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Bent County register., 1886-10-09

The latest speculations on Blaine
is that of a Washington correspon-
dent to Boston paper. He thinks
that Blaine's present purpose is to
have the republican convention in
1888 nominate Senator Allison, of
Iowa, with whom he has always
maintained the most friendly rela-
tlons. If Allison should be elected
Blaine would become his secretary of
state and chief advisor. If Allison
should not be elected it would show
that the republican party imperative
ly needed the leadership of its fore
most man. In either event Mr..
Blaine will be nominated In 1892.
He believes lie would be elected
then, and thinks, if need be, he is
young enough to wait six years.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

A meeting of the business men of
Coolidge was held in Christensen's
hall, Thursday night, to see or devise
some means by which eastern people
may know of the superior advantage
es of this locality over that of other
territory. 1t is proposed to issue
suitable printed matter and send a
man to Garden City to distribute the
same at the exposition to be held
there. A committee of five were
appointed to consider ways and
means and directed to report on
Friday night following. This un-
selfish and united action on the part
of our business men deserves great
credit, and they can depend on the
unqualified support of this paper in
their work.-Coolldge Border Ruff
fan.
The history of all good western
towns show that they were made
good towns by hard work and per-
sistant advertising, and Coolidge is
now making a move in the right di-
rection.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

Human nature has many weak
points. We have noticed one trait
that seems to be common to the ma
jority of men. 1t is the disposition
to deny ones own mistakes and try
by any possible means to shift it onto
some one else-perhaps the very
person that was injured. This is
cowardly and contemplate. 1t Is
always the part of honor and true
manhood to be responsible for ones
own acts, and when one errs to ac-
knowledge it frankly.-Denver Jour
nal of Commerce.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

1t is said the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway management have
let the contract for the immediate
construction of 200 miles of railway
from New Kiowa, Barber county,
Kansas, southwest in the direction
of Albuquerque, N. M. An examin-
atom of Il correct map will show that
from Kansas City to Albuquerque
via New kiowa, is practically an air
line.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09
A. T. Il S. F. r. R.

When travelling for health, business or
pleasure. take the banana Line for all
points east, west, north or south.
Through tickets to all Important points in
the United States and Canada and Mexico.
baggage checked to destination.
The daily Pullman Palace Car Service and
the dining stations operated ard controlled
by this company are too well known to make
comment necessary.
WI. WHITE, G. p. and T. a.
Topeka, Kansas.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

To write for a paper is one thing,
to edit another. There are some
excellent writer's who would snake
fool of a paper" if they had the
conducting of it for few weeks. A
good editor seldom writes much for
his paper He reads, judges, selects,
dictates, alters, combines; and, to do
this well, has little time to compose
Those people who have the most to
say about the way newspaper
should be conducted, are those who
know the least of what they are
talking about.-Ex.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

The New Mexico ranges have bet
ter grass than ever before known
this season of the year. Late rains
IS the cause.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

The Denver Journal of Commerce
is making war on sleeping cars and
wants the next Legislature TO regu-
late their prices and rules.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

The ministers of Denver object to
the exposition being kept open for
visitors on Sunday.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

Once while talking with Gen.
Grant I asked him how he 20, his
stragetic knowledge.
81 got it on the farm when l was
boy,' said the general. 81 learned
it when | was driving oxen, feeding
calves and breaking horses. One
day, when l was on the old farm in
OHIO, my father taught me valua.
bic lesson in strategy"
"How?" l asked.
swell, father took me into the
stable one day where row of cattle
stood in their unclean stall.
Said he: ulysses, the stable win
dow is pretty high for boy, but do
you think you could take this shovel
and clean out the stable?'
So don't know father says 1; II
never have done it
"'Well, my boy, If you'll do it
this morning, I'll give you this bright
silver dollar said my father, patting
me on the head, while he held the
silver dollar before my eyes.
"'Good,' says 1, 'Pll try and then
| went to work. l tugged and pull
ed and lifted and puffed, and finally
it was done, and father gave me the
bright silver dollar, saying:
That's right, Ulysses, you did it
splendidly, and now find you can
do it so nicely l shall have you do it
every morning all winter Eli
Perkins, in Washington Post.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09
HOW HE SURRENDERED.

