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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18

savings bank was on the day be-
tore Christmas and the largest
amount ever deposited on a single
day was 1908, 125, on the 31st of
December. The explanation Of
this is that a great many people
drew upon their savings in order
to purchase christmas presents
and that an even greater number
who received holiday gifts in the
form of money deposited it with
the postmaster general. He says
in his report that it is believed
that $3.50 per cent of the total
number of the depositors are wo-
men and children.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18

For the first time in twenty-five
ID. Eears Ohio elects republican
legislature the year succeeding a
fesedential election, and for the
econd time in thirty years has
aected republican governor
HE year after a presidential cleo
ion. altho' the state has given a
eeK hajority to republican presiden-
3ial candidates. Looks as though
ARskepublicanisn1 was becoming
solid in the Buckeye state.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18
ENGLAND's POSTAL BANKS.

Il ENGLAND'S POSTAL BANKS.
observation-disclosures Is Report shows a Big
IL Increase Business.
Is William e. Curtis writes to
The Chicago Record that advance
kheets of the annual report of the
hostmaster-genera of Great Brit
Hin show a remarkable gain both
lin the amount of deposits and the
humber Of deposltors in postal
sayings banks. His statement
Furnishes the strongest kind of an
nhrgument for the introduction of
Ell Hhe postal savings system into
eHhe United States.
u The most striking feature of
ftl1e report is the table showing
1.-The varions classes of the popula-
ltion who patronize the postal
savings banks. More than half,
or 50.41.per cent of the depositors
Throughout the united kingdom
are persons describing themselves
as ]" married women, spinsters,
widows and children;'; 1913 per
cent are mechanics; SOL per cent
Iare domestic servants; S.14 per
Icent are tradesmen and their en-
r ployes; 3.88 per cert are classed
Il as commercials" 2.96 per cent
d as railway and shipping employees;
2.81 per cent as employees OF the
civil service of the government;
1.83 per cent as farmers; 1.55 per
cent as professional men and 1.01
per cent as school teachers.
The total number of depositors
on the 31st day of December, 1896,
was 6,662, ,035, out of a population
sof about 3o,000,OO0 souls. This
n is an increase of .40S, 43S from the
previous fiscal year and is the
n largest increase that has ever
been KNOWN The increase in
l 1896 over 1895 was 344.S34.
The amount due depositors on
the 31st of December, 1896, was
s10S, 049, ,641, or in round numbers
ES540, 600, 600, which is about S14
Eper capita Of the population Of
the united kingdom --men, Wo-
men and children inclusive. The
total amount due depositors on
the 51st Of December, 1895, was
e97, 1868, ,o75, or S4Sg, 900, 900,
which is an increase of about $751;
100000 dnring the year. The
average per capital deposit in
1895 was S12.54.
The amount of interest paid
during the year was S12, 800, OO(
in round numbers.
The daily average number ol
deposits was 41,os3, as against
37,oS4 in 1895. The average
amount deposited each day of the
year was e117,721, as against
s1O4 400 in 1895. The average
amount of each deposit was G.
It's sd, as against f2 los I'D ii
1895, and the average sum to tht
credit of each depositor at th'
close of the year was Els 15s Id
The average cost of each tran
sactiou was 6 pence, covering th'
entire expence of the service. 8
In addition to the personal ac
counts the postofice department
is charged with the care Of tn
funds of29, 4S1 friendly" societie
and other benevolent association
whose deposits amount toS20,00
OOo. The number of new ac
count opened during last yea
by these societies was 3, ,328.
It is an interesting fact tha
the largest number of with
drawals Of money from the posts
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18

