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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29
County Boundaries.
The following sis taken from
the Press and Dakotlan.

| The following sis taken from
the Press and Dakotian.
| ChIef Clerk Cameron of the
surveyor generals office ha,
courteously furnished the Press
aud Dakotlan with a map of the
territory on which he has delin-
Gated the boundaries Of the va
riOus counties az fixed by law
showing that in the hurry and
confusion of legislative work
and possibly as u result OF com
promise, a number of valuable
Tracts, amounting in some in
stances to q number of town
| ships. have been left outside the
boundery lines OF any county.
East of the Missouri riycr the
! largest and most important frac-
ton which embraces All area OF
twelve townships, lies between
northern Hand county on the
east and Sully on the west, aud
directly north of Hyde. This
tract would make a county of
the same ae.ea as Hyde county
aud as large az Clay, Hanson or
Dawson. The next tract in i'm
portance is column of town
ships extending from Hand
county to Dickey, Iii rasge six.
ty-fve, with Sprnk and Brown
counties bordering east, and
Faulk, Elmunds and McPher-
son, west. The townships are
numbered consecutively from
III to 128 inclusive. North OF
Day county, separating it from
Ransom, there are the four
townships numbered l29 in
range 55, Sc, 81 eud SO, that
have been going it alone, as well
as large triangular strip that
lies wedged in bet tween the Sisse-
ton reservation and Richland
county, embracing in aerea many
thousand acres. There is also a
long, narrrw strip that cuts en-
tirely accross Logan county be-
tween tie 46th parallel OF Iati-
tude and tue standard parallel,
that needs to be legally re-
claimed to make it part OF
Logan. West of the newly or
ganIzed county of La Mourc
there are eight orphan town
shiys that should be adopted by
La Mourc, or better yet, Il. new
county defined that will include
them.
West of the Missouri river
the northern limit of Pratt coun-
ty abuts upon strip extended
north to Bad river, that should
be included in the county OF
Pratt. West of Rusk and Bore
man counties lies an area en-
bracing about four hundred
square miles, which has errone-
ousIy supposed to have been in
ciudcd in Martin county; aud
there is also an irregular shaped
tract contiguous to the Missouri
and Cannon ball rivers in north.
crn Borcman county that needs
attention..
The present boundries OF Da.
kota counties were fixed bv the
legislature in advance of settle
ment and were not at the time
considered permanent. The de-
sign was, as settlement advanced, /,
to reduce the area to the nei gh-
borhood of sixteen or twenty
townships, but the territory has
filled up so rapidly that the good
intentions OF the legislative body
instead OF beng manifested in a
Encouragement of these boun-
dries have doubtless gone to that
region which is popularity sup
posed to be paved with such COM
mendable designs as have never
been afforded an opportunity for
practical application.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29

Land sthos at Har5n. D. L., Nov. 2sth, lss2 =
Notice Is hereby fIyen that the following nsmod
settler has iled ncuce OF his intention to make final
proof in support OF his claim and secure final entry
thereof, and that said proof VII be made before
Turney a. wilkins esd, clerk OF the district court in
sa3 tor H.nl county ID. T.. at Miller, Hand
county. Dakota Territory. Tuesday the 9Th
day OF January. 1853. yiz Matt Ahern under his T..
ID. $. no iiijS Mtcaen series. Tor the W \! sec
ton - town iis range iS and he names the follow
ing witnesses toproge his continuous residence upon
aud cultivation said tract. viz; George Seward Eu.
den Miller. Henry Newmirc, John Gruhlstead. all
/ of Miller DT.
noy2J @. b. ARxsrEoSs, Register.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29

Land once ct Huron. ID. T., Nov. 2sth 1877
Notice is hereby given that the following rars1
settle. has filed notice or his intention 10 aahe na
proof in support OF his claim, aud secure nal en-
try thereof aud thai said proof viii be made before
Turn3y " wilkins, esq, clerk OF this district cour
Ia and for Hand couaty, ~ r.. on saturday, the tt
day OF January, 1853 at ten O'Clock, a. m. VIZ;
James p singer under his pre-einrtinn entry M.
1884 for the southeast quarter elu0n - tDwn IL
range IS and ne names tie following witnc csses t.
prove his c0ntaou n, iieacc lp0l and cultivation
OF said tr1cs, VIZ; atp,i, u " rlomi, HDracc
Macy Roy Rask, ali Of 5illisr o. Il.
noy.3 q. u AnHsrRoSs, Register.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29

