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The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09

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The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09
big stone Lake and the Reserve
ton Lands.

Accompanying the report OF the en-
gineers on the improvement Of BIG
stone Lake published in the UERA.r
Of Jan. %. we sent a letter to Dele
gate Pettigrew, calling his attentic
to some leading features omitted .
the report, also asking him to do some
thing for the relief of the settlers o,
the Reservation who are about to par
an additional price of SO cents pt
acre to the government for their lana
In reply he sends us the following:
House of Representatives.
Washington, Jan. 80, le>
EDS. HERALD: l read your lett,
in relation to Big Stone Lake an
the report I sent you with much i
terest. TIE improvement should b
made and if were in Congress next ),
sion would leave no stone uncurned :.
secure the immediate improvement
Big Stone Lake. / will introduce !"
bill to relieve those settlers on tn.
lands west Of the lake from payin"
the additional so cents per acre.
have looked the whole matter IL
and they are entitled to such relief.
Yours.
r. F. pETTIaREW.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09
Newspaper Chances.

The Carter Bros. again assnL..
control Of the Conton Adyocat,
Harmon retires.
Conklin of the Watcr.own New
his support of the ho!ters and thei-
canvassing frauds, that for the COED
of the paper he has been forced t.
resign. and w. q. Fraser assumes it,
management.
w. 4. Morrill, of the Aberdeen Re,
publican has sold out.
Tho Gary Inter State Will eithe'
sell out or get out. 1t has i brlghtc
prospect farther west.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09
MILBANK, Dak., Feb. 8, 1888.

1hILbANh, Dsik., TtD. ., 1000.
Editors of the Grant County He
aid, Big Stone CITY, lax. Gentle
men: In your issue Of the second inst
appears the following paragraph:
The second failure of the week re
ported from Milbank is that OF the
firm of Williams & Carver. hardware
dealers. Particulars not Known"
The statement is i lie and is Who
ly without foundation. lnasmuch rs
you have been falsely informed W;
request III justice to ourselves thai
you publish contradiction of the
statement and further that you fur
hish us with the name Of your inform
ant. We understand that if you re
fuse to SO furnish us the name {.
your informant that yo,, thereby taxi
upon yourselves the burden Of proc.
and the responsibility Of the STATE.
ment. Respectfully yours,
WILLIAMS & CARVER
The above explains itself. FroEa
the gentlemen's own statement, tie
report appears to have circulated
without foundation and we cheerful.
~ give place to the correction. We
know nothing Of the firm but are g..
to learn that amid the general crash
and wreck Of business houses arouE
them, these gentlemen stand solid.
As to the responsibi.ity attending IT,
giving or withholding the names Of
our informant they lake a differeE.
view of the province Of journalism.
than we do; not that we cannot give
such for in this case the subject was
i topic of common conversation on the
streets but that We hold it as the
privilege Of i newspaper to notice
the current topics and events Of the
week, without having to explain the
source Of its information to ocyery cne
who happens to be offended. Doubt
less the mistake arose from con
founding the name Of this reliable
! firm with some Of the many which
have failed in Milbank the past two
weeks.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09

The memorial to congress asking to
have Big Stone and Traverse taken
into the reservoir system of the upper
tIre and has gone to congress to be
incorporated in the appropriation bill
now pending before that body. We
have assurances from the whole dele
CATION from this state that they will
do all in their power TO make it i
success. The scheme rs contemplated
ut present, is to build 4 dyke at the
foot Of Big Stone lake and thereby re-
| tain the spring floods that now devas.
tate the lower Minnesota, then cut !.
canal between Big Stone and Trav-
erse and dyke the foot Of that lake,
putting in q lock. and dredging the
Bois dc Sioux to this junction with
the Red River and mp to Fort Aber-
combie, where the stream is now nav :
igable. The two lake. will give us 4
waterway of over seventy miles, and
by dredging the river navigation
could be had the whole length Of the
Red River. a government surveyor
has already made 4 partial survey, and
not only pronOunces the scheme feasi-
ble, but pronounces one that would
require but a small appropriation to
carry through. That this scheme
will receive prompt attention by con-
gress and that work will be commence
ed on the dykes next summer seems
assured. The benefits that would be
derived by the denizens Of the upper
Minnesota and Red River Valley
| would be simply enormous, rs any one
can easily ascertain by glancing at
q map, and it behooves every citi-
zens Of those valleys to lend all the
aid possible in carrying through the
good work already begun. .-Ortonville
North Star.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09

