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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-21
TO G0TTONBUYERS
AND THE
PUBLIC GENERALLY

l beg leave to call your attention to the
fact that by arrangements recently made.
my banking department. offers many faeii-
tiles, which would tend to serve your in
terests more fully than heretofore, COM
pairing fav"rably with the banking insti-
tutions of orr n~eighborins towns l hope
which will be given the promptest atten-
ton possible at very moderate rates.
Very respectfully,
n. C. YouNG.
Abbeville, Aug. Is, 1SS..-3m.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1888-04-21
OFFICIAL

District Judge.
CONRAD DEBAILLoN.
District Attorney.
ROBERT c.. SMEDEs.
Clerk of District Court,
LASTIE BROUSsARD.
Representative.
ROBERT. p. O'BRYAN.
Sheriff & Tax Collector,
JOSEPH S. NUNEZ.
Coroner, DR.. w. D.. WHITE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
EDITORIAL FLASHES.

A national school Of music is proposed.
And now an envelop trust is reportc i.
The German Crown Prince is aot at I'll
likely to recover.
Indiana Republicans will boom Ben
Harrison for President,
Natural gas has been discovered IT
Ashton, in sphinx caunty.
Delaware still retains is Democratic
majority and its whipping oSt
Vanderburg, Indiana, and Cedar Hill
renn., were visited by tornadoes the 25ti
The engineers and Firemeu of the Bur
iington system are on the eve of strike
1t is generally conceded that the pres,
ent congress will do something for the
older.
A Buffalo Democratic club las passed
l resolution opposing President Cleye
lands message in favor OF free trade Oh
wool.
The location of the National Demo-
cratic Convention al ST, Louis, is regal-
led as atriumph for administration DEM
ocrats.
The steamboat Julia explodes, burns
AMI sinks at Yallego, California, and
over forty persons are believed to have
persisted.
The sugar trust seems to have met q
formidable rival, SAYS the Aberdeen
News, which bids fair to crush it. Tah
is pretty hard world for one set of meil
to run things just as they please-ane
the sooner the trusts meet their DOOM
either by the laws of trade or the lawE
of the country, the better.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
SALE ADVERTISEMENT,


Mr.. Blaine, 10 recent interview, en-
phatlcaliv re-asserts his refusal to allow
his name to go before the Republican
National Convention as candidate for
President.
Hugh ]. Campbell is in Washington
wonder, Il Springer will invite him to
address the committee on territories on
the statehood question. Wouldn't the
fur lily, though, if he did.
A call is issued fora conference of an
ti.saloon Republicans to be held in New
York City, April -. The object is to
commit the Republican party to tomper-
ance IN lis national platform.
judge Spencer, of this district, recent
~ decided that clause in CITY charter
granting saloon license is void in all the
counties where the local option law has
been adopted by popular vote.
An eighteen inch vein of coal was
struck, Feb. ., on the farm of John Q.
Gould, five In les west of RedfieIi, Da-
kota. Great excitement prevails at red
iield and mining company has been Or
sanlzed
1t Is now proposed TO organize COM
paby of Dakota and eastern capitalists
10 bnild the Duluth, Redfeld & south
Western. This vas the line talked of
asst year that was TO run through Web
ster from the Northeast.
The war situation in Europe is even
more critical than last week. Bismarck
says that France aud Russia seem deter
mined TO force Europe Iato fight. The
present negotiations between Russia and
he powers is regarded as simply the
automatic ground and lofty tumbling to
am time, and that war is inevitable,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
The Blair Eduoatlona. Bill.

