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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13
THE GIBRALTAR MEMBER ~ A
DAISY.

Times SPECIAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. William
j. Stone, the member from the
First district OF Kentucky, is n
worker from way back. lie did
not reach Washington until last
night, and before 10 O'Clock to.
day he was with the Secretary of
the Treasury aud had the order
disseminating Paducah as a port
of entry suspended, thereby re.
lieving many shippers of much
annoyance. Capt. Stone is book
ed for the craftsmanship on War
Clsimss which is allowed two
clerkships, one at $1,000 and one
at $1,000. This comes of the Gil.
braltar menbers' hard work last
session. Capt. Holloway, of Lex.
ington, will endeayor to retain the
chef clerkship.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13
LOOKING TO BECK.
How the Kentucky senator Took Up
the Gauntlet far the Democratic
Paris.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ga few
days ago in the Senate, the leaders
of the Republican party in that
body, through Senator'S .Dolph.
Plumb, Sherman and offers, made
a precOBceried aud coniTncd at
tack upon the administrator and
the Democratic party. taxing the
Democratic side by compete sur
prise. II was an attack planned
and executed for effect upOu the
country and influence in avor of
the Republican campaign Of 1888.
Upon the eve of adjournment for
the holidays anti by surprigHg the
Democratic side. the assault was
made with great hope of saccess.
The attack was a broadside upon
the financial policy of the party,
the Presidents message and the
ability of our public meutO al. |
minister the government affairs
as competently as the Republi.
cans did when they were Empower. :
AS if by instinct the Democratic /
side of the Senate turned to Ken
tucky's Senator, Beck, to come to
the rescue. His ability, lOug ex-
perience and resistless blows we're /
in demand. Senator Becs took
up tho gauntlet and though un-
used to extemporaneons debate,
relying rather upon cautiomprep.
aration Oh set occasions, he cast
about him like a giant, dealing
fearful blows right and left,o the
dismay of Sherman, Plumb, Il oar,
Dawes, Dolph and other large.bOre
guns.
Senator Beck charged and de.
mOnstrated that the Republican
party and it's financial policy
brought the country 10 its pres.
ent financial condition, and showed
that the very state of ease of
which they complain Of the Dem.
ocratic party was precipitated 10y
the Republican, party as led 10y
the very Senators who had skulk-
ed in ambush for this attack, made
at an unexpected moment for the
purpose Of gaining such apparent
md temporary advantage as they
vainly hoped might cofng-Tf
Senator Beck proved by figures
aud facts that the President aud a
Democratic House had given,
wisely aud effectively, such relief
to the financial condition of the
country, as Republican laws aud
opposition in The House aud Sen
ate by Republicans would, under
the present state of case, admit.
lie handled the currency ques-
ton with mastery ability, aud tri.
umphantly indicated the Demo
cratic party, the President and his
poIcy. II was great sight to /
witness the senior Senator FROM
Kentucky standing in the fore.
front of that battle led by Sher-
man and other captains of ''lost |
canse," welding the club of in.oi- .
lectual power with such tremen-
'lous effect as to drive the enemy I
and liz leaders covering back
from an assault they initiated with
the hope OF eXultant conquest. 4
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

Between free clothing aud free
tobacco or whisky, Mr.. Blaine Is
for the latter. In this extreme
weather clothing "a Of vital i'm.
portance to the poor man.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

THERE is q bill before Congress
TO abolish the Electoral College
aud elect the President of the
United States ny the direct, pop
u'aT vote OF the people. The
COURIER is unqualifedly for the
change.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

Gov. BuCKNER recommends p
militia tax of twenty five cents on
all persons between the ages OF
Is and IS, to keep mp the State
guard.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

WHEN Kentucky women let
themselves loose there is no tell.
ing what they can do. Mrs. IVES
ley Ray. of Marshall county. didn't
even let herself loose. but she
gave her husband two bovs and
two girls, all in a little Christmas
day. The quartet are living and
doing well aud so is their distin-
gnlshed mother. The husband 10
not SO well,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

