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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
NIarh 1ills Mnion.
RAPID CITY. 9. p.
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UNION PUBLISHING co, Ppss.
IN THE TWO DAKOTAS.
INQUIRIES REGARDING TAX
DEED LAWS ANSWERED.
A Communication From Acknowledgement
Doliard-Stockmen and Farmers Praying
for Means to Avert the Awful Prairie
Eires-sheep Raising-General News.

A Communication From Attorney-General
Doliard-Stockmen and Farmers Praying
for Means to Avert the Awful Prairie
Eires-sheep Raising-General News.
PIERRE, Oct. 13.-To o query regarding
the law pertaining to tax deeds, ETC., At
torney- General Dollard answers as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICE, PIERRE, Oct.
10, 1s90.-Dear Sir: The legislature at its last
session passed an act, chapter 151, which pro
vides: 'If no person shall redeem lands sold
for taxes within two years from the date OF
sale, at the end OF said two years the lawful
holder of the certificate Of purchase shall cause.
a notice to be served upon the person IN pos
session of such land or town lot unredeemed,
and also upon the person in whose name the
same is taxed, If such person resides in the
ounty where the property is situated, in the
manner provided by law for the service Of sum-
mons, signed by him, his agent or attorney,
stating the date of sale. the description Of the
property sold, the name of the purchaser and
assignee, if any, and that the right Of redemp-
ton will expire and a deed for said land or lot
be made within sixty days from the completed
service thereof"
The question raised by you is, Does this law
apply to tax sales made prior to the enactment
thereof? BY the terms of the act the legislature
has made no exception as to such sales, but has
repealed all acts inconsistent Herewith, and
unless there are constitutional objections i
must be held to apply to such sales; manifestly
to hold otherwise might work injustice to per
sons whose land has been SO sold and who, re
lying on the plain provisions for notice, hav'
allowed the time for redemption under the ole
law to expire.
/ have given this question such examination
as the limited time at my command would per
nit, and the conclusion I have arrived at is
that the right of the holder Of the ia!
certificate is not to an interest il
the land described therein but t
the pecuniary value of the certificate, and tina
the provisions of the law relative to acquirin!
title are merely a means of enforcing tina
right, and subject to such change as the wis
dom of the legislature may determine withou
tmpairing the pecuniary right of the holder c
. certificate. If this view be correct, it follow
that the law applies equally to sales made be
fore its enactment and those made subseQuer
thereto, and that the right OF redemption e,
lists up to the time the deed may be dete
mined.
I see nothing in chapter 148, laws Of 1880, t
prohibit county treasurers from collecting pc
sonal taxes as hitherto provided by law, eXcel
resort to distress and sale. Respectfully,
ROBERT OLLARD,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
A COSTLY EXPERIENCE.
A Farmer SwindleI Out of $1,000 by
Confidence Men.

commence NELL
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 13.-Confdence
men have been very successful of late in
working the farmers OF Maryland. Their
latest victim is John Rhodes, OF Talbot
county. He had advertised n farm for sale.
AS he was about starting for Denton TO
draw $1,000 from bank to CONF TO Baltimore
to buy goods to set his son up in business
at Halls crossroads. two strangers
drove up behind II spanking team
to see the farm. They were shown over the
place, Farmer Rhodes meanwhile telling
them what he proposed to do at Denton.
After some time spent in bargaining they
agreed upon Il price for the farm, the money
to be paid in cnsh. Thercupon the strangers
told Mr.. Rhodes. they. too, were going To
Denton, and would take him iii their car.
riagc, and did so. Mr.. Rhodes drew tho
81. 500 from he bank and the three started
back. When nearing Mr.. Rhodes place
the men took out Il watch and re-.
that they must be at Cordovia,
ut a certain hour, and would have to.
cave 1Ir. Rhodes at his gate, to which lie
lgrocd. 9'hcy then counted out So 900 to
,ind the bargain as to the farm. and placed
1 in a tin box and suggested to AIR. Rhode
hat he could put his $500 in there also,
u wv - S''|'s W ~ o'' ''''
and he did so. The strangers then
locked thc box, gave it to Mr.. Rhodes and
oil, keeping the key and saying they
would be ut his house by . O'Clock yestcr-
day morning with the balance OF the pur-
chase money, which they would pay him
and have the necessary papers prepared
and dclircEcd.
So far all had apparently been perfectly
open and satisfactory, but during the night
Mr.. Rhodes grew uneasy and finally smashed
the box open and found that there was
neither the 50. 400 the strangers had put into
it nor tho 81, 800 of his own, but in lieu
49, r-I~- "..I - ship 1Ivi,-oa,,
scqucntly minus 81, 1900. or course. The
strangers have not been heard of since
| Mr.. Rhodes regrets the loss of his money
but us lc is a man of means it will no
seriously affect him.
A trick somewhat similar was attempted
without success on Lcmucl CGurscy, 4:
ncighbor OF Rhodes. only II short time ago
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
DAKOTA NEWS.
Baptist Ministerial Union at yermfliion-
News Notes IN General

