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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

OF clay county: Supposed It was a letter
OF some confidence. l heard somethins
'aDou such a letter. Did not know thai
i invre was anything irregular. Thought the
..npoIt OF the letter was a request for our
county treasurer to send the money that
was Que to the state. Never heard II In
ttlanIted that Ruth or Taylor were holding
pacK money except as l saw It in tina
newspapers. " VIZ
Gov. Shcldon's Story.
About the time Of the panic after TIN
LIES failure talked with Taylor. He rave
me every assurance that money was
hla waa Il, sai banks carefully watched: where
formation indicating any shortage prior
10 the Sth OF January. Never heard any-
1ninE intiraatins the slightest hint that
ali ' MONEYS %ou'o not net be able to turn over
more IN reference to a letter which he had
.eceived from Ruth. He said he had a
Ruth's Letter.
In a letter from Mr.. Ruth to the govern
or, winch was introduced. he says: The
at the proper time. / viii make the an.
preparations on his report. II the peon:e
40 not set all the money they are en-
I'VE s1ieo 10 1t VIII not be my fault. / viii
thls year and h II they do not IKE tho
law law It can be repealed. which ought to be
Frank Boards Testimony.
When did you first learn that TAYLOR
was snort in his accounts? 1 him about
d week before he was to turn over.
sh Ny YOU learn probable amount Of
Mr.. Beard denied any knowledge of any
securities given by Taylor to McChes-
ney, BROOKS or any one else, securing them
Liability on the bond. From representa-
ton of Mr.. Tenney, whose word alone
we had to take for 1t, l thought Taylor's
property, might amount to $50, 600.
MT. Beard also testified that In the con-
Terence with the bondsmen, together with
Mr.. Tenney. in Chicago. there was dis
cussed a proposition to offer a settlement
with the state on the basis Of the pay
ment of $10o,0O but 1t was not definitely
determined upon.
Testimony of Mr.. Brooks.
l first knew of Taylor's shortage when
saw 1t in the newspapers, but heard
about the goth Of December there was la
BILE to be trouble for Mr.. Moody, president
OF the bank, who, l think. learned 1t from
McChesney, who was a director. I had
ntteen shares in the bank. About the
24th or 25th Of December I commenced
to protect myself.
What do you mean by protect yourself7
!. wanted to q my w liabilities be-
fore l was called upon to pay Mr.. Tay-
lor's. l secured my creditors by giving
deeds OF my property.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
South Dakota short Notes


The Mennonite colony of Bon Homme
County has received from Minnesota a car
load of seed wheat.
Secretary of the Interior Smith has as
sured Major Picker that the Yankton In
dian Reservation will be opened April l.
The President will shortly issue a proclaim
alton to that effect.
A largely attended meeting of the pa
irons of the Lisbon cheese factory was
held and it was decided to operate the con-
Germ during the coming season as a CO.
operative association, purchasing the plant
of the present owner.
Arrangements are being made to start a
creamery at Westport, a few miles north
of Aberdeen. 1t is reported on good au-
thority that D. NJ. Ferry, the well known
seed man, will open up a branch feed farm
in Sphinx County.
Two railroad lines have been surveyed
through Vale, a small town about twenty
six miles east of Belle FOrche. One will
he from Mandon, N. D.. to the Black Hills,
| and the other from Sioux Falls via Pierre
to the Pacific coast.
About three years ago w. A. Eaton, a
farmer lee Claremont, placed $3.50 in a
tin can and buried it. A few days since
he wished to draw some money from his
Impoverished bank, and vas surprised at
not being able to locate it. He spent two
days searching for the hidden treasure be-
fore finding it.
General Carpenter of Watertown, COM
mander of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, Department of South Dakota, and Mrs.
Robinson, department president Of the
Woman's Relief Corps, have been in
Pierre arranging for the state cncampment
to be held there in June. The Woman's
Relief Corps and the Sons of Veterans will
hold their annual encampment at the same
time and place.
AT a revival meeting held in the Con-
gregational Church at Bryan the other day
some culprit placed some cayenne pepper
| on the red hot stove and in a short time
| minister, u and sinners were in a
| perfect CONFUSION of coughing, wheeling
and sneezing. Services had to be dis
missed and much Indignation was felt owe
the matter. This o1fense is u crime in
South Dakota. Rev. Prior is collecting
evidence aud arrests will follow.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Yield of Wheat.

