE THING NEEDFUL.

The thought uppermost in the mind OF
every democrat In La Sale county Is to de
wise ways and means to Insure demo
cratic victory in November next. That the
county Is democratic does not admit OF
doubt, Even the strongest republican will
concede AS much, and only under certain
circumstances does the opposition hope &c
battle democratic success.
Viewing with plaisancy the struggle
now going on for place on the democratic
ticket, republicans argue themselves into
the belief that the democratic convention
will be an lnharmonious gathering, and
cordial and united action after the delegates
return TO their homes an impossibility. On
this, AMI this alone, they build their hope
Of success. There is no one of them who
believes that the democrats cannot carry
the county II Il strong ticket is placed in
the field.
To name such ticket is the duty that
will be imposed upon the delegates who
will come together in the convention.
There must be no nominating from &c.
sire TO compliment or through sympathy.
The men named must be named because
they are fit men for the places for which
named, and because they can be elected.
They must be men who are strong in every
portion of the county anG who will com
mand u united democratic support The
democracy of La Sale county cannot afford
to experiment this fall. There is too much
at stake to permit of risks. Complimentary
voting in convention does well enough
when party's majority is overwhelming;
but il does not do where the majority Is
less than one thousand Sympathetic sup.
port /. admirable at times, but just at pres.
ent is not one of the times to indulge in it.
The FREE TRADER does not believe that
the convention will act otherwise than pru-
IDENTIFY. II believes that the democracy
will elect every man named by the demo
attic convention. 1t cautions discretion
and asks that nothing be done hastily. Let
the democratic voters listen 10 the dictates
Of, SheiI soundest judgment when they Sc
lectsthe men who shall represent them, and
then let the delegates be equally wise.
Personal friendship, sentimentalism and
compliment must all be cast aside, and can.
didates must be named who are strong per
sonally and who will gather strength tothe
party. II the democratic convention is
guided by sound sense and is more practi.
cal than theoyetic, the republican party
need not be put to the unnecessary trouble
Of holding a convention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
THa gOTERS' DUTY.

Upon the 18th of September the repub
Leans Of the Gig III congressional distric
will meet in convention IN this city 10 name
II candidate for representative in the lower
house of congress. That Nr. Plumb, the
present incum Ner', viii again be names
for the place is foregone conclusion. II
is probable that he will be nominated by
acclamatiOn and that when presented to the
convention he will thank the member for
the unexpected honor conferred upon
him.
Mr.. Plumb's nomination cannot now be
prevented, but his election can. This IL
the responsibility that the republican con
vention will place upon the voters of this
district. Beyond all question, Mr.. Plumb
ought not longer to be kept in office. In
no sense is he fit or a safe man to legis-
late for the country. In politics he is dis
tinctively representative Of money, The
position he to-day occupies as the leader of
the republican party of this district is due
entirely TO the fact that he is a rich man.
Mr. Plumb's abilities without the aid of
unlimited financial backing would never
have obtained official place for him. Were
1t not for the tact that he is rich man, the
very men who to-day do him servile obedi.
ence would pass by on the other side. Mr.
Plumb's power is in his bank account, not
In his brains.
The good people OF this district irrespec-
tive of party affiliations owe 1t TO them.
selves to see to it that they are no longer
misrepresented at the seat OF the national
government They owe it to themselves
to prove TO their neighbors that this district
is not purely commercial one in the mat.
ter Of selecting congressman; that there
are bounds beyond which the most fragrant
corruptionists shall not be allowed 10 90
If The young men of the counties Of La
Sale, Kendall, Grundy, Will and Du Page
would but study the character and methods
of Ralph Plumb they would hesitate long
while before giving him support. They
might reverence his three score and ten
years, but they would turn away in disgust
from his acts and his demagogical utter
ances.
Mr.. Plumb has no fixed political princi-
pies His ideas politically are as vague As
his religious ones. He is today nominaliy
D. Al. z
the republican organization. Tomorrow
he would desert republicanlsm if it no
longer pointed the way TO his success. ToI
all men he is AL things and for the sake of
retaining place is willing to sacrifice his |
party and his friends II will be credita.
to the voters Of the district to defeat Mr.. |
Plumb at the polls. 1t will be discredita
Die TO them if he is reelected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

Why is il that all of the saloons in the
central part of the city have to be closed
up on Sunday, while all of the saloons .
little outside the center are allowed t,
keep open all day of a Sunday, taking in
more money for drinks than on any othe
day of the week :--Globe.
That reminds us of the old controversy
over the question, why is it that a fish
placed in pail of water full 10 the brim
will not cause the water to overflow the
pailg' The savants argued Tor some
months before someone suggested il would
be interesting TO try the experiment. The
Globe should give us official verifiCation of
the fact before il annoys us for reasons
Eth?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

Jivor Montgomery seems to be getting
into deeper and deeper water in his senate
rial aspirations, for We find that his editor.
neighbors of the republican camp, where
in Jivor now trains, have opened their guns
upon him. A Sycamore paper says:
There is man In Sandwich who says j
Ivor Montgomery teld him before the cleo,
ton in 1884 and after he had commenced
to move" that he was not going to lose his
vote In La Sale county" where he had
been at work for and was in the pay of
Ralph Plumb. He was holding his resi-
dence there until after eleCtiOH on purpose
10 vote there.
To which the Yorkville Pec0ld adds:
Our people believe in the purity of the
ballot box. No convention can ever make
the Record support man fer office who
has cast an illegal vote, knowing it TO be
illegal at the time.
What a pity Jivor moved With such a
record, he would have made a candidate
after the Plumb rngsters' own heart. Bro.
Shay should congratulate himself. After
al, what queer lot or fish have been com.
ing to the surface in republican circles Of
late hereabouts since Plumb became the
boss. Ugh! it it must give the old origi,
nails the heart burn
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

The law requires the board of supervis
ors TO appoint judges add clerks of election
at each of their July meetings Failing
In that duty then, they may meet in Spe
cial session in August; emitting it, the
Judges and clerks of the previous year
hold over until their successors are select
ed and have qualified. The board did
not chose new election officnrS in July
last, nor did they meet in August, cOnse,
auently the officers who conducted the
cleo lions In the different precincts last year
will hold over and preside at the fail cleo
ton.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

plume themselves upon the fact that the
Modern Atlas is one of their fellow.men,
This magnificent laboring man from STea.
tor, who never did manual labor; this alb.
sorber of other mems IDEAS this hero Of
Mr.. Fornof and creation Of Mr. Plumb
this Modern Atlas-will accept the homage
OF grateful people.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
That Dreadful Court Hons. Ring =.


What blessed thing IL is for the dear,
deluded people, that in every community
there are numbers of brave and generous
small statesmen of the cross roads and
streetcorner type ever ready to tackle and
solve all political questions! What mon
strous loads are thus lifted from the shout.
ders of the voters What spectacle would
there be of bumped or broken backed and
heart sore citizens were Ii not for these
mighty Clays, Websters, Douglases, and
many equally great unknowns, who raise
their clarion voices at the curb stones, In
the saloons, at street corners and on the
highways and byways of La Sale county.
These orators are all men of vast ability
as they will tell you themsslves-or, II you
doubt them, they can prove II by each
other! They are possessed occasionally of
enormous ideas, many of them size or
two larger than the heads that are forced
fto contain them. They are forced to give
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

The races at Mendoza So far have been
we'll attended and satisfactory, exhibitions
of speed having been given each day. On
Thursday the attendance was immense
The unfinished trot of the 40 class of the
day before was concluded. Buffers (Ot-
tawa) Bashaw won "a money, and is emit.
tied to lst as it is claimed that the winner
of that prize is ringer" with a record
of "a. In the hreeminute race Harry
Jones Compeer. of this city, won LIST prize.
The exhibition of colts got 10y Alroy, al
tractcd by Mr. Smiths prize, produced
80 as fine young horses, colts and lillies as
ever were assent led in one lot
The races throughout are pronounced
success, both financially and as an exhibi-
tlon o! good horses and excellence of
speed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

The democratic congressional convention
will be held at Joliet, on Wednesday, sept.
22d. At / o'clock La Sale county Is en-.
rltled to II delegates, Will II, Grundy 4,
Kendall 9 and Du Page 3.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04
Inc Gossiper.
Prince Lucifcr,
AN EPITAPI,

In cTlo quies- he is gone,
Who on the gods ward long ago;
D Representatives, strow
Poor COLLINS grave, nor leap thereon.
Great Lucifer, the Willy One,
Who lies on earth now lies below;
Nay, saint or sinner, sigh not 50,
His deaths the true eirenikon.
Mephisio-thus the moderus dub
Him who was once Beelzebub--
Here lies who was himself lie.
For he by Terror was begot,
Yet never was and now is not
Grim shadow Of a shade gone by.
-Sdmusi Wddiington
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04


The following is one Of the lyrics in "The
Maid and the Moonshiner,' the new opera
by Solomon and lloyt. 1t is sung by the
lieutenant Of the moonshining band:
A college is an institute of wonderful utility.
A sort of peni'entiary of great respectabiliiy,
Where, when boy has reached the age al
which he's uncomfortable,
He's sent to stay till the years 60 by and
time has made him durable.
These nice young men that here you see are
only college students,
From home away they re sent to stay as a
move of family prudence.
Their teachers for couple Of years nave
stood their work of riot,
And have now agreed that they really need
aspell of peace and quiet;
But for turning them loose they seek eyc"ac,
and thusly do apologize:
They We sent US away, they choose TO say
NooNsHINBRs:
To the mountains to geologi1e.
LIEUTENANT:
And some professors sent along to supervise
the "chappy' lot;
And woe ls me! alacksday! to me fell that
unhappy lot.
1t would seem that after all i, pays to be
a humOrist. Eugene Field, Of the Chicago
Daily Nsus, has been investigating the fnan.
cial status Of American humorists, and gives
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

FREUD OF tl' ".r, and enjoy iu n very
marked drg Resident, D-I-em and
confidence .odorF is ..toughly
pr"trc->1'" member a.. hc State
Central Can al chairmo II it, he
can do nue. bringing il que the
highest s.n political aci among
the denocrl il
~
The "a SAL democratic 'legates
dii very 2r' ing Spring when
they made N. e W. Arr,el. chair.
man OF the 60. delegation If he con.
"enrion. Nr. ! trIng is the sen demo.
trai IN poin, ice in the county, and
for many year. e large share Of ne
burdens Of the .r ocratic conte-r in tho
county. He W. he oldest dem crat in
poinr Of year. in he convention aud one of
the most actlv., exercising not an incon.
-''e'nbie influence in that body'y dciibera.
lions.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-04

Mr. Plumb's friends must not Halter them
selves that Mondays convention was theirs
through their superb management II was
simply theirs because no effort was made
by MIR. Plumbs opponents TO organize the
opposition to them. A careful canvass against
Mr.. Plumb in La Sale County would have
beaten him. He obtained the county be
cause the Cullen people allowed it to go by
default