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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
PITHY PENCILINGS
Picked, Pointed and Preserved
For Reading by Regular
Correspondents.
ELKwOOD.

The winter ended with farewell
blizzard. The worst of the season.
Jim Robinson purchased a fine
young driving team valued at four
hundred dollars.
NJ. II. Row 4 Son have purchased a
large stock of spring goods.
Frank T. Walker went to Morden
on business Monday.
The Elkwood school has undergone /,
general overhauling which adds ma
terially to its appearance.
Miss Chrstcna johnson Of Wang is
visiting with her sister Mrs. Otta
Olson of this place.
The Hope school board met at Elk
wood school house on Tuesday the 18th
and run through Il grist of school mat
tiers.
Hope school townships teachers for
the coming summer are rs follows,
Emma kenney, Union school; Miss Of
tason, Yang; Edith b. Scribner. South
Mt. Carmel; Lena Ruth, West Mt. Car
mel; y. II. koehmstedt. Old Mt. Car
mel: Maggie \. Walker. Mazda: Julia
E. Cox Elkwood.
Frank Segar has rented his large
farm to James Nicllle. Frank is 60
ing to see the ''Elephant'' at the
Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Segar were visit
ing the Ruth family the day Of the
great blizzard. Mr.. Segar left his wife
at MI. Ruth 5 and started for home but
got lost and came to Elkwood before
he knew where he was, he then start
ed for home again and after consider
able wandering around finally reached
home some time the next morning.
We understand IIolyer Torgeson has
got Il couple hundred of the peoples
money from the County Commissioners
to build a road north of his place
through the scrub to IIolver's timber
claim down near the big pembina.
This will help llolyer to sell more
wood off government land than he
could heretofore but it don't help the
taxpayers one cents WORTH. Our
county commissioners are easy game,
Some one else tap them for Il couple
hundred for his own special benefit.
They will give it without Il doubt.
We are sad to chronicle the death of
Mrs. William keown Of Windy Gate
Man. Mrs. keown and her son were
returning from Morden the day of the
storm after leaving her eldest daugh-
ter under the doctors care and on their
reture the team played out and they
were obliged to take shelter under
their sleigh over night. The next
morning the anxious mother wanted to
find home SO they started out to walk
the team being lost. The boy left his
mother while he went to find the team
and place Of safety thinking he
would come back after her. He acct
dentally found Mr.. McGregor's place;
but the storm was 50 bad and the boy S
hands and face so badly frozen he was
unable to return to his mother. Sey-
eral Of the neighbors started out the
next day to look for the unfortunate
woman. They found her frozen to
death in a sitting position. She leaves
a loving husband and large family to
mourn her loss. Her remains were
inferred in the Elkwood Cemetery.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
1896

Elder S. S. Beaver, of McAllister-
vile. Juniatta Co., Pa, says his wife is
subject to cramp in the stomach. Last
summer she tried Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy for it
and was much pleased with the speedy
relief it afforded. She has since used
it whenever necessary and found that
it never fails. For sale by Nick Nc
Gruer.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
MCLEAN.

VIM. Gavin had II acres of wheat
sown before April 1st.
Miss Annie Creman has been i'll the
past week with very bad cold.
Rev. J. B. Monroe of Milton, preach
es in the south school house on alter
nate Sundays.
E. Manly and sons are going to work
the same place at Hamilton that they
had year ago.
Thos. West has rented his farm to
Peter Kelly, and has moved into Mar
tin Vests house,
The O'Connor school will not start
now till some time in May. They
have no teacher yet.
Miss Ellen Gavin started an eight
months term of school last Monday in
the Hewitt school Alma.
Swain Mortified who lives southeast
of here left last Monday for Grand
Forks. He is going to take course
in business college there.
Pat Kelly returned from Iowa, Fri
day, where he has been visiting since
November, contrary to expectations.
he did not bring the Mrs. Mrs. Peter
Kelly and sister accompanied him.
We do not see why the Presbyter-
ians do not get minister. Their
church has been built a good many
years and it has been practically vacant
ever since.
On the 18th inst. there was a big cy-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
Special Fete DAYS. ~

