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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

Since the Binding Twine Trust
Incorporated itself into "The Ma
tional Cordage Company it has
been steadily at work fixing on the
market the tenacles of it's monopoly.
An officer of the company said to a
reporter of the New York Times
recently, that it now owns forty-fve
plants which were formerly operated
as independent and competing man
ufactories. It is said that this in
c]udes all In the country except two,
which stay out and get the benefit
of the advances in price made by
the trust. Of the several advances
it has made, the most recent is OF
three-quarters of a cent pound on
MANILA rope, of one cent a pound on
sisal and New Zealand rope and of
three-fourths Of cent on New Zea-
land and sisal "lath yarn" the per-
centages Of advance being 8, le and
l3 on these articles respectively.
The passage of a bill to remove the
tariff entirely from the products
thus monopolized would be approved
by nine-tenths of the American peo-
pie.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
SEVERE ON SETTLERS.
Orders of Eviction From tho Groa,
Northern On Red River Lands.


PEMBINA, n. D., Dec. There i.
the most intense excitement through
out the Red River Valley over the or
der just issued by the Great Northern
railway company warning farmers tt
vacate lands belonging to the company
by Dec. Is. The farmers of the Red
River Valley have been in litigation
and recently decision adverse to the
settlers was rendered by the supreme
court; but it was generally understood
that q compromise would be reached
by which the railway could secure in
demnity lands in some other quarter.
The holders of the property, many OF
them in possession of it for years, de-
clare that they will not leave it alive.
There is really grave danger of blood
shed unless the railway recedes from
its position. The notice is issued over
signature of NJ. D. Grover, general So
licitor of the road. Evictions are only
directed against owners of odd-num-
bered sections within the twenty mile
indemnify land grant limit. The rail-
road claims include the richest portion
of the Red River Valley lands that are
patented by the government. A meet
ing of property holders interested will
be held at Grand Forks Dec. II. At
torneys assert that the railroad COM
pany has no claim. to the lands filed
upon by settlers prior to 1877. 1t seems
that the claim is based upon
The Old Land Grant
of 1857, when Dakota was a part of the
territory of Minnesota, which granted
every alternate section of land to aid
in the construction of the railroad.
When Minnesota was admitted to the
Union in 1858, and the boundary be-
tween Minnesota and Dakota was es-
tablished, the country along the Red
River was still an unknown wilderness
and remained so for many years. Up
to Dec. %, 1890, it was taken for grant
ed as matter of course by the land
department of the United States gov
ernment, by the people who settled
that country and also by the railroad
company that the land grant did not
extend west of the Red river. On that
date, however, there was in the supreme
court of the United States, decision
by Justice L. @. G. Lamar, in the now
famous case of the St. Paul, ,Minneapo-
lis Railway Company against Ransom
Phelps. wherein occurred dictum, not
really necessary to the disposal of the
case, but which, if carried out to its
logical conclusion, could have no other
effect than to establish and confirm the
title of the railway company to about
10000 acres of land along the left bank
of the Red river, now worth from 500
to $50 per acre,
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

A gentleman who has been favor
ed with a peep at Mr.. Wanamaker's
annual report says that very large
part of it is devoted to the advocacy
ofa postal telegraph system, but
that there is nothing in favor of one
cent postage. There is no ssboodle''
in one cent letter postage.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
Around niagara Falls.

OTTAWA, Dec. 2.-The Dominion
government has decided to construct
a new canal on the north shore of the
st. Lawrence river about forty miles
above Montreal in order to avoid the
Cascade Rapids. The estimated cost
is 81 100000. Tenders will be invited
in a few days. With the construction
of the Cascades canal, Canada will
possess an independent waterway from
the head of the lakes to the seaboard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
THEY ALL WANT PEACE.

"Peace Peace!" cries Russia. EARN
million more!"
Peace! Peace!' says Wilhelm, "But
make my cannon roar!''
Peace! Peace!' chants England.
"But increase my fleet!''
"Oh, fight!' says Uncle Sam. "And
buy my wheat. New York Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
NORTH DAKOTA ALLIANCE.

