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The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
reconsideration.

The parlor Adonis, Col. Nick Smith, OF
Kentucky, is,still hunting Tor the rich wild
ow in California.
The youngest son Of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
the Democratic candidate for governor OF
Virginia, died at Evergreen, Fairfax county.
Some OF Col. Fred Grant 8 friends say that
he has r~econsidered his purpose OF under.
taking his father's biography, and will not
attemptit.1 6s4Tii3i7sa a7s5 .'.&y .t 9aE-
William H. Israel. WHO has lived like o
hermit in an old housein Baltimore for over
twenty years, spending u few coppers 3
week; died worth over 500, 600. az
~AtrAmherst, Mass, the late Mrs Helen
Hunt jackson is remembered as q particu-
larly active and adventurous girl, delight.
ing in mischief and fond of queer imposi-
tions. zaf tE.s.fyt .ISiS.
Col. Oliver H. Payne, formerly treasurer.
OF the Standard Oil company at Cleveland,
Ohio, and brother-in-law ofSecretary Whit
ney, is reported to have given up citizen
ship in Ohio, with the intention Of taking
up his residence in New York city.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
How o Hoosier Farmer Served the
Trnlnps.

The residence of Noah Lockabell, on a
farm in Breads Valley lear Charlottesville,
Ind, was entered by tramps recently,
Lockabell was awakened by. the noise,
sprans from his bed md closed with the
one in, the room. The burglar was rein
forced by Two others. Mrs Lockabell is
a powerful man, and flung the captured
burglar against the other two In such II nam
ner as to bring the three to the hopr. Then
he went ut them with 4 club. His wife
brought the clothes line, md together.
they bound the tramps, sat down and
waited for them to recover. When.
the tramps resainel consciousness, Mr.
LockabellSa asked them which ( i they
preferred to- be taken to Charlottesville and
placed in jnil, where ,theyIstood the chance
OF several years in the pelitentiary, or to-
be led out, one Mt a time, and receive such
q whipping Ms he would administer. They
chose the latter, and the farmer took them
ont, severally, tied them to the cato post,
and administered 10Olashes to each tramp
with large new rawhide wagon
whip. Each stroke OF the whip raised a
huge welt on the back OF the. tramp, md
when the operation was completed a pool
of blood could be seen where they had stood
Their piteous cries for mercy called in the
neighbours, until quitea little audience had
assembled to witness the cnstignti0nsof
Tramp No.s3.# Asallsynrpatiized with the
irate farmer, the performances went on until
he hadfcomPleted the bundled lashes,
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Fears o cholera.

|. Surgeon General Hamilton, OF the Marine
hospital, Mt, Washington, says that there ia
as yet nothing to alarm the people::of the
United States in the reports coming by ca.
Bile OF the spread OF cholera. Despite
all that has been said about the
portability OF the epidemic reaching our
shores this year; he says!there is nota single
it was. last year. There is, every indication
that this years outbreaks are to follow the
course OF those OF last year, the localities
suffering most severely being those which
have not taken, the most ordinary precau:
tons OF cleanliness and distinction. DIR.
Hamilton says Americas danger is mainly
from cholera in England orinCuba Ithas
United States it would come by Nay 81 Cuba,
andsforSthis reason the efforts ofthe.servic
iia We been directed mainly ngainst c6ntagton
in that direction. +: K, 4
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Poundmaker Cots Three Years

