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Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
Big Wisconsin Failure.

Writs of anIattachment to the amount of
500, coo have been issued against the prop
erty c: T. G. Mandt, heavy wagon manutac-
turer oft city of Stoughton, Dane county
Wisconsin, and he is forced into bankrupt.
cy with liabilities variously estimated at
from 100000 to $3.50, 600, while his assets
will not exceed 100000. The principal
creditors are residents of Stoughton and vi
cinity, wholesale iron and lumber dealers in
Milwaukee and Chicago and the First Ma
'onal and State banks of this city, the last
,so beirg in the amount of $1,000 each
Co. William F. Villas of Madison, attorney
for the bankrupt claims assets for his
client sufficient to liquidate liabilities, and
says Mandt will pay his Indebtedness in full
if the creditors will give him a little time.
The insolvency of Mandt is attributed in no
manner to the FIRE which partially con
sumed his works upon Jan. Is, but is the
result of transactng heavy business by
means Of borrowed capital
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
A law for the encouragement of large

A law for the announcement of large
families has been proposed in France,
and considering the growing tendencyto-
ward celibacy in that country there is a
good deal Of sense in it. The law pro-
vides that every head of family who
has more than four children shall be en-
titled to reduction of fifteen per cent.
on his annual taxes, and to an addition
al reduction of FIVE per cent. for each
child in excess of five. In case the
father does not pay taxes in excess of
100 francs year he shall be entitled to a
premium of 200 francs for his fifth child
800 francs for his sixth, 400 for the sey-
enth, and SO on.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
RAILROAD RuMBLINGs.

The annual meeting of the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha stockholders
was held Saturday at Hudson, Wis. The
meeting was purely business one, and
nothing outslu tof regular routine work was
done. At the meeting 2l4 ,9sG shares-133,- :
100 common, and SLIT preferred-were
represented, and participated in the vote of
directors which resulted in the selection Of
tie following gentlemen: Marvin Hughitt
Albert Keip, Augustus Schell, J. G. Spooner,
H., Nick. Twombley. W. 4. Vanderbilt, Cor
relius Vanderbilt, W. D. Weshburn, NJ. L..
sykes, Philetus Sawyer, R. P. Flower, David
and the Messrs. Vanderbilt were elected for
three years, Messrs. Schell and
Sykes for two years, and
iessrs Hughitt and spooner for one year.
TIE others held over from the previous
election. In addition to the election of di-
rectors the regular quarterly division of Il
per cent. on preferred stock was declared,
payable July 20. The books will be closed
June 80 and opened again July "a. Subse-
quently meeting of the directors was held,
and the following gentlemen were chosen as
officers President, Marvin Hughitt; vice
president and treasurer, NJ. L. Sykes; secre-
tary, G. W. Porter. s. 0. Howe was also
elected assistant trasurer, with headquarters
at New York. Executive committee: Mes
srs. Hughitt. Keip. Schell, Spooner and w.
x. and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The officials ofthe Chicago, Milwaukee
g. st. Paul road, having finished their an
nual inspection of the road, have decided
to fill the gap between Mitchell and Aber-
deem, Oak. Work will be begun at once
and the seventy-fve miles completed this
| season. The road is already built north
! from Mitchell to LetcheT, a distance of ff-
| teen miles, and south from Aberdeen to
Ashton. The route LAID out lies six to ten
miles west of the Jim river, following its
| course closely. The talked-of plans of
building to Bismarck and west of Aberdeen
to the Missouri river, and west from How
ard to the Missouri, and also rumored ey-
tensions in Wisconsin and Illinois, have not
been decided on.
The Financial Chronicle gives the gross
| earnings OF ffty-nine roads for May, the net
earnings increase over the same month last
year being nearly $2O,O0o,0 600, and the ratio
of gain ct per cent. against S in April. The
heaviest gains were in the south and south
west. Inthe first five months of 1888 fifty
eight roads report an aggregate increase Of
| $9, Alb, ,173 or II per cent. on the earnings
OF 1882 The st. Paul road makes the lar
estreturns for the whole FIVE months and
| for May.
The earnings Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul for the first week IN June were
$451, 144.34 against $402, 1928 for the same
week last year; an increase of $45, -357.0 .07.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
Iowa has recently been the scene Of

