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The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

SOME of our Exchanges in this Ju-
dicial district seem to be in hurs'
in bringing out candidate for the
Office Of Prosecuting Attorney. The
Paragould Press, the Greene Coun-
ty Events, and we believe, the Clay
County Advocate all came out stimuli
taneously in advocacy of Hon. Jno.
b. Boykin for this position, and her.
aiding, in complimentary terms, his
fitness, qualifications, capacity, abil-
Ity and all that sort oe thing. All Of
which being granted, what's the mat
ter with you fellows over there on
the ridge? Can it be that you are all
afflicted with soft corns, and that
the present prosecutor has been care
less and set his heel down on you A?
BE careful lest your car didate gets
frost bit before spring opens. At
any rate, it would be advisable to
wait until the spring thaw sets in
before commencing to scratch gravel.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
A CORRECTION.

In our last issue occurred a mis-
take-a typographical error, which
we regret exceedingly; not because
it is an unusual occurrence, (for mis-
takes will occur), but because it
might "at first blush" seem iEen-
tional. We refer to the statement
furnished in the communication bv
Mr.. W. b. Haskins in relation to
the account of Commissioner James
Liston. Under the head of " War
rants Paid Out" the items. "For
cleaning house, brooms, buckets,
$50, ,O," should have been $4,000
and the last item of "one shovel,
si,2o," should have read "$l,75,"
making a total discrepancy of Sl0.-
80, which, however, does not appear
in the sum total as footed up, and
is proof of genuine Typographical
error. In fact, it mav be doubted if
any one discovered the error besides
the author himself. Still, as we
have no desire to misreprcscnt, or
do any one even seeming injustice,
we regret the error and hasten to
correct it.
The TIMES started, about eight
years ago, in its crusade against all
rings, clicks and combinations and it
has stendfastly adhered to the motto
it then adopted: "Pledged to no
party's arbitrary sway, we follow
truth where'er she leads the way"
BY party is meant clicks, rings, com
binations and every other species of
abomnation whereby the few are
profted at the expense Of the many,
or the will of the majority thwarted.
The TIiEs then fought and success
fully defeated the click then known
as the Osceola Ring, basing its fight
on the fact that the Ring had heaped
up a debt on the county of some
eight or ten thousand dollars. The
TIMES rendered valuable assistance
then in the advocacy and election of
men who were pledged to reform
and retrencbment. How we'll those
pledges have been carried out, the
increased Indebtedness from $4,000
or $4,000 to $4,000 fully demon
strates. The fight must be renewed
as soon as the forces can be mar
shaled.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

tions, numerously signed by many
officials, public men and other good
citizens of the State, hereby grant
full pasdon to each of said colored
men, believing that the law has been
fully vindicated, and trusting that
they will return to their wives and
children, who sadly need their aid
and become good and valuable citi-
zens. Henry Carr, Lige Thompson
and James Marshal, senior, are ex-
cepted from this pardon, they having
been .he ringieaders and nnsleaders
of the others.
Signed S. p. HUGHES.
Those pardoned are: Bill Scrog-
gins, Frank Eakin, James Marshall
Jr, Derry CLANCY, Harrison Marshall,
Warren Johnson, Joe Hill and Ber-
ry Hendricks and VIM. Johnson,
sentenced for fifteen years. (Of
these VIM. Johnson and Berry Hen
bricks have died, and Warren John
son escaped since they were incar-
ceratedl. Also, Harry Marshall,
Robert Marshall, L.ud May, Robert
Johnson, Willis Williams, James
Nelson, Startling Hendricks, Isaac
Fountain and James Burk, septen-
ced ten years each. (Ofthis number
Isaac Fountain died October 30,
1884. Also, Brown Beard, Judge
Johnson, Matt Nelson, Allen Neel,
Sussex Johnson, Dick Chatham,
Dave Hopson, Stewart Hopson, Tom
Walker, Calvin McFadden, Julius
Johnson, sentenced five years each.
II. II. Gazette.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

The Governor issued pardons for
the Howard County Rioters who
have been confined in the penitenti-
ary cor some time, giving the follow
ing reasons for the act:
Having fully and anxiously con.
sidered the cases of the colored men
confined in the penitentiary from
the county of Howard for completely
in the riot, in which Wyatt was kill
ed, in obedience TO the dictates OF
my convictions of duty, of sound
public policy, as understand it, and
to humanity and justice and with a
due consideration of manifestation OF
what ] regard a healthy and Just pub
lie sentiment as expressed 10y the
press Of the State, and through peti.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
FORESTS STEED.
Fort Pillow TRADITIONS AND
MYTHS OF HORSES AND


