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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
DAKOTA
a Shipping Point.

Pierre is shipping point for all
Black Hills freight sent over both tho
Chicago & North Western and Chicago,
Milwaukee Il St. Paul Railways. Ship
ments via. the latter line to it's Missouri
River terminus at Chamberlain are sent
up the river to Pierre for trans-shipment
to the Hills. The traffic between
Pierre and Deadwood is immense. In
the transportation of freight there are
10, 900 oxen and mules and 1900 men
constantly employed. the tonnage
amounting to about 70, ,00O, ,Oo0 pounds
per annum, and the money annually paid
tor freightitg, amounting to over $780,
600 is expended in Pierre.
Pierre isthe headquarters for Military
and Ranch Supplies forwarded by river
to the various forts and military posts
and to different points along the ''Big
Muddy" where small settlements have
sprung up. Pierre has the trade, alto
gether, of not less than so, 900 people.
including Indians. q. s. A. Quarter
masters Office, government storehouses.
and Offices of Collector of Customs,
and Internal Revenue Collector are To-
Gated here. In the river traffic there
are twenty-f steamers engaged during
the season, plying between Pierre and
points above and below.
Building Activity.
During the past season there was
erected brick courthouse, three brick
business blocks, and over 300 wooden
buildings, involving an expenditure Of
over 81 500, 900. There is now in pro-
cess of erection the Park Hotel, brick
structure 1OOx12O, four stories high, and
everything indicates that there will be q
great increase in building during the
year 1884, and there will be an active de-
mand for building material and mechan-
les in all branches of trade.
The FIRST industry established in Pierre
was brick making, of which there was
manufactured last season over 1000. 600
of superior quality, and arrangements
have now been completed to manufact-
ure more than 8, ,000, 900 the coming sea-
son. There is great demand here for
iron work, and . foundry and machine
shop which could make cast pieces for
buildings, breaking plows for the farm.
ers, and do repair work on implements
and steamboats,, would do very profit
able busineaa
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

a Manufacturing Business
can easily be established at Pierre. ow-
ing to the low freight rates obtained.
competition between river and railroad
transportation, the abundance OF wood,
shich is now selling for 81 a cord, and
the immense quantity Of coal and other
raw material in the adjacent reservation
west of the river.
a Jobbing Trade
has already been developed by Pierre mer-
chants with the Black Hills and the
country up and down the river, and
with lower rate Of freight than can be
obtained at Watertown or Huron, or
any other point in South Central Dako-
ia. and being the only railroad point on
the boundary of the reservation soon to
be opened, Pierre is destined to become q
great jobbing center.
Activity in Real Estate
began last year and more sales were
made than in the previous two years Of
the city's growth, and there has been q
healthful, gradual advance in tho price
Of city property, and every one has made
money by operating in real estate. The
indications point to IN early springs
business and an advance in prices.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
GENERAL.

The Society of the Army of the Cum
berland held it's annual meeting at
Rochester, N. Y, on the 18th. Gen.
Sheridan was elected president.
The founder of the Sisters of Mercy
in America, Mary Francis Xavier
Waldo, died at Manchester, N. H., on
the 18th.
A DREssA1AKER named Money fell
dead from fright during a storm at
Clinton, Wis.,, on the evening of the
18th.
The Home Bank, at Rockford, ILL.,,
belonging to N. G. Thompson, closed
it's doors on the 18th, with liabilities of
nearly million.
AT Bridgeport, W. Va, on the night
of the 10Th band of masked men de-
molished the only saloon in the place,
throwing the liquors into the street.
The failures in the United States and
Canada, for the week ending on the
18th number 22O.
The firm of Stafford & Co., of Fall
River and Providence, failed on the
18th. The firm owned large number
Of cotton mills, and owed about
$400, 200.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
A Sad disappointment.

