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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19
Centerville Journal:

Centerville Journal: A year
ago we heard much about the in
justice Of requiring the farmers
to pay debts contracted when
wheat was dollar d bushel, with
dollars for which they had to
give two and three bushels Of
wheat---tl1e debts were doubled
and trehled thereby, and it was
nothing short of robbery! Now
those same innocent victims, when
it comes to paying the debts con-
tracted last year when wheat
was worth IS cents a bushel,
ar'n't saying a word about pay
ing them on the wheat standard
---or any other standard but the
gold standard. Now that the
price Of wheat has advanced more
than 100 per cent, they are very
willing to pay value" in the
recognized units of commerce
without regard to the compara-
tive value of wheat. How like
common 1nortals most of us saints
are, anyway.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

there any doubt that all the dan
gers enumerated in that warning
exist, aye, and more; but who
ever heard of man with the gold
fever in his veins being turned
aside by warnings of danger
ahead of him.
Senator Hansbrough, of n. D.,
was in Washington this week,
but he wasn't worrying about
political or other public matters,
as he came to see Miss Chapman,
to whom he will be married next
Monday, in New York.
In view of the large sums Of
money the Cramps have received
from the governmental in the shape
of premiums for speed in excess
of the requirements in the war
vessels they have built for the
government there was much sur
prise in Washington when they
filed a suit in the Court Of Claims
against the United States govern
ment for damages aggregating
81, ,73o, 149, which they claim to
have sustained by reason of delay
and defaults on the part of the
government in furnishing the ar
NOR plate and plans while the
battleships Massachusetts,, Iowa,
and Indiana, and the cruisers New
York, Brooklyn and Columbia
were being constructed by them.
While congress has nothing. to do
with the court of claims, it is
probable that members of con-
gress who think the Cramps laye
been exceedingly well treated in
all their dealings with the gov
er1n1ent will have something to
say about these claims next vim
ter.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug. 13, 1897.
There is a serious question of
verac1ty between Hon. John Sher-
man, secretary of state, and a
number of prominent newspaper
men of Washington and New
York, concerning certain utter
auces of Mr.. Sherman on the
assassination of the Spanish Pre-
mler and its probable effect upon
Cuba, and on the general attitude
of England towards the United
States, which were published as
interviews with Mr.. Sherman.
The newspaper men, who are
among the most prominent in the
business, declare that Mr.. Sher-
man used the language they
quoted, while Mr.. Sherman de-
clares most emphatically, both
verbally and in a signed co1nmun-
lcation to local paper, that he
did not. This controversy has
revived the talk about age telling
upon the faculties of Mr.. Sher-
man, which was quite prevalent
when he left Washington several
days before the adjournment of
congress. It was his personal
friends who first began to talk
about his failing memory. Mr..
Sherman is now in his seventy
fifth year, but the world is full
of men older than he whose men
tai faculties are at their best.
It is queer what different views
are taken OH the same thing.
When Secretary Alger took
charge of the war department he
found a system under which the
watchlnah of that department
made daily reports of the goings
aud comiugs of the clerks and
promptly abolished it, believing
that better results would De ;ob-
tanned by putting the clerks. on
their honor. Now the abolished
systems of the war department
has been adopted by the treasury
department. /. s.
There is no doubs of the sseod
fintentions of Secretary Bliss in
}issuinglthat, -oficial warning to
the Z K1ondike-boulld public, which
twas published this week. Nor is
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

Mitchell Republican: When the
South Dakota Grand Army boys
march in the streets of Buffalo
during the national encainpnlellt
they will attract no little atten-
tiou from the arms which they
will carry on that occasion. 1t
consists of a spear surAounted
with an ear of corn and a ninia-
ture sheaf of wheat and a small
strealner with "South Dakota"
printed on it to SHOW where we
come froln.'' This idea origin
ated with Capt. ]. II. Hauser, of
Aberdeen, who last year made
500 of them and presented them
to the state department. They
were carried in the procession at
st. Paul and there was nothing
which so attracted ands: held the
attention ofaithe people as did
this spear. While tharesis noth-
ing particularly handsasf1e abept
the spear, yet With an immense
number put together in 4 parade
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

The London Spectator has been
reading the riot act to the United
States and says the people of that
country will not longer ignore
the ''indiscretions of Secretary
Sherman" and that ''if America
does not keep a better watch over
her politicians they will have her
into a conflict with this country,
whereof no one is able to see the
end"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19
VS.. GOVERNOR.