LAR1S1oRE, Dec. 2.-There will be a
meeting of the State Farmers Alliance
on Dec. % and %. The meeting is to
be composed of all the officers of the
state alliance, including the executive
and judicial committees, all presidents
secretarys and lecturers of the county
alliances and also one delegate from
each county in the state having one or
more sub-alliances. It is also announ-
ced that important business will be be-
fore the meeting for consideration.
Costly Binding Twine.-A recent
press dispatch from Chicago says:
"The price Of twine will be advanced
rapidly, it is thought, and thereby hangs
a $6, ,OO0, 900 tale. With transaction
which was finished prior to Nov. 18th,
every independent plant for the manu-
facture of twine has been absorbed by
the Twine and Cordage Trust. The last
independen plant to be absorbed by the
trust was that attached to the immense
harvester and reaper establishment
Of VIM. Deering & Co. The trust
paid Mr.. Deering $3.50, 600 for his
plant and FIVE and a quarter acres Of
ground underlying it. When the deal
was made and the final papers signed
theonly opposition to the trust had been
bought out. The Deering plant was
the last of FIVE OF six similar industries
doing business in the states Of Ohio,
Illinois and Massachusetts
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

With one branch of the national
Legislature in the possession of each
of the two great political parties,
and both striving to shape the
course of Legislation so far as to
affect in their interests the approach
ing presidential campaign and to
secure supremacy in the control of
the government, it may fairly be as
sumed that the Fifty-second con-
gress will take prominent place in
the history of legislative assemblies.
In view of the conflicting majori-
ties in the two branches it is not
probable that when it has concluded
its labors it will have added to the
statutes many new measures of ma
tional Importance; but beyond doubt
many battles will be waged upon
the leading issues between the two
great parties-the tariff and silver
coinage-while the members of the
small but lively alliance element
may be counted on to lose no oppor-
tunity in debate for bringing their
demands and principles before the
country.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

| Does Il pay Inc hGr-
chant Advertise?
I'VE believe it does
provided he ad-
vertises exactly
what he has got
and sells at the
prices he adver-
tises. Otherwise
lit is money thrown
| away. This has
| always been our
/ aim, and never in
| the four years we
| have been i'm busi-
| ness have we been
in such a position
to do this as at
present.
Our stocks in
every department
is complete, our
goods are all new
and fresh, and
bought in the best
markets and at
closest prices, and
we propose to sell
them at the lowest
living; prices for
Cash.
We invite every
lady to call on us
during; the next 80
days and get our
prices on Plush
Saques, Plush
Jackets, Cloth
Jackets, Cloth
Mantles, Misses
and Chill dren's
Mantles. Fur sets
consist ting; Of Hare,
French Coney,
Hair. S11iif and
Astrachan.
Our line Of Dress
goods is the b largest
we ever showed 81
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10
{. {. The Fifty-second congress con-
vened on Monday.

The city of St. Paul is making a
great struggle for the national DEM
ocratic convention.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-12-10

The defense in the Remington
murder case now on trial at Fargo,
will attempt to prove that Reming-
ton, the murderer, was under hyp-
motto influence when he committed
the crime and consequently not re-
sponsible for the act. This is the
first time such plea has been made
in this country and has but one
parallel in the annals of juris-pru-
dence-the former case tried IN
Paris, France, within the past year.
The case is attracting considerable
attention in all parts of the country.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15

POST OFFICE, NEwBERRY, S. c.
of letters unclaimed and adYertiSeC
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
A Big Day at the Police Cour'.

4 scribe for The Herald and News
happened in the neighborhood Of the
city hall Tuesday morning just III time
10 be present at a fiId day, so to speak,
in the police court. There were sew
eral cases up and the crowd present in
dicated that something more than
routine was to come on.
Mayor Goggans held the scales of
justice, and it lid not take long for
him to weigh out to each offender his
CT her portion.
Pearl Buzhardt, Minnie Buzharit,
Ira Simkins and John Young, drunk,
disorderly and fighting" was read out
by Clerk Fair. They were ordered to
stand up and then to sit down, and the
evidence was soon taken. The scene
of the DISTURBANCE was at the flying
trapeze on Monday night. Mayor
Goggans threw out warning to Min
ME and Pearl that they were proper
subjects to answe.. to the law against
vagrants and then proceeded to impose
u fine of SO Or Is days on each i'll the
present case. He expressed some SYM
pathy with Ira and then gave him and
John 81 or / days each. They paid up.
Theo. Srehl and Louis Crede fight
ing, was next ~ead. Very little testi-
money in this case except that the two
men had a fight in Crede's bakery.
Spehl S. and Crede 81 was the fine in
each case. They paid.
There was another case which was
dismissed for failure of the prosecutor
to appear.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
An Escaped Convict.

