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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Land Once At Grand Forks. d T, Aug %, 1856
Notics IL hereby given that the following named sstties
has fled notice u his intention TO make final proof In
support Of his claim, and that said proof will b made
before T g Saunders. clerk Ut district court, 1t Devis
Lake, D. T., on October 8, 1885, Wis: WILLIAM 3
AAHOOD. for the swM soc %, town l4. rangce2.
He names ths following witnesses TO prosshis con.
FAnk Atkinson Frank lewis Chas Lew/J Nelson
Jones, all Of Trncy r o, Ramsey Co, DT./
Zt2s B. g. TIFfANf, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Notice il hereby given that the fOllowing-nAnei settler
has filed notice Of Ills Intention to make dual proofis
support Of bis claim, and that said proof will b. nsAde
on Oct y, 1885, at 9 O'Clock p m, viz JOHN A
HAuGIiN, H u No 400, for the neA Of tho seN &c
Q aud WI Of NV and nwL Of swlA, SEC 10, tl5b, r8s.
tinuous residence upon, and cultivation Of aaid land:
Prank Casanaugh Henry Bald win Frank Honett yin.
Icy ChishOlm, all u Devils Lake, Oak.
And you, James @. Deer, WIN filed d 8 No 652 on
Feb ", lss4, for the swA sw4 sec 5 aud " nvA aud
nwA swA SOC 10, town Ids, range ", arc hereby sam.
moned to appear VI the time and place above written,
and Show cause. II any there 10 why said J0hs A
lIaughn should not BE- allowed to make proof aud pay.
ment w advertised. HENRY w. LORD, Register.
Eaton 4 lIigbee. Attorneys. 1881
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Land Once at Devils Lake, D T, Sept Is, 1856
Notice Ia hereby given that the following uaned settler
has filed notice ofhis intention to make dual psuof n
support Of his claim, and that said proof will Be- nads
before the Register or Receiver at Devils Lake. d I, on
l0Dl, for the ~ Of neA, nwL Of seN s-c ~, and swM
Of nwL sec IS. tswn lb5, range Us.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove hs con-
tinuOns residence upon and cultivation Of said land:
Paul J Dahlstroin Frederick johnson August Ericksos
lleming Th0mmassen, all Of Grand HarbOr, Oak.
HENRY W. LORD, Register.
pnttjn i SerumRSUi, ATTORNEYS. 1851
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Land Once At Devils Lake. Dnk, Aug rs, 1856
Notice IL hereby given that the following named settler
has fled notice Of his intention to make final proof In
support Of his claim, and that said pro0f will be mads
before the Register and Receiver At Devils Lake, II
on October 8, 1885, Ut 10 y m, viz WINFIELD
GRGERLEAf, D 8 276. for the seM sec 81. lte. : q.
He names the following witnesses 70 prove his con.
tinuous residence UPON aud cultivation Of said land:
Chas 3 Taylor Joseph Stuart 4 Taylor W J Bennett,
NIL Of Devils Lake, Ramsey Co, DIT.
1928 HENRY W. LORD, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Land ONCE at Grand Forks, d +, Sept n, 1885,
Notice " hereby given that ths following named ssttlsr
support Of his claim, and that said proof will 10 msds
before 7 G Saunders, clerk Of the district court In
Ramsey county, D !, Vt Devils Lake, D I, on Octohsr
swl4 sw.A nwN and lot 4, sec !, town lb2, range 81.
lilo names the following witnesses TO prove his COS
tinuoas residences upon. and cultivation Of. MID mad:
w Il Hunt Harry Nich0lson James Dean ThOnsxs
Shepard, all Of Rogers p Q, Ramsey county, Dak.
1854 Il G TIFFANY, Register.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03
ELIPHAZ SMITH,
GEORGE l.. BARRETT.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,

TERRIroRY oy DAkorA, l..
County Of Ramsey.
On this I'D day Of September, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and cixlty-dve, personally APP
pssred before me Elipllaz SAitll and George L.. Iisr-
who are described 10 and who executed the foregoing
certificate Of corartnershiR, aud they each acknowl.
edged y ne that they executed they same.
tSeall I. THORSON,
N-3l Notary Public, u. I.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03

Land once = Grand Forks, =; r, Sept 10. lsss:-
has nled notice u her intention to make nnal proof 10
support OF her claim, aud thst aid proof viii II nAds
lefuse Z G s~annden. clerk of district costt In and Ctr
Ramsey county, D I, aA Devils lake, D I, ON October
Al. lssS, Wig: JULIA , MEYER. Er the s1h sec y
town lb6, range ".
She names the following witnesses to prove hsr corr
William Ellis Rami valaundris Richard Dealy Albsst
Welsh, all uf Locke 20, Ramsey county, D
B~CTlfPANY, Rssistsr.
L Council. Attorney. 2732
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-10-03
CERTIFICATE OF COMPREHENSIVE.

