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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-09-27

? oovefnor-N. q. Ordway.
oecrctavy--James H. Teller.
Chief Justicc-A. J Edgerton.
Associate Ju.ticcs--William Z. Church, Z. A.
hudson and T.. Kidder.
u, 8. Attorney-Hugh J. Campbell.
y. 8. Marshal--Harrison Allen.
y. 8. Surveyor Ge~neral--Cortes ~Fessenden.
Delegate to Congress-John y. Raymond.
Territorial Treasurer-w. II. McVay.
Territor al Auditor-Gcorge l.. Ordway.
Superintendent Of Public lnstruction-W. II.
II. Beadle.
Attorney Observation-Disclosures Hughes.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-09-27
UNION PACIFIC R. r
And Its Connections!

-fm It's CDnnecf|OnJ
Consisting OF first-class Six Fsrse
Stage Line via Sidney and tho
Utah and Northern K. K.
10 all points in Idaho
aud Montana. The best managed !iIc
in the World. And the only
ones making direct con-
nections with tho
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
FORT ATKINSON,

L G. Webb, living tour miles south of
town, reports yield OF corn SURPRISING
81 far any we have vet heard of. On Is
acres he raised 1000 bushels of yellow
dent CORE, making an average of 1881 a
bushels per acre This corn was not
placted in drills. hu, in hills four feet
apart. The averag. yield in Wisconsin
was 36 bushels per acre this year, III the
United States not over 90
The Catholics hela their first services
10 the new church last Sunday. Next
Sunday Conservation services will be held.
A narrow escape from what would ha q
been most disastrous fire occurred las.
Monday night in ,he paint shop of the
N. w. Cutter Works. A barrel of lamp
black became spontaneously ignited, aid
bursting the lower bea1 the barrel raised
up, the blazing lamphlack spreading out
on the oily floor. A tile son of Geo.
Schreiner first saw the flames. aud called
the attention oi Chas. Meier to it. He
quickly broke in the door and dashing
some painting clothes into ;u-oa barrel OF
water, succeeded in whipping out the
flames.
Rev. J. Fl. Boggess has planned Sun
day evening course of lectures to young
people this winter The first cf the
course was delivered last Sunday evening
and the second will be given next sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Curtis completed
the 25tE wear of welded life, last SUNDAY.
Their many friends would have given
them rousing anniversary had il not
been FIR tfe previous extreme illness of
Mr.. Curtis mother, which prevented
preparations.
Chas. Jarvis, the popular proprietor OF
the Whitewater and Fort Atkinson stage.
was married Wednesday morning, the
bride heing Miss Ad lie Duffin of Rich
mond, Wis.
On Wednesday morning cur city was
called on to lose another OF its fair daugh-
ters in the person Of Miss Ellen NJ.
Gates. Through :he la k of information
usual IN such cases, many were unpre-
pared tor the news, but bore it with the
best grace possible when informed. Mr..
+. F Britlon, of San Jose, CAL, is the
lucky gentleman on whom rested the
honor of groom, and the sacred tie was
made, with beautiful service by Rev.
y L.. Hewitt.-.niOn.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
w. G.. SPAIDING,

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon and Examing surgeon
NJ Pensions Office over Bank OF "atere""H
uilding, up stairs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
JEFFERSON.

The building erected by Otto Ker-
chensieiner to be occupied bv the Jeffer
son county abstract Office, is about ready
for occupancy
Victor Blodgett, who has been in Mon
tana for two years. arrived in Jefferson
in time to cast his vote for president. He
will spend the winter with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Bludgett.
On Tuesday evening last large num-
Der of cur leading citizens met at the
residence of NJ, and Mrs, John A. Hillyer
to celebrate the latter's golden welding.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Crusbv. of Fort
Worth, Texas, have been visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. }, F. Voight. They
started foE Texas Tuesday orning
1T Carr and son Frank left for
Neilsville Tuesday to be gone the rest of
the week. They will examine newspaper
offices in both Neilsville and Merrill with
view et buying in one place or the
other.
Mrs. Add:e Pattie, of Minneapolis, is
visiting with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. A. Hillyer.-BanHer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
OWNERS OF THE AFRICAN CoAsT.-A

