davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
RAIN.

20 father, i dread 70 see II RAIN
Said little Rhenfe Rhone;
~ lake the warm sunshiny days
Snch days and such alone;
eEut NOW il rains? o see ii rain ~
o can ! get away,
When ! want to go 10. CONSTITUENCIES,
And agreed to go to-day r.
"My child y her father gently said.
strhis rain Is what we need:
Twill make the growing crops look green,
And.sprout the tiny seed:
So take another day, my child,
To 70 to Cousin james,
For she would never look for yoI,
Nor expect you when IL rains"
.'But LEI me ask ebout the grain
l sowed some weeks ago;
Can you tell me daughter dear,
What IL Is that makes 1t grow r,
sItis the rain said little Rhenie,
1.-THE rain and sun together;
And ! guess we'd have no bread to eat,
five hadn't SONS rainy weather.
Gust right, my child.'' the father said,
II feer vic all should tie;
All kinds oflife would ceaseto be,
And streams would all go dry,
The earth would be a desert land
a dreary waste indeed
ldke vast ahara far away,
or which YOU often read
Trust in the Lord. who sends his rain
Upon the just and unjust;
And remember. too. that what He does
is always for the best;
so lei not your selfish wishes
overcome the good and true;
Life Is short, and Heaven demands
AL the good that you can do
ARTHUR Belts.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
The CORPORATION election passed OF

A
The corporation election passed of
quietly last Saturday and resulted in the
defeat Of the proposition By q majority of
four. One thing about this election we
were pleased with, and that was the dis
position on all sides to take The advice OF
the REroRrER and not allow passion to
enter into the contest-as d Consequences
there was not a harsh word spoken dur
ing the day, the utinost good hulnor pre-
yailing on all sides. As soon as the light
was over, the victors at once raised q
fund OF seyenty dollars with which j Il
propoeed to build a sidewalk to the de-
pot; ard we understand It Is also pro-
posed TO grade the main street and make.
other improvements. If this be the REL
suit Of tile contest something good has
been evolved by the friction. and our cit
liens ..sa-c .aen walked mp 10 the neces
sity Of the hour. AS line majority rules
in Dakota always, tss.is settles tho snts
tiosa at pfrseHts
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
a MYSTERY.

We have a skull in our office, found on
Miss Monitors place north Of town, See.
SO, iowa LIS. iieaatisEe So IS It h evidently
the skull Of q woman. A hole in the top.
seems to indicate that her life was taken
by a blow on the head. None of the
other bones oftfe body we're oundnearit
But here il lies on Il table mute evil
dence Of life that has been, blsached
by the wind, the rain, the SHOWS, the
sunshine of q score Of years. What a
troop OF weird faneies pass. before the
mentaFEisi0n at Sight of ii, WAS she a
captive among tile Indians and reached
that spot from tue ffaaoE home Of her
friends, when theweaTy limbs refused to
psrformtheir office ard dropping upon
thegfpupd With OILY time to utter n
aa0aizsd Player fise swiftly cruel toFaa-
Aaast rhsa5 la AsAA
tired spirit winged its Hight to the shore
less ocean2 She was somebody's darling
and when this tragedy was enacted out
upon this bleak and lonely hillside, did
the loved ones back there feel the heart
grow sick--euiyefing with agony over
her certain loss? Was she a mother, and
did little baby fingers yainly seek the
face and miss the responsive kiss Did
q father and mother, brothers and sisters
or mayhap q lover hear the sobbiag sigh
for mercy that was borne uIon the bosom
Of the breeze that fatal morninq--or was
it in the star-lit night when, in their
dreams they saw her kneel and Implorei
for life at the hand OF the merciless fDe.g
Alas who may know. Nottill Tile shall
come to judge the quick and the dead"
not till the heavens shall be unrolled
like a scroll" not till the King shall sit
upon his throne to judge all the earth,
shall the story ofthat awful hillside tsag-
ely be known, shall tho mystery be pen
etrated and the eold-blocded ~ferocity Of
the crime be exposed IN alt its hideous
deformity.
Behold this ruin! Twas a skull
Once of ETHEREAL spirit fail
This narrow cell vas Life's retreat.
This space was Thoughts mysterious
seat.
What beauteous visions filled this spot
What dreams of pleasure long forgot
Nor Hope, nor JOY, nor Love, nor Fear,
Have left n trace or record here.
Beneath this Wondering canopy,
Once slione the bright and busy eye;
~ But start not at the dismal void
III social love that eye employed,
lf,.4fI, taa Ia rufaIe GVa NJ Ola, nal Et
But through the deSE of kindness
beaaled.
That eve shall be forever bright
When stars and sun are sunk in night.
Within this hollow cavern hang
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue;
IF falsehood honey 1t d~isdained,
And when it coisid not praise was
chained.
If bold in virtues cause it spoke.
Net gentle concord never broke,
This silent tongue shall plead for.hee,
when time unyails eternity"
lie lived, for life Is but a state
Where sorrow breaks it chain,
He laid his stamps on incorporate"
And never smiled again.
'TMere better so to live and learn,
10 waste no time in signs,
Since an OF human kind must yearn
For thrifty enterprise K.
For luck is work
And those who shirk
Must not lament their doom.
But put their shoulder 10 the wheel
And start another boom.
And thus-wcll way II yourself and then
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
DIRECTORY.
Railway Tinfn-T Table.
CHI. MI. & ST. PAUL RAILWAY

