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SHOT DEAD BY HIS FATHER.
A Truant Youth Dragged Home and
Killed There.

From the New York Tribune.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2.-South Cumminsville,
suburb, of this city, has had to-day for it's chief
topic Of conversation the killing Of his son by
James Boyd. short report OF which was sent
to the Tribune last night Boyd is huckster.
and is about fifty years of age. The youth.
whose name was Alfred, and whose age was
seventeen, had been in the habit of assisting his
father until within month. when bad associates
persuaded him to Ego on bum with them,'' as
he expressed it. He left home and his parents
have not known where his time was spent.
occasionally his father would see him. but the
boy would run from him and shout back tanta-
lizing remarks at him. Such action greatly ex-
asperated the father, but the boy was too smart
to fall into his hands.
Several times the boy broke into the house
when his parents were away. and took articles
which he sold at the pawnshops: Friday after
noon the boy was seen playing marbles near his
home. Boyd pointed him out to his wife and
said. "I'll take the revolver with ME this time
and if l can't catch him I'll scare him with it,"
he took the revolver and started toward the
boy, who took to his heels and was soon around
the corner.
This afternoon the boy was seen playing
marbles in the same place again, and the father
started toward him, revolver in hand. For
some reason the boy did not rum but allowed
his father to get hold of him. Boyd dragged
the boy toward the house. holding the revolver
IN one hand. At the gate they were met by the
mother, who begged the husband not to Eurt
Alfred. He paid no attention to her. She fol-
lowed them toward the door, begging Boyd
again and again to let the boy go. At the
kitchen door she fell in a faint. Boyd and the
boy passed In. and moment later shot was
heard. The neighbors ran to the house and
found the boy lying on the floor with a bullet
hole in his breast, and the mother still lying in
a sWoon outside. Boyd says the weapon went
off by accident. 1t is not a self-cocker, how
ever. and that could hardly be. Heis half crazy
with grief. When the police appeared he lev
eled his revolver at them, but was persuaded to
put it up. There were no witnesses of the
shooting.
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Naturally.

From the jefferson City Tribune
"Oh, pa, there is an awful fight around the
corner"
'Yes?" said pa, indiferently.
"And one man has cheWed the others ear
off,"
"Yes:"
.And the other man has shot off his pistol and
killed baby"
Poor baby" yawned pa.
Saint you goin' round there?'
presently" replied pa.
In short time everything became quiet, and
pa rushed frantically around the corner and
arrested an old woman for selling matches with
out a license.
Pa was policeman
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Lord ColeridSe Is so much impressed with
American Jurisprudence and procedure that he
is about to have introduced system of district
courts In England.
E. X. Marshall, the stage machinist of the
Madison Square "Rajah" company, was killed a
day or two ago at Selma, Ala. by falling from
the second story Of the Southern hotel.
Yonkecs Gazette speaks of ''walking hats" We
never saw O hat walk, although bonnet has
Boston Bu!ltilA
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Mary Howard. colored woman, living in
Rockville, Md. last Thursday was pouring oil
out OF her lamp into bottle to lend to friend.
She split some on her dress. Another lamp was
near her. which her child knocked over. Her
clothes took fire at once. The woman made at
once for the door, and ran considerable dis
lance down the street, covered with fire.
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A Poets Mite.

