Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-11-04

| They made an attack upon him, in conse-
quence Of which he was unable to attend
church, as his face was terrible swelled from
the effects OF insects bites.
/ II IL suspected that Henry Peters, an
important witness in the Raddock case,
has been murdered to get him out OF
| the way.
The Chicago, Burlington and Northern
railroad ran it's first train from Minneap-
oils and st. Paul on Sunday, the "a inst.
The schedule prepared for the trip called
for a twelve-hour run from st. Paul to
Chicago, but better time than this was
made, the train arriving at Chicago at
$40 p. m, fifty minutes ahead OF time,
and forty-nine minutes faster time than
has yet been made between the twin cities
OF the Northwest and Chicago.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota:
Mitchell, D. Hammer. Minnesota: Mar.
shall, NJ. Sullivan; Moorhead, Z. Fay Meos,
NJ. c. Roholt
DR.. Salmon, chief ofthe bureau OF animal
industry, in his official report upon the
outbreak of pleuro-pneumonia at Chicago
gays On Sept 22 / visited the Phoenix
and shufeldt distillery stables in company
With the state live stock commissioners
and the state veterinarian. Post-morte m
| examinations were made on the carcasses
OF four animals and in every case LESSONS
were revealed, which are considered by the
veterinary profession the world over to be
typical and characteristic OF contagious
pleuro- pneumonia On several subsequent
occasions / visited these stables and wit
messed the examination OF other earcasses,
which presented equally plain evidence
OF the same disease.
The death is announced OF BaroIi Fred
erick Ferdinand Won Beust, the distin-
guished German statesman, in his seventy
eighth year.
The sultan want. $1,000, 900 expended
on his navy;
Gen. Kaulbars has informed the But
garian government by note that Russia
will regard the proceedings OF the sobranie
as null and void A dispatch from Athens
says a rumor is current there that the
car has consented to occupy Bulgaria.
Relics OF the extinct Indians who were
the first inhabitants OF Newfoundland we're
recently discovered on Pilley d Island, Notre
Dame bay. Very few remains Ct the van
ished race OF Bethuks or Bosthies have
been preserved.
Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon made a bitter and al
most venomous allusion to Mr.. Beecher
during service the other day. In his usual
prayer he said: Lord shut the mouths Of
blasphemers, aud especially those pretend
ing to be preachers of the gospel and who
are yet blasphemers. Turn their hearts
that they may know thy truth and be able
to preach in favor OF it.
Red Ray, the murderer Of Dolan, was
convicted at Brainerd and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life.
The RI. Rev. John Ireland, Catholic
bishop OF the diocese Of st. Paul, left ST.
Paul on Saturday 23d for Europe. He
was accompanied as far az Baltimore by
Bishop Marty of Dakota. Bishop Ireland 8
journey will occupy ak months OF time,
and is an exceedingly important one. The
first object OF the visit Is TO attend q meet
ing OF the bishops OF the United States at
Baltimore on the 27th for the purpose OF
conference In regard to the erection OF the
great Catholic university at Washington.
| From there the bishop sails for Liverpool
with Bishop keane OF Richmond, to visit
the pope at Rome. This journey is in &C
eordance with regulation of the Catholic
church which requires q bishop to visit
Rome once in five years to report on the
condition of affairs in his diocese.
The following patents were granted to
citizens oil Minnesota during the past week:
II. j. Brinkman, Minneapolis, middlinss
purifier; f. II. Foster, Fairmont, door sill;
| A. Harralson and G. X. Anderson, Mime
| apolis, sofa bedstead; Chester Roach, Min.
neapolis, punching machine; g. f. Sly,
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game.
sensa tional reports have been current
| as to an unusually large bond call that
is to be made, and one private dispatch
that was received here fixed the amount
| at sec, 000, 900. Such a statement is alb
| surd.
Express Messenger Fotheringham, in a
statement concerning the recent robbery
4 in Missouri says: Before he left the rob-
n. 4
| IL | told you who / am" | said, II don t
| know as would" well" he continued,
II am Jim Cummings, the last OF the Jesse
James gang. l was in the Blue Sut job,
| and only got 81. 500 out OF it. Since then
have passed considerable time in Austr a.
liza and San Francisco"
While county treasurer Ward, at De
sarc, Ark, was going home from his office,
| u couple OF men seized him, threw a coffee
sack over his head, beat him badly and
| took his keys and robbed the Office OF over
Sill 900. He was knocked senseless and
when found his legs were tied together. No
clue to the robbers.
| Abner b. Williams, who was appointed
to he member OF the board ofregistration
and election in the territory OF Usas, vice
James r. Pettigrew, deceased, - about
fifty six years OF age and was a resident OF
| Western Arkansas. He 10 said to be q
man of fine attachments and in excellent
standing as a lawyer and has been engaged
in leading practice for twenty years. Hewas
| a member OF the Arkansas legislature for
several years, and afterwards probate and
circuit judge.
The two dollar silver certificates, it is ex-
| pected, will be ready for circulation about
the first OF next month. The vignette OF
Gen. Hancock is said to be the best like
ness oil the general ever engraved. In the
twodollar silver certificates an innovation
10 made BY putting badges of the Second
and Third army corps Ia clover leaf and a
diamondl, which formed Gen. Hancock s
| command.
The Indian bureau does not believe that
any serious difficulty is likely to eusue
from the troubled state OF affairs among
the Northern Cheyennes at the Tongue
River agency, though it responded prompt
~ to the agents callior troops by request
| ing the war department to send three COM
panies to the scene from Fort Ksough.
Mrs. Admiral Dahlgren will e.tertain at
Washington this winter. alter the style OF
the Paris salon in the days OF De Staal.
/ An almost unprecedented demand for
one and five-cent coins has sprung up all
over the country. Secretary Manning has
given authority for the issue by the Phila.
delphia mint oil whatever proves to be re.
quired.
The marriage OF Miss Helen B. Swing,
daughter OF Prof. David Swing OF Chicago,
to Mason b. Starring OF Calmar, Iowa, was
solemnized at the New England Congregs.
tionaf church, Rev. DIR. j. III. Barrows OF
the First Presbyterian church officiating.
| There were six bridesmaids and six ushsrs.
Charles A. Johnes, the Great Wall Street
scalper, is worth 81 600, 600, and he start
ed in life as a boy in a brokers' Office.
Shipley, Dolsey & Co., wholesale dry
goods, Cincinnati, asks an extension OF
credit. Liabilities, $50, 900; assets s562.-
600.
poisoned well caused the death OF Mrs.
G. Winters OF Battle Creek, Mich, and the
serious illness of three children.
Miss Jennie Lamar, daughter OF the sec
rotary OF the interior, is graceful girl, tall
| and willowy, with rosebud mouth and vel.
ysty brown eyes.
| Harvey Morgan, famous old WEIGH
harpist died few days ago, at the Pitts
burg pooihouse. In his palmy days he
was one oil the most celebrate harpists in
Europe, and had played many times for
the crowned heads OF Europe.
NJ. D. Allen, who was formerly assistant
clerk for Col. Bolton, late superintendent
OF second-class matter at the Chicago
postoffice was arrested for completely in
the deialcation OF the colonel. He was held
in So, 600 bonds.
General Superintendent Jameson of the
railway mail service, in his report for the
fiscal year ended June 30 says: At the
close OF the year the railway postoffice lines
in operation numbered 81 occupying 43o
whole cars and 1863 apartments in ears.
The aggregate length of railroad routes
over which these cars run IN l10,6 miles,
and the annual miles of railroad service