CHI MIL. * ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
HASTINGS d DAKOTA EXTENSION.
g0rsG WEST GONG EAST.
40. j, Pass, .M..s:g am mo. 2, Pass .a...440 D m
1 . u Way FRI 400 a m f. q, Way FIR f2:4s m
9 q Thro Frt44:fopm = "A Thro Frt 44o N
sDaily Ex Monday. fDaily TX spnday. tpaily.
EDaily Ex Saturday.
Ba-An trains carry passengers. es
On ana aiterJnne 18th, the traias s and viii
pull d sleeping car between Milbank and Min
Rsapoiis.
webster, D.. r. COLONEL. LEWIS, Agent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
-connreaattornI cl,srcf..

Regular services every sunday at III d. Ia. and
a, 40 ~. M. Sabbath school at IL m. PRAYER
meeting every FhurSday evening.
". q. DICKINSON. Pastor.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-03-20
Closing OF the Mails.

East -...~s: as q IN 745 , m
Vt. SisSetDn daily By stage, s NJ, Arrives = N
Gatertown Stage, Mem. Wed, and Fri.@.a.6 a AZ
arrives Tues., Thur, Il SAT. 6 i IN
once hours IRON. = no $ y m. Sundays rom
~ ~ to- , m. Il r. RuGGLEs. Postmaster.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
DAKOTA'S DELEGATE.
No Chance For Admission or Division
at This Session.
Delegate Raymond Freely Denounced as Worse
Than Useless.
special Telegram to the Globe. |

WAsHINGToN, March 25.-As predicted
some time since in my dispatches to the
GLOBE, nothing will be done for Dakota
during this session of congress. The defeat
in the senate of Harrison's bill to
admit Dakota is decisive. Dakota
is thus not only refused division or admis-
sion, but is really kicked out of congress.
The inefficiency of her delegate, Jno. B.
Raymond, is the subject of very general
conversation. He is wholly unknown here,
and he has neither social nor political quail
ties to recommend him to notice. Those
who know him best say he is illiterate and in
any assemblage of common men he would be
ranked below mediorcity How he ever got
here to misrepresent territory that has
the reputation of Dakota is a mystery. A
stalwart senator yesterday said to a citizen of
Dakota, ''what did you people ever send
such fool as Raymond here fore Your ter
ritory would be infinitely better off if you had
no representative here. In that case twenty
men Of ability and influence in both the SEN
ate and the house would be glad to
champion the cause of so great
a territory, destitute of representation, and
you could obtain almost anything you might
ask; but as it is, this id little ignorant
creature is in the way of any movement.
Next time send man or nobody" The fact
is live, intelligent man, able to talk, and OF
good, social standing, could have done an
immense amount of valuable work for Dako-
ia this winter. Why the people of that ter
ritory ever allowed themselves and their in
terests to be completely handicapped with
such fellow as now represents them, is one
of the things that no fellow can find out. He
il yorse than useless
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
NEW YORK.
Ispecfal Telegram to the clone. !