From the Ierr1tOrlal Enterpr1se.1
At Sacramento, the other day, man
was on his last legs with pneumonia
His life was insured for several thousand
dollars, and it appeared to him little
tough that he was to get no fun out of
this money. Determined to do the best
he could under the circumstances, he
made will chat he thought would
cover portion of the ground. His
will provided that every hack in town
should be employed, and all of his
friends and acquaintances invited to
attend and take ride afterward. All
who attended were also invited to par
ticipate in grand banquet in the even
ing at the hotel, at which brass band,
which should lead the funeral process
sion, was to enliven the occasion with
music. After making his will he was
so tickled with the whole affair, as he
could see it in his minds eye, and with
thought of what large slice of the
insurance he was thus having the fun
of spending, that he at once began to
mend, and in spite of himself got we'll.
Now he is as far as ever from the in
surance money, and mourns the loss of
the grand banquet, the brass band and
the other big things that were to make
his funeral notable event.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
FOREIGN,

AN election riot took place at Jaska,
in Croatia, on the 18th, in which two
persons were killed. A large number
of arrests were made.
A GERMAN colonization society is
about to secure land in West Africa.
A FORCE of 1000 French troops landed
at Kin-Pai Pass, China, on the 18th and
put the natives to rout.
The emperors of Austria, Russia and
Germany met at Skiernevice, Russia, on
the 18th inst, and held q royal DOW
WOW, which closed with banquet.
The British government has shipped
10000 pounds of dynamite to Egypt, to
be used in making the Nile navigable
for the Gordon relief party.
CHOLERA is making great strides in
Italy. The daily bulletin of the 18th,
reports 1000 fresh cases and All deaths
in twenty-four hours. In Naples alone
there were 687 deaths in two days.
AN unknown American gentleman
was killed by the cars at Nordman
Prussian Saxony, on the 18th. His
wife, who was present, went into con.
vulsions.
DISPATCHES from Hong Kong, China
Of the 18th report frightful flood in
sections of Japan. The floods lasted
four days. Whole towns were covered
with water to depth of sixty feet. II
is believed that 10000 people lost thei,
lives.
A REPORT under date of the 14tt
states that the crew of the Dutch shi1
Micro, wrecked on the Island of Su
matra, have at last been released from
slavery by the rajah of the province.
M. Jean Augustin, the eminent French
chemist is dead.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
.A k0TA
Opportunities for Business,

Pierre is an excellent city to engage
in any kind of merchantile pursuits
Wholesale or retail, because it's rates of
freight are low; it is the center of fer
tile farming country and the supply
point for numerous cities and villages
located on the banks of the Missouri.
This is a good point to engage in man
ufacturing business of any kind, and lib
eral aid will be given to any manufaot-
uring industry. There is q good OPEN
ing for the manufacture of any article
used in building, for -four mills, and fo1
beer manufacturing.
There are opportunities to invest in
real estate which will produce handsome
returns, and money used in the erection
cf buildings has and will pay Is per
cent. IT you desire to avail yourself Of
the opportunities presented in new
country and rapid growing city, and
wish any reliable information in refer
epce to Pierre, it will be gladly fur
aished by addressing
w. S. WELLS,
Pierre, D. T.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
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DAK 0TA

The city Of Pierre is the county seat
of Hughes County, OAK, and is 10 :
Gated on the east bank of the Missouri
River, in the geographical center of the
proposed new state of South Dakota,
and is opposite tho center of the great
Sioux Reservation. It is the present
terminus of the Dakota Central through
trunk line of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway; is distant 781 miles from
Chicago, and through daily trains with
out change Of cars run between the two
cities in 81 hours.
The city is mainly built upon the
large and broad terraces overlooking the
river, with it's wooded banks and islands,
and as the slope of each terrace or bench
is toward the river, the city is perfectly
drained and is free from tho dangers re-.
sulting from floods or imperfect sewer
age.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
Little Comedy of Errors.

lFrom the New Bedford Standard.]
A man living in the center of this city
was sitting at his window one evening
last week, calmly smoking, when two
young ladies went by on the other side.
Just at that moment a shril whistle
broke on the air. The ladies looked
around and up at the window where the
man was. Seeing him smile they evi.
IDENTIFY thought he was making signals
to them, and filed with righteous in
dignation they started across the street
and rang the bell. The man went down
and one of the ladies demanded to know
why he insulted them. He denied the
charge, but they did not apparently be-
ieve him, and began to hint of getting
satisfaction through their relatives, but
just at that moment the self-same
whistle sounded, and looking up to an
other window, the ladies saw that it was
caused by a parrot. Covered with con-
fusion, they made such apologies as
they could and departed
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
Fifteen Years an Imposter.

