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Year: 1879

The St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
railroad company are going-so they say
to build line at once from Little Falls or
Sauk Centre to Browns Valley, and they
will not ask bonus Indeed wo doubt
not but in their eagerness they will pay US
for the privilege Of bull ding'a line! Amt
they kind? are they not most generous
Why, if it had not been told us, VIC could
not believe that they would injure them
selves for the sake of aiding us. How we
have been misjudging them for years past
But we can't permit them to do anything
of the kind, but will respectfully suggest
that we will allow them to reduce their
rather exorbilant tariff, it would materially
aid us to be less expensive to them. Had
they not been so prodigaily liberal, so Ia
vishly extravagant in their desire to pro
mote our welfare, this idea would perhaps
have occurred to them without our sug-
gesting it. If they are SO extremely solici-
tous for our welfare-it hurts to say it
why have they permitted this extortion to
continue until we commenced to cry and
| kick2
Year: 1879

The question raised by some to the effect,
that the Little Falls & Dakota railroad,
may, after completion, pass into other
hansls, and perhaps under tire control of
opposing interests, is not one that need
cause the friends of the enterprise any un
easiness or anxiety. 1t is not probable
that the present owners would lease their
line without first stipulating that the mutu-
al interests of the people and the company
should be protected. This would be the
first clause in the lease, for their interests
and ours being identical, it would necessa-
rily be TO their advantage to aid US when
by so doing they would benefit themselves.
So long as the road connects with the
Northern Pacific, there is no danger of it
being leased or sold to any other company,
in the event of its sale, they must be the
purchasers. But we do not anticipate that
the road will change hands for years to
come. 1t is of course possible it might,
but it is not probable it will The L.F g D.
will not stop at either Little Falls or Dako-
ta it will have through line from Monta.
ma to Superior before many years have
passed.
Year: 1879

wish to present q few thoughts for the
consideration of your readers, about the
Importance Of the support of churches and
Sunday schools.


First, to those who have or seem to have
no interest in such matters.


The history of ancient as we'll as modern
nations, has shown that christian nation
has more of the elements of prosperity in
it than any other, where such nation toll
crates and encourages freedom of action
and speech in religion, and where there is
no check or restraint to any person serving
God according to the dictates of his own
conscience. 1t is indeed true saying,
handed down to us, even from beyond the
dark ages of the past, that Righteousness
exalteth a nation. hut sin is a repfoach to
any people" and whether you believe in
christianity or not, you cannot avoid the
conclusion, that it is a benefit to all who
may be brought within its influence, and
if so, such influences should be sustained
by both personal attendance at church and
means for its support.


Second, to those who, perhaps, really
believe in christianity, but do not profess
it. The reason already given will apply
to you, and further, you are satisfied and
convinced of the beneficial influences aris'
ing from the diffusion of tie principles of
true religion, and, may be you directly
though oftener indirectly, help to sustain
them. If such principles are of benefit to
individuals, to families, to communities
and nations, then why not give the church
and Sunday school your hearty support,
by regular attendance in person, and by Sucl
contributions as is necessary for the sup
port of the minister and church building


Third, to professors of religion. By
your profession, you owe a duty to YOU
family, your neighbor and your God
which you cannot shirk or avoid, as can ;
non professor of religion. You SHOULD
make the attendance of church service on
of the regular duties of life, and soon
will become habit, and pleasant one
1t is also your duty to attend Sunda.
school, that school of the church; AM
further, do not forget the prayer meetings
Life is so made up, so beset with tempta
tions, that one hour in the middle of th
week, devoted to religious intermingling Q
holy thoughts, and free exchange of sue
thoughts, will make you truer and bette
christian. 1t will cheer your pastor to Sc
full attendance at all times, and inspir
him with new zeal and energy to max
his sermons better, and thus all work
harmony for great good. If you wi
only attend to religious matters with on
fourth the same zeal you do other affair
in life, what great success would atten
the effort. OBSERVER"
Year: 1879

may not defeat him. The recent great
success of the Republican party will be felt
in this State and county, as they feel and
think Minnesota should roll up rousing
majority, and in this manner send her
voice in rebuking the Brigadier Bulldozing
Solid South. s
Year: 1879

