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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06


ere drowned by their boat being crushed Ii
= floating logs. ,. Il
meant what he said and was able to do IL,
and never afterward gave him any cause
for resentment. rf
To illustrate the bulldog courage OF
Hamlin we need only TO refer to one or two
incidents In his border life. On one occa-
sion he was attacked by Mexican in
McCarty's saloon In Sidney, who COM
menced cutting at Hamlin without any
good cause, and when Hamlin was not
aware Of his vicious purpose. Hamlin
sprang backward and received q scratch
from the sharp knife OF his assailant The
Mexican followed up and continued strik-
ing with his knife. By the time he got up
TO Hamlin the latter was ready for him,
and commenced cutting, too. Thus they
knitted each other, cutting and slashing
each other In a manner to chill the blood
of the most desperate. Finally, however,
Hamlin drove his murderous antagonist
toward the door, out Of the door and across
the street, where the Mexican fell, literally
cut to pieces. Hamlin received several bad
cuts, but paid no attention to them, aud
was around the next day as IL nothing had
happened.
Another time he pursued three horse
thieves into the canyons south of Sidney.
Here the 'rustlers" took refuge behind
rocks and dirt and dehed their pursuer.
Hamlin stayed with them all day and all
night, and the next day he got shot at
the head Of one Of the thieves and killed
him. He continued TO scamp on their
trailo until another one made an attempt
to go down to the bottom of the canyon for
water, when he got another shot, this tins
wounding his man in the shoulder. At
this the other thief made break and tried
to escape, when he, too,was brought down.
Hamlin went up and put all three Of the
men on their horses, strapped them on,
and with fifteen head OF stolen horses
which he recaptured, took the whole outfit
back to Sidney. During all this time he
was without food, and had only little
surface water TO drink. This shows some.
thing Of the bravery and persistence Of
the man.
He became addicted to drink during the
last two years more than ever before, and
his latter and more frequent trouble, and
finally his death. may be attributed to
strong drink. When sober he was kind
and generous to a fault, and those who
knew him years ago, when he drank but
little, can hardly realize the truthfulness
Of the charge that the trouble between him
and Smith grew out Of Hamlin's abusive
conduct toward his wife, who was sister
Of Mrs. Smith. Yet liquor has the power
TO transform the bravest man into woman
beaters, and 10 make the most generous
and manly heart craven and beastly.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
A Gotham short Carder Unloads n GrIst OF
Old storIeA.
Interview with New York sportJ

Interview with New York SportJ
al had a friend come from New Mexico
recently. He Is fly and no mistake, and
was the winning party to as queer a gam
bling transaction as probably ever took
place. A young printer named McKevitt
out there has remarkable capacity for
spelling words backward and telling at
once how many letters there arc In them.
Well, my friend went TO him and tried
him. The trial was satisfactory, and then
he went about I looking for man to catch.
He struck him. Ho was Professor Of an
Eastern College, travelling with party Of
students. My friend bet the party, who
pooled their issues, $4,000 that McKevitt
could tell the number of letters in any
word on hearing 1t pronounced, and then
spell IL backward before another man
could spell IL In tho usual manner.
Both men were to write the words
out. Any word in tho English Ian
guage was to be allowed. The professor
was to dictate the words. Tncomprehen-
slbility,' cried the professor Nineteen let
ters,' said McKevitt. and he spelled II
backward, while his opponent gazed at
him wonderingly with his mouth open,
and forgot to write the word down. SO II
was through the list Of twenty words put
to him, and the professor and the students
left the place wiser as 70 the possibilities
Of man, and each poorer hy cool thou
sand.
"a curious thing happened To party at
one time when we ran q bank in upper
Broadway. A cat cost US $4,000. II was
this way: One day big black cat came
into the bank and no one could drive him
out. We had been losing great deal be-
fore that and we ut once began to retrieve
our fallen fortunes. Then we took good
care Of the cat and soon had $4,000 at our
back. One day the cat was stolen, and
within two nights we lost evory cent we
had won.v
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
A Mad Engineer.

