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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
An Maagss, tains this way tn o.rsland. We hev 10 saakes there

An Maagss. tains this way tn o.rsland. We hev no saakes there
 "whut come O dc rspsines. boss ?"
 Saint pashrick driv 'em from the land"
 "Yer doAn tell me % .s
 "Av course oi do"
 An dar aint no snakes n da, eountry nov '''
 Nos wan"
 "Wall, wall, did yer eber heah dc like O s,eh v proclamation. Nc snakes dar. Dat passon mas'ub been CT mighty holy man.
 !" He vas man widou, the shadow O sin."
 "Yas. 1 reckin he wus. Druv de snakes esway oa er'eoun, O his lub fur de irisA foikes, did he v
 "Yes, that's the reason.-
 "Uh, huh. Wall. doAa yer think dat q he'd druv ds snakes ousen ds whisky, he'd CT hi. de Irish iolkss whn da lib ! Dean ys think n would CT klvsrsd de whole cassF Oh, doan gi, mad, boss. Doan mean tsr cay nuthin' esgin ds holy man, fur. hless yer life, ef he'd CT druv' de snakes ousea dc whisky. he'd CT 60, all de digger vote ss well q de lsish. Dat man made re mighty mistake"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
HURT HIS ooop NAME.

"Yes most olyss me q kunnerd dollars ter vote fur yes in de convention an t wouldn' hab DO 'aaence wid mo, sAid an old nsgro la reply to a candidate who had asked for his support.
 "Oh. wouldn't offer you money" re- loineA the eAndidAie- "i believe ia coa- ducsiag campaign fsssiy and sqaaseiy. Corrupsios h otsioe-ssek,ug has cass . dark cloud over our institutions wouidn', think of offering you hundred dollafs. l haven't that amount oi money. any way"
 "Yer ain'tf We'll den. dar an, no usen taikin' ter me. How much IS yer got, nohowy"
 "I've got i've dollArs."
 "Uh, huh, no ussn taikin' ter me. ain, gwine ter sell myself ter no vhi.s man"
 "Of course nos'
 "Look heah, whut yer gw,ne ter dc wid dat five dollanS"
 "l1i make good use of it."
 Heah. femme hab t. Dem folki thinks dat i'se dun sold out. 'ciass ter goodness, white man, |, huns e' pussons good name ter be seed CT taisin ter yer
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
sr. pATRscK,s MISTAKE.

An lsisAnas vAo rssesd . ivsr boeoom plsseafssa sas ned anssysd by s.sisss- "O vouldst xvs h this csssery | tsn !" he ese dsy rsnatrd, sd6ssssisg cd 1eaagus, . csaossd esnGlsnan sf isag aaadlhg asd cssspicssus dishessssy. z O sAawd thet is'ud bs Swsses fhin puy eD mic nc ovn vsGasbiss ku ths cAilds as' truck iar q horsu, bus ths 6ivilisA snalss iyoieen the Ioif ousen ma,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
VOL. 5. NO. Ia.
SONG OF THANKS.

De co'n an' de cotton am all laid by, Got good craps. praise de Lawd; Oh, de winter'il be swsetened wid de pum. kin pie,
 Got good craps, praise de Lawd. De smile O Providence makes the groun' rich. Got good craps, praise de Lawd, an'we thanks Mars Jesus for gibin us sieh, Got good craps, praise de Lawd . 'Ceibe our thanks, oh Lawd O de sunshine,
 'Ceihe our thanks, oh Lswd O de Pra'rs goes up wid de smoke O de ia,
 pine,
 Blessed be the Lawd fur de cotton
 an' de grain. Leaf on de cresper hab 'gunter turn brown, Got good craps, praise de Lawd; An de song O dc cricket comes up from de groun',
 Got good craps. praise de Lawd. De apple an' de melon da am powerful sweet, Got good craps, praise de Lawd: Ar we sets in de shade-xh huh, how we eat, Got good craps, praise de Lawd. 'csibe our thanks, oh Lawd O de
 sunshine,
 'ceihe our thanks, oh Lawd O de
 rain
 Pra'rs goes up ~id de smoke o de ia,
 pine,
 Blessed be de Lawd fur de cotton
 and grain.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
nILARIous.

