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The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
THE CITY OF TUCSON
STRANGE CUSTOMS OF THE PEO-
PIE OF THAT OLD TOWN.
Wild Scenes of It's Hnlcyon Days
The Fiestns and the Gnmb 4
HaHs-Where ROOsterS Crow All
Night and Yellow Dogs Abound.

This is a venerable city. Once. no
more than a pres(io or army post for
the protection of the Pimas and Papago
Indians against the ferocity Of the
ApacheS; once again Il thriving bust
ness ,rAter, with Il population of 1900
souls: now it HAS more or |, SIS the ap.
pearance OF deserted village with Il
population Of about $3.50. 1t is the
first cay OF Importance in the terri
tory OF the Southern Pacific ltne. Eff
teen years ago the silver mines around
it were yicluing UP their treasures with
plcntl ule which !. lie every resident
wealthy. You will hear stories now Of
how the prospcctor who happened to
have ''Struck it r.ch'' would come INTO
town, stand at tn, door Of some saloon
and throw into the air I. handful OF
so gold pieces for the amusement of
seeing the Mexican children scrambla :
for tncm. These were the days when
no zeal was to he had at the poorest
eating establishment for less than 50;
when drou1h was unknown, and when
men, realizing the fortunes which 9TH
ers had made in the cattle business.
sunk in it every cent they possessed,
only to find that they began gradually
to lose, and, hoping against hope, held
on till all was gone. his thing or
losing ones all is Il more or less COM
mon occurrence in 4 country like Arl-
Zona. Then, without grumbiing. Il fresh
start is made. and perhaps a new
fortune is realized You see. it's this
way, my young friend,' said an old
miner to the writer, Il always say to
myself, says l, What is to be will be,
and what amt to be may happen !"
The Old miner was an Irishman, and
he gave expression in his own peculiar
fashion to the feeling by which the
average Drospector is actuated. Many
q ln;,n struggling to build a fortune
for himself and his family in Tucson
to-day has lost a fortune in silver
mines or IN cattle, ard that, too,
through circumstances over which, as
Mr. McaWh1r was fond or remarking.
he himself has had no control. The
seasons ana the overprOductiOn of the
white metal, or as the free silverlte
would urge. evil financial legislation,
have been ihc sole cause Of his mis-
fortunes.
The visit to Tucson must have
poor eye AID a poor NINA TOT the
curious If Ne has not his attention at
once awakened to the peculiarities by
which he nnds himself surrounded. In
tho first pace, hn will not have spent
more than Gay in the town before he
will have Observed the difference be-
! tween tho resident roosters and those
of all other portions Of the world, ex-
cept. perhaps, the Holy Land. In ap-
pparance the Ioostcrs are the same as
| in other countries. They have the same
strut, the sa:uc comb. the same desire
| to pick quarrel. But there the re-
semblance ceases. The ordinary roos-
| ter commences his chant at about .
| o'clock D. nj. and it is continued till
dawn without cessation. The writer
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Lincoln's birthday was observed to
i greater extent this year than ever
before, and the speeches in commemo,
.ation Of the services and virtues Of
he nlustrious martyr were remarkably
rood. As time passes, the orators find
more and more eloquent things to say
II the man whose career touched both
extremes. and filed the interval
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
Makes Pure Blood

Weak nerves indicate as surely a.
any physical symptom shows anv.
thing, that the organs and tissues Of
the body are not satisfied with their
nourishment. They draw their sus.
tenance from the blood, and il the
blood Is thin, impure or insufficient.
they are in a state Of revolt.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

The war-ship Victoria, the cunarder
Oregon and the Elbe were all COM
partment ships, and all went to the
bottom when rammed in collision.
The builders now say that the com
oartments must be built with solid
walls reaching to the deck; dispensing
with thA convenience Of communicating
floors. The City Of Paris IS constructed
n this way, ana she reached port after
an accident that tore large hole in
her hull.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
1 raw wars ago New England was

A few years ago New England was
much concerned about its abandoned
farms. and some writer's pictured
rloomy future for country property in
that region. But the demand for these
farms now exceeds the supply. City
neople want hem for summer hemes,
and by spen"tng little money Will
Ihow that they were simply farms mis-
understood. ..y
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

These three words tell the whole
story of the wonderful cures by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. When the
blood is impure it is fertile soil for all
kinds of disease germs, and such
troubles as scrofula, salt rheum,
rheumatism, catarrh, grip, and
typhoid fever are likely to appear.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

water, can be made to yield bound
less s'3rp!y Of agricultural products.
All that IS needed is capital. With
tl,e coming of statehood, capital will
come also, and then Tuscan will be-
come the leading commercial center
Of the new State Of Arizonl.-Globe
Democrat
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

