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* ' . ' FOURTEENTH YEAR. McCOUK , RED WILLOW COUNTY , NEBRASKA , FRIDAY EVENING , APRIL 3 , 1896. NUMBER 46.
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Attendance Upon the Star of Jupiter
Not Effected by Bad Weather. .
THE SAD DEATH OF DAISY CLYDE
i f Who Passed From Life at an Early
I Hour , Saturday Morning.
The interest and enthusiasiih of the
McCook lodge No. I , Star of Jupiter , are
superior to storms , as was demonstrated
by the attendance at the Monday evening -
ing meeting , the severe storm of the
( evening to the contrary notwithstanding.
. Besides the regular business of the evening -
, ing , there were a few new applicants for
( , admission into the order and several initiations -
tiations of members. In fact the receiving -
ceiving of applications for membership
and the initiation of candidates are the
regular order at every meeting of the
f lodge now. At the Monday evening
' - session fifteen new members were duly
I' ' initiated and twenty new members were
elected.
After business the members of the
. lodge were entertained with a short play
. by the members of the order surrounding
j the city , and this new feature was fully
appreciated and enjoyed and helped to
_ make up one of the most interesting
meetings of the many enthusiastic gath-
' eriugs recently held by the order.
The motto of No. i is ever upward
I , , and onward , and we confidently expect
t : to soon see tier reacli the thousand mark
in membership.
The officers and members of the lodge
feel thankful to the ladies of the South
'
, Side for their enjoyable presentation of
"A Dress Reform Convention" , on Monday -
day evening.
Death Ends Her Suffering.
j About four o'clock on last Saturday
, morning the young spirit of Daisy Mabel
I Clyde took its flight into a far country ,
h leaving this tenement of clay after an
1 illness of two short weeks with an attack
, y of acute peritonitis. The deceased lacked
a few months of being sixteen years of
age at the time of her sad death , which
is deplored and mourned by all.
i Brief but touching services were conducted -
ducted at the home , Sunday afternoon ,
r by Rev. G. P. Fuson of the Baptist
church , after which the remains were
if laid to rest in Fairview cemetery , whither -
er they were followed by a numerous
I company of sympathetic citizens.
t i Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Clyde and family ,
upon whom this sad loss comes with
i l crushing force , have the deep sympathy
i of the whole community in their be-
f reavement.
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A Little Birthday Event.
f - Tuesday was T. B , Campbell's day to
i pass another mile post in life and with
I his companion in life , a superb supper ,
a small company of congenial friends
l and other pleasing particulars , the event
was made quite felicitous for all cun-
J ; . cerned.
A splendid supper was served at seven
o'clock , after which the company passed
t the remainder of the evening in playing
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crokinole and in social chat.
The company left a comfortable rocker
! as a small token of the occasicn , and
carried away with them yery enjoyable
' impressions of the evening.
; 1 ' Those present were : Messrs. and
Mesdames W. F. Lawson , E. C. Ballew ,
H. H. Easterday , Frank Harris , F. M.
Kimmell W. S. Perry , S. L. Moench ,
( To Subscribers of The Tribune.
Readers of THE TRIBUNE will please
remember that cash is an essential in
the publication of a paper. The publisher -
lisher has been very lenient during the
past few years , on account of crop failures -
ures and hard times , and as a copse-
, quence many hundreds of dollars are
due on subscriptions. We are now compelled -
pelled to request all who can to call and
P1 make settlement in full or in part. In
, . view of the facts , ' our subscribers must
feel the justice and urgency of this re-
i quest. THE PUBLISHER.
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braska. Modesty prevents our mentioning -
ing the second best.-B. V. Tribune.
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k It isn't necessary. The Beaver Valley
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- i Seed Potatoes for Sale.
500 bushels very fine Mammoth Pearl
i 1 - , seed potatoes for sale cheap , or will let
if out on share for part of crop. Inquire of
. , Elmer Rowell or at Bullard & Co.'s
4 lumber yard.
