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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
RiD Fire at NlenOminie.

The Knapp Stout & Co.'S mann
moth warehouse with its contents was burned
at Menomonie, Wis, April Ii. The fire
originated in the basement and made such
rapid Roadway that only small portion of
the stock could be saved, and that in dam.
aged condition. The loss will reach $3O,-
600 with insurance of 81, 900 placed as fol.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
What is Due to Dakota NeWspa-
perS.

From the Cincinnati Times.
The rapid development of Dakota,
that is the wonder of the day, is more
largely due to the. newspapers ofthe ter
ritory than to any other cause. A town
is scarcely mapped out before weekly
paper is established, and population of
a thousand souls is sometimes consid-
cred sufficient to justify the publication
of daily. So generally are the benefits
from newspaper appreciated that
the merchants often offer q printer in
ducements by way Of a bonus or sub
scriptions for cetain number Of copies
to start paper and in all cases they lib
orally patronize the printing offices.
The extent to which Dakota merchants
advertise in the newspapers and by cir
culars is astonishing. A Dakota town
whose no spapor is 10. literally filed
with advertisements is considered dying
or dead, and not desirable place for an
enterprising and energetic man to locate.
A feature of some of the Dakota pa
pers is in the "boom' editions, which
are issued every few months, and which,
being sent all over the country, and also
to Europe, have given every town in the
territory wide reputation. 1t is not to
be supposed that the newspaper pub
fishers are the wealthy men of Dakota.
They SOW and others reap, but theirs is
labor OF love. and usually it is enough
if they are able to afford their families
comfortable living.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
The Dakota Scrip Fraud Trials.

Washington, Special: On the 18th OF
the present month the proceedings
against Carpenter and others implicated
in the fraudulent land certificate business
in Dakota last year will be resumed at st.
Louis. An officer of the land department
to-day remarked that prior to the 10Th the
government expect witnesses here and
would proceed TO that place to be in at
tendance. The conviction Of the parties,
he thought, is absurd, though he was OF
the same opinion as Judge Treat, Of the
United States district court at st Louis,
in that the trials would assume gigantic
proportions and be carried on at some
length as to time. He said that the wit
nesses for the prosecution numbered
over 200. The parties implicated are mt
large on $4,000 bonds, and being well
fixed financially he could not under
stand how, in the face Of the well known
facts, they would come forward and
stand trial. He wondered they had not
left the country, but attributed their
action to the idea that they anticipated
long drawn out trials.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
The summons for the Dakota Commission
Following is the text of tho summons served


Territory OF Dakota, Second judicial Districts
In the district court, in and for Yankton county
The Territory Of Dakota on information OF II. q
Smith, district attorney for the Second judicial die
trict Of Dakota Territory Va. Milo w. Scott, Bur-
leigh Il. Spalding, Alexander Mckenzie. Charles II.
Henry II. DeLong, John T.. Belding and NJ. D..
Thompson. The Territory of DaSota sends greet
inus: To the above named defendants: You are
hereby summoned TO and required TO answer the
complaint OF the above named plaintiff. copy OF
which Is herewith served upon You and to serve a
copy of your answer uDon the Subscribers at the
Office of Gamble Bros, Yankton, OAK, within
thirty days after the service OF this summons on
you fail to ansYer this conulaint within that
time the plaintiff will Apply to the court for
the relief demanded In the complaint.
The complaint alleges that the appointment
of the commissioners is in violation Of the act
organizing the Territory; that they have
usurped the right Of moving the seat Of gov
ernment
That each of said defendants are usurpine and
exercising said alleged rights and franchises arising
under said pretended act, and are drawing and are
about to draw aud collect each the sum OF So per
day for their pretended services as such commits
sioners from the public moneys belonging TO the
Territory and from the treasury OF said Territory
and are also procuring surveyor and assistants to
locate said seat Of government, under Sec OF said
pretended act, at like expense Of $3.50 per day,
aud are drawing large sums OF money from the
Territorial treasury for alleged expenses as such
commissioners for team hire, stationery and other
expenses.
Wherefore the plaintiE demands judgment that
each OF said defendants Is not entitled TO said Office.
aud that they be ousted therefrom. That said pre-
tended act and all all acts done or performed by
said commis ssioners be declared Illegal and void, and
that each OF said defendants be declared not enti-
tied TO exercise any right, privilege or franchise
under said pretended act
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21

,Senator.Milier and General McCook.
ofNew York, are travelling in Mexico.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
" Conversion OF Sitting Bull.