South America has the greatest un-
broken extent Of level surface of any
country in the world. Tie Llanos OF
the Orinoco are so fiat that the motion
Of the rivers can scarcely be detected
over an area Of 2O0, 600 square mills.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Dean Hole, the eminent British di-
vine, says that the clocks and chairs in
this country, asserted to have been
brought over in the Maytower, would
load to the waters edge the larg st
feet Of vessels ever known.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Dutch military cycling volunteers
have to pass real examination be
fore they are accepted for the mancu-
vers, but when passed theytget 5 flor
lns day.. first-class travelling fare and
are lodged as officers at the expense Of
the state. %~. Ga
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

The original snow apple tree, now
seventy years old, is q production OF
Oakland county, Mich. It still bears
fruit. The tree was planted by Apollis
Dewey. on his farm between Birming-
aam and Potiac,, and the expsr ment
H graft ng brought forth new apple,
which, for lack Of any other name, was
styled the ''snow apple"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Six veterans of Waterloo. fought
eighty years ago, are still living in
France, fourteen in England and three
N the United States. This represents
about all that will be left Of the veter-
ans in this country fifty years from
now
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Great progress has been made in
railroad building in Switzerland with
IN four years. Ten mountains have
railways to the top, the Brienzer-Koth-
norn, 1888 feet, being the highest. An
Interior railway, tunneled up to the top
Of the Jungfrau is now proposed.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
self-Evident. ;,
Ieerly What time Of day was Adam
the lucsf lonesome.
Meerly before eve. -phiiadel.
pilia Inquirer.
self-Eyident.
His Broken Rest.

1t seems the tax collector had been
diligently searching for Oscar a con-
siderable time, when one morning he
discovered the descendant Of the
OFlaherties issuing from his house,
in Tite street. The collector demanded
certain payments, which Oscar re-
fused to make.
But. Mr.. Wilde. this is your house:
you occupy it. I've just seen you
coming out of it. You must live
there
Most positively do not"
"At any rate" retorted the now
slightly exasperated man, you do
what legally constitutes living in the
house. You sleep there. You don't
deny that"
But. my dear man," Oscar answer
ed languitlly, Sitting 4 yawn, "you
must consider. sleep 50 badly
The Chap Book.
No Choice.
Dover. Del. ,~- One baIloN
was taken fol United States senator -
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Photographic clocks, which verbally
announce the hours Of the day ARE
made in Geneva. You can get a clock
that will speak in any Of the modern
languages.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Dead bodies, when taken as cargo on
a ship, are always described as either
statuary Or natural history sp ,cimrns
owing chiefly to the supe:stitiyn Of
sailors.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
BibliObediac.

Baker must be great lover of
reading. He tells me that he often
stays in the library all night"
Eyes, that's so. But did he tell YOU
that the only library he has is a fold
Ing bed fixed up to look like a book
case?'
"Why-er-no."-Ind;ararolis Jour
nal
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

Purifes the blood and thus cures
these diseases by removing their
cause. No other preparation has
ever accomplished the remarkable
cures which have followed the use of
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

George ]. Gould, now that the yacht
ing season is over. Il kept busy deny
ing rumors that plots have been formed
to abduct his two sons
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
1000 BUS. POTATOES PER ACRE.

Wonderful yields in potatoes, oats,
corn, farm and vegetable seeds. Cut
this out and send &c postage to the
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, for their great seed book and
sample Of Giant Spurry. wnu
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

An acrobat in Spokane theater fell
from height, landing upon and SER
ously injuring a sp sctator. The spec
tator sued the manager and received
$500.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
Hoods Sarsap pari!|a

To purify and vitalize the blood, and
thus supply the nourishment which
is needed. Those who keep their
blood pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla
have no trouble with weak nerves.
Therefore take Hoods now.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

We think Piso's Cure for Consumption Is
Pinckartd, Springfield, Ill.,, Oct. 1, 1894.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
Cheerful Information.

