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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-19
The wheat Crop.-The April re

The Wheat Crop.-The April re-
turns of the Department of Agriculture ut
Washington make the winter wheat area
about q, GOO, 900 acres. The present area
is greater than that Of the census year by
more than 1900, 900 acres. The condition
senting full stand, unimpaired vitality
ard medium growth. In April, 1888, the
average was so, and S. in April, 1881.
The State averages are rs follows: Con-
necticut, 100; New York, 81; New Jersey,
95; Pennsylvania, 90; Delaware, 9G;
Maryland. l02; Virginia. 10l; North Car
olna, l02; South Carolina, 81; Georgia,
Of Alabama, IS; Mississippi, %; Texas,
10l; Arkansas, 81; Tennessee, 9S; West
Virginia, 100; Kentucky, %; Ohio, IS;
Michigan, o. Indiana, %; Illinois, 81.
PersounI.-Miss Annie Harrison and
Miss Mary Allen went to Washington last
week to spend some time visiting friends.
Miss Mamie Byers, near town, is visit
ing friends in Maryland.
Miss Annie Schoppert, of this place, is
visiting friends in Martinsburg.
Mrs. Col. John f. Schlcy is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. +. w. Muzzey in Phila-
delphia.
Capt. Kirk Cunningham has moved to
Alendale, the home of the late Andrew
w. McClcary. We are glad to welcome
such entcrprising citizens to our commit
nifty.
Misses Eta and Minnie Ray, of Me-
chanicstown Seminary, and Miss Mamie
Hill, of the Hagerstown Seminary, spent
the Easter holiday at their homes in this
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-04-19
Council Mee,ing.-rhe Town Coun


Gil met OH Monday evening last, all the
members present. The commissioners Of
election made their report, which was or
deled to be spread upon the minutes. The
Finance Committee reported settlement
with w. L. Arthur, late sergeant, and
found balance due of $l0.77. The erro-
neOus assessment of Mrs. Rhoda Halliday
was referred to The Finance Committee
for adjustment. ~ petition was presented
asking that watering place be opened in
Tanner alley, which was ordered to be
done. The following persons were grant
ell Il recommendation to sell spirituous
and malt liquors: John G. Lambert, Mrs.
Mamie d. Lee and w. S. Wagner. d. +.
Graves was granted hotel license.
Section s of chapter was amended so
as to include cows running at large rs 4
nuisance, the same to take effect on the
1st of May. An ordinance WAS also passed
in regard to vagrancy, to take effect from
its passage.
Bills were ordered paid as follows: j.
ii. Cookus, $lS.0l; Charles II. Cookus,
$lO.12; John Longbrake, $l0.l2; Isaac w.
Chapline, $l0l2; John Davis, Sl3.47;
Matt Toliver, $I4.45; VIM. J.. Arthur,
1904; Joseph Entler, sl.90; j. III. Kee-
seeker, $40.
John III. little was appointed proxy
to represent the corporation stock in the
Shenandoah Valley Railroad at the meet
ing to be held at Roanoke in May.
The following officers were elected:
Keeper of town clock-Jacob 5. Sheetz.
Town Sergeant-John ii. Cookus.
Trcasurer-Jacob Wintcrmoyer.
Asscssor-I. w. Chapllne.
The fire company was appointed keeper
of the engine, ut $40 per year. The salary
of the treasurer was fixed at $40, recorder
$50, and assessor $40.
The Mayor appointed the following
standing committees for the year:
Accounts and Financcs-COokus, Flem-
ing, Reyes.
Streets and Alleys-Keyes, Cookus, Os-
bourn.
Cistcrns and Town kun-Osbourn, Win
termoyer, KceSecker.
Nuisances and Fire Wintermoycr,
Cookus, kcescckcr.
Petitions and Remonstrances-Flcm
Wintermoycr, Oabourn.
The salary of cOuncilmen was fixed ut
so cents per night; if absent without an
excuse fined 80 cents. II. w. Latimer,
agent, was notified to have pavement re-
paired before next meeting, or the same
will be done by the Council and charged
IN rs taxes
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What They Raise in Oak ota.

