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NOTICE:-We are requested to state that
~ Hon. F.. A. O'Sullivan has not given up
his practice at the bar of the 10Th. judicial
District. he. has simply opened an office at
1863 Gravier street, New Orleans; and he will
be at his Office, at Thibodau4, every Wednes-
day and Saturday. where, with his associate,
Judge A.. +. knoblOch. LIE will transact any
entrusted to him. lis BOD.
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Sons sommes antorises IA tire
ore le Str. Louisiana ne deSrendrH
mas dimanche proclaim 4 Lock
port. A motifs que lie bayou mat
diminue.
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tre .1amie 9uaptito de BARDEAUX, pre-.
ntitrr pualiie ct delivris sur le l,prd du Ravcu
IafnnIchr 4 Thibod4ux. Sadiesser 4 Mr.. @.
l.. CARO-. agent po1r MIR. Jules i'6chaux. On
aux i,ir-arX dn Ia SENTINELiE de Thihsdaux.
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Srrrex yous du ..IialFs Siciliau
HAIR Rpnewer' ct vons pravleudrez
les ~F'ellicuies, la chute DIES cheveuX
ct les plales du CUR chevelu.
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PfTURAGE.

Inc maenifn:'s ct rlchc say,ne do see ar
penis. s11uGe pres RareIlnd, ct Il Ia dispssi-
ti"n lie tuus les elryeurS 1T propriefaires
't'ani'ianx Pension par cleyal on lnul-t. s
par ni"is: i"'enf on vache. - rts. genisss ct
re&u, ~ cts. A'aiircsstr q
O. LEPINE.
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P-sLIC school FUND ASSN.

At q meeting hold by this association En-
tile first Thursday 81 october, 1859. it was
RESOLVED, That hsncefsrth, q fair shall.
be held fer the bsnsht Of the chssi fund on
the first Saturday and Sunday Of June Of sy-
cry year. By order Of
PIERRK BARRIeS, Secretary,
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LIE Bnrean Tf!dplionlTne est
maiDteuant Unstable a Thihodaux.
cbez les Docteuts Meyer, eicol-
cpure Main ct ST. Louis.
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Bayou Lafonl che

Notre bayou eat rendu IA sd
hauteur maXima. Une c~atastro-
phe parait inevitable ; ct c'eSt
grace a IN beau temps exceptional
que Fon a pu eviter lusqu'a present
la calamite dime crevasse. Sur
quel point anra-t-elle lieu Ceci est
lie secret DIES Dieux. Mails il ny a
aucun dOute qn'elle doive sc pro-
dnire un pen plus tot on un pen plus
tard. 81 ia pluie tombait ~l'evene-
ment Sc produirait probablrment
dams qneiques heuies. Les teveeS
sont fatiguees ct supportent tout
&c que le bayou rent conteuir d'rXu.
Cette tension ne peut durer long,
temps, ct beancoup d'endroits s0nt
menaces. Cette crainte de tons
les iOurs. cette epee de Damocles
(cOmme disaient nos vienx littera.
trnrs. suspendue sur la ,ete dies
planteurs, trouble IN pen leur
sommeil 1T Went g6ner les travaux
qu'un temps magnifi1ue permet
sur nos habitations.
INCENDIE.-Un terrible ~incentlie
II Ell lieu 4 la Nouyelle Orleans
II la Il Canal, mercIedi matin
ct a detruit toni L. Tonro Block
entire Bourbon at Canal. La perte
est estime d $3.50, 600.
Les deux cents medecins ameii-
Gains qui sc trouvent 4 Berlin Sont
indigneS du refus DIES auloriteS allie
mandeS de recOnnaitte, dams Ie
calendrier nniversifai,e qui va ttle
pnbli6. la valeur de lrurS dinl6meS.
Tandis que les diplomes DIES facnl-
ties des antres nations sont dhmrnt
enregistres, ceux conferes par les
universities Dies Etats-U nis sont
cOusideres CONNIE iusnffiSants ct
sans valeur'
POnr expliqne" cr,te omission
des dipl6mrs americains dams le
caleadrier univ~rSitairr. I'm hant
fOnctiOnnairr aitache au ministerr
dc l'intruction publique s'est expri-
me ainsi ..Vos colleges americans
sout loin d'efre Ill nivrau DIES no
tres. lis sOnr trop varies ct t,or,
divers dams leur c~arac,trr pour
6tre ptis au Serieux.r
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NOTICE