Fred. Stein of Twin Brooks, was
not a little astonished to find that his
tax rs assessed at the county seat here
was $40 when on previous enquiry at
the spurious office in Milbank they
wanted to fleece him to the tune of
500 ON the same amount of property.
Such is the difference between honest
and corrupt government.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09

Do not buy cheap medicine On the
score Of economy, The best are none
too good for the sick. and are the
cheapest. Such are the Cherry Pee
toral, the Sarsaparilla, and other
standard remedies OF DR.. J. G. Ayers
1 Co. They are worth all they coat,
and should be in every house.
The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1883-02-09
Big Stone City the County Seat Of
Grant County.
Especial telegram to the HERALD.

Vermillion, OAK, Feb. s.-Decislon
in the mandamus suit Of Shafer vs..
Evans favorable to Big Stone. Con
gratulations!
The above from a special CORES.
pondent sets at rest the minds Of the
people relative tothe county seat con-
test in this county. That Big Stone
would ultimately triumph in the un-
equal struggle for right was foregone
conclusion in the mind Of everyone
who heard the trial here in December.
The evidence produced in her favor
then was overwhelming. Milbank fail.
ing to substantiate single claim.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
PLYMoUrH's PRoTEsT.
The Mslagassy Embassy at Beecher g
Church.

me Malaga6ey Embassy az beeCher 9
Church.
Special Dispatch to TIE BKK
NEW YoRK, March 26. The Nom.
bers of the MalAgassyle Embassy attend
ed services st Rsv5v Henry Ward
Bseoher's church to.day Mr.. Beech.
or spoke Of their oppression and the
intrusion from foreign source, and
said, while this country could not In.
terfere between nations of the Old
World, the Christian world should
raise Its voice In protest. After Mr..
Beecher had spoken, the chief Of the
embassy replied In his native tongue,
which was interpreted to the congre-
cation. He spoke of his nation striv.
Ing to raise In the scale of clvilixatio
and prayed that the intentions Of
France might be frustrated and his
nation be permitted to retain posses
session of their island In peace.
By motion of Mr.. Beeoher resolu-
tions were adopted giving the right
hand of llowihip to these brethren
and expressing "the Iwarmestsympathy
for "the sovereign citizens Of NADIA
gasoar In their struggle for liberty and
independence; and we protest In the
name Of God, liberty and republican.
Ism against the interference Of any
Christian and especially state calling
itself republican with the internal af.
fairs of the island Of Madagascar"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26