4 Iowa has recently been the scene of
several lynchings of murderers and out
avs, and the general verdict is that
hey richly deserved their fate, but that
death should have followed such crimes
as were committed by them in "due
course of law" rather than at the hands
of the outraged people. But the law
having Il lied there was no other meth
Cd Of administering justice. The Des
Moines Register has some remarks on
this business which are of general appli-
cation. Human life has been cheap.
ened in Iowa, and nearly as much by
lenient courts as by murderous men,
until the people feel that by Judge
Lynch alone may its value and security
be enhanced and murder discouraged
For twenty years not a murderer has
been hanged in Iowa! A reliable and
intelligent gentleman who has paid spe-
cial attention to this subject, says that
two hundred or more persons have been
murdered in Iowa in these twenty years
in which not q single murderer has been
hanged, and very few sent to the pen
itentiary for life. The number Of MUIR
derers he gives is high-we thin k too
high-buJ We may readily believe i
when this one county contributes four
teen of the number, and we do not
know but five or six more. What a
comment on the efficiency and the
faithfulness of the Iowa courts in this.
With courts SO faithful, with able law
yers ready to lend their ability to muir
derers, not only to gain for them a light
punishment, but to turn them loose to
goon killing, and with murder trials hav-
ing no result but to impose enormous
costs and acquit the murderers, what
wonder is there that Judge Lynch is ap-
pealed to?n
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
A Celebration Dampened.

AT the ceremonies attending the dedica-
ton of soldiers monument at Mystic,
while salute was being fired in honor OF
the governor, by q battery of artillery from
Fort Trumbull, the Williams and Sedge-
wick posts OF the G. A. r., passing at the
time. received two guns in their ranks.
The first discharge was received by the Will
liams post, and the second by Sedgewick
post. Eighteen men We're injured, but
none fatally, except Lieut.. William Car
ruthers, assistant postmaster at Norwich.
Commander ]. G. Brewer, of Sedgewick
post, Norwich, was seriously hurt.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

Last year 525 200, ,Ooo,oeo gallons of
ager beer were made in the United
States, on an average of about fourteen
gallons to each inhabitant. A beer mug
usually contains half a pint, we are told,
so that the amount of malt liquors man
nfactured lastjyear was divided up into
4,2OO,0 900 drinks, which at five cents
adrink would amount to S2l0, 600, 900.
Beer has been termed German nation
al beverage, but these statistics show
that it is fast becoming. an American
beverage.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
HlsFaTaER's MURDERER.
Capt. Nuts Murder and his paugh-
,cr,s Shame Avenged in the Blood
oP,be Nretched Dukes.

Capt Nuts Murder ana his paush-
,nr,s shame Avenged in the Blood
ofthe Wretched Dukes.
Irniontown, Pa. June l3,-James Mutt,
son of State Treasurer Capt. A. G. Mutt, de-
ceased shot and killed n. L. Dukes, his
fathers murderer, this evening at 7:30
o'oiock. He shot four times, all the shots
taking effect Dukes died instantly. Dukes
had been frequently informed OF his danger
in remaining in Uniontown, and he lately
said he would either stay there or the GEM
etery 1t is said that he bad expressed fear
of the son of Capt. Mutt and was never on
the street after night. To-day James Mutt
was seen practicing with a revolver at his
home, and this evening about 7:30 o'clock
he was standing near the postotice. when
Dukes came along As Dukes was passing
he turned his head and noticed young Mutt.
inst as he stepped from the doorway, and
@ }ired a shot, taking effect in Dukes side.
Dukes started to rum when Mutt followed
ansl shot again. By this time Dukes was on
the postottice steps, when he received an
other shot and Tell inside the door Mutt
followed and fired two more shot' into.
Dukes PROSTATE body. one taking effect in
the neck Dukes was dead before any one
could get to him. The revolver that aid the
work Is the same tnat Capt. N wv CdTIleu Oh
the morning of his death. Young Mutt
gave himself up and is now in jail. He was
calm. hut pale as sheet. Five shots were
fred four taking effect The coroners jury
are now sitting. Excitement is running
high.
THE PENALTY OF WARNING uNtfEEDED.
Duke had been frequently warned to
leave Uniontown, but he persi,tently re-
fused His friends had often advised him
to seek another nome, and his answer was
always that he would either live in Union
town or be corpse in the cemetery. AS
far back as last December, young Mutt had
threatened to have Dukes lite, and the lat
ter had always avoided him. The last OF
the two shots fired after Dukes fell, pene-
tratei his back. Toe shooting created in
tense excitement, but at l l p. In. everything
was quiet Young Mutt is not quite twenty
years of age and has always been considered
ouie. and inoflensive. II is said, however
that he has been practiciDg with revolver
for some time past.
On Dec. %, 1882, N. L. Dukes, lawyer,
and member elect of the Pennsylvania leg
islatnre from Fayette county, shot and
killed Capt 4. c. Mutt state cashier, in the
Jennings house, Uniontow1, The cause
was the alleged seduction OF Capt. Nuts
daughter Lizzie By Dukes. to whom the
young lady was engaged. The jury much
to the astonishment Of the pubic and in
the face of the most conclusive evidence of
the guilt Of Dukes, and the Judges charge,
which was strongly in favor of the prosecu.
ton, rendered verdict of not guilty.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
A Ravishcr in Great Peril

