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center of town. This makes it quite convenient for business men, as otherwse they would be obliged to walk a considerable distance to the tele srce offices at the two depots at at outskirts of t he city. Mr. Bennett, who formerly was in charge of the Great Western office is in charge. em FORD COUNTY. PAXTON, Napoleon Lyon, accused of complicity with Miles Hart in robbing the Paxton post office, was acquitted on Friday. Hart was acquitted some time ago. GIBCON, Independent County Central Committee of Ford county will hold a meeting on March 9th, at the office of J. B. Goshorn, to perfect a county organization for the campaign. Kilgore’s cage renders such a waste of time entirely useless. Building has been steadily going on during the winter, the mild weather being favorable to out side work. Five or six new dwelling houses are now under way, and arrangements are making to commence Work On A new brick business block at the north end of town, to contain three large store room. ‘There is some talk of organizing a public library, in connection with a Museum of mineral specimens and natural curiosities. Our legal luminaries find plenty to do these dull days in managing the petty suits arising from neighborly strifes and a suppendance of idle ness. Which Satan, according the old adage, not slow to ture to his own use.
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Bloomington Pantagraph
Bloomington, Illinois, US
Fri, Mar 03, 1876
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