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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
A Use for Abandoned E,

a new use has been found for ah,.
doned farms. 1t is well known tba,
in Scotland many of the largest ,on,
ed proprietors depend largely nm.
the rental of their deer forests T.
annual returns from their estates o.,
in England there are innumoro,,
stretches Of land which, at nrosos.
agricultural prices, pay better 10 ron.
for shooting than farming. 1t is enc
gested that many abandoned farmS :.
this country can, at cOmpa rativo,.
slight expense, be made to yield fa;,
return 10y being turned into game nra.
serves. Gunners have every wear -
go further and further from home ~
search Of game, and the time INNS,
come, when the English plan of nro
serving game birds will have to ho
adopted, If there is to be any snor.
left in the country. Good, weil.stoct
ed shooting lands will then fetch bich
prices. and some wide-awake business
men propose to be early in the field
The movement has been hitherto main
ly confined to shooting and coun,rv
clubs, which, having acquired runs of
property, have prohibited the indis.
eliminate killing Of game on the,
lands or Of fish i'm their rivers bv tho
public; but 1t is probable that such
acquisition and preservation will soon
form distinct branch Of private enter.
prise. TO show it's possibilities Con.
necticut farmer has bought up a 10.
of abandoned farms and swamp and
wood land, aggregating about 3.OtS
acres, and fenced it in. In this do.
main he intends to encourage the do.
velopment of all kinds of game indip.
enous to that regiOn-winged. tinncd
or four-footed. He has one patch q,
twelve acres sown wholly TO buck.
wheat. which will not be cut. but left
for the Bob Whites" These birds
perish in great numbers in hard win.
ters. as we'll as rutfied grouse. and
plenty of brush will be left on the res.
ervation for their protection and shel.
ter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
KILLED 5000 BUSHELS.
Hoppers Die by the Million at Tay-
IOr's Falls.

Taylors Falls. Mimi. June 3O-Prof.
Fetit. assistant 10 Prof r.ugger. is
here to-day looking over the grasshop-
per situation. He found that the arm
ers are working the hopper dcsers
very faithfully and are keeping the
Srasshoppers down so that little or
no damage will be done ibis sr9s, n.
and by blowing the eggs under this
fall they can be got rid of. However.
the most danger will be when the bay
is cut, for then they will attack the
other crops. where more damage can
be done than in the hay land. Some
idea of the amount Of hoppers can be
gained when ii is estimated by CON
sentative farmers thai each one Of the
liS hopper dosers sent out nas &C.
stroyed twenty bushels of grassh ID
pcrs, and the insects are very small as
yet
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
ANOTHER FAIR WILL.
A Drcssmnker TcStities rs to a Sc
cret Marriage.

San Francisco. June 2S.-According
10 local paper Mrs. Labo, dress
maker for the Fair family, alleges that
Senator Fair called at her house sew
eral times before his death and there
met Miss McKenna. Fair afterward
married Miss McKenna before a jus
tice of the peace in Oakland Two
children were born. and one, a boy
fourteen months old. is still living.
Several months before his death Sen
ator Fair called on the woman and
read paper, which purported to be a
will. making provision for the chill
dren. The mother of the children
lives in Lodi, Cal. and is preparing to
make a fight for some of the dead
mans millions.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
After the Ore Ira tsic.

Marinettp. Wis, June 2S.-It is au-
thoritatively stated here to-day that
the Wisconsin n Michigan railway
will extend its line from Faithorn
Junction TO Florence, Wis, a distance
of about twenty-five miles. This ex-
tension will tap he .rincipal mines
OF the Menominee iron range and will
be near enough 70 the main source Of
the Menominee river - 10 consider
able lumber business in connection
with the car ferry route to South Chi
CagO.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE.
Revised List of the Dead and In
Jurcd.

