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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-14
death and DESTRUCTION
Caused by Raging Forest Fires
in Manitoba.
SETTLERS FIGHTING THE FIRE
twenty Persons Were Burned to Death,
and the Loss of Property Is Inestim-
able-Fires in Other Places.

and the Loss of Property Is Inestim-
abIe-Fires in other Places.
Winnipeg, Oct. 1.-THE forests fires
that have been raging in Manitoba
close to the boundary line for the past
ten days have broken out more furious
ly than ever. Ten or IL persons are re-
ported to have been burned to death,
and the fire is rapidly spreading and
crossing the boundary into North
Dakota. Settlers have been fighting
the flames for over a week trying to
keep them from getting into the more
thickly populated districts.
The flames are driving hundreds of
wolves and coyotes into the open, and
focks of geese and ducks have been
seen flying over the burning forests.
Near Whitemouth, H. l.. Laundry, a
trapper, was burned to death.
A German woman living in a small
house neal where the fire was the most
furious yesterday is reported to have
burned to death and her children are
missing.
A dispatch from Whitemouth states
the fire is spreading rapidly. Several
settlers bad close calls for their lives.
A heavy wind drove ahead of it a mass
of smoke which blinded them, and a
long line of flames which consumed
everything in their path.
East of Whitemouth the situation is
very critical. The section foreman of
Darwin and his wife and men were
picked up by a freight train and
brought to Whitemouth. Roadmaster
Horner, on a handcar attempted to run
from Darwin with his men, but nearly
succumbed through suffocation, and was
compelled to take refuge in a passing
freight train.
All the telegraph poles for several
miles east Of the town are down and
trains are tied up.
A Broken Head, Manitoba, dispatch
says the country is on fire there. On
both sides of Broken Head river much
damage is being done. The smoke is
so thick that it is impossible to see 20
yards, though there is no fire nearer
than a mile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young, who live eight
miles away, lost everything, and only
saved their lives by standing in the
river for IL hours, when they were able
to come onto the burnt ground after
the fire had passed. Nearly every one
in the path of the flames lost every
thing.
At Beauzjour, Manitoba, seven per-
son have been burned to death. Mrs.
o. w. Thomas, her young son and a
daughter, had n race with the flames
for several miles. They had a team of
horses, which they kept on the run.
Sparks from the burning timber were
blown into the dry ground of a prairie
where they were compelled to cross, and
soon they were surrounded by flames.
The frantic horses started to run straight
ahead into the burning timbers. Be-
fore they had gone far the carriage
overturned and they were thrown down
an ~embankment into a small creek.
This probably saved their lives. Thew
were badly burned.
A report from Morris, Manitoba,
says a fire has been raging there, and
that one family of five persons is known
to have persisted.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-14
Fires in Wisconsin.

kenosha, Wis, Oct. ll.-Prairie
nres IN sommers and Bristol counties
caused by sparks from passing engines
destroyed considerable property belong.
ing 10 the farmers All kinds of means
have been adopted to stay the advance
OF the flames. In some cases where
the fire was apparently extinguished il
continued to burn the surface.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-14

Kansas City, NO., Oct. ll.-At 9:3o
TINS morning the barn of the Kansas
City Transfer Company was almost
totally destroyed by fire. The loss is
about $500, 900, partially insured.
Eighty horses were consumed. A Sec
ton Of the roof fell, carrying down
eight hremen. None was fatally hurt
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-14
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST M
A Resume of Events IN .
Northwest. "
EVIDENCE OF STEADY cpo,,