At the New York experiment station
Prof. c. s. Plumb planted some select
ed seed wheat, there being 1000 grains
Of the largest, plumpest ones he could
get from the farm bin, and a like num-
Der Of the puniest, smallest, perfect
seeds he Gould secure. This seed was
planted in practically the same soil
1t was gre Wn in. Five rows of large
seed produced a total Of 3,472 panicles,
or an average of GOA panicles per
row; five rows of small seed yielded a
total Of 1905 panicles, or an average of
AL per row. The plants from the
average seed yielded 3 pounds 80
ounces Of straw, and l pound 8 ounces
Of grain: the small seed yielded l
pound 1875 ounces Of straw and lis
ounces of grain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Value of Irrigation.

Irrigation is claimed to increase the
sugar in fruit and improve it's quail
ity. In California it has been found
that irrigated fruit has less shrinkage
when dried, and was also worth more
In its green state. This is due to the
taken up by being dissolved with n
plentiful supply of water. The greater
foliage permitted the plants to derive
more carbonic acid from the air, and
thus contribute a greater proportion
of sugar to the fruit.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Give the Best Feed at Night.

All through winter especially. the
heaviest feed of every kind Of farm
stock should be ut night. Enough
should be given at each meal, but in
The evening it may be of richer quality
and more tempting to the appetite.
This is needed in cold weather to keep
The animal warm. as the process Of d.
gestion Is a slow combustion of food
which furnishes heat for the body while
It provides nourishment for the blood.
AS the process of digestion goes IN
with less interruption during sleep, a
heavy meal ut night Is less likely to
njure the stomach than If given ut any
other time. Besides, unless a farmer
feeds after dark lat night and a good
while before daylight in the morning.
she interval between feeding Is longer
through the night than through the
short days Of our Northern winters. A
better feed at night is, therefore, need
I'd on this account.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Chartauuua Of south Dakota.

DIR. 4. NJ. Shanafelt of Huron, a member
of the exectlve committee of the Madison
Chautauqua Assembly, says a meeting of
the committee will be held next month to
prepare a programme for the summer.
Arrangements have already been made for
lectures by Rev. Russell II. Cornwall of
Philadelphia; Chaplain McCabe, Bishop
Vincent and others.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Keepiux Apples.

One method suggested for keeping
apples during the winter Is to pack
them in perfectly dry oats. not permit
ting n apple to touch the other. II
wrapped In paper before packing in the
oats the apples will keep all the better.
they may be packed in boxes or barrels,
and II put up in HI attractive ANN
will bring good prices. Apples have
been higher In price than oranges for
the past four or five years, and are al
ways salable after cold weather It's in.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
With 900 Capital.

Articles of incorporation have been filed
for the Mexican-American Mining Com
pany with headquarters at Sioux Falls and
Guerro, Mexico, capital stock So, 600, 900.
Incorporators, c. S. Palmer, George w.
Abbott and p. S. Royde, Sioux Falls;
John T. McCarricr and NJ. S. Wright,
Kansas City. Mo.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Y, p. 3. C. f.. to Meet April /.

w. I. Hulett, president of the South
Dakota Y. p S. G. E., has called a meet
ing of the executive committee at Huron
o. April l to arrange a programme for the
next annual convention.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

Andrew Farrell, a we'll known mining
man at Deadwood, who, in a demented
condition, wandered away INTO the
try, was found about two miles from Dead
wood. Both hands and feet were frozen
and he was in an unconscious condition.
Amputation of his hands and feet will be
necessary, and it Is doubtful whether the
physicians will be able to save his life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Nav Extend to Montana.

