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BILTM Bul LOBOB NO. 4, A. F. ft A. M. Rep'
fir Communication Woclnesday on or before the fall
MOOD*
Speolal meeting every second Wednesday after
be ae^oU** miller, SB. W. M.
II. OurrBTT, Secretary.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
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W. OABTBK, District Attorney.
W.
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OnrrxTT, Clerk of District dourt.
TBOBI J. THONSTAD, Register of Deeds and Ex
«flelo Oonnty Clerk.
OBO. W. NATLOB, Treasurer.
J. Q. FITIMBALD, Judge of Probate.
A P. Dixoic, Sheriff.
B. O. JACOBS, Superintendent of Schools.
A ABVBSON, Chairman,)
W. W. PALVBU, OO. Commissioners.
O. P. ROLFB, I
CANTON POST-OFFICE DIRECTORY.
Soathern daily mail arrives every day exoept Sun
ley at 8:80 t.u. Departs every day exoept Sunday
^Northern daily mail arrives every day exoept 9at
•rd *y at 5:30 A. M. Departs every day except Mon
4s at 7 A.M.
Canton and Hilltown mail arrives eAery Tuesday
«ad Saturday nt 6
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JOIIi* FALDE, Postmaster.
Business Cards.
MASK W. BAILKT. o. s.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON.
ALL CALLS PBOMPTL* ATTENDED to, KIOHT OB DA*
BT"OrriCE -KELLEB'S DRUG 8TOBE.
an to
H. SOUTHARD, M. D.,
I Canton, Lincoln Co., D.T
WM. M. CUPPETT,
"Real Estate and Abstract Office.
Will pay taxes for non-residents. Office at the
Draft House. Oanton, Be T.
G.W. NAYLOR,
County Treasurer,
CANTON, D.T,
Xeal Estate and tax paying business promptly at
Jtsaded to. Oflloe at Court House. ltf.
M. M. CLARK, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
—And—
iU, 8. Examining Surgeon for Pensions,
BELOIT, IOWA.
HARLAN HOUSE,
CANTON, D..
Passenger* on Howard's Btagf •_ '.e between Sioux
Fal sand Portlandvllle goto*
«ou*a "an set briakfast,
and those going north can get supper at this House.
-Splendid Meommodations for all travelers, and good
stables in connection with the HOUBB.
a. W .HABLAN. Proprietor.
NEW HARNESS SHOP!
(Moore's old stand.)
JOHN W HEWITT,
—Manufacturer and Dealer in—
HABNM9,
HALTERS, COLLVR3, BIDING
BSIDLES, Etc., Ac.
Conatantly on hand a good asaortmmt of Whips,
Lathee, Brushes, Curry Combe,'Collars, So Will
isell as cheap as the cheapeet. Give him a call.
Canton, Oct. 98. [23t(.
M. L. SYVERUD,
WATCHMAKER & JEWELER.
And'Dealer ln
•Clocks, Jewelry, &c.,
•at Gilbert's Store, Canton,. D.
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Departs every Monday and
Oi ursday a'6i.K.
Cauton Bichlsnd mail arrives every Friday, at
I. M. Departs every Thursday, at 8 A. M.
Canton I: Vermillion mail departs every Thurs
day at 8 A.
u.
Arrives every Friday at 6 A. M.
Offioe o^en from 7 A. M. to P. M. On Sundays
froml to 3 P. ic., and one hour after the mail ar
rives from the Norlh.
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BAILEY & GIFFORD,
Attorneys & Counselors at Law
CANTON. D. T.
J. W. CARTER,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
CANTON, D. T.
J. W. TAYLOR,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
AND NOTABT PUBLIC.
Canton, Lincoln County,
D.T.
Ofiee West end Belolt Bridge.
F. J. MURRAY,
ATTOBNET AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, AND
COLLECTING AGENT.
Beloit, Lyon County Iowa.
Will practice in the courts of Iowa and Dakota.
HVil Ibuy and sell land, make collection. &o,, Best
•f references given.
MRS. E. M. WELLS,
—DXAI.ER IK—
Millinery and Fancy^ Goods.
Just received, anew stock of the latest styles of
winter Goods, also anew supply of most fashonable
Patterns. Orders for Dress and Cloak making will
received prompt attention.
