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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

DODGE COUNTY NEAR MANToRvILLE.
Mr.. Duniley-- iion-e and barn demol.
f. Little Residence destroyed
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aud mill near
Byron blown to pieces.
William Crosby Residence in process of
construction blown down.
NJ. Pratt Residence. barn and grocery
blown down.
James Crsndall- Grocefy demolished.
Eupene irish--Large barn blown to pieces.
n. Griunell--huuse demolished.
G. II. Thompson Barn, granary and al
dlnon TO house demolished.
=. h. lngerSoll--Houseb blown to pieces.
j. b tOppet~ Barn demolished.
III. Mcfarland House, granary aud barn
demolished; loss, III, 500.
Charles Darling.--Farn gLd granary de-
stroyei; loss. 5000.
&. :. Dover--I}arn blown down.
Peter Frederick House destroyed.
H. Deeds--iouse ana barn blown to
atoms.
school house in District 81 carried to m
known parts,
Mr. Brooks--tiranary blown down.
B. Cheeney--Dairy, farm buildings and
barn demolished; loss III 900
f.. L.. Glasby--Barn demolished.
n B Gallup--Barn blown down.
Congregational church, Claremont de-
stroyed
J. Crough-Barp destroyed.
Caremout cheese factory demolished.
NJ. II. Hubbard-Honse car ried aw..y sew.
eral rods.
O. +. Way--House destroyed.
L. Vanandon- House and barn blown
down.
Church. school house and nearly every
building in the vilag" blown down.
At OwAroSNt
All building on state fair grounds demol.
lshed except the oCtagoual noral hall which
was moved from its foundation.
Methodist church moved from its foun-
dations aud badly broken
L. w. Irying--Barn destroyed and part
OF honse blown away. ST. Paul elevator
unrooied.
Church and blacksmith shop demolished
Mr. Evaus--House blown down.
hrwAsECA
Trowbridge's store, end blown in and badly
damaged
Court house damaged.
Storehouse of George Tollen blown down.
Coffin factory nnrooted.
Milers store badly damaged.
Winona 81 S.. Peter elevator and ware
house damaged.
Willard Bros. planning mill damaged.
Waseca Manufacturing Co.'S building
damaged
IN WAsIOJA,
Drug store, hotel barn, store and postof.
flee blown down.
LAKE CRYSTAL
Humphreys hall turned over.
NEAR HURON OAK.
J Gressencer--House demolished
MIR. Johnson--House blown III pieces
J. O. Peacock House demolished.
Twenty other houses, names of owners
not vet asc, rtalnei.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Ie De Smet Leader.
N PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
BY
BROWN \ SHERWOOD.
TER MS:

Tue rop reports are Frightening in
some localities, but what will the harvest
PEE is a question that cannot he satisfac.
forily answered until after harvest, and
hll estimates in that direction are mere
Nv guesses.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

the cool wave, which it was thought
might 'njure some ofthe crops, has been
Extremely favorable to the fields over
which 1t flowed, ~ it has served to con.
tense the vapor in the atmosphere. snd
hus to refresh the earth with needed
lain
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Methodist schooling for DAKOTA.

MITCHELL, Dab, Special Telegram, July ~
A meeting OF all the leading citizens OF the
city wac held last evening 10 lstau 10 the read
ing of paper by Rev Mr.. Pardee OF Sioux
CITY, introducing the feasibility uf erecting al
Mitchell n Territorial university undei the an-.
picos Of the Method 81 Epircopal chnlch ali
ance. Rev. Wilmot Withheld presiding elder
Of South Dskots, NJ 10oke Of the Dixon,
H., college, and many other clergy from dif.
ferent parts OF the Territory were present
They asked the cltzens TO rsise Tloo,OOO. IN
cluding lands, and The alliance viii aid az eqnai
amount 10 the fund for tho commencement OF
tire university and additional buildings fof
other departments. In addition 10 branch col.
leges, seminaries, academies and kindergarten
schools. thcre will be attached one Ot The larg-
oct agricultural departments ia the United
States, The proposition offered by the all anc,
committee will no doubt be accepted by the
citizens here, and work will begin At once A
committee on investigation will report thin
weak
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
THE BISMARCK PENITENTIARY.
The Directors Open the Bids and Award
the Contract to Mesan kehy of Fargo.
,he building 20 t;e Completed hy June.
1884

