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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09
Disastrous Floods i'm India

Disastrous floods, covering an area Of
$500 square miles, have occurred in the
presidency OF Bengal, the largest and most
populous OF the twelve main divisions
OF British India. A great amount OF
property has been destroyed and mum.
bers OF lives lost. Many families have bee
made destitute. Houses, crops, cattle, and
portable goods Of every description have
been carried away by the floods. The gov
ernment authorities are distributing pro-
J, visions and clothing, and doing all they can
20 relieve the sufferers. False Point which
was was thought to have the, best harbor be-
tween Ca'c9tta and Bo,nbay-safe, roomy,
and accessible to all ships-was struck bya
storm wave on the 22d inst. and swept 80
completely that most OF the inhabitants
persisted
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09
Casualty; Re cord.

Mrs. David Rice OF Ashland, Ohio, was
burned to death by q park from passing
lia q, on falling on her parasol, rom
which VII her clothes we're ignited.
One Of the build ings Of the Montana, In
sane asylum at Warm Springs was de-
troyed by fire. Three Of the. inmates per.
ished In the flames. Their names were "A.
=. Maze. Hiram Belcher and Hector Nc
Lean. Every effort was made to save
them, but without avail N .sE i
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09
Murdered by q Mayor.

Alexander Aaron was shot and killed on
the streets Of Van Buren,, Ark, by Charles
Taylor, mayor of that town. They had a
difficulty abouta woman and had threat.
ened each Others lives: Aaron followed
Taylor and attacked him with razor,
w y the latter drew his pistol and
fred four shots, two OF which took
effect in Aaron's body Aaron died al
most instantly and Taylor gave bond,
Ior the case seems to- DO one of sell. defense.
Taylor ls well connected but dissipated.
he was elected mayor. OF Van Buren, last
April when he was just twenty-one years
old and is said to be the youngest mayor
IN the United States. Aaron belonged to
9 lower class and was "a regular ruff an.
Van .l Buren, is considerably excited and cha,
gIlned Oyer this shooting and the disgrace
Of the mayor. 49, ~, !. 1Ao1' !. 4
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-10-09

Totals ;. s2s, os1 os7, 4o2 55O222 lac 44o| 1855
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

Jack Forepaugh walked over Aiax's
PROSTATE body every few minutes. The
animal was let up and thrown down
several times during the day. After
three or four hours experience of this
kind Ajax became meeker, and he was
quite detected when, in the evening, he
was unclaimed and ordered to stand
up. He was hobbled and thrown down
on Saturday morning, and when his
body touched the ground he cried out,
and the tears trckled down his trunk.
He was conquered. The chains were
removed at once, and he got up quietly.
At the word of command he walked
into the room he had broken out of on
Monday night. and was as meek as a
sheep. Next week he will begin the
training necessary before he appears in
public. -Philadelphia Times.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

'Well, | didn't expect any yet, but
Old Pete Simons, down in Goshen, has
been talkin' of sendin' me the money to
pay the taxes on that old back forty on
section seven. and | wanted to make
sure so that it wouldn't be returned to
the County Treasurer with the money
here to pay it. You're sure there amt
no letter?''
eyes, SIR
"Well, I guess I'd better be gettin'
along, for it will be ALFRED close to
grub time fore I get home, N the old
woman is a powerful prompt hand
about meals"
Perhaps you think that the agony is
over, but don't In comes Bert Davis
He says:
''Is there any mail for me?''
''No."
s'Well. then" he says, sis there any
female?'
Then he laughs, and haw-haws, and
chuckles, and doubles himself all up
with merriment. He thinks he has pro-
pounded the funniest joke of the sea-
SON. This makes the three hundred
and sixty-ffth time he has done the
same thing in the last year, and always
with the same side show of nonsensicaI
performances. [ am beginning to oct
sick of this sort of thing, so | stare at
him very hard, and say in chilling.
north latitude tone of voice:
did you say anything to me, sir?"
''This seems to paralyze him. Here
tofore [ have always met b mirthful
sallies with uproarious laughter, and
he can rot understand this sudden
change. But | keep right on looking
at him and he keeps growing smaller
and smaller and smaller, and slowly
edges away toward the door. Ny gaze
is fixed steadily upon him, and by the
time he gets out on The sidewalk he
isn't bigger than pint of yeast. He
has gone away to die.-Jina Nash, in
Detroit Free Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

Under the delusive idea that she
will receive large reward for 1000, :
900 Cancelled postage stamps, female
resident of Newburyport, Mass, has
succeeded in gathering half million
of them, and is eagerly striving for an
other 500 600. -BoStOn JOatrYaG:.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27

