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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
DIVISION AND TAXATION.

The cry that the division of Brown
county will increase taxation is the
most fimsy argument advanced by
opponents of the measure. The only
wonder is that thoughtful men should
entertain it for moment.
Everybody knows, or at least should
know, that the rate Of all taxes levied
by the county is limited by law and
that we now pay, and that the county
board squeezes from the taxpayer, the
very last cent the law allows. BY ref
cronce to your tax receipt you will find
this to be an indisputable fact. With
the territorial, school and township
taxes the board has nothing to do.
The county tax, including the support
Of the poor, is limited to six mills; the
board leyies five and half. The road
and bridge tax is limited to fourmills /;
the board leyies the full amount. And,
not content with bleeding the taxpayer
to the last drop and exacting Shylock's
full pound of flesh, the board of COM
missiOners last year forced the tax
payers of organized townships to pay
two mills road tax which was clearly
illegal and which they made no pre-
tense of defending.
All we ask Of any reasonable man
is that he give the foregoing facts and
figures due consideration and then tell
us if he can how our taxes are to be
increased by division. Figures won't
lie, and here you have them.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
Wheeler returned last week.

L. Wheeler returned last week.
An excellent shower Monday night.
We are farming this week and many items
have escaped our notice.
Luther Face and cousin of Fl. T.. Kidd came
out from Michigan las Friday.
All kinds Of garden seeds at Humphrey Bros
New and choice lines of groceries and dry
goods constantly arriving at Humphrey Bros
The weather on Tuesday was such as 70 afford
farmers an excellent opportunity to attend the
bond election. Fifty-three votes were east,
fourteen for and thirty y-nine against. 1t seems
that the taxpayers since the mass meeting in
March have changed their tune, for at that meet
ing all seemed in favor four nsw school houses.
We shall have more to say on this subject next
week.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
The report that the Commissioners

The report that the commissioners
OF Brown county are authorized, in
case of division, to erect $50,6GG
court house and jail at Columbia is
utterly false. The Columbia boomers
did have such bill introduced in the
legislature, bat during its passage it
was substituted by a bill allowing the
commissioners to fund the indebted
ness of the county but not permitting
them to erect county buildings. Had
Columbia succeeded in getting her bill
through she would be only too glad to
vote for division. But she failed, and
hence the kick.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAIL,1.
sUNBEANTs.

Rope, all sizes, at g., NJ, & Co.'S.
Fred c. Kile arrived this morning from
Alma, Wis.
"a. M. Smeby is back after winters So
journ in Wisconsin.
Miss Estella Miller left Tuesday morning
for her former home in Iowa.
M. Boardman hes taken up stray hog which
the owner can have upon application,
Geo. s. Dawes son Roy is very i'll and grave
doubts are entertained OF his recovery.
Miss Nellie Gilbert has been appointed
assistant postmistress at the Warner Office.
u. H. Fiery of Aberdeen intends investing
$4,000 in a cattle range in Emmons county.
Pure Plymouth Rock eggs for sale at 81 per
setting. j. d. FLOYD, Warner.
Next Wednesday is Arbor day and every citi-
zen should make an effort to conform to its
usages.
Mr.. G. A. Bliss of Aberdeen was in town
Monday, but was in too great hurry to favor
us with a call.
"A heavy rain Monday afternoon and evening
was succeeded by cold snap which retarded
seeding considerably.
r. G. Bestor, relict of the late Semi-weekly
Gazette, has established an anti-division cam
paign sheet at Groton.
Green & Macleod have several hundred
bushels of good seed barley which they will ex-
change for oats, pound for pound.
The order of President Arthur removing the
land Office to Rapid City has bsen suspended,
and he Office will remain at Deadwood
Warner is to have another blacksmith. A
irst-class workman from Mauston, Wis, has
purchased a lot and will erect shop Immediately.
"A fine lot of pure Russian fax seed for sale
at $3.50 per brshel at D. r. Putnam's elevator.
HI. 0. BOYD, Agent.
-FoR SALE-IC0 bushels of good seed barley,
| cheap; also FIVE tons of hay at Rondel.
j. c. TOWNSEND, Warner.
Russell & Hoag, wholesale and retail grocers
of Aberdeen. have made an assignment. The
liabilities of the firm are estimated to be $1,000
in excess of their assets.
&C. l.. Seaman, whose advertisement appears
in this issue. has opened a 6rst-class stock OF
hardware in the store lately occupied by Il. A.
Hubbard, where he will be pleased to meet all
old customers of the establishment He has 3
complete assortment of everything in his line
and sells at lowest living prices. Give him Q
call.
Another fraud is now being praGticed on
the farming community, says an exchange.
venerable gentleman appT oaoiler farmer AM
| tells how the farmers and iaboring men gene
rally have to pay SO much tax aid says that b,
is getting up petition which he wishes every
farmer to sign, and without any hesitation th'
farmer signs the paper. The result is tina
within a few days note is presented to tn,
farmer and in nine cases out of ten the sharpe
gets the money and is off before the farmer real
ICES that he has been basely swindled.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

