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SOME INSIDE HISTORY.
"Kernal" Stecle's Start III Life
Ordway's Potency.
Washington Correspondent jamestown Capital,
notice your controversy with Col"
Steele. 1t might bc well for YOU to call
tho attention Of "Col." Steele to chapter
ll9, page 32l. revised statutes of the
United States. Fob. %, 1855, a law OF tho
United States was approved which makes
the occupation and cultivation of school
lands amisdcmcanor. and prosecution by
U. s. attorneys Is ordered Of all persons
occupying school sections. The penalty
is fine and imprisonment. This matter
ought to he brought to MIR. Steele's alton
ton through tho United States courts.
Steele is not unknown In Washington;
in fact 1t is said that Col. Sparks is we'll
up In tho gcntlelnan's history. He never
pretended to be anything but a horse
jockey until he came to Dakota ny agent
for party of Wisconsin capitalists, and
1t Is said ho beat them out of their invest
monts and became tho posscssor Of tho
Steele farm. lie used to manage some
racing stock for J. I. Case, but Mr.. Case,
1t is reported ncvor managed to get any
returns from tho animals earnings. but
Steele won his greatest success us general
manager Of the Steele Il Fort Butord rail-
road, which was constructed In Ills mind
only. One Of tho Dakota bows now In the
city says ho got out II handsomely on
gravcd pass, which was looked upon as
joke by his friends gcnerally, but he
sent 1t to tho leading railroads through-
out tho Cnitod States requesting nn on
change ot favOrs, and thus obtained an
nual passes from about fifty different
railroads. Who're hc failed tho boys say
ho relied upon his check to carry him
through. Sterlo was out late ono night
when Edwards and ho wcrc IN Wishing
ton. perhaps engaged III raising pairs or
something. lTo wanted to go ovor to
New York, and Of course being tho gem
c1l manager of a railroad he could not
be- expected to pay railway fares, but his
pass from Washington to New York had
been lost In tho discord solno way. So
when tho conductor came along Steele
had something moro than full hand OF
passes which no was "skimming down
in true gambler style. lIo cooked up his
brows and smilingy replied ~ pass" F"
Tho conductor suggested tina. was good
hand to draw to, but 1t proved "bob."
Stcelcs racket was finally discovered
and his passes, it Is presumed, wore or
dcrca taken up. Steele is genial sort OF
fellow, but rs II colonel 1t Is said he
doesn't know u coiumblad from q camp
kcttlo, but can strike jack pot every
| time for what 1t Is worth.
Tho colonel was hero three years ago
laboring for IL division Of Dakota. None
| worked harder for division. lilo quar-.
relied with his best friends II they dil not
soc tho division question In tho light he
did. The next winter no cnmo again and
| was then rod hot In opposition to divis-
ion. Then tho people Of your district af-
| fixed tho titlo oofhomorable( (?) to his name,
and rs II member Of tho legislature he bn-
came ono Of the most active supporters
Of tho division memorial. They aav that
he got down deeper In tho dust than al :
| most any other man In his support Ofthe
| division memorial, and tho South DaIsO-
Ia convention bill.
Ordway is hero and Is making pretty
fair headway in his efforts TO run this nd :
ministration. Ordway's power IL won :
dcrful. Congress is full Of good men
| who were favored by Ordway when he
was sergeant at arms. He never lost an
| opportunity to tell tho good men In con-
gross how good Ia was and thon proved
1t by advancing them six months or u
ycars's pay if they required it. The truly
good men of both tho senate and the house
are OF tho opinion that Orlway is ono Of
the most abused men In tho world, and
he Is siirowd enough to keep up tho de-
lusioh. lio has called around him IA
crowd Of follows who aro in con
ntant consultation with him. Abo Boyn-
ton Is with him almost constantly, and
| Ordway plans and Abe executes. Ord.
| way has two purposes in the city; ono Is
to sell his old capital prison grounds for
congressional purposes and tho other is
to punish Dakota for her lack Of sympu-
thy with his way Of running tho affairs
of the territory. Ordway always has tW O
purposes. When he opposed tho divis-
ion Of Dakota because of the debt OF
iankton county-and it is now known
that he furnished most Of the points pre-
| sentcd by tho Democratic members OF
the committee in their adverse reports
He wanted TO punish his enemies and
prove his own integrity and make Il fat
commission out of the bondholders.
They say he accomplished tho latter.
Dawes, OF tho Sioux reservation com
mittee, is ono Of those old members Of
congress whom Ordway has told Il thous-
and times Of his honesty. Dawes belives
it and has been worked" by Ordway
with a view to defeat tho opening Of the
Sisux reservation. If Van Wyck was to
20 into the angel business the highest
angel in his mind would be labeled Ne
| hemiahs Housed to be on Ordway's pay
roll With permission to overdraw HIS
account.
List Of Letters.
Remaining uncallcd for at tho post.
office at Devils Lake. d. r.. for the week
ending Jan. 10, 1885. If not called for
within thirty day. thoy will DO sent
| to tho dead letter Office. Parties calling
for any Of said letters will please SAY adj
vcrtiscd:
Adams ID NJ Picard Joseph
| Brown Mrs Pctba Rodgers JeSsi.
Dearborn Chas ]. Swanson Tilda
Long Frank Clstad Gundcr +.
| Martin p f. Ecitch Gcorg"
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