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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-01
THE TRANSCRIPT
AUSTIN, WEDNESDAY,. AUG. Hiss.
WASHBURN & GORDON.
PROPRIETORs.
National Republican Ticket.

National Republican Ticket.
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For President 2 -5==
BENJAMIN HARRISON. a&
of Indiana. - .-.. l5@
For Vice President <t" ~
LEVI P. NORTON,
of New York. 49,
For Member of Congress, First District
MARK. II. DUNNELL.
of Steele county. .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-01

Grand Meadow Record: J. J. Gilbert
son has been in town this week. The
question among the boys is: What has he
done to his honest countenance9
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10

will have two turrets-one at the
bow and the other at the stern, not
amidships. The one at the bow will be
close to the port side, while in the stern
the turret will hug the starboard side
of the vessel.
The Boston is now lying at the yard.
1t was lively scene that met the re-
porter's eyes when he boarded her. The
sailors had just finished their midday
meal. They were cleaning away the
swinging tables and washing the dishes.
Everything was bus 'lc and seeming con-
fusion. The rattle of the dishes min
gled with the noisy hum of conyersa-
tion and merry laughter.
The aroma OF the after dinner pipes
was distinguishable above everything.
Here six tars were sitting in the shadow
OF one of the big guns, engrossed in
checkers. Four are playing, the rub
ber checker boards spread upon the
deck. and two are looking on. There
were two more sitting under the frown-
ing mouth of another gun, playing
cards. Others were simply laying back
enjoying thoir pipes. The noon hour
on board man of war is an interesting
one. The men enjoy it because it is an
hour OF relief from stict disipline, and
because the hearty food which the gov
ernment furnishes them braces them up
for the further work of the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10

from Wright county; S. NJ. Weaver, Judge;
affirmed.
Charles G. Shulcr vs. Daniel j Dutton,
appellant, from Grundy county; q. l.. Couch,
judge, affirmed.
Julia f. Bently, appellant, VS. NJ. w. Tay.
lor; from Black Hawk county; Z. f. Couch,
Judge; affirmed.
Carruthers Il Murray, appellants, VS. J. II.
McMurry; from Powesheshek county (;
David Ryan, Judge; affirmed.
Louisa Hawn by her next friend, appel
liant, vs. T. V. Banghart; from Jasper county {;
David Ryan, Judge, reversed.
Samuel McVey VS. Florence johnson, ap-
pellant; from Keolsuk county; j. X. John
son, Judge; affirmed.
Anna Lewis, appellant, VS. Ole Lewis; from
Webster county; ID. ID. Miracle, Judge; re-
versed.
William Bradley VS. J. A. Brown, appel.
liant; from Wayne; X. c.. Henry, Judge; af-
trmcd.
John Groves, appellant, VS. the Burlington
Cedar Rapids a Northern railway company
from Hancock county; G.. W. Ruddicli, Judge; !;
affirmed.
J. Tcrcalies & Bros, appellants, VS. A.
Case and James Heldredge: from Dickinson
county; George II. Carr, Judge: affirmed.
a. B. Cartcr vs. Il. NJ. j. Mct 'arland, appel.
liant; from Palo Alto county, George II.
Carr, Judge; affirmed.
ID. &. Chase, appellant, VS. G. f. Weston,
sheriff; from Hamilton county; ~. ID. Mir
acle, Judge; reversed.
Cook and Wheeler VS. the Chicago, Rock
Island " Pacific railway company, appellant
affirmed.
Charles =. johnson vs. the Chicago &
Northwestern railway company; from Web
ster county: s. NJ. Weaver, judge; affirmed.
Nj. Il. Bulls VS. the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad company, appellant; from
Hancock county; affirmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
The Dynamite Cruiser "Vesuvius."