Minneapolis, June 30.-Following is
revised list of the killed and in
jursd in the Mcdonald Bros fire:
Dead-Frank Euhlein, lieutenant Of
Hose Company No. 6: Walter Rich
ardsOn, Hose Company No. 6: Joseph
w. Hoy, truckman, Ladder Company
No. ,; John HOrner, truckman. No. 3:
Christian Sande, truskman, No. 3.
Injured John Gray. pipeman.
broken knee cap and other slight in
juries; Ernest d. Caldwell, captain.
back badly strained and internal in
jures. may die; Henry eau. badly in
jured, will die; Frank Egan. slightly
bruised on sides and back: w. Fl. Nc
Donald, lieutenant, body badly
crushed; Ed Thielen. captain. badly
bruised about head and body crushed:
Theodore Neidt. Anoka, Mimi. cut by
falling glass; William Breitensrein.
Minneapolis, cut by falling glass; Paul
Johnson. Northeast Minneapolis. cut
by falling glass; Attorney John Long.
of Long & Reese. slightly hurt from
being jumped on by fireman.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

cago to-day, with a convention of Ar
menians and sympathizers. AS the
most eminent of his race among the
200 Armenans in Chicago. NJ. NJ.
Mangasarian, lecturer for the Ethical
Culture society, has charge Of the af-
fair. Delegates from many parts Of
the country are present. The Ar
menians, who for their simplicity and
peacefulness have been called the
quakers of Asia Minor, do not ask
that their country be freed from
Turkey, but that reforms in govern
ment be guaranteed by the interven.
ton of Christian nations.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
A Hospital Cara van.

A novel departure in the isolation
and treatment Of infectious cases has
been taken by the local authorities I'D
a town in Scotland. 1t consists in pu',
ting on the streets n movable Hospital
in the form of caravan. The cara
van has four wheels, and can DO
drawn by two horses. 1t has an ar
space of 1 $50 cubic feet, being IL iees
long. 10 feet high from floor TO rCoi
and $ feet wide. 1t has double Walis'
with an intervening space of ~ men
es. One end can he dislodged to aiio"
of the vehicle being placed corridoi,
fashion against another. Each Nan
has two beds, and it is thoroushy
equipped. 1t is proposed to PROVIDE q
tent with each van for the nurse OF ioI
cooking. Each vehicle costs 5000. he
advantage claimed for this van II lhdt
ii can he taken TO the patient, ana 'has
the vans in the several districts c"h
he brought together wherever an |O'-
break Of infectious disease occurs
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

One filthy well used by milkman
at Stamford. Conn. has caused over
800 cases of typhoid fever and twenty
four deaths. Since Chicago began TO
get its lake water four miles from
shore the death rate from typhoid has
fallen off over 80 per cent. The fact
is well established that typhoid fever
is a wholly needless disease. and san
itarianS should keep up the good tight
against il until il disappears.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The French cutters established in
the town of Langres are determined 10
call attention 10y every means in their
power TO the absurdity of the supersti-
ton about presents of knives cutting
friendship" They have, therefore,
begged the French Minister of Public
Works, NJ. Dupuy Dutemps, to accept
little present of two fancy knives
and "A pocket knife of fcle workman
ship.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The pluck of Canada in pushing for
ward large internal improvements is
worthy of imitation. The dominion
has just opened its new ship canal at
the outlet Of Lake Superior. and now
has continuous lake, river and canal
route on its own territory from the
mouth of the st. Lawrence 10 the head
of Lake Superior, distance of 2,3S4
miles. The new ship canal at Sault
Ste. Marie is 1890 feet long, 142 feet
wide AT the bottom, and has a depth
of % feet. Most of the work has been
done within two years Our Northern
neighbor can teach us several things
about modern waterways.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The easy, safe and certain protec-
ton of our bread, biscuit and CAKE
from all danger of unwholesom"ness
is in the use of the Royal Baking
Powder only. This powder IS men,
toned because of the innumerable re-
ports in its favor by high medical au-
thorities, by the u. $. Government,
and 10y the official chemists ana
Boards of Health, which leave no
doubt as TO it's entire freedom from
alum, lime and ammonia, its absolute
purity and wholesomeness. While us
use is thus a safeguard against the
poisonous alum powders, ii is satis.
factory at the same time 10 know that
owing to its greater strength it -
more economical.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The largest corn crop in this country
was that Of 1889. when from an area
of 7S.3l9.6J7 acres the harvest was
2,l12S92, 900 bushels. The acreage this
year is computed at 76,0O0,O00, but, as
in the case of the gold yield the fig,
ures will probably have to be extend
ed. The corn fields are booming and
prosperity looms up accordingly.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

