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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
THE NEW WEST,

What 1t Is-What 1t Will Be-Nhy It
Booms
Much has been said and written
about Dakota. One cannot pick I'D a
paper-East. West, North or South
but there is something said about this
great northwest territory. Facetious
editors have tried to ridicuIe the coun-
try by publishing extravagant stories
ABOUT the soil, climate, and general
character Of the country, calling it the
Banana Belt" and the Goose Orch
ard; but the fact remains that Dakota
has climate much less rigorous than
Minnesota or northern Iowa; a soil un-
surpassed for fertility, even in the fa-
nous valleys of Ohio, or the corn region
Of Illinois, and is as beautiful prairie
country as the sun ever shown upon.
The endless tide Of settlers that is ponr-
ing in to occupy the free homes of the
territory-the thousands of excursion
lists and tourists who are visiting the
country, all testify to the grandly beau
tiful country, the fertility of the soil,
and the mildness and healthfulness of
the climate. Dakota was once sup
posed to be rainless expanse of dry,
sterile plains, capable of sustaining only
a meagre population of Indians, who
lived along the rivers. If such were
the facts, there has been very remark
able climatic change within the last
twenty-five years. The rainfall of Da-
kota now is sufficient for all practical
farm purposes, coming as it does, at the
season of the year when it is most need
ed. The rainy season commences n
April, and continues through May,
June and July, embracing the four
growing months of the year. There
are usually few rainy days in Septem-
ber and October, but the fall is a sea-
son of bright, clear days, and still, star
lit nights. The cold, dreary, rainy days
OF the eastern states are unknown in
this region. The people who are set
tling in this favored spot are no3 luna
tics nor land-sharks, but they represent
the most enterprising, energetic ele-
ments of the older states. They came
out to this new country simply because
they wished to better their condition;
and, having once seen the country, and
tested its climate and soil, nothing can
induce them to return to their old
homes in the Eastern states. Many Of
them owned valuable farm and beauti-
full houses, but they sold them, and
came here. In conversing with one of
this class, the question was asked:
"What induced you to sell your farm
in Illinois, and leave your home where
you were doing well enough, and come
out to this new country?" The answer
he gave will stand for large number
of men situated as he was. lie sale
"My FARM was too valuable for me to
own. Ihad too much money locked up
in the land and Improvements to real
iZe anything above a very small per
cent. on the investment; so / sold out |
for $50 per acre, loaded a car with |
goods, another with my team
and farming tools, came on, got farm |
for nothing, twice rs large as my old |
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02

Mitchell Mail: The National Home
stead Monument will be located on the
forty acres donated by III. II. Calhoun.
Mitchell Mail: Gen. Tom Thumb is
dead, but Dakota can boast OF man
who is even smaller than was Gen.
Thumb. We refer to Commodore
Dwiggins, of Miller, Oak. Mr.. Dwig-
gins is twenty-seven years old, weighs
about eighty pounds, and is three feet
and four inches in height. The writer
spent his youthful days in the same
town and school with Mr.. Dwiggins,
and has seen him stand by the side of
Tom Thumb He was rather brighter
than the average scholar, and had an
answer ready for every question put to
him. He has one sister larger than the
average size, and another that promises
to be as small as himself. He is a
jeweler by trade.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
Turner County Herald.
Published Every Thursday.
HURLEY, dakota, AUG. 2, 1883.

1t takes the money, the brains, years
of hard and anxious labor and self
sacrifice of a certain set of men to or
ganize, build and create town. The
man who is willing to take advantage
of their labors, to reap the reward Of
their efforts without contributing his
share toward keeping up the machinery
of progress, is a consummate hog, a
useless citizen, and miserable burden
upon the body polite. They lie to as
SCISSORS to avoid carrying their share of
the public burdens, stink away from
subscription papers for public improve
ments, dodge every public responsible
ty, never pay cent towards supporting
a newspaper, or any other public insti-
tuition, if they can dodge it or lie out of
1t. They are 80 ready to profit by the
energy, enterprise and money Of others
that they generally pay their private
debts only so long as it is for their sell
fish interests to do so, or because the
law compels them to do it, Men of this
stamp exist, but too many of them will
kill any town outright, and it won take
long either.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02