The Chicago and Northwestern Railway
has a large force of men surveying the
country northwest of Belle Fourche, and
it is probable that it will extend its road
into Montana and the cattle country this
summer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

water thfN less is greater, as the mir ID
dryer, and with an east wind, near the
Atlantic coast the waste of snow by
evaporation must on some days be
very small. How fast the snow evap-
crates depends in part upon Its light
ness and ~permeability to the air. New
snow wastes very rapidly without
thawing. and as it wastes the feathery
parts Of the flakes 60 first, leaving 1t
more compact Every washerwoman
knows that frozen clothes, when hung
where there is a draught Of air, dry
very quickly. The fibres of cloth keep
the frozen particles Of moisture from
coming together, and so 1t ~"freezes
dry as 1t is popularity called.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Preaented to Judge Dundy.

Upon converting the United States Court
at Deadwood, Judge Dundy was presented
by the petit jury with a silver after-dinner
coffee service.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Fire Mt Elk Point.

Joseph Smiths fine farm residence, one
mile east of Elk Point, has burned. A
defective f1ue was the cause. But little OF
the household effects we're saved.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Cider Vinegar.

Green. 0nripe and partly rotten ap>
pies do not contain sugar, and hence
their uselessness for vinegar making.
The apples must both be ripe and
sound, and then one ran depend upon
the after processes for producing good
results. The cider made from such ap-
pies will have a purity Of taste that will
surprise one. Sometimes when the ap-
pies are not sufficiently supplied with
sugar a few pounds can be added after
the juice has been crushed out by the
press. In fact a great many of the cider
apples are lacking in sugar, and unless
they are Of unusual goodness no harm
will be done in adding a little sugar.
The sugar generates enough alcohol
to prevent acetous fermentation when
supplied In large quantities, and hence
one really has apple wine instead Of
vinegar. The amount of sugar must be
very limited, say about pound 10
gallons of cider.-Philadelphia IN
quirer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Miner Falls Down u Shaft.

William Preblocaf, a miner employed in
the Deadwood Terra Mine, fell down a
deep shaft and was instantly killed. He
leaves a wife and seven children in Eng
land.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14

Don't complain IL the world doesn't.
suit you. The chances are that you
don't suit the world, but it has to stand
1t.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.

low Sugar Ii Made from Sorghum
Cost of a Pound Of Human Food
Give the Best Feed at Night-valuc
Of Irrigation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
P0ulfry.


There seems to be sufficient evidence
for the statement that the favor of
poultry is more or less affected by the
food which the fowls obtain. If this be
true. then there is q good field for ex-
pertinent in determining just what
foods will impart the most desirable
and delicate flavors to the fowls. The
French feeders use a great deal Of
buckwheat meal in fattening their pOul.
try, believing that 1t not only hastens
the process but that it adds to the
whiteness of the meat, a quality there
much sought after, and improves the
flavor of the flesh. The fatteners in and
about London adapt q similar food and
for similar reasons. But, SO far as we
know, no definite experiments have
been made to ascertain what foods will
impart the finest flavors to fowls. The
French, by combining and their cram
ming system, secure a tenderness not
possible with birds allowed their liber-
ty. The restraint upon muscles tends
to relax the power and energy Of the
muscular tissues. 1t ia a breaking
down, and can only be carried to a GER
tain point, but up to- that time 1t surely
must increase the tenderness Of the
flesh. In the competition to be met
next year, quality will have more to do
with price than ever before, and these
seemingly minor points become Of great
importance.-Maine Farmer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
Making Sugar from Sorghum.

William H. Revis, of Medicie Lodge,
Kan, writes to the Louisiana Planter
several letters on the possibility Of still
making a profit from sorghum as q
sugar plant. He finds that last year
with improved processes $50 pounds Of
sugar could be produced from a ton Of
sorghum, for which $3.50 was paid. In
other words, the sugar in the ane
could be bought for one cent per pound.
BY increasing the capacity of the grind
Ing and crushing machinery the cost OF
getting the sugar is largely decreased.
The larger machinery costs less In pro-
portion to put up and less to run. The
by products of the sugar factory are
the leaves, the molasses and the ba-
gasse or crushed cane after the sweet
has been extracted from II. The leaves
are estimated as worth 81 per ton. The
molasses al be used for producing al
cohOl, and Is worth nine to ten cents
per gallon for this purpose. But this
can only be done by having a distillery
near the sugar works. The bagasse
makes an excellent paper. BY having
a paper mill connected with each fat
tory q good profit may be made from
paper manufacture. The largest sor-
ghum factory has q capacity of crush
ing 200 tons of cane per day. The LOU
isiana sugar factories have a capacity
of 1000 tons, and do not cost nearly so
much in proportion to work done to
put them up or to operate them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
A Common Waste in Milking.