EAncsssd Yeuag Laly--AoshG, thas cssdsnas vish fhs hsasy noaseachs is . fsssiGsss, iaDt hsf
 NsehG-Ya, he is as AnssicAs.
 Daaehes-Ah, hs is qsiss . sanAsis- his naA Hs hss ely bsss ia fhis cess- uy fsv vssls, - hsvs ao tsosbis . andsseaaAing hin.
 MseAg-wdl supposs hs mna hass sesd6sd CT languaGs bsfpss hs cans.
 This vas vzifssn fcs PssfA, bot h. d. iass dsciissd is, hs snid, oa accoass q its kilasiay.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
HUMAN MATURE.

"Jebson has been arrssesd for seal ing" said a gensiemaa, meeting an ac- quaintance @Saw him juss SOY goisg around with a constable, trying to get bond.S
 @Well, shan % on his bond"
 You dout mean t.
 "Yes do.n
 He must have dons you a great favos."
 "No, l did him favor several yean ago and since then have had an intersst in him. Had he doe me . hsos. t would nov stand ne h hand to hep ct of his way"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
VERY LITTLE.

How cxn you acnouna feg theoe fnG stalln q cosn osmisg up h sAe flecs camenF ashed [ man of hm0.
 @ThaE's not corn." the AEm~ ssplieA "Osly vssdaS
 "Ah, how singuisx.S
 sDont know much about hrmis,, pecin
 "vesy liffie. l an the edisox ef n agricultural paper."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
terruption, if indeed you did not directly

terruption, if indeed you did not directly organize ;t'
 Mir. Mullittle gared at the doctor tor a moment His brow looked like a cloud gathering material for storm. Heard that 1 was tricky he said in a voice uemulous with anger. "Doubtlsss heard it from a member oi your own clique, . following ot reckless men to whom truth has ever been a stranges.s
 aShoot 'em in n exclaimed the poli- ticiar.
 Gentlemen" said an old man, ~ have met for the purpose ef discussing matters of sacred cast. Why should ye leaders make the affair proiane? Hs drunken man has caused this disturbance let him be removed"
 @l would willingly consent to proceed with the debate, " said Mir. Mulkittle, bu, reflections have been cast upon my char. acser. had nothing to do with the in- ,enuption."
 Ibelieve that you did, sir :" exclaimed Mir Snorthouse. "That man, pointing '' told me that you would play some tricl on me"
 "Mr. MulListle looked in the directios indicated and saw hi, graceless brother in-law, with bowed head, chuckling ant endeavoring to hide himself.
 "She pops :" exclaimed the politician Don't she pop, hah ?
 The light framework of Mir. Mulkitile', discretion was being rapidly consumed by the flames Of anger. With fiery ey' fixed on the brother-in-law, the ill-use< gentleman, with a determined walk started for the immediate vicinity of hi soulless connection, but in crossing th. platform, looking neither to the right no to the lef, he trod upon the gousy bot o the doctor. The mirror of the ere, tn, drum of the ear, the reputation of ques tionable character nothing is 90 dsiicai' as the gout. The committee of arrange ments could not expect Dr. Soorshouse |, loitsr placidly on the platform and lst | two hundred pound man walk over hi gout-his own zout which he vas svor. to protect. Committees selected of austen material are as hide bound a . foundsres horse, but they cannot enforce upon man the contingency of smiling when [ ruthless heel, compared to which fire brand is feathesy in its touch, comes dow, upon the reservation of his bodily agony Dr. Saorthouse knocked Mr. Mulkittl, into the giddy esd of futurity, and tAsn to use an expression descriptive of rspi. pistol practice, the " fun commenced A roar, rush, loud trampling of fsss howl . squawi, . voman's pisseisl shriek. A campaign psocssuioe, whicI happened to be passing, crowded in having heard that . political fight vas | bloom. 1t was . scene ssveE to b fos gotten. The cry q krs arose, asd tA, fire department, evr quick upon the oc casion of false alarm. poured streams Q muddy water oa the sxciasd throag. Ds Soorthouse, vsty much resembling , mud-turtle, vas placed in carriage ans taken to hotel. Mir. Mulkittle hobhle> home. The godisss bsother-in-las sought the shades of the country. Re ligious debates should dodge the typhci< campaign year.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