Gov. JNo. ). MARMADUKE. OF
Missouri. died 1T his home IN JEFF
ferson City, last Friday.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

SENATOR KEMP has introduced
bill to repeal the Agricultural
and Mechanical College tax. which
va. referred TO the Committee on
the Judiciary.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

POOR JouS SHERMAN is not
making any Roadway in his
Presidential aspirations. He Is
too dyspeptic and too much sour
ed to possess any magnetism.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

THE Indications now are that the
nnsiehtly old State House, at
Frankfort, for years q humiliation
10 kentuckians. will have 10 go,
sud an appropriation made for a
new building that will insure a
capitol somewhat equal to the
pride and necessities of the State.
The Hewitt revenue law, without
increasing the rate o! taxation.
will produce the money with which
~ do it. Years ago kentucky
would have built a new capitol,
hut il could not be built without
increasing the rate of taxation,
aud the average legislator was not
equal TO facing his constituents
on such a proposition. Happily
for the pride OF Kentucky, the
Hewitt law furnishes the ways
aud means.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

Just received New Dress
Goods and Trimmings to match,
they are elegant, aud cheap.
j. AMBERG's Sons.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

We are glad to learn that there
is no foundation for the rumor
that Senator j. q. s Blackburn is
suffering from the cancer OF the
stomach.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13
HICKMAN, Ky,

TsE Ohio River commission will
meet in Washington, January is.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

IT is again before Congress TO
''lo~ each member 4 clerk at the
salary OF sSloO a month. This
would he regarded Icy the people
% an indirect way of increasing
;he;r own salaries. and if voted
will relegatc many nm aspiring
statesman TO private life.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

A LEGISLATIVE committee is to
lac appointed to investigate the
Rowan county disorders, aud to
see if Judge Cole has not, been
guilty Of malfeasance in Office.
Legislative investigating commit
Ices do not often accomplish much.
it will he remembered the last
Legislature sent one TO Green
wood to investigate the CONDITION
aud treatmen. of coDvicts. The
inquiry did not resul, IN anything.
The same will in all probability
lie the case with any in ,esiigaiion
into the outlawry of Rowan. Still,
if committee could get wit
nesses before it, and thus lay the
facts before the country III the
shape of report. it might lead to
rome good results.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

THE present Congress will he
mnst important aud exciting. as
the issues between the great par
ties IN the Presidential election
viii he formed. hut the great lead.
ers are only sparring now. In
few weeks the great battles " il
hs Oh. aud the great issues joined.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

LAMAR.is not only one Of the
ah.e.,, bat one of the purcs:,
most conservative aud most liner
al of Southern statesmen, aud if
the.Republican Senate refuse 10
confirm it. it will only be because
of the Republican party's pro-
scriptive programme toward the
South. Republican Presidents
Lave nominated and Republican
Senators have confirmed the up
ppintncnts OF OK .rebe! soldiers
ike Judge. Key, aud others, but
Mr. Lamar. the peer of the best,
las the Republican Senate, with
! ossibly two or three exceptions.
srrayed against him.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

The Legislature ia to inves,i.
gate Judge Cole, the Judge Of
TIE Rowan Circuit Court, for com.
plicity in the continuous troubles
in that section. The proposition
10 abolish Rowan county, pending,
has many supporters. but. will
probably not be adopted.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

THE Kentucky Legislature, this
week, has gone through the form
of re-electing Mr.. Beck TO the
United States Senate, the State
Printer and Librarian. A large
humber of bills has been intro
duced, hut only few nuimportant
local bills been passed, The Leg
islature has fooled away some val
uable time instructing Congress
what TO do on certain Federal
questions.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13
THEY 90 TO WORK.
SALARIES FIXED.

