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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

George Augustus Sala had a PECULIAR
ly uncertain temper. Once at a dinner
given by him In honor Of Henry Irving,
Lord Rosebery, who was among the
guests, made a speech gently bantering
the writer. Sala instantly took offense
and delivered a terrific TRADE, which be-
gan with Archibald Philip Primrose,
Earl Of Rosebery. you have dared this
night to insult a man who has served
his country in every quarter of the
globe" And so on at great length,
with tremendous vehemence. The Ia
Bile was thunderstruck, but Lord Rose
berry made another speech, which sooth-
ed the fiery veteran and finally reduced
him to tears.
"Ah. me! What is so rare as a day in
June!" sighed the mistress Of the
boarding house, as she deity nipped Il
tack from the hash before her. Moth
ing, unless, perhaps, it's a square meal
IN this place" was the answer that
popped into the mind of the ~cadaveTOus
boarder at the end Of the table. He
dared not speak. though he was not too
full for utterance.-Roxburv Gazette.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
NANSEN ANDTHEP POLE
NORWEGIAN EXPLORERS SUC-
CESS NOT CONFIRMED.
Report Reaches ST. Petersburg tina
the Daring Navigator has Found
the Pole-Ncws Not Authentic, and
Scientists Are Skcptical.
Further News Awaited.

The reported north pole discovery by
DR.. Nansen is being given much atten-
ton by the press, but scientists generally
are inclined to be skeptical, without de-
nyinS the possibilities or truth of the re-
port. The story comes as Il telegram from
lrkutsk. Siberia, and says that Il Sibe-
rian trader named Ko%uchnareff. agent Of
DIR. Fridtjef Nansen, the Norwegian eX-
plorer, who sailed in the Fran June -.
lSt3. for the Arctic regions, has received
information that DR.. hansen reached the
north pole, found land There, and is now
returning toward civilization.
The news from DR.. Manson was rcceiv-
ed at lrkutsk from Est Yacht. ut the
mouth of the Yana river. The Yana river
falls into the Arctic OcCan by ~Seycral
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

ne new %-stamp mill of the Keystone
company has commenced operations at
keystone. The mill is a model of its
KIND, having all the latest and most APP
proved appliances. The former mill was
burned in September last, Just after the
a~-ioot level had opened a 4O-foot vein Of
paying ore. The company will treat
the concentrates upon the ground, thus
saving heavy freight and smelling charges
which, during earlier operations, cut
seriously into the profits of reduction.
Locally, the greatest confidence is felt in
the success of the mine.
A number of rich tin strikes have re-.
Gently been made near Custer upon ella ms
owned by the Harvey Peak Company,
upon which the annual assessment work
was being performed. In one instance a
body of ore nine feet in width was en-
countered, than which no richer deposit
has ever been found here. That Custer
has large and rich tin deposits is beyond
question.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

Of three guns were fired from the various
batteries as the Fran passed them on
her way 70 the pcrilous Arctic seas.
Various messages, some Of extremely
doubtful authenticity, have been rcceiv-
ed during the long interval since the eX-
petition embarked. One of these was Il
dispatch sent out from Christiania Dec.
6. 1895, which said that Mrs. \ansen had
received Il letter tied to Il carrier pigeon,
stating that DR.. NanSen and his venture
some associates We're safe and that the
expedition was progressing satisfactorily.
The wcll-known fact that no pigeons were
taken in the Fran. together with IA lack of
dctiniteness as to the location of the party,
combined to discrcdit i'll popular eStlma-
ton the authenticity of the letter.
April Is last year great excitement was
Figaro of Il dispatch that DR.. Nansen had
reached the north pole, planted Il flag OF
caused by the publication in the Paris
Norway upon it and was returning i'll trl.
umph. This rumor was not generally
credited by scientists or navigators and
was not confirmed by any subsequent
and reliable information from the plucky
party of Arctic explorers. Other alleged
news from DR.. Nansen mas been pubfisheS
from time TO time. One dispatch, bearing
date of March +. 1895, was sent from
London and contained the statement that
Il letter had been received Mt Hammer
fest, Norway, dated at Kjollcfjord, Feb.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
70 ADVERTISE the state.

