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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

bum. During the progress of the drawing
Capt. Gray exhibited tile Scared. but
genuine old rebel flag, Shortly after the
drawing the floor was cleared Of furniture
and Prof. Sewalls splendid orchestra took
the platform, while those who cared to
dance were given fall swing for a couple
of hours. This ended the G. A. X.
pleasures for the week. 1t was an event
never TO be forgotten aud in conclusion
we will add, tbo much praise cannot be
given for the grSnd success of the affair to
the committee on arrangements and the
W. R.C.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

There are great many people suffering
with Eczema itening; the more they scratch
the worse, always worse in bed when warm
Powder No. cures with The simple
wash accompanying II, | guarantee a
cure IL directions are followed.
Drop one powder in cup with eight
teaspoonful!s nf water. stir and give a tea
spoonful before meals, and at bed tihe'
Batbe wherever YOU itch. once or twice
day with the wnsh. Warranted 20 cure,
Prepared by DR.. l.. Pyle, Miller, pa
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
RIVERSIDE ITEMS.
GRANGER

People plowing and making fail work
get.
Mrs, Woodruff starts for Chicago this
week.
Mr., and Mrs. S. W. Ayers started for
Missouri where they will spend the win
ter.
John 7. Robertson had the misfortune
to loose his house by fre last week. Mr.
II. had large two story house. some of
its contents were saved NJ lnsuapce.
Loss 81 900.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
CFUAp lTEM 8.

Beautiful winter weather.
Corn snEcRing bees are in fashion
here.
Mr., Kellogg is getting along nicely
with his barn. Mr.. c. W. Frass and
the fur merchant from Cedar are helping
him.
Dan Walsh the sheriff elect. will COM
mence moving to Miller next week,
la Nc Wicker Is down sick again with
his old complaint, lung iever. Ira is
having hard luck.
John Lawler is as happg as it is pos
sible for gooi well of water to make a
man, he don't have to haul water any
more. STUB
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
GLENDALE ITEMS

Charles Hooking, accompanied C. H.
Porter as far as Madison last week, and
from there went to Galena III. his Old
home, for three or four weeks visit.
f. W. Kellogg is erecting new barn.
his old one being burnedlsone weeks
since. The new one will bs some larger
than the old one.
Angels Barber lost good five year old
mare recently collie.
GRASGFe
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

Madison is in dead earnest candidate
Tor Capital honors-also Rsdsield. Neytl
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

Real estate prices are on the ascendancy
greatly so in some parts of the territory
sad will be so in Hand coanty soon and
IL ever the proper time presented itself to
buy il seems to us it must be right now.
As matter Of speculation We would es.
pecially advise you to buy Hand county
dirt, because il is good reliable stuff and it
will stay with you.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

fankton Press. The late Sioux COM
mission was not created in vnn Though
II failed to accomplish its mission it made
the official discovery that the chief I'M
pedinent to Indian civilization is the
governments habit Of maintaining the
Iudians in Idleness. Tins is PROPOSE
ton for many years insisted upon by
newspapers along the border OF Indian
land. and that IL has finally reached the
government understanding is encouraging
for the Indian
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

