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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14

TIE Kentucky Republican convention elected
Walter Evans, W. o. Bradley, C. G. Culbert.
son and J. W. Lewis delegates-at-large to
Chicago.
CONGRESSMAN TYRE YORK, liberal, was nomi-
mated BY the Republicans for governor of North
Carolina.
In the Whig- Republican convention at At
lanta, Ga, on the I'd, Gen. Longstreet was
nominated for governor. ....
The Colorado Republicans on the LIST inst,
elected J. E. Barnum of the convention and
Judge Elbert, G. @. Davis, Gen. Hamin, A. L.
Esmigh, A. Gullett and P. F. Crowen delegates
to Chicago. -:
The Maryland Republicans, in convention on
the LIST inst, endorsed President Arthur's ad.
n,inistratlon and send Blaine delegates to Chi.
cago.
The Kentucky Republican convention on the
LIST inst, voted to send uninstructed delegates
to Chicago.
The Texas Republican delegates .at-large G
Chicago: G. G. Binkley, Richard Allen, Rober,
Tapp and N. W. Curry.
The Pennsylvania Prohibitonists held q con.
vention at Philadelphia on the 1st inst, and
nominated James A. Black, of Lancaster. TO,
ongressman-at-iarge.
The Florida Republicans held a convention on
the LIST inst, but there was split and another
convention was called for the following day.
The regular convention elected delegates to
Chicago uninstructed.
The Utah Republicans, on the 1st inst, chose
Arthur delegates to Chicago, as did also the
North Carolina Republicans.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
CASUALTIES,

PLATTE COUNTY, Neb., was fairly deluged on
the 9TH inst. Ten inches of water fell in two
hours, drowning stock and washing. away
buildings. Two children were drowned while
walking on road. Pecuniary loss 5000, 900.
The steamer City of Portland struck ledge
off Rockland, Me-, on the 9Th inst, during the
prevalence of strong easterly gale. and be-
came total wreck. Loss $125,O
AscH's fur factory at Norwalk, Conn. burned
on the 9th. Loss $4,000.
FIRE at Coquette, Wis. on the 9Th inst, de.
stroyed the planning mill and dry kiln Of the
Reinwick, Shaw d Cossett Lumber Company,
Loss $4,000.
JAMES RoBNsoN, brakeman, was killed by
the cars at Milwaukee on the 9Th inst.
The steamship T1tania, which touched at
Father Point, Province Of Quebec, on the 7th,
reported that she had on board twenty-four
survivors Of the State Line steamship State of
Florida, which was sunk at sea by collision with
q bark, which also went to the bottom with all
but three Of her crew. Out of 167 persons on
the steamship only A were saved, while only
were saved out OF a crew of Is on the bark.
making total Of 1876 lives lost by the terrible
disaster.
TwENTY-THREE persons we're injured by the
ditching Of . passenger coach near Decatur.
ILL.,, on the 7th inst.
On the 7th Alphonse G. Eclovitz, while
crazed through insomnia, jumped from the
fourth floor Of the Clark House, Minneapolis,
and was killed.
CAPT. II. N. ADAMS was accidentally killed 1t
Louisville. Ky, on th 7th inst, and Gen, Nor
ris Halstead at Newark, N. J.
PIRE HYAC1NrH and family are in Madison,
Wis. s' - s.
THE Boston Iron Works have cast ! huge
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
DAKOTA
A 8hinpinp Point.

Pierre is shipping point for all
Black Hills freight sent over both the
Chicago & North Western and Chicago.
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways. Ship
ments via. the latter line to it's Missouri
River terminus at Chamberlain are sent
up the river to Pierre for trans-shipment
to the Hille. The traffic between
Pierre and Deadwood is immense. In
the transportation of freight there are
10, 900 oxen and mules and 1000 men
constantly employed. the tonnage
amounting to about 70, 900, ,09O pounds
per annum, and the money annually paid
for freighting, amounting to over $780,
600 is expended in Pierre.
Pierre is the headquarters for Military
and Ranch Supplies forwarded by river
to the various forts and military posts
and to different points along the ''Big
Muddy" where small settlements have
sprung up. Pierre has the trade, alto
gether. of not less than $4,000 people,
including Indians. D. S. A. Quarter
masters office, government storehOuses,
and Offices OF Collector of Customs.
and Internal Revenue Collector are To-
Gated here. In the river traffic there
are twenty-five steamers engaged during
the season, plying between Pierre and
points above and below.
Building Activity.
During the past season there was
erected a brick courthouse, three brick
business blocks, and over 300 wooden
buildings. involving an expenditure of
over 81, 100000. There is now in pro-
cess Of erection the Park Hotel, brick
structure 100x120, four stories high, and
everything indicates that there viii be a
great increase in building during the
year 1884, and there will be an active de-
mand for building material and mechan-
les in all branches of trade.
The first industry established in Pierre
was brick making, of which there was
manufactured last season over 1000, 600
of superior quality, and arrangements
have now been completed to manufact-
ure more than 3,00O,OO0 the coming sea-
son. There is great demand here for
iron work, and foundry ana machine
shop which could make cast pieces fol-
buildings, breaking plows for the farm
ers, and do repair work on implements
and steamboats,, would do very profit.
able business.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
ANTlDoTE TO MALARIA.
Sold everywhere. 2Sc. Office Al Murray St.. NY.
TUFTS HAIR dye.