county AS our republican president
nd populist governor have de-
T,RNgnated next Thursday as a day
thanksgiving let us all give
HANKS.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR
TURNER County, SOUTH DAKOTA,
Parker, S. d., Nov. 8, 1897.
Board of county commissioners met
in regular session, PURSUANT to statute.
Members all present, also the county
auditor.
Oh motion, the minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
On motion, the board adjourned as a
board of county commissioners till l:3O
p. M.
The county auditor then called to his
assistance Chairman | II Newby and
Commissioners Junia Sargent and John
j Graber, to canvass the vote of the
last annual election.
Following is the result of the Official
canvass: There were 1912 votes cast
for circuit judge of the First judicial
circuit; of which
Judge E. G. Smith received 64l votes
and II B Trip received 81.
There wers also 229 votes cast for
county commissioner of the First COM
missioner district. of which Soren &
Nielsen received 22s: scattering, vote.
The board of canvassers then adj
| iourned sine due.
/. I'll. NEWLY.
Y Attest: Chairman,
JOS. p. GRADER,
| Connty A Iditor
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18

Board met pursuant to adjournment
with all members and the county audi !
tor ia attendance.
On motion, the following bills were
allowed:
IC + Hackett, official printing and sta
tionery, S So so
W G Brown, ditto, "a O4
VIM Hlginbotham, nails, 30
NJ Johnson, road work, dist.
No. "A. %' % 80
Jnnia Sargent & Son, mdse to
Mrs Sorrenson, pauper. s 81
| j w Chase. stove, stove board,
etc, for Co. Supt's office, % so
Perkins Bros Co, election sup
plies, u so
brown & Saenger, records. 20 90
Junia Sargent. 5 mos house
rent, Mrs sSorensen, pauper 0ol
Fred ]. Carpenter, reporting
iu justice court. 90
/ " G Wass, ballots and other
printing, 4S 63
Gus Peters. cleaning sewer, IL 90
is ID IGeTeD, eI6CtlOH iOOll, w
i Jos J Waltner ir, deputy audi
/ tors salary for October. 40 90
# } Evans, ,draying and storing
stoves of county Offices. etc 10
Dan Molseed, deputy sheyiff
fees, 80
riverside Township. Cley Co,
!, grading county bridge. Is 80
Tom Woodward, road work,
!, district No, 40, 10 so
!, w JZuyer. ditto. 6 90
Jas A Sherrard, ditto, 6 90
!, las Sherrard. ditto. I2 IS
Ernest Appleby, reporting case
u in justice court, 2 90
II On motion the county auditor was
! instructed to send Turner township an
], itemized statement Of the amount ex-
i, pended by the county in repairing the
i Turner bridge, with the request to re-
J I nit half the amount so expended, to-
II gether with an itemized statement of
J the amount expended by the township
j in repairing the same bridge, upon
j NliiSll eiC SOohpJ WIZ EoJ AIo toiiNi y
> oyer to the township,
Dl On motion, the liquor bond OF B b
. Moss. s'iborg, was approved by the
0 board
o On motion, the county auditor was
o instructed to advertise for bids to fur
nlsh one car load of hard range coal
for the use of the county officers, coal
to be delivered at the court house bin.
Bids to be opened January 4th. 1898.
: On motion, the county auditor was
instructed to advertise for bids to serve
the county as county physicians for the
poor Of the first and second districts
Bids to contain specific amounts pei
y year instead of certain rate per cent
of the regular fees Bids will be open
o ed January 4th, 1898.
0l On motion, the following bills were
% rejected:
Parker township paying asses
)gi {IUntin,,e3 ON Page Ei6ht.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-11-18
JOS. p. GRADER,
County Auditor.