The Pioneer Press says: Reports of
the prevalence of diphtheria in New Ulm
and other places should make people care
full of their sanitary surroundings. 1t is
said the season is of the sort to superinduce
this and kindred diseases" We hope the
people of this village will heed tt1e timely
warning.
Year: 1879

Some appear to think that only one tier of
the towns in the county are to be benefited
by the L. F. & D. railroad, and that por-
ton is the territory through which the line
passes. This is queer view of the sub
ject, and we cannot see what line of reason
or argument would lead to such conclu-
sion. The same rules that govern in an
everyday business transaction are the
same thatapply in this instance. If the
L. F. s. D. railroad by shortening the route
and by competition reduces the cost of
transportation, the St. P. M. & M. must
either reduce its rates or lose the traffic.
If one merchant in village comfrenc es
to undersell the others, what is the result
either the others must compete with him,
or else go out of business; but as they usu
ally get their portion 'cf the trade, it is pre-
sumable that they reduce their prices to
correspond with his. The old maxim
competition is the life of trade" in this
instance has forcible application.
Year: 1879

We some time ago were anxious as to
whether we were going to have any wheat
to sell, and now We are beginning to Won
der what to do with it, Prices are good,
but our elevators are running over, and
unless the blockade is raised, will not be
able to receive grain. The railroad Com
pany is not able to furnish cars, although
they have since Jaly added six
teen engines and two hundred box cars to
their rolling stock, besides chartsring as
many more. This station is no exception.
We are informed On good authority that in
less than two weeks every elevator on this
line will be compelled to stop receiving
grain, unless some arrangements are made
to increase the transportation facilities.
The railway company are doing all in their
power to prevent blockade, but the i'm
mense and daily increasing receipts, and
scarcity of cars, will soon choke up the
elevators. However, it will only be tenn


porary embargo, ......
Year: 1879

The bonus to aid in the construction of
the Little Falls & Dakota railroad is not a
gift in any sense of the word; it is an in
vestment, which we as county, are to
make and from which we will derive sub
stantial benefits, and we propose to show
in this article how, and in what manner
this county is to be gamer by the opera
ton. When, and not until the road is com
pleted, the bonds for about $50, 900 will be
issued, these bonds are to bear interest at
not to exceed eight per cent. per annum, so
the annual sum to be raised by tax will not
be over 81, 900 This county will, accord
ing to competent judges. have in 1880 an
assessed valuation of over one million dol
lars, hence to pay the interest on the bonds
a tax of four mills will be imposed. In
1878 the official returns as previously pub
lished, showed that in this county at that
time there were 35, 900 acres of land under
cultivation. Now suppose that we had an
average crop of fifteen bushels per acre,
this would give US 525, 900 bushels of
wheat, on this amount of grain an average
of four, ,ffths of one cent would pay the
interest and leave us 5000 to spare. But
these figures do not show the true situation
the bonds are not to be issued until 1882,
| and judging from the past it would be safe
to assume that our assessed valuation will
be at least one and one-half millions, while
fbo oorao nro ,,n6ar ~,
underestimate, be sixty thousand acres.
The tax to pay the interest would rot, on
this valuation, exceed two and two. thirds
mills, while on an average crop less than
one-haIf cent advance would pay the in
terest.


The average assessed valuation of q
quarter section of land in this county is
5000. At the present valuation the tax
would be only $240, and estimating that
only five bushels of grain were raised or
each 100 acres, it would require less thar
one-half cent per bushel to pay the tax
while if, as we claim, the building of the
Little Falls & Dakota road will add from
eight to fifteen cents to the value of every
bushel of grain; it will be seen that a
eight cents advance the tax would be paid
and the owner of the grain gamer in thu
sum of $37.6O annually. The county a
large at the very lowest estimates, on a,
acreage of sixty thousand acres, with al
average yield of fifteen bushels, would a
eight cents advance be gamer each yeG


over and above the tax, of the enormou
sum of $69, 900 on the grain crop alone
We said in our last issue that the 'in
creased value of property-real estate
would more than pay the bonus hundre


fold;" this is fact beyond dispute, for
only one dollar per acre more were adde


to the value of land, the gain or iircreas
in three townships alone would more tina
pay the bonus, but it must be admitte
that an average of five dollars per acr
would be a low estimate, this would bent
fit the county in a sum equal to nearly tn
million dollars. Consequently our bonu
is not gift. it is not loan, it is goo
paying investment, bonanza! it is an or
portunfty that may not occur more tha
once in d life time, and we must see to
that we do not allow the opportunity t
, pass.


