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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
A Forty-tiVe Ton jail.

The new Jail just completed
$50, 900, Its peculiar features
the cells are arranged in the form
great iron cylinder, which rya,
about so that only one cell sa1
opening at any one time, This "A
der is three stories high, there beifs3
cells on each floor. Its weight -
ty-hve tons, and this ponded
weight is hung from above insteal
turning on atrack below. Thestr'
est part OF the arrangement Kta
the great cylinder can he turned
a single crank with very little iors
man with his left hand moyingif re-
ly. When all is complete it IS thta
tention to have a little water nS1
in the basement, and then BY sup
moving d lever the cylinder Will b'
to rotating, II is suggested thatNs
there are prisoners who i Is i@s
may be trying to cut ont, the eylasl
can by q motor be easily kept mon
slowly all night, so that the prsOnt
do not remain long enough n 2
place to do amy mischief, or eSsa.
crawl out il they had made . pafn
break. 1t seems that prisoners D
little chance for escape from tins ?
Jail. A cage of iron bars eompea
surrounds the cylinder in whleh
cells are. The entrance on eaeh y
is guarded by two doors. The ON
standing outside does not haveWs
lock even the first door, but cansSI
the cylinder around until theceil
pears in which is the desired prison
and then by q simple moyement
inner door is opened and the prh0
can step out Of his cell. Then thee
GER can open the other door ana
the man out, but the other prisoa
are way beyond any possible rescl
the officer, and it is imposslp't
them to make any break On pun Y
no is taking q man out or putting
in lie can handle any nunioe'
men in the same way, and they
not get within reach OF hun UNIV
chooses to let them.--Omaha Dee'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
Four Persons Burned to Death,

A terribly quick-spreading fire broke out
in the one-stOry- and-a.half brick cottage
at No. Sc Vernon Park place, Chicago,
recently, owned and occupied by W, >, Bate3,
Ia which four persons were burned to death.
The family consisted OF five persons and u
servant girl, and all but two met a most
horrible death. b
The fire marshal, Campion, found Mr..
Bates in the alley at the side Of the house
suffering from several bruises, but able to
tell the story OF the catastrophe. WI inging
his hands in agony over the loss OF his ftmi-
ly and suffering keenly over his own severe
hurts. He said that the servant girl start
ed a fire in the kitchen and went out
doors Il moment, leaving the door open.
She returned in IA minute or two and found
the kitchen in Il blaze. The girl ran away
screaming with fright, and Mr.. Bates was
aroused, rushed into the kitchen and tried
to e%Xtinguish the flames. When the fire
men entered the house they found the
charred bodies of the entire family, with the
exception al Mr.. Bates: They were:
Mrs, Mary f.. Bates, aged thirty-ive;
John Bates, aged five; Edward Bateg, an
infant; Mrs. Drey!son, aged seventy mother
OF Mrs. Bates.
The body IF Mrs. Bates was found lying
two feet ron the front window on the first
floor, burned to a crisp. The charred re-
mains OF her babe were lying close by. The
remains of Mrs. Dreylson, the mother ui
Mrs. Bates, were found upstairs. She ov.
IDENTITY died OF s~uifocation, as thebody Was
not mpch burned. The boy was found in
the ruins OF u bed,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
Riel Must be Executed.

The priyy council has dismissed the ap.
peal Of Louis Riel, the leader Of the half,
breed insurrection in Canada, against the
sentence OF death passed upon him by the
Canadian courts.
The London Times says:
The Judgment in the Riel case leaves
Canada free to act as she thinks best. IL
is the universal opinion in England that
Riel deserves death, and il he be executed the
~lnstice of the decision will not be questioned
here.
The London Daily Telegraph says:
On the whole, the judgment is upheld by
reason, and comes from lawyers Of such
u~ndoubted ability that ii may be assumed
to cover the justice Of the case. The end
OF the chapter rests with Canada. Riel
cannot complain il Canada, now master Of
the situation, exacts the last penalties.
A dispatch from Regina says Riel dis.
played great agitation on receiving the
news, He fears that the last ruug in the
ladder OF hope is gone, and expressed the
private opinion that he would have to
meet the tate that the recent sentence i'm
posed. l.. o, David, president OF the Riel
Defense association, says ho has received
trustworthy Information that IL is the
governments intention to carry the law
into effect against Riel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