Mons apn"i"n- f.ttention de nos Iectanrs
sur J., '"iice pn,llte dams IL rarti- nnglai4.,
III e" 5ahrnal par Ie Collector de taxes. I'm
'ep"hdsn t lr"mIternent a l'aIel gnit fail
''.tx c"ntrihnables, on leut trIter ,ies !rai.
ueS o,IcIeux.
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MrO'Hii Z
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :

NOTICE:
~ To WHOM IT A CONCERN
Al persons in this parish, owing State and
Parish licenses, are hereby requested to c4li
at my GAi't AMI pay their licenses fer tht.
year $50, on or before March lat. ISaa. aut
afG'd 10 per cent :ttorney.s fees aud 25rer
cont interest per month from March /. 1925.
r. T.. IOtiD.
sheriff and tax cuIlecto:
ThibndauI. Feb. Is, 1888.
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AVIS

Nous sounnes prizes r%l'annonr-r que Phsu.
l.. A. UfSulliyan MA pas al,aHhonne 81 profes-
siun l'av0rat 'llns 10 2aiue. district indiri.
aire il n supplement nnvert nm bureau a In
Nnu,-lfe Orleans. 1G3 rue Gravier ct tons les
n,errrefi ct samc.li. il srra a son office, il
Ihil'otlaIx oh. avec son asssci6 IL jnge A.. i.
knohlocli, u s'occureTa de toutes Il 8 afaires
api hi seront cOnfifas.
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NOUVEAUX ARRANGEMENTS
% O'IE:1. klES EXTRA VEERa,
Encei snure des rues Green ct Th,bodxux.

" rho,nas Aiherti PREVENT ses am
lee voyag~urs 9u'il Went de iaire de non
veaux arrengements gu: Iui pernettront d.
s'atisfaire tout ceux Jul voudront rhsnuss
rer de lerr confanre
Repas a toIth heure de Ia iourn6e ct So
rtiurnande.
Table d'h6te a 10 henr-s du matin pou
drieuuer ct d 4 heures "a s.,ir pr ur diner
imhres "oulmoi e. 1T ',ien .arnies
PRiX MnDERES
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a Es.NEsfsa:.

tt.el9 BRiqUES de premiere qna;ite sont
i ,rndle par Mr.. TlEGDURE ADAM. sur 10
Bayon L:if"utcI". pnes ic Canal iiarang. La
hNra,kon seta iaite ~nr L. lurtl du Ia YOU ST on
lc demands. Prx: $500 H. MILLER.
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Communication.

LockroRT La, Feb. 10th, 1890.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
INDIAN INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.

Secretary Noble Has Finally Concluded
to Establish All Extensive Soho oil at Fort
TOttcn.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The secretary
of the interior. upon the advice and rec
ommendation of the commissioner of
Indian affairs, has finally concluded to
establish an extensive Indian industrial
school at Fort Totten, near Devils Lake,
N. d. The government has a fine school
building at the fort, which cost $40, 900.
A contract school has been conducted
there for several years, and the govern
nent in taking charge will enroll the
pupils now in ATTENDANCE. 1t is proposed
to overhaul and refit the brick buildings
at the fort proper, which are now va
cant, and open for the accommodation
of the new pupils to be gathered
from various Northwestern reserva-
tions. Commissioner Morgan believes
that from 500 to 800 children will
be in attendance within a foTW
months. 1t is understood that
the military post is not to be
abandoned. Not more than two COM
panies Of soldiers have been stationed
there at any n time during the past
four years. and the secretary of war was
disposed to withdraw the troops alto
gether. but abandoned this idea upon
the solicitation of Representative Haps-
brough, who, by the way, is greatly
pleased over the result with reference to
the industrial school. The establish
ment of this school is one of the acts for
which members of the Catholic church
severely criticised Indian Commissioner
Morgan. The school Is now conducted
by the Sisters, and the Catholic bureau
Of Indian missions was anxious that it
should continue under their charge. w.
F. Garfield, of Cakes, will be the prin-
cipal.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
THE SYNDICATE GETS I'm
G. c. Washburn's Minneapolis
Mills Go tn the English
Syndicate.
The Consolidated Plant Now
Has a Daily Capacity of
$4,000 Barrels.
Dakota Alliances Still Discussing the
Feasibility Of Nominating Tick
ets-Northwest News,

