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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
Proposals for Bridge Building,

County surveyors Office,
Yankton, OAK. Oct. 18th, 1888.
PROPOSALS. will be received at the Office O,
she board of county commissioner OF
Nankton county: up to ? O'Clock p. m. Monday,
Beaver creek on the Miner road. in section ID
township 81, range 50. Six miles north Of Yang
tor. specifications will be furnished BY the
county engineer.
The commissioner reserye the riobt IN ra;a,+
any or all bids,
ED PALMER, County Surveyor.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

the Hoffman club, on Twenty dftnslrest.
Jonn D. Mahoney, the bookmaker, bet
sSo,Woo to $4,000 with Frank j. Hun
toon on the general result. Mahoney
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
a story with a Moral.

Detroit Free. Press: A wolf one day
sought out a fox who had been partition.
larly recommended to him for his az
%tuteness, and said:
q have posed the lion on several
occasions and he does not deign to notice
me-"
"And yoa want revenge, of course? %
81 do. L want I mako his heart sad
very sad"
He is honest in busineser"
"Oh. yes"
"Pays his debts promptly?'
"He does"
"Goes to church and keeps clear Of
scandals"
Yes"
';And is too strong for you to attack p
Exactly; yea see how | am situated
II do. There is but one way for you
to get even. Pitch in and secure biz
nomination for Office, and then lie about
and defeat him.
MORAL.
It was shown during the campaign
that the lion was an embezzer, defauiter,
horsetbief, liar and sneak that his father
was q convict, and his mother q ballet
dancer, and his grandfather was hung, and
his brothers sem to prison for life, and
he WsS duly defeated.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
Kansas City Live stock.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-. Oct. 81.
CATTLE Receipts, S,6ss. Good to choice
cornfed, St,75@5.25; common to medium, S3.25
GAS; stockers and feeding steers, 81. 5013 IS;
grass range steers, S160GS3.15; cows, 81 .2512.9 80.
Market weak.
HoGS-Receipts, 10.8o7. Good to choice, $500
@5.30; common. to medium, S4,6015.25; skips
and pigs, $300G4.40. Market weak
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

has the Cleveland side OF the bet The
agreement for this bet was made some
time ago.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

w ANTED A girl qualified to do genera.
w house work. Apply to
MRS. H. y. GAMBLE.
Capitol street between Fourth and Fifth
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

WANTRD-Agent- to solicit Indemnity (pre-
" ferred) Insurance. S25a week at o coat
of So esoh year. For Territory and Terms
address,. JOHNS. PURDY,
sec'y, FL Park Row, N. Y. City.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Wants.

MANTED-A girl to do general house work.
w Apply to MRS. GEO. b.. HAND.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

WANTED-Working hoasekeeper for widow
w er. Must be first class in every respect, and
come we'll recommended. Address
J.HOPE, Yankton, d. Il.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

EOR sALE Oh FXCHAHGg-one pair OF
. matched driving ponies ana two Domestic
sewing machines for city lots.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

FOR SALE The land If HRS, K. Heck, in
4 Yankton, in the east half of the south west
quarter of the northwest quarter of the north
east quarter, of section IS, town es, range 65.
Address A. OHAPIH, Macgreaor. Iowa.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

Girl WANrED-A thoroughly competent
~ girl TO do general homework. Apoiy 20
MIS-. j. I'll. @ fOUkG,
Ash St., between Walnut and Douglas Ave.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

UNION STOCK YARDS. |
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01

WANTED AT Fort Randall. a good cook
W and house gill u ashi, G sent out.
Address CAPT. 8. r. STAFFORD.
18th 1ufap try, Foit Randall, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-11-01
No Longer Acceptable.
LORD sAcKvILLE's CONTINUANCE
IN HIS PRESENT POSITION.
GROUNDS FOR TEE ACTION,
Secretary Bayard Makes Specific Charge.
and the President Sanctions Them
What the British Minister Has to
Say OF the Matter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3t.-By direction OF
the president, the secretary of state in
formed Lord Sackville that for causes
heretofore made known to her maiesty's
government, his continuance In his pres
emit official position in the United States
is no longer acceptable to this govern
nlent, and would consequently be detri-
mental to the relations between the two
countries. The grounds Of this action
on the part of the United States are
stated in a report of the secretary of
state to the president, dated the Goth
inst, which is as follows:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
Murder in 81. Psnl.

