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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Decision Against the sheriff.

Judge Campbell has rendered decision
in the case of Bcadle County VS.. ID. c. Med
bury, sheriff. in favor of the county. This
case involved the legality of the sleriff's
bill for the delivery of ballot boxes and
sending notices of election, amounting to
$8S5.50. The sheriff is supposed to make
the delivery from Huron, Or his office, di-
rect, but 1t appears that lie would deliver
the ballot boxes and ballots, together with
the notices, TO a number of townships with
out returning to his office, but charging az
IT return was made. The court held that
the sheriff was entitled to mileage only for
the actual number Of miles Travelled in the
performance of his duties, and the bill was
allowed at 1925 so.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Inttiative and Reiercndum,.

Tie "initatiative and referendum.
amendments will undoubtedly he given a
trial in Stlrgis very soon. II is stated that
a petition has been presented to the city
council asking that an attesian well be put
down at the intersection of Main and First
Streets. 1t il signed by sixteen voters and
only two more are needed to call a special
election.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
.Vacating Tree CI.ims.

The officials of the United States land
Office at Aberdeen are taking preliminary
steps for the vacating Of some 400 or 500
tree claims in counties west of there. These
tree claims were taken largely by specl-
latOrs in an early day and little or no effort
has been made to comply with the law.
The land is now getting valuable and will
for the most part he filed upon by farmers
rs soon as vacated by the government.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
FOUND DEAD IN BED.

President Blackburn of Huron Col.
lege Expire of Heart Disease.
Dr. William Blackburn, president of lIu-
ron College, was found dead in his room at
his home in Pierre OH the evening of De-
cember 70. lie had for years been among
the most prominent educators of the state.
The cause of his death was probably heart
failure.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Burned to Death.

More is learned now concerning the
burning of the two men. Michael Hennes-
sey and John O'Connell, in the miners
cabin at Crown Hill, in the Hills district,
recently. The two mel had moved into
the building the night before, intending to
stop there while doing some assessment
work on some mining ground. A person
passing by early in the evening noticed
that the wind had blown a piece of stove
pipe from the top Of the house, the end Of
the pipe reaching just to the roof. 1t is
supposed that the two men built a fire and
went to bed and that the roof caught fire
from the short pipe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Rehearine of Election Cases.

The count of votes I'm the election contest
which was instituted in Yankton County
by Messrs. Dunn, Lien and Rathgeber,
Republicans, against Mcssrs. Pierson, Sic
bert and Hickey. for the offices of auditor,
register of deeds and sheriff, respectively,
resulted in a gain Of four votes for Pierson,
six votes for Siebert and a loss of one vote
for Hickey. A rellearimg Of the cases has
been set for the 10Th Of January. If it is
decided to contest it will be made upon the
grouns of illegal voting.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Prefers Garri.on nut

At Atlanta, Ga. Captain j. r. Camp.
bell of the Ninth Illinois volunteers, who
IS q member of Congress from the Twenti-
eth Illinois district, declared he would ac-
company his regiment to Cuba regardless
OF the effect of his action would have az
to his position in Congress.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Fees Don't Pay salaries.

oil Inspector Meyers has filed his report
for the seven months from May 4 to No
vcmber q, showing the inspection of ], 1905.
600 gallons of kerosene in that time, for
which fees amounting 10 1854 were col.
lected. After paying all expenses q def
cheney Of $72 is shown in the salary allowed
the inspector, and $3l in the salary allowed
the DEPUTY.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Plane for Home RUE.

John Dillon, the Irish leader, announces
that a new measure of land agitation viii
shortly be engineered through the United
Irish League conference. He says the
prospects of unity among the factions in
the conference are bright and. declares
that home rule is eventually assured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06

Young Woman Attempts Suicide
Miss Sigma Setterstrom attemptedto com,
init suicide at Aberdeen by taking largS
dose OF laudanum. It was only by til
most active exerti0ns of physicians fol
several hours that her life was saved.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Thieves Break Jail.

Patrick Kline and Peter Morits, the for
incl charged with grand larceny, and the
latter with petit larceny, have escaped
from the Hanson County Jail, where they
were being held, pending their trial at the
next term of circuit court.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Taking I'm state Bond..