Milwaukee, Wis. Special: Recently
Bishop Marty, of Dakota, who is spending
few days in the city, the guest Of Arch
bishop Heiss, impaired the information that
he had succeeded in converting Sitting Bull
10 the Catholic faith, and Vii! receive him
into the church the coming summer. The
chief, with about 40 of his followers has
been spending the winter at Fort Randall
on the Missouri river, midway between
Yankton and Chamberlain, Oak. On the
10Th inst. he will join his tribe, the Uncapa-
pas, numbering some 1000, in the Standing
Rock reservation, on the forty-sixth parall-
el. The bishop had no difficulty whatever
in imparting religious Instructions to Sitting
Bull, who never before had an opportunity
to receive such teachings. Bishop Marty
pronounces thJ chief a thorough Indian,
about fifty years ofage, Of magnificent ply
sique. lie only speaks the Indian language
and the bishop aharacterizes the many sto-
ries published, concerning Sitting Bulls ed
ucstion, etc, as mere fables, etc.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
An Insane Bridegroom.

A fortnight ago one af the wea lllies
merchants of Moorhead, II. G. Finkle. sur
prsed the community by marrying the lady
Of his choice early in the morning and post
ing ltf to Chicago by the next train for a
wedding trip IL is learned that Mr.. Finkle
went insane while ip Chicago, showing
great violence, and was with great d ifficulty
induced by his wife to return homeward.
AT st. Paul he wasquieter, but as be and his
wife were passing out Of the city, bound for
MoOrhead, Mr. Finkle jumped off the train,
leaving his wife to 90 on home alone
During the day he wandered to Minneapolis
where friends succeeded in placing him in
confinement and telegraphed for w. IL.
Davy, S. G.. Comstock and other friends OF
Mr.. Finkle in Moorhead, who came the
next day and took the unfortunate man
home. Since then NJ. Finkle has been mn
der close surveillance and is said to be i'm
proving. The local papers have carefully
suppressed the facts in the case, but il has
made the greatest sensation in the cities OF
Fargo and Moorhead where Mr.. Finkle is
well and favorably known. He is one OF
the heaviest retail and wholesale merchants
Of the Red River Valley has large fortune
and some Of the finest blooded horses in the
Northwest. He has beer at the Gross
since the Northern Pacific went by in 1871 !.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
Sioux Falls Justice.


sioux FALLS, OAK, Special Telegram, April
l6-The April term OF the district court for
this county adjourned to-day. having been in
session ten days. One prisoner, Thomas
Golden, was sentenced to the Territorial pent
tentiary for one year. convicted Of grand lar
ceny. The aggregate of Tho fines imposed
amounts 10 81 400, 5000 being from the
gambling cases. One OF the most important
cases-that Of Sarah Donaldson of Minneapolis,
w. The Estate OF T. I. Cochran-was settled
before trial. and the famous title suit OF Shil-
lock w. Pettigrew, involving title TO large
part of the laud npon which the city OF Sioux
Falls is situated, was continued
Seeding is reported 10 be progressing
rapidly in Southern Dakota, and the
ground il said to have never been in bet-
ter condition. This is especially 80 in
the neighborhood of Sioux Falls, Mime
haha county. Reports from all points in
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-21
lsl,7a9 l94,337 G4,lg6

In Dakota there are l3,2i5 Norweg an born,
3,l77 Swedish born, aud ,447 DANISH born
The cities which have the largest SCANDINAVIAN
born population are
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06
MY SWEETHEART.

