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McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
NFr. Shores Many Wives.

The story of the matrimonial oxpe-
rience of Charles A. Shores, who eloped
with an Atlanta widow and her five
children, grows complicated, says i
special from Atlanta. Last Sunday the
lady registered at the Chattanooga no.
tel, West Point, Ga, under the name
of Mrs. A. c.. Shores. She was recog.
nized as Mrs. Davis. She said that
when she left Atlanta with Shores they
proceeded to Chattanooga, where a
Baptist preacher married them. Thence
they went to Memphis, Little Rock,
Houston Texas, and New Orleans.
Here Mr.. Shores, who had the widows
$4,000 in his possession, represented
that he had urgent business in Calves
ton, and instructed her to proceed to
West Point, Ga, where he would Join
her in a few days. Thus the infatu-
ated woman has been abandoned with
in three weeks and left penniless, her
seducer having her entire estate.
Now comes the remarkable discovery
that the Mrs. Shores who was deserted
in Atlanta had herself been deluded
away from st. Louis through bogus
marriage. She was a school teacher
named Mary S. Craig, and Shores had
a wife in a Morgan street boarding
house. A marriage previous to this,
performed three years ago, has been
discovered by the receipt of letter
from Mrs. Maggie Shores, of Bowling
Green, Ky, who claims Shores as her
husband. Shores claims to be
native of New York.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
A Quaker's Friendly Scuf1e.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
When Lees graybacks were making
their way through Pennsylvania toward
Gettysburg two infantrymen belonging
to Pickett's Virginians raided into a
Quaker's house in search of something
to eat. They were met at the door by
the owner of the premises, who asked !:
care you rebels?" ''You bet we are!"
was the blunt reply. "And what do
you wish here?" Fodder, old man, and
don't keep us waiting for it, elf thee
wishest for something to eat thou canst
have it," said the Quaker to the spokes-
man, sbut trust that we will take
nothing from the house, 1t was a
poor trust. After the boys had finished
their meal one of them pOcketed a watch
which was hanging on a nail, and the
other seized upon a silver cream pitcher
as a token of remembrance. care ye
thieves as well as rebellious cit
liens P" Indignantly demanded
the old man as he confronted
them. "Stand aside and let us out or
we'll damage you'll" ''Verily, l will
not! Thou must not rob my house."
"Never mind him, Bill; Quakers don't
fight" called the one in the rear. ''Hit
him clip on the chin and run for it. :"
"Truly, shall not fght,' calmly OBJ
served the disciple of Penn, as he
pushed up his sleeves and spit on his
hands; ''but' if in a friendly scuiiie to
recover possession of mine own the rob-
bers should get injured l shall not have
to answer to my conscience. There
was friendly scuffle in the next York
minute, and one of the trio, who is now
a resident of Richmond, vivid remem-
bers having the jawache for week af-
ter while his companion complained of
sore throat, dizziness, lame back and
depressed spirits. All the remarks
made after the scutiie col menced were
simply few words dropped by the
Quaker to the effect that: 81 am sorry
to put thee out, and sorry to damage
thee, but it is better that thou shOuldst
go thy ways up the pike toward de-
struction."
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
AFTERWARD.

Oh, strange, oh, sad perplexity,
Blind cropping through the night,
Faith family questions can there be
An afterward of light?
oh, heavy sorrow, grief and tears,
That all our hopes destroy;
Say, there shall dawn in coming years
An afterward Of joy?
oh, hopes that turn to gall and rue,
Sweet fruits that bitter prove;
Us there an afterward of true
And everlasting love?
oh, WEAKNESS within, without,
Vain iongings for release;
Is there no inward fear and doubt
An afterward of peace?
oh, restless wanderings to and fro,
In vain and fruitless quest;
sWhere shall we find, above, below,
An afterward of rest?
oh, death, with whom we plead in vain
To stay thy fatal knife;
Is there beyond the reach Of pain
An afterward of life?
All, yes; we know this seeming i'll,
When rightly understood,
en- Gods own time and way fulfill
His afterward of good.
Chambers Journal.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