OWNERS OF THE AFRICAN COSTA
present own 600 miles on the West Afri
can coast, England $50 miles, or after the
annexation of the whole of the Niger
delta, 300 miles; Portugal, 500; The
Republic of Liberia, $50 miles and Ger
many $50 miles. The remaining 900
miles is owned by the natives, but will
doubtless be seized by the European
powers in a short time. The coast is
chiefly valuable as opening a way into
the fertile interior.
READY MADE HOUSES -Ready.made
houses, imported from America, are sell !.
ing as a rovelty at Buenos Ayres. The
demand for habitations at that place has
been so great that the Provincial Govern
ment could no, wait for the slow pro. ess
O. brick and mortar, hence ready made
houses had to be imported. The price
charged for them is said to be So resson-
able that should they meet the expecta
tion of the Argentine people it is antici-
pated that large trade in them will be
done. The only fear seems to be that,
owing to the heavy southwest winds
which attack LA Plata, the ready.made
houses may be blown away.-Frous the
Philadelphia Bulletin.
WITCHCRAFT IN SCOTLAND 1t seems
that witch doctors still flourish in Scot.
land, especially in Ross-shire. We are
assured that "implicit belief in
witchcraft is not untrequently associated
with osentatious professions of religion,
selfrighteousness and ardent Sabbatan
ianism." 1t is common, it appears, for
witch doctors to save fishing smacks, or
give them Immunity from the perils of
the deep, which is done by splitting on
the boat under the cover of darkness, in.
scribing cabalistic characters on it with a
wand, andmuttering Gaelic incansations.
Tne witch-doctor is in great demand too.
for diseases of the eye. To effect cure
it is necessary that the Professor of
Demonology should receive his fees be-
forehand, and shauld not see the patient;
he goes through series of contortions
and incantatiens at home. Probably
good many other people would like to get
handsomely paid for the same sort of
work. And all this witchcraft flourishes
in religious and educated Scotlandl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
Upon the important question O

Upon the important question Of
"Couotry Roads Hon. Otis Preston, Of
this state, says:
"Whatever conduces to the we'll being
Of the farmer should be tostered by all
other industries Commercial activity
vitalizes every impetus in our system OF
civilization and in turn is kept healthy
by the productions of the soil. The far
mer must become the chief factor of our
prosperity. Wherever two or three
are gathered together to get their road
tax Cancelled there idleness, gossip and
scandal reign. or. worse than that some
one of them, who is expert only, in the
science how not 10 do the road any 200 !"
lea IS off and the time is spent in bunch
Jug soft dirt il. the middle of the highway,
until it slopes like the ridge OF medium
pitch roof.
Occasionally the pathmaster knows the
v alueof work and credits each one of his
men in proportion to the amount of work
he has performed. Ha seldom gets into
the office the second term, ana frequently
the highways in such districts lapse back
into no way at all. The roads will no.
be satisfactory, as a system around any
commercial centre, as long as the men
in charge of the work on them are nos
appointed by competent authority after
they have passed an examination, end a1
long as the tax of ten dollars is Cancelled
by one dellar's worth of loa6ng.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
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PALMYRA.

Eugene Gutter was in town last week
hiv'ng returned from Dakota. He was
h're for few days and returned to Fer
gas Falls on Friday.
Miss Julia Munger arrived ia Palmyra
On Wednesday from Watertown, Dakota.
. e will make her home at A. Knapp's
during the winter, and will attend school.
Miss Alice Holverson is teaching in
school district No. 5.
h Il. Mccarthy has had several sheep
killed by dogs within the past few weeks.
Enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26

DEMOCRATIC authority says that tie
South will claim the Attorney General
ship and the Postmaster General in
Cleveland's Cabinet, with the Commi a
sicner of internal Revenue. The Attor-
ney General is the chief officer of tie
Department of Justice, and al! United
States Marshals are under his control
He would also manage, on the part of tn
people, all litigation in the Supreme
Court of the United States assailing the
validity of the three constitutional amen !.
ments. Of course, such an assault woulo
come fron the South, and, with a South
ern Attorney General managing the
case for the United States, giving to the
rebels control of both the prosecution and
the defense, their case against he amend
ment ought to make successful headway.
With Southern Postmaster General, all
the mails at the South would be under
Kuklux surveillance. IF they should
control the Internal Revenue Bureau,
that would also place under rebel super
vision the collection of the swhisky and
tobacco tax. The South is not at all
modest in its demands, but, having fur
nished 153 out of the 219 alleged cleo
toral votes received by Cleveland, there
is no reason why their demands should
be modest.-Chicago Journal,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
WATERLOO.

