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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24

The sugar bounty hearing has been
closed.
The big pension Office building is be-
ing painted and decorated.
1t is estimated that 80, 900 Indians
Are engaged in agricultural pursuits.
President Cleveland says there shan't
be any bull fights at the Atlanta expo
sition.
Ex-President Harrison is said to have
been proposed as a successor to Justice
Jackson.
Labor Commissioner Wright says
that the total cost of the census will be
$40, 5000, 00O.
Secretary Morton has revised the reg.
ulations for admitting Canadian sheep
into this country.
The naval department has decided
that the warship Atlanta needs q thor.
ough overhauling.
Secretary Morton has decided to pay
his clerks who advocate free silver coin.
age in silver dollars.
Assistant Secretory of the Treasury
Curtis says st. Louis bonds are making
a raid on treasury gold.
Treasury officials say there is no need
to feel uneasy about the few gold ship.
ments now being made.
United States officials do not credit
the story that Sir Julian Pauncefote is
to be transferred to Berlin.
1t is reported that a big life insur-
ance company has refused to take a
risk 0 President Cleveland.
Frederick r. Coudert, it is reported,
has been offered an appointment tt the
national supreme court bench.
The agricultural department has is
sued a bulletin on the growing compe.
tis.on of Canada for foreign trade.
A demand is to be made on congress
n9xt session for legislation providing
batter protection for forest reserves.
Admiral Kirkland, of the European
squadron is expected to send a vessel to
Syria to protect American interests.
State department officials are quoted
as saying that there is a limit to which
force can be used in protecting mission.
aries.
The course OF Minister Terrell in de.
manding of Turkey to punish the MUIR
derers of Binyclist LEM has been ap-
proved.
The light business now carried on by
pork packing establishments IN various
has resulted in the furlough of
about 100 assistant m~icrOscopists of the
agricultural department..
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
WEEKLY NEWS SUMMARY
important Events Far and
Near Briefly Reported.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
Low Water Stop, Work.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, Aug. l9.-An the
cotton and other mills using water for
power on Rock River at this point, ex.
cept two, are closed down on account
of low water, and the situation from
an industrial standpoint is similar to
that on the Fox river. The cotton
mills have orders for two months
work, but they cannot be filed. Two
thousand employees are out o. work.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
BUTLER'S NOVEL PLAN.

lie Would Assess Banks for Money With
Which to Reopen His Own.
RAINY LAKE CITY, Mimi. Aug. 49,
Many OF the banks throughout the
Northwest are receiving circulars from
w. w. Butler, cashier of the Rainy
Lake City bank asking them TO send
that bank a check for Fl. The reason
given for the request is that if enough
respond to the request the bank will
be able to reopen. On the evening of
June 10 robbers entered it and took
nearly all the money in the bank,
g., 600.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
Will Meet in Novemher

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9. - Senator
Carter Of Montana. the chairman of
the national Republican committee.
who is in the city, says that a call for
the meeting OF the national Repuhli-
can committee will be issued early in
October. and that the meeting will
take place in this CITY in November.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
Banking House Of Henry Filing,
Virginia City. Montana

Transacts a general banking business. Deals in for
eign and domestic exchange, state, county and city bonds
and warrants. Collections promptly attended to.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
INDUSTRIES BUSY
Work in Manufacturing Lines
Something Exceptional for
the Season.
BIG IRON OUTPUT CONTINUES.
Midsummer Quiet in CONNER
Cial Circles Becoming
Noticeable.

