Reporter and farmer. [volume], January 17, 1884, Image 1

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BUSINESS DI H ECTOR )'. !
Day County Officers.
i&BniMioner, Ist DUtrlct,...T Brigham
•• 3rd " ...T Ixiwell, Ch’n
glister of Deeds and Clerk, H Dutton
•ierk of the District Court,T A Bones
sheriff.*-—— ——• 1 , J Hanwm
treasurer — L G th lisenreiter
Judge of Frobate,..- George Bryant
Superintendent of School*W G Dlckkuion
Assessor, —•—■•-♦-• M Rexford
Coroner - —•>* /ohnson
Justice of the Peace,..;ll O Fritts
•• *" ” ** •••► J A Lt<j
•• *• *♦ “ R U Shumway
Constables. Martin Fritts, J Van Every
Railway Time-Table.
CHI. MIL. <fc ST ™ PAUL RAILWAY.
HASTINGS & DAKOTA EXTENSION.
(JOING WEST. GOING EAST.
•NO. 1. pAfW ’ ,:27 * m I No - 2 «P®* 1:40 P ra
21 W*y Frt. 11 am f" 22, Way Fr 12:46 ain
♦ “23ThroFrt-4:4o pm f 24 Thro Frt 4:40 pm
•Dalh Ex Monday, fDaily Bx Bunday. JOaily.
{Daily Ex Saturday.
47-All trains canr tauaK-ngers..«>
6d and after June 11th, the trains 3 and 4 will
lull a sleeping car between Milbank and Min
neapolis.
Webster. D. T. Colonxi. Lkwii, Agent
gp_L- - —rrr:
Closing of the Mails.
Easts:so a m I Weat,....„7:46 p m
Ft Sisseton daily by stage, 6 am, Arrives 7pm
Watertown stag®. Mon.. Wed. and Fri a a m
“ “ arrives Tues., Thur. A Hat. 6pm
Office hours from 7amto 8p m. Hundaya from
12 m to 1 n m. E. R. RrooLßa, Postmaster.
• Coteau Lodge XT. D., A. F. &A. M.
Stated <*ommun<cafi<>nahei every first
and third Tuesday of each month.
J. A. Lek, B' M E. W. Smail, Sec.
Ivening Star Lodge No. 4®, L O. G. T.
Meets evay Wednesday eveningatSo’clock. All
ambers of the order are cordially iuvited to at
tewfc’ Chas. B. Adams, Mhm. E. r. Ruoglss,
VV. C. T, R. Bee.
EdTc. WARNER, '
LAND & LOAN AGENT.
SESsin street, ■Wa'bntwr. 20*. he.
LANDS BOUGHT AND SOLD.
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Notary Public—Collections—Farm loans nego
tiated « ioweat rates. Corrcspondence solicited.
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Farm Property Bought and Sold.
title* to Government land,
Asvancixg money to make prooft and Iwsvrancx
a special tr.
J. F. BLAKE,
OS’TEjI, D. T. Atr 9 al Law.
Thomas A. Bones,
Clerk, of the District Court.
FOB DAY COUNTY.
E ‘}? rto, l* hcre rcf ddcncc Is made up
°%i’r n< P a . Timber Culture Entries,
soldier m Pre eruption til.
ings, filial proofs aud wltnesHes' testi
mony in Coutent case tak«u
before me.
Webater, L»ay CO., Dakota.
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BEAL ESTATE,
LOH AND INSURANCE OFFICE.
41?<nd carefully transacted.
'•Unti iAr fecc , ve< * rroni D er *»n tt seeking luform
•Uon win recede immediate attention
Stock, up atairx.)
is as
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give
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r< warm*.
Title \ Money Juiancd. Abetractßof
n bui4< m QxiiuMton (knmty.
c. E. 11 ROOKS,
Surgeon
„> »pp<">stt<: the iHurt-ofllce, where he
««d fillß«te t g4). Gold, Silver or com
tiun filling, furnish you with
<>nc4e afi.dlsetof teeth on si»!<
notice, in Lhu line of Dentistry
he CBu gi vt . good satisfaction.