100000 :::; #! f.: +: !: e: e:
value, thatw' at once bring you in mere mon
about the $500, 600 in presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere Of either sex, of all
ages for all the time, spare time only, to work
for us at their own homes. Fortunes for all
workers absolutely assured Don't delay Ii
HAI4LETT & CO, Portland Maine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-05-27
COUNTRY POST -OFFICES,
The Kind of 81 Picnic Country Postmasters
and Their Clerks Enjoy.

and Their Clerks Enjoy.
The uninitiated seem to think that
we clerks in country Post-offices have
regular picnics just about all the time,
and, though you may be somewhat sur
prised at the frankness of the con-
fession, [ am compelled to admit that
in certain sense we have.
The mail has come, and [ am awfully
busy. In comes Claude Jones, and
planting himself in such a pos ton
that no one else can get near the de-
livery window, he begins his cantata by
asking:
rs there any mail for Ira JonesP"
'Is there any mail for Wilbert
Jones?"
"'No. If there had been I should
have given it to you
'Is there any mail for John Jones?"
mo. There is no mail for any of the
Joneses."
els there any mail for Lon Jones?"
''NO There isn't, there hasn't been.
and what's more, there isn't likely to
be" He looks at me with blank sort
Of suspicious stare and then gives the
crank another turn with:
us there a registered letterfor Stella
Jones?"
/ seize him by the hair. There is
an unearthly yell, and an indiscrim-
mate mass of boys legs, ears and
groans is piled up in the ,snow-drift in
front of the store door.
Just now there steps up man. He
IS an older person than Claude and
must be treated with more considera-
ton. He rubs his hands, squirts a
handful of tobacco juice on the stove,
and leads off | know what he is COM
ing for 1 have gone through the
same series OF questions an answers
with him two or three times week
ever since / came into the Post-office.
There hain't no mail for me?" quite
confdentially.
mo, sir"
''What! no letterP'
''No, sir.
''Well, now, that's strange. [ orter
"a got letter from my woman's faith
er. He writes reg lar every two weeks,
an we hahn heard from him for nigh
onto month. How dye account for
itp"
''Prhaps the old man is SICK ven
ture.
Sick! Huh! Unka! Never sick day
in his life. No, sir; it's some fault of
the Post-office."
''Well, [ am sorry, but there is no
letter here for you"
''Hain't there no postal card?"
''NO, sir. :"
''Well, I was lookin' for a postal
card from a seed house in Philadel-
ply. | wrote 'nm a letter three weeks
ago and [ think it's about time !
heard something from it,
l know there is just so much of it, so
I let him go right on. He bitches up
his trousers, and, looking me full in
the eye, touches off the fusilade as fol-
lows:
''Did there any box come for me?''
mo, sir
''Well, it might be little package.
I didn't know just what shape it would
come in. My woman's uncle down in
the south part of the State was goin'
to send her some slips of house plants,
and I was thinking that like enough
they might be along this week.
mo. sir, there is nothing at ALL
SIS there any registered mail?''
''No, sir"
''Well, | didn't expect any yet, but
4 l.. n
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27

D. W. Diggs, premium on 2.O00 in
surance on court house tor 3Vrs. 95O.O0
Parkhurst 4 Coleman. coal for Go. 1915
b. P. Murphy, dour Tor pauper Is 50
com. tees and mile'g 1870
A. S. Young, com. fees and mile'ge 1880
q. A. Kline, map OF Big Stone City
for county use OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
On motion, the application Of A, c.
Dodge for the refunding of the tax
of 1854, on the SE4 seq, section 81,
town 2l.range Al, was granted in the
sum OF $9.l7, said land being exempt
from taxation by virtue Of tree cul-
ture.
On motion board instructed clerk to
notify township officers to meet with
the board OH Saturday the 2lst for the
purpose Of devislng some plan Of set.
Ting the balance due the tO wnships.
On motion, the board adjour ned to
Saturday, Nov. 21st.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27
Bismarck Tribune.

