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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
The First Judge Lynch.

H. - Dufuett0 III Ininuc'phia 4 iltuts
II is said by some veracious authori-
ties, whose names I have forgotten be-
cause never knew them, that on the
ancient council books of Galway, Ire-
land, 1T is duly recorded that in the year
of our Lord 1893 Games Lynch, Mayor
of Galway, hanged his own son out of
the window for defrauding and killing
strangers, without marshal or common
law, to show good example 70 poster
ity."
II seems by the chronicle. that young
Lynch had been sent to Spain by his
father the mayor, to purchase cargo of
wine that biteth like logwoud and sting
eth like madden when 1t giveth Its dye
color Alright In the cup. But the
young man wasted his substance
in riotous living and Jared
sumptously three times day and four
or Ave times q night and spent all his
money at the bar in the faro room, be-
fore he bought his cargo. However his
rating was good, and he loaded his ship
on short credit. thirty, sixty and ninety
days, fifteen off, and sailed ioyously for
home intending to beat the slate and
say nothing to his father about the pa
per. but TIC CTeuit fudu Oh the concern
didn't exactly like the looks OF things,
and sent his nephew along to collect the
money in Galway. Seeing that the
nephew's presence would cause O cool.
ness in the family circle as soon az he
presented his statement, young Lynch
expedited" matters by tossing the
Spaniard into the loud sounding sea and
then sailed joyously on In an ever Wild
ening horizon and under an intellectual
sky that was infinitely clondless.
But one of the sailors some time after.
ward laid down to die. and when he
was positively assured that he could not
live long enough TO be hanged for his
share in the transaction, told Mayor
Lynch how his SON had killed the Span
lard. Tried before his own father, the
young merchant was convicted aud sem
tenced to be hanged. The family and
friends violently prevented the execu-
ton, whereupon the Mayor took his son
up stairs, fastened staple TO the wall.
with mis- own nsnds adjusted the moose
about the young mans neck, pushed
him out Of q window overlooking the
public street and there hanged him In
manner and for reasons set forth In the
record. Whenever you talk OF Lynch
law, think of John Fitzstephens Lynch,
Mayor OF Galway, who fled the first ca-
veat for an invention generally supposed
to be an American.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
Great Fire at Cokato, Wright Coun
", Minnesota.

On the l4th inst, Ookato, Wright County,
MIMI, sixty.one miles west Of st. Paul, on
the Breckenridge division of the Manitoba
road, met with almost total destruction
from fire. The fire seems 10 have started in
hotel occupied by section men, early OH
the previous morning. About twenty men
were in the building, three OF
whom were burned to death and
several Others badly scorched.
The section men who perished were as
follows:
Richard Kelly Of Waverly.
James Willigman OF Montrose.
William Shepherd Of Howard Lake
Kelly aud Shepherd were single men,
but Willigman leaves a widow and five
children The bodies of the three were
burned TO crisp and the remains were
forwarded TO the friends of the dead this
morning.
A wind blowing from different directions
caused the tre TO spread with great rapdity
and in short time almost the entire town
was In flames. The scenes of suffering and
despair were horrible, A large part Of the
population were driven into the open air
half-uaked and remained in this condition
until late the following forenoon, when
kind hearted people from the country took
them in and provided them with food and
clothing. The ACTUAL loss is difficult OF es
timation, but it is thought will reach $50, 600.
with probably halftsat amount OF insur
ance. Out OF twenty. three stores but two
were saved.
The losses and insurance are set down as
follows
A. w. l.. Almquist, hardware and imple-
IN ents, worth 5000 or 81 900; carries a
stock Of about 5000.
Bodin Johnson. general store, carries a
stock Of s., 900; insured for S., 500.
Dull, Edmunds, Coulson & Co's elevator,
the firm is worth about $50 600; the eleya
tor cost s., 500 in 1881
Hans Engands saloon; he is worth
about 50, 600.
q. F. Gtrhoch & Co., general store; he
lives IN Minneapolis.
Peter Iumberg, agricultural implements;
carried a small stock.
o. HendricksoN, saloon; worth 81, 500 or
5000.
o. & ". Johnson, jeweler, worth from
1900 to $500.
King & Bradshaw paid $1,000 for their
hotel and furniture short time ago.
4. A. Sn,der, general store, carried q
small stock-$5,00O to S. 600; insured
for 5000.
p. 4. Nelson, boot and shoes; stock worth
81 600 to 81, 900.
In the store OF Hans EngIand, Otto Ole
son, a lumber dealer, did small business,
worth $1,000.
Guy Perkins kept hotel OF small size.
Peterson Bros general store, had a stock
Of 81, 600 or $1,000.
A. Z. Peterson carried stock of about
5000 and owned the store and building.
James Runnion lumber and furniture, car.
ried stock worth 81 600; the store was
worth about $500.
p. Stevenson, general store carried one OF
the best stocks in town.
Peter SwensoD, wagon maker, worth $500.
John Tracy, saloon-keeper, carried out
small stock.
DR.. Joe Trow drugs, carried stock OF
$1,000.
p. L. Weberg, furniture; stock OF $500.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21

