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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

IT is said that Mr., Beechor, speak
ing from his Plymouth pulpit recently,
said that the word "religion was
not to be found in the Bible. Before
he had gotten out of the church that
day brother button-holed him and
took him to task for the error. Its
in James" said the brother; and, sure
enough it is. But that was not the
last of it. Since the little error flew
with full-grown wings from this big
parsons mouth, letters have been COM
ing from all parts of the country
from the Dan of Maine to the Beer
sheba OF Oregon, so to say, and they
tell Mr.. Beecher that the word in ques-
ton occurs not less than five times in
the New Testament.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
The Tax on Commercial travellers.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The Senate Com
mittee on Commerce gave a hearing yester-
day to a delegation from the Travellers
Protective Association Of the United States,
consisting OF prominent merchants from
New York. Philadelphia, Boston and other
large cities. They ask that Congress pro-
hibit the imposition of special taxes
and licenses upon commercial travellers. In
the Southern State this is growing to be
an outrage. Chicaeo merchants represent
that great injustice is done in Western
territories in taxes on salesr en-. Montana
imposes a tax OF 500 year, the City of
Helena SIS extra, Butte City SO extra,
and other towns IRON $40 to SIS extra.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THREE years ago the clearinghouse
of Charles II. Sweet & Co., at Boston,
failed for SS,S00,000. The creditors
were some time ago paid the principal
in full, and now they have been noti-
fled that the interest due on their
claims is ready for them. This is a
case of phenomenal honesty well
worthy of record.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
Frozen to Death on the Plains.

DENVER. Col, Jan. 16.-Two men named
Fohr and Burns, who left Benkelman, Neb.,
a week ago Monday, on hunting trip,
were found yesterday frozen to death I'M
der snowdrift eight miles from town
They had evidently lost their way
in the recent storm on their return
home. teamster and herder
were found frozen near the same place yes
terday. Akron, on the eastern line OF
Colorado, reports several persons frozen in
the same storm. They are supposed to
have been homesteaders, living a great
way apart, who settled on land late last
fall and were wholly unprepared for severe
weather. Some of them persisted in at
tempting to reach a neighboring ranch.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

SEVERAL new weather prophets have
come to the front within few DAYS,
who predict that the remainder of
the winter is going to be colder. Prob
ably these fellows, with little prac-
tice will soon be able to predict COR
rectly the date on which Washington S
birthday comes this year.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

SARAH KELLEY, of Honesdale, Pa,
who imagines that she can write poe
try, wants Congress to make her 'Bard
of the Nation" If it did, it is cues
ton whether she would not have to
pass civil-service examination before
the "swaet singer of Michigan" could
be turned out of the office.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

A MOVEMENT is on foot among the
dry-goods clerks and statesmen of Pitts
burgh, Pa, to organize union for the
purpose of protecting wages and estab-
fishing a uniform system of working
hOuro
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 15.-The fun extent
OF the disastrous effects Of the late storm
in Western Kansas is just becoming known
as reports arrive from relief parties and
others. The deathroll of victims, known
and unknown, numbers eighteen, while a
half-dozen other persons are known to be
missing.
Three &eaths occurred in sparsely settled
border counties in the southwestern and
western parts of the State. where often
times communication is difficult. 1t is
feared that further reports VIII increase
still more the list of fatalities. The loss on
cattle is also considered very heavy.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

Hon, BENTON McMILLIN, of Tennes-
see, member of Congress, and Miss
Maria Brown, daughter of Ex-Governor
of that State, were married at Pulaski
the other day. Bishop Quintard, who
performed the ceremony, also joined
the BRIDES parents many years AGO.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
A Physician Assassinsted.

NEw BosToN, Tex, Jan. IT. Friday
morning DR.. Thad Shaw, a prominent
physician, while sitting on horseback in
front OF a store. was shot and killed BY
some one sacveted near by. Suspicion
po:oss to w. 3. Busick. whose brother
james was killed by Shaw about year
ago.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

SUPERINTENDENT HAMMOND, who
has been married only few weeks, in
a speech at New York the other day
prophesied that Gin less than a thou
sand years we shall all be bald"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THE year 1886 is fairly started down
the toboggan slide. You have doubt
less put on your toboggan suit of good
resolutions. Be careful to keep it on
until you reach the end of the chute.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

EASTERN capitalists are said to have
perfected plan of erecting a number
Of elevators along the various railways
in North Dakota, in which each farmer
will be assigned separate bin, and can
always have control Of his own grain.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

A PARTIAL division of the Vanderbilt
fortune has been made. Foursons and
three daughters received 100000
EACH The 100000 of Mrs. Seward
Webb, who was not present, remains
in trust until she is thirty years of age.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

