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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25

LEWISTON LODGE, No. 3, I. @. @. -
Regular meeting Tuesday evening.
Members of other lodges invited - -
tend. Kay l.. Thompson, n. g.; y. -
Chapman, r.. Sec'y.
CLEARwATER ENcAMPMENT No. 3
I. o. o, F.-Meets the first and thru
Saturday of each month ut Odd f.
lows Hall, in Glass Block. B. q. Larson
C. p; Benz. Dill, Scribe.
ALPHA LODGE, No. 4, d. or r., 4. q
| Odd Fellows hall. Visiting membe1o
made welcome. Mrs. May Larson, n.
:; Mrs. J. L. Chapman, Secretary:
G.. A, r. Posi-, No. 2-Meets tho la1e
Monday evening Of each month, at thele
hall. All comrades are invited = ~
tend. s. L. Thompson, Post Oo00Ao0e
er; III. Perrnult, Adjutank
NEz PIERCE LODGE, No. 10, =. \. &
A. M.-Regular communicaucne -
held at Masonic Hall on the second -
urday in each month. 6ojourn1no
brothers are cordially invited. 8. q
Hale, w. NJ; J. d. McConkey, 6ec'y.'
LEWISTON CHAPTER, No. 4, r. y.
M.-Royal Arch sMasons meet n
the Masonic Hall on the fourth
| Va CNCAy AAAO@aVaA ~ r. AAAs -,
journing companions In good standing
are always welcome. G. r. COburn, IL.
p: J. d. McConkey, Secretary.
I CoMMANDERY No. 2. X. THE reG
ular conclave Of Lewiston Commandef3
TX. r., No. 2, is held In their Asylum
the LIST Saturday Of each and every
month, at 80 p. m. All Sir Knights
in good standing will receive q courtes
Gus welcome. Benjamin Booth, Eml-
nent Commander; ]. D. McConkey,
! Recorder.
EXCELSIOR LODGE, No. n, X. OF P.-
Meets. every Wednesday at Masonic
Hall, Lewiston, Idaho, at 8 p. m. 30
jeurning members in good standing are
invited to attend. p. NJ. Davis, &C.;
J. d. McConkey, Secretary.
| CLEARWATER LODGE No. II, A. q:
~. W.-Meets in the Masonic Hall thu
first and second Thursday Of each month
at 8 o'clock, p. m. All visiting brethref!
in good standing will receive . cordial
welcome. G. g. Bunnell, N. W.; w
w. Brown. Recorder.
! H.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25

Blacksmithing in all it's branches
will receive prompt attention. Repair
ing carefully done, at lowest living
prices. HOrse-shoeing speciality, and
patronage Of the general public respect
fully solicited.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25

"The use OF 'Castoria Is 90 universal ana
~ snrereropation to endorse IL. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
"'.A'-'' CARLOS MARrYN, d. D.,
~, 't, New York City.
I.ate Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25

"Castoria is 90 wen adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. 7.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1892-02-25
for Infants and Children.

Csstoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarrhRa, Eructatton. =,
Kills Worms, gives slssp, and proanoees q
gestion,
without injurious medication.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
A Calamity Howler.

It seems that the genial William Nye,
Esq, sometimes called "Bill" for short,
is calamity howler," but is undoubt-
edly ''onto" the situa ton, just the same
for this is what he writes:
"Ten of our western states-I see bv
the papers-have got about $780,
900, 900 mortgages on their farms, and
that don't count the chattle mortgages
held with the town clerk on machinery
stock, wagons, and even crops, by gosh,
that amt two inches high under the
snow. That's what the prospect is for
farmers now. The government is rich,
but the men that made it, the men that
fought prairie fires and prairie wolves
and Iniuns and potato bugs and biz
yards, and has paid the war debt and
everything else, and hollered for the
Union and high tariff and anything else
they were told to, is left high and dry
this cold winter with a mortgage Of
seven billions and half ON the farms
they have earned and sayed thousand
times over"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Better be q Nebraska Boy.

Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst
Won Hohenzollern, prince imperial OF
Germany, is 10 years old, and has been
formally entered on the rolls OF the Ger
man army as a lieutenant. In short
time his regular military education will
begin, and he will be made to set an ex-
ample for the youths OF Germany by his
industry and abilities, all OF which is
apt to make a person feel that it is very
much better luck to be born an untitled
Nebraska boy than titled Hohenzoll-
ern. To acuuaint boy with the art of
killing before he has learned the art Of
living is a very melancholy thing. To
teach him to handle sword when he
should be playing at hop-scotch. is to
defraud hlm OF a part Of hls boyhood.
Not to be allowed to choose ones play
mates, never to know the delight Of
stubbing bare footed through the woods
to the fish pond, never to explore for
ones self the corners OF the city, the
wonderful strange things to be found in
street, in field and in shop, must be very
hard lines, A prince must loose the
spice OF boyhood, no matter how hard
he tries to be aboy. That black shadow
makes must always fall over him. The
clangor OF wars yet to be dlsturbs his
play and he cannot show his strength
because OF the imperial robes that clog
his limbs.
To be live Nebraska boy with 9
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
RETURNS TO TIE CHARGE

The Bulletin rejects the managers
statement and still asserts that wher
the UNION sold its space it also sold Its
influence. From this standpoint the
Bu lutin has sold out to the B. & NJ
railroad, as nearly Il hall column sid
appears in lis columns. It's patrons
need expect no assistance from this
source in opposing future railroad leg
Is station. We notice also that IL real
estate firm has purchased an interest
IN the paper and humble tax payers
will hereafter lind it ready to shoulder
every burden on the ely.
The action OF the Bulletin is more
dangerous to the people OF its locality
than is the action Of the UNION. For
railroads and townsite boomers oft
work together for the making or break
ing ui localities. Now the UNIONS in
lluence wsls di, iled between. two parties
which claim that they are Diane trically
opposed and tilc one will off set the
other. In fact the action OF the UNION
has brought to the eyes Of the public the
two old parties in such - contemplate
light as to annui the inf lence of each.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13

two little fellows about eight years old, the
event Of the evening came on. As they sal
in their corners waiting for time to be, called
Fred Widows, the Englshman, looked con.
fident and was perfectly easy while Elmer
Quick appeared rather nervous As they met
to shake hands the difference in their heighth,
weight and reach was very noticeable, Quick
having in all these particulars decided ad-
vantage. In the first round widows rushed,
landing one or two fair blows but being
knocked down twice. In the second Wild
dows continued to force the fighting, knock
ing Quick down once. In the third round
Widows still continued to rush being
knocked down once and first blood being
awarded to Quick. From the third to the
eighteenth round both fought YEARLY, in sew
eral Of the rounds not one blow being struck.
In the eighteenth Quick commenced forcing,
landing several good blows. In the nine
tecnth widows, who had already received
considerable punishment, was knocked down
again. He was hardly able to respond to
call of time for the twentieth round in which
lie was knocked out and the fight given to
Quick. Widows showed good pluck and
more SCIENCE than Quick, but was over con-
lidcnt as well as over-matched. Quick for a
beginner did well. He was particularly skill
full in playing waiting fight and avoiding
punishment, coming out fresh and without
any signs of the fight. The crowd was good
natured and orderly though the exhibition
was, evidently, not as scientific or exciting as
some anticpatcd.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Majestic, all steel range, sold cheaper than
cast iron stoves at Sweeney's. If
--&V~

Gems From Farm, Stock and Home.
The ways OF some of our statesmen
(?) need improving as badly as our
wagon ways.
This year the farmers must not only
feed the country but do much towards
governing it; may both jobs be intelli-
gently done.
Uncle Sam is now in fierce competition
with some OF his enterprising boys in
the garden seed business; the old man
ought to be ashamed OF himself.
We love to hear economy preached
to the farmers, and wide void of 81
ence regarding special cars, yachts, and
diamonds of the monied aristocracy.
One does me a terrible injustice who
thinks I am down on millionaires.
There is none OF them on my calling list,
but that is their fault rather than mlne.
1t is the system that made and bios fair
to perpetuate them that don't like.
It is said Minister Ried is coming home
from France, having, he thinks, immor-
talized himself by securing the admission
OF American pork into French ports.
That's all right, and when he gets home
turn him loose on our domestic pork
combine and see if he can't do something
that will advantage the growers OF
American hogs. If he succeeds his crown
OF immortality will, be pure gold, Is
carrats fine.
A treasury report says that in Janu.
ary, 1892, we exported 81, ,254 live cat
tie at an average Of $9O.O4 per head.
This valuation was made IN New York;
Judging by the difference in price, how
many million miles New York must be
from the growers OF the cattle! What a
profit between pasture and market! Ii
it any wonder the big Four" and trans
portation corporation are rich almost
beyond computation?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
ARE WE BETTER OFF i?

