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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01
The Ruined City

The Ruined City.
Rochester, the county sejGt Of Olmsted
county, is u city OF about 6,0ipOi Inhabitants.
1t was one of the handsomeJt cities of the
many Of which. Minnesota Pan Poast Its
laid out regularly, with broAd streets,
shaded by numerous trees, witty the Zum
brota river vending its way throu gin the city
from north to south, with a tne pkublic park
in the center of the city. Rocheste r contains
many handsome public bulldogs, AMI ong which
are the State hospital FIR th4 } insane,
the Olmsted county court touse, the High
school, the Cook House, aud othg}r hotels.
The city has been noted for its maIkly beauti-
full residences, with large and well kept
grounds. betokening the we6lth and
taste of their owners The State fail was for
several years held at that point, the defensive
grounds being located in the suhurHs of the
city. The Southern Minnesota Fai1 a~ssOcia-
ton had taken possession Of the buildings
tho State fair to Owatonna, aud elabo-
rate preparations were making for an
exhibition this fall, which promised to rival
the State exhibition. The grounds w re large
and we'll provided with all theI neces-
sary buildings, with q fine rac9' track.
Rochester was Incorporated as a Lefty in
1883. The first religious organizat ZION was
the Methodist, which established a church IN
1856. An Episcopal society was
organized in 1850, and a Presbyterian
society in 1861. Each have fine chlurches,
ranging in cost frcm $4, 600 to S9,0OIa Be
sides these there are fine Catholic, Lutheran
aud Universalist churches which are AMI orna-
ment to the city. The high school b~slildiug
was erected a few years ago at a cost of 49, !
600. The county buildings, which OCCUPY
one of the finest locations in tls cityl, cost
$4,000 There are two weekly
newspapers, the Rochester aecordi and
the Rochester Post In A1S67 |
the Winona & St. Peter railway WIS comptIeted
to Rochester, which has now become on& Of
the great primary wheat markets e the NnArth-
west There are In the city five
large Touring mills, an iron foundry,
wooden mill and carriage fact9ry.
in former years, lying within The now hp-
parently well defined track OF atnospherHcal
disturbances, which crosses the southern pbr~
ton Of Minnesota from West to East, but aAhe
present is the first occasion when seriohs
damage was obtained
THE TRAIN ACCIDENT EXAGGERATED.
The story about the train between Rochester,
and Zumbrota was exaggerated. The wind
blew the switch open and the train ran oh
about half q mile west Of town, turning over
The whole train and killing William Higginsl
brennan, of Dodge Center.
RELIEF MEASURES. Az
The promptness with which the call bH
Gov. Hubbard for aid at Rochester was meF
by contribution is q splendid Indication fok
Minnesota. St Psul' starting of bH
raising $1,000 . minute for the frsN
five minutes after learning OF the news, Still
water giving 1000, Red Wing $500 and
other cities according to their abilities and
public spirit shows that the prosperity of the
State has not spoiled her people.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01
THE K
ST. PATTI.

FLoUR-Patents, Orange Blossom, ST.; Red Cross,
s~traights, SO: Capitol family, So so; Bakers. xxx,
81. %: in barrels, 25c extra; outside brands,
25@5Oc per Dbl less, according to quality: low
grades, $2@2.50. Rye -four, 1915 per bbl. Ora
ham, 81. o per Dbl.
WHEAT-Market quiet, though there was a fair
amount doing in the general market, supply consid-
cred. Prices were unchanged and quotably steady.
No. l hard, S1.13; August, S1.12; September.
81 OF; October and the year, $I.06; No. 2 hard.
OS: No. 2 97C, all bids.
CoRN--Quiet for want OF supply. The demand
easy. Prices unchanged except for year. THAI
higher, No. 8 was lower, in bids. Quotations:
No. 2, 4Sc bid, SOC asked for spot aud August;
September, 47c Did, 49c asked; Year, 46c bid,
asked; No. 3, Age bic.
OATs-There was a fair demand for spot oats
Futures quiet. No. 2 mixed. soc bid for old; Sep
TENDER, 26c bid, 2Sc asked: October, 25c bid,
&c asked: year, 25o bid, 26c asked: No. 2 white,
asked for new: rejected, &c asked. /,
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01