Most persons have an ambition to carry
gold watch case, and yet few people know
how watch case is made, or the vast diff
ference in Inequality of them. 1naSoL1D
GOLD WATCH CASE, aside from the neces-
sary thickness for engraving and polishing,
large proportion of the metal is needed
only to stiffen and hold the engraved por-
tions in place, and supply strength. The
surplus is not only needless, but undesira-
BILE, because gold is a soft metal and cannot
furnish the stiffness, strength and elasticity
necessary to make the case permanently
strong and close-ftting. The perfect watch
case must combine gold with some metal
that will supply that in which the gold is
deficient. This has been accomplished by
the James Boss Gold Watch Case -. ~ v.,.
which saves the WASTE of need q a
less gold, and INCREASES the soL1D1TY and
STRENGTH of the case, and at the same time
reduces the cost ONE HALF.
ssaA esat staD te Keyssse watch Case Factories Pha
Aspha, Ter handsome Illustrated Pamphlet showing
Jasss pss' saA Ksysts.s Watch Cases are nade.
(To be conttnued)
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
CRIMINAL

AT Hdioute, Pa, ON the 8th, Geo. Jenne
shot and instantly killed VIM. Ellis, in a quar-
rel over log chain.
An sttempt was made to wreck Mexican
Central special train with visitors, near Chihua-
hua, on the 9Th inst. A construction train
that preceded the special met with disaster.
and six men were killed and eight or ten
wounded.
AT Marion, Tenn, on the 7th, Jas. Murray
bad legal trouble with VIM. ID. Hardin, ex-
sheriff Of Crittenden County, Ark. Shooting
was INDUCED in and Hardin was killed and Mnr.
ray fatally wounded.
HAM PATTERSON, a negro, was taken from
bed by mob at Hatton Post-of6ce, Galloway
County, NO., on the 9Th, and killed.
CHARLES FORD, the slayer of Jesse James,
put bullet through his own heart at Rich
mond. Mo-, on the 9Th inst. No cause assigned.
PARTY of white men attempted to chastize
| . negro at Montserrat, No., on the 5th.
After fatally wounding two OF his assailants
the negro SURRENDERED to the authorities.
Two wife murderers paid the penalty of their
crimes at the hands of the hangman, on the
2d-Enoch Brown (colored), at Halifax Court
mouse, N. o., and VIM. McHugh, at Cincin-
A. B1ANEY, of Natick, Massachusetts leeis-
lator, was held for trial in $4,000 for ballotcbox
stuffng on the I'd. III - -
The Medicine Lodge bank robbers were
taken from jail at Harper, Kas., on the I'd
inst, by an angry mob. One Of them resisted,
and was riddled with bullets. The other three
were hanged. = =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
P | E R R E,
0TA


The city of Pierre is the county seat
OF Hughes County, Oak, and is To-
Gated on the east bank OF the Missouri
River, in the geographical center Off lthe
proposed new state of South Dakota,
and is opposite the center of the great
Sioux Reservation. It is tho present
terminus of the Dakota Central through
trunk line of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway; is distant 781 miles from
Chicago, and through daily trains with
out change of cars run between the two
cities in 80 hours.
The city is mainly built upon the
large and broad terraces overlooking the
river, with it's wooded banks and islands,
and as the slope of each terrace or bench
is toward the river, the city is perfectly
drained and is free from the dangers re-
sulting from floods or Imperfect sewer
age,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
THE FOREST FIRES.
Heavy Losses in Elk County, Pennsyl-
vania-Fires Extinguished.