Paris Special to the London Daily Telegraph
A startling event happened at an early
hour this morning In connection with the
mail train from Brest, which is due in
Paris at 1850 o'clock. While proceeding at
full speed tho passengers observed the
brakes to be put on with such suddenness
that fears were entertained that a collision
was imminent, especially as the spot at
which the train was drawn up was In utter
darkness. Upon the guard reaching the
engine he found the stoker endeavoring TO
overpower the driver, who had evidently
lost his reason. After blocking the line
the guard Joined the stoker, and succeeded
In securing the unfortunate man, but not
until he had offered desperate resist
ance. The locomotive was then put In
motion, the nearest station was reached
without further ,misadventure, and the
driver was placed In custody. The train
ultimately arrived In Paris after two
hours delay. r91 sa,4llf
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
A DEMONS DEEDS.
He May Marry Gay Young Girl.
lNew PHILADELPHIA, lOl SpecIal.l

lNeW fnlhnelphlh, w special
The particulars Of a most startling sensa.
tion came TO light here to-day which, when
fully developed, will shake social circles in
New Philadelphia from. center to circum-
ference. The facts in the case are as fol-
lows:
Two years ago young man Of this place
married one Of New Philadelphia's best
and most accomplished young ladies. They
lived happily together for year and a
half, when 1t was discovered that the hus-
band commenced In a deliberate and sys-
tematic manner to poison his young wife,
In order that he might bestow his affections
untrammeled upon gay young girl whom
he had met. The newly.married couple
had been lovers from their youth up, and
as they stood before the hymeneal altar II
was remarked by all the guests that no hap.
pier couple ever started on LIES journey to-
gether At the end Of the honeymoon they
removed to q neighboring county where
the husband Engaged m profitable manu-
featuring enterprise In stock company.
Among those who called on the newly.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
MOST UOW- BOYS FATE.
THE DEATH OF A TYPICAL sTocKMAN.
He Died with His Boots On--some OF the
Dead Mans Proud Achievements
Recalled by an Admlrer.
[Grand Island CNeb.) Times !

The killing of ]. j. Hamlin by his broth
er-in-law, Johnny Smith, not long since,
near Valentine, ends the career Of re-
markable man, and recalls a prediction
the murdered man often made, that he
Expected to die with his boots on" as
that was the fate of most cowboys, and
also calls up some tragic incidents In the
unfortunate mans life.
Physically, Hamlin was big little man.
He was not above five feet four inches in
height, yet his eTerage weight was one
hundred and seventy pounds. He was
symmetrical, too, in his outlines, thus
showing how solidly he was built. Few
men were more active and none were more
fearless. He seemed to feel that no man
could get away with him in fair encount-
or, yet he was not quarrelsome. He would
even take deal Of abuse from man, es-
pecially il the man was in liquor To Illus
trate this fact we need only to refer to two
incidents in his life. Once he was decoyed
into rear room of a saloon in Sidney,
where bully pulled a revolver on him be-
fore he knew what was wanted of him in
the room. Quicker than flash he knocked
the pistol out of the bully's hand with his
fist and at the same time drew his own
gun. Looking the bully in the eye, he
said: "You coward and sneak, you intend-
ed to kill me without giving me a chance
for my life, didn't your You see, have
you in my power, but will give you your
worthless life this time, but l give you due
warning that the next time you make
move toward me of this kind L will not
spare you" At this he turned and left the
towering, quaking bully in the room.
At another time he was throwing dice
with Buffalo Bill in Dave Perry's saloon in
North Platte, when some dispute arose be-
tween them, but which was decided by a
referee in Hamlin's favor. Hamlin said:
"Let's take the beer and call it settled"
The party stepped to the bar and took beer.
When Buffalo Bill had drank his beer, in.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06
DOMESTIC

W. A. SMITH, diamond-dealer Of Bos-
ton, has failed for 100000.
A DENTIST In Scranton, Pa, named W.
H. Heist, gave Mrs. James Stevenson three
doses Of chloroform ont the 7th and extract.
ed fifteen teeth. On completing his task
he found his patient corpse.
WHILE crossing the river at Lafayette,
o., on the 7th Frank and James Henderson
were drowned by their boat being crushed
NV floating logs.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-02-06

for an appropriation OF 800 900 for the suf
ferers tsT by the Ohio % River Hoods: MT Ran S,
and Mr.. Willis introduced a measure tenn
porarily providing for the support Of common
schools Mr.. Turner (Ga.), Chairman of the
Committee on Elections, reported q resolution
in the Mississippi election case Of Chalmers
discharging the committee from
further consideration of the prima facie case
and awarding the seat 10 neither contestant.
The Speaker announced the appointment Of
Messrs. Hopkins, Ward, Lanham and Wilson
against II. V. Boynton, the Washington cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commerctnl-G Ga
zetto. A resolution was offered requesting
the President noe TO deliver Carlos Aguero 70
the Spanish authorities 10 be tried for politio-
al oifenses. Adjourned to the llth.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
CONDITIONS.