Cheboygan, Mich, Special. Till Warren
an Alpena man, was arrested last evening
between here and Mackinaw City, as the
ravisher OF Nettie Lyon, and brought to
this city and examined by physicians, and
identified by Others as the tiend. Serious
trouble was anticipated as the jnfuratli
crowd gathered about hooting and yelling
to lynch him. He was assaulted while in
charge of the officers on the way to the
county jail under a strong guard, but was
not hurt. He was placed IN Jail and q
powerful guard took charge. The crowd
prowled around the Jail most of the night.
but We're dispersed BY the officers
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

The police at Boston are looking for John
L. Sullivan, the champion pugilist, who is
charged with serious assault on his wife,
They have hunted high and low for him for
the last two days without success. Thurs.
day night he wound up an extensive spree
by going home in decidedly ugly frame
of mind. He began to abuse his vile, and
becoming angry at ler remonstrances, pro-
ceeded to maintain his reputation by sauar.
ing of and knocking her out in one round.
Sullivan is on probation now for similar
oflense and it is more likely that it will go
hard with him il he is ever brought into
court again.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

A late writer says, one OF the mos
effective ways of ofmaking the farm home
happy is to rake of the mortgage. This
is doubtless. true, but better way is
never to let mortgage get on it, save
In a case Of dire necessity. How some
people can spend their whole lives in a
morfgaged home, passes comprehension
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
Last End of an EN- Chicago Million
aire

William A. Putney, at one time proprie-
tor of one of the largest dry goods houses
Chicago and rated among the millionaires,
became hopelessly involved, and finally
gave up his business on account of impair.
ed health. He returned East and became
salesman in the store Of Shepard, Norwell
& Co. The firm has missing considerable
valuable goods. Detectives traced the thefts
to futney, and he was arrested at his sum.
mer cottage, Nantucket. The officers, with
their prisoner. took steamer to Boston.
Suddenly, while chatting with the officers
he plunged overheard. He was taken from
the water by the boats crew, and died in
ten minutes, aged 50. A large amount OF
stolen property was found in his residence
at Boston and Nantucket.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

worn now with walking costumes. La
dies, riding boots are made after, the
English fashion, and are ennrely OF
natent leather with pointed toes. Ihey
lost from SIS to $50 pair.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

On the LIST of July the pay of the post
master at lea Grove, Iowa, will be raised
irom 81 700 to $1,000, and the postmaster
at Moofhead; Minn., from 81 600 to 80 600;
among the fourth-class offices lat becomO
presldental on July l, is Chamberlain
lar nah' fostmastcrs commissoned-Cort
!and d. II. hunt, Ayr, Mimi The nres. m
loeh1 appointed the following postmasters
O., n; Miller, Wabpeton, Oak, Joseph 6.
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

William Simms secretary Of the Kansas
state board of agriculture, says Off the wheat
crop Of his state in the advance sheet of his
report: "Of the total area of the state 12 per
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