and pay nothing towards the support
OF the state government from them.
The Union Pacific, the Burlington &
Missouri River In Nebraska, and the
Northern Pacific railroads are the
interested parties. 1t will require
congressional leQislstion to make the
companies pay taxes"
"will you work to bring this about2'
II will, of course. The railroad
companies rather expect Just such
legislation, and II Is In the line of fair
treatment, to which, certainly, they
cant object"
HIGH LICENoE.
by the way, how does high license
operate In your state2"
1--WE have the best liquor law In the
United States, and Its operationslfur-
nish excellent results. The license In
cities for each saloon is 81 900 per
year, and in the little towns $500 per
year. Omaha had l60 saloons before
the license law went into effect, and
some of them were pretty bad, too.
No. we have only ninety saloons.
With l60 saloons the revenue from
them was only $40, 600, and with only
ninety, the revenue Is 500, 900, which
is so much for the school fund. The
law Is of large benefit to tho body
polite of the state, In that It has cut off
all the little low doggeries, which
were the ones that made our troubles,
and the character OF the men who
keep saloons Is better. They are more
careful. They had to give large bond
- S5, ,000-and no saloon-k keeper Is al
lowed to 60 on another saloon. keeper q
bond, so that there 10 no reciprocity
between them In this way, which is a
good feature of the law. We feel
good over the failure of prohibition In
Iowa and Kansas, for our high. license
system gives US control of the liquor
traffic, and 1t lessons many of Its evils
You ought to have Just such law In
your state"
"What do you think Of the political
outlook"
'Tt Is yet too early 10 Opredlst any.
thing as to 1884 There IL yet q long
SESSION OF congress TO intervene. !
think, however, that the prospects for
republican success are very good"
CIVIL SERVICE.
"Will the civil service commission
be OF any practical benefitp
II haven't met any Of the gentlemen
constituting 1t to talk to them since
they were appointed. It IL the In.
augurstion of an experiment. There
are great many diff ,ulties to be
overcome. The average politician
does not like civil service reform, but
1t Is certainly step In the right direo-
tion. 1t relieves, or proposes to re-
lieve, senators and congressman from
the plaoeseokers, who are really the
bane of congrersman's existence.
Mr.. Eaton, the president of the COM
mission, Ia man who has given the
subject much study, and he is the best
man In tho country to iaugurate the
experiment. I don't know anything
about the other members of the com
mission"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
SDectal Dispatch 10 TIN BHl

LONDON, March 25.--During the
service at st, Paul's cathedral Sstur.
day, q well.dressed man ran up the
altar steps with his hat on, leaped up.
on the altar and dashed the cross can.
dlesticks, vases aud flowers to the
ground. The dean and several chor.
isters secured the man after strug
gle. and gave him In custody of the
police. In the excitement many per.
sons left the church Mortified at the
sight.
The health Of Emperor William con.
tinueB to improve.
The second ballot taken In Gam
betta's district In Paris yesterday, re-
suited In the election of M. Slgismond
Lacroix, radical.
Two strangers, In Havre, supposed
to be English detectives, vainly tried
decoy John Walsh on board vessel
bound for Southampton.
Prince Bismarck is suffering from
sciatica.
Emperor William refuses to accept
the resignation of Vice Admir,l
Bs'sch.
General Won Caprivi, the newly
appointed chief of the ministry Of
marine, has req uested to remain in his
former command, owing to the opposi.
tion to his appointment.
The sentence Of death against the
Peltzsr brothers, Brussels, has been
commuted to life'long penal servitude.
The eruption Of Mount E;na ap'
pears about to cease.
Queen Victoria remained In door
all day, although the weather wa
fine. Her knee Is stiff but her health
10 good.
Volcanic ashes have been falling d
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
THE JUNIOR PUMPED.
Senator Manderson's Views on Lspsed
Land Grants and High License.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
United States Senator Charles r.
Manderson, of Nebraska, was at the
Grand Pacific short time yesterday,
on his way home from Washington,
and was seen by q Tribune reporter.
"There have been some changes In
the Federal ofiioeholders to your
state" said the reporter.
"Yes, q few" replied the senator.
"Any political significance In them2i
''No; none that l know of p"
"No paying off OF old scores2"
"Nothing OF the kind. You see,
Judge Post has replaced Judge
Crounse as collector of internal rev.
enue and d. d. Stephenson has been
made surveyor general In the place
of George s. Smith. The change was
brought about simply because Smiths
term had expired, and 1t was good
thing to have little rotation. Aud
then Judge Crounse Is good lawyer
and an ex.member of congress, and
he can make more practiclng law.
Oh, no; everybody was satisfied.
"Will there be any more political
swapping of heads of off ,es In the
statei'
81 guess none of any Importance.
LAPsED LAND GRANTS.
"Whst are your Views on the lapsed
land grants question:
81 have not given that subject
much consideration yet. However,
the matter of railroad land grants is 9
serious question In our state, the
railroad companies paying no taxes on
them, because they allow the title te
remain In the United States until they
sell them. This works o serious
injury to the state, because the rail
roads are In possession Of the land
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26