We have received from friend in San Francisco, copy of late edition of the < Oyi<Ssaiisf," paper printed in the Chinese language. The paper is "sef up" in double great primer" is neatly printed, edited with ability and we doubt not but that it win be a success. Un- fortunately its advertising patronage is limited, and we notice with regret that the editor fails to credit many of his best selections.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.
 De whitest shit s sometimes sot in de blaeksst way.
 De pussoa vid q ioui mouf is CT pus- sos wid es foal min. De groun' itse'f is rank wAsT d. smars-vssd grovs.
 Es soff voice ain't allus ds sign Q q tender soul. De wild csf hsb ss mighty pisifui cry, but, good Lawd. he's raaL pissn.
 ssbsr sssd q pussen % ignersnt dsi hs ooslda't pick out flaws ss' 6n' fault Er con 6er digger ken gay dat de presi- dsns is ex fool.
 Fl ds abesags man had e much 'siss ssr tel ds trssh q he hax tsr tell CT le, truth vould bssooms % plentiful aa' lies so scacs dat dc nevssss Q ds iis woul' ostshiss ds virtue e d truth.
 Hoaessy may rua far srioag time in q family, but t somssimss runs out Ds wuss thief sbG sssd vui d. son O es honsg fpdd@ sn' mudes. it sin't right tsr raise CT chils s9 belisbs dat he's boun' ter bs hoan' jss' 'eass his hdAes wva. Hessssy vid v nas is like psein' vid = boa ls nsy m is ds family, but q dshs soss Q usiais' hsies t mighty.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
LIMNINos.

Earnest prayer is the disinfectant o the soul.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

ClsuuaanA sheulA seaaA vou in Dsonna. He is . baehGleg e( asss-ana dWicoA
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16

[oisosaAA au SOuoA3y uSWspaPt. ISh us organite. The season has arrived when ve must organize. The enemy stands ready in the 6ead and why are we idles We must osganize. Every good citizen should identify himself with the movement. We cannot afford to wait until the enemy presents a solid front be- fore we make an effort. We should or ganire as oncs. We have been taught many better lessons and the disasters oi the past may be repeated unless ve or ganixe. Let every good citizen think of this vital question. We must organize. ?
 The campaign picture of Ex-Governor St. John doss not do justice to the great prohibitiooist. The scuts show him to be . man with the beer-driaker's !" jowi" and ths mousfache of . fsalow who dsaighs b finger within sasy reach of the frss lunch. The luncA meusaehe seems so have . distinctive feature. It appears to be iseliag out ailsr somsshine like the attenns of the "grasd-daddy long-lsgs." It longs to cover the rim of . waSsr-glass and can accommodate much cheese ousD in bristling points. We do not wish to intimate that the prohibition candidate for the highest office within the struggling range of the grasping American, is this sort of a man. We have many reasons for believing that he is not, bat the hurried vood-cut throws the " sot light upon his otherwise sober and Grecian features.
 Care3ess writing, Ike careless talking, iistis indulgsd as 6rst. is liks the fungus growth on . res. It soon becomes larger aroand than the tree itself Care lessnsD ia spsaking lsads to cazslsssness in vritiAg. Tho man vho didn't care to - talk eFannar," becanae he vas at hone, sooa fsn into the hahis of not "talhing its vhile abroad. Evesy ssn- ssnce shouA be written visA case, for somsbedy night rcd it. While a yell moWn ci1izna 0f AxiAnsaw VI h jail, wsifng fx the haagmAn's day b azivs, hs veuee . slnasnne fir ths psssk He hsd besa sancaAsa vifA case, aad vas ssgnEasd sns sf ths mosf fEammssical men in the sa.Aa Jsst = he ss>ended ths scaGold, he cid: sSsy, shsse, re- pogtaE, in that assicle ] vssee fbr your paPsr, tAsnghfiansiy sndsd . sanssnce on . prspesifisn. Plsass ousscf it. Nov, Az. ShaiG, squiEt yor dye sssiE."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY. De whitest shir is sometimes rot in dc blackesl way.

