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We then crossed over Maryland flights aud
went into an engagement with the rebels that
was going on on the west side Of the nights.
The Union force was under the command or
Gen. Crook.
The next day we were attached 10 the Sec
ond Brigade, First Division, Eighth COrps, aud
were with II IN all us marches aud lighting un-
I'll the last Of August IL there was any extra
duty 10 perform tho l7Jth had il 10 do. We
fOrdcd the Potomac River near Berlin, marched
up L0udoun Valley, went through Suckers
Cap lOrded tho Shenandoah River, and went
into the Smokers Ford fight on July u, 1854
where we lost four killed, l9 wounded, and
several prisoners the Surgeon aud Adjutaut Of
the regiment among the latter. The Adjutant
was confined in prison eight months. We then
went 10 Winchester, aud were in tho Kernst0wn
fight, July "a where We had some men taken
prisoners; was Tear-guard from Winchester 10
MartInsburg; saved a Six gun battery, that the
4 batteIymcn had abandoned ia the panic be-
/ tween Winchester aud Bunker Hill, from fall
I ing into the cncmys hands; had ID taken to
. Bunker HI aud turned over 10 the artillery
4 was hHCllad by the rebels at Bunker Hill, and
4 had d skITmIsh az MartiuGburg July %. in
! which one man was wounded marched 10
4 MIlllAmspOrt that night aud 10 Boouesb0rO
4 the @Jth, and 10 ShaTpsburg that night; then
4 10 HAIpcT's Ferry, then 90 llalltOwn, then back
I through Harpets FERRY and up Middlctown
/ Valley 10 Wolf Gap; then crossed South
Mountain aud marched through Frederick
City, crossing the MonOcscy; remained ia
camp day OF two, then back 10 liarpers Ferry
aud up tho Shenandoah Valley; passed through
/ Pouyyiilo aud Nhitepost then across the
+ country % MIddlgtJwn, Va. From there We
went 10 Cedar Creek, where We had z skiImish
. Do which one mau Was wounded We were
short Of fatOHs on account Of the supply train
having been captured by AlOsby az BerTyvile
and had 70 live on green eOru with a little
poor fresh beet Aug. ID We started back "a
Harpers Ferry % guard a supply-train and
some prisoners, aud gOt back the evening d
the 18TH. The next morning the army moved
back 10 llalit0wH, aud we remained on Bolivar
Hights dong guard duty until we were sen
% Camp Chase 10 he mustered out, which took
place Sept. 10.
The weather WAS very hot through July and
August which made il very hard on the mel
marching aud great many were sunstTuck-
JOHE w. OsBuKN, Sergeant, Co. *, l70th Ohio
CadiZ q.
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shell into the fort Another, whose name l
have forgotten, followed her example.
When the Estella arrived at point little
beyond the fort, we discovered for the hrst time
that there was life there. She received the IRE
of seven guns Of the enemy, disabling her at
the first FIRE. She was cOmpellei to surrender
or be sunk Immediately. The second vessel re-
ceived the attention Of the entire fort, and she
very soon met the fate Of the Estella.
The Clifton Whose noble Commander. Law,
lately died in Indiana1 was next to receive the
attention OF the enemy. She was put under
full Roadway and steered directly for the fort,
rs If TO make a charge, when, within stone
throw of the works she ran hard aground. only
two or three of her guns could be brought 10
bear on the fort. aud those 70 no purpose. The
enemy, at such short range. riddled her wooden
sides with grape, killing and woundlng most oil
her crew. Some jumped overheard aud swan
ashore. The Clifton surrendered, and the cam
paigu against Texas came 10 an end IN short
order. ! never knew the object OF Commander
Law charging the earthwork, unless he intend
ed TO land portion Of his crew under the guns
Of the fort, aud, cutlass in hand, drive the
enemy to the wall. IL Gen. Anger had landed
boats crew and surrounded the fort 1t could
have been taken without the loss OF man or
a boat But
"Of all sad words OF tongue pen.
The saddest are these, u might have been.
1t was reported at the time that the fort was
manned by 30 of the citizens Of Sabine. Capt.
Bowling may have been in command, but OF
this do not know. only know that my story
aud that Of the appeal Ardldnche do not CORE
spond exactly; yet We agree in one thing, that
il was the most dsgraceful affair OF the war.
Since living here. so near Sabine, have made
inquiry for persons who manned the guns at
said fort. One of my neighbors had son IN
the engagement, but ! have not been able to
meet tho son. as he lives in Texas at present.
] often converse with tho old man, and find
that no more loyal heart beats in the breast OF
man than that of Hiram AndTus. He was just
as loyal in 1861 as he ia to-day, and did all he
could to prevent his State from taking the fear
ful step of secession. Dear old man, | wish
Louisiana was full Of such as he'll. c. WILL
KISs, Eyangeline, La.
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tO just let them pass IA through our line. and
they thought IL Was some OF their own cavalry
until they were iutO our camp, aud then they
were informed they were prisoners, and they
were terribly disgusted TO think they had
driven right into our lines. The mules and
prisoners were sent to Chattanooga and the
wagons with their loads, were all burnt. Gen.
Bragg's headquarters teams were among the lot,
aud they had large. fine mules.
The night following found US in camp at
Cleveland, Tenn. Two soldiers Of Go. ID found
"A warehouse full OF tobacco. and by daylight
every man IN the company had from % to POO
plugs 10 take back 10 Chattanooga to sell TO the
iuiautTy. That day We were ordered 10 tear
up the railroad towards Dalton. Ga, and many
OF the boys left their tobacco in camp. When
We got hack at night we found our tobacco all
taken back 10 the owner by our Regimental
Provost Marshal.
While out that day we tore up several miles
of railroad, burnt the ties and bent the rails in
all shapes. That night the rebs fred or our
pickets. and they kept exchanging shots until
daylight, when tho rebels came in force with
artillery I'VE had none with u.s. aud com
nIenced Smelling US ont Of the town. There
was a large shot and she'll mandatory there
a brick building and il was full Of all kinds oil
large aud small ammunition. and when the
fire got in among that it made a terrible fuss
and lots Of the shells went through the roo
aud bursted high up in the air. The only
serious damage the rebels did 10 US that morn.
ing was TO hurt one horse and one man by
piece Of a she'll Several OF the boys were bit
/ with spent balls which did no serious damage
! Thomas Amrine, OF Co. d. caught hall in hi,
| mouth.-A. THOMPSON, Co. ID, lst Ohio Cav.
Marysvillc, o.
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SnarrOus Made Drunk.
TgIF.yf.tg TtsTsr n-a,..