4 The Supreme Court of the United
staSes now in session at Washington,
finds itself confronted by p docket
which it cannot hope to dispose OF ia.
side Of three years, BY great exer.
tions the court has been able to make
a slight gain OF late inits business, but
il is only a slight aud perhaps only q
temporary one. What is needed is
some relief for the court in the shape
of further barriers between it and the
lower courts, The enlargement oi the
court itself is not generally approved
by lawyers, and II that method of re.
lief is not upon the whole advisable.
it is OF great Importance that a re.
form be made in the machinery Of sp,
peal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

? Fargo, OAK, Special. Mccarthy &
Donnelly OF st. Paul completed their con
tract for the removal OF the soldiers re-
mains Inferred at old Fort Abercrombic
to- Fort Lincoln. There were seventy
pine buried there, aud all but three OF the
bodies were found, and these are supposed
TO have been washed away while the Gem.
etery was on the lower ground, during
the early days OF the fort. Many OF the in
scriptions we're totally o~bIiterlted, and it
was very hard to identity the remains. The
officers bodies were those Of Lieut.. Robert
Cairns, of the Seventeenth il fantFy; Lieut..
T. j., Elliott, Of the Twentieth; Quarter
master Franks, OF the Seventeenth; sdv.
eral children Of Capt. j. III. fPatter.
son and Lieut.. Brush. The burial cases
OF the officers and children were found
to Le well preserved, while those containing
the privates we're generally dcCayed. All
were placed Ia new boxes, and straw WIS
placed around them so thatnntbing would
rattle during Transmission. The remains
Of several Indian scouts were removed.
Matqtabnahee5 must nave been u very
powerful man, the skeleton Indicating a
height of at isast seven feet and q very
heavy frame. =
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
Tile Loyal Legion Commandery.

The commandrry-in-chief Of the military
order Of the Loyal Legion OF the United
States was organized at Philadelphia, Ia
the rooms OF the Pcnnsyl wanna Historical
society, Gen. w. :. Hancock presiding.
Abou fifty delegates were pr sseEt, includ.
irg Gen, Sheridan, Gems. Cochrane, Haw.
ley, Fairchilds, Rear ADMIRAL Nicholson,
Col. X. {. Goldman, Gen. +. A. Walker Of
Massachusetts, ard many other prominent
officers Of the army aud navy during the
rebellion. Tbs officers Of the new com.
nandery are;
Commander.in-chief Gen. w. :. Han
cock, u. :. A.; senior vice c~0mmandcr-in-
chief, Gen, II, i. Hayes, Ohio; Junior vice
commandments Gen. Joseph II. Haw.
ley, Connecticut; reeordcr-in-chief, Col. j..
y. Nicholson. Pennsylvania; cha~ncellor-in-
chief, Capt. Peter H. keiser, u, D., Penn
sylvania; treasurerin-chiof Heu, john j,
Melham, New York.
The states represented were Pcnnsylva-
MIA, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, Con.
nectieHt, Califor"'a, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and the Dis
trict oi Columbia,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

There was a great sensation In Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. Burglars and highwaymen
have been very numerous OF late and they
have grown very bold. Recently two OF
them held up o citizen on one Of the main
streets and robbed him OF $33. An officer
arrested them, and alsotwo others. While
on the way to the jail they turned upon the
officer and dubbed him. As the one who rob.
led the citizen started to run, the officer shot
him through the head, killing him instant
W He had n roll Ot stolen bills In his
hand when he feL He is unknown, except
that he was called Doug. Hewas about
thirty years OF are, and looked like a dis
shargsi s"nyiet. During the'i shooting a
pail Hlt a .lou9ag man fiamed Arthur Mann,
j eigssFmaker,' 81 the back, e:;d he will
probably die, He II lnmarried, ala ne.
moved here from Independence, this liate,
only Il few weeks ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

Winnipeg Special; Lawrence Brainerd
the ~abseonding st, Aha (Vt.) bank
president, arrived here recently coming
iFpm Windsor, Ont, around the north
SHOES ~ Lake Superior by the New Cana.
dian Pacific railway. In an interview he
tells the story OF his kidnapping and escape
in Minneapolis. While driving q few miles
from Winnipeg with Detective NSwberger.
he was met by three men with n team, who
asked him to- go with them. He refused, and
tlsF forced him, driving him to st. Vincent.
lie tF1sd there to escape from his eaptors,
Blu wa preFeaten, and they drove him to
~Crookston, from Which point he was taken
to Minneapolis. Nhiis standing on the
platform there n former friend stsppasi Nh
and asked him to 20 with him. The dee
t~ectives were absent and he vent driving
- ~ Paul, where he stayed three days.
alter @l,4elt be went to Chicago, where he
also stayed q shart time. lie next went
to Detroit aud -esG~stat ~ Windsor on the
Canadian side. After sltsrd,itg ihree weeks
there he came to Winnipeg t. latg hts
sSifa.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
Saved From tho Iynehers.