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Gi . . Notice to the Public.
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On and after April 9th we will adopt
. the CASE SYSTEM and believe we can
i . - demonstrate to all our customers that it
, wili.be to their , as wellastoourinterestc
: ' . ' J. A. WILcox & SON.
THE PEOPLE ,
S. P. HART is Dome from his trip to
Illinois.
P. A. WELLS went east , last night , on
business.
ARCHIE COLE was a Lincoln visitor ,
last Friday.
V. FRANKLIN and P. Walsh were Lin-
cohh visitors , yesterday.
H. P. PADE and A. S. Campbell made
a flying visit to Hastings , yesterday.
MRS. M. A. SPAULDING has been quite
sick for the past week with an attack of
the grin.
ELLIS DIVINE , formerly of the Danbury -
bury school , was over on Saturday visiting -
ing relatives and friends.
MR. AND MRS. C. F. BABCOCK visited
relatives in Cambridge , closing days of
last week , driving both ways.
MRS. W. C. LATOURETTE entertained
a small number of neighborhood lady
friends , last Thursday evening , at crok-
fnole.
BISHOP GRAVES confirmed nine members -
bers into the Episcopal church here ,
last Sunday evening , before a crowded
church.
J. A. PIPER , our popular secretary of
state , was up from Lincoln. Saturday ,
visiting his friends and relatives here
and hereabouts.
W. L. BAILLIE from Hbldrege is here
today arranging for opening a photograph -
graph studio in the old Ganschow gallery
on lower Main avenue.
SHERIDAN CLYDE , who was called
home by the illness and death of his
sister Daisy , left for Indiana on yesterday -
day morning's train.
J. C. HARLAN of the Cambridge Kaleidoscope -
leidoscope went up to ImperialTuesdav ,
to look over a cylinder press up there
with a view of buying.
MRS. JACOB BURNETT , who has been
visiting her daughter , Mrs. Will L. Vet-
ter in Hastings , for a week past , arrived
home , Wednesday night.
W. T. HENTON and S. R. Messner ,
two well known political wheel horses of
the Beaver , were over to the metropolis ,
Saturday , on matters of business and
politics.
SUPT. VALENTINE of the city schools
is quite ill , and is said to be threatened
with an attack of typhoid fever We hope
the fears may root be realized , and that
an early recovery may result.
MRS. ROBINETTE is here from Gilman -
man , Illinois , visiting her sister , Mrs.
C. K. Coleman , who is also still entertaining -
taining her mother , Mrs. S. A. Shaffer
from Hailey , Wyoming.
W.S.BIORLAN has been confined to the
house since the close of last week with
an attack of rheumatism. The Deacon
is , however , bearing his pain with true
Christian resignation and much fortitude.
C. N. BATCHELLER is here from St.
Elmo , Illinois , looking after some business -
ness interests. Mr. Batcheller will be
remembered by all oldtimers here as one
of the Burlington's engineers before the
great strike.
THEY ASK YOUR INSPECTION
Of Their New Stock of Spring and
Summer Goods.
J. A. Wilcox & Son have purchased
an unusually large , elegant and carefully
selected stock of spring and summer
goods of all kinds in their line. These
goods will shortly be ready for display ,
and the public is urged to wait and inspect -
spect their goods and get their prices-
which will be right as usual.
It will pay to wait for the attractions
and bargains that J. A. Wilcox & Son
will have to offer you in their line.
Diseases of the Ear , Eye , Nose
and Throat.
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DR. S. E. COOS or LINCOLN
Will be in McCook on April 13 and
r4 , and will office with Dr. W. V. Gage.
All defects of the Eye , Ear , Nose and
Throat treated. Glasses furnished and
ratted. This will be an excellent opportunity -
tunity to consult a good oculist at home.
Easter Eggs for Sale.
There will be colored Easter eggs for
sale at the Postoffice Lobby on Saturday ,
April 4th. The proceeds will go to the
Episcopal Sunday school.