Lieutenant Dapn4y, young officer
on the staff of General Miles, came
up this morning from the south on
his way to Fort Union. The lieut.
enant was present at the surrender
of Geronimo and gives very graph
ic account of the affair which, by
his special request, he being dis
trustful of the gentleman of the
press. having been recently greatly
misrepl esented by one or two Of
them, the Optic reluctantly sup
presses it. Geronimo came up alone
on horseback, accompanied by a
squaw and one of his sons, and,
leaping from his horse, approached
General Miles, who was on foot
waiting to receive him. The gener-
al maintained the grave, soldierly
reserve characteristic of him, and
the grim, blood-thirsty old chief,
whose probably unwashed hands
We're still red with the blood of mur.
dered victims, approached him with
unmistakable signs of anxiety and
trepidation. Without hesitation he
stalked forward to the general and
offered his hand, but his piercing,
malignant, rattlesnake eyes literally
took in everything an1 everybody as
he walked up to the general, and he
seemed ready, like an eagle, to take
alarm and seek safety in flight at
the first indication of danger. Gen
eral Miles and staff and few
weatherbronzed soldiers were stand
ing around, and the whole scene,
wild, barbaric and picturesque, in
which civilization and barbarism
were curiously blended, made a pic.
ture worthy of great artists pencil.
just rs Lieutenant Dapay commenc-
ed to tell of the conversation be-
tween General Miles and the re-
nowned Apache war chief the train
moved off, but not until the reporter
had caught a few sentences which
seemed to intimate that Geronimo
had surrendered unconditionaliy.-
Las Vegas Optic.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

Boulder county fair from 9TH to
Sth inclusive.
Bent County register., 1886-10-09

The Gunnison county fair opens
the 18th.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

From a gentleman who recently re-
turned from the east, on which trip he
visited Chicago, Philadelphia, New
York and other eastern cities, we learn
that the Black Hills are attracting gen.
eral attention, and the capitalists are
posting themselves on the prospects of
the country. The papers Of the Black
Hills are kept on file, to which thew
continually refer, and find out what is
going on here. BY the Black Hills. we
do not refer to Deadwood alone. but to
the many varied interests which are
here that will be sufficient to attract
capital as soon as opened up sufficiently
to warrant an investment. We were
instructed to publish news which was
entirely true and reliable, so as not to
anyone, as by SO doing We might
the entire country a black eve
course, in a country possessing the
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
SATURDAY. MARCH 90, 1855.

