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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
MORTc AGE SALE.

IHEREAS, LORENZO \. BRIGGS, ,unnmarriedl
W OF the county of Sully, ard Territory OF Da-
favor of The Colonial x United states Mortgage
Company, Limited, mortgage, and which mort
gage was dated the Goth of February, lSSi and re-
corded in the office of the Register ut Deed, of the
County o! >nlly and Territory Of Dakota in Book
oil Mortgages, on page 621, on the 18th day OF
March, 1881, ut O'Clock \ NJ, and upon certain
premises situated in the County OF Sull, in the
Territory ofDakota, and described rs follows to-wt.
The Northwest Quarter tN-Win ot the North
East Quarter tN-E n, and the Fast Half ~ ! of the
Quarter N ~ y of The SOUTHEAST Quarter fS El a.
Of section No. One II /, in Township One Hundred
and Fifteen lll5L north of Range No. Eighty fsnl
west OF the 5th principal meridian. and containing
lGn ~ acres, according to government survey: and
Whereas, on the lst day OF March, ts,7, said
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
MORTGAGE SALE,

WHEREAS, ALOSXO RAYMOND tunmarriedl
" oi the County of Suly ana Territory of Da-
Eola murtgagor, executed certain mortgage in
favor of Jonn Beeby Edmondson, mortgage and
whlch mortgage was dated the 18th of January
1859, ana recorded in the Office of the Register Of
Deeds OF the County OF Suly, and Territory of Da
knta, in Book of Mortgages. ON page 393 on the
Ifth day of January, lsSi, at = o'clock =. NJ and
upon certain premises situated IN the County of
>uliy In the Territory of Dakota, and described
As follows, towit
The Northwest Quarter N. W ~ of Section No.
Ihirty-lhree ISL, In Township No. ine hundred
and hneen llSi, north OF Range No Seventy Five
V5l west of the dth principal meridian and con.
tanning loo acres, according to government survey;
and,
Whereas, the Goth dav of June, lsss. said
mortgage, with the note secured thereby was dulv
assigned 10y the Executors OF the said mortgagee
deceased, I" Thomas John Edmundson, which as
signment was duly recorded in the office Of the
Register of Deeds of the said County of Sully, ON
the 10Th day of July, lssS in Book 10 of Mortgages
ON page 2sj; and,
Whereas action or proceedings AZ law or
otherwir" have been instituted 10 recover tn. debt
secured ny said mortgage or any part thereof and,
Whereas, Ii WAS stipulated in said mort gage that
failure to pay any money secured by sand mort.
gage, either principal interest, or anv potion
th'r"oi when th" same should become due, or in
case ol violation Ot any OF the conditions contain
ei IN said mortgage, then and in that case the
whole sum sccnredhy said mortgage, both principal
ana interest, shall at one" become due and payable
ana said mortgage subject To immediate foreclosure
1T the option of the mort gagee
NheicaS default having been made in the pay
Ihent "l The interest due upon the sum secured by
said mortgage: and,
Whereas, the whole amount of principal and in
tersSt has become due by reason of said default
and
whereas, the amount claimed to he due upon said
nortgaEe, ai the date Of this notice is the sum of
Three Hundred and Forty. Five Dollars and Two
Cents, (Sii5n2l to-wi: spo principal aud Si50g in.
tcfest, ana also the further sum of Fifty Dollars
attorney lers stipulated for in said mortgage
NOW THEREFORE,. Notice is hereby given that
by virtue of tie power of sale contained in said
mortgage, aud duly recorded as aforesaid and in
pursuance nt the statutes in such case made and
provided, the said mortgage will be ioreclosed hy
sale oi the morigagrd premises therein described
AZ pubic auction 10 the highest bidder at the front
door of the Office "f Register OF Deed in the Town
OF onlda' and County OF Suly and Territory of
Dakota, ON the
IND DAY OF APRII., 1889,
al Two o'clock in the afternoon oi tnat dav
Dated at Huron, H. T., this 25th day of January,
A. -. lssg.
THOMAS John EDMONDSON
Assignee of the Mortgagee
l.. IL. HOLE and A. T.. TAYLOR
Attorneys for Assignee
ofhee and Post-oiicc address, ip9 Dakota avenue
Huron, Dakota.
First publication February ., lSSal
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
Foreclosure Notice.
WILLIS NJ, RIcEERr, Mortrasor:

