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Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
He Resumed.

One Of the biggest liars in the State of
Michigan in 1889 was an old citizen of
the County of Wayne, who used to hang
out around the Dearborn hotel and
groceries. In the winter of that year
and 1860 he was brought low with sick
ness, and he made 4 solemn VOW that
he got well he would quit lying. He re.
covered, and as soon as able to be about
he frankly stated his position.
Some of the boys could hardly believe
III the strange occurrence, and so one
night when he had. the head of sugar
barrel in his favorite grocery, some one
asked:
"Uncle Billy, didn't you once assert
that you had moved six acres of grass
in a day?"
"I-e-s, l SAID 50, but I guess l
didn't measure ve:y close. guess the
lot didn't hold over three acres.h.~
And haven't You repeatedly said
that you were in the Mexican war;"
IL presume 50. but you see had
an uncle in it and suppose l kind o.
got mixed"
''And haven't you Dragged of cutting
five cords of wood per day?"
did | say five cords? | probably
misspoke myself. | reckon it was about
'hree.'
"Ard haven't you claimed that YOU
once llted 900 pounds of old iron?'
Lets see! Did ! say l,600? There
might have been few pounds less, but
you see had powerful brace for nv
knees"
The old man felt that he was losing
prestige by sailing down lies which he
Lad made plenty of men believe, and
he was becoming very uneasy, but there
was one more question The interro-
gator looked Uncle Billy square in the
eye and asked:
"Now, sir, do you admit that you lied
when you told story here eight week.
ago about you, killing two robbers in
Texas"
'No, sir! no. sir." hotly exclaimed the
old man, as he slid off the barrel, Eve
been sick and I've had narrow squeak
oft, and I've made vow not to do any
more lying, but if You chaps think I'm
going to hang out here and play second
fiddle to liars who have never been out
OF the county you are badly sold. Vows
be hanged! Gentlemen, l resume bus
ineSsI'
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
A AHAPPY COMMUNITY.
How the People of an Ohio Village
Lead Lives of Contentment.
From the Cleveland Herald.

How the People OF an Ohio Village
Lead Lives of Contentment.
From the Cleveland Herald.
About eighty miles from Cleveland and
six miles south of Mineral Point, the
terminus of the Valley road at the
Wheeling junction of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad, there is a quaint
little old village known as zoar, inhabit-
ed by strange, frugal and industrious
people, the happiest, perhaps, in the
world. They know no care; nothing
worries and troubles them. A large
number of them never saw the outside
OF their beautiful home, veritable
paradise, and trouble themselves little,
If any, about the turmoil and strifes of
the wicked world. The colony was first
founded in 1917 by Huber and Acker-
mann, mar two Germans, the former ma
tive OF Wurtemburg and the latter hail
ing from Bavaria. Shortly afterwar I'd,
in the same year, they and few follow.
ers formed a community and named it
Ioar, because they looked upon their
nome as a place of refuge from the
World, which they termed Sodom and
Gomarrah. The first two houses which
Huber and Achermann built in 1917
quaint. antique structures-are still in
habited by the descendants of the two
pioneers. They are built of logs and
mortor and contain but one large room,
sparsely furnished The windows are
small, each containing nine psnes Of
glass about six inches square. The roofs
are covered with tiles, as are those of all
the houses erected up to about 1926,
when the art Of tile making died out in
Zoar.
The inhabitants, who have no desire
to amass wealth, work for one common
end-that is, for the good of the COM
manity, which owns and controls the
entire village, including thousands of
the richest land in the Buckeye State
The money goes into one common treas
ury, the necessaries of life, including
food, provisions and garments, are fur
nished by the village officials, consisting
Of three trustees and committee Of
tive, who are annually elected by ballot.
The village contains about 300 inhabi-
tants, which number has been the same
since lSl7and never increases or decreas-
es to any noticeable.extent. There are no
preachers, but all the peoples are deyout.,
worshiping after the manner 81 The
Friends. The marriage vow is held
sacred and the laws are rarely broken.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27