rirtx aulSr committee of the South
1.Lo, immigration Association con-
..,l,. ifs meeting al Sioux Falls after de-
..jIro on some most important business.
tore wec, present at the meeting s. W.
<.rrocany Of Aberdeen, j. NJ. Greene OF
chamberlain, Frank Morris of Tripp, j.
Il Da.Gwin. Of ST. Lawrence, A. }. Lock-
I,Itot Clear Lake and L. II. Brown Of
>.onX tu.is. The following resolution
WAS adopted:
dissolved, That the South Dakota In
mirrato a Association shall issue an OFF,
cal pamphlet and map setting forth truth
.,IIy tie resources and advantages OF the
safe a. larLe. and that each county, in its
.,OpOrt.0n to the assessment shall be en-
it.ri 20 a tWo-page writeup, not exceed
.at Loo words, and three pages of illus
tratlouS: also their pro rata share OF the
plmph.cts issued; that additional copies
Shall! be furnished the public at cost"
The work of preparing the pamphlet
was placed with MessrS. Greene and
Brown. and Cf publishing the map with
Mcssrs. Brown and Baldwin. The pam
inlet viii begin with a description of the
AIMS OF he association and the work it
La, hitherto done, and Will tell the square
truth about the state. This will be signed
Iv the Governor, the State Engineer of IT.
rgat!On and the executive committee, in
,.at way full authority being given to the
.,4fa,tputs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

mouths in latitude 10 degrees north and
longitude l31 degrees east of Greenwich.
Ust Yacht, or Ust Yansk, is one of these.
In fact, Cst, or Ost, is the Russian name
for the mouth of u river. Ust Yansk is
only a little more than 100 miles from
Liakov island. which is one of the new
Siberian islands. The mouth of the Yana
is considerably over 100 miles east of the
Lena delta.
The Inflated jeanette was crushed in
the ice in u degrees 10 minutes north
latitude and 100 degrees east longitude on
June Is. 1881. This point is to the north
east of the New Siberian islands. Those
of the expedition who reached land came
800 miles in boats and sleds to do it. Their
point of arrival vas west and north of
Ust Yansk.
When Lieut.. P1ary was seen at New
York and asked whether in his judgment
any reliance was to be placed on the re-
port that DR.. Nansen had reached the
north pole and is now returning he
promptly replied that what with the mea-
gerness Of the dispatch, the locality from
which the news comes, and the season, it
does not seem TO him as likely to be au-
thentic. DIR. Nanscn, if his theory in re-
gard to the current be correct, Lieut..
Peary said, would not be likely to ever
get back in that direction. He expected
to cross the pole and TO come out some
where on the east coast of Greenland.
If hansen or any Of his party is where
it is said he is, the lieutenant thought the
message should come direct from him.. At
the time this is written the report has
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
A Serious Accident

{. ii. Noglcr, of the st. CroiX Lumber
Company, came near a serious accident at
Freeman. He engaged a team of Mr..
Huber to drive to church near ChildStown
ana one OF the horses seems to nave been
somewhat vicious. AS soon as started he
tried to run, and after driving a short dis
ance he excited the other horse and they
both began to run. They turned form the
road and ran over plowed ground, over
ields and back near town and through
three fences and finally stopped near his
place, not seriously damaged. Mrs. Nog-
Ter an1 the children were pretty badly
shaken up but not seriously injured. He
thinks a more gentle team is better to
take ones family out With,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

~. This letter contained the statement
that a balloon had been sighted by a
telegraph inspector, located between lie.
besy and Langfjord, and that it doubtless
contained a message from Nansen.
The last reliable information from the
explorer was Il dispatch from Vardoe,
dated Aug. %, 1893, and signed by Chara'
bowa, stating that the Fran was abou,
to enter the Kara sea.
Nansen's Arctic Theory.
Since his twenty-second year DR.. Nan
sen has been contemplating crossing the
north pole, and with that end in view has
been diligently studying the Arctic ocean
currents. He noticed the two large cur
rents flowing down the coast of Green
land out of the polar regions. Approx
mate calculations showed that an enor-
nous quantity of water was thus trans
ported southwardly. OF course, it would
be impossible for the polar ocean to con-
tinue TO yield such great volumes of water
unless similar streams were somewhere
flowing into it. DR.. Nansen sought their
source on the opposite side of the pole off
the coast of Siberia. where he discovered
a great current which moved steadily;
toward the pole. Not only did the water,
flow toward the pole, but the thick ice.
crust was carried by the stream in the,
same direction. The idea struck DR.. Nam
sen that it would be possible to drift
across the pole starting off the coast of ST.
IBERIA, and coming out by n yOfGreenland.
DR.. Nansen considered this theory dem-
onstrated and reasoned that if he could
have placed himself upon the stores lost
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Seed Grain Law a Success.