The New York Evening Post adj
vances the idea of probable revolution
resulting from the increasing labor
difficulties occurring throughout the
country. The opinion is claimed to be
commonly entertained that a socialistic
revolution is and has been for a long
time pending, and while it is an admit
ted fact that ayowed socialists are not
numerous eve in the large cities, it is
believed that their ideas are being
largely imbibed by the membership of
the different trade unions, and that in
the event of an emergency resulting
from disastrous failure, that the main
body of them would unite with the
socialists in their effort to attain to the
realization of their chief end, which is
the division Of property. 1t is urged
that supporters of law and order,
whether capitalists or not, should i'm
mediately put themselves in readiness
to meet the impending danger that no
compromise should be made, no point
yielded, but a firm and determined
stand should be made on the first well
defined issue that presents itself. That
we have reached a critical period in our
history, and that the situation is assum-
ing u grave and threatening aspect we
en- not for a moment doubt, and that
local troubles will spring mp, involving
in some instances loss of life and de-
struction of property we are prepared
10 believe; but that a general revolution
is iminent, such as occurred in France,
during the first two years Of which the
people employed themselves in butcher
ing the aristocrats, and the next six
years in ~butchering each other, We have
every reason to disbelieve. History
will repeat itself in the triumph of
capital over labor, and before the close
Of the present decade a solution to the
difficult problem will be reached with
out the Intervention Of the rebellion SO
impressively foretold by our far sighted
contemporary.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Mr.. A. w. Hastie, a prominent attor.
ney Of Deadwood, in an interview with
the Times of that city, gives us favorable
mention as may be inferred by the fol-
lowing:
MIR. HASTE speaks very highly OF
Custer, its people and prospects for an
active and prosperous season. Tin dis
%coveries are made daily in close prox-
unity to town, which seems to stand in
the heart Of the district. Much work is
in progress, and much more Is assured
by the presence of capitalists who are
investing heavily.
Nothing particularly new was cleaned
in the way of railroad news. The rail
road company has secured $40 acres of
land at Battle creek, and will shortly
establish 4 town TO become the great
transhipping and supply point for the
southern and central Hills. 1t il an
eligible location and doubtless will be
the most important town on the line
between the Gap and Deadwood."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Minneapolis and st. Paul and Duluth
will never get any of the Black Hills
trade" said a shrewd observer, "till a
railroad is built from Mandan to the
Hills. All the trade of the Hills is now
controlled by Chicago and it will on
tinue to be controlled by hat city until
a road is built from Mandan. When
this is done, then Duluth and st. Paul
and Minneapolis will have a swing at it.
If these cities consider their own inter
ests they will encourage in every way
possible such a project, for it will mean
one Of the richest regions in the west"
-Mandan Pioneer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Total depravity in the east is further
indicated by the robbery of the Chicago
and Rock Island west bound express
train between Joliet and Morris, ILL.,. on
the 18th inst. on which occasion Kellogg
Nichols, the express messenger, was
most brutally murdered. Six or seven
robbers are supposed to have been en-
gagged in this horrible affair, and the
sum obtained by them is estimated at
from $4,000 to $4,000. The express
messenger who had been for many
years employed in this capacity, and
who was in every sense trustworthy and
reliable, contested the possession of the
safe keys to the bitter end, but being
finally o~verpowered gave up his life in
defense of his trust. The robbers
jumped from the train while it was
slowing up for Morris, and notwith-
standing the fact of the sheriff and
police being OF, the ground soon after,
nc trace of the robbers could he found.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Yankton Press: One of the Dakota
surveying contracts for the current year
includes subdivision lines in the town
ship in which Rapid City is located. 1t
was officially represented to Mr. sparks
that Rapid City contained about twent, =
five settlers and that the balance of the
township was covered with a good
sprinkling os agriculturists. Notwith-
standing these facts the surveying con-
tract was disapproved, Mr.. Sparks stat
ing that miners shanties and cowboys
shacks are not considered permanent
improvements by his department."
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The following is a comment from the
Yankton Telegram on Commissioner
Sparks suspension of contracts for the
survey of public lands in southeast
Dakota:
"The action Of Commissioner Sparks
is n Of the most remarkable that has
occurred under this most remarkable
administration, and one that the presi-
dent and secretary of the interior must
repudiate and remedy or share the
odium that will attach to it. In 1870
Dakota had about $4,000 white inhabi.
tants, and o it has all of 500 ,0OO. All
these years appropriations have been
made for surveys, and surveys have
been made, but not fast enough to ac-
cOmmodate the constantly arriving
throng And now the increase of popu-
lation continues and there is a greater
demand than ever for SURVEYS, and vet
the commissioner has ordered all work
to cease, for the reason that settlement
must go in advance Of surveyors chains.
How ridiculous! Who would want to
select a quarter section for a home until
the section and township were surveyed
and inc and corners established? A
man HliSit put Ills mouse centrally
across a section line, and wake up some
fine morning to find one half of his
house on his heighbor's land. But on
such foolishness, and let our people
pour in their remonstrances, and see if
something cannot be done to cancel this
foolish order and have the surveys 90
on. Every interest Of Dakota demands
it. The action Of the commissioner is
an outrage upon all the people of the
territory rises above party, and should
meet with universal condemnation and
resentment. Flood the executive office,
the interior department and the dele
gate with circumstances until the order
is revoked and the surveys resumed.
The worst feature of the whole thing is.
that Commissioner Sparks had already
ordered the letting of contracts. and the
surveyor general has been in good faith
carrying out that order, and now after
preparations are fairly under way to
commence the seasons work, this order
of suspension is issued, and all the time
and money expended is lost 10 indiyid-
uals. Such conduct on the part OF a
prominent subordinate will disgrace
any administration, and President
Cleveland owes it TO himself and the
country 10 suspend Sparks.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
County Officers.