NBw YORK, Aug. la.-Bradstreets
says: Midsummer quiet is more con.
splcoous than a week ago, though less
SO In industrial than in commercial
lines. AS a rule, leading m~annfactur.
ing industries are exceptionally busy
Tor the season. and it is worth adding
that the increase in output of demand
and prices for iron and steel still con
tinues. Gross and net railroad earn.
lngs returns for the FIRST half of the
present year show very satisfactory
aggregate gains over last year, a period
90 great coal and railroad strikes and
OF financial and industrial depression
and arrangement. The best showings
in net earnings are made by the Cen.
trail Western, Eastern and Southwest
ern roads, while the only decreases
noted are in the granger and Southern
roads. Jobbers in the more important
staple lines at Chicago, St. Louis, Kan
sas City, Omaha, Milwaukee, Mime.
apolis and St. Paul report An improved
demand. The outlook at all those
points is for an
Active Fall Business.
Kansas City dealers do not regard an
carly advance in prices Of livestock
probable. At Omaha country mer-
chauts are said to be buying more
freely than for years. At San Fran.
cisco leading commercial lines are
quieter. Hop picking is about to begin
on that coast, with the outlook for
only a moderate crop. The wheat crop
in California is rather less favorable.
Washington crops are good. Tacoma
reports easier collections, lumber shin.
ments about equa! to those in the pre-.
ceding month, and the receipt of TO-.
600 tons of freight this week from the
Orient. Portland, Or, wires that the
spring salmon catch on the Columbia
river is large.
Throughout the Southern states
general trade remains as quiet and in
some instances quieter than a week
ago.
! The Iron and Steel sndu try.
The sales of steel rails in 1895 to
Aug. were 500, 600 tons and the de-.
1iveries 582, 600. Wages in this indus.
try have been generally advanced and
strikes are few. Minor metals change
little, though large sales lift lake COP.
per to l2A cents. Textile imports have
been very heavy and advances in cot.
ton goods to some extent check buy.
ing. while Fall River spinners are OF.
ganizing for a restoration Of wages
paid before the panic. Wooden manu-
f%acturers find in their way large sales
OF foreign goods at prices which cause
official Investigations. The sales of
wool were 6,313,0 900 domestic and
b,279, 900 foreign this month, against
1870, $50 domestic and 1902, 500 for.
eign last year, and II, $50. sO2 domestic
and 4,566, 800 foreign in 1892, indicate
that domestic wool is largely held for
speculation at prices about a cent
higher than manufacturers feel able to
pay.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
Affects $500 People.

CALUMET, Mich. Aug. lY.-The
great Calumet and Hecla Mining com.
pany, employing nearly $500 people
here and at Lake Linden, and $50 at
Buffalo. will restore the cut OF 10 per
cent made in wages two years ago.
The increase will probably be an.
nOunced to the men next week, when
they are paid for july labor.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
NEWS OF LEGAL NATURE,

NEWS OF LEGAL NATURE.
Governor Woodbury. Of Vermont has
sued the Rutland Herald for $50, 900
damages for calling him a saloon.
keeper.
The Vanderbilts have been awarded
damages against the Metropolitan
Steamship company for the destruction
of the yacht Alva.
Frederick Sietel of New York has
entered suit against Albertina K.
Mooney for go, 900 damages for breach
OF promise to marry him. The defend
ant is an heiress.
Suit has been brought against the
estate of the late Senator Plumb of
Kansas by the Bateman brokerage
house Of New York on some railway
stock subscriptions.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
Nebraska's Zig Crop

OMAHA. Aug. 1y.-Nebraska is richer
than at this time last year by at least
SIS, 900. 900. At the most conservative
estimate, three of its grain crops are
worth thai figure. Two Of them have
already been gathered and thu third is
practically beyond danger.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-08-24
THE EAT RECORD,

Charles Foster, the playwright, is
dead.
Frederick Engels, the international
Socialist leader, is dead.
Colonel Tom Moberly, the noted
Kentucky shorthorn breeder, is dead.
Frank M. Bixlny, the veteran editor
and politician OF San Francisco, is
dead.
Justice Jackson of the Federal su.
preme court. died at his home in Ten.
nessee.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13
Stray Peddlers.

Judge Rose recently rendered deci~
sion IN a criminal case of considerable
interest to peddlers and statesmen who
sci to farmers and others by samples.
A travelling agent for wholesale
grocery house selling goods by sample
to farmers was arrested in LaMouro
county for following this occupation
without having first produced license,
and fined $25 by a justice Of the peace1
He took al appeal to the district
court and employed Newman. Spald.
ing and Phelps of Fargo to defend him.
The information was demurred to
principally on the ground that the law
recurring such statesmen and peddlers
to pay license was unconstitutional,
and upon argument Judge Rose sus>
tanned the demurrer and the travelling
man went free.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

General Emigrant Agent c. w.
Mott, of the Northern Pacific, is
doing some advertising for North
Dakota that connot fail but be pro-
ductive of much good in inducing
emigration to the state. He says:
81 inclose a sample Of the news
paper notices we are getting from the
press through the country in which
the Land Department Car is exhibit
ing. We are doing our very best for
North Dakota, and from the present
indications, we believe great many
people will settle in North Dako' a
this coming year. Mr.. Phipps, q
Land Commissioner, is very liberal
in his policy, and we are advertising
in systematic manner the resources
Of the Northwestern states traversed
by the Northern Pacific Railroad.
"The product Car has been out
since the first of October, through
Wisconsin and Illinois, and has been
at some fifty different places in Indi
ana. 1t will remain in the east for
some months yet. The car has had
from 1900 to 10000 visitors a day,
and the number of letters of inquiry
received by US from where the car
has been, is very large. Some of the
principal attractions in the car are
North Dakota products"
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

