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The Monticellonian., 1899-04-07

There wt>
 churches in our
 Priekly Ash Bitters et'
 kidneys, ceansos and strens stomach and bowels.
 For sale by Brown. McQuist1I
 This is the season of thN when the strong man grabs grabbing-hoe and-digs fish baieN
 Mr. G. P. Frazer, of Van Blu ren, agent for the Equitable Life Assurance Society, was here this week.
 We have not been Driren, but we do lead the pace for others to follow.
 2t. WELLS X HYATT.
 Mr. Jas. E. Farley left for Lit tie Rock on Sunday last where he went to serve as q member of the Federal jury.
 If you are not satisfied with Browns Liver Pills after d fair trial, your money will be refund ed. If
 The Westminster League will give a weight sociable at the Burk' building tonight. Every body Is invited.
 Get your whiskey from the Tele- phone Saloon, Collins, Ark. Pay the agent the price and your goods are sent you, express prepaid. 2t
 NIT. w. e. Hendrick left last Sat urday for Texas. He will spend a week or so in Little Rock on the Federal jury.
 We have a beautiful line of childs' 3-piece suits. Come to see them.
 2t. WELLS < HYATT.
 Joe Lee Allen has received a car load of trotting and saddle horses. Some of the best ever brought to this market.
 Don't be persuaded to use any thing but Pine Tar Cough Syrup. For sale and guaranteed by Brown, MeQuiston & Co. If.
 The colored people celebrated the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution last Friday. They were out in full force.
 It Is bad time for Insurance agents to be thrown out of job. It is now too late for them to go to farming and there Is little else to do in these parts.
 Why cough your life away, when you can be cured by Pine Tar Cough Syrup. For sale, and guaranteed, by
 If BROWN, McouIsToN X Co.
 Oar local insurance men are in the midst of a bad fix. Owing to the new Arkansas antitrust law, all foreign insurance companies have withdrawn from the state.
 Do you know the value of a good nights rest2 Use Pine Tar Cough Syrup for that cough. For sale and guaraneeed by If. BROWN, McaUIsToN X Go.
 Whenever it is dry enough to blow very few country people come to town. The season is back ward, but there may be good crop made yet.
 Read guarantee on cartoon of Pine Tar Cough Syrup, and be convinced that it has no equal for
The Monticellonian., 1899-04-07
Wanted

100 hens and roostcrs. Will pay for same in work
 If F.. NJ. GARDNER.
The Monticellonian., 1899-04-07
Strayed or

From the undersigned~o1l
 18th 1899, near Baxter, Ark. light bay horse, about 153 hands high, heavy black mane and tail, blaze in face, had on q small bell when last seen. \ liberal reward will be paid for his delivery, or any information will be thankfully received 2t
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31

the top Of Q high ridge, ana caught
sight Of the three Indians. He trem-
blingly put his field glasses to his eyes,
and. sure enough. it was Captain Jack,
his squaw and little girl.
"Where are you going, JACKIE" asked
the Major, as he rode up to the big
chief who had been causing all the
trouble.
Heap hungry" said Jack. detected
ly. "Guess go Clear creek catch fish,"
A few hours later the old scout rode
into camp with his three prisoners. The
capture put al end to the MOdOc war.
Drannan avenged the murder Of tho
Davis family, which was a sensation
al horror Of the plains thirty years ago.
An inoffensive family Of settlers was
killed in cold blood by a party Of Mexi-
can greasers, who then made of with
their cattle. The deed was laid to the
Ute Indians.
"No," said Drannan, with his usual
sagacity, "this is the work of greas-
ers."
Lieutenant Jackson detailed him a
squad of men and he started in pursuit.
He travelled all day and about . o'clock
at night Black Bess shifted the air Gu
riously.
Here's their camp" said Drannan.
triumphantly. Sure enough, by the
light Of the dying embers the little
posse could discern the forms of the
greasers. The cattle feeding near were
those taken from Davis ranch.
well give you five minutes to get
ready" said the Major to the Mexicans.
who pleaded abjectly, us they were
surrounded. At the end of five min
utes they were lined up and shot.
Drannan started on his remarkable
career from st. Louis with Kit Carson
in 1S47 and when 10 years old killed his
first Indian or rather two of them.
Major Drannan is to-day 1.-THE and agile
and stands 6 feet 9 inches in his stock
ing feet. He still eats bear meat and
sleeps on an ell-skin bed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
NOTED INDIAN SCOUT.
MAJ. oRAMNAN, THE cAPToR OF
CAPTAIN JACK.
A Veteran plainsnaan Who HE Been I.
Fighter and Hunter for Fifty Years.
Come Of the Exploits In Which He
Figured.