one, and had the money for my home IN
Illinois to build better house here and
buy more stock, and in five years my
home here will be worth double the
money that the old place was worth.
That is the reason so many men are
leaving good homes to settle in new
country, Farming lands are too high
in most of the eastern states to make
farming a very profitable business, SO
the eyes of the whole United States are
turned to the valuable free homes OF
Dakota. There is room for thousands
yet, and not until the whole vast area
of Dakota is occupied by actual settlers.
will the rush of immigration cease, or
the country cease to boom.-Ddhota
Farmer.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
Land ONCE at Yankton. D. 7, NAV 2cth 1sss=

Land Office at Yankton, D. T., May Goth, 1881
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intei-
ton to make final proof in support of his claim
and that said proof will be made before Vale F.
county, ut Swan Lake, d. T., on Saturday, .July
2lst: 1855 at 10 o'ocloek a. m.,.yix: Archibald T
Murray, homestead entry No. 522s for the south
One-llalf of the southwest quarter of section 20
and the east half of the northwest quarter of sec
tion @ 32, township 80. range 80. He names the
following witnesses to prove his CONTIGUOUS resi-
Albert Sage, Willis Klyan. John Eryine, Al
inond B. Sage, all of Parker, Turner county d. T.
vpt G. A. WETTER, Register.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02

Land Office at Yanllton, d. T., June %, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
tion to make final proof in support of his claim,
or receiver at Hankton, d. T., on Friday, Aug.
10th, 1888 at 10 q. n.,. viz: John Heirigs, home
stead No. 23i9, for the southwest quarter sec
tion IA, township o. range 30. He names the
following witnesses TO prove his continuous resi-
dence upon, and cultivation of, said land viz;
Peter Huber and Frank Huber of GAINESVILLE,
Dakota; Joseph Holhbauer and Sebastian Ohry,
OF ChldStown, Dakota.
e. a. WErTER, Register.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02

Land Office at Yankton, d. r., June 20, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support OF his claim,
or receiver at Iankton, d. T., on Friday Sept
!, 1ss3at 10 a. m, viz: Joseph Fredl declarat6ry
statement No. 5l4G, for the south one-half north
west quarter section 8, township 81 range 55
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of,
said land, viz: Joseph Bchimeir, Avis Haider,
John GeiSbanet, Joseph lIOlZbaner all of Childs-
town, Turner county, ID. r.
&. A. WETTER, Register
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02

Land Office at Yankton, d. T., July 10th, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his inten-
and that said proof will be made before Vale p.
Thelman, clerk of the district court for Turner
county. at Swan Lake, D. T., on Saturday, Sep
Andrews, under homestead entry No 1999 for
the southwest quarter section II township 81,
prove his continuous residence upon, and cult
Walton of, said land, viz: James Shcrard, Matt
Conway, John Il. buchanan, William Z,ver, all
of Spring Valley, Turner Co, d. r.
vpt G. A. WErTER, Register.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
Land Office at Yanhton, ~, July n 1sss.

Land Olllce at YanktOn, D. T., July Il, 1883.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
ton to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Vale ?.
Thiclman, clerk of the district court for Turner
10th, 1883. at 10 O'Clock a. m., viz: Flora X. 81
mersen, homestead entry No 1856, for the north
the following witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon, and cultivation of, said land,
viz: Duan G. Smith, Horace Sheldon, David Hill
ton, Slas 6. Phillips, all of Parker, Turner Co.,
d. 4.
vpt G. A. WETTER, Register.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
Land Office at Yapkton y r rupo ao1 1889

1''tIrU VlI1cU 'tl l'llINtUlI, D. T., June 22d 1855
NOTICE Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his inten-
and that said proof will be made before Vale p
Thiclman, clerk of the district court, at Swan
Lake, D. l., on Monday, Aug 49, 1888, at 10 a. m,
Tor the northeast quarter section 10, township
9s, range %. He names the following witnesses
tivation of, said land, viz: Charles Terwillegar.
Jacob kippen, William II. Stoddard, David H.
and
David Fl. Strasser, homestead entry No. 1861
lor the southeast quarer section 10, township
9S, range 52; He names the following witnesses
cultivation of, said land. viz: Charlie Terwille-
gar, Jacob kippen, William II. Stoddard George
Griebel, all of LennoX, Lincoln county, D. I.
G. A. WETTER, Register
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-08-02
FINAL PROOFS.
land otlice at yankton. D. y. .luly q. i