The trial OF Poundmaker,, the Indian
lender, which has been held at Regina, NJ
w. T., resulted in conviction and a sentence
OF three years in the ~penitentiary. Consid.:
cradle evidence was introduced to show that
PoundmakeE eounseled the Indians to cease
hostilities, and also prevented the murder
OF prisoners. The jury was out u hall an
hour returning with q verdict Of guilty as
charged. Poundmaker said:
Il was good all summer. Thepeople told
lies. I saved n lot OF bloodshed. 7 can't
many lives I am brought here. I could
have been on tho prairies stiI,if I.wonlds1'
Then, waving his. hand majestically, he said
with q smile: II am o man. DO ms YOU
like. I am in your power!a Igave myself
up. You did not catch me-"
On hearing his sentence the chief asked
that he be hanged, as he preferred death to
imprisonment.
SfE5St-- .----t.FJsB
Mlinneapoiis; + sault stei.5 Marie Hailfoad;
Captain Rich, chief engineer Of the Mime:
npolis, Sault Ste. & Atlantic, is in Minneap.
oils Construction on the, road haslbeen
retarded by the heavy rains which have
fallen in the heavily timbercd region OF the
Northern Wisconsin-one shower having
followed another before the ground was in
conditionfor rapidwork. Notwithstanding
the unexpected difficulties, the road will BIZ
extended eastward twenty-five miles during
the present season, making a totaftrackagt
OF sixty.eight miles IN the direction Of Saul
Ste. Marie. Between eight and nine miles
OF track have already been laid, bringing
the road to the Flnmbeau river, whichis te
he crossed by an expensive bridge, the com
pletion OF which will cause some further de
lay in the operation OF trains to the east
ern terminus. The twenty-five, miles viii
bring tile road, o'the heavy pine timber q
Wisconsin, and materially increase trafi,
on the new road. 81
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Maxwell Admits He Ki1ledpreller.

1 -. L- -. H--EE-A
Maxwelh.in the presence OF several re.
Iporters and the Jail guards at st. Louis
confessed that no had killed Preller by ad.
iministering al overdose Of c%llorofofm, III
order to pin him down.he was askedsto sign
ia statement to that effect, and this he did
in the presence Of several witnesses. He
isaid thnt all other STATEMENTS which he
had made were given uSder instructions
from his attorney. In making this state
ment Maxwell said:
s.NWhen Prellcr died there was no groan-
jing$ When q man takes chloroforln lie
brentlies like this" and Maxwell il.
,lustrinted in III most stirling gmnn-
ner how zone chloformed breathea.
He threw back his lehdG Rnd9 emit
ted q sound which was most peculiar, fore.
ing the air from his lungs with a singular
choking result. s""That is the way. a man
breatlles who has taken ch!oform, y he said,
apparently charmed with his mimicry. He
said that it would be proved that Preller
had been q suffererfrom heart disease, and
he 'asked~naiselxa Do you know5thoyse effect
Of. chloform on 4 person. who has heart dis
ease so thatit will do no harm, but the
chances are always against it, as any doc
tor-Mi:l tell you. Now Preller had heart
disease, u fact whichcoulI be proved out
side OF my testimony. His family knew it,
and Others knew. He told ME aboutitlong
ago. Whenever | administered chloroform
to him | did it with the greatest care, on
this account +-gs
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
A Notable Day. in Germany

Tuesday the 18th inst. was the a~nniver-
sary OF the birthday ofthe Emperor Francis
Joseph OF Austria Hungary, and the ami.
versary Of the battle OF Gravelotte. In
honor of,the day Emperor William unveiled
ut Pottsdama statue. Of rede the Great.
The empress, Crown Prince, Frederick Wi.
liam and most Of the royal: iamilyrattend.
Cd the ceremony. The emperor made q
address to the garrison consisting $4,000
soldiers ! drawn. up around Tho 9monu.
ment. He remained an !: 'hiour,, {. and
appeared to she in excellent health.
He received an oVatf6ni rnmStle enormous
crowd present. The emperor gave. a BAN
quet, in honor of-Empeeor, Francis Joseph.
Emperor William woro m Austrian uni:
form. Most of;the foreign ministers and
many other notables were :nsesent, Berlin
and Pottsdam were profusely' dGcoratedip
honor Of the day; /. .ss
Post London Cable: huo:Pearce scandal
will probably result in nn ection for.libel
against the Pail Nall Gazette. After the
first publication of the news Pearce came
to the Pail Mall Gnzette office and, said: II
anna ruined man. Two hours ago I-could
lift / head id this city. Iscannotnow,T /
understand Pearce offers to settle an annu-
ity on the girl. He promises MOTTO attend
my meeting Of the royalcommission on
tho depression Of trade il the matter is al.
lowed tofdrop,f5 hutathe Pail Nah Gazette
threatened to expose him unless he resigu-
cd his aeat, on the commission at once.
.Pearce replied with Il threat OF prosecution
for libel il any further reference to the sub
iect was made. Pearpe is said to have
kept this girl in o lunatic. asylum. She Ii
twenty-five years old, Her father: Franois'
holds q high position In tho CUSTOMS Office
at Glasgow During the recent dynamite
scare he was chief Of the staff 81 examining
officers for Clyde, s Il, !.
Senator Edmunds and family have AZ
rived from Europe. In an interview. the
senator, In, response to o question about
the present condition In England, said: Il
u depressed, very much depressed, / made
Inquiries wherever ! went on that point,
ana tae reply was everywhere tho sat,s.
England has, gone on manufacturing until
she has glutted all her markets., There il
already q wide feeling there that England
can only save herself and prevent starva,
tion or emigration among her working q
pie BY following the example ni this country
and by q protective tariff policy, Indeed' |
think she will be compelled TO do 80,
Secretary Whitney has had an eye opener
on the subject OF Washington real estate.
he bought. some time ago, q farm OF nine.
ty-nine acres four miles out OF town on
Georgetown heights, the only epot in the
district where IT is possible to noe the Blue
Ridge mountains. Mr.. Whitney bouchtthe
ground because, as he said, sshe thought he
could sleep there, and he could not in town
during the hot weather." He was offered
10000 for his bargain. Hepaid $40, 900,
Mr.. Whitney telegraphed his agent that ha
would not sell ut any price.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
the Marquis de Mores Tor the killing OF

