The herald., December 14, 1883, Image 4

About The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890

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THE HERALD.
o WNIE & XE1LL,
%2 A Year in Ailvance
]»M STC.NE CITY.
Publishers
Dakota
I I^ 1 DAY. DEC. It, 1883,
public demand for such an institution
and our town ought not to be slow to
take advantage of so great an opportu
nity. Another such may never occur.
A new railroad is a tine thing to
contemplate, but when we realize that
for a time at least while the town is
young, it only takes trade away from
from us by starting numerous small
market places not far away, we have
reason to fear and regret their multi
plication so long as we are dependent
nil the surrounding country. When
we have a wholesale business or man
ufacturing town then, and n.ot till
then, will we be in a condition to
badly want shipping facilities.
Establishing manufactories and
schools should be our lirst aim. The
latter is a sure forerunner of the form
er. Huild up a school of high grade,
superior to any within a hundred miles
and the patronage of that extent of
territory becomes tributary to our
school. Fifty or a hundred students
bring in from live to ten thousand dol
lars annually. If their families come
here to live their disbursements in the
town are incieased live-fold.
Hor is this all. An intelligent nml
wealthy class of citizens is in lu eil to
locate who have means to engage in
some productive enterprise ami thus
rapidly establish the financial impor
tance of the place. The sudden in
crease in the value of property soon
repays all that may liave been put into
the original venture, and new enter
prises soon develop which before were
impracticable or unremunerative.
We hope Big Stone people will not
think lightly of tikis matter but will
give it the calm, considerate thought
it deserves and at no distant day take
some decisive step to secure the prize.
It waa our good fortune as well as
pleasure to be present at the M. E.
Quarterly conference, last Saturday
and among other good things the pas
tor's report particularly pleased us.
The Christian feeling and beauty of
the language was
such that we desired
to present it to our readers, and though
it is commonly regarded as private to
the church yet the request was reluct
antly granted. A glimpse of the in
ner working of the church may inspire
greater confidence in the public:
Quarterly report of the preacher in
charge of Jiig Stone City, to the tirst
quarterly conference liekl at liig Stone
City, Dec. 8, l*x&3.
Otir report of the work on this
charge is, to myself, at least, some
what unsatisfactory. It is now less
than two months since our labors be
gan here and thus far no great appar
ent results have been secured. Still
there has been a perceptible gain.
Our Sabbath congregations, though
small arc slowly increasing, and, bet
ter still, there is an evident increase
in the spirituality of those who are
our Christian workers.
The class-meeting is growing in
numbers and interest, while the same
is true of the prayer-meeting although
it must be confessed that bothiliss
and piayer-meeting are not atttn led
by overwhelming numbers. A lew
have given evidence of a desire for
salvation, and we are hoping that
many felt more deeply in relation to
their salvation than they are willing
to manifest.
There is but one Sunday school un
der our supervision within the bounds
*»f this charge. The attendance of
this has been greatly increased of late
through the wise administration of
tiie Superintendent and the magnetic
power of Christmas with its fruit
bearmg tree and we are by no means
inclined to haul down our tlag and
sound a retreat from the vantage
ground gained when the holidays are
past. It is our purpose to advance
along the entire line, if it be possible,
Jind capture and hold as manv boys
Itev. Mooers" article last week and
two endorsements of it from outside
parties in this week's issue, would in
dicate that the Seminary project is
meeting with considerable favor. In
fiict, it is an enterprise that is vital
io our town and commends itself to
all progressive, intelligent minds. The i preparation we consider to be of tirst
ready response is a sure index of the tance. If after ha\ iugpiepaied
and giri.s, along with fully grown men good-humored and busy jx'ople
md w^ft^ni. as we can without infring
ing upou the rights of other Sabbath
•Jiool.s in our ejty. Our school is well
supplied with Christian teachers
throughout. Hooks, papers and tracts
pjvesent salvation, and we are trusting
that by the blessing of (iod we may be
enabled to maintain
a
are fjetdv circulated, the scholars ad- seemed glad to see him Some farm
dressut and prayed for on the line of
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model Sunday
school.