GgSrrot Stocking. and A vsadet,s prtot
'Fvlry n svator more or less ID Et
Hoton'N elevator lifted bodil and throwl across
the raj u track.
Coles N destroyed
RoChasteN Harvester works, tNoEai wreck.
WI IRith, Judge Start, HAnd 9. H.. Chad
bourne san la conservative es Inmate Of the loss
in the city Alone is $500, 04l0 The city has
800 homelAss people to care for, and traces OF
the July cyclone are still hplenty. Help is
needed, Gndlat once.
SOUTH OF Fl RAILWAT.
The following business bEuildings south Of
the railwaylwere simply unr4oofed ana slightly
injured:
Cooks hotd. Stebbins g. Cda Horizons Opera
House block. OZmeer & Booth, NH III. Seward, j,
A. Coles millI Rommei's block, II. Z. Hall d Co.,
! But few dwelling houses nod Of the track
were badly damaged, but q "a eat many barns
and fences have disappeared Ali kinds Of
stock are running at large thtrqugh the coun-
try, more or less bruised aIfld crippled, and
almost unacceptable on accodnlt of the coat
lug Of mud and filth. The baSn Of l. b Hall
blew across the railway Tack ABOUT two miles
west of here. The hired man, ksent out to sig
nal a train, not understanding til 2 railway code,
gave a false signal, ANA the train
was badly wrecked he nreman
was instantly killed aud horribl y mangted and
three or more passengers a1ld tram men
severely injured The resourcds OF charity III
this city were severely taxed BY the cyclone a
month since, and without outsidyf aid IL VIII De
impossible to prevent an immt tse amount OF
suffering and restitution. RocA hAster extend
an urgent appeal to her sister 81 tes OF Mime
sofa for aid III his, her time of trouble.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01
MINNFAPoIIs

FLouR-There is no material change intthe stu
alton, which is considered strong by all. Minnesota
patents are quoted ia Boston at S7.40@Z.75 aud
in New York at 81. 25@7.65. Local quotations
are: Patents, 6.50@7 straights, SIS. 6096; clears,
81 .So@5.2O; low grades, 50. 25@3.25.
MISUNDERSTANDING shipments were small
and the local demand seems TO be lighter.
Quotations: Bran, in bulk, 1925: sacked, 80. %.
Fine shorts, SIC. 50Gll; coarse, $9.75GI0. %
Mixed feed, Sl6&lS. Coarse corn meal, SIa
WHEAT-The boom was on No. 1 Northern, new.
which sold at $1.O7, aud then dropped to 81. O4
at a single jump. Old No. l hard sold at 81. 10 ia
store, and a fine sample Of No. 2 hard went Al
Sl.l4 -Four cars of No. l Northern went al
$l.C7, and three cars OF the same at 81 ~ Ma
! hard seller September was offered at 81. OF.
with $l.05 bid. For No. ! Northern, seller Sem
tember, $J!02 was bid, and for No. 2. seller sep
teptember, $1.02 was asked and 95c bid. For No.
1 herd. seller October, S1.06 was bid and 81. O7
asked. Sales OF old by sample were at SSc aud CSC
respectively. Quotations: No. hard, S1.I6; No
z hard. Sl.l2: No. j Northern, Sl.12: No 2
81 OF; No. ], 81. 06; No. 2, Sl.O2; No.
3, 97c Millers' association prices. No. I hard,
&l.l0; No. 2 hard, $l.05: No. 1 regular, 81. O3:
2. 81: No. 5, 90c: No. A. soc.
~CoRE-There was no trading. Posted was offered
at Ale, and No. 2 Z Acc. Quotable at 49, for No.
2, and 4O@47c for condemned. by sample.
OATs-OheTings were free, but bids were scarce.
A lot OF rejected went, by sample, at 25c Quota
bic a: 2Se for No. 2 mixed; white, Soc: rejected,
502Tc, by sample.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
WEST WASHINGTON.

The wedding of Miss Alice Sommers,
daughter of Mr.. H. Sommcrs, and Mr..
SoStam Young of Washington, took place
yesterday afternoon at 1880 at the residence
of the brides father corner Of NJ street and
jefferson avenue. The beautiful ceremony
of the Jewish Church was performed In o
very impressive manner by the Rev Dr. l..
Sterne, of the Eighth street Church, in the
presence of a very large number of friends.
The bride looked charming in a croam-col-
ored satin dress, with white tulle veil and
orange blossoms in her hair, the bridal bou-
quet being Of white rosebuds. The
ushers were Mcssrs. J.. Strasburger, j.
Strasburgcr, Joseph Sommers, +. Nordlinger
and George Goldsmith. On the conclusion
Of the ceremony and after the guests had
offered their congratulations to the newly
welded pair, they were invited to the
supper-room, where the tables were loaded
with good things set out for them. Among
the many present at the ceremony were
Mrs. Oppenheimcr, of New York, the
venerable grandmother Of the bride; Rev.
Dr. and Mrs Stein, Dr. Grafton Tyler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oppenheimer, of Texas Mr..
A. Brussels, Miss Sarah Arnold, Mr..
and Mrs. Manheimer, all OF New York
Mrs. Berliner, of Boston, Mrs. Rosa Stess-
ner, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis, Mrs. Pollok, all of
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. V. Strasburger of
Norfolk, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Helbran, Mrs.
Stiasburger, Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Strasbur-
ger, Mr.. and Mrs. Aucrbach, and many
others. From seven to ten there was q
general reception of the friends and nc.
quaintances of the families, at which there
were about two hundred and fifty present
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29

