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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
THE FREMONT HOUSE.
Hurlcy's New Hotel Thrown Open to the
Public Under the Management
of C. NJ. Vinton.

Public Under the Management
of c. NJ. Vinton.
During the past Hurley's hotel accom-
modations have been very meager.
Though supplied with better boarding
houses than usually falls 10 the lot of
new town, the need of a tirst-class hotel
was severely felt, and early in the fall
a company was formed by the business
men of the town for the purpose of se=
curing the construction Of suitable
building for the accommodation of the
travelling public. Arrangements were
soon made with T. w. Kyle, whereby
the building was secured, and before u
nail was driven Mr.. G. NJ. Vinton leased
the house for a term of years and set
about making PREPARATIONS for COM
mencing business. The completion of
the house has been delayed by the ex-
tremely cold weather, but to-day the
doors were thrown open and large
number Of invited guests partook of the
hospitality Of landlord Vinton. The
dinner was fine one, the variety being
large and being served in a manner
pleasing to the eye and to the palate,
and all expressed themselves as being
well pleased with the culinary depart
ment, which is under the personal SUI
pervision OF Mrs. Vinton. The house
is furnished throughout in first class
manner and is credit to the town, and
we prophesy that the fremont of Hur-
ley will soon be known as one of the
best hotels in the west and desirable
place to stay over Sunday.
Open Again and Ready for Business.
We can assure all our old customers
and rs many new ones as will favor us
with their patronage, that we can give
them tip-top way-down genuine bar
gains. such as cannot be found in any
other store in Turner county. Please
give us trial.
Returning thanks for past favors, we
remain, Yours very truly,
z. ALLEN.
Fox ROBINSON.
With G. NJ. Pier, assignee of j. Allen.
will loan you money at low interest
and no commission. G. Fredericksor
Hurley, D.. I.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24

hereby certify the the treasurer
the SN. MONK, Chairman.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
commissioners divided the county into

ommissioners-divi the county into
districts.
l believe it will be admitted that the
above is the sum and substance Of the
obJectionsiraised against the recent ac-
tion of the county commissioners, as
before stated.
The above objections stripped of
rash assertion and personal yitnpera-
tion (advanced by only one paper out of
the six published in the county(-are
well worthy the serious consideration
of every taxpayer in the county. and IN
that light they will be SO considered by
the writer.
FirstAs to the sound policy of di-
yiding the county into five commission
er districts at this time. In answer to
this, it is sufficient to say, that the COM
missioners aforesaid had no option in
the matter at all. The law Imperative
ly demands that they shall dc SO, when
ever they are satisfied that the petition
which has been presented for that pur-
pose contains the names of at least one
third of the legal voters of said county,
as determined by the last election re-
turns. The law not only demands that
the commissioners shall take such
action as above stated, but also that
they, in conjunction with the judge of
probate and county clerk, shall take
such action under the sanctity of a
solemn oath. The right Of petition
shall never be curtailed, abridged or de-
MED, says the constitution of our com
mon country. a petition of the citizens
OF Turner county is presented to the
board, who consider it carefully under
the sanctity OF solemn oath and
decide upon their honor ana conscience
that according to law they are com
PEELED to grant said petition. 10 have
acted otherwise would have been, il
seems to the writer, clear violation OF
their official oaths. AS to the extra ex
pense entailed on the county by the
creation of two additional commission
ers, it is so ridiculously small mot more
than 500 year for both of them) a
not to merit serious consideration.
Second-As to the way in which th'
3 county was divided into districts. 1t il
conte nded by the Parker Era that sucl
division ought to have been made upol
the basis ofpopulation. In other words
that the population of the county ough
T to be divided, and not the county, 9TH
law says the county shall be divided
o not one word about population) whic
q means that if four-tifths Of the popula
f ton resided in one-fifth of the count.
q one-fifth of the county should have fou
4 commissioners, and the other four-fifth
v of the county should be content wit
3 only one. Will any person doubt thai
n according to the above doctrine, the d.
# yelopment of the riches of four-fiftf
h of the county would be retarded fc
l. years and years. Why? Because til
g majority of the board four to one ewoul
d vote in favor Of developing one-ifth {
N the county only, the other four-tiftl
a being left to take care of itself.
,s looks as if the law under which tt
\ commissioners acted was enacted
o. meet just such contingency. Eve
word of the statute in question is in f
n vor Of the minority. as against the ty
# amy of the majority.
20 ARGUS.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
Some Interesting Correspondence Brought
Out by the Late Action of
the County Board,
A VOICE FROM THE soUrn.
Centerville, IAN. 2ist., L