He was from the rural districts of Dakota;
there were wheat sprouts in his hair, and a
sort Of real -estate-boom expression in his eye.
He sat on beer keg opposite Washington
avenue saloon, with an ease and grace that
indicated he was born to that position. 'Sile,"
he remarked, ''you bet yer sweet life Dakota
can put up the gosh rangdedest lay out Of rich
land in America ''Raise anything but
wheat"' 'sWal, shud say 'twould. Eff you'll
show me anything 'twon't raise, pll give yer
the best slab DANCED farm in Catamount county.
never run up aginst sech cantankerous land
in my life. Why, pard, I started to build a
barbed wire fence round my farm last fall: I
got it bout quarter done an had to quit on ac-
count Of the snow. When went out in the
spring ter finish ther fence, the burned wire
had commenced to grow an was runnin' all
over my wheat field. trained ther stuff an
she's grown bout half way round the whole
bizniz now an If nothin' happens I'll COM
mence to raise barbed wire and raise har with
eastern manufacturers in few weeks. Yaas
sir, that's ther kind o. soil we've got in Dako-
ia. Why, I left my sulky plow out in the field
last winter an when went ter get it this
spring tad grown SO big it took four horses to
draw 1t out Of the ground. broke it up and
sold it for old iron and made enough out of II
tobuy six new plows." Journal
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The Great Eastepu

1t is now regarded as certain that the Great
Eastern will be chartered by the Exposition
management to bring from London to New
Orleans the collective and individual exhibits
that have been promised by the governments
and by private individuals and firms Of Europe.
Unless the negotiations fail, tie great vessel,
the largest in the world, will leave London be.
tween the fifteenth of October and the first of
November. Several exhibitions have been
held or are being held abroad this year, and
agents of the Worlds Exposition have for some
time been busy securing many Of the objects
that have been attractive in the old world.
The management proposes to bring over the
exhibits and return all that are not sold, free
of charge. This liberal action will enable
many exhibitors to participate in the advan-
tages to be derived by display of their manu.
factured articles, who otherwise would not put
in an appearance here. The Great Eastern
herself will be no inconsiderable feature of the
great show, and will be worth going hundreds
Of miles to see. The management has not de-
cided yet what use the great ship will be put
to after her arrival.-New Orleans Bulletin.
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Clerks OF District Courts

The question Of the election of clerks Of dis
trict courts in the various counties is one at
tracing much attention. A test case has been
made and will be heard at the session of the
supreme court of the territory in October.
Pending this, Judge Hudson does not desire to
express an opinion on the subject. The organ
ic act Of the territory gave the judges power to
appoint their clerks; but section 10, chapter 4s
of the laws Of 1889, provided for the election
OF clerks OF district courts at the general cleo
ton. 1t is doubtful If this can supersede the
charter under which the territory was organ
ized, and the Argus learns from Judge Stack.
who was clerk Of the codifying committee in
the legislature Of 1877, that an effort was made
When the present code was before the upper
house for consideration to have clerks Of court.
elective, and Judge Kidder appeared before,
the council In recess and showed that the law
organizing the territory gave the legislature no
nght TO make the office an elective one. But
the law OF the United States seems 80 ambion-
GUS on this subject that 1t is hard tointellioant
" interpret 1t, 50 much stress being laid nnnn
the term zone clerk" II Judge Hudson can
simply appoint one clerk here, and he draw
bis salary from the United States, what 4 t.
hinder the election of another clerk Of the ais.
trict court of this countye And If this ha n,o,
true, then what is to be done in the fourth ami
NTH judicial districts, where the court DOS ~,
nave United States Jurisdiction P Fargo Ann,
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For some reason, to us inexplicable, the
officials of Griggs county, ever since the Or
ganization Of Steele county, have shown de-
sire to interlneddle in the affairs Of that por-
ton Of our territory which formerly was in
cluded In Griggs. This action has heretofore
appeared to our officials as being mere piece
Of childishness on their part, and as it did no
harm to any one on the east side of the river,
were content to let them keep up the play as
long as it tickled their fancy. Recently, how
ever, this officiousness has eliminated in
a published list of the lands in ranges 56 and
81 as being indebted to Griggs county for
taxes for 1853, and conveying notice to the
holders thereof that unless the same were paid
their lands would be sold. This is carrying
the joke little too far, and it is time to call
stop. The commissioners of Steele now pro-
pose to see what virtue can he found in the
laws Of the Territory, and see if an application
thereof will not teach the officials of Griggs a
little common sense, of which at present they
seem to be devoid.
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Wheat Harvest in California.

