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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-21
A scouts Adventure:
bunAIo Express.
You mist havehad some Morrow eS-

bunAFo Express.
You mist havehad some Morrow es-
capes in your career as scout?"
"WeIl, yes" said the old sharp
shooter, 1--WE are detailed on danger
ous expeditions, OF course. If we
were caught by the rebs, why that was
the end. But then the excitement
kept us SO busy thinking we didn't
have time to consider the danger.
II shall never forget one days work
though. We were lying in a wood
near the base Of q hill on which the
enemy was encamped, and in another
bit Of woods few hundred yards
distant lay the main body OF our
command. Between these two was
a stretch of meadow directly In
sight of the enemy, and directly in
range of the telescope rifles Of the reb-
ell sharp-shooters, too. There were
two of us detailed to take q message
to the officer in command of the force
on the other side, and we had to cross
that strip of field. The way we did it
was this. We each took big rock
and pushed it along, keeping ourselves
behind it, fiat on the ground. Every
once in while ziz-zip would come a
bullet by us, or better directed shot
would hit the stone. But as long as
we kept the stone between us and
their rifles we were safe. Now and
then we would raise our caps above
the stone and instantly we would hear
the crack of a rifle and a bullet would
come whizzing by our heads. Then We
would push the stone along 8 little
further, knowing that the man who
had just fired couldn't fire again
until he had reloaded, and that
even then he would have to adj
lust his sights again. In this
way we crept along inch by inch until
we had got about halfway across the
field. Then my chum said, Pm going
to try big jump Isaid, For Gods
sake, Harry, don't do it. Let's 20
slow But his mind was made up. I
saw that. He did pick up the stone
and make a Jump with it, and just as
he did rebel bullet pierced him
through the brain. He never moved
after he fell.
There was," continued the veter-
an as his eyes moistened at the recol-
lections, "all alone, my chum lying
dead at my side. and the only one
left to take that message / felt that
the eyes of two armies were upon me
then and the safety of one at least
lay in my keeping. So ! crawled on
inch by inch, foot by foot, and though
many ball struck the stone that |
was hiding behind, gained the wood
finally in safety
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Washington Gossip.

The senate decides that the president was
justified in bouncing Armstrong, the Utica
revenue collector.
The Dakota delegation in Washington
claim to have received great encourage
ment from democratic senator's.
The senate committee on Indian affairs
reported favorable Senator Dawes bill to
divide a portion of the reservation of the
Sioux Indian nation in Dakota into sep
arate reservations and to secure the re-
hnquishment on the Indian title to the re-
mainder.
Tl-president has nominated the follow
ing postmasters: William H Elgar, Platt-
vile, Wis; George Crawford, Mineral Point,
Wis. The senate confirmed the nomina
tions OF Charles Doerrer and c. c. Cole as
postmasters, respectively, at Fort Madison
and Carroll, Iowa.
Henry G. Alliger, a mailing clerk in the
Washington city postoffice, was arrested
by postoffice inspectors recently, charged
with rifing the mails. Five letters were
found on his person, three OF which had
been opened and robbed OF $40 note, a
check and postal order. Alliger confessed
that he had been rifling the official mails
for the past five months.
The only bill in connection with Dakota
before the subcommittee OF the house COM
mittee on territories is an enabling act
under which it would take two years to Sc
cure admission. The proposition for adj
mission at once is in no way before them
and probably will not be until it comes
over from the senate. The impression in
the house is that the territory will have to
be admitted, but that it will be done
through an enabling act, and that is the
longest legitimate way OF getting at it.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina has
infr o 70
erals CT the army to retain as aides-de-
camp any officer they may select as long
as these officers remain upon the active
list of the army. The secretary of war
recently ordered back to their regiments
all officers who had been doing staff duty
four years or more. This was protested
against by Generals Sheridan, Hancock
and Schofield who argued that the law
giving them the right to select their own
staff was infringed upon by the order, but
the secretary OF war was infiexible. Sena-
tor Butler proposes to make speech up
on his bill.
All the Minnesota postoffice cases have
been referred to the two senator's. The
members of the senate committee on post
Offices found the task OF going over all the
papers an almost endless one, and in order
to hasten the transaction OF business and
; to do justice by suspended officials it has
DeeH uecldeO 90 UurH cases Oh each state
over to it's senator's. Senator Sabin has
been busy for the last few days briefing the
correspondence OF the Minnesota cases.
Senator Mcmillan will also GO over the cases
in the state. A favorable report was made
in the cases of Whipple at Winona. James
Delaney at st. Peter, and De Wolf at Roch-
ester. Bids for carrying mail to and from
the union depot and postoffice in ST. Paul
were opened The lowest was that
OF r. Fl. Woodwork, who was given it at
5000 for the years service. Mr.. Wood
worth was also given similar contract in
Omaha.
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"A cave-in occurred at the Fair.
mount coiliery, near Pittston, Penn.
An area ofabout en- acre was affected.
settling q distance of several feet. So
far as can be learned no buildings
were injured, but the track of the Le-
high and Susquehanna divieion of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
which passed over thedisturbed area,
was rendered impossible.
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Record of Casualties.