the street. This is not remarkable
when one remembers that Mr.. Whittier
does not stand on his dignity, but joins
in the game played in his presence,
writes his nonsense verses on demand,
has the keenest sense of the ludicrous,
and loves all sorts of innocent fun. We
have heard him say that ne was known
among the children as the man with
the partot-the parrot being a remark
able bird that used to stop the gig with
his "Whoa!" and when the school bell
rang would call from his lofty perch,
ssrnn in, BOYS! run ini"-the fact being
that the children felt the parrot to be
bond between them, and he was less of
d demi-god and more of q man to their
Imagination on account Of "Charlie."
Mr.. Whittier is of course very fond of
children, and has been known to risk
the loss of an important train with
equanimity when the easy-going, good
natured hackman had been overtaken
by an uproariOus school of children,
and had gone with them for a little
drive, appearing at the door at length,
the carriage OVERLOOKING with the faces
of the laughing little people, who cared
At seventT-six years and over one can
be said to have the beauty only of age,
striking as that is in Mr.. Whither's
case, with the dark eye and the full
beard, where black lines will appear
among the silver, while his form is as
straight and his step is firm and elastic
as ever. But the poets youthful beauty
is reported to have been extraordinary;
very tall, erect, and well knit, with fine
features, dark skin, and flashing, deep
SGT black eye, he could not have looked
on the Quaker to any extent; and in
fact we think he is more of a Quaker in
habit and affection than anything else.
He has himself recognized that
cover restless wings of sony
His birthright garb hung LOOSE"
and even though he clings TO the forms
of the sect in many respects, using the
somewhere why he prefers the silence
of the meeting for worship rather than
any solitude of wood or wild where Ma
ture speaks to him with q thousand
voices and catches him with thousand
hands, yet he dresses so nearly like
men of the world in cut and color that
only practiced eyes could detect
the slight difference in the shape of his
coat, and his feelings about such mat
tiers are entirely liberal. When his lit
tie niece wanted the scarlet cape that
other children wore, and there was OBJ
lection IN the house on account of the
Quaker custom, Mr.. Whittier insisted
that she should be gratifed, although,
soOth to say, poet as he is, he himself
cannot tell red from green till sunlight
falls upon it. Once indeed, the library
fire, of which he is so fond, having
damaged the border of the wall paper,
he matched the pattern and tri-
umphantly replaced it before detection
only to learn that he had substituted
for the green vine one of bright au-
tumnal crimson. Yet SO strong is the
poets imagination that this defect of
vision is nowhere evident in his works,
although one might gather there that
while, as hesays, "his eye was beauty's
powerless slave" yet light and shade
please him more than variety aad depth
of nue..
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
Our Little Enemies.
Henry ward Beecher.

henry ward Beecher-
When large house dog comes out
with an announcement of himself, a
man knows what he has got to meet;
but when one of those little nasty
Spitz dogs, that don't bark at all, but
run behind and mp, you don't know
whether to run or to stand still, wheth-
er to fight or to give it up. An enemy
that is an enemy outwardly and openly,
and strikes fair blows, can be met, but
whisperers, backbiters, mean folks that
follow you and nip you, and sneak in
and out of the fence to save themselves,
we do not know how to deal with; and
yet we are commanded to pray for
them. We don't need a command TO
damn them; that nature does; but
grace turns that all out, and says:
''For such, the meanest kind of men,
who, with all the manner of a coward,
have all the venom of a serpent, prayiS-
Oh, may curse them? No, not till
after you have prayed for them.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07
CATTLE DISEASES.
Communication from the Veterinary
Surgeon of the Department of
Agriculture.