California, having, like the tropical countries.
only two seasons, is peculiarly adapted to the
culture OF wheat i'll its Interior valleys. The
valley of the San Joaquin with the Sacramento
furnishes some Of the largest wheat fields in
the United States, being rivaled only by those
of the Red River Valley. The soil is what is
called ''adobe," which when wet becomes very
sticky, and on drying becomes like stone,
Roads almost impossible in the wet SEASON be-
come i'll summer as hard and smooth rs the
finest nacadanlized roads. Crops other than
wheat cannot be raised except by irrigation.
AS the wheat is fully grown by the time the
dry season commences, it is very nice to have
the grain ripened sufficiently dry for threshing
at the time it is cut. Combined machines for
cutting and tllreshing wheat at the same time
are increasing IN number very fast
On reaching a grain field ones attention is
drawn to all object which has an appearance
similar to house of small size moving by its
own power through the field which stretches
as far as one can see in all directions On its
near approach it is found that instead of mov-
ing by its own force it is propelled by twenty
very large mules, Which were hidden behind
its huge proportions. The mules are fastened
in two lines, ten abreast, to long whiffle- trees
attached to heavy timber, at the back end of
which is the wheel which steers the machine.
AS one sits on top Of the machine and looks
behind lie sees the ears and backs of the mules,
and 1t seems much like putting the cart before
the horse, habit the people have here. The
pilot sits i'll front Of the wheel steering, and
the sensation to a passenger is as If at sea, ex-
cept as the crack of the whip warns some lag
gard mule to move faster.
Close to the knives stands a man who raises
or lowers them according as the grain is tall or
not, as all that is wanted is to cut Just below
the heads. Passing by an endless belt the
heads are carried to the cylinder or picket; the
grain is threshed, and through set of selves
is cleaned and sent along by set of scoops to
the sack-sewer, who fills the sacks. Then
sewing them, they are ready for market, and
sliding down an inclined plane lie ready for
the wagon, on which they are carried to a pile
OF other sacks all ready to be hauled to market
As the price at present is very low, only $1.25
per Genital, many farmers will leave the grain
in the fields for many weeks, knowing that
there is no danger Of rain. This immunity
from wet makes the farmers(or as they are
called here, rauchers) careless, and many show
the improvident way of the country by leaving
machine which cost $4,000 without cover
through the winter. AS these machines weigh
three or four tons each, their use is only posi-
BILE in country where the soil bakes hard like
pavement. To give minute description Of
one Of these machines would trespass too much
on your columns, but this may give general
idea.-St0ckton, Cal, Cor. Hartford Courant.
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The Fargo 4 Southern.

Attention is called to the advertisement of
this new trunk line which will be found in
another column. The peoples Line" is now
in successful operation between Fargo and St.
Paul and Minneapolis, making the same time
and giving the same rates as the Northern Pa
cific and Manitoba roads. The Fargo Il South
ern is equipped with the latest and most i'm
proved coaches and locomotives and will run
Pullman sleepers OH all night trains. The line
is completely laid with the best OF steel rails,
and has one Of the best road beds of any line
in the Northwest 1t being Dakota institu-
tion-the only railroad chartered by the Ter
ritory that has been completed and managed
within the Territory-certsinly deserves kind
from every citizen thereof. Passengers can
make connection with the Fargo & Southern
at Wahpeton, and anyinformation desired can
be readily obtained by addressing C. J. Eddy,
the polite and attentive general freight and
passenger agent at Fargo.
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NORTGAGE SALE.
A1G Defauit has been made In the cnnditions

Nh OE10GAeGE SALE.
- 2eIa11t mas been made In the conditions
Thomas N. Lee and AmiCy D. Lee, his wife,
mortgagors, to Jacob II. Allen. mortgagee dated
the 18th day Of July. A. D. eighteen hundred and
flee Of the Register of Deeds Of the county OF TTail
In the Territory of Dakota. on the ;}1st day of
July, A. D. 1882, at 10 O'Clock a. H., in book of
mortgages, on pages 1872 and 1913, on which there
amount Of eight hundred and nineteen dollars
and eighty-four cents, (819.S1) and no action or
proceeding has been instituted at law or In equity
TO recover the debt secured by said mortgage or
any part thereof. The said mortgage was duly
transcribed from the records Of Tralll county, d.
T., and recorded in the said office of the Register
OF Deeds of Steele county, D. T., in book A. of
mortgages, OH page 416. Notice is hereby given,
that by virtue OF power OF sale contained In said
mortgage, and Of the statute In such case made
and provided: the said mortgage will be forecosod
by safe OF the mortgaged premises therein de-
Of the Office Of the Hope Pioneer in the village Of
Hope, county of Steele and Territory of Dakota it
being the most public place in said county of
Steele, where the said land Is situated ut public
uty duly appointed, on Monday, the 9th day Of
October A. ID. eighteen hundred and eighty-four,
at O'Clock In the afternoon, to satisfy the amount
which shall then be due on said mortgage, with
sale, and forty dollars ($4O) attorneys fees, as
stipulated in said mortgage In case of foreclosure
The premises described In said MOI oltgage, and SO
to be sold are the lot piece Or parcel Of land stu
kota and known and described as follows to wit:
The moth west quarter In W AZ of section eight
cen (18,D In township one hundred and forty-fOur
N44D and range ffty-fve $50 In Steele county
ID. T., containing one hundred and tfty-Se, en- and
fifteen one hundredths of an acre.
JACOB H. ALLEN, Mortgagee,
W. B. LoCKLIN, Attorney for Mortglgee
Dated Aug 14th, 1884.
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NOTlCE::-Timber-Culture.