American Magazines: The "Vesuvius"
was launched at Cramps shipyard April
2S, and Is intended to demon strate the
practibility of Captain Zalinski's dyna-
mite gun afoat IN naval warfare. She
is a small, mastless vessel of 725 tons
displacement, long and arrow-like,
drawing only niue feet of water, and
with powerful screw triple expansion
engines designed to give speed of
twenty knots. Her length is two hun
dred and tifty-two feet and breadth
twenty-siX feet. A small central super
structure and thinly-armored coming
tower are built upon the upper deck,
which is five feet above the water line.
The after part of The ship is devoted to
the quarters for the captain and
officers, the middle compartments to the
engines and boilers. and the forward
compartments to the crew and to the
three fifteen-inch dynamite guns, which
are built into the ship at fixed eleva-
ton OF 49,, projecting above the upper
deck near the bow, and extending
down nearly to the keel. The annie of
elevation has been recently increased
from 16o to 1SS, to diminish the
chances of ricochet and thus insure the
torpedo action Of the shell. The guns
are side by side, and must be pointed by
the helm, the steam steering gear and
twin screws contributing quick turning
powers. The guns are smooth -bores,
hfty-four feet long, made in sections of
thin cast.iron. 1t isas yet thought best
not to rifle these guns, as it would cause
additional strain upon the gun and
projectile, and increase, by friction, the
heat and consequent danger. To keep
the shell steady in its flight
there is tail tube with
spiral vanes attached, which act
much on the principle of the
feather on an arrow. The shell
is made of thin drawn brass tubing, and
is fourteen and three-quarter inches in
dame ter, and about seven feet long,
exclusive OF the tail tube. The opera
tion of loading is very simple. Com
pressed air is the firing medium. A
storage reservoir near the keel contains
air at Il pressure of 900 pounds square
inch. From the storage reservoir the
air is admitted to the firing reservoir
near the brcech of the gun. A valve
admits the air from the firing reservoir
TO the gun barrel in the rear of the
she'll, and starts the latter on its Jour-
ney. The man at the firing lever con-
trolls the valve, so that it may be opened
to any extent he may desire,
thus regulating the amount of
air that is to be admitted to
the gun barrel. The greater the amount
admitted the greater will be the range
of tho projectile. Experiments will
readily determine the size OF the OPEN
ing for any desired range, thus bringing
the gun under the complete control OF
the operator.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
Electric Oars vs.. Gable Traction.

Electrical World: 1t seems that the
struggle for supremacy between electric
and cable traction for street cars, al
though practically settled so far as the
electric side is concerned, is still a sub
ject for the advocates of the cable, who
refuse to recognize defeat. We have
so often pointed out the advantages of
electricity that it is needless to recall
them again here, and we only draw at
tention to the matter now in order TO
meet the remarks which have been made
by an engineer at Kansas City, who, as
one of his arguments, puts forth the fact
that the electric current cannot COM
pete with the cable, because the latter
can pull cars up grades as steeep as 1S
per cent; thing, he says, that the
electric car cannot do. The criti-
cism is perfectly correct, and we
are not at all desirous to see any cleo
trical engineer undertaking to run an
electric railway on roads having lS per
cent grades. 1t is obvious that in such
situations the cable is in the right
place, and is probably to be preferred
to any other method devised up to the
present time, so far as we know. But,
as experience has demonstrated, grades
up to and 10 per cent, which are Or
dinarily as great as need be considered, :,
can be successfully mounted by the
electric car, and the economy of the
system on such roads has long ago been
proved to be greater than that which
can be obtained from the cable. To
argue, therefore, from an extreme and
special case is avoiding the main ques-
tion, and even If such arguments are
successful for time, they can only
slightly keep back the final acceptance
of electricity as the general source of
power for street car traction.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
Was America Ever Discovered?

At the time when Columbus started
in search OF the new world, nearly
every man, woman and child in Europe
insisted that there was no new world to
discover. When they came back,
crowned with success, a large proper
tion of these good people adhered to
their theory; and if they were alive to-
day many of them would doubtless in
sist that America had never been dis
covered at all. A man will give up
anything in the world more readily
than pet theory. For example, look
at the individuals who still maintain
that consumption is incurable. DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has
cured thousands upon thousands of cases,
and will cure thousands more, but these
people can't give up the point. Never
theless the ''Discovery" will cure any
case of consumption, If taken in time.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10

more intricate and difficult to explain.
For these latter operations the use of
the keys is varied somewhat, but they
are so marked that there is little trouble
with them, and it is claimed that few
lessons is all that is necessary to make
an expert of a person with ordinary in
telligence. Mr.. Felt has started west to
exhibit his invention and has already
succeeded in getting it in several Of the
departments at Washington, where it is
said TO be giving abundant satisfaction,
not only on account of its accuracy, but
its great speed and ease of operation.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
IOWA NEWS.
The Opinions Handed Down by the
Supreme Court.

