Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1874 — Go to BEDFORD’S for your Holiday Goods. A large stock just received. [ARTICLE]

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Am Indiana Sharper In Kansas. The following extracts are from a letter received at this office a few days ago from Wm. H. Harper, of Junction City, .Kansas. They may be interesting to most of our readers, as the man alluded to is the same Amos E. Mahoney that visited our town some two or three years ago: “We have been visited by a gentleman who claimed to live near Rensselaer, Ind., and who to oar neighborhood about the 14th of the month (November). He passed himself off as a Mr H. H. Magowin, and pretended that he had some bonds on the government of Mexico which he wanted to trade for land. Recommending the bonds to be good and finding us all iu hard circumstances, he met with good success.— He traded for five farms and jumped the country, hut not until he had mortgaged the farms for from SOOO to $1,600 each, amounting in all to some $6,600, of which myself and neighbors are minus. Our sharp friend was the well-known Amos EMahoney, who cleaned out a few parties in the south part of this State a year ago.— But being a stranger in our part of the country we should not have known him only by accident About fifty miles from here while in pursuit of him, we met a gentle! man who had seen Mahoney and had a conversation with him, in which Mahoney ftoli him he had been up near Junction City trading with some more Kansas plugs and had succeeded in getting them on the war path. The gentleman asked him if he wasn’t afraid of being caught? He said not for he still rode the bay horse, oalled ‘Salt Lake Tiger,’ and that he had run down several sheriffs’ horses and was still able to outride any horse in Kansas or any other State west of the Missouri river, and we are inclined to think he can, for we have rode our horses down and he passed through here five hours ahead of us, having gained on us considerably. When last seen he was going sonth and both he and his horse were in good spirits, so we wore compelled to give up the chase. If he keeps his present gait and direction he will, within two days, be in the Indian Territory.

“We know that he lives or has lived in your town and will some time pull up there, and we ask all honest people to inform us of his first appearance in that country. “I will attempt to describe him as near as I can: He has light hair, blue eyes, is about five feet nine inches high, weighs about 165 pounds, and is a very fine looking man. Sometimes wears a mustache and chin whiskers, of a light color, hut while here was smoothly, shaved. Generally has his pants in his boots; walks straight, is always in good spirits, frill of frin, a splendid talker and can fit himself for any kind of company. In some respeets he is kind-hearted, having given SIOO to poor people he met on the streets in our town. He makes a great many friends wherever he goes, dresses well, is not proud, and is very kind to everybody, especially the poor. He is a base, bold, open swindler, and a man that attracts a great deal of attention. A man that everybody likes, and one who can swindle most any man. We are willing to admit that he is too sharp for Kansas men.

“This is a description es the sharper that has visited us and we are fully satisfied it is Amos E Mahoney, and the people will greatly oblige us by helping either in finding him or keeping him at home, for we have a plenty of him. Any information as to his whereabouts will be thankfully received. “Address, Wm. H. Harper, Junction City, Kansas, Or, Hkxby P. Harper, Washington, Kansas.” Dated, Emporia, Kansas, Nov. 28, 1874. ■ ' Go to BEDFORD’S for best Cigars in town.

The Plymouth Democrat of November lsth, has this to say of the society known as the Church of God: ~ Sene two months age we mentioned that the society known as the Church of God contemplated organising a at ion for the State of Indiana, andraeWt was probable that Plymouth would be the headquarters of the association. We are now at liberty to state that matters hare so far progressed as to reader it certain that the association will locate its business office at this place. A meeting of the board of directors, consisting of B. S. Dwiggins, Cyrus Taber, Thomas McDonald, Wn. Railsback and S. A. Chaplin, was held in Plymouth on Tuesday, the 17th. Hon. R. S. Dwi t gins, of Rensselaer, was elected president; 8. A. Chaplin, tr.asurer, and Daniel McDonald, secretary. The Restitution, a weekly paper now published in Chicago, was purchased, with all the books, plates and printing materials. The paper will hereafter be published at Plymouth. H. Y. Reed, of Chicago, was elected editor, and will enter upon his duties at once. This society has shown great energy since its annual meeting at Antioch, in August last Some of the most influential men in oar State are members of thirdenomination, and they are pushing their cause along with commendable zeal and business sagacity.— This fact is dearly shown by their having selected Plymouth ss the business point of their future operations, Plymouth is centrally located, has extra mail facilities, and is easy of access from all poins of the country. The association will publish annually a large number of books and tracts which are written by some of the ablest scholars and theologians, both in this country and Europe. The society is progressive in its views and liberal in its policy, having no creed but the Holy Scriptures. An agreement has been made with the publishers of the Democrat by which all the printing for the association, including the weekly paper, will bo done at this office. This wiU involve the outlay of a large amount of money for the purchase of additional material, which will include a power press. The location of the business office of the Association at this place will be a benefit to the city. A small town in another part of the State offered to give $2,000 if the publication office should be located in it.