are happy over the outcome Of The seed
grain law. Under it they loaned to the
farmers last spring S27, 900. All of this
has been paid back except sos, and this
is more than offset by the interest. But a
greater gain is found in the fact that the
grain raised from this seed sold for $685.
800. This leaves a balance of $l9l, 500,
which is the amount of money by which
the county is richer than it would have
been but for the public loan. There is
not likely to be another year seen in
which it will be necessary to try this plan
but there is no doubt that should one
come the county will pursue the same
cOurSp.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

by the Jeanette he would have crossed
with them the polar sea. Bur this is far
from the only proof OF a transpolar cur-
rent: Every week large quantities of
driftwood arrive on Spitzbergen island
and Greenland coasts by the polar route
from Siberia. In this way the Eskimo is
provided with all the wood he needs for
houses, tools and fire. Without it he
could not exist. Furthermore, DR.. Nan
sen caused experts to examine the earth
and rocks found on the ice which drifts
along rhe Greenland coast. and it was de-
cided that these were Identical with those
Of Siberia and must have drifted ON the
ice across the pole.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Big Hills Mining Deal.

The biggest deal in mining property in
the history of the Black Hills has been
concluded at Deadwood. For several
months past a New York syndicate has
had a bond on a large block of producing
mines, and after paying Messrs. Hague
and Daggett 100000 to exploit it were
salts fled with the property, but could not
raise the noun of the bond, which was
$4,000. 900. A compromise was made
whereby the New York parties paid over
81, 100, 900 for One-third OF the capital
stock Of the company.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Bridge Will BE Built.

The advance force of bridge builders,
who are gong to build the railroad bridge
across tie Missouri River at YanktOn
have arrived there and material for the
piers is expected during the week. These
Preparations indicate beyond a doubt,
mat The bridge will be pushed to early
completion. These movements and the
arrival OF the agent of English capitalists
VINO have agreed to take the bonds, at
least indicates that there is no change in
lhcII biaus.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Large Society Membership.

Aberdeen laysQclaim to having the
largest membership OF secret socielles Oh
any place Of its size in the Cniteu States.
The total adult male population Is ABOUT
1000, while the total membership OIL 'he
various secret society ORGANIZATIONS IS over
1900. This is exclusive OF the W.. II. Z.
and half the Eastern Star. 1he Srahd TO-
tai is owe 100.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

'Jonu y. LAWYER, president Of the First
National bank at Mitchell, territorial
treasurer Of Dakota under President
,ryelaua first administration, and one
al tAc M05i prominent men in the north
Ne,t, was found Wednesday afternoon
dead IN bed in his room at the GarrctsOn
Hotel az SIOUX City. In speaking Of the
cause o., Nr. LAWYERS death, DR.. Hoyt,
coloncr, said: Il was called to the Gar
lrt,on lIote! and there was told of the
sudden death of Mr.. Lawler, with whom
| had a personal acquaintance. l found
he body OF Mr.. Lawlcr lying upon the
bed with his head upon the pillow. I'm
doubtcdly Mr.. LAWYERS death was due to
heart disease, and think fatty %degenera-
tion Of the walls OF the heart
John u. Lawler at the time of his death
was A. years of age. He was one of the
founders of the town of Mitchell, and he
always was identified with the leading
interests of the city. Besides being pres
idcnt and principal owner of the First
National Bank of Mitchell he was a MEM
Der Of the cattle firm of Seaman g. Lawler.
Mr.. LaWIer married the daughter Of Gen.
>amuel ID. Sturgis, commander OF the
soldiers Home at Washington. 10 the
union four children was born.
Mr.. Iawler occupied a very high posi-
ton in the esteem Of the people of South
Dakota and also Of North Dakota.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Hoist by His Own Petard.