The membership of the church has
1 een neither increased nor decreased
during the quarter, .Personally am j«« beautiful plat of laud oil liig
in no haste in the matter of enrolling
among our members those who are
not identifying themselves with prac
tieal Christian efl'ort in this place
neither du I believe it best to enroll on
probation those who are not giving
clear evidence of a full purpose to "Hee
from the wrath to come but when
ever vrc shall be so "unspeakably hap
py*' as to lind a heaven-baptized soul
that desires to cast its lot among us,
we shall be more than pleased to re
receive the same to church member
ship and full fellowship. We can re
port no great amount of pastoral labor
performed thus far. It is our purpose
to preach two sermons each Sabbath,
and in order to this there must be
some preparation for the pulpit. This
our Sabbath discourses we have any
time to spare, it i our purpose to vis
it the people from house to house,
conversing with and praying for them
in relation to their personal salvation.
This plan has been carried out to some
extent and it is our desire to visit all
to whom such a call is acceptable,
without respect to persons. The
promised circulars respecting the time
and the amount of the benevolent col
lections not having as yet been re
ceived, no collection of this kind Las
been taken: but belieuing fully that
those disappointing ••blanks."' have
no earthly, much less heavenly, right
in our published minutes, we purpose
taking all of the collections before the
close of the Conference year.
ith an earnest request for the
sympathies r.nd prayers of this Con
ference in our behalf we close the re
port.
lb-spediullv .Submitted,
J. II MOOI.KS.
Preacher in Chaige.
A Second lo Rev. J. If. Wooer.
I We were much amused and interest
I ed by J. II. Mooers' article of last
week. Amused, in that it was evi
dently the effusion of one who has just
discovered the charms of our beauti
ful country, and, who*
like all the rest
of us when we tirst were captured, has
gone into ecstaciesoverthe unrivaled
beauties of our lake, woods and hills
interested, because in the closing of
his article there is a suggestion of vi
tal importance to Jiig Stone City and
its tributary country, namely: that
Big S4one City should have an educa
tional institution of high grade
In the youth of every city its future
character is determined by the insti
tutions that are fostered in its midst
by the pioneers. Since every marc in
Big Stone City desires to see it grow
into a city composed of people of the
better sort and. as there is no doubt
that the pressure of an excellent
school will attract such, therefore, the
question arises— What is the main
thing necessary in order to have such
a school I Why. money!
l'raitw are being turned out by our
colleges by the hundred every summer.
Brains in the possession of men and
women to whom the privilege of mak
ing martyrs of themselves for the sake
of setting up a light-house of learning
upon the hills of Big Stone lake that
shall illumine the regions roundabout
would be the realization of their hopes.
But back of brains must be money.
Ah. there's the rub! We must give
out lots of our hard earned and dearly
loved "portable property'' during a
long term with no apparent return,
no remarkable result. Schools do not
gain reputations in a day. Youn men
and maidens thirsting for knowledge
are not numerous in a new country.
"The day of small things" is apt to be
a long day. But, on the other hand,
it would be no easy matter to set forth
all the advantages to be reaped by the
town that will be the lirst to sustain
a school of high order. It is estimat
ed that a student's expenses—which
amounts are left in the town where he
attends school—are on the average,
not far from S15o. although those of
us who have had to pay these expell
ees know they are apt to exceed this
estimate by far. A school of fifty pu
pils would then add S'7. "uu to the busi
ness of the town. As Mr. Mooers has
said, the moral and intellectual influ
ence is beyond calculation.
WIJLMOT.
Sheriff Meadows started last Satur
day again for the asylum at Yankton,
taking with him James Dunn of (ien
eseo Tp. He is a young man who has
become the degraded victim of self
abuse.
J). ('. Fuller is acting deputy during
Sheriff Meadows' absence.