Call early, and sea my goods, and learn my prices
'before leaving orders elswhere. (26-tf)
CHARLEY FOSS,
ARTIST IN PHOTOGRAPHY,
—One door North of the Postofflce—
Canton, P- T-
J. C. HEWITT,
Carpenter and Builder,
Is now prepared to do all kind of work in his
Urn*, «n short notice* Can be found at hli farm
•three and one half miles north of Cantone
E. Y. BROWN, M. D.,
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*11 kinds of work in my line attended to promptly
I ion shoit notice.
HARAAKMCB—M WORK.
PHtENIi.
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CAPITAL $800,000,00
(CASH SURPLUS #1,252,300.88
The oldest and most reliable company in the Uni
ted States. Over $10,000,000 in losses have been
t*to
by ths Phoenix
JOHN .FAkDE, Agent,
Canton. D. T.
Land For Saie
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FRED. P. DEAN, Tipton, Iowa.
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The Governor.
We learn through the press that the
term for which Governor Pennington was
appointed, expires the 1st of January next,
and that an ettort is being made to defeat
his re-uppointmsnt. Whether the Govern
or is an applicant for his own successor
or not, we are not apprised, but it seems
due this gentleman, that the appointment
should be tendered him at least. Usually
the appointees to Territorial positions,
however good and commendable their per
sonal, or qualifications may be, become
interested in, and identified with the prog
ress and development if the Territory, no
further, than an honest effort to fulfill the
duties of their office, and when completed,
leave for other localities.
Our present Governor thus far has prov
ed an except! n- He has invested his en
tire means within the Territory. Any vis
itor to the Capital can see this fact evidenc
ed in the fine buildings both publiu and
private, erected by him and with his capi
tal. These, as any one conversant with
the property history of the Territory can
assert, could not bs disposed of at once at a
profit, but if at all only nt a l3s, and any
shrewd financier would not make like in
vestments, with the expectation of realize
iog a profitable return immediately. It is
only the citizen who has come to stay, and
who is at heart, interested in the welfare
of the people, and in the ultimite develop
ment of the land he has chosen for his
home, that plants his means for slow
growth or yij'.d.
Tlie ability iis^'ayed by thi3 executive
is another reason for liis continuance
another term if he desires, n»t only can he
wield the pen, but few arc his sup2riors as
an advocate of public measures, and the
Territory of Dakota has no reason as has
occurred in her early history, to be asham
ed of the efficiency of her othcial.
No public man possessed of any posit
iveness of character, can possilly offiicate
without incurring either the enmity, or,at
least the displeasure of some. He can not
act to the satisfaction of all. It is not in
the nature of human events some body
must fail to accomplish their aims. Tuen
there are in all communities, chronic
croakers, dissemblers, fault finders, and
sore heads, whose wails go to make up a
storm of censure, and many an inocent
man has been borne down under the pre3
sure of unreasonable, and falsified senti
ment created through the efforts of these
skeletons of society.
There is a respcct due the position, as
well as the man, that should of itself check
such actions. If the censure given is mer
ited or based upon facts, let them be pre
sented at the proper source, and a thor
ough investigation will surely follow, and
the truth be sifted.
Our pergonal acquaintance with the
subject of this article is limited, barely of
sufficient extent to warrant a passing rec
ognition, but until the inuendoes, and
flings made and cast at Gov. Pennington,
are proved to be warrented. (which is very
easy to do if so,) we sincerely think the
good tt.e -gentleman has done, and the
public spirit manifested in every direction,
enhance the interests of this Territory and
its worthy citizens, merits not only the
approval of his constituency, but of the
Administration in whose hands lie the
designation of his successor.
Proceedings of the Board of County
Commisioners.
The adjourned session of the Board of
County Commissioners convened at the
Clerks office on Monday, October 29th A.
D. 1877 pursuant to adjournment. All
members of the Board present.
The minutes of the Proceedings had at
the session held Oct. 1st 2d and 3d were
read and on motion accepted and approv
ed.
On motion the Board adjourned for din
ner one hour.
The Board re-convene.I in the afternoon
all members of the Boirtl prosent
On motion the sum of two dollars per
week is hereby appropriated to Ole P. Ors
tad from date until Jan. 1st 1878 for keep
iug and taking care of JVIrs. Anna Larson
during said time and the Clerk is hereby
ordered to notify the parties concerned of
the same.