MILLER, Dec. III, 1895.
Board met pursuant To adjournment
New. 2lth, 1888, at o'clock P NJ. All
members present.
Board proceeded to consider plans and
specifications for a court house.
Board adjourned to meet at O'Clock
a. m Dec. lith. 1888.
Dec. llth, Board met pursuant to ad
journKlent All members present.
Board continued consideration of plans.
J. A. Woolhiser, chairman, was excused
before adjournment, and on motion f, d.
Ensign was elected chairman pro TEN.
On Motion Mr. T. d. Allen. mchitect #
Minneapolis, MINI. was employed to
draw plans and specifications for court
house as per contract made with him.
On motion bill Of I. d. Allen S25 90
due on contract to furnish plans for court
house allowed
On motion Board adjourned until l
o'clock p. m.
Board met at p. m. with F. d. Ensign
in the chair
All members present except j. A. Wool
hiser.
g. On motion it was ordered that Charles
Thomson be a committee to see TO the
publication of notice asking for bids to
build court house.
On m, tion the road and school poll tax
$ II Belt ia 70 for the year 1856 was
abuted, he having paid same in lll-69.
and also 0 A FHnkbOner lll-70 for 1886
was allowed au abatement for double as
sessmen5, same having been paid in
1870.
On motion bills were allowed as fol-
lows:
+ ID Ensign. mileage and per diem
con- Mofk .,.-- .....'... .-'.'@ 70
W f Stoaks board and care B Jones 3 90
Free Press Co. blanks ect .......... 10 30
Free Press Co blanks for school tips 81 10
l.. Pyle till medicine and attend
ance Winters .... ...,... III O0
Chas Thomson mileage and per diem
com, work .................... 20
@ W Clayton, publishing minutes ~ -
q w Clayton ii ~
Hand Co Press. bill pub. minutes
SO 90 allowed nj ..,............ 10 %
Dakota state JOuSlli, puD lnluuhSS ~ ~
On motion the road and school poll OF
Chas O'Coanor ll0-6S for the year 1884
together with the interest and penalty on
The same was ahated, and also the school
roll of said c. O'CoDnor for the year 1887.
On motion the refunding order No. oIS
IN ". G, Cudy for Sl6,65 was cancelled
erroneous refund.
On motion the amended j. 7. report oi
r T. Wood in cuse uf Territory VS.. Herman
Gross was approved and the following
wit fees allowed oo
Wm Gross, ..,.... s-..'' 80 ''''''No al
Fred Henri IA. h.........,t....''''' o so so
Lizzie Miller ....,,....'...'''.'.' .''''' :, oo
Franc A. Heinrich. .,,........ -, w
The commissioners were allowed hlie-
uye and per diem as follows
] A Wuolhlser ....,...,.'' '''''''''N1 sn
z y Ensign -........'''''''''' ''' . so
/ q w Rudd. d.............''.'' '''''' An
/ W s Major ,... ....'''''''"'' e5
! ChaS Thomson n....-..'.''''' ''F''''
Minutes read and approved,
+. u ENSIGN,
Chairman pro tenn
! Attest. $. S. KEELER, Co CLERK
nv =. n. kfELEE Deputy
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
BOAT MANS
1900
Harper's Bazaar.
TLIUSTRATED-

HARPER's BAzAR will continue 10 maintain its
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Household departments Of the most practical and
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household Its BRIGHT short stories, end timely
essays. are among the best published; and not a
line Is admitted to its columns that could offend
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OF the new volume will ba nerial stories by Mrs.
Frances Hodgsou Bnrnet. Mrs. Aexandtr, William
Black, anu Thomas Hardy and a series ot papers
on nursery management by Mrs. Christine Tcthnne
Herrick.
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

Elsewhere will be noticed the prospect.
us of harper's Bargar for lS89-that of the
Weekly having been published last week.
The put lications of Harper Bros. need no
commentator TO the reading pubic, be-
cause they have always been of the very
highest order in modern literature ana
elegant illustrations.
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Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20

Prominent Division democrats Of South
DAKOTA hoida convention in Mitchell to-
day to consider means of urging the Di-
vision movement in Congress. Judge
Iripp. Register Nc Farland, NJ, II. Day
will ha fhara
Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-12-20
VOL. VII.

PROFESSIONAL cARDs
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
-----------s -
A Grateful Snitor .

II am truly sorry to give you
PAIN, Mr.. Haukinson," said the
young lady, "but please do not
allude to this subject again. |
can never be your wife,
THAT is your final answer Miss
Irene?"
1T is."
"Nothing can induce you to
change your decision?"
"My mind is firmly and unalter.
ably made up"
Miss Irene," said the young
man, rising and looking around
for his hat, "before coming here
this evening / made a bet of $5C
with Van Perkins that you would
say no to my proposal. l have
won. 1t was taking a risk, but ]
was dead broke. Miss Jrene," he
continued, his voice quiverine
with emotion, "you have saved q
despalring man from the fate of a
suicide and Won the life long re
spect and esteem Of a grateful
heart. Good evening
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
A dern Miracle.