Members Of the Utah commission state
that while Mormonism is increasing poly.
gamy is gradually falling into disrepute
The Edmunds bill provides that no
practical pologamist can vote. This OF
itself will ultimately break up polygamy
The railroads will also accomplish much
In this direction. When it becomes ap-
parent that a polygamist cannot rise TO
honor or profit, the abridgment of the
number of wives will speedily follow. 1t
itdue to the more refined classes to state
that among them polygamy is becoming
not 80 respectable as formerly.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
A Wisconsin Homicide.

A correspondent at Beetown, Wis, re-
lates the particulars of . probably fatal oc
currence which took place in..that village
st week. -Four years ago q resident OF the
town named Il. +. Evans was shot and
nearly killed by John Sturmer. The latter
was tried and sent to the penitentisry ioI
four years. His time having recently ex'
pired, he returned to Beetown and at once
recommended his quarrel with Evans. On
he afternoon OF the 7th he attempt ed TO
force his way into Evans house. when the
latter seizing q shot gun emptied its con.
tents in Sturmer's head, infiicting wounds
from which the latter, st last accounts,
was reported dying. Evans SURRENDERED
himself TO the authorities. The verdic,
Of the psople is that II was case OF sslf-de'
feDse
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
CASUALTIES OF THE WEEK,

A tornado struck Soldier City, Kansas, a
town of 300 inhabitants on the X. G. rail
road, on the 10th. 1t completely demol-
ished sixteen buildings and injured num-
Der of others. Among the buildings blswn
down were two general stores, the DIR ~
store, one livery stable and several resi-
dences. Three women and one child were
killed outright and some fifteen injured,
several seriously.
A large steam boiler OF the Glen's Falls
paper company Of South Glens Falls, N.
Y, exploded on the 10th inst, killing
Christopher Yataw and Charles Miller and
wounding many others. The loss is esti-
mated at between $4,000 and 100000 in
sured one half. A small brick building 10.
| Gated forty feet from the boiler room was
| destroyed by the concussion.
A special mail and express train On the
New York Central railroad collided with a
derailed car at Schenectady recently
The engine was wrecked. Edward Wample
is thought he will die. Wsmple was one
| OF the oldest engineers on the road.
The New York Bulletin finds that the to
tai loss from fire in the six months from
Jan. to July in the United States and
Canada amounted TO 81. 500, 900. being
| 500, 600 less than the fire waste OF the cor
responding time in 1882.
The total loss by fire in st. Louis the first
six months Of this year wa, $40 sos; loss to
insurance companies, $3'2, 500. This is on
ly about half rs great ss Il loss for The cor.
responding time last year.
The black measles has broken out in a
Catholic reformatoiy at Baltimore. So far
there bave been ten deaths, the victims dy-
ing in eight or ten hours after exposure.
Tremendous forest fires are raging south
Of Kalama Oregon. Six miles OF railroad
and two locoW otives have been de-
stroyed.
During the sealing season on Barclay
sound, Pacific coast, forty. eight Indians
were drowned by caPsizing canoes.
In wrestling match at Kansas City, with
Donald Dinnei, Clarence Whistler hsd his
shoulder anu knee dislocated.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21

A we'll known gentleman and wife,
while still living together in the eyes Of
the world, were entirely independent Of
each other. The gentleman had been
very attentive for long time to q well
known young actress, to whom he was
In the habit OF frequently sending fow-
ers with card bearing simply his Chris
tiap name of Charles. One day stopping
st florists TO whom his residence va
well known, but from whom it chanced
he never had ordered any thing 70 b
sent to the young actress, he ordered
a handsome platee Of flowers. and writ
ing Charles on card ordered Il TO be
sent to "her," supposing the florist
knew whom he meant. That particular
florist, however, did not know, and he
sent the floral tribute 10 the wife a
home. Now the wife was 30 much
affected by this unex pected floral oGIer-
ing that she was moved TO send for her
husband TO come and take her driving.
and made herself % agreeable 10 him
that the old love rekindled and 3 recon
ciliation followed which has not sinOa
been disturbed.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
burning Of Indiana University.