" ill pwliWie toothiichu at
reasonable li/jure.
JOHN WINTER
t opent
•e book.
box of
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» rooky
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('te lum J'-jur worit iSalusfcuAbn
ba ClaM
WARNER &, VANLIEW,
mays 4Bd Counselars at Law,
WATKRTOWN, D. T.
wthftwx, - Dakota.
BRYANT A. MOM,
W ASD LOIXTINB AGENTS.
and Fold Corrected plat*
■“i J 11111 ' < * or r*’*f end-nice moH cited. All
promptly a Wlu h d to.
ANDOVER, DAK.
lias opened a
> Shoa and Sarsess Repairing
> OPPOSITE THE IOST-OfTIOE,
watjkbivw n, d. t.
r. B. VAN UKW.
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Ady-at-law. Rotary Public.
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DAY COUNTY
LAND & LOAN
AGENCY.
HUNTINGTON A WAENEK, Propi.
DFf JCLN AT IYED9TKR AND ANDOYER.
Viihgs Lois &ai Dsdri Lands For Sals!
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One MHlion Dollars to Loan on Heal Fa-
ta te in Day and Olark counties. No
Delay and the Lowest Bates
Wo Market Affords.
someSTnewi
LENDER TH
Having opened a
Blacksmith Shop!
Opposite the Balzer House south, I am
prepared to do all kinds of work in my
line on short notice.
SHOEING, TIRE SETTING.
Wouing Wagona and Machiaei,
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me a call and I will guarantee
good work and reasonable charges-JJJJ
BOYD BTUEON, W.b«er, Dak,
VAT T VAV ■m. ■-.
any and all business pertaining to that
office, and also
INSURANCE %
Business on the most favorable terms
and for some of the best companies in
the world, such as Phenix of Brooklyn,
North America of Philadelphia and St
Paul Fire & Marine.
J. L. BARBIS, M. D.,
U. ,S EXAMINING SURGEON,
WEBSTER,
BUILDING STONE
I $5 to $6 per Cord.
E. C. WARNER.
PRIOR HOUSE,
Cor. Ist Ave. & 2d St., Wkbster, d. t.
FRANK BOWFN. Proprietor.
Thia new. neat and commodious house, la
just furnished with new ftirniture and bedding,
and opened to the public. Good meals and quint
rest. Every attention paid to guc«ts, and prices
reasonable. 3S *
Cec. P. Keeler,
QoiJNSEJAOIt. S ,)LICi r<)l< ’
‘fdTTffim'AT'UW.B’ Il
MTJVHANK\ - DAKOTA.
Opposite Post'Offiee, upstairs. Has had fifteen
years’ practice in the legal protesson. Es
pecial attention given to the defense
of thow charged with crime.
WX. 11. DONALDSON.
HatiaWsait & Keiki®,
Attorneys -/It-Ii aw,
WATERTOWN, DOKOTi.
AH business before the U. S. Land Office
will be promptly attended io.
]i,—final Proof* made and Claim*
Cui tested.
DAKOTA.
WM. B. MKIKt.E.
; ■BAHS.
D'h, bow the awuy,
Xh il.cir
While o'er dtanay
Arc the surgisgtlifcc.
1 he v» heels of Crentloti turned iihenuelves
For thoueandA of vian
And miniGju* of ashore
'Mid ■'L ascre, at49M^wiMb ; fo&ra>'
Sablin -lend; impressed
On ’ v'g evei- . ,
The pH. <5 of tiateet
Tlir.i. are lost In t.
”I<- Ht.. think
Which ages can
Ah t it moves •
As we near the "
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The tide of yean, is wyeßff I nF/
Hk motion frity
Though Kicmity intercced
ing,
And with universal
Majestic and ttat
l-asscd.
Since the da m-r :
But grander en '
In the far off
0, let u> God
f rom whom the birth
And dwell as a unit famk'h His rod,
Or else be a wregk
Board of Supervisors
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ANNEAL AJO? I R SESSION OF
’ Hu, 18M.
iomrni ! ' eM.]