The death-ro1l of victims OF the late
storm in Western Kansas number eighteen,
while half-a-dozen others are known to be
missing.
Mcintosh & Co.'s boot factory, the Bay
State Corset company's factory and c. III
Jackson's residence at West Brookfield,
Mass, were burned. Loss, $4,000.
Fire ia building in Boston occupied by
w. O. Rogers, agricultural implements and
fertilizers, and c. H. Thompson q Co., seeds,
was damaged $50, 900 by fire; mostly in
sured.
The residence of Alex Helmsworth, at
Maj OAK, was burned. LOSS, 50, 500;
insn. for $1,000 in the Phoenix OF
Hartford. The fire caught from sparks on
the roof.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-21

w. NJ pobbins OF McCook, Neb, has writ
ten to Sheriff Richter of ST. Paul, offering
$70O reward for the capture of his wife. On
Christmas eve, 1855, Mrs. Leila Robbins
eloped from home with Hiram C. Rider.
She is twenty-four years old and pretty.
Rider is aged about sixty. Mr.. Robbins, in
describing his wife appearance, introduces
this laconic sentence: Scar under eye
mule kick"
Sheriffs Bichter Ramsey county and
Bracket OF Hennepin have arranged to
have convention of the state association
Of sheriffs in st. Paul Feb. and z.
The business and building record Of Still
water the past year, make a very satisfac-
tory showing. The former foots up So,
1T, GAG. The latter $500, 985. Public i'm.
provements $25, TIP.
The father of William Quinlan of South
Minneapolis asks the Hennepin county
probate court to commit his son to the
inebriate asylum, but the judge decides
that it can't be done under the law.
Nelson & Matthews, grocers on First street,
Duluth, assigned to .Netsham. Liabilities,
$4,000; assets So, 200. They have been in
the grocery business Tor two years. Their
creditors are principally in st. Paul, Chica-
GO & Duluth. Yanz and Howes Of st. Pas.l
are among the creditors.
Land Inspector Paisley makes a report
on the condition OF affairs in the Duluth
land district.
Paul Strobel, q Pole OF st. Cloud is dy
ing of trichinosis.
Harry Vernon, accused Of forgery, is ar
rested at Moorhead and taken to st.
Cloud.
A man named Hansel was killed at st.
Peter by train on the Sioux City division
OF the Omaha road.
Mrs. Knight OF GAINESVILLE has co " from
which one and a half pounds OF butter are
produced daily, even in subzero weather.
H. p. Breed, president Of the Dassel
Wooden Mill company, recently visited
Dassel and said that work on the new mill
will commence next summer, and that the
machinery will be Of the most improved
kind, wooden fannels and cloths forming
specalties.
The farmers Of Lawrence, Delaware and
Elbow Lake townships, Grant county,
have organized and got in working order a
farmers insurance company, by which they
propose to protect their buildings and crops
from total losses from fire, hail and insur-
ance sharks.
The total postal receipts at Albert Lea
for the year 1856 amount to IS. 523. 65,
against IS, 849.42. an decrease OF STA, 93.
For the three months ending Dec. 81 /,
1885, the Milwaukee, u st. Paulrailroad for
warled from Lake City 4, 045, 2O5 pounds,
and received 8, 813, $40 pounds Of freight.
DR.. D. W. Gould has been pronounced
insane, and placed temporarily in the in
sane hospital.
D. s. Cobb was killed by the cars at st.
Paul.
An association composed Of New Workers
has been formed at st. Paul.
State Auditor Braden thinks the passage
81 Senator Spoonor's swamp land bill will
greatly benefit Minnesota.
Rsoeiver Anne, 81 Fergus Falls, has -.
csived III commission and entered upon
IT. dutiess
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-21