On rnoliou H. O. Strand appointed Road
Supervisor for Road District JNo. 4 Canton
Twp. Lincoln Co. D. T. from dete tnl Jan.
1st 1878.
Ou motion the Board adjourned till uext
(lay.
OCT. 30th.
The Board re-convened in the morning
and all members of the Board present.
The following bills anil accounts were
received and examined, and on motion al
lowed as follows to-wit:
W. M. Cuppett services as Clerk of the
Court Oct. 1877 $53.
In the case of "The People of the Terri
tory of Dakota w. Joseph Gallop" Costs
bqfore Justice qf the Peace and in Court
tajced to Lincoln Co. by reversal of judge
ment.
W. Cuppett .fees jis "Justice of the
.Peace and Cleric of the Court, fG.95
.T. Brynjulson justice's fees in Court be
low $4.35. Charles Peterson Constable in
Court below ,$8. Bans Brynjuldson Con
stable fees in Court^below $1.40. W.
Percival Dept. Sheriff Court below,
$2.80. Wra. H. Miller Jr. witness $1.50.—
Twelve Jur-irs 3ttcL*each iu Court be
low, $6 A. P. Dixon, service as Sheriff
Oct. term of District Cojjfetg??. $00.60,—
W. L. Dick services Oct
term Dirt. Court 1877, $84.
ham services as Deputy Sheriff, Oct. term
District Court 1877. $16.40. F. A. York,
services as Bailiff at the Oct. term Dist.
Court 1877, $14. Austin Oleson services
as Bailiff at the October term of the Dist.
Court 1877, 8.00.
For services as Grand Jurors Oct. 1877.
C. A. South, 9.20. Mart?n Holter, 8.80.
Ole Ingebregston, $3. Johu Sanford 10.40
Geo. H. Post, 9.70. Joseph Odell, 9.50.—
Daniel Slack, 8.80. John W. Hewitt, 8.30.
Thorald Larson, 9.30. Patrick Clark 8,50.
Simcn G. Schiozer, 8.30. Peter Behlmer,
8.10. Haider Hermandson, 9,00. Albert
Sutton, 8.10. Edgar Dean, 9.70. Nels Lar
son, 9.10.
For services aa Petit Jurors, Oct. 1877.
Andrew Anderson, $2.70. David L. Dal
ley, $14.90. C. Brauch, 4,00. Edward Gol
den Jr. $14.80. Isaac Coles, $14.30. Wm-
Craig, $10.80. Werter S. Smith, $12.20.—
P. Christopherson, $14.30. Nathan Noble
$3.50. G. W. Wiggin, $10.80. Amos J.
Harris, $14.90. NBIS M. Nelson, $15.50.
R. Baxter, $14.30. J. L. Irvin, $13,20
Wm. McKay, $14.20. John C. Kinsley,
$14.80. Aug. Lineman, $14.60. Hans A.
Skie $15.50. James W. Fowler, $14.30,
For services as special Jurors. Oct. 1877.
F. Barrow, 2.00. A A. Phillipps, 2.00.
Albert Davie, 2.U0. B. C. Jacobs, 2.00
Isaac Chapman, 2.00. Austin Oleson, 2.00.
D. S. Waldo, 2.00. J. B. Bertrand, 2.00.
II. F. Benedict, 2.00- P. Behlmer, 2.00
Ole Tuntland' 2.00, James Keller, 2.00,
E. Rosecrans, 2.00. Wjoa. M. Pattee, 2.00.
Oie Isaacson, 2.00.
Co3ts in the case, The Territory of Da
kota vs. Gibson Dunn, allowed as follows:
W. M. Cuppett, justice fees, and fees as
Clerk of the Court, $2.40.
Jerry Wood ley making arrest, 1.00.
For services as Witness, October terra of
District Court
Wm. H. Miller, 4.20. John Steensland,
2.70. Samuel Steenslaad, 2.70. Austin
Oleson, 2.70. Wm. Newton, 2.40. T. J.
Martin, $1, Albert Davie, 4.30. C. P. Rolfe
2.90. C. E. Rjsecrans, $6. Jake Williams
$1. Geo. A. Campbell, 3.20. C. P. Rolfe,
1.00. Theodore Schmedes, $1. Darwin
Keller, 1.00. J. M. Wahl, 2.10.