Board met of the Conntv
Clerk. Prefc-ent, Wdl, Ch’n; T.
Brigham. Called by Ghajr-
man.
On motion the sale uf
intoxicating liquors county for the
yaur 2884
quarterly.
On motion a ftrd.w wai or
dered drawn in favofi H Car,
for the amount of his claim
which was not olif until N<>
vemberr IHB3. £ ond catried that
Peraonal Prope 0 M. to tM
amount of
tendS) in re-
funditog Order (for be issued to
him, jit being tWdifference in School Tax.
Moved and carried that the valuation of
Personal yroperty of M. Keesd be trans
ferred from Waubay to Webster School
Township and the tax extended accord
ingly in the Tax Liat. Moved and car-
Mi that a refolding order be issued to
M. Reese for difference in School Twp.
Tax. On motion bill of D. W. Bwl, Road
Overseer, for was audited and al-
Jowed.
A petition foft a road from Blue Lake
to Old Waubay ws presented and the
following nailed men were appointed
viewers: E. P. Owens, Joseph Burns,
Manson RexfortcJ, Who are to meet'at Blue
Lake, Monday Jan. 21st, 1884, at 10 o’clock
A. M. AppHcXttGZl of J. Lee Paul for Li
quor License was presented, and the same
was granted. A jietitiou for a road run
ning through Twp. 133 and a part of 123,
K. 56, wwlpresented and viewers ap
pointed, viz: J. JR. Phitfipe, A. Ahlers,
and Jas. 0. Moore, ;who are to meet at
Mr, Phillip’s house Monday, Jan. 21s!,
1884, at 10 o’ciißrk A. M.
Moved and carried that a refunding
order for $11.63 be issued in favor of U.
H. Prior.
On motion Board adjourned until Jan.
Bth, 1884, at 9 o’c»ock a. k.
SESSION.
Jan. Bth, 1884-
On motion a refu ading order for $2.50
in favor of John Shannon was ordered
drawn. The following bills were audited
and amounts alioxVid as follows:
, *' Ask’d. Ail’d.
J. L. Harris, AtVud’g Stoddard
family - —A 37.70 3 37.70
O S Pine, Att’nd’g J B Johnion 120.00 76.0)
Ell Compton, Att’g “ 50.00 25.00
Edw’d Johnson, " “ 100.00 50.00
H W Boyd, Supt’s Desk 29.00 29.00
11 W Boyd, Stool for Reg’« office 1.50 1.50
C L Sharrett’3, work, for Co Supt... 4.00 4.00
J A lee, Ju.-tiae’s Fees,-—*———'••• 20.30 20.30
1 J iUnson. Sheriff’s Fees, 34.50 W.W
T Brigham, v/itaeas “
Puntel Best, •• 4 ..eW L«> V*»
U J Williams. •* ” ....* 2-00 2.00
lid Wilson, «• “ 2.00 2.00
F Pitman, •< “ 2 00 2.00
OE Wallner, •• * 2.00 2.00
C Burnell, “ “ 2.00 2.00
J M Murphy, •< “ 200 2.00
J U Trouson. ’• “ -• 2.W 7.00
J A Nichols, “ ” 2.00 2.00
Aug Idikvr. “ 2.00 2.00
Mui Ilartucyjft “ “ ” 2.00 2.0<»
Jm Graham, .« '-•••« 200 2.03
John Morris. Official »•<» «.00
Samuel Denton, Burv<. yingt.-ii.—«•> 500 6.00
Perkins bros,, Books, etc. 69.0*4 69. W.
Pioneer Press, School Jk*n<l 4.50 4.0 b
Board adjourned until I*3o r. m.
AVTERNOOW aew.ox.
1.-30 p. M.—Board mc4 per ivljourn-
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meut. A petition having been presented
for a road in the South part of Twp. 121,
R. 56, the following named men were
pointed as viewers: Edwin Knapp, B. D.
Fish and E. 8. Babcock. To meet at the
house of Mr. Robertson on Tuesday, Jan.