Her eyes are lovely. won't tell
What hue their loveliness may show;
Her braided hair becomes her well,
| In color Hke-but alb, no! no! 8
That is nysecret, red or brown.
Itis the prettiest hair In town. 3
She We ks with such dainty charm,
But whether she be short or tall,
OF rounded limb or sylph.iike formf
Her figure suits me-that is all!
Nor do choose the world TO know
II silk her dress, or calico.
Ny precious girl is worth her weight,
Not in rough gold, but diamonds fine,
And whether That be small or great
leave the reader to divine.
Ask me to gusge her solid worth
She would outweigh the whole round earth
To rhyme her praise Is such delight
That I must keep 1t to myself,
Lest one should better verses write
And lay me gently on the shelf.
i am not Jealous, but you see,
This charming girl-beIoDgs to me.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06

up her abode in the little cottage, and
did the best she could for her poor
aunt, who, it soon became evident,
would never be quite herself again.
There she would sit at the kitchen win
dow and listen day after day. She took
great fancy to her niece's little boy,
and used often to hold him in her lap
as she sat there. Once in while she
would ask him if he heard any music.
San innocent little thing like him hears
quicker than q hard unbelieyin' old
woman like me-" she told his mother
once.
She lived 30 for nearly a year after
her sister died. 1t twas evident thst she
had failed gradually and surely, though
there was no apparent disease. 1t
seemed to trouble her exceedingly that
she never heard the music she listened
for. She had an idea that she could not
die unless she did. and her whole soul
seemed filed with longing to join her
beloved twin sister, and be assured of
her forgiveness. This sister-love was
III she had ever felt, besides her love of
God, in any strong degree; all the pas
SAOA VI ACFOtlOn VI Wu1C LIB uOIUciV,
commonplace woman was capable was
conferred in that, and the unsatisfed
strength of it was killing her. The
weaker she grew the more earnestly
she listened. She was too feeble to cit
up, but she would not consent to lie in
bed, and made them bolster her up with
pillows in a, rocking chair by the win
dow. At last she died, in the spring,
week or two before her sister had the
year before. The season was little
more advanced this year, and the apple
trees were blossomed out further thar
they were then. She died abou. 10
O'Clock in the morning. The day be-
fore her niece had been called into the
room by shrill cry of rapture from
her: ''I've heard it! I've heard it,"
she cried: "A faint sound o. music,
like the dyin' away of bell!"
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06
Entertaining a Guest.

Philadelphia Cal.
81 can't altogether like this Young
man Miiiken who comes to see you so
| often. l hear that he is nothing but a
poor dry goods clerk, Is what the head
of the family said to his daughter one
day at the dinner table.
''He is very nice young gentleman,
replied the daughter, '.besides, he is
something more than poor dry goods
clerk He gets large SALARY and is
manager of one of the departments, and
expects some day to have an interest in
the business"
81 hope he may" responded the old
man, "but he strikes me as q yery f1in-
pant, impertinent young pe.son, and
in my opinion he should be sat down
upon"
"Well, I have invited him to take ten
with us this evening"" said the daueh-
ter, ''and I hope you will treat him
politely at least. You will find him a
very different person from what You
suppose hiM to be-"
ooh, I'll treat him politely enough
he said.
That evening Mr.. Milliken appeared
at supper and made a most favorable
impression upon the old gentleman.
"He is q clever young fellow, after all"
he thought 81 have done him an in
justice"
1t was Just here that Bobby spoke ont.
Bobby was a wen-meaning little bow.
but too laxative.
"Papa," he ventured, "you know
what you said to-day at dinner about
MIR. Miliiken; that he was an imperti-
nent young man and ought to be sat
down upon"
"Silence, sirl" shouted the father
swallowing ,nouthful of hot potato.
But the little boy wouldn't silence.
dts all right" he continued, confiden.
TALLY, but in whisper to be heard loud
enough to be heard out of doors. che
has peen sat down upon. Sister sat
down on him.ast night for two hoursn
After this the dinner went on mora
quietly, owing to Bobby's sudden and
very jerky departure.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06

How many creditors miss their dues
when natures debt is paid?
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06

