text: jsp #F ss^-V-i !f &cv*< rm IS*- ,i%' ,s!, ri FLOWING WELLS. Lyman county is becomiug noted for fetthe number and volume of the artesian i-Wells which have been sunk by home steaders and ranebersjin the county, For a great distance around these .^v^arteeiau wells th« ground has become thoroughly saturated uude-neath as .well as on the surface, and little ditli ?tculty The artesian possibilities of Lyman county are only beginning to be realiz with the result that during the com ing twelve month scores if not hun of small wellB co cou"a?rat'on- 1 MANY ACRES LEFT. cannot spend money in a better way At U» U»« of the .»» of Greg- It. ,,l«aH00al l»"U«»Uo™ ac. ory county there was. delay on count of the fixing of the price at which the land was to be disposed of net to the government, the amount which was to be paid to the Indians for the land, which was slightly over a miiiiou dollars. Th« report- ol the general land oliice shows that the re receipts up to October 1 were 912, with considerable of the land yet to be disposed ol'. The summary ol the Gregory county land shows 2,72-1 Original homestead entries covering 405,083 acres. This showing is in ex cess of the total acreage opened to settlement, but )t covered through cancellations and relinquishment, which allowed two or more lilingt. upon the same tract, these causes ac counting for W, 173 acres. On tin* first of October there was undisposed of in that county 40,071) acres, and early next spring this will be placed upon the market for sale either at public auction, through sealed bids, or by some other method than settle ment, as the sale is to be direct from the government to the purchaser without residence, the only limita tion being that not to exceed 4 acres of it will be sold to any one person. As most of this laud is rough and lies in small tracts scattered among homesteaders already taken, the pur chasers will be generally the holders of adjoining tracts. is now experienced by homestead- r^ers or ranchers in the adjoining terri 'v'^tory In striking water in ordinary wells, "ijWater has been strucs in these common & wells at numerous points where years sago water could not be found alter dig ^ffc^ging aa much aB forty aud lifty feet. tty drilling the last forty feet in $ many localities the ^J-gV^increasecl abouc GWO per cent, flow of water is will be drilled in various parts of the county. i&i m, i-i. •'^S? FIRE LOSSES HEAVY. iMf'-V-r Fire insurance men are speaking of .the closing year as about the worst they have experienced in recent times, jfe'saving that only of the San Francis- Last year was bad t'Vyeuough, but the tire losses so far this ^v ^year, or up to December l, according to the New York Journal of Com merce's compilation, exceed $224,000, .? '000 against $215,800,000 for all of last year. It ia said that the great rise in the stook and bond markets alone has j§* been the saving of a number of fire underwriting companies from msol- EARNINGE WERE LARGE. Reports of railroad earnings for October do not support the claim of necessity under which the expected advance in railroad rates, to take ef fect with the new year, was ordered. While it is true that the gross earn ings declined 0.6 per cent as compar ed with Cotober of a year ago, the net earnings increased almost as much, or 6.8 per cent. And dividends are paid according to net earnings, xne financial storm of .1507 broke October but not early enough to effect the volume of freight handled in that month. Accordingly, the gain in earnings is made over a prosperous month, a time when the railroad com panies did not eveii think of an ad vance in rates. Former residents of South Dakota In Seattle have started Ein active cam paign to secure an appropriation from tiie legislature of their home state fox participation at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition in 1900. In the event that the legislature fails to pro _vi.de funds for the erection of a build ing the members of the South Dakota society will maintain headquarters on the grounds. The Exposition will open completed in $very detail June and wiUjMntinue until October it}. C££3S. iiu BOOSTING EDUCATION. GOT. Crawford takes a just