Land once at Huron D. T., Nov. 2sth 1S52--
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
set Ter has filed notice of his intention 10 make ial
pr,Jf in support OF his claim aud secure nal entry
thereof AMI that said proof will be made before
the register or receiver of the United Sta,ci lanl
csica 4; Huron. ID. T. ON MUniay the 5sh day Of
January 1884, viz; joel Carl under his ID. s. No. l.6
for the southwest 4 section town i2 range G6, and
he names the following witnes e 10 prove hi. con
tlnnous residences upon aud cultivation of sail ira &
yiz; ID Strelnan, 4 Strcllniaa. Miller B Milan
all OF Miller Hand county. ID L.
noy23 q. H. AsnsrEoss Register.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29

Land Once at Hu-on ID. T., Nov 2stsl, 1854
Notice Is hereby given that the following named set
tier has bled notice of his intention u make final
proof In support of h. claim. and secure final entry
tereot aud that said proof Of hiiself and
will be male before Turney NJ. Wilkins ess,., clerk
Of the distric. court in aud for Hand county Miller.
7 on raarsiay tbs lita dag of January 1851 viz :;
Geo fre.ton- under his ID = No 1888 for the
northealt u section town ia range 60, and he
the following wi:no to prove his contiau-
residence upon aud cultivation Of said tract VIZ
Marion Miller Charles Bark Frank ID Adains aud
Isaiah vnman all of Miller Hand county DT
noyy] q. n ARzxvaosa a RsuxseG
Lasd ofhcs al h1roa d. t. November. ~ iss2--
Natica ~ hereby given that the following named set
tier has filed notice 81 her intention to EiaAs I'm al
proof In support oi he- claim. AMI secure anal entry
thereof. and that said proef viii be made before
Turney NJ wilkins esq clerk of the district court in
and tor Hand county, d. T., on saturday the 9Th day
Of January 1882. viz Mt.s Lille NJ. Amy under
her honesead eutry No. 1875 SERIES for the s,.f-
se.i anartnr sstira torn iis. rage CO. sllz she
nsmes tie following witnesses 10 prove h<f con
famous residence upon and cultivation " slid
t:act, VIZ; WI Miller. l. >. nillsf. L. Py1e John
nove 6. b Asm4sass, u(esses.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1882-11-29

Land oac. q, Huroa D. T.. Nov 2Sth Iss7-
Notice 1. hereby given that the following named set
tier has fled notice of his intention to make nnsi
proof ia support Of his claim aad sec,irc final eEtry
thereof, and that Gsii proof OF biiG.olf and wit
nesscs viii be made before B Payne esq, judge
Of the probate court in and for Hand county, at ST.
Lawrence ID +. on saturday the 9Th day OF January
1885, viz; John Bullock, under his ID fihng No.
1861. Mitchell series tor the northeast Z section
town IL rsng GS. ani he names the following wit
TO prove hts continuous residence up1R and
cultivation Of said tract viz Count Losey OF Nil.
lcr T. William Trimble OF st Lawrence d and
John Cartwright of Miller d L.
noy29 q. b. ARxsrIoSs. Register,
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Masculine Jewelry in Europe.

Observing Americans note rivival
of rings, bracelets and lavish colors in
continental society. Young men at
the theatres are conspicuous when they
stand, as is the custom on the cont.
nent, with their opera glasses leveled
at the house, for bracelets on then
wrists, jewels on their hands, with the
slender golden chain which became the
fashion among ladies not long ago. In
the revived frescoes of Pompeii the
same thing may be seen. Young Ro-
mans fastened the sleeves of their togas
with gems, and covered their bare arms
from the wrist to the elbow with fllets
of gold and jewels The craving am
bition of every man under monarchy
is for decoration. A meeting of par
Lament is spectacle of such personal
bedizenment as the widest caricature
could not surpass. SO great mind as
Disraeli's could not be weaned from
the craving for adornment. AS youth
he was plastered with jewelry in the
house, as an earl he was covered with
the most outra insignia of his order in
the peers. A session of any one Of the
great orders of the Bath, the Thistle
the Garter, the Golden Fleece, st,
George, the Black Eagle, or the hun
dred score different companies invented
by sovereigns to stimulate the ardor
and flatter the vanity of the noble and
aspiring, presents more Theatre gorge
BUSINESS than an oriental pageant
Philadelphia Press.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Washington News.