.
Year: 1879

in the Senate last Saturday, the reputed au-
thor of the article, Mr.. GIBSON, being on The
floor of the Senate Chamber calmly picking
his teeth the while. As no one has latterly
paid the slightest heed to any statement
contained in the columns of that
highly favored Sheet the incident
would have passed unworthy of notice if
the presence of GIBSON had not added an
illustration of his unparalleled impudence.
Messrs. DORSEY and SARGENT need no de-
fense against this attack upon them but if
some vigilaut doorkeeper had elected Glib
SON from the chamber on the toe of his
boot, the propriety of things would not
have been violated There is law of de-
cency which should have been invoked, as
we'll as the standing rules of the Senate, to
protect respectable gentlemen from the
presence of vermin of his most disreputable
kidney
Year: 1879

THE gallery Of the Democratic House was
invaded yesterday by au old gentleman who
had the temerity to tell that body that it
was going to HI. He was removed at once
as an intruder. lie had not learned that
the truth is not to be spoken at all times in
certain places
Year: 1879

THE District Supreme Court will be
strengthened in its membership as well as
its legal ability, by the accession of Judge
Cox, who was confirmed Saturday night
and will probably be sworn in today.
Year: 1879

THIRTY thousand dollars for heating and
ventilating the Chamber Of the House This
is n good round sum, but none too large for
the purpose The next House will require
o great deal Of ventilation.
Year: 1879

IT is said that the intimacy between one
of the attorneys of the Brazilian steamship
measure and the editor of the Democratic
organ here in and around the hall of the
House of Representatives pending that ques-
ton tended very largely to cook its goose.
This was unfortunate, for the measure had
merit but there are some things that even
the House Of Representatives cannot stand


Evil associations you know, breed distrust
Year: 1879

AT noon tomorrow there will be grand
boom in the movement of played out poll
tsiaas toward their respective or individual
homes. Disrobed of their flecting power as
Congressman many of these perigrinating
boomers will find but tardy recognition of
their pretentions to public usefulness, while
Others who have not entirely exhausted the
public credulence may flourish as ex-states-
men for while. But among the worst
things that they can say of themselves is :
az belonged to the Forty-ffth Congress"
Year: 1879

Now who is responsible for the veto of
the ant-Chinese bill? Republican as well
as Democratic delegations from the Pacific
slope failed TO influence the President 10
approve it, But it must be remembered
that a Republican President has distinctly
pointed out the proper method of accom-
plishing the objects sought for by the bill
in question. When the fever heat of ex.
citement over this matter has passed away
a little calm reflection will assure every
conservative citizen that it is better TO sub
init to evident aud oppressive evils than 10
attempt TO remedy them by the perpetra-
tion OF another The national honor has
not been violated, and in time, under due
process of legitimate negotiation, the public
interests, especially those of the Pacific
eoast, will be conserved in a proper manner.
This, too, by Republican Administration,


MARKED copies Of the New York Sun
Year: 1879

ONE hour and ten minutes were snatched
by the House yesterday morning from the
accustomed observance of the Sabbath and
devoted to disagreements to conference re-
ports. The evident lesson of all this is to
put no faith in Democratic promises of in
dustry. When the House adjourned Sat
urday night it was with the avowed intent
TO work on and on continuously all day
Sunday, and Monday and Tuesday, up to
the hour of adjournment; hut the flesh
was weak, The patriotic majority resolved
to take care of self and let the public in
terests take care of themselves.
Year: 1879