4ATToENEY-GEN VS., GOVERNOR.
I The Sioux Falls Press and other
papers who follow its lead, have
been censuring the state board of
equalization because the majority
thereof would not follow the lead
of Coy. Lee in regard to the tax
alton Of railroad property. They
have even attacked Attorney-g gen
eral Grigsby, who, III his own
defense, says:
Governor Lee insisted that the
statements of the roads as to value in
their complaints be made the basis OF
assessment, disregarding all other eyi-
|dence. 1t seems tnat / haYe been
criticised for not supporting his motion
to that effect. did not support the
several motions and could not because
that would haye fixed the value OF each
division and each branch of each road
at the same sum utterly disregarding
the law requiring the earnings of each
division of each road to be taken into
consideration. And say now, that if
such an assessment had been made the
taxes on railroad property in this state
would have been totally lost for this
year.
Zone other important question arose
the statute requires that the return
made by each railroad should state the
value per mile Of each .diyision and
branch. This requirement. was notful-
filled by any OF the roads. They
claimed that the blanks sent out did
not provide for it. The statute also re-
quires the board, in case any railroad
fails to make the proper return, to pro-
coed to assess such railroad property
on the best information obtainable and
shall add Is per cent to the assessable
value thereof This statute is man
datory. / made the motion to add 25
per cent to the value fixed by the board
on each division and each branch of
each road according to this statute.
MIR. Roddle stated that the constitution
ality OF that law had been questioned
and moved that before the motion was
put the attorney general should pre-
pare and submit an official opinion.
This motion prevailed. After examin-
ing the question I was compelled to
hold that it would not be safe to pro-
ceed under that statute. My opinionis
in writing and on file. II in that opin-
ion | have erred then it might with
some reason be claimed that took an
indefensible position. But let no one
come to that conclusion without exam
ming the authorities on the question.
| while disclaim having had any
desire or having attempted to make
any record for politicsl purposes it will
be found on the record that moved to.
raise the assessment OF one line from
81, 100 TO $500 per nile and that the
goveEDr's vote defeated tho; motion.
That then movsdso assess saipe road
s4.2oo per mile and the motion pre-
vailed, the governor voting no. And
I voted for ard the governor against
leyery raise that was made
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19
The South Dakota State Fair,

The South Dakota State Fair,
which is to be held at Yankton
Sept. 81, %, % and 3Oand Oct. l.,
promises to be the best exhibition
of the kind ever held in the state.
Business men Of the Cement City
have given a $4,000 guarantee
for the payment of ali premiums.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

The secretary of the treasury
says that there is $22.5 So in c;rcu-
lation for every man, woman and
child in the United States---and
this conclusion is based upon an
estimated population of 77,ooo,-
600.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

The American tin-plate mills
are making shipments to foreign
countries, 500 boxes of the best
grade having recently been sent
to Italy.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

Coxey, he of marching fame,
has been nominated by the popu-
lists of Ohio as their candidate
for governor.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Every one knowing themselves in
H}ebted to Turner County for Personal
Taxes for the year 1886 or prior years
will saye costs by paying the. same at
the offlce.of County Treasurer before
Sept. 15th.next, as ] shall after that
date proceed to collect all unpaid per-
sonal taxes by distress.
F. z. BERRY,
u. County Treasurer. i
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

The whaleback steamer Column
bus is to be used in the Klondike
trade. She will be fitted to carry
800 passengers and years pro-
visions for the same.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

l.. NJ. Shaw Of Crawford Co,
was nominated for governor of
Iowa Wednesday by the republl-
can convention at Cedar Rapids.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

they attract a great deal OF atten-
ton. 1t can safely be counted
upon that South Dakota will be
a we'll advertised state at the ma
tional encampment.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

Loucks says he has lost faith
in the promises of democratic
politicians. He says fusion is
played out.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-08-19

y l.i4iEI = -
\ Hgou want to buy a good sewingma-
chine cheap, call at the Herald Office
and see what q bargain you can get.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
Quaker Honesty.