Mr.. Charles NJ. Sanderson, u well-known
printer and resident of East Washington, died
at the family residence, 635 L street south
east,yesterday morning shortly after o'clock.
He had been confined to the house for some
time with consumption, but bravely battled
with the dread destroyer until yesterday,
when he became resigned and met death with
q smile.
He was 26 years of age, printer by occupa-
tion, and held position in the Government
Printing Ofllce at the time Of his death. He
was also a prominent member of the Light
Guards, having been connected with the COM
pany for many years. Charley, as he was
familiarly called, was generous to fault,
whole.souled, and beloved by all who knew
him, and his early death Will be regretted by
hosts Of friends.
Saturday afternoon the physician called,
and as he was leaving, the mother and aunt
of Charlie followed him to the parlor where
a conversation was held. When the latter re-
turned TO the bedside of their beloved sick
one, he turned to his aunt and said, "You
have been talking to the physician about my
case, now tell me what the verdict is.'
The aunt naturally hesitated, and finally
earth were but few.
SWELL" said the bravo boy, "that is all right
/ am glad OF 1t. have made a good fight,
since October last, and now that there are nc
hopes for me, the sooner go the better" Aftei
this Affecting scene 1t was not long before he
was gathered In to his Maker, while beauti
full smile, like u sunbeam, lit up his palid
countenance In death.
The funeral will take place az 3o'clock Tues
day from Christ Church, Rev. DR.. Andrews
rector. Columbia Typographical Union and
the Light Guards, both of which he was {
member, will meet and take appropriate ac
tion, besides attending tho funeral Ia body
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Miners Comedy Four.

Tonight commences an engagement extraor-
dinary at the Comique. Miners Comedy
-Four Will open for the week in a bill of rare
excellence prior to the long journey to San
Francisco, CAL, The longest Journey ever made
by variety company. We clip the following
from the Day Baltimore, october ., 1882;
"That portion OF Baltimore's e-frequent-
ing public which delight In variety perform
ances and prefer their Kaleidoscope changes
10 the continuous sombreness of the drama,
have perfect feast set before them this week
by the managers Of the Monumental Theatre.
There is one of the most enjoyable
entertainments provided at this place which
1t has been our good fortune to witness any
where, and 1t is not tlnged In the slightest
degree with anything approaching vulgarity.
1t Is this las named feature which makes IL
most acceptable. II would be impossible to
enumerato in detail the many Interesting
features OF the programme, and the most
prominent can only be referred 10. The
Jeromes are as amusing rs ever In their
burlesque sketches, and Miss Belle Clifton
and Louise de Louisi proved TO be
very clever skipping.rope dancers as we'll as
masters In handling the musket. Murphy
and Mack, the inimitable, kept their audience
In roar while they held the boards. ValIean
performed some juggling feats which bordered
on the marvellous, and Charles Diamond, the
Italian minstrel, 'woke the harp of his coun
try with his melodies. 'Murphys Wedding.
the closing piece, Is n side-splitting farce, and
II you want TO laugh and grow fat don't fai
n ace IL this week. -
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Mead Reside His Bride.

Friday night Mr.. John Guthrie, a pros
porous young farmer, was married to Miss
Hulda Martin, near Halifax Courthouse
Va. A large company was present at the
wedding, which was solemnized at the
residence of the brides father. Owing to
the bad weather the guests remained at
the mansion all night. Saturday morn
ing, when they had assembled at the break
fast table, it was remarked that the bride
and groom were late in coming. Suddenly
the shrieks of woman were heard, and
the startled guests hastened into the hall
where they met the bride of the night, who
cried My husband! Oh, my husband! !'
When she awoke she found her husband
dead by her side. She is almost insane
from grief. His funeral took place yes
terday from the house in which he was
married The four groomsmen acted as
pall-bearers, and the minister who married
them read the burial service.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
Remarkable Hands at Poker.

