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Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

We had in our possession a few days
ago a new crisp two dollar bill. On the
front OF Il read: Treasury note. >
THE United States Of America will
pay bearer In coin. Washington, d. c.,
Series OF lS90.n On the opposite side
il read, Two Dollars. The stipula-
tions read. "This note is legal tender at
its face value in payment Of all debts,
public and private, except when other
wise stipulated in the contract" Now,
what does that exception mean, and
why is It placed there? Let US see. A
few DAYS ago Mr.. c. Fisher Of this city
showed us a new coupon real estate
mortgage bond, and before the word
dollar, at every place it appeared, the
word gold was written. Instead OF
reading dollars. il read gold dollars
every time.
We understand thst many OF the
mortgages that are being put on the
kansas and other farms contain this
same stipulation. Now do you see any
thing in it?-Alllance Gazette.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08
The RaInmaker. in rers..

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, October 6.-Al-
though the helpers connected with the
rainmaking party left here this morn
ing for San Diego with explosives, Chief
Ellis remains in the city in consultation
with one OF the prime movers who was
instrumental in bringing the party
here. II will be remembered that the
rainmakers came here at the solicita-
tion of and under contract to three
prominent and wealthy rancheros, con-
sisting of Messrs. Richard King, Rob
ert Driscoll aud N. G.. Collins. They
subscribed e., 900 in cash collectively 70
pay for test at the point where the
three ranches intersect belonging to
subscribers to the fund. The raiLmak-
ers arrived here one week ago, but on
account OF rain we're compelled to re-
sumo the journey, consequently a test
on a small scale was made near this
city, as has already been reported.
Suffice IL TO say all interest has been
lost in the future movements OF the
rainmakers in this section on account
OF the prevailing rains for the past two
weeks. II has been proven beyond
doubt that the rainmakers who came
here much prefer TO do their own cor
responding or dictate 10 others. It is
an established fact that they give local
correspondents a wide berth. and want
credit for results that have not been OBJ
tanned. They say that the test has
been indefinitely postponed.
MELBoUNE EXPERIMENTING IN KAN
sAS.
RGooDLAND, Kan, October 6.-Frank
Melbourne, the Australian rainmaker.
who has been waiting here four days for
dry weather 80 as 10 test the rainmak-
ing power In the dryest part Of Kansas.
began his operations. The indications
now are for dry weather. A southwest
wind Is blowing at the rate Of thirty
FIVE miles per hour, and the barometer
Indicates fair weather. Under his con-
tract Melbourne has four days in which
70 bring down rain. No rain fell to-
day.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

CHAMPAIGN, H., October 6.-The
case OF the heirs OF DIR. w. S. Bishop
VS.. the Big -Four railroad was heard in
the circuit court to-day, and a decision
rendered in favor OF the plaintiffs. Dr.
Bishop, about a year ago, while return
ing from the national encampment of
the Grand Army, stepped from the
train and was instantly killed. The
prosecution sued for $4,000, and at
tempted to prove that the railroad COM
pany showed negligence In having
opened the vestibule door through
which the doctor walked out
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08
An Ahanhnneh Raho.

LAWRENCE. Kas., Oct. 6.-An old
colored woman named Harriet Lee
found baby in a basket along the
Santa Fe track in the eastern part OF
town this morning. The infant was
neatly drersed, and a change Of clothes
was in the basket. On its dress was
pinned a note, neatly written with a
led pencil, and reading as follows:
Dear friend, DO good to her and give
her a good home, and you will be well
paid. Call her Daisy, for me. She was
born the 5th OF September
The tondling was turned over 10 the
Associated charities.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

The effort to divide the alliance e
forces upon the sub-treasury scheme is
proving a dismal failure. The plan IL
one Of the soundest financial measures
ever placed before the people, aud the
time Is not Far distant when this, or
some other equally a. good plan will Be
enacted into lsw,-Allianoe Bulletin
lHsves, Kane
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

MoBERLY, Mo-, October 6.-Ruben
Dutton, the old Wabash engineer, who
was taken violently insance at the home
Of his brother recently, and who came
near killing lady In the West End OF
the city, was to-day adjudged insane BY
the county court, and sent 10 the Fulton
Iueauo aev1ura
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

