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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-03-24
SHERMAN PAGES ALLEGED ASSASSIN.

The Grand Jury ut Austin Bring in an Indict-
ment Against James Riley---His Trial Fixed
for March 30.
The grand jury of the district court now in
session at Austin, Mower county, examined be-
tween twenty five and thirty witnesses in the
case of the State Vs. James Riley, and on Satur-
day last filed the following indictment against
Riley:
John A. Riley is accused by the grand jury of
the county Of Mower, State of Minnesota, by
this Indictment, with the crime Of assault with
intent to murder, being armed with dangerous
weapon, committed as follows: The said John
A. Riley, about 8 O'Clock in the evening of the
oath OF August in the year Of our Lord, 1880,
Mower; and state of Minnesota, without author
ity of law, feloniously and Of malice afore-
thought, in and upon one Sherman Page, did
make an assault, he, the said John A. Riley, be-
ing then and there armed with a dangerous
weapon, to-wit: double barreled shot gun,
each barrel Of which said double barreled shot
gun was then and there loaded with gun pow
der and a large number Of leaden shot and one
leaden slug or bullet, which said double bar
relied shot gun he, the said John A. Riley, in his
hands then and there held and pointed at the
said Sherman Page. He, the said John 4: Ri
feloniously and of malice aforethought, did
shoot and discharge one barrel of said double
harrelcd shot gun, so loaded as aforesaid, at,
in and upon the head and neck of him, the said
Sherman Page, with intent then and there and
thereby, by the means aforesaid, wiifully, felo-
niously, and without the authority of law, and
of his malice aforethought, him the said Sher-
man Page, then and there to kill and murder,
contrary to the form of the statute in such case
made and provided, and against the peace and
dignity of the state Of Minnesota Dated at the
city Of Austin and said Mower county and state
Of Minnesota this 18th day Of March, A. D.
grand jury, in and for said Mower county and
state of Minnesota.
Sheriff Sheeban appeared in court with Riley
shackled to a deputy, guard of two men fol-
lowing. An immense crowd followed and in
five minutes the court house was filed to suf-
location. The case in hand was suspended and
the prisoner and guard took seats near the
bench The Judge turned his attention to the
all absorbing case, and asked if the county at
torney was ready to present the prisoner. Mr..
Erwin stated they were ready and offered to
waive the reading of the Indictment Judge
Farmer suggested that the county attorney read
it, which he did. Riley, being called upon,
pleaded not guilty Erwin asked that the trial
and special venire be ordered. George F.
trial as early as it could take place. Judge
Page asked that no specified time be see
as It would prejudice the case He desired no
delay, except such as should aid the ends of
Justice. He had noticed evidences of peculiar
and undue haste. Farmer thought the time Of
the trial should be set, and if either party was
not ready continuance could be made. By
agreement. the trial was set for Wednesday,
March 80, p. m.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-03-24

Senator Edgerton Gone to Washington.
Hon. A. J. Edgerton arrived in st. Paul on
Sunday and on Monday morning he went into
Gov. Pillsbury's room, and the governor pre-
sented him his credentials az senator of the
United States. He said: Governor, as usual
in such times with me, am totally unable ad-
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15


no either eject than cpyious a..
charge frein the bowels. Bl;xterx
were applied to the exfremifies -,
geiher with cataplassn of vipcrar
ard bran to the tlaraaf. Spcakine
which was pai2ful FROM The lscgin;nes s.
now became almost impraciical,is5.'
Respiration grew more and NOM
contracted and imperfcef TN ii :sf,
on Saturday night, rcsa5aint ne nm
possession sf his infeiiecf. when II.
exsirea without y struggle.
He was fully Impressed at The be-
ginning Of his complain, Is well ss
through every sssccccdine stage of
it, that its Conclusion would he rnor.
tai; submitting 10 several exestsons
made for iIis recovery rather As daily
than fila1n amy expectation of ihc,r
efficiency lie considered the opera-
tioas 1f death up0n Ills system Al
coeFaI with disease and several
hours before his deafh, after repeated
efforts to be understand. saeccede,f
~ EXPRESSING desire that be might
be permitted to die without further
interruption
During the short period II his ilI-
ness he ec0nolnizcd his TING In tie
arrangements of snch few cancerns
a. Required ly his atrrnilpn villa, the
utmost serenity, aud anticipated III
approaching dissolution with ercsv
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15
Jso. IL PoE, sec'y.
essr local S'orrerssondcnas
DAY CaEnK. Oct. Id. 1881.


