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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26
MONEY OUT OF DATE.

Of the % coins authorized by the
government of the United States for
use as money since 1892, IL have been
found to be undesirable, and their
coinage discontinued. Two of the II
were gold pieces, four were silver, and
five were nickle, bronze, and copper.
The coinage of 81 gold pieces was
authorized by Congress on March 8,
lS49, and discontinued in September,
1890, the total amount coined being
S19, ,499,33 OF So gold pieces there
were S1,619,376 coined under the act
of February 81, 1858, the coinage
being stopped in 1890.
Trade dollars of silver were author
lied in February, 1878; their coinage
was limited to export demand by joint
resolution July %, 1876, and the pro-
duction was prohibited by act OF
March 8, 1887; the total amount coin
ed was s35, ,965, 1924. The silver twen-
ty-cent piece was ordered in 1875 and
stopped May 2, 1878, after $271 900
had been turned out by the mints.
One of the oldest of American coins is
the silver half dime, which dates from
1892. Up to February II, 1873, when
its coinage was discontinued, $780,
219.4O of these half dimes were pro-
duced. The three-cent piece of silver
was authorized in March, 1851, and
discontinued in 1878, the total coinage
amounting to 81, ,2S2 ,0S7.21.
The old copper cent began its career
in 1892, and ended it by legislative
prohibition in February, 1857. Twice
its weight was reduced, the first time
from, 264 to 2OS grains, and the second
time to 16S grains. The total amount
coined was only 81, 1862, ,S87.44, 40 far
as the mint records show. The Scent
nickel piece dated from 1865 to 1890,
the total production being s941 ,349.4s.
In 1864 2-cent bronze coin was
authorized, but it was discontinued in
February, 1873, after a coinage OF
$4,000. OF the small nickel cents
which was substituted for the large
coppers in 1857, only $2,007, ,72O were
minted up to the time Of their discon-
tinuance, in April, 1864. There were
$39, ,926.11 copper half-cents coined
from 1892 to 1857, inclusive. These
coins at first weighed 1872 grains, then
1O4 grains, and finally "a grains.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26
atliseellaneous Rsading.
MAKING NITRO-GLYCERINE.
TOBE CONTINUED.

"Come up to the factory some day
and I'll show you how We make nitro
glycerine," was the invitation that /
received one afternoon from an exten.
sive manufacturer of the terrible ex-
plosive. The invitation was very
cordial one, but there were considera.
tions which made me somewhat slow
in accepting it. ave have about seven
tons of dynamite in one magazine and
two tons of glycerine in another" said
my would.be host. These were among
the considerations which deferred me" "
"But," he added, "there's no partic.
ular danger in looking at the dynamite
unless the building catches fire. You
can play football with the cartridges
and they will never strike back, or
you can pour the dynamite out on the
ground and set fire to it without being
injured. Unconfned the explosive
will burn harmlessly but should not
advise you to touch a match to load
ed cartridge. When the gases expand
they do so in extreme haste, and if
anything tries to restrain them it breaks
and some one gets hurt"
The nitro-glycerine man laughed
rather grimly. Then, apparently think
ing he had not made his invitation
quite alluring enough, be continued:
But it's different with nitro.glycer-
inc. Football and fireworks are strict
ly prohibited. Glycerine is easily Of
Tended and when it resents an atfront,
the world hears about it, but the OBJ
iect of its displeasure never does.
"Glycerine is as tickle and change
able, too, as the wind. One day a
slight shock will explode it and the
next you may hit can with a ham.
mer and live to tell the story. Several
years ago I had very reckless fellow
in my employ. One morning l stood
near the magizine watching him as he
loaded several cans into his wagon.
We were talking about the dangers of
the business and he laughed at my
caution.
"'The stuff won't explode today
he said, scornfully lifting can above
his head. I sprang toward him with a
cry of warning and protest; but before
I could reach him the reckless fellow
shouted, 1T won't 60 off! See?'
"To prove his assertion, he hurled
the can against the side of the factory
with all his might. For second my
heart seemed to cease beating. I felt
sure we were both dead men with
every one else within a radius of a
quarter of mile; but to my intense
astonishment, the can, dented and bent
out of shape, fell to the grass, and
rolled harmlessly to my feet. The
fellow laughed at me for one minute,
but was out of job the next. Such
recklessness was too great to tolerate.
A year later this same man, while
loading a wagon in an another estab-
Iishment, carelessly hit can against
the wheel, it is supposed, and was
blown to pieces.
"The glycerine's readiness or re-
luctance to explode doubtless depends
upon its quality. One run of stock
may be we'll washed and clean, and
another may be full of impurities. If
a can is filled to the very corks, too,
so that the substance within has no
opportunity to wash against the sides,
l do not think it will explode so easily
as one which is three-quarters or
seven-eighths full"
When we entered the dynamite fac
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26

