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The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

81 esS|sq spso e 81 sSs Ss losing a@ receiving
IA dispstch from, ,Iroatol Ispnounces the fail
ss tsssIs, e: e: ges' dc lh6iss 600; as
It is reported that the failed Manufacturers
bank, Milwaukee, was woefully 1nismanaged,
and that the assets will not pay so cents on the
dollar: The creditors, however, believe that
President Alfred Conro will make good all de-
ficits out Of his private fortune.
John Dillon, the Irish land leaguer, with
party of Denver and Leadville capitalists, is
in Salt Lake City, and it il understood they are
negotiating for the purchse Of between 1OO, 600
and 2oo' 600 acres of land in the northern Por-
large Irish colony
There is another failure in the New York dry!
goods trade, that of Edmund Yard, Jr:, l. Co.,
lace importers. Liabilities Of about 81, ,0Q0, 900
and preferences Of $500, 1000 The failure at
this time is said to be precipitated by the hesi-
tation Of the banks in extending them legiti-
mate accommodation; but it is mainly due to
speedy decline in prices and depression in
the market which prevented their disposing OF
their goods .s<, 80 -
Official and scientific comment upon the
Greedy expedition deals mainly with the
necessity and responsibility of the calamity
marred it, and the value Of it's technical results.
Nobody doubts that, with proper direction and
management the lives of the whole expedition
might have been saved, though critics differ
as to the particular measures of relief which
should have been; taken. Asto the scientific
results, observers. all agree as to their value.
Lieut. Lockwood with shedding party,
achieved the most northerly point yet reached,
and the observations of other members of the
party extend geographical knowledge Of the
polar regions considerably The experience
mite evidence than was in existance before, OF
the tact Of an sopeQe polar sea northwest OF
Greenland
In the Grant l. Ward suit in New York ex-
Senator Chaffee testified that in April 1888, he
doaned the .ar1p Of Grant u Ward $ll0,ooO
United States Government bonds. In October
he loaned them q, 100000 He also loaned
burg railroad bonds. The governments were
worth 2S to Is per cent. premium. There was
market value for the other bonds, but they
sold at par and interest up to s per cent at
box y. s. Grant, Jr. He had left them
there forsafe keeping U. 8. Grant, Jr., bad
asked him to loan themsto the firm, as they had
not as much money as they required. Ward,
he thought, had afterward told him the money
obtained on the bonds was loaned to men who
had large railroad contracts and would pay a
handsome profit. He was to receive half the
profits made By the firm from the. use, of his
money. Altogether he had. drawn about $40, :;
600 .as his share of profits. Chaffee said
he had no written evidence of the tran
sactl0n, so far as loans were concerned
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

The first official duty Judge Neal, the new
solicitor Of the treasury, performed after tax
ing the oath Of Office, was to sign letter in
structing the United States district attorney of
Minnesota to bring suit against Father Breck,
"a we'll known missionary among the Chippewa
Indians, TO recover the sum. of ~ 900, which,
according to the records Of the. treasury, he
had been owing to the government since 1857.
Beink Christian minister among the Chippe-
was, Father Breck was employed to disburse
some funds for their benefit, in which 81 900
is not accounted fof # is evidently a result
this asdni thousands ofcasaa legal oceedings
have to be resorted to in order to secure q bal
ance. Il is believed that the Feverent mission
arysis dead and gone to glory, but the govern
.meIt has no official knowledge of the fact, and
is not aware whether OF no his accounts have
been balanced on the great book above. : :
s.. Coroner Muscraft has ended the investigar
tion upon the dead bodies Of the persons killed
in the late riot He enumerates ffty-three
whose bodies he viewed 9. OF these he finds
that Capt Desmond wxs killed by unknown
persons n he mob; one man, Goetz, shot him
self accidentally; another, SenAlz, Nas unlaw-
fully shot on Sunday afternoon by the militia
send ali the others were justfiably killed, they
having failed to obey the command Of the sher,
f6 TO Gsper1a .ssz 5Es.sss 81
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24
Market Reports.