Mores, came before Judge Bateman at
Mandan last Friday. They were com
mitted for trial and bonds fixed at So
600 Tor O'Donald and So 900 for Wanne-
gan.
Carl E. Goeritz was brought to Mitchell
from eleven miles south OF there by two
of an Italian, named Frederick Cake,
having paid Cakie 81 600 for two claims.
Goeritz was on his way to Mitchell when
Cake attacked him, to rob him of the
rest of the money. Goeritz drew a re-
volver and shot the italian three times,
one of the balls passing in the forehead
and coming out back Of the left ear.
Goeritz is recently from Milwaukee and
German. He cannot speak English.
AtHuron, the county commissioners
left the contract for building the court
house to John Vaughn of Huron. 1t is
to cost $37, no, and be built at once.
Catholics of the Black Hills have pre-
sented to Bishop Marty gold chain and
cross valued at $500.
Plans have been made for four-story
hotel, S0x10O feet, at La Moure.
Thieves are running off large numbe RS
Of horses in Ramsey county.
Trail county is out of debt and has
1000 in the treasury.
The Bismarck a1tesian we'll is down
l 200 feet.
A young man named Tiffany, who had
a claim near Madison, borrowed a
breech-loading shotgun, ostensibly for
the purpose of taking it home with him.
He had loaded it with heavy charge of
duck shot, having just cleaned the bar
rel, tore open his shirt IN the region of
the heart, got up into chair and put
the muzzle Of the weapon on his left
breast by leaning over it, and with the
ramrod fired the fatal shot, ending his
life almost instantly.
An adjourned meeting of the Dakota
Stockmen's association will be held at
the Opera house in Fargo on Wednes.
day, Aug. l, for the purpose of perfect
ing a permanent organization.
The order requiring the removal OF
squatters from that portion of Fort
Randall military reservation lying east
of the Missouri has been suspended un.
til congress meets.
The Bismarck penitentiary will cost
| $3a 900
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
Dakota Territorial News.

Mrs w. H. Sheridan of Huron fell
dead from heart disease, at her home
in that city.
The Presbytery has decided to locate
the Presbyterian university at Pierre
The college will begin with buildings
valued at $50, 900. and will have an am
pie endowment fund.
Charlemange Tower, Esq, has presen-
ted to Tower City valuable library of
l.5ov volumes, and George A. Ellsbury,
Esq, has donated the use or the second
story Of the Herald block for public Ii
brary room.
A sample of Sioux Falls stone.sent to
the Nebraska university at Lincoln was
pronounced not granite, but quartzite.
The Mitchell railroad Office sold Sl6,-
600 worth of tickets in June.
Commissioner Cullock's store, south
of Garfield, was totally destroyed by
fire, with all his stock Of goods and
household furniture, together with
S4OO in cash. His loss will probably foot
up to S. 900 on which there was an in
surance of about $1,000.
Frank &. Avery, OF Miller, was
drowned while bathing.
Maj. shecklers was held in $1,000 at
Grand Forks fol- appearance before the
next grand jury on the charge of shoot
ing with attempt to kill James Bruce,
his former partner, in gambling room.
A mail coming into Frederick, was
robbed of it's contents, including several
registered letters and number of valu'
able bank checks.
Capt. ]. T. Standring Of Corwith, Iowa,
with DR.. w. H. Mosely of Sparta, Wis,
recently came into possession of eighty
acres Of coal land in Mclean county,
near the Victoria colony. The discovery
of this coal is attracting q great deal OF
attention, and has already brought col.
onists into the vicinity, although there
has been no mining done.
The case of O'Donald and Wannegan,
the two hunters charged with conspir'
acy against the life of the Marquis de
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
Methodist Schooling for Dakota.