nj the Tow,
'"r NeiEhboring s~tates-1m,,I
ment in All Industries-o
A new single mill has been d..
at Coburg. 'Nsy
A wingless lark is the late,, !.
county freak.
A sneak thief stole 100 Jars d :.
from a house in Eugene.
A golden eagle measuring
inches was killed near AstOfis.
Three thousand lambs were ra,,!
sold in Grant county at sl.5O perSs
A band of 5000 ~2-year.Old v.s-
was sold in Wallowa county last NJ
The cannery in Marshfeld is ,,.
ing on an average OF 800 salmon
A drive of 1000, 900 feet Of h.
being made down the Mckenzie
to Coburg. II
1t is reported hat a rich placer MI
has been made on Bear creek. 2Opr,|
from Wallowa.
The lumber mill at Rainier, VIII
has been idle for a long time, bg 4
sumed operations.
According to the returns Of tbs Al
SCISSOR the total of the taxable proy-r
OF jackson county is 81, 523, S2i.
There have been 10 houses built |,
Toledo during the past summer N
several more will be built this fall.
A buck, two does and three Nv.
killed with two shots from a shOtgl
is the record made by a Gates CrA
hunter.
A shipment of 900 fine head Oiat.
making q trainload of 20 cars, Va
recently made from Baker Clys
Omaha.
1t is estimated hat a pasture Hr
Monroe contains 1900 bushels
acorns. The nuts will be utilila (.
fatten hogs.
County warrants in Jacksonville al
selling at 2 per cent premium. Tbs
said to be the highest paid for jacks
county warrants in 20 years.
An Ashland paper says that the he
picture-and-you-b uiG
was worked in Ashland last week, ID
workers cleaning up about $780,
Since the late rains on Camas pnii'
grass is coming up nicely. Many
the farmers are blowing and OthehG
putting in their fall grain.
Abou. 20, 90 tons OF rock has bH
dumped on the Coquille jetty this n
son. and a few thousand more will
necessary to complete the work fort
year.
The Western Union Telegraph CO..
pany is putting in another arm %
wire on its lines between Portland al
Tacoma. 1t is said the company y
unable to get men in Portland Ui
the work and was obliged to bring
crew of men from Minneapolis.
Sheriff Kilburn and posse, OF Bii
county, had a hot fight with two cat
thieves on Lower Powder river. fd
shots were exchanged. Fred Hull
shot through the arm, but escaped
Baker City. Earl Wheeler was
captured. Hull called a doctor mI
clearinghouse and was caught u'
The thieves had 80 cattle, when U
were driving to Idaho across SnI
river, expecting to exchange them
bring back strange cattle to the Ou'Il
The gang is suspected Of having w
ated for a long time.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-10-14
Whole Fields of Corn surrsd.

Decatur, ILL.,, Oct. 1l.-Forest fires
are raging over the entire Northwestern
part OF this county. Fields of shocked
corr have been swept by the fames
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15
Parker, S. D., July ]. 1897.

The county board OF equalization
met pursuant to adjournment with all
all members and the county auditor in
attendance.
On motion the valuation of the NV / :,
sec 6, 96-52, was raised from S1O40 to
Sl090, and that OF the e Sc and Sc
ne and sw Sc from SlI25 to Sl150.
On motion the valuation of the fol-
lowing described tracts OF land in Hur-
ley township. $3.50, We're changed as
follows:
West ! sec 4, from S2440 to s26o0.
Southwest !! sec Is, Sl250 to Sl2O0.
North sec Is, from $500 to S2400.
South sec l6, from S2735 to s2575.
Southeast I sec 10, from 1890 to
1925.
Northeast sec 20. from sl45o to
1925.
Northeast sec 81, from $3.50 to
1900.
Southeast / sec 81, from sl2so to
1900.
Southwest ! sec Il, from Sl430 to
1850.
North sec %, from s25eo to 24oo.
Southeast ! sec %, from sl475 to
l425.
Southwest / sec % from sl575 to
1875.
Southwest ! sec %, from 1926 to
1900.
East ! sec 2s, from $4,000 to 245o.
Northwest sec 2s, from sl44o to
1850.
North sec %, from s2575 to 2475.
Northeast ! sec 33, from $l43o to
1850.
Northeast sec 81, from $500 to
400.
Northwest sec 81, from sl475 to
1875.
southeas, sec 81, from 1890 to
1850.
Southwest sec 81, from 1925 to
1900.
Southwest sec IS. from $1,000 to
l2rO.
Following is the equalizatian Of real
Continued on page -Four.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