The cause of leaking teats is the
very opposite of the cause of hard milk
ing. The reason why a COW is q hard
mixer is that the sphincter muscle,
which closes the opening or duct of the
teat at the bottom, is too tense or har,l.
and will not yield sufficiently to the
gentle pressure of the hand Of the
mixer. Sometimes 1t is caused by lack
of sufficient space in the duct of the teat
which leads from the cistern above TO
the opening below. The leaking, then.
Is caused by the muscle not being strong
enough to Withstand the downward
pressure Of the milk from the ducts
above. Sometimes the loss Is consider
able, and the remedy not very satisfac-
tory.
1t is doubtful II any permanent REM
edy can be found for 1t. A temporary
preventive and n not at all difficult
of application, is to smear the teats Of 3
leaking COW with photographers COL
lodion as sOon as she is MIXED. A bot
tie of collodion may be kept in the cow
shed-always well corked, or 1t will
e%vapOrate very sOOn-and a small Quan-
tity may be rubbed over the teat and
on the end of it with the finger. The
coilodion contracts considerably as the
chlorofOrm evaporates from 1t, and
practically forms a tight bandagc
around the teat, which congresses tho
duct. When, as IL sometimes the case.
a cow will lose two or three quarts Of
milk n dav. Ii NAV nav to uSc this rem.
edy.-Massachusetts PlOughman.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-14
A Pound of Food.

The cost of a pound Of human food,
based on the results from 1,776 AMI
mails examined at our various expert
ment stations and at the Columbian
Exposition, has been carefully stud
led by DR.. w. III. Jordan, Director of
the Maine Station, and embodied in
an entirely new lecture that was the
feature of the State Dairymen's Con-
vention. In brief, the work of DIR.
Jordan was to figure out the relations
between the food eaten and what is
produced by it. The percentage of.
dressed weight to live weight in steers
Ii GA. In the composition Of a dress
ed carcass We throw away in what
cannot be eaten is pounds out of every
100 pounds. So that in the steer we
get only AGA pounds of food in each
100 pounds of live weight, the re-
mainder being discarded. But of milk
| we throw away nothing-it is all eat
| en-, all digestible; in eggs we throw
away nothing but the shell, eggs and
| milk being perfect foods. One of the
COWS at the Maine Experiment Station
as u ~ 4OOu III III
year as are to be found in four 1000
! pound steers.
Snow Wasting by Evaporation.
| 1t is not merely from thawing that
| the now banks waste in size during
the winter. In the coolest weather
there is always in deep banks a set
Ting down by the thawing of their
nnder side by heat escaping through
the earth. If extreme cold weather
follows, the bottom of the snow bank
will be ice rather than snow. But
aside from this loss OF bulk by thawi.s
there is a constant waste of the sur
face Of the snow bank from the winds
which blow over il. Away from the
Atlantic Ocean or other large bodies OF
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26
Forgiveness Came High.