the Marquis de Mores for the killing Of
Luffrey two years ago.. &
/: CD. Hess, the operat: Manager, has en-.
tered. suit in Chicago fol force against his
wife J~uliette, who is cha awith deser+ion.
Murderer Maxwell is identified ape. NJ.
Brooks OF Cheshire, England. He claims
that Preller had heart disease, and
took an overdose Of chloroform.
Conkling, who SO cleverly duped four Of
the most prominent banks OF Rochester,
N. Y, is now supposed to be James Robin,
son, a notorious forger OF Canada. There
is no clue to his whereahouts..-r.
A detective arrived at Joliet, ILL.,, with a
warrant and requisition from; the governor
OF Indiana for the arrest OF an ,ex-convict
named Martin Fox, alias Wilson. Fox
was arrested at the prison doorimmediatc-
~ atterrelease from q one-year term. Ho
has been taken to Upton, Ind, where he
will be held for the murder OF John Nadle.'
brom in $780, ~ 'G:S " Z A4ll n@E 4,
A heavy damage suit was commenced Mt
Portland, Or, by Mrs. Sadie Wilson, u we'll
known. actress, against Mrs. DR.. hurry, m
old and prominent lady physician OF this
city, Plaintiff claims damages in the sum
OF $40, 900 for injuries to her person, caused
in producing an abortion. She alleges she
has suffered greatly in body and mind by
reason. OF the crime committed against a
ture.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27
Foreign News.