The Baltic saloon wandered away dur
ing the night and fell into the river west
of town. When an injunction was put on
the old building last fall, this one was
erected adjoining it. In order to evade
the injunction business the proprietor
struck the bright idea of building it on
runners so as to get off the lot in case the
claw" should ''be a coming" The enemy
took advantage OF these runners and
snaked it down to the river, where they
made kindling of it and its contents.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Lake Park,

The Is. {. II. IL y. Railroad Company
j. sinking an eiglit-inch we'll at Lake
Iark. They are now at a depth of $50
irtt and expect TO get abundance of water
ana possibly a flow at about 500 feet.
Everything is now in readiness to COM
hieAce work upon the dam and inlet to
Saver Lake. When finished the lake will
he capable OF holding about twenty feet
o! water, which Will make it one of the
Lest .akeS for fishing in the northwest.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Went Through the Ice.

Tue trcacilerous condition Of the ios on
me river at Pierre caused the loss of a
lean ana came near drowning George
i'5cd, the driver. He was crossing at il
place where ne made regular crossings al,
winter, when the icc gave way. letting the
"N".e ouiilt INTO the water. Reed man
aged 20 get out himself, but lost his horses
ana wagon.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

DR.. Nansen and his crew of eleven men
sailed out of the port Of Christiania at
noon on the 9th Of June. 1S93. Thou
sands of his enthusiastic fellow country
men assembled on the docks and the har-
Dor was filled with every variety of craft,
from q kyak canoe 10 Il steam launch. all
gayly decorated with bunting and silver
birch. As the Fran passed the point on
which his home is located DR.. Nansen was
oil deck to wave 4 farewell salute TO his
wife. who stood in front of the house,
clad in a dress of pure white. Statutes
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
A Fair Divorce.

Mrs. Lea Davis, known on the operate
stage as Lea Van Dyck, obtained d.
yorce in Yankton from her husband.
whom she married a year ago, and against
whom she alleges cruelty. Miss Van
Dyck is a singer of rare ability and made
quite a reputation in ROBIN HOOD i'll the
eastern cities two years ago. She has
been living in Yankton with a companion
since last May. Her husband, Harry
Davis is u Philadelphia contractor.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Serious Fire in Mitchell.

fire broke out in l.. b. Webster's feed
store IN Mitchell and destroyed Webster's
store, a vacant building belonging to +.
Wldman, which had been occupied as a
saloon but closed by injunction, also the
feed store of Leslie together with two
other vacant stores. These were all on
tho east side of South Main Street. The
whole loss is in the neighborhood OF
81. 900,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

Fire destroyed the house, together with
the contents, on Myron Graves farm SIX
miles north of Huron. IL was occupied
hr Ole Olson, wife and FIVE children.
The daughter, aged Il years, persisted IN
,h. flames. and Olson was badly burned
irving 10 rescue her. TIE rest OF the FAM
nv esoaped with only their night clothes
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Gave Away His Pals.

Joe Smith, James Smith, Clyde KEEP
mart ana Gus kringOn Of Blismon were
arrested on the charge of breaking into
and robbIng the house of Andrew Erick-
son on the night Of Jan. 20, and were
'aken to Flandreau and placed in jail.
'IyGe kephart has turned states evidence
and given a detailed account of the bur-
"lary. y detective vas employed by the
county and ferreied out the guilty parties.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
For Pass.

LlLe agents of a large colony Of Germans
ana Seandinavians have just closed a
ucal Tor iorty-eight thousand acres OF land
somewhere IN the vicinity Of Arkansas
lds>, to which colony they will move III
me aAring. That place is much discussed.
Many Americans will go from Sioux
AM Il adjoining places to the town lot
sale there on HE eth and 18th.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Insurance Business.

The total volume Of fire insurance bus
mess transacted in this state for 1895,
taken from the reports in the state audit
or's Office, show premiums received, $780,
1920; losses incurred, $2l2, 1866; risks
written and renewed, $lS,0G7, 554; and los
seS paid, 1921, 1929.
As compared with 1894, the premiums
are about - 600 greater, and the losses
paid are about 500, 900 greater. showing a
decrease IN HE gross earnings.
There are tllrty-SeVen insurance COM
panlcs authorized to transact business IN
The state.
The report Of business OF life insurance
companies viii not be completed for some
lime yet, so nc com arisons in that line
are yet obtainaDle.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
PTBI.lSH THE STATE
nFc,5roN REACHED BY THE I'M
M,CRAIION COMMITTEE.