LATE news from the northwest is
anything but encouraging to the Can
adian government. There is no longer
any use in Disgusting the disagreeable
fact that the Indians everywhere are
joining the half breeds and tnat the
trouble has just begun. Great diff
Guilty is being experienced in the trans
portation Of troops. Last week the
white settlers of Albert passed resolu-
tions condemning the governments
land policy and expressing determi-
nation to join the half-breeds if their
demands are not acceded to.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
4 Bill
FOR AN ACT CREATING THE COUNTY OF ADAMS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

FOR AN ACT CREATING THE COUNTY OF ADAMS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Dakota:
SEQ. 1. The following Described territory, to
wit Commencing at the northeast corner of
township one hundred and twenty four (124)
north, range sixty t60) west, thence west on the
township line between townships one hundred
and twenty-four (124) and one hundred and
twenty-five (l25l, to the northwest corner of
township one hundred and twenty-four (l24)
north, range sixty-fve 1861 west, thence south
on range line between ranges sixty-hve (65j and
sixty-six 1861 to the southwest corner of town
ship one hundred and twenty-one (l21) north,
range sixty five (65) west, thence east on town.
ship line between townships one hundred and
twenty tl20) and one hundred and twenty-one
(l21) north, range sixty (60) west, thence north
on range line between ranges ffty-nine (59) and
sixty 60) to the place of beginning, shall be and
the same is hereby declared to be the county of
Adams.
SEC. q That the county Of Adams as hereby
created is declared to be liable for such proper
tion of the legal Indebtedness of the county of
Brown existing at the time of the taking effect
of this act the assessed valuation for the year
A. d. 1884 Of the property situated ia the county
Of Adams as herein crea ed bars to the whole OF
the assessed valuation of the county OF Brown
for the year A. ID. 1884, as shown by the assess
ment rolls of tIae said county of Brown for the
year A. d 1884, and the cash assets in the hands
OF the county treasurer OF said county Of Brown
at the time of the taking effect of this act shall be
turned over to the county treasurer of the county
Of Adams in proportion as the assessed valuation
Of all the property in the county Of Adams bears
to the whole assessed valuation Of the county OF
Brown for the year A. ID. 1854, and it is hereby
made the duty OF the county treasurer of the
county OF Brown to turn over such portion Of
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

IA farmer out in Harlan county, says the
Lincoln News, is terrible mad. He had big
pumpkin that he intended to send for exhibition
to New Orleans, but he missed his cows recently
aud after two days. scare h hs found them penned
up inside the pumpkin. Some OF the boys had
cut door through the 81 de, put in the COWS and
fastened the piece in again. He might not
have found The COWS at all, but the vine was
still growing, and it dragged the pumpkin
around over the ground 60 fast that the piece
jolted out.
IA taxrayers' union, composed ct business
men, has been formed az jamestown for the pur-
pose Of securing the adof ton of such measures
in city government as ara deemed advisable.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
AT a meeting Of the commissioners

AT a meeting of the commissioners
on Tuesday the county was divided
into five commissioner districts. Mr..
NJ. Boardman was appointed from the
Warner district, which comprises the
townships of Newhope, Warner, Gem
and Rondell, while a Mr.. Kelly was the
lucky man to draw the prize from the
Frederick district. Of course this
happy move "kills division deader than
door nail" and stamps its mangled
carcass under the sod of oblivion.
Ha! hal! hall!
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

