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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-24

The treasury department is destroying
the old 81 and 90 notes as fast as they are
sent in, though the long expected new
silver certificates of corresponding demon
nations cannot possibly be issued for
some months to come. BY the time the
people are again provided with convenient
paper notes Of small denominations, they
will be in condition to appreciate them.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
lST DAY OF MAY, A. D. 1885,

and continuing on each succeeding day
until said sales are completed, all i'm
movable property on which taxes are
now due to the State of Louisiana, Par.
ish of Madison to enforce collection OF
taxes assessed in the year 1885, and pre-
ceeding years as shown by this list; to,
3lst of December of every year, at the
rate of one per cent per month until
paid-and all costs.
The names Of said delinquent taxpay-
ers the amount of taxes due by each
on the assessment of said years, and
the immovable property assessed to
each, to be offered for sale as follows,
to-Wit:
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24


police Jury Continued.)
is from Richmond bridge to
lower line of Montrose.
Hands same, and Montrose and
Morgan Field.
q combined with 10.
% Waverly to mouth of Joe's
bayou.
80 Waverly to Lum place.
Hands on old Waverly, Flanagan,
Boseman, Lum.
26 from Tensas to Bayou Macon.
Hands Dallas, Cunningham, Burn
ley, and place at Waverly, Cole
man, Jones, Pugh, Arcola. Over
seer, K. A. Inge.
80 from Waverly to mouth of
JOS bayou, hands on Armorer,
oliver Eggleston, Titus Williams
place, Armstrong, Brame place.
Overseer, L. C.. Robinson.
On motion of Mr.. Erwin, second
ed by Mr.. Armstrong the Clerk
was instructed to forward their
commissions to the Road Overseers.
Nr. Armstrt ng Presented a petit
ton from the 9th, ward asking for
the repeal of the stock law as far as
it applies to ward 6.
Mr.. Armstrong moved the adop-
ton of the following ordinance,
seconded byMr.Erwin and adopted.
Ordinance No. 27S, repeating the
stock law in the 9th ward.
Ordinance No. 278.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish Of Madison. That or
dinance No. 27S, known as the
stock ordinance, be amended so as
not to apply to, or include ward
Number six, and from the date
at which this ordinance goes into
effect, that all stock be allowed to
run at large.
Be it further ordained &c. That
this ordinance shall take effect
from and after the passage hereof.
Mr.. Richardson moved that a
committee of three and the Presi-
dent of the Board be appointed to
make up the budget for the ensuing
year, seconded by Mr.. Erwin and
adopted. The President appoint
ed Messrs. Armstrong, Long and
Richardson.
A petition for a bridge across
Brushy bayou was, on motion of
Mr.. Cochran, seconded by Mr..
Erwin-laid on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Richardson
the Board adjourned to Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
THIRD DAY.
WEDNESDAY, April IA, 1886.
The Board met pursuant to adj
tournament. Present, Gen. E. S.
Dennis, President, and Messrs.
Erwin. Sewer, Richardson, Coch-
ran and Armstrong.
The committee on estimates
made their report as follows:
To the President and members
of the Police Jury. We your COM
mittee on estimates for the year
1886, report the following:
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
STRAW CUTTERS; CORN sHELLERs
LEE RICHARDSON d co.

BUILDERS HARDWARE FULL
ID Line of desirable goods.
LEE RICHARDSON & CO,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24

". VI. LONG,
Signed, Chm Finance Committee.
GEO. w. SEWER.
Mr.. Cochran moved that the bills
Of the Justice Of the Peace and
Constables of the I'd ward be laid
over for investigation, seconded
by Mr.. Erwin and adopted.
Nj. Erwin moved that the bills
Of the Justice and Constables of
the I'd ward be submitted to the
Grand Jury, seconded by Mr..
Cochran and adopted.
Mr.. Erwin moved the adoption
1.-THE following ordinance, second
60 oy MIR. Armstrong and adopted,
ordinance No. 277, transferring the
the the sum of One Thousand One
Hundred dollars from the Jail fund
70 the general fund.
Ordinance No. OF.
BE 1t ordained By the Police Jury
the Parish of Madison. That
!he sum of 81, 10000 dollars be and
= hereby transferred from the Jail
iund TO the general fund to be used
N Inc payment of the expenses of
.ne Parish, and for the payment of
.ne bills approved at the present
session of the Police Jury.
The road Districts were then
asfollows:
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
uvpx MS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
n L FIT.