have listened to many Ingenious per-
sons who SAY we are better Off now
than ever we were before. ! do not
know how well of we were before. but l
know positively that many very drserv-
ing persons OF my acquaintance have
great difficulty in living under these I'M
proved circumstances; also, that my
desk is iull OF begging letters, eloqucntIy
written either written by distressed or
dishonest people, and that we cannot be
called, as IL nation, well off while SO
many OF us are living either in honest or
IN villainous beggarT. Formy own part,
| will put up with this state of things
passivc!y not an hour longer. am not
an unselii III person, nos an evangelical
one; have no particular pleasure in do
ing good. neither do dislike doing it SO
much as to expect to be rewarded for 1t
in another world. But simply cannot
paint, nor read. nor look at minerals,
nor do anything else | like, and the very
light OF the morning Sky has become
hateful to ne, because OF the misery
| that know OF, and see signs OF where
know 1T not, which no Imagination can
interpret too blttery.-JoHN RUsKIN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
ANNUAL ALLIANcE MEEr1Na

/
The executive committee have called
the annual session to meet at Redfield
on Thursday, June 23d, at ten a. IN.
The above We clip from the last Rura-
list. We do not know the necessity that
may call for u session Of the state alli-
ance at this time. But we believe that
it is mistake, to put it mildly. While
the Independent party was conceived in
the alliance and grew from 1T, the labor
organizations were also represented at
ITS birth. In it's continued growth it
has become effectually divorced from
both and today stands on an equalfoot-
ing with other political organizations.
1t has reached that age when the n ther-
ly care of the alliance, or other foster
parents, are hinderances rather than
helps to it's rapid advancement.
We would not intimate that any
wrong was intended. We presume the
desire is to save time and expense to the
people by calling the annual meeting on
the same week OF the state convention,
and if any section could derive a benefit
from the arrangement it would be our
people OF the Hills; but when noses are
counted it will be found that many dele
gates to the state convention will not be
members OF the alliance and we believe
all would prefer that even the appear
ance OF evil be avoided. Surely there is
work sufficient to come before the state
convention.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Prof. F. Nichols Crouch.

Your correspondent was reading in
one OF the eastern papers a short sketch
Of the once famous composer OF "Kath-
leen Mavourneen," Prof. F. Nichols
Crouch. His pathetic old age reminds
one OF the glorics OF the setting sun,
sinking fast in the distant west, but
leaving reflected on the clouds tints Of
orange and gold to assure US OF a cloud
less tomorrow, SO he awaits voice that
will soon call him from a now troublous
life to q bright, never ending summer.
Can it be that the world forgets him?
Can we forget the brave, old singer,
whose matchless ballad OF Kathleen
Mavourneen rings on unforgotten in un-
changeless beauty and undying pathos.
Kathleen Mavourneen!"
Thy lover still fingers,
The long night is wanning, the stars pule and
few,
Thy sad serenader with tremulous fingers
Is bowed with his tears as the lily white dew.
Mavourneen! Mavonneen
The old harp strings quaver, the old voice is
shaking,
The old vision dims, the old heart is breaking,
Then why art thou silent. Kathleen Mavour-
neen. &C. w. r.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Independent state Convention,

A State convention OF the independent
party OF South Dakota is hereby called
to meet at Redtield on Tuesday. June
2l, 1892. at one O'Clock p. m. for the
purpose of electing sixteen delegates and
sixteen alternates to the National con-
ventlon at Omaha on July 4th, 1892;
to nominate candidates for the various
state and congressional offices and
transact such other business as may
come before it.
Every person who will support the St.
Louis platform is invited to cooperate
with the independents under this CALL
It is recommended that the convention
ignore proxies; that delegates land al
ternates) present be permitted to cast
the full vote OF each delegation; that
voting be by ballot and that the polls
at all primaries be held open one hour.
The basis OF representation will be
three delegates for each organized coun-
ty and one additional delegate for each
fifty votes cast for H. L. Loucks for
governor, or major fraction thereof, as
follows:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Politics In Georgia.

Editors Western Rural:-A few months
ago our western brothers were anxiously
watching Georgia to see what position she
would take in this reform movement. The
St. Louis convention came, and the lines
were drawn leaving the state President, and
Vice President outside. Previous to that, it
was hardly safe TO cast any reflections upon
the Loyalty Of our president a.d when he de-
serted us many were afraid tnat it would
work great injury to our order in Georgia
But-not so, of sixteen hundred alliances that
have taken action on the st. Louis platform,
but three have failed to endorse it in full, and
declare for the Peoples Party.
This shows clearly that the people are in
this fight. We have no leaders, those that we
elect to high positions must do the will
! of the people, or be cast aside This
feature is one to base hrpe on, the people are
aroused and are forcing the fight Georgia i:
with us for independent action. Her dele
gates to Omaha will be unit for reform. Ii
this state the rank and file are all right. Bu
some Of our prominent men, those who SHOULD
lead of, are shrinking their duty. The tim,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
The Chlorinat,on Works.

\ UNION reporter was shown through
the magnificent plant OF the Rapid City
chlorination works this afternoon and
witnessed in operation what is destined
to be one OF the greatest OF Black Hills
wealth producing corporations. From
the greatest to the least all the different
machines run with an evennes and regu-
larity truly wonderful The man belt
which is made OF woven leather it 2S3
feet long and weighs three tons, being
the largest belt Of the kind in the world
Yesterday the first run on ore was made,
and one hundred tons were crushed with
apparent ease. Crushing will continue
daily at the same rate until the COM
pany is able to secure a larger supply OF
ore when the amount will be increased
to two hundred tons per day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the Board Of County Commissions
ers of Pennington County

-. RAPID CITr, s. D.. A.ril g. 1sa.
The minutes of the nrsv,o,,s = : : o'S
were read and approved Anee'ine'
Inc resignation of John K M.K
!usuce OF the peace of Hill CITY. was ~.
cepted and the afice declared "as nc
IL Inc = I1o!lowlng bills were allowed 10 ...;..
| y walker sheriff fees serving Wv
election not COS was reconsidaraa
anu allowed on county fund z ~ on
Cromer, Stenographer RECON. - ~
sidered and having been O x h.,
tne Sudge was allowed on county
nu '....... ............. oe xc
urave 1or cleaning out house
allowea on county fund so m
EDWARD Williams roadviewine on
county fund -
frse Press company, blanks for "
snerlH on county fund m
samuel Faux service as janitor. on ~
ST, county ~, fund. "a or
!" w flke, road work, on road dis
~, 'rlct 70 road fund e7s
Anomas sheppard claimed as wit.
ness S23.OO received
STATE Journal company blank book
ana stationary allowed on county
~ 1 &c m
geo u Barnard and company blank
oook and stationery allowed on
county fund >, =,
ueo Barnard and campany blank
oooA anu stationery allowed on
county 1S1 fund d::.:.................. 20 90
L Collars wood for Wright, allow "
ed on county fund. . M
deo ID Barnard and comnonv
blanks for sheriff allowed on
county fund. IN
geo u Barnard and companv
olanks and stationary allowed on
Marsnall Nye. work on road. animal
report road % road fund ~
) u Lake, quarterly report coron. ~
or's fee Haskell, allowed on
county fund Q @,
Hill City Tin Miner, publishing "
proceedings allowed on county
Paw w c;. ...,.............. 16 90
RAPID City Republican, publishing
proceedings ets., 81 m
r b Mccarthy, boarding oauper
allowed on county fund 10 oo
WIN Hecht, temporary relief, Lewis.
a!lowed on county fund. 3 an
. Dauphenbaugh, serving sub-
, Poena allowed on county fund. 10 90
Leeoy and Gay, wood for court
:, mouse allowed on county fund IS 90
and Brown blank books
and stationary, allowed on
: county fund ........ o. o5
Jos B Gossage, publishing proceed
ings etc, allowed on county fund ia os
d Lake, justice peace report.
quarter ending March 81, 1882.
allowed on county fund $50 90
harry Myres, justice court witness
=, zee allowed on county fund. co
Chas Savage, justice court witness
Zee allowed on county fund 90
upon motion board adjourned to meet
April 8, 1892, at nine a. m.
Attest: nc s,,,rrr
aA1nEA y. fAR1s, Chairman.
County Auditor. By A. P. STERLING.
Deputy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Ten counties 24.96 g