Land Office at Yankton, D. T., July 81, 1888.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
l v named settler has filed notice of his intcn-
tion to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof Will be made before VIM NJ.
Cuppett, clerk of the district court for Lincoln
Co. ID. T., at Canton, the county seat thereof, on
Saturday, September 18th. 1888, at 10 O'Clock a.
M, viz: Thomas Filion, homestead No. 10,255
Sioux Falls series, for the northeast quarter sec
ton 7, township 81, range 81. He names theifol-
lowing witnesses to proyc,liiS continuous resi-
dence upon, and cultivation of, said land, viz:
Geo. McCnng, Joseph La Barge, Christ Roberts,
of Long Creek, o. ID. Hinkley, of Kidder, all of
Lincoln Co., ID. I.
bel G. A. WETTER Register.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
MRS. GARFIELD
Tracing Her Relationship to Marshal Ney,
of France.

, CLEVELAND Dec. 5O.-The Leader yesterday
published a story to the effect that Marshal
Ney was not only an American, but that he
was a brother of Mrs. Garields grandfather.
At the beginning of the revolutionary war
the Rudolph family, composed of several
boys. lived in the Shenandoah valley, Vir-
ginia. One of the brothers was the great
grandfather of Mrs. Garfield. Another,
Michael left young wife and enlisted in
the colonial army, doing good service. News
reached him in the camp that his wife had
proved unfaithful. Stung almost to mad
ness, he left the army and country. His
friends never heard from him again. In
1879, shortly after the close of the Revo-
luton, Michael Ney was a sub
lieutenant in French regiment OF
hussars With his subsequent history
everybody is familiar The story goes that
after Ney's execution for alleged reasonable
utteranceS, a Frenchman came to Baltimore.
He said that among Ney's effects V ere found
a short autobiography in which he wrote
that he was not a Frenchman, as was sup
posed, but an American. His name was
Mitchael Rudolph He left America because
OF great trouble, and sought to sink his in
dlvlduallty by changing his name and en-
listing in the French army. Mr.. 4 Rudolph
Mrs. Garfeld's father, was seen at Mentor by
a reporter and questioned concerning the
story. He said he had heard it, and in his
mind there was no doubt that Michael Ru-
dolph and Marshal Ney were identical. He
remembered hearing his father talk OF his
brother Michael and his departure from the
country
about sixty years ago." said Mr.. Ru-
dolph, "a newspaper containing this story
came into possession of our family but it has
been destroyed While have no doubt that
Marshal Ney was my uncle, l would not like
to claim relationship without further proof"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
RETIRING READJUsTERS.
The Excellent Record Made by Virginia's
Readjuster OHicials,

RICHMOND, Dec. 29-Most of the new Bour-
bon officials elected to fill the places of the
present capital officers have arrived in the
city. The Readjuster officers leave their
places with most excellent records and a full
treasury, there being nearly 1000 900 on
hand in the banks of this city, Norfolk,
Petersburg, and Lynchburg. Quite different
it was when they took charge four years ago.
Then there was not only no money in the
treasury, but there was due to city banks a
temporary loan of nearly 5000, 900. Every
thing about the offices was in con-
fusion, and the system of bookkeeping
was so intricate that no one under
stood anything about the financial status
of the old Commonwealth The plates
from which the bonds of the State had been
printed were in the hands of persons outside
of the State. and that more had been prin ted
than was Authorized has been proved; how
many more will require time to discover
From these fraudulent bonds coupons were
clipped, differing in nothing from the genu-
inc, and were good for taxes, sold on the
market and went back into the treasury,
where no record of their payment was kept.
In addition to this, many redeemed coupons
were stolen from the treasury, where they
were scattered about carelessy, and sold the
second time. 1t is doubtful if there has
ever been people so mercilessly swindled
through incompetency and carelessnesS, not
to be more severe, than have the people of
Virginia, and but for the party which now
retires partially from CONTROL the entire debt
of the State would to-day have been repudi-
ated, as was done in North Carolina.
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n BUTTER-CUP.