Cairo, Ills, January 1.-THE ira
dition which has so long existed
among the denizens Of the Mississip-
pi river bottoms of the existence Of
a fine breed of wild horses and cat
tie in the na;ghborhood of Fort Pill
low, 20 miles above Memphis, has
in measure been confirmed by a
gentleman who passed through here
to-day en- route to the northern part
of the state to procure funds and
such implements as may be necessa-
ry in eiiecting a thorough cxplora-
tion of the locality.
Fort Pillow, it will be remembered,
was the ground upon which the new
ly recruited colored troops of the
United States were almost extermi-
mated, 20 years ago, by Forests
command, that battle to this day
bearing the uncanny title of "The
Forrest Massacre" The command
of the famous rebel general was
splendidly mounted upon blooded
stock, thoroughbreds, gathered from
throughout the south, and at that
time had liberal supply of fine cat
tie in charge of the eommissary.
During the bloody carnage which
ensued many of these fine animals
escaped into the swamps and wilds
which are located dark and forbid.
ding in the neighborhood.
Old residents of the locality have
for years contended that large droves
Of horses and cattle, wild and un.
tanned, roam through the strip Of
country which extends miles back
up and down the river, thought to be
fiat and well calculated for grazing
but which is separated from civiliza-
ton 10y impene,rablc sunken lands
or swamps, and tina. they are lineal
descendants Of the animals which
Forrest lost.
The dangers of exploring these
treacherous lands has thus far deter
red any elaborate search, but it is
now a settled fact that all obstacles
will be overcome. and the mystery
connected with the ncighing steeds
and flying bovines will soon be solv-
ed. A large body CT men, accustom-
ed to hardshlps and danger, have
affected sn organization for the pur-
pose of n search, and there is no
doubt that good fat find will
reward those engaged in it in the
way Of thoroughbred horsefiesh and
fine beef.-Giobe- Democrat Special.
There are thousands OF horses, cat
tie and even hogs roaming the bot
toms within radius Of quite num-
Der of miles Of Fort Pillow. that's
fact; but when the G-D's correspon-
dent gets his gang organized, and
cosies down here to run these wild
horses of, he need not be surprised
if rigltful owner is also found close
by; he will more than likely consid-.
er himself and companions lucky il
their bodies are sent home to their
friends in collins, as it is the custom
in these parts to leave horsetli;eves
hanging to the limbs of the forest
trees. That's well hatchcd up le-
gend of the war, but 1t wont do as a
base for operating in the horse-steal-
ing business. We have always en-
couraged push and enterprise, but in
this case we would caution the boys
to go slow.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

One great objection to the mort
gage system of Arkansas is the ef-
feet upon that class of persons who
neither give nor take mortgages.
They are like country with no re-
ciprocity treaties with its neighbors
everything closed in with high
protecttve tariff. They have ample
markets 20 buy in, but nowhere to
sell and nobody to sell to, except
with the single item of cotton which
is only our international currency.
A people with no inter-h home trade
is at the mercy OF capitalists Just as
these people Of Yell county who
make nothing in the world to sell
but cotton and cannot sell that ex-
cept inio channels Of speculation.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30


at Takes But Little Courage to
Get Rich" is the heading of . very
seductive advertisement that invites
tho public to invest in the louisiana
Lottery. Pay no attention to this
invitation to get rich. 1t is a delu-
sion and snare. 1t is the Louisiana
Lottery that is getting rich. Its
Golfers are ready to burst from the
regatc wealth contributed by the
thousands of gudgeons who bite at
the seductive bait. 1t is one man in
the thousand that draws the prize,
and the nine hnhdred aud ninety nine
who get nothing. A great noise is
made when the lucky fellow draws
his prize, but the multitude that
draw blanks keep very quiet on the
subject. 1t is all right sad very
commendable to try to get rich, but
the man who starts out to accomplish
it by investing in the Louisiana Lot
tery will be "left" ia the vast majori.
ty of cases. Don't work up your our.
age in any such .business.-IL. r.
Democrat.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
Official Directory.
COUNTY OEEICERS /:

COUNTY OFFICERS:
County and Probate Judge-E Prvel
Circuit and County Clerk-Hggh AcNeigh
Shet IN and Collector w. B. Iasksns.
County Examiner Leon koEsean.
County TreRsurrr--James Liston
County Surveyor Thomas II. Mnsgraye.
County Coroner y. NJ. Ia~rsnce.
Couuty .AasessOr-J. X. Riggnns.
MONROE TOW NsRIp.
Justices OF the Peace-A. J. Lynch, 81.
1sndy
Constsble-John Eddie,
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Mayor--John o Blackwo ID.
Kecorder-M. HeiIz.
Aldermen-Ja Listor., Jas NJ. Hamilton
= II Bacchus, W. ID. Jones, A. II. Fields
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b. n. BACCHUs. n. u. FLETCHER.
BACCHUS & FLETCHER,
Druggists.
Corner Main 4 Merchant Street, Osceola, Ark.