NGW OIh sun
Four members Of a well-known club in
this city sat down to game of poker on
Thursday evening. There was dollar
limit, and there was no desire on the part
of any of the players to win much money.
After one deal three of them drew one card
each, except the dealer, who passed out.
The man of the left on the age bet ono
dollar, the second man raised him one dol
lar, and the age raised the pot another dol
lar. This was followed by raises to the
limit all around second time, when the
man who made the first bet said:
Gentlemen, ought to raise the bet, but
this is social game, and I'll not crowd
you. will simply call"
Without waiting for the others to bet, he
laid face upward on the table the deuce
tray, four and Ave of spades. The fifth
card he placed back uppermost.
The second man said Il feel the SAME
about this matter. / will simply call" He
then showed the deuce, tray, four and five
of diamonds, hiding the fifth card
II also call" said the age, and he dis
played the deuce, tray, four and five o
clubs. The fifth card of each was ther
shown, and it was seen that each had {
straight flush of the same value. The po
was divided.
1t was square game, and the hands wer
not fixed,
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
OvercOats
at immense reduction. Eiseman Bros, co
ner Seventh and Z streets.
Miscellany.

An unspeakable blessing-a dumb wife.
Delaware has refused to give up the whip
ping post.
growing impression is nurtured in the
conservatory of thought.
1t was a countryman who called city
sausages q " dog gone poor dish.
After all, the vaunted mince pie is but a
species of hash in crusty disguise.
That was sound advice given by a sage to
a young writer: Think much, write little,
publish still less.
One Sacramento (Cal.) hop-grower har-
vested 700 bales last year, for which he re-
ceived Ss5,000 cash.
1t is no use telling a man with n hand
some muller that it is unhealthy to wear
wraps about the throat.
The Methodists are ahead of all other
denominations in the work Of advancing
female education in Japan.
f. +. Gaylord and wife, of Cleveland
Ohio, celebrated the sixtieth anniversary
of their marriage on Tuesday.
An offer of marriage so delighted one
Michigan girl that she fell dead Of joy
heart disease they called it.
A well-known Cincinnati firm has gone
into the business of manufacturing artificial
ice for general consumption.
Olive Logan says the paragraphers have
| no love for the beautiful. Olive has not
read the recent articles upon Mrs. Langtry.
when man goes wrong" saysa New
| Jersey preacher, put yoke on his neck
| and run him back to his mother"
| If everybody would tell everybody just
what they really thought of everybody
everybody would think but little of every
body.
Crime has oflate been alarmingly on the
| increase in Germany. Desperate murders
and robberies are of almost daily occur
renee.
Herr Most is bowling to his followers t;
kill, kill, kill" He may gain fame, bu
he's not so clever or amusing guy as Osca,
Wilde.
A Syracuse sleigh 100 years old is driver
by man s5 and pulled by a horse in hi
35th year There is nothing frislIy abou
that turnout.
The scenery for Saint Saens new opera o
Henry VIII, " soon to be presented a
the Grand Opera House, Paris, will cos
$4,000 when completed,
A Georgia woman is losing the power o
speech through indulgence in cannes
fruits. Now you know what to think of
man who is going home with q lot o
canned fruit under his arm
A Boston woman declined gift of S25,
600. She is the widow of q newspape
editor, and it is suspected that she ha
pawned her husbands diamonds, and need
no further assistance.
Dear Mr.. Jones'" said learned woman
'yuu remind me of barometer that
filled with nothing in the upper story,
Divine Amelia Brown" said he, you oC
cupy my upper story"
of forty-two principal rulers in tn
world, King William, of Germany, is tn
oldest, So, and Alfonso, of Spain, the young
est 25. The Pope is 70, Alexander, {
Russia, 81, and Victoria, g.
The man who believes in place fc
everything and everything in its plaC
never has postage-stamp when he wan
to post a letter-Puck,
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