Treasurer Phillips has mailed drafts to
take up $4,000 of constitutional bonds not
due until 1900. The holders of these bonds,
after a great cal of correspondence, agreed
to allow the state to take up all such bonds
as there were funds on hand to redeem.
This will save a large amount of interest
which the state would have been compelled
to pay had the bonds run their full time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Heavy Land Deal.

An Iowa man named Schultz has tun
completed the purchase of 1000 acres Of
land near Wheeler, Charles Mix County,
with the intention of engaging in the stocl
business. The consideration was in thu
neighborhood Of $4,000, making the deal
n of the largest of the kind this season.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
SOUTH DAKOTA DIVORCE LAWS

More Stringent Legislation to RIA
State of Matrimonial Malta.
Among the measures which will com.
before the North Dakota Legislature DIR.
ing its session will be one providing for .
more stringent divorce law. A large ele-
mcnt of the people are ashamed Of the
record gained by the State on account ~
the laxlty of the present law on this sub
Ject, and are anxious to shut off the ex.
carsions thithcr Of matrimonial insists.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Indian school at Rapid CITY.

"k91" OtSys
Eighteen young Indian boys and girls
Mere brought in fresh from the reservation
last week TO attend the new Indian school
recently opened in Rapid City. The
buildings have all been completed aud the
teachers are all present. There are forty
seven pupils enrolled.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
Against Chicago Bank.

The Supreme Court Of Minnesota Nh.
second time handed down an adverse de.
cision in the suit OF the Fort Dearborn
National Bank of Chicago against the
Bank Of Minnesota for $4,000. claimed Ar
q balance due the Chicago concern on &C,
count.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
GIRLS DYING OF LEPRosv.

Dread scourge Claims Two Victims in
Ohio, Near Columbus.
Two Ohio girls, Hattie Garry, 80 years
pld, and her sister, 12 years of age, are
slowly dying Of leprosy in a remote part
Of the Perry County hills. DIR. Charles
Q. Probst, secretary of the State Board of
Health, has investigated these cases. He
found the girls to be genuine lepers. Hat
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
HANGED i'm Efasy.

An indignation meeting was held at st.
Lawrence, Just east Of Miller, recently, pro-
Miller. John Baldwin, the prominent
politician, was hanged in efagy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
For Scientific Re.e.rch

For EctentfHc ReSearch.
The Jenner Institute Of Great Britain
has been notified Of a gift Of f25O.OOO b.
Lord lveagh, who will expend q like
amount improving sanitation In the Bull
alley district Ia Dublin.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
COST OF NicARAoUAN CANAL.
commission in Its Report Estimates It
nj 6I35. 100000.

The preliminary report of the Nicara.
guam canal commission, consisting Of Gen.
Haines, Admiral Walker and Prof.
Haupt, has been completed. The report
gives % q conservative estimate Of the
entire cost Of the canal $135, 000.O thus
nearly agreeing with Gen. w. Ludlow's
report Of 1896. It is estimated that the
excavations necessary will be 125,OO0,0OO
cubic yards, exclusive Of all dams and EN-.
banknents.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06

bystander turned the gun, and the chare,
entered Snyder's right breast, making
fatal wound.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06

Secretary Wilson has already begun
Planning for agricultural schools in the
Philippines, and advocates such institu-
lions as Booker 4. Washington has foupds
ed at Tuskegee. J.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-10
SIGOURNEY,

sigourney, Aug. s.-George Ham
mond, the 15-year-old boy who placed
an iron on the railroad track at Har-
per not long ago for the purpose of
derailing the train, was taken to the
reform school at Eldora this morning.
Rev. A. Joy Garrison, of the Chris
tan church, preached very able ser
mon at the union services held in the
park Sunday evening.
J. H. Barlow & Sons horses are still
sick. Some of them that were thought
to be recovering becoming worse again
yesterday, but no new cases are re-
ported. The conclusion arrived at
from the investigation of the contents
OF the stomach of one that died is not
yet known.
The state veterinarian gave it as his
opinion that the horses of Barlow's
livery barn were suffering from some
poisonous substance of natural growth
in the hay.
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BELKNAP.