He was a bright boy. He had exhausted
every scheme he had thought of in connection
with the capture Of sparrows. To the nearest
drugstore he went. lie carried with him a
bottle and some money. little while after
he showed the bottle and its contents to some
men.
- had to lie 70 get de alcohol" he said,
"but told do fellie dat it was for a cop, an
he give ID 10 meD
Ia a tin pan he poured his alcohol Then
he thoroughly soaked some oats in the deadly
spirits and scattered tempting meal in the
yard.
The plan worked. Six drunken sparrows
were picked up out Of the first batch that
tackled the oats They were helpless and
sorry looking birds when the boy pulled their
heads OIL and if the supply Of alcohol and oats
holds out that boy will have big string Of
sparrow-heads to cash in to-day with City
Clerk Van Cleaye.
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Peter Piper Picked a Peck Of Picked Pep.
pers, WAS line Of allitcratiye nonsense, that
the children used 70 say. Nowadays they can
practice on Perfect, Painless, Powerful Proper
ties Of Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. IL
will impress fact which will be useful 10 know.
These Pellets cure sick headache, bilious at.
tack, indigestion, cOnstip ion and all stomach,
liver and bowel troubles. They arc tiny, sugar.
coated pills, easy 20 take aud as "A laxative,
one is sufficient for a dose No more groans
aud grlpcs from the old drastic remedies
Piorcos Purgatiye Pellets are as painless as
they are perfect in their edectA
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tion having been resumed for the entire len 9Th
Of the Mississippi, Gen. Banks planned 10 in
wade Texas aud capture the entire Confectionery
west OF the Father of Waters" Accordingly
an expedition was sent out from New Orleans
about the lst & September, 1863, consisting Of
u man-Ofwar, possibly two, several lesser gun
boats aud a large number Of transports, carry.
ing troops and supplies. The whole feet, con.
sistinR OF not less than 40 vessels with at least
10000 soldiers, were under tho command Of
Maj Gen Anger IL my memory serves me
right, aud arrived at Sabine Pass Sept g. Some
Of the lighter vessels passed over the bar with
out difficulty, and began throwing shells into
an earthwork on the Texas shore that had not
the least sign Of life about 10. The little gun
boat Estella undertook flank movement, ad-
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\ your issue Of Nov.
20, 1891, you give a
short sketch OF The 100
days men from Ohio,
aud ] think you did
moi give my regiment
credit for the service it
performed. The 10th
Ohio loft Washington.
ID. C., the morning Of
July 3. 1864, Tor Har.
por's Ferry, under the
command Of Lieut.
Col. Arthur Higgins,
and arrived at Sandy
Hook tie next morn
ing about daylight.
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The Wrong Name.