Charles Hankowitz, who has been
emplo, ed for scme time ia the jewelry
store OF r: f. Doering, severed his con.
neetlon with that establishment last week,
and lett for his home in Milwaukee on
Saturday.
Mervin Wait, of Clark. Dakota, but
at one time a resident of Waterloo, was
here last week looking over the old land
marks and greeting friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
GD,er glciehbors.
LAKE MILLS.

The marriage of Geo. Winfield Bish-
hop and Miss Eda NJ. Kretlow took place
this morning at the residence of the
BRIDES parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter
left on Tuesday for their home in Dako-
Ia.
Gardner Spoor and family are residents
of Lake Mills. The people here will
welcome them.
The sale of Geo. w. Carleton's place
of ten acres, formerly the AL. English
place, was effected this week. Fred
Wendt. of Milwaukee, is the purchaser.
Ell will take possession in March and
will improve the place very much.
Faville Grove factory has sold the last
hall of September cheese nj i cents per
pound.-Ledder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26

The Morn oNs IN ARIZONA During
the past Summer 1000 Mormons have
crossed over into Arizona, so that now
we hive about 5000 of these outlaws in
our Territory. They have all taken up
Government land. They locate in "rol-
0nies," and in many wards and precincts
hold the balance of power. and elect
their Justices of the Peace. These are
but the advance of the hordes that are 10
follow. immigration is coming in from
Europe to such an extent tha: Utah cat.
MT hold them all. and they must seek
other fields and more desirable Govern
mrnt lands Their next ster when their
members have increased. will lie lie con-
troll some of the county elections. and 10
have voice in the selection of the Ter
ritorial Delegate, as they now have in
iaho and Montana. Next Spring. when
the usual exodus from Utah to A-izo a
begins. it would not surprise no i '~null'
ruI-'d. We can stan be Ch ne
but MT Mormon polyganis,- = C0lonI
II. A. Percy. IN NcW York Tribune.
THE SKYE CROFTERs. the set
element in North Carolina tf colony
ut Scottish crOiters from the island of
Skye our people have felt considerable
interest in the affairs of these unfnr un-
ates. Skye has a population of 20, 600.
The soil is poor and the croiters earn -
living with the greatest difficulty. The
landlords are grasping set and demand
high rent. During recent years the
croflers have been driven to the verge OF
starvation. One project for their relic
WAS to colonize them in America aDi
he North Car"lina experimel 1T was tried,
hnt with only doubtful success Matters
have gone on from bad to worse in Skye
until there is prospect ot armed reteI-
lion. At last accounts the landlords were
trying to evict about 1000 tenants.
These poor people when put out of their
little cabins have nowhere to go. Driven
to desperation they show fight. o.
course their case is hopeless. Troops
have been sent 10 the island to maintaiu
order, and a conflict can result in nothing
but the butchery of the helpless and
hopeless crofters. These innocent victim,
of foreign landlordism deserve a better
fate. They are the remnant Of several
brave and once powerful Scottish clans,
and patriotism and honesty have brought
them to their present sad contliti n.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26

A telegram received here tor Mervin
Wait, from Frank Conklin, of Clark
Dakota, announced that his printil z
Office was consumed by Gre the night
before. Journal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
Northwestern University,

The first term of the new school year. being
the twentieth of the existence of the institution,
wiz open August n, 1884. For catalogues apply
70 the President or any member of the Faculty.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-11-26
A STRANGE DISEASE.

