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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-15
First pub Oct 1916
Notice For Publication.

Iand Office at Huron, ). ID. Oct, >, lS90,.
Notice is hereby given, that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final homestead proof in support Of
his claim. and that said proof will he mace
before the Clerk OF the Circuit court, for
Hand county, south Dakota, at Miller, ). j..
on November 30, 1896, viz:
WILLIAM BUTTS.
under his homestead entry No. 13O3l for
the southeast quarter Section 9-ll1-69.
He names the folio wing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
ton of said land viz:
John Duthie. Harlan Woodruff, Gideon X.
Serene W. Adams, all of Miller, South
Dakota.
JOHN NJ. DAVIS. Register.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-15
FIRST publication Sept1Ot7
Summons for Relief.

SuHihiOns IOr Keller.
state oil south Dakota ISIS In Circuit Court
county of Hand 9Th JudiciaIC Circuit
Charles &. Stark, Plaintiff,
Edward Dewitt, Maggie De Witt
F.T. Day and William II. Hon.
sen as Assignee OF f.. +. Day
Defendants
me State OF South Dakota To the ahoro
named defendants: p" "oo'e
gu are hereby and reuuired q,
answer the complaint of the nIaintifs I'm tbo
apoIe entltIed action which said comnIaint
VII ne nled IN the office of the Clerk ri rho
,irchlt court OF the sixth iudicIai circnit
~, ,ne state OF south Dakota, within and for
81. 'onntN Oh Hand, and to serve q copy
" iour unsWef 10 the said complaint ON the
suoScrinSr, at his Office in the Edmison. + me
son building In the city of stony Fails III
nenana county South Dakota within
'hlrtN DAYS next after the service 81 III,
HuNhniohS upon you, exclusive of tho IL
SUN service: and II You fail to an
49, we SaIu complaint within thirty DAYS
~ = oHe ssrI nee OF this summons tlDop Won
5ne pialhtih III this action will nnnIy 10 ~,
pIaint' 'he re''e' demanded in said com
Dated at Sioux Falls. soutb Do,,o.u $40,
'th daS OF August, 1896. D''"' '"'S
G. NJ. HARRISON.
- W IL, smith, Clerk of the Circr;, III.
tne sixth Judicial Circuit Cont IN n ~
ttona county, south Dakota herehx nan,W.
,na, tne summons and complaint m ahonHsa
~ HtI.eu artlon was fled in the CI,.,p, at
a ISoG"n's on the 9TH day Of August
Clerk Circuit Court Haad Co. South bak.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-10-15
First publication OctSt4 t. :
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice il hereby given that on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November
next, being the Bird day OF November. A. ID.
1896, in the several voting precincts 81 the
county OF Hand. state of South Dakota, an
election will be held .is
For four presidential electors ut large.
For two representatives in Congress at
large, 90;
For one Governor.
For one Lieutenant Governor.
For one Secretary of state,
For one State Auditor,
For one Attorney General,
For one Superintendent OF Public lnstruc-
tion,
For one Commissioners of School and Pub
lie Lands,
For one Railroad Commissioner, LIST Dist.
For one Railroad Commissioners I'd District
For one Railroad Commissioner I'd District
For one State Senator 23d District,
For two state Representatives, 34th Dist.
For one County Judge.
For one County Auditor,
For one Register OF Deeds,
For one County Treasurer,
For one Sheriff.
For one Clerk OF Courts,
For one States Attorney,
For one Superintendent Of Schools,
For one County surveyor,
For one Coroner,
For one County COMMISSIONS I'd District,
For one County CommissiOner 9TH District
FOR four Justices OF the Peace,
For four ConStables,
For the purpose of voting upon the follow
ing proposed amendments to the Constitu-
ton:
shall article twenty -four OF the Constitu-
ton be repealed?'
Article / I Oh the constitution 10 DE ahleh'l-
ed by adding at the END Thereof the ioi.oWI,
ing: 70, Aonopoies anu ITuSl> Hi"li
never De hltoMvu III M $50, i'm ~ 80. y o.Ymnjn-
poi"lF o w,m =, :, nj, lytntn shnif dirertlv or.
indirectly combine or make any contract
with any Incorporated company, foreign or
uoIn, ~ -, - al g,,h S~trrkhoIdsrs or
lluI' ,, naryhir ~ nSgnciotinn Of
Mnur ~ nv ~ arI manner whntrya, to Gy
iiu,ff 10 +rSirct; nn ,r rn,r,,lotn
.st pt1vn, ntinr =" az ppnr nrnInct mr. rnw-
~ t@"SpD -. 20 Urecant rnn,nefition in such
i,uu.,' 80 DH i,,.+ippn -, trn ns,ortation or tn
Pii,I' .aa,Si,, ,ricaS thorLfnr
s1IolIrm : y go, bnnII noss Ia W. ior tho on
- - 80 "a ya.tf,n Ly odenunfn nanni-
ioicel!iE". ~ nao ~ ~ ;, - ~ 49,, 60 n,, - y, ip,n"n-
res, ~ nc VlI1"iS r a. , ynrfnitnra Iof +hair fran,
Pc.oi'''
'HI9e', p, ,
/. Amendment. InAi Hecl'oh three to Oh
article fourteen tlf) oI the 'ohHtltutiuh pc
amended so as 20 READ as IoloWS: -" ne
state university, the agricultural college,, the
normal schools ana al Otnti euucatiOhai III
StitutiUuS that may he sustained either
wholly or IN part by, the state, siaiI ID" I'M
der the control OF a bGafu OF HNe members
appointed by the Governor ana confirmed
by the Senat" under such rules ana ~reStIit-
tions rs the legislature shaIl provide. me
legislature may increase the nuhlnef Oh mem
/ eFs to nine. , Amendment. mat article
fourteen Clf) ot the constitution d. amended
by striking out section louf - % the same,
taking effect OF this amendment the term OF
office OF all the justices heretofore appointed
shall cease anu determine.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
He happened TO know Her