All the purses for Trotting and Pacing
are for mile heats, best three in Eve. in
harness, and will be conducted under the
Rules and Regulations Of the National
Trotting Association, of which We are
members.
-Four to enter and three to start.
Any hoFse distancing the field, or any
portion thereof, will be entitled only to
first money.
II, owing TO bad weather, or other nm.
avoldable cause, any Association in the
Circuit shall be unable TO start one or
more Of its races ct or before three
O'Clock, p. M, Of the last day Of its meet.
ing, such race or races may be considered
and declared "off,n and the entrsnce
money therein refunded.
Heats in each dsy's races NAV be
trotted alternately.
A record made at prior meeting in
the Circuit shall not be bar in the sub.
sequent meetings of the Circuit,
Horses will be called at l:3O, D. m.,
and started ut 200 p. M, promptly.
Tho entrance fee will be ten per can't
Of the purse, ave per can't. Of which
must accompany the nominatiop, Tho
balance at the time Of closing the 60.
tries. - =
Running races to b viusnSd by the
Now American Rules.
Reduced ratss o. alllailroade,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20

Gases before Judge Edgelton. Qaisk
work.......Ole Baker, one Of the
popular and Arst-class boys Of Yssk.
ton. made flying trip to Scotland last
Friday evening. Ole IL chief Of tho
Ysnkton fire department and is exerting
himself to insure the success Of the en-.
tertainment to b6 given by the nremen
next Wednesday eveniug..........Gen-
eral and Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. e. II.
Van Antwerp. came up from Yanktop on
Friday evenings train, returning the
same evening.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
gaily gress a,.a 9akotaiaa
FRIDAY EVE. JUNE 20, 1884.
RAxGxOAD TImB TABLE.-
Chicago, Milwaukee Il 1t. Paul Road, : Train
leave and arrive IN fOllOwa.

Chicago, Milwaukee i 1t. Paul Road Trains
leave and arrive w fOllOws:
Regular passenger leaves Yanktun for the
and arrives at Yanktop u s:S D. n, each DIV
Sundays excepted. }. ~
.. M, Meckling At 8:i3 a. M, Vermillion q a8
| 9, M, burbank At 0.l8 q. M, Elk Point q 9:l0
9. M. Jefterson At l0:06 .. M, McCook at 1O:l7
Re. M, n, and 4ioux City at i0:i0 .. m.
aSe S.ss e City
MSC3ok II Sls p. M, yeffersonl 81 8:25 D. NJ,
Elk f0intst 0:45 p. M, Bon bank. at A:U7 b. M,
Hernil!ion at ~ y. NJ, Meckling at l:l2p. m,
isyyille at ASS p. m. and arrive 1t Yankton at
The xe.t bound train leaves Ysnkton Nom
Utica 1t 5:sb p. m; LestervifIe at $40 3. 10. ;
arrives at Scotland att p. m.
tine
terville at 6:2t p. M; Utica at 1852 p. m, and
reaches Yankton at 9sO .. N. ~
Ysnkton Postofioe Hours and Rssulations.
The pcatofacs in opened each day Sundays
excepted at ESQ .. M. G8F sRa
n The delivery Window close at $50 p. m.
The front door of the Office is kept open for
the accommodation of owners of lock boxes
until 9:l5 p. m.
Tss nes sss .1s s,ss
m. st ia is .equested that outgoing registered
On Sundays the Office and delivery windows
are kept open from 1O:D tO IL ~ q. m.
Mails going east via O., M. d st. p. Il. h.,
close at 7:25 2. M, suntisys excepted.
Scotland and 1T. Helena mails. Which Close at at
The eastern mail, via the g., N; &ss; ;P.R.R.
arrives at 5:ss p. m. w. Is. BOWEN. p. NJ.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
LOCAL LACONICs.