Tyrone precinct sends as their delegation -
tion to the convention tomorrow : J. C.
Moore , C. E. Clement and C. S. Blair.
A kid base ball aggregation went up to
Culbertson , last night , to play a similar
organization there today.
The Lowman fire goods are posted by
the United States marshal for sale on the
13th of this month.
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JOINT ENTERTAINMENT
The Workmen and Degree of Honor
Entertain Their Friends ,
MAY REVIVE THE W. T. U. HERE
Mrs.Waiker , State President , Spoke
Here on Tuesday Evening.
The entertainment held in the A. 0.
U. W. hall , Monday evening , by the joint
members of the A. 0. U."W. and D , of H , ,
was a pleasant affair throughout , and attracted -
tracted a goodly company of members
and friends of the orders , notwithstanding -
ing the stormy weather.
There was a musical and literary pro-
gramme-the chief attraction of which
being the reading by Mr. William Val-
entine.
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Refreshmentswere also served later in
the evening , adding to the enjoyment of
of a social occasion which all present
agree was one not soon to be forgotten.
Expect to Revive the Organization.
Mrs. Walker , president of the Nebraska -
ka W. C. T. U. , addressed a small
audience in the Congregational church ,
Tuesday evening , on the subject of tem-
perance. We understand that an effort
will be made to revive the local W. C.
T. U. organization , which has been in
innocuous desuetude for a number of
years. And the effort is not being encouraged -
couraged very strongly. Lack of proper
advertising and the cold , stormy weather
were in part responsible for the small
attendance on Tuesday evening. And
secondly , the average woman's life is al
ready so full of work in the multitudinous -
inous avenues of endeavor of all sorts ,
that there seems to he little or no time
left for further engagements.
HE BECOMES A WHOLESALER.
C. L. DeGroff of Our City Buys an
Interest in R. Lorton & Co.
On Monday of this week the deal was
closed whereby C. L. DeGroff of our city
became a partner in the wholesale grocery -
ery house of R. Lorton & Co , of Nebraska -
ka City , one of the oldest establishments
of the kind in the state. The new firm
will be known as Bradley , DeGroff& Co.
The head of the firm , E. K. Bradley ,
has been connected with the old firm for
the past 25 years , and has been a member -
ber of the firm for ten years. C. L. De-
Groff will have charge of the city business -
ness there. A. A. Weller of Syracuse is
also connected with the new firm.
The business of C. L. DeGroff & Co.
in our city will continue as at present ,
Louis Suess as manager.
The family , too , for the present , will
make this their home.
Nominees by Petition.
The following named candidates have
been placed in nomination by petition
for the several offices named respectively :
For councilman in the First ward , Hugh
W. Cole ; Second ward , Henry H. Pen-
ner ; police judge , Jacob Steinmetz ; city
clerk , John H. Yarger.
While this is but a partial ticket , and
is not supposed to be an alarming menace -
ace to the A. P. A. ticket , yet it will
furnish a little diversion at least.
A Card of Thanks.
To all the kind neighbors and friends
who rendered us loyal and helpful services -
vices and kindnesses during the illness
and after the death of our beloved
daughter Daisy Mabel we return our
heartfelt and profoundest thanks and
gratitude.
MR. AND MRS. A. C. CLYDE.
$2,500.00 Cash.
For sale. The two-story and base-
merit steam-heated building known as
the Frees & Hocknell building , at the
foot of Main street , for $2,500.00 , spot
cash. Write to or inquire of
M , BALDRIDGE , Pomona , Calif. , or
First National Bank of McCook.
The millinery opening by Misses
Stover & Stanfield , Thursday , was quite
a success , and attracted many ladies of
the city during the afternoon and even-
ing. The display was tasteful and complete -
plete and the young ladies received
many compliments for the same.
The Danbury News states that Frank
Messner , a recent arrival from Indiana ,
and a brother of S. R. Messner of the
Beaver , will shortly start a barber shop
in our city.
