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Racine Argus (Newspaper) - May 15, 1879, Racine, WisconsinRacin vol. La no. 39. Jiu Sincen cards. A. O. U. W. Lode meets Tho first and third Tun Way of chm month a Odd fellow Hall Over Post office. Application for membership May be made through any member in u Ond Uta Diuk. 0. Cattles m. U. W. Bothers rec. 51j_ Pelt attorney Counselor at Law. Over Kip eau of lace. Market Sofia to. Law and collection office a. S. Ritchie. Manufacturers Gnu Siml bunk Bizil Shnir fifth Street. Kii Cine. Wis., thursday May whole 559 hard times prices at Joseph Schroeder a 136 main Street on underwear. ,1 fresh Stock of gents ladies and i Wear. In White Scarlet and Blue mixed at such prices As Are Only made by those Olio buy for tit rapid Crystal ice i i be delivered during the Sei Tsou to any i City in Quan i to suit custom Nora. Ice is Stottl Coly pure and May be relied upon for table line. Your patronage in respect fully solicited Jlou uck s ithe Stone co. Orders left at Kindorf bros., David Law tons or the mail will receive prompt attention. County court iia Cink pro is tin of tie lust will Nolfi Terra Nitt moral so on i Iuli i nil Lillina Hin Putli Jon of. Gorce v Mii Ulit we ill Trio my Chi Citurs Irani. La will shirt of sni ii our. They Imit fully Mem Luiis tar Tillin. Mill paid nil the. Leli of we acc Ramie Ana to of Ulm inn porn ulna thai a time incl p Iii be Ilse for examining Ami flowing their Lual account of their . It orc Rcd. That Kildare rotini be by Trio judge of court on Tuk Suay talc 3.1 Uay of it leu o clock a. M. Of that Day at of the of said county in the c Ltd of Ibi cinc in county. Add it in Fiir Ilu Ronli Stu notice alien fore lie Kivitis to Liy publish Lair copy of hid order for three Nucci Tiivi prior 10 mini of ill Ilie Joti Icline a weekly printed Lliel Ellb Lietea it Bald City oi1 Ali Cine. May 7lh, 1870. By the court Elul to. Hand county Judito. John b. Winslow 5uccbs30ktos. N. Van dusk Nikki attorney at Law office Overl Ost office undue j. J. Davis m. D., in arse quantities direct from Eastern ers the same May be said of our new Stock of i shawls and blankets. Oar five cent counter _ is loaded with Over 100 new bargains. Lukk Ulock Side of Market Square Alai Lii. 525 Cole Dana such Coors to to. S. Manufacturing confectioners and Bakers. Dealers in Felt is sets and , 142 mais St., Racine vis. W. W. Vaughan co., s0.il sixth St Kkt whole talc Ami in Al Iriml-1 p flour mixed feed. Cora. Lime. Wat Elf mime stucco Trio l lev Anil Send. We have inc mi1n i a Cal flour for kilo 10 the traj.-, Tonni my Al Etc. Billings photographer. Opposite Post office. New sep goods Ninger s Book store. Gold pens writing books., Ink stands photograph and autograph albums. Elegant Stock of Box papers Fine ii direct Lustra led gift books juvenile. Standard and miscellaneous give Roll it Lar Gilill books pictures frames Ster Scopes views games Block and toy books in endless variety. Prices lower than the lowest. Huggins House Block. Have just opened a lure of Wall paper Borders i not will Conrad Fox son would to the citizen i of Racine that they lire now prepared to furnish building Stone and Lime in Quantity delivered to any of the City or at the Quarry near to Lapida Bridge. A of Public patronage is respect fully solicited. Residence 100 rods below the rapids Bridge. Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Address u. 1 of it Audi 534- new my Paw sew styles new patterns. Have opened our new Stock Spring Wall and Borders and arc now ready to show them to our friends and patrons. In .10usty court kac1nk county is pro. Hie matter or the Tanto of John the petition of Mary j. Murrihy i of till a style of wild Deci ii mail Rin in Pitini ill Iliili a Rcd the Liui Dew Awil nun anal nil jul Etsol mild i a aimed Nelld Ilia cxpiiiise.-. 