THE offices Of county treasurer and
register Of deeds will not be such fat
snaps III III tire future as they nave been
in the past. The perquisites OF both
offices have been greatly reduced, the
former being compelled to return to
the treasury all fees over and above
$4,000 per annum.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
Fifteen Reasons.
aberdeen Republican,

p6YeTdl ldrlIlGIh HdN6 IGquesbOu IlO
Republican to give the reasons why
county division would be direct ben
eft to the taxpayer. Some Of the
reasons, briefly stated, are:
1st. A county of forty eight town
ships is toe large.
I'd. The twenty-four southern
townships of Brown county should no
longer be compelled to pay two-thirds
of the expense of maintaining a county
government conducted in the interest
of the north half.
Sd. This is not the first attempt at
division, and, should this fail, it will
not be the last. Constant strife is an
moving and expensive.
4th. 1t is but a question of time
when, should we fail to divide now, the
county will be divided in way not
satisfactory to the people.
9th. The proposed plan of division
is the best and fairest for all sections
that could have been devised.
9Th. The expense of division now
will be less than at any subsequent
time.
7th. Because Brown county has
no present Indebtedness to stand in
the way Of division.
9Th. Adams county's proportion of
funds due and on hand would be more
than sufficient to pay all expenses of
organization.
9th. The taxpayers of the southern
half of Brown county should not be
compelled to pay two-thirds of the ex-
pense of building expensive bridges in
the northern half.
10th. The people are better repre-
sented by five commissioners from
twenty four townships than BY three
from forty-eight townships.
18th. There are fewer opportuni-
ties for jobbery and extravaganza in a
fair sized county than in an extremely
large one.
18th. Each township and neighbor-
hood may exert a greater influence in
political affairs in a small county than
in a large one.
18th. 1t costs less to maintain a
fair-sized county than large one. 1t
costs no more to pay fees to two county
offices than to one for doing tho saIie
work.
14th. The present county-seat is
inaccessible to a majority of the peo-
pie of the county.
18th. The expense of travelling to
and from the present county-seat
amounts to more in a single year than
the additional expense of maintaining
a separate county organization.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

IF Brown county is divided Aber-
deem will furnish the land office build
ing for county offices free of rent for
two years, an item which will save the
taxpayers $4,000. The town is also
getting up a guarantee that the trans
cribing of the records will not cost the
county over a stated amount.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's 'sreappoint-
ment of Postmaster Pearson, of New
York, can be construed in no other
sense than as reward to the mug
wumps, to whom he owes his nomina-
ton and election.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

THE much-talked,of reform inau-
gurated in The interior department by
Secretary Lamar is not sEsh a goody-
goody affair after all. It transpires
that the horses and other effects recent
" sold we're disposed Of to raise money
to furnish palatial bath room.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

SoUATTERs on the Winnebago reser-
walton are determined not to be re-
moved peaceably and demand that the
president reconsider his decision restor-
ing the reservation to the Indians.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

If any mans private business were
being mismanaged as the county busi-
ness Of the people of Brown county is,
he would not hesitate long before TAX
ing radical measures to correct the
evil.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

GEN. GRANT is still alive, but gradu
ally growing weaker. Physicians say
that at the farthest he can live but a
few days longer.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
RoNDELL.

NOTICE-C.I. i. Humphrey is our authorized agent
atRondel to receive subscriptions and advertising
for THE Sun. Such business intrusted to his care
will receive prompt attention.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

-pNOUSA lOlliSoOlip0OiOh'
An accessible county seat.
A cleaning out of the old gang.
A general Strengthening Of accounts.
less ofitoe for for crooked ss III iii the the
administration of county affairs.
Decreased taxation because of fewer
bridges to be built and a more econo-
mical expenditure OF public money.
That the taxes paid in southern
Brown county will be expended at
home
That every portion Of the county
will have voice in public affairs.
That we will be able to unite our
energies for the common good.
That no one will be compelled to pay
q dollar for the tax collectors benefit.
That taxpayers will not be COM
PEELED to institute lawsuits for the pro-
lection Of their property against ille-
gal tax leyies.
That the county board will not pay
a lawyer $1,000 per year to defend
their crookedness.
That public servants viii not con-
slider tbs people legitimate objects of
piirlnder.
That we will have a good-sized
county managed without regard to the
interests Of Columbia nsite boomers.
That we will have the richest agri-
cultural county in this or any other
territory Or state, d county that will
not contain a single quarter section
that would not make a desirable farm.
That we would be ridding ourselves
Of the burden Of supporting the most
expensive and, in taxpaying sense,
the least productive portion OF our
enormous county, and that it IS better
to live under d government nearer the
eye Of the people thaa TO form the ne
elected portion Of county conceded
70 be unwieldy, nlismanaged and utter
y corrupt.
THE Columbia papers argue division
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