MITCHELL, Oak, Special Telegram, July l $.
A meeting of ali the leading citizens OF the
city was held last evening to listen to the read,
lag of paper by Rev. Mr.. Pardee of Sioux
Mitchell a Territorial! university under the aus.
pices of the Methodist Episcopal church ali.
ance. Rev Wilmot Whitfield, presiding elder
Of South Dakota, M M Tooke of the Dixon,
H., college, and many other clergy from diff
terent parts of the Territory were present.
They asked the citizens to raise 500, 600, in,
Guiding lands and the alliance will add an equal
amount to the fund for the commencement OF
the university and additional buildings for
other departments. In addition to branch col
leges, seminaries, academies and kindergarten
schools, there will be attached one OF the larg-
est agricultural departments in the United
States. The proposition offered by the alliance
committee will no doubt bo accepted by the
citizens here, and work will begin at once. A
committee on investigation will report this
week
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
MORE FRAUDULENT WARRANTS

Gen Beadle. Superintendent of Public In.
struction in Dakota, Says the Plan of Is
suing school Orders or Warrants Is Being
Worked. and Warns the Bankers.
From the Pioneer Press, Goth.
From Gen. w. H. Beadle, who is superin.
tendent of public instruction for Dakota. and
Ewas in ST Paul yesterday on his return ia
Yankton, from a long trip visiting many coun-
ties, the news was obtained that frauds simlla,
to those tried in Douglas county, are ATTEMPTED
in other sparsely settled regions by pretended
school districts. The plan pursued is tile old
one of organizing district by few men, who
camp there long enough under tents or wae
ons, or boards, and make a contract to erect
and furnish a schuo house, and issue tbe
"orders" or warrants of the district to the
amount of from s 800 10 Sc, 900, and imme
diateiy 6Aivcr them to the contractor, From
the best information he had been able to OBJ
TAIN it seems that the district is formally or
gauized under the law and the officers duly
qualify. Up to this time there is 10th
ing TO specially draw suspicion upon
the acts. Ali the rest is done at a single meet
Ing held few days later. They follow thc
law as closely as possible, and even claim
legality for the whole issue. Nevertheless
such acts are fraudulent and Illegal, and Gen
Beadle says that in his opinion the warrants
are wholly void The district as public
school corporation is not authorized to create a
debt in that way. Warrants or 'orders" can
only be drawn against fund in the traasurer's
hands, or ono TO be rafsed by tax already
legally levied. An act limits the raising Of
funds for building school house on credit to
the issue of regular coupon bonds The orders
referred to as fraudulent are in large amounts,
usually, and are endorsed as presented TO the
treasurer ''and not paid for want of funds. /"
after which legal order runs at per cent
interest until paid Bankers and others are
advised to report all large orders, and to in
quire of county superlntendcnts of the proper
counties. In case of smaller orders, care is
also necessary if they aggregate any consider
able sum. Supt Beadle declined to specify
the locality of this work, as it might unneces-
sarily affect credit whore found in only rare
exception. He also added that by the new
schoo! law the township is made the school
oorporatoG, in place of the district. in about
three quarters of tho counties, and in these
fraud is nearly impossible, par icularly in
issuing bonds Bankers should insist on bonds
instead Of orders. Large orders always now
mean danger. The superintendent said that
he greatly regretted the necessity of this public
notice, and assured the reporter that ii meant
no general danger at all, but simply prudent
watching
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
Central America Antiquities.

The superb collection of antiquities
brought from Mexico and Central
America by Desire Charnay, has been
presented to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, Washington, by Mr.. Pierre Lor-
lizard. The prime object of the expedi-
ton, to make moulages, or CASTS (nega-
tlve), IN paper mache of the principal
oas-rehef and hieroglyphic inscriptions
existing in the temples, palaces, ETC., of
the ruined cities, has been successfully
accomplished. From these, plaster casts
have been made in duplicate, one set for
Mr.. Lorillard, who has decided to pre-
sent it 20 the Smithsonian. To these it
was deemed advisable to add the spoIia
opin.a OF the Charnav expedition, so
that the student and the general public
might be able to contemplate under one
roof as diversified collection as possi-
bic OF memorials of the past in America.
These casts possess the highest interest
both for the artist and for the student of
history. They are of the monuments
which they reproduce, many of
the base reliefs being ten
feet " hight and six or eight feet wide.
Effects of ornamentation, and even
ARCHITECTURAL effects. may be studied in
these fac SMILES quite as well, and
without any of the discomfort, attending
a visit to the localities themselves.
Students Of history, of ethnology, and
anthropology, and of language will have
presented to them in these monuments
materials Of inestimable value for their
several sciences, and some one of them
may prove the Champollion to read
these hitherto indecipherable inscrip-
tons. and to fathom the mystery of
these ancient peoples. When the col
lection is duly installed in the museum,
the stay-at- home traveller will be en-
abled to look with his own eyes upon
these wonders of the semj tropical for
ests of Central America, which fo~ty
years ago filed the eminent American,
traveller, j. L. Stephens, with admira.
ton and astonishment, although he had
previously visited the stupendous mon
uments of Egypt. New York Times.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
Mind Reading in England.