Zoo
After the Introductory sermon on
Thursday evening the ministerial union
proceeded 10 the election of officers.
Rev. T. Nj. Shanafclt was appointed
temporary chairman in the absence of
tho regular one. The nominating COM
mittce made the following report, which
was adopted and approved by the vote
of tho members of the union: President,
Rev. Chas. Carroll, of Aberdeen: vice
president, Rev. Moses Earkcr, of Huron;
secretary, Rev. G. r. Bisby, of Egan;
treasurer, Rev. +. H. Newton, of Hur-
Icy. On Friday at . p. nj. the convcn
ton began its session. Rev. G. N. Pat
terson, of Parker, was appointed tenn
porary chairman. A committee on NOM
nations. consisting of Revs. 7. NJ. Shan
afelt, of Huron: S. j. Vinegar, of
Mitchell, and L. II. Newton, was APP
pointed, and they reported the follow
ing officers and managers: President,
Rev. A. X. Fuller, Of Sioux Falls; first
vicc-prcsident, Rev. R. N. Van Doren,
of Eermillion; second vicc-presidcnt,
Rev. Jacob Olsen, of Lake Preston: cor
responding secretary, Rev. NJ. Barker,
of Huron; recording secretary, Rev. G.
n. Patterson, Of Parker; treasurer, Rev.
d. p. Ward, of Sioux Falls.
The following is the list of managers
whose term Of Office expires in 1891:
Revs. G. R. Bisby, of Egan; L. H. New
ton, of Hurley; j. Y. Amcs, of Madison;
Charles Carroll. Of Aberdeen, and Lay
man 3. S. Wales. Of Ccntcrville.
Managers for 1892 are: Revs. J. p.
Coffman, of Dell Rapids: c. II. Mckee,
T. NJ. %Shanafclt, D. r. Lands, of
Pierre, and Layman II. H. Keith, Of
Sioux Falls.
Managers for 1s93 are: Revs. Z. B.
Meredith, OF Sioux Falls; A. X. Fuller,
G. S. Clevengcn, of Rapid City, N. Tych.
sen, of Dell Rapids, and Il. B. Conklin,
of Conklin.
On Saturday morning came the report
of the committee on publication societies
by Rev. j. S. Vinegar.
Tho report Of the committee on obitn.
aries was very gratifying, there having
been no deaths among tho pastors and
but few among the members.
The place for the next convention Is
Sioux Falls, and Rev. Il. n. Nermillion,
will preach the annual ermon Rev. J,
+. Amcs was chosen as preacher for tho
Ministerial union at the same time.
The report of the general missionary
Rev. Shanafclt, showed that the church
work was constantly increasing. Their
are eight more ministers than last year
and five now churches have been organ
lied at Huron, Washington. Hot Springs
Custer City and Hill City. Five ncy
churches have been built at GAINESVILLE
Vcrmiilion, Big Stone City, Rapid Cit.
and Madison. 1t has been twenty year
since the first church was organized Il
NcrmilIion, and now there are siyty-si.
N,rri,,, ci,tae- ~ ,,.Jl,,o ,,t,p ut,.
seven German Observation-Disclosures il
all. There are five churches in TIT
Black Hills. which will soon be formed
into the Black Hills association. Rev
G. y. Mckee has been appointed genera
missionary for the Sioux Indian rcSerya
ton. and already $4,000 has been raised
for cdiiiccS thereon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
GOLDEN SHEEP,
What Col. Lounsberry Says of That New
Enterprise.