On motion, the Council proceeded 10 fI
the SALARIES Of It's subordinate officers, n
follo"S:
City Clerk. 300, and per cent. on col
fee house license, and per cent. on al
o'ns' ooheSH'hs
tom. '''
I..s..or s5o
d., ,,,o,ns, sl5o no, vo.,
C;,y T,a..n..r xso a.,
snn, csas,sy, ne ,., co, y, coi,.,
IT,.
-, s. eos ,L
49, w. 20
hL"ciiSo suBosDiS'res
whereupon the Council proceeded 10 The
election Of its subordinate officers, which
resulted as fol'owss
W L. McCutehen, City Clerk
w. johnson, City Treasurer.
IL e Judge Tax Collector
W A Lawson, Assessor
u. y. hamage, supt' cemetery
". J. Webb, CITY Sexton.
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1888-01-13

". l.. MeCUTCHEN, c. c.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
For MARCH,

THERE are questions of Importance be
fore the American public on which Con
gress must soon act or appeal to the SOW
ereign people 10 adopt amendments To the
Constitution which will meet the wants, or
enable the National Legislature to do So
One of these is the Immigration Question
and there is Il timely article on the subject
in FRANK LEsLIE's POPULAR MONTHLY for
March, An Illustrated sketch of the late
Lady Brassey and her life on the yacht
Sunbeam" will be appreciated by all who
enjoyed her charming books Three
Typical American" "-Dayid Crockett, Ben
Hardin and Thomas Corwin-give Mr..
NJ Cam theme which he treats admirably.
A Finished City" what the people Of An
napolis call the Maryland capital and its
quaint old homes and ways and by-ways.
are cleveriy depicted. There is. too. a
bright sketch of Hindoo women, by lady
who lived among them, and writes of what
she knows by personal experience. We
find bit of adventure in the sketch I'm
the Tracks of the American Lion" Dolls
and Dollmakers" is "A curious treatise that
will interest the young and amuse their ell
ders. The article on "A Lump of Sugar
treats the the subject in apopularly scicn-
title manner that cannot fail To interest.
The stories, adventures and minor sketches
will attract readers, old and young. In
every point Of view, this is most enjoy
able number of the most successful of our
American magazines
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
RICH VALLEY ITEMS.

Mr. II. 5. Page is selling off stock
and machinery, and will move to Mon.
tana in the spring. We are sorry to
lose so good citizen.
\ literary society was organized at
the Turley school house on the 18th.
Mr.. Henry Everett was chosen Presi-
dent; Tho. Il. Weed Vice President;
Miss Carrie Everett Secretary. and
Henry Probst Treasurer. The question
for debate next Saturday is: "Resolved,
That the western settler on Govern
ment land is more deserving of annui-
ties than the Indians" A. J. Benedict
and James Lang leading disputants.
Miss Bessie Baker is engaged to
teach in the west or No. 3 District and
Miss Dele Finch is the Turley, or No.
2, District. We think the board have
been quite fortunate in securing good
teachers
Mr.. Stubbins. of Onida, commenced
a series Of meetings at the Eneo school
house in Fairview township last Thurs =
day evening, with very good attend
ance. ANON.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
The Old Settlers.

Pursuant to Il call published in the
county papers n number of the old set
tiers met in the Clifton school house
yesterday afternoon and effected an or
ganizatloh to be known as the "Old
Settlers Association of Sully County,
Dakota Officers were elected to hold
until the next annual lneetlng, which
will be he'd on the first Wednesday in
September next
On account of limited time and space
we are unable to publish proceedings
until next week.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
Money TO Loan on real estate al
better than the best rates.
w. a. LYNCH,
Clerk of Court, Onida.
Reading ci, Gle.