Mistress-Elen, when you have company ia
the kitchen they must be more quiet ! heard
hIlarity here last night, and
Eleu-Sure, Ma'am, I've not seen Iarrity
since 90 ieit Iu.lamore. Twas Misther Hogan,
the junk man an the Jokes ay him wud make
the Pope himself die Wid laughiu'l
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a n - - AAAe =
boys are getting the flag
planted on Lookout
Mountain, I'll tell you
aud the many readers
Of your excellent paper
what the boys OF the lst
Ohio Cav. were doing
in the rear Of the rebel
army. We crossed the
river above Chatta-
nOOga on a pOntOOn in
the afternoon, and that
night went into camp
ia the woods By a road.
From a prisoner our
officers learned that
Gen. Bragg's wagon
train was out in that
detection after forage,
and would come that
way going to camp. Our
.A - .s-.,s.E-. ~
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Spring Work In the Garlen.

It pays in various ways To procure your seeds as
early in the spring as practicable. Seedsnen' ,
catalogues furnish interesting reading and study
during the long Winter evenings Orr readers
should fail 10 Jhe handsome book issued
by NOTthTup. Brasau X Goodwin Co., of Mime
apOlis, Mimi. which contains the cream of good
things ia Vegetable, Field aud Flower seeds, Bulbs
and Plants. Mailed free on application.
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~ writin & small
sketches of our army
life, j think il would be
far better If we would
make them just what
-we saw and what we
know, not what some
! puc told us; then we old
comrades would not get
liuto controversy, rs il
causes hard feeling. Let
los tell nothing but our
experience. ] am posi-
Tive that a cOmrade who
Twas in battle or on a
Iskirmish line could not
ltell what was going on
half a mile from him,
as about that time be
had all he could attend
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A DIsGRACEFUL AFFAIR.
A Comrads who was Present aud Saw Gunboa,s
Whipped At Sabine Pass.
EDITOR NATIoNAL TRIBUNE:

NOTICED an article in
your issue Of Nov. 10.
1891, entitled "A Big
w ate rhaul." G. II.
Dome, Of Prescott, Ark.
IS anxious 10 know il
there IS any truth in the
article copied from the
Memphis AppeaI- Ira
iaHele. As ] was con
nected with the Depart.
. ment Of the Gulf from
the carly Spring Of 1862
up 10 August. 1864, per.
haps ! can shed some
light upon the subject.
After the surrender Of
Port Huaanu mi.
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SEVEN PRISONERS.
How They We're Al Captured by One Illinois
CaValryman, Near BoOnssOrO, Nd.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

HAVE been interview
cd many times in the
last eight or 10 years,
and asked quite fire.
.Quently of late TO write
up this article aud send
IL TO THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. / will state
that the matter culmi-
mated in a promise TO
that effect at the Camp
fire at Brandon, VT, a
short time ago. There
fore, regardless of the
censure Of egotism and
the attack Of soldier
haters in particular, let
me say i was not
ashamed Of the act at
the time, and after a
retrospect OF nearly 80
years. ] plead guilty 10
the same weakness.
Early on the morning
after the battle Of South
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LIMBS.
With Rubber Feet and Hands.

Itisnot unusual 10 see a farmer working in the fields
with an artificial leg or engineer with hand on the
throttle, o. cOHiuctIr brakeman, fireman. carpenter.
mason, miner. iu lact men Of vocation wearing
Two artificial leEs with rubber feet, Of Marks
Patents performing much g hOr iB possession
OF ali their natural members, earning the wages
in fact experiencing little or no inconvenience.
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Thomas Wilson, 9th Tenn. Cav, Curia. Ark,
wants to know why the veterans Of his regi-
ment do not write to this paper. He was glad
10 read the article about Gen. Rosecrans in Il re-
cent issue, and says May God bless good old
posav -
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DlRsrs from Col. Fox.