KBoKUK, Ia, October 6 6.-Mrs. Eliza
Ledbet Of Springfield, Ill, came to
Keokuk to-day on the hunt Of her hus-
band, John L. She claims the latter
cruelty deserted herself and four chill
dren, and that he is being concealed BY
relatives here
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-10-08

SHREVEPORT, La, October l-Will
Bagiev indicted for murder, vss tried
And acquitted to-daF.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08

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Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
coanGurAx1op 71nanA1 cuLTuk8.
Land Once at Hsiley. ldsho.(
August y, 1891.
Notice 10 hesety given that the following
named settler hes hled notice OF his intention to
make anal proof IN support Of . clstm. and
that ssid proof Will he made b. fore the Reg
lister and Receiver. 1t Haley Idaho. on September
I, 1891. VIC:
EDMUNn MACKEY,
for the SWA Of the Nwk Sec. 36, Up. ]. north Of
Range 10 esst.
continuous Sesideuce upon, and cultivation o.
se,d land. Wis:
Robert Woolf. George Shirley, Samuel Wilson
ed Michael Fasfis,
An Of Camp Greek. Canas P5sir,s, Idaho.
". r. RILEY.
Register.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08
Notice for Publication,
A0MEsTxAD PROOF.
Land Once st HALEY. ldaho.(

Land Once q HALEY, ldaho.l
Jul -, 1891.
Notice 10 hereby given that the foliO~ ting named
settler hes nled notice Of hts intention to make
Anal proof In support Of his clsim, and that said
proof will be msde before thu Register and Re
ceiver st HALEY. Idaho. on september g. 1901 viz:
JOHN MARREN,
for the SEX eec %. TIP. 1. south o: Range Is east
He names tho following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of said land, vts:
John Ryan. Mike Gleason, Ira Waring and 0isl1
Morrill,,
AL Of Crichton Idaho.
VT. Riley,
Register.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
CoAMUr1D aOMEsTEAD.
Land OAcs st Haley, ldahe,(
August II, 1901,
Notice 10 hereby given tnat the following
named settler hes Aled notice II his intention
n make nnai proof In support Of his claim, and
that said pf's.f will be made hefore t"e Neg.
lister end Receiver Of Asiley, Idaho, september
10. 1881. viz:
SAMUEL WILSON,
for the y Of the NwA and Wy Of the NEAS &c.,
10. TIP. l. south Of Range 10 east.
He names the follow ing Witnesses 10 prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivstio Of.
said land, VIE:
Michael Farrts. Albert Arnold. Fred. Lewis, and
0e"rRe L. shirley,
All Of willow Greek. Idaho.
". T. R1LEY,
Register.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08

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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08
Notice Of Probate of VIII.

State Of Idaho. County OF Alturas. In the Pro.
bate Court Of said county.
In the matter of the estate Of Martin Stowe
deceased.
Pursuant 70 IN Order Of said Court. made on the
18th day Of June. 1891, notice ia hereby giver
thst Monday the 29th day Of June. 1891. st
o'clock p. M. Of said day, At the Court kOom Of
said Court, at the Court House in HALEY in Altura
county. Idaho. has b~en appointed ~ the time ans
place for proving the viii Of said Martin stowe
deceased. and for H. airing tho application OF Atti
A. Stowe for the issuance to her Fl letters Tesla
mentsry. when and wher~ any person tntereste,
may appear aid contest the same.
Dated the 18th day VI June. 1891.
Z. B. LENNON,
Probate Judge.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08
EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE.
Estate Of Martin Stowe, De-
ceased.