The house committee on agriculture
will report bill prepared by the COM
mittee of cattle men. A number of
memorials from live stock associations
will accompany the bill. Also COM
munication from DIR. D. E. Salmon,
Vermont, veterinary surgeon of the de-
partment of agriculture. The commu-
nication points out the dangers to the
west by the existence of pleuro-pn
monia among cattle in the east, and
reviews the extent of the disease in the
latter section of the country. These
infested districts, he says, though small,
are real danger to the whole country.
because all the way from Connecticut to
Virginia there are large and increasing
herds of thorough bred cattle, which
are frequently shipped west, and some
of which from time to time have been
infected with this disease. With the
increase in the price of cattle a large
number are being shipped from the
east to the west and the danger of carry
ing consequently the disease is in
creasing. While it is true that
pleuro-pneumonia has exist ed in the
east for forty years without being car
ried west, it must be admitted, from
what has occurred SO many times in
Pennsylvania and Connecticut, that there
has been danger ana this danger is in
creasing with the larger number of
cattle now being shipped in that di-
rectlon. Though a number of attempts
have been made inlthe states now at
fccted to rid themselves of pleuro- pneu-
monia, these have generally or always
failed, because for various reasons, the
work was not thoroughly done. AT
Lest The attempts in the states are spas
mode, and while one is earnestly striy-
ing to accomplish something the neigh
boring one will allow the shipment of
diseased cattle, thus connteracting the
influence of the former. Lack of unity
of action between the states prevented
any lasting benefit even when much
could have been accomplished. With
respect to the proposition to establish
q permanent bureau for investigating
communicable diseases among animals,
the communication says there is not a
department for original research of ag
ricultural investigation in regard 10
WHICH, lueie - d HloIe pressing uecu VI
development than this, and none which
promises greater saving. Our losses
are now heavy, but must increase as
the animal population increases and as
new diseases are introduced aud fresh
areas infected, but it is not alone q
question of dollars. The investigation of
animal contagion must throw light on
human plaques which in our country
alone sweeps a quarter of q million of
human lives out of existence each year.
Some OF these animal diseases are COM
municable to man and have a greater
influence over our health and lives
than is generally supposed, and any
means for controlling them cannot fail
to have an important influence on hu-
man health as well.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

two years for petty larceny, and we
were sent together to prison. james
Fox-my companion, understand, moi
myself-was deranged, but his lawyers
had not been able to save him, as his
alteration was not always apparent
When we were entered upon the books
of the prison, imagine my surprise when
my fellow prisoner gave my name for
his own. Like flash saw the adyan-
tage to be gained by the deception, and
allowed the error to pass. My cOmpan-
ion committed suicide, apd l escaped
with two years. Imprisonment instead
of seven. But feared recognition and
went to Canada. There lived by my
wits until year ago, when l returned
to try and raise money from my wife,
and thought 1 saw an easier plan by
committing the crime for which l die
tomorrow. But want to see my wife.
I wrongef her-I robbed her-but
heaven is my witness, l love her.
When was in prison she dropped my
name and took her own again. So it
is not for Mrs. Alexander Hull you
must ask, but for Mrs. Maude Tenn
ple."
Was the room reeling-the ceiling
falling-the wall closing around himp
Gerald Langton felt that they were, as
the name fell upon his ears. Maude-
his Maude-the wife of the cool villain
who talked of his hideous crimes as if
they were ordinary events? Well, he
knew that to carry the mans message
was to separate himself from Maude
forever. Never would she let him
marry the widow of murderer! Very
rapidly all the terrible facts passed one
after the other, and he said: elf you
love her, why add a misery to her life?
She may have lived down the old pain
you have caused her; why, for selfish
qualification, will you make her whole
life miseryp''
"She is my wife! 1 would bid her
farewell"
"She is not your wife. Your own
crimes have released her from all allie
glance to you"
"You know her?"
eyes. l know what she has suffered,
and beg Of you to let her still believe
you died years ago"
"She is happy"
"Scarcely that. Such wounds as
hers never heal entirely, but it is cru
city to tear them open when they are
quiet"
elias she married?''
''No! She is your widow
''1t is hard to deny myself one more
sight of her face and the hope l had
that she would say she forgave me-"
"Thirk of her, not yourself
There was long silence in the cell.
Every throb of Gerald Layton's
heart was pain to him, but Alexander
Hull sat in moody silence; evidently
reluctant to give up his wish.
At last he spoke.
"You have been very good to me.
Tell me, now, if you have any personal
reason for your request. Perhaps you
may love her."
81 do!'' was the reply. "She has
promised to be my wife,
s'Then it will be James Fox who is
hanged tomorrow. / meant to give my
real name, but 1 will carry my secret
to the grave 1t may be in another
world that the little self-denial will be
plea for me. 60 now. You may trust
me.''
He kept his word, and Gerald Lang
ton his secret.
When Maude, a few weeks later, be-
came his wife, she little guessed the ter
rible ordeal which he had spared her,
or the added disgrace that belonged to
the name she had given up.
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

Josh Billings says: "Yu will observe
this, the devil never offers to go into
partnership with bizzy man, but yu
will often see him offer to jine the
lazy and furnish all the capital be-
sides.''
McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-02-07

The actual number of lives lost by
the wreck OF the City of Columbus was
ninety-seven, all others being sceoun-
ted for.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-10-16
Mortgage Sale.