One Of the most famous Indian scouts
and the last Of the great hunters and
trappers common in the Rocky noun
tains afty years ago is Major William
8. Drannan, who still sees service
among the Nez Perces Of Idaho. He
carries a knife with which he has scalp
ed thirty-nve Indians, after having
killed them in fair fight.
1t was Major Drannan who captured
Captain Jack, the chief of the Modocs,
In 1879, and put an end to the Modoc
war. The conflict between the United
States troops and the Modoc Indians
broke out during n Of Major Dram
mans periodical attempts to settle
down" and farm. Couriers dashed up to
his ranch, their horses covered with
foare and brought the news that Cap
tain jack and his Modocs had gone on
the war path.
The whole settlement was soon in a
state Of great excitement. The In
dams killed all the de~fenseless ranch
ers they could and then fed to the lava
beds Of Idaho and intrenched them
selves in a cave. Somebody had to ride
to Jacksonville. a hundred miles away,
to warn the town and bring REINFORCE
ments to the regular troops. Nobody
cared to undertake 1t. Major Drannan
saddled Black Bess and started at sun
down. All night long the sharp eyes
Of the scout and the sagacious nose of
his pet mare picked out the trail us I'M
erringly as a bloodhound. Before SUN
rise the Major rode into jacksonville
and told the sheriff to gather a strong
posse, as Captain Jack was on the war
path and numbering settlers by the
score. General Wheaton, in command
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
of the regular army forces stationed Mt
Linkville, sent for Major Drannan and

Of the regular army forces stationed ut
Linkvflle, sent for Major Drannan and
commissioned him to organize a scout
Ing force. With this force lie secuted
a strip Of country about forty miles
long every day in front of where Cap
tain Jack and his men were intrenched
In the lava beds, because the officers
feared an uprising of the Utes as we'll.
Not an Indian showed his head. Their
stronghold was nothing more than a
big cave in the lava rock, but 1t was
absolutely cur There was only one
place to get in, a narrow passage. but
there were numerous rife holes on the
east and south sides.
General Wheaton determined n day
Oh taking Captain Jack by storm and
for three days the whole command.
backed by howitzers, were turned loose
on the Indians. The assault failed.
General Wheaton lost sixty of his men.
while the Indians did not appear to
have been singed.
General Candy took command and
tried to take Captain Jack by storm
himself. He lost 100 men and failed.
A conference was arranged between
General Candy, his chaplain, Colonel
Thomas. Two interpreters, and Captain
Jack. all without arms. Before 1t wa
held Major Drannan went to Colonel
Miller. Canby's aid, and said:
Colonel. II the general ever goes to
tAat council with Captain Jack he will
never come out alive"
The Major repeated his warning
tgain and again, but Captain Thomas
said. "The Lord will protect u.s." and
General Candy laughed ut the idea of
treachery.
The conference vas held and General
Candy, together with Colonel Thomas
and George Meacham, Interpreter. were
:raitorously shot down by the Indians.
Capture of Capt. Jack.
Major Drannan then had the cave
surrounded by a double ring of guards,
knowing very well that the supply of
horse meat on which the Indians were
living was about exhausted. Soon he
found that Jack was sending the
squaws and children away. to save
food. Every Indian that attempted to
escape was captured by Drannan and
his men. They all said. I'VE heap hun
gry."
One night Drannan. scouting as
usual. crossed the trail of three In
dams. One track was quite large and
long. a second smaller. and one quite
small.
captain Jack. his squaw. and their
little girl are running away" said
Drannan to Black Bess. "They arc
starving. and they've started out to
Clear creek to catch fish, 4
The Major had been in the saddle
twenty-four hours. but he y hest
tated. He took up the trail ard fol-
lowed 1t as rapidly as he could push
ahead. Across miles and miles of gray
Ell ridge there was nothing to go by
except sometimes d bent twig or a
pebble turned BY the feet. Finally the
Major looked down In the valley frcm
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
BORN 70 eRuMsLE.
some People in Every Community
Who Are Never Satisfied.