Special fete days will be prominent
and interesting feature ut the worlds
Fair. The different states, foreign
countries and many civic organiza-
lions will each have day upon which
to conduct special exercises or celebra-
tions, and programmes for them are
now being arranged. Following are
the days already assigned for such
oolo,>roticO.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
HERDINc,

On and after May 18th I will COM
mence herding on Iobray creek in
Range 81. All stock placed in my
charge will receive the best of care.
Plenty of water and large corral.
Terms, cattle 81 so; colts $500 per sea-
son. Season closes October IS.
WIN. JOHNSTON,
1896 Stillwell.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20

physician We're required in each in
stance.
The narrow escape of John Daily,
agent at Osnabrock for the Minneapo-
lis Il Northern elevator. from death
last week While bringing three blind
horses from that town here is consider
ed remarkable. When within about a
mile of Milton John and the three
horses stepped into what came near
proving an open grave, being an old
well some eight feet square and twelve
feet deep, covered over with snow.
One horse died before being got out.
The remaining two being removed at
ter two hours hard work by men and
teams which Daily brought to his as
sistance. He luckily escaped with the
loss Of his overshoes.
WANG.
c. Anderson remains in a critical
condition.
Mrs. Nedbraaten remains very i'll
and her recovery is considered doubt
full.
c. Dahlvang left last Tuesday to
work for C. A. Bjornsted. near Wal
hala.
O. H. Olson is taking up cattle for
Joseph Stevens TO herd out west of
Milton.
Every thing seems very quiet, but
everybody is waiting for spring which
seems very slow in getting here.
Our mail carrier had to give in last
last week, the snow drifts seemed to
be too much, and indeed they were.
The plowed ground is bare and a
couple of warm days would give IL
chance to harrow the high and dry
lands.
Mrs. NJ. X. Braatcn has been i'll the
past week, but we are glad to hear
that she is recovering. y heavy cold
was the cause.
The last SNOW storm made the great
est show on record this winter, for it
left snow banks nine feet high in some
places. Still we hear our weather pro-
phets say we are going to have more
snow this spring, but we hope they will
pan out like the rest of Fosters wealth
Ell predictions.
Too late for last weck.)
G. Anderson remains very i'll and is
beyond medical aid.
AdOlph Peterson has been very low
from spinal meningitis. but is recover
ing.
News scarce, but being the only one
to send in correspondence will try my
best
J Rocksted has purchased the farm
formerly owned by j. Lecuger, near
E. McKay's.
E. j. Sonstrom is now practicing
housekeeping at M. Satie's and seems
to do very we'll.
Fred Chase's Oldest daughter is very
low from membranous Group, recovery
being doubtful.
Some of our young fellows have been
very cheeky the past week, all on &C
count of having the mumps.
john johnson, Of Grafton, bought
M. Roy's farm last week, he intends
to make it his future home.
The spring weather showed up for
awhile last week, but very sudden
change made every thing look like mid
winter.
O. e. Olsen's five year old daughter
has been very i'll for the past week
from spinal meningitis. Recovery
doubtful.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-04-20
Farmers Attention.

| have fifteen head Of mares, geld
ings and colts for sale or trade come
and see me when you are in town.
34tf. G. W. CLARK.
, 1893-09-27

Daily Telegraph, 18Th Aug.
W ashington, Aug. %.