Bismarck Tribune.
Joseph Getne. and W. X. Rodgers.
of Columbus, Ohio. are in the city on
business relating to the famous Hayes
farm, which has been SO artistically
managed by c. NJ. Cushman. Mr.
Rodgers Was private secretary to Pres
ident Hayes during that gentlema'l's .
administration, and has property IN.
terests in Bismarck. Aandan and sur
rounding country. It will be inter.
esting to the public to know thst the
farm has been purchased by Mr.. Get.
ner, who will see that is Is keptin the
front rank of Missouri slope estates.
1t will not be many years before the
corn crop Of the Missouri slopo Gill
be one OF the many sources Of pride
TO the farmers of the northwest. Al.
ready the rustic Of the golden tAssel
is heard on the hundreds Of farms
throughout the upper Missouri valley
and the specimens brought to the Trl.
bune office are unmist;tkeable proofs
of the success Of the crop. The finest
specimen thus far was brought in
Yesterday by j. IL. Allensworth who
lives south OF the city, and is Of the
Yankee variety. With No, ! hard
for llour. corn for nogs, grass for cat.
tie, barley tor ieeI, the wealth OF the
wealth of the country Is linlneaollr"-
by great.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27
CITY COUNCIL. L.PROCEEDINGs.

Regular meeting of the City Cour.
Gil was held in Council Rooms, Mon.
day vening at o'clock. Present
Aldermen, Schafer, Baker, Post and
Murphy, and the city clerk.
Mayor Downie being absent, Alder
Murphy was chosen president of the
Council pro. TEN.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
On motion, Mayor Downie was ap.
pointed to attend the meeting of the
county commissioners on the 2lst to
confer with them regarding the
amount Of collected taxes Of the orig.
inal township Of Big Stone appea ring
to have been unpaid to the township
prior to Jan. lst.
The following accounts were.audit.
ed and allowed:
Alex. Meadows, drsyins. ............ $3.50
+. w. Thorndike, bal cash to city,. ..l5.O0
Street Commissioner was instructed
to dispose of wood Oh Lake Street ex.
tension to the lest advantage of the
city.
The clerk was instructed to answer
the communication of the Board Of
Mankato, MINI. expressing the con.
currence of the council in the propos-
ed Minnesota River Waterway Con.
vention.
Moved and carried that license to
Sell liquor under the City Ordinance,
for the term of three months from
Nov. be granted to Johnson Parcher;
ayes Baker, Schafer and Post.
Council adjourned to meet Monday,
Nov. 23rd, at p. IN.
FRANK A. ELDREDGE,
City Clerk.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27
COUNTY COMMISSlONERS RS.
Proceedings of the Board Of Com.
MissiOnerS.

Proceeding. of the Board Of Com.
missioners.
November. l3, 1885.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present: John Buzzell, chairman,
A. :. Young, B. z. Murphy and the
clerk.
Board canvassed election returns Of
third commissioner district.
\. NJ. Hagan and f. A. Eldredge.
the constitutional committee. appeared
before the board and the returns of
the constitutional election were can.
yassed.
Wm. NJ. Evans appeared before the
board and turned over the following
property to the county: Warranty
deed of the SW14 Of section 80 and
the Sci, of section Is, town loO. range
-, subject to one mortgage of $500,
and the VIZ Of section IL, town ll9.
range 10. subject to two mortgages,
one Of 81 500 and one Of $50. Mort
gage to the county of $1,000 OH the
SNl section 25, town l2O, range ~;
and bill of saleof the following person.
Al property, VIZ: One elevator known AS
the Farmers Elevator subject to
mortgage Of $500, also two harvest
ers, two seeders, two sets harrows.
one spring tooth harrow, three walk
ing plows. two lumber wagons, three
sets harness, seven cows and five hor-
srs. for which the commissioners
signed and delivered to VIM. N. Evans
the following receipt:
Received OF VIM. NJ. Evans, late treasurer
or Grant county. Dakota. one deed, one mort
oare on real estate and one bill OF sale, All
dated October 3lst 1895, executed by the said
w m. NJ. Evans to the Board Of County Com
miss,oners OF said Grant county. and saiddoc-
uments are received IS security tor the pay
ment Of any Indebtedness which shall be
found to exist from said Hvans as late treas
urer. to said Grant county, 1t beng under
stood and agreed that the property described
in said deed al 4 bill otsale, shall be disposed
Of to the best advantage and the proceeds
placed in the treasury OF said county To the
credit OF SAID Evans Oh dCCOuue VI 0hy "a
debtedness ouni to exist from said Evans AZ
late treasurer as aforesaid, to said county and
the proceeds OF the sale OF said property shall
be duly accounted for to said EyaIs hy SAD
county.
Signed by the Board OF County Commls-
sioners Of said Grant County, Dakota, tlis
18th day OF Nov, 4. d. 1850.
JOHN BUZzELL, Chairman,
A. $ loUNG.
B. Z. MURPHY.
Board OF County Commissioners, Grant Co'
+.
On motion the board adjourned tc
Nov. l4th, 1855.
Board met pursuant TO Adjournment
Present: John BuZzell. chairman, az.
5. Young. B =. Murphy. and the clerk
On motion, the following bills were
audited and allowed:
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27
Notice Of Special Tax.