THIS Is TO CERTIFY. THAT THE UNDER.
signed, EIiphaz Smith and George l.. barrett, did.
on the 18th day Of March, A.. D. 1884, form a copart-
nership for the transaction Of u general business in
the Territory Of Dakota. with their principal place Of
business at ~fiaItiett, In Ramsey county. in said terri
tory, which said cUpartuenhip still continues In force.
That the Arm name and style Of said copartnersllip was
and L. Z. Smith 4 Co: That the plnce Of residence Of
said Eliphaz Smith at the date VI said coparthership
was Grand Forks, d. r., and the place Of residence Of
said George L. barrett then was Bartlett, D r. That
the plsce Of residence Of isfh members Of said
arm now " Bartlett, Ramsey county, DIT. That the
above constitute ali the members Of Raid firm.
Dated 1t Bartlett, D. r., this I'D day Of September,
4. y. 1856.
ELIPHAZ SMITH,
ORG l.. BARRETT.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

that, if we ever build the Cumberland Gan, We
we must grade it ourselves and raise the mon
ey to do 1t by local subscriptions. The sec
ton through which the road runs must and
should take the lead. Will the towns and
townships along the route vote the subscrip-
ton We believe they should and will.
This will be n good test of their interest i'm the
road. Individuals in the towns and country
along The proposed line can well afford to sub
scribe literally, and il will be II guarantee that
The road would be built, the voters and prop
crtv owners of EaSlcy and PickrnS townships.
would vote solidly for subscription. If all
the counties through which the road is to rum
Will yot"thc subscription, this itself will be a
guarantee. When We grade it, any coms,ruc-
tIyn company will do the rest, for they wilt
have no risk to run. Corporations or individ-
unls will then put their money into it, know
ing the investment is safe. Edgciicld is for
local subscription, and we believe all the 9TH
er counties aud towns are. Let the matter l.
submitted and give those most Interested IL
chai':c to prove what they want and how much
they want it. il We get the Cumberland Gap.
we must build it "ur>clv :. Piping unto
Charleston, the North. or anvwlrr. else. will
not construct it. Let us have the vote on the
subscription AMI grad" til" road ourselves.
We can, We o'..rht, and will ito it, Easi. y
.H.$seHIer.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
Railroad Matters.
PROGRESS.

The citizens of Abbevillc held n railroad
meeting last week. Mr.. Parker as Chairman
of the delegation to the Charleston conference,
submitted a report which was Received rs in
formation. Mr.. Renet submitted resolutions
favoring n subscription of 5 per cent. of the
value of taxable property in Abhcvillc to the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Rail
road, and n ten thousand dallar subscription
To the proposed connection with the Georgia
Central system at Yerdcry on the Augusta
and Knoxville Road. This drew out q very
animated discussion, in which n very strong
oppnsitionto the Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago Road was developed. This too
i'll the face of the fact that the subscription
was not to be made available until the whistle
of the cars on the road was sounded inside
their corporate limits. Why this opposition
we do not understand.
Abbcvillc says she wants another railroad
connect. n with the outside world, and wants
It bad, but when an opportunity is offered
which, to us, seems entirely unobjcctionablc
to any one who favers a railroad, an opposition
springs up which seems likely to defeat the
chances of securing the best and most de-
sirablc connection she could possibly have.
From the tone Of the speeches delivered and
the action Of the meeting, we are more than
ever convinced that the true policy of the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago Rail-
road Company is to at once consolidate with
the Savsnnah Valley Road. If this should be
accomplished, the road in our opinion would
b. Il ccrlainty.-Pickfns Sentinel.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
COMMISSIONER OF AGIsICULT
IRE

It seems to lie the policy of President
Cleveland to appoint no man to
office who is strongly endorsed therefor
or WHO has done the party any service.
His latest exploit is to appoint n Mr..
Coleman OF ST. Louis, Commissioner Of
Agriculture. Col. Aiken did more to
secure the creation Of the Office in the
interests Of Agriculture than my other
man. He was supported for the office
by the representatives Of twcnty-eight
States, and by the National Grange and
yet the President appoints one whose re-
commentator so far as We know is that
he once edited an agriculture paper; Col.
Aiken onght to have had the appoint
mcnt. and his friends here are much
disappointed.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
Grand Railroad Scheme.