Notice ia hereby given that letters testsm entsry
the estate Of Martin stowe. deceased. were
granted to the und. RDed the LIST day Of July
1891, ~ the Probate court of Alturas county.
All persons having claims against said estate an
required TO exhibit them for allowance At my
residence In tai ey, Alturss county. Idaho. with
In tell mouths after the date Of this notice. or they
shall be forever barred.
This tn day Of july 1891.
Attic A. STOWE,
Executrix of the estate OF Martin stowe, deceased
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08

Notice of Forfeiture.
To Jennie L. AcPhee. Her Heirs or Legal Repre-.
sentsves:
You u. hereby notified that have expended
one hundred ,$iOO) dollars In labor and improve.
msnts upon the
"BLAcK BEAR" LODE MINING CLAIM,
situated about II miles southwest from Bottom
Hot springs. and adjoining the Comet mining
clam. in Mineral Atll mining district. county Of
Alturas, State Of ldsbO. . will appear BY certih
cate fled september 2. 1891. In the once IT the
Recorder OF Alturss county. In HALEY. Idaho. In
order to hold said premises under the provisions
Ut Sec. 1874, Revised Ststutes Of the United
sta'ea-b.ing the amount required to hold the
same for tho year sndiSg December 81 1880.
And II. within ninety days After this notice BY
publication. you fail refuse to cOntrthute your
proportion Of gu expenditure - . co-owner. 70
gether with the cost Of this Advertisement. your
Interest In said claim will become the property Of
the subscriber under said Sec 1924
1siley. Alsurss County. Idaho. September ID.
1891.
thereby appoint Judge T. T. Redsull. whose
pO- nee address 10 Bellevue. Idaho. my author
ICED tsentatve to receive the amount of your
proportion Of the said expenditure aud cost Of I'd.
vertis,nS notice ~ above.
FRANK HOLTZ.
September 2. 1891.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-09-08
The Forum
"THE FOREMOST PERIODICAL FOX
THOUGHTFUL READERS"

Among the features Of the Forum for 1901 will
be:
Reeults Of the Census: A seriss Of articles by
General Francis A. walker; Results Of the Latest
r. search and Of the lost Recent Achievement ts IN
All Important Lines Of Work. in Science and In
Industry: by specialiste: Political Discussions:
By the leaders Of opinion In the United States.
and by foreign Statesman; Shibbnleths Il the
Time: series II Critical examinations Of popu-
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AutobiogrsphicAl hssays: series to which some
Of the most noted nsi. Of the time. American and
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Socisl and Religious Problems in the United
States: Literary Articles, discussing tn. tenden.
ctss Of literary work along al dir-cto Of activ-
fty: By the foremost Critical writer's.
S. S.; /; 1: sSe'' The Forum, sf YORK.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

". G. S. Clark was in from his ranch,
8 miles west of Deer Trail, and reports
that the hail fell for twenty minutes
and killed about $50 sheep and the eyes
of many were put out.
HEAVY STORMS IN GERMANY.
BERLIN, June 29.-The storm in west
ern Germany lasted three days. The
downpour of rain was incessant and
was increased by fearful cloudbursts
and furious waterspouts, spreading
destruction far and wide. Floods
have suddenly covered sections of
Westphalia, Hanover and the Rhine
provinces, enormous in extent, the
like of which has not been recorded in
history. The valley of the Elder looks
like IN open sea. Cassel and Wildun-
gen were submerged by waterspouts.
A million marks will not cover the
damage in these districts. Seventeen
persons have been killed and twenty
injured by lightning, and no estimate
can yet be formed Of the number
drowned.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
MICHIGAN.
The House Passes the Senate Conxres.
sional Reapportionment Bill.

The House Passes the Senate Congress
sional Reapportionment Bill.
LANSING, Mich, June 27.-The house
on Friday passed the congressional re.
apportionment bill just as it passed the
senate. The arrangement of the new
districts is as follows:
First district-The First. Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh, Thirteenth and Fifteenth
wards of the city of Detroit.
Second-Lenawee, Monroe, Jackson and
Washtenaw counties and part of Wayne county.
Third-Hillsdale, Branch, Calhoun, Kalama.
zoo and Eaton counties.
Fourth-St. Joseph, Cass, Berrien, Van
Buren,, Allegan and Barry Counties
Fifth-Ottawa Kent and Ionia counties.
Sixth-Oakland, Genesee, Livingston, Ing
ham counties, part Of Wayne county and the
Twelfth, Fourteenth and Sixteenth wards OF
Detroit.
seventh-Huron, sanilac. Lapeer, St. Clair
and Macomb counties, and the remainder of
Wayne county.
Eighth-Tuscola, Saginaw, Shiawassee and
Clinton counties
Ninth-Muskegon, Newaygo oceana, Mason,
Lake, Wexford, Munistee, Benzie Leelenaw
and Manitou counties.
Tenth-Midland, Gladwin, Arenac, Ogemaw.
Iosco. Altoona, oscods, Otsego, Crawford, Mont.
morency, Alpena, Presque Isle Cheboygan
and Emmet counties
Eleventh-Montcalm, Gratiot, Isabella, Me-
costa, Osceola, Glare, Roscommon, Missaukee,
Crawford Kalkaska, Grand Traverse Antrim
and Charlevoix counties.
Twelfth-Delta, Schoolcraft, Chippewa,
Mackinac, Ontonagon, Marquette, Menominee,
Dickinson, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Isle
Royal, Alger, Luce. Iron and Gogebec counties.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
FIVE PERSONS DROWNED.
A Boating Party at Cincinnati Run Into
by q Barge.