A. P. Dixon for posting election notices
$40. O. A. Rudolph for difference in stove
»&c., $14. J. Watson f»r lumber, 888.
W. Arnold, for meat and ice to W. 51. Mil
ler, 1.00. J. W. Carter for copy of execu
tive record by Geo. H. Hand, $5. N. 0.
Nash for publishing, 8.76. F. A. York, for
cleaning Court House, putting up seats,
&c. $15. H. G. Gilbert lor 1 gallon oil .30
cts. W. S. Smith tor one table for Court
room, $-3.
J. S. Benedict, for sundry goods, $26.87
O. E. Rea, for making road pi its for
township*, $35.00. J. M. Wahl, for wit
nesz in Justice court, $2.30. Mrs J. M.
Wahl, for witnes in Justice court, $2.30.
Charles Long, for witness in Justice court,
$2.30
W. Miller Jr, siding &c, of coal shed,
$18.50. G. D. Perkins, blanks etc, $13.
Bill, J. C. Hewitt, for witness fees in
the case Territory of Dakota, vs -Joseph
Hassell, $1.50, on motion rejected.
On motion the bis No. 7 and 10 of
Block No. 16, of the village of Canton, is
hereby released ot the taxes assessed to
the said lots upon the grounds, that said
lots belong to a church society, apd Co.
Treasury is hereby ordered to cancel the
taxes on said lots for the years 1874-5 and
6.
On motion 500 feet of bridge blanks are
hereby appropriated for road Dist. No. 6,
Canton Twp., and an ordet issued on J.
B. Watson for said ain't, and delivered to
A. P. Dixon, Road superhsor.
A certain petition signed by C. B. Brown
and others, for changa of public highway
in Dayton twp, was on motion granted,
and Amos Nettleton, W. L. Stillwell and
G. Dunu, appointfed viewers to view said
road on Saturday Nov. 3d,
1877, as
follows:
Commencing 43 rods nortli of sec. cor.,
between sec. 8 and 9, Twp 99, 49 thence
north t!6°, west 22 rods thence north 37
°. east 33 rods to a poiut in sec line, 80
rods south cf corner' to sec. 8, 9, 4 and 5,
all iu twp 99, 49, and the viewers ore
herab/ ordered to make due returns on or
before Nov. 12th, 1877,at 10 a. in.
On motion the excise bond of E. S. Al
exander with A. J. Linderman and Gid.
T'lompsou, as surities accepted and ap
proved, and licence ordered issued six
rnonihs ensuing April loth, 1878.
The following bills were on motion, ex
amiued and allowed to-wit:
Thore. J. Tliouatad, tor paints and luin
ber for Court House, $5. 2.
John Falde, for stationery ate, 7.60.
Nels. Knudson, for money deposited
with Co. Treasurer, H. B. Donaldson for
.tjixes without receiving credit for the same
$10.
On motion $8 is hereby appropriated to
pay for one keg of spikes for bridges in
Brooklyn Twp. aud Commissioner Palmer
is hereby authorized to get the same.
C. P. Rolfe on motion allowed $6,90 for
services as Couuty Commissioner, Oct. 29
and 30th, and mileage.
W. W. Palmer alio wad $8.50 for servi
ces as county Commissioner, Oct. 29th and
30th, and milage.
A. L. Arneson allowed $7.80 for services
as Co. Commissioner, Oct. 29th and 30th
and signing bonds and warrents.
Thore J. Thonstad, allowed $8.00 for
services as Clerk of the Board^ Oct. ^Oth
and 30th.
On motion the Board adjourned, sine
die. t.
A. L. ABMSSON,
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Attest: Chairman.
THOSE J. fjlOHSTAI),
Clerk.
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Evil News Rides Fast While Good News Baits!
VOL. II. CANTON, D. T., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,1877. NO. 26.
Local Items.
—OLD papers for sale at this office.
—J. S. BENEDICT IS making a heavy
shipment of wheat to Lemars this weak,
—FOR SAI.K—A new Sewing Machine.
Enquire at this office.
—FANCY Flower Pols, for sale cheap for
cash at COULTER'S DRUG STORE, Beloit,
Iowa.
