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yy'V&z THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Official Board of county commissioners in session 10 a. m. Sept. !. 1900. I'ressnt Geo. L. Severn, I'eter Haas, absent C. R. Flint. On motion made and carried Geo. L. Severn was elected chairman pro tem. On motion minutes of meeting Aug-, (i, 1900 read and approved. Resolution, Whereas: The notice of expiration of redemption from the sale of lands under chapter t7 laws of 1897, bid in by the county is to be published at once. Resolved: That the several pub lishers of newspapers in the county be requested to send in sealed bids by 2 o'clock p. m. this day to publish same in their weeklys at price per inch for same and that the lowest bidder be given same. On motion the resolution was adopted. On motion the following bills were audited and allowed: E E Clark, motive power per contract for road grader.. .$ 561 00 Chas Schumacher, operating road grader per contract.. Chas Ganzel. road work Geo E llambley. bridge work.. Phoebe Remmington, board and care of poor, Aug Peter Albrecht, board poor.... L'Moore, trip to Melville as veterinarian City Hospital, board and care sick Baldwin, quarantine resi dence 11 Cornwall J.Nierling, clerk county supt. schools office Haas & Blewett, grader rep'rs. 1) E Hughes, grader repairs... Telephone Co. Sep rent McCulloch Lumber Co, fuel.. 1) Baldwin, stationery Mrs Fred Weber, care and board poor The Capital, printing E White, Montgomery Zila, witness fees.... Peter Stampka, witness Louis Rudnick, Madsen, ()1 00 12 00 10 05 40 00 5 00 10 00 50 00 0 80 54 00 2 35 3 75 00 5 25 75 12 21 E White, stationery... Chenery & Anderson. It hose Geo Lutz, Lumber for bridge.. Severn, sheriff, jailor and board prisoners Severn, sheriff fees and per diem various cases The Alert, printing Walker Bros, •.•••• W Shepperd, wolf cert Geo Siebolt, TheoGraf. .1 E Spurling, agt, R. R. ticket from Jamestown to Duluth for MrsYillers 9 00 5 oo 70 60 134 25 58 63 13 50 Road certi ticates amounting to $b2.1u on motion were allowed. II Hotchkiss, petit juror fees 12 10 8 10 8 10 2 40 3 40 fees Chas Council, Baldwin, A Kokett. Mat Strit/.er, X)r A Rankin, Suvvel Harrington, Fred Burleson, petit juror fees Fritz Sperner, 10 20 3 80 14 10 00 1 50 50 9 95 On motion board adjourned at noon to meet at 2 p. m. Sept. 3, 1900. Board met at 3 p. m. Sept, 3. Pres ent Geo. L. Severn and Peter Haas absent C. R. Flint. Sealed bids for fuel opened, read and awarded. The bid of Geo. Lutx being the lowest, on motion was ac cepted and the states attorney in structed to draw up a contract with Mr. Lutx as per bid now on tile in the office of countv auditor. Sealed bids for publishing expira tion of redemption opened, read and awarded. The bid signed .Jamestown Alert per W. R. Kellogg being the lowest on motion was accepted and states attorney instructed to enter into contract to cover bid now on tile in countv auditor's office. On motion Isaac llenrichs was ap pointed road overseer for twp 144 69 for year 1900. On motion the tax judgments of Bayard T. Broughton and of Brough ton & Dewey against them be satis tied on payment of $20 if paid in 30 days and when paid the clerk of court to satisfy same. Petition signed S. F. Corwin to the Hon. board to pay all taxes, penalties and interest against lot 227 J. & V. addition by paying of same foi all years due prior to 1899. i'Hi. "*A- m. On motion petition accepted and .$!, in the water makes your dishes come out perfectly clean and free fromgrease. HHHtfe almost a ideasure to wash dishes with! w/",,,'«M,riAV '. ••'.•• '!«.•••••'•"*' ,,#•»' ', '.i'* *£.. -.x :i :-V "v ^. CHICAGO ST.LOUIS, NEW YORK, BOSTW»»»--, rtnwini«K»Mtwww*gi«iiMwawM(wiiiiftwii treas. instructed to write receipt for same. Petition signed Mary B. Hartwell, by F. L. Kellogg, agent, to the lion. Board, asking that all unpaid taxes and in the name of the state and county against the following described lands in Stutsman county, viz: All section 3-11, and S 4 N W and S -A section 21, all in Twp 141-66, be allowed to pay the face of the tax due on said lands, less the amount of penalties and interest due and charged against the same for reason that said lands are assessed too high. On motion the petition was accept ed and