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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-28
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-28

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-02-28

Cornish & Curtis are drilling a six inch
tube we'll One hundred and fifty feet
have been reached and still they dig. 1t
is their desire to have flowing well.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
A Norman Habitation,

There stands on Third South-st., Salt
Lake City, an oddly constructed house
of two low stories, whose walls are coy
cred with so many coats of whitewash
that the nature of the material of which
they are made is completely concealed!
Plaster figures painted in brilliant col
ors, flaming curtains, and at the win
dows variegated fringes of tissue-paper
contrast Enthusiastically with the dazzling
wilderness Of the walls, and convince the
spectator that the owner ofthe premises
must be himself a singular combination
And so he is; indeed the inhabitant 5
far stranger than the habitation. He 5
q Norwegian Mormon, fifty years OILS.
So far from having numerous wives, he
has no wife at all, but steadfastly keeps
a promise, which he made more than
thirty years ago to a girl whom he mar
ried on her death, bed, that he would
never marry again. He lives entirely
clone, and admits that he is oppressed
by the solitude of his home, to which
he never admits a visitor. On several
occasions he has felt inclined to marry,
and the Mormon bishops have urged
him to take that straight road to saliva
ton, but the recollection of this promise
has always interposed.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Burning OF the Exposition Building
at Pittsbur9. Pa.

About 8 O'Clock ii. M, on the morning
of the Sd inst, the Exposition building at
Pittsburg, Pa, caught fire, and in twenty
minutes the entire building, together with
the machinery and Floral hall were in
ashes. The fire was discovered first in the
machinery department, and in order not
to frighten the citizens a still alarm was
sent in. and in this way the flames got be,
yond control, so that before the fire depart
ment reached the ground the build
ings were almost burned down. When
it became known that it vas the EXPOSE
tioo, although 1t was so late, an immense
crowd was soon on its way to the scene of
the great cost1agration. The reflection
from the tire Int up the country for miles
around, andl IN the furthest end Of the city a
paper could be read as easily as in daylight.
It is believed the loss will amount to more
than So, 500. $50. The exhibits consisted OF
all varieties OF our products and industries,
including many valuable relics, such as the
Arabian locomotive of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, which was the first locomo-
tive built in this country.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Imprisoned by a Bear.
4han.a. p;la

Last Tuesday an old gentleman who
has been engaged in hunting for some
time past met with an adventure so
thrilling and interesting that he became
deranged. He was hunting neal Bing.
hams Mill, in Ogden Canon whena deer
sprang up and started to run down a
INT Being a good shot, the hunter
Dol rolled it v e and proceeded to
skin the same. He had progressed but
a little when a large bear came rushing
toward him. Again he levelled his ri
he and sent a bullet crashing through
the thick hide of bruin. Instead of
killing the bear, it only enraged hi m
and after a moments delay. more furi-
ously than ever, he renewed the mad
rush Tor the hunter. Seeing that his
only hope for safety lay in flight, the
hurter at one dropped his gun and ran
along the hill until a friendly cave was
discovered, and in this he took refuge.
The bear was unable to follow into tile
black hole, but obstinately took a posi-
ton at the entrance, which for two days
and nights he. maintained. Occasionally
the hunter would emerge from his hid
ing place and look over, expecting the
animal had ia ken its departure, but each
time he returned disappointed. With
the imprisonment came hunger and
thirst, and finally the loss of reason.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