DIR f It.
Who said picnic?
IA. sale next Saturday.
Beautiful weather this week.
Tomorrow will be Easter SUM-
day.
A dav without a wreck on our
abroad is a red letter day.
Bids for the Jail, and plans for
a, Court House will be opened
Wednesday.
stOrg's gate took first prize at
aha New Orleans Exposition. This
!, the gate advertised in the TIMES.
The series of items on labor take
,be place of an editorial this week.
The editor is full of information,
but there is no room in the paper.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
POLICE JURY.

Roard met after recess, all the
members present.
The Finance committee submit
led their report as follows:
TALLULAH, La, APRIL 1886.
To the Honorable, the President
and members of the Police Jury.
We your Finance Committee re-
rort that we have examined and
.,nrovsd the following bills:
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
State
Tax Sales.
OF
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY,
The State of Louisiana VS.. De-
linquent Tax Debtors, Par
ish of Madison, District of
Lands North of Red River.

DY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY
II vested in me by the Con stitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana, |
will sell at the principle front
door of the Court House, in
which the Civil District Court
of said parish is held, within the legal
hours for judicial sales, beginning at
eleven O'Clock a. M, on SATURDAY., the
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24

CACSAGE MEAT CUTTERRS,
- oct "a LEE RICHARDSON 4 CO
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
ieo, 0oS rishsss n Five Dollar. E.sA, Erss
Prepsrtisss
LIST OF PRIZES.

1857 prizes, amounting to SOS, 100
Application for rates to clubs should
be made,only at the office Of the Com
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address POSTAL NOTEk
Express Money Orders, or New York
Exchange in ordinary letter. Currency
by express {adl sums of IS and upwards
at our expense) addressed,
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La
Mich. L.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24

BRIscoE. Deputy.
Sheriff's Office Tallulah, La.
March 20, 1886.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
TINES

SATURDAY. APRIL "a, 1885.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24

SlS6OO w
E. s. Dennis,
Geo. NJ. Long. co,;...o
G. A. Richardson, ''ee'
A. B. Armstrong,
Mr.. Cochran moved that the re-
port of the committee on estimates
be received and adopted, seconded
by Mr.. Erwin, and carried.
G. w. Smith appeared before the
Board, and made a statement in
regard to his bill, but the Board
declined to reconsider the action
of yesterday.
The bill of Mr.. Maxwell for
S203 % for levee work was referred
to next regular meeting.
On.mOtion the Board took a re-
cess of half an hour.
On reassembling the Board heard
their legal adviser on the subject
of reduction of railroad assess
ments.
Mr.. Armstrong moved the adop-
ton of the following ordinance,
seconded by Mr.. Erwin and
adopted.
Ordinance No. 279, defining the
public road at Delta.
Be 1t ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of Madison, That the
old road along the track of the V.
s. & P. R. R., in Road District No.
/, in the town of Delta, from a point
near the old Court house, and along
said railroad track, up to, and
through the town of Delta, and to
the ferry landing, is hereby de-
clared to be the true and correct
line of the Public Road.
On motion the Board adjourned
until the arrival of the afternoon
train.
The Board met after the arrival
of the train. all the members pres
ent except Messrs. Long and Arm
strong.
The bill of Mr.. Maxwell, for the
Riverview Levee was allowed for
81 $500.
On motion of Mr.. Erwin the
Board adjourned to April 18th.
E. S. DENNIS, President.
r. C. WEIGHTMAN, Clerk.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-04-24
Local Mail.

Mail from Ashwood, New Carthage,
King and Cape, arrives Mondays, We'd
nesdays and Fridays, at 1850 an, and
leaves at 2:30 p IN. Of same days.
Mail from Omega and Millikens Bend
arrives Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day at III am, and leaves at . pm. Of
same days.
IN. HEBERT. P. n.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1886-10-29
Beyond the River.