The farmers best friend--EHx.
Eliza who7 Fertilizer. ''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06

dead.
"Come home with me Tonight one
said; ''Miss Green will stay with her,
with turn of her head toward the OPP
posite room, and an emphasis on the
pronoun which distinguished it at once
from one applied to a living person.
"No," said Mary Brown; "I'm
a-goin to set here ar listen" She had
the window wide open, leaning her
head out into the chilly night air.
The women looked at each other; one
tapped her head, another nodded hers.
''Poor thing!" said third.
"You. see," went on Mary Brown,
still speaking with her head leaned out
of the window, 81 was cross with her
this afternoon because she talked about
hearin' music. was cross, an spoke
up sharp to her, because l loved her,
but I don't think she knew. didn't
want TO think she was goin to die, but
she was. An she heard the music. 1t
was true. An now I'm goin' to set
here an listen till I hear it too, an
then I'll know she amt laid up what l
said agin me, an that I'm a-goin 10
die, too" EE2E trtE
They found it impossible to reason
with her; there she sat till morning,
with plying woman beside her, lis
tening all in vain for unearthly melody.
Next day they sent for widowed
niece OF the sisters, who came at once,
bringing her little boy with her. She
was i kindly young woman, and took
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
THE WORK ON BEDLoES ISLAND.
PREPARING FOR THE BoRINGs-REMovING SHELLS
A PIRATES GALLONS

PREPARING FOR THE B0RINGS-REM0YING SHELLS
APRATE's GALLONS
General Stone has given the contract for the bOr-
ings which are to test the DO tom upon which the
concrete foundation OF thepedestal for the statue is
70 rest to the American Diamond R0ck-boring
Company. Mr.. Douglass, representing that
company. visited the excavations yesterday
morning TO arrange for transporting and
placing in position the steam engine moo0rerv and
apparatus with which 10 do the work. IL is believed
that rock will be found five feet below the bot
OF tn excavation. the snperincumbrnt strata beng
of loamy clav mixed wi rJlpd bouiders. hr.
Dougls expects 10 get his apparatus on the island
to-day and II commence operations Tomorrow. and
he hopes to finish the work by the end OF the week
The Ordnance Department rs removing nom me
island the shells. weighing 1913 pounds EACH which
were piled up underneath the eastern Tamparts on
the on of the fort between and the nutworks,
where he large guns were mounted on trayersing
platforms hey are also removing the conical shot
for the Parrot guns Toe sfabliI OF the old pier
has been proved by this proceeding. aud 1t 10 now
known that IN spite pf us tumbe-down appearance
it is immensely strong For the OFF,
Ger OF he artillery who was con-
Quoting the removal with a body Of men
from Governors leland told the reporter OF The
TRIBUNE that there ninetv-ive tons of she lis
ranged uDon the pier, AMI some four tons of cylIn-
drcnl shot. The party OF ariilierIss rolled the pom
derOus balls in wooden channels from the raInparts
to the II ing ground where tue Taversin0 platforms
ov' rlo0k inc bay. 10 this ascent they rund,ed
tn I'm in the wooden channels with their hands CIV
ing them encouraging pushes from time to time.
When the height was surrounded they were rolled
in the chInnel over the slop an I came lraping
down over the grassy lnCiiut tutF On
to the wooden pier where their further course
stopped by barrier OF similar smells. other
ar ilefIsls then propelled them with kicks nearer
10 the he ID of h. per- until the Whole Of the shells
evenly Distributed the surface OF the pier
General one had hoped bat these shells would be
lef a. an ornament for the grounds around the
Colossus tho fntur Park Of the statue OF Liberty.
There Is sufficient area for beautiful little park.
but az will be necessary TO remove the ailantbus
trees Some tine old willows have been ero wing
there for many years. The oldest and largest OF
them blew down last week IN one OF the wind
squalls The boatmen OF the Battery that Hicks
the pirate hung on thai Identical tree but this
Is piece Of traditional history that requires con-
firm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
BODIES OF THE SoNsT CHILDREN FOUND