01 administration am Una time be else in for nil her i Nihil no of her . It it thai kill account ice of tin1 01 Lulli court or. Turks Fiat the 1st Pav 0? Jelv a. 1579, it ten o clock a. M. Of that Day at. The Vilice of kill in ski in the City i county. Alwil it Furlik a Ord to in unit notice i urn inc Tiven to Nei i on. Him Iwu d by purim Hijii i copy of Tinli a fur Misci Salvu we i in prior Tow u Jav of i Xan lil Dillon i the Kiider artful 11 weekly Nemi Raper irinus i. And put Weil lit City it acne. A atoll May 30.1s70. By the l Nurt Al Likiu of Iund county to Duro. 550 Sli Crift n foreclosure Sale. Court for Luciuk u Williams Jill Nimir Walnut John c. Crook or Henry a. Lere Cornelia k. Cere wife. Gio. Be Kolin Lolly m Kennedy. Jr., Kilwin j. Maii. John m ill lab William d by Lilart l. , am Alfred deny virtue of n judgment of the circuit court for rendered in Theu Bove action Miv will under Llic direction of the Tonii Crun a slip Milf of raid county it Llie Trout door of Lite court Llouis in City of Kii cinc ital no comity Wisconsin at ten o clock in the fore noon t i saturday Ilia 2slh Day of junk a. D., 1573 Llie following a Mcrill Ort and Tomii is it Tuncil ii. Ali sixth Ward in the City nil Lott nil of a Cine into of to wit lots it ill 111 Wert half of 1 loss fifty w according Iii subdivision of Midi Molina no. Rixter the with Jim Rcd. Limit Law no of school and University lands in Iho of Liiv. Ilia by nil of thu suite of v a Coli Hin. Into lit the shei has office Liny Sui. 1570. .7amk? Lucini county. .7. U. Willow i la ally. Bonded indebted Veitii Eaid be increased by Exchange nor shall any Amott of. I Bonds be bold Udo Kwh an equal amount of the principal of of i to tangling Bonds Rhall then be i Niay Abl or be offered for redemption. Fee Tiou the common Council of said City shall annually Levy n tax nuffie Cicuto to pay the intercut upon All the outstanding Bonds an Tho Hall become payable and in addition. Thereto a Euni of. Noik i than ten thousand dollars for Tho redemption or Pur Corfi of out standing Bonds. All Raon Eyu received from the Colle Fotiou of Uch Taxt nor from the while of Auch Bondu Liall be in Coly kept As a Pucul fund and shall Only be paid out for the Pur herein press need and for none other and the City treasurer who divert any i such for any other , Ahall forfeit. His office and be deemed guilty of a mis demean or and to lined five Hundred dollars. Section5. The Bond issued under the pro vision of this not Hall contain a covenant to j the effect that the City of Bacine shall Issue no Bonds except for tha purpose of refunding the. Principal of the prenant bonded Indab Todnem of Tho City until the bonded indebtedness shall. Have been reduced to forty thousand Dollari. Section 0. So much of captor forty two of the private and local jaws of 1871, entitled a act to enable Tho City of Racine to readjust its corporate debt us conflict with the prove. Ions of this act is hereby repealed. Section 7. Arh Khill cake Ell this act Hull take effect and be in Force from and passage. I approved february 20, j City n Brattleboro it. Wotli pure Spring water toe. Orders promptly attended to. Nilk i lit i son. A. Main St. 550 a. B our Organ expressly chapels Etc., is proving a i Blue commercial Trintin be sure to Send for full descriptive Catalo Sfilio f Lif ii of ii 11 bh1 6lobl illustrated Matix Losic Cut free. Tor Bonds. Is hereby Given to the Woldert All ten per cent. Bonds hued he the City of Racine under the Provis ions of chapter forty two private and local Laws of Wisconsin fur the your 1s7i, and Turing in Tho year 1ss1, that proposals will be receded at the office of the City clerk and comptroller of the cite of Racine. Wisconsin up to and including the ism Day of june 1870, for the surrender of such Bonds for Cancella Tion and the payment thereof out of the Ink in fund now in the hindu of the City Trca. Urr of said City. Snell proposal shall specify the number of Tho Bonds proposed to to cancelled and of Recd and shall be Directo to the City. Clerk and comptroller Encino 5visconfin. The right reserved to refuse any and All bids . Dated May 13th, 197p. E. J. Hueppner mayor. L. It Coleman clerk and comptroller. 