P~arpE-"'N - "' ~ 80" w.
..r,t.ta" Of the Aims of the Assoc
i,,i,r. ard; VIII Tell the square
r,u;i. About the state.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Sailing of the Fran.

not yet becn confirmed and cannot be
considered authentic.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-10
lrgal 15utirss.
STATE OF MAINE

- HANCOCK SS.:-To the SheriNs Of
l.. S. orr respective counties, or either Of
I ~ their Deputies, GREETING:
WE command you attach the goods or
w estate of Arthur Reyes, of - in the
state Of Rhode Island, to the value of eighty
dollars; and summon the said defendant If
he may be found in your precinct, to appear
before our justices of the supreme judicial
court, next to be holden in Ellsworth, within
and for our county of Hancock, on the second
Tuesday of October next, then and there in
our said court to answer unto Edward Buck,
of Bucksport, in said county of Hancock for
that the said defendant at said Ellsworth, on
the day of the purchase of this writ, being
indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of forty
dollars and eigthy-three cents, according to
the account annexed, then and there in con-
sideration thereof, promised the plaintiff to
paN him the sAme sum on demand.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-10
NOTICE OF FoRECLosuRE.

"HEREAs Robert B. Kelley, of Mt Des-
w ert, Hancock county, Maine, by his
mortgage deed dated December 9, a, d. 1857
and recorded in Hancock county, Maine, Reg
istry of Deeds in book go, page 1856, conveyed
to Charles H. Frazier, of said Mt. Desert, a
certain parcel of land situated at Northeast
Harbor, in said town of Mt. Desert and thus
described: Beginning at a stake on the north
side of the county road in the west line of
land of A. c, Savage; thence running north
five and one-haf degrees west ten and one
half rods to the northwest corner of the Gem
etery; thence north 63 degrees west seven
rods and one link to a stake; thence north 20
degrees east eleven rods to said road; thence
by said road south AZ degrees east four and
one half rods to the place of beginning, con
tanning IS square rods more or less; which
said mortgage and the debt thereby secured
were assigned and transferred by said Charles
H. Frazier, to us the undersigned, John w.
Somes and Robert L. Grindle, both of said
Mt. Desert, by instrument of assignment
dated December 49, 1895, recorded in said
Registry Aug. II, 1896; and whereas the con-
dition Of said mortgage has been broken, now
therefore, by reason of the breach Of the con-
dition thereof we claim foreclosure of said
mortgage. JOHN W. SoMEs'
ROBERT l.. GRISDLE.
Aug. q, 1886. j. A. Peters ir., atty.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-09-10

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STATE OF MAINE.
STATE OF MAINE.

HANCOCK ss.:-At Probate Court held at
Ellsworth, in and for said county, on the
second Wednesday of August, a. d. 1895.
A CERTAIN instrument purporting to be
n a copy of the last will and testament of
Lizzie A, Lake, late of Boston. in the county
OF Suffolk, and Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts. deceased, and of the probate there
of in said Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
duly authenticated, also, certain instru-
meut purporting to be copy OF the last viii
and testament of John >. Ellis, late of the
city, county and state OF New York, deceased,
and of the probate thereof, in said state of
New York, duly authenticated, having been
presented to the judge of probate, for our
said county of Hancock, for the purpose of
being allowed, filed and recorded in the pro-
bate court for our said county of Hancock.
Ordered: That notice thereof be given to
all persons interested therein, by publishing
a couy of this order three weeks suCCessIyely
in the Ellsworth American, 4 newspaper
printed at Ellsworth, in said county of Han
cock, the first publication to be three weeks,
at least, before the second Wednesday of
October, a. d. 1896, that they may appear at a
probate court then to be held at Ellsworth,
in and for said county of Hancock, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, and show cause, if
any they have, against the same.
O. p. CUNNINGHAM, Judge OF Probate.
A true copy of original order of court.
Attest;-CHAs. p. DoRR. Register.