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The Seventeenth of March,

The 18th of March is the anniversary not
only of st. Patrick's death, but Of some other
notable events; among them, according to.a
tradition Of the middle ages, was the begin
ming Of Noah's voyage in the ark, with his
strictly limited and exclusive party of pas
sengers, though why this date was chosen is
not apparent The Roman Emperor Marcus
Aurelius Antoninus died on March II, A. D.
1SQ Other events recorded on March II are
the birth of Samuel Patterson, the first book
auctioneer, London, 172s, and the death of
David Dale, the English philanthropist and
manufacturer, grandfather of Robert Dale
Owen The day is also dedicated to st. Jo-
seph of Arimathea, the patron Of Glaston-
bury. st. Gertrude, virgin abbess, was mar
tyyed in Brabant March n. csc.
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EXECUTION SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtu; of Ger.
tain Judgment rendered on the 14th day Of No
yember, 1887, in the district court In Dawson
county. second Judicial district Of Dakota terri
tory, IN an action wherein Orlando r. Betts is
Plaintiff and George I. Letcher and Matilda
:; letGher are defendants, in favor of the
plaintiff for the amount OF s3,45l.59, general
iGaaa na ance adJudged due to him in the matters
the date OF such Judgment, and the costs OF the
action taxed at the sum of $s67.55. and an exc.
saturday, the 14th day OF April, 1888, at 10
@ 9ciock IN the forenoon, OF said day at the front
door OF the court house in Mitchell, within said
DAWSON county, sell at public auction the real
properly proper y and premises; situated in the said
county county OF OIL Dawson, and territory of Dakota,
known and described as follows, towlt: Lot
twelve (12), of block eight (8). in the village Of
Mitehsll. according to the recorded plat, ii ac-
cordance with the requirements Of said Iudg-
Herewith. o. o, ,STANCHFIEID
DateG March 9, 1888. Sheriff OF Dawson Co.
L. s. SwEzEY, ESQ.,. Atty. for Plaintiff,
Sioux Falls, Oak.
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Americans, it docs not interfere with their
first love; In Australia they arc the most
active workers for the colony, and have given
many eminent men to the public service,
yet arc Irishmen still; and in Canada,
India and all lands where they may settle or
travel Let them BIO where they may, the
18th Of March is q day that unites their
hearts, and wherever there are Irishmen
enough to form marching squad the day ir
celebrated.
In Winnipeg, Man., the Irish have turned
out when the mercury was coquetting around
30 degs. below zoro, and in Havana, as one
amusing writer tells US, they have marched
with a uniform of palm leaf hat and heavy
fan; in Australia, where they form as large
percentage of the population as in any part
OF the United States, they make the day
specially hilarious; while in the British army,
wherever detachment with Irish soldiers in
1t is stationed, the day is made holiday.
The green ribbons and ties, the flag with the
harp and the sunburst, are universal, of
course; but, aside from these, each place and
cline has it's local variations, and certainly
most amusing volume could be compiled
illustrating the many methods of celebrating.
In Australia, q kangaroo run-a captive
turned loose for the purpose-or hunt for
the wild dog, or grand sham battle, may
diversity the dny; III ireland there is dance
and q parade, and sometimes, it must be con-
fessed. a battle that is not oil .ssham,n for
they have their little differences over there,
and when the s'potheenn is in and the wit out
they often reopen the judgment and try the
old case over again. "When ehillalahs are
flying and heads cracking" says Father Tom
Burke, cit is not in the Irishman's nature to
See his friends pushed without coming to the
r..scuan
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noTIcE--T,mBeR CULTURE.
UNITED STATES LAND VI