Mrs. Sheridan, the wife of the gallant gen
eral, and her sister, Miss Rucker, reached
st. Paul the 18th. They are accompanied
by Mrs NJ. Y. Sheridan, whose husband,
Col. Sheridan. is an officer of Gen. Sheri-
dams staff. They will spend a few days at
Fort Smelling with their kins- people, Col.
Rucker and DR.. Spencer.
The wife of 7. H De Wolfe, principal Of
Minnesota academy, of Owatonna, died at
Yarmouth, n. S.. Saturday, June 2. sirs.
De Wolfe had been removed to Boston for
treatment. bat the skilled physicians de-
cided that her case was hopeless. and she
was removed back to Yarmouth. the home
of her childhood.
Albert c. Ives, late of the New York
Times, sailed on the City of Rome recently
to take part in the conduct of new Amer
lean daily paper the Dispatch, to be estab-
lished in Paris July 81, by l.. S. Chamber
lain, until recently private secretary to
James Gordon Bennett
Count Telfenor of Italy, son-in-law OF
Bonanza Mackay, has just arrived in New
York from Europe. His sole object in
coming to this country is to sign contracts
for the construction Of railroad from Vic
toria to Brownsville, Texas distance OF
$50 miles.
Mrs. Nancy Shine Gurlie, sister of ad-
mirable Farragut, died recently at her
home on Passcagouls river, Mississippi,
ber of her fathers family is Madame Du-
pont, who is four years younger.
Mark L. Crawford of Chicago, the new
president of the International Topographic
cal union is An Ohio man, thirty-three
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

John D. Rockefeller has given SAC, 600
to the Baptist Theological Seminary. Of
Illinois. = 5
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22

Ihe widow of the late Senator Morton of
indiana has returned from her Euronean
fioiu'
Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-22
THE CRIJMINAL RECORD.

81. W. Sprague, the elevator incendiary,
has been taken from Buxton, Oak, to Gale
donia, where he'was lodged in Jail, and will
probably be safe from the hands of the
mob. Last spring he induced John Little
OF Buxton to make an assignment to him,
by false representations. He afterwerd
failed i'll business; has repeatedly threatened
to clean out the town and destroy certain
ones in it. He has not found bail yet.
AT 2:30o ) clock Thursday morning the
citizens of Iron River Michigan mining
ard numbering town, twenty-seven miles
northwest Florence, N were startled by
fearful conclusion. A shot of giant powder
had been placed under the southeast corner
of building owned by Mrs, Harmon, and
had shattered the whole front of the struc-
ture and broke glass 1000 feet away.
DIR. Vawtsr, of Cambridge H. the lead
lug dentist of the place, was tied up to a
lamp post and whipped with black snake
in Holmes Tilson's hands, on suspicion of
having attempted an outrage on Mrs. Ill
son. Vawter has witnesses to prove that
be was innocent Tilson says there are six
other married men in the town that deserve
the same thing.
Tom Smart, negro over thirty years OF
age, was arrested at Milwaukee for elcp'ng
from Fond du Lac with Tillie Schmaelig a
white girl sixteen years of age. The girl
will be taken home and Smart will be pros
ecuted. He was employed as cook at the
American house. Fond du Lac but was
formerly Of the Newhall house, Milwaukee.
Much excitement prevailed about the po-
lice station at Troy, n. Y, during the ex-
animation of William Slecher, member of
the firm owning the iron works, charged
with having instigated the shooting of
Hutchinson, by saying he would give ST., 500
for every one of the strikers whom some
body would kill.
Robert Lee, the defaulting postmaster OF
Drlscoll, Ala, who unlawfully dealt in
stamps, forged thirteen names to his bond
for 500, 900, and also the Justices signature
and seal. He is charged with three MUIR
| ders in Mississippi.
H. Mathesen, bookkeeper for A. Nelson
of Rochester, Mimi, was found to be short
in his accounts $500. He has fed to Chica-
&c. Collaterals made good the default.
Osmund Geir secretary of bull ding asso-
Citations. and proprietor of Fairview Park
Readinf Pa. has been arrested, charged
| with defrauding the associations.
DR.. John Manning, who was divorced in
Brooklyn, and thereby lost $5O,OoO COM
mitted suicide in Boston recently
D. G. Freeman. who has been representing
| Lindblom & Co., of Chicago in Louisville,
has disappeared, owing SO, 600.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-02-17

ton was the only one of the number
who had previously been a carpenter,
aud hence the only one likely to know
that you can pry open a wooden box
with a wooden wedge, and leave no
marks. The unfortunate slip of his
hammer furnished the connecting link.
Dead? Oh. yes. Best died fifteen
years ago. l should think. while Chief
OF the Buffalo police. He had a very
wide range Of information. and was as
modest as a schoolgirl. He said the
work of a detective was merely applied
common sense. The trouble with u
detectives of to-day is that they hare
no common sense. and wouldn't know
how to apply it if they had.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
LIE O1AIE OF UOUIOIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Par
ish of Lafourche.
". 8. Thompson rs. No. 1902 Pat
rick Hogan.
VIM. c. Shepard rs. No. 1874 Pat
rick Hogan.
John 1. Adams d. Co.. as. No. 1900
Patrick Hogaa.