In the CHRONICLES of "A kentuck Set
tlement"is given an instance of integri-
" which deserves 10 be made historical
1t is related of three brothers who were
importing merchants in North Carolina
before the war of the revolution. They
were Quakers, as were many of the
early colonists of that state. The story,
if true, goes 10 show that in this country
private honor is too often superior TO
the public conscience. During the war
North Carolina. and we believe others of
the colonies, passed an ordnance re-
curing citizens owing money TO sub
jects of Great Britain to pay the amount
into the treasury of the state, which
thereby assumed the position of debtor
to the foreign creditor. Harcourt
Brothers owed at the time large
amount for goods imported. and this
amount they paid as soon as possible to
the state treasurer. After the termina-
ton Of the war and signing Of the treaty
of peace, the English creditors, unable
TO recover the amount due them from
the state, which had been hopelessly
bankrupted by the long and severe
struggle for independence, demanded
payment from the original debtors. as
they were allowed TO do by the terms of
the treaty of peace. The Harcourts,
who were honorable merchants, paid
again in fun, although in so doing they
were, in their old age left comparative-
ly poor.-Youth's Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
IN THE DUSK.

on balmy evenings in the fall set be.
side the door.
An read the Bible till it's late an can see
no more
The PsaLns with their abidin' faith. er
some sweet chapters where
God tells us that He'll not fOrsake no
matter where We air
j shet II then an gaze ahead where every
thing is still,
Except some katydid at sings in spite CT
autumn's chill
An whilst pumgranits smell as though
the world wus dippd in musk.
/ think an dream an wonder like, wrapped
in the broodin' dusk
I'm eighty-"an' a child again." the young
folks often say;
II may Doe so, fer somehow now my
thoughts 20 fur away,
An can see as plain as life the things
or other years
Myself a boy an knowcd not much CT
signs, neglect an tears
A-rompn' yondcr in the yard, my fathers
eyes on me,
An mother settin' where I set an singin'
tcnGtrly.
The round moon shiuin' like white mag
molly from It's husk
Upon us happy ones at home there in the
evenin' dusk.
An, then again thought wunders on, an
I'm nN: once --.-Tc,
An see my children PATTERN round an in
an out the door
one with his little baby curls. one with
her SOFT blue eyes,
Both brugin TO the world az In some hints
er Paradise.
An in the hedge beside the road the mock
I'M bird sung sweet,
An moths sucked eagerly tho flowers that
bossomed round our feet.
An on the sight Shootin star would form
tiashln tusk
AT fer a moment pierced the sky, then
melted in the dusk.
Filled fun er thoughts or other days-bein'
useless anyhow
Few care. l s'pose. when Cod may place
deaths mark upon my brow,
But as fer me, l wush the change would
come when, as OF old,
The children kind or hover near in an un-
broken fold
When high above the shaddery fields the
stars seem lamps that wait
To guide the feet along the gloom this side
the golden gate;
An while the strip'd pumgranits smell. an
earth seems STEPPED in musk.
An l set here a-wonderin' like, wrapped In
the broodn' dusk.
Will T. Hale, in Chicago Times-Iierald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
CHIEF CAUSE.

Unhealthy urine IoM 4..ca. g..
kidney ~ the chief cause OF bladder
trouble 50 ,hr womb, ike tte hiau-
DER. was crrH Ell Tor one puIp tae, ant
j. hot dOctOred too much is not liabls
TO weakness OF disease, except in Tar;,
Cases l. is situated back of and y err
close TO the Bladder. Therefore an,
pain, diseas" or inconvenience mani.
tested III the HlC reys. back y adder GB
urinary passage is often. by misla.cs
attributed 10 female weakness or WON :,
trouble of some sort. The error is e2s
lily made aId may be easi Y avoide&
To find out correctly, set your uIins
aside for twenty four hours; seGimen:
or settling indicates kidney or bladder
trouble. The mild and the extraOrdi.
nary effect of DR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. the great kidney, and bladder
remedy is soon realized, Ii you need
medicine you should have he best.
At druggists fifty cents aud one dollar
You may have q sample bottle and
pamphlet. both sent FREQ by mail
NJ ntion Alma Record and send yOur
edd' oreto ~ Kilmer & Co.. Bingham
tuu. n. Y. The proprietor of the pa
psr guarantee the genuineness of this
offer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
MAN FOR AN EMERGENCY.
Surprising Experience In IA Car OF a Ra5
WAC Was Headstrong.