$109. 500; Normal college and training de.
partment, 1893, 600; building sites, 5000, GOO
fuel. $105,O00; school supplies, $l55, 600, and
1915 0 to support the nautical school.
The National Association of Window
Glass Workers of Pittsburg, Pa, now en-.
gagged in a strike against a reduction, have
formed q combination with 81, ZOO. 900 CAPT.
tai for the purpose of entering into the
late employers. A parry of fourteen win
dow glass blowers have left for Belgium to
work They assert they can make as much
money there as here.
A New York illustrated weeklylpublished
a picture of a Trenton, NJ, man in con-
nection with a scandal. He warned the 10
lisbed in the newspapers the fact that such
notice had been given, and thousands were
sold where but scores were called for be-
fore.
The annual report of the tobacco inspec-
tors from Oct. 1, 1892, to Oct. 1, 1883, TO-
760 ~hogsheads of tobacco were inspected in
Petersburg, Va, against a,496 for the same
period last year; and that over 5000, COO
pounds of loose tobacco were sold, against
1000, 600 for the corresponding period last
year.
The remains of Sam Cranfeld of New
Lisbon, Wis, were found about eight miles
northwest of Necedan, Wis, recently by
parties who were hunting in the vicinity.
Crantield strayed from a camp of wood
choppers in the town of Clarified in the
fall Of 1881, and no trace of him could be
found.
The saverton Lithographic Stone CON-
pany of Rails county, Missouri, has re-
ceived an order amounting to $750,00 an
nually. Postage stamps are to be printed
from Severton stones. The quarry is the
only one in the United States.
The office of an obscene publication in
Cincinnati known as the Night Hawk, was
raided by one of the patrol wagon squads,
and the editor, printer, and an entire edition
ofthe paper were transferred to the central
police station.
Frederick Hsss, Philadelphia, has sued
DR.. Hughes and Others of the Norristown
insane asylum for issuing a false certificate
IN his case to benefit relatives who wanted
his property.
Philadelphia's tax rate has dropped from
1925 to q 81, IS because her council was linz
tied in appropriations to actual instead of
future receipts.
The New York produce exchange has
borrowed 1925. 900 of the Corn Exchange
bank at the low rate of 2.7 per cent annual
interest.
The trials of members of the Norwegian
ministry who have been impeached by the
supreme tribunal have been postponed I'M
til Dec.!.
A Cuban weighing ninety pounds and a
beauty weighing $50, were married in New
York, recently.
l Chicago has 100, 600 tons of hard coal less
than usual at this season. Dealers cannot
get their orders filled.
William Phillips struggled fifteen mon
keys into New York. BE was made to pay
81 duty and $40 fine.
Pittsburg shipped $4,000 bushels of
coal last week.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
The LastFlas.

"Talk about my war record" said an
Arkansas orator at a political meeting;
''my wal record is part of the states
history. Why, gentlemen, l carried the
last confederate flag through this town."
eyes," replied a bystander, "for i
was here at the time"
"Thank you for your fortunate recol-
lection" gratefully exclaimed the ora
tor. est is pleasant to know that there
still live some men who move aside
envy and testify to the courage of their
fellow-belngs. AS l say gentlemen, my
war record is a part of the states histo.
1y,t for : I'll the r.; gentlemen len an here viii tell you So,,
through this town."
"That's a fact" Said the man who had
witnessed Ethe performance. "He car
ried it so blamed fast you couldn't have
told whether it was a union jack OR a
smallpox neutrality-suspicious. Travel
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
The LeYae Convention.

VIcKsBuRa, Miss, Oct. 2.-In the Interstate
levee convention Arkansas and Mississippi only are
represented. The following was adopted:
Whereas. The Improvement of navigation Of
the Mississippi river and the fixing and preserva-
ton of its harbors and landing places is q duty
devolving upon the national government, under
the authority of the constitution, especially under
the clause authorizing congress to regulate COM
MERGE among the States; and,
Whereas, The rapid development of agricultural
pursuits in the territory between the Allegheny
aud Rocky mountains. the great watershed of the
Mississippi has increased the flood height of the
river. causing %crevasses injurious 10 and
subjecting a great part of the valley to destructive
foods; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is tho imperative duty of con-
eress to improve the navigation of the Mississippi
and its tributaries so as to facilitate by
cheapening transportation for the great North
west, and protect from destructive foods tho ter
rltorv now subject to annual overflow.
Resolved. That this convention deem it impor-
tant that the question it is here to discuss should
be constantly Kept before congress and the people
OF the Union until the final object has been accom-
plished. We advise permanent organizations rep
%resenting all the people of tho valley and tributa.
ries interested in the subject to endorse the plar
Of the Mississippi river commission, expressing q
belief in final success.
An executive committee was appointed to NEE
IN Washington to aid in securing the necessary
legislation. The convention then adjourned.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Under the law passed by congress at its

Under the law passed by congress at its
last session reducing the postage on first.
class matter from three to two cents per
BALI ounce or fractional part, no provisions
was 1 AIDE for local postage, which still re-
the forthcoming annual report it is unde,-
stood that the postmaster general will re-
commend the reduction of this class of
postage to n cent per half ounce; also
that al investigation shows it to be practical
without seriously crippling the revenue of
the department. He will urge an increase
of the weight of first. class matter tina. can
be carried for two cents from half an ounce
to an ounce. The postofice department has
been beseiged since Oct. l with communica-
loas REGARDING local postage, but has re-
something definite can be agreed upon.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
DAKOTA NEWS NOTES.
Death of Judge Kidder.

