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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24
DIED,

B0GER--0n Thursday. December II
Isss near Pine Hi, Somerset comfy. Pa.
Samuel Boger. aged 6s years, months and
Is days.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

FC1LF OrKSED OuI.-The bewiIaering
and extraordinary display Of Toys and
goods for Holiday presents 81 Cook q
Bes-sts' have been fully opened cut Thous-
lnds af Toys Of every description for your
|hildreu. selling from one Gem 20 two d0l-
ar. Elegant vases. beautiful doils, spleB-
|id drums. good sleGs and wagons iaous-
ache caps, fpe cups and ssUesrs. shsylng
aG-s. toys, toys, toys. in an iniiHIse Fsrit-
=. Reeoilect the place, IN ssne room a.
BE- ere and ten-oent eeunters and Fisher :
|sook Store. Ask for Cook 4 Beerits' fire
ad ten-nent counters and sou vii strike
le right place
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NJ ARRIED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - On sun
dsv. December IA, 1854 a1 the residence ei
The br.ees parents, by Rev. G. VI. Lowry
Mr.. Noah Fleicher and Nrs. Della Strnckofi-
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There were eui fsw people II attendance
d. Courz lzst week except thoss vic were
oi-eez1y iuteres1ed b The cases irisa-
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Rev shick. af Nsre-sdSls preached =
very iuisre-iing sermon II tae Ge-lrr1s-a
c1u-ct 81 Ihis place. sunday eTsuias-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

M Stewart SeaeI l. home from the II
diana ssz.e Norman School, u Tend lie
hoiiaAys-
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Ross DAVIS & Co

School TEAcHEEs HEAB2UAE-EKs.-As
heretofore school teachers headquarters
during institute week viii be al Fishers
Book Store The school teachers Of SoDsr-
Sc; county are cordially invited to make
tins their Iounging place during institute
week. M Fisher does not expecf them to
buy anything. bat should they waEi any
textbooks. reward cards, chr0mos, volumes
Of poetry, or prose works, albums, or any
thing else II ms large variety OF goods. he
VIII be glad to serve lbern
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

A isrs seek Of rubber FOODS fruze which
you can ss eis any styie or size desired IS
offered for sale by Sol HI
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

The Presbyterian san6sT Schpol va
have trsaf IN their ehz-uh Ca1issmzs ere.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

ooe af ss,e most beautiful presents 70 buy
Is pretty Bisqns Figa-e, 70 be bought only
Al Fishers Book Store
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

Mss An1ie Uhl. E5o has been attending
sehool 81 L5ufherTilis. Mary iz.1d. Is 81 ho1ls
sperd f5e hoii6sy rscE1ioa-
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Judge Johnston, the ReBu5iic1n Lanci-
4ais for Congress N the E'ghih District oi
Indiana, Ezs elected By one majority THIS
shoui1g The lmporlancs uf one vote
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

ne public schools Of the i,orusEh closed
Frias4 sssr txo week rarati1n-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

TIE HEEA1p WISHES al Of = readers )
Merry Christmas ard HsEFy SeE Year
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

Rese-red seat tickets for next weeks lee
tursx car sss h2d n BoTd's Drag stost
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Invilsf51us are on for seisc1 h1,T 81 The
souersel House. on the evening al 1he 23ll.
u i 10 be the swell AFFAIR ofthe seasan- The
R9val Iraiisn Band q FinsaHreh, viii far
uish the music.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

Asex ng-s inebes ofsaev would make
ezrsLlezf sieighinE
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