l.
July 29th 1884.
Complaint having been entered at this Office BY
George K. PuIdy against Edward Murphy for fail
ure TO comply with the law as to timber culture
entry No. 6476, dated February I4tk, 1882, upOn
% the NV \ IF sec % ~. tp 146n,r SIS W. in Steele
said entry, contestant alleging that the said
Edward Murphy has failed to break or cause to be
broken five acres Of said tract since the date of
said entry and prior to the expiration Of one year
Also that the said Edward Murphy has failed to
break or cause to be broken five acres of said tract
since the expiration of one year and prior to the
expiration Of tw2 years from the date Of said en-
sad Edward Murphy has failed to cultivate or
cause to be cultivated to crop Or otherwise five
acres of staid tract since the expiration of one
year and prior to the expiration of two years from
year. Also that the said Edward Murphy has
failed to break OR cause to be broken and has
failed to cultivate or cause to be cultivated to crop
or otherwise any portion of said tract since the
date OF said entry and prior to the commencement
of this contest. The said parties are hereby sum
moned to appear at this Office on the 18th day of
October 1884, at 10 o'clock a. M. to respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged aban-
donment. HORACE AUSTIN, Reglster.
G, J, Paul. attorney sen1O-1 Q-OHnotg I n
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-AKORTGAGE SALE.

1xl Default having been made In the payment
OF the sum of sixtytWO dollars and sxty-lye cents
ls62.65) and interest from April 2lst, 1884 at
the rate OF ~ per cent per annum, which is
claimed to be due at the date of this notice. uDon
certain mortgage duly executed ard delivered by
Anders Larson and A. O. Ness (Andrew Olson)
MOrtgagors to II. c. Miller and 0. Behucke, as II
9. Miller d. Co., mortgages bearing date the 2 st
day OF April, A. D. 1884, and duly recorded in the
office of the register of deeds In and for the county
OF Steele and Territory of Dakota on the 23d day
OF April, 1884, at :45 p. m, in book A Of mort
gage deeds, on page H. and no action or proceed
Ing at law or otherwise having been instituted to
recover the debt securee by said mortgage or any
part thereof. Now, therefore, notice is hereby
given that by virtue of power of sale containe d
In said mortgage and pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided, the said mortgage
Will be foreclosed, and the premises described in
and covered by said mortgage, viz: All of the east
one-half (e lSl of section twenty-five (sec 22) in
township one hundred and fOrty-nye (tp 1867 of
range -four (r 5 III the said county of Steele
and Territory of Dakota, will be sold at public
auction (subject to prior mOrtguges) to the high
est bidder for cash to pay said debt and interest
and fifty dollars attorneys fees as stipulated IN
and BY said mortgage in case of foreclosure and
the disbursements allowed by law: which sale Will
be made by the sheriff of said Steele county at the
front door of the postofice in the city of Hope in
said county and Territory on Friday the 81 st day
of Ootober A. D. 1884, at o'clock p. IN. of that
II. C. MILLER Il CO., Mortgages
Dated September 10th, 1884.
n h,nto n ~ 4
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sheep ON Grain Earm..