The holiday number of Colonel
Lounsberry's Beautiful Publication,
The Record,unde a special arrange
ment with the Griggs Courier, will
be sent to any reader of this pape,
for five two-cent stamps sent to The
Record, Fargo, before January 10
The regular price is IS cents The
Christmas number of The Record
presents an unusually varied and
Entertaining Table of Contents.
The "reminiscences and Stories ot
Hardships and Dangers and Charac-
ters of the Olden Times, the Indian
Legends, Why the Braves Paint, the
Cannon Ball and Fort Lincoln Medi-
cine Mound, the Story of Abercrom-
bic, the Address of President Hub
bard at the Old Settlers Meeting,
the Names, Place and Date Of Settle
ment of the Old Settlers, Keeny's
"Frontier Minister" and the "Frontie,
Minister'S Story" are among the
most interesting features. And then
there is civilian Gidley's Sorrow >
"Sir Walter Scott's Pluck" "a Noted
Epitah," Navigation on the Rec
River" etc.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

The Courier hopes that some ofour
citizens will 60 to Fargo next week
to attend the immigration convention
which is called to meet at that place
on December II and 18. All those
interested in the welfare of North
Dakota are invited to attend this
convention. The invitation is gen.
eral and we believe that those who
attend will be repaid for so doing.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

Cleveland and Carlisle are in favor
of retiring the greenbacks. They
have been considerably retired ever
since these gentlemen have been in
office, but we predict that they will
not be retired in the sense that they
mean for long time to come. The
greenback is here to stay. Mess,s.
Cleveland and Carlisle will be retired
however, in about one year.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13
lust wien the Fargo Argus COZ

Just wien the Fargo Argus cou
make scoop" by getting to Coop
erstown twelve hours ahead of any
ether paper, it failed to show up a,
all Wednesday evening when every
body was crying for an Argus to ge,
an account OF the Hayward hanging
bee. This has happened before on
like occasions and if the Argus wants
to maintain its lead it will have tc
remedy these defects.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

1t is said that Attorney Glaspell, ,ot
jamestown. has bee that goes buz
zing around his office at jamestown,
and that the only tune the bee sings
is: "Congressman Glaspell, Con-
gresham Glaspell!" Well, it is not
bad tune and Congressman Glaspell
has a very symphonious sound.
However Congressman Johnson seems
to have possession of the king bee at
present.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

Chairman Carter, of the republi.
can national committee, says that the
populist vote has increased 24o pei
cent during the last three years, and
wants the republicans not to les
sight of this fact. 1t would not be
bad idea for the republicans te
keep their eye on the populist baro
meter.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

The Northwood Cleaner has
again changed hands, and H. A.
Sorley is the new proprietor. The
Courier wishes the Cleaner success
under the new management and
hopes that its columns will be KEEP
free from the nauseating articles i
has formerly contained in regard t
the Mayville Tribune.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13
COMMISSIONER PRO
CEEDINGS.

Board of commissioners met pursu.
ant to adjournment this 18th day of
November, A. d. 1905.
All members of board present.
The minutes Of last meeting read and
approved.
On motion 1t was ordered that for all
entertainments not conducted for
profits, but for charitable purposes, and
not directly coming in under the rules
already established for the use of the
courthouse hall, the county auditor and
engineer shall calculate the expenses
for heating and lighting of same. and
that such expenses shall be paid by the
parties for use of the hall.
On motion the following bills were
allowed.
Gull River Lumber Company
for bridge material. ...... 5 50
Gull River Lumber Company
1OI COdi. 80. ..s....s.s.. Sl1 II
Claus Jackson, for boarding
prisoners etc. presented for
S35. .S5, allowed at ......... 33 IS
Hans o Lien, for postage. 75
C H johnson, 1 quarter sal.
ary as County judge ..... 100 90
John Syverson, for merchan.
disc ......,. ........... Sc ~
Andrew Sinclair, months
salary as Superintendent of
schools. Is OO
George N. Stork, for burying
Carcass. .................. 1 Ol
L S Platou. for services supt.
board Of health. .......... 5 q
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

Harry T. Hayward mas been hang
ed at last, and the cold-blooded mur-
der of Catherine Cling has been
avenged, in measure, and the law
satisfied. Hayward was hanged
Wednesday morning, Dec. nth. A
long suffering public is glad that i,
can pick up Minneapolis and St,
Paul paper without having to read
two or three columns about Hayward.
These papers seemed to gloat ovel
this hanging like a butcher would
over a fat steer.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

It took 10000 words for President
Cleveland to tell Congress what he
had done since his previous official
message, but it would take ten times
the number of words to tell what he
hasn't done.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13
TIL E G 0 U R IE R
PERCY r TRUBSHAW,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Official DIRECTORY.