Boston, Dec 29-General Butler has writ
ten a letter to explain the substituting of
the name of Stickney for that of Pond in a
recent communication to the council declin-
ing to pardon Hathaway. The Governor
says the reason the mistake did not strike his
attention was that he never considered that
Stickney was pardoned at all. He RENTED
to him thirty days only, which he thought
he had earned by good conduct. The Gov
ernor adds: Il admit the mistake. 1t was a
lapse of memory. l have only one palliatOn
to offer for it. There have been so many Re-
publican senators who were treasurers oil mills
and otherwise prominent convicts in the
State prison, or who would have been there
if caught, that l get them a little mixed
sometimes when | think about them. | can
not always distinguish the special incidents
of the crime of Winslow, the Herald's friend
and controlling proprietor of the Post, from
that of Pond, friend of the Worcester Spy,
or Stickney, who was convicted, from a
treasurer who ran away TO Canada who was
not; nor does 1t aid me any when l attempt
to distinguish one as Sabbath-sChool teach
er from another as a preacher as do not al
ways know which was which, but know
one was one and the other was the other. Ii
you will inform the public of the difficulties
under which l labor when l am dealing with
convicts of this high grade, for whom par
dons are very much sought for by very
respectable men, you will at least give them
an opportunity to sympathize with me-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
A DROP IN WHEAT.
Heavy Decline in May Options the Fea-
ture of the Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Dec 29.-That there was a break
in prices to-day, was no great surprise to
anybody, but when May wheat kept tum-
bling past 103 and got down to 1929 after
having touched at the opening 1O4, there was
surprise. 1t was bigger drop than the bulls,
who had counted upon the holiday weak
ness and general evening up, anticipated.
1t made converts, however, OF some bears,
and tonight men who have been preaching
lower prices for months declare wheat a good
purchase. Corn dropped as far as wheat,
from Coo May to 5S34c 1t is said there was
a good deal of selling for january by David
Dows and others, but this selling of January
was large only paratively. The sale of
80, 900 bushels for January is larger and will
affect the market more than the sale of
500, 900 bushels Tor May. Really the selling of
January is small. 1t is said on good author
ity that j. G. I. Wormser, of New York
have been very largely interested on the long
side OF corn from a very low figure. On NJ on
day it is expected that the pits will be given
up largely to horse-play. The value of trad
ing will probably be small the receipts large,
and prices, it is expected, weak, perhaps
weaker than to-day's, but the temper is
changing. The drop of the last ten days has
been long one, and one which is likely to
be followed by sharp reaction. Wheat has
dropped &c, corn SC, and pork 81. 25 per bar
rel. There is every promise of the usual
January bulge, because there has been the
usual December break. The little speculat-
ors in hogs at the stock-yards are still hav-
ing terrible time of it. Every one is loaded
with hogs; 10000 were left over tonight, and
the packers buy from them as little as posi-
BILE. May wheat closed at $l.03, but was 60,
ing at 81. 02M later on the curb January
corngat 58c, and May stopped at 59c; Febru-
airy pork at $1400; February lard closed at
as 81 go t-+t f..t ''it' 1887
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
Suit Against a Lord and Lady.

New York, Dec 29-On Nov. 2 last Rose
Horan was arrested at the instance of Lord
and Lady Vaudeville, and was taken before
Police Justice Gardner Miss Koran had
beena lady's maid employed by Lady Man
devllle, and, it is alleged the latter charged
her with grand larceny in having stolen dia-
monds, pearls, sacques pair of gloves, S.
in money, and other articles of volue be-
longing to Lady Vaudeville. Upon this
charge Miss Koran was arrested, but on ex-
animation before the police justice she was
discharged. She claims that the charge was
unfounded, and on account of her arrest she
has been greatly injured in her reputation.
Through her counsel Miss Horan has brought
an action in the Supreme Court against Lord
and Lady Vaudeville claiming $1,000 dam
ages for false arrest and Imprisonment. No
answer, as yet, has been put in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31