Timld Guest-I have a delicate wife.
and if I stop at your place I want to
be sure there is a good doctor neal
by.
Aspiring Clerk (briskly)-You need
not be alarmed, sir We've got fine
man within call. Why, he has just
pulled through six of the toughest cases
of smallpox ever heard of.-Brooklyn
/. Life ~ -7~s-'~'~-r - t'-<5
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

For seven days the "Israelites," a
focal religious sect at Detroit which
tries to initiate closely the actions OF
their ancient namesakes, recently
marched daily around q block tn the
oorth end. ON the seventh day they
l; ii II seven times around the block,
hslFS III front Of George 7. Whitneys
reed store, and blew long blast on
horn. Then all the people shouted
With q great shout. According to the
formula the walls OF this impromptu
.Tsrdcho should have fallen down fiat
yat this point But they did not 1aiI.
Ehe reason Tor ali this was tle oppo-
iltton DC some o1 rhe people who lived
- hlock t0 the antics OF the sect
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
BoTTINEAU, NORTH OAK

A chaser" that Is shot from d rock.
et and si>aots around the heavens for
fully ten minutes. has been invented
by man in Victoria, Australia.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
The readiness Of Chinese geners

The readiness Of Chinese generals and
admirals to commit suicide after a
Msaster adds to the difficulty of un-
aerstanding what war means to the
Mongolian mind. To run AWAY from
A-.,1'n%
sne's self is a variety OF tactes that
never occurred to Jomini
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27
q AsficLIler,

4 saturated -Wots wuz der matter
Wild dat pie seed yer refuse! Wuz
It one Of dem leather fellers
Frayed Farley Qoftilyl IN it wuz
handed out wild knife ter me, an
wen I suggested dat an solid desserts
swuz ter be eaten only wild "a fork der
loidy got mad and 1erked + back.
WINE SIimson--I put a pin In the
teacher's chair this morning and he
WIS wild. .. ri, ~
Robbie Sn,itelI1 Well, he won't SIT
down in such Il hurry again.
B B Nillie No; neither will 4. sz.s.s
The Bottineau pioneer., 1895-04-27

ians, he has never forgiven their inter-
ference which lost him the throne.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-05-16
A Valuable Fine

A Valuable Find.
After years Of studyand labor, there
has at last been discovered q sure and
never failing remedy. 1t has been test.
ed on patients, who have despaired Of
ever being cured, the results have been,
in every case, wonderful. Groff's Rheu.
matte Cure is unequaled as q positive
remedy in all cases of Chronic and Acute
Infamatory Rheumatism, Gout, Lumba.
60, Sciatica. Neuralgia; especially Ovar.
ian Neuralgia, Dysmenorrhoea and al.
kindred affections. 1t is also a valuable
Blood Purifier, being especially useful in
Eczema, Psoriasis, Scrofula, all Glandu.
lar Enlargements and diseases Of the
Liver and Kidneys. It is absolutely
free from all narcotics. Severe attacks
are relieved in from q to three days
and positive cure effected in from five tc
eighteen days. For sale by Frank Smith
Madison, s. D.
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THE CITY.
LOCAL BREvlTIEs.


0. E. Matheny returned from Iowa on
the evening train. \
Be faithful to rue and I will prove a
friend, DwiRht's Flour.
Weather report: Fair tonight; Friday
fair, warmer, variable winds.
John Strong and wife of Sioux City
are registered at the Lake Park.
Miss Maud Matheny accompanied the
lawyers to Sioux Falls to-day as steno-
grapher.
j. G. Harmon Of Sibley, Iowa. a for
mer townsman of Pat Tierney IN Bara-
boo, Wis, is visiting the latter.
The cut worm is now becoming the foe
OF the garden plants and farmers even
complain about it cutting their fax.
The scare Is probably premature.
J. A. Elton, a real estate dealer OF Sib-
ley, Iowa, is in the city and has been
shown some choice sections of Lake
county real estate by A. w. Holdridge.
G. E. Foster, colonel of the 4th Regt.
Iowa National Guards, arrived in the
city last evening and departed this morn
ing for the east after calling on a few
friends.
The Chorus Club concert begins at
7:45 sharp tomorrow evening. Ball
tickets will not be sold until after coz
cert closes and then only on presentation
of invitations.
NMrs. Herb. Putney was a morning
passenger for Waupun, Wis.,, to visit her
old home for a month or two. Miss
Gertie White accompanied her as far as
) Austin, Mimi, where she also will visit.
Services at the Seventh Day Adventist
church Sabbath and Sunday, May ls
and 19, Elder N. P. Nelson officiating.
Sabbath school at IL a. m. Meeting at
II. Preaching on Sunday at $50 p. m.
NJohn Moore returned from Big Stone
lake this morning bringing with him
some splendid specimens Of the fnny
tribe at catching which he had fine
sport and success. John enjoyed his
trap.
Minneapolis Journal, 16: Sioux Falls
is going to have q barbecue on the
Fourth of July, but instead Of killing a
steer or q sheep they are going to serve
hot roasts from the ribs OF q nice, fat
colt. This is q horse on Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Geo. Willard who is completely
crippled with rheumatism departed to.
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SAVE THEIR ENTRIES.