There weas gre2f many ooul,try people
iu town Saturday, bagiHg t5sir holidsy
goods. Oar merchants Eha have been A5-
re-sising hberAlly. did 5 thnring eusi-
ness
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va close on; sils ha.suce of INV stoek
u lAos= ana chiidresss wraps s; cost
Nr s. EThl
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EvEKxTHISs PRETTY AND HASnsoME-If
yoa want 70 buv pretty, handsome, bean
fiful, ornsnental or useful present for your
mother. father. wife. sister. brother, sweet
heart. lover. cousin, uncle, s1nf- niece,
nephew, grandfather, grandmother or friend
20 to Fishers Book Store, where you c2n
IND Bsbies, novels, prose and pOetical
works Of famous sutho-s. box-papsrs. al
buns, scraF-oOoks. purses, toys, AL kinds OF
elegant and pretty pictures and story books
for the little ones. inkstauds, gold pens
and bo3ders, blocks, games, Christmas and
New Year cards, aod a gre41 variety Of
other articles suitable f0r presents
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

II sau want g nice hanging lamp. the
ozlg place in town l,aas they keep fals line
of then j. AZ
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

Rev ( sio1Her WI be ins'sils-1 Is psssor
q the genne-9En Lzfha-zn Churuh on
next sunday morning. Eer : F. sbearer
O. S-Inerssi. ard ReE. A X Fel1on of>,1ys-
town VII condue- the se-Ti1es-
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4 UDIToR'S NOTICE.

Somerset County IS.
AT Rn Orphans Cur held 1T Spnerse; N
knd flr said cunury on DecemDe- II. lss- before
the Honu-zbie- the Judges thersaL n fhe Estate
of Samuel Hay. deceased an Bogion Of John X
Scott ESQ The C51rt appoint I. C. sl5or-s. ESQ.
Aueisor 70 cis--lnn the funds N the raDcz o.
tne keminis--atsr rs and sz1oax t1use legally
entitled fhercto-
4 -~l Per cr-iez-
SEAL
A. A sTrTZNAN. Clerk
The undersigned Audftor VIII a-tene &c the dc-
ties of the above app iuEmenf al his aftre !. sun
e-sc- Pa. en Thursday the 20 cay 0f 1erua-y.
1.ss when ans xhe-e al persuns tute-es-ec can
L c COLBORy-
dec2& Anlltof-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

CHKIsTuAs AxB NV WARS or zHE B. q
O-Tae & q O.. Is usual, VII extend Holi-
Gay greetings IN the Shape OF Rognd Trip
Lekeis Al greatly redulsd Rates over thesr
entire system The iss Ia1es 20 into effect
Al al stations OF the nsia Iias and b-Snches
easi OF OHIO river, Inelnding the Pirlsonreh
Division, Oh the THsuty-third, and those
who 70 10 take Christmas turkey with friends
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

AUvzE-IsED LErTrEs-Tbe following let
iars remaining n the pos,ot'iee al Somerset,
Pa VII be sent 70 the Dead Letter ofiice Il
not czllea for before January 2. lss5:
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