"Well, by Georye," he said to u
fellow passenger on the rear platform
Of a Baker st eet car, but Of all the
outlandish hats ever saw on woman
that takes the cake. | mean thar
woman near the front door on the
right"
Eyes. she looks like fool" replied
the other
The idea Of woman 40 years old
getting such hat as that must make
all her relatives tired"
ayes. 1t probably does"
~ wonder If she has any idea how
homely she 1s?" continued the first,
who seemed greatly put out
Not bit Of 1t. She imagines
she's real pretty and stylish. That
sort always does"
"prettyi Stylish! Why, you might
travel for month and not fnd an.
other such homely woman, and as for
her style she looks as II she had come
out of the woods"
"Yes, you are right"
"If my wife was such a chrome as
that I'd leave her. Even the chill.
dren grin as they look at her"
'.Her husband has threatened to
leave her. but it did no good" "quietly
replied No 2.
''Oh! then you know hime" ,u
eyes" %
Here occurred a painful pause.
lasting a full minute, during which
the two men avoided looking at each
other. Finally No. l made a great
effort, and said:
"Maybe you are the husband him.
self?"
eyes I'm the one," answered No.
2, ''and ii IT won't mako no great
difference to you we'll change the
subject and talk about the weather.
Do you think we've had rain enough
for corn and potatoes?"
But No l saw man on the cor.
ner who owed him So or something
or other and hurriedly jumped Off to
collect 1t and get down the side street
Free Press
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

come. leaving the cut wires and the
rows Of dead to mark where they had
passed. A minute more and they were
mounted and laundering across the
country again.
A. they rode Slater said to the man
nearest him, . graduate Of Harvard:
I'VE have singed the Spanish kings
beard, ehr'
And the other replied, Precisely"
Then, after q mile o. 20: They won't
let this pass. do you thinkr
follow usr"
"Yes."
''Nonssnse. Not Q bit Of IT."
he was wrong. for there was at that
moment rage and cursinE in the Span
ish camp. The ofncsr In command at
that point had laid . heavy wager
that the rebels would never break the
lineA Naturally. be was furieus. That
the majesty Of the powers Of Spain
should b slishtsd. that the works
should bs broken. that his men should
bs slaughtered-this was bad enough
In all conscience, but that he should
lose his gold Aoub1oons-this was un-
bearabie. He fumsd, and swore. and
called to him . captain sf guerilla cav.
airy.
Captain"
Senior"
"Yeu have . hundred men in your
troopr
"A hundred and atty"
Good. Pursue these aceurssd Amer
leans. There are not moro than thirty.
Follow them to Santiago. II necessary.
but catch them. dead or alive."
'very we'll Gepsral" replied the
guerilla, and retired to muster Ais men
and to sound the Boots and Saddles."
A hundred to twenty would be long
odds. even for Siatsr's Horse.
80 It came about that when Slateri
men drew rein. fifteen miles from the
t1oaha. and sat ailsnt . clustered black
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
willing to Try.