as well ,aa judicious view of matters and means relative to South "Dakotas pre sent great educational enterprises. At the dedication of the nev N. 1ST. and l.r.S. administration'.building at Aberdeen last week, he said, in the 'course of his' extended and eloquent address, that the schools of the State: are inking for- a total of fl,0p0,000 ^ronf the next Legislature, in tlife face of ^appropriation of $400,ooo which -W^probaibly havet to made to dCOmplete the ^tate "capito\., building, forfted' Wme the' argument that r^go&U i^^^slatorssUsHid-iset a^c0pt insuftcient appropriations that enable them to erect build rpera»tteint?«n^ substantial IBfeate 5*1 and that its first duty is to those in Htitutions. -lie then wput on to say that the State should not establish any more schools but should take care in a fitting way of those that it already has, has closed with a plea for higher pay for teachers and pro fessors. COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION. The only tribunal, tsavi? the battle field, before which the acts of nations pass in review is the court of public opinion. The sentiment of the world will not toh rate acts which would have been uncondernned years ago, and those who are responsible for government to day would not do such things. Hut this fact does not make treaties today more binding than old treaties. Although such agreements ire too often broken, yet it is well to make them and right to condemn na tions for violating them for it is in that, that the sentiment grows which will in the distant future successfully demand an international police force to execute the law of nations. it is llamingly declared by a Wash ington newspaper that "the new sec retary of the navy is a human storage battery and dynamo combined." It may be timely to add: "Remember the Maine." Representative Dawson introduced a resolution today authorizing the postmaster general to issue new 2-cent postage stamps in commemor ation of the Lincoln contennial. It is planned to have, the stamps on salt February It. In the Realm of the Imagination. I believe thut the noblest forms of imaginative power are In some sort ungovernable and have In them some thing of the character of dreams, so that the vision, of whatever kind, comes uncalled, and will not submit itself to the seer, but conquers him and forces him to speak as a prophet, hav ing no power over his words or thoughts. Only, if the whole man be trained perfectly, and his mind calm, consistent and powerful, the vision which comes to him Is seen as In a perfect mirror, serenely and In con Blstence with the rational powers but if the mind be imperfect and 111 trained the vision Is seen as In a broken mirror, with strange distortions and discrepancies, all the passions of the heart breathing upon It in cross rip ples till hardly a trace of it remains unbroken so that, strictly speaking, the Imagination la never governed it is always the ruling and divine power, and the rest of the man Is to It only as an Instrument which it sounds, or a tablet on which it writes, clearly and aubllmely If the wax be smooth and the at rings true, grotesquely and wildly if they are strained and broken. And thus the "Iliad," the "Inferno," the "Pilgrim's Progress," th« "Faerie Queeue," are all of them true dreams only the sleep of the men to whom they came was the deep, living sleep which God sends, with a sacredness in it, as of death, the revealer of secrets. A SAFE PAYING INVESTMENT. tnduKlrial Bond* at SO- CenlN on the $1.00. Au established, reliable manufac tory, marketing a high-class product, an use. additional capital to care ror its increasing business. It offers a small issue of coupon bonds at 20 per cent discount—a $25 bond l'or $20 or a $100 bond for $80. These bonds draw 0 per cent interest, mature in 0 years, and are secured by alien on the entire assets. If you have $20 or more you can spare this is a splendid opportun ity to realize a large profit—more than double your money in a few years. References and full particulars fur nished by addressing Drawer Z52, Galesburg, 111. PLAN YOUR TRIP TO CALIFORNIA NOW. Where you can enjoy outdoor life amidst a wealth of (lowers and