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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-13
Tho German Pop llation Of the United
States,

The occurrence lately of the bicente-
nary Of the arrival of the first German
immigrants in America has directed
attention on both sides OF the Atlantic
to the numerical strength Of the Ger
man element in the United States. The
New York Journal Of Commerce de-
clares that this can be inferred only
very inadequately from the last census
returns. The only persons reckoned in
it as Germans" are those born within
the present German Empire. Austrian
and Swiss Germans are credited to
their respective States. The last CEN
sus has this advantage over its prede-
cessors-that 1t tells us how many
native born American citizens are chill.
dren of German parents Understand.
ing the term German" in its restrict
ed application to natives Of the present
German Empire); 4,68S,842 had Ger
man fathers, and 1861, ,625 German
mothers. Other tables enable us TO
form an estimate Of the number Of
those children who have both parents
Germans; and 30 wc may set down the
total number Of children having one or
both parents Germans ct about s, ,5O0,-
600. To this should be added about
300. 900 out Of the large number Of per-
soas Of foreign origin whose actual
placo Of birth Il mot given; the Ger
mans from Austria, Switzerland, and
Luxemburg; and those Alsatians who,
although talking German, are classed
- French. All these may be set down
1t 800, 600. We may also fairly throw
In the number of those PennsylvaniAnS,
etc., who still use German as the Lam
gaage Of ordinary intercourse. II all
these items be rcckoned up, It will be
seen that the Gcrman-American elc-
ment cannot fall short Of nine millions.
Should any one think this estimate too
high. let him remember there are thou
sands Of descendants Of Germans who
speak the German language % their
mother tongue. and al whose sympa-
thies and connections are with the Cor
man element, although in the censua
they ars rsturned ~ pnrs Americans.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-13
TIE yyiyes of Presitlente

The Fillmore will cases Ii which Mrs
rillmore's sanity ID In dispute, recalli
the fact that Mrs. President Lincoln
became insane before Sha died, md
that Martina Washington h6Fsek netsd
very queerly. shutting herself mp h =
room at HIT. Vernon, without : hro, Tor
eighteen months, and letting no onS
see her except the cat which came
through 5 hole which she out Ii the
door for this purpose. Writing d prcsi-
dents wives the Washington corres
spondent of the Cleveland Be0dSr docs
not think they have been I wonderful
set Of women. Dolly NJ Madison and
Abigail Adams. the wife cf John
Adams, wero perhaps Tho best of them.
President Nadison,s wife was much
younger than her husband, and shs
bossed the White House whom she was
its mistress. She knew how 70 enter.
tain. and the dsys Of her administra-
tion wefe It's gAyest. Mrs. AdamS Was
: preachers daughter, And was well
educated. President MOnfoe's wits Mas
| : wealthy New York lady Thomas
Jefcrsohss wits dled bcfoFe he wns
elected Presiden$ - did Als0 th0s4 q
Van Buren and Arthur. Andrew Jaohs
sons wife, who was = plaiIh pioUs
| Methodist, died Of 10y cSor his eisCtipu,
and John Tyler's drst WHO died willis
be was III the White Housa Iylsf we1
the only Prssidsnt who msSried = y1kg
tresidentisl chAir. alld hlg wtl& rAazs
ried n lS54, = stu livln9 md n e.
| Washington to-day. Ere1ldOht Helks1
Nifs VS. ! Presbyt ytsrian, while ROlk|
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-13

.'Any niggaf dat can read" said =
colored preacher 10 his congregation.
'swill 6A' my tex In the ninety.ninth
veEsey oh the S6j B-a-a-m. DE 'uman
brain an Dc debil's wuk-shop.' Twill
eAll your 'tenshun " thrse pints. firsta
N d dsbil Il In dis cohGregashnn,
doln' : deal II wuk In berry small
room: my bred rem, you ought to build
N e1tsnshun on your wuk-shops Sec.
ndlys my bred rcn, discharge your wuk-
man. He will neber want . strike
yousn Aab to turn in out Ard thirdly
- - kiag of glory oolns IN"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-13

1t took nineteen newspaper lines, d
153 words, to hold single sentence Of
Evarts to the eject that the wires must
come down.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-02-13
GEO. sTICKNEY,
ATTORNEY At law
GLk POINT. DAKOTA.