Parker, S. D., Nov: 8, 9 '97; 1:30 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Members present: Chairman I'll New
by, A P Kaufman, John J Graber, S G
Nelson and Junia Sargent, also the
county auditor,
The petition of Geo CHASING ct al.
petitioning the board to change the
boundary lines of school districts Nos
5S and 80. YVES on motion rejected.
On motion the petition of Jens Chris
tensen and others was laid over, for
the reason that the petition falls to
specify description of land to be trans
ferred from school district No. 80 to
school district No. Al.
On motion the liquor bond OF I j
kaveny. Chancellor, was approved.
1t was moved ond carried that the
county auditor write to the r d Whea-
ton Bridge Go, to find out how soon or
when they intend to put IN the Corne-
Illus Unruh Bridge, for which they hold
the contract
On motion, the chairman of the board
was authorized to fix the limit OF time
in which to put in said Cornelius Un.
rub bridge at 80 days after receipt of d
reply to the auditors inquiry, as IN
structed above. provided the time SET
by the said I'D Wheaton Bridge Co
shall in Judgment of chairman be un
reasonable.
On motion, the bond of Peter Meyer
given for the faithful performance Of
his duties as renter Of the county farm
was approved.
On motion, the election expense bill.
were allowed as corrected, and war
rants ordered drawn.
i +. r n 4 G -
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cided upon. For street wear, church,
shopping and general going about mouf-
fon looks its best worn next to pretty
young faces. and its gray standings go well
with every gown and jacket, as we see con-
stantly wherever we go. For paying visits
and all dressy purposes each one must be
governed by her toilet in selecting or
making for herself these pretty little ac-
questions to be worn with it. charm
ing model, and not an extravagant one.
which happen to know intimately-the
handiwork of the clever girl so often
quoted-though reaching more into the
region of a shoulder-cape, is all the more
coquettish and picturesque. You are 10
imagine the loveliest warm pigeon-gray
velyet-and of that the foundation cape
is built, warmly wadded in wool and lined
with plush-pink brocade. On this cape
are five bias gathered founces of the same
velvet, lined with satin TO match: and the
lower founce or ruff1e--for they are not
more than five inches wide-is set on the
extreme edge of the cape. The neck is
finished with double velvet ruffle, formed
into high collar, and plisse ruffiings of
gray chiffon curl over and between IN the
softest way, extending down both fronts to
the bottom. MARCELLA.
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Black and White Straw

LIS decided novelty. trimmed with large
bow of scarlet velvet ribbon placed some
what to the lett side. The back of such a
hat must be we'll raised and finished off
with numerous loops of gauze ribbon.
Golden brown futed straw will,
hear, be very popular, trimmed with
gauze ribbon and lunches of scarlet hips
and haws. Positively, this is the first
time ] have heard of hips and haws, but 1
find that hips are the fruit of the dog rose
and haws are the berry and seed of the
hawthorn, SO doubtless the result OBJ
tanned by placing them together is artistic.
Mistletoe with its berries and leaves
trims many of the larger hats, but it is
worthy of note that the so-called large
hats are much diminished in size this
winter. The question frequently asked as
to what is the difference between the
"toquet'' and the grand chapeau' may be
very briefly answered, as it lies but In the
existence of a narrow, fiat brim. Numer-
Gus are the hats now being made of col
ored velvet. adorned with pair of feath-
ers that exactly match the shade of the
velvet; they are arranged en- aigrette;
Others are of black silk beaver with three
or four black silk feathers falling over
the side or at the back of the brim; these
are hideous affairs, / assure yoE, at least
they do not please me in ihe,least, but
are becoming doubtless to some faces.
however, at times, I thoroughly appre-
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New York and Partisan
Models.
New