ton put by member of a COM
smlttee and not objected to by the
balance of the committee was not
a proper one, ought to be con-
vlcted of irnbecility and general
Ilnconlpetency, for not knowing
one OF the fundamental priuci-
pies of Jurisprudence that has
come down to us from 600 years
ago. One of the oldest principles
OF evidence, one upon which we
act every day, is that silence gives
consent. 1t was decided differ
entity, however, by that distin-
guished jurist, Mr.. Bradley, and
possibly there are a few poor fell
lows who believe that there can
be such thing in these days as
favoritism in the administration
of justice" !"
Assistant Secretary Howell, of
the treasury department, was
about the lnaddest man in Wash
lngton for awhile this week. 1t
all came about through an Ala
bama office-seeker. Several weeks
ago Mr.. Howell received a letter
from this man asking that his
application for the position of
collector of customs at Mobile be
filed. Mr.. Howell flied the app1i-
cation and as courtesy wrote
the man that he had done so.
This week Mr.. Howell got another
letter from the Alabama chap, ia
which he coolly proposed to pay
Mr.. Howell one-fourth of the
salary if he would procure his
appointment to the Office. AS
soon as he could command his
Indignation sufficient ly, Mr..
Howell wrote the would-be Office
buyer that he had been guilty of
violating a statute of the u. s.,
by trying to bribe a government
and had thereby shown
his own unftness to fill any Off
cial position.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

A bullet proof cloth has been
invented which is declared
success, the inventor standing at
a distance of ten PAGES and allow
ing leaden bullets to be fired at
him from 80 and a. calibre re-
volvers. The cloth will not with
stand steel musket bale, but the
inventor says he will soon have
one that will.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15


The retail merchants of South
Dakota held meeting at Red
field last week to take steps to
protect their business against the
e1croachments of cata1og que
houses, etc. They made call
for the newspaper boys of the
state to assist them, and the
newspaper boys will do it, not
withstanding the fact that they
sent to ST. Paul to get the circu-
lars printed which were sent to
the editors. Who are you calling
chump?
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15
Retail Merchants Association.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
merchants of South Dakota who have
1 just formed an association to discour-
age trading outside the state deserve
the hearty support OF everyone who
wishes to see the state prosper OF
late years certain great concerns i n the
great cities have flooded the country
| with catalogues Offering goods at low
prices. Farmers and others have pat.
ronized them largely and have sent out
vast amount of money.
| If this plan really benefited the con-
sumers probably nothing could be done.
to prevent its execution, but it does
not. Not being able to see the goods
before purct asing, the customers of
outside houses can be easily hoodwnk-
Led, inferior goods can be passed on
them, substitutes can be practically
passed on them in various ways. high
er price exorted than would be given
them by their home merchants. Oa
the other hand he pays cash to those
catalogue people while he demands
credit from his home business man.
In some localities it has become a
common practice among customers to
stand off local dealers, send the cash
away to outside cities and patronize
the local merchants only on credit and
then only for small articles and
especially the articles where the pro.
fits are small. The local merchants
carry their customers through hard
times and times of disaster, losing the
interest on their money. risking the
ultimate payment and losing entirely
the trade in which the profit is small.
The system of sending away there
fore Injuries the customers and local
merchants both. 1t is bad for the state.
1t prevents the establishment in MANY
towns of stores carrying heavy stocks
and therefore giving good facilities for
trade near by.
1t is understood that the new associa-
tion will bind their members to refuse
CiGult Cbitt " gluQS6 VINO SGQQ
outside. This would doubtless prove
effective. 1t is certainly just. The
Argus-Leader believes that this move
ment is good one and should be join
ed in and supported by the people.
From every point OF view it is highly
desirable that the local merchants be
built up. 1T benefits the farmer by in
creasing the local marketfor his prod
uce. 1t benefits the residents OF a town
by increasing their population, their
banking facilities and their re equation.
1t benefits every body by placing at his
disposal increased facilities for buying
the necessities and luxulies otlife.
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Did YOU know that.s4,td would pay
for the Herald and Lesfie's illustrated
Weekly fors one year.. The. 1egslar1
price 81 Leslies is 81. .00.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15
COMMISSIONERS pKooEEpIsGs.

oaice of county auditor, Turner
county, South Dakota, Parker. S. d.
July 5, 1897.
Board of county commissioners met
statute. Members present,
Chairman II Newly, Junia Sargent
S G Nelson, A p Kaufman and John j
Graber, also the county auditor.
The 9th of July being legal holi-
day this year, the board after hearing
present, adjourned to 8
o'clock A. NJ, July 6, 1897.
Attest: /. H. NEWLY,
Jos. p. GRADER, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The Iowa State Register says:
"We are living in fear that w. J..
Bryan won't stump Iowa this fall
for 16 to l." If Democrats are
not able to pay the expense Of
having Tillman, Bryan, and Alt
geld stump Iowa and Ohio, Re-
publicans should chip in and help
them.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