Weather cool.
The heaviest rain of the season
fell last Saturday.
The apple harvest is almost
over. The crop this season far
exceeds that of last. Mr.. l.. W.
Balch recently sold so bushels to
a couple of southern Iowa farm
ers.
Mrs. Charles Harris and chill
d"en are visiting relatives in Yer
non county.
Mr.. Charles Hall who has spent
about a year and a half in the
vicinity of Sloan's Point, returned
to his home in Iowa last week.
There was literary society or
ganized at Center school house
last Friday night with Mr.. Marion
Yanlaningham as President and
Miss Minnie Shafer as Secretary.
The roads in our vicinity are in
critical condition showing the
necessity of property tax to keep
them in good condition. The poll
tax should be lessened and pro-
perry tax levied for road purposes.
We would advise every one wheth-
er Republican, Democrat or indie
pendent to vote for the Constitu-
tional Amendment.
The Republican candidates are
are still heard proolaiming the
sound doctrines of Republicanism
to the people of this vicinity. One
of the largest meetings of the
campaign in this part of the coun-
ty was held last night at Centre
school house and was addressed by
our next Representative, Capt. j.
W. Davis, Messrs Harrington, Kin
near, Strock and others. Every
one seemed to relish Mr.. Davis
speech finely and he need have no
fears in regard to Liberty. Mr..
Davisis good man and will make
Adair county SPLENDID represen-
tative. In fact the whole Republi-
can ticket is a good one, and from
present indications the Democra-
tic boat viii start up Salt River on
the End of November manned " ith
a full Democratic crew, consist
ing of the entire county ticket.
And-Oh Shaw. where will the
Independent candidate appear
unless it be as assistant mate OF
the Democratic barge.
| Oct. 2Sth, 1886. j. O. T.
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Sperry Correspondence.

Beautiful autumn weather.
Health is excellent in this
vicinity.
Owing to the deficiency in the
hay crop, great deal of corn has
been cut up.
The school at the White school
house is being very successfully
conducted by Mr.. Minor Murphin.
Our merchants, Messrs Will
hanson and Williams are doing a
good business. Mr.. Williamson
has adopted the cash system.
Miss Mollie Greenslate, who
has been in poor health for some
time is now convalescent.
Homer Fitzgerald attended the
reunion at Glenwood the 7th and
Sth inst.
Mr.. Calvin Little, and neice,
Della, started Tuesday to Illinois
to visit Della's mother.
Miss Martha Scheurer, who is
attending the Normal school, was
visiting her sister Mrs. Peter
Diehl, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Roswell Harris is contem-
plating trip to Nebraska.
Mr., d. G. Sparks new dwelling
is completed, and dame Rumor
says there is to be a wedding in
the near future.
Rev. Evans will preach at New
Prospect church the fourth Sun
day in this month.
On the 9th inst, nun ver Of
young people spent most pleas
ant evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. T. J. Fitzgerald. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fitzgerald will please accept
thanks for the kind hospitality of
the evening, which passed only
too quickly.
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Monday night the surveyors for
the "Air Line" from Chicago to
Kansas City, stopped in Kirksville.
We were informed by Mr..
Schwartz, the locating engineer,
that the three surveying parties.
now at work, would run a line be-
ginning at Fort Madison, 10,
through Memphis, Kirksyille,
Linneus and Richmond to Sibley
the Missouri River crossing.
Railroad men think the line will
surely be built, and if it is, there
is not shadow of doubt but it
will pass through Kirksville.
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Public Sale.