Homesteaders Who Have Lost Their
Lands Can Re-Enter.
HURON, S. D., May l6.-Hon. Hoke
Smith, secretary of the interior depart,
ment, has forwarded to registers and
receivers Of land offices a circular call.
ing attention to the rights Of home
steaders upon government lands. 1t is
in accordance to an amendment passed
Dec. 30, 1894, to the act Of March 2,
1889, and by its provisions the home,
stead right is virtually restored to all
persons who filed upon government
land prior to Dec. 20, 1894, and failed
because of crop losses or other una
voidable causes to make proof on the
same and procure their patent. How.
ever, no party will be entitled to make
a second entry under this act unless his
former entry is Cancelled for causes
above referred to.
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day for Rochester, Mimi, to seek much
needed treatment. She had to be car
ried aboard the cars in a chair. Her
children went also to friends in Huston
county, MINI.
DR.. j. L. Harris, of Webster, member
of the state board Of health, arrived on
the train from the north to attend q
meeting OF the board today at this place.
DR.. Robinson, Of Pierre the other mem
Der Of the board was expected but did
not arrive.
Martin johnson returned last evening
on his wheel from Carthage whittier he
went Tuesday evening. He reports veg
citation badly nipped with the frost be-
tween Carthage and Howard, but from
Howard to this place crops look very
nearly all right.
Attorneys Williamson and Farmer
went to Sioux Falls today on the E. P.
Allis va. The Madison Electric Light
Co.'S case. MI. Farmer has just return
ed from New York where he vent on
matters connected with this case and
where he met w. H. Jones formerly Of
Madison. )
men who keep their best girls
sitting late on the doorsteps these cold
nights had better take warning from the
experience Of a gay young Lothario who
found the weight of an irate prospective
mother-in-iaw's broomstick on his head
last evening in the southwest part Of
town. He dallied too long with his
sweet Dulciana.
The twenty. first annual convention Of
the South Dakota Sunday School asso-
citation will be held at Clark, June IL 20.
Hon. VIM. Reynolds, field superintendent
Of the national executive committee, and
Rev. Hugh Cork Of Grand Forks, N. D.,
will be present to aid in making it one
Of the best meetings the association ever
had. Those expecting to attend and
| wishing entertainment should write the
Rev. 7. G. Langdale, Clark, S. d.
Sheriff Fox pounced upon Jerry Hur-
ley's place this afternoon closing it upon
injunction and taking possession. The
safe containing the liquor was closed be-
fore the officers could get possession
and q man who had just purchased a
bottle Of whisky to be used as evidence
had the bottle broken in his pocket by
Dan Kilroy before he could get away
with it. The sheriff, however, saye the
contents OF the vault will be reached il
every brick in the building has to be
pulled down; and no doubt when it is
opened enough liquor will be found to
make the injunction stick.
Secretary of State Thorson passed
south today homeward from Pierre. He
reports court III session at the capital
and the grand jury grinding away.
Messrs. Benedict, Mccoy and others i'm
plicated in the Taylor defalcation, on
hand awaiting developments, evidently
expecting something to be brought out
against them; and in fact it is generally
limited that something startling will
eventually develop. Along the route
Mr.. Thorson noticed that the frost was
particularly severe in Kingsbury county
and was pleased to notice that Lake
county had escaped 30 lightly.
Since going to Howard to attend cir
cult court for Miner county, D. D.
Holdridge, Esq, has been retained in the
divorce suit of Osgood Va. Osgood. which
is creating no little interest in that CON-
! munity. A. p. Osgood will be remem.
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Another Air Ship Inventor.

SIOUX FALLS, May 16.-H. 8. Bliss, a
Rapid City inventor, has a model about
completed Of an air ship which he
and others who have seen it think
will be practicable. He has built it en-
tirely from hickory, every piece being
made by hand. The ships, when made
for practical use, will be constructed Of
aluminum
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-05-16
MiSnesota foresters In session.

LITCHFIELD, Mimi, May l6.-The
Grand Court Of Minnesota, Ancient
Order of Foresters Of America, con:
vened here during the day. The prin-
cipal change in the laws was that fixing
the funeral fund at $50 for q member
and $50 for q members wife.
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Joe Sampson Arrested.