BISMARCK, pak, Special Ici'gram July Is
The l., ard of directors of the Bismarck peni.
ttntIaiy ne, here to-day ana opened bids for
the cpus'ructlCu OF the euitentisry lhc BE
mar"k Binding association offered Ia do all
the wood work for fl4,D1J H. b Masun'-
bid fui hrick work, stone foundation, CapDiuP,
etc II go, 100 Mrgan \ Kelly of Fargo
offered to DO all the Wurk aud tnru The h'lid-
Ing over to the Territory complete for So,
600 Is f. Swain of Bismarck sent bad con
dtipued 10 complete the buidrg ~ the tune
d, sired by the b'ard for TID -,
aud II more time would be al
lowed lie would construct aud complete Il
fut S5S, 900 The bismarck Artificial Stone
company said Il would furnish all the s'oue
fur the foundations ana trimmings for
SO. Sal o.. Fairbanks Morse 4 60 proposed
70 put IA water works and apparatus for
~, 100 l. j. Panty 4 Bros Of 81 LuuDs
submI'icl lad to furnish nateTiai for all
non cOrniccs etc, tor -, 500, and put II IA
place far ~ 600 more t. + o-lorno ~"rt
~ two 3lds for supplying heating apparatus.
offering 10 give tue latest ana most improved
system FOR SJ.bSI ~. and the old system for
Si.3SS - The Fargo GALVANIZED Iron Cor.
nice company offered 10 supply all the nec's.
rary iron trimmings, roof, etc, for $40 800
J. W. Newell Co OF Chicago were repro
sented by "a proposal TO furnish material for
binding, bnt made uo bids The contract Wa-
awarded Mcgan 4 Kelly of Fargo, and tho
bulldIug IN Ia lie encin.el Iau. I, aud .om-
pleted Iuue /, 1881. lu.lt ot brc6 with
stDue trimmed cells for lao prisoners
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

Mrs Thayer- AT Elgin.
Mr. Duenlly-Near Montorville.
Mrs MiGdleton-Near Byron.
Mrs South--Near kasOta.
Boy, not known, near Montorvi!le.
Charles Eidenbulx-kil'ed by lightning
in the Stewart house, Stewart.
Mrs GesseDeer and MotherBet ween
kedfield and Huron. OAK.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The Damages 10 Crops from Hail
storms

Col. A. X. Kieief, president OF the Ger
man. scandinavian Hail Insurance COM
pany, whose general Office is located in st.
Paul SAYS that thus far, about 100 indi sid-
usls had reported damages from storms, and
these reports covered Minnesota, DAKOTA
ard no~,;ors of Wisconsin -n3 Iows The
first lost repo ted vas on June u in Monroe
county. Wis and from that to July IL the
damsge was very slight. The heaviest loss
and damage occurred in the storm Of Jny
IS and I6 which struck Lac Qi PaI'e
county OH the 18th inst, and Dunn county,
Wis the following day July 10 10 the
former county nineteen losses were reported
DESTROYING one. halt the crop and III Dunn
county, Wis. thirteen losses were reported,
mostly 10 the tobacco crop There the loss
WAS also about one half. Storms have been
also reported in Lyon, Pipestone, Pope and
Rrown counties io Minnesota and from
Manitowoc and Marquette counties, Wis,
where the damage has been from Is to 4
Der cent of the crops. All these storms
have been local in character, and To large
extent are confined to n few individuals.
The reports TO the company are dp To the
18Th inst, and a. they come from all portions
al the Northwest, il is safe "a say that no
widespread or serious damage had occurred
to the crops at that date whatever may
have been the damage by the storm oil the
Dist
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
PERSONAL WEBS NOTES.

At Winons Cadet Henry T.: Waterman
J'nitei STATES army engiae~t corps before
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The Loss Of Life and Property.

KILLED AND INJURED.
The following is the list OF killed and in
jured by the storm Of Friday, 80 far as has
been sscerianed, and of the property de-
strOyed;
liltu
Injured. ................ 90
Buildings Wrecked S5
Not il Gliding Egin.l
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The Great Telegraph strike.