Heavy Losses in Elk County, Pennsyl-
vania-Fires Extinguished.
PrrgsBURa, May 5.-Ralph Bagaley,
president of the Arthur Lumber Com
pany, of this city, returned from the
scene Of the confagration in Elk County,
this morning, and reports the devastation
great. He estimates the loss in Elk
County alone over 81, 600, 600. The
heaviest losers are the mill owners. The
mill Of VIM. Goetz, at Swiss Mount,
was entirely destroyed, with number
of Buildings and q large stock of lum-
ber. Goetz has been missing since
Thursday, and it is believed he has
persisted.
5 sHHHANpoAH, May 5.-The rain ex-
inguished the fires in this vicinity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
PIEPF FE,
The Population of Pierre is
2,5OO.

9he Population of Pierre is
2,5O0.
1t has an excellent municipal govern.
ernment. The Presbyterian College ol
Southern Dakota, now in operation, and
numerous ward schools, offer superior
educational advantages. There is one
tirst-class hotel, the Wells House, and
ten second-class hotels open, two daily
and four weekly newspapers, four banks
and numerous wholesale and retail
houses in various branches of trade.
The Surrounding Country
is thickly settled by farmers and com.
prises the finest farming land in Dakota.
Quarter sections, or farms of l6O acres
(every foo: of which can be cultivated, J
can be bought for from $500 to 81, 200,
depending upon their distance from the
city. Government land can be taken ur
within ten miles of the city. The coun.
try west of the river and included in the
great Sioux reservation (which it is ex.
pected will be thrown open to settle
ment this spring. is the best wheat
growing land in Dakota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
'oU 1OOU1HR CeHC6T. : = : = =
Activity in Real Estate
.A koTA
Opportunities for Business.

OPp0rCu01C1eS lot BUSINESS
Pierre is an excellent city to engage
in any kind of merchantile pursuits
Wholesale or retaiD, because its rates of
freight are low; it is the center Of fer
tile farming country and the supply
point for numerous cities and villages
located on the banks of the Missouri.
This is q good point to engage in man
ufacturing business of any kind, and lib
eral aid will be given to any manufact-
uring industry. There is good OPEN
ing for the manufacture of any article
used in building, for -four mills, and for
beer manufac cturing.
There are opportunities to invest in
real estate which will produce handsome
returns, and money used in the erection
ct buildings has and will pay 25 per
cent. If you desire to avail yourself of
the opportunities presented in new
country and rapid growing city, and
wish any reliable information in refer
ence to Pierre, it will be gladly fur
nished by addressing
w. S. WELLS,
Pierre, D. T.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
How Towns Are Started in Colorado.

[Ernest Ingersoll, In the Manhattan.l
The Town Site Company" I ought
to explain, for the benefit Of some East
ern readers, is an ASSOCIATION Of men
who make up their minds that town
should, would or could grow upat 3
certain point in q wild region whittier
civilization 10 tending, or whittier q
rush Is expected, contingent upon .
certain event. like the discovery Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
PIE1FFE,

a Manufacturing Business
can easily be established at Pierre, ow-
ing to the low freight rates obtained,
competition between river and railroad
transportation, the abundance OF wood,
which is now selling for 81 cord, and
the immense quantity of coal and other
raw material in the adjacent reservation
west of the river.
a Jobbing Trade
has already beendeveloped by Pierre mer-
chants with the Black Hills and the
country up and down the river, and
with lower rate of freight than can be
obtained at Watertown or Huron, or
any other point in South Central Dako-
ia, and being the only railroad point on
the boundary of the reservation soon to
be opened, Pierre is destined to become q
great iobbing center.
Activity in Real Estate
began last year and more sales were
made than in the previous two years OF
the city's growth. and there has been q
healthful, gradual advance in the price
of city property, and every one has made
money by operating in real estate. The
indications point to an early springs
business and an advance in prices.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
POLITICAL,