A case of peculiar interest to
the medical professions has just
occurred at Bilston. Adam Bate,
a collier, twenty-six years of age,
has had his sight restored to him
through the agency of a flash OF
lightning. On the 3rd of De-
cember last he was following his
employment at the Coppice Hall
col,iery of Mr. Barness, stubber's
Green, Aldridge, near WalsaIl,
when, whilst he was putt,'s q
charge of gunpowder into ? hole
in one of the workings, tie pow
der exploded, completely destroy
ing the right eye and depriving
him of the sight of the other. The
force Of the explosion also broke
the bone over the right eye. His
injuries were of so serious a char
acter that lie was in fits fer seven
consecutive weeks, and although
he has been an inmate and is at
the present time an out patient Of
the Birmingham Eye 1nfrmary,
the house surgeon has been una
BILE to give any hope that he would
ever recover the sight Of the re-
naming eye. According to his
story as to the recover OF his sight,
he was returning home one Tues
day night, from Milficlds, Etting.
shall, accompanied by a younger
brother named Enoch w. Bate
who was leading him. At the
time 4 terrific thunderstorm was
raging, and he remarked to his
brother that he should like once
more to see the lightning. At
that moment he saw light through
his spectacles, and he remarked
to his brother: "Enocb, do you
see it in my glassesY' Just as he
had uttered the words the thun
der broke over their heads in a
heavy peal, and he was again say
ing to his blother, "Enoch, / see
light" when q piercing sensation
passed from the eye TO the back
of the head. The pain remained
a short time only, and then he
told his brother that he was able
to see indistinctly the objects
near to him. On Thursday his
sight had SO far returned to him
that be was able to walk about
| the town without guide. Eng
lish Labor Tribune.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
A Goryia Lawyers Income.

Capt Henry jackson has had
perhaps larger professional in.
come than any Georgia lawyer
since Ben Hill died. He received
$4,000 for his admirable m:,nage;
ment ofthe vast Harwnod estate,
which he still manages; $4,000
for his Southern Mutual case, $40,
900 for the tax cases he managed
for the Northern insurance compa-
MICS. His fixed retainers amount
to more than $4,000 per annum.
He was lately employed by q St.
Louis client to argue a case in the
United States Supreme Court, and
had an offer of $4,000 a year to
come to New York as counsel fol
an insurance company; but be
will never leave Georgia, which
State he honors and which in turn
will honor him.-Auaata CoaSti.
tuition.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09

The tops of pine and spruce
trees are now utilized in the
manufacture Of paper. The
discovery is Of immense value,
as it makes marketable a vast
mass of what has hitherto been
waste material. Hereafter the
branches Of all evergreens will
be gathered, and after a pro-
cess of steaming to extract the
resinous matter will be ground
into dry pulp, which may be
shipped TO any distance. It
looks as though in time there
will be absolutely no waste in
any department of manufact-
ure, Means of utilizing what
has always been regarded as
waste matter, are being con-
stantly discovered.-La Poyte
City Progress.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09

Contains all the Home News, II
Guiding a full and official account
the proceedings Of the Police Jury
Claiborne Parish and Town Counc]
Of Homer, and the general news q
the day, together with more miscellal
neous, instructive and interestilf
reading matter than any paper
North Louisiana.
The paper is placedat a price Wit Z
in the reach Of all--only ONE DW
LIAR A YEAR IN ADVANCE, f
THE GUARDIAN, A
seven-column paper.
In politics THE GUARDIAN "
be thoroughly Democratic, but opIpq1a
ed to Ring Rule and Monopolies, an y
all corruption in high or low places
It is for an honest, pure and econonl|
ical Government, from the FEEDERS
Administration downto the corpora
ton of thetown. Will be Fearles
and outspoken on all public CUES
tions.
THE BEST ADVERTISING G .lIEDl
UNI IN NORTH LOUISIANA.
There will not be less than 81
Hundren copies Of THEGUARDl
issued from the start, and we exp
to have at least ONE THOUSAA
cash subscribers before two mona
expires.
Advertising rates reasonable, g
will be furnished on application.
make as low rates as any paper ha
ing anything like an equal clrc1
ton.
It Will Pay to Advertlse3
THE GUARDIAN.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
An Incident ofthe Yellow Fever
Plague

Rev. Mr.. Linn told me the most
pathetic little story to-day l ever
heard and which came under his
notice. A little white boy, about
seven years old, had been dis
charged cured from the SAND Hills
and found his way from his pres
ent guardians side to his old
home, in which, during bis illness,
his father, mother and sister had
died and the house was shut up.
He asked the people round for his
father and mother and the poor
little fellow was finally tod that
all his people were dead. lie
stopped down and picked up the
cat which had been the only thing
to welcome him home. He sa.
down on the doorstep of his faith
er's house, fondled the cat in his
arms and said in q piteous voice;
PUSSY, there are only you and |
left now. We are all alone" AZ
ter some time the neighbors got
him to go to one of their. houses
with the only friend of his old
home in his arms-Jacksoari|lt
Special to Ne,o York World.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
A Simple Arrangement.