RICE BREAD.-Half pint of corn
meal, half q pint OF cold boiled rice,
we'll mashed; / egg beaten light. Stir
Caleratus into sour milk until it foams,
use enough of the milk to make good
batter. Butter q hot pan and sprinkle
With meal, and pour in the batter;
bake quickly,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-21
Minnesota Fireman's Convention.

The fourteenth annual meeting OF the
Minnesota State Fire association assembled
at Shakopee, few days ago. The attend
ance was very large, there being It's dele
gates present, representing about fifty cities
and towns. The meeting was called
to order by President Julius A. Collier
OF that city, who made an address. Mayor
George F. Strait welcomed the delegation
and rendered them the freedom of the city.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President, Mr.. Woodwork Of Fergus
Falls; first vice president. Mr.. Mitchell OF
Albert Lea; second vice president, N. G.
Trenholm OF Alexandria; secretary, R. o.
Strong OF st. Paul; treasurer, William M.
Bracket Of Minneapolis.
The next annual meeting will be held at
Faribault in January, 1887. The banquet
took place in the evening. Good cheer
and fraternal feeling was visible every
where, and every body seemed happy. The
affair closed with a dance at the Refs
opera house, which was crowded with visi
tors and the elite Of the city.
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Personal Gossip.

Judge Adm Thayer Of Worcester, Mass,
proposes to run for congress in that dis.
trict.
Crowds went to see Mary Anderson say
her prayers at st. Mary Catholic church
IN Philadelphia Sunday.
Hon. d. M. Pickering, the old time SUI
perintendent OF the Central Iowa railroad,
died at mis- home in Boston.
Hiram G.. Hotchkiss OF Wayne county,
N. n, is the peppermint king Of the world.
h handles $3.50, 600 worth Of the stuff q
year.
George e. Pomeroy, Sr., one OF the lead
fnx citizens OF Toledo, O., and the founder
of the great express system Of the country,
died from q stroke Of apoplexy at the age
pf seventy mine.
Joe Jefferson, the actor, is athis home,
Grange Island. In Iberia parish, La, and
Or tie regent visit to the Teche country BY
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-21