THE celebrated Evangelists, Moo
dy and Sankey, will visit Memphis
next week. Their services will be
held at the Court Street Presbyteri-
an Church, rs that is the largest
church edifice in the city.
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. n m eir iegitimate busipeas

~ Advertisers by the yearw!lleerestricted
to their legitimate business.
~ Yearly advertisements may be changed o.
reset four times during the year free OF charge.
sH-Partie. contracting for yearly advertise
yoepts and die onti ding from any cause VIII be
charged snort time rates, as per time inserted
SEE RATES
eH Foreign advertisements, sent through
Advertising Agencies, must be paid Tor IN sd-
vance. or II deposit made with some Gne whom
We NAV designate.
syy- Marriages and deaths, not exceeding ten
l!nes wi be published NJ news, Tree OF charge,
Nut obituaries tributes of respect. funeral noti-
c.s aud Invitations charged as advertisements
sV-Ali personal matter, letters or communi-
cations setting forth individual schemes or In :
terests to be promoted. emanaiing from pari,
or parties, organizations sr societies. VIII D,
charged for as other Advertisements
sN-In all legitimate demands of the demo-
cratic or Conservative party, or oi the great M
tsrusts of the general public upon our columns.
the TINES will not isil Of its duty
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

We need a product that we can ex-
change with our own people either
in our county or state; Or somewhere
in the United States where the prod
-uct will be valued at it's intrinsic
value to those who buy it, Ex.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
PATENTS

Obtained, md ell Patent Business attended 20
for Moderate Fees
aud we can sbisin Patents In less time than
those rem nte from wa-h,ngt.n.
Send Model or Drawing We advise as 20
ps'eutabilitv free of charge; ana we mare M
cha 81 unless patent 10 secured
We refer, here, to the Postmaster; the Supt.
Of Money Order Div and 10 ofacia's 81 me
q. ~ Pstert OAce. For ctrcm.sr. sovee,
terms and reAswewees to actual clients In your
own etate or Couaty, write 70
g. n. ONS0 wa CO..
oppeslts Psteus Oaee, Washington. D. Z.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

The Committee on Rivers and
Harbors of the House of Represen-
tatives has adopted resolution to
limit the total amount of the appro-
priaticn for improving rivers aud bar
bors 70 81 ,0OO,000.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
Important.

When you visit ar leave New York, save
Baggage txpres-age and Carriage Hire and
siop at the Granh Union Hotel. opposite Grand
Central Depot.
Elegant rooms fitted npaia a cost Of one mil
lion dollars, reduced to sl.0O and upwards per
day European plan. Elevator. Restaurants
supplied ~ ith the best Horse ears; stage and
elevated railroad to all depots fanilicscsn
live better for less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other irst-class hotel In the
CITY.
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
Masonic.

The stated Communications OF Os'eoa I.odgt
No. "a, A. r 4 \. NJ. will be- held the hon-
days on or next before each full moon 1hs
members are ordered to attend promptly.
Al Mater Masors in good standing ar,
cordially invited to attend
BY order Of PETER BKICkEY. W. NJ.
HuaH X. MCNsIGu Secretary
The Osceola times., 1886-01-30
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Notices under this head giving name. occups-
tion, business or profession, and location. viii
be charged 50 per snnum.
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THE 0SCE0LA TIMES.
LEON ROUSSAN,
EDITOR and .Pr.opri.et o r

TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION. Gn advspce)
For a Term Of One year. 10
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The Osceola times., 1886-01-30

IIIINmore money than at anything else by
NM IN taking an agency for the best selling
VllNbook out. Beginners succeed grandly.
None fail Terms free. HAiLETr BOOK Co. t,
Portland Maine.
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RATES OF ADVERTISING:
FOR TRANSIENT AND LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES.
One dollar per square OF one inch running
messure or space OF ten lines Of this type, ioi
1rst insertion, and seventy 1--we cents ior esch
subsequent insertion.
CARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10
ON FIVE COUNTS.
Isaac ". Peircs Sent Up for
Fifteen Months.