In ST. Paul, George Jones shot ard killed
Jack Lucy near the corner of Robert and
Seventh streets II appears that the two
men, who were friends, were drinking together
in john Provencher's saloon, and Jones was
left asleep in one Of the wine rooms. When
be swoke be found that his friend Lucy had
left him and, feelingin his pockets, discovered
that all his money amounting TO about $50,
was missing He suspected Lucy of commit
tingthe theft. and be told several friends that
Lucy had robbed him. Jones and Lucy met
on Robert street, and then the trouble began.
Lucy approached Jones and exclaimed: I'm
knock the tar out of you if you say robbed
you" In reply Jones told Lucy to get out
OF the way or be would get the worst Of it.
Lucy made some kind Of u remark in return.
when Jones whipped out 32-ealiber revolver
aud fired three shots Mt his adversary Lucy
also drew o revolver. but did not shoot.
After the ball from Jones revolver struck
him he turned around and went TO his room
In the Waither house, in front of which the
shooting occurred. Drs Bushnell aid Gid
den were Immediately called, but tould do
nothing for the wounded man, who died
about twenty minutes after being shot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
waRIsK,ssAs
4 Terrible fizht in which Several Men are
Killed, the Number Being Stated as Eleven.

A terrible encounter between Hugcton and
Woodsdale men occurred In Stevens COUNT,
Kansas, whereby seven men lost their lives.
Sam Robinson, the city marshal OF Hugeton.
and Nj. Cook of the sumo town went TO the
Dduley ranch. near Pony creek, accompanied
by their wives, to look up some cattle, which
they were trying 10 buy. While taking din
ner Deputy Sheriff Short, Woodsdaic nun,
accompanied by five other Woodsdale men,
rode up to the party. and asked Robinson to
surrender as he had a warrant for his arrest.
Robinson said he would go u short distance
from camp, leaving Cook and the ladies' be-
hind and then give his enemies q chance to
take him lie did so, and on reaching a con-
yenicnt spot both parties opened FIRE, with
the result that four Woodsdale men turned
up their toes. The other two fed 10 the
strip. and Robinson escaped without q
scratch Cook FASTENED to HuglIton and
gave the alarrl. and soon an armed squad
went 10 their assistance Meeting n
lot Of Woodsdaie men an encounter took
place, in which three more persons were killed
and q number wounded. The whole county
i n: war but Sam Robinson has again dis
appeared. John Cross. sheriff of Stevens
county, was one of the men killed in the sec-
ond fgiIt.
James Gerard q deputy sheriff Of Stevens
county. gives the following account OF the af-
fair: A warrant had been issued TO Ed Short,
constable and city marshal of Woodsdale.
inson had gone 10 the neutral trip, and Ed.
short, William Hausloy and Dick Wilson
went after him. They found him in dug
out. and ordered him 10 surrender. He
said he would never surrender to Ed. short.
Ed told him he could get many men as he
wished from the strip. to 60 with him 70 the
state (Kansasl Robinson did not surren-
der but got ON his horse aud made run of
six or seven miles 10 the Beaver river. where
he got fresh horse and soou distaneed the
boys who then gave up the chase Sheriff
Cross hearing that Short and his posse had
been corralcd down in the strip, started with
four men for their relief but they could not
find them, so started buck up the trail and
went Into camp. While they were asleep
Hugeton party surprised and disarmed them,
made them stand up In line and shot thfm.
killing four and wouDdiDg one. Z. ). Toby
saws that the four killed were Sheriff John
Gross. Robert Hubbard G. w. Eaton, IL.
Wilcox and that Herbert Tony WIS wounded.
He also said that there might be one or two
more killed. and that he heard Herbert Reed
was wounded, but could not say how he got
hurt There must have been shooting be-
sides the above ARRAY, for boy named
Nathan Jones who was on his return from
Stevens county to liberal, states that he
passed near two squads who were firing ut
each other The latest report that came IN
is that eleven men have been killed. So far
reports are very contradictory and many OF
them unreliable, but there is no doubt that
Stevens county people are in q terrible state
Of excitement, and that more shooting may
he expected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
A Race OF Murlerers.