the county treasurer instruct ed to write receipts to cover the same for all years due. Resolved, that the tax judgment Lots 1 to 12 in Blk 17, in Atkinson and Pannel]'s addition be set aside for rea son that same show paid on tax list for year 1892. On motion resolution adopted. A petition to the Hon. Board County Commissioners, signed by W. B. Grobe and 21 others, to establish a voting precinct, viz: to consist of all Twp 139-67, 140-67, the E of Twp 130. R. 68 and E Twp 139, R. 68, to be known as the Cleveland voting precinct. On motion petition was not granted for reason that no change of election precincts can be made at this time ac cording to law, and states attorney so holds. Carried. On motion board adjourned to meet Oct. 1, 1900, at 10 o'clock a. m. L. B. Niemeyer, County Auditor. You pays your o/ money and you takes your SAME* STOCK AS •SEAL of Minnesota: ItMUl, Grain Yields. A Mandan dispatch says regarding the yields of grain: With a somewhat decreased acreage of wheat and oats in this county, the yield is less than 50 per cent of an average yield. Some farmers have come to town with re ports of 7 to 8 bushels to the acre, but they are the exceptions. Most yields are below tive bushels. The llax yield is larger than usual, because of the increased acreage, and late rains helped out this crop. The farmers in this county are mostly engaged in mixed farming, and cattle and sheep are doing exceptionally well, and prices are good. There is an abund ance of hay for everybody, and the price of this product is only a little higher than during ordinary years. Devils Lake—The threshing of wheat, which commenced in this county Saturday, has been retarded somewhat by local showers. The yield is running from 8 to 20 bushels, but conservative estimates place the aver age for the county at 12 bushels. There is more acreage to llax in this county than to wheat, and it will av erage about 16 bushels. Editor's Awful Plight F. M. lliggins, editor Senaca (Ills.) News, was afflicted for years with piles that no doctor or remedy helped until he tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best in the world. He writes, two boxes wholly cured him. Infallible for piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold by Wonnenberg & Avis, drug gists. ••. .\v-a V.-.'V' :-l'«2 NOT ENOUGH QUICKSILVER. Fear Tlmt the World's Supply of the Metal May Prove Unequal to the Growing Demand. Some fear is felt in the trade that the world's production of quicksilver is likely to prove unequal to the growing demand. The total supply in 1S99 was about 95,000 flasks* from Spain, Italy, Austria and California, the principal sources of supply. This was less than for quite a number of years, with an exception or two. The production of the Cinibar mines of California, the only large producers upon the Amer ican continent, has declined from 79, 900 flasks in 1888 to only 28.100 in 1899. The principal mines of Spain and Aus tria, which have been producing for nearly 2,000 years', are the only other producers of importance, except Rus sia produced 8,700 flasks last year, none of which came out of that country. Spain produced 39,341) flasks in 1899 and Austria only 15,000. Hope for future increased supplies of quicksilver comes from New South Wales, where ciniba ore is said to be plentiful, and Eng lish capital is now turning in that di rection with a view of testing the value of the ores there. HYDROPHOBIA INCREASING. The Annanl Itrport In ParlM Shows a Steady tin In in MadneHH of Dog). The annual report on the subject of hydrophobia, which has just been pre sented to the council of public hy giene by Prof. Poust. shows by sta tistics that the number of macl dogs in Paris and the department of the Seine is steadily increasing. The Pasteur institute treated 294 persons who had been bitten by rabid animals between the first of the year and June S. The report cites the results of cases treated by inoculation and by other means. Among those mentioned is that of a young apprentice who in repulsing a mad dog got some saliva on his hand. This- he raised to his eye. into which some dust had blown, and the virus was thus communicated to the blood, resulting in the death of the young man a fortnight later. Mlldnena of Porto Ricann. For tropical people