FARGO, n. D., Oct. 11.-Col. Lounsberry
returned from Nelson county and made the
Fargo argus q call. He said: 'You have
heard about destitution in Nelson county,
and Know that some OF the people there
have lost three successive crops. ! met an
old army comrade in Hon. George +. Thayor,
OF that county. He said: 4 raised 1000
bushels of grain this year; hav 200 sheep:
they sleared eight M onc-Quarter pounds
per head, and the increase was $50 per cent.
Three out Of five ewes dropped twins. In
Michigan. you know, our best locks sheared
but five pounds each. How many sheep
Will a ton of hay keep, you ask? If all win
tiers are like last winter. it would keep
10000. I did not feed a spear of hay last
winter. The sheep lived and thrived all
winter On prairie grasses, requiring no fod-
der" Col. Lounsberry continues:
the close Of the war I bought 500 sheep
in southern Michigan and drove them
10 southern Minnesota. I was from
August to November on the road. Thar
vested my wool with q horse rake and sold
my pelts at s5 cents each and went out of
the business, but that was not the fault of
the Sheep. The sheep were not acclimated.
understand that over 100, 600 sheep have
been shipped into this portion of North
Dakota from Montana and Idaho this year
They are "rustlers'' and can stand this
climate and make money for their owners.
These Missouri and James river valleys
have received at least 100000 more. The
new tariff will enhance the value Of wool 40
per cent, and with that advantage the
farmers of the northwest will have to ap-
preciate the republican tariff. The day is
coming, and quickly too, when the wheat
farmers Of the Red River valley will envy
those who live on the highlands who are en-
gagged in sheep culture. It will be the.
salvation of our country. The money
loaners OF North Dakota are furnishing
sheep. The Alliance company, of South
Dakota, is doing the same thing. The
sheep shear from eight to twelve pounds
each. The wethers make 100 pounds of
mutton. There is wealth in the grasses of
North Dakota, as we'll as in the grain. 1t
cost me something to learn about sheep,
but I learned the lesson well. 1 tell you
there ia nothing like sheep. Their tracks
even are golden"
HURON, Oct. 13.-Dr. Walker, OF Bancroft,
Kingsbury county. has just returned from
Miles City, Mont, where he purchased 2,4O0
head OF fine wool sheep which he will put
npon his farms In Kingsbury and Beadle
counties. DR.. Walker is one OF the most
successful farmers OF this part of the state,
and has found sheep raising and wool grow
ing very profitable, even on q small scale.
net proceeds from one farm last season,
including the clip from 200 head of sheep,
was something over 81, 300, A goodly num-
Der OF farmers in this locality are giving
attention to the sheep and wool industry,
and within the next two or three years this
particular branch of farming will be largely |
developed in Beadle and surrounding coun-
Ties.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
Prohibition Has Demonstrated n. snc.

las OcAnOnaINaCOu Its Sue
CESS.
Judge w. C. Webb, one of the ablest
jurists in Kansas, and a former opponent,
of prohibition, says:
81 voted in 1880 against the prohibi-
tory amendment. For four or five wears
afterward | thought my opinion as to
probable results was likely to be yindi-
Gated. But it is not SO now. Prohibition
has driven out of Kansas yhe openSsaIoon
and has accomplished a vast deal of good
"a t~housand-fold more thar anyiicense
law ever did Fever could. A return to
whisky and saloon law would not bring
an additional dollar to the State, nor
grow an additional bushel OF corn. nor
give a single ounce of bread to the
hungry, nor clothe the nakedness Of a
single beggar. The whisky traffic ~
had a single virtue nor a possible merit.
1t was permitted only as preferable 10.
a worse evil, the prevailing idea for
many generations being that unless
licensed and taxed, and so brought with
in, the control or restraint nf law. It
would be absolutely free to damn and
curse and kill the human family. Now
that it has been demonstrated that thu
law can and will prohibit it's open and
public SALE and prohibit the running of
drunkard-makfng and heggar-makina
mills, there is no longer any occasion FOR.
men To choose between evils, for they
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
can choose the good, and prohibition has
proven to be and is Enthusiastically good
as compared with open s~aloons.n
It Loads to .Degradation, Disea.e, Dirt

1t Leads 10 Degradation, Disease, Dirt
and Death.
Tho cry has been sounded, and, parrot-
like. repeated that poverty makes
drunkards of workingmen.ia Ii there is
any truth in the statement, then it is
not to the credit of the man or mon
who willfully adds crime to misfortune.
1 admit that the incentive to become
saving and Industrious is not so great
where the earnings Of labor are cut down
to tho lowest possible figure, but even
then there is no excuse for intemperance.
If l am in poverty it should be my aim
to elevate myself, and it is a stern duty
with mo to avoid that which will make
me poorer.
Every sensible man knows that the
liquor habit leads to degradation, dis
case, dirt and death: Not only does
poverty follow .intemperance, but ill
health and every other in will assnredly
follow in its wake. 1t is therefore un-
just when VIC excuse the intemperance
OF a poor man to lay the blame of it to
his poverty. We find drunkards every
whore, and, in proportion to their NUM-
bers. the wealthy have more victims to
the liquor habit than the working peo-
pie. so that it is not poverty that is to
blame. Terrence Y. POWderly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
THIS AND THAT.
Count each day lost
Whose low descending sun
Sees not at thy hands
. Some neNerOng antjc,, done