The undersigned will offer at
Public Sale at his farm in Salt
River township, 3 miles west of
Brashear, and 3 miles southeast of
Bullion, on Friday, November 5th
1886, the following property, to-
wit: six brood mares, l four year
old gelding, | three old gelding, 5
three year old Filleys in foal, 3
two year old colts, yearling colts,
5 sucking colts, 1 pony, 2 three
year old Stations from the i'm
ported Clydesdale Stallion "Joe
the Banker" Terms of Sale.-
Twelve months credit will be
given, purchasers giving approved
notes bearing 6 per cent interest.
Sper cent discount for cash.
VIM. SANGsTER.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas on the second ~ day OF April, 1884,
PAXTON F. Greenwood and Julia A. Greenwood
his wife, made deed TO John W. Trotter.
trustee, recorded in Book o, at page 12s, OF
trust record of Adair county, Missouri, to Sc
cure the payment of certain note therein de-
scribed by which they conveyed the following
described real estate situated wing and being in
the county of Adair and State of Missouri to-
wit:
Commencing at the south east corner OF the
northwest Ia of the northwest quarter of sec
tim nine (9), township sixty-two t6e), range
fifteen 90, being the northeast corner, of Lot
one ~, in block one %, of Railroad addition
TO the town of hirksyille, running thence west
along the north line of the Wabash, st. Louis
and Pacific Railroad thence in northeasterly
direction along the line of said Railroad 10 4
point west of the northwest corner of Lot eight
lsl, in Block twenty-five Isl, old town OF
kiFksyille, thence east 10 an alley. thence
south along the west side OF said alley to the
place of beginning being that part OF the above
described forty [i0l, acre tract lying east of
said railroad and south OF Mcpherson street.
And whereas said note is unpaid and due and
whereas said trustee is absent from the state
and cannot act Now therefore !, j. II. Kin
near, Sheriff of Adair county, Missouri at tbs
request of the holder of said note, will on Sat
urday, Oct the SOth lss6, be tween the hours
of nine O'Clock a. m and five O'Clock p m.
of that day at the front door of the court house
in the town of Kirksville, county of Adaif,
state of Missouri, sell TO the highest bidder for
cash, said property to satisfy said note and the
ensts Of eNeeuting this trust
sheriff AdaiF Co. Mo,
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GRAND REPUBLICAN RALLY
At The Republican Club.

Saturday October Both 1886.
The best time of the campaign.
The finest music, Best speak
ing and best time guaranteed
No long speeches, and an album
dance of original campaign songs.
No speech more than 5 minutes.
The following is the programme.
/ Club called together at 7
o'clock by full drum corps.
Cd House called to order by
President.
3 Song by Glee Club, ''The Old
Banner.
4th Reading minutes.
5th Song by Glee Club, Swing
Low Sweet Chariot.
9th Short Speech by Capt.
Davis.
7th Song by Glee Club, "Doo
Dab, doc dab day.
Sth Short talk by John W.
JOliilSlOu.
9th Song by Glee Club. "The
Steamboats, coming around
the bend"
10th Short talk by Judge Lewis.
18th Song by Glee Club, 'Haye
you seen that Coon this Morning"
18th Five minutes talk by Jas.
Dodson.
18th Song by Glee Club "Only
Wait Three Days
14th Toasts, Unfinished bust
ness and report of committees.
18th Song by Glee Club "Doxolo-
gy."
10th Adjournment.
T. c. HARRIS President.
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1859. Southern California. 1889

Owing to q liberal arrangement
with the Los Angles Board of
Trade. | am prepared to mail a
COPY of their Fourth Annual Re
port to any address in the United
States ON receipt of 20 cents in
&c stamps. It's the most valuable,
interesting and instructive publ
cation ever issued, Pertaining to
Southern California. 1t contains
1l6pages, free from advertisements,
and is replete with tabulated and
statistical information of every
conceivable nature. A few of the
topics embodied in this work are:
"Railroads and Transportation, y
Freight Movements" Orange
Shipment" Churches, Schools,
Societies." Rain FALL" "Topogra-
ply" "Soil,p "Mineralogy," Fruit
Growing" Gardening" Wages"
"Citrus Fruits" THE Grape"
''The Orange" "Rasin-making, "
"Bees and Honey" Petroleum, "
"The Seaport, Southern Califor-
MIA as a Health Resort" GLOW to
Get Here" Questions Answered"
etc., ETC., etc. Address.
W. r. MCINTOSH.
726 Grand Ave-, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Probably A Fraud.

There are parties in Chicago
sending out postal cards to persons
in different localities, stating that
packages are held by the parties
in Chicago directed to the different
persons and that they will be for
warded upon receipt of fifty cents
or one dollar to pay charges. Be-
fore answering such postals it is
better to understand with whom
you are dealing, and whether they
are likely to have package ad.
dressed to you.
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PERSONAL.

Joe. H. Nichols has opened a
Family Grocery Store nearly OPP
posite the Wabash Depot with
a nice stock of clean, new goods
which he is Offering a little lower
than the cheapest for cash. Give
him a call and ! know his prices
will please you and save you
some money. Cash paid for
country Produce. n2I 6m
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Died.