~ A lawyer told story of another
prominent Concord lawyer, now dead,
the other day: An old man was on
the witness stand, and was being cross
examined by the lawyer alluded to:
"You say you are a doctor, sirW
eyes, sir yes, SIR" "What kind of a
doctor ?" ~ makes intments, sir. l
makes intments, sir. I makes int
ment." "What's your ointment good
for2" "It's good to rub on the head
to strengthen the mind" "What effect
would it have if you were to rub some
of it on my head ?" "None at all, sir;
none at all. We must have something
to start with"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26

p6 In the valise of an English tour
ist to Greenland was a big red apple,
and the custom-house men, having
never seen one before, and being unable
to find any one who had, took it for
bomb, and made the Enlishman sit
down and eat it. They we're quite
put out when he didn't explode and
shatter things.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-26

A DAHoMEAN SoLoMoN.-It is re-
lated of Adarossa, celebrated king
of Dahomey, that he once wished to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
I'm SOUTH DAKOTA
OBJECT TO PAYMENT.
settlers Want Their Lands at the
I'D Cover pment Price.

settlers Want Their Lands at the
I'D Cover pment Price.
Chamberlain, $. d., Special. - b
settlers on the coded portion OF the
Sioux, Yankton and Sisseton Indian
reservations are arranging TO employ
n representative in the person of Hon.
John III. King, state agent M Wash
ington. to endeayor to prevail! upon
congress, at its session this winter, TO
pass an act relieving them from pay
ing what is known as the additional
S1.25 per acre for their land. settlers
on the three reservations were orig
inally required to pay a stipuiateu
price per acre for their hOmesteads, ue-
pendent in the case of the settlers on
the Sioux reservation on the time they
made their entries. In each case the
| original amount collected was deposit
ed in the United States treasury 10 the
| credit of the Indians, in payment Tor
the land coded. Afterward, when the
State of South Dakota attempted TO
collect from the government the per
! cent TO which ii was entitled by an act
| of congress for all government land
sold to settlers in the state, the or
ficials of the land department at wash
ington made the discovery thai an er-
| ror had been committed in the case or
Communication entries, in not requiring
| settlers to pay. in addition TO the sum
| which was 10 be held in trust Tor the
| Indians. the further sum of S1.2o per
! acre for the lands thus commuted.
| This made an additional sum of 500
to be paid by settlers when committing
| their entries, this amount, with that
| which went to the Indians, aggregating
! for raw land, n greater sum than was
asked for decided land in more aces
| sible portions of the state. Registers
| and receivers of United States land OF
fees throughout the state received
special instructions in regard TO the
| matter from the land department, and
| the offering of final proofs for fourteen
months residence on Indian lands was
entirely stopped, the settlers being I'M
able to pay the increased amount for
their homesteads. Those who had al
| ready submitted final proof in the To-
cal land offices, but who had not yet
received patents, or government titles
TO the lands, We're called on TO pay
the additional amount, and notliled
that their proofs were suspended until
they should do so. Although they were
| given a certain period in which 10
comply with this demand, the cancel
ing of their proofs being the alterna-
tive, none of the proofs have yet been
rejected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
v
Phone Line From the Hills TO Pierre
Surely to BE Built.