22nd, 1884.
On motion the following bill was au
dited and allowed: J. C. Adams, Count)
Jsj£nting, $106.00. Moved and carried
thav the Reporter and Farmer, a weekly
newspaper printed at Webster, D. T., be
declared the Official County Paper (for
&iy Co.) for the year 1884.
On motion the following bills were au
dited and allowed:
c „ Ask’d. Ail'd.
Samuel Denton, S’rvey’gA PlM’gßl2.oo 812,00
II D Root, Chttinman, XOO 200
Wlßoot, •• 2.00 100
W G Dickinson, Supt Salary 12.50 IL6O
Fees* Expenses 20.05 20.05
Board proceeded to settle with the
Treasurer, whose books and accounts
were found to be correct.
I Board adjourned until Jan. 9th, 1884, at
8:30 a. m.
Wednesday’s session.
Adjourned meeting:—Board met at 9
o’clock a. m. On motion the following
bills were audited and allowed:
T, Lowell, CemaxlMioner’a Fee 5874.40
T. Brigham, •• “ 16.84
Moved and carried that the applica
tions of the following named parties for
Liquor License be granted: M. E. Doyle.
Webster, D. T.; W. M. Paul, Webster, D.
T.; J. Lee Paul, Bristol, D. T.; Greene &
Williams, Andover, D. T.; Joeeph B.
•M r ood, Andover, D. T.
g Moved and carried tliat the Road Dis
tricts bo changed so that bach school
TOWNSHIP SHALL CONBTITUT® A ROAD DIS-
■H. ®njiiOwi |JCIXTrBB
appointed Overseers of the same:
School Twp. No. 1«... Lansing Sykes.
BB': “ “ D. Landon.
“ S ° Sv- ChM. »* Hdestte.
M “ o Toflly
« “ * i,.«...2.Wm. F. Strack.
*• h* “ “ ft -,, „ Leonard Haze Men-
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a*- 7 * ”•» •***%<*?
1 a* iftWkXTffHF l - -arm- I
11 a Pctw
Moved and carried that the salary of
the County Clerk be and is hereby
changed from $4X0.00 to $450.00 net cash
for the year 1884.
On motion the County Treasurer was
authorized to appropriate Forty Dollars
to payjor printing and incidental ex
penses incurred in the month of Decem
ber, 1884.
On motion the North boundary line of
Blue Lake School Township was changed
so as to read as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at the 8. E. Cor. of Sec. 25, F. 122, R. 54.
Thence running North J mile, thence
West through the center of Sections 25,
26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, thence South along
the West line of Sec. 30 and 3i to the 8.
E. corner of Sec. 36, T. 122, R. 55, thence
west to tho west line of Blue Lake Scb.
Twp. which would be to the center of
the North Line of Twp. 122, R. 55, and
in this manner placing the South } of the
first named sections in Scb. Twp. of Blue
Lake, No. 1, and Sections 24, 35 and 36,
Twp. 122, R. 55, in Waubay Bch. Twp.
No. 7.
On 'motion the salary of the Co. Supt.
of Schools was fixed at SIOO.OO for the
year 1884.
On motion the fnllo wing-named offices
were filled by appointment: B. F. Tower
Constable, Bristol, D. T.; Fred A. Bowen’
Constable, Andover, D. T.
Board adjourned until the first Monday
in February, 1884.
F. 11. Duttom, Co.
From Zeb’s Friend.