WILLIS NJ. RICkERT, Mortragor:
TAKE NOTICE. WHEREAS, DEFAULT HAS
been made Ia the payment of the semi annual
interest becoming du" April ist, lsss, on certain
notes secured by a mortgage bearing date the 9Gth
day uf June, 4. II, l,ab. made and executed by
Wills NJ, Rickert tunnarrIrd1, As murtgagor 10
W. Mcdonald, frRsiee IA MORTGAGE. which
said mortgage was duly iIrd for record in the office
oi the Register of Deeds of Sally tounty, Dakota.
and duly recorded in said office in Book NJ OF
Mortgage, on page lfs, and whereas said mortgage
"a5 duly assigned by SAID " ". Mcdonald. I rustce
Ia Hattie \. Burr and said assignment was
duly recorded ia tue 0lce of the REGISTER of Deeds
of said Sully County, ia Book \ on page I52, and
Whereas, NJ action or proceeding at law has
been Instituted Ia Recover the debt ured by said
mortgage or any part thereof: and
whereas, IL was provided aud stipulated in said
mortgage, that in case "t breach uf any agreement
therein contained, on ii default should b. made in
the payment of any portion "f the principal or in
teresl promptly, aud al the time the same should
become due, or If default De made in the payment
OF any taxes assrssrd ur to he assessed on said
premises before the same should become delin-
quent, or default he made Ia the payment OF any
premiums Tor eiicctins aud continuing any insur-
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
LSnnnlemental Prnnf.l

Land Office at Huron, y. r. Jan. ), lssa.
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
supplemental final proof in support of his pre
emPtun claim "a required by Cummi4sioprr's
letter C. of July -, lsH7, and that said proof will
I've made before the Clerk of the District Court in
aud for >ully county Dakota, at Onda, Dakota, on
February - fss9. viz:
ISAAC W. PLUMMER
under his 7. d. \. No l. o53, for the S-W /, of
Section ~, Town llG, range IS
He names tn" following witnesses to prove hi,
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
land, VIZ: Thomas Brown, Theodore A. Dare
Alfred I. Annger and Frank Scdgwick, all Of
Onida, Dakota.
LoMN s. McFARLANn. Rrristnr
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
Literary Society Officers.

At the meeting Of :he Literary
Society Tuesday evening, the following
named persons were elected officers for
the ensuing month
President, Mrs. ID. M. Smith.
Iice-Pres., David Pershing.
Secretary, Miss Cora Botstord.
Treasurer Andrew McFall.
Chorister, Miss Minnie Porter
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
FINAL PROOF NOTICES.
(Final Homestead J

Land Office AT Huron, ID. T.. Jan s, 1859.
Notice il hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
anal proof in support of his claim, and that said
proof will be made before th. Judge. aud Ex-
Ohiicio Clerk of the Probate Court in and for Suy
County, ID. T., at Onida d. +, ON April 5 lSs9, viz:
MARTIN c. PERSHING.
under his Homestead Application, q. i2Nl, Huron
SERIES. for the Sc i of sec 10, Town ia, Range ~
lie names the following witnesses To prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF said
land, viz: William T. Neill, of Okoboo, Dakota
Daniel NJ. Smith, Norris J. Wiliitts, and Jacob
u. Weischedel, all Of Clifton, Dakota
JoHS > MCFARLAND. Register.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09