The members of the Teachers Insti-
tute and Reading Circle are requested
to meet in the school house ut Clitron,
Saturday, March 18th, at 10 a. IN.
The program which was prepared for
the. last appointed meeting, will De fol
lowed
PROGRAM
10 TO 1910 Opening.
1910 To lOIU. Rhetorical Exercises, Mrs
Rose Harpold
l040 TO leo, Grammar, Miss Azela
Owen.
ll:20 to II. How To secure good lessons,
Miss Nina McGannon.
lntermission.
To 10 Introduction TO Modern His.
tory. Mrs Eliza Brooking.
20 to 40, Early German Civilization,
Miss Jennie Scott
40 to 200 Rise of the Saraciens. Prof
w. w. Andrews.
2 To ESQ, Rise Of the Frankish Empire
Mr. d. A. Harpold
2a0 To 2:30, Recess.
2:3O to go, Muscles Mr.. c. O. Meloon.
250 to $40. The Art Of Teaching. Mr..
X. j. Courtney.
$40 to $3.50, L. :. History. Mrs. V. NJ
McFall
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03

Tue supreme court of Dakota has
handed down Its decision in the local
option cases before it, holding the law
to be constitutional. All the Judges
concur except Judge Thomas, dissents
on the glound that the law is in conflict
with the organic act of the territory,
which forbids the Legislature from pas
sing any act impairing the rights of
private property.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
SUMMIT TOWNSHIP,

How chagrined the wind must feel
that it cant start the snow TO flying /!
ID. X. Sherman invited everybody to
attend spelling school ut the north
school house next Monday night.
4 company of young people gather
ed ut X. NJ McClure's residence last
Tuesday evening, on Miss Llzzies in
vitation, to surprise Charlie.
Mrs. A. Thompson and daughters
have gone to Blunt, where Miss Lyde
will do dress making, and Miss Helen
attend school. George stays out on
his claim.
Bliss. Proxy.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03

-Wanted-A girl, to do general
housework. Mrs. V. NJ. MCCALL,
Clifton
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03

THE Chicago Times aptly states the
fatalities resulting in Dakota from the
recent blizzard rs follows:
They never have the yellow fever
nor typhord-nor fever and ague. One
hundred times as many people die of
these diseases yearly along the MISS
issippi and its tributaries as have ever
frozen to- death IN Dakota.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
HOME HAPPENINGS.

The first spring month
Game in cold and blustery.
Spring work will soon begin here
y Adams, of 1851, was a caller
on business, Wednesday.
The social dance held in Clifton
last night was Il grand success. More
than 80 couples were present
The party in Clifton on Friday
evening of last week was a pleasant
affair and qhte we'll attended.
Mrs. DIR. Burns, of Sully county
lectured before our school yesterday
after noon.-Forest City Iress.
-George Ross will leave to-day for
the ranch of Fred Caring, opposite TT.
Bennett, where he has secured employ
mcnt.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess, of Pierre,
have been visiting the family OF John
". Carpenter, 81 miles north west of
Clifton, during the past week.
Albert 4. Snow and Miss Eliza
beth Osterkamp, of Lincoln township,
this county, were married in Blunt on
the 23rd uit.
The railroads in western Minneso-
Ia have been blockaded since Friday of
last week. and no mail has reached
Dakota from points east of Iowa dur
ing that time.
Notwithstanding the inclement
weather of Wednesday the auction safe
of Frank Peterson, ID miles southeast
of Clifton, was well attended and every
thing brought fair prices. Dan Adams
was auctIoneer.
Doc Schlarb, of Fairbank. was i'm
town en-route To Blunt, Tuesday, uc-
companied by his sister, Mrs James
Olsen, who was on her way to Huron
to join heI husband, employed there in
a cigar factory.
MIR. and Mrs VIM Dennis depart
eel for their former home in the Buck
eye State on Tuesday morning. They
have gone for good. We were sorry to
see them go, but hope prosperity will
be with them in their new home
Blunt .idoocate.
Monday the County Commission
crs of Insanity met ut Okobojo and
took testimony in the case of the al
legged insanity OF Theodore Johnson
aged about ID years, son OF John B.
johnson, OF Pearl township. The 10,
was found TO be OF unsound mind and
will he taken To the Nankton Hospital
for the Insane 10y Sheriff Bruncr next
week.
F. A. Sutherland begun seeding on
his farm three miles north west of town,
last Tuesday, and several other farmers
are following suit. Thus while eastern
friends are wallowing through alteru-
ate snow and mud, and wasting sympa-
thy on poor, blizzard swept Dakotans,
they are going ahead with farming
just as if such Il thing as blizzard
never existed-Okobejo Times.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
oNIDA.

