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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Pigett has confessed to forging the Par
nell letters. He then male another state
ment retra.ting his first. He is said To have
fed 10 Antwerp.
The schooner CLYDE. Captain Robert Rob-
inson, from Passport, Me-. with a cargo OF
frozen herring for Gloucester, struck YORK
ledge early Tuesday morning. The schooner
was abandoned in sinking condition by the
captain and crew.
Train bearing President-elect Hsrrisor
arrived in Washington at 235 p. NJ. The
trip WAS made in ~ hours and Is minutes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27

DAk ITNhBVhf t Z U ~
In the removal of AL old grist mill recent
is. large quantity of clothing, twenty-nine
gold rings watches and knives were found.
The spot probably served as a hiding place
for some thieves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
Railroads Telegraphs and Expres.e.
Interior Waters

voted that the bill granting to one Hayden e1-
elusive right to navigate by steam Madison
Pom ought not TO pass. go,
There was an sc,ive discussion on the bill
prohibiting the throwing of sswdust insthe
Keunebec, and an informal vote resulted IN
favor of the bill. The matter was laid on
the table till today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
Fire at Fort Fairfield.


u.C. Townsend's barn, containing hay
orsis and farming tools. was burned tins
morning by the upset,ing of a lattern. Loss
unknown; insured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27

After half an hour of fillibusteriug the
House went into committee of the whole Oh
the deficiency bill.
Sayers of Texas read letter from Lamont
statiug that when he accepted the position
of private seer, tary to the President he had
full kno~ledge of the pay attached TO it. He
preferred not 10 be the beneficiary of retro
active legislation and asked the committee
to recede from the amendment appropriatlng
5000 for his benefit. After some discus
sIcn the committee rose and the bill was
passed, the Lamont amendment being
eliminated
The conference report on the prison ap-
preparation bill was presented by Foran of
ohio and agreed to
The House went into committee of the
whole on the In ian appropriation bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27

KOCkLAND, FeU. 70,
1t has been ascertainei shat Mrs. Abiather
Leighton. whose sudden dissppea ance from
Clark's lslanc has been reported, purchased
A ueket at Warren Tor Boston Friday morn
iug. She is supposed to have taken extra
clothing. money and jewelry with her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
The Presidents Veto 0Yefruled In the
Senate.
Mt. Lamont Doesn't Wish to be Benefit
ed by Retroactive Legislation.
WASHINGTON Feb. 26.
Senate.

In the Senate Mr. Doiph, from the COM
M ttee on public lands, reported back the
Senate bill vetoed by the President for the
relief Of William X. Wheaton and Char t.
H. Chamberlain Of California. with recon-
menta ion that the bill pass notsithstaldiH Z
the objections OF the President.
Doiph made an explanation Of the facts,
claiming that the Presidents objections were
under a n'isapprt hen.ion Of them. A vote
was taken and resulted yeas 35, nays SO
t~o-thiris having voted in the affirmative
the bill was passed
AT IL IS the Senate resumed cousidera-
ton of the arm appropriation bill.
Thiriy-eight bills were passed including
the House bill appropriating $1,000 Tor a
hsht At the mouth OF otter Creek in Lake
Champlain.
Al 6 % the senate adjourned until II
O'Clock tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27

Mr.. Collins ohtsir ed the door in support
of the resolve, but gave way for motion to
adjourn.
oa motion of Mr.. Heath,
Adjourned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
BY TELEGRAPH.
SIGNAL SERVICE
Weather Indications for the Next "a
Houra

6oura
NAR DEPARTMENT,
Office Of the Chief Signal Osicer.
WAsHrreroS. Feb q. A. VI.
For Maine Generally fair; clearing in
northwestern Maine; warmer; variable
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-27
Before the Committee on
Education

the hearing in regard to the change of the
special Law in regard TO the appointment OF
directors of the Erskine high school in dis
trict No IA. China, vas continued Super
visor of Schools J. +. Hammond ap leared
for the petitioners. He stated that the gen
eral sentiment of the town was in favor of
the appointment Of two of the three directors
@! the school by the district instead of by
the trustees of the Erskine estate. Last
wear S23s of the State appropriation for fee
high schools given TO the Ersk,ne
school and bu, Sl2 to the school at China
village Frank Jones, J. A. Jones, ]. H.
Greedy and o. Brainard also testified to
the adyisability of a change in the exist Dg
law. John X Erskiue, one of the trustees
of the fund, Eli Jones, Samuel Starrett,
and Abner Chadwick appeared for the re-
monstrants and testified that the workings OF
the law were satisfactory.
The Committee on
Railroads Telegraphs and Expresses
voted to increase the stock of the Water
vile and Fairfield Horse Railroad Co. TO be
increased to $50, 900. Tae Haines bill was
discussed and new bill relating to railroad
tariffs will probably be drawn up and report
ed fayorably.
The Committee on
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Commissioner ofthe General Land Office
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