Belknap, Aug. 9.--John Howell left
last Monday night for Moulton, where
he expects to work on the grade.
John Putnam returned from Victor,
Colo, Tuesday morning. He has been
out there for nearly twelve years and
this is his first visit home in that
time.
-urs. Mary Elliott, of Seymour, is
visiting here with her father, Mr..
Smick.
Felix Dickson, of Ottumwa, was a
visitor at the Joel MCGEE home We'd
nesdav evening.
Joel MCGEE and wife visited with
Frank Burlkhalter and family, of Soap
Creek, Wednesday.
VIII Chandler, of Danvile, former
citizen of this place, is visiting rela-
tives and friends here. Mrs. Chandler's
many friends are sorry to learn that
her health has been very poor since
leaving here, and she was unable to ac-
company Mr.. Chandler on his visit.
NJ. c. Rominger and wife returned
home Friday evening from Nettleton,
No., where they visited relatives.
A gang of telephone men, who are
repairing the line, are here at work
now.
Charley Morris returned home yes
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BLAKEsRURG.

Blakesburg, Aug. 10.-William Left
Ter, living southeast of town, created
quite a sensation for few days last
week. He had just returned from Mt.
Pleasant, after being confined in the
asylum at that place. He had only
been at home short time when he
took one of his mad fits and grabbed
an axe and proceeded to clean out his
whole family. Fortunately they all
escaned to the woods unhurt and noti-
fed the proper authorities, who search
ed for him for "a hours, but could not
locate him. At present he is believed
to be in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where
he has relatives.
J. W. Cohagan and family started
Monday for trip to points in the
western part of the state. They will
travel in wagon for the benefit of Mr..
Cohagan's health and expect to be gone
three months.
Frank Fritz has completed one of
the neatest houses in town.
Noah Smith and VIM. Fritz are talk
ing OF starting bank here. Blakes-
burg needs a bank and the gentlemen
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ct Bible by the Endeavorers as me-
1nento of their esteem. There were
about thirty-six young people present
and the evening was greatly enjoyed
by all.
Mrs. Mary Whybrow and daughter,
Effie, arrived SATURDAY. from Ottr,,,,,,-
and are spending short time at the
home of Mrs. Whybrow's brother, Mil
ton Browhard, and her son Ed.
A. S. Rollins, after a three years i'll
ness, died Monday at 4 a. M, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. j. c. Fra
zler. Mr.. Rollins lacked but one day
OF being so wears of age. The funeral
services, conducted by Rev. H. n.
Trickett, occurred at 2 p. m. today,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Fra
zier,
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SELMA.

Selma, Aug. 1o.-A. B. Adams is in
Davenport this week.
The frequent showers make black
berries plentiful.
Capt Hinkle SHIPPED car of lum-
Der Monday.
g. A. Walker and son, w. A. Walker,
w. p. Hull and Frank Ransom, started
for Minnesota Monday, whittier Roscoe
Rogers and Oscar Dulan, went last
week to work in the hay harvest.
Joseph strang contemplates moving
to Oklahoma, to engage in: farming
with his son-in-law, e. Leftover,
S. G. Ellis is away on a two months
job as station agent on the Santa Fe.
Braid Loar and wife are visiting DIR.
Loar.
Mrs. Lena Kirkpatrick is expected
by her mother, Mrs. j.. G. Maddix, to
arrive here on a visit from Nebraska in
a few days.
ill.
The banks Of the Des Moines were
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Highland Center, Aug. 10.-The Mo-
dern Woodmen of America, Ottumwa
camp, visited Highland Center Mon
day evening, giving some fine out door
drill work and organizing camp here.
Geo. Wilson, overseer of the county,
hospital, was here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bosworth left for
Sigourney this morning for few days.
VIM. Packwood Sundayed in Ottum-
wa.
Threshing is progressing slowly ON
account of rain.
Miss Rosa Brown, of Ottumwa. has
engaged to teach the Mount Tabor
school.
Miss Baughman, of Biakesburg, will
teach at No. 2.
j. M. Elder is attending the board
meeting at Ottumwa this week.
L. J. Thompson, who has been quite
sick for some time, is reported much
better.
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BLOOMFIELH.