SEVEN editors are members of the
present House of Representatives.
They are Boutelle, of Maine; Barksdale,
of Mississippi; Haynes, of New Hamp-
shire; Pulitzer and Merriam. of New
York, and Scranton and Swope, of
Pennsylvania.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

SPEAKER Hustled, of the New York
Assembly, stated in his opening speech
that, although it was only eight years
since he was before elevated to the
same office, not single other member
who sat in the Assembly then was a
member of the present body.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

PEOPLE continue to eat raw pork, at
the risk Of an attack of the terrible tri-
chiniasis No one has ever been known
to have an attack of that deadly malady
from eating pork that had been thor
oughly cooked.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THE st. Louis Spectator is authority
for the statement that General Sherman
will soon relinquish his residence in
that city and seek home somewhere
in the East
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THE Dakota bill now before Congress
proposes to admit the southern portion
of the Territory into the Union as the
State of Dakota, and to organize the
northern portion into the Territory of
Lincoln.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
Thinks the Boy Did About Rieht.

HENRIETTA. Tex, Jan. 1S.-William Tay-
lor, OF this place, crazed from drink, tried
to cut his wiie's throat with scissors. His
thirteen-year-old son picked up a rife and
shot him through the breast. TAYLOR in
tended tomurder his family. His wound is
not fatal. Upon his recovering his senses
be praised his sons bravery.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

ST. LOUIS has hair-dresser who has
applied for patent on an invention by
which passengers and freight may be
received and discharged from railway
trains in full motion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

ENGLAND has annexed Burmah, and
no longer will the merry Theebaw and
his numerous wives WELD the scepter
of the white elephant The sacred
beast OF Burmah has become, perforce,
the British lion.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THE fact that a Pittsburgh factory
has recently turned out sixty-four-
foot sausage has given the smoky city
a new cause for glory.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

The Connecticut Supreme Court has
decided that Yale students who are
residents of New Haven only as stu
dents can not vote there.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

THE Brooklyn On. " bridge cars
carried 21,6O4, 226 passengers in the
year 1885. These passengers paid fares
amounting to 1926, 799.3 5.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

EX-SENATOR STEWART, of Nevada,
is to put gold lightning-rods on his
new house at Carson. The lightning
will strike a genuine bonanza there.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

/, PENNsYLvANIANs think there Is no
doubt about this being a happy New
Year. The Legislature viii not meet
at all.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22
The Champion Compositor.

CHICAGO, Jan. 18.-The type-setting con-
test canne to an end last night, Barnes
winning the championship and diamond
medal, Mccain, the silver service and Levy
the silver cup. Following is the score:
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-01-22

Last night Barnes and Mccain made an
effort to beat the one-hour record of z, 066
ems made number years ago by George
Arensburg Mccain piled up2, SO ems and
Barnes 1898 ems.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03
New Proof Regulation.
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIt

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GEN ERAL LAND OFFICE,
WAsHINGIoN, ID c., Nov. 2, 1886.
Registers and Receivers, United States
Land Offices.
GENTLEMEN: A supply Of blank
forms for use in pre-emption, home
stead and commuted homestead final
proofs have this day been transmitted
to you. From the date of the receipr
of these forms the same will be exclu-
sivly used by you. and no proofs will
be taken OH the old forms thereafter.
You will at once forward by regis
tered mail or prompt conveyance to
each clerk of court of record and to
each Judge of probate in your district
sufficient number Of the new forms
for immediate use, and will instruct
them that these forms only are to be
used by them, and that in no case will
they be permitted to further use the
old forms
You will promptly reject all proofs
transmitted by such officers that are
not made on the new forms after the
same shall have been distributed.
Registers and receivers, and officers
taking proofs, are enjoIncd to use the
utmost strictness in the examination
OF ps-ties and witnesses, and to obtain
full, specific, and unevasive answers
to all the questions propounded in the
new forms. This course will obsiatc
the necessity for the cross examination
heretofore prescribed to remedy de-
fects in the old forms, but all necos :
sary oral cross examination viii be
made by attesting officers to further
tsst the good faith Of claimants and
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