Register-J. p Luse Deadwood.
Receiver-E. Y. Champlin. Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
District Officers
u. n Land ONO,

Judge--Hon. William r.. Church.
Attorney--Buel X. Wood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
UraluilOus Advertising.

We clip the following from the Dead
wood Times which furnishes an instance
Of rare liherality on the part Of that
journal in gratuitously advertising one
of Rapid City's leading mineral products.
If the Times would extend her liberal
ity in this direction and give publicity
to our matchiess tin deposits, she would
be taking a step further upon the COM
mendable plane of liberality, and be
filling to some extent a long felt want /:
The Republican is in receipt of a
letter from Chas. +. Simmons. land COM
missioner of the Chicago and North
western railway company in which he
says that as the office of the Northwest
ern company is most likely to become
the Headquarters of the Rapid City and
Black Hills interests, it would greatly
advance the welfare of the section to
have on exhibition at that office a well
selected cabinet Of specimens of the re-
sources of the Black Hills.-Rapid Re-
publican.
Times; The Republican should lose
no time in filling the requisition. Fol-
Lowing is a fairly complete schedule
particularly Of Rapid City's Interests"
A great big lump of gypsum.
A smaller lump of gypsum.
A medium sized lump Of gypsum.
Gypsum in natural condition.
| Gypsum in unnatural condition.
Gypsum dry.
Gypsum wet.
Gypsum as a fertilizer.
Fertilizer as gypsum.
A bottle of water obtained from any
point ten feet beneath the surface of
the marsh.
A bottle of oil, sample of kind recently
struck while sinking a well.
Specimen of brick manufactured from
Rapid clay.
A little gypsum.
Photograph of a Rapid boomer while
engaged pointing out to a tenderfoOt
the proposed location of the rolling
mills, smelters, machine shops, etc.
Birds-eye view of those rolling mills.
smelters, etc.
Gypsum, hand nodded.
Prospectus of the r. & S. w. r. r.
Gypsum, a little off color.
Portrait of the hired students at the
school of mines.
Curriculum at the school of mines,
practical and theoretical.
Piece Of limstone gypsum on the side.
Photograph Of the new hotel.
Photograph Of the man and his wheel
barrow.
History of the Greenwood scheme.
History Of the Rockerville Flume
scheme.
Stratiiied gypsum.
A truthful paragraph from a Rapid
paper.
Picture Of the man who wrote it before
mobbed by the community.
View of tire grand and imposing cere-
monies incident to the arrival of the
railroad.
View Of the great skedaddle and Of the
deserted camp Immediately after the
departure of the railroad.
Exit gypsum!
We, doubtless, have overlooked a
number of Interests" of equally great
value and importance, but, chuck in a
little more gypsum. and you'll have the
thing nicely fixed.
Don't forget the gypsum.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

many advantages of the Black Hills, it
is not necessary to swerve from the
strict truth, as the gold, silver, tin, cop
per, brass, oil, cattle, agricultural and
other interests are sufficient to warrant
an outlay of thousands of dollars. At
tention must be called to the Black Hills
by the press and that will be sufficient
To u capital to come in.-Pioneer
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Rev. Sam Jones is dishing u gospel
in his usual style in wicked Chicago.
The temple of worship where he holds
forth is much too small to contain the
many thousands who apply for admis-
sion. Pulpit slang is evidently becom-
ing exceedingly popular east of the
father OF waters.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Clerk OF Court--A. T. Feay.
Commissioners-W, N, Walker, Jas, Clark, v
Nevins.
Sheriff.. ". Ross.
Register OF Deeds--F. ]. V. Rutkowski
Treasurer--H. I. Tafalyn
Assessor--Abf Baker
Judge OF Prdbate--W. J. Thornby
Survcyor-N. +. Cook
Coroner-C. w. Hitchcock
Supt. OF Pub Instruction. Il. Dickover
Justice of the Peace. NJ. Lewis, Custer.
Constable--Jas Scott. Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