The January number # NorTi Anieric1R
Rariesr Il I'D excellent one L presents no
re-r Esnous uaInes among is contributors
5ui II ofers . vide variety ot unusually
readable articles. We are nov 50 safely over
the c-isis Of the presidential election tha;
men OF al parties can consider calmly Bish-
Oh HaulnEs9a's essay on 4Titupa-z1ion II
Pefacs. and ST Is 70 b hoped that what
they learn FROM II uil not BE forgot
ten fox Taars benoe- Tnder the Dils.
The Rsanite5 Sozib.- Henry wsfteTs5n
presents with greet cleE-ness the southern
and democrztie view ofthe political sifua-
tion a i nax stands Tbs also Is extreme
Isl interesting to erery citizen. whether he
aEr-es wita Nr W4llerson or not. An9th-
e. ouesliau of universal concern. which some
thizk Wi soon make itself 3 nationai issGeis
rhs- of labor and is compensation ana
Col. Hinton IL American I4zbur orEEniza-
uoas. show With what equipment i vii
lake the isia Bui the article that the liss--
ar-y rea5er WIll tirsi turn % j. Freae-ic Har-
rison's hrl Iiant and incisiye discussion a
.Fr5ude's Life 5f Carlyle; while the reli
ioas or philosophical reader Eiu fad
C5urneys's : scraies. B1idhz.znd Car
specific stuts1neais and quotations of
parallel doctrines that are 50 often "
alluded Ia For The scientific rez5t
PTocsar discusses learnedIy Herself
surTevs, and Prof lie C8nie prsss
explains some CURIOUS facts In u
The Evidence Of the senses"
halls paper on The Increase of
q successful endearo- 10 render
Of figures poPuiariy iHselIieibls
2EroEz OF THE SoNEEsr- 81
In This report J have Ef-ie
Of tbe previous ul1utl in e
tistics. The arssniance
ly the same. ATers-ss
taally unchanged Ear =
T2-diness has frr-eassf $ sir-rr-Sv last report
] believe fully forty per cent q the last
months enrolment, a the upper building,
have been on The tar3y list. SaDe trualsey
has prevailed. which ] thing may safely De
yui down 10 TIE Skating Rink" TrUzncy
J regard nol as n school ufienca, buf direct
aci Of dis3be5ienoe 70 The parent which The
Teacher should report 70 the parent, ane
tbere the teachers responsibility IN l1e mat
~ ends. Tais l. my Fies Other eauca-
fors naay 3if=r from me. bui ] have COED
authority f5r ny opinion Tardiness. how
ever. i schOai ot1encs, and must be me; by
scboo. punishment, which should be
strengthened b7 home authority.
have instructed my assistants 10 an
n0urce a TIVE week : vacation, instead o.
one week u heretofore Cnristmas coTHIHg
when II does On THURSDAY, seemed 10 jasti-
IS TIE measure. Ny experiences, also. in the
schools Of S9lnersei, has shown me that the
attendance inrariably decreases very much
during The week preceding Christmas. and ]
have aireaiy n0zea the usual eiminurion
during The pass week The progress q tbs
Baroach Schools has been emiueDliy salts
factory 70 ne during The month and term
thas e.. sly assistants have my thanks for
their efforts
Yours Truly.
a c HolBERT,
PRINCIPAL Of Schools
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4 DNISIsTRAToRs NOTICE

Es-zts uf Henry sha1er. late q Sensrset Twp
Sornersrt "a Pa 1ec'd
Letters af acuinss-rstiuz On fhe apore estate
having teen granted 20 tns unde-sizned r. ne
r,-,lpe- authoriry eofiee Il hereby xixrn - AL
I,~-4uus indebted s2id es-sse % maze iz1rneci-
aSa payDcnt. and ths>e har&nx claims axatnsl tb-
same vi present fher cuiy aufhenricated Tor
ser1ierert On "Wednesday. the An dsy II Fehr1-
a-y ls5s. a. -. late reside7cr Of de~e.s-l
nnA sEAffER
decc2 A1E-1sS-rzr-zx.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

J. B. ssspEs & Cos
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24
)R KINGS CELEBRATED Combination sPEcTAClEs

/ make Specially of FITTING THE EYES, and if you
have had trouble getting Pair of Spectace to suit
and what do for you We Guarantee Salts
faction pair of Glasses gold frames would make very
desirable present for any friend needing them II the right
number is not selected, 1t be changed at any
time. Remember, headquarters for
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

4 c Ho1BEK1,
PRINCIPAL of Schools.
SoNEEsrr. Pa. December o lsss
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-24

