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Theft of Alexander Southun's Horse.

Notice.

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STOLEN!

I hereby offer $100.00 reward for the horse and thief, or $50 for the horse stolen from my barn on the night of the 14th inst. Said horse is five years old; black; about 15 1/2 hands high; weighs about 1000 pounds; small star in his forehead; right shoulder a little sore; has a small wart on his left hip, about two inches above where the breeching would come; is square built; heavy mane and tail, but not long; racks or paces in starting from a walk to a trot. I hope you will use your best endeavors to secure either or both and return the same or address me. Also stolen at the same time a sett of double, black trimmed harness, had been used about one year.

May 15, 1876.

ALEXANDER SOUTHUN,
Malta, DeKalb County, Ill.

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Expenses in Searching Alexander Southun's Horse.

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Expenses in Searching Alexander Southun's Horse and the thief in the Summer of 1876.
Trip to Dixon, Freport $50
Beloit, Janesville & c $50.00
Warren's Expenses going to Iowa 50.00
Sheriff Expenses after Thief 50.00
Warren for Services 50.00
Warren & Brakey to Earlville & St. Charles (Expense) 7.00
Trip to Lasalle to find Horse and (Lawyer Charges) 30.00
Second Trip to Lasalle 10.00
Expenses to Ottowa and Earlville to Serve Subpoenas 10.00
Board of Witnesses in Sycamore Oath turns 18.00
  $325.00

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Bill of Alex Southun for expense capturing horse thief [Chas McNeil?]

Your court recommend that one hundred dollars ($100) be allowed on the within Bill

Filed Sept. [12?], 1877 referred to Com on Claims other than pauper to report on December 5 '77.

[Unknown signature] Clk

$304.75 claimed
Alex Southun

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Southun's Expenses Itemized.
Fare from Creston to Malta & return   .40
2 Dinners in Rochelle   .75
2 Fares to Dixon   2.00
Sheriff to search Circus tents and trip to Grand Detour   3.00
Supper, Lodging & Breakfast in Dixon   2.50
100 Postal advertisements   3.00
2 days man & team to Forreston 3.50 7.00
2 dinner & Horse feed in Polo   1.00
Supper Lodging & Breakfast and Horses in Forreston   4.00
2 Fares to Rochelle 1.80 3.60
Southun's fare from Dixon to Forreston & Dinner   1.55
2 Dinners in Rochelle on return from Forreston and Horse 2 day in Barn   2.70
Trip to Janesville 31.60  
Horse feed & supper in Rockford   .60
Lodging, Breakfast & Horse feed in [unknown], Rockford, Roscoe, country   1.00
Fare from Roscoe to Beloit   .40
Man & Team to Janesville & Return   3.00
2 Dinners in Janesville   .70
100 Postal advertisements in Beloit   3.00
Fare from Beloit to Roscoe   .40
Keeping Horse in Roscoe 1 day   .50
Supper, Lodging, Breakfast and Horse in country   1.25
Dinner & horse feed in Rockford   .60
Supper, Lodging, Breakfast and Horse feed   1.25
  $12.70  
    $12.70
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2 day trip to Aurora, St. Charles, Sandwich, Earville &c. by Warren & Brakey 10.00 10.00
Warren's Trip to Iowa    
Fare to Princeton 1.10  
Telegraphing to Boone & return and forwards 2.85  
Supper & Lodging in Princeton 1.00  
Fare to Ottumwa 5.80  
Dinner at Ottumwa .50  
Fare to Chariton 1.65  
2 Meals in Chariton .70  
Telegraphing to Boone returned 1.05  
Livery to Corydon 4.00  
Supper, Lodging and Breakfast for, too and horses 2.75  
Stage fare to Rail Road .50  
Ticket to Belmar 1.75  
Stage to Bloomfield .50  
Dinner .50  
Fare to Ottumwa 1.00  
Fare to Summit .85  
Lodging, Breakfast & Dinner in Summit 1.00  
Conveyance to Big Mound 3.00  
Supper in Big Mound .35  
Lodging & Breakfast in Cedar Grove .75  
Ride to fort Madison .50  
Dinner in Fort Madison .50  
Hired man two day with horse 2.00 4.00
2 Dinners at Dallas and horse feed 1.00  
2 Supper, Breakfast, Lodging, Horse feed at Farmer 1.75  
Fare to Burlington .60  
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" " Galesburg 1.30  
Dinner at Galesburg .35  
Fare to Princeton 2.10  
3 days man & team 2.00 6.00
Expenses for the three day for two 5.00  
Fare from Princeton to Creston 3.50  
  58.30 58.30
Sheriff Holcomb   50.00
Warren Services   50.00
1st Trip to Earl for witnesses to indict   4.50
2nd Trip to Sycamore thence to Earl thence to Lasalle Hotel Bill 5.60  
Fare to Lasalle & Return 3.40  
Served Subpeona 1.00 10.00
Expenses to Lasalle for Horse    
Fare to Lasalle and return to Creston 7.90  
Telegraphing to Brown 1.00  
Brown's fare for rail from Creston and return 7.00  
Constable for Serving Papers 1.00  
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Lawyer's fees 10.00  
County Clerk fees 3.00  
Hotel Bill 4.25 34.15
Trip to Lasalle to settle for Horse    
2 Dinners and feed 1.00  
Lodging, Supper & Breakfast, Horse feed 8 mile from Lasalle 2.50  
Dinner & feed at Lasalle 1.00  
Supper, Lodging & Breakfast, Horse feed on return 2.50  
Dinner & Horse feed on road on return 1.00 8.00
2 trips to Earlville expenses 2.00 each 4.
Expenses of Witnesses in Sycamore three days 1st Term   3.00
2nd Term 6 witnesses 3 days   10.00
" Paid Mayor   1.00
" Divine   15.00
Paid for Delivering Sheriff Telegram   2.30
  Total 304.75

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