A poorly dressed woman with boy
about 8 years old boarded one of the
Union Trolley company's cars in White
Plains avenue recently. There was 10
vacant seat, and she grabbed a strap IN
front of young man and prepared to
hang on. The young man got up and
tipped his hat 30 her Quick as fash
the boy dropped her hand and leaped in.
10 the seat on his knees, taking care TO
wipe his muddy feet on the clothing OF
the passengers on either side. The young
man looked first at the woman, for
whom he intended the seat and then at
the boy. The woman shook her head
and said:
Poor boy Iguess he's tired. He can
have it, sir. -
The young man looked from one CO
the other again. He shifted about un
easily for moment. The other passen-
gers in the car giggled. That decided
him. Holding TO a strap with one hand,
he reached for the boy with the other
and got him by the nape Of the neck.
He lifted him clear Of the seat and held
him dangling and kicking in the air
The woman was about TO protest. Then
she thought better Of it and sat down in
the vacant seat.
Madam" said the young man,
throwing the boy at her, here is your
boy
Thank you, sir, she said He Is
bit headstrong, it's true, sir "
The boy looked aStonished. He whim
pered little. The woman patted him
on the head, and there wasn't peep
heard from him from that time until
the Harlem bridge was reached and the
rrowd got ont. New York Sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
Draining n lake

The Fanfulla OF Rome announces
that the project of the draining Of thu
Trasimenian lake, which has been
talked about for more than two thou.
sand years, will at last become fact.
A syndicate of capitalists has bought
up the territory surrounding the lake,
and the immense undertaking will be
started this year. The circumference
IF the lake, in which there are three
small islands, is more than thirty
miles. Its depth averages nine feet.
1t is proposed to finish the work inside
of two years, and it is to cost twelve
million lire two million four hundred
thousand dollars
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
weighe ami Qualify UnimpsIred.

A man ut one Of the hotels the other
night told an interesting story of how
the freighters in the far west used TO
supply themselves with whisky. He
said that some years ago, when all
freight on the frontiers was hauled in
wagons. he happened to make "a trip Of
several hundred miles with train Of
wagons carrying merchandise to remote
stations Nearly every wagon contained
one or more barrels Of whisky.
1.-The first night out noticed" said
he, great activity around the whisky
barrels. The wagons each had Ratchet
and a gimlet They would knock up
hoop, bore hole. draw all the whisky
they wanted, then put about as much
fine gravel in the barrel as they had
drawn out whisky, drive plug in the
bole, and put the hoop back in place.
81 learned afterward that the barrels
were weighed and the whisky tested be-
fore il was turned over to the freighters,
and that when it arrived at its destina.
ton it was again weighed and tested.
The gravel supplied the weight and
bulk and the quality remained the same,
and this was why il was used instead Of
water to supply the place of what had
been taken Qua "--Louisville Courier.
Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering il through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, rs the
damage they will do is ten fold 10 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by +. j. Chenev Il 60.
7 ledo, o., contains no mercury, ana is takes
internally, acting directly upon che blood aud
mucous aurfaces OF the system. IN having HsH't
Catarrh Care be sure you get the genuine. ~ Is
taken internally and is mHde in TOic-O. Ohio
by r. j. Cheney q 60. Testimonials free.
as Sold b. Druggists prcc 75c. D.r bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
sweet Pickles.

Five hundred small cucumbers, three
quarts of cider vinegar; add two ounces
each of cinnamon, allspice and cloves;
three pounds of light brown sugar and a
few small red peppers. Let the pickles
stand over night in salt water, then put
them in the cold vinegar and let them
come to boil and boil two or three
minutes. If the vinegar Is too strong,
add ,ne quart OF wa ter.-N. Y. Ledger.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
JACK RABBITS FOR COURSIN0.
SAID to Tie Greatly Superior to the English
Hare For That Purpose.