9Avl1o eeec fes nsasiy thrss yssrs Receiver In
0s o. Q. EAna Omos, q vegnilhon. and became
acquainted viii the oeaa on aud quality Of III.
eovernnent lands through ut the Territory Of Ds
hota, hs VIII pFcOitly answer I'll .ettsrs or en-
quts1eo relative to the manner VI occurring title Il
lsvernneat lands u1dsr the laws Of the United
etses. Aise viii attend prumptiy 10 the cance',s-
zion - Docsfatory Siatsu,en . and Homestead En-.
tfieo opon lands thai have ben abapdOE. I'd and
psspsre tsetimeny for witnesses In cass Of Anal
troof % Hotres.eads, conuut Domsstead en-
sies and Presumption entPits. Alao parties dssiY
Ag to hle % Pre.t Dptors o. ter land under the
Homestead Act eap do 20 through this oAce With
cut peree0a' attendance u the Local Land Ofaos.
2-SoV
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
Return of the Tourists.

The returned ''court house inspectors
speak in pleasant terms of the friendly re-
ceptiOn aud cordial good will shown them
at the different cities they visited. At St.
Joseph they met Gen. Bacon Montgomery
and Mr.. Ed. Burrowes, formerly of the Sc
dalia press, now of the ST. Joseph Gazette.
The tourists made visit to the home OF
Maj. John \. Edwards. He is laid up
with broken leg, and it will be some
time before he fully RECEIVERS from mis- in.
juries. At Wyandotte, st. Joseph and
Marysville they inspected some good court
houses. The Marysville court house cost
$4,000, and, has many points of excel
lence. The tourists gained many valuable
hints and suggestions while away, refer
ring to the best construction of Pettis
county's new court house, and which will
have due influence upon their future &C.
tion In respect to it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
The Deadly Cigarette.

Here is an instance related by an ex-
change that ought TO make parents think
little. A few days ago bright boy OF
fifteen in Brooklyn died OF nicotine poison
ing. Some eight or nine months ago he
adopted the manly fashion of smoking CT
garettes. Argument and persuasion were
tried upon him by his parents-of course
be was above command-to let the mis-
chievous things alone 1t was OF no use ;
and the poison had ample opportunity to
GO lis deadly work before medical aid was
seen to be necessary to arrest the lads fail
ing health. Nothing could then be done,
though a whole concourse of doctors we're
called, all of whom were agreed as to the
cause which led TO this fatal result This
instance will, We hope, call the attention of
some careless parents TO the perilous nature
OF the habit that their boys are forming !;
whether they will stop their money-mak-
ing, specializing, shopping and fine dress
making long enough TO do the boys any
good, we do not know, but the need of their
careful, vigilant attention grows every day
more apparent.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
BEVERLY'S BID.
He Names a Price Tor Drilling for
Coal at Sedalia-A Pro
posed Test.

The following letter WAS received veste--
dlv hy Mr.. + V. Buchsnan, a>>is ant post
master here. Il was written bv J. A Bev-
es!y. ga experienced contractor and driller
OF oil wells. and prospect holes for coal.
oil. gaS and water Mr. Beverly recently
horrJ successfully lcr coal, at SmjthtOu
The letter was III reply to one sent him by
Mr.. Buchanan. and explains Itself.
Mr. Buchanan ard some other citizens
feei c"uiident that coal exists IN large
quantities ut S-daiis'> very doors and are
thinking OF mutually chipping in ia a
moderate amount ~ test the matter. The
Necessary SUM Ia make the experiment. II
is thought, can he readily secured N SUD
scriptiuuS To capital stock in the enter
prise at SO share. All who are interest,"
ed in ,hiS important project, are requested
to confer with Mr.. buchanan on tie sub
iect. The letter OF Mr.. Beverly Is rs
follows
RAYMOND, ILL, Feb u.
+. Y. BCCHASAS.
DEAR SIR-1OurS at hand. hardly know
what to say To YOU. II | knew anything
aboIi your formation there | could tell
you exactly what would drill hole there
for. The freight on drilling machinery
will he three cars there and returned. |
furnish everything, drill and complete a
prcsI ect hole for coal five hundred feet, for
seventeen hundred dOllSrs $1,000. will
charge II per foot, from that distance TO
one thousand feet, unless | should get be-
low coal "A easures, and encounter the differ
ent layers of lime rocks cannot drill
them for dollar foot. will drill a
dry" hole. | will tell where water is
found and IN what quantities, tell the dii-
ferent kinds OF rock, coal and other sub
stances passed through by the drill. the
thickness of each strata and show samples
of the same. IL coal is found | will show
the quality and thickness of the same, the
kind ii rOef over said coal, and If wet or
dry VEN. All Of the above is very impor-
liant in drilling for coal. | will save the
price of prospecting in sinking the shaft.
| am prospecting here; have just finished
two holes, one at SmIthboro, Ill, and the
other at Sorrento. 1 will send you a Green.
vile Sun, with copy of the Smithboro
"log."
GO 10 Greenville next week. Let me
hear from you.
Yours truly,
j. a. BEVERLY.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
TEACHERS TALK.
Programme of Teachers Meeting
to be Held March 7th.