Centeryille, Jan. 2ist., 1884.
Hurley Herald-Dear Siri-I have !
read the proceedings cf the commission
ers in your valuable paper of last week
on the division of the county into five
districts, and think it is the best dvis-
ion that could have been made.
The attack made by the Parker New
Era on our county commissioners is to
say the least disgraceful, as believe
they are all honorable men. They say
it is going to cost more. Well! what if
it does; we down here are willing to pay
our share of it to have a fuller repre-
sentation. But will it cause higher
taxes2 How many times during the
last year or two have the commissios Z
ers been called together in special meet
ings on the license and saloon question,
and how much better off would Turner
county be to-day If it had had five COM
missioners last year instead of three.
1t is generally admitted that a state
| government will cost more than a ter
ritorial one; but are we to remain in
vassalage for all time on that account?
The New Era advocated township
organization some time ago, but said
nothing about the extra cost of main
thinning eighteen local governments in
stead of one.
The New Era writers talk about un-
equal representation, but can see moth
ing unequal in the representation under
the old plan when strip of country
five or six miles wide in the northern
part of the county had two commissions
ers and strip of country twenty-five
miles south OF it had only one.
Do the New Era writers know what
they are talking about? Let them tell
us how they would have divided it to
give us better districts and fairer repre-
sentation than we have got. The dis.
tricts as now formed are bounded
mostly by township lines, are in conve
nient and compact shape and every
body knows where he belongs. The
q commissioners acted wisely in the mat
ter and we thank them for it.
TAXPAYER.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
FROM THE NORTH END CT DISTRICT

FROM THE NORTH END CT DISTRICT
NUMBER FIVE.
Mr.. Editor-From last weeks issue
of the New Era see the defeat of the
: Parker scheme in the redistricting of
the county and the appointment Of the
two additional commissioners has raised
howl in the New Era family, as every
movement does in which Parker gets
only the "bone" as Ole calls it, when
they had confidently expected to get
the meat. A dry bone may not relish
as well as thoroughbred Spring Val
ley steak, and SO the New Era unchains
his pack, gives the initiatory yelp and
off they 60. But their noses are too
short, they get off the scent, and instead
of being "sleuth hounds" as he calls
them, they are only ours that do an IN
discriminate barking without hurting
anybody.
Call in the barkers and let us exam
| inc them. Here's Pat, what has he got
to say2 He says; "they Qhe board Of
commissioners had mean advantage
on the commission and used it to dis
franchise u.s. And Pat goes on to des-
ignate the board as "the old spawned
Ring" And this old spawned ring had
amean advantage on the commission
and used it to disfranchise Pat and his
followers. By a singular coincidence
also the Norway "growler," and Spring
Valley Lars, and others, are troubled
with the spawned old Ring" as with
the nightmare. These so-called New
IEra correspondents remind us Ut a
Punch and Judy show where the pup,
pets are brought to the front and ap'
4 pear to be talking when IN reality all
q the sound proceeds from the man Gov
cred up in the box (Hackett). But pool
Pat says that somebody is trying tc
muzzle him. No wonder, when hi
manifests such violent symptoms of by
drophobia. But Pats master takes ;
mean advantage of him when he makes
him talk about political graves wheI
4 the sod has not yet grown over the po
lltical grave in which poor Pat wa
buried year ago last November.
Let us select another from the pack
g whose ear-marks are well known, ant
r whose collar is worn smooth in his mas
ter's service, S. NJ. of NJ, who general,
j answers to the name of Tower. Tow
zer has got the sore-head bad, he ha
9 been afflicted with it ever since he cam
to the territory. The disease general
assumes more virulent form in tn
: fall of the year about election time
when the idea enters his head that h
! is going to be made into a county con
! missioner. Poor fellow, he brought hi
q political coffin with him, and has eve
since been waiting for Gabriel's polit
: cal horn totblow and wake him frol
: his political death. ESS.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
LOCAL MENTION.