To whom it may Concern. Notice is hereby
given
That special assessment list ior.buildinga
sidewalk OH 'Cornell avenue, Big Stone City,
d. T., assessed 20 the following lots ahutting
on said avenue, is now in my hands tor col
lection, and that the assessment therein con-
tanned will become delinquen. at the expira-
ton OF thirty DAYS from date OF notice
Given at my Office this 25th day OF Novem-
Der. 1885,
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27

ol manll.g more molty az UHV1 tH"i1 '4'' s''''f7
els . III America. Both sexes OF an ages can
~. it home and Mork III spare time, Or an
he time. Capital not required. we VIZ
start you Inlm-nse pay ior those "ho std
At on e. oIlASoA y ~, Aoa'4aA1' "i
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27

The State canvassing board, con.
sisting Of Hugh J. Campbell, Of Yank.
ion, chairman, H. N. Reed. Of Sully,
secretary, E. G. Beebe. of Sioux Falls,
J. Cain, Of Huron. S. G. Updike, Of
Watertown, and J. r. Hanson. Of
Yankton, of the state executive com.
nittee, assisted by James H. Teller.
secretary of the territory. A. j. Edg.
erton, chief justice, aud ID. Frank Et.
ter, NJ D., superintendent Of the Da.
kota insane asylum, met st Ysnkton.
Saturday, the 2lst inst. and canvassed
the returns Of the vote cast at the
constitutional election, held Nov. 3rd.
as follows:
Total vote cast 3l.754
For the Constitution 25. 1872
Against the Constitution 6.522
Majority for Constitution 1900
For prohibition 1852
Against prohibition 1925
Majority for prohibition 334
For minority representation 1850
Against minority representa- l.252
Mai. for 5,38S
For Capital
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1885-11-27

The above list is now in the hand OF the
city treasurer, J. J. Ste venson. tor collection.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
GODDARD
GODDARD, Kas., Juuc IL.

GODDARD, kaS., Juuc II.
To the Editor of the Eagle:
l.. III. Loutrell, travelling agent for
the EAGLE. was here to-day taking
new subscribers.
AT an early hour Wednesday even
ing Lyman opera house was filled with
people from the town and surround
ing country, the occasion being a
strawberry festival given by the La
dies Aid society. The ice cream, part
of which was made by :. ). Start, the
ice cream man, and part by the ladies,
was all of anexcellent quality, and so.
too, were the berries. Everybody,
Young and old. little and big, seemed
to enjoy themselves and departed at
midnight, feeling that ii had been a
good place to be. The receipts of the
evening were about Si1.
Charles Bechtel came up from Well
ington Monday and will remain at
home for while.
W. c. Rosentiel shipped eight car
car loads of cattle To Kansas City yes
terday.
There was band of gypsies in town
Yesterday, playing their usual voca-
ton of trading and telling fortunes.
Mr.. Arthur Donahue, of McCoupin
comfy, ILL.,, is visiting friends here.
lie thinks he will locate in Kanas in
the fall.
There is a strawberry festival at
Harmony Presbyterian church to-
night (Thurday), which some of our
Goddard people will probably attend.
\ENEo.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
GOV. MARTINS SPEECH.

Gov. Martin delivered the address 10
the graduating class at the State Nor
mai school Saturday night. 1t was
the most sensible, timely and compre-
heDsive school address that we have
read in a long while, besides being full!
of information. From il we learned
that S,342 teachers are employed in the
public schools of Kansas with an at
tendance of 30s, 600 children. What
an army, The governor also went into
adisinquisition of the underlying prin-
ciples and aims of the Normal work =,
showing its relation 10 the public
schools and wherein il suffers from
colleges. academies, universities and
other general and special schools. He
closed his address by an allusion TO his
own schooimaster in the following
words:
| sincerely hone and trust that the
Normal will send out hundreds of
teachers who, though they may lack
inc aiii'lc phH Sioh po" VI Sha>iti
Gibbons VIII possess, in full measure,
his sticng will and just Judgment, his
admirable perspicyity and precision
us an instructor. his wide range of in
formation, and. above all, his ardent
inspiring, never tagging love for his
work The influence of even dozen
such teachers. scattered throughout
Kansas. would amply repay the state
for all the expenditure il has ever
made in behalf of the institution. and
spread far and wide the reputation of
the Normal rs a deserving and useful
training school for educators.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
The METHODIST COLLEGE.