Land Office at Huron, ID. T.. Jan. s. lssa
Notice IL hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice ot his intention Ia make
final proof ia support of his claim, and secur" final
entry thereof, and that said proof will be- made bc.
fore the Judge and Ex-Otfcio Clerk of the
Probate Court in and for Snlly County, ID. r. at
Onida, ID. r., on March ., lssg, viz:
SiLAS Il. PRATT,
under his Homestead Application, No. 73nl. Huron
Series, for the Sc OF Section a, Town ll6,
Range IL.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation Of said
tract, viz: Mortimer Butler, Mrs. Eliza Brooking
and Her.nan Spauldinr. of clifton, Dakota, and
David l.. Killing, of Potter, Dakota.
JoHN :. MCFARLAND, Register.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
OFFICIAL PAPER OF SULLY COUNTY.
HOME HAPPENINGS.

Hay was on the move Monday
mornlng.
R. J. Cavenaugh, Esq, of Fair
bank, spent Sunday night in town.
Charlie Dare has recently filed on
4 fine quarter section in Pennington
township.
ID. +. Rand, of Hughes county.
was IN Clifton Saturday evening visit
ing friends
-Herschel Pickard of Goodwater,
spent Tuesday night in town, the guest
of lrv. Rickert
Get your tender missive ready
Next Thursday-the | I4th-will be st.
Valentines day.
Mrs. Lee Wheeler recently receiv-
ed the sad intelligence of the death of
her mother In Indiana.
A. j. Darr, |. s. Rickert and Harry
Stockton of this place, were in Onida
on legal business, Tuesday.
Miss Cora Botsford has been en-,
gaged TO teach term of school in the
Lane district, Pearl township.
BENZ. p Blair, of Farbank, made
us a business call Wednesday evening
Ben is one of Sully's successful stock
men.
Al. Tompkins, Esq, was up from
his ranch in Hughes county. Tuesday
and Wednesday, visiting d. NJ. Smith
and family.
"A majority OF the young people
of Clifton visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. |
Ncill, at their ranch, 81 miles south
west of town, Thursday evening.
considerable plowing and wheat
sowing has already been done in Da-
Nota. The high prices of lSSS will be
followed by large acreage IN 1889.
Mrs. Thos Mateer, of Llewellyn
Park township, after visit of several
weeks to friends in Iowa and Mime
sofa, returned home a few days ago.
If there was a ground-ho in this
part of Dakota that was not totally
blind he could have seen his own
shadow if out last Saturday-and con
tinue winter 6 weeks. The day was
beautifully bright and what little snow
was on the prairie rapidly disappear
cd-under Old Soils rays.
+. NJ. Chamberlain, miles south
east of Clifton, has erected windmill
tower and will soon put up mill to
pump water for his herds of. horses.
cattle and sheep. With this addition
he will have the best fitted farm for
stock raising in this township. us he
already has / of his land under fence
FOR pasturage.
One Of the most complete little
hooks that has lately arrived at our
office is the Chicago Daily News
Almanac and Political Register for
1889 1t contains lS9 pages of valu-
able statistics, statements, platforms
of all political parties, the vote east in
1888, population Of states and cities,
names of members of Congress and
State legislatures, and any amount of
other valuable information. 1t is
work worth dollars, but can be had by
sending % cents to the Chicago Daily
News. Y
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
Religious Services in Goodwater.

Rev. u. A. Ransom, Congregational
Minister at Onida, will preach to the
people of Goodwater township and
vicinity IN the Goddard school house
on the 4th Sunday in this month-thc
24th-at II o'clock a. m. and 7:30 p.
M. All are cordially invited to attend.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09
Horse and Cattle Herd.