De pussoa vid sr toul mouf is CT pus- sos wid q foal min. De groun' itse'f l. rank wAaS d. smart-wsed grovs.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
-. Chicago Society Item,


4 Chicago paper tells the following
at the expense Of the ladies Of that city:
,"Wllen the opera, came to Chicago" said
the lneatlsofs tho retail in large dry
good house, II NOTICED there We're two
81 three expensivef lace 5shawls sent
home oil appreciation and returned the
morning after the Performance: This
set nle<s thinking and when Mrs. B.
came in the day Of an opera night and
asked tosl1aye one Of the most expensive
wraps sent home, to look at, I Just step
ped out to old sSwag's the ticket specu-
lator. and bought, seats, imme diatly be-
hind those Of Mr.. and. Mrs. B. When
I came in, o little late, there was Mrs. B
seated in front Of ME with the elegant lace
wrap sent, homein the morningoyer her
Shoulders, When she turned I greeted
her politely, and said was delighted the,
wrapllad suited her. She looked rather
unhappy during the performance. but the,
shawl was not returned to the store. and
I3chAargedsmy Opera ticket ll get @tofsexpense
account.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
q Reunited by the Baby.

From the Philadelphia Times. ! >
Katie Address, a sixteen year old wife,
with six months old babvi in her arms,
charged Spencer G. Address, her TWEEN
Il year old husband, in, the tlesertion
court yesterday, with failing to support
her and hey baby.
What is the cause Of 4 this trouble? 2"
asked judge a llison. %,'5
"It is this, sir" answered the little
wife, teaAfully. "He-he wanted me to
live with his parents, and II wouldn't
do it," 4 = /" Il
and she wan ted me to go and live
with her parents" interposed the boy
husband, "antlpI wouldn't dc it." 80
10, MY dear, chill dren,''', said the good
Judge, go settle this LITTLE difference
between you and wherever YOU live,
live together. You love each other too
much, / am srre, to- care, to separate.
BE mutually forbearing and am sure
You wilIbe happy
Katie looked at Spencer and Spencer
looked at kite, then both looked at the
baby lying smiling in katie's arms. :'".t
Katie" said Spencer, as he took the
baby ny and kissed it, "''the Judge has a
level head. Let us go."'
He gave the baby back into her. care,
l,ut AS they sswere going out the baby
tt1srled roefhd and laughed a merry lit
tie laugh right III its papas face. Papa
thought that was 50 funny that lie took
hold Of the laby's fat and dimplod hands
and held them while lie ticklod the ha~
by,so q ose, with the nice, soft down On his
upper liz: The baby's laugh grew louder
and merTier, and the half-score OF elder
wives and 'eldarmotners waiting in the
court room to tell their dismal stories
forgot their woes long enough to smile
ON the. refreshing spectacle and to dream
|'again the dreams OF the bvgono Years,
when faith and hope IN them were more
powerful than the sting of new wounds.
rs Sec how the badly linlss them together, y
said apparently the eldest and saddest
looking Of these. aQh, my OIL, my!
the dear little baby! May the bond nev'
er be broken."} pr
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Conkling's Income from, Law.

Perhaps Mr.. Roscoe 'ConEling. did
wen 70 GO out of politics: tt no e. 77,
saIgs,gesation to estimate his income from
the INV at 500 zoo q year, and rather
apt to be more than less. The Hoyt
will hseontsst, in which lie Is now EN-
gagged aewill reward him very hand
sonaely for evenbahe-agreatests effort OF
his life. 1}{lhe late Jesse Hoyt Left an
estate valued at about IS Q0o, 600 OK
sss10 ,000, 900. The proceedings are
brought onsthe behalf Of Mary Irene
.Hovt. his daughter, who received under
the will The income Of 81. 25o, 900; Mrs.
Helen Marin Hoyt. the widow, received.
q like sum, with power to dispose Of
$3.50, 900 at her death. Several allow
ances have already been granted to the
mother and daughter pending the de-.
{ cision, the last being an allorsance OF
$50 900 each. Mr.. William M;; Eyarts
Is opposed to Mr.. Conk ding, and both
are assisted BY the usual legal bridges!
provided IN great cases.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
5'E 4 Z ~. e ~ "A I ~ -
}Proftable ne ussiccs.l Authorship