We understand that P. A. Wells has
disposed of his Cripple Creek business.
Harry Barbazette's little girl has been
quite sick , but is now recovering.
H. Stone buried his infant daughter ,
first of last week.
Good writing paper ten cents a quire
at this office.
McConnell's Balsam cures coughs.
Price 25 cents.
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THE CHURCHES.
Rev. P.V. . Howe , D. D. , chaplain of
the state penitentiary , will preach in
the M. E. church , April 12th , at io a , m.
At 8 p. m , he will deliver his lecture ,
"Twelve Years of Penitentiary Life" .
CATHOLIC-Mass at 8 o'clock a. ni.
High mass and sermon at 1o:30 : , a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday school at 2:30 : , p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
REV. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.
METHODIST-Sunday school at lo.
Preaching at II. Junior league at 3.
Bible class at 3:45. : Epworth league at
7. Easter service by the Sunday school
at 8. All are welcome.
J. A. BADCON , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL-Services will be held at
the Episcopal church , January 12th and
every alternate Sunday at II a. m. and
8 p , m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. every
Sunday. Ladies' Guild meets every
Wednesday evening after the 7:30 : ser-
vice.
CONGREGATIONAL-Easter services at
II o'clock. The choir will render several -
al very attractive numbers from their
choicest musical selections. The sermon
theme will be , "The Evolution of Man" ,
Saint John Commandery No. 16 ,
Knights Templar , will attend in a body.
At 7:30 the Sunday school will hold their
usual Easter exercises. All are invited
to attend these services.
HART L. PRESTON , Pastor.
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A CENT.
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In its advent and exit March was a
"corker" .
Try McConnell's Balsam for that
cough. Price 25 cents.
The evergreen is a true and practical
windbreak for the prairie country.
A half million acres of land in Kansas
will be planted to Kaffir corn , this
season.
A few are already using water on their
lawns , which look quite as green as in
midsummer.
We have bad about every possible
variety of weather , this week , from the
incipient blizzard to the mildness of
summer.
W. H. Roberts' young son was thrown
from his pony , Tuesday afternoon , on
Main avenue. The lad was pretty badly
jarred , but no bones were broken. He
was carried into the Babcock store room ,
where he soon was himself again.
Council lee and the woman's auxiliary
held a joint session , last Saturday even-
ing. . We understand that a speech by
Mayor and President Kelley , refreshments -
ments and other enjoyable features were
on the bill. '
W. T. Lindsay of McCook is in the
city , this week , seeing what opportunity
there is for establishing the Star of
Jupiter , an insurance order with headquarters -
quarters at McCook. Mr. Lindsay is an
early-day resident of Harlan county , he
having homesteaded six miles north of
Orleans in 1893 , and he finds many old
friends and acquaintances whom he has
not seen since I88o.-Orleans Progress.
The fourth day of July is not the only
day of the year in which to display one's
patriotism , nor is Arbor day the only
one for planting trees. A man can be
patriotic every day in the year , and there
are very few if any days in the year that
he cannot do some act that will further
the tree growing interest on his farm.
The Arborday idea simply furnishes him
something to build around. It serves to
keep the tree-planting , home-loving instinct -
stinct uppermost at a season of the year
when action is worth the most. We say
plant trees on Arbor day , and both before -
fore and after , and then take care of
them every-day the year around.-Ne-
braska Farmer.
There is nothing adds more to the
comforts of a prairie farm for a large
number of days in the year than a good
substantial tree windbreak. How to
place a grove to the best advantage as
to its relative position to the house ,
barn , feedyards , orchard , garden , etc. ,
and the kind of trees best adapted to
the purpose form a problem that is in
most respects the same to one man that
it is to another. To do the best for himself -
self under his own peculiar circumstances -
stances , however , always requires some
independent thinking. We have no
doubt but that the problem of solving
this question will be made easier for any
man by a careful perusal and study of
this paper , with its good string of articles -
ticles on the tree planting issue by the
most practical men to be found in the
field.-Nebraska Farmer ,
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WORD TO TAXPAYERS
The County Finances Need Support
and Schools Must not Suffer.