IT is now definitely understood that an
extra session of the Senate will be called
for Executive business Immediately after
the adjournment tomorrow. Nearly all OF
the Senators-elect to the Forty-sixth Con-
gress are present in Washington in read.
iness to be sworn in on that OCCASION The
consequent trepidation of Democratic
Office-seekers is amusing. But it is fair to
presume that no changes will be made in
the offices of that body for week or two
The present incumbents will have time to
pack up their duds leisurely before join
ing that procession in which the Chinese
are no longer included, They will feel
however all the same, that they have been
ruined by Democratic cheap labor.
Year: 1879

THE jobbers and plunderers who have
squatted in this city and have adopted it as
their temporary field of depreciation, finding
that they could not abolish the Government
Printing Office and plunder its business in
that way, made an attempt to steal it
through legislative enactment That did
not seem to work well, for many of the
Democratic Senators became disgusted and
could not be used for such an ignoble pur-
pose. A few Republican Senators who have
no future were decoyed into the trap to IA
vor open plunder; but the bottom fell out
of the scheme, and it settled down and sticks
in its own mud. What next?
Year: 1879

We print below the text of the exec utive order setting apart new lands for the Pima and Maricopa Indians, on the Salt river We will only say now that when the people read this order there will be proportionately mere astounded and alarmed people in the region affected than have ever The order gives to the Indians the agricultural heart of the Territory. in- cluding the entire Salt River valley, with it's towns of Tempe and PheniX and the vast extent of agricultural lands now under cultivation and al- ready palepted by the United States to- the white owners thereof But while this fact is astounding It is rather as surfing from its enormiiy and absur- dily. There is an egregious (n0t toI say crimiaaD error somewhere. We can assure the people that the Survey or General of the Territory will i'm mediaiely inform the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washing ton of what has been done, and we have too much faith in the character of President Hayes to believe he will let the order stand one moment after inf sr, ha ssl laid before him. This Is the order:

 EXECUTIVE MANSION, Jan. 10, 1879.

 IL is hereby ordered that all the pnb- lie lands embraced within the follow ing boundaries lying within the Terri t'ry of Arizona, viz: Commencing a the mouth of the Salt river, running thence uP the Gila river to the south line of Township No. 2, south, Gila and Salt River Base Line; thence east with said line to the southeast corner of Township No. 2, south, range 6I east; thence north with said lIne to a point two miles south of the Salt rlver thsnce following the course of sad stream in an easterly direction, and two miles south of the same, to the west line of the White Mountain reser vatinn; thence north with the line of said reservation, or the extension of the same, to point two miles north of said river; thence in a westerly direc | tion, following the course of said river, and two miles north of the same to the east line of range east; thence north with said line 10 the northeast corner of township 2 north, range east thence west with the north line of said township to the Gila and Salt River Meridian line; thence south with said line to the Gila river, and thence by said river 10 the place of beginning, be, and the same are hereby with drawn from sale and set apart for the use of the Pima and Maricopa h. dlans, in addition to their present res ervatlOn in said Territory

 (SIgned.) R. B. HAYES.

 In connection with this order it should be said: Our first impression, as it may be that of others, was thal the informa ion and data upon which this order was based were derived from Agent J. II. Stout, of the Pima and Maricopa agency, although we were confident, if such were the case, that some strange error must have been made in such data at Washington. But, upon inquiry. Agent Stout informs us and desires us to state, that he is as much surprised in the premises as any one else can be; that he has as yet , not been called on for any information , nor has he furnished any data what ever for the segregation of any new lands for ihe Pima and Naricopa In dians on the Salt River or elsewhere.
Year: 1879

TIE Sacramento Record aion has an agent in the Territory working for that paper Tine Record Union is one of the best aud most enterprising jour nals on the Coast. Its speciality has long been in the line of telegraphic dispatches. which are very complete.
Year: 1879

j business ID the post office building and will

 erect brick block on the site of the present

 post-office building, which is temporary wood , en edifice which was built shortly after the destruction of the former post-ofice building. l l-Amer5cGn
Year: 1879

icommending him as a gentleman of lexperience, ability and honor.

 ! PHENX is making grand prepars ltions for elaborate festivities Christmas

 Eve, under the auspices of the Union

 Sunday School. IL is a delightful ser

 vice to amuse and interest the child lren, and yet our Tucson people are ineglecting them.