THE Spartan character of Mr..
Sparks administration cf the general
land Office was never better illustrated
than in the case of Frank Weideman
against John Magee. The latter went
from Canada, several years ago, to
Watertown, Oak, leaving his wife and
nine young children in Canada, be-
cause he was too poor to take them
along. He had but S1.50 when he
reached Dakota, but he went to work
and made homestead filing on the
southwest quarter of section 80, town
ship 115, range so, Watertown land
district. He erected little shanty
on the place and hired some breaking
done, but being obtged to work for
his daily bread, he could not remain
on the land. He visited it as often as
possible, however, and finally managed
to get his family from Canada, and
they went to live on the claim. When
about two and one-half years had ex-
pired man named Weidman brought
contest against the claimant because
Magee had failed to plow some lsnd
for him. All of Magee's neighbols
testified to Magee's good faith in the
premises. his large family, his poverty
and debts, and his inability to earn
his living if he strictly complied with
the law and lived upon the land. Up
these evidences of good faith the local
land officer dismissed Weidman's con.
test and gave the land to Magee.
Weidman carried the case to Sparks
who reversed the local land officers
decision and directed the cancellation
Of Magee's entry. Magee carried his
case to the secretary, who re-
versed Sparks decision, and dismissed
Weidman's contest, remarlIing that
while the evidence was undoubtedly
mcagcr, the good faith Of Magee could
not be impugned, and all the testimony
had gone to show his honest intention
to make the claim his home. The
case is tile more interesting in that il
is an example of the lclass who suffer
the greatest from Sparks peculiar
policy. and shows the hypocricy OF
Sparks claim that his administration
is entirely III the interest of the set
tiers.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03
Washington Letter.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. so, 1886,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, 1886.
The president has completed portions
of his message to congress, and has
read them to the cabinet The message
will be shorter this yes. than last.
which is kind Of reform that will be
approved by everybody. The presi-
dents friends.as well as hls alleged en-
cmies are kept busy denying what the
newspapers accuse them OF saying and
thinking and planning and attempting.
His old law partner, Mr.. BisselI, who
has just been here, denies ever having
sought to influence the president in
making appointments. He says Mr.
Cleveland. whom he knew as sheriff.
mayor, and governor, always discharg-
ed the duties of these offices without
much advice or assistance, and he be-
lieves he will be equally successful ia
bais present trust. He also denies hav-
ing advised the president to sell his
country place as quickly as possible
because of the gossip about the syndi-
O1eC III ibsCA osCi hfS PlOpCihJ w rN-s
vance real estate in that direction.
And senator Edmunds, the presidents
so called bitter foe. denies some things
He denies that he is preparing an attact
to be made this winter upon the presi-
dents civil service policy, and he SAYS!
the attempt to crincise Mr.. Cleveland
in connection with the purchase of his
country home is unfair. The extensive
improvements contemplated in fhe
direction of ..Oak View have become Il
public necessity and the subject came
came up in congress long befote the
president had ever seen the place.
Thanksgiving day in Washington was
ouiet, as it usually IS. The only public
demonstration contemplated was 4
parade by the fire department, but that
was spoiled by the torrents OF rain.
There were family reunions and dinners
that represented the highest culinary
skill of each household; religious scrv
ices at the churches; closed governments
departments and liberated clerks. while
ut the orphan asylums and public instis
tutions the inmates enjoyed additions tsl
their ordinary bill Of fare, through the
generosity of the charitable.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

reliability of the testimony Of clair
ants and witnesses. Officers will cd
tify to their oral cross-examinations.
Registers and receivers will careful
examine all proofs now in their re
pective Offices upon which certifoat
have not been issued, and all that in;
have been transmitted to them on o
forms before the distribution of eli
new forms, and when such proofs aI
in any respect unsatisfactory, they WI
return the same and require me-
forms, without, however, requiring ne
advertisements unless the original AL
vertisement was defective or proof wa
not made as advertised.
They will in like manner exanlin(
all proofs transmitted OH the ness
forms and will not issue certificates
nor place entries on record, nor trans
NIT the proofs to this Office until The
same have been thus examined. Dr--
fectiye, insufficient, or unsatisfactory
proofs will be rejected and new proot
required.
Proofs taken by other officers then
registers or receivers must be immedi.
atty transmitted, with the money, te
the register and receiver When any
interval of time, other then that re-
! CURED for immediate and expeditioa'
transmittal, elapses between date u
proof and date Of its receipt, with tht
money, at the district land office, new
final affidavit covering date of receiF
of proof and payment by the registel
and receiver, will be required befort
certificate is issued or the entry place.
on record. Proof without payment
must in no case be accepted or receives
by registers and receivers All dis
crepancies between date of proof ans
date of registers certifcare and receiv
er's receipt must be accounted for Il
certificate from the register and re-
ceiver attached to each case.
You will furnish all clerks Of courl
and judges of probate in your distrieI
with copies of these Instructions 70
their information and instruction.
WM. A. SPARKS, Commissioner.
Approved Nov. 13, 1886.
l.. @. G. LAMAR, Secretary.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

We wonder which one of the g. 0. p's
is really in favor of a reduction of the
tariff. Heretofore the democrats have
laid claim to that position lin their
election platforms) but the defeat of
Morrison and Hurd and the narrow
escape of Carlisle, iii strong democratic
districts, would tend to show the hol-
lowness of their pretenses. The fact
of the matter is that this issue is one
of the east against the west, and i'll
the Ell d the west is bound to win.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