This Is surely a significant disclosure In
Kansas we find 1925 per cent of the peoplc
! hiring their farms and in Ohio 37.1o per cent
| And we find the number of those hiring farms
| rapidly increasing. in Kansas there has been
| an increase of $50 per cent in ten years, and
| in Ohio 81 per cent, as shown by the table.
From another table in the bulletin we find
that 10 per cent of those who own their farms
are incumbered for so per cent of their value.
These figures mean in plain terms that the
people are rapidly being divorced from the
SOIL and are becoming wage workers and
tenants. And also shows that at least the
protective tariff has not been such blessing
to the farmers as was expected by its advo-
Gates, and that the land is rapidly centeraliz-
ing in the hands of a few just as all single tax
! men have long since claimed.
Here is proof positive that the producing
classes are being badly worsted under the
existing order of things, and l would like for
possible conditions and that its advocates Of
reform are lot of lunatics, to rise and ex
plain the cause Of this and the probable re-
suit if continued.
l have my explanation and have many
times given it through the columns Of this
paper and l call attention to the foregoing
table as proof Of some of my former assertions
Others may hold different opinions as to
the cause. but here renew my oft repeated
statement. that it lies i'll our present system
of land ownership, and taxation, and the
remedy is the single tax.
Be that as it may, here is evidence Of a
great wrong that must be corrected, and l an
always glad to find man who has the cour-
age to speak out on the subject of REFORM no
| matter how widely he may differ from my
opinion, and until the anti-calamity howlers
have reasonable explanation to give for
such condition. it would show good taste on
| their part to remain silent. LEVI MCGEE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
County Convention.

The independents of Meade county
will assemble in convention at the court
house in Sturgis on Saturday, June 4th
at / o O'Clock, a. m. FIR the purpose OF
choosing delegates to the state conveu-
ton which will be held at Redfeld on
Tuesday, June 21, 1892. The basis OF
representation Will be one delegate for
each precinct or ward, and one delegate
for each twenty votes or major frac-
ton cast for ii. w. Smith at the Novem-
Der election, 1891. Precinct primaries
will be held on Saturday, May 20, 1892,
between the hours OF 2 and & p M The
hour and place to be designated by the
central committeeman of each precinct.
The following are the number of dele
gates to which the several precincts are
n tlpG.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
Perpetual Motion.

The atmosphere seems to have cstab-
lished perpetual motion that discounts
either Dibble or MattoN. For the past
six weeks there has been light falls oi
snow heavily saturated with moisture.
After two or three cloudy days the sun
comes out as warm us in summer and
in u few days the snow disappears and
SO rapidly that the vhpor can be seen
rising from the earth III clouds. This
condition OF the atmosphere appears in
the course OF IL few hours to bring an
other SHOW fall, The fail OF Saturday
and Sunday reached nearly IL foot We
prophesy that until the RAPID tllaws are
followed with winds to disperse the
clouds, the perpetual weather breeder
will continue to work
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1892-05-13
THE HOWL OF CALAMITY
Statistics Showing an Alarm
( ing Growth Of the
LANDLoRDISM IN THE UNITED STATES
The Methodists in Conference Dis
cuss the Chinese Exclusion
Bill Recently Passed.
A Nut To Be Cracked BY The Anti-calamity
Howlers.

A Nut To Be crackea BY The Anti-calamity
Howlers.
Two years ago the St. Louis single tax
association petitioned the superintendent Of
eleventh census to collect data showing the
percentage Of the people who own their own
homes and farms and the percentage of the
owned homes incumbered or morteaged, and
other valuable information relating to home
ownership. This petition was universally
signed by the single tax societies, Knights Of
Labor and Farmer Alliance organizations
throughout the Country, and SO great was this
demand that congress passed special act ex-
tending the investigations Of the census bu.
reau and appropriated half amilion dollars
for that purpose.
By request Of Senator PETER, Of Kansas, q.
bulletin containing some of the information
gained has just been issued from which take
the following table which applies to ten coun
ties in K ansas and ten in Ohio This shows
the number of hired farms in 1880 and the
number i'll 1900