-THE warm spell that succeeded the
snow squall, has proved beneficial to the
farmer for fall ploughing.
—PICTURE FRAMES, neat and tasty, sold
right down to the 'lowest price. Call at
the Drue Store in Beloit, Iowa.
—HAT, WHEAT, OATS, POTATOES, WOOD,
BUTTER, and CORN taken on subscription
at this effice.
—THE County Clerk commenced the
canvass of the vote cast at the last election,
on Monday, taking to his assistance Com
missioners Palmer and Rolfe.
—A SPLENDID assortment of beautiful
Lamps, with blue glass chimneys if you
desire, at the
BELOIT DRUG STORE.
—POSTMASTER FALDE iaforms us that
arrangements have been made, by which
we receive the Yankton mail the same
evening of the day it is seat. It is an ar
rangement long desired.
—SHERIFF DIXON, who not only com
bines official duties with agricultural and
Hotel busness, has abandoned the mule
trade, upon the ground that they tend to
make cotton-wood scarce.
EVERY psrson indebted to me must
call and settle before the first day of Dec
Wheat, Oats, Barley, or Corn will be takea
in payment.
DR. H. SOUTHARD.
—A FAVORITE YOUTHS PAPER.—
The
Tonth's Companion of Boston has steadily
grown in public favor for more than fifty
years, and is now one of the most admi
rably conducted papers in tne country.
MARK BAILEY begins to resume color
and a little of his native element, since the
cool weather, and his many friends are
pleased at his rapid approach to good
health, that the fever of Dead wood so se
riously impaired.
CHABLY Foss, our popular Photo
grapher, has concluded to remain and
keep his gallery open thirty days.
His skill as an Artist is being duly ap
preciated by the people of the surround
ing country.
REV. V. B. CONKLIN and family, and
Mr. Noyes, of Lincoln Center, passed
through town Monday onjtheir way to Min
nesota to spend the winter. The family
of Mr. Conklin have been under the afflic
tion of severe illness, but are now rapidjy
being restored to health.
—THE Donation for the benefit of the
RJV. Thomas, on Thursday evening, aud
the Band Concert on Tuesday evening of
next week, and the Episcopal festival for
the following Thursday evening seems to
crowd a series of entertainments into a
brief space for this community aud the
hard times.
—OUR merchant's counters are piled
with .fresh arrivals of goods that the in
creased demand has occasioned. They all
deserve a large patronage, as during the
ciose limes past they were the only source
of help to those needing aid, and many ol
them ran the risk of bankrupting them
selves ,if the crops had failed.
—COMMISSIONERS Rolfe and Palmer have
been mum as mutes during the short ses
sion just held. Fall Ploughing has shook
nearly all the laugh out of them, but Jack
Frost whose visit is daily liable will load
them for the New Year's session, when
a tresh and lively invoice may be expected
provided Palmer does not risk his/ transit
here on a Mu-yu-el.
—JERRY has read Oscar out of the Dem
ocratic camp. He says the atmosphere
wiiere Oscar ha3 been endeavoring to keep
his morals pure under the employment of
Republican officials has proved so contam
inating that the County Surveyor has fal
len into the Republican Meshes. But Jer
ry, how about thy Greenbackism 7 Is there
no mote discovered whilo canvassing tor a
beam?
—NEW arrival of a fine line of pure
Drugs, Chemicals and Medicines, Toilet
and fancy articles, brushes and combs,
choice Soaps and Per turneries, a complete
stock of School BOoks, Stationeary and
Druggist sundries, Jfcc. Also paints, Oils,
Varnishes, glass and putty fine cut, smok
ing and plug tobaccos, and the largest
stock of of Patent medicines in the Sioux
Valley. Prescriptions are fully compound
ed. Call and see.
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and manifests his will by all means in
his power. An early resident, a faithful
udge, an attentive and able repre?»ntative,
he has proved himself to be, and whatev
er time he shall remain in the Councils of
the nation, Dakota Territory will haye a
warm and efficient friend.