Bush Pugh, whose hotel was de-
stroyed a short time ago in the East
Side fire, is making preparations to re-
build very soon.
Mrs. Helen Shaw arrived Friday
from Arizona and will visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Guernsey, until about the first
of September.
Mrs. Tom Caswell, of Moulton, ac-
companied by her guests, Mrs. Holmes
and daughter, Gertrude, arrived Sat-
urday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
M. McFadden
On Saturday evening the Christian
Endeayor society of the Christian
church gave a social at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Gresham, ,in honor of
Mrs. Gresham's cousin, Blaine Gamma
dy, who leaves Tuesday for Nebraska.
The evening was spent in playing Gro,
kinoIe and other games. Mr.. Cannady
was presented with handsome pock-
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COMPETING.

Competing, Aug. 1O.-Mr. and Mrs.
o. G. Dickens were Martinsburg bust
ness callers yesterday.
Miss Rosa Mccoy, of Agency, is
spending the week with. Miss Katie
Thompson.
B. f. Mowery has fine new car
rage.
Winthrop Peck visited here last
week.
Z. NJ. Fleeper has the contract for
the new school house and will begin
work soon.
John and Milo Reno were looking at
ter business matters here yesterday.
viii Fuller is visiting in Trenton,
Mo.
Miss Konoma Sylvester gave party
Thursday evening at which fifty in
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mARTINsBURG.

Martinsburg, Aug. 1o.-Threshing
grain is, or has been, the order of the
day until last Friday evening. We had
quite heavy rain then, and again last
night which will put a check to
threshing for few days.
w. s. Hogue, wife and sister, Miss
Leila Boulton, visited at the Geo. Eye
stone home Sunday.
ID. Swickard went to Sigourney on
business last Thursday
d. P. Durfy went to Ottumwa last
Thursday.
Miss Annie Dennis is not expected
to live at most but few days.
DR.. Malonee is no better. He is en-
tirely helpless.
One of our young bloods got on a
booz last Sunday evening and smashed
up things generally around his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley, of Ottumwa,
are visiting the A. w. Glass family.
Rev. Dillon is attending district con-
ference at Brighton.
There is but little political excite
ment here as yet, but all the republic
cans are for Gear for senator.
r. Braden got his hand smashed up,
caught in the machinery of his thresh-
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CHEQUEsT.

Chequest, Aug. 1o.-The funeral of
Mrs. Browdeau occurred from her
home here last Friday, after which the
remains were laid TO rest in the Lean
do cemetery. She was an aged lady,
very much respected by all who knew
her, and will be greatly missed by all
of her friends.
G. w. Ramho met with quite a
narrow escape from serious accident
one day last week after starting to
drive over to Leando by his team be-
coming frightened at a steam thrash
er owned by Seth Roush, which was
moving along the highway. He was
thrown out by the frightened team
and considerably bruised up. The
buggy was completely torn to pieces
by the running team.
Ellsworth Hill and sister, Lot
tie, of Bloomfield, visited last week
with F. S. Harryman and family.
Thrashing is chiefly the order of the
day in this locality although greatly
hindered by the recent rains.
Seth S. Harryman attended the
county contest at Keosauqua last
Corn and pastures are looking fine.
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ELDO,N.

Eldon, Aug. s.-The members of
Money church held a large basket
meeting Sunday morning and after
noon. Immediately after the after
noon services they went in n body to
the river where two new members of
the church We're baptized. About 500
people gathered on the banks of the
river to witness the ceremony. Rev.
Thomas conducted the services.
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ALBA.