550-3w_____-____________________________, sealed proposals engine Situ ated in Tife eth Tunkl for tic ensuing vent will lie received by the committee on fire or clerk until monday Illuv 19. L. Ii. City clerk. 3 scaled proposals for the construction of a Culvert on Hix Iii Ilton struck according to plans and Spucci Fici Ininns now on Wilc with the City clerk be received by the said clerk up to i l including monday May 10. L. H. . Tiiu s new hotel s Ontic car-1 pc tire. Masons and labourers arc at work pushing things ahead and before Many. Weeks go by a. Model House will occupy the site of Tho present desolation. Mike ii Csc who 1ms been with us for the past ten years departed for califor Nia tuesday he leaves Many warm friends litre who quite in wishing him a successful journey. The firm of Humphrey it Coburn have dissolved James Coburn retiring. Or. C. Will Wield the sceptre Iii the lumber Yard of Blakey Costira hereafter. S. S. Card took his leave last week for Arii Nossa Iowa where he will conduct. The lumber business on a much larger scale than heretofore. is a Gen Leinan that business Neu would 1 to pattern strictly speaking a business a gentleman.1 and May the laurels a has just earned remain untarnished in his new Field of i labor. . Hollister of Racine was in the Village vast week prospecting Oliver Scott of Clear Lake Iowa was in town sunday. Deputy slip tilt John Donald spent sunday with his Blakey Coburn took in the Bellu City monday. They Are negotiating far the Purchase of a Large lumber Schooner it is said. Or. S. C. Buchan returned from new York this week. He will take up his brother s practice Here while he a. A takes a season it needed rest. Rough notes. The shears. Racine Argus office. J. Ii. Kellcy. J h i Etiman. F. R. Kolky puts oils brushes Etc., our Stock is now full and Complete and the invite the attention of wholesale Anil retail Ini yers. Gorton b bup Phak my. The old established jeweler he Yeins House offers special bab3jtns in watches Fine jewelry Silver spectacles Etc a very took True Tiv sco., Choice butter and fresh eggs at lowest Kates at All times by a Verhalen Murray Kelley. Fryncis b. Kelley mid John h. Purchased the in Terest of Geo. Murray in the late form of Murray Kelley will the senior partner of the old firm continue the merchandise Wisconsin. Prices. Lumber business at the game place under tie firm of Kelley Lehman co. Set 1iow to 1 Ite Skive pounds of fruit to Matoes Etc., for one Dolzall. To fruit powder hid liquid still w it in Glass earthen or stoneware Jan with or without sugar. On la my 2 Uriu or Cirii. To to us healthful suit. Full Florec Toni for using in English French German Spanish in each package. Price Ono Dollar. Small package for trial a. Got it from your Proem. P l p. Worrall. Jet by now York. Notices. Court Kaciff. Pro tilt will Niu to Iran four d. Flu in Wal Init he to Lio Lurt will Ami of John d. Schauble. Of the Clov of he to unto v Cine Anil state of Wlk Ioni in n it ii Cdr event inc Limun other things in the mil1 d slhniii.iciaielyiilc.1 Tyml Kuril a Rii Iii. Is the infill and Uvlin mint of said , and unit Rico ram Petitioner the Wilmit Lenl per son Ini Ineil and in Ami by Naul hint Wii and testament in executrix thereof Anil Jinny in Ilia n Lime and place in prov a said will. It Imin Larcil hint will in Jiro Voil before Tuk Suay tie Oil Wilny of june a. 1879, it 10 o clock a. M. Often tiny no Chi Onico of Fth county Jit Ilai of Anvil county in tie City of incl no in Cin int a. Anil it i furl let Gnu Rel to Lent Public notice thu re or lie in Lvii Liy the Palili cation or u copy of this of Jorfor three weeks previous to the it no i Crown Antwi Nettl in the a Ocise n Wil Kly Cwi diaper i a Neil Pili Luhcs Ai will Clov Racine in tue lev Llie court evil Lilly , il5fi-lw county Judy to. County cot jut Lia Cink pro in ii Leiata i not mutter or the lust will and of Iralli dec cud havens been Unin cd to to Kiln Konat Vilmin Mentor with will annexed of wild Laht will and us Talent find