■ Ed. Rbporter;—l have noticed in sev
eral of your issues, a few items that seem
to bear rather hard on one Zeb. Now
suppose he did swear that those returns
were signed and sworn to in his presence
when they were not, what of it? And
suppose he did accept the office as Judge
of Election in a precinct where he was
not a resident, and through his swell
headism and ignorance caused the vote
of said precinct to be thrown out. What
if he did get badly beaten by that “Bass
wood man?” What if he did lie about
the victor selling hitnslf to the people of
Blue L<kc ? That does not hurt Zeb —he
is used to it—and besides be does not be
lieve in God or the future existence of
man; why should he care? And if he d»d
state that he should go to the ‘legislature,
who blames him? Why, sir, this coun
try should feel proud of possessing a m ind
like Zeb’s—one that shines forth from
wnong the common people of D&y county
is does a gigantic boil on the end of a
man’s nose. Ido not lielieve that Zeb
sver held up Grant county as an example
For Day, as he had nothing to do with the
iffairs of that county, hence necessarily
illegal. I tell you that Day county may
rejoice and be glad that it has-Zeb's hand
it the helm, to keep things steady, in
stead of allowing the reins of govemmem
to fall into the hand of its poor, bass
wood men who are incapable of its man -
sgement without his (Zeb’s) mighty aid.
Now just a word of encouragement to
Zeb: Dear Zeb, do not get discouraged,
but go for them. They can’t hurt you.
is your head won’t allow it, and of courr-o
they arc incapable of reaching the ex
alted position occupied by yourself. And
it you can’t write yourself, a small amount
will induce some one to do it for you, and
if you are in lack of funds you can easily
obtain the means by engaging in your old
pastime of hunting rats, and sell their
bides for ten cents each to A. C. Tucker
of Blue Lake* Now go for them and re
member that I am with you.
Zeb’s Friend.
Waubay, Jan. 15,1884.
vmDBA YH-CKY IN CONNBMA KA.
There was no sound of merriment,
not even a voice from the house. All
was still, as if in expectation, when there
came from it a long, piercing, mournful
wail -u-lu-lu. It rose to a high, tremu
lous cry, filling the misty air with an in
describable thrill, and sinking into alow
moan. It was thrice repeated, and then
followed by a rapid recitation in Gaelic
in a substantial key. The cry seemed
the last cxgcws of anguish and lamenta
tion, and, although I knew that in one
sense it was artificial, it overcame me
with an actual shudder. It was the
keen.
At *A_A* » V w -
was made for us into the room where the j
corpse jay. it was large, though low,
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emt or. ° In the center • coupleof stools
supported a coffin of unpainted deal.
No glass protected the white, wan feat
ures of the corpse from the tobacco
cloud that filled the air, eddying around
the candles and under the cobwebt of
the thatch. The principal mourners sat !
at the side of the coffin, and consisted of
the son, a stout farmer of 50, and his
wife, and a half-dozen children in youth
and girlhood. The room was filled, ex
cept in the space immediately at the
bead of the coffin, with all the neighbors
for miles around, seated on lynches,
stools and turf kishes, or on tin uneven
floor. An impressive quietude and sol
emnity reigned upon the countenances
of all. The faces of the assemblage
were characteristic o£ locality. They
were sharper in outline and wilder in ex
pression than their congeners of the
South. Their features were more regu
lar, with darker complexion and hair,
and less of the Milesian outline. Some
of them had thedark,flashiugeyeandthe
regular oval of the Spanish face, and
t tore was the carriage and turn of the
head of the dwellers of the mountain.
They were poorly clad, and few of the
women had the comfortable long blue
cloaks of the Southern farmers’ wives,
or the cap with the frill of lace around
the shining hair. Some of the men
were ragged beyond description, and the
nuggaun, or hay-rope, around the waist
wan all that kept their garments in any
degree of consistency. Several of the
men, and women also, were barefooted,
although the night earth and air were
both damp and chill.
The keener sat on a low stool at the
head of the coffin. When she had fin
ished her recitative, aa we entered, she
hail drawn the hood of her cloak over her
face, and a slight rocking of her body
gave the only sign of life. It was as if
she were meditating under the exeese of
grief. After a silent inters al of some
minutes, she threw back the hood of her
cloak, revealing the pale face ot a woman
of about 4.0, with a fixity bf look as of
one in a tranca. Without lifting her
eyes from the face of the corpse, she re
peated her tremulous' cry and continued
with a rapid recitative, apparently ad
dressed to the dead rather than the audi-
ence, i*nd then Hubhidcd ei*.
leuce, —CV/i'fc IP rd
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