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Theft of Alexander Southun's Horse.
Notice.
Page ImageI 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.
Page Image| 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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Page Image| 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 |
| 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 |
| " " 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 |
| 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 |