ST. PAuL-Wheat. No. hard, 9Oc.
No. 1, SIC; No. 2 hard. SIC: No. 2, 75c.
Corn, No. 2, sic; No. 8, 46(d48c
Oats, No. 2 mixed, 2Sc; No. mixed, 27c:
No. white, SOC. No. 8 white, 28c.
,oH Barley, No. 2, 56e No. 5 extra 45o'; No 8,
Baied Hay, wild, So 50; timothy, $1,000
Eggs, 1e@l6hc : ~
MnwkyKEB: -4Wheats No. 2, s17&e
Corn, No. 2, soc.
Oats, No. 2, white, 34c
Rye, No. /, Gle
Barley, No. 2, SIC.
Mess Pork, $3.50 -.
Lard, $40.
Butter, choice creamery, 17@1sc; fair to
good, l6@17c; best dairy, 13@14c.
Eggs, l5@154c
., ehaoAoo.-wheat s5u No Chicago spring,
Corn, 5014c
Oats, 29c.
= barley, es@as g . . -. >
Flax Seed, 81 5Ot0$1.5I
Pork, $16.0O01$17O0.
Lard, $7o5{@$715
Butter, creamery, 17@1slc; dairy, 14@14118a
Eggs, 15@151ac:
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24
The practicabiliaty of the underground

The practicability. of the underground
system of telegraphy has been conclu-
sively demonstrated at Washington.
Some months ago the Government con-
nected the Capitol with the Depart
ment buildings by wires for both tele-
graphic and telephone purposes laid
under ground. Numerous and thorough
experiments have proved that this sys-
TEN is an efficient substitute for the
overhead system, and the superintend-
ent of public buildings and grounds
has recommended it's general adoption
and the removal Of sll the present wires
and poles as soon as possible. This
only sustains the result of previous ex.
periments with underground wires
elsewhere, but every such showing
serves to help on the reform.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24
Rail and River News,

The report thatthe Canadian Pacific would
remove their Offices from the transfer at St
Vincent te-Emerson is correct. The Manitoba
about year ago erected buildings at tie trans
fer and allowed the Canadian Pacifcsto occupy
freight The action of the latter road in deter
mining to remove to Emerson will put the Man
itoba to moro expense and trouble. General
Manager Marvel stated recently that the
Manitoba intended delivering all business ID
the point desired by shippers at Whatever par'
Of the road. The change to Emerson will en-
tail additional expense, but that will have to be
borne
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

The late Samuel M. Shoemaker i
Baltimore, who died last week, left
estate valued, at about 5000, 900,
made. out Of investment in the-Ada
Express. -
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

A terrible murder is reported from Jackson
eounE. Tenn George Patrick, wealthy farm
er, left home to hive swarm Of bees. He did
not return, and party started in search. He
was found on the side of the mountain with
seventeen bullet holes through his body.
A parallel to the celebrated Wheeler strang-
ling case occurred in San Francisco Wednesday
night Frank D: Hutchinson, machinist,
strangled his mistress, Nettie Simms, because
she refused to live with him. Hutchins, when
arrested, expressed great joy over the deed.
President Brabender, who embezzled $780,
600 of the funds Of the Erie County Savings
bank, Erie, Pa, has been arrested again on a
warrant issued upon information OF J. B.
Fletcher, who charges that : Brabender
wheedled him into making large deposit by
false representations Of the bank ssolyency a
few hours before it's close
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24

Private John Heeney, Of Troop /, Seventh
United States cavalry, committed suicide last
evening in the company quarters OF Fort Yates
bine Temporary insanity is assigned for the
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24
Crimes and Criminals.

Crimes and Criminals.
Henry Bloom, q Baltimore & Ohio express
messenger was arrested at Pittsburg for steal
ing package containing $4,000
The grand jury has presented new indict
ments against ex- Mayor Chase, Of Omaha,
charging him with levying blackmail upon
gamblers, contr actors and prostitutes.
Aspeoi.l from 5Cheraw, 8. C., states tit J.
p. Hawley of Douglass, generally thought to
gan Cash, was shot down while At work in his
fold But not killed
2 IA duel with short'swords took place near
Gretna, La.,- between Capt J. E. Bron and
Evariste Poche, brother Of Justice Poche, of the
state supreme court. Poche received 3 flesh
wound in the thigh and the affair was set
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-24
Three hos thiev named Thomas o'Neil,