LYNCHBURG, Va, November 20.-The
counties suffering from an unknown and
fatal disease, before reported, are: Lee,
Dickinson and the edge of Scott in
Virginia, and Harapo, Lee and the
adjoining counties in Kentucky. Owing
TO their isolated position. particulars are
hard to Obtain but hundreds have. died,
and. allowing for exaggeraton. the mo--
talitv is large. Postal Clerk Wells, who
has just returned from that section after
having had the 1isease, gives sad ac-
count of the epidemic He attributes the
disease to min Ri poison IN the waters,
and saws a stroug and disagreeable min
eral taste. like copperas. exists. At the
time he left, but few springs were flow
ing freely. and the people were compelled
to drink This impre., mated water. Al
though the disease is unknown to the
people, they call it cholera, and. were it
80. it could not be more dreaded or disas
trous. The svmtOms are described as
being like Asatic cholera. followed by
terrible hemorrhages of the bowels, and
pereons attacked die or recover in about
week 1t is frequently fatal in twenty
1OuF nOurS anu sOHleLII1cS III lew UUuTS
In most instances it visits an entire fam
ily. and ia considered so contagious that in
some cases the party dies alone, their
friends being afraid to go to them. The
figures of the mortality are not known.
but ia estimated that over 800 have
died in the Virginia counties named, and
considering the small population and
number taken, the percentage is large
The number Of deaths considerably affect
ed the majorities in the late election at
various precincts and thirty new graves
were counted in one smHll cemetery
The peope re demoralize !, and local
business interests suffer alike. The
srourge visited this section in 1854. II
is an extremely mountainous COUNTRY.
and of high altitude. The cattle are also
1viag in some sections. General rains
have fallen in the State for two days past,
and probably the drough is over there.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The July session of the board of
county commissioners is the most In.
porous enc Of the year. As the returns
were not in this week from all the
township assessors, an adjournment is
necessary for two weeks when the
will meet as a board of
equalization. 1t is also the duty of
the board ut this session to examine
the accounts Of the county treasurer.
This we regard as the most important
duty devolving on the commissioners.
LII this connection we would saw that
the next Territorial legislature should
provide for q territorial examiner
whose duty it should be, from time to
time to examine into accounts of treas.
nrers of the several counties through.
out the Territory. Such a measure
would tighten the responsibility of the
county commissioners, afford the peo.
pie y greater feeling Of security and
be more satisfactory to the county
treasnrers themselves. A Thorough,
system of supervision 10 one safeguard
to official integrity and efficiency.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The youthful Frank sperry declined
IN appointment to the associate jus.
ticeship of Dakota, whereupon the
President appointed William H. Fran.
els, Bismarck, who is well recommend.
ed by those who know him. The
other appointee, Seward Smith, of Des
Moines, is said to be a gentleman of
personal worth and excellent legal at.
tainments. This reinforcement on
the Dakota bench will be hailed as q
boon, as the proper administration of
Justice has heretofore been greatly
hlndered for lack Of time OH the part
OF the three judges to dispose of the
legal business as fast Is it has accu.
INFLATED.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

Some of the colleges of this country
are beginning to show disposition to
curtail the liberal spirit heretofore
manifested in comforting honorary de.
grees. 1t is about time to call q halt.
The degree of l.. l.. ID. conferred by a
veterinary college wonlil carry as much
real weight as some of the titles con-
ferred by a certain class of colleges.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

1t would he pathetic, il not q little
ridiculous, to see the Democratic hosts
led and swayed by the beck Of Samuel
J. Tilden whose retreating figure still
tttracts the eyes of the whole party.
But the spell will now be broken and
the much la,'ded. but greatly over.es.
'imated statesman. of Democracy, will
quietly settle down to his proper place
in history. And that place will be
much smaller than that of half q score
Of his contemporaries.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The Mayville extension Of the Mani.
toba road is being pushed northwarl
IS fast as possible. 1t is expected that
the track will he laid to the Park river
before September and the trains run
in time for the fall shipment of wheat.
This will afford partial relief to the
Pembina mountain country whose OIL
ward march to wealth and prosperity
is only hinderetl by the lack of con.
venient railroad accommodation,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The Hillsboro Banner has been de.
cidedly improved in tone by the acces.
sion of its new editor, Geo. L. Bowers.
We shall now look to see many good
things in the Banner without that
dexterous splashing Of muddy liquid
which has characterized that paper
heretofore. :.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The character aud fitness of our
newly appointed governor has been
pretty fully and favorably discussed.
The actual test of his fitness will
doubtless he as trying and severe as
necessary for any practical purpose
and II lie comes through it in good
form he will be q greater man than he
lis TODAY.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The Independent movement is not
destined to exert controlling in.
'luence anywhere in the campaign,
according to present appearances.
Where the Independents are the
strongest, in New York and Massa.
chusetta Blaine is likely to make up
for the loss by his popularity with the
masses, which latter fact, as it now
seems, was not over.estimated by his
friends previous to his nomination.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