Presence Of mind and willingness
are good qualities in a servant M.
Martins's new valet possessed these
qualities though he certainly had his
faults. A day or two after Baptiste
came NJ. Martins inquired where he
was.
HE went out and has not re.
turned" some one said
Three days late: Baptiste came
back.
"Where have you been?" his en-
ployer demanded.
"Monsieur, had seen your house
but once" replied Baptiste, land 1t
took me ALL this time to find it
again"
THAT is very poor excuse" said
N. Martins sternly.
s.Is itY"
Certainly it is."
Baptiste was disturbed, but he re-
memDered his duty.
avery well, monsieur" he said,
blandly, 'ff you will step into the
next room aud wait q moment 1 will
try to find you another.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

spot on the moonht road, they heard
q low thunder come rolling up from
the wese-the thunder sf poundina
hoofs.
ny Jsver said the Engiishman. whs
was related to the eminent author.
mot three miles away" asserted the
Canadian, who had Just como from
the Egyptian Soudan.
Forward, then" said Slater, and
away they went up and down the roll.
ing hills whittier the ill-mads road led
them. The country was too rough to
allow Of taking to the fields. where the
SpaniArds might Be thrown OF the
trail, but it would bs smoother in the
course Of q few leagues. All night
they rode hard and sometimes the
following thunder was loud and often
faint, but never wholly died away.
The guerillas were well mounted, and
slater's horses were not fresh. The
pearly dawn came mp before them,
and then the sun wAs trailing long
shadows behind them - they galloped.
1t was 4 o'clock, and forty miles back
to the trocha-
And now at last they seemed to have
distanced their pursuers, for NO rum.
BILE came out Of the west They fed
their horses q few armfuls Of the green
tops Of the sugar cane, refreshing and
stimulating, and gave them . little
water from q roadside brook, and
rubbed them down ~ time would per.
NIT. That was not much. for before
they had finished the sounds Of pur.
suit again grew upon them
"Forty miles farther and We will be
In our own lines" remarked Slater.
For three hours more the wiry little
Cuban horses bore their riders swiftly,
though the sun grew high and angry.
They had struck or the highway, rid.
den through a field Of cane, and were
now galloping down q wide stretch OF
sloping prairie. dotted with cocoa
palms. They scarcely expected that
the enemy would fail to notice where
the chase had left the road 20 they
were not disappointed when the long
rash Of breaking stalks announced
field they had Just passed through.
The pursuit was gaining fast In an
sther minute there was roar Of shouts
and cheers from behind, and turning,
they saw the hill side crested with q
long line Of galloping, gray-coated men.
The peril was imminent, yet the
staunch beasts had the material in them
Tor Q good ten-mile burst yet and this
would be more than enough to lead
them into safety. Down the long slope
the two bands swept, . full mile be-
tween them, and mp another. when an
astonishing sight met them - they
topped the rise.
Away to the left in the following val
Icy smoke was rising frsm q burning
house. The yard before II was filled
with Spanish ssldiery. Two women
steel beunA In tAs midst There SEEM
Ia = - - a11ssss3iqe. 4 el4leF -.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
Isn't It Strange

That SO many things come apart that
will not 60 together again?
That 1t Is often SO hard to get the cat
back into the bag again after having
once been let out?
That victims Of radical self-esteem
rarely know themselves Of the exist
ence Of such a disease?
That . large amount Of happiness
may be wrought out Of many small
things, when rightly handled?
That a great amount Of both happi-
ness and misery may be wrought out
from very little things, and q small
amount Of both misery and happiness
from very great things, counting the
adjectives by measure after the man
ase sf nsQT'-Good housekeeping.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