MINNEAPOLIS, June 5.-The Morning
Tribune says the Pillsbury- Washbnrn
Flour Mills company. which already
owns five mills in Minneapolis and vi
cinity. having a capacity of $4,000 bar
rels of flour per day, has secured a lease
of the c. G. Washburn FIGURING Mill
company's mills "A" "Bn and &C." with
a capacity of $500 barrels per day, CIV
ing the English syndicate, represented
in Minneapolis by Charles A. Pillsbury
as general manager, control of eight
mills, with an aggregate capacity of
222.5O0 barrels per day. The total daily
capacity of the flour mills of Minncapo-
lis is $3.50 barrels. Mr.. Pillsbury a v
that owe 81, 1000, 900, 900 cash has been
added to Minneapolis by the purchases
and leases of the syndicate which he
represents.
The mills of the old firm of C. A. Pills
bury & Co. had u daily capacity of moro
than 10000 barrels Of -four, making it
the largest milling concern inthe world.
AT the time of the sale to the English
syndicate it took in also the Washburn
Mill company. owned largely by United
States Senator w. d. Washburn. giving
a total capacity of about 1000 barrels IL
day. The capacity under the present
consolidation is, as stated above. about
22.5OO barrels, requiring 100, 900 bushels
OF wheat daily to supply their full
capacity.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07

The following from the Emmons
County Record, one side of which is
printed by the st. Paul Pioneer Press
Co., shows how the concern is using
the country publishers to obtain
money from the louisiana Lottery for
advertising, while i'll it's daily issue
it opposes the octopus" on moral
grounds:
"For the regular Pioneer Press La.
S. l.. advertisement see bottom of
third column Of third page-Record's
patent innards. 1t is headed, sPeoria
Wins Again. the Pioneer Press gets
the money for it, and it is appearing
in nine.tenths Of the newspapers Of
North Dakota"
The newspapers of North Dakota
should no longer permit the Pioneer
Press to use them for the purpose of
raking lottery chestnuts out of the
fire.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
WESTERN IOWA DELuGED.

Thi rty-five Houses Carried Away by Wa
ter at Observation-Disclosures Buildings
Wrecked at Wcston--Grcnt Damage at
Other Points.
DIES MONIES, June 5.-Western Iowa
was again deluged with heavy rains dur
in the night. Great damage was done
in the towns of Underwood, Nicola.
Persia and Weston, in Pottawattamie
county. Mosquito creek, that flows
through these towns, overlooked its
banks and all the countryin the vicinity
was flooded. At Underwood about
t~hirty-fve residences in the low lands
We're carried away by the water: five
miles of the Milwaukee track was
washed away, and part of the town is
now under fifteen feet of water. No
lives We're lost, but there We're many
very narrow escapes.
At Weston the same creek flooded the
city to depth of five feet. Thirteen
houses We're wrecked and fifty more or
less damaged. There was no loss of
life.
At Persia the torrent overspread the
town to the depth Of five feet. wrecked
four houses and caused much other
damage. The storm about Adair was
the worst ever known. and much dam
age was done to crops and much stock
lost by drowning. One farmer lost
sixty head of hogs by drowning. and his
barn. corn crib, haystacks and fences
We're fioated away. besides three feet of
water i'll his residence. Bridges and
culverts on railroads and highways are
destroyed and corn fields badly washed
out. So far as learned no human lives
were lost.
John Cook, living east of Casey, lost a
$4,000 stallion by the flood and came
near losing his own life.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07

TIE number of final entries dis.
posed of i'll the general land office last
year was 10000, leaving still pending
lSO.6lS. The original entries still
pending, of all classes, was 1858, 1884, a
number much too near the enormous
aggregate that we were accustomed
to hold up to public view when Mr..
Sparks terrorized over us with his
suspension boomerang. The Report
er is of the opinion that the proper
utilization Of the force at the dis.
posal of the Commissioner, and the
adoption Of the facilitating methods
of doing the work, ought to decrease
this tremendous aggregate more rap.
idly than the Commissioners report
exhibits. Granted that the patents
issued now are a hundred per centum
in excess of the number issued during
the Sparks regime, and we have years
before us yet to catch up with the
current work of the office, unless a
greater amount of work is disposed of
now.-Reporter.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
GETTYSBURG v
Members of Congress Attend the {
monies at the Battlefield.

Members of Congress Attend the Ccre-
monies at the Battlefield.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, May 3l.-Decora-
ton day was clear and beautiful. Special
trains on all the railroads commenced
pouring in visitors at 10 o'clock from
Harrisburg. Baltimore, Washington,
New York and other cities, and by /
o'clock the streets We're lined with a
pushing crowd of humanity. The con-
gressional train. bearing the members
Of the senate and house, arrived at 12e:455.
The members were taken over the battle
field and scenes of the great fight de-
scribed. The Decoration day exercises
in the national cemetery thentook place,
the recession consisting of twodivisions
of q: A. r. posts, Patriotic Sons of
America, Loyal Legion military COM
pany. Gettysburg fire department and
citizens marched to the cemetery. At
the graves the exercises We're ceremonies
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
strewing OF flowers, and music. Hon.
Edward Mcpherson acted as master of
ceremonies,
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07

