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TERRIBLE. Publlbed Kiery Saturday Morulas of Barn and Tshouted, ing to molest the family, someone saw the Many of the escaping fugitives were THE COUNTY. the best Interests for the timt being of way In rear armed by their sympathisers while on the ward and troublesome humanity, suoh aa de Otu ttrnw Met. negro mounting another horse the light in violating ixtt Dayton Dotting--. the law, and once looked TERRIBLE. Publlbed Kiery Saturday Morulas of barn and Tshouted, " there goes way north. They were advised to use rear the in the solid iron ease in lbs baek room, is diseases, Street, weapons only when to do so as Dattor, 111., Feb. 7. Another floe snow ars Xldasy and Liver and At Mot. 810 and 814 I Sail thenlggerl" In a moment other horses their farced entirely safe; in faot, the iron oage is just as firm storm baa oommeneed this morniig which whia ones they havs secured a ColwU-8horwoo- Block.) were mounted by the slave catchers and the last extremity of self defense, and then brm aud secure aa any eer ereoted, and hold en tha annua system there la BONS,l'roprirtoni, were In swift pursuit of to "strike hard and spare not." A mulatto, will make the sleighing still better. It bas Marshal Maber or Seneca looks al it with no time to be lost life la to ba WM.OBMAN their friends and May if named Free, living at Springfield, bad a been excellent this winter, and during the pride. the oitiitna never have occasion saved. Kany remedies have been TV11U4 l)F 8MHHCKIPT10N the solitary horseman, whom they caught to use tbe cage part of past few weeks the it. tried, but none hare been so no per annum $1 .BO across the prairie fine team of horses and plied regularly be weather bas been warm We Wm. 111., la tdruu, after an exciting chase met Gebhard, of Moris, who, eeeafol as Kany un- mt till vnrl of three month 1 .70 to surprise proved to tween Springfield and Chicago, carrying enough to make sleighing thoroughly enjoy, some 20 years ago was among the juveniles montoa U.OO near Dover, and their solicited testimonials have proved ui Mid Ull cod of alx way to freedom. he able. We have a very fine drive from in Ottaws, and whose father was in business be trtctly adhered to. be a Mr. Waldo, who with a black veil negroes on their As here that has eared thee Tfecac term t ill Mr. O , now off on a was poor, but never received any money to Ottawa oa the feeder, and as the ice is here. of Moris, has a host of diseases whsn phyiieiane and all over his face had decoyed them Seneoa, TO MAIL SUII8CKIBF.R8. friends in is generous to a fault, and remediee had Back- errand. On returning and announc from his passengers, and as Springfield was about 18 inches thick it is perfectly safe. other failed wa h nertiln thai the data on the Dame label fool's when be reads bis Free Tbadeb, as be will ache, pain in the side, dullness, wblcb you have paid then home of many benevolent people, The young people have been Improving roar paper Indicate! the time to lug their failure, they demanded entrance the the hereafter, will lend it to his Morris neighbors weariness, and headaohe, are often Tour tubecrlptton. 11 itaoea no. pieasu uui j to Mr. Lovejoy's house to search for the it is fair to presume that his labor was com- times with sleighing parlies to the surround, until we can nod time to go there. symptoms of these fearful disease. ......i. in kmnini time account with aomanydtffer pensated. Once, while near Washington, ing OAT MEAL. Athlophoros, in connection act ubecrlben erroti are liable to occur, and we take negro, but that famou emancipationist neighborhood. They had a very enjoya- with Fills, will give speed tbta method to keep correct account with mall sub stood his and forbade their doing In Tazewell Co., he was pursued by some ble party a week or two ago at the large and Marseilles can congratulate herself on an - Athlophoros at dwr your scriber. Wthe label la nolcorrecltd wiuun iwo wit one and hot In Bhoulder. He'drew an other solid enterprise, produoing a solid ne- relief. If druggist doesn't notify so without " due process of law." While the commodious residence of Lew Robinson, After we should have received payment, pleaae cessity and backed by solid business men-M- essrs keep them, write to search warrant, the black man old rusty musket in , when his , iu Rutland township, and last week getting the lq CIihb. W. RutterfielJ, .weo. and Treas., THE 112 OUlt AGENTS. in ATHLOPHOROS