the Porto Hicans are singularly mild, and the majority of them accept any state of affairs as a matter of course. A correspondent declares that he never heard but one Porto Rican make a protest of any kind. A merchant was walking along the street when he was attacked by a stray steer. The ani mal chased the man about a block and finally gave him a toss that landed him on the veranda of a house. The American hastened to his assistance, and was agreeably sur prised to find that the merchant was not injured. But his feelings were hurt. "Senor," he said, "I like it not. The beast should have rolled me in the ditch, instead of tossing me here. Never before was I tossed upon this veranda, and I can't under stand it." independent of the Iceman. O. H. Uowarth gives an account in a recent geographieical journal of the discovery of au interesting and flour ishing ice industry in one of the high est valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. The ground is covered with a large num ber of shallow wooden troughs, which are filled with water, and during the winter nights are covered with a thin film of ice of not more than one eighth of an inch thick. This ice is removed in the morning, shoveled into holes in the ground and covered with earth. Under these conditions the ice consolidates and is then cut out in blocks and sent down by mules to the towns, where a ready market is found at all seasons. Hint for Houenlvti. In Peru it was once the custom for domestic servants to have two of their upper front teeth extracted. Their absence indicated their servi tude. GERMANY ISFIRM Positively lleluscs to Arrce to, .Russia's Proposal to Evac uate Pekiiig. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The attitude of the German goverumeut ou the Russian proposal for the evacuation of Peking has oeeii made known to the authorities here. It comes in a com muuication from the Ameiicau charge d'affaires at Berlin, Mr. William Jack BOU, aud with clearness sets forth the German position. In substance it states that Germany is desirous of avoiding friction between the powers, but that she considers the position such at Pe king as to necessitate the retainment of the German forces there. The statement of Germany's views is made in such form as to be taken as conclusive that it is Germany's purpose not to withdraw her troops from Pe king, even though Russia should do so. It is said to be more in the line of a 6iniple announcement than of argu ment or answer. It is presumed that it reflects the views made known by Germany to Russia. Attitude of Other Countries. While there is no definite informa tion as to the attitude of most of the other countries, there is reason to be lieve the German position iu favor of remaining at Peking finds strong sym pathetic approval at other European capitals and that it will be the basis of like action from other powers if, in deed, they have not already made it known that they are in favor of re maining at Peking. Iu this connection a new considera tion has arisen, namely whether the ministers shall remain at Peking along with the troops, as it appears to be gen erally accepted that the troops of some, if uot all of the powers, will remain at the Chinese capital. But this is on the ground that the military force is neees Eary to preserve order. There is no 6uch necessity for continuing the pres* ence of the loreign ministers, so that the negotiations are now taking into consideration the departure of the min isters to Tieu Tsin even should the troops be retained. MESSAGE FROM CHAFFEE. TelU of the Formal Entry Into the Palace Ground*. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The war de partment has received the following cablegram from General Chaffee: "Peking, Aug. 28.