But she is naturally amiable when she does re-
reive them. She is now sixty-one years old.
Her hair cut short like that of man, is per
fectly white. When alone and at work she
wears loose trousers and workingman's
blouse She was never married, and her for
tune, which is beginning to be quite large, VIII
go to the numerous children of her sister, Mme
,Peyrol, and her two brothers, Isidore and Au-
Euste She does not take any orders, and has
nothing to do with the sale of her work. Her
business manager, Belgian by the name. Of
Gambard, attends to all this, and has already
made fortune out of the old lady.
AiwRITER in the Boston Courier says of his
experience with the Rev. Joseph Cook and his
lectures: 81 had frequently looked over, but
had never been able to make much out of them.
One night, when felt particularly wakeful, L
went down stairs to the sitting-room, with two
dictionaries webster and worcester), The
saurus Of English Woords,' and copy of the
Daily Advertiser, with full report of his latest
lecture Thus equipped, L set to work at the
discourse and went through it steadily from he
ginning to end. The result was that found
that had no earthly idea what the reverend
orator had been talking about, and had list
of nine words which he had slung at his audi
ence with great GOODNESS. but which were not to
be found in any of the dictionaries. Determined
not to be beaten l wrote to the Messrs. Merriam,
the publishers of Webster, and asked what the
words meant They replied they did not know,
and acknowledged myself fioored. AS Mr.. Lin
roln once said. apropos of something else, for
those who like that sort of thing should think
1t would be just the sort of thing that they
would like but as for me. have really no use
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
A NJ .nte Cristo Cave.

Washington Gao Special
Nine miles from this place, on the Danburge
road, small oak tree was blown down by
the storm. Mr.. John Frank saw something
shining as he was passing, and, examining
the roots, found hole left by the tree. He
claims to have found in this hole almost a
peck of gold and jewels, diamonds rubies
and pearls, and parties who have seen them
say they are worth $4,000 or $4,000. A be-
lief expressed by few who have seen them
is that they are part of the lot lost by the
Confederate cabinet, as they were on that
road when they were lost. 1t is supposed
that the party who buried it was killed soon
after, and consequently the treasure was
never unearthed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
Women as Spectators.


Women, as a rule, cannot afford to take
the same risks with their investments which
mencan take; and no woman who has not
money enough to lose a part of the princi-
pal without feeling the loss should invest in
any stock or bond where there is a reasona-
BILE doubt about the security, or where, from
the nature OF the business carried on, the
dividends are likely to be irregular. The
woman who has small but regular income
is far better off, and is likely to enjoy far
greater peace of mind, than the woman who
has large dividends in prosperous years and
none at all in bad years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31

We read in the Hammond (Ind) Times
that ''Mr. Henry Sohl has been engaged as
driver on the new hearse. Henry is a good
teamster and has fine pair OF horses" 1t
is consoling to know that he is good team
ster. 1t looks like thunder to see the driver
of a hearse act as though he didn't know
whe Their he was in u race or in ploughing
match and brings ridicule on the remains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
THE ECHO OF A COMMON REMARK.
Terre Haute EXPRESS
Young Mutt To Be Pardoned.

HarTlsDurg Special
II is said that young Mutt the slayer of
Dukes, will be pardoned by Governor Patti
son before his trial is called at Pittsburg on
Ian. IA. The idea rather the law, with ref
erence to pardons of this character was first
advanced in the well.known case of Robert
Greer, connected with the Nation Trust Com
pany affair. The most notable case, how
ever, in this country, where a pardon was
granted for capital offense, before the Of
fender was arraigned for trial, was that of
Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, the highway
robber, murderer and bandit. The Governor
of Missouri pardoned him before he was
tried
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31
Fair Projection to all Glasses.

Warsaw Indianian- Republican.
The Indianian- Republican believes in pro-
tecting American laboring men, mechanics
and artisans, and is opposed to the introduce
ton of the pauper labor with pauper prices
into this country. This paper hopes to never
see the day when laboring men and mechan-
les are forced to work for twenty five cents
day, and never see the luxury of meat once
year. Farmers and laboring men, are you
Democrats or Republicans in principle on
this DroDOSitiOn.