Fed Kempson, who was convicted at
the last term of the Lexington Court
and sentenced to the penitentiary, bas
escaped, SO The Herald and News was
informed by a gentleman who was in
Newberry on Tuecday and lad just re-
turoed from Lexington. This gentle
man also told Of horrible act of bru-
tally committed by this negro on last
Saturday.
1t seems that the charge Of which be
was convicted was assault and battery
aud that there was woman in it.
Itseems, also, as the story goes, that as
soon as kempson got )ose he went to
this womau's house, who 44Jes on Mr..
J. D. Lowman's place in Lexington
County, and on Saturday morning took
the woman from her home to spring
near by and tied her fast to tree,
while he secured a flint rock and began
whettiug a case knife. While he was
engaged in this past time he gave the
woman the choice OF having her throat
cat or her ears chopped off near the
head. She of course chose the latter.
kempson then with bis case knife,
more like saw than knife, began his
cruel work and after considerable saw
ing succeeded in severing both ears
from the head. He then united her
from the tree ard went on his way.
DR.. Lee attended the woman.
The Herald and News rather doubted
the truth of this story, but the gentle
man who gave the information to us
says that it is correct, that he was
just from Lexington and while he did
not see the woman the gentleman who
told him did.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
Personals.


MissMamie Clardy returned last week
to her home in Laurens County.
Mr.. Israel Brown left yesterday for
the Charleston Medical College.
Mrs. j. F. Jacobs, of Clinton, visited
friends ir Newberry the past week.
Mrs. Holbrook and Miss Mamie Hol-
brook have returned from the North.
Mrs. NJ. A. Evans left last Saturday
for Charlotte, n. c. and Roanoke, Va.
Mrs. w. w. Daniel has returned
from a visit to relatives in Edgefeld
County.
Miss Matte Mclaughlin has returned
from visit to the family Of DR.. J. P.
Gibson at Concord, \. G.
Rev. J. C. Seegers and his sister,
Miss Seegers, We're in Newberry last
week on visit to friends.
Mrs. S. O. Hammer, of Lexington,
was on visit to friends and relatives
in New berry the past week.
Miss Lenore Broaddus will teach this
session at Smithfeld, n. c., in Prof.
Ira T. Turlington's Institute.
Gen. Y. J. Pope spent few days at
his home in Newberry the past week,
and left on Monday for Washington,
D. c.
Mr.. I. H. Hunt has completed the
course in shorthand aud typewritine
in the Eastman Business College at
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, and is now in
New York city.
Miss Aileen Broaddus is in Boston,
Ma J., attending Prof. George H. How
ards Training School Of Music. She
will study vocal and instrumental
music, aod the violin.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
Price low.
WAGONS AND BUGGIES
FOR SALE BY
If T. G.. POOL.
Jottings from Johnstone Academy,


Mr.. Elbert Griffith is very sick with
typhoid fever, but seems to be improv-
ing little under the skillful treatment
of Drs. A. F. and John R. Langford.
Health in our community is very good.
Our friend Griffith, we think, brought
his malaria from Arkansas.
Johnstone Academy school is get
ting on it's feet again. Mrs. Jane A.
Long will teach another year. We
have had hard struggle to keep John
stone school on its feet. One Of our
good patrons forgot himself and helped
to establish a school at EbeneZer. 1t
seems our good school commissioner
forgot himself when he appointed q
man county trustee that was interested
in Ebenezer school. Ebenezer is about
three-fourths of mile from Johnstone.
We did get fifty dollars, then was cut
to thirty-seven, and since new county
board was appointed we are cut to
thirty dollars. Please answer Trus-
tees and School Commissioner, have
you right, or is it law to put school
in one mile of Johnstone. 1fso, please
put one at Boyd's crossing. Just as
much law for one at my door as at
EbeneZer. I am very anxious to hear
about this school business. If that
law establishes one at Colony church
that will get more scholars than Ebe-
uezer. There is two acres Of school
land there. What say you County
Trustees and School Commissioner?
Please answer and give US light.
The Alliance is all O. K. in New
berry County. Johnstone has surren-
dered her charter. The membership is
at Ware House Alliance No. 1912.
Only a few weakened fellows that
are in now think the Alliance is no
benefit. All right, brethren, we smoke
the cigars and you do the splitting.
That is the only construction can
put on you. Liberty Hall will not get
in the great States Democratic wagon.
Mr.. State, you got left on the llth inst,
when you welcomed Liberty Hall to
leave the Alliance. J. P. G..
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
Helena Heraldings.