SOme People In Every conn unity
Who Are Never Satisfied.
In every community there are chronic
GROWERS, always finding fault with the
existing condition of things, and no
better satisfied with attempts that are
made in the line of improvement.
A Western village had been sorely
scourged by fire, its principal business
portion having been burned twice.
There was no fire department, the citi-
zens apparently being of the opinion
that it would be too expensive.
Among them was a man of the name
Of Grinders, who, while Invariably
grumbling at the lack of enterprise dis
played by the business men of the
place. opposed any and every attempt
to organize a fire department. I'VE are
taxed too heavily already" lie said.
But after the second disastrous fire
there was such II clamor for better pro-
lection in the future that the town trus-
tees purchased a chemical engine, with
hooks, ladders and the usual parapher-
MALTA, provided n room. and n volun-
teer company was organized. .
Its a waste of money! said Grind
ers. 1t will be twenty a before
there's another big fire. Mark my
words. Lightning doesn't strike three
times in the same place. You'll see."
Several years passed without any
real occasion for the services of the
new fire department.. The company, it
Is true, turned out in response to sew
eral false alarms, and always made q
creditable display when on parade, but
Grinders was ir%reconcilable.
Look at it," he exclaimed. Five
hundred dollars thrown away-abso-
lutely thrown away! 1 told you we
shouldn't have any more fires, but you
wouldn't listen to me-" i,
One day, however, a fierce blaze broke
out in one of the stores in the rebuilt
business district. The fire company
was promptly on hand, and by siren
uous exertions put out the flames be-
fore much damage was done. The worl,
of the "flre boys was creditable i'm the
highest degree, and it was the general
opinion that they had saved the town
from a third calamity.
What do you think of II fire de-
partment now, Grinders?' asked one
of the exultant merchants-the one. in
fact, in whose store the fire had started.
"H'mph!" growled Grinders. "How
much did you lose?"
"Only about thirty-fve dollars" re-
piled the merchant. MOSTLY empty
boxes. The boys put the fire out before
1t got into my goods"
"H'mph!" growled Grinders again,
Give hundred dollars to nut ont n
thirty five-dollar fret
And after that he grumbled wexse
than ever.-Youth's Companion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA EVENTS IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
Farmer Charged with Numbering
His Hired Man Near viborg Some
Years Ago Discharged by Court
Insufficient Evidence. :,
Poulson Case Dismisscd,

H.0uu8OU Nj086 1yl0ulluO0cls
Ivor Paulson, the farmer living near
"viborg who was arrested a week ago on
the charge of numbering Christopher Nell
son, his hired man, a few years ago, the
particulars of which are well known to
South Dakota people, has been discharged
by the Court. The case was dismissed be-
cause of insufficient evidence. While it is
supposed If Paulson did really commit the
crime he did it for the purpose Of securing
posse ,sion of about $500 thought to have
been in the murdered mans possession, the
prosecution has been unable to discover
what vas done with The money. Unless
able to show a motive for the crime MOTH
ing could be done ard the case accordingly
was dismissed.
Arrested Again.
Paulson was only a free man fora couple
of days. Another complaint has been
made against him, charging him with the
murder. He is now in custody. The best
legal talent has been secured to prosecute
the oaSo
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
LIKELY 70 WORK BOTH WAYS
Law Passed by the Last Legislature
to Prevent Cattle Rustling.

10 C0Ctle 1tUStl1n&s
One law passed at the last session of the
Legislature which was intended to prevent
the shipment of cattle by rustlcrs, is likely
to work trouble rather than benefit to cat
tie interests generally. 1t provided that
any company or corporation shipping cat
tic without the written consent Of the
owner is as liable as the individual, and
the wne can recover from such corpora
ton for cattle SO shipped. This provision
will absolutely prohibit the shipping Of
stray cattle, which are handled by the
various cattle associations in the State, and
sold, the money going into q fund for the
benefit of the organization if not claimed
by the owner. 1t will also require the re-
ceiving agent Of IL railroad company must
know or have record Of brands, to see
that Il shipper does not add anything to his
Shipment which does not hear Il brand
which he is entitled TO use. In fact its
provisions are so stringent that about the
only way shipments can be made in many
cases will be by simply ignoring the pro-
visions of the statute, so far as il restricts
the matter of shipments.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
shsu.d He 1,iscourauea.