From the Frankfort Yeoman.
We just want to whisper to Johnny Carlisle.
When his fight on the tariff begins,
That all OF us boys In Kentucky viii ''smile,"
Adm be for tariff he wins.
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The PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF MARYLAND.-At the an
nual meeting OF the school commissioners OF Mary
OF pupils iii 1888 was 113 061 ard increase 1882
or ,393;; average enrolment 1853. decrease OF
3l2S average daily attendance, So 157, decrease OF
25i; average number OF months schools are open,
go. fractional decrease; total amount received
from the state for white and cOlOred schools, free
school fund and academic donations S3S2. pei 81, q
decrease OF S16l66. a. received from county taxa
ton. $42 I3 -, an Increase OF s642l o. total re-
ceiptS from all sources, $780,. 05. decrease of
s41.e9 81: total expenditures, 1898 CO. decrease
OF S206iO6S. In every county except Prince
Georges the average attendance is more than half
the average enrolment The best attendance Is in
Carroll county.
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Perhaps a more extraordinary suicide was
never heard of than that which is reported from
Venice. Three ysung ladies went out; took
their passage to the Lido, were observed to be
very melancholy during the journey, and ended
by drowning themselves. They appear to have
taken their own lives, two out of mere melan-
choly and from tedtum ritg, the third out of SYM
pathy and for the sake of company They had
lost their mother. one Of them had weak sight,
another was subject to fits, and they had all
been reading, II Promcssi sposi." the one Ital-
ian book which most English school girls have
read The least afflicted of the sisters was girl
Of great beauty.
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HIGH CHURCH AND Low CHURCH.-The contest
between the high and low church parties in the
Protestant Episcopal Church OF the Evangelists,
party asking Il 1nandamuS upon the rector. church
WardenS and VeStrymen, commanding them TO show
cause why the complainantS should not be re-
stored TO their rights as members OF the cOngrega-
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EDGAR's COUGH SPECIFIC.

LNDGAR'S COUGH SPECIFIC.
The safest and speediest for Coughs Colds and
WHOOPING COUGH,
Is warranted to contain narcotic. Sold by all drug
gists. At wholesale -
diet G. cHS:STIANI. Pennsylvania ave- n. N,
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A YERs PILLS ARE A CONVENIENT REMEDY
"A to have always at hand. They sugar-coated
to take effective to operate bring relief and
cure. They efectua in wide range Of diseases
which arise from disorders Of the stomach and digestive
organs.
T1NHE CONSTANT FEELING OF BEING PLAYED
Il out" and used up" can readily be removed by
using Ayers Sarsaparilla n3O
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TRYING To STEaLA CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER.-A
Toronto dispatch Says:-An attempt to abduct the
daughter OF the Rev. Il. H. Macdonald. the MethO-
dist Episcopal minister at Odessa, was made Satur-
day by her former lover. Samuel HILL whom she
had discarded because OF his bad character He met
the young lady on the road threatened to Kill her
She made an cutlery. and compelled her to accom-
pany him The girl went with him a short dis
buggy. Which he had htched in the woods, out to
the road, she escaped from him and back into
the village. Hill was arrested. In his pocket was
found marriage certificate for himself and the
girl. signed by the magistrate in neighbOring VII
lage- AS Miss Macdonald is under age, he must
have made false declarations to get the certificate.
He was put in Jail on charges OF perjury and at
tempted seduction.
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DYNAMITE SENT TO DE LEsSEPS.-There arrived
In Paris yesterday. from Nice three boxes, adj
dressed 20 NJ De cSScpS and the others to Nj. Cow
reaX, a contractor for work on the Panama canal
When NJ. COuvreaX opened one OF the boxes a cart
ridge inside exploded. but harmlessly. On being
warned NJ De l6sseps sIniiingly said: "They treat
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Lake George He said he had been for two years a

Lake George. He said he had been for two years a
fireman In Wizards hotel. Washington. He was
never In Orange before that time. he pleaded, say
ing ne nad Just worked his way from Washington
10 New oTk on freight train, starting on Monday
morning and reaching his destination on Tuesday
evening He had walked about the streets one
father, Clayborn Watkins and his uncle James. he
sHt hyei at No. AZ 18th street, Washington, be-
tween Is ana streets. He said Mr.. ROSele was
VI" proprietor Of the Willard house, but he could
EOt Tell the name OF any other hotel In the vicinity
watkins Is described as burly, low-siAed negro,
W d very low type. No such person as Watkins Is
remembered by the people at Wizards or the Ar
Hhgton h0tel-which Watkins also newfoundland
theTe Is 10 such number as 10 11th street
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Female Bali Players in Il Peck of Troa-