These mountains have always, until
the past year or two, been the range
of a band ofIndians in the territory.
Here it was that old Mana used to
leave his yearly trail of desolation
and death. When he finally got his
Internal old throat cut Geronimp took
up the tomahawk and knife and kept
the trail bloody. With an armed
party of ten / rode through this
country TO the Black range in 1882
We picked up thirty-five bodies that
had been murdered. We rode at
night and kept to the rocks and
brush in the daytime. When ] was
a good many years younger / used
to hear a whole lot of bosh about
the bravery of the Indians. They
are cowardly lot of murderers and
nothing less. Nobody ever heard OF
a gang of cut throats attacking a
party where the odds, numbers or
chances We're even. They won't fight
at night unless you surprise them in
their camp.-From a New Mexico
correspondent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
"T4RIFF AND WAGES"
nreInIsrnssinn.

George W. Elliot, A. NJ, Rochester, n. Y,
has just published in book form, through
Moulton. Wenborne 4 Co, Buffalo, ~ T.,
the very original and interesting dialogue
discussion between paul Ga young grad
uate) AND HIS FATHER" au American farmer,
which appeared serially three years ago in
The American Rural Home and attracted
wide atontion. The father Is a thoroughly
well posted man Of Affairs, who is thcoretic-
ally o free-trader, but practically, as an
American, q strong defender of a judicious
tariff He thus treats both sides very fairly
and gives each. in the dialogue, chance 10
be heard. He discusses general principles
and under his theory that selfishness must be
the secret of success of internationelc
cial policy. and selfsacrifice the secret ofsue-
olss in national commercial policy, he makes
out o strong defense Of simple protection.
in the matter OF wages, he holds that wages
begins aud cIids with production, and hence
If judicious protection stimulates pro-
duction, as be holds. then judiei-
Gus tnriH maintains tbn source OF
wages. This book makes men and boys
think Ii unfulds the dark mysteries of the
tariff simply and should have wide reading
Mr.. Elliott, Us advertising manager Of III. ii.
Warner & Coz safe cure house. Rochester,
\. Y, has had unusual opportunities TO gee
this efiests Of different commercial Policies In
eight SECTIONS of the globe. Ia Cloth, so cts;
In paper, % cts; prepaid by Moulton, Wen
borne & Co Buffalo, n T.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
Current HnmNr.

In q street ear a colored gentlem-
man was seated among the passen-
gers. A young lady of his OWE col
or entered, and he Immediately rose
and offered his seat. She gracefully
demurred, and said: II do not like to
deprive you of your seat, sir" ooh,
no deprayity, miss" was his reply
"No depravity at all; / prefer to
stand"
Teacher-"Now, children, here we
have the word intuition who can
tell me what it means?" Phenomen-
ally Bright Standardization is
that faculty of the human mind
which enables person TO distinguish
at glance a patent medicine adver-
tisement from u real news article. -
Judge.
A gentleman said to a minister:
"When do you expect to see Deacon
Logan?" Newer" said the reverend
gentleman solemnly; "thc deacon is
in heaven. ".-Texas Siftings.
Mrs. Gadabout-"Oh, there you
are, with your devoted husband,
Mrs. Lovematch. / often think how
much he resembles the letter q, be-
cause he and are always together"
Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that /
should have had the same thought
about your husband. He is very
much like q, because, while he has
less to do than any of the Others, he
never comes after up'-Table Talk.
He was a young minister, and on
his knees had eloquently declared his
passion. II pray and beseech you, ;"
he concluded, "to listen to my prayer
of love. What, oh, what is your
answer, darHng?" Clasping her hands
to her eyes, and blushing deeply, the
girl softly murmured: "Ahem,
precious"
"Yes,p said Mrs. Innocent, "my
brother George began his public ca
reer as New York Alderman, and
was instrumental in obtaining proper
facilities for the transportation of
the people along Broadway. Then
George was promoted to the service
Of the State l don't know exactly
what his title is, but his address Is
Sing Sing. His term expires in about
five years, when he thinks he'll give
up public Wallpapers Bazaar
A young physician who had long
worshipped a lady ut a distance, was
one day suddenly called to attend
her. He found her suffering from no
particularly dangerous malady, but
she wanted him to prescribe for her
nevertheless; so he took her hand,
and said inlpressiyely: "Well. /
should-prescribe-I should prescribe
that-you-get-married' ooh,
goodness" said the interested in
valid, "who would marry me, won
der?" 81 would" answered the doc
tor with tender earnestness. your
exclaimed the maiden. "Yes." "Well,
doctor, if that is the fearful alterna-
tive, you can go away and let me die
in peace"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
Equestrianism.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
A girl who once yielded to temp
tation to fiirt 'just a little" on a
steamboat, and then found that her
subject was tipsy man, who insist
ed upon mt oncepressing an acquaint-
ance witha maudlin speech, said after
ward that in flirting the first step is
the easiest one" | found the same
thing true of horseback riding. SAYS
another lady. 1t was easier to buy a
course of twenty admissions to
riding academy than anything else
in the experience. But equestrianism
is the hobby of hobbies and worth
knowing about. The proprietor of
the academy was easily led to give
the name and address of one of the
tailors who makes the wallpaper
suits, as the ladies call them, that
fit like jerseys, and are positively the
only things that any one who is any
one can afford TO be seen in on horse
back nowadays. They are rather
distasteful to "a modest woman, and
belong to'what may be called the
masculine order of habits rather than
to what n lady would naturally
choose. Do you know how sausage
feels in its skin? Did you ever enjoy
the sensation of being melted up and
poured into suit of clothes, with
your chin pointed at all the church
steeples, and the nerves pressed out
Of your arms so that they hang like
two dolls arms, wagging to and fro
stiffiy on joints that needed loosen
ing? That is how l felt in the new
habit. got 1t RECENTLY, and went
for my first ride.
"Socpubl You ride immensep'
the English master kept saying to
me.
Oh, how dearly / would love to
have n newspaper print what l think
of him, and of notwithstanding, and
of the world in general
You will be a'bit uncomfortable to-
morrow" said he; land you must be
certain to come up and ride it off.
The second day cures the first, don't
you know" the ninny added, as /
dismounted.
Instead of riding It off | am seated
on a pillow, leaning against pillow,
gasping out the sentences of this
story to a friend to write down, be-
tween the shoots and darts ofmortal
agony, that leaps through everyinch
of me that was jostled, twisted and
shaken and pounded on that horse.
But will master the hobby. What
is pain and what is anguish TO a
woman in pursuit of fashion?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02
cosrEprR,rs PROPERTY.
Such As Remained In British Hands at the Close
offhe War Claimed by the United States.