The undersigned will herd horses
and cattle on the Okobojo, at Clifton,
during the season of 1889. Stock will
he salted regularly. Terms: Horses 30
cents per month, and cattle $l.0O for
the season, per head.
Ross 4 Willis.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1889-02-09

NALD 4 MCDONALD, AttOrneys.
First publication Feb. =, 1889. |
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21

ST.. ELMO HOTEL, Nos. 3i7 & $40
ARCH STREET, PHIL'A.-Rates re-
duced to 81 90 per day. The travel
ing public will still tiud at this Hotel
the sane liberal provision for their
comfort. 1t Is located i'm the imnedi
Road depots, as well. All parts of the
city, are daily accessible ny Street
CaIs constantly passing the door. 1t
offers special inducements to those
visiting the city for business or pleas
ure. Your patronage respectfully
solicited. Jos. NJ. Feger, Proprietor.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
fourth of the population.

iouFbn vi Jne pOpulatlOn.
There are 1904 languages in the
!, world, and its in habitants profess
! more than 1000 religion.
4 With these points before him the
young man who was sworn off and
resolved to capture bis share of the
d worlds good things this year will
Q have something to think about.
1, There are many chances that he will
see this year go out, and there are
1also many chances that he will go
4 out first. His very determination to
join in the rush for the prizes most
desired by all men is against him.
Haste, worry and disappointment
are filing our asylums and grave
yards. The contented worker,
whose ambition is moderate and
whose habit neither iniure him nor
anybody else, has better chance
of reaching old age than his competi-
tor who wants the earth. Tick goes
the clock. One man dead | Who
will be the next' Perhaps the man
who heard the clock
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
Life's Chances. Who viii
Be the Next.

What are the chances of life I?
The life insurance men and the NOR
tahty tables answer the question
with reasonable accuracy. Here are
few figures collected by the Bos-
ton Globe:
We have on earth about 1000, OOO,-
boo people, the males and females
ISeing about equally divided. Of
tehese, one-fourth die before they
Leach the age of II. The average
Erength of life is 80 years. One per-
Iron in 1000 lives to be 100 years old |;
ri in 100 reach the age of 65, and not
Emore than / in 800 lives to see 80.
[Every year 33,033. .O33 persons die !;
E9l ,s42 die every day, $3.50 die every
hour, 60 every minute, and every
second. Each tick of the clock
should remind us that human life
bis ended. In addition to these facts
kthere are Others of equal interest
IA married person lives longer than
lone that is single, and tall men live
longer than short ones. Before the
age of 30 women have more chances
OF life than men, and fewer chances
after that age.
The number of marriages is in the
proportion of rs to every 1000 indi-
viduals. Marriages are more fre-
Aquent after equinoxes-that is dur
ing the months of June and Decem-
ber.
Those born in spring are generally
bf more robust constitution than
pthers. Births are more frequently
by night than by day, also deaths.
The number of men capable of
bearing arms is calculated at one
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-11-21
Dissolution Notice.

EXECUTORS NOTICE. Notice is
Thereby given that Letters Testa.
mcntary on the estate of John Maurer
decd, late Of Jackson township, SNYDER
county, Pa have been issued to the undersigned
residing In said township. All persons. there.
fore IL dehted to said est atewilI please make
immediate payment, and those having laims
against twill present themfor settlement,to
u. X. ROTHROCK,
PETER MAURER,
or II. II. Grimm, Attorney.
Oct. "a, 'S9. Executors
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
New Under lhe Sun.