Ear %S@ &H4 Foreign News. f" ti:S. .4ql,
, Mrs. Grant is o devoted Methodist, and
the strongest friend DR.. Newman has in
the world.
Thirty.two cases OF smallpox were re-
ported in Montreal. Some of the afflicted
persons reside on the principal West End
More than 10000 bushels OF wheat will
be marketed at Moose Jaw station, on the
Canadian Pacific railroad, 400 miles from
Winnipeg! ,4i6l1EEg4is4
aa Advicess from Zanzibar stnte that DR..
Ryder Richard, the sole survivor OF the
German international exploring expedition
is reported to have been killed while fighting
the natives during the progress OF the
Ugogo expedition.
James Robinson, q Montreal deinulter,,
who fled from ST. John. N. b., in May last,
and was iaitcrward discovered in: Mexico,
has been handed over to the Canadian au.
thorities. The banks have expended $1O,-
OO0in bringing him tojustice. f8a ~ vi;
Sir Charles Dilke's affair is settled until
the divorce case is heard, by the action OF
the Chelsea Liberal committee One hun
dred and fifty. members. were present. The
resolution OF confidence in Dixie was so
warmly received That nobody, spoke more
than a few minutes i'll it's support.
A rich maiden lady OF Paris named
servant named MERCER told the ncighbors
that the lady had entered n convent, lcav-
ing her to manage the property! The SER
want brought her relatives to the house to
live. Suspicion being aroused, the police
entered the premises, and discovered the
lady's body buried in quicklime in the gar
den.hThe servant and her companions tried
to escape, but were arrested:
Aphysicinn who attended Mr.. Gladstone
says chat his complaint is OF o chronic M
ture not gsuspectible to any radical cure,
cal.power. His voice may be 'readily re-
stored for purposes OF conversation, SO that
he will. not tire in O few minutes and be
Obliged to talk in whispers, as was the case
before he started on his yachting trip to
Norway, hut however confident Mr.. Glad
stone, may feel in regaining his vocal power
the physician says that a single electoral
speech would soiovertax his strength that
it would deprive him. entirely OF the use, OF
his voice for a month afterward.
The London newspapers generally de-
nounce the Pail Mall Gazette for refusing
to publish the letter OF Miss-A. NJ, Francis,
exanerating Mr.. Pearce. from the charge OF
having enticed her from home as recently
published in the Gazette. The solicitor for
Mr.. Pearce publishes o LITTER in which he
says hat he has been instructed by his,
client to refrain from prosecuting the girls
father on the charge OF common assault
md Tor the Gaming he inflicted upon Mr..
Pearce the other day, on the alleged ground
Of his betrayal and OF cruelty to the young
lady, because OF the trivial penalty which
would attend the conviction, but to pros
ecute on a far graver charge. The solicitor
asks the public to suspend the Judgment on
the whole case until the merits are. develored
by the courts.
The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-08-27

rol' " hltney, recently rendered the
presidency of the territorial univers;.
ty ut Vermillion, has declined.
The property valuation of Grand
Forks county is 1893, 1884; q cain u
Q 500 over last year. The increase
IN the value Of farming lands is % per
cent. u
me Northwestern right Of way COM
mlttee report that outside Of Yank.
ton they had secured the roadbed.
through Yankton county, exec tino
one piece and through Turner cohnty
excepting one piece, which will nroh.
ably be donated.
The Fort Totten deserters who
were captured at Larimora anna
weeks ago, sawed the iron bars az III
post lookup o few evenings since anJi
aGain made their escape. They are
The grand jury at Deadwood n,e.
sented indictments against thecounty
commissioners and county treasurer
for malfeasance. principally q L.
aards the assessment q property 81
what y known as the Homestake
eompanF's, BY which the grand iurv
alleges the county has been defrnISaS
out Of 100000 IN Tia nat .
year,; The grand jury reports tbe
total Indebtedness OF the conntw'
6onded md floating, at about sod,
IVY, ana lnyeishs against the extrav.
5agaase heretoforepursuedby tie com.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-23
A Little misunderstanding.

A lady who had married farmer re-
turned to visit her friends in the city,
and one lady was quite anxious t.
know about farm life.
Don't you get lonesome away out
in the country she asked.
''Oh, no" was the reply; farmers
wives are always busy, and don't have
time to be lonesome.
'.Is there anybody about the house,?
..Of course; we employ quite num-
Der of people, especially in harvest,
and | see them ut meal time every
day"
You don't have to be very stylish
do yOuo''
"Oh. 70; all of the people are just
plain country folks, and you know
farmers ALWAYS eat with their hands.
You don't say so; is that really
true?'
Certainly. it is.
what do they do that for' Cam
the Get knives and forks in the coun.
try?'
The farmers wife gasped and chokco
and stopped talking--Merch@nt 1rar
eICE
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-23
SHAKESPEARE.