Mr.. J. NJ. Bowers and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Hunter left
for their new home in New berry last
Monday. We shall loug miss our kind
friends and neighbors.
Mr.. J. O. Rivers has moved into Mr..
Bowers house and section-master
Watts occupies the premises vacated by
Mr.. Rivers.
Rev. G.. A. Wright will preach in
the chapel next Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited to attend this service.
The friends of Mr.. w. F. Wright
in this village will be pleased to learn
that be hopes to be nearer, having pur-
chased Mr.. Eugene Leavell's place.
We regret to state that Mr.. VIM.
Zobel has had another stroke of paraly-
sis, although not very severe. 1t was
while at the breakfast table last Tues
day morning.
Mr.. VIM. H. Pratt is quite i'll, W"
are sorry to say.
Mr.. Ben Pennington is back again as
conductor of the material train of this
division.
Charlie Mckenzie, colored, had sew
eral fingers cut OFF at the Newberry
Cotton Mills Tuesday.
Orange Maffett, colored, died at his
home here on Wednesday morning.
SANS SOUCI.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
EauChanville Notes.

The farmers of this section are very
busy picking out their cotton.
Messrs. T. H. Koon and G. A. Brooks
are out with their gins.
Revs. G. NJ. Boyd and Melvin Shell
have been carrying on a protracted
meeting at Souls Chapel. Six new
members were added to the church.
Mr.. Johnnie Wallace is able to be
out IN the sunshine again.
DR.. J. l.. Davis has just returned
from visit to relatives and friends in
Greenville.
Miss Sudie Pitts is visiting friends
and relatives of Cross Hill.
Mrs: Lucy Denny and children have
been visiting relatives and friends in
Edgetield.
One of our young widowers has
bought flint horse aud buggy. Lock
out young ladies.
Miss Bessie Mathews has returned
from visit to relatives and friends at
Kinards.
Mr.. w. A. McSwain is very busy
collecting for Mr.. e. A. Brooks.
Mrs. Bess Payne is on visit to her
old home at Vaughansville.
Mrs. Higgins has been quite sick,
but is now convaiescing.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
Tenchers' Association,
Sl01

The County Teachers Association
met at the Graded School building on
Saturday, 20 inst. Neither the presi-
dent nor vice-president being present,
Mr.. Frank Evans was called to the
chair.
The result of the election of officers
for the coming year was as follows:
President, Frank Evans; lst Vicc-Presi-
dent, Arthur kibler; End Vice-Presi-
dent, T. W. Keitt; Secretary and Treas
urer, Miss Fannie Baxter; Executive
Committee, Arthur kibler, Mrs. J. A.
Long and w. A. Counts. T. W. Keitt
was chosen editor of the Teachers col
umn in The Herald and News.
After the election had been finished,
the regular programme for the day
was taken up.
Mr.. Evans, Of the Graded Schools,
presented in an earnest and practical
way his methods of teaching geogra-
ply. His ideas were suggestive, and
can easily he put into practice by a
little thought and preparation on the
part Of the teacher.
Mrs. J. A. Long read a paper on the
way to teach spelling. Mrs. Long
having given the subject thought was
prepared to give the Association some
valuable hints as to the best way to use
the spelling book. Her paper was lis
tened to with interest by the teachers.
After the discussion of this subject and
the preceding one, the association ad-
journed to meet at Newberry on 2nd
Saturday in November, at IL a. N.
Two Of those appointed to read pa
pers were absent, but we feel sure that
they had sufficient excuse, or they
would have been present.
Tie first association of the year was
an encouraging one, and we expect
better results this year than ever be-
fore. A.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
A Fire in Laurens.
Especial to News and Courier.1

Especial to News and Courier.
LAURENs, October 13.-A fire origi-
mated in one of the stalls of Mr.. H. B.
Gritton's livery stable to-day at Las p.
N. and rapidly spread to his residence
and to the residence occupied by Mrs.
Martha Boyd and the livery stable of
Mr.. Lewis Robertson and the beef
market of Frank Jerry. The fire COM
pany had been practicing the day be-
fore and used all the kindling on hand,
and this delayed the department.
The loss by the fire is estimated as
follows: Gray & Sullivan $500 in
surance 81 800; Geo. A. Anderson $3.50,
insurance $500; Lewis Robertson 81, 900,
no insurance; Mrs. Boyd, Mr.. Gritton,
DR.. D. l.. Anderson and Mr.. Jerry suf-
fered losses and had no insurance.
Fireman Dess Franks received pain
full burn on the ann.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
Fresh Norfolk Oysters and Meals at
all hours at my Restaurant.
If JAS. DUNBAR, Agt.
Lintless CoLcon.