Last March meeting was he q at Chicago
OF representatives of several thousand oper-
ators Of the Western Union Telegraph lines
at which request Was made tor shortening
the hours al labor from nine ~ eighl
hours, and tpr adVance IN wages. The
officers OF The We,t.rn Unisn declined
To accp,ie to The request and General strike
was determined upon. Al given signal
Thursday nOOD several thousand opera
tors all over the country, lelt their iustru.
ments The immediate i!ec's Of the move.
ment are not So pal pablr a. mieht have
been expected. The -trkeextondrd only to
the employees Of The Western Union com.
pany, and does not effect the railroads nor
the larger newspapers, which have their
own wires and employ their own operators
In New York, u Frank Phillip Of the
cable department, by preC lnC.rted agree
ment Jumped On an operating table and
blew Il shrill loud blast upon large ivory
whi.ih. Nearly 800 operators in the room,
with the exception ui n comparatively few.
jumped To their feet simultau,u uuSly aud
mounting chairs aud tables, gave three deaf.
ening hurrahs that we're heard for blocks
The grabbing OF hats, coats ami walking.
sticks wss next in order, and loo operators,
in ugnied squads and patches filed down
the steps
The effect oi ihe strike on the exchanges
WAS electric. Within five minutes ali the
offices in the vicinity rt the CattOn, pro-
ducp petroleum. stuch. and metal exchanges
were thronged with persons, vsinl. trying TO
transmit me- sages. The messiie, weretskeu
ill the operators rose irum tnelr places.
The signal was given by the Chiet operator
In each "ticp, who used the sounding
board u sacb Csse hc led the opera ors
out of the office. When tbe men Ell lhe
man ia charge vi the office al
nOuuced that nO messas's would
he received. Similar scenes
were witnessed in al the larger Offices of
the CoAntry. Immediately before the strike
n rumor was sent all over the rcuutry that
Gen. Grant bad dropped dead il Wall
street ard es no contradiction came or
some time, tins Was considered rs tn, pre-
concerted signal for the strike but
snch wss not the fact
IL is said that 1900 operators were ell
Gagged in the strike, most oi them the most
skiltul Of this profession. But sufficient,
number remain to transmit the most i'm
porfant business, and il is probable that Il
compromise OF some sort Will soon solve
the difficulty. The railroad lines employ
ing their own operators were no. seriously
affected l,y the strike.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Darlington, OAK, Wrecked by Wind.

A Afrightful hurricane passed over Caring
ton on the 10th inst, that in ferceness and
destructiveness has not been equalled in
this section. The storm commenced at
about ! O'Clock in the evening, its approach
being first noticed by the appearance OF a
black cloud in the Northwest. Darlington
is practically u total wreck fourteen of its
principal buildings being totally destroyed.
The Storm vas terribly destructive, almost
leaving the entire community without
home. The new Sheridan house, which
was almost completed, and was al orna-
ment to the town and this region, is de.
molisbed. Strange To say, the casualties
from the falling hous-s snd ftvirg debiis
are not numerous, ui,iy %, q ,nsn i,rihx Sc
riously injured, IL IL feared The injured
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Fond du Lac, Wis Badly Flooded,

A special of the 22d says: AT intervals
during the entire week Fond du l. has
been visited by the most terrific raiDstOrnis,
ompanied by heavy wind. Last night
about 1890 the heavens seemed to open and
a deluge of RAIN fell, sweeping all light ma
terisi before il, This was kept mp good
share OF the uigbt, aud at the dawn OF
morning every body was Of the opinion that
a heavy rain lad prevailed, They little
knew what Was in store tor them. The us
nal large number of people wended their
way 10 church, l'tle dreaming that before
return their homes would he flooded and
carpets and furniture ruined; bnt
sl.ch was the case. AT about III
IA. ~. several dauis on Geneva creek gave
way and the vast quantity Of water which
wa thus confined swept the entire eastern
portion Of the city. The rear Oi the water,
as j, rushed along, receiving reinforcements
AT every foot, could be heard ever great por-
ton OF the city. Upward of 300 dive ling
houses are submerge more or less, accord.
ing 10 location. For two hours the water
continued 10 rise until IL was depth Of
lhree feet in the middle Of the streets. Al
this writing ii is gradually receding. The
water Travelled with such velocity that II
tore np the Division street pavement and
the lower end of the street and washed 1t
away 10 depth Of several feet, and still 1t
rains
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

The following are the names OF the IN
inred in the rilroad accident in addition TO
those published above;
s. G. Austin, Wabsshs, collar bone bro.
ken and scalp wounds.
g. w. Smith, Pierre, rib broken and
bruises. -,
Bsggngeman l.. NJ. Wheeler, sprain OF the
right knee and slight abrasion on the leg
below the left knee; not severe.
J Newhart and son, New Ilm, cut upon
heads.
Mrs. Oiding, New Vim, head cut
Mrs. Ii. &. Davis Bingham Lake, spinal
injuries. s~,.
circus, back and chest crushed and head
cut "a
James Schuetner. New Uln', two ribs
Mrs. Blume, sMeriden; badly wounded
and shocked.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