just af this time Mccormick, mud surround
ing community arc nl ngog. Our enterprise
ing elbow -,ownSmun James C"thrnn, Jr., del
egnis to the great Railroad project, recently
hcl i'll Charleston. :. g., bids us hope on, and
w.irn we say hope on, we mean IT, in it's full
yst and bro dcSt sense. The Savannah Val
ley knnd, already approaching completion.
offers the necessary facilities So mucl, needed
to extend this road to Aiken, :. G., which will
place us i'll direct communication with our
principal sea port. Our citizens, are fully
alive to this very important Railroad conurc-
ton, and are willing I" become responsible for
MI they can afford to further this scheme. We
trust our Railroad MagnatcS, will fully apprc-
cintc the great advantages offered by the Sa-
vannah Valley X. K. Co., and, will allow moth
ing to deter them from this common sense
short rail line, from the great west, to our
Southern sea Observation-Disclosures
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
WE PAUSE EoR A REPLY.

"At the meeting on the 18th Mr.. Ben
ct in withdrawing his resolutions said
We must wait but not too long. lie wish
Ell lis to together. Messrs. Robert
son, Lyon, l.. w. Perrin the editor OF
the Medium and we believe the whole
meeting were of tho same opinion.
Endorsing the action Of the meeting
the MESSENGER of the 18th inst. said:
I'VE must wait. 1t may be n slow
policy, but it is safe and prudent. We
have made n proposition to Charleston
and she is c~ndcaroring to meet it. If
she does the road will he built. We
will know in \ few weeks it IS said.
Why then recede from our own PROPOSE
ton and possibly lose our last chance OF
securing II place on a grand trunk line
Of railway. that will unite US on the one
hand with the deep water, and on the
other with the West. Moreover, We
lose nothing by waiting to learn the re-
suit of Charleston'S efforts"
So it seems others agreed with us in
our view as to the result Of the meeting.
What then does this effort to have an
immediate election mean Has any
thing definite been heard from Charles
tor? We pause for a rcply."-Ncdi-
Um.
Charleston has been heard from. and
the Mcdinm has published the words
Of Major Brawlcy, which make it evil
dent that it was not CharlcSton's intcn-
ton to build this road, but to help us do
it. Moreover, every place along the
line that has n newspaper has been
heard from, and all OF them arc urging
on their people the necessity Of doing
something themselves toward the work
1t therefore becomes incumbent on
Abbcville to decide whether she will
throw away what she has put into the
road by abandoning the enterprise, or
whether she will put her shoulder to
the wheel and carry 1t on to completion.
The way to decide that question is by
the election. IL the people adopt the
first course they will vote against the
subscription, and kill the enterprise,
AZ the Nedium desires. If they in
tend to take hold Of this matter them.
selves. and thereby secure the aid nee
cssary to complete tho road. they will
vote for subscription. This is all there
is in it.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
The Acting Superintendent OF tho
Bennett School.

Mr.: VIM: II. Parker, Jr., the acting princi-
pal of the Bennett School. was born in Abbc-
vile, :: g., the oath December, 1861, and is a
son OF VIM. II. Parker, Esq 4 member Of tho
Legislature from Abbcv;llc County. Mr.. Par
ker received his education a. n boy in the
school OF the Rev. O.. r. Porchcr aud Mr.. D..
G.. Webb, III Abbcvilic, and studicd aft
under Prof. Sachtlcben of the College Of
Charleston. He entered that College in tho
spring of 1878, and was graduated with first
honor i'll the class Of 1882. Soon after his
graduation Mr.. Parker was elected vice-priu-
clpal OF the Bennett School. under circum-
stances most tlattcring to the value Of our
home institutions, and this position he has
held until his promotion to fill the temporary
vacancy at the Bennett School caused by the
election of Mr.. Archer AS SUPERINTENDENT Of
the city schools. In exhibiting the results of
h,s work Mt the commencement Yesterday Mr.,
Parker received publicly the thanks Of the
supervising commissioned for the way in
which hr had conducted the school wlilo un-
dcrhis control.-Nr,os and Courier.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