—THERE was one unpleasant feature at
the election, which has occassioned some
feeling on the part of our Scandinavian
citizens. Two worthy gentlemen of this
class were nominated at the Republican
caucus, for positions on the Town ticket
for Canton township, but on the morning
of election an Independent ticket made
its appearance with two gentlemen's
names in their stead, which ticket was in
dustriously circulated at the polls, but for
tunately not successfully. The Scandina
vians, neither of them solicited the nom
ination they received, nor were present at
the caucus, aud were unexceptionable men
and amply qualified for the offices and
what seems peculiar, the other gentlemen
who were run in their stead, were not cog
nizant of the fact until after it had occur
red and had nothing to do with the matter.
As a principle this is bad, and uufortu
aate, as a large portion of our citizens in
Lincoln county are foreigners who have
evidenced their fitness for position of
trust, by their law-abiding and commend
able deportment, and therefore are entitled
to a voice in the management of township
and couuty affairs. Can any fault be found
with the conduct of Mr. Arneson, the
Chairman of the Board of County Com
missioners, or with Mr. Thonstad the pop
ular Clerk, or with Mr. Hanson the quiet
gentlemanly member of our town board,
or with John Falde our Post Master and
member of the Legislature, or with any
of their official acts. If such be the case
do not other officers, American born, re
ceive equal censure, if any. If our people
who feel inclined to make war upon for.
eigners will reflect a moment, they will
see clearly that it is not only wrong but
impolitic, to engender feelings of an antag
onistic character between members of our
own household. We are all together hers
for the same results, in which there is
such a .community of interests that to be
come divided in spirit militates seriously
against the success of all.
^Notice.
I have decided to remain in Canton
about thirty days longer before going td
LuVerne. I shall be again ready to com
mence business on Monday, Nov. 19th.
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J. H. COULTER, Beloit, la.
—pint"Episcopal Festival will ba held
At Keller's Hall, on Thursday the 22d inst.
The persons having the matter in charge
are endeavoring to arrange lor an interest,
ing antertaluuient, and the few ladies of
the association who are so earnestly at
work, are entitled to a remunerative re
sponse for their commendable efforts.—
The church is small in numbers and the
burden of its support falls upon a few
wliich could be greatly alleviated by as
.liberal .an attendance of the citizens as
they are capable of giying, should they de
sire.
—JUDGE KIDDER has presented the
School Board of Cantoh, for the use of the
District, a beautiful map of the United
States. If the Judge Is not always success
ful in securing from the admlnstration the
appointments due the citizens of Dakota,
he has the interest of her people at heart,
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Biack Hi'ls Notes.
—Judge Bennett decided the county
seat case in favor of Deadwood.
—The citizens of Deadwood have pre
sented Judge Bennett with a handsome ju
dicial bench, upholstered in red.
—Timet Nov. lsJs^The Bar resolutions
of coiidolcnce, with ths family of the late
U. S. Attorney Pound, have been hand
somely engrossed by Deputy Clerk J. A.
Swift, and will be forwarded to Yankton
at once.
—Wark upon the Longmont railroad,
the removat of the two Indian agencies,
and filling immense hay contracts at the
new posts on the Yellowstone, have creat
ed such a demand for teams and men, that
nearly all trains have been taken off of
the roads between this city and the rail
.road, and a» a consequence freights have
ad janced to nearly last winter's rates. We
understand that there is but one train en
route in at present Bull train rates are
now 4 and 5 cents,'while mule train can
not be secured. A* a consequence prices
upon all kinds of produce and merchant
4iae art adT«ncing.-Pre»«.'
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^^ODDSjANDJND^
—A Minnesota man has named his
daughter Minnesota Violet.
—The office and head quarters of the
Dakota Southern railroad is to be removed
to Yankton.
—The number of miners killed in the
anthraticte coal regions of Pennsylvania^
1876 was 228, and the number of wounded
462.
—Bob Ingersoll has been tendered
mission to Germany, over the application
of Rev. Dr. Thompson formerly of New
York but now of Berlin.
—Two negroes fought in Gaston county,
8. C., and one slowly choked the other to
death, while a crowd of spectators stood
by.—Ev.
—Postmaster General Key in his com
munication to the Senate, states that the
saleries of Postmasters are unpaid to the
amonnt of $700,000.
—All of the rolling stock of the Russian
Railways is used in the business of the
war, and crops cannot be moved by the
Odessans, and they are unable to get fuel.
•After the cold snap and snow storm,
an Indian Summer follows which makes
one forget the blizzards thot are liable to
come.