treasury official, who has been looking
over the old statutes, has discovered that un-
der the act of July 4, 1886, all the depart
ments must be kept open at least eight hours
each day from October to April /, and at
least ten hours each day from April l to Oc-
tober l, except Sundays and legal holidays.
He claims that this law has never been re-
peeled and is still in force. 1t is said that
the matter will be brought before the Presi-
dent and Cabinet
The treasurer of the United States has re-
ceived from ~. r." attorney, the sum OF
four thousand dollars in cash for account of
the conscience fund. ~. R." states that the
money is sent at the request of client, and
covers principal and interest.
Hon. Godlove S. Orth, member of Congress
from the Ninth districs of Indiana, died at
his home at Lafayette, Ind, with blood
poison.
Inc investigation OF the relations existing
between the detectives and the thieves of
Washington, it is said, will be enlarged to
include the CHEZ of police and other high
officials
The sessions of the United States Senate
Saturday was devoted to debate on Mr.. Pen
dieton's civii-service bill, but an effort to
reach vote was defeated.
In the House the postoffice appropriation
BIN was further considered Ali amendments
for special mail facilities were voted down,
as well as the amendments to defeat the
cheap postage clause of the bill.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
The HOspitable Poles.

The Poles are extraordinarily hospit-
able. They entertain without grudge.
At every table in the large houses some
extra places are laid ready for unex-
pected guests--as they say, "for the
traveller that comes over the sea-" 1t
is possible in Poland to go unlimited
to visit your friend, taking your chill
dren, yonr servants and horses, and to
stay five or six weeks without receiving
any hint to go. The Poles are fond of
gayety, of amusement and of society.
They love pleasure in all its bright and
charming forms. The country houses
are constantly full of visitors, and in
the winter there is often the "Kulig,"
gathering which increases as it goes
from house to house. 1t is taken from
peasant custom, and the mobiles, when
they get up a "Kulig," wear the peas
ant costumes, very beautifully made,
They go over the snow in sledges from
house to house, dancing for two or
three days at one and then going on to
another, taking the people of the house
which they leave with them. At last,
there are perhaps twenty sledges all
full of people, dressed in bright colors,
and singing the songs of the Kulig."
fha>y Il hn oh
teristic dances of the occasion-the
Krakomiak, the Mazur and the Oberek.
The first is very pretty and peculiar
dance, in which the partners continu-
ally turn away from each other and
then come face to face; the Mazur is
something like the quadrille, though it
is by no means the same the Oberek
resembles a waltz danced the reverse
way and with a very pretty and charac-
teristic figure, in which the man kneels
on one knee and kisses his partners
hand. These are all most charming
and pretty, and the Poles dance with
enthusiasm as well as grace. They
have many national customs and cere.
monies which are occasions for dancing
and pleasure. Then, in the autumn
and winter, there is bear-hunting. In
this way, with these varied amuse-
ments, the time passes in the country
houses, and visitors will stay six
weeks or perhaps six months.-1'emple
Bar.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Foreign News,

LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Royal Palace at
Hampton, England, caught fire early yester-
day morning. Two rooms were burned and
twelve were damaged. The picture gallery
had a narrow escape. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Premier Gladstone has resigned the chan
cellorship of the exchequer, and it is believed
will be succeeded by Right Hon. Hugh G..
Childers, secretary of war.
M. Reichmuet and M. Welt have been
elected president and vice. president of the
Swiss Republic, respectively.
Great Britain will soon ask the powers for
international protection for the Suez canal.
Lord Derby, in his late speech at Manches-
ter, said the government should refuse for
an hour to listen to the claim for Irish ma
tionality.
The Spanish government proposes to pay
100000 pesetas to indemnify French suf-
ferers by the Carlist and Cantonalist wars.
A dispatch from Berlin to London paper
says DR.. Schumacher, the German consul
general at New York, has been appointed the
German Minister to the United States.
The State of Chiapas, Mexico, has been
ravaged by the cholera. Sixty deaths day
occurred at Tonala. The bodies of the dead
we're burned, because it was impossible to
bury them.
LONDON, Dec. 15.-Patrick and Myles Joyce
and Patrick Casey were hanged at Galway,
Ireland, yesterday for participation in the
Joyce massacre. Nyles Joyce died protest
ing his innocence.
Seditious proclamations have appeared in
Constantinople. The Sultan is said to be
mentally deranged.
Westzats, the self-accused murderer OF
Lord Cavendish, and Under Secretary Burko,
has arrived at Plymouth. els believed to
be insane.
In the Spanish Cortes Thursday Senior
Rivas, one of the leading supporters OF Mar
shall Serrano, announced that all the men,
hers of the Dynastio Left would accept the
constitution of 1876.
The Austro- German Alliance stapulatei
that Germany and Austria ehall comb;ne il
resisting an enemy that attacks either.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-Earl Spencer has ISSUED
three new proclamations Offering reward
for information relative to the Phoenix Parl
murders. Westgate, the self-accused assas
sin, has arrived in Dublin. Over 1000 ap
plications for assistance to emigrate hav,
been made to the Westport poor law uniol
in County Mayo.
Thomas Higgins has been sentenced Il
death for participation in the Huddys muir
der.
Letters have been received at the HON
Office in London threatening that the govern
ment officers are to be blown up in reveng
for the execution of the three men at Galwa
on Friday.
The new members of the British cabine
took the oath of Office on Saturday.
Lord Dufferin has submitted to the Egyr
tan government a scheme to reform the na
tive courts of Justice.
The United States diplomatic agent ha
, presented his credentials to the Khedive
1t is announced that France will refuse t
accept the presidency of the Egyptian deb
,, commission.
, France has decided not to abandon the ez
petition to Tonquin.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
THE NEWS.

Iis Steamboat Kate AInner ana her cargo
of 1000 bales of cotton and other FIRE ght
have been burned at Shreveport, La. The
boat was valued at 10000. All the passen-
gers escaped, but lost Their baggage.
A fire. caused by spark from locomotive,
on Saturday destroyed the Missouri
Pacific freight house at Kansas city, nine
freight cars loaded with merchandise and an
elevator containing 10000 bushels of wheat,
the total loss being estimated at $4,000.
The principal business portion of Hopkins,
Allegant county, Mich, has been burned,
loss $4,000.
A fire at Gallipolis, o., destroyed several
buildings.
The Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Com
pany has opened their line to New York.
John Spengler murdered his wife and
killed himself at Baltimore.
Hon. Robert Ould, distinguished lawyer,
of Nchn ond, Va, and Confederate COM
missioner of exchange during the war, is
dead.
There have been very heavy rains in Oregon
and Washington Territory for three days,
and much damage has been done to rail-
roads, bridges, &c by the flood The Pendle-
ton river rose so rapidly that many os the in
Eabitdnts were forced to take refuge in trees.
where they remained all night. Mills houses
and Other property were carried away. No
loss of FIFE has been reported.
Mrs. Einstein, her two children, and Ma:
garet Buehler, a servant, living N New York,
were poisoned by eating sausage. 1t was par
taken of for supper, and shortly after eating
it they al were attacked with severe Illness,
which lasted al night.
The Governor of Jamaica has telegraphed
to New York that six hundred houses were
destroyed by the great fra al Kingston and
many people are homeless. A relies COM
mittee will be appointed in New York.
The Chicago Tines says Mr.. Vanderbilt is
Che leading spirit in the construction of the
So IN Pennsylvania Railroad, which will
give the Reading road line to Pittsburg.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Feats of an Athlete.

Abner c. McIlrath, who kept IA
nous hotel for thirty-six years six
miles from Cleveland on Euclid ave-
nue. has been gathered to his stalwart
fathers. He was mighty fox hunter
and remarkable athlete. Six feet
six inches and half tall, his average
weight was about 264 pounds, but yet
he is said to have frequently on foot
run down foxes. He once lifted with
his hands from the ground an iron
shaft weighing LOO pounds, which
would be equal to lifting double that
weight were he harnessed with straps
to weights and allowed to lift under
the best advantage. Two men would
hold a string two inches above his
head, and he would step back two or
three steps and jump over it without
touching it, making the leap about
six feet nine inches in height. He has
been known, rather than lead his
horses around TO the other side of the
barn, to put his long arms under
horse and lift it up to the floor of the
barn, which happened to be three or
four feet above the ground. In Buff
falo he once wrestled with and threw
with ease Charlie Freeman, the
american giant" who afterward in
England defeated the "Tipton Slasher,"
in prize-fght. Another feat of the
old tavern-keeper was his chase on
horseback Of fox one December over
frozen Lake Erie far from sight of
land. He lived to the age of seventy
years, having been paralytic for the
posture during fox hunt. He was
borne to his grave by six of his tall
sons, four of whom are six feet four
and half inches high and the other
two just six feet, and whose combined
weight is 1905 pounds.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Southern News.