10 All outsider it would appear that
Aberdeen has adopted the Micawber
policy Of @waising for something to
turn up
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

ALASKA complains Of carpet-bag
government.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

The Columbia papers arglle division
'lke q pair Of whipped school boys.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
DIVISION MEANS

A banner county.
A harmonious county.
Better representation.
An accessible county seat.
A cleaning out Of the old gang.
A general Strengthening of accounts.
less chance for for efoookeefaiinieess efoookSeefaiiniee III the the
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10
Issued every Friday even
G. J. G. MACLEOD, EDITOR AND pUBL,R.

MACLEOD & CO., PRopR1EToRs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Selecting Seed Wheat.

Northwestern Miller
Some OF the successful wheat growers fn
Pennsylvania and Maryland have a custom of
selecting their seed wheat from fields that have
a remarkably vigorous development of straw,
little regard being paid to the fullness OF the
berry. The custom originated with d. Nj. Good.
of Washington county, Nd, who, on one occas-
ion, being short of plump wheat, sowed a partof
a field with shrunken seed procured from o
neighpOr. Contrary to expectations, the shruuk-
en- seed produced much the finest crop, and, ON
investigation, Mr.. Good found that it was from a
field that had produced a very heavy growth
that lodged and thus caused the shriveling
of the berry. The theory is that the strength OF
constitution of wheat can be determined more
by the growth of the straw than by the fullness
of the berry on any given lot. Those who accept
this theory procure their seed from those
farmers VINO have exceptionally heavy fields of
wheat. and would on no account use seed from
small yields. however plump the berry itself
might be. The same theory has been practically
accepted by many New England farmers in the
selection of seed rye, rs when a crop ON new
land Is found exceptionally heavy, as it some
times will be from the excess of plant fertility in
the soil, the entire crop is bought for seed by
neighboring farmers at a slight advance over
market prices. Short straw carries short heads,
and consequently the yield must be light, how
ever plump the kernel may be. Selecting con-
tinually from tall straw with long heads would
naturally tend to increase productiveness in cur
small grains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
Market dull and a shade lower; light, common and
grassy, $4.O0@4.50; mediums, $4.75 GA. 90; dairy

Market dull and a shade lower; light, common and
grassy, $4.O0@4.50; mediums, SAFE GA. 80; dairy.
fed heavy, $4.6O.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-Cattle Receipts. 1900:
shipments, 1000. The market was slow and weak
for poor grades of both natives and rangers, and very
little demand for natives; shipping steers, $500
of butchering stock, So. so as. sc; Texas steers, s.. SO
as. so; Indian steers, $2.7503.75.
Hogs - Receipt 800; shipments. 500. The
market was steady: packing grades. $404.5O: York.
ers. $4.7004.S0; butchers grades, $4.75 O4.S5.
Sheep-Fat muttons and lambs in good demand,
but poor grades dull; good to choice muttons, 1925
$50; common to medium sneep, $202.75; lambs,
$2.500425.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Beeves-Receipts, %
carloads for expectation. and 20 carloads for home
trade siaughterers direct; no trading in cattle; city
slaughtered beef sides were selling slow, 9010loc
tor native stock, and at Chase for Texas and Colo
RADIO.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $500; extremely
$50 for lambs.
Hogs--Receipts, 1867 head; none for sale alive;
nominally steady.
EAST LIBERTY, Aug. 25.-Cattle-The market
was active, firm and unchanged. Receipts, 7O3 head;
shipments 2, 2S0 head.
Hogs-The market was firm: Philadelphias, $3.50
34.9o; Workers. 40; grassers, $4.5O04.65.
Receipts, 1000 head; shipments, 5,400 head.
Sheep-The market was dull and unchanged. Re.
celpts' $500 head; shipments, 1000 head.
Aug. 25.-Hogs steady and firm;
common and light, $3. s" "a. IS: packing and butch
ers, $4.3O04.S5. Receipts. 429; shipments, 266.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-26
A Poultry Township.