Mr.. ". S. Gilbert, who passes for a
shrewd man Of business, makes his
pieces pay him at asrate heretofore I'M
known to the; dramatic author in En- g.
land Nh. Gilbert, Sir Arthur splli-
van, and Mr.. D'Oyley Carte, owner OF
the Savoy and other theaters, are sup
posed TO divide. in equal shares the pros
eeede Of those operas, to the 1production
Of WHICH they have jointly devoted
then,selyes@to Ter some years past. No
ono knows what the amount of income
i thus distributed is, rbut common reports
v pi Pit it at over s200,oOD Mi. Gilbert $
contract with Miss anderson may
serve as al instance for hiss gift foI driv-
ing a bargain. During tile run of
"Pygmalion and Galatea" ut the Lyce-
UNI, Mr.. Gilbert has. levied 10 per cent.
on the gross receipts; more than 81, 900
o week.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30

Balooning is being made a distinct
feature of the school OF military engiin-
eering at Chatham, England, and ex-
tensiye preparations are already in pro-
gresss tor balloon experiments to be
carried, on during the s1lnaner 2 months.
Officers aud s will be instruct ted
in the il fecture Of Hcc oal and TO-
gen gas, teleggraphic communication,
taking of photographs, the use Of the
eleetric hight from balloons, transport
padding, 1iinfiations and the construction
of screens for the protection Of balloons.
Special practice viii be devoted to the
most leffectuaI means of conveying gas
from one nosiitio ito another. At last,
it seems as if the praeticabil ftys Of bal /,
looms for reconn offering and signaling pal g
has been fully realized 23sFG I !.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Iudiyidualties.S

7 Frank Hurd, the Ohio free-trld con-
,gressnan,s is onlys4 wears Of sagea He
is the son Oh an old sthotel-keeper OF
. German descent, who kept tavern at
little town near Maunt Vernon, Ohio.
His father made some money and T rank
WAS given good education.
Fashionable society in Washington
seems difficult to suit The white Lead.
ers refuse TO receive Mrs. Douglass
since her marriage to Fred Douglass,
and colore1 ladies resolutely close their
| doors against Mr.. Douglass because he
+ married q white woman T%2
Miss Ella Wheeler in her maiden
days having naNelv sung ID x.,
ri viii love the man whom my soul reveros,
And kiss him blue with fiery yearn-"
the Albany Times somewhat pertinentlv
observes that by this time The. happy
Mr.. Wilcox is no doubt yelling for help.
The English people are smiling at the
news from Australia that Lord Chief
Justice Williams, of that colony rides in
to the assize towns upon abicycle. I'm
agine, says one of the papers, saour
Lord Chief Justice or the great and
/ majestic Sir Henry Hawkins ssentering
Bristol, Gloucester, or Chester, Or, in
| deed, any Of the towns of our assize, in
this manner and going to their lodgings
incog, instead OF, as now being met at
the railway station by the high sheriff
of the county, the local mayor and dig
nitaries Of the place, as we'll as q num-
I Der Of the country gentry and nobility
Gll escorted l. TO the cathedral .
| A Washington correspondent relates
that he was standing beside Pension
Comhiissiontr Dudley at the Oiho re-.
ccption last week, when alady noting
the wistfnl gaza Of the colonel as hun
dreds OF couples w1lirled by in the.
mazes Of q Strauss waltz, asked T.. "Do
YOU not dance, Colonel Dudley?" With
q smile, he replied, "No, I danced my
last Just before the battle OF Gettysburg,
A lot OF Us were cut or picket duty,
! and, diminishing about came 10 an old
! Dutch oven. beside which we found
| three b11xom German girls baking bread.
We stopped to chat with them, and, an
old man Appearing with q fiddle, We
) imprQyised q dance then and there. 1t
was greatTfuil, and we went into battle
the next day all the better for it. Be
I fore tile fight was finished, however, a
shot carried*of my leg and stopped my
dancing forever" 81
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30