hss--T Carissuazs
Esropr SeV Yer,
7re-ra-e 81 Woods.
T. dealers a-s smiling
rsrrs-s a. Woods
T-s-nrs E-e unusually plenty
woaa ruzrsulees every witch sold
4 rss-,,- so- sss5 &, FISHERS Book Sore.
Ne lsaa o.bez falloE.-E- NcDswEll-
/ r..-.,, c.-;s--uas CE-as II Fishers Book
r~
sise.ss AL the b,=ss brands Of boots and
,es-
Love boass rsass are predicted al Ov@
s.aie
60 And see the Pllss q SsE Goods AZ ,.
VOC Z COS
The PeunsyIvAnis Legislature coDFea=s
..1aE-y ssa-
1ass- Oaz,s. way s0rn IN price, Al J. B
T1c ~
The sssang rink II Everett Is offered for
e er fse sas-H-
vs-.ue-v --latest stylss, Lowest Rriees
|. n. Il T-edvelIs-
p-sns-s 60 saaz-s lp With TIE printer and
. -s-s af mankind before lss4 closes
d r5gs Eue oFGenls Fl- csps Just reotiE-
srlB. snvder a Cos
F,- cheap Jewei-y. s5lFe-Tare aDo Eaioh-
. en- ,- Wood : No > Bs-r Block
Brook Trout. Salmon and Labrador her-
r- can't D. t,en1. II Keller a s4nuers
We are seding aAily to eEr immense
..-s -r salday goods Z NcDoVElL-
TIE risse 10 bay Tro9t Col0ths and
-sssms-e cheap is q J B snydsr a Co =
The l,..st :. ok y 7irE-s and Tobacnoin the
,v-- AZ 20 5s fou15z q Keller & Gszn8ers
- T.a- husband q mine always buys his
-. 90 RovTs n-1r store be sells the
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tablespoons tsaspeons, snsarspoons,
5uue- suives, cbildrens knives and forks
bi-a caees. etc can be found among the
uuilse-ous Christmas presents Al james B.
q E-La.-tn-----s Es-aru-E Stnre
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STEAM ENGINES o.s s'I

h0isLlnE EnKI0es and AaC1l1eTT 81 a
Sscune hand Engines and Bsll.rs % neod SEA
for Ssock Ilsr- THOMAS CAKLTN
nzy5lerz Allegheny Cify. Pa
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The soId South on Top at Last


After-four years Of struggle which
has scarcely a parallel in history,
the Solid South has at last gained
the control of TIE National Govern
ment.
1t is safe to predict from the past
history, that the Democratic party
has come into power to stay there.
The thought that the present glori-
Gus victory is mainly due to the
gameful stand of the solid South,
must be gratifying to the patriots
who battled for the good cause dur
ing four long and suffering years.
The South, arms IN hand, presented
a solid south front to the rest of the
United States. During the next
twenty years, through Negroism,
through Warmothism and kellogg
ism, rampant over her fair domain,
the solid South, with ballots in hand
gallantly com bated for selfgovern-
ment and against Capitalization.
The stubborn fight was deemed by
MANY even among as a useless and
impolitic one, but as we were con-
tending for principles, not men, for
our very manhood. 10 offices, we
passed to the front; we closed our
ranks after every defeat, and finally
in November, 1876 we elected Sam
uel J. Tilden to the Presidency.
We were robbed of that election, as
we had been robbed Of everything
save our sacred honor.
Did the solid south ever despair I?
Never She again buckled on the
armor; she flung defantly her ban
ners to the breeze and marched in
serried ranks to the contest, and dog
gedly resisted the onslaughts Of her
bitter political enemies.
Eight years of misrule had swept
over the country since the election
of Tilden, Green hackers, Prohibition
lists, Independents, and God knows
what other isms, have ruled other
sections of our common country
during that time, but the solid South
stood stern and grim, under the ma
tional flag She was the Spartan band
around which rallied Northern Dem
ocraey, and the traitors, the rebels,
the vassals Of other days, are the
victers OF to-day. The solid South
has broken through the solid North ;
has throttled the Stalwarts, who,
like the giants of old, were about to
scale the heavens themselves, and
has cast them into the lower depths
ascension, Louisiana, Democrat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17