nEFAULT having been made in the pay
IIment OF the sum of sixtY-five dollars
and fifty cents, 1865 SOY which is claimed
to he due at the date OF this notice upon a
certain Mortgage, duly executed and deltvei-
ed by William T. Summers to Jane IL. w
Carey bearing date the 4th day of October
A. D. 1881, and duly recorded in the Office
of the Register of Deeds in and for the County
of Stevens aud State Of Minnesota, on the
25th day of October A. D. 1881, at 8 o'clock
p. A., in Book e Of Mortgages, on page 439,
and no action or proceeding at law or ether
wise having been instituted to recover the
debt secured by said Mortgage, or any part
thereof:
Now therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue Of q power of sale contained III said
Mortgage, and pursuant to the statute III such
case made and provided, the said Mortgage
will be foreclosed and Che premises described
in and covered BY said Mortgage, viz the
southeast quarter Is. +. X OF section number
twenty six t26) township number one hum
dred and twenty three tl23) Of range forty
four (44) west 9th p. NJ, in Stevens County,
and State of Minnesota, with the heredita-
ments and appurtenances, will he sold atpublic
auction, to the highest bidder for cash, to pay
said debt and interest, and fifty dollars attor-
ney' 3 fee, ~ stipulated in and BY said Mo- t.
ments allowed by law; which sale. will be
made by the Sheriff Of said Stevens County,
at the front door ofthe Court House, in the
village of Morris in said County and State, on
the 3lst day Of October, Al. 1884, ct 10 O'Clock
A. M, of that day, subject to redemption at
any time within one year from the day ofsale,
as provided by law.
Dated September nth A. d. 1894
JANE II. w. CAREY,
Mortgages.
SPOONER & FLAHERTY,
Attorneys for Mortgage.
a 80 Morris. MINI.
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to their wagons while their drivers
have been called of to assist in keep
ing the other half busy. The over.
seer must credit all Of these farmers
with full day work fer their teams,
howayer. or he woali at at once be.
come the most unpopular man in
seventeen counties. It is rare
overseer too. who, although Jealous
and faithful in the performance OF
his duties, has any knowledge OF the
requirements Of road.making. The
road matters should be In charge Of
some competent person, the county
surveyor, for instance. and road
making done with an eye not only to
present but future requirements.
Here's another chance for our legis-
lators to do good.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-10-16
Mortgage Sale.