 THERE are more mining men in and

 about Tucson now than ever before

 two to one; there are more big trades depending on January l, than we can stop to reckon. This argers big year for 1880, and makes the election of all

 the greater importance.

 SiItb Cavalry Mi1streis.

 Everybody who heard the Sixth Cav

 airy Minstrels last night was delight ed, and pretty nearly everybody was there too. The house was full, and

 the bandcan take that fact as an indica- ltion ofthe high appreciation in which their frequent favors to the people of Tucson are held. The programme was 70 full and so entirely good that we have not space to particularize to any great extent. Upon the singing we Ihave but one criticism: some of the

 voices were little timiG, so that their

 words were not audible in the back

 part of the hall. There seemed to he

 a lack of heavy bass voices, which are .so necessary in all the negro melodies The jokes carried an unexpected vein .of originality and frequently set the

 house in a roar. Messrs. Goewey and

 Howards, who bore the brunt of the programme, quite surpassed the ex- cellence of the amateur The banjo performance of the former and the dancing of the latter were if for any. minstrel stage, while their extrava- gancies in every part were inimitable. The programme was quite long for a Tucson entertainment, so that q few, mostly those with small families. were obliged 10 go before its conclusion. But Part Fifth was quite as enjoyable as the rest, and made good night-capI for all who stayed. We hope to seel the Minstrels again if the future is a dream
Year: 1879

I THURSDAY, August 1o-6 r. n.


The stock market to-day has been Aat as bottle
OF small beer with the cork out Until late in the
afternoon commission brokers went moaning about
destitute OF orders and in state of wonderment that
the activity Of yesterday should have 80 suddenly
given way to state Of dulness. Az q matter of
fsct speculation rather unexpectedly struck slack
tide. The current which for some days past has
been running ebb turned food this afternoon. and
the low wster bears found themselves fosted away
from the hsrbor OF depressed prices which they had
confidently hoped to mako. To the change in the
price Of call loans to be attributed the change In
the spirit of speculation. From . sharp
per cent money market with occasionally
IN additional extortion of 132 imposed by
money lenders to whom Manhattan Beach is = myth
and dream, the rate fell to-day to per cent for
the bulk Of transactions and to per cent for closing
ones. In word money was decidedly easier to-day.
and what with the inward how of currency attracted
by the spasmodically high rates Of day or two
past and the receipts of gold from abroad and the
amounts now ahost and those likely to be shipped
in the immediate future, there is every prospect
that it will become easier yet. The share market
quickly caught the cue afforded by the more cheer
full prospect and from state of depression rallied
into position of positive strength. which it main
tanned to the end Unless all signs fail, the decline
In prices resulting from the less artificial
stringency in money is for the present.
and tho market is in favorable position
for an upward turn. to which both the lower stand
ard Of values and the greatly increased short interest
will be Of valuable assistance. The simple question
to whether stocks were to be carried with
with difficulty determined the course Of prices to-
day. There perfect dearth Of reports and
rumors. good. bad or Indifferent. and operations
were regulated simply with eye to the condition
OF bank balances. Opening prices were higher and
figures fattened for hour two; afterward gen.
sral Banting process set in and they grew meagrc
howard the close they picked up all they had lost
and too. and ultimately closed under the most
robust conditions Of tho day. To all intents and
purposes the market was q brokers' one-more desire
being manifested to get office matters into q
Portable shape than to launch forth into fresh
lative ventures.


The extreme fluctuations Of the day shown
IN fho fol xpis,c, fai,la NJ
Year: 1879

y The St. Joseph Herald thinks George W.
Brown made great mistake in attempting to
write history of Kansas while John Speer is
living. 1t is a fact, that whenever one under
takes to write of early Kansas, and especially of
Jim Lane, he has speer at his throat. While
Speer is good authority on many things pertain
ing to early Kansas, he is the poorest authority


in the world on Lane; for the truth is, he W IS
SO completely wrapped up in Lane, and blinded
to his faults, that he could not see the defects
apparent to others. Lane could make him be-


lieve black was white; could rob him, and make
him think it was all right; and could hoodwink
and deceive him, and he regarded it IS an honor.