MITCHELL, Oak ;, Jan. is, 1888.
Complsint having been entered at this otice
henry J. Nichols, for failure to comply with
law @ as g to Iimber-Culture Entry, No. 1881 dated
Dec: ~ 1886, upon the nwl4 sec. 81, twp. los,
to the cancellation of said entry; contestant al
llegng that he knows the present condition Of
the same; also that the said Henry j. Nichols
acres during the first and second years after
entry as required by law, and that said failure
exists up to the present date. The said parties
are hereby summoned to appear at this office
on the 18th day of April 1888, at 10 O'Clock a. M.
TO respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged failure. r. f, SiSGIsER.
RpnaiNar
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widow?n
A murnur Of approval arose. The meet
ing, which but few minutes before had been
scene Of strife and confusion, now became
quiet and orderly, and sympathy with the
widows forlorn condition was freely ex-
pressed. The priest continued:
"But, for fear Of another outbreak, think
you had better adjourn for tonight, and
hold meeting between this time and st.
Patrick's day, to settle definitely what &c
ton had best be taken under the circum-
stances.n
This proposition met with general ap-
proval, and the meeting broke up. But the
secretary forgot to notify the men of the
date of the next meeting, and before they
realized its coming st. Patrick's day was
upon them.
At o'clock in the morning the Widow
O'Houlahan was giving the children their
scanty breakfast of goats milk and breod,
when tho door opened and Mr.. Quinlan So
luted her with:
"God save all hereln
"God save you kindlyl" was the widows
reply.
Then Mr.. Quinlan took chair, from which
Mrs. O'Houlahan had wiped the bread
crumbs with her apron. Concealed under
Mr.. Quinlans coat was long object,
wrapped in brown paper. He took little
Johnny upon his knee. While busy talking
to the child he slyly slipped the parcel under
the chair. Rising to his feet, he excused
himself to tho widow on tho score of pressing
business, and went out. The object under
the chair was found to DO salt Goldfish.
which caused general rejoicing among the
children and made the widow cry. While
she was wiping her eyes another member Of
the community arrived. He carried hugo
basket containing coal, which was piled In
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-23
THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK,

THE KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK,
under Putnam, Warren, Sullivan and Wash
ington in 1775-7 were of Irish extraction, and
though, in his willingness to depreciate
English-Americans, he exaggerates greatly,
yet the names and records show very large
Irish percentage George Washington was an
honorary member of the Friendly Sons of st.
Patrick, !" and always attended their annual
banquet when 1t was possible; and the long
record of Irish-American soldiers, from Mont
gomery to Gen. James Shields, does not show
one dishonored name. So where should the
lovers Of St Patrick feel more free to cele-
brats than in the land that Montgomery of
Raphoe died to make freea
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At Glendalough, St. Kevin, who lived soon
after st. Patrick, founded famous abbey,
around which a city grew. "St. Kevin'a
Kitchen as it is called, is ell that remains
Of the church. The round tower near by was
there before the Christian times, and is q
puzzle to antiquarians. est. Kieran's
Cross,n another notable relic, was put up
some 200 years after st. Patrick. The mis-
sion Of the patron saint was followed by 800
years of progress, glory and civilization, in
which Ireland sent missionaries to all the
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by Christianity, is was fashioned into .'St
Patrick's chair" "St. Patrick's belln and
quaint old shrine attest the fact, stated by
st. Bernard, that the Irish saint fixed his
metropolitan see at Armagh; but the CON
version of Ireland was SO rapid and complete
that several other bishops were soon ap-
pointed and met him in council at Armagh.
They devoted all the lands granted them to
holy purposes, and fervent zeal uniting with
unsolfsh piety, the schools and churches
founded on those lands soon became the
light of northwestern Europe.
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Land Office at Mitchell, Oak. Feb. %. 1sss
Netice is hereby given that the following
named me settler @ has filled notice Of his Intention
make hnal prsof In support OF his claim, and
tnat SAID proof will be made before the register
1883, viz; "
Ar AndreW Carlson, Of Dawson county, for the
He names the following witnesses to prove
MS sSain, e9itlyatloa Of SAID land to trees, viz;
Grady and Charles Johnston. ali of MitoheII
Oak GEO. n. EVEkITr ,a,,itns
R.N.Kratz, Atty.
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NEW Nor,cE--TiM Der CULTURE.
UNITED. STATES LAND OFFICE,