Last Thursday night the new department
OF the Indiana university at Bloomington
was discovered to be on fire. Thelsbratory
wss soon in flames, and shortly afterward
the library and museum wss on fre. The
latter contained the famous Owen collection,
and DR.. Gcrdon's collection Of fish. The IL
brsry had 1900 volumes. The new build
ing was entirely destroyed. The fire caught
by lightning stlikinga telePhoae wire. Loss
500, 900; insurance., go, 900. The heaviest
loss is on the contents OF the building. The
Owen collection. valued at 10000 cannot
be replaced. The library was valued at
$50, 600, and the laboratory $4,000. Prof.
Joraan's fish collection was said TO DO the
largest and finest In the country. Many
specimens were almost Invaluable.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
Northwestern Patents.

Patents were issued an the 10th inst, as
follows:
William +. Baily, st. Paul, sash fastener;
Charles Beebe, Racine, tanning mill (2);
I.orin ID. Carpenter, Bush Creek, Iowa,
tread power; John A. Chapm Milwaukee,
tws-wheeled vehicle; Eugene G. Dawson
Maquoketa, Iowa, snow plow; Henry c,
Hicks, Minneapolis, stock car; ID. K. Hoop
er, 0skaloesa, Iowa, grinding mill; John r,
Howe, Cher eIokee, Iowa, combined cultiva.
tor and harrow; Drew II. Land, Northfield
Mimi, eccentric bearing; Samuel n. Nc,
Guernv, Minneapolis combined cane and
camp chair; p. r Pfanabaker, Coon Rapids,
Iowa, car coHpung;-Wausau, Wis, fire
escape; John M. Ruudle, Palmyra, Wis,
hay elevator and carrier; G. +. Stevenson,
Thomson, Montfort, Wis, compound for
hog cholera
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
RECORD OF CRIME.

Gov. Ireland Of Texas has received let.
ter from Ave colored persons OF Marion
county, complaining OF the RECEIPT lynching
OF two negroes, alleged to be guilty Of rap
ing white woman In that county. The
letter says that several young men had been
likewise lynched, and that the county Judge
and county officers would not protect them
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
FOREIGN VIEWS GOSSIP.

Advices, June 8, from Gsboon, capital OF
the French colony OF that name, on the west
coast Of Africa, state that the French COM
mandant there arbitrarily searched English
merchants, and fined those having arms in
their possession, and interfersd with Amer
ican missionaries, refusing to permit the
teaching OF any language but fhe French.
Tweeney, charged with the murder Of
Lord Mount Morris in Ireland, has been
liberated from custody. The police have
another clue TO the murderers.
A student at WurtEburg university was
shot dead in duel. His antagonist. . Ger.
man. Americ m fed.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
I'le De Smet Leader.
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
BY
BROWN L. SHERWOOD.
TER MS:

The watering-place hotel-keepers are
Encouraged by the backward summer
in June there were only few days at
the seaside when an over-coat was not
required for comfort. This feature of
the season, added to increasing economy
on the part of pleasure seekers, owing
to business siagnation, has proved a
damper to places Of fashionable enter
tainment.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