DAYTON. O.. December l0.-As S. II
Barrett's circus was approaching this
city last evening about dusk the men
Oh the section of the train used for
the cages containing wild and fierce
animals were Mortified to see an
enormous Bengal tiger emeTse from
his cage and, by a ligh Ing-like
movement, leap from the fain and
disappear in the woods. AS soon as
the train arrived, although
the circus was on its way to Winter
quarters, a party of armed men set
out to capture the beast. They did
not strike the trail until this morn
ing, when they found five hogs and
three sheep that he bad killed. The
tiger had eaten the brains of the ami
mails and left the carcasses uncon-
sumed.
They came upon him at 10 o'clock
and by careful management drove
him in to brick clubhouse near
Alexanderville. a cage was prOcur-
ed and an effort was made to capture
him alive. The animal soon be-
gan to tear down the wooden part
of the house. A farmer named Will
liam Lasher grew frightened at this
and leyeling his rifle at the raving
beast, fired three times. TIVE bull
lets entered the body and one the
head and the tiger died almost ia
stanily. He was six and a half feet
long and weighed 200 pounds. No
reports have been received of an at
tack on any human being by tie
tioer
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News Notes


Robert T. Lincoln is the choice OF
the Republicans of Chicago for may
or at the expiration of Carter Har-
rison's term.
Dakota is knocking loudly at the
gate, but her big Republicans MAORI
ty is going to make it hard for her
TO get il among the States.
St. John has promised to be at the
Illinois Prohibitionists' reunion at
Decatur on December %, and after
wards to make some speeches In the
state.
Governor Pattison will make the
speech presenting banner to the
Central Democratic Club of Harris
burg. on behalf of the ladies of that
city, ON Jackson's birthday.
The caucus of Republican mem
bers of the House decided to. use
every effort to have the Mexican
Pension bill passed, and appointed a
committee to endeavor to rescue 1t
from its parliamentary embarrass-
ments.
The Democratic State Central
Committee of Indiana have had the
list Of contributors to the campaign
fund arranged according to the
amount of their contribution, ana
the requests for an office will be
rated accordingly.
Mr.. Hendricks kissed forty-six
Young women of St. Mary's Ohio,
the other day. They were members
ola Cleveland and Hendricks Broom
Brigade. Now they want to so to
Washington on Inauguration day
and be kissed by Mr.. ClSeland.
There are 1000 acres planted in
tomatoes in the vicinity of Ellenton
and Palmetto, on the North side of
Manatee River in Florida. The to-
matoes are now ripening, and are
being shipped North via Tampa and
the South Florida Railroad.
The electoral returns received by
Senator Edmunds, as presiding Off
Ger OF the Senate, have been depos-
tied in a safe purchased for the pur
pose, and placed in the Vice-presi-
dents room, where they are guarded
by a member OF the Capitol police
force.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17

WASHINGTON, Pa Dec. 1l.-Rates
for living were never higher In
Washington than they are now.
The hotels have put their prices up
ever since the season has opened.
Oiiice-seekers coming here this win
ter should purchase return tickets
and bring plenty of money with
them. A Senator who has to live
upon his salary went to one of the
uptown hotels yesterday and asked
rates for himself, wife and daughter.
He wanted sitting room and two
bedrooms. The amiable hotel pro-
prietor said he could accommodate
him with the room and board desir-
ed upon the fifth floor for $40 a
week. "But that is more than my
salary Il can't help that" said
the landlord. "We have no troub-
lie in getting those figures" This
same Senator tried for rooms in a
fashionable fiat, and found that on
the top floor he could get four small
rooms for $3.50 a month. This did
not include board. Room rents have
also gone up. Seventy-fye and one
hundred dollars are common month
ly prices charged for ordinarily
furnished rooms in up town To-
calities.
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speech oil n Chicago Socialist.