The cable recently reported that
Bishop, the mind reader, at Exeter
Hall, had read the number of the Ell, 900
note which Labouchere put in an en-
velope and agreed to give to public
charity if Bishop succeeded in reading it.
The report of this success was not strict
ly accurate. Labouchere and the note
were not at the meeting, but e5 note
was finally put into an envelope by
some one in the hall and the number Of
it confided to Colonel Statham. Bishop
drew 6ve lines upon the blackboard to
make spaces for the figures. Then he
blindfolded himself, grasped piece of
chalk, and after slight touch upon the
colonel, put down the figures in the fol-
lowing order: 66lSl94. Before
the last figure he hesitated, clutched
Colonel Stathan's hand and then wrote
down a" The impassiye countenance
Of the colonel did not tell whether Mr..
Bishop had succeeded or failed. II
the terms Of Mr.. Labouchere's
number rightlys" Statham handed the
note to the chairman. Mr.. Bishop had
won his wager, and the meeting burst
into enthusiastic cheering again and
again. Outside great crowd was wait
ing to see the balloon, which was to
announce the successor failure Of the test.
AS it mounted displaying not the red
color Of failure, but the white light. Of
success, tne crowd cheered. Inside Mr.,
Bishop said:"I appeal to this audience
Of 1000 English men to demand of Mr..
Henry Labouchere that he shall hand
over to the Victoria hospital at Chelsea
could not read the note. I have met
his challenge on every point. Will you
demand the money!" A great shout oi
assent, loud and continued cheering
mingled withs. few cries of "No."
brought the meeting to a close. Col.
Statham said that when Mr.. Bishop
reached the last figure he {Statham) for
got whether it was four or nothing. It
was when he was trying to recall the ig-
ure that he hesitated and grasped his
hand. He then decided for the four,
which Mr.. Bishop then wrote down.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27
A Bears Paw in Hot Beans.

was pleased with an anecdote about
party of young men who once went
hunting up California ravine. At night
they sat around their fire watching the
boiling of a mess of beans, when a bear
suddenly joined the circle, whipped the
cover off the pot, and, without SO much
as by your leave, thrust his paw into
the seething supper. Roaring with
pain and astonishment, he as quickly
drew it out again, overturned the pot
with one vigorous blow, and throwing
the hot beans into the yoeng gme MS faces,
lufnbered OFF aowling into the dark
ness. What the yonng men did for sup
per / never heard. -Correspon
New York Tribune.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27

Connecticut is rapidly advancing in
tie cultivation Of the oyster. No less
than 90, 900 acres are said to be devoted
to the raising of that delicious crusta-
cean. The business is also large. Thirty
steamers and many sailing yessela are
engaged in the traffic.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27

The Graphic suggests that we return
the compliment to England of her re-
cent shipment Of paupers by shipping
load of General Crooks bad Indians.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-27

Ebenezer stapleten, prominent ii izen
OF Aurora, died of apoplexy, aged fifty
eight years.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-23