Papers containing warm criticisms
touchin" the action Of the locating
committee reaches us but being from
towns that were candidates il might
he urged that underneath the un-
complimentary words there might be
disappointment. we therefore quote
only one paper. the Marion Record,
which town was not a candidate.
winfield has been selected as the
location for the new Methodist college
We think the committee made great
mistake. Windiicld is IA nice town,
but il Is very unwise, in our judg-
meni, 10 locate This institution on the
extreme southern line of the state. Ii
means half "A dozen little Methodist
colleges in Kansas, and that means
none of them will ever amount to
anything. Had the college been
located somewhere in the
central part of the state. for as near
the central part rs the limits of The
conference would allow, the adjoining
conferences might have been induced
10 unite in building up an institution
thai would have been the pride of
Methonism and an honor TO the state.
Then il might have attained to some
prominence and achieved some sue
cess. As it is, it will be a mere local
ailair-a good thing for Winfield,
probably, but Il poor thing for Meth
odism, and for the next dozen years or
more we Mcthodists will be bored 10
death by beggars for this institution
who will be around to lift" some
debt from it and get it on 'solid foot
ing'-all because il was hsmpercd in
the first place, by its unfortunate loca-
tinu
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
Fencing in New York.
New York Letter. ]

Realism Is not wanted in the more theatric
affairs Of actual life For example, it hurts
10 bs hit by bullet and for that reason the
duel has gone out Of fashion in New York.
We have had numerous exchanges of cbal-
.onge AMI acceptance within the past ten
years and several meetings On sites selected
for CORY satisfaction, but no pops Of pistols
have crsuei. The attempt is being made to
introduce ths comparatively harmless foil
as a weapon with which to climax quar-
rel. after the European fashion.
The New York Fencing club has a mem-
berShip of what are known AS society fell
lows, ard it has for several months had n
house, all for itself, wherein the Use OF the
foils j. taught by competent experts. This
week the skill Of dozen Of the pupils WAS
ieamei sufficient for exhibition and n re-
ceptipn given - brilliant company Of
ieaux ani bellies Of course. there waS
bound TO be disappointment. for the art of
fencing with willowy strip; of steel has
none Of TIA. two-down one up and then
lunge which makes melodrama ferociouS.
Moreover, tina cushions on the breasts II
the gladiatorS, the masks to protect their
faces. AMI the buttons on the ends of the
weapon gave such manifest safety that
positively no thrill futtered the gentle,t
breast among tine spectators. But may
now look for clnb quarrel, resulting in chai-
lengeS 10 duelS and then n reappaaranre of
the principals with scratches on their tica'
possibly a puncture or two of the skin.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
SAM WOODS WISDOM.

The State Journal characterizes as
u rich joke the associate press dis
patch sent out by Marsh Murdoch,
from Wichita, last Friday night de-
failing the movements of the senate
Indian committee, together with some
views expressed by Governor Morgan.
While the average United States SEN
ator Is conceded some considerable in
tclligcncc touching public affairs, of
course we are aware Of Sam Wood 5
superior information, which was not
denied in that dispatch. Laboring
under The impression that the honor
able senators would in no event under
take TO make up their final report I'M
I'll they had consulted Sam Wood. we
did not even deem il necessary to
mention his name. lfnow the whole
Oklahoma business goes wrong we
shall never, till our dying day, for
give ourscIf the blundcr of not having
set the honorable committee on the
right, the only reliable sccnt,-a scent
whose redolcnce only equals its re-
Spuarlf.p
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-13
GARDEN PLAIN.
GARDEN PLAIN. June u.

GARDEN PLAIN, June -.
To tile Editor of the Eagle.
The rain which improved the con-
dition of the crops seems TO have re-
viyed business. as all of our merchants
report an increase of trade. Corn is
being sold ut 80 and 50 cents, wheat
90 and 50 cents, oats 80 cents and hogs
nj .0S.
Messrs. Hymer & McClucr have im-
proved the appearance of their store
by putting in center tables, on which
are piled gents furnishing goods of
all styles and prices.
Miss Cora Garrison has opened a
millinery store and has on hand a
large and well selected variety of
fashionable goods, which she offers at
prices verv reasonable. Ladies of
Garden Plain and vicinity are invited
TO call aud see for themselves.
Messrs. Slocum & Peters have built
an addition to their store, TO be used
as a warehouse. They are improving
the interior of their large store build
ing by the addition of large amount