AT Greenvillc. n. c., short time
ago a man and wife disagreed The
breach between them widened, until a
separation was effected on cash basis
the consideration being 800 cash paid
the husband by the wife for him to leave
and never return, except TO get his house
hold effects. Papers were signed. and
he left Returning few days thereafter
for his goods, his wifc's heart softcned
toward him, but he was firm. Negotia-
lions for him TO remain were opened,
and the result was that he demanded
and received $500 i'll cash not to leave
as per contract. He didn't leave any
more, and 5000 is right good money for
one week. Atlanta Constitution.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26

Tomorrow is n shadow on the screen
Of the imagination. Non, hath seen
This spectcr, which iugloriousiy flies
Before the gaze of our bewildered eyes.
Tomorrow Will bc''-but II never is,
Ana disappointment sore Is hers or his
Who waits dronelike about the tceming hive.
Softly supine, the phantom to arrive.
"lomorrow never comcs''-an anxious time
And cheats us all life's ftful Journey through.
It's always some wild fancy just ahead
And weakling manhood "A mad chase is led,
Many have missed ~ noble. high career
Through its seductive promises OF cheer,
And lost their way IN paths pcriculous,
BY following this isnis fatuus
AYaunt, tomorrow let me have today,
With It's substantial earnosiucss pray.
Its opportunities SO vast and grand
That lie inviting upon either hand
FIRMLY Ia grasp the present, nor delay
10 take the things which spring along the
way.
Though stern lifes duties, yet would no,
borrow
ANY care from nonexistent, false tomorrow.
Edgar Thorne.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26

the foreign inhabitants of the Do.
minion is only 45O0U.
The Toronto Globe estimates that the
outlay of the Dominion Government
IN promoting the settlement of the
Canadian northwest aggregates S125,.
100000. Besides this. large suLuidies
OF the best lands have been granted
railroads to encourage immigration.
Passages from Europe have been paid
and free farms offered to every male
member OF n family over IS years Of
age, but these subsidies have not ut
tructed immigration. Something else
Is needed. aud this is afforded by tho
United States.
In 1871 the population OF Canada
was only 1900, 600. aud over million
OF people from her borders had arrived
IL this country from 1921 to 1890. For
the samo period from Central and
South America, Mexico and the West
Indies we received only little over
100000 immigrants, and the greater
huIHbcI Vi these CaInG from the west
Indies.
Had 1t been within the power of
Canada to have attracted immigrants
rs the United States has within the last
half century her position would nave
been one of infinitely greater strength
and progress. While believing In
strict regulations preventing the lnud Z.
ing on our shores of the GLASSES
so wisely prohibited by our laws,
The VIEGISIAN agrees with it's Pitts
burg contemporary in having no sym
pathy with tho attempts made to cut
oil the Immigration of tho industrious
for no other reason than that they are
poor. The poor OF one generation are
the rich of tho next. aud this is es.
pecially true OF tho Industrious and
frugal foreign immigrants. The most
prosperous States, cities and counties
of the United States are those that
have attracted the greatest number OF
foreign immigrants, and their indus.
try has contributed largely to this
prosperity.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26
Entered as second, class mat!or.

THE CIRCULArloNO TIE NIKGINIAN
1. LARGELY IN ENCESS OF any other
paper published i'll Eastern Vir Siutn.
IT'S circulation ia Norfolk and Portsmouth
Is greater than that ri any paper published
or cirouia ted in the two cities.
1t 10 delivered i'll the cities OF Norfolk and
portsmouth and subnrb' for ~ cents a
week. Nail sub riptions, postage paid.
Five Dollars per year; Three Dollars for xix
mouths, One Dollar ana Fifty Cents for
three mouths, ana Fifty Gents for ono
month.
Advertisements inserted at the ratio OF -
GEMS 4 SGUAhE FIRsT INSERTION; each subse-
quent insertion 81 CENTS. or 81 CENTs
WHEN 1NsET TED EVERY OTHER DAY. Centrac-
tors are not allowed to exceed their spa O
or advertise other than thoir iegitimp to
business, except by paying especially for
the same.
THE WEEKLY ViRGrNfAN AND CAnoLINrAS,
eight pageS, is delivered, postage paid,
three months, 25c.; six mouths. 5Oc, twelve
months. IL
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26

American railways will be we'll rep -.
resented at the international railway
congress- to be opened in London this
week. The congress, with the excur
sions, bnnquets. etc., will last about
five weeks. The Queen will meet dele.
gates one day at Windsor. The Prince
OF Wales will formally open the con
gress, The meeting will be an impor-
tant one in every way.