How's your lip?
Who are the Ring?
There's music in the air.
Hurley is to have calaboose. n
Sinners stand on slippery places.
The band instruments have arrived.
Go to Sargent's for your pie timber
The best and cheapest cranberries at
Sargents.
Read J.J. Mans fields ad. and then
4 call on him.
Several car loads of stock have been
shipped this week. Y
Large stock of overcoats at reduced
prices at Sargent's.
Ground feed so cents to S1.OO perhun-
dred at the elevator.
Treasurer Beebe is a man of figures
Examine his report.
Miss Carrie Conklin is teaching in the
Beeken district, two miles southeast of
town.
Will some one furnish us with list
of the members Of the "old spawned
Ring"
A plank walk is to be laid on tbe
south side of Center avenue from Mon
roe street to the Northwestern depot.
A. A. Powers started for Chicago last
Tuesday with car load of fat steers.
The were thoroughbreds and beauties.
The Hurley school board received d
box containing portions of a job print
ing press among their school furniture.
T.J.Hill and Jas. Andrew have the
contract, and are filling Brauch's ice
house with solid comfort for the heated
term.
Fifty thousand dollars to loan on I'm.
proved farms in Turner county at
current rates, by Citizens Bank, Parker,
Dakota.
The oyster supper given by the la
dies of the Baptist church Tuesday eve
ming was well attended considering thu
severe cold.
We regret our inability to attend thu
dramatic entertainment at Centervlll'
Tuesday evening, and return thanks TO
invitations sent.
The territory ought to erect caplto
building at Hurley. 1t would save pay
ing mileage to the next representative
from this district.
Being comparatively new conner II
Turner county, the Herald would thani
its older contemporaries if they woulc
publish q list of "the old spawned
Ring" that we may do our share in de
capitating them. should they have tn
audacity to show their heads.
The territorial quarterly meeting O
the Seventh Day Advents will be held a
the Advent Westinghouse, two AM
one-half miles southwest of Swan Lake
y commencing Friday evening, Januar
25th. at seven o'clock, and continuln
four DAYS. Ministers from abroad wi
be present. All are cordially inyfted t
attend.
Mr.. Joel Porter, an acooYft of who's
misfortune was given ID last week
Herald, died at the residence OF Geore
Beeken Tuesday morning, his death D
ing caused by double pneumonia. +
was buried in the Hurley ceneter
His brother, Casper Porter, when la
heard from was at Brazil, Clay count
Ind, but was expecting to start +
Valentine, Neb. He has cousin, Ii.
Porter, diving at Kelley, Butler Count
Ohio.
The enterprising marriageable youl
ladies of western town recently ne
convention, and among the resoi
tions passed is the following very sen
ble one: "That we will not marry a.
one who Is not patron OF his mol
newspaper. for it is not only strol
evidence of a want of intelligence, D
that he will prove too stingy to proyi
for his family, edncate his children,
encourage institutions of learning
his community"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-01-24
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS
COUNTY OFFICERS.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC CHuRcH-Ncar Swan Lake. Rev
George Sheehan. pastor. Services on the Sec
ond Sunday of each month, commencing at
1880 a. m. Catechism Immediately after mass.
GRACE CHuRcH-Corner Park Boulevard and
Dakota street. Rev. NJ. S. Robinson, mission
ary In charge. Services at II a. IN.
BAPTIST CHURcH-Rev. Samuel Sill, pastor.
Services in school house every Sunday at II a.
m. Sunday school at IL IN. Prayer meeting
every Thursday evening at p. m. Young peo-
ple's prayer meeting Sunday evening at s p. IN.
E. CHuRcH-Swan Lake.-Rev. VIM. Gray,
castor. Services every two weeks, at II a. IN.
sunday school at 12 m.
, 1884-12-21
BOTTLES AND HATcHErs.
4 Triangular AMI Desperate Fight He
tween Excited Females.

Early last evening a row occurred in
the western part of the city; three angry
women being the principal actors. One
used a beer bottle as a weapon,
and as that was not sufficiently destruc-
tive, she seized a Ratchet, and swung it
with great precision and vigor.
1t seems that two women, named re-
s~pectively Mollie Hurd and Ida Gunnell,
went to a house occupied, among other
inmates, by Bessie Banker. The women
had had some trouble and mutual recrimi-
nations were made. The trouble was
finally brought to a focus by the Banker
woman, who struck one of the Others with.
a beer bottle. 1t is quite probable that
both of the other women then assaulted
her. AT any rate she seized a Ratchet
and struck Mollie Hurd a blow that laid
open the woman's scalp. She then
turned on the other one and cut her quite
seriously on the head, One of the women
had her hands cut during a struggle for
possession OF the weapon.
The woman who did the cutting was
arrested and is now in jail. She claims
that the others kicked in the door of the
house and assaulted her, when she de-
Tended herself with the Ratchet. The
will be investigated on Monday.
, 1884-12-21
WIRE WHISPERS.