go
1t is astonishing to see the amount
Of foreign advertising materials, espe-
cially in the line of enamel and litho-
graph signs, which are used throughout
the country. American consumers can
very easily put q stop to the use of for
eign advertising matter by patronizing
those who use that which is produced
at home. AS is we'll known, all signs
usually carry an imprint showing the
country where produced, and as the ad-
ministrativc law Of 1890 provides that
ii is necessary to show the country of
production our readers can assist in
giving the protection intended by the
law by Withholding their patronage
from those who use foreign advertising
materials.
The art of pictorial and ornamental
advertising has reached in America q
stage of development far beyond that
of any other country. There is no need
of p%atronizing foreigners on the ground
Of either quality or price. 1t is a prac.
tice which should be very generally dis.
couraged.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
The Lady" Question in germany.

-
Germany is having its ladies" and
gentlemen question. A controversy
has arisen with regard to the style
which should be adopted in addressing
married women. There are, in the
language of the fatherland, four James
whereby that delightful class may be
MISUNDERSTANDING (consorD, gattin
(spousc). frau dady), and webb (wife).
To save the not %infrequent disputes
and heartburnings which arise from
i~mpertinence and ignorance in the use
of any one of these terms, 1t is now
proposed that one shall be officially al
lotted TO each of the recognized grada-
tons of the scale social" In this
manner, a generals wife shall he
known as his 'consort;'' she of an Off
cial of the next lower grade shall be
that happy persons '%'spouse;" the
m!ddle-class partner becomes her hus-
bands lady" and the worlkinCman's
lielpmatc is simply his "wifc.'-Ncw
Orleans Picayune.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
GAN ACCEPT LICENSE MONEY!
Attorney Generai Pyle Thinks Liquor

Attorney General Pyle Thinks Liquor
Law Remains In Former State.
Attorney General John l.. Pyle, In re-
Spouse TO a letter from the states attorney
for Beadle County, asking Tor an opinion
relative to the repeal Of the State prohibi-
tory liquor law by the adoption of the 9th
article TO the State Constitution at the last
general election, and asking if counties
have authority to accept liquor license
money under existing circumstances, holds
that the dispensary section of the State
Constitution not having heen carried into
execution by statute the old law is i'm full
force and effect.
"It would seem clear" he says, sstllat
penalties provided for violation Of the IL
cense law are not in conflict with the pro-
visions of the amendment to the Constitu-
ton. 1t Is true in a moral sense that liz
cense should only be issued to sell intoxi-
eating liquors for medicinal, scientific and
mechanical purposes, but penalties would
not attach to sale made under such licenses
unless made in violation of the provisions
of the law.
"There are quite q number of cases in
the different State reports upon this ques-
ton, but they nearly all reach the conclu-
sion that the provisions of the old law re-
mdin in force until the provisions of the
Constitution are made operative by lcgisla-
ton.
"For the purposes of this opinion l will
not enter into al exhaustive discussion of
the subject, as it is very likely 10 be passed
upon in a proper case by the Supreme
Court. l render this opinion to you and
the officers Of your county only as al aid in
the discharge of the duties imposed upon
,,N,, lNH. 1aVv -
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Lost in the Late Buzzaru,

reports that the body of Tony C%ockburner
the son of a ranclicr near Dakota City
Pennington County, has been found. Evci
since the storm, some two weeks ago. mel
have been out on the range looking for this
boy, the son of IL ranclier named Reed anG
a mail carrier named Barnes. Tony Cock
burner started to go from his brothers
house to his fathers ranch, about ten miles
from Dakota City, when he was overtaken
by the blizzard. James Cox, a prominent
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Should Build Our Own ship,.

Whether registry laws stand or
not, now, IL the economic principle of
chcapness is to govern our people in
the purchase Of new ships. they will
come to u W shipbuilders, instead
OF going abroad. 1t will he all the more
gratifying to II people as a whole to
see American shipyards constructing
the ships needed for the worlds for.
cdCn commerce, and If something can
now be done to induce u own people
to invest in such ships, the development
and expansion Of American shipbuild-
ing during the next generation will be
on n plr with our railroad construction
during the last.-Trenton IN. - Ga.
zette.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Little Chance for Cowboys.