Correspondence New ENGLAND Farmer.
In the secluded town of Little Compton, r. L.,
poultry raising is made a speciality by the
farmers. Not many are new in the business,
and some have been engaged in it MANY years.
All are farmers, but the tilling of the soil ia in
the poultry interest. The largest poultry farm
contains 200 acres. of which fifty acres are de-
voted to the range of fowls aud chicks. Fifty
hens comprise a colony, and occupy a separate
house. Here they are fed and here thew roost
and lay. The number of fowls on this farm is
1l,000. and is made up of Plymouth Rocks and
Llght brahmas. One man attends to ali and has
ample time. The yield of eggs is about LOO
dozen q month, and they are sent to market
twice a week. to Boston, New York and Proyi-
dence. as the demand comes. One farmer
receives all the eggs produced in the neighhor-
hood, and sends to market. In the busy seasons
6, 1000 dozen q week Is not unusual. The food in
summer is corn, wheat, barley, and other grains:
in winter. cooked food, meal and vegetables.
with beef scraps and ground bone. The cost
per fowl is about 81 per year. and the profit on
each is also about 81. Feathers find a ready
market at eight to twelve cents per pound.
During the year 1884 the price OF eggs received
by the farmers averaged 224 cents per dozen.
On the large farm the hen as an egg hateher
has been discarded. Four artificial incuhators
had produced before the LIST of June Loo
chicks. Artificial breeders are used also. Fifty
to 75 per cent. of fertile eggs are Matched Tho
unfavorable weather in the early spring red need
the average lower than that of last year n
man who understands can give all attention
necessary to an incubator in thirty minutes
daily. Goslipgs and ducks are Matched by AZ
cubators and the result is satisfactory. About
fifty stock geese are kept, from which are raised
annually 500 or GOO green geese for market. The
geese are fattened In pens, and the noise made
by 500, all speaking at once, has no music in it a
mile away. The cottage of the superintendent,
however, is near the goose pens, but like the
man who lived next door to a steam gong, be -
not disturbed by the uproar. A professional
gOose-plucker can strip twenty geese a day. He
is armed with a leather thumb and a Sharp
bladed knife. This may seem incredible to tho
farmer who raises a few geese for Thanksgiving,
when the whole family may spend a day or two
in removing most of the feathers from one
goose.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Aug. 25.-The Drover's journal reports:
Cattle-Receipts, 4.OOO: shipments, 1000. The
market was steadier; shipping steers, $4.2506. 10:
stockers and feeders, 50. 5O64. 10; cows. bulls and
mixed. S203.9O; through Texas cattle frmer at
$2.6003.70; Western rangers steady at $500
ASS.
Hogs-Receipts, Ia 600; shipments, 5000. The
market was steadier; rough and mixed, 500 IS;
$sI.2o5a49o; sEnips. F$2.Sso0s'9o. 4sA' "e'sn'''
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 1000; shipments.
300. The market was stronger; natives, $204.l 10;
Texans, $1.7503.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 25.-The Live Stock Indi.a.
tor reports: ~Cattle-Receipts, 1853; mn
1,52S. The market was steady but slow; export
steers, SIS. 2505.40 good to choice shipping steers.
$4.9005.15; common TO medium, $4,000. So:
stockers and feeders. 5 3.3O04.3O: cows, $40
"a. 80; grass Texan steers, $3U rs.
Hogs-Receipts, $685.; shipments. !, 227. The
market was strong and active and 501Oc higher for
choice; light and assorted, $4.35 "a so; heavy and
mixed. 81. l0043O
Sheep-I2eceipts, $50; shipments. none. The mar.
ket was steady: fair to good muttons, So. 5003; com.
mon to medium. $1.5O02.25.
BUFFALO, Aug. 5.-Cattle Receipts. none;
consigned through, 10 ears. Market quiet and un,
changed.
Sheep and L~ambs-Receipts. 1000; CONSIGNED
through, IL cars. Market dull, weak and lower:
common to fair sheep, 81 1898 5; good to choice
sheep, ~$3.4004.0O; extra feeders, $4. % ID so:
Western lambs, common to choice, $3.5004.75;
Canada lambs, $5.0005.50.
Hogs-Receipts, $50; consigned through, 60 cars.