The Osceola times., 1886-02-13
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| OscEOLA TiMEs-Days have pass
ed since last attempted To give you
and your readers the news from thi.
part Of the vineyard, (not Martha's)
| feel assured that your patrons
would like to know how the political
slate would read from this township
it being already written up, thus
For Sheriff, J. II. Riggans; County
Clerk, Hugh II. Mcveigh; County
Judge, John o. Blackwoo,l; Assess.
or. B. l.. Hill; Prosecuting Attorney,
w. b. Edring,on; Legislature, Leon
Roussan. The dark horse has no,
been groomcd yet; aud il is very
doubtful AZ to what stable he may
como. Riqgsns' chances here are
first class; be hagged many WHITE
votes in this precinct for Assessor,
and he 10 very popular at many Of
the .argsst precincts in the county
Hughey has lots of friends here.
John o. Black kwa,d has \ good fol.
lowing for anything he may want.
Please have the gentleman to annun.
ciste their positions, whether repub.
licsns or democrats, or, If ON the
fence, top raiD. There is millions
in itv advise them to place their
shekels where moths .doeth not cor
rupt, nor thieves break through aud
get away with the Doodle.
We regret to learn our fellow
townsnan and highly esteemed friend
Edgar Carleton will leave this COM
munity shortly; he will make val.
liable acquisition to any neighbor-
hood wheresoever he may pitch his
tent.
William T. Quinley leaves US on
the 18th. prox., for Hacket city, Oh
the Frisco Road, where he contcm.
plates engaging in mercantile pur.
suits, with our ncighbors, the chuc.
taws; alas, poor I.o!
Our little village presents quite
an animated appearance; James A.
Hightower, better known ~ Spurt,'
is erecting = new store house for
general merchandise, having bought
Mr.. Beale's interest here, and DR..
Joyner has just completed a very
handsome and snowy drug store, and
the Doctor has contracted with car.
penters to build store hous.. which
he proposes to rent.
JANUARY.
Terrible, frigid, polar January has
Just past passed. February, a per.
iect counterpart and twin sister is
here; at dawn til midnight, snow,
beautiful snow; truly grand, magni-
ficcnt snow; the deepest in the men,
ory Of the Oldest. Midnight dark as
Erebus; black and inky; gloom, des-
olstion and stcrility; = wall comes
up from the poor, of hunger and cold,
and the plaintivs low OF herds Of
cattle-no shelter, no water; aud yet
the pittiless storm rides OH in borcan
splendor.
DR.. W. X. Harrison was again
made glad; this time it is MI NJ. d.,
and not Of the Mary Walker rersua-
sion.
Miss Lily Anderson has charge Of
the Louise Chapel school. She is 4
splendid young lady, and has many
admirers among the stcrncr sex.
Miss Lillian Monsarrat, late of
Memphis, Tenn, is now \ synonym
in the family Of DIR. Joyner, aud will
remain until Spring. She has, dur
ing her stay, male many warm
friends, and judging from appear.
anccs several of our most dudisl,
dudes, II mean those who bang their
hair, and and have the most clabo-
rate make.up,) are stricken with pal.
pitation Of that organ which eli'nin.
ates the sanguineous fluid, located
by anotomists IN the region Of the
left breast If the genus homo. More
hearts than one bound with joy when
she sallies forth.
Mr. John q. Blackwood Of your
city paid our village q short visit
Come often, John, everybody likes
your smiling face and Falstafiia'
proportions.
Joseph Caruthers, genial Joe, is 4
guest Of Mr.. Quinley, aud will yer,
likely 60 to the bou"dlcss West with
Mr.. Q.
/ Mr.. B. F. Jones has purchased /.
Wards interest in the firm of !.
Ward & Son, IN general merchan
disc &C., and has good future
opened up to him.
When the weather tones down, Il
it ever does), we will have a serie'
) of parties aud sociables. Two o
more weddings are on the tapis-
! should anything of this kind occur
. I will write il up aud give you
general description Of the buds
costumes.
Your readers would infer frou
your editurial: that Poole killed tn
negro Parker wilfully and deliberate
. "; now, We know that you are will
{ ing and even r-sdy n do justic
: through your most excellent journa
9 II is true, Poole killed Parker, bu
= net unprovoked. Parker wa decid
y Adlx n h.stfer nenr0 dad than slixs