DRy CREEK, Oct 10, 1881.
Editor Lake Charles Echo:
liavlng been bnSily engaged for tn,
past few weeks, Il,ase seen No oppor
tunity for writing, although well aware
that q communication from this quar-
5ter was due according TO promise
Everything is moving on about as nsual.
No striking events to record. The
health Of the country is still remarlEa-
bly, good for this time of the year.
The protracted dry spell has at last
broken up. and we are having occa-
.sional rains, which are cheering and
refreshing after so long drought
The weather continues iincommonly
warm for this season Of the year. The
crops, while they are short, when com
pared with previous years, are turning
out much better than has been anfici-
pated. Those who have gathered their
corn say they have at least third
more than they expected, willie the
cotton crop far exceeds what most Of
farmers Thought it possible to do.
Tho cainp-meeting at Sugar Creek
WAS held last week according to pre-
wious appointment, but was not al
interesting as it ought to have been,
owing, partly to sickness among some
active members, partly to the extreme
" warm weather, partIyfrom the want
of the proper ssyifit manifested Nv
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

TIM sosBhE DgAPEux Of mourning
for the dad president still marks tine
clsarcle and public buildings Of onl
entire country, and il nowhere more
conspicuous than HI the Southern
States. Since the world began the
death Of no ruler Of any people has
been 70 sincerely and extensively
incurred as has that Of James IA.
Garfield.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

Tux Morning Star and Catholic
Messenger, the Official organ Of lie
Catholic church in Louisiana, comes
ositlin a new dress, and has changed
il name to the Morning STAR At
II very able religious and secular
journal, and those Of onr readers who
desire to take Catholic newspaper
will do well 40 subscribe to the Morn
ing STAR
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

rms SAD 70 think that probably be
fore The sable insignia of mourning
for the late president Is folded and
laid away, Louisiana will be called to
mourngthe death Of her accomplished
and cliiyalric young governor, Louis
Alfred Wiltz. HE i now daily and
calmly awaiting his summons into the
client land.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

Carr. EnAxK MlLsoS Is having a
hniidipe erected Oh his lotat the rail-
rozd depot. We are informed that he
expects % open UP q business there AS
soon ~ his binding isfinishcd.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

VIZ commend our friends in West
Isake Charles for their determination
to organize a snnday-school 10 that
thriving little village.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

IsE New Orleans Democrat says
sthat All. arthur ores tito the Ameri-
- p<ople, and ID good taste, to shave
~ his BritiAll whiskers.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