AS | have frequently stated, many
gowns designed in New York are quite as
excellent in every detail as any Partisan
importations, and very foolish are many
who seek the great dressmakers in Paris,
for not unfrequently they pay high prices
for what are known to French women as
''nighting gales" Indeed, unless one is
thoroughly posted in many little things,
and unders lands exactly what is most
suitable and becoming, the results of
shopping abroad are, to say the least in
many cases disastrous. l should explain
that nightingales are garments left on
hand season or so ago, and these are
frequently passed off triumphantly on I'M
suspecting foreigners. Sometimes little
embroidery or trimming of more recent
date is sewn on, and for such creations
from 1000 TO 6000 francs are gladly paid by
visitors, who would exclaim in horror
were they asked half the sum at home, so
whenever hear of a pretty toilette being
created by New York dressmaker l like
to fully describe the poem in harmonious
colors, or in silk and lace. Smith & Dillon
have lately designed pretty frocks, as well
as Martin, and this is what is said about
them:
Most exquisitely light and graceful in
effect are the newest fashions in ball
gowns. Smith & Dillon have two models
that are particularly noticeable; one in
shrimp-pink satin is made with bodice
covered with pink chiffon embroidered in
pearls, with an empiecement of lace in
the back, and a broad draped belt of
the satin. The skirt is en- traine, the
sleeves of draped lace and pink-pleated
chiffon, and the artificial flowers worn on
the gown are pink roses and yellow locust
blossoms.
The second gown is of soft Liberty silk,
very thin, made over stiff muslin and
trimmed in most odd fashion with mar
row bias ruff1es edged with black velvet.
A high girdle is Of two shades of green
taffeta, while the large bow is also of
green trimmed with narrow Iuffle.
White satin is used as much as ever, but
is, as rule, covered with the sheerest OF
nets and gauzes. Martin has a charming
gown for evening wear, the underskirt of
plisse satin, covered with gold spangles,
while on 1t is an overskirt of very sheer
net embroidered in green and gold
spangles; on the back of the skirt are
long sprays of scarlet peoples. The waist
is of white satin embroidered in green
and silver, and spangled with gold, and
softened by ruffles of tulle. The belt and
bow are of green velvet, and in sharp but
striking contrast are scarlet peoples which
extend over the sleeves.
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vanced 25 cents. At an average of %
cents barrel this oil in stock alone repre-
sented 100000. Soon after that fol-
lowed the famous boom to 81 35, which
made and unmade hundl eds of fortunes.
All trades have their tricks, and the oil
business is not the exception. When OPP
orators make a good strike and desire to
lease surrounding territory as cheapIy as
possible, drilling is sometimes stopped
and the well is plugged. and the story cir
culated that the we'll is a duster. Some-
times plug five feet long is lowered to the
bottom OF the we'll, and is covered with
SAND several feet deep. In some cases the
well is boarded up. and after few weeks
nave elapsed the desired land is quietly
leased.
In the early days of oil excitement,
WEI the name Of Pithole was synony-
NOUS with immense wealth, and when
mliiionalres walked about In that neigh
pornood dressed in jeans rich field was
oHereu 10 interruptions persons. To the
creolt OF OIL men it can be said that
they, as rule, were victims rather than
aggressors The swindlers were generally
OUTSIDERS, VINO, after having schemed
again in those parts A fayorite trick Of
these swindlers was to 90 on SELLING
shares in oil wells indefinitely. In those
days an average well was worth much
more than it IS now, so that one-sixteenth
or even one-thirty-second of we'll miobt
mean snug fortune. 1t is said thar dnr.
ing the PithoIe days shares in wells were
been sold. No one ever dreamed of hav~
ing a swindler like that arrested, for the
sim pie reason that it would not have paid.
Every minute was precious, and meant
thousands of dollars to the bonanza oil
producers.
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The latest Partisan novelty in wells is
to be had in fine cream, pink or blue
gauze, with small dots of black chenille.
Nowadays we do not leave our milllner's
after selecting hats or bonnets; we linger
over the dainty collets, ruches, etc.
And quite charming and equally
chic are many of the delightful
conceptions. as, for instance, fur
certainly mingles wonderfully we'll with
numerous pretty materials and trim
mings, and with truth it may be said that
this season all the young girls par.icu
larly present such sweet attractiveness in
their high collars and ruff1ed neck and
shoulders that the onlooker wonders
where the plain faces have gone. as one is
never seen anywhere.
Likewise is it fact that faces are soft
ened and figures improved by these means,
for the lace, fur.and flowers have happy
effect on stclid, expressionless counte-
nances, and figures are declared to obtain
better hues from the width gained at the
shoulders, which always produces the
effect of slenderness. Vogue diiates on
economy in collars:
Economically viewed, two sets OF these
collars, with muffs to match, will assist a
small wardrobe in marvellous manner
and that is what so many girls have de-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-10
Romance Of the
Great Oil Fields.