What is known as the Blair Eduration-
al Bill provides for the distribution of
81, 100000, now in the national treasury,
among the several states and territories
"in that proportion which the whole
number of persons in each who, being tea
wears Of age and over. cannot white, bears
10 the whole number OF such persons in
the United States. The appropriations
are TO be made annually, for eight years,
as follows: The first year seven millions
the second year ten millions, the third
year fifteen millions. the fourth year
thirteen millions, the fifth year eleven
millions, the sixth nine millions, the
seventh year seven millions, the eighth
year five millions. No part of the appro-
priatIon is TO be used for the erection or
rent of school buildings, but small por-
ton may 90 towards the training of
teachers for the common schools"
If this bill were to pass and become Il
law it would be of great benefit to the
south where the illlteracy is very great.
| thiak it would have a healthy influence
on the government. When these uned-
ucated boys bscome voters and go to the
polls TO vote, we can expect them to vote
rntellgently in proportion to their intel
lgence.
1t is not at all probable now tIat this
bill will pass congress.
Think congress could dispose of some
of the Surplus" to good advantage by
a2propriating, say $40 per year 10 each
and every pupil actually in attendance
at the public schools of all the territories,
till they are admitted to statehood. The
states have the benefit of their school
lands, or else have squandeTed them,
while ali the school funds of tie terrific
nes come from direct taxation. When
Dakota is admitted to statehood she will
then have permanent school fund suf-
ficent to support all the schools we now
have without dollar of tax. But whi e
we are now struggling to develop the
country and build houses for our fam :
lies, such help would DO of much grea-
ter service than when we are abe to sup
port ourselves.
A. E. BARKER.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
A. Z. BARKER.

Gen. Shersdaa does not want to be
President--hs Is satisfied ever to remain
Little Phil" Who can blame him for
not wanting to barter the mighty
space OF his large honcrs" for trash.
"A few days ago retail grocers III
New York were selling three pounds
of sugar for % cents. They now
charge 20 cents for three pounds.
The sugar duty is exactly what the
free-traders demands tariff for
revenue only. But the sugar trust
has been created, aud has advanced
the price the poor pay for that arti
Gle at the rate of Z cents for each 5
pounds, 1t is only in free-trlde ar
ticles, or in those taxed "for rev
enue only" that the most rapecious
of the trusts oparate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

Cass county, Dakota, and some
20 other counties in the territory,
is larger than Rhode Island, when
is represented by two senators and
two congressman.
See number Of school teachers.
Dakota leads 1G states.
In value of school property she
leads all the states except Is.
She has 1000 schools.
Dakota divided on the 9TH stand
ard parallel would lead, in popula-
ton, miles of railroad. newspapers,
schools and school teachers, two
thirds of the states of the Union,
and would be larger in size than s
of the New England states, repre-
scented by SIXTEEN senators.
The Argus continues: 1t must
be remembered that the two mill
lions of money expended for the
support of public schools in 1887,
was raised by direct tax on the peo-
pie Of each county, as the school
lands of the territory are not avail
able until statehood Is assumed. As
compared with the forty-seyen states
and territories in the matter of
school expenditures for 1885, Da-
kOta stands sixteen in the list, and
in 1887 stood thIrty-three, an in
crease as gratifying as it is astoniSh
ing. 1t is well not to lose sight of
the fact that the general govern
ment has given to all states vast
grants Of the public land for school
purposes, the revenue from which
in many instances is far in excess
of the requirements for educational
needs, while Dakota is marching
steadily to the front with her little
county school houses, her colleges.
institutes and universities, built
aud maintained by the people, for
the people and with the peoples
money, while thirty million dollars
worth of school lands, present val
ue, awails the electric touch Of
statehood to make it available for
school purposes. What nobler mon
ument of Dakota's progress and
public spirit could he raised, than
her present advanced position
among the states Of the Union, than
her magnificent educational facili-
ties sustained out Of the earnings of
her people.
TO attempt to force this vast do
main into the Union, in spite of
and against the protest Of the peo-
pie as expressed in the 5000 ma
jority recently given for its division,
is to pcrpetrate an outrage upon the
rights of the people that will event
ually damn any political party that
is craven enough to trample on the
rights of the people of Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
There is talk of a masquerade
ball Immediately after Lent.