1t is reported that s. 1000 people are
o idle as a result of the numerous
strikes east of the rocky mountains.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
T~ERRITORIAL or

Govefnor-N. q. Ordway.
Secretai James n. Teller.
Chief Justice-A. J Edgerton.
Associate Justices-William Il. Church, Z. A.
Hudson and J. p. Kidder.
u. s. Attorney-Hugh J. Campbell.
u. s. Marshal--Harrison Allen.
u. 8. Surveyor Gcneral--Cortes Fessenden.
Delegate to Congress--John Is. Raymond.
Territorial Treasurer-W. Ii. McVay.
Territorial Auditor-George l.. Ordway.
Superintendent of Public lnstruction-W. ii.
H. Beadle.
Attorney General-Alexander Hughes.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Notice of Forfeiture.

To G. T. Caughron
You are hereby notified that | have expended
TWO hundred and Nineteen Doll ars and Forty
one cents (Sal9.iD in labor and improvements
upon the Northern Light lode. situated in
Nrwtons Fork mining district, Penniurtor
county, Dakota. The Northern Light lode w1s
located on the 18th day Of March, 1879. end re.
corded ON the 3rd day Of April, 1879, In book Il
page 29 OF Location Certificates OF sal Pen
MN ton county, as will more fully appear by
certificate flied January 18th. 1856. in the office
ofthe hegister Of Deeds Of said Pennington coun
~ IN order to hold said premises under the
provisions of section 23li Revised Statutes OF
the United states. being the amount I, quired
TO hold the same tor the year ending December
3lSt, 1888, and IL within ninety days from the
service OF this notice by publication. Won fail
or refuse TO contribute your proportion of such
hs a co-owner, to-wit the sum OF
7" enty.fvc Dollars $500, together with tho
expenses incurred. your interest I'm said quartz
claim Will become the property ofthe subscriber
under said section 1924.
January 18th. 1886.
john b. SCRUToH,
Co-owner performing the assessment.
First publication, January %.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
Northwestern Notes.

The Knights of Labor OF Eau Claire, Wis,
are making arrangements for mammoth
picnic and general demonstration about the
middle of May.
A strike of journeymen tailors at Duluth
was unsuccessful, all going back to work at
old wages.
Mr.. Babcock, who owns a large quarry at
Kasota, has applied for union label for his
stone.
make them stop working on Sunday.
The District assembly, Z. of l., win meet in
Winona in July.
The Knights of Eau Claire win have hall
of their own.
The Knights at Brainerd number over 700.
The switchmen will organize shortly.
River navigation has opened.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
FAVOR TEN HOURS.
Action To That Effect by the Con-
tractors, Association.

The Contractors association had a
lengthy meeting last Tuesday afternoon,
and the question of shorter hours was given
a full and lengthy discussion. On motion
of Mr.. Cox the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment of this
association that ten hours should constitute q
day. work, and whatever be the number OF
hours that O'Clock be the hour 10 close.
A few of the contractors were in favor of
shorter hours and in sympathy with the de-
mands of labor. but the large majority ex-
pressed different sentiment, many quite
earnestly. Among the arguments advanced
was the fact that those who were now con-
tractors had once been journeymen. work
ing ten hours, and were now working still
longer hours. 1t was the sentiment that
the demand for shorter hours was but
centering wedge for demands for the recog-
milton of union labor and higher wages. and
1t should not be encouraged. Timothy
ReardOn said that nearly all non-uniOn labor
were in favor of ten hours work and that
four-hfths of his employees wanted ten hours.
The resolution adopted was merely the
sense of the meeting. and is not obligatory
on any member. The clause about quitting
at was adopted TO regulate matters where
trades might be working different hours.
If carpenters are working for a contractor
at ten hours and bricklayers nine hours the
bricklayers will begin at in place of z.