| ..~--. ,cim, Norway. 1t Is supposed
an eruption Of Mount Heola has oc.
Cured.
Two thousand infantry have been
ordered to protect public buildings In
London. The Cold Stream guards
have been posted In the parliament
building aud Buckingham palace.
LONDON, March 24.-The Times
says the evidence on the part of the
government adduced at the trial Ger.
tainly lends force to the government q
alleged representations of hostile
speeches and writings of Irish Ameri.
cans. Two anarchists named Gatz
aud Dubris, arrived here, and their
object is to arrange for n great con-
ference of socialists in London. Du.
bris left Paris to avoid arrest.
The Manchester Guardian says: The
queen. who has heretofore attended
the parish church at Osborne, Is ar
ranging for the establishment of a
private chapel there and says the
change is due partly to increasing
fears of her majesty and also to the
prec 'ution forced upon all prominent
persons by the Irish troubles.
LONDON, March "a Capt. O'Shea,
homerule member Of parliament for
the county Glare, has notified Sir
William Harcourt that when the
commons assemblies after the Eister
holidays, he will ask whether Lsdy
Florence Dixie formerly hoaxed the
public bv the invention of q letter
from Cetewayo, and whether as the
result of the Inquiry Into the alleged
assault upoL her at Windsor, the po
lice have concluded that Lady Flor.
ence ia an imposter.
LONDON, March 24.-The Times
points out that the jury which yeAter-
day at Belfast rendered a verdict of
guilty upon Nugent nditwelve other
members of the Armagh assassination
society, who were charged with con.
spiracy and murder, accepted as au-
thenio the diary kept by the plotters,
In which it was said that the man had
sworn at the request Of the land league
to kill landlord named Broone.
PARIS, March 24.-Thres soldiers
of the 108th regiment, who were ar.
rested on the charge Of socialism, have
been found guilty and sentenced to
join their regiment In distant p arts OF
Algeria.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
The Apache War.

opociAi bfpstSh w Ahs DAh
Sr. LOUIS, March ga dispatch
from Globe, Arizona, says 1t is report.
cd and believed there, notwithstsnd.
statements to the contrary, that the
Indians now raiding through that
country killing and depredating on
property are Wfile mountain Apaohes
from San Carlos reservations; that
they number some 800, divided into a
number Of small bands, and are oper-
ating In different directions.
TUCSON, A. T., March ga band
of twenty.seven Indians, who attack
ed the Winchester party, were driven
off. They killed twolmen near Win
chester, one said 10 be Judge Dibble,
of Tom bstone Another man killed was
near Total Wreck. Agent Wilcox
says no Indians are 0 fl the reservation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
The Mississippi Flood.

NEW ORLEANS, March 25.-The
Pioayune's Thebadeaux special says
the crevasses arelclosed. But little
damage was done the town. It will
soon be free of water.
Officers OF the steamboat Alexandria
report the water pouring over the
levee at some plantations, covering the
fields, This seems to indicate that
the flood level below Bonnet Care h as
been raised.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
Caught on the Fly.

CHICAGO, March 25.-John +. Bur-
rell, ex.grand treasurer of the grand
lodge of Maaons of Illinois, convicted
at Carlinville, Friday, of embezzling
the funds of that body, was arrested
here last night as fugitive from jus.
tice. The arrest was made on the
strength of telegram from the
Springfield authorities. He Is under
bail pending motion for new trial,
but as two more indictments covering
other than that imbodied In that on
which he WAS convicted, 1t was thought
he meant to forfeit his bail. He Il
held pending the arrival Of the Spring
fald officers,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
Secretary Folg eR'I Condition.
nacial Dianatch In Tux REu

WAsHINaTon, March 25.-Senrstary
Folger's physician reports at Q late
hour tonight that the condition of his
patient is Improved. 1t ID true that
the secretary Is suffering from erysips-
las In the face and head, brought on
by a severe cold. The disease IL ag-
gravstsd by the lowered vitality and
impoverished condition Of the blood,
doe TO overwork and want Of proper
nutrition; but 1t 10 not thought there
10 ~ yet any reason for especial spprs.
hension.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26
A 0roundless Report.
ocial Dispatch to THn BRn.