In letters from Mr.. Littiepoge, lately EN-.
ployed az an agent of the treasury depart
inent TO the solicitor of the treasury. hcsays:
He imfers that his special assignment would
H. to recover such property belonging 70
the, lnte Confederate STATES as has been fraud
ulently or improperly diverted or eoneeal ~
He found that in the winter of 1864 he was
ordered 20 the Confederate ship The iexas
(aiias The Pampeiero' This vessel was
built at Glasgow as No. I sloop of war
and was to have received her arina-
ment and equipment while lying OFF the coast
OF England by another vessel. Capt Henry
Sinclair, Of the Confederate states navy,
euperintcnded the construction OF the vessel
ia caet being 81 400, 900 all Of which was
fnllv maid by the Confederate government.
The vessel started 10 sou, but having been re
p,rted as a Confederate cruiser was seized
r,nt Sineiair occurred her release by gunran-
tesiua that she should not go into the hands
OF the Confederocy until they shonld bc en-,
titled 20 have her. lie then chartered
her. and when q lew months after ,, ine
Confaleraey collapsed she was saliing
pndsr the same charter. The vessel wac fully
mid for BIZ the Confederate government anu
should belong to the United States. She Is
still valuable and IL now trading between
Edinburg aud Copenhagen There are seFeraa
other CIYdebuiit steamers constructed ny the
coufederatc government, similarly disposed
~ I,v their agents or captains. which should
now belong 70 the United States. There were
also two powerful rams built by Laird * Co.,
On the Nersev. ostcnsibly for the Chinese
government. but inspected and tested by
fonfederate officers. They we're seized by the
British authorities and were finally disposed
Of by the Confederate agcntsin charge, and
are now in the Brfishnayy. Powerful tiy'ic-
bnit steamers and rims were built in France
for the Confederate government, Two new
flvde-buiit steamers. the City Of Petersburg
ar3 The old Dominion. which we're built for
fire Confederate government and paid for BY
n. are now running between Liverpool and
Dublin
Mr.. Littiepage files on itemizsd statement
Of Confederate property uncovered by the
United states government, amounting 20
$40 ,ooo, 900, most Of which y in English
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