"A 0O8GlnK t0rty at CINCINNATI Run Into
by Barge.
CINCINNATI, June 26.-Thomas Thur
man, member of the Banner Tobacco
Company of this city, aged 81; Mr.. Joe
Zins, bookkeeper of the same firm, aged
%; Miss Edith Zins, his sister,
aged 20; Mrs. Catherine Cox,
a niece of Mrs. Riverside, aged
%, and Miss Kate Riddle, of
Burlington, KY, aged 1s, a cousin of
the Zins brother and sister, were
drowned in the river here Thursday
night. They had been up the river and
were floating down on it's waves when
they met the towboat Frank Gilmore
coming upstream with a. large
tow of empty barges. They
steered clear of the steamer, but were
run down by its barges. People on the
shore heard screams, OWNED the cause
and put out to the rescue. The empty
yawl, mans hat, girls hat and q
couple of handkerchiefs were all they
found. Miss Zins was stenographer and
typewriter for Richard Smith, and a
short time before left the Commercial.
Gazette Office full of life and gayety.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
LUMBER ARLAZE.

Ten Million Feet Destroyed by Fire In
the Nelson Yards at Cloauet.
DULUTH, Mimi, June 27. - Fire
started about o'clock Friday after
noon in one of the big lumber yards of
the G. N. Nelson Lumber Company at
Cloquet and at last accounts was still
burning. but was supposed to be under
control. The mill escaped, and it was
thought that the lumber in the other
yards would also be saved. The lum-
Der was all of the highest grade. 1t is
estimated that at least 10000, 600 feet
were burned, causing loss of $3.50, 600.
The insurance is about $1O0,0O0 The
fire is supposed to have started from a
spark from the mill.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

DR.. ADAMErz, a Swiss scientist and
social philosopher, has been doing some
remarkable work in the line of expert
census taking. BY an ingenius system
of districting and redistricting he was
enabled to correctly take the census of
q gramme of cheese. which was found
to contain 90, 900 inhabitants. Continu.
ing his canvass with the microscope Cor
20 days, he found that the inhabitants
had meanwhile increased to 800, 900.
when their multiplication ceased, popu-
lation, having in Malthusian phrase
reached ''the limit of subsistence"
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

The Liverpool Journal of Commerce
sees considerable good for the world at
large coming out of the unsettled con-
dition of affairs in South America. It
sees that about all the practical knowl.
edge the world has of the behavior of
modern war-ships it owes to the numer-
Gus wars on the southern half of the
Western Hemisphere. It insists that
the science Of international jurispru-
dence also owes many of its best lessons
to the bloody disputes of these South
American states.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

A. j. McKEowN, son of the millionaire
oil producer, John McKeown, and who
was drowned near Washington. Pa, to.
gether with two companions. was prob
ably the richest young man in Pennsyl-
vania. He enjoyed princely income
which he spent with lavish hand. In
his younger days his father offered him
$4,000 to stop smoking cigarettes, and
subsequently raised the amount to $780,
600, with the understanding that the
boy should abstain from the use of to-
bacco in any form. This offer young
McKeown refused
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
Ended Six Lives.