—The officers and soldiers of the China relief expedition send thanks to the president aud secre tary of war for message of congratula tion. "Formal entry of the palace grounds made today at 8 o'clock, salute of 21 guns being fired at the south and north gates. Troops of all nations partici pated, the Uuited States by a battalion 850 strong composed of details from each orgauizatiou present at taking of city. Pa lace vacant with exception of about 300 servants. Danish cable Shanghai to Taku opened for business connect with our wire." CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY. War Department Receive# Dispatch From General Marry. •WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The war de partment has received the following cablegram from General Barry: •'All quiet Peking supplies promptly unloaded, forwarded when dispositions determined. All supplies received troops comfortable winter. No com munication Chinese official after Aug. 28. James H. Wilson, brigadier general of voluuteers, goes Peking to night. Rockhill, Shanghai. Tele graphic communication Peking to Tiea Tsin bad. Extreme lieat ended. All conditions satisfactory. Go Nagasaki tomorrow take first transport Manila." General Barry goes to Manila to as sume the duties of chief of staff to Gen sral MacArthur. BRITISH WERE THIRD. Allied Troop* March Through the Fur* hidden City AUK. LONDON, Sept. 7.—General Alfred Gasalee, commander of the British In dian troops at the Chinese capital, wires as follows from Peking, Aug. 29, to Lord George Hamilton, secretary of state for India: ••The allies marched through the Forbidden City yesterday (Aup. 28). The British had third place iu the pro cession, the Russians and Japanese be ing iu greater strength." THROUGH THE PALACE. MinUter Conger T|]* of the Military Parixle. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.—The state de partment has made the following an nouncement: "A telegram has been received from Miuister Conger dated Pekiug, sepr. i, staling that a military parade passed through the imperial palace on thai day and thac eunuchs aud servants were the only occupants." More British Laud at Mianghai. SHANGHAI, Tuesday, Sept. 4. About 1,200 more British-Indian troops havu beeu landed here, making altogether 2,000 of such troops and 1,000 camp ^llnwarj at this port. MA* DELAY WITHDRAWAL. Kniiia mi Vlauaible Itensnn or l!o malnlng iu IVkinjj. LONDON, Sept. 7.—What is now des ignated in some quarters as an attempt to establish a "Russian Monroe doc trine" in Asia seems doomed to modifi cation. Hence the prospects of the continued concord of the powers are believed to be improving. It is thougut that the announcement of the names of m# the ftur personages appoiutea OV im perial edict as Chinese peace commis sioners will furnish Russia with a plausible reason to join in the Ameii cau demand for the appointment of a more satisfactory commission and give Russia ground lor delaying the with drawal of her troops from Peking until the Chinese imperial party shows a more conciliatory disposition. According to a dispatch from Shang hai it is reported there that Priiiuo Tuau is hiding within easy reach of Peking, awaiting the result of the pres ent conference of the powers. I'udwtibted ly I correct. LONDON, Sept. 7.—A special dispatch from Hong Kong contains the remark able statement that Li Hung Chang has received auvices from Peking to the ef fect that the allied forces are gradually handing over the government of the capital to the Chinese and that Prince Ching (former president of the tsung li-yamen) has been placed in charge of the Imperial City. OLD PEOPLE MAKING HAT. Venerable Men and Women at Worlc on an Oreean Farm—Have Merry Time. A. Mann, who has just come in from eastern Oregon over the Barlow road, ran across a party of old boys and girls the other day out at Lusted's place on the pipe line road on top of the Sandy bluff, who can double dis count the billiard players for age. As he was driving by the farm he heard a great sound of merriment and laughter in a meadow and stopped to see what was going on. He found Mr. Radford, the lessee of the farm, aged S5, spinning a mowing machine around the meadow at a lively gait, while Mr. Lusted, aged 75 Mrs. Lus ted, 73 Mr. Lusted's brother, aged 70 a brother-in-law of the Jjusteds. aged 72, and his wife, aged 69, were at work in the field, some racking and ricking the hay mowed the day before, and others tedding the new-mown hay, and all laughing, joking, calling to one another and occasionally burying each other under the hay—in fact, "cutting up" like a lot of boys and girls, never dreaming that a "chiel," or, more properly, a "deil," was taking notes and that they would be printed. Mr. Mann took steps to ascertain the ages of the old boys and girls and found that in years