New YORK, March 25.-Henry Claws &
Co., say: ''The striking feature III the mar
kot to-day was the weakness in Gould stocks,
also Lackawanna and Reading. The latter's
weak spot was based upon apprehension Of
strikes at the coal mines, as il is known that
great dependency prevails among the
miners Most of the other stocks were held
comparatively steady bat leaned towards down
grade Grain had another dip ana May wheat
in Chicago fell to 9O14, the lowest yet touch
ed and within q fraction of the price which
we nave long predicted for that option. The
lower range of prices row being made is soon
likely to attract to Wall street more outside
business, of which for some time past there
has been dearth. Plenty of new blood will
find It's way to the exchange when prices look
tempting, rs the country is full Of people
who want to make haste to
get riel. Over week ago
when it was uphill work bulling the market
we advocated as the best policy for both
Gould and Vanderbilt, who were then re-
garded as being in control of the situation,
to let prices have good jolt downwards SO
They now seem to have adopted that method
and much good is likely to accrue there
from.
The bears were not at all demonstrative
this morning in depressing prices but seem
ed inclined to secure their profits Their ac-
ton caused an improvement all along the
line, in some cases amounting to about per
cent. There was a fair business done in
most of the leading stocks. Metropolitan
elevated rose to 1887, while Manhattan
dropped below 80. Pacific mail
might be called the leader,
followed Bby Delaware & Lackawanna,
Union Pacific, Lake Shore and the grangers.
The latter continue to record a falling off in
earnings. For the third week in March st.
Paul loses S73, 600 and Northwestern SGS, 900
while Omaha gains $4,000. The story to-
day is that the $50, 900, 600 New York Central
per cent. bonds have been printed and are
all ready for issue. Reading earnings for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26

| Sherman would repeat what he said the other
day. that he did not think the United States
ought to trust to the southern states the
! important questions growing out of the policy
| of aid to education The force of prejudice
and education was too strong even with the
most intelligent men that he did
not think it would be wise to confer upon
the southern states absolute power over the
education contemplated and the expenditure
leading to it. This, however, was not from
any feeling of unkindness toward the people
Of the south, but from conviction that ow-
ing TO prejudice of race and the influences of
slavery, which had darkened their minds
and would probably continue to darken them
for some time to come, they would not i'm
partially distribute the money. He thought the
work of framing the necessary safeguard was
one in which all the senators should partici-
pate. There was no doubt the work of dis
tributing the money, should be left to the
states, but the general government should
say how it should be expended. Sherman
continued, ne was willing to go as far as any
man in his attempt to remedy the evil OF
illiteracy, either from the north or the south.
The safety of the nation demanded its re-
noval, and without going into past in cast
ing reproaches, he was willing as far as he
was personally concerned, to vote
large sum every year under
well guarded restrictions to remove
the dark cloud of ignorance from every part
of the land, but he did not want the money
turned from its proper use into adding to the
attainments of those already sufficiently
educated.
Senator Hoar defended the bill from the
several detailed criticisms made by Sherman,
IL
counsel from our resentment and our rec
elections of the past.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
Crooked Proceedings.

New YORK, March 25.-In the Hoyt W i'll
case, Van Santvoord, witness, was cross
examined by ex-senator Conkling, and it
was elected, that Van Santvoord, immedi-
ately after the funeral, although the will had
not been opened, had caused copies of the
will to be printed from a copy which
was in his possession, which he said had
been made prior to the execution of the orig
inal will. This he served next day, with
citations from the surrogate's Office, upon
Mrs. Hoyt and her daughter. Later on,
Conkling informed the witness, that he pro-
posed to show, he, witness, was making a
statement about something of which he had
no knowledge, or what he knew to be false.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
Bismarck City Election.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


BISMARCK, Oak, March 25.-The Tribune
this morning comes out in favor Of the fol-
lowing ticket of city officers; Mayor, o. s..
Golf; clerk, VIM. Woods; treasurer, George
Reed justice, Jos. Hare; aldermen, Messrs.
Call, Dietrich, Causby, Peterson, Bogue and
Moorhouse. 1t is believed this ticket viii be
elected, as it is supported by the best ele-
ment. The opposition ticket nominated to-
night with Dunn for mayor and change Of
the four aldermen from above ticket, viz
Griffey, Molloy, Leo and Hollemback in place
of Bogue, Moorhouse, Causby and Dietrich.
The river is rising slowly. a Buford dis
patch says there IS gorge five miles below
that point. The river rose seven feet in the
past twenty-four hours, but the ice above Bu-
ford is still solid. At Bismarck the ice be
gins to show the effects of the hot sun and o
break is expected in few days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26

February, the bears claim, show
failing off of s7OO,OOO. The
friends Of the stock state that the prospects
Of the company are excellent and the prop
erty is the best purchase on the list. About
one million dollars in gold was engaged for
export tomorrow. The market was rather
stupid at the finish, though prices of most
stocks were steady. Reading was the weak
feature with transactions in it at
34M Just as the gang sounded
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
Chicnnn EinnncinL.

