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QUEEN CITY MAIL. III. SPEARFISH, LAWRENCE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1891. NO. 15.

ALDER GULCH, MONT. This Famous Mining Camp and the People Who Were There in Early Days. Spearfish People Who Followed the Seekers After the Shining Metal. HELENA, April is a brilliant reception and countless thousands of inside bets for the man now stopping at the Russ house, San Francisco, if he comes to Montana and proves himself to be Bill Fairweather, discoverer of Alder gulch. Richard Lackey, Martin Hatter and Con Kohro, three of Montana's leading citizens, say they met him in the Palace hotel, San Francisco, two months ago.

All lived at Virginia City in the early days, but drifted to other parts of Montana, hence they had not heard what other pioneers allege, that Fairweather died in 1872. Maj. Pease swears he attended Fairweather's funeral and that the latter died a pauper, though opening the way to millions of wealth. Al Orton goes further and says he sat. up with the corpse and was one of the pallbearers.

The man at the Russ house has been written to and asked to explain what right he has to be alive after being buried years ago. There are in Spearfish half a dozen reputable men who were at Alder gulch in 1863 4, and were well acquainted with Bill Fairweather, who was one of the party that first discovered gold there. They are Henry Baier, M. C. Conners, A.

J. Poznansky, George Mann, Dr. Overman, 0. Dotson, R. H.

Evans, J. D. Kingsley. Besides these were Sol Star, Seth Bullock, Dan Gillette, now of Deadwood; Walt Scoville and brother, now at Bear Gulch; J. K.

P. Miller, deceased, and twenty others that might be named. Several of these gentlemen have been interviewed and all agree that Bill "passed in his chips" nearly twenty years ago. Poznansky says Bill was a Mason and was buried at Helena with Masonic rites. Though not present at the burial, he knows that such was the case.

Speaking of the early days of mining in Montana, George (Bishop) Mann says he was at Alder gulch, now Virginia City, soon after gold was discovered. Times were booming. Money was plenty and free as "cider at the press," He paid $1,200 for a corner lot, and on it erected a building, constructed out of logs squared with a pit saw. The building was feet, with double front. It was rented to responsible parties for $450 per month, and the rent promptly paid quarterly in advance.

Thus matters went on until he detected an approaching decline, and when he concluded everything was going to everlasting smash he sold the property for $10,000, which was then considered about equivalent to giving it away. Henry Baler says the Alder gulch placers were first discovered in May, 1863, by Bill Fairweather, Tom Cooper, Eggers and Bonny Hughes. At about the same time there was considerable excitement caused by reported rich discoveries at Grasshopper gulchafterward Bannack City-seventy-five miles from Alder gulch. Mr. Baler and several others arrived at Bannack City the latter part of May, 1863, and five days afterward started for Alder gulch, where Bill Fairweather and his associates were sluicing out gold at the rate of a pound a day to each man, and weighing their dust on platform scales.

These were actual facts. The rich gold finds attracted the attention of thieves, thugs, robbers and murderers, and the whole country was overrun with this class of criminals. But what made it more difficult to detect and punish these road agents was that many of the gang were miners in disguise so that no one knew whom he could trust. If one was caught he was sure to be let off by the jury or assisted to escape in case of conviction. Among the organized gang WAS one Dillingham, who was deputy United States marshal, but being less unscrupulous than his associates he refused to join in some scheme of robbery and murder, and the gang deemed It necessary to get rid of him.

He was murdered by Buck Stinson, Hayes Lyon and Charles Forbes. The murderers were arrested and put upon trial. Offcers of the law they had none, except such as were improvised for the occasion. The court was assembled on the grass plat near Mr. Baier's claim.

A wagon box was the bar, a man named Bissell was the judge, Jack Gallagher was made jury trial proceeded. The evidence against Forbes was insufficient to convict, but Lyon and Stinson were found guilty and sentenced to be hung. A gallows WAS constructed by planting alder crotches with poles laid across, the ropes attached and all made ready for the execution. Of course there was no intention on the part of the officers to hang the murderers, so a dispute followed, and by a division of the crowd it was decided to acquit. A month or two later one George Ives was convicted of some crime and was hanged.