CO., WALL ST., fL following had been cunningly conveyed to the barn assailants, three number, fled. they were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. H. L. E PedJicord, V. l'res and Sup., ami Geo. t Tui Fbmk Tkaib may be obtained at the m-- i hik! A NKOHO KOID AT W. We place by thesluglceopy,orsutnicruitiow win ue and thence Into a wagon covered with IIKNNKI'IN. II. Williams, of Ottawa. Parr. Pres. refer to the " Eureka : Milling Co." This is devoted to for any length of time at the regular rates bag and " sent to mill," ami thus made his About lM.'i, a negro appeared at Henne- A. W. Laid is operator now for the "Q." enterprise Contractorsand Builders. B. II. TooLKR, Serena. 111. the manufacture of oat uieul. The building escape I pin, as others had before, and limny since, The paper mill expects to get started I. II. 1 owhhiihi, MaiselMc. this is rive stories with the basemen', anil to go REht-- hi). Stm-ca- . ANOTIII.U .KOUO but he came as a He had no visible D. II. Unoxbhili, tramp. week or next. The state's men have been through it, only conviuces one of the total llKKiiKK, for Troy ti rove. Oplur and W4 UioHoi II. While the court house was building at meaus of support nor cash in the bank, or bu-- y during the past two weeks Stopping a ign trance of (he masses with regard to the THOS. & HUGH COLWELL sham. Addles. Troytirove. Hennepin, a slave who had been tracked wealth in his pocket, nor seemed to want leak in the bank near the Hume. manner in which much of the food we con- Postmaster at Leland. sume is The from MANVEACTt'KEKS Ot Tonic. and by an unusually any. He had no harrowing tale to tell of manufactured. building rostniastcrat from Kentuky, caught The tile works are having a good many - .ttt,lttiriiui at kausolll. basemeut to garret is filled wit1.- complicated keen detective, was put in the basement sufferings as a blave, and didn't seem deslr out postmasters are authorised to retlte subscriptions tile hauled of their yard this winter, and machinery, some of it very delicate, aud the of to In SpsI, Doors & at all poatofflci in thli county. over night for sfe keeping. There seemed oils going Canada, or anywhere, their stock is beginning to get low. They whole of the most improved type. We be- Blinds CANVAHhlNIl AIHSHTS to be no weak point in the evidence furn- - particular. When hungry, he could get are getting ready to do a good business lieve there are but 30 oat meal manufactories every town lu La Bull" county. Liberal the Wanted In Ishetljby the detective, and under the law, plenty of food at any kitchen door by the in the United States. And it bas only been oinmuli paid In cash. Write for term, sending coming season. of recent date since tbe fair flower of the MOULDINUS, remand simple act of references In all owe. there was no option but to the rapping thereon. Ills black Recent letters from Dayton boys in Kan family, the pet girl of sixteen summers with fellow to master. About forty face, kinky hair and shining Ivories furn- CLUBIUNO KATKS. colored his sas say that they are having warm weather a complexion and disposition as fair as the Stair Kail Halusters, Newels, The following club rate will be mails only to aub of the citizens were organized that night ished an ample certificate for a square meal at Kinsley, and at Fort Scott the frost is out blushing rose and as mild as the subdued to the Fbeb Tbadbb who par up all arrearage voice of an angel, could sit down in tbe AC, AC, AC acrtber by that mysterious mutual understanding at any house in the village, and to bask in and farmers are ready and one year In advance, and lo new ub;ribcr. No getting for spring morning for breakfast and " munch" oats which prevailed among abolitionists In the sun In any comfortable corner, was the In itMk TamA and Plain BuUtttna other are entitled to the "cut rate," and no othere work. Kanaas winters, it seems, are quite at the eame time with her father's horse sta- 8m low The price named below measure W til be given these price. those days. Mr. Flugg, who built that fullest of his ambition. This con- severe, but not as long as those of Illinois. tioned at the manger in another quarter, nlrte hotme. e take runtrKU In nv Dirt of thti at I for both the Fbbb Tbaubb and the publication the adjoining utattt. Partltw conumnlailnR MMtaa court house, who was also the contractor duct at length grew monotonous to the cit- and both with the same relish.
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