lfrom the London SOc1ety.J
The following case was related to me
by bishop of the Church of England: =:
There was a man who had officiated as
a clergyman in large town for about
fifteen years. At the lapse of that time
it was accidentally discovered that he
was an imposter. A new bishop came
or the man went into a new diocese !;
anyhow, the request came that he would
produce his letters of orders. Letters
of orders are rather precious and re-
markable documents; if once they are
lost they can never be replaced. The
pseudo-clergyman replied, expressing
his great regret that in the course of q
removal the letters had been hopelessly
mislaid; but hoped that the length of
time ne had served in the diocese
would be considered sufficient voucher.
The bishop wrote back to say that he
regretted the loss of the letters of or
ders, and it would be quite sufficient if
he gave exact dates, which would enable
him to refer to the diocesan registry.
The imposture then became known. It
was matter of great anxiety to settle
what had best be done under the cir
cumstances. OF course a very large
number of marriages had been per-
formed during these fifteen years, not
one of which was legal. The first sug-
gestion was that an act should be
passed making these marriages legal.
There were objections to this course.
Itwas considered that an immense deal OF
pain would be caused by the publica-
ton of the invalidity of these marriages,
and that peculiar hardship would be
done in the case of children, where
one or both of the parents had died in
the meantime. A certain evening there
was solemn discussion between the
bishop of the diocese and the Home
Secretary, the result of which was 6
communication to the villainous false
clergyman that if he left England i'm
mediately and forever proceedings
would not be taken, but that otherwise
he would be prosecuted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

ured by the bullet and that death was
caused by the shock and by internal
bleeding over the heart. A pencil was
thrust into the hole in the window-sash
made by the bullet, and it was shown
conclusively that the ball must have
come from the navy-yard, which is
over mile away across the channel.
Inquiry there showed that just before
8 O'Clock Private John G. Murray, a
sentry, fred shot in the direction of
the house over the head of a river
pirate whom he was warning away. He
acted strictly in accordance with orders,
and had no idea any harm was done till
he was arrested. He feels the situation
keenly, but is blameless.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
Emerson and Father taylor.

In one of her recent lectures at Bos-
ton, Emerson being the theme, Mrs. E.
D. Cheney relates the following as hav-
ing come directly from Gov. Andrews,
of whom the words were spoken.
Father Taylor was the famous sailor
preacher, and was known to and ap-
preciated by Emerson: "Mr. Emerson" :"
said Father Taylor to Gov. Andrews,
''is one of the sweetest creatures God
ever made. But there is screw loose
in the machinery somewhere. Where,
I cannot tell, for I never heard it jar.
He must go to Heaven when he dies; ;
for if he went to hell the devil would
not know what to do with him. But
still he knows no more of the religion
of the New Testament than Balaam's
ass did of the principles of Hebrew
Grammar .,.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
PIEPRE,
The Population of Pierre il
2,A00.

The Population of Pierre il
2,6o0.
It has an excellent municipal govern
eminent. The Presbyterian College of
Southern Dakota, now in operation, and
numerous ward schools, offer superior
educational advantages. There is one
first-class hotel, the Wells House, and
ten second class hotels open, two daily
and four weekly newspapers, four banks
and numerous wholesale and retail
houses in various branches OF trade.
The Surrounding Country
IS tbickly settled by farmers and COM
priaes the finest farming land in Dakota.
Quarter sections, or farms of 16O acres
(every foos of which can be cultivated, J
can be bought for from 5000 to 81, 200.
depending upon their distance from the
city. Government land can be taken up
within ten miles of the city. The coun.
try west of the river and included in the
great Sioux reservation (which it is ex-
pected will be thrown open to settle.
ment this spring. is the best wheat
growing land in Dakota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
Shot by q Sentry.
from q Boston Special.
D-Al