IT is to be hoped that the gloomy
reports of the condition of Hon. w.
T. Price of Wisconsin are exaggerat-
ed. Besides other considerations. the
west can i'll afford to loose the services
of this bright young congressman. who
has always championed the oppressed
against the oppressor.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

OK Saturday last two of the largest
elevators in the city of Duluth, Mimi,
containing 100000 bushels of wheat,
were burned to the ground, entailing
loss of 100000 insurance 100000.
Three men we're also killed. The
cause of the fire is not known.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

MINNEAPOLIS is soon to have a
new twelve-story hotel on Hennepin
avenue, the magnificent structure to
cost $75O,OO0. Gates Bros. are back
ing the investment.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

THE Catholic clergy in Canada
have inaugurated a crusade against
Knights of Labor. The superior of
the Oblate Fathers in Montreal has
announced that no Knight will be
allowed to partake of the sacrament.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

AMEs having decided to contest Mo
Gill's election, the lack of any pro-
vision in the statute providing for a
contest over the governorship will re
suit iii Minnesota having two govern
ors after Jan. /. Tt is said the only
course open for Ames is to take the
oath of office Jam. /, and then apply
to the supreme court for an order
compelling McGill, who will be inaur
gurated, to show cause why he is enti-
tied to the officc.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BROWN CO

The next dakota legislature will
consist of fifty-one republicans, seven
democrats, five alliance and one inde-
pendent republican.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

THE signs Of the times point to the
election Of u republican president in
1888. Not only do the elections this
fall indicate that such will be the case.
but day by day the administration
is loosing ground and the eyes of the
people are beng slowly but surely
opened to the utter hollowness of de.
mocracv. The indications are that
there will be four presidential tickets
In the field two years hence-repub'i-
can. democratic, labor aud prohibition
land the labor candidate will draw
more strength from the democrats
than prohibition will from the repub-
licans. This will eves the thing up
pretty we'll, with the difference in
favor Of the republicans, and when we
ulalyze the vote of 1884, we cannot
he otherwise than confident Of rcpnb-
II: AN Sacxess.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03

We are pleased to sec the name of
our old friend j. III. Fletcher mention
ed as Il candidate for the speakership
a. the approaching session of the leg
stature. Besides possessing all the
necessary qualifications, Mr.. Fletcher
is square-toed and as honest as the
sun. HIS selection would give the
people confidence in the legislation to
he enacted--something they have not
possessed for many a long day-and
would certainly tend to elevate the
tone of politics. lie is capable, hon
est. impartial and fearless, and we
sincerely hope his friends will succeed
in pushing him to the front.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-03
THE WARNER Sun.
FRED c KILE, PUBLISHES.

Entered at the postofhce Warner, OAK, second
class mail matter.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-05-19
Terrible Tornado in Ohio.

The most furious tornado ever
known in that section swept over the
counties of Seneca, Hardin, Wyan.
otte and Mercer, in Ohio, on Friday
night of last week, leaving death and
desolation in its track. 1t is estimat.
ed that fifty persons have been killed
and over FIVE hundred more or less in.
jured. Millions of property. was de-.
stroyed.
1t is impossible to give any accur.
ate figures regarding the loss of prop.
erty at present. Much Of the dana
age consists in the destruction Of crops
aud timber, and the washing away of
arabic lands, and no one can place the
real money valuation on any sort Of
property. Wires are down in all di-
rectiOns, and the news so far comes
mainly from the larger towns, and not
until the county districts are heard
from will it be known just how disas.
trous the storm has been.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-05-19
kelIettviIle Items.

Quite number of our citizens are
attending court.
Mrs. Lewis Arner is absent on a
visit to her daughters at Nebraska,
this Co.
Mr.. Orion SigginS of West Hickory,
aud Mr.. Warner, Supt. of the tannery
at that place, were here Sunday. Mr..
Warner informs us that the tannery
and other buildings needed for the
manufacture OF fine or upper leather
will be very solid stiuctares; also
that another tannery is talked of.
AS to the tannery here it is getting
along nicely. The grading is about
done and several masons are at work
building the stone work.
James Bah has moved into the
bar k woods. Peirson & Bah have
given out their bark job in small lots
We failed to learn names of all the
parties who took jobs.
Free Methodist Sabbath School
each Sunday at II a. IN.
Those of our people who attended
the Quarterly meeting at Whig Hill
were amply repaid. The communion
sermon Sabbath evening by Presiding
Elder Bray was an earnest appeal to
the laity and very able discourse.
We observe that Mike makes full
hand at housekeeping suppose he is
practicing for that happy time when
be will be settled in home of bis
own. EZEKIEL.