MANY of the papers of the state
are growing over the great wheat
crop that will be harvested this wear
in consequence of the unexampled
precipitation of moisture, and others
are deprecating the publication of
such statements as it will have a
depressing effect upon the price of
the grain. We believe that all the
signs are in favor of a big yield, but
it should be borne in mind that the
acreage planted is much less than
usual, as the preceding dry spell
discouraged many from putting in
seed on ground that was under the
pillow. Those who have shown their
faith in the ultimate prosperity of
North Dakota by hanging on to their
land are beginning to see the dawning
of the day of their salvation. The
abundant rainfall of the past week
has proved that it can rain in North
Dakota in copious. soaking quantities,
and what has happened this year can
and may happen in succeeding years.
Stay with North Dakota and pros.
perity is sure to perch upon your
banner.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
WISCONSIN RESERVOIR LANDS

A Special Agent Investigating Alleged
Intended Frauds in Their Presumption.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, June 81.
G. Monahan, special United States tim
Der agent, was in the city Saturday. He
is sent by the interior department to
learn, if possible, if there is any truth
in the report sent the department that a
syndicate had been formed for the pur-
pose of gobbling up the water reserve
lands which will be thrown on the mar
ket wheE the McCord restoration bill
passes. Mr.. Monahan believes that the
squatters in the vicinity of Rhinelander
are backed by a combination. He will
visit Wausau, Merrill, Tomanawk and
Rhinelander the present week, and has
orders from the government to spare
neither time nor money to prevent
fraudulent entries. He says that the
restoration bill will remainin the senate
committee until a thorough investiga-
ton is had, and that the original clause
relating to squatters will be ~reinserted
in the bill.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
CROPS IN THE DAKoTAs.
Prospects Arc Excellent, Though Rain

Prospects Arc Excellent, Though Rain Is
Still Needed in Some Localities.
HURON. S. D., June 4.-Nineteen II
ties in North Dakota and twenty-seven
in South Dakota sendreports concerning
crop prospects to the United States sig
nal Office in this city. which i'll the alb
stract is to the effect that the tempera-
ture and sunshine conditions have been
favorable for the past week to growing
grain. and the sprouting of some last
week that was ~unsprouted. The rains
have been in local showers and not very
we'll distributed. There is a general i'm
provement oyer last week, but some To-
c~alities in South Dakota and many in
North Dakota need rain very much.
Reports indicate that on general aver
age crop prospects in South Dakota are
very good, and in North Dakota from
fair to good. Cut worms are doing con-
siderable damage, and in some localities
the ground devoted to corn will be
planted in later crops. The worms APP
pear to work in districts or spots, and in
some instances have destroyed whole
fields of wheat, but such cases, however,
are rare.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
THIS ONE IN NEBRASKA
The Village of Bradshaw Nearly
Swept Out of Existence
by Il Cyclone.
Twelve Deadand Eight Mortally
Injured-Nine Russians
Reported Killed.
Western Iowa Dsluged-Thirty-fve
Houses Carried Away by the
Flood at Underwood.

LINCOLN. Neb., June 5.-Parties re-
turning from the scene of the tornado
in Bradshaw, York county, confirm the
worst reports of the destruction by the
storm CT Tuesday night. The storm
struck the town at $50 Tuesday evening.
coming from the southwest. It struck
the town fairly and left not a single
building in the business part of the
town. All are a total wreck and the
principal street is filled with the ruins.
A few houses We're left in the extreme
western part of the village, but without
windows and doors and their contents
are scattered broadcast over the prairie.
The depot building was completely
wrecked ande!l the cars standing on
the track blew away, except one, loaded
with stock. which was blown. without
leaving the track, to York, a distance of
nine miles. This gave the alarm to the
people of York, who sent a messenger,
who at midnight returned with the news
of the nisaster. A relief party was at
once sent out. A Russian settlement
near the town was wrecked. and it is
reported that nine We're killed outright.
Physicians who left Lincoln on a relief
train report twelve dead at Bradshaw
and that eight are mortally wounded
and about twenty injured.
The killed are: John Miller; child of
J. Bremsey: wife and child of Isaac
Penne1'; child of MI. Chaplin: two men,
bers of Mr.. Shaw's family; wife and
child of Mr.. Minke, also his hired man.
Injured: DR.. o. NJ. Moore; Mrs. Alex
Miller, Lulu Miller. Carrie Miller. Mr..
and Mrs. John Babtock; Mr.. ahd Mrs.
John Brumsey; Isaac Penner: Mrs.
Chaplin; four members of the Cutshaw
family; Mr.. Kehar: Miss Nellie Dorsey;
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson; Professor
McDermott: Thomas Ross; Mrs. Wig
gins: R. d. Logan, wife and two chill
dren; Tyler Colby and many others.
Governor Thayer has ordered the
York militia to the scene and ALSO sent
sixty army tents and other supplies for
the sufferers.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07