At st. Charles, Winona county, MINI.
Edward Watts was arrested for TRYING to
commit rape on the seven ear-old daugli.
ter OF Jacob Hehdee, and soon after hoal.
ing ithd determined mob, fully masked and
provided with ropes, eongrsgated around
the Jail, and were determined to do Judge
tyuch's work. Inside the Jail, Where the
Pfi8oner WAS confined, were Marshal
farr and pepatx Hendee, Who BY some
meas attraftea the mob's attention TO the
front part OF tho building, Marshal Parr
and his prisoner escaping through a rear
window and taking 10 the woods. Ii was
but a moment before the mob were aware
that their man had slipped away, and, de-
termined not to be frustrated, look &c the
woods In pursuit, some on foot and Others
or horseback, but Parr and his prisoner
made good their escape, walking to Lewis
ton, a distance of nine miles, and taking the
I O'Clock train for Winona where he was
safely lodged in the county jail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

The gigantic bridge now being built
across the Susquehanna river at
Havre-de-G Grace, on the new PhiladeL
phia branch OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad viii be completed by
the first OF next December. II is a
Nhipple truss, single track, and
straight. The total length, including
trestles at each end, is 6,316 feet-one
and one.ffth miles. There Is but one
longer bridge in the world, the Veto
ria, across the ST. Lawrence, at Mon.
treal. But the spans in the Victoria
are short, while the Susquehanna
bridge has more long spans than any
other in the world, and its longest
1920 feet are only exceeded by two
other bridges, one on the Cincinnati
Southern, across the Ohio, and the
other on the Louisville and Nashville
across the Ohio, at Henderson.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
ome,., rn.hu.,a.m About Dakota.

Mr.. Dodge, the statisticinh oil thebuf'.'"
of agriculture, draws ON ihtereatlf,2 III
ferences in the current crop report H"''
the late census Of Dakota, lie says:
The progress Of settlement IN Dakotahas
been "a marvel Of activity and enter.
prise. In 1850 the population was
l35,1T7. The present territorial census
Isinakes il AIS. SCI, Of which tacte
is in Southern Dakota 2G2, hl0, shd 100,
i49 in Northern Dakota. The number oi
farsls in 1850 was 17,435. They are no"
reported at So, 467, OF which 1i,GI9 are IN
the Southern section and 31,Sll III the
Northern section. So eager has been the
quest for free farms in this easily cultivated
and fertile region, that the territory out.
ranks II OF the IS states in the number OF
existing farms. 1t viii be n surprise 10
| many chat the number offarns IN Dakofaln
iSS5 is greater than was the number IN Ne
brnska in 1880. 1T exceeds the number IN
Maine; and, OF course, that OI every other
New ENGLAND state. IL surraIsscs the aggre.
/ eate OF California at that date, aud Of
Maryland and Of Delaware. 1t Is greater
than tho combined number OF Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ana
more than all the farms Of Oregon. Nevada
and Colorado in the West, and Knox Is
land. Delaware and Florida in the East, the
sixstates taken together;no r are thtscfarms
all skeleton homesteadB. There are five
times as many people in the territory as
there are farms, and production looms
grandly. In the estimates Of this depart
ment OF more than 500. 900, 600 bushels OF
wheat last year Dakota took position as
the eleventh in rank in wheat production.
No state east Of the Alleganies or south OF
the Ohio stood before it. and even Wis
consin neia d lower place.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

A Buenos Ayres correspondent sug
~geststhat in that country is field fol
one sort Of American product which
has not been much encouraged. He
says that some OF the Yankee school
ma'ams who had gone there have
made excellent matches with eligible
Argentines, and that the demand is
greater than the supply. Blondes are
preferred, and the blonde American
girl is the belle OF every gathering she
enters. Blue eyes and golden tresses
command q high premium in the mat.
rimonial market, and there is not
much objection ON account Of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