Interest in the Nicaragua scheme is
dying out in London.
Tho French troops will now direct all
their efforts toward Tonquin.
Spaulding iron works, Brilliant. o.,
will resume work in all its departments
tomorrow.
China has come to the conclusion tina t
its dispute with France must now be set
tied by the sword.
Admiral Dupont's statue on Dupont
Circle, Washington, unveiled Senator
Bayard delivered an address.
Atlantic iron works, Sharon, Pa, sus-
pended payment yesterday. Eight hun
bred men employed, to whom are owed
$40, 600.
Fire at Thorn creek oil wells, near Phil
lips City, Pa, extinguished except in one
well which still burns %furiously. Loss
$50 OO.
Miss Fortescue, of Lord Garmoyle
memory, is about to make a tour of the
British provinces, and will then come to
America.
Weekly bank statement shows a reserve
decrease of$l sos, 900. The banks now
hold $40, Csc, 900 in excess of legal re-
quirements.
Key West cigar makers, representing
81, OOO, 600, will send a committee to
Washington to protest against the Spanish
treaty as it stands.
General Wolseleyw will complete the con
centration of his troops at Korti the first
week in January. He will then march
across the desert, a distance of 200 miles.
General Stanley, commanding the De-
partment Of Texas, believes the recent
raiders were Mexicans not Indians. Pur-
suing troops have returned with a few
captured horses.
Billiard match in Chicago between Nc
Laughlin, of Philadelphia, and Cation,
of st. Louis, completed las this morn
ing. Last nights score stood McLaugh-
lin 1900, Cation 4S6. Cation won on
the last run with a score of 5000 to ., 3O7
for Mclaughlin.
, 1884-12-21

TRAVERSE, Oak, December 20.-At I
o'clock this morning an armed mob of
100 men, mostly from Wilmot, a small
town in the interior, attacked the Court
House in this place, the seat of Roberts
county, and carried of the safe and con-
tents, which, however, contained nothing
valuable. The people of the village were
overawed by the mob, members of which
stood in the street armed with Winches-
tiers. Nearly all the attacking party were
drunk. The motive of the attack is not
understood. On leaving this place the
United States mail carrier was attacked
and the mail bag ~plundered.
, 1884-12-21

The editor of THE LEADER acknowl-
edges the receipt from Mr.. j. B. Nor
row, editor of the Buffalo Echo, of an
invitation to a citizens ball by which the
new Court House in.the thriving town of
Buffalo will be inaugurated Friday even
ing, December &c. The executive COM
mittee of arrangements for the ball con-
sists of Messrs. o. ]. Smyth, j. G. Har-
%rington, H. A. Bennett, Leslie Simmons,
c. E. Buell., E. Curran and w. H. Hol-
land; the committee on invitation of
Messrs. H. s. Elliott, W. A. Evans, N.
G. Carwile, E. c. Simpson, F. M. Can
ton, George w. Munkers and DIR. J. H.
Lott, and the reception committee of
Messrs- J.. NJ. Lobban, j. A. McDermott,
H. S. Williston, H. X. Mann and @. M.
White. THE LEADER. sends cordial con
gratulations to the people of johnson
county on the completion of their new
and elegant Court House and sincerely
hopes that the dedicatory ball may prove
a success beyond the most sanguine ex-
p~ectations Of its projectors.
, 1884-12-21
THE CHURCHES.

RAILROAD CH~APEL-south Side. Sunda,
School at 3 p. m. DR.. W. A. Wyman. superin.
tendent. A cordial welcome to all.
FIRST BAPTIsr.-Southeast corner OF Fer.
guson and Eighteenth streets. Prayer meet.
Ing at IL a. m. Sunday School at y rs p. M.
Deacon L. C. Whipple, superintendent. A
cordial invitation extended TO all.
ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURcH.-North-
west corner Of Ferguson and Eighteenth streets,
Rev. George C. Rafter. pastor. Fourth sunday
la Advent Early Celebration OF the Holy
Communion at 3. Mathis and sermon on the
Christian Ministry at Il. Eyensong and sermon
on st. John the Baptist at I. A cordial invita-
ton extended TO all. Seats free.
METHODIST ErIscoPAL--Corner Eighteenth
and Ransom streets. Rev. G.. N. Eldridge, pas
tor. Services at IL o'clock a. m. and 7 O'Clock
p. m. Sunday School at the close Of morning
service. ID. R. Cowhick, Superintendent
Judge ]. w. Lacey, Assistant. Class meeting
at the close OF the evening service. A cordial
welcome TO all these services.
FIRST coNoREGATIoNAL-Corne Hill and
Nineteenth streets. Rev. c. NJ. Sanders, pastor.
Services to-day AS follows Public worship at II
O'Clock a. m Preaching by the pastor. Sub
ject "Forefather's Day and Its Lessons for
U.s." Pc. a live have heard with our ears, o.
God. our fathers have told us iohdf work thou
didst In their days, in the times Of old. Sun
day school at - rs, Deacon j. S. Taylor super
intendent Walter c. Brown. assistant super
intendent. Lesson Feel, Y. LA. Topic (:
The Creator Remembered" Young Peoples
meeting at p. M. Lesson / John, } chapter.
Leader Mr.. L. W. Stone. Lesson, Proverbs 9th
chapter. Evening worship at 7 p. M. Sermon by
the pastor, theme. Christmas Isaiah .ls. A
cordial welcome 10 ALL
, 1884-12-21
AN EVENING AT KEEFE,s.
The Popularity Roller Skating Has
Reached at This Rink.