l.. MarviH 9th Mich (lst II. A., Parkville,
Mich says the list given in a recent issue Of
the A. regiments which sustained the loss of
200 men or more is vague and indifferent, as
we'll as incorrect, as far as the Michigan regi-
ments are concerned. He thinks the manner
I'm which the question was answered would
leave one to infer that only those regiments
were mentioned who had 200 or more killed
outright in action, saying nothing of those who
died of wounds received in action and of disease.
lie thinks that FOx5 Regimental Losses, from
which the report was obtained, would lead one
10 suppose that the killed and died Of wounds
in action and Of disease would be included,
making three classes. According 10 the report
single infantry regiment lost 300 killed out
right, and according to the same authority only
four regiments of infantry lost 300 or more
killed or died of wounds received in action.
The 9Th Mich. lost 1jI killed, 81 died of wounds
received in action total of 232. and not 263.
as stated The 9Th Mich. lost 10 killed and
81 died Of wounds received in action; total
of POI aud not 223, Is given. The 10th Mich.
lost I65 killed and 80 died Of wounds received
in action making 2lJ. and not 2i7, as given.
The 9th Mich. had ~ killed and So died of
wounds received in action; q total Of 214, and
not 22J. as stated in the table. Nothing iS said
about where Fox gets his information. There
were over % Michigan regiments that show a
loss of over 200 in killed, died OF wounds and
disease. The writer says that if We are max
ing a history, it is time to call hale in this
matter Of gueSS-wOrk.
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Comrate CogsrsIPs Statement Verified.

Michael Mcguire, Co. Fl, Both ". j., 72O
South Eighth street. Kansas City, Kan, says
that Comrade COgswell, 1lth ". IT,, is quite
right when he says the 18th n. j. did not be-
long to the Second Brigade Second Division,
Ninth Corps, but it did belong to the First
Brigade Of that division and corps. If Com
rade Cogswell was an officer on Gen. Grifin's
staff, be ought 10 know what regiment Occa-
pied Fort Davis in the Winter Of 1854 and
until the morning Of the evacuation Of Peters
burg. The cOmrade also said that the 2jth and
9th n. j. aud ID n. j. Cav. were the only
New Jersey troops attached to the Ninth Corps.
This shows wonderful want OF knowledge in
a staff officer but the writer has seen many
false statements which he knew 10 DO entirely
different. He also believes this dispute was
caused by aeomrade Of Co. +, who said that the
18th was in the Second Brigade, and should
have known that the regiment was in the First
Brigade The 39th N. j. was in Fort Malone,
and Go. III lost Capt. Harrison, Lieut.. Mason,
besides several others, killed and wounded in
the fort, and Serg't KehOe fell wounded in the
trenches beneath the fort between nine and 10
o'clock a. m. April 2, 1860, and lay there suffer-
ing until nine o'clock at night, when the writer
went out under a heavy rebel fire and carried
him to Fort Davis, risking his own life TO save
him.
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G. Camp, Sergeant, Co. @, 92d Ohio, Athens,
Tenn, noticed that COmrade Gardner, 18th
Ohio, scored COmrade BOLTON in regard 70 the two
small brigades that saved the Army Of the
Cumberland at Chickamauga, and he would
like to know where COmrade Gardner has been
for the last 80 years, that he never heard OF
that event before. The writer is happy TO say
that he belonged to one of those small brigades
(Turchin'sJ that accomplished that valorous
deed, but they do not claim the honor Of saw
ing the army but are willing TO divide hOnOrs
with those who first reached Chattanooga and
threw up brea5tworks for the protection of all,
while the two little brigades held the enemy
in check on SnOdgTass Hill.
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Pension the Prisoners OF War.

d. Ravens, Lieutenant, Co. A, s5th H., Post
master, Mantle, H., was captured at Peach
Tree Greek, July 10. 1864, while making a
charge, and was a prisoner seven months and
II days He was also wounded at the battle Of
Perryville, Oct. 8. 1862, and was never absent
from his regiment except the two days while
suffering from wounds and while he was in
prison The bill for the relief Of prisoners Of
war has been before Congress for the last 25
years, and if Justice is to be done it should pass
at the present session. The measure is not a
political one in any sense. and relief should be
given 70 those who suffered in those hell-hOles
Of the South, where they were starved and eX-
posed 10 the elements, until thousands died and
many are now unable to earn living from the
effects Of their exposure. The writer saw an
officer brought into prison with the muscle torn
from one Of his arms by bloodhound. He
saw another soldier shot by guard when he
was not within six feet Of the dead-line. Ii
Lieut. LamsOn 81 Ind. Cav, Leut. Hayes,
ll1th Pa or Lieut. Shannon, 81 Ind. Cav, are
living. be would like to hear from them.
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THE 1st OHIO CAV.

What They Accomplished Daring the Battle at
Lookout Mountain.
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EDIroE NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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FIGHTING THEM OVER
That0ur Veterans Have 10 Say About
Their Old Campaigns
WAS HE IN FAULT7

Regarding Gen. NHcs's Surrender &C Harper's Ferry
tn September, 1862
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FDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

The Hard Service Performed By One VI the Short.
ttrm ErEimtRiG.
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They are Lonely.