CUSTER CITY, Jan. 10, 1889.
Board is session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: All the members and coun-
ty clerk.
Tax of II. +. Davis for the year 1882
with interest and penalty, is declared
void it appearing to the board that he
was unjustly assessed for said year.
Quarterly report Off II. Flynn, coun-
ty treasurer, for quarter ending Deem
Der 3lst, 1888, examined and found
correct.
Official bond Of James X. Scott, CON
stable Custer precinct, examined and
approved.
Official bond of f. II. Flynn. county
treasurer, examined and approved.
The following bills were examined
and approved, and orders drawn on the
county general fund as follows:
w. II. Frye, salary district at
torney from October 3rd, 1888,
to January 3rd, lS89"......~S 25S 2S
3. i. Porter, sheriff fees quar-
ter ending January 7th, 1889, 30l %
ID. Willard, beef furnished coun-
ty 5 90
G. w. Robbins, ] day member
of insanity board, and record
ing proceedings "..""."."...~ S 90
Da"id + Shope, tfansporta-
ton county poor. ........... 8 50
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
CUSTER City, Jan. 8, 1889.

CUSTER Cry, Jan. g., 1889.
Board in session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: J. +. Street, +. A. Towner,
Jos. Heumphreus, and county clerk.
The following bills were examined,
allowed, and orders drawn on the coua-
ty general fund as follows:
Custer Chronicle, stationery and
printing ........"...... ........"..S 20 %
Andrew j. Briggs, boarding pris-
Oners 10 90
+. j. v. Rutkowski, official
work, clerk district court $50. Z 90
j. T.. Pitcher, 3 months salary
county clerk, quarter ending
January 9TH. 1SSg............. $50 90
I. V. Garlock, supplies furnish
ed county, bill itemized ........ q %
Black Hills Telephone Co., rent
of phone, 3 months........... 81 so
Fred Hiedepriem. repairing car
pet clerks ofice-............ 9 rs
c. A. Haserodt, boarding petit
jury, October term, 1SSS....... IA 90
ID. Carrigan, witness fees district
court, October term .....".... 2 20
George Mordoff, witness fees
district court, October term. 6 90
Miss McRamsev, witness fees
district court. October ,erm... 6 20
Albert Fitch, witness fees dis
trict court, October TERM. ] 40
III. G, Payne, petit juror fees dis
trict court, October term.... s 90
Booth e Webster, merchandise
furnished county .."......... 8 40
Robert Boyd, sheriff's fees, Oc-
tober term district court..... 4 90
Chas. Eggar, services rendered
to county INDECENT, $500, re-
duced to and allowed......... ~ 90
J. Lyman Conant, examination
county prisoner Riordano..... 5 90
George Upton, boarding county
y W
Smith d Fitch, clothing furnish
ed prisoners. ..."...."....-... 10 0O
Van Devort & Co., cuspadors for
court ............. .......... 5 40
HerInosa Pilot, printing, etc.. 43 80
Willis g. Bower, services county
superintendent, October LIST to
December 3lst, 1888, $4,000,
disallowed
Mrs. 6. r Riordan, nursing and
hoarding y. w. Riordan,
a254.50, acknowledgements.
James +. Young, guarding p-is- ]
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Advice to

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, fol
children teething, is the prescription OF
one of the best female nurses and ply,
sicians in the United States, and has
been used for forty years with never
failing success by millions Of mothers
for their children. During the process
of teething its value is incalculable. II
relieves the child from pain, cures dys
EMERY and diarrh9a, gripping in the
bowels, and wind-colic. BY giving
health to the child it rests the mother
Price 25c. a bottle.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

NOTICE OF THE REMOVAL,
OF the U. 8. Land ONCE From Deadwooe
to Rapid CITY, Dakota.