Col. Sanders, once a member of congress, WAS an attorney and conducted the prosecution. He was determined if possible to nd the country of road agents and all that class of criminals. A vigilance committee was organized among the better class of miners and the work commenced in earnest. Officers were sent down to Bannack City, where they arrested Plummer, captain of the gang, and five others, all of whom were promptly tried and hanged with but littie ceremony.

Not long after this Clubfoot George, Hayes Lyon, Buck, Stinson, Boon Hellem and Jack Gallagher were arrested and hanged at Virginia City by the vigilantes. From that time on when or wherever one of the gang were caught they were hanged to the nearest tree, and by this means the country was practically cleared of road agents. LOCAL BRIEFS. About one week ago Judge Bradley found one of his best cows shot through the shoulder with a large conical ball, apparently a 48 calibre, but the ball was 30 bruised in striking the bone that it was impossible to determine the kind of arm from which it had been fired. The cow was ruined, and was killed to put her out of misery.

By special request this paper was silent about the shooting, in the hope that the miscreant might be discovered and adequately punished. But up to this time all effort to positively locate the crime has been unavailing. If the shooting was accidental, the person may be innocent of evil intentions, but this is by no means probable. There are circumstances that lead to the presumption that the shoot; ing was intentional, and therefore criminal, and the guilty one may be sure that if the necessary proofs can be made, he will pay the penalty the law prescribes. The trial of Ruland, brother of Harry Ruland, took place at Sundance Thursday.

The Gazette says: A bag of the spurious coin, found on the person of the prisoner, was on exhibition. The prisoner testified that he received the stuff from Dewing, for safe-keeping; that a8 soon 88 he discovered it was spurious he sent $25 of it to bis brother in the Hills to turn over to the authorities and claim any reward offered by the government for the detection of counterfeiters. It will be remembered his brother, Harry, is now serving a term in the South Dakota penitentiary, having confessed when arraigned on the charge of counterfeiting. Mr. Metz, the attorney, made a gallant fight for his client, but the jury returned a verdict of guilty.

Ruland was also recently indicted by the the United States grand jury at Cheyenne. The Lead City Tribune says that Henry Morris, formerly bookkeeper for the Caledonia mining company, and who is now in Africa, left Johannesburg several months ago in charge of material for a three-stamp mill, accompanied by a large number of natives. They have arrived at Materbeeland, a distance of several hundred miles, the terminus of their trip, and are now engaged in putting up the mill ready for work. Materbeeland is the scene of the rich gold discoveries, and many would be flocking there if it were not for the deathly climate one is compelled to travel through. It is hundreds of miles from any settlement where whites reside, but is said to be the richest mines in the world.

It is said that "the way of the transgressor is hard." It might be added that the way of some other people is noting strewn with roses. Among the many who witnessed the operation of searching the wagon and luggage of the fellows who robbed the Wide Awake, the following Spearfishers were compelled to go to Deadwood, very much against their will, and give testimony before Justice Hall: Deputy Sheriff Dotson, G. W. Mitchell, William Mahaffy, Frank Smith, Frank Grant, 0. Dotson and J.

H. Warren. Each one of the victims subpoenaed will receive the princely sum of $2.60, or about $2.25 when they succeed in disposing of the warrants. This will barely cover the expense incurred. Rev.

William Fielder, president of the South Dakota enforement league, says the prohibition law is being well enforced throughout the state. All of which only goes to show that the reverend gentleman is not conversant with existing facts in nearly all of the Black Hills counties. If he really believes what he is quoted as saying, it would enlighten him materially to visit some of the Black Hills cities, either by gaslight or daylight. He could see some things which would convince him that the law is not "well enforced" or enforced at all, for that matter. W.