The Kentucky Democratic state convention
elected Henry Watterson, J. stoddard John
ston, Jas. A. Mckenzie and Thos. Z. Jones
delegates-at.large. The platform denounces
the tariff.
PREUeus to receiving the news Of the fail
ure of his firm on the 9Th inst, Gen. Grant was
interviewed by reporter at New York on gen.
eral and political topics. He thought the
country generally was prosperous and predict
ed steady flow Of immigration. He advocates
the abolition of the territorial government in
Utah, and the establishment Of q commission
similar to.the one in the District of Columbia.
He denies the old story that he massed troops
in Washington during the deliberations Of the
Electoral Commission in order to prevent the
seating of Tilden. He advocates constitutions
al amendments fixing the presidential term at
seven years, and making the ability to read
and write the English language the test before
granting citizenship to foreigners. He de.
clined to criticise President Athur's admins
tration. and pronounced himself in favor of Lo-
gan for the presidency.
The summary of the $40 Republican dele
gates first preferences is given as follows:
Blaine. e............378 %. Hawley. ....... 12
Arthur. .271 Gen. Sherman. %
Edmunds. 80. 73 Lincoln. ......
logan. u OukuOWQ.
6aerman. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
BUSINESS CARDS.
Obj Il CONKLIN,
ENT1srRY'

at their new Tonsorial Parlors. Shower and Hot
Baths. We have two frst-class bathrooms. Main
Street, Austin, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
rTNHOs. PHILLIPS, NJ. D.,
Has permanently located in Austin. Calls in
CITY or country promptly attended to at al hours
NJ. GREEN NAN,

T NJ. GREENMAN,
ATTORNEY At Law.
VIII practice ia the courts Of record, and the o. g.
courts. Ofice in schleuder's block, Main street,
Austin, Minn. dolly
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
Daniel Webster and the Presidency.

Few people are aware how near Dan
iel Webster came to the presidency on
two separate occasions. Had he not
twice rejected Mr.. Weeds suggestions,
he would, without doubt, have reach
ed the summit of his political ambition.
In the spring of 1889 Mr.. Weed went
to Washington, and called Mr.. Web
ster into the cloak-room of the capitol.
II think shall be the whig candi-
date" Mr.. Webster said. Mr.. Weed
expressed doubt. "Who then will be?"
asked the senator. 'It looks to me
like Harrison" said Mr.. Weed. Mr..
Webster declared that Harrison stood
no chance. "You are misinformed,
he said. "The party will choose man
with longer civil experience, who is bet
ter adapted to the place. "The ques-
ton isl said Mr.. Weed, "who will
pool the most votes?' "Well," said
Mr.. Webster, ''very well; but what
does this mean? You are going to
choose Scott delegation in New
York" That, Mr.. Weed explained,
was to keep New York away from Mr..
Clay. Then he went on: ''You do not
see me here to argue about that. What
l came for and what l want is for you
to be willing to accept the support of
New York for the vice presidency in
case my prediction about General Har-
rison is verified" As Mr.. Webster
would not listen to this, Mr.. Weeds
thoughts turned on Mr.. Clayton, of Del
aware, MS a candidate for vice presi-
dent, and Mr.. Clayton would have been
nominated had not his name been with
drawn at the last moment. When the
convention was about to be held, and
Mr.. Webster's friends saw that he stood
no chance for the place, they were free
to support Gen. Harrison or Mr.. Clay.
Two years later. when Gen. Harrison
was dead and Mr.. Tyler was president,
Mr.. Webster, as secretary of state un-
der the late vice president, had abun-
|dant leisure to reflect upon his CONVEX
sation in the cloak-room at the capitol.
|-"Memoir of 1hurloa0 Weed"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
Skin-Grafting.

DR.. R. F. Campbell, of Cleveland,
has explained to the Herald, of that
city, how he saved the life of Mr..
Frawley, brakeman on the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Road.
Frawley was burned so badly by the
explosion Of an oil car at Angola, N.
Y, last March. that the skin of his
back, of both legs, and of both thighs
was destroyed to the extent of 800
square inches. The afflicted surface
was SO large, especially on the left
limb that if allowed to heal without
skin-grafting, the muscles would con-
tract and cripple the patient for life in
all probability. Before performing the
operation of grating new skin the
surgeon carefully prepared the wounds
by cutting out all the burned parts and
dead skin. Thirty days from the time
of the accident the wounds were healed
sufficiently to allow the application of
bits of skin ranging in size from pin
head to half grain of wheat. The
bits were held fast by gutta-percha It's
sue. y substance like mucilage and
which was covered with dressing of
gauze and absorbent cotton. This
dressing was changed every day. In
three days the grated skin took root
and extended rapidly from bit to bit.
At first the new skin was pink, but
changed to the color of natural cuti-
Gle. The bits were taken from healthy
parts of the patients body, and four,
five or six other persons. To obtain
the bits the skin was lifted with forceps
and cut off with scissors. This pro-
cess is far more painful to the heroic
person operated upon than is the oper-
alton of grating to the patient. The
grating is an easy process, but great
care must be exercised in dressing the
parts. The grated skin is not so elias
tic as the natural growth, because the
cellular tissue has been burned away,
but one is just as good as the other for
all practical purposes. The surgeon
found the under part Of q good he althy
corn would produce skin growth of
normal character. DR.. Campbell said
skin-grafting was first practiced in this
country in 1871, and it is more COM
mon than ever now. Some surgeons
press the bits under the granules, but
equal results will be obtained, in his
experience, by merely laying the bits
between the granules on the surface.
Bits of skin from q colored person
when grated retain their natural color.
So successful was DR.. Campbell with
Frawley that the railroad company en-
gagged him to operate on Charles An
derson, of Angola, who recently had
his back burned by railroad accident.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
Yhe Adventures of Yellow Dog.