The bodies of the. TWO children of Phillip Sonst
of No. SO West Fortietn.s., who were drowned Gu
Friday, were both recovered yesterday. Joslah
Mallby, q one-legged boatman, living at No. COS
West Forty -eignth-sl., incied BY the reward Of
$3.50 offered by Franz Dietz the uncle of the chill
uren rs graphing IN the river, when tug steamed
near his boat. aud the crew told him there was "a
body farther up. Matbv secured 1t Opposite Forty
ninth-si. and IL proved u be that of Lena Sonst.
AZ tho loot OF Seventy-ninth-st. the boy, George,
was found Mr.. Dietz identified them both. The
bodies were removed to the parents
home and placed on ice. Co.oner
Levy and the Deputy Coroner, DIR.
Donlin, made post-mortem examination
IN the afternoon, and gave permit for burial. Fac
funeral will lake place from the house at o'clock
this afternoon. The grl wnen found bad her head
crushed IN over the nose, one arm badly bruised,
ana her clothing nearly gone The boy had long
cut ON one leg below the knee. The features were
much swollen and hardly recognizable, The girl
was sixteen years old, but OF short stature and the
boy four cen years old. Crowds of men, women and
children swarmed about the house and INTO the
yard last night. The house is rudeiy made
wooden shanty, apparently in several parts, one
story high built in ill-snellng courtyard. Mrs.
Sonst was much Frustrated over her loss tho
children her only support, the father being
out of work. they have two younger children.
The crowd was made up OF Irish men and women,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
wAfr1yG A long 7IAh FOR JUSTICE.

Frank Taylor Of No. 500 West Twentierh-st. Is
sup-rntendent OF the Phenx Plaster Mills, az No.
4z6 West Thrteenth-st On the night of May o.
1852, he was waviald at Twentietb-st aud lenth-
ave- by two men VINO knocked hi In down and beat
him severely. He reported the affair to the police
tn Sixteenth Precinct, who told him not to mn
ton the case 60 any one. and they would endeavor
80 arrest his assaiants He kept silent uniil July
20. 1853. when he reported the case 10 INSPECTOR
Byrnes De ective-Ser2eants Maugin and Mcclure
wer, detailed 10 work he case. and Yesterday
morning they arrested John runney, loneshore-
man. OF No "A ChariiOn-St. In the Jefferson Market
Police Court. sou of Mr.. ravlor. who was with his
fed TuIney rs onr of n,s as aIi,nis. Mr. Taylor
SAID thar Just previous TO the airav he mad dis
charged a brothrr-In-law of the prisoner. and the
latter had Threatened 10 pay him off tor it, Tun-
ney said he con d prov that he at work Mt the
time the ,uil took place. but Justice Gardner
held him for examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-07
SWIfMlNG.M4TCH BY POLICEMEN

The polcemen's swimming-match for the 20.
lice championship Of America and q gold medal pre-
sented by Richard X. Fox came on yesterday IN the
Harlem River. The entries were Dennis Butler OF Phil
adelphia Joseph Person. Of Delaware Henry Pfeiher
of the Tenth Charles J. Wade OF the Eighteenth, and
Adoph g. Hasslecher OF the Twrnty-fourth precincts
OF this city The Of the from the Column
ba College boat-house to and around Macomb's Dam
Bridge and return. distance Of two miles and half
The made at p m w. E. Harding officiating s
referee AMI starter. Owing TO q mistake. Wade and
Hassecher who thought that the start TO be made
at Kye's lsLding. High Bridgo-where they remained
waiting till long after the racecould no take part IN T.
This lett Butler Person aud Peifer the only contest
auts The former immediately took the ieac which he
retained for milr he passed by Pie son.
At the stone towerwhich tie most trying part or
the coursPerson stopped for rest holdnf on 10 the
tower. Butler claimed foul which the referee, how
ever. would not allow Abont three-quarters OF mile
the goal Butler Ted with a cramp and had 10
be hauled into Active CLUBS boat, which follow
ing him. Buffers sye OF swimming was most admired
OF the spectators thought that be ~oud have
easily had he not met with the accident Pfeier,
who coached by Robert Doogan. attempted In VAIN
swim around the bridge and had to )e hauled into bis
boat Loud cheers raised rs Person passed Butier
has the record OF being che fastest swimmer IN
America. and gree ed HIM again be reached the goal
He tue distance In hour and sixteen minutes
After the Pies0n presented with the gold medal
and declared the police champion swmn or OF America