| Upon thu completion Of the Northern
| Pacific in September next, several impor
tant changes are to be made in the opera
| tive department OF that road. At present
| General Manager Haupt has charge OF the
| Eastern division only. but when the exist
| irg gap between Helena and MiSsoula has
been constructed, he is to be given the
management Of the whole road from St.
Paul to Portland. J. NJ Buckley. located
at New Tacoma, Wash, who at present
has charge of the Western division, Is to
| continue as assistant general manager of
| that division, and J. T. O'Dell, superinten-
dent of transportation, is to be made assis-
| tant general manager of the Eastern divis.
| ion. As regards the superintendency OF
| transportation, it is generally expected that
that Office will be abolished or at least
emerge d into some other department, pro.
baby that of the new assistant general
! manager.
The directors of the Wadena h Park
Rapids road met in St. Paul the 18th and
elected the following officers: President
| Col William Crooks ofSt. Paul; vice presi-
dent, Franklin c. Rice of Park Rapids; Sec
| retary J, A. WOlverton OF Minneapolis;
| treasurer, +. S. Case of Wadena, and the
| following executive committee: Hon. Char
| les A. Gilman Of st. Cloud, +. &. Rice of
Park Rapids and T.. s. Case of Wadena. 1t
| is the intention OF the officers OF the road TO
commence surveys at an early date, and to
begin the work of construction rs soon as
surveys shall have been completed.
Lightning struck among Union Pacific
conductors on the Nebraska division on the
18th inst, nine or ten beiRg let out in Oma
ha and freight conductors advanced to fill
the vacancies The work Of decapitatiOn
has only Just begun. ana ii is stated that 1t
will extend generally over the entire Union
Pacific system, with only here and there an
| old conductor retained. The only reason
assigned is that their services are no Longer
required. 1t was only year ago that there
was similar cleaning out
The st. Paul and Omaha company has
decided not to run spur track on the Chip
pewa Falls, but will retain the depo
grounds and yards on the east side of the
Chippewa river, and will soon erect its de =
pots. The Wisconsin Central company is
about to close the contracts for bridges
across the river, and will immed lately be-
gin the construction through Chippewa
Falls and the erection OF depots there.
Miss Mary l.. Wood, of Rochester, re.
ceived 5000 from the Winons Il St Peter
railway company in compensation for dam.
ages received by falling on the depot plat
form last winter which sum was awarded
her at the last term of court.
During the pasi week "A miles I ,OaO yards
ofItrack have been added to the main line of
the Canadian Pacific west; on Tuesday
July 3, miles ,lS0 miles were laid; and
on Saturday, the 9Th, & miles and forty
yards.
The earnings of the st. Paul system for
the first week in July aggregate s425, 900,
against 1891 900 for the same week last year,
an increase Of $94, 900.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
The Rich Man Dies Also.

At Davenport Iowa, Thursday, at his
residence in the Western part OF the city
died Lorenzo Schricker, the well-known
lumber man capitalist His sickness had
been of long duration. He was forty eight
years of age and native of Germany, com.
ing to this country In ls4s. He has been
for many years the head of the sawmill firm
Of Schrieker & Miller; vas at one time presi
dent OF the Mississippi Logging company
and had large lumber interests at Bee
Slough and elsewhere in Wisconsin. Few
men were better known among the pineries
He wss the richest man in Davenport.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.

Hon. Lewis Smith died in Helena, Mont,
recently, aged sixty eight years. Mr.. Smith
was born in Windham, Conn.,, and was
graduated vt Dartmouth college. He was a
resident Of Hastings. Mimi, from ls5 8 to
1870, at hicb time he moved to 81. Joseph,
No. where he resided until 1880; when he
removed to Montana, In search OF health.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
Fatal Flood In Canada.

A London (Ont.) dispatch of the lth says;
The river here has risen TO an unprecede Mt
ed height, and the destruction of property
is fearful. So far as known eight houses
have been carried away, three persons are
known to be drowned, and it is feared
many others perished, as a large number
are missing. Barns have been carried away
by the score, and railroad travel is cut up
by washouts at Patton siding and on the
Sarnia road the Kensington bridge and OK
ford street bridge are gone; also large sec
ton Of the bridge on the Proof line. At
Ladies College the steamer Princess Louise
hoated down stream and carried away an
iron bridge. The water works pumping
house is in great danger and is expected to
go. Horses, cattle, etc, have been drown
ed by the score.
Up to the present the following are
known to be lost by the food:
Mrs. Hopkins, Kensington; four children
OF r. F. Lacey. London west; a woman,
name unknown; seven year, old daughter of
Mr.. Orr, of Ann street; three children OF
George Stratford, Of Napier street three
children OF ID. r. McLeon, of Blackfriars
street; one child of william Moylan, OF
Ann s:s6~t, Sa,ue. Stscsmsn, wife anu three
yesr-old son. Total. seventeen.
dispatch from Lucan, says: A great
deal of damage has been done by the floods.
Fences and bridges have been swept away
in every direction. The railroads are food.
ed and impossible IN several places.
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Mr Ksr saws ii Indsa Wxlia nnashes IN

Mr.. Ksr says II Judge Wylie quashes the
indictment against Senator Kellogg on
Wednesday next the government will pro-
cure new indictment, the material being
ample aud not likely TO be- exhausted even
II several failures are encountered. This Is
balldog administration, he says, and the re
win ts no let-up on Ke gg or Brady,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21

The amended Internal-reyenue law
went into operation May I. The ~.
ceipts for that month a. compared Win
the same period last year show = M
incSsase OF eS10, ,3iA
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21

Jim OHara of Milwaukee, singie, twenty.
eight wears old, was accidently shot with q
revolver by Frank Corvin, who ives firing
st q target. O'Hars win die.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-07-21
Railroad Trouble at Devils Lake.