Jefferson Parrish Kidder, an associate
justice of the supreme court. of Dakota,
and judge of the Fourth district, includ-
ing the eastern part of the south half of
the Territory, died at the Merchants no.
tel in st. Paul, Mimi, at 1885 on the
End inst, from Inflammation of the blad-
der.
tree, VT, where he received o ommon school edu-
cation: was trained to agricultural pursuits, and
taught school, He prepared for college at the
Orange county grammar school: graduated at the
Norwich university and was q tutor therein. He
received, in lS4S, the degree of master of arts from
the university of Vermont; studied and practised
vention Of Vermont in 1913; was states attorney
senate q s,v Vermont :, in visz7sas; was ii s%%
removed to St; Paul. Mimi, in 1867: was elected
q provisional delegate from Dakota Territory while
visiting there in 1859; was a member Of the Min
and 1864; was appointed in 1865 an. associate
justice of the supreme court for Dakota Territory.
and removed there: was .reappointed in 1869 aud
charged the duties Of that Office for ten years: aud
was elected to the Forty-fourth congress as a Re-
publican. receiving a majority Of 2.40s votes over
Moses X. Armstrong, Democrat.
1t is stated that he was the first and only Demo-
cratic governor Vermont ever had. GOV. Robinson
was i'll during his term of Office. and Lieut.. Gov.
aud was buried in Oakland cemetery, st. Paul. But
one child, o soma farmer at Vermillion-is now
living. He is married aud has three children.
under the auspices Of the Masonic fra .ernity. He
was in good cir umstances, being worth at the time
Of his death probably, $4,000. He died ~intestate,
although he had recently been urged to make a will.
Of his title deeds and oNler papers. He
had. however. intimated what he wished
to do, and this will probably become
q question to be settled by tho probate court. 1t is
stated that hts life was insured for $40. 900. Judge
Kiddsr was the first delegate in congress to move
for a division of Dakota Territory by an east and
west line along the forty sixth parallel. lie was
well known in st. Paul, which he practically re-
garded as his home from 1857 to 1865.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

The New York Morning Journal says
that "a man in Harlem is SO fat that the
shadow he casts is as round as a ball."
He's pretty %corpulent, no doubt, but
there is a mai in Norristown so fat that
his shadow leaves a grease spot where
ever it touches.-NorristoWn Herald.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
General News GOSSIP.

Estimates for expenses ia the New York
public schools the ensuing year, call for
q 35O,45O for the public schools. and $lO2,-
DOC TOR corporate schools. Among the items
are 81. 100000 for teachers salaries; j~anitcrs,
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

An Atchison, Topeka g. Samoa Fe circu-
lar was received in st. Paul recently, an
%rouncing that that company is open to re-
ceive business for Salt Lake, Ogden, and all
parts leached by t:e Denver s. Rio Grande
and Central Pacific roads.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Foreign News Gossip.

Sir Stafford Northcote, in a speech deliv-
cred at a banquet recently, censured the
foreign and home policy of the government.
He claimed it conceded too much to the
Radicals and Parnellites. He asserted that
Parnell sought to draw near to the Liberal
party again only to accomplish his pur-
pose, which was to destray English n
ton with Ireland. This object, he hoped,
would be Illustrated, and he believed it
would be if the members of the house of
commons stood true to their principles.
Waddington, French ambassador to Lon
don, will shortly receive instruction to con.
fer with the British foreign secretary in
reference to the indemnity claimed bySMis-
sionary Shaw for his treatment by the
French in Madagascar. France is anxious
to affect a friendly settlement.
Students ofthe university at st. Peters,
burg were authors of the fires at Dorpat and
the anti-Jewish riots at Cons~tantinagrae and
Tischplinka. At the latter place the police
We're stoned and many wounded. Jewish
priests insulted and driven from the town.
The Dublin correspondent of the Globe
says: An %invincible vigilance committee
has been sent to hunt down all inform.
ers and paid spies throughout the British
colonies and in North and South Amer
lea.
IA ballad singer at Limerick named Hynes
has been sentenced to imprisonmenAfor one
month for singing the praises OF O'Donnel,
and calling upon l-ishmen to act toward in
formers as O'Donnel did toward Carey.
The French government has sent formal
instructions 10 Admiral Courbet. pointing
out the urgent necessity of planting the
French flag fOrWit. in SOntap and Rachinh.
and of purging the Delta of black flags.
As the cage was being hoisted in the Mel
son coal pit al Leigh, England, recently,
the rope broke, precipitating the cage to the
bottom of the shaft, and killing six miners.
5 Owing to the reported anti-Jewish disor-
der in Ekaleinastan and other districts in
the south of Russia, martial law has been
proclaimed therein.
Mobiles export trade is $500, 600 a year
in garden produce alone.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Personal News Paragraphs.

