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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26
Commissioners Proceedings

Commissioners Proceedings
Parker, S. d. December 7th, 1871.
Board of County Commissioners NE
pursuant to adjournnn emit, ALL meml
ers present Auditor Murphy act
ing as clerk.
Upon motion the following bill
were allowed and warrants ordere,
liTawn:
j. j. Mansfield. Mdse. poor re
| lief, l.aG
Jacob Heb. Mdse. Co. Farm and
| poor relief, 23lo;
Parker Auto & Supply Co Bait
cries, 15t
| Nelson & Co. Mdse. Court Hopls
& poor relife, 2O.4C
w. j. Drake Supplies, 49,
! Albert Vogel, care of poor, 4.5l
w. r. Wood, coal as pen con-
tract, 361.5t
A. S. Bogue, Atty expense, IA
ileo King, postage & etc. 11.G
Keo King Mileage Superin-
tendents meeting, SO
WIN RHHh: MdS3 Go E'an'm; 80.
Conrad Peterson, Blacksmithing,
l5.7
John M. schrag, corn Co Farm,
1913,
J. j. Murphy. postage & etc. 81
Edmond Wilson. Mdse. Co.
farm, 11.Ot
NJ. Gropei, Mdse. poor relief, 2o.s
NJ. Gropel, Mdse poor relief, 7,9.
Mrs. Adam Look, Washing poor
relief. 8.5C
Theo F. Maar vital Statistics.
The worrel Mfg. Co. Supplies,
100
Capital Supply Co. Supplies, 40,
]. T. Schroggs, coal poor relief,
73
e. G. Nelson, postage & ETC. 1886
R. w. Palmer, poor relief, SO
Anton Nelson, poor relief, $40
Pamers Livery, Auto viewing
bridges, "a,
E. j. Skinner, work on Co. farm. 12.t
u.
ing, 21.5s
Chas. F. Hacket, Off. printing 10
New Era Printing Go. 1.2.
Marion Printing Co. Off. print
ing, 8.2:
]. ]. Roberts, for husking corn, 1872!
Schoeneman Bros, Lumber, Co.
farm, 6.3
~. j. Roberts, hired help, 5000
w. R. wood, Lumber and Mater
tal, l71.2t
Upon motion bill of Adam SEQ,
of $500 for work on Co. farm va
rejected. Upon motion petition
S. E. Wan sing Et AL. asking fo
the construction of "a foot or les
bridge on highway between 6 &
in Hurley Twp. was considered an
a 20 foot pile bridge was granted
same to be constructed as 500
as conditions would permit. Upo
motion it was ordered that tn
special Sidewalk Tax for the 1915
OF 319.16 on the 10 foot strip on til
east side of out lot 1S i'm the Cit
of Hurley, in conformity with th
decision of the Supreme Court, b
stricken from said list
Balance of the day was take
up with Ditch matters.
Upon motion Board adjourned
Q O'Clock. Dec. 18th 1912.
Attest j j. Murphy, Henry Week:
Co. Auditor ChaiTma
Parker, S. d. Dec. 18th. 1871.
Board of County Commissioners M
pursuant TO adjournment, all meml
eTs present except ,Icagenson. Aud
/ tor acting as clerk
Upon motion bill in favor of Fran
Griffin for refund of lique
license of 1929, for uuexpirt
time, was rejected. Upon motto
bill in favor of Harry Mew
for refund of liquor license,
1929, for unexpired term. was
jected.
! Upon motion report Of th
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-12-26
Old Swan Lake
By Joseph Andrews
NO. XIV

