The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-05-05
Of Wright was antagonized by Senator

of Wright was antagonized by Senator
Logan.
Agent Wilcox at San Carlos is charged
with rtnning the post leadership so as to
make all the profits himself. His prede-
cessor swears be sold his business to Wilcox.
But worse than this is the charge that he
bought a young Yuma woman for $23 and
kept her at his house for immoral purposes
until tb e scandal grew too large to be kept
under the same roof with him. Other SIM
liar charges are also made.
The daughter of Chief of Police Paratex of
Richmond told wild story some days ago
OF how a burglar entered her fathers house
by window in the roof, gagged her, and
crt her clothes with razor. Her corset
was literally hacked to pieces. The city be-
came alarmed, and the police were at loss
to know how TO catch the offender. The
girls physician declares she is slightly in
sane and the story was all imagination.
A peculiar notice appeared in the marriage
column of an Albany paper recently, to the
effect that a certain young couple were mar
ried on a certain day. but the bride regar.
ded the ceremony illegal. The father of
the girl repudiated the marriage. against
her wishes and will not let the alleged hus-
The city of McGregor, Is., is asked to pay
$50, 600 OF halfrepudiated debt with $50, 600
of new bonds at s per cent. but proposes to
pay but $25, 900, claiming the law will not
allow levy OF taxes sufficient to pay inter
est on the first sum and the running ex
penses Of the city. The bondholders will
go to the courts.
The body of Alexander Villers is now in
possession of the university of Pennsylva-
MIA awaiting consent Of his widow to its dis.
posal according TO the terms ofhis will, by
which the uody was to be dissected and
the fragments c.emated at the university,
but Mrs. ViIlers seriously objects:
The Central Labor union of New York
iavors the use of dynamite, the argument
being that kings and potentates have used
| avery engine of destruction in their wars,
| and particularly against the people when
revolutionary outbursts took place.
The ladiana State Normal school inaugu.
rated the Arbor day idea in that state, by
planting two trees in the Campus at TerTe
Haute naming them William Cullen Bry-
| ant and Margaret Fuller. The ceremony
was witnessed by large crowd.
| The new land office at Haley, Idaho, will
be organized about the lst of June next. Mr..
| L. Pound, son Of Hon. Thad c. Pound OF
| Wisconsin, will be register, and John s.
| Waters of Kansas, receiver.
Fify-ive infantry companies, five batter
les of artillery and several noted military
bands have entered for the competitive
drill at Nashville, May q.
The first gold brick from the Lake Of the
| Woods gold mines is in Winnipeg. 1t is
worth $3.50, and will not be extensively used
in building.
| William Goedeke Of Sheboygan, Wis,
| has been sentenced TO seven years in the
penitentiary for the murder of his brother
| Herman.
| Chief of Police Byers Of Lincoln, Nebr.,
has been asked by the mayer to resign, fol
| flirting with ladies on the street.
| The New York cigar manufacturers con
cede the 81 advance per 900.
| ST. Louis is to have grand wrestling
/ match in June.
| Nebraska sportsmen are sowing wild rice
| in their streams.