M. Bowman has returned from Sundance, and brings word that the coal expert, on whose examination and advice the recent purchase of coal lands was made, is on the ground with two diamond drills, and work will be commenced immediately and pushed forward with all possible speed. The quality of the coal is excellent, and it now only remains to find the quantity sufficient and the future prosperity of Sundance is assured. A Deadwood paper says that Detec- tive Connors has made application for the $500 provided for by the United States for the arrest and conviction of a counterfeiter, his claim being in the case of Harry Ruland. Inasmuch 38 the arrest was brought about through the activity of W.

D. Driskill and W. P. Lindley of Spearfish, it would seem only proper that they receive some of that reward. The Deadwood Bar association presented Hon.

A. W. Hastie with an elegant cane as a token of the regard and esteem in which he is held in that city. Mr. Hastie and family have taken their leave of the Hills and will make Seattle their future home.

The best wishes of hundreds of warm friends will accompany them, BAD LANDS PLACERS An Old Miner Says Gold Is There but He Can't Account for Its Presence. Colors Found on the Tops of Gravel Knolls, but as Yet No Very Big Pay. Ben Arnold writes as follows to the Fort Pierre Fair Play from the gold mines in Ziebach county: Your correspondent arrived at Sage creek March 31 after six days of hard traveling through the snow and gumbo. On arriving here the water was too high of the melting snow to do anything. After an ineffectual attempt to build a dam and sluice we concluded to prospect a little and after trying several places we started into the bad lands, stopping on top of the gravel knolls -where the lamest tendrfoot would never think of prospecting-and here we got the most one of our party getting forty "colors." There is no water here the dirt would have to be hauled from one to two miles.

Just how i it would pay remains to be found out as the country has not been prospected at all. Gold has only been found, for it lays on top of the bars and in the grass roots; it has been found in a streak thirty miles long and how wide no one knows. Having been in the mines of Montana, Idaho, Colorado and the Black Hills, my experience is nothing. It is simply here how much and where it came from I can't tell; but right here let me say that anyone that is doing well need not go there and think to pull up the grass and shake the gold out of the roots; nor rake it off the top of the ground with a rake. From Fort Pierre to Sage creek and "Sure Thing" mines: Follow Bad River valley as far as Napoleon Deschaneaux's, 22 miles and then on to Midland.

Distance from Fort Pierre, 57 miles. Then next drive up the valley and you reach the forks of Bad River; distance 25 miles and 57 from Ft. Pierre. Here you leave Bad River and follow Cottonwood, a tributary, 25 miles. Following the trail to the head of Cotton wood, you strike the Fort Pierre and Fort Laramie wagon road and then following this road in a southwesterly direction 12 miles you arrive at Bull creek.

Here you cross the stream and about three miles further on the road forks, and takthe left fork for about five miles you reach the north fork of Sage creek -in the mining district. Total mileage, 120. You are never away from wood, water or grass and can camp anywhere. South Dakota Notes. A moose team owned by Senator Pettigrew of Sioux Falls is in the bands of a trainer of trotting horses, and is being trained for a driving team.

One of them has shown much speed as a trotter, and a race with Fanchon, 2:21, has been arranged for the next state fair. Requisition papers have been granted and Prof. Foster, the Sioux Falls bigamist, will be returned to Kentucky to confront one of his numerous wives and stand trial for unlawfully having more than one wife. The Aberdeen shoe factory finds it impossible to keep up with the orders for its seamless vamp shoe. More help has been telegraphed for and additional power will be added to the institution.

Each Sunday-school pupil in South Dakota will be asked to contribute two cents for the expenses of the state Sabbath-school convention to be held at Madison June 9, 10 and 11. The Groton Leader says that a lizard twenty-threee and one-half inches long came out of the artesian well at that place the other day. An Indian hose team from Flandreau will compete for prizes offered at the state firemen's tournament at Sioux Falls. The Watertown city council has appropriated $400 for advertising the opening of the Sisseton Indian reserva- tion. Horse Round-Up.

