Warner Dak Postmark Sealed as Second Class Mail
The notice states that Ture Warner Sun is entered at the Warner South Dakota post office as second class mail matter.
02 Oct 1885
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Warner Sun
Location
Warner, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1885
Page
1
The notice states that Ture Warner Sun is entered at the Warner South Dakota post office as second class mail matter.
A reign of terror grips Austin Texas as six people are killed in a week. Victims include both black and white servants. Authorities search for suspects amid mounting fear and public calls for action.
Pittsburgh scene reports 70 year old Benjamin Powers found dying after his children allegedly seized his farm and cast him adrift leaving him to die. Local authorities investigate possible elder mistreatment and property dispute with family.
A crusade against compulsory vaccination is started in Montreal. A mob of about four their men surrounded the health office Monday night, wrecked the building and committed other outrages.
R EF Prrrtarew prepares for a senate run as he and a large group of political allies organize a campaign in Hur this week. The effort centers on creating a foothold for the would-be new state.
Twe attorneys in this judicial district petition Congress to divide the district and appoint another judge. Judge Smith has more than his hands full as the district comprises twenty five counties with a population of 75 000.
The ident appoints Edward A. Stevenson of Boise City Idaho as governor of the territory of Idaho and William B. Webb of Billings Montana as governor of the territory of Montana. The move shows the president’s plan to distribute offices to territorial residents and eases anxious supporters.
The week ahead may see decisive action on the Sioux Falls constitution and central Dakota's stance. Local editors warn against aggressive tactics and insist past efforts have not forced compliance.
Read as a forecast the Sioux Falls meeting could push for Dakota admission at the coming Congress session. Debate centers on whether Congress will sanction the Sioux Falls action or insist on admitting by division, with public rebuke of the movement possible.
Articles document the Farmers Elevator Company of Warner Dakota forming a corporation to operate an elevator in Warner Oak to buy sell store and handle grain. Start date September 1 1885 with a ten year duration.
The article sets the corporation's capital stock not to exceed 7500 dollars with full payment to be determined by directors. It also restricts the number of shares to 150 at 50 dollars each.
The maximum indebtedness of the corporation shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars. No stockholder is liable beyond their stock ownership. Principal place of business is Warner in Brown County Dakota Territory. Directors: Ambrose J. Allen, Lawrence Wheeler at Rondell, Fred Fisher, Martin Boardman, Arthur L. Kingston at Warner.
The government of this corporation shall be vested in a five person board of directors with officials elected from among them. Directors serve one year and organize after election as president secretary and treasurer. Annual stockholders meeting held on the Tuesday after the first May. Names listed include Ambrose J. Allen Lawrence Wheeler Fisher Rainbow Warner Dak Rondell Dak. Capital stock may be increased to ten thousand by two thirds vote. A notary confirms the signatures dated September 19 1885 in Brown County Dakota Territory.
The document outlines duties for the president to preside at all board meetings and handle incidental tasks, and for the secretary to maintain all books accounts, journal meetings, receive moneys, and remit them to the treasurer with duties directed by the board of directors.
The document sets duties for secretary and treasurer with reports and balance sheets due April. It covers compensation, meeting schedules for directors and stockholders, quorum rules, dividends, bonds, stockholder voting, ballots, stock issuance, elevator use, records access, by law amendments, and approval.
Armadale reports outline an October fair in Ashton with events October 6 7 and 8 including stacking and threshing. It notes strong local roads and claims the premier thoroughfare, mentions St Lawrence County residents buying James River valley real estate and questions about wheat yields in Brown County. It references Sioux Falls and a territorial fair in Huron plus a deserter in a local militia and Maj Edwards visiting to check stock.
John Williams greeted as welcome caller. Frank Payne visits old home in the empire state. Mrs. D. H. Johnson plans millinery work for Warner ladies. Post office issues new delivery stamps and rapid city letters. Rock Island surveyors west of Watertown and sixty three new post offices in territory. Farmers Elevator Co inclusion and fair events at Huron and Aberdeen. W. B. Burdick and Mrs. Burdick travel. Nordvold plans Norwegian constitution translation. Green Macleod & Co credit limits. Wm Waaler dies after incarceration at Yankton asylum.
The notice states C J Humphrey is the authorized agent at Rondell to receive subscriptions and advertising for Tae f N. Any business sent to him will receive prompt attention.
Fragmentary notices show Humphrey store offers fur caps and kid gloves with a lively sales pitch. A Lier returns to work after illness. A J Allen and W J Steere attend the territorial fair at Huron. Mr and Mrs J B Humphrey visit.
Aberasen Columbia dealer F. McCaw & Co announces a line of standard organs and pianos along with the Reite sewing machine. The company emphasizes available models and potential figures for purchase.
Several settlers from Warner and nearby areas file notice of intent to prove their claims before the Aberdeen Dakota land office. Upcoming dates in 1885 set hearings for proof of continuous cultivation and residence on lands in townships 121 to 64 ranges 62 to 64 with witnesses named in each case.
Ancestral notices list claims and proof requirements for land in Aberdeen Oak. Names include Davin Lesann Decatur W Prissy Peter Larsonniel and Andrew P Homersburg. Witnesses cited: Alex Smith Charles Raven William W Fina and others.
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