CHICAGO, March 25.-The report
from Pittsburg that the difference be
tween the AmAlgamated Iron and
Steel association, and employees In the
Fourth district, embracing Illinois,
Wisconsin and Missouri, had been ad
justed on basis Of reduction of33t per
cent, seems without foundation. 1t
probably grew out Of agreement be-
~een the Joliet Iron and Steel com.
pany and Its men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-26

Consignment Of "onion sets" will
be sold cheap. JOHN G. Willis.
m20-6t
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-17
SMALL BUT POWERFUL.

Don't despise thing because it's little. A quart jug will hold more than most men, 1 Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
 How briskly the Fire burns in the Crate. Yes the Editor has received a fresh lot of poetry.-ChicGao Tribune Primer. Don't take the papers! You are behind | the age." "Oh, no; we live next door to 8 l dressnaker. We don't need them. .'-BostOn Transcript.
 Men over 70 years of age are generally the most successful hunters and fishermen. You see folks don't exactly like to contradict such old gentlemen.-BostoaaP Post. Bacon has said that reading makes a full ! man," and many restaurant keepers have adopted the plan of supplying thei' custom CTS with the morning papers.-N. o. Pic. Who was the author of the expression 'tTake the bull by the horns ?''-( Edith We do not know; but if he lived up to his theory he is probably Philadelphia Neeos.
 ''Mr. Editor Will you please answer who was David's wife's mother? and you will greatly oblige a reader. Lizzie" Certainly David's wife's mother was David's mother in- law.-Free Press.
 A certain little Pharisee, who was praying for his big brother, had good deal of human nature in him, even If he was only six years old. He prayed, 70 Lord, bless brother Bill, and make him as good boy as am.'
 A darkey. who said he had insured his life on the 'spontoon" plan, when asked to ex- plain the scheme, said he didn't rightly know what it was, but guessed it would get him over Jordan, dry shod. CGnacisa7a0ti Saturday Night.
 One of the most popular conductors that ever ran a train out of Boston has the credit of the following bon mot: Not long since a special minister's ticket was handed to him, to which he gave careful inspection, as his duty required. The passenger quite tartly remarked that it was unnecessary to be so very particular about his ticket The con- ductor quickly replied, in his quiet and ever courteous manner 1T am only looking to see where you are going, sir. don't care to see in the morning papers, Another minister gone wrong p"-Ir00eller.
 gray haired pilgrim, bowed meath the weight of
 years
 Caune trudging up toward the golden gase
 Saint Peter, wakened by the noise he heard,
 Asks who he is, begs him his cause relate.
 'fBut hold !" he cries; cit plainly now appears,
 oIda Maao fr,f fba
Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-17
Japanese Artists at Work. IDr Drasser in Anadarnu

How young man made a drawing of 8 flying duck, and middleaged man another of a train of rats, is very clearly described, and with much graphic power, as the follow ing extract will show:
 "A brush of considerable breadth was dipped in water and drawn between the fin gers of the artist till nearly dry. It was then dipped in thin wash of India ink, the central portion of the brush being bent out wards, so that the hairs of the brush as. stunned crescent-like form. The convex or center portion was now hastily dipped into
 dark India ink, and the brush allowed to
 straighten itself. Two three hairs were
 now separated from one side and dipped into
 dark ink, but these remained detached from
 the other part of the brush. By dexterous
 movement the artist produced with one
 stroke the shaded body of the duck and an
 outline the few separate hairs making the
 latter, while the shading resulted from the
 darker ink of the center not having fully
 spread to the sides of the brush A bill is
 now drawn, then feet, and then taiLfeathers.
 An eye is added, then follow 8 neck, legs
 and few finishing touches, when an admira-
 ble sketch of 8 flying duck is before us."