MITCHELL, DAk., Feb. II, 1888,
Complaint having been entered at this office
Samuel B. Gourley for failure to COMPLY With
law law as to Tlmber-Culture Entry No. 1866, dated
Dec: 6. % 1884, upon the SW14, sec. II, twp. lo4,
to the cancellation of said entry; contestant al
I!egtng that he knows the present condition Of
tne te same, also that the said Samuel B. Gourlry
talled during the second year after entry. to
break or cultivate the second five acres as re-
sad quTed by aw and that the trees growing
ant to this date, and all these defaults exist to
this date, the said parties are hereby summoned
1888, at 10 O'Clock, a. M, to respond and M fi1r.
lsh testimony concerning said alleged failure.
I. Il. SINGIsEtt, Receiver
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ST. KEV1N'B KITCHEN.
neighboring lands; then came the Danes, and
for 800 years there was almost continuous
war. Scarcely were the Danes expelled
when the Normans came, and the wars Of the
Conquest followed. In those troubled times
the country receded almost to the original
barbarism. Thus in Ireland we have the
unique case Of two eras of brightness and
civilization divided by q long era Of dark.
ness; and we can only wonder that SO much
is preserved Of the days of st. Patrick.
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THE lRlSH-AMERICAN.
BY T. D. suLLrYAN.

By T. D.
Columbia tho free Is tho land of my birth,
And my paths have been sll on American earth;
But my blood ia as Irish os any can be,
And my heart is with Erin afar DER thesea.
My father, and mother, AID friends all around,
Arc daughters and sons OF the sacred old
ground;
They rambled its bright plains and mountains
among,
And filled its fair valleys with laugh and with
song.
But sing their sweet music, and often they
own
It is true to old Ireland in style and in tone;
dance their gay dances, and hear them with
glee
Say each touch tells of Erin afar DER the sen.
1 have tufts Of green shamrock in sods they
brought DER,
have shells they picked up ere they stepped
frol: the shore,
have books that are treasures; the fondest I
hold
Is 1.-THE Melodies" clasped and nigh covered with
gold.
Ny pictures are pictures Of scenes that are dear
For the beauties they are, or the glories they
were, ~
And Of good men and great men whose merits
shall be
Long the pride Of green Erin afar DER the sea.
Dear home Of my fathersi I'd hold thee to
blame,
And my cheeks would at times take the crimson
of shame
Did thy sad tale not show, in each sorrow stained
line,
That the might Of thy tyrant was greater than
thine.
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L U 8 T E R NG
March had come.
Broken masses of
clouds drifted
across the sky.
Shutters were COM
planning 1'ustily on
their hinges and
banging to and fro.
A few ambitious
blades of grass
were beginning to
show themselves in
exposed spots, from
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-23

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Land Office at Mitchell, OAK, Jan. e5. 1889
Notice is hereby given tha, the following
named ma settler has filed notice Of his Intention
70 70 make hnal proof in support of his claim and
am9 iaaa receiver at Mitchell, Dak.. on March Is.
-, Thomas "; Weis, of Hanson county, d. T.,
He names the following witnesses to prove
ms COZ continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Joseph Swift, William Kampkoff, Charles
McNee, Charley A. Swift. of Hanson colintv
u. L. GEO. b. EvERr1T, Register
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Land oifice in Mitehell, DaK.. March I, 1888,
Netlce Is hereby, given that the following
hamea settler has filed notice of his Intention
ana That said proof will be made before the
register g and receiver at Mitchell, Dakota. on
George H. Stevens, under Hd. 2oo5e. for the
81 SWA and SA SEX sec. Is, twp, 102, range 81.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
said land. viz: -1N eo'''' aeion oA
Robert Livingston. Daniel Thomas. James
EFWart, Charles N. Butterted, all OF Mtchnil.
Dakota. NJ. H. RowLEY, Register,
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RELICS OF ST. PATRICK,