Rapid City. s. d.. Special.-Prof. y.
Rowe of Pierre has just arrived from
the reservation, which he crossed in
making a personal inspection of the
proposed route for the long distance
telephone from Pierre TO the Hills.
Ranchers and cattlemen he found en-
thusiastic over the project, many be-
ing so anxious TO see the project go
through that they would furnish
money.
There being a complete telephone
system all over the Hills, it will place
every town in direct communication
with the capital. Stations will be es-
tablished at frequent intervals along
the way. The distance from Rapid
City to Pierre is 100 miles by the old
stage line. This long distance has
people. but there is no town of any
size, and there is no physician to be
found between the two points. Storms
can be foretold along the line and
great loss of live stock prevented. Cat
tlemen can keep themselves posted on
the market reports. A cattle dealer
told Mr.. Rowe that a telephone mes
sage to this city from the range would
have saved him 5000 this week. 1t
will also be a matter Of great con
venience for the Black Hills people
during the sessions of the Legislature.
1t is considered the first connecting
link between the western and eastern
parts of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
The Nation. Capital.

The heavy pressure brought to bear
upon the war department to prevent
the removal of the Sixth infantry from
Fort Thomas, ear Cincinnati. 10
Texas, has had the effect to postpone
for a time the projected exchange of
stations of troops.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip has
authorized the director of the bufeau
OF engraving and printing TO print and
deliver to the treasurer of the United
States the following certificates: Elves,
G00,00 sheets, making S~12,00o,oo0;
tens, 100000 sheets, making $4,000
600: twenties. $4,000 sheets, making
81, 100000. Total, $2S,000,000.
The department. CT agriculture has
been officially notified of the appoint
ment by New South Wales of a veter-
mary Inspector at San Francisco to ex-
anime and grant certificates of health
for American horses TO be shipped to
Australia from that port. A similar
appointment of a veterinary inspector
at New York in behalf of Australia
was recently made.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
GREAT MINING DEAL.
ruo strong Companies Take Hold
of Hack Hills Property.

Deadwood. s. d.. Special. j. -.
Hardin has returned from chicago,
where he has been instrumental in
placing in organization two more
mammoth mining companies. for the
most part composed of men connected
with the meat packing business IN
Chicago. Omaha and Milwaukee. Two
companies were organized Win II caTi-
tai stock of 81 100000 each, II were
named the Chicago and Two Bit MIN
ing and the Great Northern
Mining company. Both companies W
claims adjoining the Hardin property.
An order was Immediately placed with
Chicago machinery men for $2cO,OoO
worth of machinery for the prellm-
ipary work at the new mines. Wnen
Mr.. Hardin called his friends together
and made known his plans. 1T TOOK
only ~forty-five minutes to sell all the
stock he had in two companies, ana
$1,000 was subscribed on the spot Tor
the capital stock of each. Mr.. Hafdln
when interviewed in regard to the new
companies and their future plans, said:
Work in developing the new mines
has commenced already. Shaft-slnk-
ing has been begun, and 1t VIII be
prosecuted with all expedition unul
we have gone down 200 to 200 feet,
wien good paying ore will be struck.
We are about TO begin the construction
of the largest smelter in the region at
an estimated cost of S2J0,O00, and so
you can Judge what the moneyed men
who are backing the investments eX-
pect 10 get in return.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Trinls ut sioux Falls.

Sioux Falls, $. D.. Special.-Emiol r..
Graborski was arrested here for the
theft of a team and buggy ut Water
town. He was at first arrested on sus-
picion and then confessed that he had
hired the team ten days ago.
The United States grand jury has re-
turned indictments against Richard
Lobbers, Henry Broweli and Hiram
Weeldriger for mailing obscene mat
ter. The defendants are mere boys
living III McCook county, and sent an
Objectionable picture to a girl. In view
of their tender age they were fined SIT
each.
Wilhelmina Abedor of Beadle county
was also indicted for the same offense.
She is an aged German woman, aid
sent Objectionable letters to Miss
DURAN Of Virgil and III. III. Warren of
Walsey. The defendant will stand
trial.
Wilfred Manson and w. III. Pye,
aged twenty. of Bryant, were indicted
for robbing the postotfice. Pye was a
school teacher at the time of the theft.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04