In suspending publication of the
Rainy Buttes Sentinel, Editor Ayers.
who now holds a position with the
PRESS, says:
arrangements are made whereby
the Dickinson PRESS, the leading
paper of this section of the Missouri
slope, will supply the Sentinel sub.
scription list. The PRESS will have
a local reporter at New England City
who will faithfully chronicle the
weekly happenings of the place and
surrounding country. And in placing
u list with the PRESS, we know
that the interests of this place will be
fairly and strongly protected. us only
a paper of recognized circulation and
standing like the PRESS can do"
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
IoWAs CONSENT.
The Cherokee Commission at Last Succeed
in Buyinp Their Lands.

The Cherokee Commission at Last Succeed
in Buying Their Lands.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-Secretary No.
Bile has received information from the
Cherokee commission that the Iowa
tribe Of Indians in the Indian territory
have consented to cede their lands in
that territory to the United States. The
number of acres is 22S, 00O, and the price
agreed upon is about 90 cents an acre.
There are some Iowa Indians living in
Nebraska. and the question is now being
considered by the attorney general as to
whether the consent of these Indians is
necessary to a perfect title. There are
some eighty-six Indians living on the
reservation. all of whom have consented
to this agreement. The Indians are to
have eighty acres allotted to each head
of q family, and the government agrees
to spend $24, 900 of the purchase money
in improvements on the lands allotted
to the the Indians, and the balance. $780,
900, is to be paid to the Indians in an
nual installments.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
DAKOTA ALLIANCE MEN.
To Nominate or Not to Nominate IL Tickle
Still thc Ahsnrhinr nne.tinn.

To Nominate or Not to Nominate IL Ticket
Still the Absorbing Question.
Huron, S. D., June 5.-Fully 1000
people are here attending the Farmers
alliance and knights of Labor conven-
tion. 1t is the most important gather
ing i'll the history of the alliance and
the largest ever held in the state. There
is considerable discussion about the
nomination of a party ticket, the pre-
vailing sentiment seeming to favor it,
though many of the best men think it
would do more harm than good. There
is a rumor that an effort will be made
to nominate part of a state ticket. with
Bartlett Trip for governor and j. w.
Harden for congress. Many prominent
Democrats, including the chairman of
the Democratic state central committee,
are urging the alliance men to nominate
a ticket, saying if it is done the Demo-
cratic convention will endorse a portion
of it. This is looked upon with little fa-
vor by Messrs. Wardell, Needham and
other prominent alliance men.
IN NORTH DAKOTA.
JAMESTOWN, N. d., June 5.-The
special June meeting of the North Da-
kota Farmers alliance opened with
eighty-tive delegates and number of
outsiders present. The work of the dav
was mainly preliminary. Among the
prominent men in attendance are Pres
ident Muir, Hon. M. N. johnson, and
Railroad Commissioner Underhill. A
lengthy informal discussion occurred on
the future political attitude of the ALI
ance and Il preponderence of speeches.
sentiment and applause seemed to be in
favor of Il third party. 1t is probable
that the secret work will be adopted. A
committee was appointed to consider
the matter.
The Dickinson press., 1890-06-07
SAVED BY TIMELY WARNING.
Another Fearful Reservoir Disaster Bare
ly Avertcd---Some Lives May Have Been

Another Fearful Reservoir Disaster Bare
ly Avertcd---Some Lives May Have Been
Lost.
DENVER, Colo, June 2.-News has
reached here Of the bursting of the res
ervoir, nine miles above Gunnison, early
on Wednesday morning. The accident
was caused by the breaking of the drain
age pipe. Indications of the break were
noticed several days ago and men were
kept there to watch and strengthen the
weak places as much as possible. When
the break came they fastened to Gun
nison to inform the inhabitants of the
danger. The reservoir was five miles
long and about n and a half miles
wide and about twenty feet deep. The
people hurriedly dressed themselves,
seized what they could carry, and, driv-
ing and leading their animals, rushed to
a place of safety just in time to escape
the torrent which swept fences, bridges
and every movable obje before it. The
destruction of property will be very
great and there are fears that lives may
be lost at C~hristianburg.