TAKE NOTICE THAT ACTING BY VIR-
4 tue of three several writs OF Fieri Facias
and to nc directed by the Honorable above
entitled Court in the above entitled and IL
bered causes ] have seized and will o:fer for
sale at public auction pursuant to law to the
last and highest hidler at the Court House i'll
the Town of Thibo,laux on SATURDAY the
18th. day of FEBRUARY 1888, between the
hours Of II o'clock A. NJ. and 4 O'clock p. NJ.
the following described property tc-wit:
To-. A certain lot OF ground or town lot
together with all tie buildings thereon and
appurtenances thereto belonging situated and
lying in the Town OF Ti.ihAiauX and in said
Parish Of Latnurche measuring AS follows, or
the North side fronting on street 81
feet, on the South bordering or the lot of
ground helon@in. to kceie and Bodley. Thir-
t. two feet four inches. On the East fronting
on Jackson street III feet s inches and OF the
West adioinin. the property formerly belong
ing to +. IL. Gary q Co. and now owned by
keeie n Bodley. l0i feet being the same
property whicl, the present vendor meyer
Weili) purchased FROM James NJ. Walsh per
act executed on the 9Th. day Of July 1881.
%. Two certain lots OF ground or town
lots situated i'll the parish OF .>afourche Oh
the night bank Of the Bayou Lafonrche and
on the Western confines Of the Tow ct Thibo
daux, known and designated on Il nian OF
Thirty lots OF ground made and executed ny
=. y. Richardson U. S. Surveyor on the 18th.
June 1916 AND deposited in the itecordels Of
flee Of the Parish Of Litourcle rs lots Mum
hers Two Hundred l:aaI and Two Hundred
ard t2J3J with such Dimensions as 70 sad lots
belonging. bounded in front by Public Road.
East by Church Street, South by lots Nuia-
bers col. and 2ao. and West by lot Number
.0f, al! designated and described on said plan.
Together with all the Buildings and improve
ments thereon Including, tie residence, store,
workshop. boiler shop aud foundry, being the
same property which was specially m~ortgaged
By Patrick Hogan on tie SAtl. day Of SeptcHl
Der 1881. III favor OF T. l.. Winder.
Terms of Sale Cash on the Spot in United
States Treasury Notes.
January 18th. 1883.
THEOpHILE TIIIBODATX.
Sheriff.
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Goth. Judicial District Court, Par.
ish Of LatOurche.
W. II. Raglan rs No. 1841 Patrick
Hogan.

r1AKE NOTICE THAT ACTING BY vIR-
Il tue Of an order OF seizure and sale to
me directed by the Honorable entitled Court
in the above entitled and numbered case, !
have seized and will Offc- for sale 1T public
auction pursuant to law to the last and high
est bidder on SATURDAY the 18th. day of
FEBRUARY 1888, at the Court louise in the
Tow! OF ThibodauN between the hours of IL
o'clock A NJ. and 4 o'clock P. NJ. the follow
ing described property to wit:
Two certain lots of ground or town lots sit
uated in the parish of LafourcheAOn the right
bank of the Bayou Lafourche and on the Yves
tern confines of the Tow Of Thibodaux,
known and designated On a plan Ut thirty
lots of ground made and executed by Z. u.
Richardson Surveyor on the 18th. June 1876
and deposited in the Recorders office Parish
OF Lafourchc as Lots numbers Two Hundred
fsDG] and Two hundred and three l2O3] with.
such dimensions us to said lots belonging,
bounded in front by the Public Road and
East by Church street. South by lots Num-
bers POI and 2o2 and West by lot number 2O4
ali designated and described on said plan to-
gether with all the buildings and improve
pents thereon, including the residence, store,
work shop, boiler shop and foundry, being
the same property which vas specially mort
gagged by Patrick Hogan on the 3Oth. day Of
September lSSi, in favor OF Thomas L.. Win
der.
Terms of Sale. Cash on the Spot in United
States Treasury Notes.
January 18Th. iSS:3.
TEEuPHILE THIBODAUx,
Sh.riT