The abuse of the right OF petition
consists, in part, of an indiscriminate
use OF that method of reaching a de-
sired end. 1t is a truism that the
obtaining OF signatures for a petition
is usually an easy matter. Men sign
out of good nature, to get rid of i'm
portunity, because they have signed
similar documents, and so on. and
sometimes the body of the petit
tion is not even read. An excel
lent illustration of recklessness was
recently furnished. A citizen COM
planned to the governor of a state be-
cause a certain criminal had been
pardoned. The governor sent for the
papers in the case; and the complain
ant was found to have signed the pc
tition for a pardon. He had put his
name to the paper without reflection,
and had forgotten the fact. But when
his own request had been granted, he
Indignantly held the governor guilty
OF an act injurious to the public inter-
est!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
south Dakota R...

huron. s. d., Specia, A~issis,|
Shanafelt Of this c;,'a d.. n
secretary and ncsorresm1l
list missions in South Danaent II
pleted his annual renos. kota, hss
drawbacks much has ! ls attend
plished during the wear Oeen aa|
ing of the year # At The }
raise among the church Mopo~
purposes S2.l00. ana tins ~ nlsaa)
the Home Missionary secute
psorriatlon of 5000. Bv REV ~
effort the amount was 81; \ systea|
or workers have been d,ss Ed
particularly to strengthui directed I
already organized rather cAaa
organization Of new ones. .nan t|
reason fewer houses ~ iof the Y
been built. Two houses , ~ \
have been b%uilt-one At > y Won
one at Bnrton-in Miner nradey
new churches were soully. n
one at Hayti, Hamlin corct Ursanl@
at vernon and at Wilmat ana !
county. During the year iell
missionaries have been unao, .o'ty1
ment, laboring in variouS luer appd
state, supplying fifty.two p chVs 81
thirty-eight out stations ' y
number of Baptist cburoh Inc I
having 4 total membership : 1
these l95 We're received ~ u 40
and l43 by letter and eynar;o. uapl
total amount raised nv ehslce
sunday schools during the vass
S26.I52.53; amount paid fnr year
penses, S21.500. Vuu'a|
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Lookinx for Robber..

Sioux Falls, s. d., Specialize trace
has yet been secured Of the robbers
who went through the sample trunks
of George r. Doll. of Wright, Barrett
IL Stillwell of st. Paul, and rifled them
OF $500 worth of samples. The robbery
took place last week at Webster and
has been kept rather quiet in the hope
that the guilty parties might the more
easily apprehended. Mr.. Doll sent his
trunks west from Webster on the way
freight, and when the car was opened
1T was found that robbers had gotten
into 1T and had beaten off the locks
of his three large trunks with sledge
hammers and rified the contents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Bnnking Change at Huron.

Huron, $. d., Special.-Andrew
gel. president of the STANDARD SAW
bank of this city, having sold his in'
est in that institution, a new set Of
ficers has been chosen as fOlO'
President, Il. b. Soper, EmmetsOa
Iowa; vice president, Georgec fus
weider, Estherville, Iowa; cashier
s. Davis, Huron. The directors
the president. vice president ana ca
Ter, with f. Il. Allen Of Estherylle !
H.. o. Richards of this cny'
Soper is a well known capltalst =
is president of the First Natonal p
OF Emmetsburg; Mr.. Fullense'
was, until recently. connec'el J
the same bank, and Mr.. Allen sau
italist of that city. The fofua
soon remove to this city ana 'aA'
tive part in the bank.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Criminal.

