Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-08-08

that after one tussle with a gunboat the
Indians will be more afraid Of boats than
| forts.
| Huron win have base ball tournament
commencing August 21st Si65 in prizes;
first prize being $3.50; second, SlO0; third.
! $75, with $40 prize to any player scoring
the greatest number Of base hits; $40 to
any player making the least number Of er-
The tournament will be open TO all clubs.
and is gotten up with view TO encourage
athletic sports in Central Dakota, SO say
the Huron papers.
Raymond Gazette: Last Friday evening
wrestling match of $40 side occurred
between Henry Cramer aud Charles Par
rott Three falls square hold, three side
hold and three catch as catch can. After
six falls Parrot was declared the wi.nsSz.
II there are any tSwns in Clark copntyt7At
have any wrestlers SEND them to Raymond
with roll" and they will be entertained.
Deadwood Times: Why do we want
! statehood? Because we demand the right
TO choose our own officers and political SER
wants. We want voice in the choice of
| governor, we want representatives, in fact
with power to present and advance our
interest in congress; we want q voice in
the election of the president of the United
States; We want our full rights as American
citizens. These we cannot have under the
territorial government.
| The Dakota News has the following letter
! Ia 0rdMay, Mckenzie, ct al:
"GENTLEMEN:-We desire to call your
attention. to the fact that min is greatly
needed in the Red River Valley. After
the backing that you have received from
! the valley it will be exceedingly unkind
for you to longer withhold the showers in
order to save up moisture for bismarck
whose residents are noted for always being
dry. The tears Of regret will afford suffi-
cient moisture for the Missouri slope, but
we want good genuine rain. Please send
it ut once. Yours &C.,
/ hED ulNEh NABIEh.
s. You shall have nine-tenths of the
profits accruing from the increased yield
per acre. Tell ordway, that we believe it
is Pettigrew that is Withholding the rain
II the above are not sufficient inducements
each farmer supplied with rain will deed
you each 40 acres of his quarter section.
Ordway may have his choice of the forties
as we'll MS the privilege of naming the men
to cut and thresh the wheat. After you
have sent the rain and divided the land
we agree to oppose division from that
hour. Remember mum is the word. II
won't do for editors outside the ring to
know this" X. Il. V.
| Grand Forks July IL, 1888.
The U. s. Land Office at Creelsburg, Da-
kota, finally is opened. The opening day
was characterized by no such rush as
deluged the Huron land officers. Ex-
Congressman Lord. of Michigan, is Refs
ter, and Abraham whipple. of Minnesota,
is Receiver.
]. J. Jackman, who recently was decided
tobe the owner of a quarter section of
land adjoining Bismarck, d. T., after a
long contest, is in Washington. His OBJ
iectis to bring about the ejeetment of
parties who bought of John w. Plummer,
to whom the patent was once issued for
that these settlers were interested pur-
chasers from Plummsr. The secretary of
the interior has decided that this claim
cannot hold good as Jackman was the sole
occupant of the land at the time they
bought of Plummer, and had it fenced in.
He has directed letter to the solicitor
general stating the facts OF the case, and
requesting that Jackinan be allowed TO
10 yacate Plummer's patent and eject the
trespassers. The acting attorney general
to-day, in compliance with Secretary Tell
er's request, issued an order directing
Hugh j. Campbell, the district attorney at
Bismarck, to bring suit in the name Of the
United States to vacate the patent and
secure Jackman's rights under his pat snt.
Persons who are supposed to know say
that Hyde Co., will be organized next
Thursday, with Crow, johnson and Col
Billy Dwiggins as commissioners. This
harmonizes every thing and promises No.
administration land don't You forget
it."-Highmore Herald.
Pierre Signal:--The Capital, of High
more recently published an important
land decicion, which is as follows:
A case that recently came before the
general land Office, is Of great importance
to settlers. The case arose where sol
dier had filed his declaratory statement
and was absent for a long time, during
which another settler fled pre.emption,
settled upon the land, lived there and
proved up, Subsequentls the soldier came
to settle and found the other in posses.
sion, with his papers all straight on their
face. -Et t
The soldier began TO contest, which be.
ing carried to Washington was decided in
favor Of the soldier, the commissioner de-
Gliding that be was entitled to rs many days
to get upon his claim as he had served in
the army and that pre-emptor had nc
rights over a soldier until after the expira'
ton of as many days as the soldier had
served. This shows that one who file,
] over asoldier'sdeclaratory does so at his
/ Major Burke seeing The article. wrot,
, the editor Of the Capitala letter asking the
, authority of the above, TO which he re
I ceived response that it was clipped iron
/. the Pierre Signal but ii was not credited
: We have no recollection Of the article re.
, ferred to appearing in the Signal W.
8 publish land Office rulings only ON tine aa
: thority Of the land officers
: The facts ara that no decision OF tn,
: kind was ever made by the general Ian,
4 Office.
5 The only privilege granted the soldier /
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