—The Turkish army has received sever
al accessions from the Jews at Jerusalem.
They have their own Priest and cook their
own rations according to their notions of
diet.
—In Leipsic, Germany, the Police are
instructed tp arrest any lady who is seen
upon the street wearing a dress with a
trail, and to have their names published
in the weekly local paper.
—Thurlow Weed the famous politician
and manipulator was an active and warm
supporter of John Morrisey for the State
Senate. Truly politics makes strange bed
fellows, and anmoalies will never cease in
that field.
—Some wag1 says he can fix the resump
tion without any more fuss, and says, As
geld is worth only three per cent premium,
let the Government stick a three cent post
age stamp on each dollar bill and the thing
is done."
—The directors of the Philadelphia per
manent exhibition threaten to close the
exhibition unless the people rally to its
support, and they appeal to the
people to give an extraordinary attend
ance ,oti Thanksgiving day.
—The idea of a perpetuai motion is not
absolute, for a mechanic in Nevada has
been to work at one for 20 years. He has
sueceeded in interesting several capitalists
from whose contributions he has amasssed
quite a fortune.
P. T. Barnum the great showman was
elected to the Legislature from the Bridge
port District Ct., by a majority of 212.
The usual Democratic majority being 450
This makes the Legislature same as last
year 40 Republican majority.
—Canada boasts of having produced the
largest cheese ever made, The Ingersoll
factory has made a cheese weighing 7,000
pounds. It was 6 ft—10 inches in diameter
8 feet in height and 21 feet in circumfer
ence. It required one milking of 7,000
cows, or 35 tons of milk to produce it.
—The product of the Black Hills for
the year 1877 past was about one fourth of
the production of Colorado. The Valu? of
the ore reduced and marketed is valued at
$1,500,000. The yield of the placer claims
has been less than last year, not exceeding
$1,000,000.
—If a Turk is'wounded In battle and re
quires the amputation of a limb it cannot
be done without the sanction of author
ities at Constantinople, which sometimes
takes weeks to obtain while the poor sol
dier must endure untold pain and agony
awaiting his fate without murmuring.
—During the battle before Plevna, the
Russians left scattered about large quahti
tities of bank notes, which Turkish money
changers buy from the Musselman soldiers
at 7 cents a rouble, the rouble is worth 75
cents. Russian muskets sell lor 10 and 12
cents a piece and revolvers about the same
price.
—The Turkish commander says that
the most violent storms have prevailed at
the seat of war. They have bsen preced
ed by violent wind, which prostrates huge
trees, then hail falls for an hour or two,
then comes torrents of rain, penetrating
every thing throngout the camp, which
make the soldiers miserable.
—Coleman Stevens of New York, while
on a train of cars on the New York Cen
tral thirty years ago, jumped from the
train leaving his wife aboard. They had
been married only a few months, and no
reason was apparent why he should desert
her but she was unable to find him untif,
last summer, when shel earned he wasl iv
ing in Sanfrancisco, where he had amass
ed a fortune and married again. Mrs, Stev
ens has sued for maintenance.
-r-The counties of Athens, Perry, and
Hocking, in Ohio, an area of abont one
one hundred miles square, is said to be
the future coal field of this nation, to be
the "black country" of the United States
as Staffordshire is the "black country"
of Great Brittain. This district has 22
feet of solid coal in five seams. The vein
is in places twelve feet thick, aud no
where less than 6 feet. Beds of .iron lire
mingled among the coal beds. There are
no irregularity Is the seams, they run
firom hill to hill with perfect oniforaiity.
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JOB PRINTING.
Orders far all kinds of Job Printing pr««p(ljr el
ended to, iuiakly filled, and satisfaetion
—Dan Voorhees has been appointed Sen*
atorfrom Indiana by Jean Willians.—^
Voorhs during the war was a most viru
lent copperhead, opposed the war iu EVERY
way and means in his power. It seems al
most a sacralidge that such a man should,
be selected to fill the seat made yacasit by
the lamented Morton's death.
—The Stockton Plow works in California
has made a plow that has a moldboard 8
feet long from the point to the end, sweep
ing upward with a curve of about 4 FUEL
radius, the end being 2 feet above groand.-C
The landslide is 7 feet long. At the rear
a horizontal cutting place is arranged.to E
cut under the sod, on the landslide, a dis.
tauce of 10 inches.