Z. Bley shot and killed the two Moritz
brothers at kanlatus, about Is miles from
Palouse Junction, w T. The quarrel started
over "a stallion belonging TO the Moritz
brothers. which Bley had corralled He de-
maDded $40 damages from the Moritz broth
ers for allowing the horse to run ut large.
They refused and exchanged some words.
Bley went TO bis house, got bis six-shootcr
and returned on his horse and shot one OF
the brothers in the neck. He fell into the
arms-of his wife who was standing by The
other brother started TO run around the
corral when Bley followed him and shot
him four times. The first one shot died iu-
side OF four hours aftos. Both were buried at
colfax. Both parties were worth $50, 900.
Bley Is under arrest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
No. ? spring wheat, sOk q s1ssc, No.
2 red Sic; No 2 corn, 1876: No. oats
2974@.3oc,; No 2 rye, 45ei No. barley, e2ci
No, / fax seed, S110; prime timothy
seed, S2.40; mess pork, per bill, sl3. 100
1880. lard per 100 lbs, Ss.65; short
rib sides (ioose), IS 12IketS 10; dry-eaited
shoulders (boxedl, $725@T 10; short clear
sides (boxed), Sss7Jz6g9; sugars, cut, loaf,
sSse; butter creamery. l4ls@lSIsc; dairy,
12ts@ l6e; eggs, 15@151se.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheat: No. hard s2Ac: No. ]. north
ern slHc; No. .. northern. 773ic; corn
40G47c Oats, 2S@32e. Barley 30@50e.
Flax, 81 .03 Mixed feed, s16@I9per ton. Hay
S7@s eggs, fresh 16H a tie; mutton,
dressed q Size potatoes, old, per bu. As %
80 c. potatoes, new, per bu. 60 Gg 20 c; spring
chickens per doz 5000 "a $500; wool,
medium, 81 Al 81; coarse unwashed II "a 10;
butter, creamery, l6 a 16c; dairy, II a. 14c;
grease butter q Sc.
ST. PAUL.
Wheat No. i hard, S3c; No / North
ern, Sic; No, 2 Northern. Use. Corn,
Sample. 4Oc; No. 2, 43c Oats, No, 2, mixed,
32c No. l, white, 32Isc No. 2, white, 31fsc;
No. g. soc MillstuiTs, Ground feed, S16.50;
5000, Hay, No 1. 80; No. l uplund prairie
$3.50; timothy, $12; Flax Seed-S1.05;
potatoes, per bu. Csc, eggs, 141s q 15Isc.
MILWAUKEE.
Wheat Gosh, TSc; 70Ts9 August.
OSkc Corn: No 3, Ate Oats; No
white, 95c. Rye; No, 1, 56c. Barley; No.
2. SOC. Provisions strong. Pork sl3.62h.
Lard Is $40; August, $S4Th. Butter;
dairy, 1870 lie. Eggs; frosh, lao 14Ise.
Cheese, cheddars, S@111Sc.
DULUTH.
Wheat, August, s3c., September, s114c.,;
October S0a4c; December, S15se.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

W. H. Worthington. editor of the Spa
irons ofhusbandry." published at Columbus,
Mass, srites under date OF Feb. %, 1882.
"Your great remedy, Aliens Lung BaIsam. /
have used in my family for fifteen years for
coughs and colds, and know il TO be the best .
25c., Soc, and $1.O0 bottle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

But for mild. effective, vegetable purga-
tive you had better get DIR. Prices Pleasant
Purgative Pellets They cure sick headache,
bilious headache, dizziness, constipation. indi-
gestion, and bilious attacks % cents vial,
by druggists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

me gifls WITH blahcneu fdccsS issssssps--
cred in the inner court of the adobe
house, while the men busted them
selves in looking after their horses
and getting everything in order in
case Of any possible emergency. A
guard was mounted around the
ranch, and the men in brief council
decided that people down the valley
must be warned Apache Bill was
ayst to volunteer 70 perform the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

hands He estimate .ha. 49, 80
JvS;VVV worth IN the United States, not in.
s .Ii9 the vaiiIe of many millions Of dollars
Mor'h OF cotton belonging to the Confeier-
c ~ governmen,t shipped from Brownsville,
'"i'estoh ana Natamoras since the war.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-02

The democrats, of st. Paul, Mimi, at their
primary meetings, favored Albert ScheGer as
their candidate for Governor on tine demo-
critic ticket. ScheiIer is a candidate for the
same place on the republican ticket.