Mrs. Melvina Butler was standing
by the stove in her kitchen at 9 o'clock
this morning, attending to some pies
she had just taken from the oven. As
she leaned over to take them up a
bullet came crashing through the
window and buried itself in her left
breast. With stifed shrek she threw
up her arms, leaped into the air and
fell upon the floor. Five seconds
later she was dead. Her husband, Ar
thur Butler, with whom she lived at
308 Meridian Street, East Boston. is
employed in this city. Neighbors
started at once to notify him of his
young wife's death. Medical Examiner
Harris found that rib had been tract
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK,
POLITICAL

HE last party to nominate national
candidates is the American Political
Alliance, which, at Boston, on the 18th,
placed in nomination for president and
yice-president w. L. Ellsworth, of
Pennsylvania, and Charles n. Water.
man, of New York.
BURR W. JONES, of Madison, was
renominated for Congress by the Demo-
Gratis of the Third Wisconsin District
on the 18th.
The Democrats of the Fifth Wiscon-
sin. District, on the 18th renominated
Joseph Rankin for Congress.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
grammar

A LONDON dispatch says that Nine.
Nilsson has signed contract with Col.
Mapleson to sing in England and Ameri-
ca for s., 400 a night. Strakosch has en-
gagged the whole company of the Theater
Apollo, Rome, for three months opera
in London.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
man at Cane Max Eel An

A NOTABLE man at Cape May is All
Shong, a Ohinaman, who is not squat
and mean, but tall, solid and command
ing. He is q Mandarin and wealthy.
He wears the dress of an American, but
his body servant, ever at his heels, is all
satin and embroidery in the bagginess
of Oriental garb.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
CASUALTIES.

J. NJ. MoFERRAN, q prominent physi-
clan of Boyle County, KY, was found
dead in cornfeld on the morning Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

nR. @. 8. BEAUILEU.
-, flee owe: sleepsrs Drug stsre, Brownsdale,
"a Pe1ching at Christian Chapel cry Sunday
molnlng and evening.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24
pED LEDAR MILLS.
J. G11QSQ2

Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealer IN fha A.as
brands Of Grecers' and Bakers Flour. Also IN
kinds Of Mill Feed for sale 1t his store on Mai1
south uf tne city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

Proprietors. Rates, $500 pr dsy. Coed Sample
Rooms up town. Guests carried to and from TIA
city free Of charge. Up town connected by tajo.
phone at Olemmer b Pooler,s, Austin, MINI
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

Austin, MINI. Practices in sn the courts OF tAa
sce over the Mower County Bank. jun2o
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-24

And Real Estate Agent. Collections made snd
taxes paid Once, north side Public Square, in
brick building Austin, MINI.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-10
YESTERDAYS RACES.
Rare Sport at the Kentucky Meeting
IIigh-Flyers on the Turf al
UayfpDfnu

LEXINGTON, May D.-Second day OF
the Kentucky association spring meet
ing; bright warm weather, greatly i'm
proved track; good attendance.
First race, one.sixteenth Of mile
for all ages. pure $500, was
a walk -over for Athlone.
Selling race, purse $3.50, one mile
low, 1870; Springer, %;
Baronella, Sl2 field, Major Picket
and Golden Venture, Sl6. Tom Bar.
low took the lead but was passed
by Springer at the quarter;
Springer was never headed, and
won easily by eight lengths; Barlow
second; Major Pickett third. Time,
=Robinson stake for two-year-old fl.
Iiea, one-half mile--Starters and poole;
clark's PAGER, iwproSmptus; o ana 6 h,t,
i R,,sb, 1901 7o w hsdy s Graf, o q
Olathe, Trophy and Lilly G. the field I;
Trousseau and ouida, ioo. Inc staIt
was poor, Trousseau getting three
I Briuht, Impromptu, ouids, Wanda,
Trophy, Craft and Lilly Q. The po'
sitions remained unchanged Mt the
quarter, where the horses took closer
order and made the run for home.
Trousseau won by three-lourths OF .
length; Retinue second Wanda and
Iupromptu dead heat for the third
place, followed by Olathe. Ouida,
Trophy, Lilly c., Lady Craft, Quiz
| BIighf In the order named. Time, b34.
Phoenix hotel stakes for three-year
ODDS, mile and q Starters ant
pools: Admiral. 2l0; Richard j. la;
| Neophyte and Voyager ~. Rlchart
Il. went oil In the lead; Nfophyts
second; Admiral third; Voyage
fourth. Admiral took the lead befoi'
reaching the stand, and was neye
afterwards headed, winning under ia.
pull By ten lengths; Richard u. second
eight lengths In front OF Neophyte
third. Time, 2:is.
Pure $500, handicap for all ages
mile and one-eighth. Starters ant
pools :--Bpnnie Australian. 600; Van
guard, Wave o. Light, Ida II
Josie Carter, Hickory Jim and SauI
terer, 100. Saunterer had the lead J.
the start; Hickory Jim second; Josl
Carter third; followed by Vanguard
Wave o'Ligbt and Bonnie Australia
In the order named; Ida b. left At II
post. Hicko Y Jim took the lead
the stand, and was never afterwar'
headed, winning by length Bonn
Y Australian second Wave oIigl
. third. Time, 2:O4.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-10
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Imnortant Matters Discussed The
Divorce Question.