The Black Hills Horse Breeder's association's round-up will meet at Charles Hamm's ranch on Rapid creek, on May 7, to proceed from there to Big Bat's ranch on the White river, to commence on the 10th. After working the White river country, to work north to Big Cheyenne river, thence southwest on east side of Cheyenne river to mouth of Spring creek, thence up the Spring creek divides to foot hills, thence down Rapid creek divides to the Cheyenne, thence up Elk and Box Elder creek divides to foot hills, thence down the Elk creek and Belle Fourche divides to forks, thence up the north side of Belle Fourche and its tributaries. Persons having strays out, and so desiring, can by have them addressing gathered the for secretary 85 at per head Rapid City. CHARLES HAMM, Secretary. W.

C. T. U. Entertainment. A fair-sized audience attended the W.

C. T. U. entertainment at the rink. So far as the literary part of the programme is concerned, it was not at all in accordance with the one previously announced, although the programme that was substituted was an excellent one and gave good satisfaction.

The failure of several to take part in the exercises is not clearly understood, and the announcement made in the BULLETIN was entirely in good faith and considered reliable. The music was furnished by Hodson Bros. of Sturgis, and was well rendered throughout. The addition of a cornet or claironet would, however, add immensely to the effect. The band consists of three members, and their music and methods indicate a great deal of practice and perseverence on the part of the performers.

These young gentlemen were so kind as to come to Spearfish and donate their services to the cause of the W. C. T. all of which is highly appreciated. Miss Jean Cowgill recited "Alasca," a thrilling recital of wild, western life on the plains of Texas.

Miss McConaughy sang a solo, which met with unbounded praise. Miss June Cowgill recited "Littie Downer's Ride," and Miss Lizzie Wilkie recited a humorous selection entitled "Josiah," and in response to an encore gave "Widow Sprigins' Daughter." Miss Jean Cowgill then recited "Mother and Poet," following this with a humorous character sketch, "Aunt Rhody's Dream," which indicated that one's religion was not a bar to gaining an entrance into paradise. At the close of the literary part of the evening's entertainment the ladies served ice cream, cake and lemonade with a liberal hand, and the young and old engaged in social conversation until a late hour. Altogether it was a very successful affair and an evening enjoyed by all present. The receipts were about $20.

Death of Mrs. Ripley. Mrs. Rebecca Ripley, mother yf N. Ripley of this city, died at her home on upper Redwater Friday morning, May 1, at 3 o'clock.

Mrs. Ripley was born in the state of New York in 1820, being seventy-one years old at the time of her death. Her maiden name was Irish, and she was married to H. Ripley in 1843. Her husband died in 1873 at their old home in New York.

Mrs. Ripley came to the Hills about four years ago, where four of her children had decided to make their homes. For one so aged, she was remarkably active and bright, but she had never recovered fully from the effects of an attack of la grippe about a year ago. She was taken ill on Tuesday, April 28, from which it was found impossible to recover. Deceased leaves six children, four of whom reside here, namely: N.

C. C. and Lee Ripley, and Miss Alzina Ripley. A large circle of friends will extend their sympathy to the afflicted in this hour of bereavement. The funeral services were held at the Congregational church in this city and the remains interred in the Spearfish cemetery.

Rev. A. A. Brown conducted the services. They Wanted to Open Accounts.

A man hastily entered a La Salle street bank recently and, approaching a teller's window, carelessly threw down a check with the remark, "I would like to deposit that; please credit the amount to my account." The teller glanced at the check and winked very hard and vigorously to convince himself that his eyes were still all right. The bit of paper called for $463,000, and bore the signature of one of the most powerful syndicates in this country. It was accepted without a word, and the depositor left the bank within one minnte of the time he entered it. A few weeks ago a middle aged woman, carrying a small sachel, entered a down town bank and said to a teller that she would like to make a deposit. "We can't open an account with you," said the young man behind the window, with "unless the you cashier make personally.

some arrangement you a certificate of deposit, however." "Very well," quietly remarked the visitor, "I don't want to be bothered to carry this about town, and the certificate will do very well until I can find some institution that will open an account with me." The expectant young man opened his certificate blank book and dipped his pen in the inkwell before him. The sachel was opened and from it camenot a black purse or a few dollars tied into a knot in a handkerchief cornerbut United States bonds, the face value of which aggregated more than $248,000. The certificate was not filled out. An account was opened. -Chicago Mail.