Saturday October 23d, Miss
Eta Glen, youngest daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Glenn. She
was stricken about two weeks ago
and though everything was done
that love and the best medical
skill could divise, it was useless.
Interment took place Monday in
the Stuckey cemetery near Mil
lard.
Another hand is reckoning us
Another cali is given;
And gl0ws once more with angel steps,
The path that reaches Heaven.
Fold her, Oh Fatheri in thine arms.
Let Eta henceforth DO
a messenger of love between
our human heart and thee
And grant that she who left Us with
The fading summer flowers,
May welcome to her holier home,
The well beloved of ours.
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Kirksville Mercantile College Pens

The pens were made to the
special order of W. J. Smith Propr.
Kirksville Mercantile College.
They are made out of the finest
quality of steel and for durability
combined with elasticity are un-
surpassed. One gross S1.4O, /
gross 4Oc. Special prices to deal
ers and penmen. IL not satisfacto-
ry money will be refunded. Send
&c in stamps for samples by re-
turn mail. W. j. SMITH,
Kirksville, NJ. No TT.
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Auetioneer.

Gentlemen of Adair and adjoin-
ing counties, let me call your at
tention to the fact that I have had
several years experience in selling
at public sales. 1 feel assured that
| can give satisfaction to all who
may see fit to give me a call.
Charges reasonable. Address me
at Kirksville, Mo.
Respectfully, A. J. FIGHT.
3 wks.
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Try a box of Gillstt's Mammoth
Pepper Box blue warranted to
make quort of the strongest liquid
blueing. A large, beautiful pic
ture card given with each box.
Price 10c at Nichols the grocer.
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Read and Profit.

If you awake in the.morning un-
refreshed after a nights sleep,
having a bad taste in the mouth
with general feeling of lassitude
and WEAKNESS, dull pains in the
head, no appetite for breakfast,
by taking a 80 cent bottle of Hol-
land Ague Relief all of those un-
pleasant feelings will disappear,
and your appetite will be restored.
Sold by j. G. Jamison.
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KIRKSVILLE MARKETS.

EGGS-121 per doz Is
BUTTER-12 to Is
OLD HENS per lb.
FEATHERS-35c
OATS-2O
HAY-S5.OO
HOGS 800 to 3.25
COWS & HEIFERS-Fat 2 to 3
BEESWAX-2Oc
TALLOW-24 to Sc
LARD-6 to 7c
HORSES-s60 to 500
DRY COWS-11 to2.
CORN-new 80, to 35c
WHEAT-60c
RYE-35e
POTATOES to As
MILK COWS &CALYES-s20
to $50
ROOSTERS-s1.2O per doz
|STEERS-Common 2 to DC;
good light q to 800; good
heavy 81 to 400
SHEEP 81, to $3.50
HIDES-green q to 6. dry. S to 10
TIMOTHY SEED-Sl.55.
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Always Reliable,

j. G.. Jamison's drug stock is
replenished daily from the largest
wholesale houses in the country;
you can feel assured that you are
getting pure drugs at bottom
prices; you will always find full
line of Holland Remedies. Ii you
have any aches or pains apply
Holland Balm, and be relieved.
Price 80 cents.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given TO all
creditors and others interested in
the estate of John I. Paden, de.
ceased that 1, Zachariah johnson,
administrator of said estate intend
to make final settlement thereof
at the next term of the probate
court of Adair county to be held
at Kirksville on the 9Th day No
vember, 1886.
ZAoHARIAH JOHNSON,
Oct. 6, 1886. Admir-.
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Oh, Yes.

J. G. Jamison's is headquarters
for all popular medicines and your
special attention is called to the
most popular family medicine of
the day, Holland Cough Cure. It
is never failing remedy for all
Throat and Lung trouble. Where
once used you will have no other,
1t is pleasant TO take. Children
cry for il. Price 50 cents.
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Something Dreadful.

Of all the diseases known to the
human race Kidney disease is one
of the most unpleasant. Dull
aching pains in the back, making
it unpleasant to work. At night
you cannot rest. These troubles
can be alleviated by taking a bottle
of Holland Kidney and Liver
Regulator. Sold by the popular
Druggist J. G. Jamison.