l. r b. BE-
Abba, Aug. s.-The Monroe county
normal commenced yesterday morning
and will continue for the coming three
weeks. The enrolment will be extra
large this year if the first day is to be
anything to Judge by. The enroll
ment this morning was 139 and that
| number has been increased by fifty
who have come in during the day.
There is every prospect of a very sue
cessful year.
This county has furnished another
soldier in the person of r. L. Drury,
who made his home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Drury, in Bluff
Creek township. The young man has
gone to Leavenworth, Kan, where he
will be assigned to regiment, and
thence sent to the Philippines. He
comes OF the best of fighting stock,
and has any number of friends who
hope that he may return to his home
unhurt. The father of the boy is one
of the few men in this county who car,
ries a medal for bravery during battle
in the war of 1S61-65.
Frank HiclSenlooper, real estate
man of this city, is at the head of a
company that is being formed to go to
Cuba and invest in the land III that
country. Mr.. Hickenlooper has a
great many men into the scheme who
think there is plenty of money in it
and they will invest heavily. Hick-
enlooper expects to leave within a
short time for Cuba on tour of in
spection.
The Holiness Association of this
county are holding series of meet
lngs in the Perry grove just outside of
the city limits and they are having a
tWonderfully good revival meeting.
Iaey have some excellent speakers
pl Msent. The meetings will be contin-
ueht throughout next week.
lba, Avery, of Hiteman, has gone to
Chicago for a weeks visit and during
his ansence has secured DIR. Burke
Powell. of this city, to look after his
practice.
There are twenty-ones houses under
course of construction in Abba at the
present time. Six new dwellings have
just been completed, and repairs are
being made on all the old property of
the town. 1t is estimated that the
building in this city for the past six
months, with what are to be erected
just as soon as the men can be found
to do the work, will represent an OUT
lay of about $4,000.
7 Two car loads OF western horses
were nnloaded at the Burlington stock
yards in this city last Saturday, and
the same afternoon they were sold at
public auction. Every horse the man
had was sold and they brought an
average of over $40 per head.
Mrs. S. A. Smith departed last week
for Muncie, Ind, where she will make
visit of some weeks with relatives.
Mrs. L. j. Baird left this morning
for Denver, Col, to be absent from the
| city for several weeks. She will meet
her father at Denver and they will
make trip through the western
country.
viii Garvin, of Morning Sun, has
been the guest of relatives here the
past week.
j. b. McKown, of Hastings, who
lis postmaster of that place, was the
guest of Abba relatives yesterday.
Mrs. G. II. Clemens, of Lovilia, is in
| the city to attend the Holiness camp
meeting.
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AVERY,

( Avery, Aug. 1O.-Mrs. E. Morgan Wis
tied over Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Smith, at Abba.
Sam Anderson was at Abba satusS
day on business.
The concert given by Prof. M. r..
'snodgrass and Mrs. Snodgrass here
Saturday was great success.
Miss Eta Brown, of Kirkville, ind
cousin, DR.. s. G.. Brown, of Eddyville,
visited with II. T. Brown last Wednes-
day.
John I. Nelson was in Abba satur-
day on business.
Messrs. Jesse Sturgeon and Joe
Chandler, of Kirkville, were visitors
of Henry Bitterman Monday.
H. B. Hasselrooth, of Dudley, was in,
Avery Monday on business.
Chas. Young, who has been attend
ing school in Des Moines, has returned
home.
There were about eight couples Of
young people picnicking on the Des
Moines river Sunday.
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FL0RIs.

Floris, Aug. 1o.-The Rock Island
company is building new car and
coal house here.
Stillman Town, photographer Of
Eldon, traded property there for prop
erty here with +. N. Conner, and the
Cam brothers are building an addi-
ton to his house.
Miss Byrd Quigly left this city
Thursday for her home in Oskaloosa,
accompanied by her sister Thressa, and
her brother Frank.
Miss Selma Harvard cas- an Eldon
visitor last week. eS5f
Mrs. Anna Baird left Saturday for
Gilman where she and her husband
will make their future home.
Quite number of the boys here left
for Gilman last week.
Boone Mccormack, of Belknap, was
a Floris visitor Sunday.
Mrs. SADIE Strickland returned home
Sunday after two weeks visit near
Drakesville.
j. =. Crist, while crossing the street
from the postofiice Saturday was acci-
dentally hit with a horseshoe which
was thrown by one OF the players,
causing severe wound.
Mrs. A. Sloan was called to Mig
souri, last week by the illness of her
mother.
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NORTH ENGLISH.

North English, Aug. 10.-North En-
glish will celebrate Old Settlers re-
union in a glorious manner the 9th.
"a fine program was prepared and the
people had good time.
w. NJ. Thomas is transacting BUSH
ness in the vicinity of Dubuque and
Clinton.
Miss Lille Manner is suffering from
a severe scald that she obtained while
making tea. ii
Mrs. Minnie Stein is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Doll.
/ Miss Anna Dillon is visiting at Ma
rengo.
Mrs. g. n. Mattox has returned
from an extended visit in Nebrasks.