An Atlanta, Ga, dispatch says
that Tom Watson, late populist
candidate for vice-president, '.at-
tacks the Catholic church as be-
ing a powerful political machine,
whose purpose is to be meek and
humble until it can get a foot
hold, when it at once becomes
arrogant and overbearing.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

There seems to be difference
of opinion between the senate
and house members of the confer
ence committee on the tariff bill,
and until they car get together
on the various issues an anxious
public must wait.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The Penny Press of Minne-
apolis has suspended publication.
The publishers got tired of blow
ing in their cash for the glory
there was in it.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The Minnesota pa r d o nj n g
board refuses to pardon Cole and
Jim Younger, who are serving
life sentences at Saltwater. The
board did the proper thing.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15
arker, S. d., July 6, 1897


Board met pursuant to adjournment
with all members in attendance.
On motion the minutes OF proceeding
sessions were read and approved.
The following bills were audited and
on motion allowed:
John Bruins, boarding Rolf
Bruins children months S 81 so
Ed Kapperman, road work,
road dist Nos 80 90
= L Fleeger, salary for May
and June and expenses 141 0S
John GRADER, commissioners
fees and mileage 3 90
A P Kaufman. commissioners
fees and mileage 80
F w Schultz, boarding Anna
Butler months MAY and
June 20 90
Peter G Graber, assessing
Childstown township, 36 90
Henry Wall, keeping Eliza.
beth Wall, co. charge 25 90
VIM Elliott, salary and Office
rent to July lSt SO 90
Jos 2 GRADER. salary for June
and expense 103 81
1t was moved and seconded that the
petition OF G J Bach ct AL praying for
$50 to grade the public road between
sections and A. twp 81 3d. be granted.
Motion carried
Mr.. Sargent moved that the petition
OF b b Hanford and others, requesting
transportation for George Keller and
attendant to Washington tstatet be
laid over for the present Motion car
ried
Motion made and carried that the
board proceed to organize as a board OF
equalization.
Parker, S. D., July 6, 1897.
Board of county commissioners met
and organized as a county board of
equalization by taking the proper oath
of office and electing. I. II. Newly
the county auditor acting as
clerk.
1t was moved .and carried that the
valuation OF the ne OF section 6, 96-52,
be changed from $l24O to sll65.
On motion the board adjourned till
8 M, July !, 1897
Attest: I. Fl. NEWBY,
JOS. T. GRADER, Chairman,
County Auditor.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The Madison Chautauq u a
closed last week Thursday. Sew
enty shares of Chautauqua stock,
at 500 each, were sold and $500
raised to square the accounts of
the assembly.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

L. E. Cavalier has taken charge
of the news department. of the
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, and
if there is any items that escape
him they will hardly be worth
printing.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The National Re p ubl lea II
League is in session at Detroit,
Mich, this week.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

The excessive heat of last week
is said to have caused upwards Of
$50 deaths and 1000 prostra-
tions.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

JOS. Kirby of Sioux Falls, late
ly convicted for completely in a
postofice robbery, has been dis
barred from practicing in the
state courts for two years.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

Nashville, Tenn, has been
fixed upon as the meeting place
of the society of Christian En-
deavor next year.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

London, Eng, dealers have
o1-ered the entire output of butter
of the Iowa Agricultural Station.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15
During the last fiscal year Uncle
Sam coined 21,2os,7o silver
dollars.

The United States is enlisting
sailors from the lakes to man the
new battleships.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-15