rhe world has no particular desire
10 interfere with Mecca as a relisiolS
center, but the mixture of cholera and
theology cultivated in the sacred city
of pilgrims Is not a combination en-
titled to forbearance. The creed can
he localized but the cholera is a dread
full evil that must be fought at its
sources.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
FOR FRAUD.
A Log scaler Mt saltwater Is Placed
Under Arrest

saltwater, Mimi, June 30.-One of
the results of the reconvening of the
grand jury was the arrest last even
ing OF Charles +. Goodrich OF this
city for the alleged fraudulent tally
lug of logs by giving the scale TO a
different mark than the one given him
by the scaler for whom he tailed
merely defrauding the owners of
many thousands of feet of logs. This
practice, IL is alleged, has been car
rled on for many years past, and IL
is estimated that as much as 500 600
mas been lost to our lumbermen by
this practice. 1t is said that ono OF
his accomplices has confessed and
that other arrests may follow.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

OF the 66 generals in the German
army ivy but two are mobiles. OF the
20 lieutenant generals, all but 13, Of
the 40 major generals all but SO. and
of the 294 colonies all but IS are no
40 regiments in which every officer is
a nobleman.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
VIII Purchase the Library.

st. Paul. June -. 49, While in New
York the latter part of this week Col
Clough will purchase the library to be
presented by st. Paul to the gallant
steamer bearing her name. Col
Clough has received letters from the
president and other officials of the IN
ternational Navigation company, ex-
pressing qualification for " hat this
cl'F has done. 1t is expected that
about $1,000 will be expended in the
purchase of the library.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
The Farmer and the FircworE.

Dubuque, Iowa, June 2S.-A farmer
entered the Golden Rule department
store last night and accidentally
dropped some ashes from his pipe into
the fireworks. The $1,000 stock was
consumed in a series of explosions
which carried out the plate glass front
and startled the town. The clerks
escaped unframed, but the farmer
outspeeded them in reaching the
street
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

1t is reported that whales in large
numbers and of huge proportions are
tumbling on the shores of Massachu-
sets. and the incursion is said to be
due TO scarcity of food in the deep
waters of the ocean. Perhaps, how
ever, the story is merely an advertise
ment for the seaside resorts of that
locality.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The official food analyses by the
United States Government show the
Royal TO be pure cream-of-tartar
baking powder, the highest in
strength. evolving 1G0.G cubic inches
of leavening gas per single ounce OF
powder. There were eight other
brands of cream-of-tartar powders
tested, and their average strength
was less than Ill cubic inches of gas
per ounce of powder.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

There will be good deer hunting in
Maine this year. In many districts re-
Gently numbers of the animals have
been seen on farms and in fields very
close 10 settlements and villages.
which the hunters take TO indicate Il
great plenty Of the game in the woods.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

In Colorado. according to the tenth
census, only IL per cent of the popula-
ton were engaged in agriculture: in
Arizona, II per cent: in Wyoming. 1?
per cent; in Montana, 20 per cent;
fact being due TO the preponderance
of the mining interests.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The peach carnival to be held at
Macon, Ga, will last from July l to
the Goth and will be novelty worth
seeing. Booms have been scarce in
the last two years, but the fruit boom
in Middle and Southern Georgia since
1892 has been the genuine thing.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

The total amount realized by the
sale of the Lyme stephens collection
Of pictures. furniture and bric-abrac
In London was fI13,577. which, con-
sIdering the hard times. is regarded
as a good result. In fact, the prices
were quite as high as the highest
in good times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
MASSACRE IN ARMENIA.
Convention Of Armepians and Their
Sympathizers.

Chicago. June 2S.--The terrible mas
sacre of Armenian Christians by
Turks In the Sassoun valley last Sep
TENDER has not been forgotten. At
the incredible horrors of that whole
sale slaughter the world still STANDS
aghast, and crusade for Justice IN
Armenia about 10 begin. In the United
States this crusade was begun in Chi
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
Wanted to Lynch Him,

Plttsburg, Pa, June IS. William
Woods was brought for hearing be-
fore AID. Dart at Mckeesport to-day
for Ill treating his adopted son. The
boys back was barred and when the
crowd cav the wounds desperate
attempt was made 10 lynch Woods.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

According to the report of the COM
missioner of education there were 10
$50, 26S pupils In the public schools of
the United States last year. This sur
passes the record of any nation, and
shows why our country takes the lead
in popular intelligence.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

Paul Alexander tombstone, a mind.
reader, gave a performance In a ST
Louis drug store to demonstrate tho
peculiar power he claims TO possess
The test was the severe one OF fiIling
prescription while he was blindfold,
ed, the act being done through reading
the mind of the prescription clerk,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04

Fire Destroys n Four story BRICK
Building Occupied by McDon"iG
Brothers, and Heavily stocked
with CrOckery and Glassware
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
UNCLE SAM SUES.
MINNEAPOLIS LUMHERMEN MUST
PUT UP MONEY.

They Are Charged With Having
WrOnHfully Taken Timber Fro"
the Indian Reservation In the
Northern Portion of Minnesota
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-07-04
FIREMEN ARE KILLED

MINNEAPOLIS THE SCENE OF A FA-
tai AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11
JUDICIAL SALE.
State Of Louisiana-Parish of Rapides-
Tenth judicial District
Court.

JOHN A. C. WADswoRTH
LOUIS DEAE;ONE.
DYVIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY A
ID writ Of Fiori Facias, issued from,
the Honorable the Tenth Judicial obs
trict Court and to me directed as Sheriff
Of the Parish of Rapides, La, command
ing and authorizing me to specially seize
aud sell the hereinafter described proper
ty belonging to Defendant, l have seized
and will offer for sale at Public auction
to the last and highest bidder, at the
front door of the Court House in the town
of Alexandria, La, between the hourspre-
scrihed by Law on
SATURDAY., JANUARY 1irH 1895,
the following described property, to.wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land being.
lying and situated in Rapides Parish,
Louisiana, with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon and rights, therenn
to appnrtenant, being the sonth half Of
the south east quarter and the south cast
quarter of the south west quarter Of sec
ton No. twenty-five, township six, north
Range four west and the south west omar
ter of the moth east quarter, north half
of the south east quarter and tho north
west quarter Of south west quarter, sec.
No. twenty-five, township six, containing
the quantity of two hundred and eighty
acres.
Also the following described property
situated near Lena station, on the itxas
and Pacific Railway in said Parish aud
State, together with all the buildings and
improvements thereon and rights, ways
and privileges thereto appertaining. con-
sisting of one hundred and sixty acres
more or less, bounded on tho north by
property of Green & rrogan, on tho
south by property of John Land, on the
east by Government land and on tho west
by property of Cleveland and Govern
ment land, from this last tract of land
there is specially excepted the following
small tracts, pieces or parcels of land
sold before this mortgage was executed
and included in the above boundaries.
four % 100 acres sold Oct. 18th 1883 to
Thos. Cleveland, recorded in Conveyance
Book "L" PIP. 24l.
Ten acres sold Oct. 10Th 1888 to Thos.
Cleveland, recorded Conveyance Book
'sL" Pr: 444. Five acres Of land sold
Oct. 9Th 1889 to Walter SoReite, record
ed in Conveyance Book IN" PIP. 1856.
Fourteen acres of land sold May 18th
1880 to JEFF jefferson, recorded in Con-
veyance Book IN" PIP. lis, Ten acres of
land sold July 18th 1890 to A]phonse
RACIAL, recorded in Conveyance Book
IN" up. 1872. Block ten and three sold
July 18th 1899 to VIM. l.. George, record
ed in Conveyance Book IN" PIP. 1913.
Also that certain tract of land sold to Al
phonse Kachal On Sept. 10th 1892, record
ed in Conveyance Book "a" PIP $50 and
containing the quantity Of thirty-ive
acres more or less upon which q special
release ofthis mortgage was granted.
Terms of Sales-Cash subject to APP
praisement, D. T. STAFFORD,
Sheriff Parish Of Rapides, La.
Dec. II, ls9o.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11
Meeting Oh Executive Committee.