y
Most Of MS are waiting and ex-
c5edinglY anxious to be state and
can see no good reason why we are
put off so long nor do the honest
people in the eastern states. The
Dakota question has become ma
tional one.
The man who failed to examine
his flues to see If they were cracked
or other wise defective and forgot
to clean the SCOT from his chimney
may have one more fire this year
than he has put on his list. There
will be thousands OF dollars worth
of property destroyed before spring,
just because people didn't think.
The supreme court of Dakota
has decided the local option law
constitutional. This will doubtless
settle the matter, and the enforce
ment of law may now be pushed
forward. Dakota will 90 into the
Union a prohibition state, when
she goes in. 1t is undoubtedly
prohibition to-day aud will so re-
main.
We want machine and repair
shop in Webster, one that can re-
pair machinery Of all kinds, furnish
castings for all the agricultural ma
chinery now in use in this country,
Such an institution could be made
a paying investment from the very
start. Come, some one who knows
something about such things, and
look the ground over.
Boys, there is a great dea Of
foolishness around-your parents
don't know that you engage in Ger
tain games, and frequent certain
places. Stop now before they do
find it out. Do you want to over
whelm them with grief and shame?
Stop NOW, and save them the sor-
row and modification your conduct
would occasion them if they knew
| it.
Owing to the inclemelcy OF
the weather last Sunday, the mass
meeting of the w. G. L. U. will
convene at the NJ. E. Church next
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Come everybody, as We will then
have the pleasure Of hearing &
philosophical lecture by the Rev,
| Sproul entitled, "Alcohol viewed il
| the light of Science. !"
/ MRs. l.. E. POTTER, Secy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

The following tables complied
from the Fargo Argus tell tale Of
their own:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

Here again is another table show
ing the size of the states named in
square miles and at the bottom
will be found Dakota, larger than
the nine states named, and area
enough left to cover more than half
of Pennsylvania. The figures won't
lie and the facts are so plain that
average congressman can take in al
a glance what Dakota Is and what
she is en- titled to:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that bids
will be received, by the County
Commissioners of Day county, Oak.
on the 9TH day of March 1888, for
the furnishing of blank books,
blanks and stationery. Said sup
plies to be furnished from time to
time as the same shall be ordered
during the year 1888. Estimates
of the same can be seen at the
Auditors Office. The Board re-
serve tie right to reject any and
all bids.
u. BRIGHAM. Co. Auditor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
WHAT WEBSTER HAS.

Our town has as fine prospects
before it as any other in central Da,
kota. possessing no more railway
facilities than we do. That it has 4
flourishing business. the following
table showing the different business
interests represented here will fully
testify. A canvass of the city shows;
general stores.
grocery stores.
: meat markets.
2 drug stores.
2 hard ware stores.
3 agricultural implement dealers.
4 lumber yards.
3 fuel yards.
2 millinery stores.
hotels.
livery stable.
2 feed stables.
3 blacksmith shops.
5 land and loan agents.
z newspapers.
physicians.
l bakery.
2 laundry's.
2 shoe shops.
l boot, shoe and ladies notion
store.
l furniture store.
l jewelry store.
l news stand.
2 banks.
2 harness shops.
: restaurants.
l barber shop.
8 lawyers.
l creamery.
l full roller process Touring mill.
4 elevators.
l dentist.
l photograph gallery.
| water cure intimary.
l sewing machinery establishment
| notion store.
2 wagon and wood repair shops.
II carpenters.
l paint shop.
2paper hangers.
/ house, sign and ornamental
painters.
l tailor shop.
When we say that all the above
interests are in a fourishing con-
dition, it shows that the country
to Webster is q decidedly
good one. In public edifices we
have 3 churches, q large and COM
modlOus school house, the only ex-
elusive Masonic Temple IN the ter
ritOry and a nice court house.
besides these the city has large
number OF handsome and tasty pri-
vate residences, among which may
be enumerated those owned by L.
W. Small, DIR. Harris. A. ID. Hash,
J. Alley, J, VI. Barker A.Smith
and S. Peterson's west Of the court
house. O. A. Chilson's first block
south of the court house and L.
Huntington's north. W. G. Dick.
inson's opposite side of street, Jno.
Norton's on Main street aud G. L.
J. A. Lee and l.. G.
0chsenrciter's in the north part of
town, with Mr.. Bones, Hanson,
Buggles and Blake in the suburbs
south and west. This spring will
find us with a new Catholic church
and a number of new residences.
Webster is a fourishing, live and
growing town, with the best farm
ing country in Dakota to back it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
ATTENTION, REPUBLICANS.