Yesterday morning, in the Third Dis
trict Court, Isaac W. Pierce, was called
for sentence, he having previously
pleaded guilty to an indictm ent contain
ing five counts, and which charged him
with unlawful cohabitation.
Mr.. Diczson reminded the court that
the defendant had occssioned the off
Gals no trouble whatever. and he
thought he was entitled to some leni-
ency from the court on that account.
In answer to the queries of the court
IN reference to his future intentions as
regards obeying the Edmunds law, the
defendant said;
L do not know what 1 will do in the
future" =.
paying finer m
Mr.. Pieree-I have no means. II L
sm fined I will have to work 1t out.
The Court In view of the statement
of the District Attorney, I am disposed
To be lenient in this matter. You VIII
he sentenced to q penalty OF three
month g Imprisonment on each count
6ftsen months in all and TO pay me
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10
STOCK NEWS.
n. J." Investigating the PleurO-
Pneumonia i'll Chicago.

We are in Chicago at last, walking
over this mighty city, with its pieurU-
pneumonia and everything else.
By the invitation of Dr. Salmon, from
Washington, d. c.. and DR.. Hopkins,
of Wyoming, with luany other vet
eriaarians from allpsrts of the country
We went to the distiitery to make an
examination. We found two dead ami
mails. The first proved to be a case OF
Texas fever; tn next a clear case OF
pleuro- pneumonia. The lung that
should, at healthy state, weight three
and half pounds, weighed twenty-five
pounds. The doctors killed an infected
COW, after telling us first what We would
see. 1t proved just what they prog
nosticated, clear case o. the much
dreaded disease. Many other cattle,
cows principally, were examined,
and found infected. This, of co, .rse,
riled the stock yard men, and
they at once denounced the veterinar-
ians in 10 polite terms. Many of the
newspapers sided in with the money
bags. Leading in this crusade Was the
ever-reauy ReTGld. But all this does
not nor will not help them. 1t is fact
that pIuro-pnemonia does exist, and
with al heir money they cannot stamp
IL out. Tae country knows it now, and
many men have known 1t for some time
uast. 1t has leaked out that the sea e
has existed for several years past at the
dlstillery yards, but As soon as an
animal took sick, il was slaughtered
1hele are now aOout 3 000 mich COWS
st the dstileries, which are quaran-
,ined. To- az the y terinarian qua-aI-
tined the IN TX also. This will end the
slup dairies, and will end the filthy MIL
of this city. Il will also terminate
the disease. as now the owners have
nothing left but TO fstten the cows and
sell them TO the Caunerles.
Every precau ION Is being taken go that
the cOptagion viii not spi cad, and am
confident that these veterinarians will
be successful. There is no danger of
any stock taking it, except they eat or
drink out of the same place, or lick each
other. II is a fact that an infected
animal can be within 0 feet of q
healthy one, and not give it the disease.
The great danger to US in Utah would
be if it once broke out, the cattle feeding
after each other on the range might ali
axe it
A reporter asked me what made me
so interested. 1 told him that l had
more interest in Utah stock men and
farmers than / had in the Chicago
bloated middle men and stock yard
robbers, and that ne were here to learn
the true situation without wishing to
harm them, and endesVoring to see that
they did not harm US. This pleuro-
pneumonia will not retard stock
IRON being shipped in to this
civ, but if the shipper could
not sell, he would mot be able
to ship farther east, and hence
he would be still more at the mercy of
these lechers. The only thing there is
for the western man TO do now Is to
take nothing but the prime cattle and
ship farther east. leaving this city by
the way, Now is the time for the range
men of the weststo open new markets,
and avoid the middle men.
We leave for Eigin to look at stock.
Yours, ID. f.
CHICAGO, October 5th. %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10