His Chair and Bell-The Kitchen OF St.
Kevin.
OF course Ireland abounds in memorials of
the saints, and most of st. Patrick, whose
noted "chair" is rudely fashioned rock In
the Glen of Altudaven. The tradition Is
that it was originally 'cromlech" or Druid
monument, and to make it memorial of the
fact that the old religion had been driven out
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lhsSlsscad. to tread on her soil.
a fask ssp % main they chas'd the Dane,
ss nd GaSc % rsHgioz and learning their spoil;
se3l s alpr And mind together combined,
Sss hAeefore fsnent DER the glories departed?
u 1hall shine out with as vivid array,
sS sSSS M had she children more brave and true
Hys fted
she now sees on St. Patrick's day.
II iaNg Spter, alasl passed away to the stranger,
treason surrendered what valor had held;
4! Il 41as hearts remained amid darkness and
sSs danger,
Is1ssa ssg spite Of her tyrants, would not be
sGIeued.
through tho night flashed CLEANS Of
sss almost tho darkness of bondage dis.
SsMI1ed;
+ Arnow is near, her heaven to cheer,
;s Athe wild CLEANS which so fltfully darted,
\ 70 shine down with Its hallowing ray,
sH5 s fighters as fair, and sons as true hearted,
n haholds on ST. Patrick's day.
be the hour when begirt by her cannon,
ess 6lild as it rose by nations applause,
I'D waved aloft DER the spre of Dungannon,
sssas sssa for 1rishmen, Irish laws
n IA 1fe shall it wave, o'er hearts es brave,
lsil of the dastards who mock at her cause,
IL brothers agreed, whatever their creed,
children inspired by those glories departed,
Y; X longer II darkness desponding will stay,
33oin in her cause like the brave and true
ssssSsfs hearted,
], Who for their rights on st. Patrick's day.
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1.-THE QUEENS YACHT.

banquit; yed better go an settle it wanst
3 oil"
Nike said he would, and he did. There
re forty men present. They sat in the
rs used by the scholars, and their positions
Re necessarily cramped. Mr.. Coogan, the
prdlsn player, opened the proceedings
'The Rakes o Mallow.n When the
9olmaster, dignified man, who wsa filed
the Importance Of his position as an in.
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In these words Of Tom Moore are expressed
the deepest feeling of the native of Ireland.
In guise Of lovers address to his adored
one, the poet portrays the undying attach
ment Of Irishmen to their native land
Though they become the most patriotic Of
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help,n said tho priest s.Now, instead Of
spending your hard earned money for brass
band or banquet, why not give it to the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-23
& finn favored the BANQUET,


M Eure, fwat do man want to bo galavan-
;1ln around on Patrick's Day for, when be
~ rubber boots on his fate, no oilskin
to his back an no umbrella like a tint
his heads Who," said he, 'iver heard
Aoine Patrick's Day, whin TIL sun was
sln'l Faix, tn rain is always fallin', the
4 IRE drivin,' the puddles is in TIL strate,
is on til walk, so it is, bad luck to it,
Ut ought to be in TIL gaardensn Here
inn took his Guilty pipo from his mouth,
ked the ashes into the stove, rose to his
md stretched out his arms SO that he re-
Ned cross Then he concluded his
nent.
rs. Murphy, your man Mike an, your
amesy may go out in tn wet on Patrick's
M tramp around behind the Dutchmen
t. h' horns an catch the newmonia il they
but I'll stay jist here forninst th' fire
oast me shins, so will, an smoke me
;bedad, an look at the wet lads goin' by
indy, so will, Mrs. Murphy, an small
SH me; an let them as likes go stravigin'
snd. That's th' how iv It,"
But" !" said Mrs Murphy. twill yez not go
Gmeetin' on Monday night at TIL little
chool house in tn holler7 McGuinness
II There; McFadden is goin'; Coogan an his
b Han has promised to come All, faith,
sA6shys II all be there, 80 they will. Thin
SalMants th' percession, and thin as wants
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IN OTHER cL,MEs.
Wherever tho 1rlshman Is. There He
Celebrates St. Patrick's Day.
Though the last glimpse Of Erin with sorrow
roam.