The fact that a roller skating club,
which will consist Of about one hundred
young people has been organized, amply
attest the popularity which this sort of
amusement has attained in Cheyenne.
Keefe's rink will be turned over to these
ladies and gentlemen on Wednesday
night of each week, but at other times it
will be thrown open to the general public.
Keefe's rink is open both afternoon and
evening and the number of attendants is
constantly increasing. Roller skating has
become one of the fixed forms of amuse-
ment in this city and Mr.. Keefe, in his
fine hall, has certainly made every posi-
bic provision for its qualification. The
attendants are all gentlemanlY and cour-
teous and nothing is left undone that
might contribute to the pleasure or graft
fication of visitors. Those who cannot
skate themselves, will receive hints and
instruction from the gentleman in charge
of the floor, so that they may speedily
master all the intricacies of the exercise.
In any event, whether skaters or merely
leokers-on, visitors will continually find
subjects for amusement or admiration,
and an evening spent at the rink is never
devoid of hearty interest.
As the holiday season approaches,
everybody visits Keefe's rink and all enjoy
themselves hugely.
, 1884-12-21

CHICAGO, December 20. Madame
Airline, claiming tn hail from Paris and
Philadelphia, arrived here last Tuesday
with about ten thousand dollars worth of
silks, laces, fans; gloves and other fnery
for women, and has been selling them.
They were seized by the Custom officers
to-day and Nine. Airline confessed that
she struggled them in at New York under
the pretense that they were for sale in
Cuba. She is described as a very fasci-
mating female.
, 1884-12-21

Mr.. C. E. Wurtele, Division Superin.
tendent at Laramie, was stricken with
paralysis while at Sherman. He was i'm
mediately removed to Laramie and his
condition was so dangerous that his physi-
clan ordered him to be removed at once
to a lower altitude. He was taken further
west, but at last reports was unable to
speak and seemed to be in a precarious
condition. The news will be received
with regret by a host Of friends who will
sincerely hope for his speedy recovery.
, 1884-12-21

Deputy Sheriff Hosford will leave to-
day for Joliet with the seven c~onvicts
sentenced at the present term of the Dis
trict Court Sheriff Canton, of johnson
county, will also take two prisoners and
Mr. Oscar S~harpless will accompany the
party as a special officer. All told the
party will number twelve people and eff
forts may be made to secure the exclusive
use Of a car for them. Deputy Sheriff
Hosford will probably visit Eastern friends
before his return and will therefore be
absent several weeks.
, 1884-12-21
AN ExQUIsITE ROOM.
Beautiful Dining Hall In the Star of
the West Restaurant.

THE prettiest dining room this side of
Chicago is in the Star of the West Res
taurant down here on Sixteenth street, "
said a travelling man last evening.
The drummer didn't overstatc the fact,
for the room referred to is the most elabo-
rately pretty to be found in any restau-
rant in the whole West. 1t has always
been an attractive place, but Mr.. Nichols,
with the idea of making it altogether un-
approachable in elegance in this section of
the country, has just about completed re-
fitting it. The foors are overlaid with a
fine quality of carpet that beautifully har-
monies with the surroundings. Along
the sides of the room run small tables for
the accommodation of cosey parties. The
walls haye been covered with an exquisite
quality of paper, which, in appearance
closely resembles the work of a frescoe
artist. 1t is divided off at intervals into
squares, in the centers of which are pretty
sketches representing fruits and flowers,
sleeping cupids and other attractive sub
iects. Depending from the walls are
elegantly framed oil paintings which are
works of art. In the center of the room
is a beautiful chandelier. The entire res
taurant is lighted with gas and is certainly
one of which the people of any Eastern
city might well be proud.
The storeroom in front is always bright
and attractive in appearance, but is now
doubly so by the heaps of fine CONNECTIONS
displayed in the show cases. Mr.. Nichols
claims the largest stock of confectionery
in the city, and certainly in the variety
and quality of his selection, he has left
nothing to be desired.