The death Of Cardinal McGoskey
has elected much speculatiouas to the
choice that will be made by the Pope,
10 I'll the vacancy a deceased car.
dinal, properly speaking, hns no sue.
cessor from one priest to another, the
appointment resting entirely with the
Pope. mconnection with this subject,
a recent writer says. The ardinalate
is an honorary distinction, and the
chief use Of the institution seems to be
found in the TACT that it provides lor
the succession to the papacy 1t is,
therefore, the oldest electoral body in
the world, antedating all modern elec.
toral systems by many hundreds OF
years, andfurnishing a plan from which
modern -c,lntrs ami congresses nave
taken their scheme of Organization and
many OF their methods OF operation.
10 find an American senator tracing
sbe origin Of the Senate back 10 aeon.
iaye q Roman priests fifteen centuries
before Is a spectacle no less curious
than instructive, but such was the
position taken by Charles S~ttosner, nol
did he ever hesitate in ascribing 60 the
College Of Cardinals all the honor due
80 venerable and illustrious a body.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

"# IT, " o. 80. -
The new syndicate which has been formed
to'takc hold Of the hotels in the yellow.
stone Park is composed Of the following
Gentlemen. John p. Terry and Charles
tjbson 81. Louis; Mr., Casey, Minneapolis;
Me- CafFi9stoh Toledo ohio;C b. Wright
iis" Bling snGs ssw y5r R,iHHas spe S. FgsaF IF
the last three viii be recognized As
those Of the strongest Northern Pacii.
ic stockholders. Messrs. Perry and
Fibscn are capitalists. Mr.. Gibson -is re-
ppted 10 Sse = controlling interest in the
WV yprk WoHa aG4 Isl he prominent
figure in the Park syndicate, Messig !. asey
and Harrington are conneeted with trans.
p%ortation and coal operations in Ohio, and
probably with the Standard Oil company.
The ssBdieats has made arrangements to
take control OF the eark prepert4, and it
IL doubtful ii their plans fail hon any
cause. Livingston Enterprise,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

United States District Attorney Sawyer
at Boston, has brought two suits against
Hon, George b. Loring, lately United
States commissioners oi ns~ie,ilttrra The
first il Tor $4,000 against DR.. Loring as
principal, and John A. Loring and
Thomas Saunders rs s%ureties, upon a
bond given TO secure the fEithiul perform
ance OF the duties of commissioner OF agri,
culture by the principal. The declaration
alleges that Loring did not make a true
and faithful quarterly account oil all the
money received by him, as required by the
bond. The second suit IN against Loring
individually and for $50. 600, The suits
are brought to recover $50, 900 which il is
alleged was misapplied by Or. Loring 20
purposes not provided by law. The an.
swer in the cases nave not been filed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

Tie wife Of a well-known cltIzcn o.
Chicago, soon after rising, asked hel
husband, do you know anybody
named Edsall or Esdale2" NO. Why
do you ask27 Because ] dreamed
that a man OF that name WAS found
drowned. In the morning paper
was the announcement cf the disap.
pearance OF "A young man named rs
dale, whose remains. some ten days
later, was found in the lake. Neither
the husband nor wife had ever heard
the name before, and the papers are
discussing whether it was merely a co.
prospect Ola satisfactory agreement
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
.n.A.iaan. m.cA.h :, nn;n4

President McCosh OF Princeton Col,
iege, recently said: Asserting the
Monroe doctrine and allowing no for.
eign interference on our continent, and
meddling not with them, but allowing
them TO fight their battles with e"ch
other, We may keep our place till we
become respected-as tho United
States, after being long condemned,
have become honored by all European
countries-and they may be led to
seek u established truths as they
seek the corn and cattle reared on our
virgin territory
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

DioLewis is authority for the state.
ment that no user oftobacco has ever
headed his. class at Harvard or any
other Institution where class stats.
tics have been preserved; but d Yale
II mai says, in the Washington Star,
Observation-Disclosures ofhis class used
it freely during all his college course,
anq it seemed TO, agree with him, or at
least with his Rotations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