Tho Money-Lender Who Did Not Appreci-
atc the Dramatic Ability Of = Noted Play
wright.
A certain Jew money-lender, once
upon time, took the Garrich Theate..
in Leman street. Whitechapel. and, to
make a good beginning. opened it
with Hamlet" certain popular
West End tragedian being engaged to
sustain the role. The theater was in
very low repute at the time, even in
its immediate neighborhood: and on
the opening night he sent forth compli-
mentarv admissions to all the principal
tradespeople around. Now. this ira
gedian followed the old traditions of the
part, and went around in the second
act with ..his hose ungartered" and
hanging down his leg. When Mr..
Moses. as well call him. caught sight
of this from the back of the boxes.
he rushed round behind the scenes and
furiously assaulted the prOmpier. Vat
is the meaning of this?" he cried.
..Vat does dat man mean by not tying
ND his stockings? l was never So
ashamed of anything in all my life.
There's Mrs. Abrahams. the fruiterer,
and Mrs. Jacobs. the fishmonger. and
all the elite of the neighborhoOd in; it
will ruin me"
but it is quite right. SIR said the
prompter, showing him the book.
Mr.. Moses put on his spectacles and
examined the passage. ''Who wrote
this play?" he cried, more wrathfully
than ever.
"Why. Shakespeare, SIR" answered
the astonished functionary.
.Then." cried Mr. Moses. shaking
his foretinger. ''you may tell MIR.
Shakespeare that he'll never write
another play for my theayter. "-Lon-
don Graphic.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-23
SUBSCRIPTIONS RIDES
Tramp Discusses the Various Methods
of Securing Free Transportation.

Tramp Discusses the Various Methods
of Securing Free Transportation.
This is terribly bad weather to ride
on the bumpers" said a sorrowful. look
inc tramp as he endeavored to thaw
out his hands with his breath. and by
slapping them together and holding
them in his arm-pits. 'lt's a hard
place to ride, because fellow has to
hold on all the time. If he should let
90 once he would drop off. and that
would be the last of him. What do we
ride on the bumpers for9 Cause that's
about the only place on train fellow
can get these days where the brakemen
won't bother him. The train men stick
pretty close to the caboose this cold
weather. If they would see one OF Us
gentlemen on the top of a car. though,
they'd come out long enough to put him
off. So we ride on the bumpers and
they don't see us. When the train
stops we hop oft, for the men come out
then, and when it starts up we Jump on
again. It's tough sometimes. though:
because bumper is not upholstered
like a seat in a palace car. Delaware
| and Lackawanna cars are the best 1os
fellow, because they've all got little
platforms on both ends, and traveller
can ride on them like a daisy"
..Some fellows ride on the trucks I'M
der the cars continued the tramp. a:
he blew on his hands again. Its
hard place, though: it's so dirty An
other place is on passenger tram OF
the first platform. The engineer ant
fireman see us, but they don't care. IL
the brakemen who bother the life ont o
us. Now, person would think 9TH
first platform good place to ride. bu
it isn't. The cinders are terrible. w
have to fight 'em every minute. Inc
get in our eyes if we keep them open
and if we shut our peelcrs the hot Gin
ders fall on our broadcloth and bur
holes in our garments.
you've heard of the baker-shO
racket, haven't you? No. That's queer
You see we travellers sometimes ge
hungry, and then we work the baker
racket. We 90 into a bakery and as
for a Job. pretending we're first-clas
bakers lust out of work. We 60 aroun
in the shop looking with the eye OF
critic at the stuff the men are baking
as if we knew all about it, and help oul
selves to fresh Gales and good things
Just to try 'em. you know. The me
don't care, because we're bakers. Nv
been in many bake-shop and heipe
myself to all l wanted. when II the
knew l was a moulder and not baks
they would kick me out. They don
generally want to hire man just the'
but when we do strike a job we VOL
; the boss for . small loan, # We can. an
> promise to be around the next mcrnir
I ready for business. The next mOrniI
E we are generally trying the dodge
some other bake-shop.-Csereland he
aid.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-23
We, Too, Have Tested It.
TO tho PUbiic:

In view of the harmful results which
so frequel: ly attend the use Of so-called
patent or proprietary cough syrups cSs,-
tanning morPhia, opium and other
equally dangerous drug, the under
signed. physicians of Maryland. taAs
pleasure in endorsing the official opine
ions expressed by the Commissioner OF
Health of Baltimore; DIR. Samuel X.
Cox, analytical chemist, of Washington,
and other authorities to the effect that
the RED STAR Cough CURE is not only
perfectly harmless, but at the same
time IN original and most effective
remedy, and that it commends itself
alike for being entirely vegetab!e-free
from opiates- peisons and narcotics
and for its prumpt efficacy, as demon
strated by practical tests.
BALTIMORx, Nd, Feb. II, 1885.