Notice is hereby given hat the Presi.
dent of the United States, by Executive
order dated December Is, 1883, has pur-
suant to law, directed that the Office for
the sale of public lands, now locat.
ed ut Deadwood in the Territory of Da-
kota, with its records and archives, be
removed to Rapid City, in said Terri.
tory.
The Register and Receiver of the dis
trict will give notice by publication OF
the precise date when their Office will
be closed at Deadwood, preparatory to
removal and ~re-opening the same al
Rapid City for the transaction of public
business.
Given under my hand at the City OF
Washington, this fourteenth day OF De
cember, A. ID eighteen hundred and
eiehty-eight.
BY the President:
5. NJ. SToCKSLAGER,
Commissioner ofthe General Land office
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
VAN ClsE 4 WILSON, ATTORNEYS.
Sheriffis acknowledgement Of Fore
closure.

| TERRITORY OF DAKOTA, FIRST JUDICIAL
| District, S.. In the District Court within and
| for Custer County.
! investment Guaranty Trust
Company Qimited) a CorpOr-
alton, Plaintiff.
| Frank +. HeSnard, Jon. p.
| riun!;ett, Edward Lynch,
| Thomas Sweeney, &C Cham
berS, and George +. Upton,
| Defendants.
Notice Is hereby given, that by virtue of a judg.
| ment of foreclosure and sale in the above en-.
| titled action on the Twentieth day OF December,
A. ID. 1888, and an execution issued upon said
Judgment, the subscriber, VIM. =. Wood, sheriff
Of Custer county. Dakota Territory, for that pur-
pose appointed, will sell at public auction at the
front door of the court house in the city of Gus
ter City, county of Custer, Dakota territory, on
Monday, February 18th, 1889, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, the real estate and mort
gagged premises situate in the county of Custer,
territory OF Dakota, and directed IN said judg-
ment and execution To be sold, and therein
described as follows: The southwest quarter of
the southwest quarter 6 w Il s hi) of section
twenty eight cosy, the southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter - + IA n Il NJ the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter n + II = T. Ll,
the southeast quarter On . > T. a ; r "a, of
section twenty-nine (29), all In township w (2),
south of range eight (S), east, Il. IL. NJ, or so
much thereof as may be sufficient [ o satisfy sad
judgment and costs, amounting in al, 20 nine
hundred and ninety-siX dollars and thirty cents,
with Interest thereon from the date of said judg-
ment and all %accruing costs of sale.
Dated Custer City, ID. T., January eth, 1889.
WM. =. WOOD.
Sheriff Of Custer County, D.. L.
VAN CIsE x WILSON, Plaintiffs Attorneys.
First publication, January II.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

Why embitter life by dragging around
with lame back, diseased kidneys, drop.
steal swellings, female weakness, nerv-
Gus debility, heart disease and rheuma'
tic complaints, when DR. Fenner's Kid
ney and Backache Cure will SO quickly
cure? Rev. A. J. Merchant, Presiding
Elder writes: ut gave me almost in
slant and entirely permanent relief
Superior to all known medicines in these
diseases. For sale at Hitchcock's.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
SATURDAY JANUARY 10, 1889.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Ofthe Board Of County Commission
ers Of Custer County. d. r.