Mrs 9, A. Taylor, ssas Folsom streeby But
falo, N. Y, says" ATTACKED with scatic rhou-
rnatism, [ lay on my bed for six long years
The pains in my limbs we're 80 severe was
Unable even to lift my feet from the fIooz:
Tkomas' Electric Oil curedme. 1t is remark.
able medicine. I do not know of its equal"
Twas in the explosion of the Grand Opera
House, Jan. Is, 1888. There received bad
cut on my knee and had to take to my bed
Thomas Fclectric Oil helped me out in almost
no time. --Chas Reed, 3};4 Jackson street, Nil
waukee, Wis.
s::K1o question But tlss Thomas Electric Is a
valuable Oil; at least ills the best thing we
have struck and We have; had large experience
in medicines, Myf fam ,zu uses It. tie hirea men
uses it, Iuse it.-W H, kirkpatrick, all Third
avenue, Evansville, Ind.
i. Ny sister-in-law was cured of deafness by
Thomas NIeetric' Oil. SO am using it for the
same purpose. 1s&is reany$a good thing j
J. Kline, Ashley Luzerne CO., Pa. * AXE, nj
Ny father had terrible rheumatism for al
most six months. Thomas Elrctric Oil cured
him.. It is the best medicine for rheumatism
thatT am acquainted Within. Barley, 6fi)e6
Elliot street, Buffalo, N@Hs. .ss<E u
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
- 49,, H. .,ss,g;3,,s Il }.g..sss>
wRx is tn sot

Some find work where some find rest,
And 90 the weary world goes on;
sometimes wonder what is best;
The answer comes when life is gone.
Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake,
And so the droary night hours go;
Some hearts beat where some hearts break,
! often wonder why 'tis 30. RI -;
sorno hands fold where other hands I
. Are lifted bravely in the strife; ~
And so thro' ages aud thro' lands "a
5#S Move on theswo extremes OF life = ), = u
Some feet hal. while some feeS tread, ..4
In tireless march, 4 thorny way; e..
Some struggle on whore some have fed, ~'
.Sorle seek, where others shun tue fray.
-. susaaA a4s..a' 8sSfE, I'D ri
some sleep on while others keep =
The vigils of the true and brave;
They will not rest ill roses creep
Around their names above the grave.
Father Ryan
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Ell Expert swind1ar az Large.

A successful leonfid ence gam vas plaJedop Il
number Of business mon IL st Paul Tuesday
afternoon, in which Myers 4 finch lost 81 600;
Gienuy & Gilman, $500; G. 6. Berg, $500: Emil
Geist $40; George Palrnes, $500: E. a. Brown
$500; Hotel Livingston, 500; and Dyer & How
ard $50; total, 3,l60. For the past twenty
days or more II MAN hssa baen coming OCCASIONS
oily to St. Paul, representing himself to be vii
bur Fl. james. member of the firm OF John
james g. Co., heavy iron foundry men of La
Crosse Wis. James usually stopped ut the
Hotel Livingston. He had Autographed letter.
heads purporting to be John James & Co.. in
which The names ''Joln James, s'Wllbur II.
James" and otto Lunk" were printed as MEM
bers Of the firm. In about az. hour thereafter
he had closed all the Bargains he had been
making for the lasttweraty days, paying for the
goods with checks drawn upon the various
banks of Ia Crosse in fis favor and signed "Jno
was .foun, that Every check he had Pulsed ' was
forged
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-05-30
Spokane Joe, srb-chieft OF the Colville In

= Spokane Joe, snb-chief et the, colville In
dians WAS arrested some time ago by the mill
from Walla Wala and turned over to- The eiviil
euthoriIies fortrinl He is q notorious des-
pe-ado ind waa arrested for killing severar of
his tribe The prisoners counsel tileda de
nlGrrec to further proceeding Oh the ground
that tue civil co1lrts had snot competent juris-
dictlon and that the Indian should be returned
to his tribe and be tried by them. The court
sustained demurrer and Joo will be taken back
to Fort Colville, and turned over to his tribe.
Summary justice will doubtless be dealt oct &C
cording to tho Indian notion of vengeance. u