DIS MONIES, Ia, Sept. s.-TSpccial Tele.
gram to The BEE The supreme court
handed down the following decisions 10 DAY
Ellen Arqulte, oppellant VS. Board of SUI
pervlsors of Marshall county; from Marshall
county; J. l.. Stevens, Judge; reversed.
Tho Minneapolis & st. Louis railway com.
pany, appellant, vs Miles Beckett, treasurer,
from Boone couu'y; II, e. Henderson, Judge,
affirmed.
John z. Duneomhr, appellant, vs. Walter
Powers; from Webster county; ID. ID. Mira.
!, Gle. Judge; affirmed.
&. l.. Garlner, appellant, vs. Catherine Z.
Conclly ct al; from Boone county: J. l..
Stevens. Judge; atlirGl cd.
n. J Talbot Us John w, Noble, appellant;
from Decatur county. This was u case in
which tho plaintiff had obtained Il judgment
against tho defendant for breach Of promise
OF marriage The supreme court formerly
affirmed the case and IN attempt for a re-
hearing was made, but the court now dis
misses the petition.
C Boyd. annsl'"~' 80 q N""tS et ali
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
An UntiallinR SIGN.

When two young people of dissimilar
sex. with singleness of purpose and a
doubleness OF affection, sit up with each
other, and so on, and when the clock
strikes dozen, says: us it possible?"
and she says: why, didn't know it
was so late!" you may draw your con-
clusions that very soon united couple
will be buying some furniture.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
BOYS SCHOOL SUITS,

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Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
A Patent lightning Calculator.

Chicago Times: About year ago,
Dorr E. Felt, Of Chicago, perfected a
little machine that does away with the
lightning calculator" and is destined
to greatly simplify the handling and
use of figures. The machine has been
named the ''complometer," and is ready
for the market. 1t is about the size of
an unabridged dictionary, is operated
by numbered keys, very much as type
writer's are, and seems capable of a large
amount of work. 1t adds, subtracts,
divides and multiplies with equal facil-
ity, and with Il rapidity in practiced
hands almost incredible. The only
thing against its popularity, probably
will bo the cost, which from the fact
that ii is OF intricate construction will
be considerable.
There have been half q dozen ma
chimes invented intended to do the same
class OF work, but none of them has been
successful, or even reached popular use
The Felt invention, however, differs
from them all in that it is operated on
the unit system, and that when the ad-
dition OF a column Of figures has been
made it is not necessary to turn the reg
istering wheels backward and com
mence on another, but column after col
umn can be added and the machine will
carry the additions to any extent. As
an example, suppose it is proposed to
add
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
SteckPiarlO Health is Wealth!

DIR. =. 9. 6xsT's NsRys AND hasIr THnAe
ness, Convqlslons, Hts Nervous NeuraiGia.
Headsons: Nervous, Prostrstlon, caused by the
Dsprsssior, softening Of the Brain, resnitina in
Insanity. and leading 70 misery. decay and
death Premature Old Age. Barrenness, Less sf
spprmatorh@a caused by ever.exertion OF the
brain, seifseuse or oyerinhulgsnca. Raoh boz
ceipt Of prics.
WE GUARANTEE Six norEs
To cure sny case. With sson order rsss,vsa By
as Tor s'x boxes, accompanied w.sD Is 70. We
Will send the purchaser our written Gastantss
70 refuad the money II the trsatneat Gees not
eject 2 cure, Gnarhntsss issued only BY c. "
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-10
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the operator begins with the units and
successfully depresses the keys 7, 6, and
in the unit column, and the machine
registers l6. The next operation is to
commence on the column OF tens by
striking the 2, A, and keys, and the
result of the additions is IA, while the
register is l56. The hundred column is
next taken, and keys 8, 8, and are de-
pressed, and the machine by it's cumula-
tive work registers l,456, which is the
result OF the addition. The numbers
may be added by either vertical or hor-
izontal columns with equal ease, and
the machine is unerring.
1t is almost impossible to convey a
correct idea of the mechanism OF the
device, or yet to explain its workings in
detail so that the reader can understand
1T. In fact, it must be seen, and then
even unless ones mind runs to mechan-
les and figures some explanation will be
necessary to a clear conception of its
usefulness. AS has been illustrated, it
adds with facility, doing all of the
iigure-making itself, and it multiplies,
divides and subtracts just as readily,
though the processes are "omawhat
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29
s.The New South.,,

For several years after the close OF
the late war for the Union, the South
ern States remained in a condition Of
poverty and exhaustion from which
many thought it was impossible for
them to recover. Atlanta, in 1885 a
d%ilapidated, half burned town, is now
the Chicago of the South, a city Of
magnificent buildings and the centre
of an enormous trade. Birmingham
bids fair to surpass Pittsburgh in
iron manufactures, and become an i'm.
mense workshop, while the continually
advancing prices of real estate are
marvellous. Nashville and Memphis
are metropolitan cities, pushing to
the front under the guidance of alert
and energetic men of business. New
Orleans has renewed her youth and
held two magnificent expositions.
Everywhere progress is the watch
word. A tour of this New South
will repay the thoughtful and observ.
ing traveller, and the best way to reach
it is by securing tickets over The
Bmlington," which has the best
southern connections. Inquire of your
ticket agent or write to w. j. G. Ken.
yon, Gen. Pass. Agent c. b. & N. R.
r.. st. Paul, MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29
Justifable Homicide.