question? Why was the knowledge of
this movement withheld from us, though
we sought the information Let us
have fur play.-Press and Banner.
Certainly we will.
LIST, The projectors Of this move-
ment did not UdI. till after The issue
Of yow' papers TO agiiatc this ques-
ton. Your paper is published but once
a week, anything not done on the day
Of publication Of your paper is done af-
ter II issue or before another. 1t
could not he otherwise unless they had
moved on the very day of publication.
you could still have made the same COM
plant. There is nothing in It.
2nd. From whom did you seek your
information Who withhold it from
you? What did you want to know ?
Give us the facts. We don't know whom
you asked for information, but VIC will
wager if he had any he didn't refuse to
give it to you. There is no reason for
silence or secrecy, and it would be fool
ish to affect them. What possible OBJ
ject could anybody have had in rcfus-
ns to give You any information.
The whole purpose Of these questions
is to create the impression that the nd
vocates OF the Cumberland Gap Road
arc working in secret to tax advantage
Of the people, and do Il mean and IN
just thing. Now we ]dcnounce any such
effort rs m.foi1. The insinuation is
unionndcd in fact, and unworthy OF
place in this ~argumept.'
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
The Senators ON their Diruity.

Some of the Senators are very angry be-
cause the new Trmbcrs Of the Cabinet do not
give them precedence over everybody else.
'hry say that the new Cabinet people do not
understand the relative Importance of the Sen
ators. They make them stand in line TO b.
rcccivcd. There have been occasions even
when II plain American citizen who has bust
ness with Il secretary aud who has reached
ms room first has been given II hearing in nd
vance OF n Scrat ~ who has nrr;y rd ari-1 him.
Inc S.natorS are used Ia walking straight IN
10 the secretaries, cr"wding back every hcdv
else and giving way to no one except assoc.
ate Senators. They have done this upon the
theory that their time was Of more imrurtaucc
Than that OF any one else, and that the sub-
JGctS presented t" them were more worthy of
their callers, Senators included, harp tpon
the one string of Office begging. 1t is no
wonder, then, that they put I'LL Of their callers
upon nearly an equal footing. The turn of
inc senators will como next winter. One
St"Iwart Senator sw"re n day or two ago with
clcnchcd fist that when the ilcs of next De-
ccmbcr came he would sum.non before his
committee OF the Senate the proudcst md the
HtlitcS' -ncckcd of the new Cabinet and teach
them that a Senator is too powerful ant
naughty - person to be triiicd with with i'm
punitv.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
The Carolina Cumberland Gap and
Chicago RuiirouL.

Maj. w. Fl. Brawlcy, of Charleston,
in an interview with a reporter of the
NcTS dnd (;DUricJ,, which interview
we republi$h, explains very fully the
attitude Ct Charleston toward our Rail-
road enterprise. This interview plainly
and unhattcringly truthful, confirms what
We said to our readers last wcck-in that
it shows that everything hinges on the
efforts now being made for local sub
sc%riptions NIL along the line. The long
stretch of our Railroad across Eiseiicid
county is the backbone Of the enterprise
centre Of the cOunty-thrrugh a fertile
country, and through a section remote
from Railroads.. and for the most of the
way unaccustomed 20 the sound of n
railroad whistle or the snort Of the iron
horse.
We endcavorcd last week to give some
idea of the value Of this great internal
improvement: But the half has scarce
ly been told. Indeed it is Impossible to
estimate all the advantages that we will
derive from the building Of this great
central highway. No, can we expect 10
obtain all this increase of property, and
all the thousand and one Advantages that
this Railroad will bring. without any
cost to us. Charleston is undoubtedly
very much Interested i'm our Road, and
will IN the long run, do more for its sue
cess than We can do. But Charleston is
not willing to- assume the whole burden
of building a Road through n country
where the people along the line do not
take the initiative aud contribute enough
TO lay at least the foundation o! the pro-
jected impr cement.
The statements Of Maj. Brawley are
timely and to the point. We arc not
left to- grope in the dark and indulge in
vain imaginings, and in false hopes that
somebody is going to give us n railroad
all completed and equipped Tor use. On
the other hand, it is a maxim, sound in
all bnsiness matters, that they who help
themselves most, find the least difficulty
in eating help from others. "The gods
help them who help themselves" We
have among ourselves latent energies
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
The Railroad Again.