The House Of Representatives assembled at
noon to-day. In anticipation Of the voting
in regal d to the Sherman Act yearly every
member was in his seat and the public gal
leries were crowded. The day was intensely
oppressive, and members and spectators alike
suffered severely from the heat, and everyone
was SO interested in the proceedings that
personal Inconvenience was completely dis
regarded.
Mr. Bland, Missouri, brought Onward the
first amendment, which was read under the
agreement entered into two weeks ago, namely
that a vote should first be taken in + gard 10
the free coinage If silver at the rate of Is to
/. The roll call wes proceeded with amid
absolute silence, ana the amendment was
defeated by 225 against 1873 votes.
AS soon as the result was announced the
anti. silverites broke out into loud applause, the
majority against free silver being larger than
had been anticipal ed When order had been
restored Mr., Bland proposed, as another
amendment, the free coinage OF silver at the
ratio of II 10 l. This was defeated by $50 to
100 votes amid prolonged applause.
Mr., Bland then brought forward a third
amendment liking the ratio at Is to /. which
was, however, also defeated by 239 against 1U2
votes. The proceedings at this stage los
their interest, as the various votes which
followed indicated that the Wilson Bill would
be passed by a large majority, and that the
nght which the silver party, | d by Mr.. Bland,
were still keeping up, was more due to
obstinacy than to any hope on their part of
being able to accomplish anything. There is
no prospect of the silver party being able to
avert defeat. and they realise that they are
thoroughly beaten
After amendments in favour Of ratios Of 10
to and 20 to l had been defeated like the
preceding ones, Mr.. Bailey, Texas, proposed
an amendment striking out of the Repeal Bill
the declaration regarding the policy of the
United States to maintain the parity between
gold and silver. This, however, was ruled
out Of order, and the bill was then ordered
for third reading, and passed as stated. The
announcement of the result was received with
loud and prolonged cheering by the anti.
silver party, who were jubilant, declaring
that the bill would soon be adopted by the
Senate. The advocates of silver, on the other
hand, profess not to be cast down by the
action Of the House. The Senators belonging
to the silver party. however, owing to the
feet that the bill Was passed by the House of
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Representatives by such a large majority, are
far less confident than they were last week.
The general opinion in Washington is that
the bill will promptly pass the Senate I'M
amended.
Mr.. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury, has
ordered the minis OF Philadelphia and San
Francisco to De fully manned, and the entire
capacity Of both to be utilised for the coming
of gold bullion. The treasury Department
possesses from IS. 900, 600 to 80, 5000, 600,
If gold bullion, which is part of the goII
reserve Of 100000 900. Gold bars cannot be
used as currency, so it has been decided in
the present need to coin the bullion on
rand
Washington, Aug. IS later.
Mr.. Wilson's bill for the repeal Of the Sher-
man Act has been passed by 339 votes against
ITO, and will now be sent to the senate.
, 1893-09-27

IA LIE og Enhver, der MATTE have
"a noget at fordIo i Boet efter
afgangne MARY Nc. LAUGHL1N
f6dt Ross, Enke efter forlengst
abode NICOLAS MCLAUGHLIN,
indkaldes herved med 3 Maaneders
VarseI til for undertegnede Skifteret
at anmelde og beyisliggjore deres
Krav.
St. Thom@ Skifteret, den lode September
1898.
HALVOR HANSEN.
, 1893-09-27

q LIE og Enhver, som MATTE
IA have noget at fordre i Boet eff
ter ~afgangne Ugift ANNA ROSA
LIMA van BEVEBHOUDT, indkal-
des heryed med 3 Maaneders Varsel
til for undertegnede Skifteret at
anmelde og beyisliggjdre deres
Krav.
St. Thom@ skifteret, den lode September
1898.
HALVOR HANSEN.
, 1893-09-27

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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

average Bostonian into a parozysm Of
high pressured delight, may be seen in
this exhibit, and a brace of gentlemen
teeming with state agricultural lore,
ready and willing to impart such knowl-
edge to inquiring visitors, is a most
useful and satisfactory adjunct to this
most interesting and wonderful exhibit
of its class to be found within the limits
of the grounds.
The miller's exhibit, which is also
found in the Agricultural building is as
attractive as it is unique. The exhibit
is especially designed to display, in the
most attractive possible manner, the
wheat products Of the state, and the
milling industry. Every stage of the
process of the manufacture Of -four, from
the first break Of the grain through all
the varied changing evolutions to the
finished product is here shown. The
mill Of our grandfathers days, and the
latest improved mill of the period. built
exclusively of sacks of -four, connected
by an arcbed tramway, which is also
constructed Of sacks Of -four, attracts the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
MAsTERLY INACTIVITY.