Mrs. S%tormbull, whose husband is a
member of the faculty of the Wisconsin
state university, and nephew af the famous
v~ioliaist Ole Bull, died in Madison on the
3rd inst, OF p%eritonists, after a weeks ILL
ness, aged t%wenty-six years. Her death is
peculiarly sad, as the young couple have
no relatives in America. They had been
married just two years. -.
The city council of stratfsrd-Upon-
Avon have refused so allow the remains of
Shakespeare to be disinterred by scientists in
order to compare the poets SIX ull with the
monumental bust in the church, as we'll as
set at rest the question of the correctness of
many conflicting portraits of the poet in
existence.
Miss Abbie Winchester, heiress to $780,
600 was married recently to Wallace HACK
EFT at Portsmouth. Me. Her trousseau cost
500, 600; the wedding gifts $500, 0Oe.
The Right Rev. Augustus Short, bishop
of Adelaide, Australia, is dead. He was
BON near Exeter, England, in 1903.
New York will have a colored Catholic
priest. He is being educated in Rome.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
Annual Meeting of the American
Board of Foreign Missions.


Board of Foreign Missions.
The seventy. fourth annual meeting of
the American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions assembled at Detroit on
the 21st inst, being called to order by the
venerable ex-President Mark Hopkins of
Williams college. 1t was opened with sing
ing and prayer by Rev. D. Edwin B. Webb
of Boston. Rev. Charles Terry Colling of
Cleveland was elected assistant recording
secretary. After the appointment of COM
mittees on nomination and arrangements
of business, Rev. D. K. Alden of Boston,
home secretary of the board, read the an
nual report of that department, giving q
general survey of the work of collection of
prudential committee touching the work
Of their deputation sent to investigate af-
fairs in connection with the missions in
Turkey. This was followed by the report
of the foreign secretary of the board, Rev.
DR.. N: g. Clark, giving q COM
prehensive survey of the work done
during the year in various fields ocou-
zion in foreign lands. The summary OF re-
suits was highly encouraging. The treas.
urer of the board, Langdon Ward of Bos-
ton, then presented his annual report,
showing receipts during the year, $3.50, 1896;
expended in carrying, on direct work Of
missions; 1857, 245; cash expenses, 50 007;
cost of publications. So. 1923; cost of admins
~tration, $40. 891-leavlng a balance in the
treasury at the close OF the year of 81, 222.
The appraised value of securities pertaining
to the Otis fund still remaining on hand is
s31s, 496. The general permanent fund
amount to$ 163, O47; permanent for the sup.
port of officers, $59, 7OS. Each of the two
last funds received q small addition during
the year. The annual sermon before the
board was preached in the presence of a
large audience by Prof. w. NJ. Barbour, D.
d., of Yale college. There were some 1000
attendants upon the meetings Of the board.
A fashion exchange says that short
dresses are almost universal. We fail
to see how that can be so. We should
Judge that the shorter the dress the less
universal it would be. But perhaps we
orr.
l
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13