CHICAGO, March 25.-New York exchange at
par between banks. Supply good and demand
fair. Sterling bills on London, Liverpool and
Glasgow 81. S5A@4S5al for sixty days. Com
mercial documentary and $4.S7 for bankers sixty
days Money easy at 597c. Large loans, On
grain and provisions collateral chiefly, are at 3
Der cent
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-26
CLOTHIERS.
YOUR CHOICE FOR $40.

We have placed on a separate counter all our
Mems Spring Suits carried over fromlast season,
and marked them YOUR CHOICE for So We
want to close them out before the Spring Trade
becomes active, and have marked them at this
very low price to tempt early buyers. There
is not one Suit in the lot that is not worth
SIS, and the retail price for many Of them was
SIS and $40. Your choice for $40, as long as
they last.
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14

Go to J. A. Sanderson for maga- zines, daily papers and stationary.
 Go to Sanderson's in the West End for all the leading dailies, standard magazines and Territorial papers.
 Gents fine boots at Newell's.
 Overcoats, gloves caps and Cardi- gan jackets at cost at Newel's.
 Twenty-Five more new samples o summer clothing just received al Newcll's.
 Fine samples of custom made cloth ing for spring and summer wear, al Newell's.
 Go to Sanderson's in the west end for the latest newspapers, magazine: and fresh confectionery.
 Hot Scotch Whisky, the real old brand Of the "Green lsle," Fenianisn and loyalty on the side, Jesse Gregg of the White House, has 1t.
 For Silk Velvet, Tn the liquid line, as fine a brand of whisky as ever tempted the taste of the most fastid ious, go to Jesse Gregg's White House, Railroad Avenue.
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14

Finest briar root pipes at J. E. McCormick's.
 Order a suit of clothes of Newell. Soda pop, ginger ale and sarsapa- rilla at McCormick's.
 Order suit of clothes of Newell. Mccormick has greater variety of tobacco than any one in the city. Prime Horse Radish, at Newell's. Nice Vinegar Pickles, at Newel's. You can get news and stationery, at McCormick's.
 229 samples of spring and summer clothing at Newell's.
 The finest cigars at M cCormick's. Calico's, Gingham's, Chambrey's, Cretonne, at N ewell's.
 Cashmeres at Newell's.
 J. E. Mccormick has just what you want in confectionery, nuts, fruits, &c. Fresh eggs at Newell's.
 Choice table butter at Newell's.
 Croquet sets, balls and bats, at McCormick's.
 Ladies and Misses Silk, Wool and Cotton Stockings at Newell's.
 For current news and magazines go to G. A. Sandersons in the west end.
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14