BERLIN, June 29.-In the village o,
schrein, near Glogau, Silesia, a coach
man named lost, having received
notice of his dismissal, went home
greatly depressed. He arose in
the night, shot his sleeping
wife and three children and
then committed suicide by hanging.
Frau Backstein, wife of a wealthy
landowner in Lissa, on Saturday killed
her husband by beating his brains out
with hammer and then put an end to
her own life.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

TIE buttons adopted hy the confed.
crate may have been very highly priz-
ed IN the south since the war as relics,
and As they are of very pretty design
crossed anchor and cannon-they
have, whe:e they could be obtained,
been adopted by many for use as vest
and cuff buttons. The rarity has
caused them to be in very active de-
mand, but they now seem destined to
become drug on the market, as gen.
tleman in Norfolk, Va. has received q
letter from the firm in London which
made them during the war, stating
that it still has the dies and can furnish
them in any number.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
Great Destruction by Fire.

WILMINGTON, Del, June 29.-The old
ferry rolling mill was destroyed by fire
Sunday evening and some adjoining
property damaged A space nearly
1000 feet long by from 100 to 300 feet
wide, occupied by the Diamond State
Iron Company and containing build
ings devoted to the manufacture of bar
and horseshoe iron, spikes, bolts and
railway iron was completely burned
over. The loss is estimated at $780,
900, and is about half covered by in
Su.anca
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

SOME of the deepest wells in the
United States are within the limits of
the state of Pennsylvania, the deepest
being that at Homewood, a suburb of
Pittsburgh, which, on December /, 1886,
had reached depth of 4,61s feet, when
the tools were lost and the drilling
ceased. The Buchanan farm well, in
Hopewel township, Washington coun-
ty, is 4,sos feet deep The Rush we'll,
also belonging to the Niagara Oil Co.,
in Washington county, was abandoned
at $500 feet
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

ACCORDING to Commission Harris
who is an educator of long experience,
the south has made wonderful progres IS
in the matter of public education dur
ing the past fifteen years. The amount
of money expended for public schools
during that period has doubled and the
school enrolment has increased 100
per cent, while population has in
creased only 20 per cent-which shows
that public instruction is rapidly gain
ing on population.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

THERE isn't the least doubt but that
Cape Cod is gradually being eaten up by
the greedy ocean. Less than one hun
dred years ago light house was placed
on the headland by the government
The original deed calls for plat of ten
acres in extent. AT the present time
the enclosure embraces hardly six acres
On point just north of the marine sta
tions at Highland light the face of the
bluh has moved in nearly two hundred
and fifty feet in the last seven years
At this rate it is only question Of time
when Cape Cod will be thing Of the
past.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
company,

A MAN at Jansen, Fla, will realize
$4,000 this year from an acre of pine
apples, while Maj Ryals, of Chatham
county. Ga, has truck farm of 1875
acres near Savannah, which yields him
$4,000 year. His chief crop is Irish
potatoes, of which he has eighty acres.
In addition, he raises cabbages, toma-
toes. beans, cucumbers, onions, and
other small vegetables. His income
from onions is 800 an acre.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

The princess of Wales having ordered
her photographer to place likenesses Of
the royal family on q set of her daintiest
china, the idea has been caught up by
the public, and all England is engaged
in embel!ishing choice crockery with
family ikenesses. New York, too, is
following suit.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03

A DISCOVERY more curious than any
other yet made with the Lick telescope
is the recent one of new moon. Since
the first hint of the discovery many OBJ
servations have been made, all tending
to confirm the original impression, to-
wit: That this particular satellite of
the greatest of the planets is double-a
dot of moon revolving around the
main moon.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
Gibson in Luck.

CHICAGO. June 29. Judge Collins
quashed all the counts in the indictment
against George j. Gibson, the secretary
of the whisky trust. who was charged
with conspiring to blow up the Shufeldt
distillery in this city. The indictments
found by the federal grand jury were
previously quashed by Judge Blodgett,
on the ground that the state alone
had Jurisdiction.
Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
Flames In a Furniture Factory.

ROCKFORD, ILL.,, June 29.-Shortly
after midnight Sunday the big factory
of the Rockford Chair & Furniture
Company caught fire and the largest
building burned to the ground. A
large amount of furniture and plate
glass was destroyed. Secretary Robert
c. Lind estimates the loss at $50, 900.
The insurance amounts to S4s, 500 and
is placed in fifty-seven different com.
panies. The cause is attributed to