Marshall Wheeler is the autbo,
the new and startling theory J,
ence that the earth has thi,a !. 1
ton, says the Eugene City lCrsy,s,
Journal. His theory, which !, W.
out OF all traces ON the snrfaep i, 4
earth-and the wonder il thatps
never been advanced and aao,s.s
beiore-is that AZ certain re.v,.
periods the earth reverses IL n.
ton, so that the equator besos,.
the poles and the poles bsson, +
equator. At each Of these tarns,A
water is thrown over the earth. u
the nations and continents al,
pearin the great oceans, with osy
ewexeepticns in certain parts II Il
earth, while new continents mi !,
nations rise, in the march ii A..
where the oceans of former ~
rolled. The last turn brpggh. n
continents t.nt now exist 30 81,
the great waters. and, III tAa y.
turn where BIO nowliSe and uler x
great American republic Hoassl..
the oceans will again roll, IT, sy,s
ice fields OF the poles viii ~ tssssI
ont and rum down ever the larl *
der the t0rrid zone, and si@ ps4m
tropics will become solid ieu Is ~,
new position az tho poles. .has =
counting Tor this vast quansi;A
the remains Of tropical animals IA
plants found frozen up IN Alasss IA
Siberia and the traces ol iee glasri
in the torrid zone. lls tnain.aa
that the earth il not temtmsY
body. but permanent part a.
universe that has always exaSss
aud never will end, and hiss NJ
washed over and erated snsw 4
regular periods throughout soa
less millions Of years. inaa aal Il
its other productions hayiHg tsa
swept on, having only hsss nd
there enough for seed. anl lhsxk
cations changed at each tHsa. al
that this process will 60 on iosp
IN new earth washed clean. anlans
deal az regular periods throEgaa
eternity. He n collecting d vaa Il
ray oi incts, gathered lromallsiaas
to prove this theory, whkhls.Aissa
Is already established by Wsllksgss
facts that cannot b. vsplalrsd .
any other way.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
The Nr.terr d lhs IlaIa.

We know very little aboa; ~
methods OF the irunsporlatiou III
concentration Of moisture in iA4
moaphare. We mn drtsrruias ID
proportion Of moisture IN he II
within our reach. We can dsgra
by the formation o. water dfofa q
the outside of an Ice pitcher -
that there is n greater orlesssf gs's
tity Of moisture Ia the or aspaas
tho pitcher. and instruments ars 7
use to declare the relative snaossk
What can W. know ot the ygst bcass
81 water stored up IN The CLOSES
above Us. aud ready M a fiunsai
warning To pour out their Hoods
on MS? We may theorize about ~
vnpor Of water being carTied bssvssa
the ntoms of the air as wnteF y eas
tanned In the pores Of n sponge' e
We hnve no proper idea how a. -
upon tons ui ruin. snow, or haA "
held Rloft in the clouds or tFansposs
cd from plucs Co place Over scas Y
ent We have recently had all -
rain clouds carried over ~ RON y
gulf to the north and northwest Y
be poured down In floods upoa. y, -
mountains Of Pennsylvania aug v, ".
ginin, while the rice and cane he.9
OF Louisiana were parclIed nila w.
Now the rain.laden skies nre 49,
nll their stores To US and thedFossss.
IL being paid for with interest ~
ensy enough to predict rain 70 as.
but whatafter nll, do we knowoI y !.
great climatic laws which bufne y.
fields with drought in June an ,, "
or them with n downpour IN 'uP
New Orleans picayune.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
Pasteur's Treatment Of Hydrophobia.

NJ. Pasteur is responsible for the
statement that ont of 1000 people
who have undergone his treatment
for hydrophobia the total number
of deaths has been seventy-one. or /
per cent. Two hundred and fourteen
OF those patients were English sub
jects, treated in Paris. OF these
there were five unsuccessful cases M.
ter completion of the treatment and
two more during the treatment. The
methods followed have been contin.
ually undergoing Improvement, SO
that last year, out OF a total of six.
ty four English persons bitten nv
mad dogs and treated in Paris not
a single case has succumbed m.
though ten were bitten on the bend
and Others on the limbs, often to n
very serious extent.-Detroit Free
Press.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

SERGT. REID, of the First Lanark
Engineers, winner OF the queens prize
at Wimbledon, when he reached Glas-
gov was met by all the Glasgow regi-
ments of volunteers, who turned out
and lined the way from the station.
Amid the cheers of thousands OF people.
he was carried shoulder high at the
head of a procession to the orderly
room OF the engineers, where Sir Dom
aid Matheson, the colonel of the regi-
ment, welcomed him home, congratu-
lated him on his victory. and thanked
him for the honor he had done Glasgow
and his corps.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

DANIEL WEBsTER's coachman has be-
come almost as prevalent as George
Washington's body-servant. ''Uncle
Bill Webster" who recently died at
the Soldiers Home in Togus, Me-,
claimed to have been Webster's coach
man from 1874 TO 1916. He used to say
that Daniel was a great fisherman, a
persevering consumer Of whisky and a
most careless man about money. The
great orator would often start for
Washington without a cent in his pock-
ct. .Uncle Bill ''fit' in the late war,
and said that he seized Sheridan's
horse when the famous cavalryman
reached Cedar Creek after his ride from
Winchester
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
skins FOR Gloves.
Dry Goods chropIels.