Mr.. J. P. Davenport has given The
Herald and News boil of lintless cot
ton seed. This ball of cotton had a
very small quantity of the lint but
none of it fastened to the seed.
Mr.. Davenport says that he found a
boil in his field last year without any
lint on the seed and took these seed
and planted them, and this year there
is less lint than last year. He thinks
these seed by another year will not pro-
duce any lint at all.
But the question is how would you
gather these seed. When the boil opens
they all fall to the ground. Without
the lint there is nothing to hold the
seed in the boil.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
The woman's Convention at Prosperity.

The sixth annual convention of the
Woman's Convention of the South
Carolina Synod was held in Prosperity
last week. The welcome address was
made by Mrs. T. O. Keister and re-
sponded to by Miss Minnie Hussung.
Addresses were made by Rev. E. A.
Wingard, Of Columbia, and Rev. Prof.
A. G. Voigt, Of Newberry College, on
missions.
The following literary committee was
appointed: Mrs. G. w. Holland, New
berry, S. c.; Miss Minnie Hussung,
Columbia, S. c.; Mrs. Geo. Sawyer,
Lexington, S. c.; Miss Lillian Luther,
Prosperity, S. c.
The election for executive committee
resulted as follows: President, N'rs.
NJ. G.. RawI; 1st Vice-President, rs
J. G. Graichen; End Vice-President,
Mrs. T. O. Keister, lin place of Mrs.
Holland, resigned); 3rd Vice-President,
Mrs. J. H. Wyse, Tin place of Mrs.
Jacob Epting, resigned); Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Lillian Luther;
Treasurer, Mrs. G. W. Holland; Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. w. G. Schaeffer,
Gn place of Mrs. }. l.. Wise, resigned).
The time and place for next annual
convention was left to the executive
committee.
Gu Sunday morning Rev. J. G..
Graichen preached before the conveu-
ton and good congregation, taking
for his text Mark 1915.
The afternoon was given to services
for the children, being the day ap-
pointed for children's day. There were
also addresses by Revs. J. G. Graichen
and a. G. Voigt. The public exercises
were interspersed with singing.
4 public meeting was held Sunday
night, at which time two we'll prepared
papers were read. One by Mrs. w. G.
Schaeffer, read by Miss Bessie Wheeler,
the other bg Mrs. J. H. Wyse, read by
Mrs. NJ. C. Rawl. At this meeting the
convention closed by singing the
hymn, God be with you till We meet
again.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15
South Carolina Lutheran Synod.

The annual convention Of this synod
will be held in the city of Augusta, Ga,
next week, beginning on Wednesday
evening. The pastors belonging to it
in Newberry County are Revs. w. G.
Schaeffer, N. J. Eptiug, J. II. Wyse,
J. A. Sigh, T. 0. keister, w. A. Ju-
lian, Z. w. Bedenbaugh aud the min
listers in the faculty Of Newberry Col
lege.
The lay delegates so far as we have
been able to ascertain are Capt. H. Fl.
Folk, A. II. Kohn, H. A. Mccullough,
J. n. Feagle, G. F. Long.
The ministers and delegates will
leave next Tuesday for Augusta.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15


"She would be pretty girl but for
one thing"
"What's that?" asked Charley.
George-"Her face is always covered
with purple and red olotches.'
Charley-"Oh, that's easily enough
disposed of. Used to be the same way
myself, but caught on to the trouble
one day, and got rid of it in no time"
George-"What was it?''
CharIey-"Simply blood eruptions.
Took short course of P. P. P. tell
you, it's the boss blood corrector. The
governor had rheumatism so bad that
YOU could hear him holler clear across
the county every time be meved. He
tried it, and you know what an athle-
tic old gent he is now. If somebody
would give Miss Daisy a pointer, she
would thank them afterwards. All the
drug stores sell it"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-15

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