Three hoSS thie1 named Thomas O'Neil,
Michael KaHs, and F5snt Falkman, were cap
lidfsaabout sil miles nom Zumbrots by John
lsiasndt II Bat M c ecgt @ O'clock @ in the
hike his horses out, and ariyoT64, by man
whossupposed that they had engaged the team
They were pursued, captured, and held to
the grand jury in 5000 bale each:
Aman giving his name ~ass George Wilson,
from Canada, is in jail at Red Wing, charged
with attempting to outrage the fve-year-old
daughter of Gustof BLADDER The little girl is
positive Of his identity.
James Middleton and Josephine Gotzian, exc
cutors Of the estate of Adam Gotzian, deceased,
of St Paul filed in the probate court their in
ventory and appraisement Of the estate: The
inventory contains 732 real estate descriptions
appraised at $234, 47G 96; personal property
consisting Of cash, notes and amounts, $14,-
81.2S, making total Of $A9, 1897.
The death Of J. P. Item is announced at Lv
ingston, Oak. He had relatives in st. Paul.
At the close of the battalion drill at Winona,
200 soldiers, with a member of the Emmet
Light artillery mounted at their head, charged
upon the gamblers tents, tore them into shreds,
broke up their tent poles and smashed up their
boxes. This demonstration was a wholesome
expression of the righteous indignation of the
regiment and on public sentiment The En-
met Light artillery and the Second regiment
participated in this act
The First National bank of Glencoe has com
menced suit in the district court upon the bond
of E. B. Lincoln, the former cashier Of the
bank, to recover $4,000 The plaintiffs allege
that Lincoln defrauded the bank out of this
amount of money: Among other things they
charge him with loaning to Lincoln Bros, of
Glencoe, $500, and tAking.as security an in
surance policy for q; ;5oo. and taking as 3, Sc
Fire and Marine oompsny. Of St. Paul
The summary ii. IL has9rks Of City Assessor
of Minneapolis, shows : Total valuation in the
city, both real and personal, Of $85, $50, ,995,
This is an increase Of $685. IA, 769 since the last
complete valuation was made two years ago,
and in this time there has been added to the
taxable area of the city twenty three and three
fourths square miles, and added to the build
ings structures of taxable value of not less
than $11 ,00e, 900.
Gen. Sibley does not find his return to Min
nesota the best thing for his health. He was
greatly improved by his stay in the south, but
returned north too soon. He expects to go to
North Carolina again the coming winter:
The camp meeting at Maplewood Park, Wa.
SEGA, is still in progress. Parties are in at1
tendance from St Paul, Minneapolis, Hamline,
Northfield, Faribault, Kasson, st. Peter, Mar
shall and other places. -.-....,,
For some time past man belonging toyHer-
man, MINI, has been missing, and his friends
have used every possible means to discover
coA:n IL. lo-~
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Goods sold cheap for cash at Bartell 4
Smiths.


By the Kindness Of MIR. Goffenbaugh
Of this city we make the following ex.
tracts from a letter written by James
Burke who left here a short time ago for
the new d~iggings. The letter is dated at
Helena on the End inst
am at or hear Helena and will stay
here for q week or two as it is difficult
getting into the mines at present and it
costs a great deal to live in the camp.
Everything has to be packed in so !
hear and the snow is very deep. / have
heard no ~unfavorable news in regard to
the richness Of the mines and l have
seen one or two who have been there
and are going back again in the spring.
The other boys went on to Trout creek
which is about 35 miles this side Of the
diggings. We got to Miles City for SIS
each and furnished our W chuck,
making the fare about 500. From Miles
10 Helena ! paid S25.15 for first-class
fare but could have made it for less by
taking second class and would advise
any n coming to do so. The fare to
Trout creek from Miles is S43. Some go
10 Heron, which is the nearest point to
the mines, but / understand there is no
road from there in and the trail is over
some very rough mountains. Rathdrum,
80 miles further, from which there is a
road part Of the way to the mines. is
thought the most practicable route.
There is not much snow here nor east
OF here and between Miles City and
Deadwood. / am with Apologize at the
wood camp. He is anxious to 60 to the
mines but will wait till the first Of
March.
The Utah Northern junction with N.
p. is so miles west Of Helena but / don't
know what the fare is by that route.
From what / have seen and can learn
there would be no trouble In getting
through to within q short distance Of
the mines with teams.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Buffalo Gap.