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Clothing, dry goods and hats at cost for at Tonn's. The best stock of boots and shoes can be found at Tonn's at cost for cash. Ladies' calico and gingham wrappers at Mitchell's. Folded carpet paper, something new, 'at Mitchell's. ALLOTMENT OF LANDS The Indians Seem to Have the Best of the Deal in Securing Lands.

Valuable Improved Tracts Near Pierre Disposed of to Indian Children. PIERRE, April 28. -White settlers who have taken lands west of the river in the vicinity of Fort Pierre and along the Bad river are up arms. George W. McKean, special alloting agent for the Indian department, is engaged in earnest work, and is allowing Indians to locate their lands without regard to claims taken by white settlers.

In this way many now valuable pieces property upon which are ments worth thousands of dollars are being alloted to Indian children. The president's proclamation declaring these lands open to settlement in connection with the act of congress provided that the Indians might take lands by allotment where they resided and for their children elsewhere, presumably unoccupied lands. Agent McKean decides that the Indians have the right to take any lands on the reservation for their children. On the Sisseton reservation the Indians are allowed to take land in allotment only until the presidents's proclamation opening the lands to settlement i is made. The settlers upon the ceded lands of the reservation have all along understood that where the Indians have made applications for lands in allotment they are entitled to the lands upon which they resided.

Now comes Special Agent McKean and says that the children of the Indians have prior claims to any of the ceded lands, whether they have been taken by white settlers or not. The decision applies not only to the Indians but to the sharp-witted white men who have married squaws, and in this way are entitled to lands in allotment. For instance, the wellknown Allison addition joining Fort Pierre on the south has been alloted to the children of Joe Rivere, the claim of Fred Pettigrew, brother of Senator Pettigrew, to Fred Laplant's children, and so on. The settlers who have been waiting only for the filing of surveys in the land office to make final proof and receive patents are indignant. Of course, they will hold the claims and contest the cases through the land office to the end, as there are hundreds of thousands of dollars in stake in all.

Weather Crop Bulletin. HURON, April 28. -The following is from the weather crop bulletin for North and South Dakota for the week ending April 26, as reported from the United States signal office in this city: The rainfall for the week was above the average for most localities, occurred the first four days, and was succeeded by unusually bright days for the season of the year. The conditions were highly favorable as a whole, producing a marked growth in the sprouted grain and grass, and enabling rapid progress toward the completion of some delayed small grain sowing in South Dakota, and the prosecution of this work in North Dakota. Some localities in both states now complain of too much rain.

The planting of potatoes and vegetables is now general in South Dakota, and some corn is being planted. Correspondents continue to report greater area devoted to small grain than was expected, due to the excellent condition of the soil. Following are some remarks by correspondents in some counties of South Dakota. Aurora- Seeding not quite done; grain growing finely. Beadle- -Grain growing finely, also grass; weather very favorable.

Bon Homme--Most of grain up and growing finely. Brown--Ground never in better condition for crops; seeding being pushed. Brule--Everything looks favorable; seeding yet in progress. Clark Soil in excellent condition; seeding nearly completed. Day Seeding progressing rapidly; grain booming.

Hutchinson--Rain in abundance and grain growing finely. Lawrence--Very favorable; the best prospects and the largest area ever sown in this county. Davison--Conditions highly favorable and wheat doing nicely. Fall River- Seeding progressing rapidly; ground good condition. Kingsbury--Week very favorable to I and grass; prospects never better.

crope Edmunds--Week favorable. Hand -Seeding nearly completed; Min in abundance. -Very favorable; crops fine; some say too wet. Pennington--Farm work interrupted by rain. Union--Weather could not be more favorable for small grain.