foliage, with sunny skies aud balmy air and where there are many opportunities awaiting the 1 prospective settler in this garden spot of America. The best train service and most direct and interesting route is via the Chicago, Union Pacific & Nortl\ Western Line. Choice of routes. For particulars and full information' apply to Ticket Agents, Chicago & Kottli, Western NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders of the Pierre National Bank, of Pierre, S. D., lor the election of aboard of directors and the tran saction of such other business as may beiproper, will be held at the bank's piKce of business on Tuesday, January twelfth, 1909. at three o'clock p. m. P. F. MoClubk, President. Pierre, S. B., December 7th, 1008. ^gfs FOR SALE. lots 4 and 5, Block 3, Hyde's 1st. addition to Pierre. *SV-,-v C. CHBIS KKYLEK, Nashville. 111. Kedceed ELuten lor the HoIlluy» VI TJlfl Nortlt 1^111 a. __ Excursion tickets on'sale Dec. 22, 28, 24, 28, 30 and 81 and Jan. l, good returning until Jan. 5. Fall parties K- Notice of Sale of Bonds. FREE County Notice ia hereby jfiven, by the Board of County Commissioners of Potter County. South Dakota: That the tonds of Potter County, South Dakolu. in the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars will be sold by the Board of County Commission ers of said county, for the purpose of erecting a Court House, a Jail, and purchasing a slt«* there for. That sealed bids for said bondmnay be made to said Board and filed with the County Auditor, at Gettysburg:, South Dakota, and that all huis so made and filed, will be opened by said Board, on the 26th, day of January, 1909, at the Court House at Gettysburg,* said county and .state, at o'clock in the ofternoon of uaid day, and That the same will be then and there acted upon by said Board. That said Board of County Commissioners re serves the right to reject any and all hids. Dated at Gettysburg, South Dakota. December lXth. HKW. by the Hoard of County Commissioners. Potter County, South Dakota. attkht: J. M. Bkbknk. County Auditor {.SKA IJ S. HF.KUON, Chairman. McNamee & Humphrey, A ITOHNKVS AT I,A\V. Keitlt- KtiMtiiiig. lMerre. S I S. B. STEGEMAN, M.. 1). l'liysiclaii iind Suincort. Special attention given to diseases of the e\e, ear, nose aud throat. (Masses prope ly fitted. Itooms 10 It II il 111 li»-1- ICIiX'k. PIERRE, SO. DAK DR. H. T. KENNEY 1MIYSK IAN Al\« Oliice in Karcher Ulk. Pierre, S. 1). DR. W. O. HULL Veterinary Surgeon All diseases of domestic animals suc cessfully treated. Injuries skillfully handled and cured where a cure can be effected. ALWAYS AT YOIIH SKItVICIC. MASON & POND Tonsorial Artists. Ladies hair shampoo .. Ladies face massage... (lents face massage.... Shave .50 .25 .15 It A'/.O KS HOMil) YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED. E. F. Gifford Groceries and Fruits^6 Always Fresh—Prompt Service Pierre Foundry and Machine Shops N«tir« ol'luttntloii to Take Tax Ie«?d. The State-or South Dakolu sends (irectliKf: to James F. O'Shantfhnei-sy.Ithci pnrty.ln whose name the law! or lot hemmilter descrilM-H i taxed, to James K. O' siiiin I'll I !i'r-sy who holds the record title. TAKE NOTICE: That ou th- 12th day or November. A. D.. 1900. the following osiTib ed piece or parcel or real estate situated in the County of Hughes and Slate of ^out Unkota, and descrUsd as follows, to-wit. F. W. EDSON. Proprietor. Fully equipped with the latest improved machines for doing all kinds of work wi^h dispatch. Expert men in my horse shoeing and woodwork departments. The Henderson Tire Settino Machine Sets tires cold and to perfection does the work as you y6u like to have it -ne. We satisfy the customer. LOMBARD If you own a home or. are situated so you can exhibit the piano to your friends, you may obtaiu FREE, a splendid Lombard piano, the finest piano made. This is a remarkable proposition and a genuine chance of a lifetime.' You will be fortunate if'you write for parti eulars today. Give your name aud full address and ask for our FREE piano proposition. CHOOSE WISELY .. All of Hlook thirty-live (3-) in l-ifth Itsnl way Addition to the Oity ul Pierre, in Hutiles (Joimtv. South Dakota, was sold lor lie taxes a a tax ftnln hv the Treasurer of said Iiiilmu'S t'l.imty, to 'the 'L'ital Insurance arid Tr«i~t Company, who is now llit :nvntM- :uid hoi'ler of -aid certificate of purchase of said preiiiises at tax sale. .