are reported as showing an in
crease of $4,000. The closing
was quite dull. We rather look for an i'm
proving market later on. There has been
a rumor to-day of developments of i'm
portance at the Vanderbilt meeting. The
story has been that the Michigan Central
would do something more than declare a
cash dividend. There has been a rumor
also that the New York Central would make
scrip dividend, but nobody has even pro-
fessed to believe it. Traders sold st. Paul
early in the day on rumor from Chicago
of new trouble between the Northwestern
roads. Inquiry among officers here
failed to bring any confederation of the
rumor. A broker, supposed to have
Gould information, said this afternoon:
lit is not time to buy Western Union.
think Mr.. Gould sold yesterday about
1000 shares. The stock will prebablyIsag
and have little support until the time
for Judge Freeman's decision approaches,
then there is likely to be considerable ad-
vance. The earnings thus far this mont h
have shown handsome increase, and the
property on its merits is improving daily
The strength has started various rumors.
One is that new combination has been
formed to bull the market; another that
the weakness was partly permitted in
order 10 allow short interest to cover
upon an agreement that it would go long
and unite IN working for higher prices
next week
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-23
A FOOLISH JOKE.
How Mrs. DR.. PER- e, of Minneapolis, Man
aged to Get Herself and Her Husband
Into Unpleasant Notor1ety.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


Into Unpleasant NotorIety.
Especial Telegram to the Globe
MILWAUKEE, June 22.-Mrs. DR.. Perrie.
of Minneapolis, who boarded at the Plank
inton house for time and afterwards with
ex-Supervisor Dupre, arrived in this city
yesterday, to trace out the report that her
husband had left her, and deny the stories
to that effect which have recently been
circulated through the press. In explana-
ton of the rumor she says: 'My husband
was one day called to the country to at
tend several patients, and while on his way
to the depot he called at the postoffice and
found letter from DR.. Ellis, of Minneap-
oils, asking him to come Immediately to
that city. He found he could Just catch
the afternoon train, and went at once
to the depot without sending me any word
of his changed plans. 1 happened to be
at the depot on business the same day,
and heard accidentally that my husband
had bought his ticket for Minneapolis. 1
told my friend 1 would have joke on him
for that, and telegraphe1 him right there at
the depot, "Your wife is dead" and signed
1t "Dupre." The next day my husband
telegraphed Mr.. Dupre to know if it was
sc. 1 told Mr.. D. not to answer. Then he
telegraphed to the chief of police, and 1
asked him to do nothing about it; and
then, to continue the joke, 1 telegraphed
again, "Win you come on, or shall
L send the remains:" My husband
telegraphed that he would come on
and he sent word TO my mother at Cleve-
land and my sister in Chicago to come on
to the funeral. He came here and ex-
planned the joke to him, and I want him
freed from all blame, for it was my
FAULT. We were merely visiting here be
cause my husband wanted to establish a
branch Office here. He does hundreds of
dollars worth of advertising every month
in the st. Paul papers, and these reports
have injured his business terribly. The
report that we were recently married is
incorrect, for we have been married for a
great many years and my husband Is sew
eral years older than l am, and not
younger as was reported"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-23
Otter Tail Republicans.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. I

FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, June 22.-The
Republican county convention to-day was
the fullest and most interesting in the
history of Otter Tail, the contest for sher-
if and the fight over the delegates to the
state convention creating great excitement.
The following ticket was nominated; Audi
tor, Oscar Hanson; register of deeds, Geo.
W. Boyington; treasurer, T. A. Lindquist;
probate judge, j. z. Williams; sheriff, Lo-
renzo Brandenburg; county superintendent
of schools, Geo. F. Cowing. There was a
strong fight as to who should attend the
state convention and acquire the reputation
of carrying Otter Tail county in their
pocket. A vote to have the chair appoint
committee TO select the delegates finally
prevailed, and Jacob Austin, H. G. Page,
NJ. E. Clapp, Knute BrandvoId, S. A. E.
Blyberg, A. S. Blazers, A. c. Hatch were
appointed. The delegation is slightly
Hubbard.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-23
NEW YORK..
Especial Telegram to the Globe 7


CHICAGO, June 22.-There was a fair
amount of activity in stocks during the
morning, with but little change in values.
The declaration of 3 per cent. dividend
on Michigan Central, of on Canada
Southern and the same on Lake Shore Yves
announced early, and prices weakened
shortly afterwards. There was quite a
break in Richmond & Danville from 6O15
to 50. Union Pacific, St. Paul & North
western were steady throughout the greater
part of the day. There was something of
an upward improvement during the clos
ing half hour. The final sales in many in
stances show bat little variation from
those Of last evening. The net receipts of
Reading & Jersey Central for the past
five months OF the present year