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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1886
Page
1
The issue notes pensions, territorial politics, and a looming Dakota settlement boom. It cites a $2000 yearly widow pension for Gen Hancock, party splits on judges, a hostile report on Harrison's Dakota bill, and Sioux land-opening plans. It also reports Northern Pacific branch extensions and local contractor activity plus column commentaries.
Brown county farmers are invited to compare prices on Diamond E twine at 12 cents per pound and Buckeye binders and mowers with cash or time payments at 7 percent. Buckeye binder $165 to $175, mower from $57 to $65. Items offered on their merits. report estimates to J. L. Carlisle, Westport, Dakota.
Chicago iron and steel leaders oppose the eight hour demand saying it is backed by agitators not workers. Contractors face uncertainty as brass foundries and finishing shops prepare to decide this week. Some brass and copper firms have received notices for eight hours with ten hours pay.
The act provides a ten year bounty of two dollars per half acre for planting and cultivating prairie land with forest trees within five years, excluding black locust, along public highways, with proof requirements and annual reporting to county officials, though not applicable to railroad snow fences or timber culture lands. The territorial auditor may issue warrants for earned bounties upon compliance.
April 1886 apportionment details for the county school fund listed with amounts and distributing offices. Mentions duties of the county treasurer and school officials in allocating funds to districts and schools.
Nw Land Office at Aberdeen Dak April 26 1886 notice of intention to make final proof in support of claim before Aberdeen register or receiver June 8 1886 for north west quarter section 13 township 127 range 66 names witnesses Edwin Fisk Samuel Punches Wm Wright C A Towers all of Edmunds County D T N H Harris Register Dennis Hute Attorneys
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