nEFAULT having been made in the psy,
~ Ment of the sum Of Four Hundred and
Une dollars ($4Ol) which is claimed to he due
at the date Of this notice upon celtaln mort
gage, duly executed and delivered by Sarah
Breen widow to George Wilkinson, bearing
date the gath day of March, A. D., iss., and
duly recorded al the Office OF the Register oi
Deed in aud for the county of Stevens, and
state of Minnesota. ON the 26th day OF March,
A. D., 1880, at IL o'clock A. NJ, in book Is
OF mortgages, on pages 469 and 40, and v hicii
said mortgage was thereafter duly assigned W
Jane H. W Carey by instrument i'll writing
by Sophia Wilkinson, executrix, aid L.
Grand Dodge and John &. Wilkinson, ex-
ecutors Of the estate of George Wilkinson, de-
ceased, which said instrument of assign
msnt bears date, March %, 1881, and was duly
recorded in the office of the Register OF Deeds
i'll andfor said county, and state, in book b Of
mortgages on page 239 and no action or pro-
ceeding at law or otherwise having been In-
s;ituted to recover the debt secured by said
mortgage, or any Iart thereof;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given,
that by virtue # power of sale contained in
said mortgage, and pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided, .le said hort
gage willLsforeclosed, and the premise ,les-
cribed in and covered by said mortgage, viz:
the southeast quarter Is. E.. \ OF the south
east quarter Is +. \ OF section Eum Der nine,
| 10y, Of township number one hundred AHA
twenty, three, (.23), north OF range nunib,r
forty-one, (4l), west 9Th p NJ. la Stevens
county, and state OF Minnesota, with the
hereditaments and appurtenaEces, will lie
sold at public auction, to tie Highest bidder
for cash, to pay said debt and interest. and
| twenty five dollars attorneys fee, as sfipu-
lated in and by said mortgage in case # f,rc-
closure, and the disbursements allowed b,
law; W Lich sale will be made by the Siierl;f ol
said Stevens county, at the front door OF the
Court House. in the village of Morris, i'll safe
county and state ON SATURDAY. the 23d. da, OF
November. A. d. /, 1884, at 10 o'cloek Il. a.,
Of that day. subject to demption at any time
| within one year from the day of sIe, as
| provided by law.
Dated, October Sd, A. D., 1884.
JANE H. w. CAREY,
Assignee OF Mortgage.
| SPOONER & FLAHkRTY,
Attorneys for A ssignee Of Mortgage.
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Upon consultation after their ar.
rival, Col. Baxter, the democratic
nominee for congress, and Hon. VIM.
II. Campbell. decided to postpone the
meeting which they had con.
mplated addressing on Monday
night. Owing to the short notice
which the local chairmen had vt their
coming, it was impossible to do JUS
tice TO the gentlemen named and to
their cause. There wasp ute mum.
Der Of our good citizens who were
disappointed by the rostponeinent.
but who accepted the situation good
naturally. The meeting will take
rlace on-the 25th inst, and Col. Bax-
ter is hopeful that beside Senator
Campbell, he will be able to intro
duce Hon. Morton S. Wilkinson, one
of the best speakers OF the state. Col.
Baxter is allowing no grass to grow
under his feet and appears to be well
satisfied with the encouraging pros.
poets Of his CANVASS. He left Morris
| on Tuesday morning for Little Falls.
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Shortly after nine o'clock Tuesday
night there broke the still night air a
series OF most unearthly yells. as il
some one were being made away
with. Marshal Webber. who was Ell.
joying Robert Buckle Rip Van
Winkle. rushed quickly out Of Pho.
nix Hall determined to save life, II
possible On reaching the street he
found four stafHart repu blican citi-
zens who had just received a dispatch
fr0ai Ohio to the effect that ward
In Cleveland had shown probable
republican gain and upon this was
pred,cated III estimated republican
majority. No Aves were lost.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-10-16

It 10 sincerely to be desired that
the people Of Minnesota be infused
with feeling Of profound respect
and awe for that truly great man.
acknowledgement lie Due. From
. leaf or two out of his autobiography
published in the st. Paul Dispatch
recently, we learn that this plumed
knight of the qnartermaster' depart
ment in addition to but four other
distinguished Americans, G.. Wash
ington. J. Marshall, +. Jefferson, and
Count Rnmford, is a member Of tho
National Society of Agriculture Of
France. The name Of LIE Due, however,
is tho bright particular star in this
galaxy Of agricultural talent. In the
matter Of lemonade and cold buckle
berry pudding, iced-tsa and fried ba-
mana plants, he and his twin. . party
BY the name Of Hayes, could discount
any OF the members at 1.-THE oldest
and most famous agricultural society
OF the world = AZ the learned and
classic editor Of the Dispatch in.
forms 4 knowlsdg e-craving public the
French society II.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-10-16

Col. Knott confirms our report else.
where Of his contemplated departure.
1t is with regret that we see good
citizen leave Morris, but, rs in the
case of the Colonel, when he goes tc
extend the field Of his labors where
the appliances and opportunities at
his hand are improved. we cannot but
wish him success. As IL genial and
painstaking host, Col. Knott has Sc
cured to himself a reputation which
will be of benefit to him at Monte
video. Socially, he and his family
will be an addition to the society Of
Montevideo upon which it is to be
congratulated. Miss Grace Knott re-
mains behind to finish her engage.
ment us teacher in the school.
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Mr.. L. II. Stanton is about to In
augurate new system in the ordin-
AIRY methods Of farming operations
prevalent in this country, and under
the conditions which his farm and
its improvements present,a good one.
He has purchased horse power and
small sized separator which he will
set up in his barn and thresh his
grain out during the winter ut odd
times and just as he will need straw
for his stock. He proposes to haul
his stacks into the barn during the
fail, having room enough to store
them all snRgly away. A feedmill
and power saw will be operated from
the same power. OF course, all our
farmers are not yet provided with all
the conveniences which Oak Grove
Farm enjoys, but it is pleasant to
look forward to the day when the
pro6tless occupation Of wheat raising
will have been superseded by va
ried sy stem of farming in which the
wealth-producing high-grads herds Of
cattle will be the pivots upon which
all other farm operations will turn.