Mr.. Pinney located on the home.
stead where they now reside in
1888 and he has been active in
the social, educational and po-
litical life of Turner County.
He has three children living.
one Of whom is holding down a
claim up in Montana l believe.
/ A little farther on | found
John Wolff busy in his black
smith shop and had very in
teresting half hour visit AM
talk abou old Swal. Lake. The
Wolff family consisting OF the
father and three grown girls
and three grown boys arrived at
Swan Lake in June 1874 and I
think all filed on land on the
east side Of the lake and accol d.
ing to the Peterson map of 1909
John, Emma ard Lizzie Wolff
still hold their original home
stead farms. On the 4th Of July
of that year the big fat magnifi-
cent four horse team owned by
tie Wolff family was hitched to
a big hayraclS gaily decorated
with flags and bunting in which
we've seated thirty seven yonng
ladies each one representing one
of the sovereign states of our
union, and to tie music of fife
and drum led the procession that
marched to Finley from the
metropolitan city of Swan Lake
and helped to make that, the
third 4th of July celebration in
Turner County, one of the most
pleasant and enjoyable celebra-
tions ever held in the county.
Mr.. Wolff and sister living at
Parker are the only representa-
tives of the family think now
living in the county. The others
moved back to Wisconsin and
one of the sisters is dead.
My next short visit was at the
home of John Dwyer where I
ate dinner and reviewed with
him many of the events that
tra,n~pired in old Swan Lake al
most forty years ago. John is
one of the Uncle Dan Dwyer
ia nily and came here with his
father in 1878, and is living on
the farm then given him by
good old Uncle Sam. John is
moral, tempe, ate and upright
either. and in his noble wife he
has a good, grand helpmate to
go with him lifes journey
through. >They have six bright
active children and 1 wish for
them long and pleasant voy.
age as they journey hand in
hand down life's declining path.
way.
NV fourth and last call for the
day was at the home of Neal
Dwyer whose farm adjoins that
of his brother Jonn. He has
fine farm and a large handsome
well finished and furnished
hause. He was too young to
to take homestead when Uncle
Sam was rich enough to give lis
all farm but he had the Drawn
and grit to earn one; and his
cell kept and tidy farm build
ings, fields and fences indicate
10 the passer- by that he is a
p osperous and progressive far
mer He has a worthy wife and
thlee children, the youngest a
baby boy but few days old. who
let us hope should he live and
grow to mans estate. will by and
by be the prop and comfort of
his parents, when old age shall
dim the eyes and make weak the
limbs OF those who now with
love aud care watch over their
Youngest born. ] Was much i'm
terested in seeing Neal from the
fact that thiity-nine years ago
he attended school in the little
Episcopal church at old Swan
Lake when Miss Annie Means
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
VERDICT
IS NOW HOPE OF
CLARENCE DARROW
Attorney Takes Stand In
Most Optimistic Frame
of Mind.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 2.-Confidence
of his acouittal of the charge Of Jury
bribing was expressed by Clarence ".
Darrow today when he came to court
for the third day OF his cross exaynina-
tion.
DaTow was In an optimistic frame of
mind, due to the great advantage he
gained yesterday through the practical
rebuttal OF the prosecutions attack on
his "lack Of motive contention. Prose-
cutor Ford had left an opening and
Darrow lost no time in getting before
tho jury and into the records state
ment whereby ne made 1t plain that
Immediately preceding the arrest of
Franklin he felt certain the McNama-
ra case would be settled, which would
leave him no motive for the bribery of
Lockwood.
Franklin's arrest, however, changed
the situation. and from that time on to
Thanksgiving Day he was In grave
doubt that an ultimate settlement
would be made. BY this means Dar-
row accounted for various kilograms
and all the other acts of himself and
associates which indicated that they
expected the trial to continue.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Battle of Blenheim
Fought 210 Years Ago

The battle Of Blenheim, one Of the de-
cisive conflicts of history, was fought
on August 2, 1704. between the English
and allies, under the Duke of Marl-
borough, and the French and Bavarians.
Thomas Gainsborough, one of the IA
nous English portrait painters, died on
this day in 1888. Napoleon Bonaparte
was declared Consul for life on August
Z, 1902. The famous cruise of the Con-
stitution began at Boston harbor on this
day in 1872 King Charles X, of France.
abdicated on this day in 1880. and cleo
trio light was first exhibited in Lon
don on August 2, 1864.
Portland, Ore, was swept by fire on
this day In 1873, and the United States
tgned treaties of arbitration with
Great Britain and France just one year
ago today.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
THREE YOUNGSTERS
HELD IN ANACOST|A
As RIVER BANDITS
Picked Up In Rowboat
After Interesting
Cruise.