dream Of such an act, nor was there
Q word Of regret for the delay which
had caused them to be overtaken. sla.
ter drew In his horse, and the others
gathered round.
ways closed" said the leader, sen.
tentiously. '0ot 70 fight here or sur
render"
''Or cut our way through" suggest
ID the man from Harvard.
The women" remarked Slater, and
the other accepted the fact
IT they were only mountsd!' NUT.
tered Q trooper.
The Spanish riders were now draw
ing In, and 4 volley Of carabines ran
before. They had aimed high, with
the result that three men Of the troop
toppled from their saddles This left
the number Of mounts free.
Cant you ride. senora!" said Sla.
ter. Both replied in the Affirmative
Then mount here. II you please. We
must try to cut our way ont
Are you afraid?"
ut is the privilege Of q Cuban wom-
an to fear hOthing except capture by
thssei"
The man from Harvard was struck
by her courage. but he could not stop
to admire 1t. The women were helped
astride the dead troopers saddles-it
wAs NO time for false modesty-and
the rest formed up around them. One
of the women held out her hand to-
ward Skaters holsters, but he pointed
out the fact that there were pistols al
ready in the holsters before them. They
took these out and handled them with
familiarity.
The Spaniards had paused few hun
dred yards away, and were scrutiniz-
ing the men they had farsuei. l do
not know why they did not rush down
and overwhelm them by sheer weight
Possibly 30 much coolness made them
rate they stood still a moment till they
saw the band form in hollow square,
with the women in the center, and
charge down upon them.
Slater was leading. The guerillas as.
sayed to move forward to meet the at
tack, and when they came within fifty
yards the pistols began to crackle on
both sides. A charging horse stun
bled heavily to the ground, throwing
his rider headlong. An incessant vol
ley poured from the deft revolvera
of the assailants, and the Spaniards
recoiled from the spot on which 1t was
directed, where men and horses rolled
together on the earth. A moment. and
the little company, with the impetus
Of bullet, had crashed into this
shrinking spot and sunk right In for
five horses lengths. There was a SHIN
mer all about a. the men swung the
machetss above their heads and urged
on the plunging horses. The Span.
aards directly in front strove to gel
clear, to have more room for nghdng,
and the Insurgents pushed forward t.
- furtAesf .nas Is loeI1Z alewe4
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

No grave can be made deep enough
20 ! old the truth.
There are times when standing still
is greater test of faith than going to
the lions den.
The man Who gets rich in q hurry
generally becomes poor with the same
rapidity.
Life itself is of less concern than
duty, for life is failure where duty
fails.
Before man made US citizens, great
Nature made US men.
The hest pilot always steers his ,hip
in deep waters.
Many man sits retailing out Heaven
and salvation for pence and half-pence;
and he sells his soul with it, like brown
paper, into the bargain.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
"ldorn You'll Keep"

Some years ago an old sign painter,
Y ho was very cross, very gruff, and a
little deaf, was engaged to paint the
Ten Commandments on some tablets
in Q church not five miles from Buffalo.
He worked two days at 1t, and at the
end Of the second day the pastor Of the
church came to see how the work prog
reased.
Tho old man stood by. smoking .
short pipe, a. the reverend gentleman
ran his eyes over the tablets
'Ehy' said the pastor. as his familiar
eye detected something wrong in the
working Of the precepts: why. you
careless old man, you have left a part
Of one Of the commandments entirely
out; don't you see"
mo; NO such thing" said the old man,
putting ON his spectacles; mo; nothing
left out-whereY'
why, there" persisted the pastor.
look at it in the Bible; you have left
some Of that commandment out"
We'll. what If l have" said old
Obstinacy, as he ran his eye compla-
Gently over his work; what If l havel
There's more there now than you'll
Leep!'
Another and a more correct artist was
employed the next day.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

for little. that they would win through
the Spanish ranks.
The gusrillas next the troop were
exchanging desperate sword-strokes
with their antagonists. while those far
ther out were pressing closer and nr-
ing wildly into the swirl Of fight with
reyolvers. Five Of Slater's men had
gone down beneath the blows that
came from the front and rear alike.
There were but twelve left. and these
redeubled their efforts to break through
the trap that held them fast. Slater
rode IN 'front.' slashing to right and left
with . huge machete. He cut down
an opposing trooper. pistoled the horse
as the rider fell. and spurred forward
into the space thus provided. His
men followed, and by sheer dint Of
blows managed to gain q few yards
more. But the foe gathered close, and
again two OF the handful went down.
The air was all a-Quiver with steel
blades about the fight, but now that
the Insurgents, had got fairly in mo-
ton once more. they were slowly Jet
surely thrusting their way through the
circling crowd. But they lost . man
for every yard they won. Pistol bul
lets hummed through the melee. strik-
ing down friend and foe alike. One
Of the women was hit ~ she nrsd into
tho dense gray ranks; the other, either
wounded or fAinting, slid from her sad
die. and both disappeared beneath the
press.
While Skaters horse thus melted
apace, Slater rode In the 'front.' and
knew not how the others Jared. He
only knew that he was hewing his
desperate way forward as q bushman
hews his way through the tropical jun
gle. He had lost his hat and his hair
was clotted and dripping with blood.
but he took no heed Of the wounds; all
hls effort was to reach the open space
beyond. And at last, bleeding horse
and man, he swayc' into the clear
ground and looked about for his men.
Not one had followed; he was alone.
The women he had rescued we're gone.
too. He stared about as II dazed,
while the span,ards stood and wonder
ed { the man who had done so might
ily In the battle. The blood was pour
ing from . deep cut in the neck of his
horse. The animals knees began to
totter, and presently 1t sank to the
ground
Slater fell with 1t. The troops rush.
ed forward, but when they came to
him he was dead, with the red blade
still ciinched In his fingers.
And the women for whom this score
Of men had recklessly thrown away
their lives lay trampled and crushed
beneath the boots of the guerilla horse.
But shall II therefore be said Of Slater's
troops that their sacrifice was made
In vain?
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