Sioux FALLS, May l6.-Joe Sampson,
ex-acting mayor and present alderman
from the Sixth ward, was arrested at
Sun Dance, Wy, on a telegram from
Sheriff Hubbard, saying he was wanted
here for embezzlement. Sheriff Hub
bard will bring the prisoner back.
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harrison Denies u RepOrt,

harrison Denies u Report.
INDIANAPOLIS, May lG -Ex-President
Harrison ays regarding a report that
he has permanently retired from jury
lot engage in any o jury trials
away from home and will confine his
practice mainly to arguments before
the courts.
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Roman ladies had safety pins closely
resembling the modern article.
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DAILY LEADER
THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1895,
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA

Local Time ahle.
Chicago, Milwaukee d Sc. Paul ia " which
took effect, sunday, November Il, 1894
rRAINs como EAST.
Passenger, No. 4, departs II :o5 .. m. .
Freight, No. 50, departs $3.50 q. m.
Freight, No. "a, departs 8 90 p. m.
TRAINS 0OTn0 WEST,
Mixed, No, 81, depsrts4:lOp p. m.
TRAINS PROm fHE East.
Passenger, No. 3, arrives 3:45 p. m.
Freight, No. II, arrives 4:5O .. m.
Freight, No. %, arrives $3.50 p. m.
TRAINS YRoA fHB wRsr.
Freight, no. VI, arTivss 10 :4b .. m.
ALI the above trains carry passengers; but
freights only when passengers are provided with
ickets.
Passenger trains going east make connection
At Egan for oil points south, and passenger train
going west, at WoOns0cket for oil points north.
MADISON d BRIeTOL LINE.
Passenger going north. departs 3:50p. m.
Passenger from north arrives, 1880 Q. m.
JNO. LARKIN. Local Agent.
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold MeaA Mdwinter Fair. San Fran. 20.
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Don't Tobacco spit or smoke Your
Life Away
is the truthful. startling title of a book
about No-To-Bac, the harmless, guaran.
teed tobacco habit cure that braces up
nicontinized nerves, eliminates the nico-
tine poison, makes weak men gain
strength, vigor and manhood. You run
no physical or financial risk, az No-To-
Bac is sold by Frank Smith under q
guarantee to cure or money refunded.
Book free. Address Sterling Remedy
Co., New York or Chicago.
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Work horses for sale on time.
CHAs. B. KENNEDY.
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bered by pioneers as an early settler Of
this county who afterward removed and
located at Canova, Miner county. The
old gentleman was a bachelor until three
or four years ago when he advertised or
made application through a matrimonial
bureau for a wife and get one. The old
gentleman is quite wealthy and his wife
now sues him for divorce, alleging ill.
treatment and an undue familiarity with
her D.year old daughter. The suit is
for divorce and property worth about
$4,000, and between the prominence of
the parties and witnesses in the case
nearly the whole country side is in at
tendance at court and the case Is being
fought at much length.
Taken Up.
Came to my place May IL, 1895, one
black mare colt, blocky, 2 years old, one
brown mare colt slim built, 2 years old,
one brown horse colt 2 years old.
VIM. HARRINGTON,
ne1a sec 20 lO6-53.
Holstine COWS, thoroughbreds, for sale
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Holstine COWS, thoroughbreds, for sale
on time. CHAs. B. KENNEDY.
The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-08-22
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE
nv A NEGRO BRUTE ON MRS, NARY
's l4upsoN, NEAR LExiNGToN.
whsis walksnc Along tho Railroad Trsch
sss IL seized FROM 6shind and
Choksa Into Tnsensibiisty'
The fsrste Arrested.

Mrs. Mary Hudson, q widow,
aged 80 years, was assaulted by
s-a unknown negro near her home,
four miles from Lexington, about
$3.50 o'clock, Wednesday morning.
She was walking along the South
ern railway track, intending 70
call upon a married daughter,
who lives about quarter OF q
mile away, when q negro APP
preached from behind and checked
her to insensibility. Her daugh-
ter heard he screams for help and
gave the alarm, whereupon the
negro fed. When the daughter
reached Mrs. Hudson she was un-
conscious. Word was sent to
Lexington and theyictim gave the
best description Of the negro she
could, but it was not accurate.
Later she identified James
Mitchell Smith as the negro who
assaulted her and he was placed
in the Lexington jail to await the
action Of the grand jury. A spe-
cial guard has been appointed to
protect him from mobsyiolence.