Coroner Redd returned from Stone
vile On Friday. VIM. L. Austin. who
killed NJ. B. Thomas. alias Tom John
son., last week. was completely exon
Grated by the Coroner's jury.says the
Stock Growers Journal. 1t was a
clear case of self-defense. 1t was
only a question of whether Mr.. Aus
tin should stand still and be killed by
a '.bad man" whom he had not pro-
voked. or that he should defend him
self. Magistrate Edmond Butler,
who was present at the time of in.
quest, considered the case so plainly
one of justifable homicide, that no
preliminary examination vas held.
The man who was killed was from
Texas, and formerly worked for the
cross-anchor outfit in this county. He
is not the only one of his family who
has died with his boots on. as three
of his brothers met their death under
similar circumstances. One brother
is left in Texas.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29
A PETITION.

HEBRON, OAK, Dec. 81, 1888.
EDITOR PRES>:-knowing that the
columns of the Press have always
been open for the aid of those who
were in trouble, we take the liberty
of sending you the following petition,
with the request that you give it
space in your valuable columns. 1t
is expected that the petition will be
circulated in the vicinity of Hebron,
and we have every reason to believe
that a large number of signatures
will be obtained, rs it is manifestly
unjust to compel ii people to so so
much out of their way to do the bust
ness connected with their government
claims before Il Judge of Probate
when the law expressly provides that
the business may be done ut the Land
Office. Yours most truly,
HoMESTEADER.
To TIE HONORABLE COMMISSIONER
OF TIE GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. ID. c.
We the undersigned citizens and
freeholders of the Territory of Dako.
tn would most respectfully represent
to your Honorable Office:
That the village of Hebron is situa-
ted i'll the county of Morton, Territory
of Dakota. near the line which divides
the said county of Morton from the
county of Stark, both of said counties
being in the Bismarck Land District:
That the Probate Judge of said coun-
ty of Stark advertises i'll Il paper in
said county of Stark, that Final
Proofs and Homestead entries MUST
be made before said Judge of Probate
of said Stark county:"
That Il great many people come to
Hebron each spring in search of
Homestead, Prescription and Timber
claims and many of them take up
such claims in said county of Stark,
but in the vicinity of the said village
of Hebron:
That there are Il large number of
Homestead, Presumption and Timber
culture claimants o in said county
of Stark and III the immediate vicini-
ty of said village of Hebron:
And whereas, many of said claim
ants have already made arrangements
to make Final Proof on their said
claims before the Honorable Register
and Receiver Of the United States
Land Office ut Bismarck, Dakota, and
it would cause great expense, inconve-
nience and trouble for said claimants
to now make Final Proof before said
Judge of Probate:
And whereas it has heretofore been
the custom and practice of the United
States Land Department to allow FL
nal Proofs and Homestead Entries to
be made before the Honorable Regis.
ter and Receiver of the United States
Land Offices and before the Clerk of
the District Courts.
Now therefore we would most re.
spcctfully and humbly ask and pray
that your Honorable Ofice may see
fit to issue such an order us will make
it possible for claimants and settlers
to make their final Proofs and Home.
stead entries before the Honorable
Register and Receiver of the United
States Land Offices and before the
| clerks of the District Courts.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29
GLADSTONE NOTES.
GLADSTONE, Dec. %, s

GLADSTONE, Dec. %, SO.
Miss Blanch Baldwin was guest Of
Mrs. II. j. Turner Thursday.
Miss Bessie Lee gave Il dinner par.
ty to u number of her friends We'd
nesday.
Rev. j. $. Let's returned from Page,
OAK, Saturday. Mr.. Let's was called
home hy the illness of his wife and
daughter.
The entertainment and tree ut the
Congregational church on Christmas
Eve vas IL perfect success. There
was u very handsome tree heavily la
den with presents, Il beautiful ever
green arch, brilliantly illuminated by
wax candles, over the tree, and the
windows and doors were finely deco.
rated with evergreens. The enter
tainment consisted of: Song, Peal
Forth the Joyous Music, by Bertha
and Edna Lee, Mamie Long, Edna
Scoield and Nicholas Long; prayer, by
Rev. Thomas Mitchell, after which
he delivered a very pleasant and APP
propriate address; song, JOY to the
World, Miss Tina Lee, Miss Ella
White, NJ. c. Brown and S. d. Gregg;
recitation, The Orphans Prayer, Miss
Stella Standard; banjo solo, Jas. G.
Saunders; recitation, Two Little Stock
ings, Edna Scofeld; recitation, by
Pauline Scotield: song, Christmas
Tree, Mamie Long and Bessie Lee.
The presents were then taken from
the tree and distributed by Miss Amy
Standifird, Mrs. r. Lee, +. l.. Scotield
and o. G. Bissell. There were eighty
persons present and all seemed to en-
JOY themselves greatly.
TOIJN
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29
Antelope, Relaxation and TAYLOR.