STATE OFFICERS.
Governor-ROger Ai'in.
Lieut.. GovernOr-John H. Worst
Secretary-CM NJ Dahl.
Auiltor-Frank A Briggs.
Treasurer George E. Nichols
Superintendent of Public Instruction-Emma
F. Bates.
Attorney General-John Cowan.
Supreme Court Judges-Guy C. H. Corliss,
Alfred Wallin, J. NJ. Bartholomew.
Railroad Commss:oners-J. j. Wamberg. Geo
H. keyes. John w. Currie.
Commissioner of Labor-A. H. xaughlin.
Commissioner of Insurance-F. b. Fancher.
Congressman-M. N. johnson.
Judge District Court, Fifth District
Rose. Of Jamestown.
COUNTY OFFICERe.
Commissioners = Jos Buchheit, chairman;
G. Cooper, VIM Sandy, Neis Hemmingeon, JohI
X. Olson.
Register Of Deede-Hane o. Lien.
Clerk Of District C0urt-O. D. Purnton.
Sherih-Claus jackson
District AttOrney-David Bartlett,
Treesurer-Iver Udgard.
Auditor-P. A. Megatd.
Surveyor-Martin A. Uelande
Supt. Of SchoOle-Andrew Sinclair.
County Judge-C H. johnson.
Coroner-Dr. Platou.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

The republican national committee
after an exciting time, finally decided
to hold the next national conven.
ton of that party at St. Louis, on the
10th day of June. The long cam.
paign fellows win, we are sorry tc
saw
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

Lord Salisbury's note has arrived
in Washington and Mr.. Cleveland
has-gone duck hunting. Congress
is worrying along just the same.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13
Taken Up.

On the 2Sth day of Novem er, 1895,
one serrel horse with light name and
tail with white strip in face and some
white on the right bind foot. Owner
please call and. prove property, pay
charges and take the same away.
PDE r KNUDsEN.
Sec 8.147-58.
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

Flynn, LOT Orayage. ...... G0
) N Brown, engineer. ....... 30 OC
l. X Fisher, road 0verseer. 80. 8 &C
George ID Barnard, poll
books. etc. -. : sc
On motion it was ordered that the
tax judgment against Erick Nordstrom
be satisfied, as the same was found to
be ERRONEOUS, he being assessed in two
towns for the same property.
John Ebentire, building cul-
| VcTtS w
P A Melgard, salary as coun
! ty auditor ............... % 81
Walker Bros, blanks ........ 8 Og
Christie 4 Collier, blanks.... 8 OO
Oscar d Purinton, services as
clerk ofcourt. :. ....... 72 OO
o P Fiering, road receipt. 90
A A Fluto, road receipt. 80. 2 4O
Ole X Olson, road receipt. 80. 2 90
w A Kingsley, road receipt. / 1a
A E Richardson, road receipt %
A b Richardson, road receipt Q 81
c E Skarie, judge of election
and return of poll book. 500. 4 90
Martin Messing, Judge of
election ................. . OO
Gust Forsberg, judge election 2 90
H Arestad, clerk of election. 2 0O
Walter Hemmlngsen, clerk of
election ................ 2 OO
Gust Forsberg, cleaning school
| mousse. .'........... OO
w A Baker, judge of election
and return poll book. 800. 5 &C
VIM Saar, judge Of election. 2
David DER, judge of electien 2 OF
Henry Curtiss, clerk of cleo
| ton Observation-Disclosures. VI
+ r Lilly, clerk of election. OF
B Hcr'gstad, judge Of election
and return poll book. ..... Y
Amun Gulbrandson, judge of
cIccGtOu. . "
Andrew Brosten, Judge of
cioCIlOH "
M A Ueland, clerk of election 30
Carl Sporeland, clerk of cleo
ton. ............. ..... u
Treasurer school district No.
4 for use of school house,. 20
: E S Hamilton, Judge of elec-
ton and return Of poll
Al. DOOk ........... ....'s.'.s
Treasurer, school district No.
7 for use of school house,. 20
4 E NJ Ayrea, judge of election 20
4 Daniel Erickson, judge of
l| eIecClOn. ..................
H A Sundin, clerk of election 20
5 S S Norgard, clerk of election 20
S S A Ness, judge Of election
and return c. poll book %. sc
y Anton Peterson, judge of
+ electlOn ...........
Paul Rorvig, Judge of cleo
ZION ..................
! L o Torgeson, clerk of elec-
tlOn v
r Arthur Know, clerk of cleo
lIOH .............. U
Andrew II OVERLY, judge Of
election and return of poll
book ..........
b H overly, judge of election &c
e B A Hermandson, Judge of
. electlOn ............
Ole Bakken, clerk of election &c
A B Ness, clerk of election, &c
School treasurer, district No.
II, for use of School house. &c
Ole E Thorn, judge of Cleo
ton ard return of poll book 3s
Toilet Tveite, judge of cleo
tlOn. ..............,,..
John P Vangen, Judge Of
4 electlon ................ 20
Gilbert Olson, clerk of eletion &c
i, w r McCulloch. clerk of
- eleCGlOu. q
:, Treasurer. school district No.
II, for use Of schoolhouse. 2(
H A Sundln for building cul-
~ VcEC ssss:.s.......
= The county treasurer presented Ii.
! of uncollectable personal propert
. taxes for the year 1894, and the follow
ing taxes on same was on motto
ordered cancelled.
Hunter " s.. ............ 20
Smith Henry. q
. Denharm P H. &c
Hamre Knud. .............. II
. Leonard Martin. n.............. II
Griggs courier., 1895-12-13