LIGHTWEIGHT boxers are very COM
mon during the berry and peach
.seasons.
z in carly mornings good;
The mosquito goes
It's q case of coal or wood,
Or more underclothes.
IT is impossible to @steal" O million
dollars. The %purloining Of that amount
is always "financiering
AND, oh, my love, shall we on come sad day
Find JOYS and hopes low fallen like the leaves
Blown by LIES chilly autumn wind away -
In Mtthered heaps? Gods eye alone posceiyes.
Is MARRIAGEa failurep For woman 1t Ia.
And for proof what's better than this Isl?
While q wife, 1t lie true, is never q Miss.
It's the woman that marries who Mrs.
Why do women fear mice? There is
as yet no authenticated case where q
single woman was eyer caught and de.
stroyed by a mouse.
But this one golden ~moment-hold 1t fast
Ihe light GROVE long low In the west the sun.
Slear red ana glorious, slowly sinks ut last,
Ana while I muse, the tranquil dayis done.
o HAPPY river, could I follow theeis
6, yearning heart that never can be still
Q, wtstful eyes that watch the steadfast hill.
Longing for level Inns of7solemn seal
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
His Half Son.


An old negro was scolding his son,
when a man who happened to be passing
along said: "You don't seem to be pleased
with that boy"
"No, sab; l amt pleased wild him er
tall. Dar's er good many p'ints erbout
him dat 1 amt got no use fur. He amt
right bright in his Judgment, am he's
crbout the LATEST human pusson l ever
seed in my horned life. But l couldn't
'spect much better O him, Gaze he's only
my hat son, nohow."
"your half SOM" the man exclaimed.
"Yas, sab, OATS all he Isles my ha'f
SON."
"Why. how do You make that out??"
"Easy crnutf, Gaze l dun been maird
tweed"
That don't make any difference"
"But l reckon it do. DE chillun dat
wuz horned endurin' my fust wife's life
time is dat boys ha'f brudders a IL sis
ters, an' ez da is my chillun l lowed dat
I was his hat daddy. 1t peer ter me
dat it take er mighty long time ter get
er pint through er white pusson's head,
nOhOw. "-NdtiOnnl Weefly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17
THE FAIR.

sPresident Palmer and Secretary Butter
north Speak Plainly.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-President Palmer is
very frank In giving out b policy to be
adopted by the worlds fair people. He
1says:
VI we want now is SIS, 0oo, 900 to move
Mis enterprise along
ssasVhat do yon mean by s1S,0o0,0o02"
81 mean that amount exclusive Of what
sach state Will furnish and all other outsidel
olsc6t r. NJ ~ slong Si6cotAly ard at
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-10-17

TAMMANY HALL county convention has
nominated full city and county tickets,
headed by Hugh j. Grant for mayor.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06
NEWS EHESiTJES.

Kansas City has been in danger of food.
caused by an ice gorge up the Missouri
river.
New York and New England have been
having quite severe blizzard with snow in
abundance.
The great Ohio food began to recede On
March 2: more so above than below the
mouth of the Kentucky river.
A killing frost IN Florida has done much
damage to fruit, which was month earlier
in advancement than usual at the season.
Two Lou svile. ky., doctors we're caught
robbing graves at New Albany, Indiana,
and locked Up. The otfense is felony in
Indiana.
Senator ingalls, has accepted the invita-
ton of the Grand Army post at Gettysburg.
Pa. to deliver the memorial Grafton there
on next Decoration day.
An oil tank caught fire on a train at Mas
sillon, Ohio. and eight loaded cars were
burned. Two sections of the train came
together and three men were killed.
The special session of the West Virginia
legislature has adjourned sine die, being in
session forty three days. The ballot reform
bill was killed by the rep1blie Sna ID the
senate.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

A SCRANTON man who gives his at.
tention to raising pigeons says that the
only bigamist he has ever seen among
pigeons is male now owned by him.
During the breeding season the big
amist maintained two separate wives
and households, devoting just about as
much attention 10 one as to the other.
He helped raise the broods of each
female, and his affection for each was
equal. The double duty kept him very
busy, but he seemed to take pride in
having so much responsibility.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