gan to reeve I rope over . convenien
tree-h0uRh

tree-bough.
All this flashed before the mems
eyes In . moment. There was No hesi-
tAtion. nor were there any orders Civ.
en-. Those Of Slater's troop were 40
customed to follow when Slater led.
and they galloped at his heels a. he
spurred furiously down the hillslope.
The Spaniards by the house were sud
dsAly aware Of . mingled rsttle Of
hoofs and pistol shots. and beheld q
rush Of men sweeping down upon
them. brandisAing weapons and vdley.
ing forth curses and bullets At once
A moment-and they were struck.
crushed, ridden down. The shee.
weight Of Skaters headiong charge
scattered them in every direction. At
the same time the deadly machsts and
moro deadly sixshooter were at Werk.
Throw ths women acro0 your shoul.
ders," reared Slater. Thsy were jerk
ID mp In an instant by tive bfawny
troopers. It was NO time Tor ceremo-
~.
Nov, hard ahead! And before the
6paniards had recovered from the
shock their assailants were dashjng
past the outbulldings Of the hacienda
and had disappeared behind the sheds
At the same time the gusrillas swarm
ed In. and the soldiers also mounted
and followed the chase.
Meanwhile, Slater's men had met un-
expected obstacles. A high and strong
wire fence stood firmly across their
way; 1t was apparently designed to be
horss-proof. There was no gate. and
the ends were not In sight
"Well. cut Il then" shouted the lead
OF. with . rattle Of oaths. when its i'm
pregnabuity became apparent. "and
d-n quick. toov' He drew his ma
chsse and slashed a. furiously at these
wires ~ he had done It those Of the
trocha.
In . minute or less an opening had
been made, and the riders were
through. When the Spaniards arrived
at the same point their greater hum.
Der and the narfewnsas ef the gap
caused tremendous crush. which gave
the insurgents q much-needed atalt
It was soon lost, however. The fresh
horsss Of the Spanish reimbursement
rapidly overhauled the little treop.
And, to add 70 their dimculdes, q deem
rsvins suddenly appeared ahead. To
scramble In and out Of It with sum
cisnt rapidity would be impossible for
the tired horses, two Of which car.
ried double loads. To have cast the
women aside might have facilitated
thels secapa bpt ne one seemed t.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21
Carbonic Acid Gas in Cars.

For some years inventors have bsen
trying to transport fruit In cars filled
with carbonic acid gas. Inasmuch ~
the germs of fermentation cannot live
In this gas It is assumed that no ice
would be needed. and since this Is both
heavy and expensive it Is thought that
fruit can be transported for long dis
tances much more cheaply in the new
way. A car load of fruit in one Of these
cars was lately sent from San Jose.
Cal, to Chicago. but the result was
not satisfactory. The fruit had not
r3Ated, but owing to the extremely hot
wSether 1t had almost been cooked.
IcEwill still be q necessity In very hot
weather unless some means Of keeping
the car cool is added to the antiseDth
advantages Of the gas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-21

YEA" Penlyn said, spsaklns low IN an.
eWse . the sign for/silence. He stu
Gvosr"
"He lives; but his hours draw to close.
Had yup not come now you would not
have found him alive"
Let me see him at once"
"Come. His mother IL with him.
He followed the Cure into q room
sparsely furnished, and of unpublished
pine wood; room on which there was no
carpet and but little furniture: and there