bic.
The female base ball club that has been eXbib-
ting in the larger cities of the country the past
month has come to grief in St Louis The
newspapers there refused from the start to give
them local notices. They were not permitted to
use the base ball park, but rented large hail.
Their trunks are held by the Indianapolis and
St Louis railroad for eXpressage A hotel
keeper has attached everything visible in the
way of jewelry and light baggage. The transfer
company has big bill against them for carriage
hire. Last week the managers applied to Mayor
Ewing for passes to New York city. But the
mayor refused to assist them. and now the girls
are left to SHIFT for themselves.
SHOOTING OF A NEWSPAPER MAN.--At New
Albany. Ind. there has been long standing
quarrel between William Edward Peters, OF
the Ledger and James II. Mann, young mar
ried man. Just before dinner Saturday the two
met and the quarrel was resumed. High words
passed. and Peters advanced upon Mann with
a heavy cane uplifted. Mann ran and was pur-
sued by Peters. Suddenly drawing his pistol
he turned and shot his antagonist twice. The
wounds are serious, but not necessarily fatal.
Mann was arrested.
MURDERED AT PARTY BY BOY.-At party
near Miner, Ca. Saturday night, Chas. Martin,
sixteen years DID, shot and instantly killed c. G..
Jones' u Young farmer. Jones and the Martin
brothers had guarreled. but the difficulty was
apparently settled. At the party Martin pushed
through the crowd to Jones, and, without warn
ing shot him through the head.
THE ADVENTURE OF Two BOYS IN A Garrett
Elmo Tatum, aged Is years, and ThOs. Mil
bourne. aged 10 years, are the names OF the
two lads who were injured last week In POGO
moke City. Md, by the explosion of half keg
of gunpowder. mentioned in Saturdays Sun.
The key containing the powder had been left in
the loft five years. and had been forgotten.
Tatum lighted a match to see and afterwards
n into no nrr
to do with 1t, not knowing the nature of the
contents of the keg. Young Tatum was blown
through the roof into the adjoining lot. Mil
bourne. who was on the stairs, ran down the
steps and jumped through an opening made by
the explosion. Tatum was very badly burned,
and there are grave doubts about his recovery.
Young MibOurne was not badly hurt; his hair
was burned from his head.-B0M Sun.
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CECOND-HAND CLOTHING BOUGHT AND THE
y highest cash prices paid. Also Watches, Jewelry
Guns. Pistols. &c Call or address HERZoG. SOB 9ff
street near PENNSYLVANIA avenue 0szA
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days we advertised it. No one responded for
several weeks, and we tried to find out through
the railroad who owned the bonds. We failed.
as they could not be traced from the original
buyer and six months afterward the owner APP
pied for them. He had seen the advertisement
in the papers. and wondered who was fool
enough to leave his property around that way,
but was SO certain that his bonds. although
they answered the description perfectly, were
safe in his stronghold where he had left them,
that he never even took the trouble to examine
the box TO see. We are continually finding cOu-
pons that have been cuttrOm bondsin the rooms.
Only short time ago fished 81 900 worth out
OF the cuspadore that had been thrown away in
an envelope. The owner atterward told me
that he addressed the envelope wrongly and so
had to use another. He thought he put the
coupons in this envelope, and so he threw the
other away and put the empty one in his
pocket.
another phase Of the safe deposit business
is the number OF persons who 60 away and leave
their property in their safes. We have about Is
safes III our vaults whose owners cannot be
found. one OF them has not been here for ten
years, and we have made great efforts to find
him. We traced him to Montreal and then to
Ottawa, and finally lost track of him in San
Francisco. We do not open the safes that are
lelt IN TINS manner, II the owner should never
come back, but would not be at all surprised
to see the ten-year absentee come in any day.
One OF the safe deposit companies tried to get
bill through the legislature last year providing
that when safe had been left for two years
the company could break it open, and after
holding it another year and advertising it six
months sell the the contents at auction. The
attempt failed, but if such law had been passed
we should continue to hold our safes inviolate
for any length Of time"
A depositor in the large safe deposit compa-
MES obtains almost as many privileges when he
rents q safe as ne would at first-class club.
There are reading rooms and libraries, where
are the daily papers and pens and ink; there are
coat rooms, where he can leave his umbrella or
coat; private apartments where he can transact
business or write letters, and post Office where
he can receive his mail. For the ladies there are
elegant reception rooms, where they may leave
their parcels while shopping. or look over the
friends. A billiard room. a card room. and a
buffet are, perhaps, the only additions an old
club man would suggest to convert one Of these
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BERTHA, TODD CorrNTv.