These settlements lie along the line
of the railroad, west of Hebron and
east of Gladstone. The country is
rolling prairie, pleasing to the eye
because of the variety of the surface
plains, hills and valleys alternating
and attractive to the experienced
farmer. because of the evident fertil-
ity of the brown loan and soil and
the heavy growth of buffalo, bunch
and other grasses. The pioneer set
tiers came in during the years of 1883
and 1884. Antelope has as yet devcl-
oped no village, the farmers going to
the stores at Rlchardton to trade.
They are chiefly Americans, Penn
sylvania being most largely repre-
sented. T. S. Underhill, a former
resident of Williamsport, in that
State, has Il large stock farm, with Il
stone basement barn, extensive sheds
and other improvements, four miles
from Antelope station. He is rails.
ing Norman horses and Holstein and
Pollcd Angus cattle. He feeds his
cattle only two months of the year.
Last winter his colts were fed only
two days, getting Il good living the
rest of the time from the dried
prairie grasses. His fodder for cattle
Is millet, wild hay and Southern en-
silage corn, cut and bound with a
reaper and stacked. In the east corn
fodder cannot be put up in this way,
but in Dakota the dry air cures the
stalks and leaves perfectly. Mr.. I'm
derhill says he can make better but.
ter from the Dakota grasses than can
be made in Orange county, New York,
which, as everybody knows is famed
for it's fine dairy products.
Richardton. SOL miles from st. Paul
and ninety-tive from Mandan, is a
German settlement founded in 1883
by Richards Bros. the New York
agents of the Hamburg Steamship
Company. A sprinkling of American
families have joined the German col.
onists. In the village there are two
general merchandise stores, a church,
hotel, school house and about a dozen
dwellings. A fine sweep of gently
rolling prairie stretches off to the
north and south. Mr.. Nerdberg, the
pioneer merchant. and also an exten.
| sive farmer says that while wheat
will yield as mush per acre in a series
of years as in the eastern states, stock
should be the main reliance of the
farmer in this region. SO nutritious
are the native grasses that COWS that
have been stabbed in the winter grow
fat and frisky on the dead grasses
when the snow goes off before the
new grass starts. MI. Nordberg lost
a number of horses once and found
them early the following spring in
good condition. They had gone
through a cold winter on the prairies,
without shelter and with only such
feed as they got for themselves by
paving the snow off the grass.
An Iowa farmer newly settled near
Richardton: says that there is no bet.
ter country in the world for sheer
and that farmers can double every
year the money invested in a flock. 1t
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-29

Il large number of our citizens as.
sembled ut the court house on Christ.
mas eve to witness the distribution
of presents from the Christmas tree
and enjoy the literary and musical en-
tertainment. The exercises were
opened by prayer by Rev. II. McHen-
ry, followed by Arthur Davis with a
recitation; Christmas Carol, by
eighteen little girls and boys; Babe of
Bethlehem, represented by fifteen lit
tie girls arranged in Il semi.circle fac
ing the audience and each with IL card
OH which was Il large letter which the
wearer turned us she recited an APP.
propriate verse beginning with the
metal letter of the acrostic
until they formed the words
us above; defamation, The Snow
Storm, by Guy Dickinson; recitation,
10y Mertie Hayden; song, with organ
accompaniment, by Alice and Grace
klinefclter; recitation, by Tot Camp.
bell; recitation, by Harry Klinefelter;
Chatter Box, by Burnice Huntington;
recitation, by Mauris Deffebach; reel.
tation, by Lydia Butson; song, by
May and Stella Aud; defamation,
When am IL Man, by j. Lewis; decla
nation, by Clyde Campbell; ending
with reading by Esther bonneville
The programme was well carried out
and at it's completion Santa Clause az.
rived and began the distribution of
presents which occupied some time
and was much enjoyed by the chill.
drcn.