the six aggre gated 444, an average of 74 years each. Howisthis for the Oregon climate, and who can produce a crowu of jolly ha}- makers to match them? The farm ers in that region are all busy haying and the weather suits them to a T, for the hay harvest is immense and the ricks are so "thick" on the ground that one farmer said he did not know how he was going to get his team around among them. INDIANA MAN OSSIFYING. Hla Flesh Ilecomex Hard and Devoid of All Keelinir and Death la Not Far Off. E. W. Green, of Logansport, Ind., whose body began ossifying about six months ago, is in a precarious condi tion, and death may come at any hour. His entire body, except the head, is as hard as a pine board and utterly devoid of feeling. Xo indentation can be made in the flesh with a finger-nail pressure, arid a prick with a pin can not be felt. A pin stuck into the flesh and withdrawn leaves a hole. His joints are dry and hard, and when he moves a squeaking noise can be heard. He suffers little pain. The exact thickness of the stony crust which covers his body is not known, but when it reaches, the heart and lungs death will ensue. Fifty phy sicians. specialists from Cincinnati and Chicago, visited him the past week Kid are puzzled over the case. Good Health. The .stomach is the foundation health. When it does its work The Monarch of Stomach Remedies. of prop- erly disease cannot enter the body. 11 it is out of order. Ilostetter's Stomach Bitters, the famous dyspepsia cure, will restore its vigor, it is the most valuable medicine for stomach ills known to science Try it for inilit-'estion. dyspepsia, constipation, or malaria, f-veraiul ague, our private revenue Iamp covers tin* neck of tile bottle. OSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS PEPPERMINT OIL CROP. Beet 5ug ar In Xow Ileiiiu Lnreely Unified In Xew York Instead of the Mint. The beet sugar industry is attaining wonderful proportions in various see tions of this country. A few years ago in some sections of central Xew York the peppermint oil crop was the lead ing feature, and brought more money into the hands of the farmers than cid the apple crop. But now the pepper mint crop is mostly a thing of the past in that section and the mint stills are kept in operation by the crop of a few acres near them, says the Philadelphia Record. The beet sugar crop has driven the mint crop westward, for the farmers tind it more profitable to raise sugar beets. Ten years ago every community in central .New York had a resident who was getting rich by stilling mint, but these same mills are now falling into disuse. Lyons. X. Y.. was the cen ter of the mint market of the world, but that honor is now among theclaims of distant western cities. The fatne of the Wayne county oils was known near and far and took the world's prize at the Columbian e\position in 1S93. The Pan-American exposition will bring a new locality into similar prominence in all probability. Thus, the pepper mint crop, like the march of civiliza tion, has g-one westward. V- '~ll' 'I \j "!v Light Threshing Returns. .). 11. Wescoin has threshed what represents about J,000 acres of wheat for his neighbors at Edmunds, and got only 1.700 bushels, lie was live days at the job. with 8 teams. Those threshed tor, whose acreage of cut grain made up the above amount., were Dr. Kiclnriond, John Johnson, Will Bartholomew and Chas. Thompson. That comprises the bulk of the wheat around Kdmimds. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cleanses and beautifies the hair. Promot•« a luxuri u»it growth. Never Fails to Restore Gray Hair to its Youthful Color. Prevents DandnifTatul hair falling. mz ^aul ~T Remember That! ST. PAUL AMD MINNEAPOLIS TO NEW YORK, NEW ENGLAND, BOSTON, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, ONTARIO, MICHIGAN, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA. Through Sleepers to Boston E. PEMHINGTOR, Manager. W. R. CALLAWAY. Geiit-r.il PaSaeugRr Agent, MINNEAPOLIS. nice says the thought buyer, "is,that a great deal more confidence can be 8le laced in makers name than in loud claims for excellence'. Thats why I want the, celebrated HEFFEL FINGER) SHOE $ .' -.yf..!. FOR WOMEN fchoe dealers that are in earnest secire them by writing' WHIN sra SMOCGft, MHWCAP0US,mWl :ff'' i. II & fj