7lIEtiSIl{1sI HI 'll4t ~ H. 0J1tIftA-I
il / sEape been in 4 number OF places
where I had an opportunity Of seeing
what is the effect Of The great national
disaster on the minds OF mere politi
cians. And The fact is evident that Il
bas ne effect ut aIl--not the slightest
n Christian people prayed that the hft
of the president might be spared- never
IN nur history perhaps not IN the
worlds history hans there been 30 Inuch
prayer anadc fer the life of sepe man.
\ In no instance w our history has anxi-
city in bclInlf 0f a presiae8t taken upon
itsalf so much Of a personal form, so
That cash scinizen seemed to feel that
his Friend was in danger; TINT one be
loves WIS lying wounded and dying.
But christians who pray, and sFB1pa-
fhizing citizens who she'd fears orci.
the newspapers or in front of the bui-
letins, are not fine working politicians
/ who manage the primaries and pack
\ the conventions 4 have been q near
witness Of something in this line, tn
the course of this last month, and am
compelled TO saw, that the bitterness,
sclfisllness and disregard of public IN
terests never were more conspicuous
than they are Mt this insrDent The
death of the president, fear, win mot
slluy the rsncu of fartion or compel
a pause in the strife for spoiIs.
What shadows we are and whit
SO ~ L.
shadows we pursnn, was the reflection
II'of Mr. Burke in the presence of death.
How many times must the same
Thought have pressed itself on the
mind OF the late president, as be lay
on his bed of anguish, thinking asf the
sweet home he lind left in Ohio: DOW
a poor sinking, helpless sufferer, look
ing ont on THE sea, aud on the ocean
,of eternltys vain, e,nptw, less than
nothing NOW are power and place to
HIM, a diving man. He had seen in
THAT high ,of'ine TO which he was called
something more than ambition grati-
lied, more than fame lie saw Che
means of usefulness, gireat objects to
be achieved, high ends IN flle rood Of
sthe cou,strr. ana If anm,,lcina Ia he
served. and when lie saw mi these fond
desires crushed. ana l,is Mo,lk emf IN
IL the early ,porn;rp AZ ,,,,st .orte,
have fell al Burke ,dl1d. .saErbat shadows
we are and What shadows NE s,,,rsne =
aMlaen thr iuagments arc "a the
earth the iul,,i!;Stn,1fs 81 s,e World ,yslI
learn ,iieslstee,,sneas wast ,.,,,,,,,,,
Of die Propl,t aad n ,,uyI,t 10 NJ ip
harmony Mits, I'M eynrr;;c,,ne Sc Mil
people This Il t,I,e Tbana ,,,f ssaa H.
can make ehe mratl, ~ man r,.aou.,a
40 iais own ,,gIarv ,apa NJ sl,a ,paaa ~ \
those VINO susssr TIs;s r,ee,,le a,as
Lcon Gods neouliar pa.,;Ie. ,wa,,der. l
fulIy Ike Co.'s oeus,,,,,. s,ss,,la l,a,,e
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

IL
, From our Regular Correspondent
Nxsufseroz, ID. c., Oct Z, 1851.
VI The situation here is full of int,
est, and not withoutnovalty Presidal
(. Arthur win have to be credited wit
originality, If not accused Of eccer
trieity. Who ever heard of a Presiden
that would not live in the Whit
House. And, yet. there may be cz
cellentreasonsfor preferriug to make
home Of the elegant and eommodiou
private residence of friendly senator
The extra session Of the Senate will
assemble IN two days. The reguIa
session of Congress willconvene in sis
weeks. The Americanp plague of offic,
seekers is already beginning to swarm
about the hotel Hobbies. president
Arthur is not ignorant of their means
and methods He knows that he will
be hess accessible to the Office seeking
isibble, with its Influential backing, at
1.-THE private residence Of Senator Jones,
than if he were at the White House,
a place that The chronic seeker knows
b. heart, and invades at pleasure. Dut
this ssnot the only departure Of the
President. Aftcrf the extra session of
the Senate, he proposes to live at Sol
dier's Home until mid-winter, when 1t
is thought that repairs at tIle White
Iousc win be completed. The Sol
iief's Home is three miles from the
city, most disronraging distance for
the average Office seeker, who il not
abletoihin a conveyance. The Pres
ident has said he is determined that
the time and energy which he owes TO
the whole country shall not be wasted
npon horde Of pestilent, brassy beats,
many of them of the type of Griiteau,
who hang around the Hobbies of the
White House, hungry for a place in
which they hope to be paid from 5000
to $500, or at least three times as
much as they would be competent TO
earn as employees in any commercial or
professional pursuit. IelIas said that
the Cabinet officers must attend to the
official appointments of their respective
departments. This vii, distribute the
bnldcn that has been in great part
borne by the President TO the shout
ders of seven different men, and the
fact that the President is moi in town,
or not sat home" to this class, will do
much toward purging Washington Of
! moral malaria from which the Capt.
al has long suffered.
President Arthur enters upon the
executive Office with more patronage to-
dispense than has been the lot Of a
rev President in q great many years.
lie has one Justice of the Supreme
1onrt ofithe Unitod States TO appoint,
md will have another within d few
months. There are three foreign mem
,crs of the first-class and two of the
second class 10 select. There are many
.hanges to be made in consular Offices,
ind many otherIinportaut Judicial and
,isil ofiicesto be filed.
Preparationsiforthc receptionof the
French guests are nearly complete, aud
Nothing will be left nndone to give the
descendants of o.W allies at Yorktown
sfavcrablc impression Of the city and (
'itizens Of the Capital of the United |
states.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-10-15