'i'his line summer weather makes
Treas. Dittcs of lloberta county was
in town from tha Oth to the Hth col.
leetingthe taxes of '82. Fred, is a
very pleasant gentleman, and though
he lugged off over Siido the people
©rs were astonished that their taxes
were 110 higher while some kicked
because they were so high.
The people of this locality learn
with great satisfaction that the citi
zens (»f Big Stone City are moving in
the direction of a Seminary to be built
Stone lake. We earnestly hope the
efforts of Rev. J. II. Mooers, and
others associated with him, mt4Y meet
with abundant success. This enter
prise if carried to completion (of which
we have not the least doubt), will do
more to attract attention towards the
lake which its beauty and friends
claim for it, than almost any other
single move can possibly do. With
such an educational institution in our
midst, we can say to our friends, east
and south, "come with your children
and make your home among us, on
these beautiful prairies and along
charming lakes, and we will educate
them too" Some of us have thought
for some time that a normal or some
other kind of high school should by
all means be founded among us. But
this is the move, and we do most earn
estly wish it God-speed and commend
the undertaking to the favorable con
sideration of our friends. As we
prospectively behold its stately dome,
we imagine that we see groups of
promising boys and girls, young men
and maidens, pointing proudly to their
"Alma Mater" as they coast along the
lake. A vri-mvwo
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Elmira, Dec. 11,1883.
The new school house which is be
ing built on Sec was dedicated on
Monday evening. Music was furnish
ed lv Prof. Gary's string band. Quite
a crowd was assembled, about tbirty
tive numbers being sold.
Earl Bros, have hauled up their pet
(Agitator) and built a shed over it.
.). G. Young bought a horse of J. W
Earl, recently.
F. A. Kichardsoti is engaged to
teach the winter term in the new
school house.
E. M. Richardson is hauling lumber
for a house lrt\20 which he w ill con
struct upon his place during this trop
ical winter.
Oscai: WILUK.
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"Valuation of Property ami Taxes of
Grant C«nmty for tSKV'is taken from
the Review and was comprleq for thai
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render NVilmot historic. The saloon
run by Win. Girt/.macher was closed
Saturday evening by virtue of mort
gage foreclosures and execution of at
tachments. This leaves still two sa
loons in active operation which is
quite enough for he demand. There
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Probata Order.
Territory oi Iak"ta, County «.(' Grant,
In Probate Court, Remilar Term, Jan 7, 1**!*
In the matter of the estate of J. F. W. Becker.
deceased.
)ti reading and filing the resignation wid
final account ol .h»hn \V Mohn, adiuini*trH
tor of the estate olA H. W Becker, decerned,
representing anion# other things, that he has
removed iroin the Territory of Dakota, and it
I is therefore iui|Kssil le for him perform
the tin lies of said office, he therefore tenders
his resignation ol sairfc otfure, and asks
that sttisl resignation VEaccepted *udaccount
allowed.
It tsi.rdered that said account l«e examine*I,
and jx'tition heard by the Judge ol this
court, on Monday fche 7th day ol January,
A. l. lNS-t, at 10 e'tfluck a. m., at the office i
ol the Juigeoi 1'robate, in Milbauk, in said
county. All
Ami it is further ordered, that notice there
of lie given to all jiersons interested, by pub- Constantly OU lwl1.
lishing a uwpy of this order for three success
ive weeks prior to said i»y "t hearing, in the'
HKBAI.O, a weekly newspaper printed and
published at 1'iig Stone City in said county.
Dated at Miibank.L). T., "the S»U day of De
cember, A. D. iNSi.
By the Court.
A.. L. ABBOTT,
Judge el the Probate Court.
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The Furniture Store.
Step-Ladders, Oil P^1
Chromos,
Picture Mouldings^
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Cash i'aid fort
Lady's
Lap-1-
Brackets,
At the Furniture Store.
Novelty Wood "Wori8
J. M. If AJvEU & 0^ Iro|»rictors-
Wood work of all description
to order.
BIG STONE, CITY.