MONTE CRIsTo ISLAND, in the Medi-
terranean, rendered famous by the
thrilling romance of the elder Dumas,
has recently been purchased by a
Florentine millionaire, the Marquis
Ca rio Guigononi, who intends to build
a magnificent chateau in the finest part
of the place. The Marquis will further
more erect villa in the island as an
annex to his chateau, while in the most
sequestered spot he viii raise hermit
age, to which he can retire at his
pleasure from all worldly turmoil
The modern Magniico of the City of
Flowers has also given orders for the
construction of a splendid yacht, to be
named the Mercedes like that of the
hero of Dumas, and which is to take
him across the sea to his rocky retreat
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

preserving the picturesque uniformity
Of the choir, which, while surplces
and fashionable toilets mingled to-
gether, was obviously in bad taste.
The Rev. T. w. Shackelford, Of New
York, in an article upon the subject of
church music, highly commends the
introduction of the boy choir. 1t has,
he says, come to stay. In the cities, a
good quartette, apart from the question
of ecclesiastical propriety, is an expen-
sive luxury, which poor churches cannot
afford; and if they are driven to the VOL
unteer choirs of mixed voices, we have
the old difficulty of temper, precedence.
etc., to contend with, and unless the
organist be clever man, without tenn
per and nerves, with a strong will and
suave manner, the irritation is ever break
ing out afresh, and is sure to injure the
congregation.
Substitute boys for women and this
trouble disappears. The boys are di-
rectly under authority. and must submit
to rules or be punished by fines if they
are paid, or if volunteers, by suspension.
a disgrace to which they do not like to
submit. Boy nature is not usually
jealous, as school-boys readily grant
precedence to those who are superior to
them in lessons or games; and it is SO in
choirs. The rank and file are not jealous
of the boy with a fine voice to whom the
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

solo work is given; they are rather proud
OF belonging to choir that has fine
singer in it.
poor parson had been wrestling for
years with the vagaries and tantrums of
lot of uneducated, screaming girls, un-
til life had become burden. On one oc.
casion, Thanksgiving Day, because the
choir in the next town, Boreas, had done
it, they insisted on singing the Halle
lujah Chorus" from the Messiah" The
choir consisted of sixteen trebles, one
half of whom could not sing above F,
and that note very often was quite
screwed up to the pitch; one feeble
alto, the only young lady in the
choir who pretended to read; one
shaky tenor. and three bassos, two of
whom growled, and the third rolred like
bull of Bashan. No sooner was the SER
mon ended than the choir burst out with
the great. the sublime chorus Alas! no
longer great or sublime from their lips.
They screamed. they roared, they yelled
Hallelujdh! Hallelujah' Hallelpjah, The
tone became more and more wavering;
the tempo more and more uncertain, until,
when the fugue was reached, the thing
collapsed like DR.. Holmes one-horse SHAY
all at once. A few high notes sounded
alone, and there vas dead silence. The
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

DR.. G.. W. DULLES, of Philadelphia
has done public service for which he
deserves thanks. A few weeks ago a
narrowing dispatch was sent from a
Western town telling how young girl
had been buried alive, every one sup
posing her to be dead DR.. Dulles
took the trouble to write to responsible
people in the town named, and learned
that there was not word of truth in
the story. More recently another SINH
lar story was sent from Springfield,
Ohio, and the doctor investigated that
also. 1t proved to be lie like the
other. The probabilities are that
every such story would prove to be
equally devoid of fact if it was investi-
gated. And the same might be said
of the stories about snakes in peoples
stomachs.
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

The German press is discussing at
length the merits of a new French re-
peating air rife, called the miracle
gun" The rifle was invented by Nj.
Paul Giffard in Paris, the original pro.
jector of the Partisan pneumatic post.
1t is described thus: "The weapon is
light, much lighter than any of the
army rifles now in use. It resembles
the magazine gun in that steel cart
ridge about span and half long and
as thick as mans thumb is attached
to the one barrel by means of a screw.
This cartride contains 800 shots, which
can be discharged as rapidly or slowly
as man desires. Since neither powder
nor any other explosive, but only COM
pressed and liquefied air, supplies the
expelling force no smoke an6 no flash
accompany the discharge"
Thomas County cat., 1890-03-06

JULES VERNE can travel no more
prevented by the accident which befell
him four years ago when favorite
nephew went mad suddenly and shot
at the novelist. One of the bullets hi
him in the leg, and the wound has
never healed. He is consequently un-
able to walk much His forthcoming
book is called "The Journey Back
wards" and describes trip through
the North of America and Alaska and
over the Behring Straits. Verne is
now at his seventy-fourth novel. He
writes two every year. He gets through
a certain amount of work every morn
ing, never missing day.