On Saturday, March Sd, all per-
sons subscribing to the principles of
the republican party, are requested
to meet at the court house, at 2
o'clock p. m. for the purpose of
organizing republican league. Be
on hands early. BY order Of
COMMITTEE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
tMnuMTTIIW world during the last half
LII lM lu Sa, ,eag Soi least ia, snG|9s g

md system of work thu can be performed all
", the country without separating the work
rs from their homes. Pay liberal; any oRe can
10 q work either sex young orold; no special
bility required. CFpital not needed; You are
tarted fee. Cut this out and return to us and
we viii send you free, something ot~reat value
iud importance to you, that VIII S. IT YOU in
business, which viii bring you in3 ore '"oney
light away, thdn anything else in tb Orld
Grand outfit free. Address True & Co Sdgusta
Maine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01

WANTED-To sell teams of horses
Young mares and stations, weighing
from 1900 down to 900 pounds earh.-
Will sell for cash or on time. Come
,.Drlv to my place one and one half miles
vest of B. II. Egeland's and get your
pick. Come Saturday and you will be
sure TO find me at home.
PERRY LONG.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-03-01
The exiled Russian nihilists ar

The exiled Russian nihilists are
protesting against the ratification
by the United States of the Russian
extradit;on treaty. They oppose
the treaty on the alleged ground
that it proposes to surrender politi-
cal refugees if their extradition shall
be demanded These Russian Nib
lists, anarchists of other national
tiles. and all enemies of society,
should learn that dynamite murder,
whoever the victim may be, is some
hing more than a political crime.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.

While the FREE TRADER will not under.
take to advise the La Sale County Demo.
cratic Convention as to who or should not
be nominated on Tuesday next, II may sug
gest this, that while the county will IN
doubleday give Cleveland and Palmer a
handsome majority In November, II by no
means follows that any county ticket the
convention may nominate will also neces
sarily receive::a like majority or any ma
jority at all.
As the FIRE TRADER looks at the stu
alton, the convention on Tuesday must bear
in mind that 1t will be necessary to nomi.
nate ticket on which all sections of the
party In this county and all parts of the
county itself shall be represented; but II
must avoid past mistakes overlooking II
with representatives from one locality or
section of the party.
If the towns will avoid "instructing' del
egates the FREE TRADER believes they
will be more able to nominate ticket that
will favorably commend itself to the voters
of the county than II the feelings engen.
dered during the preliminary canvass are
permitted to be carried into the convention
itself. Certain OF the candidates must of
necessity be defeated 10 the convention. 1t
Is not certain that In some cases 1t would
not be we'll to drop all the men named and
take entirely new names as the only way of
securing absolute harmony and stronger
ticket with the people than could perhaps
DO selected from the best Of names now
before the party for nomination having In
mind the conditions Of the canvass for del
egatee. The two last elections ought TO
show the democracy Of this county that 1t
IL folly to force the nomination Of any man
or men In the face Of an implacable oppo-
sition or well defined hostility on the part
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

Ing the manufacturer to the amount Of such
revenue. IL Is the very opposite Of the
tariff Endorsed by the Chicago platform,
under which there can be no importation
of steel rails, cutlery, wood, screws, nails,
dental supplies, rubber or coarser grade
cotton goods, oil, salt, coal, wool or lumber.
Either Mr.. Mckinley was trying to humbug
his Georgia audience, which we have no
doubt he was, or he has "hopped," which
Is not supposable. What Maj Mckinley
doubtless meant was, that If any duty was
ever collected II would 90 into the treasury,
but republican protective" tariff always
means one that Is prohibitive, and such a
tariff only pays money from the pockets of
the people into those of the monopolists,
and never into the public treasury.
The contrast between Thurman's and
McKinley's speech is not, therefore, that
the one Is "drivel" and the other states
manlike; but that the one Is plain,
straightforward, manly, logical talk, while
the other is fiimsy, dishonest, sophistical
Machiavillian screed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25

Of others In any locality or localities. The
difference In the vote Of the two parties is
30 slight and the fact is so well known that
the people of this county are not In county
matters stickers for party success, that this
fact must clearly be borne In mind In the
selection of candidates. A ticket must be
nominated for the party and the voters and
not simply to please or reward individual
men, or to crafty republican newspapers,
and the surroundings of candidates out
side the convention hall should not be
lost sight Of.
The FREE TRADER is aiming at no one,
The conditions unhappily obtain at nearly
every convention the democracy have held
In the past Is years. and the observations
are more or less truisms, but fortunately
they have too often been lost sight Of.
They should not be ignored now If party
success with county ticket is desired or
expected.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Current Events.