Among the characters here from Dakota,
says the Cincinnati Times-Star's Washing.
ton correspondent, is one known as old
Col Thompson Of Bismarck. lie 10 an old
man and as eccentric as they make them.
He was captain under Gen. Custer out west.
and is the man referred to by Mrs. Custer
in her book entitled Boots and Saddles, " as
the man who never used water externally
printernally." His mission hereis to secure
The appointment Of his son TO the receiver.
ship OF a land office in the territory. The
mention pf his son revives the story Of the
building ~ the capitol at Bismarck.
Thompson, Jr., secured the contract for
constructing theSl00, OOo capitol. lie had
atthis time quite an accumulated fortune,
and expected this big contract to fill his
fortunes purse 10 OVERLOOKING. The work
was began, and ut the sanc time the
contractor begun the construction of A
house IN bismarck, at the grandeur
OF which everyone maryeled. In design ID
was truly q palatial metropolitan abode,
and then 5000 residents Of Bis.
marck were delighted With the enter.
prise OF their fellow townsman. Work
on the capitol building progressed rapidly
Tor a time, bit gradually the funds BEGAN
to grow beautifully less, and soon became
exhausted betore the structure was com.
!ncth' thompson tell Dack, itIs sald, on
MS own funds, and finished the building in
a cheap fashion and became practically a
bankrupt. Work on his residence after the
roof Nars put on was stopped and now il
.emains unfinished. To recover his lost
fortune Thompson, whose Democracy is
questioned by some Jeffersonian decipIes
Oh the territory, now seeks a hand office.
Ihere are those here who say that the
cqloneIs presence In the interests of
ing soni is only a subterfuge, and that be
Is here in fact at the instance Of q certain
ripg Of Republican politicians to fight Zie.
bach, who is gaining ground for the gov.
ernoIship. Democrats here say that the
old man and bis son have the money TO
spend In travel, and that Alex Mckenzie OF
Bismarck, who is Pierce's stauncbest sun.
porter Is putting up" the cxpeuecs OF the
trip. Ziebach's friends say that Thomp.
son IL so typical y u crank that he can
have no weight with the administration. }
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29
tsPlatform Echoes, or, Leaves IRON

"Platform Echoes, or, Leaves H.
my Notebook OF Forty Years,
title OF John b. Coughs latest NV,
1t Is a volume OF sterling merit y h
very famous man, whose cary
tory and wonderful career afeso
known. 1t is profusely illustfa N
with 227 OF the finest engraving =.
steel plates. and so far = real m i.
and telling illustrations go, tnasd Il
CANT volume is one to comiliaas 'uy
miration and approval, T.le v OasIa
comprises a record OF an uiiuS 4
eventful life, and covers q pe''o'
forty-threc years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

Washington Special. Ex-uuv. Ordwoy
is here. He has spent the summer in Ne"
England, placing with banks, there the
bonds of a number OF Dakota counties.
The lowest price he has had to take was
97h and most sales have been above
par. New England capitalists now
look more favorably on Dakota securities
and Mr.. 0rdway says there is mo trouble IN
selling 7 per cent. bonds OF good counties.
The scare over the Yankton reputation has
about died out now that the matter has been
cleared up ia satisfactory shape. Ex-Sena
tor Rollins is engaged in loAning money on
the Red river section OF Dakota and Minne-
sot and DOING heavy,business. He regards
that region as a sale one for placing loans.
Mr.. Ordway predicts for Dakota, in the
coming year, II quickening in values, and
chases OF FARMS. There is likely to be a
good deal OF building in Dakota next year.
With the best wheat in the United States,
and a large gain of experience from the fob
lies Of the boom period, the people oil Da-
kota are likely to be much more substun-
italy prosperous in the future than in the
past. Mr.. Ordway will visit Bakotain the
course OF a mouth. He said tie president
had made very ludiciUus selections for fed
eral Offices in Dakota; good men have been
appointed, and il will be ii good thing for
the territory. Nj. CGyelapdsucm TO have
good adyiCefroa good mem saidthe
ex-governor. abut | have mot h1en TO see
him forthree months. Mr. Ordway thinks
Gov. Pierce will not be disturbed for some
time, and hat when he is Coz Benton will
be the man TO take his place. 4
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-10-29

Mr.. Moses /. Ward OF Pelham va
bought a dog for SO three years
and has just sold the animal y.
but as, IN the interim, Mr. WAR; I'd
had to pay SO for LICENSES y
damages OF $50 and 500 20 peI
bitten by the cur, there's not y , @y
profit inithe transaction az ohs ss
thnk,--Exchange.