Walworth-Seeding delayed by rain. Yankton- Small grain better than for a number of years; copious rains. BRIEFLY STATED. The body of Frank Shaw was sent to Deadwood Saturday, and from there will be sent east for burial--probably to Utica, N. Y.

His sister, Mrs. Soals of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived in Dead wood Friday, and telephoned to A. J. Smith that services would be held at Deadwood, but none at Spearfish. Mr.

Smith was associated with Mr. Shaw and J. A. Greenough in mining operations at Silver Ridge, between Carbonate and Bald mountain. He came down several days ago to make arrangements for commencing operations looking toward the immediate development of their property, but the sudden death of Mr.

Shaw will perhaps postpone work for some time. Mr. Smith says that the mine may eventually prove valuable, though at present it would not be appraised at a very high figure. To a Herald reporter Sheriff McDonald said, on his return from Minnesela the other day, on a hunt for the men who were so heedlessly allowed to e8- cape from the Deadwood jail: "I have blocked every avenue of escape in the Hills, and when the food which they took with is gone, and hunger operates on them awhile, I think they will show up and be captured." Rats, with a big R. That all sounds very nice, but a "bird in the band is worth two in the hills." Wouldn't it have been a pretty sensible idea to have done some of that "blocking" before they were allowed to escape? In an interview with D.

J. Toomey it is learned that Frank Shaw was fiftyone years of age and was born at field, N. Y. The body was brought to this city and put in charge of a trusty person. Undertaker Smith of Deadwood was sent for, and it was decided to keep the body till 1 p.

m. Friday. Mr. Shaw was a genial, whole-souled gentleman, with hosts of friends wherever he was known. His life had been spent largely on the border, and he had never married.

The spectacle of picking flowers on May 1 and making snowballs on May 2 was one among the curious conditions which sometimes occur in the Black Hills. Every month since December last has been nshered in with a snow storm, so it was in keeping with the programme that May followed the custom. Mrs. Ida Lewis doesn't propose to allow la grippe, or any other kind of grippe for that matter, to interfere with business, She is up and smiling as usual, ready to sell a five-cent ribbon or $15 hat, just as it pleases her customers. Mrs.

Lewis is doing a good business in the millinery line this season, all of which is a pleasure to her many friends. 0. C. Lentity, who is a brother of Gunny Tolison, the man who was accidentally killed by the fall of a hay fork over a year ago, has recently arrived from Minnesota. He will rent a farm and make this country his future home.

For the present he is stopping with Louis Thoen. The secretary of the state agricultural college at Laramie City, has telegraphed to parties at Beulah to send on the deed for the land offered for an experimental agricultural farm at Beulah. This indicates that the offer is accepted and the experimental work will begin at once. Vincent S. Johnson of Spring creek is hauling his last year's wheat crop to the Spearfish mill, where he gets $1.25 per 100 pounds.

He had only about bushels, and thrashed it all with a hand fail. He said it wouldn't pay to get a machine for so small an amount of grain. Anton Gerrig will put on a line of stages between Sundance and Merino, to begin regular tri-weekly trips, on Wednesday, May 6. Tom Hemler will drive on the line and make the round trip, twenty-nine miles each way, in a day. John Johnston drew off the water of his fish pond a day or two ago and was most agreeably surprised to find that he had a hundred or more speckled trout, from four to six inches in length.

He had supposed they had all escaped. Jasper Kingsley is employed at farm work this spring on the McArthur place. Asked by the reporter what he was doing, he replied that he was "aggravating" ground for spring crope. The trial of Plenty Horses at Sioux Falls resulted in a disagreement of the jury. The next trial will take place in the same place and will commence about May 25.