The report which has been in circulation
for several days that Mr.. L. Edward
Grimes, of this city, who has been West for
several months, had been shot and mortally
wounded in Cleveland, Ohio, one day last
week, is untrue. The rumor was started
on the receipt by Mr. G.'s relatives here of a
letter. accompanied by an extract from q
newspaper, stating that young man
named 7. Edward Grimes had been shot in
Cleveland one night last week. An uncle
of the above-named gentleman wrote I'M
medately to the Mayor of Cleveland in re-
gard to the matter, and on Saturday night
received q dispatch from that official
stating that the name of the unfortunate
young man was T. Edward Graham instead
of that published in the newspapers of
that city.
The weather yesterday was rainy and
dsagreeable, and heavy fog prevailed
throughout the day. Rev. DIR. Poulson oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Methodist Pro-
testant Church in the merning, and the
pulpit of the Methodist Episcopal Church
was occupied at II q. NJ. by Rev. Mr..
Treadway. The services in the other
churches were conducted by their regular
pastors. The meeting in the hall of the
Reform Club in the afternoon was slimly
attended owing to inclement weather.
Mr.. Benjamin Hughes, jr., who was BIT
ten by one Of the Columbia horses last
week, is much improved His injuries, while
painful, are not of serious nature.
Mr.. Ernest Padgett had his forehead
quite badly scalded by steam from a tea
Kettle on Saturday.
| The ice in the river having been somc-
what broken up by the rain and fog of yes
terday, the ferryboats are making irregu-
lar trips between this city and Washington
to-day.
William Coleman, colored, was arrested
| and taken before Justice Arnell this morn
ing for an assault on Edward Carter, also
colored. The Justice fined the accused
| $3.50, which was paid.
Mr.. John Boyer slipped and fell on the
ice in front of the First Presbyterian
Church on Saturday night, sustaining pain
ful, if not serious, injuries.
A resident in the northwestern section OF
the city was much surprised yesterday to
| find that his Sunday dinner, which had
been left in the safe in the yard of his resi-
dence, had been stolen.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
EAST WASHINGTON.

BY the prompt and efficient action of
Special Officer Burgess and Officers Barnes
and Blandford at an carly hour yesterday
morning serious conflagration was
avcrtcd. The officers discovered smoke is
suing from the store of NIessrs. McCauley ~
Dellwig. Mr.. McCauley was awakened,
the store opened, and the discovery made
that slumbering fire in wooden ash box
had burned through the bottom of the box
and the floor, setting fire to the joist under
meath. The fire was quickly suppressed
Had the discovery been delayed another
hour serious fire in the business centre of
East Washington would have resulted.
Hon. John Tyler, son of ex-Presideut
Tyler, addressed the temperance meeting
at the North Carolina-avenue Mission last
evening. His speech bespoke wonderful
oratorical powers, and held the large audi
ence spell-bound during its continuance.
Interesting temperance meetings were
held yesterday at the Waugh VI. f. Church,
North Carolina-avenue Mission, Haines'
Hail. Anacostia, and the Seamens Retreat.
The Waugh Church meeting was one of
the largest and most successful ever held
in this section of the city. Mr.. Cat Hill
ton presided, and addresses were made by
Messrs. James ]. Turner, Lieut. Crozet
Forsyth, Tracy, st. John, Hall ard John r.
Mahoney.
The pavements and streets in the neigh
borhood of the Eighth Precinct Station
House are in an impossible and terrible
condition. 1t is impossible to pedcstrinate
thereabouts without wading through miry
yellow clay.
Gods Jewels" was the subject of q
brilliant and glistening discourse by Rev.
j, W, Gray, at the First NJ. p. Church
yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop delivered an able and
eloquent address before the Missionary So
ciety Of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
| Church last evening.
The third union prayer-meeting of the
! East Washington Sabbath schools has been
set for next Saturday at II III. at the
Fourth-street VI. f. Church, Rev. DR..
Chester will preside
| "A Woman's Devotion to Christ" was
the topic of an eloquent sermon by Rev.
| Joseph France at the Fourth-street VI. e..
| Church yesterday,
| East Washington Business Notes.
The eating bar of the Washington Hall
restaurant is always supplied with the
| delicacies in season. Hot and mixed
| drinks are specialties.
| Prescriptions reliably prepared at Scala's
old established pharmacy corner of Fifth
street and East Capitol street. All the
standard patent medicines.
The Evening critic., 1883-01-29
THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsTABLIsHED AUGUST 1855
LACONIC LOCALS.

The street.lamps will be lighted at
$3.50 p. m. and cxtipguished at 1880 a. m.
All should remember the entertainment
Of the Rosedale Pleasure Club at Abner's
Hall this evening.
LOVERS ofgood eating, go to L. Mangum's,
No. sos North Capitol street. You can find
excellent meals for 25 cts.
MARTHA CoLLIFLowER, respectable
looking and elderly lady, was in the dock
at Police Court to-day charged with being
vagrant and begging on the streets. The
prisoners nephew appeared against her,
and said that she had q good home, but
would leave it and beg on the streets and
invest the money in whisky. The woman IS
husband agreed to take her back if Judge
Smell would accept her personal bonds and
this was done.
Mr.. +. w. FISK, money clerk of the
American Express office, Kansas city, Mo-,
states that he has been using St. Jacobs Oil
for long time for sprains bruises, etc, and
has always found relief.