man will die The storm was accom- panied
by a heavy rain. II is not thought that the
crops have suffered any considerable Dam.
age. The victims OF the Lnrrcs.e already
talt Of rebuilding.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

vcdNh VI wen. ~ -. ''Gut y. ~ ~ 4.
Gen h. -. 4. Ord L. :. A, who took
passage on the steamer City OF Washington
at Vera Cruz tor New York, and was taken
with the yellow fever, compelling his re-
moval To the shore while the vessel was At
Havana, died on the evening Of the I'D at
O'Clock. Gen. Ord Was born IN A Allaphe-
ny county, Maryland, in 1915, and en-
tered the army from the military academy
in July 1889. He served through the Mex.
ican war and was breveted for gallan,ry al
the battle OF Buena Vista second lieutenant
OF the Third artillery He was prom ,ted
to he u first lieutenant in 1Sil, aud cap
tain in 1850. Ia November 1861 he be.
csme major of the Fourth artillery, having
previously accepted a commission as q
brigader general Of volunteers, in which
service he was promoted To be msjo- gen.
eral in the following year, and commanded
the Pennsy lvania reserves through many a
hard fight In 1865, participating in the cap
ture of Lee. At the close Of the war he was
made fnll brigsdier general in the army,
and in 1880 was placed ON the retired list ~
n ma or general by a special act of con.
gress. The marriage of his daughter with
Gen. TIevino-, til. Mexican minister oi war
in 1850. is still in the minds of all Gen
Ord was brave and All excellent soldier
modest withal he bore his hOpors meek ly
and his noble, generous disposition en-.
deared him to large circle Si friends.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
The Destruction OF Elgin, M,nn.

Al 1920 p. N. on the 2Ist., the cyclone
struck Elgn, Wabasha Co, MIMI, and
within one minute there was scarcely any
thing left of what was little village of 2f0
inhabitants. one lady, Mrs. Thayer, WAS
killed and several Others wounded. The
damage will foot mp very heavily. A mum
Der OF miraculous escapes took place. Mrs
Townsend was in the third story Of the
building with her family, over rooms oc-
cupied by Mrs Thayer, and was hemmed
ia by two stoves, hut fortunately escaped
with slight bruises. n number OF
people were hurt slightly by
missiles. Trees were all torn up. A Ger
man blacksmith was working when the
wind took the entire shop and carried II
of, and no trace of the shop left. Richard
sons store is still standing. The front and
back OF the building il sa'I blown away. All
the stores are almost n complete wreck. The
hotel office OF SnffOrd's was carried away
some distance, including Emanuel Wiel,
all escaped by going down in the cellar.
The hardware store, saloon and agricultnr-
nj store were almosi demolished. A nuu-
ber of horses were killed. Some had their
legs broken. Some dwellings were blown
entirely away, nothing left To show except
A few boards
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28
Spectators Wanting Indian Lands.

Spectators Wanting Indian Lands.
WashingtOB Special, The status Of the
Mile Laos Indian reservation has BEEN the
subject OF investigation by the interior de
partment during the past year, and the re-
suit will probably be the removal Of the
Indians 10 the White Earth reservation
The original purpose of the department was
To find ont the quantity OF land in the res
ervaton necessary Tor the support of the
Indians in order that the same might be re-
served from the operation ofthe pre-e emp.
ton and homestead laws, and tn. remain.
der OF the reservation seured 10 settlers; bat
the;conditionsof the Mile Lacs Indians and
other circumstances seem O justify the re-
moval Of the Indians and the Ope ling up Of
the entire reservation The valuable pine
timber on the land has long been coveted
by land and timber spectators, and already
large number Of persons in
their employ have come upon the
reservail III with the view Of claiming the
lands when they are thrown open under
the pre-emption and homestead isws. Un-t
less something is done by the department
s. on. this threatens to cause trouble be
tween the pretended settlers and the In
disns. Agent Wright, in his report after
calling attention To the condition Of
the Indians, says; AS the land on this res
ervation il mostly pine and much ut il Of
good quality, tie pressure on the part of
the whites to title To- II has been persistent
for years past, but probably AT no time
greater than III present There are not less
than fifty pretended settlers now living
among the pine timber Hoping to acquire
title under the pre- emption and homestead
acts though every article they eat or wear
il shipped by their employers, 10y whom
they are paid their inonthly wages until
they can prove mp; after which for IA mere
nominal price the titles are To to be trans
ferred to their employers.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-28