William Marshall was found muir
dered between Florida and StOutsville,
Mo. The supposition is that he was
killed for his money.
While frenzied with liquor Thomas
Cooper Of Baldwin. Pa, fired his house
and afterward shot three men who
were fighting the flames.
Bud Wells, aged eighteen. has been
found guilty of m~anslaughter, at Paw
nee, o. T., for the killing of Andrew
Rogers at a dance in the Usage Reser-
walton last December.
The safe of the Oberlin, Kas., roller
mills was blown open and $40 was Sc
cured. The proprietor had deposited
all except some small change in the
bank Saturday.
Joseph Wilkerson, who was convict
ed of the murder Of James Secrease at
Odessa, Mo-, April Is, 1896, has been
sentenced by Judge Ryland to be exc
cuted on Friday, Dec. 10.
City Marshal Halves Walker Of Ne
vada, Mo-, vas assaulted by H.. Moore
while trying to prevent Moore from
disturbing the peace. The marshal
fired a shot at Moore, but missed him,
and he escaped.
Miss Leonie Queto appeared before
the grand jury at Chicago to secure
the Indictment Of Francisco Lemoine,
on the charge of mayhem. She says
Lemoine, in a jealous rage, bit her low-
er lip off a fortnigh ago.
Thomas Ellis. arrested at st. Joseph,
No., for highway robbery, admitted
that eleven highway robberies commit
ted In the neighborhood of st. Joseph
during the past six months, had been
the work of himself and Mack and
Edward McClurg.
Estella Rowena Guthrie, a young
Chicago school teacher, who drowned
herself in Lake Michigan, was the vic
tim Of misunderstanding boys. Her pu-
pills had nagged, worried and nettled
her until her spirit was broken.
John Piester, an old resident Of lola.
Kas., shot himself through the head
with a 32-caliber revolver. The deed
was committed while suffering from
mental arrangement, brought or by
worry over the imagined unfaithful-
ness of his wife.
Elder =. NJ. Murphy. aged seventy
eight years, and for fifty years a Bap-
fist minister in Northwestern Nilsson
ri, was murdered near CARRIER, Mo.
Hugh Van Hosier Drained him with n
stake, after a quarrel over the depre
dations Of Van Hosier's stock on the
minister's land.
Dan Williams, ex-clerk of fines in the
District Of Columbia police court, was
placed on trial, charged with embez-
zling $1,000 OF funds collected I'm fines
In the police court and turned ove to
him. Williams was arrested in ST.
Louis after a long chase.
Bozeman. Mont, is greatly stirred up
by the poisoning of a man named Gar
lock a few days ago, and his subse-
quent death, and the attempt to de-
stroy the lives Of two other men, q. ".
Boyer and Morris Lemay, by the same
means.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Queer Justice mt Aberdeen.

Aberdeen, S. D., Special Attorney
S. III. Cranmer is about to invoke the
aid of the circuit court to get a iudg.
ment entered by Police Justice Ellis.
Mr.. Cranmer was attorney for plain
tiff in an action where the defendant
made no appearance, and he called for
Judgment by reaso of default. The
court held that circumstances war
ranted a continuance and so continued
the case until Nov. 4. The attorney
was greatly surprised and annoyed Mt
this unusual proceeding, and said so In
such a manner that the court fined him
for contempt. Now Mr.. Cranmer win
seek an order Of mandamus to compel
Justice Ellis to enter the Judgment.
and will also urge his removal by the
county commissioners ON the grounds
of incompetency.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04

An import movement Of gold began
late in September with the arrival of
$4, 000, 900 at San Francisco, from Aus
tralia, and the engagement of $780,
900 at London and Paris. These are
the first imports of importance since
last November. They are a natural re-
suit of the movement of the crops. The
active shipment of grain and cotton
calls for increased supplies of money
at the centers of agricultural produc-
tion, and the deficiency caused by meet
ing this demand is supplied by gold
paid by the foreign purchasers OF our
products. The condition favors a
continuance of gold imports, as we are
now selling to Europe monthly from
forty to fifty million dollars worth Of
our products in excess of all that we
are buying there. In reality we ought
to get $50. 000, 900 imports a month.
The monthly interest on our foreign
debts abroad, however, amounts TO
$40,0 DOC. 600 a month.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-11-04
Eureka n Zee uira

Eureka, $. D., Special. This H
German town, situated at The (,
minus of the Milwaukee road n /
Pherson county. is a marvel 10 1
siders. There are in the neighbarhI
of forty-two grain houses. each I
ploying on an average three mel. i
all ut the present time working ii,
and day. There has been shipped
past month 740 cars of wheat. Sid
cattle. hogs and flax. valued at d
100000, this being distributed ana
the farmers tributary TO this pG
There were also several ear I0ak
potatoes. butter eggs. etc. There v
taken out by special trains Sum
eighty-siX cars Of freight. GS
wheat. and Monday morning many
the grain dealers wondered where 1
would put the grain which would
taken in on that day, and Mon
night every house was full Dur
last Week 107,497 bushels Of Vh
and 17,2S7 of fax were taken in. \
from 10000 to $4,000 bushels Of q
are received every day.