The debate on the measure repeating
the Sherman law still goes on in the
senate, but it contains very little that ia
of interest to the millions who are anxi-
ously awaiting some decisive action on
the part Of the august body OF the upper
house. Senator Voorhees,, the leader OF
the repeal forces, is severely criticised
on every hand for not forcing vote.
and yet it is quite apparent that he has
not the power TO do so. Tuesday he
enphatically demanded that the silver
senators set date for the final vote,
and was promptly informed by Senator
Dubois Of Idaho that the minority
would avail itself Of every means pos
sible TO prevent the passage of the re-
peal law. In other words they will
adhere to their filbustering tactics, and
by 80 doing they can postpone the final
vote until themselves or the opposition
are worn out. Mr.. Vorhees announced
that he would move for longer session,
and there is really no prospect that a
vote will be taken in the near future.
There is possibility of a compromise
on what is known as the Faulkner
amendment. This amendment pro-
yides that the coinage of silver shall not
exceed SlS7,OOOOO0 more than it is at
present. The repealers are inclined
toward it because it fixes limit to the
coinage which makes silver monometal-
lism impossible, and the silver men
prefer ii to unconditional repeal because
it insures the continued use of silver
until the monetary conference has an
opportunity to bring about an interna-
tional settlement of the money question.
In the lower house matters are in a
condition almost as agreeable and satis-
factory as they are IN the senate. Dem
ocratic leaders have been making q
desperate attempt to call up for consid-
eratian the bill repeating the federal
election laws, but SO far have been de-
feated at every turn. Democratic men,
bers who are not friendly to the measure
persist in absenting themselves from
the sessions, and the consequent mo
quorum" coupled with the filbustering
of republicans, seriously interferes with
the plans Of the gentlemen, to whom
the presence of U. $. marshals at voting
places is so obnoxious. And so it is
that after a session Of nearly two
months duration congress has accom-.
plished nothing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
SOUTH DAKOTA AT THE FAIR.
Our Exhibit an Extensive One, and
Credit to the State.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept l5.-lSpecial to
THE CHRONICLE. IA visit to the various
exhibits from South Dakota, found in
the Agricultural, Mining, Manufactures,
Dairy and State buildings can but re-
suit in series OF the most gratifying
surprises to the South Dakota visitor
who has read, with even moderate
degree of credence, the unwarranted
criticisms of certain South Dakota
journals, who have for some cause un-
known to your correspondent seen
proper to denounce the exhibit and the
commission alike, as frauds of the most
palpable character. Why such course
should be pursued, in the face of the
fact of the state being so crediiably
represented can only be conjectured
The press Of other states are loud and
lavish IN praise of the exhibit madttby
South Dakota, and to the average vi-s,5f,
it is a most pleasing and surprising
revelation. The state building, a hand
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

There is prospecs at present that the
state of South Dakota will experience
considerable difficulty in collecting the
tax of four mills levied by the board Of
equalization at its recent meeting. The
constitution limits the state levy to 2
mills, but provides that i'll case the le-
gislature at any session, should find that
the tax has been insufficient to meet the
expenses of the state, that body shall
levy a deficiency tax heavy enough to
cover any deficit that may exist. The
last legislature found deficit Of $3.50, 900,
but did not make the levy, and it is
generally believed that the state board
has exceeded its authority in taking the
matter into its own hands. At the last
meeting Of the board of commissioners
of Custer county, it was decided to
ignore the order for four mill tax, and
make the levy at only two mills, the
constitutional limit. The same action
has been taken by the commissioners oi
Lincoln and other counties, and the
sentiment Of the people Is largely with
them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23
Personal Mention.