Ii looks as though the statement that
Blaine had ordered the Senate TO offer NJ
tsrih bill ut this session were true. AT any
rate. though the bill was said TO be ready
when Blaine returned, II has not apparel az
yet. On the contrary, the republican
papers are now beginning TO announce that
there Is no surplus-will be none. and that
a tariff reduction bill is not necessary. This
Is based ON statement said TO have been
made by Allison showing that the surplus
will be only about $l3,OOO,OOO, as noted
elsewhere In this column. As this esti-
mate Of Mr.. Allison does not include re-
ceipts Of the postofilce department. the
actual surplus will be about $4,000 600, or
substantially as the Secretary Of the Treas,
ury estimated In his last report. As the
estimated surplus In the past has been over
rather than under the estimates, IL will,
probably be greater than rs millions.
Ii may, therefore, be assumed In view of
the activity OF the republican press In cir
culating the mo surplus" story that the
Senate committee Is unable to agree on a
report or that Blaine forbids their making
any. II 10 hard u see, after all, how, Ia
the light OF this platform, the republican
senate could present reform bill and be
consistent with the cheap whisky wing of
the party.
In fact, q member of the republican
committee 10 New York ON "Wednesday
said that he had reliable information, tirec,
from Washington, that no bill would be pre,
sente0 to the Senate, taking the ground
however, that there was not now time to
prepare or consider one. "The plan" he
added, lis TO abandon the attempt TO report
new tariff bill on the ground tina,
the time Is not sufficient to prepare
suitable one, and 10 devote the
remainder OF the session to taking the tes
'imoDy Of prominent labor men, manufsc.
turers, and others as to the general effec,
the Mills bill would have on the welfare of
the country should 1t become law"
While there Is no politics" In the i'm.
migration Investigation of the Ford com
mittee, nevertheless the testimony adduced
shows that many wealthy protectionists
who tell working men that their only hope
Tor the future Is In higher tariff, 30 that thew
(the bosses) can pay higher wages, are the
very men who import pauper labor by the
snip load to take the places Of Americans
whose only friends they profess to be.
The Barbours Of Patterson, N. j., for OK.
ample, who, as shown by unwilling testi>
mony, imported thousands Of mill hands
from the old country, recently petitIoned
congress 70 defeat the Mills bill and thew
said they did this 10 the interest Of Amer
lean workers. The benefit In this case Is
In all the others falls to the monopolist,
while the lab0rer who believes he is pro
tected is ground down 70 such an eIten,
that he earns only enough to maintain a
bare existence. The testimony of Master
Workman Powderly showed that HunRari.
ans working In mines live on salt pork and
water, because the wages paid by the high
tarin milne owners will not permit of their
having better fare; the testimony Of dozens
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-08-25
Democratic Comfy Convention.

The Democratic voters Of the different townships OF
Ia Sale county requested 10 select delegates rep
resent them In County Convention, TO be held IN sher
woods opera House. In the city Of Ottawa, ON TuKs
DAY. the 18th day Of August 1855 al the hour Of I
O'Clock p NJ; such convention 10 nominate candidates
for the following officers VIZ; CLERK OF the Circuit
Court, Coroner, States Attorney, County Surveyor
Recorder Of Deeds, and two Members OF The Illinois
House OF Representatives also to transact any and al
such other business may properly come before the
convention Each township Of the county shall be emil
tied 10 representation In the convention hereby called
on the basis Of one delegate for every township and
one delegate for every MY votes and also one
fraction Of nifty votes greater than hteen, east IN such
township for the Cleveland ami Hendricks electors In
1885, The committee recommend that the Democratic
voters Of the various townships hold their township
caucuses for the selection Of delegates Saturday,
the 18Th day OF August, 1883, at o'clock P NJ or AT
such other hour and day ~ the town committee may
appoint The several townships shall be entitled 10 the
following number of votes In the convention: