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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
NOTES.

Capt. G. J. Barstow, our eff
cient and courteous Assessor, WAS
in town Monday, to the delight Of
his many friends.
The many friends of post
master Jonas Rosenthal were glad
to see him out again Monday, after
an attack of severe illness.
We are glad to note that Mr..
w. w. Wilmington, whose illness
we chronicled last week, is impro.
wing and it is hoped, will soon be
at his Office again.
Judge J. r. Moore, a promi-
neut citizen, Justice Of the Peace
and Notary Public at Lecompte,
was in town Monday, exchanging
greetings with his many friends.
Cards have been issued al.
bouncing the marriage, at the fam
lily residence, Alexandria La, on
Wednesday, April oath, 1896, at &
p. m.-of Miss Katie, daughter OF
Mrs. A. G. Stanley-and Mr.. s. G,
Bonneville.
MIR. Tom Charles, the genial
and courteous representative of
Rebstock & Go. of st. Louis, was
in town last week and intimated
that he would soon quit the road
and become a permanent resident
of Alexandria.
MIR. Gus Berdon, the travelling
salesman of the clothing establish
ment of Mayer Isarel & Go. o.
New Orleans, was in the city last
week in the interest Of this house
and we presume, as usual, secured
a number of orders.
MIR. John Dymond Jr. a prom
inent young attorney of New Or
leans, was in town last week in til.
interest of the company construct
ing the water works and electric
lights and favored the DEMOCRAT
with a pleasant call.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
Looking For His Pipe.

The latest case of abscntminded-
ness is that of Guilford man who
took his pipe from its case and plac.
ed it in his mouth, returning the
case to his pocket, then cut his to-
bacco and again drew out the case
and opened it and :7as worry much
surprised to find it empty. Afte,
considerable search he opened hi.
mouth to exclaim, VIII but just
there the pipe fell out, and his ques.
ton was answered before it was
quarter asked.-Dexter (Me.) Ga.
zette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
AN INQUEST UPON A NEGRO.

AN INQUEST UPON A NEGRO
Justice of the Peace A. B. Racial,
as acting Coroner, with the follow.
ing jury, N. W. Baillio, r. L. Dun,
ham, lido Ball, John Wagner, and
Burrell Broadas, held an inquest
on Monday, at one p. m. upon the
dead body of an elderly negro,
identified as George Lacy, residing
upon the plantation of Mr. lido
Ball, about one mile from town.
1t was developed upon the exami.
nation of witnesses, that the dc.
ceased had just sat down to the
table, to eat his dinner, when he
fell from his chair to the floor and
expired almost instantly. The
jury rendered II verdict that his
death was caused from heart dis
ease.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
BUILDING DESTROYED BY
FIRE.

At about the hour of o'clock,
last Saturday morning, March
30th, the people of Alexandria,
oblivions to any danger to person
or property, were aroused from
profound slumbers by the hurried
ringing of the town bell, indica-
ting that fire was raging in some
portion of the city.
The surging mass, attracted by
the general trend of the crowd,
soon found itself at the upper end
of Second street and located the
scene of the contlagration to be at
the Handy House. The house
was enveloped in a sheet of flame,
which lit up the Heavens with a
brilliantly red light, before the in.
mates discovered that it was on
fire, and then only had time to
save themselves, being compelled
to sacrifice all of their personal
effects.
The origin of the fire is still a
profound mystery, as it is known
to have been discovered in q room
where they had no occasion fol
fire for several days. There were
three other wooden houses in close
proximity to the burning building
which seemed at first doomed tt
destruction, but through tue hero
| ic exertions of the "bucket bri
gade" and the seasonable arriva
of the fire engine, notwithstand
ing they were smoking from thu
intense heat and liable to be igni
ted at any moment, were saved
harmless to the owners.
The burned building was for
merly the property of E. R. Bios
sat, at one time the editor ane
proprietor of the LOUISIANA Dem
OCRAT and was one of the oltles
houses in Alexandria. 1t belong
ed at the time of destruction tt
Mrs. 8. E. Garner and was insured
| for $500 in the Royal Insurance
Co., of Liverpool.
The furniture, which was entire
ly destroyed, was the property o
Mr.. Handy, the lessee, but was in
sured for $3.50 in the Crescent In
surance Company, of New Or
leans. Mr.. Handy was upon tn
eve of departure for Morehous'
Parish and had requested Mr.. }
W. Alexander, through who's
agency the insurance was effected
to have the policy cancelled, bu
he advised him to wait until h
had it upon the train and had re
ceived IL bill of lading therefor
otherwise, had he have acted upol
his own inclination and Judgment
lie would have suffered an IRE
trieyabIe loss and rs he is a com
paratively poor man, with q tamil.
dependent upon him for support
could not have resumed bushes
without pecuniary assistance
Mrs. James r. Waters, late 0
Alexandria, but now resident O
Texas, also had her fnrnitur
stored in the building. 1t was en-
tirely consumed by the flames an'
is a total loss, there being no insu
rance upon it.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
NOTICE..
HDoRs. JEFF DAVIS CAMP No.6, }
ALEXANDRIA, La, :
March 20, 1895. }

4
March 20, 1896.
Special Order.
The Confederate Veterans Of the
jeff Davis Camp No. 6, are order.
ed to meet at the Court House, at
- NJ, Saturday, April 18th, to
select delegates to the convention
to be held in New Orleans to elect
a commanding officer tor the Lou
isiana Division for the ensuing
year.
All Veterans are earnestly re.
quested to send to w. w. Whit
tington their dues for the past
year, 80 cents each, as it is abso.
lutely necessary to pay up our
dues as a Camp to the Grand En-
campment fund.
BY order of
4. SEIP,
Commander
w. w. WILMINGTON,
Secretary.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-The fol-
lowing Marriage Licenses have
been issued by the Clerk of the
Court during the past week:
Wbites-J. e. Riddle and Miss
Ella b. Bardwell /; J. T. Wick and
Miss Arminta Hines; w. F. Trotti
and Miss L. J. Williams.
COl0red-J. w. johnson and
Ella Williams; Matthias Hanley to
Olivia Moore.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

TELEPHNoE COMPANY. - The
Alexandria Telephone Company,
recently organized and whose
charter appears in another column,
has commenced operations, prepar.
atory to the establishment OF an
efficient telephone system. The
holes have been bored and the
posts - furnished by Nugent,
Hart,iner & Co., of Nugent, La, =
are now being hauled and delivered
ready to be placed in position.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

SHOULD BE ABOLlsHED.-The
Mississippi River Commission
has been on another annual junk
citing tour down the river, which
is taken about this time every year
to inspect the levees and fnd all
the weak places, which is very
easily done from the deck Of a
steamboat. They have, as usual,
discovered with their eyeglasses,
that all the levees are in good con-
dition and can Withstand any pres.
sure brought to bear upon them
until it becomes too great for re-
sistance. This useless, unnecessa'
~ and expensive adjunct of the
War Department benefits the peo'
pie of the alluvial regions, in about
the same ratio that the fifth wheel
does a wagon aud ought to be
legislatetkout of existence.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

The water tower was filled
last week, hose attached to the va.
rious hydraDts and sufficient evl.
denoe given of the fall and amin.
terrupted flow of water, and capac.
ity to extinguish fire on the roof
of the highest building 10 the city.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
capacity of the Ice Fac.

The capacity of the Ice Fac.
tory has been considerably In.
creased and will he able to supply
all demands upon it for ice this
summer. The first two hundred
pounds of ice manufactured Mon.
day was generously donated by
Superintendent Armstrong to the
entertainment given by the
Daughters of Naomin for the
benefit of the Presbyterian church.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

CITY CoUNclL.-The City Coun-
ell of Alexandria convened in reg.
ular session Monday afternoon.
We will publish their proceedings
next Issue.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03

SCHOOL BoARD.-The School
Board will meet in regular session
next Saturday.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-04-03
LIST OF UNCALLED FOR LET.
TIERS

Remaining in the Alexandria La. Post
Office for the week ending March 25th,
1895. II they are not called for within
fourteen days from date, they will he
sent to the Dead Letter Office. When
calling for any of these letters, please
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

We have no reply to make to the
screed of abuse heaped upon the edi-
tors of the STAR by James b. Cheney,
m. d., in yesterdays Herald, as our
reputation is not tho matter at issue.
1t is the province of u newspaper to
deal with the moral and sanitary con-
ditions of the community in such Il
manner as to bring any wrong doing
along those lines to public notice so
plainly that the authorities may correct
them. If we have awakened any inter
est or aroused the public to think and
investigate these charges we are salts
fled W. are on the right track and hope
the whole matter may be probed to the
bottom and the real facts brought out.
Meanwhile we propose to keep right on
this gentleman's trail and any other
wrong doors until the community is
purged from such iniquities and evils
are etfectually rooted out, and we are
satisfied we will have the support of all
good citizens in our work.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
CHER1FF,s SALE.

~ virtue OF an execution issued out Of and
the county of Fall River and state. Of South
docketsd in the said ysSmT. ON the hea ssth day as of
TThomas +. Macksia!says,. as as r sc Hss1e q the Heg Firss
is plaintiff, and Carlsbad Spring a
corporation. is defendant. In favor Of the said
Ilaintiff and against the said defendant, for
Seventy-three and 27-lOO Dollars, IS4,97S.2O
which execution was directed and delivered
TO me as sheriff In and for said ounty of Fall
i HsSeE iev ! eay %p sh,s al iSt eSe en a|r Sf% Jtaisa1s s aSa A. inta D.,
est OF the said defendant, Carlsbad Spring
company; q corporation, In and to the follow
e e,er ! afse prietihps sf o%tst @Rropsrt y t tb wit tieS One
used by Ed. Ames In Hot Springs, s. d. and
consisting OF one Adams press, one Gordon
1OD press, TWO imposing stones, one tapler,
one pair chases: and "a lot of type, brass rules
leads: Slugs. and fixtures necessary ina print-
1 1nf, oItlSe; aiso one Eray mare branded P on
iC on left shoulder. one dark gray horse
branded VI on left shoulder. one pair of light
gray horses branded p on left shoulder; one
three-seated canopy-tOp passenger wagon;
one follr-seated. six-hOrse coach u. Simpson
make. Omaha, Neb.) two sets double harness
Concord mnl<e).
signed, ms sheriff aforesaid. will sellthe above
deScribed personal property to the highest
bidder: for cash. ut public auction, mt the
front.doOr of the court house in the city of
Hot Springs. in the county of Fall River and
state OF South Dakota, on saturday, the 9Th
day OF February. AID. 1s95.a 2 o'clock p.. m.
together with interest and costs thereon.
Dated January q. A. D., 1887.
Sheriff of Fall RI k9ys vi d sMAksE {. D.
CHAMBERS kELLAR,
First publication january 81. IL
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

Do away with the commissioner of
of labor and statistics, with the en-
gineer of irrigation, with the mine in
spector and with two of the three rail
road commissioners. The commission
er of labor was never needed. The
york done by the engineer of Irrigation
can better be done by! the county
board. If the mine inspector is to be
retained let the mines pay for the in
spection to the state and let the officer
draw his pay from the state, thus the
office will be self supporting. Let the
hanks pay for examining likewise
The commissioner of labor and the
extra railway commissioners have been
duly elected and will have to be paid
for tho next two years. After that the
law can abolish the offices. Let some
of the state officers and the commits.
sioner constitute the railroad board,
Let the office be permanently at the
capital and give the commissioner a
clerk. The work will be done as well
as now and will only cost about one
third as much. There is plenty of
room for economy without detri,nent
TO the service all around, il the legis-
latalre will only look for it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
The grand jury at the late term of
in this county might have covered

The grand jury at the late term of
court il this county might have covered
themselves with glory and won the
plaudits of a patient and long-sufering
community had they devoted less time
to endeavoring to find evidence on
which to base indictments against
some Of our Oldest and most respected
citizens men who have spent their
last dollar for tho upbuilding and i'm
proyement of the town, and whose
honesty and integrity have never been
questioned, and put in their valuable
time investigating certain alleged cases
OF prostitution, fnticide and NAL.
practice that have taken place in our
midst. 1t is high time that crimes of
this kind should be investigated and
punished. Grand juries are not Gre
ated for the purpose of bringing odium
and disgrace upon people for the
purpose of personal revenge, but to
protect tho public against such beastly
and lecherous wretches as arc nov
operating in this city. Let our grand
jurors get a right conception of theil
duties or abolish the system.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

The irrigation convention held at
Huron OH the 4th inst was attended by
representatives from many counties in
the Sioux and James River valleys and
from the Black Hills, several members
of the legislature, Senators Wilson and
Aplin, of the senate committee on irri-
CATION, professors from the state agri-
cultural college and large land own
ers in various parts of the state. S
Z. Wilson, of this city, was made
chairman, and w. S. Demaree, Huron,
secretary. The question of asking
legislative authority to construct dams
and reservoirs to retain surface water
was fully7 discussed and a COM
mittee appointed to formulate u bill
covering these points.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
MORTGAGE SALE.

wi
Whereas, default has been made in the pay
ment of the money secured by n mortgage.
dated the eth day Of july. A. ID. 1888. execut-
ed by Alexander s. Stewart and Mary. A.
and state of South Dakota. to William Selbie,
administrator Of the estate Of Margaret
Cassels, deceased; Of the county Of Lawrence.
gaEe was recorded III the office of the register
of deeds Of the county of Fall River. and state
of South Dakota, in book E of mortgages ..on
pnge 1871. on the 3lst day of July, 1893, at 10
o'clock u. m. and
Whereas. no action or, proceedings mt law
or otherwise have been instituted to recover
the debt l secured by said mortgage or any
failure TO p.nyy said money when it became
due: and u failure. to pny the interest accord.
ing to the terms of said mortgage as agreed
whereas. the amount claimed to be due
upon said mortgage at the date Of this notice
y the sum OF five Il thonsald four hundred and
forty-threea ind 73-1W dollars. and ten dollars
costs. to Wit: s5!00o:0 principal. and SAB. %
Interest, and ten dollars statutory attorneys
fees:
Now. therefore. notice is hereby given. that
by. virtue of the power of sale contained in
said mortgage. and duly recorded as afpre-
said, the said mortgage will be forcclosed by
Z sale OF the m~ortgaged premises therein
of the court house in the city of Hot Springs
md county of Fall River and state of South
Dakota on the End day of March. 1895, mt 10
mortsaged premises are situated in the
county of Fall River. in the state of South
Dakota. and described us follows. to wit:
BLOCKS four and five in Stewards Second
Addition to Hot Springs.
Dated ut HOT Springs. S. d. this 18th day of
January, A. ID. 1885.
WILLIAM SELBIE
ADMINISTRATOR OF the estate of Margaret
Cnssels, deceased. MOrtEagee.
L09Mis 5. CuLL: Attorney for Mortgage.
First publication january Is. 1885. "A
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of South Dakotu, Seventh judicial
district, ss.
In the Circuit court within and for Fall
River county.
Henry j.. Sparks. plaintiff. VS..
The Sprinsdnle Stock Ranch. n corpor-
alton organized and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the state of South Da-
kota. and j. w. Russell, Trustee. defendants.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue of. IL
Judgment of foreclosure and sale in the
above entitled action on the LIST day of May
A. ID. 1894. and an execution issued upon said
Judgment. the subscriber. Ed. W.. Blnkey,
sheriff of Fall River county. state of South
Dakota; for that purpose appointed. will sell
ut public auction ut the front door of the
of Fal! River. and state of South Dakota. oil
Saturday the 23d day of February, 1895, ut 2
O'Clock III the afternoon of that dny the real
estate and premises in said special execution
described and situate in the county of Fall
River: and state of South Dakota, and di-
rected III said Judgment and execution to be
sold. and therein described ns follows: The
!SWhA of. SWi4) of section twenty-foMr (2D
iii township seven () south of range five 90
east B. II. NJ. or SO much thereof as may he
sufficient to satisfy said Judgment and costs.
amounting in all to two hundred ind fifty.
four dollars and siXty-fOur cents. with inter-
est thereon from the date of said Judgment
and all accrting costs of sale.
II. 1895.
Ed. w. BLAKEY,
Sheriff of Fall River County.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
First publication january Is. 1885. -
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

A Pierre special of the 4th inst. says
that the was a warm fight in the house
over the bill to make void chattel
mortgages which cover property not in
existence. 1t was argued by the advo-
Gates of the bill that such mortgages
are worthless. On the other hand it
was claimed that especially in the
matter of securing seed and feed for
teams in putting i'll the spring crops
this method was the only one by which
farmers could help themselves. The
bill was beaten by a large vote.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
FORECLOSURE NOTICE.

Fargo and the Board of trustees Of the II Town n
of buffalo Gap, junior incumbrancers.
on i a mo SSs,ss; da Ds.it the y srd a l%s Of ssIs,,ns
her, 1855: aud recorded in Custer county, ter
ritory Of Dakota; now stnte OF south Dak5ot9.
and 20 minutes u. III: in books of mortgages.
pagge i9l. of the public records of s,,id county:
and afterwards to-wit: On the 10th day of
IL. M. recorded in Fall River county, territory
of Dakota, now state of South bakota, il
e so"M a. e esss ted q bs sh Sd Saeli &. rf So@efa %i s1 1aa
unmarried mani m~ortgagor. to W.. w. Me-
DnIniM, trustee, mortsagee. and assigned to
ON the eth day OF October. isss. Mt 8 o clock p.
Ill.,. in book 3 of mortgages. lnlge 21a. of tile
public records of Custer county, TERRITORY of
wards to-wit: ON the 10th day of November:
lsss. mt II o'clock u. M. recorded In book \ Nj
page 2ll of the public. records of Fall River
county. territory of Dakota, now stute of
South Dakota. on the south east quarter of
the northwest quarter. and lot three () of
section five 90 in township seven % south: of
River county. aud the east half of the sontl-
west quarter of section thirty-two (32). town
ship siX 80 south. of a,ge seven (0 east of
~Thirty-three and tO.lOO ($ss+:s'. 4O) being due
thereon ut this date. for principa! and inter-
est. Said mortgage will be foreclosed to sat-
of sale. and One Hundred Dollars ($lOO) uttor-
ney's fee. ms provided in snid mortgnge, by
front door Of the court house in the city of
Hot Springs. county Of Fall River: aud state
Of South Dakota. ON the 9th dizzy of February.
1879. ut two o'clock p. MI, by the sheriff of said
county or his deputy.
Dated December 20, 1894.
Agent for Frank b. vanvalkenbmr, admins
traitor. with the will annexed. of the estate
of NJ. NJ. Wells. assignee. deceased.
n. SrITLER. attorney.
First publication Dec. %. Al
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08

1t is said that the chances are good
for the passage of the bill to devote
part of the Union Pacific sinking fund
to the construction of an extension of
the Sioux Falls, O'Neill g. Western
road to u connection with the Union
Pacific. 1t is understood a deal has
been made by the managers of the
Reilly funding bill by which this fea-
ture will be allowed as an amendment
to that measure, in consideration of
the support the Credits company lobby
"a give the Reilly measure.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
A Girl Make. $.1s.1o in a Mont,,

A Girl Makes $2l2.16 in u Month.
I readin your valuable paper how one
of your subscribers made money in the
plating bnsiuess, but 1 can beat that
and 1 am only a girl. 1 sent and got
the new Gray platter and cleared s212. 1G
in one month. Can any of your read
ers beat this? You can get spoons,
forks and jewelry to plate at every
house. Some big articles 1 sent and
had plated at the factory. There is
plenty of work to do both in the city
and country, and why should any per-
SOL be poor and out of employment
when such an opportunity is at hand.
Anyone can get my platter by writing to
Gray & Co. Plating Works, Columbus,
Ohio. They do all kinds of plating and
will teach the art. My platter has q
lathe, wheels, tools and materials for
polishing-a nice little work shop.
hope my experience will help others.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
Tho Rapid City Daily Journalhas JUS

The Rapid City Daily Journalhas just
celebrated the ninth anniversary of it's
birth, and it's competent and enter
prising proprietor can point with
pride" to it's nine years of usefulness.
1t has been a potent factor in bringing
the Gate City into prominence and had
much to do with it's rapid and sub
stantial growth. 1t has seen many
other daily and weekly newspapers
come and go, but the Journal, always
bright and newsy, has good staying
qualities, and seems destined to con-
tinue with undated vigor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-08
= SALE.

Default has been made in conditions OF u
certain mortgage. hearing date 18th day Of
by John +. Sidey and Gertrude l.. Sidey, his
vito. mortgagors. to Keystone Mortgage COM
pany. mortgagce. upon southeast quarter of
ton 6. in township s. south Of range 2 east in
Fall River county; south Dakota, recorded
s msns sha in ap sa o. g. q. w EH 8 ssl in Al" Bao ps: sign
page 57l. whereby the whole amount secured
thereby has become due and the power of
be due thereon Mt this date S'y9 fol-. principal
and interest and $s6 for taxes paid by said as.
signees OH said premises and interest. Said
mortgage will be foreclosed by public sale of
said premises or some part, ut front door of
court house in city of Hot Springs, in said
county. ut 10 o'clock In forenoon OH 23rd day
of March. A. d.. 1895.
Dated February d. 1881.
o. C. WHEELER.
j.. NJ. LAWSON. Assignee of snid mortgage
Attorney.
First publication Feb. s. Il