ers Of Custer County, d. T..
CUSTER Cry, CUSTER Co., ID. T.
Jan. Z, 1889.
Regular quarterly session of board of
county commissioners.
Present: J. +. Street, +. A. Towner,
and county clerk.
On motion, j.. f. Street was elected
chairman for the ensuing year.
The following official bonds were ex-
amined and approved:
J. +. Pitcher, register of deeds.
William S. Wood, sheriff.
Edmund Smith, district attorney.
Wilson McDermand, county assessor,
e. G.. Johnson. judge of probate.
Joshua G. Dickover, justice Of the
peace, Custer precinct.
James w. Martin, justice of the peace
Martin Valley precinct.
Henry 7. Bowman, justice of the peace
Point OF Rocks precinct.
j. II. Long, coroner
Larkin b. Randall, justice of the peace
Battle River precinct.
George o. Sanderson, justice of the
peace, French Creek precinct.
David Pusbor, justice of the peace,
Squaw Creek precinct.
Aaron B. Huff, justice Of the peace,
Battle Valley precinct.
James III. Burns, constable, French
Creek precinct.
b. +. Sheldon, constable Battle River
precinct.
J. +. Reddick, constable, Battle Valley
precinct.
John Quinn, constable, Buffalo Gap
precinct.
e. E. Bailey, constable, Martins Val
ley precinct.
Horace c. Crofford, constable, Lame
JOHNNY precinct.
John +. Wight, justice of the peace,
town of Hermosa.
The following license bonds were ex-
amined and approved, and license is
sued for the sale Of intoxicating liquors
dS IOllOWS.
G. A. Haserodt, Custer City, 3 months,
from January LIST, 1889.
j. +. Wright, Custer City, 3 months,
from January la, 1889.
Paul Kleemann, Custer City, 8 months
from January LIST, 1889.
+. 0. Burton, Custer City, 8 months,
from January lst, 1889.
Ed %Stenger, Hermosa, 3 months, from
January lst, 1889.
Plunkett, Lynch & Co., Buffalo Gap,
3 months, from January ist, 1889.
Adjourned to January Sth. 1889.
j. +. STREET, Chairman.
Attest
j. 4. PlLcuER, County Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

CLARA z. Ec.t. 5oaluins Joe
Damon, county indigent...... 20 90
Clara +. Vert, care, boarding
and lodging Of Norman Nc.
Lean, from May 18th to July
9Th, 1888, SO days at 81 per
day, $4,000, disallowed........
Fred H~iedepriem, coffin etc. for
Norman Mclean, $33 90, dis
allowed
II. II. Byrne, | road scraper...... 90
81. Walker, guarding and trans
portation Of prisoners, etc.. 65 90
j. II. Long, medical attendance
county poor, and member in
sane board, | ay............. 40 10
&. w. Robbins, postage for 8
months to January LIST, 1889,
$500. reduced to and allowed
from county sinking fund.-. A so
Official bond of j. II. Dalby. justice Of
the peace Buffalo Gap precinct, ex-
amined and approved.
Board adjourned to January 18th,
1889, . a. m.
j. F. STREET, Chairman.
Attest
j. L. PITCHER, County Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
oncr Il. w. RioTdan, 4! days,

oacr l.. w. Riordan, 4! days,
$4,000, disallowed ..............
Henry A. Albien, supplies fur
nishcd county poor, itemized As 60
w. II. Frye, ! day member Of
insanity board ....".".~...." 2 90
hurry Hodge, l day member Of
insanity board and mileage. 2 80
John Twining, viewing Spring
creek and county line road.
April, 1887, 4 days and mile
age ................ ............... Is 90
Perkins Bros. Co., books, sta
tionery etc, itemized..."..... 1875 40
+. II. Flynn, express charges,
postage, box rent, and trans.
portation county poor, allow
ed from county sinking fund rs 60
w. II. Frye. postage and box
rent, allowed from county
sinking fund ....."..".-..-.. & 10
J. i. Pitcher, postage and box
rent, allowed from county
sinking fund ............... 7 90
Adjourned to January 9th, 1889, 8
o'clock a. III.
j. +. STREET, Chairman.
Attest
| j. Il. PITCHER. County Clerk,
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19
Attest