DO a ScilbIC OACIlllS. ANCNClbIC-
less, his distant demeanor was annoy
ing, when SO many other men were
glad enough to establish the slightest
acquaintance with her. She kept
them all at distance, but it was not
SO pleasant to have Lauriston keeping
himself ct distance without her aid.
Perhaps her little fancy drama in the
vineyard had told the truth-that
their spheres were different.
She heard a good deal about Lau-
riston from common friends, and
knew that he was considered an ex-
ceptionally fine fellow, somewhat criti-
cal and fastidious, and not disposed
to marry. And the more she rose in
public estimation, the less sympa-
thetic he was; so she began to think.
At length, after another winter, he
vanished. Not for some time did
it come to her knowledge that
he had departed for long So
iourn in South America, whittier
the business of hides and leather called
him. The errand was prosaic enough,
but it did not prevent a shadow from
creeping over Branches life; and she
remembered now the feeling she bad
had when she saw the bright sail on
the river eclipsed by the dark one.
When nine years had passed since
that chance meeting by her fathers
gate, Blanche retired for a summers
rest in the old homestead, which she
had remodeled into q luxurious little
villa. She was rich ID the applause
Of the metropolis, and was earning
money enough to content her for
awhile. As she sat one July after
noon in the pretty veranda over
grcwn with clematis and morning
Tory, . figure came up the highway
from the village on foot, but other
wise resembling the chance horscnan
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30

Nh. EDITOR :-When / hear % mucl
lagitating sbout Intoxicating liquorp, an<
ne propoeaIs and revolutions made q
Ipus Il out Of existence, Il reminds ne o
|an enecdote once read about Fredericl
The Great. King Of Prussia, and hi
clown lin German called hof narr.) The
King was . great economist. and ba
generally attended to the aiTairs Of hi1
kingdom himself. At the end Of ! cor.
tain year be looked through the records
Iano found that . large sum of money
|nsd went out OF the country for coffee
ne thought that was too much money
isquandered for an article not really nee.
Iessary for life. So, after consulting hi1
minister, they finally come to the con-
Iclusion that By raising the price Of coffee
rs would put stop TO coffee drinking,
ana save the money spent for t. They
Ipassed law compelling each merchant
10 sell coffee for not less than one dollar
4 pound. But at the end Of the follow.
ing year The King found thst instead ol
the,am0unt Of the former wear,
e bad more than doubled L. Not know
ling what to dc, 10 stop the expenses
made for coffee. be again consulted hia
ministers. Some thought the best plan
would b 70 forbid the drinking OF coffee
others thought to make the
price still higher. The Kin9's clown
being q the time in the Ministerial Hall,
listening TO the propositions, q last bursi
out 10 : hearty laugh. The King see
ing By the cI0wuis actions that be ~
Laughing q him and bic ministers cried
ont in indignation. -Whatl ere You
laughing at me and this honorable bod '
OF ministers? DO you know ! better
plan 10 put IN end TO this coffee drink
ing? IL you don't. IN have Won COW
hIded TO the bloodi- The clown aRain
laughed. and aid: sYou fools! don't
you know, that the more ! thing Il for
hidden, and the more IL costs, the better
i tastes. u you d0n't want any money
10 80 out of the country for colEee, pass
lsw forbidding any person 70 ell cof.
Iee for more than elk pence Z pouud. and
] assure you that you will gain The DE-
aired end Al tho end Of The following
year, it was found that not ! dollar he'd
vent out Of the country for coffee, b.
caose the merchants could not boy it Tor
lhst price. IL some such law would Be
paseed Conserving iutoxicA1ing liQuoss.
{ woold banish g from these 6laees.
But think that IL evnr such Z Iaw should
b passed in shis country. Il would le oG
.hort duration it would b with Il like
! wns with that coffee law in Prussia.
It was too much Of . penance Tor the law.
nakess Of Prussia % do without ooGee.
md % they repealed il in . short lime.
OsSTx8 Dfcton. "
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30