John Dunn, jr, Wheeling. Ind, aged 81
years an old soldier and proprietor of the
Elizabethtown Mills, Of Delaware County, Ind,
wants to correspond with some good woman
with view to matrimOBy. He prefers either
a maiden widow between the ages OF "a
and a years.
John SchueIl. a veteran who owns $50 acres
OF land, would like TO correspond with some
good woman, with view to matrimOny. Adj
dress Reston, Douglass County, Ore.
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
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Samuel Gamble, Co. A, 25th Mo-, Emmitts-
burg, Nd. says that COmTade Cannon, of the
9th Ky, told the truth about the first day at
Shiloh. Nelson's Division did cross the river
late in the afternoon of April 9, 1862; fred q
few rounds, and had to be restrained from adj
vancing further. The artillery of the division
was in position to open on the rebels, and would
have done so if Buell. and Nelson had been 40
miles away. The writer was a prisoner, and
many of the shells from the gunbOat and the
batteries in position came very near to the
prisoners, who were being marched 20 the rear,
and the rebels were exasperated because the
shells were killing so many Of their men. He
thinks that Gems. PTentis5 and w. III. Wallace
were in position, and could have checked the
further advance of the enemy without the as
sistanee of Nelson's Division. Premises men
were in the suRken road, and were not cap
tuTed until they were fanked aud taken in
the rear. Gen. Wallace saw what was coming
| and led out his division, but good many Of
his men were captured along with Prentsss
| men. Gen. Beauregard was 80 delayed by these
| two divisions that Grant had time TO place the
artillery in position. and thus determined the
battle Of the first day. The writer thinks Gen.
Grants account of the battle is the best that
has ever been written.
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Confederate Money.

Alonzo Jackson, Christiansburg Va, says he
will send samples Of genuine Confederate money
to any Of the comrades who will send postage
10 pay for the same.
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Early on the morning
after the battle Of South
Maintain Sent 11lSfi9,
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MEs1 PERU.

Augustus Casey has moved into Mrs.
Hannah bishops house.
Mrs. Eimcr Knox IL dangerously sick.
D.riu. burgess and wife, John Went
worth aud wife of West Milan, ". H.,
are vi.ing at y. Frosts.
Town meeting called for 2oth, hut ].
NO 60. the warrant VAS not attested.
A. j. Austin had hls foot badly damned
by q bar of steel falling on II but IL 90 a.
"a b. around With crutcbcs.
Joseph simpson aud Charles Powers
have done Mr.. Atkins mason work.
They have organized = Y. T.. q. y.
society aud are having some very Inter
estiag meetings.
\. A. Austin and wife have been to
Portland on q visit.
brady wa.hburn has been In town.
u. L.. Rowe !. buying apples and ship
ping 10 boston.
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ANRON

Columbus DAY Was celebrated az Byron
BY q dance II kaapps Hall.
The county commissioners were over
the rad from Byron % Mexico the 18th
and 18th uli.. directing many much de-
sired improvements, cutting down sharp
knoll. and filling hollo~s, which can be
don. a, nominal cost compared 9th the
benefits.
"Clr' Young and John Taylor, IL.
y.ar-old boys, tired and shot a young
hear Tuesday, being chr. second bear
thl. fall. notice Ad's and stephens
fac~-, after they had hem hunting all
day, trying 10 eclipse the boys, didn't
look quite 80 beaming a. the boys.
For fear the boys reading the Demo
crat nav catch hunters fever, ! sill give
them a sun an amateur hunter here is
figuring on, Ia know the rate of his past
month. wages, aud hoard himself. lie
give. a weeks work for the use 81 one
half the trap. be- uses, aud one-haf the
fur a. the man owning the other hall of
the trap.. n took msn days setiing
up traps, man days collecting fur'
lost a els watch, broke spring Ia repeat
Ing ride, and spent - cents Tor cart
ridges. lie got one sable, ssin worth
VI 50. lie. changed his occupation Tor
a while o. rcCruit.
VIII Porter, ollie and George frttin-
,ill passed through Ia Letter y explor-
Ing Monday. taking sufficient WEAPON.
ana ammunition Ia clear their trail III
game. start and look out AZ every
rustl. ~ the wind, expecting drove 81
bear aud deer Ia 20 by.
IL. Hall and Nat Carr have gone Ia
Ro,bury, yardins poplar for Jake iiod.-
don.
wilder Kiulball Vas In town Tuesday,
looking for nice matched oxen.
Wilson Stillman Of Peru IL here doing
thrcshing In town.