- Thai the right, of redemption will expire ami a deed for said hind or iot. in- ijuide witt-.Mi idxty days from the complcteii service ol this notice. Title Insijrasck D. Q. Jordan, Tklst Co._ A: Itv (i. A. lil'NUt.li.-ON. See'}' Owner and Lawful Holder of Said Tax Certificate. Sale *t?anct Twenty years' experience in Homesteads, fin al proofs, protests and contests enables me to arefully present all cases before the United States Land Office. Office nn Plerrp «t P1«rro. S. A.H. YOUNGS, M. D. Phy«i-iim and Suizcon. Suite 7, Hyde Block. Olliee l'hone 187 iJ House l'hone, 22ti 15. I* I Kit It 10, S. I). Personally conducted by BENEDICTINE SISTERS The hiriienl, bent equipped an«l mo.»l up-to-date lioNpitnl 111 South Itaketn. Surgical operations skillfully and successfully performed. Sas ffielt oCand A N I I Abstract Co, BONUKI* PIERRE, SO. DAK. Cupltal IS 100,000.00 Abstracters and (onveuancers Owners of tke only Abstract Books in Hugke» bounty Hughes County Abstract Go. Bonded Abstracters piEiinrc, MO. DAK. BEAUTIFUL PIANO LOMBARD PIANO CO. Galesburg, III. whetfyou buy %, SEWlNG MACHINEt. You'll find all softs corresponding prices. But if you want a reputable serviceable Machine, then take *4®. -WHITE,. 27 years experience has enabled us to brinr* out a HANDSOME, ^SYMMETRICAL and WELL-BUILT PRODUCTt combining in its make-up all the good points found on high grade machines and others that are exclusively WHITE—for instance, our TENSION INDI CATOR, a device that shows the tension at a glance, and -we have others that appeal to care-' ful buyers. All Drop Heads have Automatic Lift and beautiful SweQ Front, Golden Oak "•i Wookworfc. Vibrator and Rotary Shuttle Styles. -OUR ELEQAUT H. T. OATALOQUE6 OIVE FULL PARTIOULAR8, FREE. WHITE SEWING MACHINE CO. OEVELAND, a bjamSJaMwifc-g MS I G. H. JAYNES CI olTcr for sale a THE A 4R $9 OIL A N Butchers the Finest Cattle, Sheep and Hogs that it is possible'to obtain. Mio-hest Cash Price Paid for Hides. JOHN L. LOCKHAR AND noli Lands inS Bought and Sold. People Located on Government Hanestaads. mimlxu- Ten Year Old Edgebrook Rye, Ten Year Kentucky Blue Grass Bourbon, Five Dollars per Gallon. Five Year Old Kapid Valley Rye, $3.50 per Gallon. The most orderly and neatest place in Pierre, Come and see me and I guarantee that you will be treated as a gentleman, and that the goods will please you. If this isn't so, don't come again A. L. MONTGOMERY, Prop. Dakota avenue, Pierre, S. D. n—gmm Pierre Street of desirable improved farms in oen- ti il Sotilli Dakota at prices ami terms within your menus. Good well improved farms §10 to $22 per acre unimproved lands :ls low as $9.00, up to $10 per acre eloss to good markets. Three relinquishments for sale at $100 each. it you waul, to know anytlilns about luiul-t, Pierre property, or lIoiueNteud Imid»« write to me. PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA. Palace Saloon Both Domestic and Imported Wines of All Kinds. Large as­ sortment of Case Whiskey, Bottled in Bond. Famous Schellhas Beer PALACE STABLES A N TRANSFER LINE Elegant Closed Carriages, lighted and heated, at your service at all times for parties, making calls, or pleasure driving. Orders taken day or night. We meet all trains. Trunks and baggage transferred anywhere in the city, or delivered at the depot and checked to their destination. Rates Application- We buy and sell horses. fftax J. Kehr- Telephone 9-4-a Pierre, S. D. illiHMOurl Avenue aud Fort Street. Choice Farms in Central South Dakota at $18 to $20 HAPPY HOME REAL ESTATE A6ENGY PIBRRE, SOVTH DAKOTA. FREE •Hi IS THE BASIS OF ALL WEALTH And, if you get land before the advance in prices you will have to hurry. Lands are certain to rise in the immediate future. We buy desire farms and sell at small advance in price. Our advice is BUY AHEAD OF THE BOOM. We can locate a limited a number upon Govern ment homesteads, near railway station. Ranches to go at a bargain. 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