Caller-I wish to sec the lady
of the house.
Briget-Yis, sor; Dim her.
care you the head of the
house?"
"Yis. sor."
"Um--er-you are a servant
here are you not?'
"Yis, sor; but Dim the boss al
the same, sor. Yez see, it's thi;
way. The master nominates hi
wife fur the ledy of the house, hu
she puts me in the kitchen ter rul
the house. It's loik polytics, sor
She's Harrison, but Dim Blaine.
Philadelphia Record.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
The Methods Of a "kicker."

I get into street car now and
then, and discover that twelve of
us are packed in on one seat, while
FIVE women spread themselves
over the other, A LADY is picked
up at the next crossing, and she
looks at every man of us as she
holds to the strap. bob up,
point to the other seat and tell
her there is room for five more.
The women have to move along,
thea, but they do it grudgipgly,
and hear them say to each other:
s"There's a genuine crank for
you! wish were q man for two
mlnutes!!"
| simply break up q selfish plot
on the part of the five, and that is
the reward. | can go into a gro
Gerry and order and pay for $40
worth of goods in FIVE minutes.
Is there a woman on earth who
can order $5 worth in fifteen min
utes? III find one ahead of me I
leave the store. Ileave it because
q man should always be waited on
first, his time beng more valuable,
and I know that she will sit and
gossip and ask prices and paw
goods over and finally leave the
order for her husband to bring in
next morning. The grocer gives
it away on the sly that ! am
crank. A crank because I won't
stand around on one Leg and wait
the will and pleasure Of a woman
who is simply making an excuse
Of trading, and who is not yet out
of the store when | have filled my
order, eaten my dinner and. return.
ed on foot t.-M. Quad IN Detroit
Free Press.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09

laws are not enforced by Demo
cratic Courts and Juries, force me,
either from my principles or from
the party of my youth.
In questions of the kind the
problem is easy of solution:
I,cill not Surrender q principle
to the party lash.
j. A. PARKER.
Prohibition Eiector,
5th Congressional District.
Herewith | forward ballots for
judicious distribution. See that
the voters get them.
p.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09
SjiiIIIl in tle Bo3f Business.

Twill have Be- IL Homer from and af-
ter the 25th ofJ.ne, NJ Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday morning. OF each week
Parties having beef cattle TO sell can ma
me in Homer on Tuesdays andi:ursdays
till 8 o'clock a. m., and generally ~. day
on Saturdays. I. u. KINDER.
June 10, 1888.
Homer guardian., 1888-11-09

sHow is that butter / sent you?'
asked q Warwick grocer Of a tran
sient customer. Better, thanks; !;
gains strength every day. War
scick Dispasclt.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-02
REAL ESTATE.
TO SYNDICATES

W the undersigned bargains eve
offered Santa Barbara county celebrated Ell Capi
tan ranch OF Three Thousand lying the
the city Santa Barbara Let describes nearly
bathing beach extending along its whole
river OF 200 inches of crystal
boundary ne of which
scends at the rate Of about 800 feet to the m The
Los Canada Corrals along its eastern border
anc besides which there several living springs
phr spring which for sanitary is worth the price
Il addition the at least 600
cords live oak wood for which there $3.50
Also this the
resort Tor the Santa Barbara people where The beautiful Ell Captain
hoWing down to the from the mountains
The Southern Pacific will within few
the beautiful
at work on the ground out the townse and villa blocks
the rush OF visitors
This Florence of America as whole with its
SO,0 cords OF wood at the rate of $50 per acre.
Address W. s. WILLIAMS Esq., HERBERT PARKS Esq.,
oara Oa or DR. w. HILTON Los Angeles CAL
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-02
NEWS NOTES.

