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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

should you not reduce your theory to
practice in your own family? If YOU do
SO. your boy will go to destruction. but
he is no better than tie thousands of
bows who will he ruined while the
whisky party is furnishing the people
with more striking illustrations of the
evils of intemperance. You may be
willing to offer your sons on
THE ALTAR OF THIS MoLoCH.
I do not feel called upon to make
such a sacrifice. 1t is evident. nv
brother that either you or l are wrong
with regard to this third party move
ment. Every man must be loyal to his
own conscience and give account for
himself to Goa. [ am confirmed in my
conviction that | am right in this mas
ter by the fact that in refusing to aid,
directly or indirectly, in the election of
Cleveland [ expose myself TO the
maledictions of the whisky party. In
pretty wide experience, extending
through a good many years, it has been
my good fortune never to be found CO.
operating with this fraternity or acting
in such q manner AS to secure their APP
probation. | can bear their curses with
equanimity; their Communications would
be intolerab!e. Ii Carter Harrison is
elected Governor of IIlinois-which
may heaven Forbid shall at least have
the satisfaction of knowing that [ have
done nothing toward fixing this stigma
upon the state. Can you, my brother,
say as much if you cast your vote for
the third PARTY? The Lord gives us
wisdom and common sense in all things.
r. NJ. HATFIELD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02
Just the Thing for Kites.
Chicago News.

Cnlcago News.
''Pleath, thir, l want to buy a pa
per-"
The editor of our loathesome con
temporary was feeling chatty that
morning.
"Ah, my little boy, so you want a
paper, do you? Well, you should
have gone into the counting room
down stairs to get it. However,
never mind; | think I can find one
here for you. All, there it is, my
little man. Do you want it for your
self?"
''Yeth, thir"
well, then, you needn't pay me
anything. I'm always glad to en-
courage little boys who want to read
good substantial literature. I'll war
rant your paper has begun your educa-
ton right"
81 don't want 10 read, tkr."
"What for, then?'
''To make kite, thir. It'll make a
bully kite. Pa says its the lightest
paper he ever thaw."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02
CamphOr Trees.
From the Wisdom of Nations

. NdIIOIS,
Canphor laurel, a native of China.
Japan, Formosa and Cochin China.
the tree from which most of the cam
phor commerce is obtained, has recent
ly been introduced in California. It
grows to considerable height. and is
valuable for timber, the wood BEING
light and derable, not liable to niurv
from insects, and much in favor for
carpenter and cabinet work. Every
part of the tree, and especially the
flowers, smell strongly of camphor.
With respect to the growing of the
camphor tree In California It is said
that it is easily propagated from seeds
or cuttings, and does especially well
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

along the coast. A tree at Sacramento
has attained height of thirty feet.
The cinnamon tree is another species
of laurel.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

1t owns and operates 400 miles Of road in
Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Dakota and as its main lines, branches and connec-
tions reach all the great business centres of the North
west and Far West, it naturally answers the descr1p-
ton of Short Line and Best Route besWeen
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02
CHICAGO.
milwaukee
AND St. PAUL:

1t owns and operates over 400 miles Of road in
Dakota; and its main lines, branches and c9nnec'
all the great business centres of the North
ton of Short Line, and Best Route besween
Chicago. milwaukee. st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Chicago, milwaukee, Portage, La
Crosse and Winona.
Chicago. milwaukee, OrtonvilIe, Abb
erdeen and Glendale.
Chicago. Milwaukee, Eau Claire and
saltwater
Chicago, milwaukee,, Wausau and
Merrill.
Chicago. milwaukee,, Beaver Dam,
Fond du Lac and Oshkosh.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Waukesha and
OcononsOvoc.
Chicago, milwaukee,, Madison and
Prairie du CHEN.
Chicago, Milwaukee, OwatoI2nas Nan
kato and Faribault.
Chicago, BeIOit, GAINESVILLE and Min
erai Point.
Chicago, Elgin, Rockford and Du-
buqUe.
Chicago. Clinton, Rock Island. Cedar
Rapids and Tama.
Chicago, Des HotHes, Council Bluffs
and Omaha.
Chicago, Canton. Sioux City, Sioux
Falls and Yankten.
Chicago. milwaukee,. Albert Lea and
Southern minnesota POINTS.
Chicago. milwaukee,, Mason City,
Mitchell and Chamberlain.
Rock Island, Dubuque, st. Paul and
Minneapolis
Davenport, CaImar, st. Paul and Min
neapOlis.
Milwaukee, Racine, Beloit, Freeport.
and Rock Island.
Mitchell, WoIsey, Ashton and Aber-
deem.
Jim River Valley Line)
Pullman Sleepers and the Finest Dtneng
Cars an the tcorId are run on the man Ilnes Or
theCHICA GO. MILHA UKEE &ST.P4 UL
RAIL ia Z, and every attention is paid to pas
sengers by courteous employees Of the Company.
3. s. Merrill, A.V. III. Carpenter,
GenI Manager Gen1 Pass. Agent
J. T. Clark, Gee. II. Heaff0rd,
Gea1 Supt- Asst Gent Pass Agt
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

Pullman SIeepers and the Finest Dining
Cars an the UOrtd are run on the man INES o.
theCHICAGO,M ILW4 Uh EE fSI.fAO u
sengers by courteous employees Of the Company.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

museum. The lewd songs and indecent
performances might SO disgust them
that they would return to the study of
the bible with new zest. Such "feac-
ton would be gathering grapes Of
thorns' and figs of thistles, and that
would be something new under the sun.
Let us take another view of the subject
Society is but an aggregate on OF indi-
yiduals, and is improved only as indi-
viduaIs are made better.
One of your neighbors has been in
the habit OF going on a spree regularly
ones month. After a while he in
creaSeS his rotations s, and is drunk ev-
cry week. just where does the reac-
ton come in that is to save him
FROM A DRUNKARD's GRAVE,
and transformed him into a good citi-
zen. Or bring it nearer home. Your
Rob is a good, generous 10y. but inclin-
ed to BE little fast With all your
prayers and efforts, you have not quite
| succeeded in training him in the s'wav
| he should CO." How would it do to
discard the old-fashioned methods. and
| adopt this Few process for rromotip o
purity and temperance? You encour-
age Rob to visit the saloon, and the
house of the strange woman, in the hope
that what he sees there will so disgust
him with life of sin and shame as to
develop in him the best traits of manly
and christian character. Possibly it
may, but it is far more probable that he
| will go as an OK to the slaughter, and as
| fool to the correction of the stocks.
until his flesh and his body are consum-
ed. Having faith in the reactionary
power of vice to produce virtue. why
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02
AS THE THIEyING SCOUNDRELs

Ao LIE 1IAAI4' IANo oSOONDhELS
on the other side who are draining the
public treasury.
The tattooed candidate and his posse
are trying very hard to force us TO an
Issue on the tariff, but they cGn't do it.
True, we earnestly oppo,e the thieving
tariff, but we are not going to be silly
though to allow them to force us to an
issue on that. Again they would hoist
the bloody shirt and faunU that in our
faces, but some day we will make
them sick of the ''bloody shirt bust
ness"
They talk about breaking up our solid
south. This they may be able to do
when the ''niggahs'' vote the radica
ticket, a thing never to be IN this genera
ton.
They talk about carrying our dear old
Mississippi, and Virginia for the radical
candidate. This is the cheerest nom
sense, which we do not fear in any
sense.
Ma. one of Virginia we will evidently
remove ere another election shall have
passed away. Thank God we have no
Malone in old Mississippi.
Turn the rascals out. 'Rah, for Cleye-
land and Hendricks and Reform.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRAT.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02

"The tied comes III, remarked the
hotel clerk, as the two newly married
ouple came blushing forward and
registered under the full glare of the
BraZ' liam diamond.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-02
From the Solid South.

A gentleman from a far south state
sends the following as sample Of south
ern sentiment back away from any of
the great commercial centers. In his
letter accompanying this he says: II
send you herewith a sample of southern
sentiment. Having been raised in the
south [ claim to have some knowledge
of southern sentiment. For fear of the
shotgun [ could not give the origin"
To the editor of the Inter Ocean:
-, Miss, Sept 19.-Being intimate
Jy acquainted with you and having
known you for so long, though | would
write you concerning our fine political
prospects.
In the first place we are going to elect
Cleveland president, and won't we have
a jolly time! There is no doubt about
this. We elected Saml J. Tilden presi-
ideat in 1876, and the COW ardly old hyp-
ocrite just held back and said hands off
and allowed the enemy to put up a job
Ola US, by which we were defrauded and
swindlee out of that which was Justly
ours. Such a fraud Will never be repeat
ed, mark the prediction. Eight long
years we have smethered our rage. We
can hold it no longer. If Grover Cleve
land is elected president, three million
ais good old rebels, as ever heard the
yell, viii march all the way to Wash
ington ans iDaugurate him president,
in spite of all hell.
We know what we are talking about
and don't you forget it. We have never
forgotten the wrong done us in the So
called Reconstruction" If ever free
men suffered, it was the true and tried
Southerners. The enemy were not salts
lied with destroying our property, our
homes and taking from us our 'niggahs"
thereby depriving us of that which was
justly ours, but sir they even crushed
AS with the
BLOODY IRON HAND OF TYRANNY.
All this we have not forgotten, nor will
we SO long as we live.
We are q liberty loving people. We
love our freedom and indepc ndence, but
we do not know what free and liberal
government is under radical rule. We
were once on the high road to the grand
est government the world ever saw, the
opportunity for such an undertaking
may come again, if so we are ready for
the fray. Our lamp has not gone cut by
any means, neither is it in the power of
the cOnteGptlble north to smother it out.
True they did by superior numbers and
the force of circumstances overpower
and crush US for the time being, but we
were never the whipped rebels they took
us for. The pr,n 'iples for which we
fought live and VI L continue to live on
and on and never dis. And the proper
ty which they stole from us and de-
stroyed will in some shapa or other come
back TO us with interest Yes sir, the
time will come and is not far distant
when it will be no longer mock
cry and a burlesque for one of our
Southern braves to knock at the door
of Congress for an indemnity for stolen
property, and, sir, it is my humble opin-
lon (and [ believe [ express the earnest
expectation of my southern comrader)
that it we are successful in elecing
Cleveland President, in less than ten
years our poor, crippled Confederate
soldiers will b. drawing pensions t..
which they are equally as much entitl-
ed
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14

Fargo has mapped out the assignment
OF judges in Dakota upon what is said
to be good authority, though the author
ity is not given. The scheme is this, as
outlined in published correspondence:
Justice Edgerton, chief justice, and in i'm.
mediate charge Of tue Yankton district;
Judge Church, at Deadwood, in charge
of the Black Hills region; Judge Palmer,
in charge Of the Sioux Falls district;
Judge Smith, in charge Of tho Central
Dakota region, with headquarters proba.
bly at Huron; Judge Francis, in charge
of the Bismarck district, which is the
largest district in the territory, and EN-.
braces all of the northwestern portion Of
the territory. Judge Hudson, in
charge of the Fargo district which en-
braces all of that part of the Red River
valley from the British possessions as
far south as Roberts and Day counties
The only question which can exist Is as
to the assignment of the two new judges
Naturally Judge Francis will re-
main in the Bismarck dis.
trict, which has been his home and thu
would place Judge Smith in the Huron,
Pierre district. Judge Church's distric,
is unchanged. Judge Hudson retains il
his district the counties of Ransom
Richland, Cass, Steele, Traill, Crane
Forks and Pembina. Judge Palmer,
district contains the counties OF Lake
Moody, Minnehaha, McCook, Turner
Lincoln. Union and Clay. The counties
of Yankton, Bon Homme, Hutchinson
Douglas, Charles Mix, Hanson, Davisor
Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Jerauld. Sanborl
and Miner comprise Judge Edgerton'
district. All the counties south OF tn
forty.sixth parallel and east Of the Mil
souri, not named in Judge Eigerton'
and Judge Palmer's district are in th
central district, which under the arrange
ment above quoted goes to Judge Smitl
Jurisdiction over United States cases
the counties south of the forty .sixt
parallel and east of the Missouri and
those counties bordering on the Missou
river on the west rests exclusive in Jude
Edgerton's court, the same as in the pas
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14

Yankton county's assessed valua ton
for the year 1884, as returned by the
assessor, amounts to S20S7, ,539. gain Of
something over quarter Of million
dollars in year. To these figures
should be added some sixty thousand
dollars worth of property exempt from
taxation. Under the law the assessed
valuation of property represents only
about one-thlrd its real value. SO the
actual valuation of our county is over
six and one.quarter million dollars. We
have now reached point where
improvement will be much more rapid
than ever before. Our farmers are nearly
all in easy circumstances and are putting
their money into substantial buildings
and farm betterments, increasing their
herds and branching out into various
profitable industries. They have gone
through the experimental period and
have reached solid, profitable System
of labor which is every year bringing in.
creased returns and adding to the value
of their possessions. When
We look back upon the
dark days of the past-days and years
when it seemed that agriculture in Da.
kota must be declared a failure and
compare that condition with the present
there is every reason for thankfulnesa
that our pioneers were not easily dis
couzaged. The forbidding wilderness
has been transformed into garden and
there is now no longer any doubt about
results.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14

A correspondent Of the st. Paul Pho.
neer Press, writing from Fargo. says:
II is learped from what ia considered
good authority that the governor Pierce]
has decided to fix the seat of government
at Bismarck, and that in regard to the
capital commission matter he will follow
the course that has been followed by
Governor Ordway. He ls said to have
had the matter under serious consider
alton for some days, and to have arrived
at this conclusion only after due deliber-
alton. Whether the south will antag.
onize Gov. Pierce for this action or not
is not known, but that he arrived at the
conclusion indicated after long consider
alton and sincere desire to do each side
justice is without question, and the de.
cision is made by him solely for the
benefit of the territory and with regard
only for the merits of the situation.
We have excellent seasons for believ.
ing that the newly appointed governor
has not yet seriously considered the
question which the Fargo correspondent
decides for him aud that he will wait
until he is governor of Dakota before he
takes it up. The south will not antag.
onize Governor Pierce for any
honest act he may commit in the line OF
his official duty.
There is an exaggerated opinion
abroad concerning the tendency of Da'
kota's people to releRste themselves to
factlonal broils and sectional quarrels
and to array themselves in hostility to
officials sent to manage their affairs. Sc
long as governor conducts bis official
business honestly AID for the best Inter.
ests of the people in the strict and i'm
partial fnlfllment of the law. he will
find the people in harmonious accord
with him. In proc. of this We cite the
various administrations of the past dowr
to the day the scheming Yankee from
New Hampshire set up his barter shor
in our midst and overturned all tn,
peaceful traditions of the past in hil
effort to force an iniquitous policy upor
this territory. Then it was that quar-
rel between the executive and his sub
jects was instituted which hos given th.
residents of Dakota fighting reputa
ton. Had they quietly submitted to th
peculiar methods in vogue the,
would have achieved less notorlety
but to their credit be it said they pro
tested and followed up their protest
with such vigor that the cause of al
their troubles is compelled to step dow
and out.
Governor Pierce can come to Dakot
with the full assurance that 60 long q
he is governor, pure and simple, th
people will werk in hearty accord Wit
him and no sntagonistio elements vii
/ arise to vex and annoy him. Whethe
he may take up his residence 10 Pembiu
county or In Custer county. in Wallet
county or in Union county, it will mah
no difference with his Official {
personal standing % long 10 he follow
Law aud conscience in exercising u
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14
SOUTHERN DAKOTA.

Two circuses are billed for Canton dur.
ing July.
An artesian we'll is being bored for at
Groton.
New hay sells for four dollars ton at
Sioux Falls.
Turner county warrants sell for ninety
cents on dollar.
Letcher wants depot and Woonsocket
wants county seat.
Two car loads of wool were shipped
from Memo last Monday.
The Fourth was observed in Kimball
IN very creditable manner.
Groton is very anxious for two things
fire company and q cemetery.
The foundation walls OF Scotland's new
school house are about completed.
About 500 people celebrated the
Fourth in Altamont, Deuel. county.
A colony of Russians have located in
Mcpherson county and are prosperous.
Alexandria boasts of one of the best
bands in the territory and "don't you for
get it."
A farmer in Hutchinson county sold
over $500 worth of wool in one day
recently.
A grand ball will be given at Olivet,
in the new court house, next Wednesday
evening.
The Ladies Octette club, of Sioux
Falls. gave q concert ut Canton the
other night.
It is reported that a gold mine has
been discovered on the Vermillion river
near Lodi.
Kimball claims to have actually $780,.
600 worth OF new buildings since the
beginning Of 1884.
A new bridge has been located, and
will soon be built over the James river,
below Forestburg.
Mr.. Walker Bell, q New York capi.
talist, has decided to locate and build q
fax mill at Planklnton.
The Citizen says from twenty five to
seventy-five loads of lumber are hauled
out of Scotland every day.
| Kimball is rejoicing in good flow oi
pure water obtained from new vel
ct depth Of about 2OOtsrt.
The Fourth at Hurley y,was day o.
rain. sun and wind but glorious celebra
tion was enjoyed all the same.
l Plankinton's city council has decided
not to publish the proceedings Of tha
body in the future, as matter of econ
omy.
Olivet Record: Hutchinson county,
elegant court house is nearing compile
tion and will soon be ready for occu
pancy.
A petition is in circulation in Turne
county asking the commissioners to re
locate the county seal, which ls receiving
, many signatures.
! The board Of commissioners OF Doua
les county. have thrown out all petition
and remonstrances for and against town
, ship organization.
Mitchell Capital: A. 8. Bangs, fathe
Of Ars. Dr.. DIX. aud for sixteen year
pest . resident Of Bon Homme count,
. hes become resident OF Mitchell.
81 Tho kontrose Herald has been Col
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14

1t ls stated on what we deem good
authority, that a scheme is now Matching
in Yankton aud Turner counties TO com.
blne with Bon Homme county in the
coming Legislature, in q scheme to cut
this county up. The scheme is probably
to take the southern tier of townships
from this county. This game was tried
III our last legislature, but failed. The
object in the three counties combining
against this, is probably due to the fact
that they intend to trade one scheme for
another.-OLiuet Record.
The Record is mistaken. Bon Homme
county belongs to another district and
Yankton county has certainly not enter.
ed into a scheme against Hutchinson
county.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-07-14
NORTHERN DAKOTA.

The jamestown post, G. A. R., had
public inetallation las: Tuesday night.
There are several lawn tennis courte in
Fargo and number of excellent play.
ers.
Burleigh county papers are discussing
the propriety of establishing five com.
missioner districts.
Notwithstanding driving rain, the
spirit of rs was undaunted at La Moure
and very enjoyable time was had.
Bismarck Tribune: Timber culture
proofs have not been made to any great
extent in Dakota as yet. Four only
have been recorded at the Fargo land
Office. David Stewart, of Bismarck, can
prove up next season, he having now
held his claim seven years.
The Bismarck Tribune says five horses
have been stolen since the recent hang
ing near Wsshburu, Mclean county. One
of the supposed thieves was found buried
with his boots on. He wasn't dug up to
see whether it was q case OF suicide OF
whether his partner had killed him fol
his share in the plunder.
The county commissioners of Stuts
man county, have voted to allow salaries
to the secretaries and treasurers of the
school township boards as follows
Those receiving and disbursing $5.OOt
and over, to receive twenty-five dollars
per annum. Over $4,000 and less than
5000. twenty dollars per annum. Les,
than $4,000. fifteen dollars per annum.