Latest advices from Chicago make
it almost certain that Cleveland will
be the Democratic candidate for the
presidency, with Mcdonald of Indiana,
for the second place OH the ticket, and
it is generally admitted that the Demo
Gratis could not put q stronger ticket in
the field.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

The Pioneer Press says that the
Fourth Of July was the funeral day of
liberty in Iowa. We should prefer to
regard it as q dawning of q better free.
dom. We predict that Iowa will
meyer 'sy x Esstreat f1q9m n the POSITION she
ton will be disputed as to whether
prohibition is q success in Iowa, inst
as it is disputed yet by bigoted anti.
prohibitionists that prohibition is q
success in Maine:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

A former resident Of IIillsboro and now
at Cour d Allene, writes to one of our bro.
minent citizens that the "thinR is busted''
aud "n,ost Of the boys dead broke" He
u 1t present WORKING to get enough,
money to pay his fare back,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11
f|',tpia',<<r4 xp,<s'.
For President
JAMES G. BLAINE.
For Vice President.
JOHN A. LOGAN.

Roscoe Conkling will 60 to Europe
this summer and kill two birds Will,
the one st0ne-look after the interests
Of some railroad corporations and
avoid the uncongenial atmosphere of
Il political campaign for which he has
no relish.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11
Flnal Prsof Notices.
LAnd Once. Grand Forks, pak.. Iuua s. d

LAnd Once. Grand Forks, OAK, June s, 1884.
Notice l. hereby given that the following named
settef has filed notice Of his intention 70 make
proof Will be made before Henry A. Mayo notary
public as Walhalla. d. +. ON July q. 1884, viz:
Octave Tetraulk IT,,
SoI the ew Or, sec IS. tp l64, r 50.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
conttnuous residence upon. and cultivation Of,
intd land viz: Louis NORM, Tassaint NOrin Nelsuu
Lester and Chas. Grant, all OF Pembina county.
1851 B. TIFFANY, Register.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

U 8 Land Office. Grand Forks, u 7, June 5. 1884.
Notice is hereby given that the following.named
settler has filed notice Of his intention 70 make
final proof in support Of his claim and that said
proof will be made before Henry A. Mayo notary
public at Wallhalls D I, on July u, 1854, VIZ:
Louis Norm,
for the sc Or, sec g, t 1el, 81.
He names the following witnesses 10 Drove hi
continuous residence upon and cultivation ol
said land viz: John Richard, Octave Tetrauit III,
Henry Porter and Nelson Lester, al Of Pembfns
county.
And you. Louis Baptiste, who On the 9th DAY o,
May 1884, filed d. 8. No. $685. on The se az, eoc3
l64, 81 ", are hereby notified 70 show cause q
this Office on or before July IL, 1884 II any there
TO make proof aud payment for said tract.
1851 B. c. TIFFANY, Regiate4.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11

U Land Office, Grand Forks, D. T., Juns Z, 1854.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention 70 make
proof will be made before Henry A. Mayo, notary
public at Walhalla ID T, on July l9, 1854, viz:
Jerry Mcneil,
He names the following witnesses Is prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz: Geo. Henderson. Geo. McHardie.
John Mckecheny and Archie Macarthur ali "a
Pembina county. $3.50 B. c. TIFFANY, Register.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-11
U.S.. LAND OFFICE. GRAND Folks, D. 7.

U. Is. LAND OFFICE, GRAND FORKS, D. T. Y
Nay 28th, 1854.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention 70 make
final proof In support Of his claim, and that said
public at walhalla, D. T., on july II, 1854, viz:
Henry Turcotte,
for the Sc Or. SEQ s, tp 1872, Z s..
He names the following Witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation Of
eaid land, viz: MOees Blair, Jos. Luscie Jos Gen.
drau and Durcier Richard, all OF Pembina county.
$50 BIC. TIFFANY, REGISTER.