At the recent meeting held at Charleston to
consider the interests of our railroad, and with
the view of inducing the City to aid in the con-
struction Of this great enterprise, the bust
ness mon of Charleston appointed a commit
tee to ascertain the resources of the country
through which the road is to pass and recon-
mend a safe course for the monicd men Of the
city to pursue. The Neas and Courier pub
fishes in its issue of the 2Ist an interview with
Capt. w. H. Brawley, the chairman of the
committee. Whilst Mr.. Brawley gives only
his individual opinion, yet this opinion fore
shadows the report Of the committee. He says
Charleston will invest money in the bonds Of
the road If the security is good. If the people
along the line will "grade and prepare the road
for rails" the money holders of Charleston
will in all probability come to their aid. There
is no doubt about this If we grade orr road
aud prepare it for the rails, we can get any
capitalists to do the rest. II is our opinion
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

"Abbeville has not been so stirred up
since the campaign Of 1876. Railroad is
all the talk. Our contemporaries arc
busy sending out extras. We keep
cool"
Exactly so: The Medium is always
"cool." "Cool' in it's assumption Of al
ways being right. '-Cool' in its charac-
ter of ''The Great Objector" to every
thing it did not originate. "Cool" in al
ways saying, after the event, al told
you So" Decidedly the Wedium is
'cool." 1t is nothing if not ~"cool.,'
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

T'etul,
$4,000

1t is extremely desirable that these
petitions shall be acted upon by the
Board Of County Commissioners at their
meeting on the first Tuesday in April.
Let the friends Of the Railroad therefore,
who have these petitions in charge, at
tone t" them ut once, and spare no
efforts t" get th" requisite minority of
Signatures by real estate owners, and
then return them here before the first
Tuesday in April, So that an election
can lac clIrrcd to he held in ri! these
Townships on the same day.
Remember that O Il dollar Of the
subscription oc any Township is to be
used until the Road is completed and
running to that Township. Aud remrm-
that only onc-twrnticth Of these sub
scriptionsis payable each year.
DO not neglect these petitions. DO
not refuse to sign them. Do not oppose
the subscription. Let us make n long
pull. anal Il strong pull, and Il pull to-
gct';cr, and victory will be ours.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01

On $1,000 worth Of property SO 80
The Press 0nd Bunncr charges the
rail road taxes double. ANNUAL pay
mcnt on %principal' and same amoun as
"rail road tax
Besides it must be borne in mind that
as each annual payment Of principal is
made, h interest on the remainder de-
crcascs ut the rate Of II cents less each
year, 50 tina: when the last payment is
made it would only he *2.G7 instead of
$3.50 as stated by the Press and Eun-
ncr Extra March 23. 1885.
Furthermore, the above statement as
sumcs that the State and County tax will
rcmain II mills, whereas, this is an an
nual tax, greater than for IT," year past.
Are we able to stand II rail rua,i tax?
The town Of Ahhcvillc has an assessed
valuation Of property in round numbers
$4,000, and is asked to vote 5 per cent.
Of that amount to the c.. C. G. & G.. II.
r.. liz bonds. payable in twenty years.
The town of Anderson has already voted
$4,000 ollie S.>N. r.. r.. with n popu-
lationa6out one-thiNd. larger than ours.
And an assessed valuatfo9 of property
ab"utS75O COO. =
The four townships in Abheville
County on the line Of the S. V. Il. T..
have taxed themselves SlO.OuO, Of which
4-5 has been paid the assessed value of
their property is "a little over $l.OOO.GOO.
Th" rail road tax is 10 mills. making
a total tax OF 90 mills. In 1880 thit tax
was voted by bare majority and then
only by the help Of colorcd voters. in
1852 the second assessment WAS voted
without oppotion and paid.
The people were determined to nave the
road and, rs the result Of their unanimi-
ty and resolution, they have a road al.
most graded and by the end oc the year
a portion Of it will he in operation.
Cannot { bocvillc stand 4 tax as we'll as
II citizens on the s. Y. Rail road.
The length Of the proposed road to
Pickens is 1875 miles Of which about 80
miles is rear graded. nearly rs much as
the whole length Of the S. V. rail road.
tits seriously proposed to throw away
the money alre'dy expended rather tlan
vote an additional sum necessary to COM
plrte the work already done.
If each town will vote the amount
agreed upon Mt Charleston, there can be
no difficulty about completing the grad
ing and have n surplus for ~treStlcs and
croSs.ticS.
Ask who are the active opponents Of
this road and inquire how much, they,
with the exception Of ono member Of a
firm, have hitherto paid?
pRoGRgSs.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-04-01
The Township Petitions

Capt. Lewis Jones. Director for the
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chicago
Railroad, Informs US that he has sent
out petitions for signatures by the own
crS Of real estate in the Townships of
Shaw. Wise, Pickcns. Moss, Blocker
and llihl"r. If n minority of the own
ers Of real estate in these Townships
sign the petition for an election. the same
will he ordered by tn" County Commits
SioncrS. The amounts that are asked
for in said Townships are rs follows: