15 Sep 1880
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1880
Page
1
M B Reese District Attorney Wahoo reports a leave matter in the Land Office as of June. Officials note pending actions and awaiting further instructions from the district attorney.
A travel letter recounts a Denver crowd at Barum’s circus on August 8 and describes journeys from Pitkin to Ruby Camp, Gothick, Rock Creek, and Indian country. The writer praises mining camps Gothick and Ruby, explores lakes and bear sighting, and notes fishing, hunting, and possible wealth in Gunnison mines before closing with a political critique of the Lincoln Democrat’s stance on the Civil War.
An open letter to the editor of the Omaha Herald signed by J. Sterling Morton, Nebraska Democratic chairman, is condemned as incompetent and filled with boastful, treasonous remarks. The writer claims Democrats boast of Hancock and English and compares electoral votes to charitable contributions, drawing sharp rebuke.
The piece describes the busy preparations for an upcoming political contest with party war lines drawn. It contrasts the preservation of long standing principles with a struggle for spoils and retaliation against perceived wrongs by a rebellious faction.
The text notes a clear division between a solid north and a solid south in the upcoming election. It asserts the north will prevail, taking the advantage and the baggage in the political contest.
A veteran speaker recalls the Georgia hills and the rebel yell. He asks if peace was a dream while the foe gathers strength. The poem urges comrades to rise and charge with the same old shout that led to victory.
Roscoe Conkling to stump New York and Indiana as Vermont shifts toward Republican gains. The piece argues Democrats misused parliamentary rules, praises Garfi eld backers, notes colored convention support in Nebraska, and urges Hancock and English as pension critics of rebel losses.
A disastrous blaze in Upton Quebec swept across the countryside burning property and killing several people. The fire reportedly stretched about four miles in width and extended for miles, destroying vast amounts of property as residents endured severe losses.
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