A~ASAAA<A9 AOAO SOONX1s
Health ia this town is excellent,
and the people are happy.
The spring is rather backward and
cold, but when we see that in the
State of Ohio, or ''the land of steady
habits," as it is called, snow fell to
the depth of twelve inches on the
2lst Gay of last month, we are per.
fectly contented.
A couple of our neighbors went
fishing up on the Crow Wing, and
had the pleasure of making . very
agreeable catch. In two nights and
one day they took in three barrels
OF as nice fish as could be found.
principally pike, pickerel and bass
saw the two big log drives on the
Shell, belonging to Morrison & Co.
with something like seven million
feet, and the one ON the Grow Wing
belonging to Minneapolis parties
containing over eight million seven
hundred thousand feet.
Mr.. c. N. Brown is driving thing,
and improving his farm at a rapid
rate.
G. A. Brown is happy again, and
all because it is boy. Father
mother and child doing well.
Small grain looks we'll, but tht
late trosts have played havoc with
the early tomatoes. OCCASIONAL.
June 5th 1883.
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They haye a great deal of fun on

They have a great deal of fun on
the coast of Florida, with sharks.
A shark will swallow any.
thing that is thrown to
him, like politician. People
go out on excursions, armed with
small alarm clocks, about as big as a
baseball, and throw them to the
sharks which sport about the boat,
looking for something to eat. The
shark swallows the alarm cloak, which
is set to go off few minutes later.
Pretty soon the alarm stricks, and as
it gets in its work, the shark begins
to founder around, hooking scared,
trying to throw up the clock. and as
he turns pale and says his s'now I lay
me-" all tho time. jumping out of the
water and begging to be forgiven, the
people on the boat laugh until their
sides ache. It is rough on the shark.
but we understand some of the
sharks get to like it, and many have
been known to flop out on the shore
and SO to asjewelry store and ask fol
s key to wind up the clock that is in
them. This last may seem like 4 fish
story, but I'VE got it from . witness i'll
the star route trial, and it seems az
though il ought tosDe Peck,
San. -ss.s
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EASTERN WApENA.

EASTERN .WADENA.
Mr.: Welch died on Monday AFTER
noon. The relatives have the sym.
pathy of the entire neigeborhood.
Mrs. Charley Palmer was quite
sick last week, with neuralgia.
Peter Palmer lost horse on the
track last Sunday. r.s
Next month is the glorious fourth
are we going to celebrate?
Word came down from Wadena
last Tuesday, that Mrs. Everts was
sick and her mother, Mrs. Lener-
vile, went up to attend her. She
was better the last we heard.
Some Of our young ladies visited
the school, Friday. %.s... \. +:
A load Of Floydites went over to
Wonser's visiting, last week, and for
our part, we must say we admire the
roads between here and there.
Wonser has added another profess
sion to farming, that of hen doctor.
G. w. Palmer, a. Lensrville & Co
have gone to Grow Wing, fishing.
If you don't hear from us next
week, you will know we are mad be-
cause Geo. didn't bring US tho big
fish he promised us
ART1cHokEs. .
June 4th 1883. 81
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no to the house OF the former; it

ing to the house OF the former;it
proved to be Mr.. Peter Johnston, q
homesteader of northern Leaf River.
The ladies left the house and went
to Mr.. Barnell's a halt mile away and
notified Mr.. Barnell and Mr.. Mori-,
cal (who happened to be there at the
time) and they started TO- MIR. Nc.
Murray's; found Mr.. Johnston at the
barn, and after short chase they
caught him. He had entered the
house and got himself something
to eat and fed bis Winchester Rife
some cooked potatoes which he hap
pened to find. When he was over
taken he seemed to recognize his
pursurers and did not resist capture,
and uttered very few rational words.
Mr.. Barnell took him to Wadena and
turned him over to the proper au-
thorities, and on examination by
Drs. Cromett and Jordan it was
thought best to send him to the
asylum, which was done. Mr..
Johnston came to this town about
one year ago, and has since that
time proved himself to be an honest,
industrious man. He was "a years
old, was born in Scotland, served
five years in the service of the
Hudson Bay Fur Co., is single
man and has no relatives in this
country. Mr.. Barnell was appointed
guardian, by Judge Ostrander, to
take care of his property. Aessrs.
Barnell and Morical went to the
house and found things in a very
bad condition. On a trunk sat a
small box containing revolver with
three chambers loaded, and a small
bottle about half full of strychnine;
everything went to show that suicide
had been contemplated. No one
has vet been able to solve = the
mystery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawtelle have
returned home from their visit to
Minneapolis.
Letters received from Mrs.
Wiswell by her husband, states that
she is gaining her health very slowly.
Mr.. Parks. the Reverend Gentle
man who has been holding meetings
at the Morical school house, doesn't
receive very flattering encourage
ment; suppose he will think the citi-
zens of that neighborhood are joined
to their Idols, picked in tobacco
juice, and will be carried to paradise
on howery beds Of cigar smoke.
SYKES.
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Neighborhood News.
ELMO.