Coroner Blachley, of Buffalo Gap, was
in town Monday.
J. B McCloud and VI. J. scanlan were
mp from Hermoss Monday.
Israel Bower, county assessor, was
transacting business in Custer this
week.
NJ t. shoemaker was in town the
first of the week, driving his handsome
roadster "Whitefoot'
c. ?. Miller, representing 4 Guenth-
er, Sioux City, was in Custer this week
with his line of holiday goods.
A. J. Mills started last evening for the
Worlds Fair city, expecting to put in
about thirty days seeing the sights.
j. II. Sinclair left for Chicago, Thurs
day evening. He was not certain as to
when he would return to the Hills, if at
all
Miss Mabel Smith, who had been
visiting friends at Hot Springs and Oel-
richs for two or three weeks, returned
home Tuesday
Harry Boand, of Rapid City, was in
town Thursday, on business connected
with the bonding of the Maytlower
group of claims.
Earl Booth and family, Mrs. :. VI.
Booth and son Mark, and Miss Annie
Albien enjoyed an outing near Bear
Springs this weeks.
Mrs. II. ID. Ragan, Of Utica, Neb, is
visiting with her sister Mrs A. j.
Jones, Of this city, and expects to re-
main here three or four weeks.
Mrs. VI. A. Hewlett, who has been
the guest of her niece, Mrs. Chas. Miller,
for several weeks, departed for her
home at Providence, K. l., Tuesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Smith have gone
east for a months or six weeks trip.
They will visit with Iowa relatives, and
attend the Chicago fair, of course, be-
fore returning to Custer.
Treasurer .unley was over 10 Rapid
Saturday, as delegate to the demo-
cratic judicial convention. He was
armed with the proxies of several other
delegates who found it impossible TO at
tend.
Mrs. NJ. J. Bailey and children de-
parted on Friday evening of last week
for that lady's former home in Iowa.
She will visit there until joined by her
husband, and together they will 90 TO
Chicago to attend the fair, leaving the
children with Mrs. Bailey's mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Richardson and
daughters Nettie and Vesta departed for
Chicago Sunday evening. They will
visit the fair and from there go down TO
81. Louis 10 visit with relatives, among
them Mrs. Richardson's mother whom
she has not seen for seventeen years.
Prof. Horace Huron, a musician and
character impersonator, was in town
Monday of this week. He has been
giving entertainments in the Hills
towns and came here for the same pur-
pose. He did not meet with satisfac-
tory amount of encouragement and de-
parted OH the evening train.
Mr. Herrick, Of Lincoln, Neb., hus.
band of the lady by that name who ha:
been spending the summer in this place
was an arrival at Custer Sunday morn.
ing. Tuesday morning Mr.. and Mrs
Herrick and daughter Louise departed
for the northern Hills, expecting &c
visit Lead City and Deadwood. and
then, after trip to Hot Springs and
Wind Cave, return to their Lincoln
home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

David L. Shope, of Custer City, was
nominated for commissioner from the
second district, by the independent con-
yention which was held at Hermosa, on
Saturday, the 10th inst. Mr.. Shope,
like the nominees of the other two par
ties, is business man of Custer, and
should he be elected would make first
class officer. That he will defeat both
the republican and democratic noini-
nees. many Of his friends confidently
assert, and evidently expect to realize
their hopes in that direction. A die
interested person, familiar with all the
conditions of the coming contest for the
commissionership. might concede Mr..
Shope some democratic and republican
votes, and grant that the majority
against him will not be exactly over
wheiming, but his election can Only be
figured out by that peculiar mathemati-
cal process known only TO the populists,
and used by them last fall when they
predicted that their leaders would
sweep the country from ocean to ocean
etc etc
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-09-23

The democratic judicial convention
which was held at Rapid City, on Sat-
urday, the 10th. and the independent
convention which met at Hsrmosa, on
the same day, united in nominating
Levi McGee, Of Rapid City, for circuit
judge. The nominee In said to be very
pleasant gentleman, but regarding his
qualifications for the important position
to which he has been nominated, little
or nothing is said. Probably it is deem
ed unnecessary to discuss that subject,
as there is not the barest possibility
that he will be called upon to serve the
people Of this circuit. in the capacity OF
judge, for some years to come.