—The nomination of John M. Harla® of
Kentucky for associate Justice of the Su
preme Court of the United States seems to
hang lire as to confirmation in the Senate.
Comment is made by the Press as to their
selection, many very wisely claiming that
Lawyers of some national reputation and of
more prominence as Lawyers or Judges
should fill vacancies upon the bench when
they occur.
—As the wild animals of P. T. Barnum
were being received into the Central Park
Zoological gardens, a Brazilian Tiger that
had been kept in confinement 15 years
was through carelesness of the superin
tendent let loose or spilt out from the cage
into the building. The Tiger, dazed at
his sudden trcedoin reeled about and crept
along with its tail between its legs to the
Hall and then quietly walked into its cage.
—The Governor of IJhode island issues
his Proclamation to correspond with the
size nf his State. The latest is as follows
"I appoint Thursday the 29th inst as
Thanksgiving day, and request the people
of this State to assemble in their houses
for public worship and return thanks to
God for his tender mercies and loving
kindness, and may those who are blessed
with abundance give liberally to the
pjor."
—The storm of which we only had 4
part proyed a very severe one east. Snow
fell to the depth of 6 inches in Wisconsin
and ou the lakes was a perfect gale. Five
vessels were wrecked south of the harbor
at Chicago. Tlie Inter Ocean says of the
matter "the suffering of the crews exposed
to the bitter boisterous wind and freezing
sea were terrible. In many cases t^e qien
had been twenty-four hours without eleep
or food. Under these circumstances, in
many cases where vessels strand, the SET
men can do little more than feebly crawl
into the rigging lash themselves there and
wait. "The lights of the great city shin?
ing brightly upon us" as a master put it,
but no help for us poor creatures outside
with the timbers going from under us." A
—A manatee, or sea cow, which WEIGHS
one thousand pounds and is ten ieet in
length, has been captured off the coast of
Florida. Once numerous, it is a comparat
ly rare animal, it belongs to a class of
herbiverous fetaces, and takes dts name
from the Latin word "manus," a hand,
owing to the fact that the extremities of
its swimming paws, or ttippert, are pro
vided with small, flat nails, like tho fingers
of the human family. The skin is thic*
and strong and almost destitute of hair.
Its food censists of marine plants and
algfC. They are maumals, and the female*
show great effection for their calves. The
captive is a male he is perfectly gentle,^
and submits quietly to the handling of
his keeper. The mouth is small and wellf
provided with large grinders, lips thick,
with a scanty growth of coarse bristles.—
Ex.
-Sitting Bull is to liye on the Red Deer-'
in the British Possessions. In his reply ft,
to Genl. McLeod, who informed that .thei
ha vi a go
where he could live in peace, he said, "I ,?
will take my people to the Bed Deer/
country, and now I declare before you"^
that I will not make any trouble sm°ngi
you or give pain to the Queen I will be-?
quiet, I will never fight on yoyir soil, un
less you ask me to help yon, then I wit
fight. Place me where yon like I will be'
at peace in Canada, but yon, who as brave
soldiers, and not treaty breakers, theives,
and murderers, you would think me A
coward if I did not die fighting the Amer
icans, therefore while I go to Bed Deer
now to live at peace, (Here the speaker al
most shreiked.) I will come back whejlf,,
my braves are strong, or if they will
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come with me, I will come alone ANTF"^'
fight the Americans until death. You, I
lovs and respect, them I hate and yoi^ VJJ
Queen's soldiers would despise me it I DI$
not hate them that is all, I am readj TP
ge with you to the Bed Deer."
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Elections.
Massachusetts has gone some IS,000 Rs?{
publican Wisconsin has elected the
tire State Republican Ticket by 5,000 ma
jority In Minnesota the Republican saa-'
jority was 12,000, and in Kansas the -oliiK
jority is 25,000 Pennsylvania haa goaei^
Democratic by 8^480 for State Treasurer
and New Jersey somie 12,000. Thie N«ir
York Legislature will ham 16 Itepublicaa
majority on joint ballot' The Greenback^
ticket in Wisconsin received 30,090
Nebraska wen^i? supreme Jtouye
Republican Cook cotinty, 111., also
republican by qpwards of 15,000.
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