A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT
Last Saturday Evening in the Fitch
School House , South Side.
To THE TAX PAYERS OP RED WILLow
COUNTY , NEBRASKA-I have now been
in the treasurer's office two years , and
they have been very hard ones. It has
been my aim to make the burden of
taxes as light as possible upon the people
and at the same time keep our warrants
at par. So far I have succeeded. We
have had no general sale of lands for
taxes for either 1893 or 189.1 , but the time
has come when it is impossible to pay
out unless we collect something , and
rather than let our credit suffer , and our
public schools go down , I deem it better
that each individual should pay the one
or two dollars extra on account of sale ,
than not to have the money for the purposes -
poses mentioned.
All lands upon which the tax is not
paid within the next thirty days will be
allowed to go to sale whenever there is a
purchaser.
Now in regard to personal tax , it has
been the custom to let it run with the
idea that it was not a lien , and could be
avoided. This is wrong. Every man
that buys a horse , buys it as much at his
peril , if the tax has not been paid , as if
he bought a piece of land , and even
more so , as the horse would be liable for
all the man's personal tax , while the
land is only liable for the amount assessed -
sessed against it.
Again , the law makes it the absolute
duty of the treasurer to get the personal
tax each year. Had this been done
every year , it would have been a kindness -
ness rather than a burden , as taxes would
have been lower if all had paid , and the
burden would be lighter at this time
when many of us have nothing to pay
with. Last year I hoped that we would
get a crop , and as long as I could keep our
warrants paid saw no reason to crowd
anyone. Only a small portion of our
farmers got a crop. Against those who
raised no crop for the last two or three
years , and have no other means of paying -
ing , there will be no distress warrants
issued , but would suggest that during
the summer each one of then either
drop into my office or write me for a
statement of their tax so they may know
what amount they must provide for.
To those in that part of the county that
have been getting crops , they must pay
something , not only to save themselves
interest and exenses , but to help bridge
over the gap in our county finances until
their more unfortunate brethren are able
to pay. There is another class of Peo-
pie , more especially in McCook than
elsewhere , which has a small tax each
year , and should pay each year. They
are parties who work upon salaries.
First , it is easier to pay a few dollars
each year without interest than two or
three years taxes at one time with interest -
est accumulated. Second , many of
those parties have children who attend
the public schools and get all the benefits -
fits that accrue from a proper management -
ment of county affairs.
Now , the treasurer has only one way
to enforce the payment of personal tax ,
and that is by distress warrant. Although -
though I have been very lenient , and
hope I shall not have to make a single
dollar expense for anyone , yet in cases
where it becomes necessary , I shall not
hesitate to do my duty.
J. B. MESERVE ,
County Treasurer.
Indianola , Neb. , April 1st , 1896.
A Successful Entertainment.
The "Dress Reform Convention" held
in the Fitch school house on last Saturday -
urday evening , by the ladies of the South
Side , was a decided and enjoyable suc-
cess.
cess.The
The program rendered was as follows :
Opening song-Praise the Lord. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace Sanborn
Declamation..Miss Minnie Harris
Tableau-Clinging to the Cross. . . . . . . . .
Violin . . . . . . . . . . . McMurrin
Declamation . .Mrs. E. N. Benjamin
Tableau-Fire Worshipers. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Grace Sanborn
Play-"Tlie Dress Reform Convention" .
Tableau-Reconciliation.
Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . McMurrin
Tableau-Good Night. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The audience was well pleased and esteemed -
teemed the performance well worth the
price of admission. The receipts of
the evening were $9.50 , which will be
applied to the purchase of an organ for
the school district. Any donation will
be highly appreciated and will be placed
in the hands of our treasurer , Miss
Clara Jenkins.
Thanks are especially due Miss San-
born for her charming vocal efforts.
Signed-Mrs. E. N , Benjamin , Mrs. W.