Board in session pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present: All the members and coun-
ty clerk.
The following bills were examined
and orders drawn or the respective road
funds:
John Westfall, changing Battle
River road, in district Ne. 2...S 90 90
Cyrus Cole, supervisors work
district No. 2............ -. 10l 50
L. V. Garlock. supplies furnish
ed district No. 6.............. 4 70
II. f.. Davis, supervisors work,
district No. ................ II 90
Van Devort & Co., lumber, nails
etc, district No. 5............. 20
VIM +. Sluyter, labor on Beaver
creek bridge, district No. 49,. IS 90
r. III. Richardson, supervisors
work district No. 6............... ll3 70
Van Devort & Co., bridge ma
terial, etc., district No. 4........ % 90
A. 7. Van Devort, bridge ma
terial etc, district No. 4......... 10 OF
M. w. Long, bridge work, etc,
district No. Observation-Disclosures. 90 90
M. w. Long, bridge work, etc,
district No. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so 90
A. S. Way, road work, district
NO. rs 90
Levi Anderson, road work dis
trict No. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 so
j. A. Rogers, road work district
No. 4 90
Israel Bower, road work district
NO. 10 90
j. +. Reddick, road work dis
trict No. II, laid over, await
ing annual report. ......
Hermosa Pilot, publish'g notice
for bridge work, district Ne. 2 1 90
Hermosa Pilot, publish's notice
for bridge work district No 10 5 20
III. G. Crofford, road work dis
trlct No. 80 so
Buffalo Gap Lumber Co bridge
material, district No. 4........ Z 68
Chas. Lock. supervisors work
district No. ii, SIS. 90, reduced
to and allowed................ % 90
&. II. Thompson, supervisors
work district No. 1.............. "a 80
II. II. Byrne, supervisors work
district No. 33 90
NJ. Nelson, supervisors work
district No. Observation-Disclosures. 90 80
The following annual reports of road
supervisors were examined and APP
proved;
Ii. III. Byrne, road district No. s..
q. II. Thompson, road district No. /,
for 1887.
Chas. Lock, road district No. IA.
JAS. A. Rogers, road district No. 10.
Cyrus Cole, road district No. ..
r. III. Richardson. road district No. 6.
CT. II. Thompson, road district No. /,
for 1888.
Nj. Nelson, road district No. g.
il. +. Davis, road district No. 7.
ii. c. Crofford, road district No. 3.
Board adjourned to January 10th,
1889, 8 a. m.
j. +. Street, Chairman.
Attest
j. Il. PITCHER, County Clerk.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

DEADwooD, Dak., Dec. %, 'SS. !
In compliance with the above notice
and the orders Of the Hon. Commissions
er of the General Land Office dated Dec.
l4th and 9th, 1888, the United States
Land Office at Deadwood will b. closed
on the 3lst day Of December, 1888, and
re-opened for business at Rapid City. ID.
L. OH the 18th day of January, 1889.
john h. WHITEsrDE, Register.
john LAFABRE, Receiver.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-19

The New York World is about to,ft
out an expedition to be sent into the
interior of south Africa, in SEARCH OF
Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer. The
expedition will be in charge Of Thomas
A. Stevens, the ''round the world
bicyclist," now in London.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-12
American EOlk-IOre.

"The american Folk. Lore Society" Is
che name of IN association of literary men
and scholars organized for the study OF
folk. lore and the collection and publication
of the legends and traditions of North
America. The society, In order TO keep its
members posted, publishes u journal OF a
scientific character, containing contriou-
tlons from some OF the bestknown Ameri-
can writers
The collection OF American traditions, as
II is conducted by the society, will-eveE
when but partially completed-be Of great
value to students OF anthropology, and Ii
braries, universities. historical societies
and collectors of America are urged
TO consider whether they ought not to pro-
mote the collection OF American traditions,
as National duty. TO gather materials for
history, which are indispensable for
anthropological record and which, unless
recorded, will in a few years have ire
trievably persisted, must have precedence
over the collation. OF historical records al
ready safely lodged in libraries.
The president Of the American Folk Lore
Society at, the present time is Francis
james Child and William Wells Newell,
of Cambridge, Mass, is secretary
Among the prominent members
of the society are Oliver Wendell
Hcimcs, =. L. Clemens, Robert
Collyer, Henry Cabot Lodge, Rutherford
b. Hayes, Joel Chandler Harris, Mary
Lyman hobbe, William Henry Smith,
Horace Il. Scudder, Charles Il. Bowditch
DR.. Franz Boas, Hubert Howe Bancroft
and Ous Il. Mason.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-09-12
Shrewd Burglars.

A shrewd game was pursued by some
burglars at Napa, Cal. They called at
a house and asked to be shown over it.
saying they wished TO purchase just
such one. The family were absent
and the person in charge complied with
the request. Noticing that one ortwo
closets in one OF the chambers were
locked they, saying that an abundance
OF closet room was what they wished,
expressed II desire to have these open
ed. The lady said the parties were
away, and these closets were kept
locked at their request. After some
urging, the lady went to a bureau
and from one OF the drawers took a
bunch OF keys, ana the closets were
thrown open to the inspection OF the
strangers, who pretended to be entirely
satisfied. That night they entered
through one OF the windows, went to
the room mentioned, took the Keys
from the drawer. and rined the trunks
In the closet OF many valuables.