a special to the indianapolis Journa
from Rochester says: While Mr.. Row
msn. residing about three miles north o.
Akron. wss engaged In setting Boats I
DAY o. two ego, be was greatly surprised
|to heve the post with which Be ~
packing the bottom Of The hole. breat
through and .iiappear from sight n
took his spade and dug down with me
Intention Of discovering where The seem.
ingiy bewitched post he'd disappeared.
The hole Was soon enlar4ed and !
cave was discovered. He procured I
ladder and lantern. and descended into
the cave. Then the hair Of the ioouls-
tive Ar. Bowman stood q % end. o.
the ground were TIE fbrms OF twelve
men, while part Of : thirtoenth leaned
up aGninst Tie side of the cavern with
one hand outssrelchod. - 20 earuestIv
addressing bis twelve comrsdes.
Nr. Bowman examined The bodies and
found them 70 b petulled. He soon
made biz exit and spread Tie news. and
up % The present time hundreds Of peo-
pie have visited the spot TIE cave -
shout twenty yards square. and about
nine feet deep. There is much specula-
lion about the strange discovery.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30
The v. = Q. x. Railroad.

W. H. Dewolfand Geo. \. Nonfeom.
cry. Of vincennes, and J. A. mcDuf1e, oi
New York, arrived here Tuesday even.
ing on = trip over the line OF the pro-
posed v. go. X. r. Mr.. McDuf11e rpp-
resents syndicate Of New York capital
ists who ere now engaged IN buiIdine !
road ffOm JacksOnvllle, Fla. 10 tesshp.
Ga. Should the Obser vations of ~. Ne
Dune Be favorable work Win b con-
menced q - early day. Mr.. 0oas-
gomery called q tksu.. oGlcn Yesterday
morning and assotod - that iho pros
pecss Of the road being built ars brighter
than ever before. that o far Mr.. McDu6le
Il delighted with the country and viii
undoubtedly make . fhvorabIe report.
Mr. 4cOu6le, IN company with j. B.
Young. visited the coal mines yesterday
morning amer which The party len lbr|
Jasper.
Ham. Kiuman, ! farmer who rssides|
near Dwell, took the pains this spring.
% measure the growth or : stalk ol|
eosn. The stalk was eighteen inches|
high when he began measorioe and the|
Erowth each day beginning June 10th, ri
= Sollows: June 10, Il grew inches y
Inns II. a inches; june l2, inches Il
Luno IA 81 inches; June II. inches Il
June -. 81 inches; June Is. 8 inches i
June IL, 3 inches. On 3uly 2 Il meas.l
1red feet and inches, making Il
growth Of feet and . inches 10 ~ dayS.|
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30

The RspublIean Stats CommIttes hsvr
called their State ConventIon 10 mesf q
IndianePolia % Thursday. September
e, and TomlInson Hall Woe nxed upou
|os the place for holding the
|same: he repsesensalioa was 6xed z
|one delegate for every 100 o. fraetion
ever lQO votos cost tWo yooSS 80 6oe
Hon. William 8. Cnlkins, She total nuo-
- q delegates bslog 1,l0o. Tho 1oI-
loving committees weee app0Iated o.
0eoeral Arraogemeulo ~ elsee Con.
vontI0n, Dan. II. Raus1ell. q J. Peelle,
j. 9. Adama On TraaoDorsatlon ani
acssla Joha G. New. ,. D. EarIy, W. q i.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30
The Orleans, French Lick = -.
per =. R.

The work On The railroad u being rsp.
idly pushed forward, and come tI6e
next week there will b coastructiou
train put o. Tie porth end of TIE lice
|aod tt begiue % look 10 The ehronIc
|douoters thst PA0li will have rnilroad
|sotwishs!andine their doubts heretofore
a construction train has been plscesl
|on Tie OrleaaA Psoli 3 Jasper railroad.
Nr. Jerry LeDuke. one Of lhe consrsc-
|tosn, eays the grading o. the road Win be
|completsd % French Lick SPRING. b.
The Iet Of November. The peocle u
PaolI and Jasper arU very Iubilant over
The proepect Tor the early completion o6
the rod. 4. Ledger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30