L 5 Platou, for recording
births and deaths. 75C
lver Udgard salary and
sundry expenses .......... 121 SO
Griggs Courier, printing etc. 129 q
E S Rose, court stenographer sc Ol
K G Cooper, for sundry ex.
penses >. ............. 5 06
j c Flynn, for drayage 5000. 60
j N Brown, engineer. 30 OO
l. r Fisher, road overseer. 80. SEQ
George ID Barnard, poll
books. etc. c............. -. 80
I'm naafinn Il mas na.1lo..od
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
HARRISON MEN WAKE UP.
They VIII Fight for the Ex-Presi-
dents Nomination.

Special Dispatch to the New York World.
INDIANAPOLIS, December 11.-All doubt
as to ex-President Harrison's active can
d;dacy for the republican nomination for
President was removed today by his pollt-
ical managers. who telegraphed to the
Planters Hotel, st. Louis. engaging thirty
rooms for Harrison headquarters during
and for week previous to the national re-
publican convention.
When asked to confirm the news of Gen.
Harrsons aggressive campaign his init
mate friends, such as ex-Attorney General
Miller, John C. News son, John H. Kitchener
and others, smile and say that the general
cannot refuse the call Of his party.
They declare that the ex-President will
be a candidate before the convention. 1t
is not denied that he Is fully conversant
with the arrangements that have been
made, and has given them his tacit APPROX
al. 1t is said that Gen. Kitchener and John
Wanamaker will have charge of the cam
paign in the east, and that Senator Elkins
of West Virginia is pledged to look after
the southern delegations
In New York the eX-PreSident is expect
ing hearty support, but not an active one
until Morton drops out of the race, when,
it is said, he is ASST ed of many votes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
VIII Stick to Home Products.

VIII Stick to Home Products.
The French chamber of deputies yester-
day, after discussion of the military bud
get. decided that, except under unusual cir
cumstances, no more timed meats are to be
supplied to the army after January /, 1897,
except such as are manufactured in France
or in the French colonies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
HonOrs to PiIlsbury.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 12.-At
the Chess Club banquet held last Sunday
in honor of Harry Nelson PiIlsbury, the
young Brooklyn chess player who took first
prize in the international chess tournament
recently held at Hastings, England and of
Steinitz, who won fifth prize in the same
tournament, President Sabourow of the
Russian Chess Club, in welcoming the
guests, said that Russia had the warmest
friendship for America.
Mr.. Pillsbury, in responding, thanked the
club for the honor it conferred upon him
and his fellow players in inviting them to
participate in a tourney In which the best
chess players in the world are to compete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-12
SPORTS OF THE DAY
Progress Of the Championship Pool
Tournament.
A GREAT RUN MADE BY KEOGH
Oients Defeat Central High School
at Foot Ball.
HONORS TO PILLSBURY

The Central High School foot ball team
played its last game Of the season on the
gridlron yesterday, being defeated by the
Orients at National Park by 40 to o. The
Centrals presented a badly patched-up
team. which was unable to Withstand the
good team work of the Orients. Avis did
a good share Of the playing for the latter
club. and repeatedly made splendid runs.
Duffy and Lyman also played good foot
ball.
No one on the Central team appeared to
be able to do much good work, although
Jolly made couple of creditable gains.
The score in the first half was 16 to O.,
and at the end of the game 40 to o. Clark
Of the c. A. c. did his best to pull the
High Schools together, but his efforts were
unavailng, as an utter lack of team work
prevailed. The teams lined up asfollows:
OrientS. CentralS