Dundee Scotland, reports that he had m
interview with natives near Dalrvmple
rock. They stated that they saw a party
OF white men east of Smith sound, VINO
were supposed to belong to Lieut.. Greeley's
party.
An old man named Mccarthy was killed
near Troy, NV. T., in June last. Half.
breeds named John and George Stephens
and have been sentenced to be hanged at
Regina next month.
In Carver. Minn,, recently, the machine
shop and stable of ]. Heebeisen, the ma.
chine shop of A.. Knoblauch, the stable of
Peter Redin. and an ice house and gen.
eral outbuildings were burned. Loss,
At Minneapolis, MIMI, on the evening
of the 18th inst, tho sash. door and blind
factory, owned by Frazer, Shepherd & Co.,
was fired by lightning and consumed. Loss
$65,OoO; insurance about $780, 1000.
The Tomichi Concentrating works, near
Gunnison, Col, were burned to the ground
recently. The origin OF the fire is unknown.
Loss from s35, 1000 to $40, 600; no insurance.
A Mr.. Arstad was found dead on the
track near Ada, Mimi, recently. H. was
last seen in that village the day before. up.
der the influence of whisky.
While trying a Skinner patent ladder at
Providence, Alex. Mcdonald fell eighty
five feet and was killed. JEFF Bailey, twelve
feet lower, fell unhurt.
At Crystal, Dakota, recently, Dan Flana.
gan has had a steam engine, part of a sep
afator and five hundred bushels OF wheat
burned.
In st. Paul, MIMI, on the 4th inst, Nels
Swenson was instantly killed by the caving
OF an embankment in which hs was work.
ing.
At Madison, OAK, Robert @ Pinkerton
recently tell from a corn.crib, breaking his
neck and killing him instantly.
A large fire occurred at Atlanta, Ga, on
the Sd inst, entailing a loss ofnearly $50, 600.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

sit will be a very cold day wien we
get left under the shadow of the North
pole all winter. darlington.
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

The Casualties OF the Week.
The captain of o whaler just arrived at
The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13

the governor to withdraw the quarantine
against yellow fever.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-22
LODGES.

IL & A. M.--Warren, No. l25--lst Monday
l.. night in every montn, in their hall over
the court room. JAS w. HOWARD. w. d
DOYAL ARCH CHAPTER-Srd Thursday
IL night In every month:
B. KENNEDY, II. P.
II o. o. F.-McMinnville, No. lac; every
Il. Tuesday night, in their Hall over II. II.
Faulkner's, JAS. NJ. MoPFrTT, N. G.
KNIGHTS OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT City,
N No. lao; meets in Masonic hall Cd and
4th Monday nights in every month.
r. KENNEDY, D.
KNIGHTS AND LADY'S HONOR-2nd
N and 4th Thursday nights in every month.
r. KENNEDY, p.
A o. u. w. meets LIST and Sd Thursday
"A. nights In each month in Odd Fellows
Hall J. P. BosrICK, N. w.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-22
COURTS.

NHANCERY--Sits LIST Monday in May and
" November; John w. Burton, Judge; j.
C. Biles, Clerk.
NlRCUITk- Sits Tuesday after 4th Monday
" in January, May, and September; j. J.
Williams, Judge; A. ]. Curl, Clerk.
COUNTY by quorum LIST Monday in
v every month; fun court every quarter;
J. L. Miller, Esq, Chairman; A. FL.
Gross, Clerk.
OcHER COUNTY OFFICIALs-H. P.
v Maxwell, Sheriff; Jno. l.. Jaco, Register
II. A. Cunningham, Trustee and Tax COllec'
tor; Geo. T. Purvis, Ranger; r. N. Argo,
Jailer; Sam 0'Neal, County Superintendent,
Of Public Instruction
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS-Mayor, J. F.
Xl Morford; Aldermen, II II. Faulkner
D. +. Wallace, NJ. B. Harwell, @. w. Hood
enpyl, J. L Ramsey, Ed. Seals.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-12-22
Mails.

rullahoma tc Observation-Disclosures $50 p
M: leaves 6:05 a. m, daily except Sundays.
McMinnville to Sparta-Arrives 600 I'm;
leaves 800 pm; daily except Sundays.
Beersheba Springs-Arriges 800 pm;
Tuesdays, Thursdays aud Saturdays; leaves
500 a. M, same days.
Smithville lroute No. 19399) arrives 1900
m, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
leaves 100 p m, same days.
Smithville (route No. l929S)-arrives 500
p. m, Mondays and Fridays; leaves 600 a
M, same days
Woodbury-Arrives u m, Wednesdays
and Fridays; leaves 100 PM. same days.
Horse Shoe Falls--Arrives 1900 M, Mon
days and Thursdays; leaves 200 pm. same
days.