Did YOU know thatisftid would pay
for the Herald and Lesfie's illustrated
Weekly fors one yssrf The. 1egslar.
price 81 Leslie's il $500.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

rado. some of which have already PROV
ell to some extent that they will in the
future be large contributors to the wealth
Of the state. There have been no great
bonanZas discovered like the Leadville,
Aspen. or Creede, but the results in the
end may turn out to be not a whit less
important.
OF the new camps. Saw Pit. in san Mi
slel county, which is practically n ere
alton Of the year just past, has already
become n regular shipper. and its riches
promise to put it well up to the front
among the producing districts In the i'm
mediate future. Already a number of
sales at surprisingly large figures have
been recorded.
The West Creek district. in Douglas
county, attracted more attention during
its short boom in the spring than any of
the other new camps The rush to Penn
berton. Tyler. Given, Trumbull and
Nighthawk continued for several months,
but soon died out when it was found
that sudden riches We're not to be picked
up without EFFORT. A couple of hundred
miners have remained In the district,
however, and during the last few months
much actual development has been ac-
complished. Another few months will
doubtless bring n dozen or more ship
ping mines into prominence in that re-
glon. The new camp Of Dakan, near Sc.
dalia. is too young to warrant any posi-
tive statements as TO its worth, thougl,
the prospcctors already there have great
expectations.
Freshwater, in Park county, direct
ly west Of Cripple Creek, Ia already
producing pay mineral md promises
to become a great and famous camp.
Deer Greek. In Jefferson county,
southwest OF Morrison, has come for
/ wafd this year With some new discev.
The indicator., 1897-01-09
New Mexico

Santa Fe. n. NJ. Jan. 1.-The value
of the mineral output of New Mexico for
the year 1896 is estimated to be S3,50O..
900. OF the precious metals, gold and
silver, the value Is S3,OOO,0OO. two-thrds
of it being gold. This Is an increase of
20 per cent over 1895. No figures are
obtainable on lead and copper produc.
ton, but 1t is estimated to be half mil.
lion dollars. There has been decided
increase in the lead mining industry
and copper mining throughout the terri,
tory is receiving much attention. espc.
clally during the past five months. In
the districts there has not been 80 much
activity in years as is now to be noted.
Many new mines and mills have been
placed under operation during the past
year and output capital is readily oh
tanned for all legitimate enterprises.
Grant county continues the banner gold
district of the territory.
The indicator., 1897-01-09

Device to Enable the Deaf to Hear.
BY means of an invention of DR..
Thomas Mckendrick. a noted expert in
electro-therapeutics of Glasgow. Scot
land. it is possible for the deaf to
hear music. To accomplish it the deaf
person must dip his hands into a tub
of water. A phonogrdph is rsed for
supplying the music. The sound waves
are directed into a regular telephone
transmitter. The transmitter connects
with a series of batteries under the tub,
connecting Herewith. The harmony
is carried to the brain through the
hands. The principle on which DR..
McKendrick based his idea is one
which is but little understood Water
is one of the best conductors of cleo
tricity known. DIR. William Harvey
King, an electro o-therapeutical expert
of New York, who has studied DR.. Nc
Hendricks discovery, said in the New
York Herald a few days ago that the
great difficulty which had always baf-
fled experimenters In this line was that
the batteries used did not produce the
perfect rhythmical vibrations neces-
with the Faradic battery" said DR..
King. but to speak technically for a
moment. the long period of cessation
between the make and the break de-
stroys the rhythm, and consequently
the sensation is not transmitted. The
European expert has prepared a special
battery, the secret of which he still
retains" The process by which the
rhythm of music is transferred through
the nerves to the nerve center of the
brain is clearly described by DR.. King
Take. for instance, person who has
been deaf from birth. He immerses his
hands in the prepared water connected
with the phonograph. The rhythm of
the music is conducted by the nerves
locally affected to the tissure Rolando
in the brain. and the sensation is one
The indicator., 1897-01-09
rrodmrIinm of ArIitciul siIk-

Considerable interest attaches to the
process Of NJ. Chardonnet for the pro-
duction of artificial silk. process
which will soon be in actual operation
both in France and Great Britain. The
method of production has been CON.
pared to that employed by the silk
worm itself, who eats the mulberry
leaves, and after the mysterious in
ternal transformation emits through its
mouth an extremely fine thread, which
it uses to spin its cocoon. and which We
use as silk. For the manufacture oil
the artificial silk wood replaces the
leaves. The wood is worked into .
paste, which, after being dipped into o
bath of acid, is dried Ind placed in \
bath of other and FHohol by which
treatment it 10 turned into a kind OF
glue or collonion. From this material
the artificial silk is produced by sub
jecting it to high pressure in strong
metallic cylinders, from which 4. /.
forced into series OF pipes, and Is al
lowed TO escape through suitable ex-
tremely minute openings in the shape
of fine thread.