Oil operations in the field resem BILE
nothing SO much as military operations.
says the Pittsburg Dispatch. When a
new field has been discovered, remote
from civilization or an inhabited country,
the genius of the oil pioneer shines forth.
He cuts roads through trackiess forests,
strings telegraph wires, climbs noun
tains and spans waters with pipe lines.
He builds tenn orary towns, which some
times become permanent. One lucky
strike has made millionaire out of la
borer in night, but the change in his
condition has hardly been swifter than the
change of barren wilderness to land
flowing with milk and honey-and oil.
Romantic and picturesquein the extreme
was the rise and fall of the Cherry Grove
field. So sudden were the changes they rose
the dramatic. Cherry Grove is in Warren
County. Years before cherry grove
probably gave the place it's name, but
when Grace, Dimick & Co. drilled well
here in 1882 the forest was a thick grove
OF hemlock. This was the first well
drilled. 1t was located on lot No. GAG.
The well became a mystery whose fame
has outlived the Cherry Grove field.
When the well had been drilled in it
was kept surrounded day and night with
shotgun guards. Details of six men each,
every man armed, patrolled the imme-
date vicinity of the well every hour of
the twen.y-four. Grace, Dinick & Co.
had made what they believed to be a
bonanza strike. They were determined to
guard their secret, and the best way they
thought to do that IN the oil field was at
the point of gun.
The shotgun guard only made rival
firms more anxious to know what had
been found on lot No. 646 And the rival
frEs succeeded. They obtained knowl-
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Costumes at a Soipee.

A soiree given at another delightful coun-
try house was the occasion for the discus
sion of more creations but the three
specially worthy of remark consisted of.
first, rich dress of flame-red and black
brocade, made with long, plain skirt,
lined with flame colored taffeta, and
a low bodice adorned with a row of
sable and fall of point d Alencon round
the neck. The elbow sleeves had hounces
of Alencon.
OF feuille de rose lampas was the second,
which had a magnificent founce, very
wide, of point d'Angleterre; it extended
half way up the skirt and was apparently
held in place by several bows of pink
satin. The bodice was low with small
lace bolero that revealed a front en-
riched with sparkling gems. The third
conception was worn by youthful
debutante and consisted OF maize-colored
crepe absolutely covered with an all-over
embroidery of cream silk, the low square
cut bodice had border of gallon crepe,
embroidered with seed pearls and silk.
The sleeves were puffed, but of very
modest size. The Frenchy touch was
impaired by burch of roses pinned at
the left side Of the corsage and wide
corselet of pink faille, which was tied in
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formation that has taken place. The
clarendon road had been extended to
Garfield. The Cherry Grove Railroad had
been built distance OF ten miles, from
Tiona to Garfield. The Farnsworth Rail
road had been built from Sheffield to Gar
field. a distance of thirteen miles. What
had been forest five miles wife was now
Inhabited by 10000 people. There were
drillers and bumpers, saloon-beepers and
gamblers, butchers, bakers ana canaie-
stick-makers. Where two months before
travellers had to cut roads through uhuer-
brush, roads were as numerous as streets
in large city. The National Transit
Company had laid a four-inch pipe TO
Kane, distance of forty miles.
The same company had laid three
inch pipe from the field to CLARENDON,
nine miles. A pumping station had been
built with battery of eight hfty-horse-
power boilers. Two duplex pumps nao
been put together and had daily Ca
pacity of 5000 barrels each.
Two towns had been built within the
limits of this tract-Garfield and Farms
worth. Each town had from 1900 to looO
buildings. The struggle for wealth was at
high tide. This Arabian nights dream
continued two months longer. On Sep
tenn Der 10, exactly four months after oil
flowed from the mystery well, the death
kneil of the Cherry Grove field was
sounded when the intelligence spread
that salt water had made its appearance
in flowing wells.
Almost as quickly as it had risen to
greatness in oildom, the Cherry Grove
field tell to its former conditions good
place for rabbits and squirrels. On the
day when the disaster to the field became
known 100000 barrels of oil were in
stock. The market, which had been de
pressed by the field, Immediately ad-