Roll call responded TO by teachers giving
educational maxims from Shakespeare.
Every teacher exp, cled TO give one.
Discussion of Miss Ni!ler's paper, "Snm-
msry OF WIN. Blaikie's article. our Chill
dren's Bodies IN Nov. Harper. II
SiIDms.
Discri,ical marks.-Mts. VI. V. Meet.
how should cases of decei, aud hypJcri
sy in pupils be treated?-Miss Braiton.
RecitatiOn.-MIsS Gibson.
Synopsis OF Shakespeare's the Tanning
OF the Shrew.'-Miss DeBell.
What course of treatment Shonld be
pursued toward pupil who is always
ready with mot prepared, or please excuse
me"-Miss Hopkins.
\ general view of the sixteenth century.
Miss SueSs.
Doipgs of the present congress.-Miss
KernOdle.
Articles of confederation VS.. the consli-
tuition "A NJ Wilson.
How To cultivate obedience In primary
grades-Miss BoOkwalter.
How 10 cultivate originality of express
ioD.-Miss Flaven.
A sketch of the lie OF Pestolozzie-Miss
Wagenlander.
How and why did Latin, Greek and
Hebrew become dead languages.-MissS Sue
Green
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
THE Jolly Pathfinders."

Last night quite a large audience wit
messed the presentation of Scraps" at the
Academy of Music As a light comedy,
'The jolly Psthfnders" was the best that
has appeared here this season, and the
continued applause of the audience showed
that they were appreciated. Harry Thorn
in his special character, is excellent.
while Miss Maggie Willitt's graceful acting
and sweet voice are always applauded. Miss
Marie Jasper, in her various impersona-
tions is worthy of special notice. Claude
the negro character, was capital. Indeed
there are no sticks" in the company, and
the entertainment is free from everything
coarse or offensive. "Tbe Jolly Path.
finders" can return to Williamsport, and
get a good house Daily Sun and Banner,
Williamsport, Pa.
At Woods opera house. Feb. 9th. Mat.
inee in the afternoon. Reserved seats now
at Woods drug store.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
LEARNED FROM LANDES.
An Interesting Interview With
the Energetic Alderman From
the Fourth Ward.

| John 5. Landes, the efficient chairman
| of the wafer works committee. returned
| yesterday from a tOur OF inspection to ST.
Louis and eastern cities, where he was sent
by the council, for the purpose of inspect =
ing the various systems OF water works,
with view to ascertaining the probable
cost OF erecting stand pipe in place OF the
tank recently collapsed.
Mr. Landes first visited St. Louis. where
he met with a very cordial reception from
the city officials, and was given every op-
/ pOrtuuI;y TO inspect the st. Louis water
works He r, ceiyed proposition from the
Western Iron Boat Building COM
pany OF st. Louis to erect stand
pipe 2Oxl25 feet, weighing 2617,4OO
pounds, and with capacity of 293, 100 gall
Ions, st cost of 81 40. The same COM
pany offered to erect tank similar to the
one Destroyed for 81 $50 The stand pipe
mentioned will bear with safety pressu re
Of 10000 pounds to the square inch.
From st. Louis Mr.. Landes went to In
dianapoiis, and from there TO Toledo,
where he had an interview with j. ID.
Cook, the We Known hydraulic engineer,
who Is enthusiastic ally in favor of stand
pipes for water works for prairie cities like
Sedalia
From Toledo Mr.. Landes went to Free
mont and inspected the stand pipe in that
city one hundred feet 10 hei sht and twenIy-
i've feet in diameter, and which gives great
satisfaction.
The stand pipe at Sandusky, one hum
dred and eighty feet high, with capacity
OF 663,0 900 gallons, and which wss erected
seven years ago, was next visited. From
SanduSky the energetic alderman went to
Springfield, Ohio, where the stand pipe,
which is doing excellent service In that
city and is 30xll2 feet, was inspected.
Other cities were visited by Mr.. Landes,
where stand pipes are used, and after max
ing most thorough investigation. he is of
the opinion that a stand pip abou. 2Oxl25
should at once De erected in this city.
This he thinks will give the city an Ell
tceut water service, aud while not OF SUI
icent pressure 10 force water to the tops Of
the highest buildings, wall, with the sid of
the new ire engine, be found fully ale
quate for ali demands
Upon being questioned as to his opinion
OF sei:in" or leasing the waterwOrks, Mr..
Landes expressed MS entire disapprobatiOn
OF any such action. and thinks that by
ali means the waterwOVkS should remain
under the entire control Of the city.
Mr. Laandes will make full report of
the result of his investigations at the next
meeting of the council
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
For the Flood Sufferers.