Cats are said to have nine lives, but
there is canine in Leadville that has
as remarkable an experience as any
feline that was ever worried, drowned,
shot or dubbed. 1t is a yellow cur be-
longing to James Minton, living on
Fryer Hill. He raised the dog and had
him something over three years, dur
ing which time the brute has had both
hind legs broken by being run over by
wagon, has lost his tail through the
devilishness of mischievious boys, has
been shot through the shoulder by
nervous neighbor, while bowling at the
moon, and, finally, only last week, fell
into water hogshead ABOUT half full,
where he swan and floated for at least
six hours, estimating the time by that
which he was missing. When rescued
he was thoroughly exhausted, but is
now himself again, with the exception
of slight limp and an abbreviated
tail just as good and handsome as any
other yellow dog. g.-Leadvitle Democrat
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09

neao. onIy SIo.UUo We are tue must
uncombed people in the country. it
would seem. We make about $4,0OO,-
900 of drugs. $4,000. 600 of flowers, $5,-
O00, 900 Of furs, $3.OO0.0O0 of gas-fix-
lures, nearly So. 900, 900 OF beaten and
reduced gold, s4,OOO.OOO of hats and
caps, s., 900. GOO of jewelry, 81, 200, 900
of lead stuff, Sc. 600. 900 of stone-work,
s., 900, 900 of millinery, 5000, 900 of
textiles, $1,000. 600 of pianos and footing
things, and S., 500. 900 of the delicious
oleomargarine. We make $4,000, 900
of paints, So. 500. 900 of paper-hangings,
81, 800. 900 of patent medicines, 81, ,OOO,-
900 of perfumery, $1,000, 600 of photo
graphy, $4,000. 900 of pretty things for
the plumb bers, $1,000, 900 of shirts-and
this is enough for one shirt TO 90 the
entire rounds of the States-S8, 900, 900
of silks, $4,000. 900 of soap and candles,
IS, 500, 700 of stationery goods, SILL
500, 600 of sugar and sirup, and $25.-
900, 900 of tobacco and cigars, $2,000,-
600 of upholstery. and $1,000, 1000 of
wire-work.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
A Canoe Race in Alaska.

At this season most of the Indians
are off gathering their winter supply of
salmon or laying in stores of coin by
working in the canneries and packing
houses. Those remaining had been
practicing for great canoe race, and
on the arrival of the steamer the crews
were gathered in and the signal given.
Kadashaks, one of the Stickeen chiefs,
commanded one long canoe in which
sixteen indians sat on each side, and an
other chief rallied thirty-lwo followers
for his long war canoe. They were
picturesque sight rs they squatted in
the long dugouts, wearing white shirts
and handkercniefs tied around their
brows. While they waited each canoe
and its crew was reflected in the still
waters that lay without ripple around
the starting point near the shore.
When the cannon on the ships deck
gave the signal they shot forward like
arrows, the broad paddles sending the
water in great waves back of them and
sending the spray high on either side.
Kadashaks and the other chief sat in
the stern to steer, and encouraged and
urged on their crews with hoarse grunts
and words OF command, and the In
dians, padding for life, kept time in
their strokes to q savage chant that
rose to yells and war-whoops when
the two canoes fouled just off the stake
boat. 1t was the most exciting boat
race, and bets and enthusiasm ran
high on the steamers deck during its
progress. The money that had been
subscribed by the traders in the town
was divided between the two crews,
and at night there was grand poti-
dtch, or feast, in honor of the regatta.
So Louis Globe Democrat.