A Grand Rapids Herald Bartlette special
says: On Saturday last Mr.. 'asghman re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Hill that the sta.
ton switches and side-track at Bartlett
won Id be taken away and trains not per
mitted 10 stop nearer there than nj Lacots
four miles east. Monday morning Attorney
Standish ef Bartlett started with this let.
ter and the necessary legal papers for Far
go, to obtain an injunction from Judge
Hudson. This evening he returned with
an order that has been served prohibiting
the company from carrying out any por-
ton of their threat, and further requiring
the company to stop its trains each way.
both passenger and freight, once a day, and
TO grant to said station all the facilities and
accommodations that have heretofore been
granted to it without any increase in rates
or other discrimination. The order is ad
dressed 10 said defendant, every officer or
agent, or employee thereof, and 10 every
other person whosoever, and requires the
defendant TO appear in Fargo July 25, to
show why the order should not be perpet-
ual. The people OF Bartlett are Glated, and
claim that the Maaitoba company entered
into a contract, which is Of record to main
tain station, side tracks, etc. Tor half
interest in the town site. and that no other
consideration has ever been received. A
strong effort will be made to fulfil its agree
mpnt ~
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-18
Songs n ever Sung.

' How does that verse run? Something like
this isn't it?
There are those who touch the magic string,
And noisy fame is proud to win them;
Alas! for those who never sing,
But die with all their music in them
Yes, that's beautiful, pathetic and true"
SAID your representative. The poet .luGcs TO
people who are somehow suppressed, and never
get their full allowance of Joy and air. Which
reminds me of Il letter shown me the other day
by 1l1sCox Il 90, Of New York, signed by Mr..
+. G. Williams Of Chapman, Snyder Co., Pa, .
prominent business man of that place. He
writes:
- have suffered with asthma for over forty
years. and had a terrible attack in December
and January, 1882. hardly know what prompted
me to take PARKERS Tonic. ! did SO. and the
first day | took four doses The effect astonished
me. That night slept as if nothing was the
matter with me, and have ever since. [ have
had colds since, but no asthma. My breathing
Is now as perfect as if had never known that
disease. If you know of any one who has asth-
ma tell him in my name that pARKER's TONIC
will cure lt-eVeu after forty years" There
was a man who escaped the fate of those whom
the poet laments.
This preparation, which has heretofore been
known as PARKERs GtNGER Tonic, viii hore-
after be advertised and sold under the name of
PAEKER'5 IONIC. Inasmuch az ginger is really
an unInportnnt Ingredient and unIrincipled
dealers nra constantly deceivins their customers
by substituting inferior preparations nnder the
name of ginger, we drop the misleading word.
There Is no change. however III the prepara-
ton itself, and all bottles remaining i'll the
bands of dealers wrapped under the name of
PARKER'S GINGER Tonic contain the genuine
medicine if the fac-simile signature of HIsCOx
u Co. 10 at the bottom of the outside wrapper.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-08-18

TIE Gnops-From ali directions has
come the cry that the crops were suffering
for rain, and the showers that have fallen
during the past few days have done great
amount of good i'll all the localities they
visited. A friend from the eighth ward in
forms US that the cotton in that section has
sustained irreparable injury from the pro-
tracted drouth, and that the yield will fall
far below what was expected few weeks
ago. 1t is the opinion of many experienced
sugar planters that the cane has also suf-
fered damage from which it can not wholly
recover md that there will be a considera-
BILE falling off in the sugar yield i'll conse-
quence. An old planter warned us last
week not to brag on the sugar crop, saying
he had never known q large sugar yield to
DO realized in a year where the weather was
very dry during July and August, which is
q period when the cane stands most in need
OF moisture. We hope the recent rains have
come in season to arrest the threatened in
jury in great degree, and that the fears of
the planters to whom we have referred will
yot prove to BIO exaggerated.