Rice esalllss for sale y J. ". Bryar
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
The Italian POStman,s Hard Lnt.

A Rome correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Bulletin writes: 81 see by q
morning newspaper that the pay of the
Roman pc tman varies from rs to so
francs month, with which he must eat.
lodge, dress, etc, and sometimes he has
a family to keep in the bargain. think
that in most countries the postman is the
worst paid of all public servants, and
he has, perhaps, to work the hardest
Some months ago one of these was sud-
denly missing, and at the same time an
important sum was missing from the
treasury. 1t was, of course, surmised
that both had taken the same road. Last
week, however, after six months, the de-
cayed and putrid body Of man was
found in one of the lofts of the Post
office. The stencil was so great that at
first no one could get near until the air
was made breathable by disinfectants.
The missing employee was then recog-
nized. A revolver was in his hand. In
the pockets of his coat were a citation
for debt and one cent! The whole
tragedy was written on that cent. Tt
was not he, however, who had taken the
missing money. The family name is
thus far unstained
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13

Toward midnight one evening, in the
old resurrection days, two students,
bearing sack containing dead corpse,
entered back court near to the grave
yard from which they had stolen their
booty, hastily laid the latter, sack and
all, In an out-of- the-way corner of the
place, and then returned to the grave
yard in search of second treasure. A
half-drunk carter, who had been quietly
surveying their movements from the
stairs which led to his dwelling, there
upon determined to play them trick.
So, hurriedly descending the stairs the
moment they were gone, he opened the
bag, took out its inanimate contents,
placed the latter behind large stone at
the other side of the court, and substi-
tuted his own carcass for same, taking
care to fasten the sack from the inside.
Very shortly thereafter the illegal mid
night Adventures returned, bearing a
second cargo similar to that above men.
toned, and, after a few moments rest,
the one got the latter well hoisted upon
his back, while the other managed with
some difficulty to get the bag, which, he
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13

First q man must have one to take
care of. It isn't every one that is fort
innate enough to have one, and when he
does his wife is always wanting to run
over to the neighbor's five minutes, and
he has TO attend to the baby. Sometimes
she caresses him, and oftener she says,
sternly, "John, take good care OF the
child till I return" You want to re-
monstrate, but cannot pluck up courage
while the awful female eye is upon you;
so you prudently refrain, and merely re-
mark: "Don't stay long, my dear.
She is scarcely out of sight when the
luckless babe opens its eyes, and its
mouth also, and emits a yell which
causes the cat 10 bounce out OF the door
as if something had stung IT.. You tim
idly lift the cherub, and sing an operate
air; it does not appreciate it, and yells
the louder. You try to bride 1t with
bit of sugar not bit of use, 1t splts 1t
out. You get wrathy and shake ii. 1t
stops a second, and you venture an
other, when, good heavensl it sets up
such roar that the passers-by look up
in establishment. You feel desperate
your hair stands on end and the perspira-
ton oozes out of every pore as the ago
nizing thought comes over yOu, what If
the luckless child should have a fit !
You try baby talk /; but "litty, litty
lamby" has no effect-for it stretches as
if red-hot poker had been laid upon
its spine, and still it yells. You are
afraid the neighbors will be alarmed,
and give it your gold watch as last re-
source, just in time to save your whis-
kers; though it throws down handful
of your cherished mustaches to take the
watch, and you thankfully find an easy
chair to rest your aching limbs, when down
comes that costly watch upon the floor,
and the cause of all the trouble breaks
into an ear-splitting roar, and you set
your teeth and prepare to administer
personal chastisement, when in rushes
the happy woman known as your wife,
snatches up the long-suffering child
from your willing arms, and, sitting
down, stills it by magic, while you gaze
mournfully at the remains of your watch
and cherished mustache, and, uttering
a malediction on babykind in general,
and on the image of its father in partic-
ular, vow never to take care OF the baby
again-until the next time.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13