Hon. E. W. Martin of Deadwood bas received the sad intelligence that his mother died at Hot Springs Thursday night. Joe Schuler will sell you plows, har rows of three different patterns, disc harrow, cultivators or any other agricui tural implements in common use, and all of the best make on the market.

Come and see them. Anybody wanting a first-class mower or horse rake can buy the same from Joe Schuler cheaper than they could steal one. TAKING ON NEW LIFE The Black Hills Tin Industry Recelves New Life with the Coming of Spring. The Groups at Nigger Hill and Harney Peak -Extensive Developmente. A Lead City correspondent writes as follows to the Sioux City Journal: With the coming of spring and the go-' ing of the snow the tin industry in the Black Hills is taking on new life.

In the Nigger Hill district a new tin mill is being erected in Bear gulch which will crush 150 tons of ore daily, and the arrival of Capt. Snider and other St. Paul capitalists is expected daily. They will come to look the property over with a view to immediate steps for its development. This region is said to furnish not only the richest tin ore to be found in the Black Hills, but in the world.

In and about Harney Peak preparations are being made for extensive developments of the various properties belonging to the Harney Peak Consolidated company. This company owns in the neighborhood of 1,000 claims, but of these only five are being worked at present, namely: the Addie, Coates, Cowboy, Gertie and Mattine. From each of these mines rich tin is being taken. The Coates mine is now approaching a depth of 300 feet, and the vein of tin is said to grow constantly larger and richer as it is uncovered. A rich strike of tin ore was recently made in the Addie at a depth of 270 feet, and also in the Mattine in a drift on the ninety-foot level.

It is understood that arrangements have all been completed for the erection of a mammoth tin mill at Hill City, on the banks of Spring creek, the finest water power controlled by the Harney Peak company. This mill will have a capacity of 250 tons a day and will conconcentrate all the tin industry of Harney Peak at Hill City. The machinery for the new mill is now being manufactured upon the latest approved patterns and with especial reference to the needs in this district. CURRENT COMMENT. Cornell university is becoming prudish or fanatical, or intolerant.

Hon. R. G. Ingersoll, one of the greatest of living public speakers, was booked for a lecture on jurisprudence, but the managers closed the doors of that non-sectarian institution against him. Mr.

Ingersoll is undeniably one of the ablest jurists in America, but he is also an agnostic. This, however, should not have been a bar to his law lecture, as the subject did not involve the discussion of religious topics. Capt. Norville, special agent of the interior department, was in Pierre on business before the land office a few days ago. He had charge of a case for the government against a claimant.

It was proven in this case that the claimant has been a blacksmith in Pierre ever since his arrival in this country in 1882. He came with 8 colony from Waterloo, Iowa, under the direction of 8 manager, who located the members of the colony around through the country wherever he could find vacant land. It came handy for different members of the colony to swear to the time of residence for each other, but it was shown in this case that often the homesteaders lived in town and paid only occasional visits to their claims. For instance, about once a month of a Saturday night three or four of them would load a keg of beer into a wagon, take a pack of cards and go out and spend Sunday as sociably as possible under such circumstances. This was a common way of homesteading, and as long as it conflicted with nobody's interests except Uncle Sam's nobody said anything.

But woe to such a homesteader if somebody else had his eye on his claim. The evidence in this case showed only too conclusively that he had not complied with the law. While Capt. Norville said he would be glad to see the fellow get the land, he was a sworn officer of the government and compelled to see that its statutes were complied with. The clearly expressed opinions of the leading journals of the republicans, as well as some of the most influential democratic lights, all show that James G.

Blaine is coming to the front as a presidential candidate for 1892, and what is better still 1s that if he consents to be a candidate he will "get there" against any man who can be put in the field to oppose him. A heavy deposit of nickel ore of excellent quality has recently been discovered in the Bald hills, nine miles north of Hill City. There now remains no more of the precious metals-or for that matter, metals of value of any sort -to be discovered in the Black Hills. There is not another known spot on earth that furnishes so many valuable metals ad are found within the 100 miles square in these Hills. For Over Fifty Years.

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