Special Correspondence, Feb. lst-
Since l last wrote you / have not heard
of but little that will interest your read
ers 50 have not written to You before
this. The school at this place has
begun, Miss Soper Of French Greek is
the principal. She seems to understand
not only teaching but preserving order
also, and is we'll liked by the scholars,
especially the larger ones. There are
eight scholars attending ut present.
Buffalo Gap people are having a de-
bate at the school house Saturday nights
and the attendance is large.
Since New Year we have had snow on
the ground bat il has not been mor
than five inches deep any time and for
the last three days it has been SO warm
that the ground is bare in some places.
Cattle are looking fine and very few are
dying, unless some worse weather or
some disease strikes Us before spring
the losses will be comparatively nothing
Range horses are most as fat as they
we're before cold weather commenced.
Yours Respt.
JACQUE.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
land once.

The following from the Dcadwood
Times Of the 10th is the first intimation
the people Of this place have had rela
tive to the change and If the petition
bears the signatures Of anv in Custer
county it must be those Of the eastern
portion. A remonstrance against the
change was circulated in Custer Wed.
nesday and received the signatures Of
all to whom it was presented, and an
other is being circulated in Deadwood
and both will be forwarded to Washing
ton, and if the change has not been al
ready made by the department, will
surely nip the scheme in the bud:
"As previously announced in the
Times, X. c. Lake and Judge Often
bacher haye presented a n~un,erously
signed petition from citizens Of Penning-
ton and Custerc ounties, to the secretary
Of the interior, for the removal Of the
United States land office from this city
to Rapid City.
I, was a still hunt, SO quiet that nothing
was known Of it here until the news
came from Washington.
Messrs. Van Cise * Wilson, to get ct
the bottom facts. telcgraphed to Judge
Moody and Is. q. C%aulfield, two of the
gentlemen who we're sent to the capital
to represent the citizens Of the Black
Hills to the question of all others that
interests Us the most. the opening of.the
Sioux reservation, and to which they
have devoted themselves exclusively,
and by so doing, have shown that they
we're worthy Of the confidence that had
been placed in them, to ascertain what
had been done in the matter.
Yesterday they received the following
answer by telegraph:
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Feb. 0.
VAN CIsE e. WILSON: First we ever
heard Of it. Learn petitions are here.
Forward strong remonstrance Will
look sharply after it. Lusc says he is
not urging it.
MOODY q CAULFiELD.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

AS a general thing local newspaper
items explain themselves, but the local
of the Pioneer in it's issue of the 18th
leaves us a little in the dark in the fol-
lowing:
"Onr water has been entirely shut Of,
and it is feared that all the pipes this
side Of the Whitewood, are frozen.
There was a little water on Main street
last night, but with no force. The tanks
are nearly empty
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Ladies, Misses and Childrens shoes at
Bartell & Smiths

John G. Richer, who had his leg
broken by his horse falling on it, says,
in a letter dated Feb. 9th: II am get
ting along nicely an having a good time
considering my situation. Mr.. Reno
and family did all in their power To
make me comfortable while 1 was at
their place. Mr.. Bond set it in very
good shape. and in fact I have been
treated and handled in first class shape
eve since my misfortune"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
The Jewell cook and parlor stoves are
the best stoves made.
Dissolution Extraordinary.


The partnership heretofore existing
between Messrs. Baty and Johnson was
brought TO an abrupt tirmation about 2
o'clock Thursday morning by the con-
sent and action Of only IL Of the par
ties to the firm, Charles Baty, who, at
the unseemly hour mentioned proceed
ed I o the firms place Of business and
literally striped it of its contents. Mr..
Johnson came down as usual that morn
ing about 10 o'clock to open up and
found u vacant building only to do bust.
ness with.
Cause why? Mr.. Baty states that he
was held responsible for the stock by
Plunket & Lynch of Rapid, Of whom it
was purchased, and he took this means
to secure them from loss and it is his
intention to resume business alone in
the building next door west of Burton
& Curran's sometime next week.
Mr.. Johnson says he could not account
for the action Of his partner and that he
was equally interested aud was able and
willing If there was any loss TO contrib
ute his share but that the assets fully
covered the liabilities. He did not OBJ
iect to a dissolution but dose o like
the present mode Of procedure.
Sturgis Record: +. T. Allabaugh, the
restaurant man, has returned to his frat
love, and has opened q short order
house and restaurant in the Abrams
building next to IL. =. Ash's property,
Main street. In the astute language of
the Deadwood papers, when he went up
there. The wants to locate where the
business 10"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