The Anacostia police today are holding
three youngsters whom they designate
as youthful river pirates. Impeiled by
spirit OF adventure. say the boys
themselves. they have been playing this
role on Anacostia. They are Albert
Deal, eleven years old. of s16 Sixth
street southeast; Joseph Fontine, aged
ten years, Of s1S Second street southeast,
and Leroy T. Mitchell. an eight-year-
old colored boy, whose home Is near
Sixth street and virginia avenue south
east.
Picked up on the Anacostia river last
night about 8 o'clock in q row boat laden
with nautical odds and ends, the boys
are explaining today how they cruised
along the shores and obtained possession
OF the property. James Miles discover
ed the boys In their nocturnal expe-
dition on the river and he turned them
over to a bridge watchman. Policeman
| C. r. Brown took charge Of them any
they we're sent to the Anacostia sta
ton house. ~>
The. boat was filled with life pre-
servers. reels fishing rods. corn-coh
pipes and boathouse belongings which.
the lads said, they had picked UP from
time to time in their cruises. They de-
| clared they had' found the boat near
the arsenal.
In telling their story of how they OBJ
tanned the property the boys implicated
some companions. Policeman Brown was
assigned to investigate this part of their
story today. James Miles identified a
| wrench. a hammer. some fishing rods
| and other things in the boat as the
l,'"operty of boat house on the shore
of the river.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Yelled Prophets Will
Give Second Excursion

Kaliipolis Grotto. No. is, Mystic Order
Yelled Prophets OF the Enchanted
Realm. and the washington Florists
Club have set Friday. August % as the
date to hold over again their annual
outing at Chesapeake Beach.
July "a, the date planned for the ex-
cursion, was rainy and bad, and, al
though 1000 persons made the trip to
the Beach with the grotto and the flor
lists, Il was necessary to postpone the
athletic events and other numbers on
the program.
The same program will be repeated.
with several new additions. William
CBilP) Evans and his famous suffra-
gette band will parade the boardwalk,
with fifty "suffragettes." +. II. Kramer
the florist will repeat his "snake-charm.
ing stunt.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02

A blow at the attempts to prevent
the consolidation of the pension agen-
cies in Washington has been struck In
the Senate. As the result of debate
over the pension bill in that body, and
the disclosure that there is deficit Of
$50, 900, 900 in the fund available for the
pensions Of old soldiers, It has been re-
vealed that two Senators are standing
in the way of an agreement on the pen
sion bill
They are Senator Burnam of New
Hampshire, backed by Senator Calling
er of that State. They are anxious to
keep the existing pension agency In
their part of the country. The reasons
are political. Were 1t not for their In
sistence on retention of the agencies,
II is said an agreement would by this
time have been reached on compro-
mise, whereby they would be abolished
at the end OF the fiscal year instead OF
Immediately, as the pension bill wnich
the House passed provides.
Senate Stands in Way.
The House, year after year, without
respect to party, has voted to abolish
the agencies. But the Senate always
stands in the way. The Senate IS
weakening in its stand by the agencies,
however, and is about ready to consent
to their concentration in Washington.
That this is bound to come in a year
or two at most is generally conceded.
1t is likely that the disclosure In the
Senate of the situation as to the pen
sion fund will have the effect of has
tening the consolidation OF the
agencies.
Senator McCumber, chairman of the
Pensions Committee of the Senate, 10
the one who revealed the deficiency In
the pension fund. He did SO following
questions on this matter put by Sena-
tor Smith of Michigan.
Senator McCumber said that at the
end Of this week there would be de,
there would "be new claims fully ad-
justed to the extent of about $50, ,OOO, ,OOC
before the end of this week, and there
is not the money appropriated under the
joint resolution or otherwise to pay tha'
amount"
Sharp Debate.
Then followed sharp debate in which
Senator McCumber charged the House
with holding UP the pension bill be-
cause OF it's desire to abolish the agen-
cies. He insisted this was new legisla-
| ton, not proper on an appropriation
| bill, and that the House should yield
| Senator Gallinger defended the agen-
cies. Senator Smith of Michigan scored
the House and the Democrats for with
| holding pensions from deserving
| soldiers in their old age"
Senator stone of Missouri, scored the
I Senate, especially the Republicans, fol
| trying to hold fast to official patronage
in the pension agencies. and thus hold.
ing back the pension bill. Senator Bryar
Of Florida did the same thing.
| The discussion did not result in any
formal action on the pension bill, saw
that 1t served to turn on the light with
| respect to the pension agency question
| Later in the day, Senator McCumbel
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
SENATORS CLING TO
PENSION AGENCIES
New Hampshire Pair Refuse to Accede to Proposal to
Do Away With Them-Debate Reveals
Huge Deficiency.