G. X. Mallock, assisted by Major
Olmstead, has found forty feet of water
i'll ninety loot hole.
August Seller will, in few days, 90
to do the blacksmithing for the Stcb.
bins grading outfit 1t is probably
they will work in Sully county.
1t is almost time for the annual
move to begin. Rev. w. l.. Lee will
go into the house of August Seller; the
Doctor from New York is expected if
he arrives, To occupy the house of Chas.
W. Holmes, formerly occnpicd by DIR.
Loughlen. {. II. Drew will remove to
llighmore and consolidate the SulIy
Co. Bank with Bank of llighmore. By
Mr.. Drcw's departure Onida and Sullv
county lose II good citizen.
II. ), Page, of Waterford, one of Sui
ly county's successful farmers. who
came here with nothing but will take
away considerable cash. Is arranging
To 20 to Southwestern Montana. Cage
Wallace will soon 90 to Helena. Mont.
James Brown To Nebraska, and it is
rumored that Rev. Stubbins will re-
move to Franktort-on. the Jim. But
while these are going others will come
One party from New York To buy a
section of land tor a DAIRY farm. and
another from Missouri wants two home
steabe and two tree claims in the same
section for which he offers to pay the
princely snm Of so.
There came near being contlagra-
ton ut W. n Meloon $ Il few DAYS AGO,
but the fire was discovered in time To
be eXtlnguished
Rev. Stubbins, after issuing chal
lenge to discuss the third party move
ment in the form proposed by himself.
now declines to discuss the same.
though his own challenge was accepted.
Thus the bottom goes out of the third
party movement, and the old reliable
will still he found dong business ut the
old stand
Saturday the Republicans of Onida
met and nominated a township ticket
The old board of supervisors and road
supervisors, with the addition of G.. +.
Bur,ch, were renominated. S II Neal
was nominated for Clerk; Frank Brig
ham, Treasurer; w y. Meloon, Justice
of the Peace; ii. W. Sprague, Consta-
stable; c. II. Agar, Overseer of the
Poor and l.. c. Weyand, Poundmastcr.
Perfect harmony prevailed and each
man ut the caucus went home feeling
that he was nominated for something.
X Is supposed that Dep Sheriff Frank
Brigham and Allen Stark manipulated
the convention.
Presiding Elder Bradford will preach
at Onida, Sunday, March ith, at II a.
N. Rev. Lee extends cordial invita-
tIon to ALL
Richard Burton returned from ILL |
nols on Saturday last. ADISo.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
Catalogue Of Vaughan's Seed St:re.

The annual issue for 1883 is just at hand.
and We must say in behalf of Western en-
tcrprise that IL u WORK OF ART II cXccls
anything in this line we have ever seen.
both in its exceedingly beautiful gold and
colored cover and in its readable print and
handsome wood cngravings 1t should be
in the hands of every one who plants IA
garden. and can be had by sending five
stamps TO j. &. VAUGHAN, sS State Street.
Chicago
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03

lN reply to numerous inquiries we
are authorized to state that ut the
proper time the Republican County
Central Committee will he called to-
gether for the purpose Of callinga con
vention to nominate a candidate for the
office of County Superintendent of
Schools. Due notice of time and place
for holding same will he given.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03

On Monday last John +. Garland, of
Dakota, was appointed associate justice
of the supreme court of this Territory.
vice Judge c. S. Palmer, term expired.
Judge Francis of Bismarck is now the
only Republican member on the bench.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-03-03
l'RoxY.

Always remember that j. III. Gro
pengieser, Probate Judge, can make
your final proof, or homestead, TIMBER
culture and pre-emption filing, and give
him your work.