/ And 1t took the militiaman fully sixty
SECONDS or more to realize that the trap
door was closed and fastened on The
I lower SHE. He rushed TO the window
and threw 1t up. only to see Job speed
/ ing up the hill.
Hal-lo o-oa!' yelled Captain Mere
u. Come back, you scOundrell you
conditioned lOut, You imp of evil
Joo turned round and executed thai
peculiar gyrati. II OF the fingers IN con
nection with the nasal protuberance
which Is supposed 10 express The extre-
nifty of scorn.
You'll lind the ladder on the barn
/ floor, Cap'n, no ted this young rebel
and don't be afeerd of the ghost. It's
harmless II you let it alone"
But, Jcb-Job come back am to
he at Mr.. Harrington's at half past
seven"
Don't worry" hoarsely bawied Jack,
Miss Sibyl won't wait very long afore
Nj. Max'li be on hand"
WHAT was to be doneH he asked him
self And Echo if Echo h d had any
common sense, would have answered
Just nothing at ALL" JOB had out.
witted him. He might, and probably
would, settle with JOo for the future,
but for the present JOB b maniiestly
tue advantage of him. And pretty Slb,
aud Max Crossley, with his red cutter
and great chestnut cOlored horse. The
captain executed animprOmptu series of
gymnastics ID the hay as he reflected on
all those things.
Il won't wait another minute for
him, said Sioyl Harrington, coloring
up with the tears IN her blue eyes. 60
y,rl 30 he .
nome"
There's plenty of room for you in
our sleigh, Sioyl," coaxed her brother, a
great, good humored athiste, with red
whiskers aud dimples like her own.
Bessy Brown will be glad to have you
along"
No, she will not either" pouted
Slbyl. "As If l were going to spoil all
ner fun. No-if 1 can have al escort
of my own 1 II stay al home and mend
stockings. And l never-never will
speak TO CAPITA Meredith again!"
Hosea Harrington was just opening
his mouth 20 argue the matter with his
sister once more when The door opened
and in walked Max CrosSley.
Sibyl jumped up radiantly; she never
had been s. glad to see honest Max in
all her life before.
mot gone vet, Sibyl2 Where is the
captain p" II don't know, said Sibyl
tartly, land don't case. Am Captain
Meredith's keeperR"
Yes, 1 will" said Sibyl, the purple
light coming into her eyes and the shy
smiles dlmpling her lips.
"Of course, =" said Max, II can't ex-
pect to make myself as agreeable as the
city captain, but"
The captain! the csptaia!" cried
Sibyl. little irrita Bile. I'm sick of the
sound of his name! I never want to see
him again. What a nice new cutter this
is, and how coy the wolf robes are"
"Sibyl, whispered Max, IS he touched
up the horse, and felt her nestle close to
him. lis it for alWaysP
Yes always she answered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10

Now we purpose nv thiS bill that the
parties shall have a right To have al
exclusive right to buy the land for three
years, provided they, in good faith
start to bring water upon the nd, ana
90 bring the water to the land; and
when they have brought enough water
there to make il an object Tor people "a
occupy the land. = THESE
lands yield richly, provided they can get
the water. = a person can
not live there unless he has irrigated. .
See Cong Rec. 44th Cong ID Sess.,
Vol. s.. Part 3. Pages 19J4-1974.
There IS nothing 10 be Observed in
these debates which indicates in the
slightest that Congress ever intended
that the claimaht under this act should
III any case be required to show the
results of reclamation before his final
proof should be accepted. 1t Wa con
sidered suftici' mt that proper irrigGttO"
be proven
With reference to the particular proof
of Ramsey. I have to say that in my
pinion il conforms to the rule above
adopted. 1t is therein testified BY two
witnesses, who appear to be in condl-
ton to testify Understandings, and
from personal observation of the Ian 3,
that there is one large main ditch, four
feet wide in the bottom and two feet
deep, running lr Ugh each legal subdi
vision of the .ract in controversy; that
there is a plentiful supply of water
thus obtained, which is spread over
the entire tract by "tar ping" this main
ditch; that there has been a sufficient
amount conducted upon and dis,rib-
uted over the land to render it produc
tive And that the claimant is one of
sn association that owns this diJco, and
has an absolute ownership of sufficient
water to irrigate this land properly
thus insuring the permanence of the
supply. No crops have as yet been
raised upon the land, but one Of the
witnesses states that: fit is now duly
10, 1880, under cultivation. "-CoPD's
Land O.gRer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-10
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

CHURCH oP JESUS CHRIST OF LATTRI-DAY
Lake Stake Of Zion, Angus n.
Cannon, president: Joseph (. Taylor and
Charles W. Penrose, counselOrs. Services
in the Tabernacle at pm, and in the vari-
Gus Ward meeting houses in the evening.
The SECRETARY of the American Bible
Society, Rev. A. Mclean. DID,, viii preach
in the Methodist Episcopal Church at II
am and speak at Union Meeting at the
Congregational Church at 80 pm. on the
interests of the Society.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Rev. J. B.
Thran, Pastor Public worship, with Ser
mon, at II am. Sunday School as 12.15.
Other Sunday Schools as follows: Nine
teenth Ward, $50; Tenth and Twentieth
Wards, 2 pm. Services at $50 in Free
SchoolhOuses
Special Union Service in the Congrega.
tionsl Church this evening at $50. Rev.
Alex. Mclean, DID A., of New York City, Sec
retarV Of the American Bible Society, viii
lecture on the Bible.