Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-08-12

distinguished as Mr.. Tilden. Sincerely,
x. b. HAYES.
About forty nominations were left IN.
acted on.
The bill to increase pensions to soldiers
who lost an arm or a Leg provides that a
man who lost foot or n hand shall re.
eeiye $50 per month; the rate for the loss
oil u leg above the Knee, or an arm above
the elbow. is advanced to SIG per month,
and where the limb was amputatcd SO near
the body as TO prevent the wearing Of an
artificial limb, the rate is fixed at $45 per
month.
The Adjournment Of congress puts the
holders OF Northern Pacific, securities ont
OF their anxiety once more.
Ex-senator Bruce of Mississippi win enter
the lecture field in the autumn. His sub
iect will be The Race Problem.
The conferrees on the Notification bill
were unable To agree on that measure, and
it went over until the next session.
Nathaniel III. b. Dawson was confirmed
by the senate as commissioner of educa.
ton.
Madison Wis., society is surprised by
the announcement oil the marriage OF ex.
Gov. William Il. Taylor to non-society
widow.
w. A. Nimock of Pittsburg has invested
$500, 600 ia. New Mexican ranch property.
The ranch pays him $4,000 year.
There is every prospect that Senator
Culloia's interstate bin will become a law
carly next session. Much to the surprise
OF all OF his friends. Mr.. Reagan has con
scented TO rlopt nearly all ofthe provisions
in the Cullom bill instead OF his own.
The president having failed to notify the
house that he had approved the surplus
resolution, the inference is that he has APP
piled the pocket veto" This kills the
resolution.
w. p. johnson has resigned as a mem
Der of the board OF Indian commissioners.
On motion OF Mr.. Butterworth (ohio), a
senate bill was passed appropriating an
additional sum of $50, 600 for the selection
OF site for the congressional library.
Mr.. Gladstone has written letter from
which it is inferred bysome that heintends
to retire from public life.
The marquis OF Londonderry. lord lieu-
tenant OF Ireland, and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chief secretary, have taken the oath
and started for Dublin.
Higday Fosdick, at Laporte, Ind, shot
his wife and then killed himself
Rollin Z. Gregg, well known and dis;
tingsished homeopathic physician, died at
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Republican convention for the Eighth
Indiana district renominated James l..
johnson Tor congress.
Madeline x essler OF Chicago, twenty-five
years old .eloped with Alfred Rickner, ala.
French Fred, n man for ty-eight years Of
age, with an unsavory reputation and hus.
band of Nine. Choquette, propristress of a
house of i'll fame on Fourth avenue. The
girls father died three weeks ago. leaving
property valued at 5000, 900.
Mr.. Francis Claiming who has just been
elected to parliament, England, Is Bos.
ton boy, and brother-in-law OF Edwin
Arnold, the poet-editor.
The republicans OF the Fourth Indiana
district nominated Capt. Argus u. Van 0s-
dol to make the race for congress against
Hon. w. s. Holman.
A sunflower forty-fiye inches in cireum.
ference, is blooming near Trava, Gala
The people OF Carthage, Jefferson county,
n Y, saw beautiful mirage, which made
the st. Lawrence river and the Thousand
islands, thirty-siN miles away, seem but
hall mile distant.
ton by the cottage residents because OF
the swarm OF colored people who fill the
lounges and crowd the bathing ropes.
T.. Rice Jr., at St. Paul, has completed
negotiations resulting in the purchase by
eastern parties OF the water power of the
st. Croix at st. Croix Falls, Wis, opposite
Taylor's Falls, MINI. The purchase in
cludes the riparian right on both sides OF
the river for about three miles, altogether,
with about 20, 900 acres OF land, part OF
which is the old ST. Croix Fails Townsite,
bclongingorigin ally to Caleb Gushing.
Railroad Commissioners Baker and Beck
or have returned from "a trip to Tower and
Vermillion lake, via Duluth and Two Har.
bors. Mr. Becker. reports the iron indus.
try at Tower as very important adjunct
TO the mining interests OF the sttte. They
are sending iron ore to Pittsburg, Pa. to
be made into Bessemer steel rails. At the
end OF the year 100000 tons will have
beer sent to Pittsburg. IL is expected that
over /, 900, 600 tons will be the output
next year. Mr.. Becker says that there is
more iron at this point than anywhere else
in this country, il not in the world. The
town of Towersbas now about 5000 in
habitants. In the mines 100 men are
employed.
Prof. John e. Bradley of Albany, NY.
is elected superintendent OF the public
schools at Minneapolis.
Anna Campbell, alias Mother Griffin, anc
Christine Ash are held to the gr Ind jury on
charge OF kidnapping Mrs. Hugh es' baby in
st. Paul.
Rev. NJ. A. Parker, pastor OF the Brock
inritIge Baptist church, has lett to locate
in De Witt. Iowa.
Victor johnson OF Pipestone was shot IN
the shoulder through the carelessness oil a
co mpanion drawing his gun out ola wagon
muzzle first.
v. J. Gross skipped from Campbell with
money and tools belonging TO his employ
err, ID. Fisher, and leaving snndry bills I'M
paid.
The harvest is nearly over in Otter Tail
county. From the best advices the pres
emit crop will be one of the very largest
and best ever harvested in the county
Sop hia Dahl, living six miles north OF
Kerkoven, was killed this morning and
thro wn over the fence by a bull owned by
Ole Nybakke.
Paul Langley was nearly killed in a beer
melee at Montrose-
Mr.. Crane Of Granite Falls has a silver
cup 159 years old