red tissue paper behind the isinglass intending to defraud the public with the idea that the stove still contained fire and gave forth warmth. Mr. Irwin opposed the approval of his bond because he hung a thermometer up in his office against the chimney where it marked ninety-four degrees, whereas the real temperature was not over sixty degrees. Other charges were made equally grave and damaging to his reputation, especially one by Dr. Farrer, to all of which the Captain plead guilty, but for the purpose of eliciting a favorable verdict from the crowd, took all hands down to Welton's restaurant and set up the oysters, whereupon his bond was pronounced good and sufficient for two years to come. The oysters pulled him through."
April 20, 1881.—" Mr. .John Reeve, near Colo, the other day, sold a bunch of steers, 18 in the lot, for $4.60 per 100 tbs., that averaged in weight 1,340 tbs. At these figures the cattle netted him the snug little sum of $1,109.52 cents. They were pronounced an extra fine lot of cattle for their age, and brought the top figures of the market."
April 20, 1881.—" RAILROAD.—Nevada proposes to have a Narrow Gauge Wabash plug as well as all the other towns along the Northwestern, and consequently held a railroad meeting last Wednesday evening to take the subject under consideration. After giving railroad matters generally a pretty thorough discussion, a general railroad committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. T. C. McCall, Jas. Hawthorn, J. F. Gillespie, J. R. Hays, and W. K. BOARDMAN."
May 13, 1881.—" Mr. D. F. Shope, of Iowa Center, shipped two car loads of cattle of his own raising last Tuesday. They were a fine lot of cattle."
July 1, 1881.—" Mr. A. M. Norris shipped several cars of cattle from Colo during the past few days, some of which are claimed to be ahead of any shipped this season from that locality. He is shipping largely and appears to be making a good thing, which we trust is the case. The amount of stock shipped by him each year is large, and by thus raising, buying and shipping, he is doing a good thing for himself and neighbors."
July 1, 1881.—" The railroad tax in Nevada Township carried with a round majority. The vote stood 222 for and 66 against."
May, 1882.—" Robert Hannum has at last concluded to remove his flouring mill to Odebolt, in fact he has already commenced taking down the machinery and shipping it there. We hope his new location will prove as profitable as he anticipates it will be."
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