LOCAL LACONlCS.
Four horses arrived from the east this
morning for next weeks races.
Court is still waiting the arrival of
witnesses. who are expected tonight.
Another squad Of witnesses from
Beloit, Wisconsin, will arrive tonight.
Grand opening at the roller skating
rink tonight. Grand march at 9p. m.
Last nights train. held in Sioux City
until the close of the days races. arrived
little after ten o'clock.
Teller hose company is ordered by its
foreman to meet at the truck house at
seven O'Clock this evening.
The pacing horse Elk will reach Yank-
ton tomorrow in company with num-
Der OF other horses for the next weeks
races.
The foundation of the pork packing
house will be completed next week. The
building when flushed will be four
stories high.
Delegate Raymond introduced i1the
house on the 18th INST. bill authorizing
the city of Yankton TO issue bonds or
levy tax to aid the construction OF
another railroad into the city Of Yank-
ton.
A number of insurance company rep.
resentatives are in town inspecting
Yankton's water system with the sup
posed intention of adjusting rates to
conform to the amount of fire protection
they afford. The hose companies will
be ont this evening to give them an
exhibition.
Sioux City Journal: A Sioux City
man home from Scotland, D. T., brings
news of the drowning OF Henry Maxwell
one of the pioneers of that section, on
Monday night last. Mr.. Maxwell was
showing off skiff to cross the Jim
river to his homo. In pushing the boat
into the water he stumbled and went
into the stream headlong. Some young
men who saw the accident plunged in to
rescue the drowning man, but he went
down for the last time just before help
could reach him. The skiff he pushed
off contained little girl, who was
brought ashore with the the boat by the
swimmers. Capt Lavender OF Scotland,
rugged up drag Of fishooks and the fol.
lowing morning the body was found
The deceased was about seventy years Of
age. He leaves large family of grown.
mp sons and daughters. besides numer.
ous nephews and other relatives living
in and about Scotland. The Maxwelis
Of which the deceased was the head
have taken . leading part in all that
psrtained to the developement of the
Jim valley at and about Scotland.
Scotland Citizen: Postmaster Staffori
spent several days during the past weel
visiting friends At Yankton and vicinity
He reports splendid crops everywhere
especially west Of the Jim river in Yank
ton county ........The Yankton firemel
will give an entertainments on the even
ing OF the 25th inst, which will inolud,
o parade. q banquet, addresses and q ball
The boys are making elaborate prepare
tions and are determined to make th
entertainment an entire success =. .
Major Dollard made the round trip 4
| Yanktou Monday and tned tw
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
Crop Comments.

u VI
Few raspberries will be grown in the
Black Hills this year, but plums promise
an abundant yield.
Crop prospects in Wells county and
along the jamestown & Northern, are
reported as excellent.
Vermlliion Plain Talk: Crops we're
never growing better and the prospects
are better than they have been in many
years. @ f a
Alexandria Herald: Crops never look.
ed better, and the yield this year will
bring continuance of the wonderful
prosperity for which Dakota is SO Justly
noted.
The jamestown Capital says: Never
was the promise Of large crops so en-
couragine as it is this year. and if the
favorable weather continues few weeks
longer this country will boom ip earnest.
Pierre Free Press: The crops could
hardly look better than they do in this
vicinity. Wheat, oats and rye are out
Of danger, and corn is growing very
rapidly, and the vegetable crop always
is large.
Columbia Dispatch: Samples of rye
were brought into town last week from
Mr.. Flander's farm that we're headed out
perfectly and the straw was of average
length. 1t is wonderful how all kinds
of vegetation bound forward in Dakota.
O. R. Mckinney, travelling agent for
the Mccormick interests, tells the
Valley City Times. that annually for
seven years he has traversed every set
tied part of Dakota, and during all that
time he never saw the growing grain
promise larger yield.
Raymond Gazette: From all sides
comes the cheering news of prospects
for large harvest. The weather could
not be more favorable than it has been
since seeding time. Doubtless this
seasons crops will far exceed any year
since Dakota has been settled.
Hutchinson County Record: Never
before in the existence of Hutchinson
county have crops looked so we'll, and
promised such an abundant yield us they
do at the present time. If other coun.
ties will present as good prospects az
this for such an increased yield, Dakota
will lead the world.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: A rough
estimate places the crop of the present
year in Grand Forks county in the vicln.
ity of 100000 bushels. From Larimore
to the Forest river there is one continu.
Fous wheat field, which promises yield
never before heard of. Between Lari.
more and Grand Forks we never saw
such crops before.
Watertown Courier: 1t is univer.
sally conceded by all our farmers. that
the prospects for crop never was 81
good at this season of the year a. al
present. Everything in nature has beer
favorable to wheat. Thus far this sprine
the weather has been simply perfect
after seeding the long spell of cool
rainy weather caused the plants to roo
down and stool out until 1t is no uncom
mon thing to find from five to eight
stalks springing from one root.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
Personal.