Mai. Stewart aud Capt. Binder of the old
Third Volunteer Cavalry, have returned
from Washington. where they went to look
after the reorganization of the regiment.
While they have little to say in regard to
the matter, it is understood from other
sources that the volunteers will not be
called upon until after the regular army is
completed under the new bill, and the VOL
untecrs will be called only il needed. In
case they are called upon the old officers
will lie given Il chance in the rcorganiza-
ton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
scalpcrs Arc Prompt.

The State Auditors Office has received
the first list of wolf certificates under the
provision of the State bounty law of the
last session. consisting of certificates fol
twenty-sevcn coyotes and n gray wolf.
These came in from Lyman County and
are held up pending an opinion from the
Attorney General as to whether the appro-
priation for bounties is Immediately avail
able, or does not become SO until after the
beginning Of the fiscal year. the LIST of July.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Died of Old Age.

Hannibal Morris, known to the Dead
wood people for twenty three years as
''Frenchy." died u few days ago of old age.
He was a negro and his life, written, would
be an interesting "t'nclc Toms Cabin"
He was born a slave in French Guiana
over eighty years agO.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Suicide Near Kimball.

john Pecinovsky, living twenty miles
south of -KimbaIl, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with u
shotgun. Neighbors heard tho cattle low
ing and indications seemed that they had
not been fed, for they went TO the house.
Ali was still there, but by a lantern they
saw his foot through the window OH the
floor. They broke open the door and found
him stiff and cold, having the appearance
of having been shot several days previous.
He livcl alons.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Chasing Debtors in CHINA,

1t is enacted by statute in Chiua tint
debts which are not settled on New
Years eve cannot subsequently be re.
covered. but, according to recognized
usage, a creditor who has vninly pur.
sued q debtor although the night may
still follow him after ddyhreak, pro-
vided he continues to carry his lighted
lantern. as IL he belieyed. H. was stu
night
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Buggy struck By a Tratn.

Chicago and Northwestern train No. g
collidcd with Il runaway team OH Il cross.
ing Il quarter of a mile west of Esmond
instantly killing +. Carey. an old man
and seriously iniuring NJ. O'lIarrow. Boti
live in the vicinity of DcSMet. \ boy IN
the buggy WAS thrown scvcnty-tive feet,
hut was not injured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
f%ontinuous Tale of Woc,

A few calamity Journals still insist
that it is all a mistake, and that the
present condition is not prosperity.
Commercial and Industrial reports have
no effect on those fellows. Conditions
may change, but their tale of woe will
be the same, and go on forever.-Spring.
field Is. d. Times.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Valuable Horse Dead,

II. ii. Rudd of Yankton, owner OF a
string Of blooded horses, lost his famous
stallion, Juryman, registered 2114, by diph.
liberia. Mr.. Rudd formerly resided at Yer
million and his horse, Juryman, has ac-
quired n wide reputation throughout this
section of the West. He was the sire Of
seventeen 2:S) performers and from that
down 10 2:0S!ls.. from non-standard bred
,ncros
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
LIQUOR Sold to a N1inor

A clerk for a druggist at Lead sold a half
pint Of whisky to u %13-ycar-oid son of John
King. The Gy said it was for his father,
who wa, sick. After getting out of the
ste. q the ! OY drank most of the contents of
the bot. lie himself and came near dying.
The father has brought suit against the
druggis!, IIrOdy, for damages. lie will I've
charged with the responsibility for his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Normal Schnol bonds.

State Treasurer Schamber is attempting
to induce the holders of $4,000 Madison
Normal School bonds which do not be-
come due until 1902, TO relinquisl them at
the present time, for the purpose of getting
out a portion of the bond redemption fund
which is OH hand.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
win Vote on I,iccnse.

The question of license will he sub.
mitted to the voters OF Aberdeen al tlt
regular spring election. Under the law o.,
1877 ii petition signed by twcnty-f five voter,
in the city is authority for the calling of az
election OH the question. The campaign
will ITO doubt bc an active one, as boil
sides are lined UP to win ii possible.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-03-31
Not Yet Ayntlablc.

Attorney General Pyle presented an
opinion TO the State Auditor, holding that
the appropriation carried by the State wolf
bounty law is not available until after July
L. The bill as nh emergency measure
makes the State liable for bounty on wolves
killed now, but such bounty cannot bepaid
until after .Iulv 4.