Drv Goods Chronicle.
skins for gloves" says NV,
manufactured, come from alnO
every corner Of the globe. W
our deer skins from Central y
South America and few from q
Northwest. Our hog skins eoas
from Mexico and Brazil. You WI aI
be nstonislIed ut tho soltiiess = !.
pliability to which the ssln h,
duced. The American hog Woh I
for gloves or mittens. lis lnS
too hard and tough and unyls'', apA
Tho American calf and eheeps assh
lamb furnishes excellent pelts e 'S,as
America gives us many sheep mas
Cowhides come from Calcutta shsss
skins come from Kussin, split s hll,s
skins from England, and horse w.
from the street cur companles Ais.
IAN enterprising German w. sn I'D.
covered away to tan Ainer'oe assft
skins so that they become u .,,Irs
way superior TO the Frenc1,l, M = ID.
In durability and finish. ips ,.lrsf
cess Of tanning Is performed ea 81 M
by American workmtn, anu .sasy
skins sell Tor from sixty to Nj
per cent. lesa than the Frencn. Ill
only aro shoe manufacture nj.
over the country using the hsT 1dOEt
duet, but already thousands :, ID
lars worth have been eSpor1Ias0 ne
Germany, France and AilsVI'"t mir
dressing OF kid skins was nlI,lCss ,aa3s
nopolized by France until tpl' :
uiacture.v
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26
Cnrlous Result Of Cigarette SMOKING

Two young men Of our town nd.
dicted to the constant smoking y,
cigarettes esingularly affected not
so much in mind rs in body. Thew
are becoming spotted all over their
bodies, giving them the appearance
of leopards. Their minds. thou@b
now apparently sound, are in in
minent danger, for their nervous
systems are SO affected that neithe,
OF them can sleep without smokina
several of those Abdominal ciraretts
after retiring. -Harrodsburg (Kyl
Sayings and Doings. .'
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

life which pnrtake of tho na,.
both the animal and vegetahIs a1 II
doms, although there are Iss,s -
too numerous to mention io ,saa
this class in the sea. 'Saas Il
The Portuguese man.osvo.
be mentioned, however, a. an a'
the sponge as the best knowr ~
men of their class. 'Fu
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

Miss ISABELLA BIRD, the dauntless
little English woman, who has Travelled
alone in so many out-of-the-way coun-
tries AMI written fascinating accounts
of her adventures and observations. is
married to a bishop. The King OF Siam
has awarded her the order OF ''Kapo-
lani," in recognition of her literary
work.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

: BERNHARD GILLIAN, the chief carica-
turist of Judge, is only 80 years old.
He tried to make living by painting
pictures, but the public would not buy
them. Then he smashed his pictures
aud turned wood engraver, until he
discovered that he could draw Carl
cature that would make man with
the lock-jaw laugh.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

j. B. WATSON, the Australian quartz
reef king, died recently at Sydney at
the age OF 81. He was native of
Paisley, Scotland. and emigrated with
his fathers family to Sydney, and af-
forwards to California and Sandhurst,
and finally to the Bendigo gold mine,
where he made fortune estimated at
f40,0oo.001, $20o,0J0,000.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-10-26

MIss ETHEL NJ. MACKENZIE, daughte=
of Sir Morell Mackenzie, has taken up
Journalism as profession or pastims.
She has begun by playing the role of
correspondent to American newspapers.