(Not ir Gliding Elgin.l
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
In 70 ,lH,

1T IS wonderful how soon the wealth
er can change. At three O'Clock yester
day the thermometer hovered aroun,
ninety-fve, an hour afterward it fell t,
eighty-fve, and two hours later it wa.
down to sixty-fve. This morning at sev
EN- o'clock, Wilmington entered th,
business week, with clean, washe.
streets, the ground thoroughly saturated
vegetables fresh and blooming, and the
thermometer quietly IT Sting at sixty six
ut the REPUBLICAN office. Eyerybod,
nearly, dreaded change, for long con.
tlnued hot and dry spells generally end
with violent thunder and lightning
storms. But Providence in his wisdom
and kindness, which are inscrutablp,
saw proper to make the needed and
grateful change, without hurricanes,
thunder and lightning storms. Thus,
while other sections of our broad land
were visited with wind, thunder and
lightning storms, we, of this section,
nave been more highly favored. A
great Divinity wisely shapes his ends,
and in the language of the poet
ne plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the Storm"
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09

HAS Wilmington Water Commi,
sion? We have faint recollectio,
tfat three men met some time ago an,
organized by calling one of their mum
Der President. Then if we recollec
right the Commission elected yer,
dislnterested party to be Chief Engine,
OF the Water Department But we
hear nothing more of the Commission.
What has become of it?
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
The Trade D0llAr

The Ill advised opposition to the cir
cuiafion OF the trade dollar has almos
ceased a number of merchants tax,
1t at its facs value, and others must d,
the same or lose portion of their Gus
toners. We may therefore Justly ex
pect the circulation of the coin will
soon become general again. The oppo
sitlon TO it originated with a set o.
sharks in New York, who wished to pu,
money in their purse at the expense o,
the business community, and tilch from
the laborcrs a portion of their hard
earnings. Why bankers, Railroad Com
panies, editors and business men should
have seconded the effort of the brokers
so readily, We are at loss to under
stand.
1t looks as though they had conspired
together for the purpose of profting by
he losses and embarrassments likely to
follow such a movement. A pack of
wolves could not have made a more
renuous effort to secure food to sustain
their famishing carcasses than these
men have made TO profit at the expense
81 Others. The Trade dollar answered
Just as well as the Bland dollar or the
paper dollar, to effect an exchange of
produce or labor on the part of the peo-
pie. With the same propriety could a
'rusade be inaugurated against any 9TH
n piece of money in general circula ion.
md the holders thereof forced to submit
o heavy discount on it.
The Trade dollar is as good "a anv
ther piece OF money for gen eral busi-
esS purposes. If we were going to send
to Europe il would be taken at its real
alue and so would any other coin. For
ome circulation the money we use is l
o,hlng more than a token or measure .
value, and so long as the law of the !,
mi Is complied with, one kind is AZ .
'od as any other, no matter Of what a
a'erial il may he made. Il
Brokers or Spectators should not be y
sisted by banks or Railroad Comma =,
es, to put money in theirp purses with. Il
i giving proper equivalent, and the a. a.
oner they all agree to receive the c,
Trade dollar" as heretofore, the better til
Will be for the business of the coun- tl
at large.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09
philadelphia T. DiyOrces

Phi ladelphia seems to be attaining
notoriety in the divorce business tia
VIII ere long eclipse the Western State,
IN their palmiest days. 1t appears I,
De a matter of but little difficulty t,
sever the matrimonial bond in that city
al present, and last month seventeen il
mated couple were divorced by th,
courts. AS usual the greater numlel
OF the applicants We're women, only
seven applicants being filed by
the husband. 1t seems singular
out 1t is fact, that two. thirds of al the
divorces granted throughout the
country are to women, but perhapa
Ihey have the most to bear with. and
the greatest provocation.
Daily Republican., 1883-07-09

ALLEN &. THrhMA>, JR., doesn',
ear" whether they ca.. him the decen.
crate son OF an illustrious sire or some.
thing else, he has determined to SID
port Judge Foreaker, the Republican
cahdida'e for tOv, rnor Of Ohio. He
says II be is expected to vote for the
Democrat ticket he wants Democratic
rahdldal"N 10 vote fer, and not man
ilk" Judge Hoadrv who started a Dem
"'ra', then became an abolitionist, then
ku""'oo'hing, then protectionist
thr' fire." trader, then II Republican,
men "A Greeley man,and only lately has
'raWled back into the Democratic partv
again. a good many Democrats in
ONO feel the same as young Thurman
on this question and will vote as he
votes.