introduced and had referred to the COM
mittee on Appropriations joint fespiu-
tion to provide for the payment Of PEN
sions during the time the two houses
are in conference on the general pension
appropriation bill.
The pension sitution was debated in
connection with the joint resolution to
extend the appropriations for the neces-
sary operations OF the Government for
the first fifteen days of August.
Senator Warren brought this resolu-
tion up soon after II had been passed
by the House. and II was put through
the Senate yesterday afternoon.
The effect OF this action is to give
the Government enough money to run
on for the first half OF August. House
leaders have made the time thus short
In the hope OF forcing early adjourn
ment Of Congress.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Bicycle Robbery
Charged to Boy

Charged with stealing a bicycle be-
longing to Earl Griffith, of SIG Il street
northwest, Wilton Mills, a twelye-year-
old boy of 1928 Union street southwest,
will be arraigned before Judge William
H. De Lacy in Juvenile Court this after
noon.
Mills was arrested yesterday after
noon by Policeman Stringfellow, OF the
Third precinct. Stringfellow alleges
wheel when he saw him. The bicycle
was stolen from Griffith while he was
in bathing at the Municipal bathing
pool earlier In the afternoon.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
German Officials Bar
English Boy Scouts

LEITH. Scotland, Aug. "A party Of
nfty Boy Scouts on board the steamer
Coblenz. sailed from this port for Ham,
burg and a trip through Germany.
kilograms received from Hamburg
state that the authorities there will re-
fuse to allow the Boy Scouts to land,
apparently regarding them as a part of
a military organization.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Firemen Promoted.

On recommendation of A. ]. Sullivan,
acting chief engineer of the Fire De-
partment. the Commissioners today
promoted F. p. Deming. private Of
class I. to assistant engineer. II. r.
Carr, private of class l, was promoted
to class Q. c. N. A. Coombs was ap-
pointed private of class / for a pro-
bationary period of twelve months.
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
Succeeds Justice Wright.

Justice Job Barnard succeeded Jus
tice Dan Thew Wright on the Distric.
Supreme Court bench yesterday and will
preside until August 10, whom Justice
Gould will take charge for two weeks
The Washington times., 1912-08-02
EDUCATIONAL

ELoCUTIoN AND SINGING.
MRS. EMILY FRECH BARNES,
itS lith st. N. <. Phone Lincoln I7ss
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
M. A. NO. 01652s.
Survey No. 1882.
Mot ano1 1o1olc