/ IH"SOnAL
E. J. Manning, of Sioux Fs lis, is at
the Morrison.
L. E. Whitcher, of Hyde county, ar.
rived last night.
G. w. Haggart and NJ. Ausbertson ar
rived from Fargo to-day.
Judge 0. =. Clifford and NJ. NJ. Clark,
Of Canton, are IN town to-day.
Commodore Coulson and family re-
turned last night from an eastern visit.
Miss Leila Usher, of La Crosse, is
visiting in Yankton with Miss Cuddie
Burns.
N. Keen, L. Stevens and vile and H.
]. Briggs. of Woonsocket, are at the
Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Lamberson, of Chi
cago, are spending few days in town,
the guests of DR.. aud Mrs. Buchanan.
Mrs. q. T. Campbell, of Scotland, is
again prostrated BY illness and her sister,
Mrs. P. X. Faulk, Of this city, has been
summoned to attend her. -
E. l.. Stiles, Of Rockton, Illinois, q
witness in the Carpenter case, was dis.
charged last night and was all ready to
go home this morning. but about mid
night was served with subpoena which
keeps him here. ss4
Olivet Record. Mr.. Frank NJ. Henis,
the popular iron butcher of Dakota City
was . brief caller ct the Record Office on
Monday. Frank informed us that he
was on his way to Ysnkton, where he
was going to spike . contest on to a
piece OF land near D. G. that had hereto
fore been smuggled. !. /. Joseph Pier
ex-treasurer of Yankton county, was in
the village yesterday.....Mr. Wright, oI
Yankton. agent for the Farmers Insur
anoe company, Of Cedar Rapids. was in
the village the last Of the week. Durina
tho week previous TO his sojourn here
Mr.. w. informed us, that he took ll3 an
4 plieations for policies. This is Rooc
showing. and the inference to be drawr
is that Mr.. Wright Is 8 rustler.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20

Notice.
Having rented the bakery of b. A
Schoregge, I take pleasure in in.
forming the citizens of Yankton that ]
am prepared to deliver fresh bread every
morning. The bakery is carried on in
the basement of Schoregge's building
and parties wishing bread can find me
there. also deliver bread to 81. Pike
the grocer, upper Third street. and to l.
Caya, on lower Third street, where fresh
bread every morning can be found 70,
sale. Respectfully, Ets
HrRnAN DrunHrrR
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
Another Challenge

E. h. Hsmel, secretary Reds-1n be.
half Of the Blues I challenge the Reds
to friendly game Of polo for Saturday
evening. best three in five, or two in
three, according to time occupied, game
to be played according to rules. The
Blues also invite the Reds to refresh the
inner man with them after the contest
GEO. FosTKR, Sec'y Blues.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20

Ono car load OF clocks-One car load
OF Rockford watches--the best timo.
keepers in the world, iust received BY
81. g. CLARK SEQ, the Jswelen.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
MITCHELL, D. T.-JuLY Sd AND .th.

MITCHELL, D. T.-JULY I'd AND 4th.
FIRST DAY--JuLY srd.
No. l-SUO class, Purse $4,000
$50, SIS, $45. SO.
$50, SIS, $45, $50.
No. Stunning y mile and repeat. Pune 10000
$50. 90, $50.
SECOND DAY-JuLY 4th.
NO. -s''S '';s siso u.s. Us. sss. Pure 5000
si5o, is. Us, is. lo1'e 'Oooo
No -Running mile and repeat Pure 20O,Oe
Entries for Trottins close nine O'Clock, p. M,
Running-Nine O'Clock. p. n, of day prior to
All entries for this meeting must be Addressed
to j. H. 6NlTB. eeo'y, Mitchell. d. T.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-20
Excitement.

"What causes the great rush at E. u
Coates Drug store?" The free distribu.
tion Of sample bottles of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup, the most pop.
ular remedy for Coughs. Colds, Con-
sumption and Bronchitis now on the
market. Regular sise 80 cents and 81. .OO