PHILADELPHIA, May o,-lh the
Methodist conference to-day the com,
mittee ON Ep,scopacy again discussed
the question as to the number OF Dish
ops to be elected, but no ACTON "A'
taken. A..
The committee on the state OF me
church received the report OF the SUD
committee ON marriage and divorce.
the report was adopted. 1t Is long
and includes comprehensive preah,,
ale setting forth the danger 70 ,ne
s S fabric from the decreasing y
so for the marflage
Vow and granting divorces ior o.h ied
th Nan scrIptural cause. The report MS a'e
es nm Stringent resolutions on lne
e,h;.ct a divorce. and includes seyel =
sac;ions which 1t advised should ~ -
adnnted by the general conference ~ ~
adSttions 10 the discipline; one o. nv, .n'
aec,ions declares that no divorce sms,
Of God except for adultery.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-10
Correspondence solicited.
THE CHICAGO rRor.

CHICAGO. May 0.--Entrlfs for
the summer trotting meeting
Mt the Chicago driving park,
which closed on The list inst. have be- n
received and will be published here 10.
morrow. The meeting will begin July
4ih and close the l2th. The ljfteen
events just closed aggregate 20l entries.
Adding 10 these the thirty.fivc nom.
inations TO the Ashland
trotting stake for threc-ycar-olds
and the 10 10 the Chicago trottiDg
stake for four-yeaI-olds, which closed
January LIST. last, 10 be trotted at this
meeting. makes total of 24D.
lvIn addition to the regular classes, q
large amount was set aside for special
races, and an exhibition Of speed by
Johnston. Jay Eye See
Sl. Julian. Trinket Clingstone
Rhellas and other horses, whose ex'
ceptlonal speed bar them from clasi
purses, also for double team races
stallion races and trottIDg with ran
ming mate. The Inst two ARE already
practically arranged. Total none,
offered at the meeting, 100000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-10

scene this morning of q brutal and UNI
provoked assault. which resulted IN
the murder of IA German wirc.pnller.
Fred Hogan, and his assistant, simon
Rice, Hungarian, were working nj a
wire machine, when through the
earelessntss OF the latter the wire rot
tangled. This nngered Hogan, who
began most abusive TRADE, and when
Rice told him 10 stop he picked np a
heavy hammer lying near by and
struck him over the head, telling HIN,
like log. Workmen ran 10 Rlce's
assistance, but before they rescued him
Hogan struck three more blows.
pounding his face 10 "a Jelly and crush.
Ing Ills skull. The injured man IL stIll
living, but his death Ii expected mo-
mentarlly. Hogan WAS arrested
A MICRO LyNcHED.
LoUIsvJLLE, May 0.--The Courier
Journals Elizabethtown, KY, special
says this morning about | O'Clock
masked mob came 10 town, and taking
the keys from the jaIler, they took
Miles Petty, a negro who some weeks
ago outraged Mis- Van Nent, carrying
him q few miles from town, and hung
him TO . tree. A placard was pinned
TO his body that II was not to be cut
down until 8 o'clock. None OF the
lynchers were recognized.
A non SPRINGS RIoTER ACQUITTED.
LITTLE Rock, May 9. - At Hot
Springs to-day the jury In the circuit
court acquitted Robt. PruItt, indicted
for numbering John Flynn In the
Doran-FIynn aflray.