The sport Of rabbit courSing is receiv.
Ing new islpetrs since the Kansas
black tailed jack rabbit has entered the
arena. Not until quite recently has the
coursing fraternity been aware Of the
great superiority of the jack over the
cotton tail rabbit or the English hare for
this purpose. Kansas jack rabbits are
now greatly in demand, both in this
country and in England, and live ones
command good price The difficulty in
catching them alive is very great, and
known, has given his undivided atten
ton TO the work.
Charles Payne, familiarly known
throughout the west as a hunter and
plainsman, has been a jack rabbit en-
thusiast for years, and it is largely
through his efforts that the merits OF the
animal for coursing purposes have be-.
come so generally recognized The cap
ture of live jacks involves the purchase
Of a great deal Of expensive parapher-
MALTA. Mr.. Payne has two nets made Of
seine Irvine, 8 feet in height, which,
when both are extended, reach almost
across section, and made expressly for
catching live jacks. His method of en-
trapping the live jacks is unique. 1t is
his usual custom, when preparing for
the raid upon the rabbits, to advertise
among the farmer boys the day upon
which the jack rabbit drive is to take
place.
AT the appointed time hundreds Of
country boys, mounted on ponies, flock
to the rendezvous. armed with fog horns,
drums, bells and anything else that Will
make discordant music. They are de-
ployed in semicircular line two miles
in front Of the net, and at a given s;g-
ual from the marshal of the day the line
moves toward the net, each man making
all the noise possible. If the hunting
grounds have been well selected, the
horsemen Will have no trouble in
bouncing" rabbits iunumerable, and
as they scamper away toward the net,
followed pellmeIl by the eager farmer
boys, the scene is one of great auima-
ton.
The rabbits, If they do not become
confused by the noise and excitement,
bound away toward the net at almost
lightning speed. and many of them
strike the net sc hard that they break
their necks. Those that survive the shock
scamper into the pockets which are in
geni0usly arranged for their reception,
and for them the jig is up Rabbits
sometimes die of fright, not having suf-
fcient strength 10 make the race for life.
These rabbit drives are among the most
popular sports III which the prairie
farmers indulge, and it is customary for
the organizer Of the drive to provide
bounteous spread for his gratuitous
helpers. iladelphia Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-12-17
1r4e FIRST BICYCLE h,usA.
rte Halls From Chicago and Boldly "a ALI.
Ills Claim


~ rode the FIRST bicycle in America j.,
any other man claims TO have done 50,
would liSe TO hear from him, but l don {
believe there Is such man"
80 SAYS MIR John William Tyler Of 81
East Monroe street The pioneer Of the
millions who now fit on wheels all over
this broad cont nent is a middle aged man,
well built, with dark hair aud eyes In
early life Mr.. Tyler was gymnast Ile
is now jcwelcr During his apprentice
ship rs jowccr he was reader of a mag
sZine, in which he one day came across
paragraph which interested him very
muGA. IL dealt with the improvements
made TO the bicycle, or velocipcde, As IL
was then eallsd. by the brothers Hanlon,
who were surprising Paris by their exploits
on the new machine.
At this time the riding OF q bicycle was
considered rather as "a gymnastio exercise,
20 be undertaken only by the very skillful.
Thus il appeared to Mr.. Tyler, and ho az
once ordered a velocipede from the advcr-
tisod manufactures in New York, who had
purchased the patent from the Hanlons
Said Mr. Tyler:
After having waited about three
months the yciOcipedo came at last. 1t
came @ o. d., with bin for $50 and let
lcr from the manufacturers stating that
had given them their first order, and the
cause II The long delay WAS their not being
ready 20 manufactures From the iilustra
ton Of the machine | thought it would
cost only $40 or 5l5, and | was not ready
to pay $50. a friend, however, came 10
my relief and paid the bin, telling me
that | could give exhibitions on the ma
chine and In that way soon bo able 20 pay
him back, which did, there being plenty
Of people then in America willing To pay
for the privilege Of seeing man ride a
vclOcipeGe | hired an inclosed arena, and
people paid 70 come in and see me ride
and that fail ! established u velociped,
school an Wilkesbarrc Ny wheel attractc5
much iutere became so popular, in fact
that articles in reference To it appeared III
a great many newspapers. Chicago In
ter Ooeau