The Democratic Executive Com
mittce of Rapides Parish met at
the Court House, in Alexandria,
last Saturday and was called to
order by the Chairman ex-Govern.
or james Jeffiies, who stated that
he had called the committee to
gether for the purpose of selecting
a temporary Chairman, to preside
over the preliminary organization
Of the Democratic, convention.
called to meet on said date for the
purpose of choosing ten delegates
to represent the Parish in the
State convention at Shreveport on
the 18th OF this month, as he did
not desire to assume that RESPONSE
bifity. On motion, Judge w. F.
Blackmsn was elected temporary
Chairman Of the convention. 4
communication was read by the
Chairman, which he had received
from The Executive Committee of
Vernon, declaring that Vernon had
been Ignored in the selection CT a
Senator and requesting that a con,
vention of the two Parishes he
called to nominate State Senator.
The chairman stated that he
had replied informing the Vernon
Committee that Rapides had al.
ready ordered Il primary Oh the
10th OF December to select a pomi.
nee. Upon motion of Mr.. j.. G.
Ryan, the Secretary of the Com.
mlttee WAS instructed to commuri.
cate with the Vernon Committee
and request them to elect delega.
tee to meet delegates from Rapi
DIES ut a time and place to be
agrees! upon By the respective
committees Of the two Parishes. To
nominate a Senator to represent
the Senatorial District.
There being no further business
to be transacted, this Committee
adjourned sine die aud became ftac.
tus o6fcio, by reason of the selection
OF d new committee by the conven
ton ST. bseqaently, the personnel and
organization OF which will be found
in the official proceedings of the
convention.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11


1t is said that the slate is
made and the Shreveport Cnnven.
ton is expected to meet and form.
ally ratify it. The powers that be
have arranged it as follows. if re-
ports are true: For Governor. NJ.
j.. Foster; lieutenant governor, &.
w. Botton; treasurer, K. u.
Blanks; auditor, W. w. Heard:
attorney general, NJ. j. Cunning.
nam; superintendent Of pubIic Ell,
ucation, II. II. Hargrore; serre-
tary OF state, ID. w. Pipes. We
don't know what the convention
viii do with this slate.-H Homer
Guardian Journal.
We never supposed that any
man or set OF men was Invested
with authority to select a ticket in
advance Of the meeting of the con
yen,ioE, but whatsoever wrote this
State, displayed good Judgment
aud political sagaGity and III orr
opinion, the "0aTea'ien could ua'
impg1ee npon Il.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11

The people of Rapides and in
deed OF every other Parish of Loui.
siana and of every county of every
State in the United States, will
need the services of good men sin
the presidential fight" but they
are not to be rewarded simply be-
cause they have espoused the
cause of free silver. Sound money
Democrats have some rights to
and will be accorded recognition,
as well as those who have been
keepIngaup the hue and cry Of IS to
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11

Holiday Excursions to the South.
East.

AS usual, the Southern Pacific
has authorized half rates from
Texas Points to the Principal Points
in the South East via New Or
leans. Round "trip tickets to be
sold Dec. goth, Dist and 22nd,
good to return within 80 days at
one fare for the round trip.
For further information call on
your nearest ticket agent or ad.
dress L. j. PARKS,
Assistant Genl Pass. & Ticket.
Agent, Houston, Texas.
C. W. BEIN, Z. NJ,
Houston, Texas.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-12-11

1t is quite likely that there are
several candidates "before the
people," soliciting their suifrages
for office, who "reaIIy deserve re.
ward for services rendered" But
If this is to be the test ofparty rec.
ognition and preferment, every
'fellow" who has voted the Dem.
oeratic ticket once or twice. will h..
sufficiently conccited to imagine
that his little vote has been in.
strumental in preventing the dis.
indignation of tue party aud will
accordingly apply--like a true pa.
trlot--for his "rewanl". The H.pa.
tfiotS' should remember, however.
that the Offices are not sufficiently
numerous TO be parceled ont
among SO many applicants.