G. Dutton and Miss Clara Jenkins ,
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BY THE WAY.
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Every bigot hopes to become a martyr-
-in his mind-and thus of intolerance
make a virtue.
Perhaps you have noticed the fact : '
But it really takes all kinds of people to
make up this world.
And the candidates are now in the
hands of their friends. May the Lord
have mercy on their souls !
Unfortunate McCook ! She wide opened -
ed Pandora's box when she organized
Council too , and the Iliad oilier woes is
not yet completed.
In this h9th century , this sun-lit , sun-
kissed summit of the ages , how many
there are who seemingly prefer to live
down in the miasma of the slimy slough.
The ostrich sticks its head in the sand
and vainly imagines itself free and safe
from its pursuers. And some Red Willow -
low county politicians act no more wisely
nor less amusingly.
The few who are above circunistances ,
or can make or shape their environments -
ments , always fail to appreciate the lives
of the many who are victims of environment -
ment and circumstance. But they are
neither philosophical nor thoughtful.
I Have"in soak" a contributed and very
impressive poeni on the "Vernal Eruption -
tion of the Asparagus" which we are compelled -
pelled to pickle with some choice exuber-
ances duly signed and delivered ,
labeled "Spring Poems" on the brief.
The most disquieting feature of the
' 'coming woman'is the passing of the
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departing woman" . It is file eclipse
of the dear oldfashioned women that
fills my heart with gloom more abundantly -
antly than the coming woman does with
dread and dismay.
Senator John M. Thurston is not the
only man in Nebraska who is perfectly
willing to sacrifice all his relatives on
the altar of his country , if need be. I
nuglit mention a nuniber of less distinguished -
guished instances of patrotism. In fact
I am persuaded that such a brand of
loyalty is becoming popular.
If you can satisfactorily explain to me
why some people prefer mortified and
wormy prunes , when strawberries
and dew and cream from the milk
louse over the spring are availa-
hle , I will undertake to tell you tvhy
so many crimes are committed in
liberty's fair name , who slugged one B.
Patterson , Esquire , etc.
There are millions of Americans , less
or more , who are willing to spend billions -
lions of treasure and oceans of real red
blood in any given imaginary cause-
only provided their pocket hooks are untouched -
touched and their supply of blood remains -
mains unimpaired. Like Colorado's immortal -
mortal Waite they are willing to ride in
blood up to the bridles , if they can secure
a substitute. It don't hurt and is more
economical in the long run.
I used to regard the Israelitish prejudice -
dice and intolerance which released
Barabbas and crucified the Savior , with
unspeakable horror ; as an impossible
stretch of the sacred historian's imagi-
nation. But this sentiment , like many
other youthful impressions , the experience -
ence and observation of more mature
years , have sadly changed. That which
once required an innocent , unquestioning -
ing faith , has now become a bald and
unblushing reality of almost every day
experience.
The eastern idea of humor is sometimes -
times as funny as its expression is unspeakable -
speakable : For instance a well known
weekly places this caption over its advertising -
vertising columns , "New Advertise-
ments" ; when I have known the "new"
advertisements to have occupied the
spaces below for more than a quarter of
a century-in not a few instances practically -
tically unchanged. The same amusingly
staid publication arranges its patent
medicine locals under the heading of
"Late Locals" . The heathen Chinese
is in no wise more peculiar than some
eastern publishers.
And tomorrow will be the county con-
vention.
McConnell's Balsam cures coughs.
Price 25 cents.
Henry Winans of Box Elder was
thrown from a horse on Wednesday
fracturing his left arm. Dr. Kay reduced
the fracture late the same night.
Snowden and Miller's Original Tenn-
esseean Jubilee Singers will sing in the
Menard opera house on the evening of
May 2d , under auspices of the Endeavor
society.
An action for $ Iooo has been instituted -
ted against Joseph Menard by P.A.Wells.
It involvss the removing of some property -
erty from land upon which Wells had a
mortgage.
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