ant of subjects, when you said, Why
don't you do it and No time like the
present. :"
The girl looked puzzled for moment,
and then burst into a merry laugh.
"Why, those were the titles of the
books you called for. Well, you have
kgH yourself into pretty tx, and she
laughed at the discounted student ma
hciously.
Z" Miss NJ" said the young man,
springing upwith sudden earnestness. q
beg you will consider the words which /
cannot now recall. Be mine and I shall
be supremely happy. Refuse me and
you will make me miserable for life.
VIII you be mine?"
"Yes, yes; don't make such a noise
about it or somebody will oEerhear you. I"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
A Dear Husband.

Marrowfat got up unusually early the
other morning, and his wife asked him il
he would go out and buy some eggs for
breakfast, as she had forgotten to order
any the night before. Feeling unusually
good -natured, he answered In the affirm
alive. a .
"But, /" said Mrs. NJ, 'don't go to the
grocer's; they charge twenty-five cents a
dozen for them there, and they were only
twenty-five cents at the butter and egg
store vest rday."
Marrowfat said nothing, but quiet
smile played round the corners of his
mouth as he put on his hat and went out
of the door. When he returned his low
ing spouse queried:
Eggs the same price to-day, my
dear?"
"Well," replied poter .tamisias,
''these cost me thirty-two cents. !"
"Why, Mr.. Marrowfat, what do you
mean ?" asked she.
"The grocer's is next door, the butter
and egg store quarter of mile away; I
rode down and back: the cheapest things,
my love, are sometimes the dearest, .
chirped Marrowfat as he buried his head
in the morning paper. Boston Cour-
Sor.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-05-13
An Artistic Heaven.

A retired manufacturer, one of the
practical sort of men, who had more OF
the love of display than aesthetic taste to
properly sustain it, strolled into the
studio of New Haven artist few years
ago, and after examining some of the
paintings, thrust his thumb into the arm
holes of his vest, and clearing his throat,
said to the artist
"Ahem have thought for sometime
that would give you an order for a pic
ture."
"Should be happy" replied the artist
modestly.
"What | should like would be picture
representing child at prayer, with an
angel lowering over it, and view of
heaven in the distance Could you
paint picture like that?"
''Y-e-es, think SO, was the reioinder.
every well, you can paint it. I care
nothing about the expense if it only suits
me, I'll pay $3.50 for it.
Now the artist was a trifle perplexed as
to the detail of the work before him.
The child at prayer and the lowering
angel were simple enough; any dabster
with brush could paint those. But the
''heaven in the distance" was not SO
easily overcome. Calling in friend he
consulted with him. "How do you sup
pose heaven looks, anyhow"
WELL" said the friend, waggishly,
Il suppose it looks something Ike the
first view of the City of Albany, the
great dome of the Capitol in the center
and"
That's the idea, exclaimed the artist,
II see. | will paint the figures, and a
sky full of clouds with hole in the CEN
ter, and put Albany in for the heaven. "
| A pictorial sketch of Albany was i'm
mediately sent for, the artist finished
the picture with that ancient city of the
Dutch as the distant heaven, the patron
of art was delighted, paid the bill, and
the picture hung in his parlor in this
city for a long time. -NeO Haven Regis
| ter.