Yet wherever thou art shall seem Erin to me;
In exile thy bosom shall still be my home,
And thine eyes make my climate wherever ve
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only to be nipped off closely by
/ Finn's goat.
~ ety on Cooney Island was greatly dis
aalr6e A serious question had arisen
which caused much comment in the hamlet:
d ether st. Patrick's day should be cele-
with procession and accompanying
Sj336l1p of brazen instruments or be solemnized
banquet. The banquet would be
hEof precedent; therefore it Yves not
Sgtenanced by the conservative element.
other hand, it was claimed by those
gostronomic pleasures that this
Aage of progress; brass bands wero
Sllliapf an effete civilization, and departure
Fom would be step In the right direc-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-03-23
ONE ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

LIE 9AUTHOR OF THE MICKEY FINN
Esfsss SKETCHES.
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Columbia the free IS the land of my birth,
And my paths have been ell on American earth
But my blood ia as Irish os any can be,
And my heart is with Erin afar DER thesea
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-06-29

4TH OF JULY.-Crawford viii give
another one of those popular parties at
the Lawson Dancing Academy, on
Wedne 'day evening, July 4th, 1888.
Musicians from Portland will be added
to his Justly celebrated orchestra. An
elegant supper will be served, and no
pains will be spared 20 make this the
most social event of the season.
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Public speaking.

Mr.. s. P Pullman delivered a lecture
in Union hall on Wednesday evening
on Free Thought" He declined TO
divide time with Rev. Clark Brnden,
whereupon the latter gentleman re
piled in the Presbyterian church. The
following were the points at issue:
First, personal liberty was abridged
by the recognition of God in the con
stitution: second. it was unjust to tax
payers not to tax churches and church
property; third, that an appeal to God
in affirmation, as the awarder OF truth
and avenger of falshood, did not aid
the cause Of truth; fourth, that the
Christian Sabbath was derogatory to
morals and oppressive to the people.
These were the positions taken and
affirmed by Mr. Putnam and replied
to by Mr.. Braden. AS public jour
nalist we simply give the above facts,
as a citizen we are for our country VS..
Mr.. Putnam, as a professed moralist
and Christian we regard Mr.. Putman's
views as dangerous to the state and
su bvisive Of morals and religion.
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Tickets Including supper for the 9TH.
of July Ball, at the ST. Hotel, $3.50,
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Mr.. EpTroR:

The republicans have nominated
Gen Benjamin Harrison, of Indiana.
for president and Ex-Governor Levi P.
Morton, of New York, for vice-presi-
dent. The nomination of Harrison
virtually places the doubtful state OF
Indiana in the republican column.
The principal issue of the campaign
will be the presidents recent message
and the Mills bill as endorsed by the
national democratic convention and
the protection of American industries
and labor as set forth in the republican
national platform. The contest viii
be close and exciting one and will be
decided by the votes of the states of
New York, New Jersey and Connect
icut 1t will be measurable free from
personal attacks and private charges,
and the decision made will determine
whether the American system shall be
maintained or whether it shall give
way to foreign influences and policies.
The outlook at the present is favorable
to the republican nominees.
OBSERVER.
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ROYAL AIMING gratefully ac-
knowledge the receipt Of a box Of luci-
Gus Royal Ann cherries from Aunt
Phebe Hickman, for which she will
please accept the thanks of this office.