The California Land League will
hold its annual meeting Saturday at
the Office Of Gen. Briefly.
The Sons OF St. George will give
another of their pleasant socials at the
Good Templars' Hall on Friday even
ing next.
The libel cases against B. A. Ste
vens and A. M. Thornton were yes
terday continued for the session in
Judge O'Melveny's Court.
Mr.. c. Ducommun reports 5 6-100
inches of rain having fallen during
the last rainfall, making a total of
10 A4-100 since January LIST.
Chas. Hagerman, w. G. Gray and
G. Smith were arrested yesterday
afternoon on Beaudry Terrace by
officer Arguello for vagrancy.
The regular meeting of the Central
w. G. T. u. will take place this after
noon. at o'clock at Trinity M. E..
Church, Fort street. All ladies in
vited.
The following persons were yester-
day licensed to we'd: George Rugg to
Margareta Kruger, Save. Antonis to
Melvina Caubin, Antonio Gagliastri
to Rosa Nichaux.
There were two false alarms of fire
yesterday, one at P. NJ, calling the
engines to Washington Gardens, and
the other at 9 40 P. NJ, calling the en-
gines to Also and Los Angeles streets.
The Western Lumber Company
filed articles OF incorporation yester-
day, with the following directors !:
James Murray, A. F. Johns, Andrew
Nichols, Richard Mercer and J. M.
Jamison. The capital stock is
$300,00
There will be home protection
meeting this evening in the East Los
Angeles Baptist Church. Rev. DR..
w. r. Goodwin will address the meet
ing on "The Home against the Sal
oon" and "The Necessity of Organiza-
tion." Admission free.
The horticultural exhibit at the
Armory Hall will remain over Sunday
as it now is. All the empty space on
the floor and in the balcony will be
filled with chairs, and the congrega-
ton will be embowered in fruits and
flowers. DR.. Fay's sermon will be
appropriate to the occasion.
Officer McNutty yesterday after
noon arrested Chas. Bennett Rodgers
on Requena street. Rodgers was
seen to go in and out of the Central
Hotel several times and hung about
the sidewalk in a suspicious manner,
now and then accosting strangers
familiarity. He was taken to the
police station and booked on sus-
picion.
J. G. Smith, the Great Sachem of
the Improved Order of Red Men, ac-
companei by Col. L. S. Harvey, of
San Francisco, is in the city, for the
purpose OF instituting a lodge. AL
ready the petition for charter has
been signed by over 100 of our resi-
dents. A preliminary meeting will
be held Saturday evening at Caledonia
Hall.
The members of the Caledonian
Club met last evening in their rooms
on First street, for the purpose of
hearing the motives of the Scottish
Clans explained by w. Bruce, one Of
the founders OF this order. President
Mclean called the meeting to order,
and introduced several new members
from other clubs, after which he in
troduced the speaker, Mr.. Bruce, who
explained the workings of the Scot
tieh CLANS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-02
Personal Mention.

G. R. Wilkins, OF San Francisco, is
at the Nadeau.
W. L. Truslow, OF Santa Barbara,
is visiting the city.
H. F. Stringfellow, of st. Louis, is
at the new U. S. Hotel.
J. S. Darling OF Terra Haute. Ind ,
arrived in the city yesterday.
N. B. Smith, of Norwalk, O., is
registered at the new U. s. Hotel.
John G. North, of the Riverside
Water Company, was in the city yes
terday.
Ex-Congressman Erastus Wells and
wife, of st. Louis, are rooming at the
Nadeau.
F. w. Richardson, of Riverside
manager OF the Glenwood Hotel, is at
the Nadeau.
H. M. Streeter, President of the
Board of Trustees of San Bernardino
is in the city.
$. G. Evans, President of the Riv-
erside Land and Irrigation Company,
is in the city.
A. J. Mullen, General Insurance
Agent of San Francisco, is at the new
United States Hotel.
j. Steer, ticket agent in the South
ern Pacific Office, is suffering from an
attack Of pneumonia.
F. E. Swift, of North Adams, Mass.
proprietor of the Winslow House, ar
rived in the city yesterday.
M. M. Hotter. of the firm of Hotter
Bros, millers at Helena, Montana, is
at the new United States Hotel.
Captain a. w. Hayes of Rochester,
N. Y, owner of Hayes Opera-house,
is in the city, and will remain for
some time.
Melville A. Bley, who is well known
in San Francisco as a short story
writer and correspondent, arrived in
the city on the 9th.
L. A. Grant, of San Bernardfno, OF
the firm OF Grant Bros, contractors,
who do all OF the work for the Santa
Fe Company, is stopping at the Ma.
deau.
j. M. Dewitt, real estate dealer of
Santa Ana, who has managed several
excursions to that place and is ar-
ranging for another, was in the city
yesterday.
George W. Frink, President of the
Los Angeles Land Bureau, will leave
to-day for Santa Barbara to finish the
land sale there, and will arrange for
a sale at Los Alamos.
Jacob CI0use, wholesale grocer,
and one of the pioneers of Syracuse,
N. ", accompanied by his wife and
son, G. Grouse, are stopping at the
new United States Hotel.
R. A. Plummer, Of San Francisco,
President of the State Medical So
ciety, is at the Raymond hotel with
his wife and son. He has been visit
ing San Diego and other points in
Southern California for the first time
in several years.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-02

Monthly meteorological Sum-
mary.
STATION, Los ANGELES, CAL.
Month of February 1881