LIB. Pennington, late postmaster at Rocky
Mount N. c., charged with robbing regis
tered packages in his Office, has been
acquitted.
The steamboat st. Francis Belle, belong
sank in Bayou Bartholomew (La) She had
a full cargo of cotton. No lives were lost.
The boat was valued at $4,000.
Peter Thomas, colored has been hanged at
Mansfield, La, in the presence of 2, 900 plople,
for the murder of Dick Bright, also colored.
edged his guilt.
John Redd, colored, has been hanged at
Scale, Ala, for the murder of Lucy Lee, a
young colored woman, in September, 1881.
The execution was private. Redd confessed
the crime, which was most brutal one. He
was convicted by three different juries, the
case having been twice carried to the Su-
preme Court.
Over $500, 900 has been subscribed in Louis
vile, KY, as a guarantee fund towards the
proposed exposition in that city in 1888,
which, it is claimed, assures the success OF
the scheme.
colored man entered the store of John
Wright, near Memphis, Tenn, and de-
manded of Mrs. Wright, who was tempo
rarily in charge of the store, the money that
was in the drawer. She refused to give it
up, and the robber thereupon shot her, rob-
bed the store and made his escape. A little
laughter of the murdered woman was the
only witness
dispatch reports much excitement in
Stokes county, N. c., over the discovery of the
sale of Mrs. Alfred Jenkins to Mr.. Noah Glide
well, a neighbor of her husband, for $500. The
vendors explanation of the transaction is
that she wanted to move away, and was not
able to take his wife," while the vendee took
her because he was ''tired of living alone"
No compulsion was used, for Mrs. jenkins
"cheerfully agreed to the sale," and trans
ferred herself to Glidwell without any OBJ
lection, and now expressed herself as per-
fectly happy and contented" in her new
home.
The Atlanta (Ga.,) Constitution says: at is
well understood in financial circles that
Gopdon's trip to Europe, SO far as placing
bonds of the Georgia Pacific Railroad is
concerned, was a failure. He did not dis
pose of single bond.
Richmond county, Ga, has subscribed
100000 to the Augusta, Elheton and Chicago
RAILROAD, and Augusta, $4,000. The officers
of the road feel confident of the success of
the enterprise.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

all these strange sounds and appari-
lions suggested to my mind home of
evil spirits, the departure of demons
after Sabbat meeting, or the breaking
up of pagans on a dark Walpurgis
night. A thunderstorm now burst
upon us, and added it's effect to the
lugubrious scene. The lightning was
vivid in the extreme, and the rain
came down in such torrents that the
thoroughfares were soon converted
into muddy water-courses, and fur
Their exploration was rendered impossi-
BILE. My conductor proposed that we
should return to the rest-house, but as
it was already long past midnight, 1
ordered trial at the gate. My sug-
gestion proved to be good. A mandarin
on his way to the palace had just
passed through, and the custodian,
caring more for his comfort than for
orders, or thinking perhaps that no one
would be stirring in such terrible
weather, had omitted to close the por-
tails after the official. We got through,
then, without hinderance. The storm
had rendered the morning air very
chilly, and l was not sorry to regain
my hotel and creep into bed.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

A church in Chicago has an invalid
room in a recess near the pulpit. The
occupants can see the preacher, but
cannot be seen by the congregation,
and may lie on lounges, sit on easy
chairs, take food or medicine from a
table, walk about, cough, and even
cave, without disturbance.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

A new book is called "How to Keen
a Store" 1t is a work of several
hundred pages, and life is too short to
read it. The best way to keep a store
is to advertise judiciously, and thus
prevent it falling into the hands of the
sheriff.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
FORTY-EIGHTH lCOOGRESr.
SENATE.

Dec. 13.-Mr. Beck called up his resolution
for an investigation of political assessments.
The question being on Mr.. Edmunds' mo-
ton to refer the resolution and the subs.i-
tute offered by Mr.. Hale to the committee on
tho judiciary, Mr.. Beck Dem, KY said he
was content to have the motion prevail.