Not coal lands.
Unitel States Land Office, Los An
geles, Cal, Oct. 5, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that P.
A. English, whose post office ad
dress is Union League Club, Los
Angeles, Cal, has applied on behalf
of himself and his co-owners, S. l..
Avery, s. T. Meservey o. M. Knode
S. @. Fulton, C. G. Root, M. NJ Eng
lish and c. A English, for a patent
for the California, Riverside and
IrOnWOOd placer mining claims, stu
r. 21 E., S. B. NJ, in unorganized
mining district, Riverside County,
California, containing a valuable de-
pOsit of gypsum and limestone and
embracing 100 acres in each of said
placers, as shown upon the plat of
survey, being Survey No. 1882, and
described in the field notes and plat
on file in this office, with magnetic
variation at IA deg. As min E., as
follows:
CALIFORNIA PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical
with S. w. Cor. Sec. 8, T. S.,
R. 21 E., S. B. M; thence West
2640 #. to Cor. No. 2; thence North
2640 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence East
2640 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence South
2640 it. to Cor. No 1, the place of
beginning.
RIVERSIDE PLACER.
Beginning at Cor No. 1, whence
S. W.. Cor. Sec. 8, T. S., R. 21
g., S. B. M, bears East 1920 #;
thence South 2640 it, to Cor No. 2;
thence West 1920 it. to Cor. No. 3;
thence North 1920 it. to Cor No. 4;
thence West 1920 ft. to Cor. No
5; thence North 264O ft. to Cor. No
6; thence East 1920 it. to Cor. No
Z; thence South 1920 it. to Cor. No
8; thence East 1920 it. to Cor. No. L.
the place of beginning
IRONWOOD PLACER
Beginning at Cor No. /, whence
S. w. Cor. Sec. 8, T. S., R. 21
E., S. B M, bears S. So deg. 26
min. E. 2951.65 it; thence West 1920
TT. to Cor. No. 2; thence North 1920
it. to Cor. No. 3; thence West 1920
it. to Cor. No. 4; thence North 1920
it. to Cor. No. thence East 1866
It. to Cor. No. Z; thence West 1926
IL. W COr NO. o, In0uCe 0OuCn IoAI
it. to Cor. No. /, the place of be
ginning; containing 480 acres.
These locations are recorded In the
office of the County Recorder of Riv
erside County, California in Book
36 of Mining Claims, pages 229, 23O
and 231.
No adjoining or conflicting claims
are shown by the plat of survey.
FRANK BUREN,
Register.
First Publication Oct. 12, 1912.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
MINE WARNING NOTICE.

To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
group of mining claims owned by
the Calzona Mines company, located
in the Riverside Mountains (Bendi-
go mining district), Riverside coun-
ty, California, are being worked un-
der lease and bond, and that neither
the mines nor the owners thereof
will be responsible for any labor
or debt contracted, nor injuries sus-
tanned by any employer or employees
in working said property, and that
no employer or employee is the agent
of the owners for any purpose, and
that all operatives engage in such
service at their own risk, and that
no debt or claim of debt is valid
against said group of mining claims
or their owners.
CALZONA MINES COMPANY,
By Francis c. Lea, Secretary.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT.
Serial No. O19328.

Survey No. 2981.
United States Land Office, Phoenix
Arizona, Oct. II, 1912
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an Act q Of Congress
passed May 16, 1872, the Continen-
tai Copper & Gold Mining Company
corporation, by A. S. Prescott, its
attorney in fact, whose post office
is Parker, Yuma County, State OF
Arizona, has made application for a
patent for 1900 linear feet on the
Cavern, Continental No. 1, Continen
tai No. 2, Continental No. 9, Contin-
entail No. 10, and Continental No
II Lodes, Survey No. 1881, bearing
gold and copper, the Cavern Lode
being it. South and 1897 TT. North
from the discovery point thereon
with surface ground 800 ft. in width
on each side of said Lode;
Continental No. 1 Lode being sc
tt. North and 1850 TT. South from the
discovery point thereon, with surface
ground 800 ft. in width on each side
of said Lode;
Continental No. Lode being 635
tt. South and 865 it. North from the
discovery point thereon, with sur
face ground 300 #. in width on each
side of said Lode;
Continental No. 9 Lode being 515
TT. South and 985 #. North from the
discovery point thereon, with sur
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
MINE WARMING NOTICE..
To Whom it May Concern:

To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the
OXbow group of mining claims, To-
Gated in the Riverside Mountains
(Bendigo mining district), Riverside
county, California, are being worked
under lease and bond, and that nei-
ther the mines nor the owners there
Of will be responsible for any labor
or debt contracted, nor injuries sus-
tanned by amy employer or employees
in working said property, and that
no employer or employee is the agent
OF the owners for any purpose, and
that all operatives engage in such
service at their own risk, and that
no debt or claim of debt is valid
against said group of mining claims
or their owners.
HENRY ROBERTS,
J. E. BURKE,
D. A. BURKE,
Calzona, CAL, July II, 1912.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
SETTLERS MAP.

