MINER County South Dakota Genealogy
Howard Advance
September 29, 1881
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NOTICE OF CONTEST
U.S. Land Office, Mitchell, D. T. Sept. 14, 1881 - Complaint having been entered at this office by James-Otter against Thomas Daniels for abandoning his tree claim entry No. 2568, dated July 11, 1879, upon the north-west quarter section 8, township 106, range 55, in Miner county, D. T., with a view to the cancelation of said entry; the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 1 day of November, 1881, at 1 o'clock p.m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
Wm. LETCHER, Register.
U. S. Land Office, Mitchell, D. T., Sept. 19, 1881 - Complaint having been entered at this office by Gustay Schulz against Charles G. Denny for abandoning his tree claim entry No. 4407, dated May 20, 1880, upon the north-east quarter section 27, township 106, range 56, in Miner county, D.T. with a view to the cancellation of said entry; the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 1 day of November, 1881, at 1 o'clock p.m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
Wm. LETCHER, Register.
U.S. Land Office, Mitchell, D. T., Sept, 8, 1881, - Complaint having been entered at this office by Lafayette F. Means against Stephen C. Lobdill for abandoning his tree claim entry No. 4301, dated May 12th, 1880, upon the north-east quarter section 15, township 106, range 56, in Miner county, D.T., with view to the cancellation of said entry; the taid parties are hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 29th day of October, 1881, at 1 o'clock p.m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
Wm. LETCHER, Register.
U.S. Land Office, Mitchell, D.T., Sept. 12, 1881 - Complaint having been entered at this office by John W. Harth against Hyatt P. Miner for abandoning his tree claim entry No. 3234, dated April 20, 1881, upon the south-east quarter section 1, township 106, range 57, in Miner county, D. T., with a view to the cancellation of said entry; the said parties re hereby summoned to appear at this office on the 31st day of October, 1881, at 1 o'clock p.m., to respond and furnish testimony concerning said alleged abandonment.
Wm. LETCHER, Register.
Howard Advance
September 29, 1881
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Otter ahead.
Lobill too slow,
And his attorney unable to compete with Holdridge.
Dig your potatoes.
Charnley can make boots and shoes to fit any foot.
The season for corn husking bees is near at hand.
Allen can supply your wants with choicest articles.
Our merchants are enjoying a brisk trade these days.
For choice groceries at bottom figures go to F. M. Lighthizer's.
The Howard House is filled to overflowing almost every night.
C. G. Lewis, of Rock creek made us a pleasant call on Tuesday last.
Potatoes, cabbage, turnips &c., are legal tender at the ADVANCE office.
Breaking plows are still turning over the prairie sod in this vicinity.
Adam Thompson was here looking after his interests on Wednesday of this week.
No preaching on Sunday next. Sunday school at 11:30 a.m., the usual hour.
Terry & Scout are selling goods at a small margin. Call on them for bargains.
Sample copies of the ADVANCE neatly done up in wrappers for sale at this office.
Pleasant weather this week up to Wednesday night. A warm steady rain to date since.
Mr. Vance, merchant Lighthizer's first assistant, has been at Flandrau during the past week.
Mr. Louis Scroeder has 75,000 maple trees growing on this farm two miles south of this village.
The Methodist conference for Dakota territory will convene at Sioux Falls on the 6th of October.
F. J. Hultz, of Milwaukee, was looking over our village on Monday last with an eye to business.
The barn of Terry & Scutt, owing to their inability to procure mechanics, is slowing nearing completion.
A force of mechanics are vigorously prosecuting the work upon Adam Thompson's residence west of town.
This office is prepared to negotiate loans on real estate at lowest possible rates of interest and commission.
F. M. Lighthizer took conveyance for Madison to-day enroute for the east to add to his already large stock.
W. C. Pidge and Dan Hogan went over to Mitchell as witnesses for James Otter on the Lobdell contest.
A small acreage of oats recently threshed by A. D. Simpson shows an average yield of 45 bushels per acre.
The inhabitants of no State or territory are enjoying pleasanter weather than are those of southeastern Dakota.
On Friday night last, Miss Lottie Coon, of Lake county, Ill., reached Howard and is the guest of her relative, Mrs. Longley.
Matt Daley returned to this point from a visit to Mitchell last evening, and passed on to his home at Madison this morning.
Scott Reeve, of Madison, spent last Sunday with his family on the north-east of section 22, which is held by his as a pre-emption.
D. D. Holdridge, Jas. Otter, W. C. Pidge and D. Hogan returned from a business trip to the land office at Mitchell last Tuesday.
Judging from the numerous trips made to the land office by attorney Holdridge, he must be having his hands full of legal business.
J. J. Longley is expected to return with his stock this week. He, no doubt, will bring with him some fine specimens of the bovine race.
F. C. Stowe, the original founder and successful manager of the Lake County Leader, is engaged in agricultural pursuits on a large scale.
Mr. Peter Johnson, acting postmaster at Franklin, D. T.. and his wife, were guest of Mr. and Mrs. L.
Howard Advance
September 29, 1881
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On Monday last, Mr. Lincoln, no ways deterred by his last rough ride and broken shoulder, mounted his horse and rode into our village.
P. M. Decker, of Sullivan, Jefferson county, Wis., arrived here on Friday of last week, and is visiting with his daughter, Mrs. J. J. Longley.
Merchant Lighthizer stepped out upon the street one day this week and made the market lively by buying a load of wheat at $1.04 per bushel.
Favorable reports reach us that the gang of laborers working on the railroad extension near Herman have been largely reinforced during the past week.
A letter received from S. H. Franklin, Osage, Iowa, in which he states that having heard of the favorable location of Howard, he is desirous of putting in a stock of hardware here.
Mr. O. E. Dean, of Castilia, Winneshiek county, Iowa, is visiting with the Bush brothers. He is their brother-in-law, and being charmed with our country, proposes to become their neighbor.
And now we can put on metropolitan airs for mine host Means has put up in front of his hotel a street lamp. Always trimmed and burning, throughout the long nights it will shine for all.
Now is the time to prepare for winter. With such a luxuriant growth of grass as there is upon Dakota prairies, none should be without good hay to feed, and barns and sheds for their stock.
In the homestead contest of Lobdill vs. Otter, tried at the land office on Monday last, the plaintiff was unable to establish his case. This decision leaves Mr. Otter in quiet possession of his homestead.
From the Spring Valley, (Minn.,) Vidette, we learn that "Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Farmer have arrived from Dakota and are cordially welcomed on every hand. They will remain with us we trust hereafter."
On Tuesday last, Wm. C. Charnley received a letter notifying him of the serious illness of his mother at their home in Wisconsin. He started east on the following morning, and will probably be with her by Saturday next.
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