sex from and not Crolle 10th Day of May a d 1870 Vlnka allowed for creditor it to present to Weir claims Etna Ilc minds de Dinwid for Clarai nation allowance notice hereby liven that Trio wild county. Court will on tuk9dat tic 3d Day of junk a. 4th Day of nov Mem a d. Lilo Talho of Scoof Bald judge in the City of Racine in Mill county Oram no Ned adjust All claims and demands enrol dirt Salil deceased. May elbert0.nanj county judge. A Ohio Maxce. An Orma Ance to vacate that part of har Igor Street inc tween Howe Street Imd menu Street in the Hurior addition of the City the mayor Cornmon Council Tilio City of Haciendo ordain Section 1. Renia incr Harbor Street not heretofore extent is from Howe Street to Mead str voting. Hie har Bor addition to the City lome being of no Public Utility and tic Public Good that the same be Anc is hereby vacated Surron Jerell Section a this Ordi Tinee shall take effect and be in Foree from and after its passage. Paused by the Council 5, Isit. Attest l. H. Colmax. City clerk. Chapter 09. An act to enable Tho City of Bacine to re adjust its its corporate debt. The people of the Stato Wisconsin represented in Senate and Assembly do enact As follows Section 1. The mayor and common Council of the City of Racine Are hereby authorized to Issue new Bonds readjusting the bonded indebtedness City Aud act Irma All its present outstanding Bonds to an amount not exceeding to principal of the Bonds now it Section u. The Bosun issued under this act be numbered consecutively from one up wards in Tho order their Issue Hall be by the mayor and City clerk and sealed with the corporate Seal ear interest at the not to exceed six per cent per annul. Payable comi annually shall Haro coupons attached and be made pain blk in not to exceed Twenty years from their dates. Such Bonds be in sums of fifty one Hundred two Hundred five Hun dred and one thousand dollars and principal and interest thereof shall in to made payable in new York City or at. Tho office of this City treasurer at Racine. Section 3 such new Bonds Snail m sold for not leu than their face value and be Only for the discharge of the principal of any of the outstanding Bonds of the City or May. Exchanged for the principal of any of the outstanding Bonds of the City at a Par value of Tach and in no care shall and now Matt. Carpenter wishes lie had delivered that speech which has made Sonntog Davis famous. The fight in tha future will Between the american people for free ballots and i the Republican ringmaster who favor bayonets. Congressman Google thinks belter of the country than to imagine that the re publican speedier a Congress represent the Northern sentiment. Tito Boston Post has seen Zucali Chan Dler and his nose is it can Only to looked at through a smoked Glass. No one would seriously object to giving. Grant a. Small pension after he gets provided to would Settle Down be Meliers and keep the peace and torn an honest living. question aha i big submitted to. The question of free elec j can lie but one Jit is the great Questi Pii Liat Uii Verlies the Kwh pc by Stiim of will be buteo ii Island in How sad the Rpp us Picans would by if Jeff Davis should die old worn out and without a vote and without the Power of holding any. Position save that of i private citizen he seems to Liaqut the aver age Republic in editor Aud statesman As a terrible n. A free press. Or. Hayes remarked to a Friend yester Day that he was becoming More and More Stalwart every Day. Tho Liberal Eler input of the party arc so jealous of z. Chandler s Success they think of trying poultices to. Take the artificial stiffening out of that spine and reduce it to its nor Mal pliability Post. Hayes recently appointed a coloured Man collector of internal Revenue in 5tis- Sis Sippi Bonds were and he went to White democrats for the Nec Essary min cars and he got them. How cruelly these Fellows do use the coloured people he is said to be a very desert and Honett Man

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