A complete descriptive map of soil
and topography of the Colorado Riv-
er reservation in Arizona. Shows farm
land, fruit land, overflow land, mesa,
river, sloughS, sand alkal, roads, wa
terholes and timber in the great Par
ker valley where $500 farms will be
opened to entry soon. Map accom-
panied by written description of ev-
cry acre. Also complete report on
Parker project Price $500 postpaid.
Randall Henderson Parker, Ariz.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23
M. A. NO. O16526.
Survey No. 1881.

United States Land Office, Los An
geles, Cal, Oct 5, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that P. A.
English, whose post office address
is Union League Club, Los Angeles,
Cal, has applied on behalf of him
self and his co-owners, S. L. Avery,
S. T. Meservey, o. M. Knode, S. @.
Fulton, c. G. Root, NJ M. English
and G. A. English, for a patent for
the Combination and Chicago Gyp
sum No. 2 placer mining claims, sit
uate in unsubdivided portions of TIPS.
and S., Rs. 20 and 81 E., S. B.
NJ, in unorganized mining district,
Riverside County, California, contain
ing a valuable deposit of gypsum and
limestone and embracing 100 acres
in each of said placers, as shown
upon the plat of survey, being Sur
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

at once to ascertain the approximate
cost of extending the water system
throughout the valley, and if this
can be accomplished by December
Is, to call the residents together on
that date for the purpose of con-
ferring with them regarding the
costs and best methods of extending
the system to all land owners who
may desire it; how best to finance
the work and to arrive at some solu-
tion of the problem whereby the
greatest acreage of land may be
most speedily supplied with water.
Many other matters including the
strengthening of the levees, the en-
larging of the intake, etc, were dis
cussed, and the plans for the gen
eral Improvement of the system will
be carried out as speedily as possible.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

Pay your taxes at the Parker Bank
& Trust company without additional
cost.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

East $50 it. to Cor. No. 1, the place
of beginning; containing 800 acres.
The original certificate of loca
tion of the Combination placer and
the amended certificate of location
of the Chicago Gypsum No. 2 placer
are recorded in the office of the
County Recorder of Riverside County
California, in Book Sc of Mining
Claims, pages 228 and 232, respec-
lively.
No adjoining or conflicting claims
are shown by the plat of survey
FRANK BUREN,,
Register.
First Publication Oct. 12, 1912.
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

to Cor. No. 3; thence South $50 it.
to Cor No. 4 thence West $50 #.
to Cor. No. 5; thence South $50 #.
to Cor. No. 6; thence West $50 it.
to Cor. No. Z; thence South $50 it..
to Cor. No. g.; thence West 1920 it..
to Cor. No. 9; thence North $50 ft
to Cor. No. 10; thence East $50 it.
to Cor. No. IL; thence North $50 it.
to Cor. No. II; thence East $50 tt.
to Cor. No. 13; thence North 1920
#. to Cor. No. IA; thence East 1920
TT. to Cor. No. Is; thence North $50
TT. to Cor No. 16; thence East $50
it. to Cor. No. II; thence North $50
TT. to Cor. No. 18; thence East $50
tt. to Cor. No. 19; thence South $50
it. to Cor. No. 20; thence East 1920
it. to Cor. No. 21; thence South $50
ft. to Cor. No. %; thence West $50
it. to Cor. No. l, the place of be-
ginning
CHICAGO GYPSUM NO. 2 PLACER
The Parker post., 1912-11-23

vey No. 1881, and described in the
field notes and plat on file in this
office, with magnetic variation at IA
deg As min. E., as follows:
COMBINATION PLACER.
Beginning at Cor. No 1, identical
with N. W. Cor. T. S., r. 21 E.,
S. B. M; thence South $50 ft. to
Cor No. 2; thence West 1880 #.