According TO announcement, meeting
was held az the council rooms last night,
for the purpose of devising ways and mean:
for creating a fund for the benefit OF the
flood sufferers
The meeting organized by calling Mayor
Messerly TO the chair, and appointing j.
III. Meriz secretary.
An executive committee was appointed
consisting of Mayor Messerly, ID. H.
Smith, J. n. Daily, J. West Good vim and
l. T.. GlessneT
The following canvsssing committees
were appointed:
First ward-Ira Hinsdsle, j. y. Daily
ID. |. Holcomb and j. d. Sicher.
Second wsrd-J. Il. Hickman and Pat
McEnroe.
Third ward-Charles Hoffman and Au-
gust Fleischman.
Fourth ward-J. 5. Landes and Henry
Lsmm.
On motion, il was ordered that all col
lections be reported to ID. II. Smith, at the
corner of Main and Ohio streets
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
Lively Law Suit.

E. G. Wilson lives three miles southeast
of the city. Sui, was brought against him
yesterday in the court of Judge HaIstead
for obstructing the highway. He had
fenced up the road that run disgouslly
across portion of his farm, thus prevent
ing teams from taking the usual short
cut" Twenty-one witnesses were sum-
moned. Cliff Jackson and Henry Lamm
were the attorneys for Wilson, and o. C..
Heard and Charles E. Yeater were the
prosecuting attorneys. The trial took
some time, and the legal "Big 4" slugged
each other vigorously. Marquis OF Dusen-
berry rules The result was that the de-
fendant was found mot guilty." and the
costs were taxed to the prosecuting wit
ness
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
BAZOO BRIEFS.
leads in Wa

Mcclellan leads in Wall
Paper.
The street parade, in carrisges, OF &
score or more Of variety actresses, attracted
general attention and plenty of comment of
a mixed character.
There are no oaths in the Chinese ian.
guage. This must be rather annoying TO
young Cinnamon when they begin TO
smoke cigars and stay out late at nights
ON Thursday remarkable wedding
occurred in this township. The groom,
whose name We have not vet learned, being
but eighteen, and the bride, Miss Young,
but twelve years old.-Clinton Advocate.
Yesterday, in taking the national flag
- down from lis elevated position In front of
the Lamine street side of the Hotel Kaiser,
the pole, by some miSchance, fell against one
of tho large French plate glass of one of
the hotel doors, SCATTERING il hopelessly.
Tuesday, March llth, is Hebrew
festival day. On the evening of that day
the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent society of
this city will give ball at Sichers' park,
and they are making arrangements TO have
the event most pleasurable one TO all at
tending.
WILL YOU SUFFER with Dyspepsia
= and Liver Complsint? Shiloh's Vitalizer
is guaranteed to cure you. Sold by Bard
81 Miller.
Geo. Brink shipped from Baltimore a
large invoice of goods before the food. The
high waters delayed them. Yesterday be
received a telegram OF 167 words about the
delayed goods, prices, etc. This is The
kind of sand for business man to pos
~sess.
e. c. Wilson accused Geo. AIeorn
Yesterday afternoon of circulating false re-
ports regarding him. 4 loud and angry
alteration ensued, and fight would prob
ably have resulted had not mutual friends
interfered. The difficulty occurred in front
OF Merits drug store and attracted quite a
:, crowd.
"A "masher" is said to be composed of
the following ingredients: Bi-carbonste of
r. cheek, CSC, 230; essence of gall, 256e; nj
trate of staer, 500; tincture of cOnceit, 3 500
oxatste of collar, go; acetate of toothpick
shoes, 267; sulphate of smirk, 500; chloride
of coat-tail, .00e; cyanide of brain-doubt-
ful-.00l. Total. 10000.
"A young lady, taking advantage Of
leap year, proposed. The youth was not
that way disposed moreover, his parents
TO the match were opposed, and the thing
had fallen through, it is supposed; and the
girl says faith In man cannot be repOsed /;
so from the sovereignty of her affections
the youth has beeen deposed and sorry she
is that her affection for him she exposed
. Fx
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
w elcOm0 Back.