On last Monday morning Clara Boy
don, engaged at the Climax, took the
horse belonging to the company to pull
a log TO camp. Sometime after it was
discovered that the animals tongue was
nearly severed and when questioned
Boydon stated that he put u rope around
the horses jaw and RAJ it a jerk to
make him pull and In doing 80 the rope
done the damage.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

As Rev. p. Rosen had too much to do
in lawrence county the Rt. Rev. NJ.
Marty, Vicar Apostolic Of Dakota, has
sent Father Vigeant to reside Mt Rapid
City and attend to the spiritual wants of
the Catholics in the Southern Hills. He
will be at Custer City on the 22nd of
this month and celebrate mass on Sun
day the oath at 1870. Sermon in En-
glish and French. After mass a meet
ing will be held to organize the church
building.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

Notice to c. b. Manville. You are hereby
1 not fled that ! have expended 500 90 In labor
and improvements on the White Star Lode Custer
county, territory of Dakota In order to hold said
premises under the provisions OF section 232t Re-
vised Statutes of the United States being the
amount requ red to hold the same for the year
1883 and If within 90 days after this notice by
publication you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion Of such expenditures as
together with the advertising expenses. etc.
your interest In said ella IN will become the prop
erty of the subscriber under said section 2s3f.
w. X. BOND.
Dated Custer City, Dakota. Dec. 18th, 1881.
17tl3
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
B~irthangton's wrsshday.

A dance will be gwen in court house
hall on the night of Feb. 22nd, next
Friday. to which everybody and their
unclcs and their cousins and their
aunts are invited. Let the day which
II the anniversary Of the birth of the
Truthful George be httingiy observed by
. large turn out, who are guaranteed a
sociable time foy one dallar and fifty
ooutA Tickets Tor pal~ at :, ]. Wheel.
60 Supper af the Ttexps HsesL .
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
PUBLISHERS NOTICES:

Local notices and advertisement in
tended for this paper must be here by
Friday morning proceeding the date of
publication to insure insertion, and all
communications as early as Tuesday
evening.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Purely Personal.

Doc Flick and family moved over
from Rapid last Saturday and are now
at home at their residence in the north
eastern part Of town.
Sam Moses pulled out for - r ranch
Thursday.
Tom Webster. cattle detective, left for
the - T ranch Thursday.
Rev. Searles and wife left for Dead.
wood Thursday morning.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

In Spearfsh on last Monday evening
two men, Higgins and Hill, entered the
house kept by Pearl Leopold, a courte-
ran and began a fusilade with revolvers
which riddled furniture and pictures and
killed Pearl. They then secured horses
and skipped for the range.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

The heaviest snow fall Of the season,
eight inches, occurred the first Of this
week. So far this winter more now
has fallen here than any previous sea
son that can be remembered by white
men.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

Sturgis Record Robert Grow, of
Spearish, passed through town Sunday.
On route for the Hot Springs, where it
IL suspected he is trying to start a news
paper, if he finds encouragement en-
ourh.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

The following is the record Of the
thermometer for last Monday morning
in the various districts Of the Hills
Bald Mountain, 20 below; Deadwood
q; Rapid, %; Lead. Is; Central City
and spearfsh 16; Custer II, and Roch.
ford IA.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16

The members Of the Congregational
church and society vii. hold Bible read
ing and Praise services Mt their church
Sunday evenings at 7 o'clock. Averyone
IL cordially invited to attend.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Wanted.

! want to trade a good work and brood
mare for a god and well broke yoke of
oxen or will trade a pair Of the above
described mares with good double har-
ness for cattle. l Also desire to take,
on shares, a number of dairy COWS the
coming summer, | have a good range
and other necessary facilities.
21t3 CYRUS COLE.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-02-16
Notice of Final Proof
or Walter n. Walker, lid No 46s

AND OFFICE AT DEADwooD, q. II
Jan. %, 1884. (
Notice Ia hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has fled notice OF his intention to
make final proof IN support of his claim, and
that said proof vii, be made b tore the Judge
or clerk OF the district court OF Custer county ID.
7: ut Custer City. ID ], OH Friday, March II, 1884.
viz;
Walter n. Walker HID No 46S for the n hf sc or
s hf ne or sec 81 tip = s range = c Il II NJ.
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cult walton of,
said land, viz:
G. H.. Dunton. James Hartgering, Alexander
Smith, Samuel Il Maddox Of Custer Co., ID. r..
J. T.. LUSE Register
First publication Feb. 2