ELMO.
The small grain looks we'll. but
corn is very backward.
School in District l24, flourishing
Miss Wethey, Of Glencoe, teacher.
Preaching every alternate week,
by Elder Reeves, Of Parkers Prairie.
Sunday school is still progressing
well, with Ben Stewart as Superin-
intendent, but we would like to see
the people turn out better to both
Sunday school and preaching.
Frank Henderson is the happy
father OF a bouncing boy. William
Murray also sets up the cigars, on
a. baby girl; verify, this is great
town to populate. ~:: >.
We notice there are a good many
frame houses going up.
The saw mill of Stavely Bros. &
Chapman is in full blast, and the
boys are doing good work.
All this town needs is a railroad,
and it would be second to none.
June 5th, 1883.
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June 5th, 1883.
OAK VALLEY,

OAK VALLEY.
Small grain is looking well. Some
have lost their corn on account of
poor seed.
Breaking season has commenced.
Considerable ground will be turned
over this summer.
Geo. Ramsdell has been working
out the County apportionment on
the 1nman and Wadena road.
Henry Mierson is at work in the
brick yard.
Chris Mierson has moved his FAM
lily over to the brick yard. They
intend staying all sumner.
A cousin of R. A. Darling is visit
ing relatives here. He is from Mich
igan.
Mr.: Aldrich is building new
house on his farm on section 5.
Rev. Mr.. Church breaches at the
Ramsdeu school house every two
weeks.
School commenced in Dist. 81.
Compton, June 4th.
BoRN-June 4th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Howell, girl. SklrrER.
June 4, 1883.
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sWhat's the matter with you,
sonny?' said pious old Samaritan to
a lad who was churning the tears to
his eyes with two dirty fists. ''Per-
haps the hand of Providence has been
laid heavily upon you; perhaps your
mothers dead!''
ssIhope she is,'' muttered the gam.
in, shifting his fist from his eyes to
the basement of his pantaloons and
rubbing it as if it were the seat of
some recent distress. 81 hope shs is,
but she wasn't when I saw her last. :"
Davenport Herald.
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eyes, I am the man who had cor
ner on maple sugar few years ago.
he replied.
"How mucn did you buy in!''
"Almost every pound made east of
Canada that spring."
''How much did you force up the
price!''
'.Not a red cent. lost about S2S,
600 on that little speculation
"Why didn't you have the market
in your hand?"
eyes, for f,w days Ishonld have
jumped sugar from eleven to eighteen
cents per pound in fortnight, but
western wretch began making maple
sugar from New Orleans molasses, In.
dian meal and Lake Erie sand, and in
a month Twas bankrupt. 1t was, per.
haps, a go I'd thing for me, thought
"How?''
"Why, I intended to make a corner
on pickles in the fall, and if had
some one would surely have invented
Eastwood cucumber and cut the
price down to fifty cents per barrel. :"
-UaH Street News.
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June 4th 1883,

June 4th 1883,
Council met on call of president.
Present-Nessrs. Potter, Miller,
Knudsen and Broker.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Bill of Charles Colman for $3 so,
allowed at $3.06.
Bill of James W. Marrs for $3.50,
allowed at 1858. z
Bill Of James Mckay for $2.62,
allowed at $2.62. -$..s-
Bill of James Mckay for a. rs,
allowed in full. ~
Bill Of Thos. Miller, for oak plank,
allowed at $64.10. @ s.=.
Adjourned. A.G. BROKER,
>..,t .; Recorder.