Col. J. O. Ives, so well and fayorably
known in this city and throughout the west
as formerly the popular proprietor of the
Ives house, now the Garrison house. has
been In the CITY tao or three DAYS, and has
been kept busy shaking hands with old
friends. The BAzoo is happy to state that
he has determined to again engage in bust
ness here.
Yesterday afternoon a BAzoo reporter
called upon Col. Ives at his rooms. No 10
Second street, up stairs, where he vas sc-
lively at work on business connected with
various agencies which he il introducin.
into the state.
He is connected with an iron msnufac-
turing company at Durango, Mexico, and
showed the reporter various specimens of
the ore, and manufactured bar aud pig
iron. Mr.. Dempsey cut one piece in two
and says it is without exception the best
iron he ever saw.
The @Cerro de Mercado" is the largest
known iron deposit in the world, and of
unquestioned superiority in quality. This
is no mining "plant"-the ore being above
ground, and reputable company is organ
izing to manufacture this iron for an I'M
limited time, and its superior quality will
always secure for it the highest market
price.
ANY one interested In the mines, agricul-
ture or commerce of Mexico, will be inter-
ested in calling upon Col. Ives and seeing
the specimens he possesses. A warm well
come will be given to all old friends who
call for friendly chat.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-26
GALLEY CAB.
.aI CORRESPONDENTS Of the Bazoo.

Special Correspondence OF the Bazoo.
GALLEY, Mo, Feb. %.
&C. A. Rogers, Of Lamonte, was In our
town this week.
Billy Merg went to Cole Camp last
night via the narrow gauge.
MIR. D. H. Embry and T. B Mitchell
each buried an infant in the early part of
the week.
Rev. John Gadbey, of Smithton, will
preach at Bethlehem church Sunday morn
ing and evening.
A bran new baby OF the feminine per-
suasion, made Its appearance Thursday
night at the residence of MIR. Robert An
derson.
S A White and wife, Grant Crawford,
Clement Beck, Miss Lolie Thomas and Ed.
Crawford went to Sedalia to hear Camilla
UrsO.
Passenger business on the narrow
gauge still continues good. j. h. z. Letter
is filling the conductors place In a very
satisfactory manner.
Daniel Sullivan, ST.. has entered suit
against J. j. and j. f. Ferguson for $50
for trespass and damage. The case comes
up next Monday, the 18th inst, before JUS
tice Hastings, of our township. A great
deal of interest is manifested, and the plain
tiff has secured the services of Col. SReddy,
while the defendants have retained q. p. 3.
Jackson.
A GAUZY swINDLE.
A very transparent and ancient mode of
swindling farmers has been going on in
this part OF the country lately. A slick
scoundrel, giving his name as Z. A. Fair,
goes around In q double livery rig visiting
only those well known to be responsible
men. He purports to be an agent for the
Standard Machine company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, and pessuades the farmer to allow
him to ship to his address a small mill,
and gets him to sign paper agreeing to
take the mill from the depot when ii ar
rives, and take care of il until he comes
arouutl, sets it mp and shows Its wonderful
operations to the Open-mouthed natives.
The little mill comes and the anxious
farmer men await the agent. Oh course he
never comes tut another fellow does, CALI
ing himself III. j. Krocnk, of ST. Louis. He
Processes to know nothing of the doings or
No. but exhibits the paper which the
farmer signed and which turns out to be
a regular order To the company at Cleye-
land 10 ship him a mill. No. > would like
20 have $50 for the little mill, or, If the
farmer is hard up, be will take note for
the amount payable In the near future.
We are sorry To say that the racket gener-
ally takes and several have been victim
lied. When will some farmers cease to be
the prev of swindlers and thieves, or, as 8
class, cease to be 'evergreens 2"