CHICAGO, Dec. IL At meeting
of Socialists a speaker named
Griffin declared the workingmen
must be melted TO absolute resist
ance, aud that ali monopolists were
enemies Of the country and ought
to be hanged. Criminal laws, be
said were unnecessary, and peace
and order could be better sustained
if they were abolished. Famine
was the result of overproduction
and not of poor crops. The only
way 10 stop it was to pay for moth
ing and to receive pay for nothing.
Other addresses were in the same
strain.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17
Twensv-seven Lives Lost.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 12.-Officers OF
the steamer Mason L. Weems,
which arrived this morning from
the Rappahannock River, report a
fearful loss of life among the color
ed oystermen on that river in the
storm of Tuesday last. About 80
colored oystermen were cut in their
canoes when the storm arose. The
gale capsized almost all Of the boats,
and those which escaped being cap
sized were unable to reach the
shore, and il is supposed were
sunk. The men were thrown into
the rough water aud were unable
to swim to the shore. Many Of
them clung to the boats for a time,
but were finally washed away and
drowned. Very few of them es-
capped. Thirteen bodies have been
recovered already, and fourteen
more are missing. 1t is scarcely
possible that any of these latter
have escaped death. The whole
number drowned was twenty-seven.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17
Mad Ap,,cs OF a German Butcher.

LANCASTER, Ohio, Dec. 11.-Got-
tleib Steck- miller. butcher. went
home on Wednesday night, and told
his wife that God had summoned
him to kill his family He took Il
two-year-old child, and made it
helplessly drunk, and attempted to
thrust it into the fire, but, was pre-
vented by the mother who escaped
with the children and gave the alarm
He was arrested after u desperate
struggle. Yesterday, for some rea-
son Steckmiller was released from
jail and went back to his home.
He warned his family to leave home
and they fled. A shetiff's posse
found him at his house stark naked
and armed with an axe with which
he was destroying the furniture.
windows and doors. He was captur-
ed after a furious struggle.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17
The Georgia Cold Discoveries.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 13.-
The recent discoveries of gold and
silver near Spring Place, Ga, a few
miles south of this city, has created
considerable excitement in that re-
gion, and miners are ilocking in
from all directions. Gold and sill
yer have been found in paying guam
titles at several points in that vicini-
ty, and shafts are being sunk and
placer miners are digging night
and day. One of the richest finds
was on the farm Of blacksmith
named Henry. A fine vein of sill
yer was struck, containing Is per
cent. gold, and the ore assays $40 TO
$50 per ton. The blacksmith a day
or two since refused $4,000 for
the mine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-12-17

RedfieId. .sDak-, Under Arms TO Defend
It's County Records.

REDFIELD, OAK, December IL
The excitement resulting from the
county seat controversy has not sub
sided. The Court has designated
next Saturday as the time for the
evidence in the Injunction case to be
heard. The Sheriff still holds the
public records here under the pro-
lection of a strong guard. Reports
have reached this city that another
attempt will be made to recover the
records.> 1t is rumored that large
force of armed men are collecting
for that purpose, and that they may
be expected before morning or with
in day or two. The Sheriff and
Mayor of Redfeld have issued a
proclamation asserting their inten-
ton TO follow the instructions of the
Court, and calling upon all loyal
citizens to help them enforce the law
and suppress unlawful disturbance.
The citizens of Redfield held a
meeting this afternoon for the pur-
pose of thoroughly organizing to re
sist any effort to destroy property or
burn the city, threats to this effect
having been freely made by the
Ashton and Frankfort parties. The
public hall has been converted into
an armory, and strong guards and
defense lines placed around the city.
The Mayor, an old soldier, will COM
mand the citizens organization,
which will be led by the military
company with abundance of war
utensils in case of a disturbance.
Every man in Redfeld is ready at
all hours of day or night to fly to
arms at a moments notice.
UNITED STATES TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1l.-General Terry
has ordered three companies of in
fantry at Fort Sully. Dakota. to be
ready to proceed to Redfield if nec-
essary, and preserve order at that
place, but it is not believed at de-
partment headquarters that they
will be needed.