The Beard Preparing fbe. the Tenn.
pOrary Care % the HOIheless

Governor Gray Visited KnIghtstowu
yeste!osy g provide temporary shelter
Tor the soldIer's 0rphAns and feeble
minded children who were rendered
bomeIose By the IRE On wednesday.
Trustees Smith and Harris were also
present, but Nra. Pittmsn, The lady
member Of the Board of Trustees, being
In Washingtou City, could not reach the
scene Of the hrc In time to take part ID
the conference. Regarding the loss
there y little new TO Be- told, the whole
being bed enough but not ss great o q
fIrst reported when the 0oTernor and
Trustee Smith we're seen last night. they
agreed 10 the statement that, IL the walls
were not ruined, the structure could be
made % good - ever for the $4,000 In
|surance money. Mr.. Smith thought the
walls could be utilised, but OF course he
could not speak definitely on this point.
The children are now provided for in
the old school house. and letters were
yesterday written to the parents Of the
feeble minded and 10 the friends Of the
.soIdier5 orphans. asking them to come
ana get the children I'LL arrangements
could Be made By the State for taking
care of them.
4r. Smith thinks the insurance money
will BE- paid within thirty days, and
work will Be begun Immediately. Du.
ring the progress Of the work 81 600 per
month will b saved on main tenance,
aod ebout ol75 per month on teachsrs'
oalavies. and this csn Be used in building.
In the few months which it d supposed
will b required 70 rebuild, this saving,
With The insurance money, will give 8
fund Of nearly $4,000, and this, Mr..
Smith thinks. will BE- ample 10 place the
building 10 - good condition - ever.
opeaking Of the origin ofshe llre, he said
that there was little doubt bot e caught
nom the 1ue, and be thought q must
have originated about noon, and for
want Of cir was mot percepfible til 81
burst out at o'clock. The uniforms or
the children, : large part Of the buildiue|
and furniture, and The private library
were destroyed. A govsFness lost $500
n notee and wardrobe worth e25O by|
devoting her time to saving The State
property IL the hoilding Nr. Smith
aid that the Institution he'd Just paid olfi
: debt Of o2.eOo. and u va the Inteulion|
Of the Board 70 make improvements as|
rspidly . its funds would permit. 0e|
also says that ol5,u00 viii cover The en-|
tire loo1.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-30

The following patents vere gvsnte(
20 citizens Of Indiana, week eodin1
Jolly 20. 1855, reported exprsssly f6i
this paper BY jos. q. Hunter, Solicitor
Of American and Foreign Patents, 80
street, Washington, d. CT
= a. Nsrsh, New Albany, eEg bester
~ d. Aeagher, South Bend, soiky plow
q. 3. Temple and =. 4. Bolton, Tssr<
Hagte. uachIne for settisg buteons; ~
=. Fowler, lafayette milk cooler; W.
Z. Amee. TerTe Haule, cork extractor
Nathan Harvis, Wabask, railroad gsfe
Jaa. Owens, RusseIlville. cutting atlaeh.
ment for pIcws; y. \. Rigele, OrIsaus,
snap hook jacob Gesrhard, New Salem,
tile kiln; 3. n. Olds and q. ". OIds'
MartInsvilIA book cass: Z. G. Lowden,
Lawrence, win tence machine; Thomas
Toskes pocket cigarette machine =. r.
Zellers South Bend, plow; E. q. oteg-
mann, Indianapolis, badge, (dssIgnl
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Charley l1onburR. : iarnsr Or CIInson
Township. Case county, stated thoe be
|heo - roesoa % complain ebUus he
yield g wheat He has Just thrsshod
oct Sil bushels o. Of seven and half
acres. Another Geld of 6fteeu acreo
yielded 6oI bushels. His entire crop
vii average thirty-ons bushels . ~
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u wss COR preacher, Greeuback Tom
Moore that was licked b. : party u
maskod men q Birdseye last week. He
was charged with bsulslly beosiur : eIck
vtf6. He wae securely tied "a : walnut
Tree and soundly thrashet With hickory
sprouts - that he probably felt come
sympathy Tor the suiIerlUgs or bic mls-
created wife, -Isoli Republican.