SAA $SA am r 0ElnD
Inc advantages arising from keeping sheen
Oh wheatgrowing farms are thus summed m
Dy mr.. Buell. in an address delivered before tha
sheep breeders Of Michigan: ~
l. They are less subject to contagious d;s
eases ior the reason that the flock can be more
easily kept isolated. 80 !. = '.'o-o Z
z When individual losses do occur. thsy ara
less in value than in case Of the loss Of 4 horsa
or cow. y : ol'o m
o. .. Ihey grow quickly and mature early. and
WIN their fleece pay dividends oftener tban
any other live stock. - '-1','. -
4. When summer fallowing is prasticea. thew b,,
&c. as cleaners in clearing fence corners Of
Drlsrs and weeds, and in keeping down annual
grasses that spring up on plowed lands.
.. During winter they are stil doing their
WORK OF converting the surplus straw into fer
tilizers. ->'5-' :" ~ " ioi- 'i
IL Is not clear that the profits from ,been
RAISING on farms where other crops are grown.
instead OF wheat would be less than on wheat
farms. Sheep make good use of corn staIks
prairie hay, oat straw and almost any kind Of
FODDER or feed grown Prairie Former
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1884-09-19
THEPIERRE CONVENTION
One Hundred and Eighty-Two
Votes Claimed for Ray
mOnd.

PIERRE, D. T., Sept. 17.-At half-past two
O'Clock E. Caldwell, of Minnehaha called the
Republican Territorial convention to order.
Rev. 0. E. Murray, pastor OF the Pierre
Methodist church, offered an appropriate
prayer.
Mr.. Caldwell read the call under which the
convention assembled.
Judge J. r. Bennett moved that D. ID. Hold
ridge, of Miner county, be elected temporary
chairman.
johnson Nickeus of Stutsman, on the part
OF the friends of Raymond, seconded the NOM
ipation of Holdridge, who was unanimously
elected.
MIR. Holdrdgs was then introduced to the
convention and thanked the members for tho
honor, and hoped the deliberations would be
wise and good. He believed this would be the
last Territorial convention that would ever as
scmble i'll South Dakota. He expected to see
a greater majority cast for the man here NOM
mated than the total vote given by some States
that now oppose our admission.
Judge Bennett, chairman of the South Da-
kota caucus, ". V. Barnes, of KingsDury,
A. c. Marchman, of Cass and A. H. Lewes, of
Grant, be elected temporary secretaries. March,
man asked to be excused and that r. D. Hos
kins, Of Pembina, be substituted for himself.
The amendment was carried and Benefits
motion adopted.
c. H. Seely, Of Sphinx, moved the chair ap-
point committee of fifteen on credentials
four from North Dakota, seven from South
Dakota and four from the Black Hills. Adopt-
ed without dissent
A. S. Stewart Of Fall River moved the
chairman appoint a committee of five OIL per-
manent organization. Adopted unanimously.
motion was then made to adjourn to 9
| O'Clock Thursday morning, which gave rise to
lengthy discussion, but was finally adopted.
PIERRE, Sept 17.-To-night Raymond's
headquarters are having caucus. They claim
one hundred anil eighty-two votes solid. Mel
lette's, Gifford's, McMaster's and Shannon's
quarters are quiet,
The South Dakota delegates have passed a
resolution pledging themselves to vote and
work for the nomination of candidate who
resides south of the forty-sixth parallel.
The citizens Of Pierre gave grand banquet
to the delegates tonight.
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Rochester Items.

Mr.. George Warner, of Piper City, 1l!e., Is
here looking after his extensive wheat crop
which was put in by his nephews, Arthur and
James Warner.
Miss Mary Gibson, after complying with tho
law Of "Uncle Sam'' on her homestead, took
her departure for her paternal home in Daven-
port, Iowa, last week. Miss Gibson has gained
the esteem OF all with whom she became ac-
quatnted during her stay here. Her many
friends wish her bright future.
A trio Of gentlemen who reside at present at
the Rochester House, sighed for something ro-
mantle. Thinking the hour had come when
they might display their heroism by rescuing
the perishing from the angry flames, they
rushed down the road towards Colgate, imag-
lining that place to be fast burning to the
ground, when, to their disgust, it proved te<,e
only the north star.
What has become Of the Page correspondent?
The Rochester ''dude' is not dead but Sleep
ing, and dreaming Of the land 80 dear to his
heart the land where the sunfowers grow.
Mrs. Pepper, Of Hope, entertained number
of the Rochesterites last week.
Rosy AND DAISY.
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Perfect Preservative.

Mr.. Runaround was out late the other night,
and the next morning at breakfast in order to
Justify himself, he remarked to his wife:
''Pet, we have been married twenty years, and
you look almost as young as you did then"
'You have not changed particle" she re-
sponded sweetly.
''Not changedv he answered in surprise, re-
membering his grey locks and ruby nose.
"Why, how can you say that?'
because things preserved in alcohol never
change" she answered.
Mr.. R. buttered his napkin ring under the
impression that it was muffin, and the meal
progressed in silence. Washington Hatchet.