MT. Dayze, of Winslow, the two f .rmer baggage masters and the latter an engineer on the A. x F., came up Friday to "shake" at the Flagstaff dance.
 C. M. Stewart. late of San Antonio, Texas, brother of w. G., has ac- cepted position in Kllpatrick's sstore, and is now a permanent fixture. We welcome him to Flagstaff, as he has the stuff in him to make a first class business man.
 The young folks of this vicinity took advantage of the completion Of the addition to the Flagstaff Hotel, last evening, by converting the new edifce into dance hall, and enjoyed one of the most sociable gatherings ever given here. There were about s couple present, and everything passed off smoothly. The supper was one of Jack Smiths happiest at tempts, and would have done credit to any hotel. Lack of space alone prevents us from giving any details.
 A correspondent of the Mohave County Miner at The Needles says; The river is still rising rapidly and that it is already more than two feet higher than the highest point reached last year Uune 2o.) The Mohave valley from Fort Mohave to The Needles is one vast sea of water which grows larger day by day. On the west side of the river some two miles of the railroad embankment is in con- siderable danger of being washed away, but through travel will not be i'm peded, as the steamboats can come right up to Powell station if necessary by going down the river mile or two and coming up slough. The rail road company have steamboat trans terring freight and passengers, while the Southern Pacific sends a tra ir down to the waters edge daily to meet the passenger train from the east. Work on the new bridge Is progress. ing very fast, and by next week the workmen will be clear of the old structure and the Pacific Improve. ment company, the contractors, will have to find their own anchorage in the 'ap between the ends and have 2 trial ci bucking the current similar tu that experienced by the A. x P. folks last year.
 The Baxter, Springs (Kas.) News of May 3Ist, contains the death notice of Dr. T. s. Semans, well known in Flagstaff and along the line of the A. X P road, where he prac ticed his Hing, leaving for his old home in Kansa', year ago last April. The News say that deceased died on May 26lh, of hemorhage of ihe lungs, brought on by severe cold contracted last winter, which settled on his lungs. All that skilled physicians, kind friends and loving hearts could do Was done, but without avail. Dr. Sen..ns was a son of Thomas Semans. of UnioDtown. Penna., settled in Baxter in 1S7S, and removed from there to Las Vegas, and afterwards 10 Wlnslow, and Flagstaff, where his skill as a physician and his genial manners won for him a large practice and hosts of friends, ,who feel his demise as keenly as they did when owing to his health he was compelled to return 10 Baxter. He was a grad uate of the Jcl1tr on Medical College, of Penna, and was one of the most skilled surgeon in lhls section of the country. He WE followed to his las, resting place by . large concourse oi friends, and the phl siclans of Baxter passed series of appropriate resolu tions depIorlng his sudden calling from thclr midst.
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14

The Thursday evening meeting was called to order by Preasidert Beal. The secretary being absent Miller was appointed pro. tenn.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 Van Horn from the executive com mttee submitted their report. He stated they had named nine commit tees, as follows:
 F,nance-Mrs. J. A. Marshall, Misses Nellie Beal. Katie Brothers, Major Mihor, D. A Murphy, ]. N Berry.
 Grounds-Chas. Greenlow, P. ]. 3rannen, Leon Brawnies
 Speakers-J A. Marshall, ]. Y. Cr,thers, w L. Van Horn.
 Recepuon- Mrs J. R. Fitzpatrick, Miss Lamport. Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Grecn!ow, Mrs Frank Beal, Miss Carrie Brothers, F. ]. Bran, ne ., Chas. Greenlow, D. NJ. Rlordan, J. B. Smith, D. C. Newell.
 Musl c-J E. Mccormick. Sam King, Wm. Murphy, Treat Bros, John Farney, ]. A. Wilson. Wm. Dyer, Misses Belle and Maud Hoxworth.
 Firew ,rks-Frank Beal, Ralph Cameron, G. H Loucks, II. II. llcxworth.
 Dinrer-J C. Hicks, Marve Beal, Frank Middleton. J. R. Fitzpatrick. Amusemenls-Sa King, F. ?. Daggs. ]. L. Black, II. J. Miller, Eugene Middleton, Chas. Gardner, Jas. Cart, E. J. Greenlow, ]. B. Thomas.
 Execuiive-J. C. Hicks, r. ]. Brannen, John Griffin, Marve Beal, J. w. Mclean.
 On motion the report of the com mittee was accepted and approved.
 P. ]. Brannen, of the committee on grounds, reported they had selected a suitable grove just about 800 yards south of the residence ofA. T. Hoover, east of new town. On motion the re- port was accepted and the committee discharged.
 Messrs. Copley, Mccormick, Van Horn, Beal, Daggs and others dis cussed the dinner question, and it was finally decided to await the report of the committee before action was taken
 On motion the meeting adjourned to Wednesday evening, the 18th inst, and it is hoped full attendance will be on hand promptly.
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14
Literary Nlub PrOgra lnme.

The following IS the programme of the Literary Society for Tuesday eve ming. the I1th:
The Arizona champion., 1884-06-14

INItTmlsSIOn
 Debate--Resolved, that the annexation of Mexico 10 the United States would advance ,hc best interests of bath nations. w. M. Walters, J. F. Daggs, H. ]. Miller, C. Stew art. affirmative; w. L. Van Horn, D. ]. Brannen, Asa Switzer, John w. Francis, negative.