Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-24

Faribault. and Maria Johnson Of East
Union.
Mr.. Gladstone has started on his Scotch
campaign. He was accompanied by MRS.
Gladstone. The crowd at the railway sta
ton to witness his departure numbered To-
600, and seriously blocked and delayed the
approach OF the premier's carriage.
Gen. Sheridan, Admiral Porter, Gen. An
CUR, Gen. Drum and other officers Of hlga
rank win be initiated as members OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic by XII Car.
son post of Washington.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on
Indian affairs reported fayorahiy senate
bill !, sol, which repeats the Law passed
July 81, 1882, and re-enacts section 2, 80
OF the revised statutes. This section, which
WAS enacted in 1874, provides penalty OF
$500 and forfeiture OF his merchandise
against any person other than an Indian
who attempts to introduce goods into or
live in Indian country.
Hon. Milton J. Durham, controller Of
the treasury, who has been widower tot
eight years, was married to Mrs. Confer,
granddaughter OF the late Gov. Fletcher Of
Kentucky.
The American Association of Nursery
men elected officers for the ensuing year as
follows: President, G. l.. Watrou, Iowa
first vice president, NJ. A. Hunt Illinois;
secretary. ID. Wilmot Scott. Illinois; treas
urer, A. r. Whitney, Illinois. Among those
ATTENDING the convention were ). NJ Emory
OF the Sewell Nursery company, Lake City,
Mimi, and J.. NJ. Jewett Sparta, Wis.
At the great yacht race in New York the
yacht Priscilla came out ahead, the Allan
tic second, and the famous Puritan last.
veache's bank, known as the Millers and
Miners bank at West Middlesex, Pa, fail
ed. The liabilities are about $4,000 as
sets unknown.
The preliminary order for the depart
ment rifle competition, which viii taks
place at Fort Smelling, commencing about
Aug. "a next, has been published from de
partment headquarters. The conditions
are similar TO those which governed the
competition year ago.
The house committee on military affairs
report adversely upon bills to allow j. J
Silbernagls of Wisconsin to change hi
name in the army records to j. j. Silver
nails, and on bills TO remove and grant ar
honorable discharge to A. q. Keenin from
Company L, Sixth Iowa volunteers, tc
Company A, Second colored cavalry.
The following patents were issued tc
Northwest inventors few days ago:
Charles Cass, 0ttumwa, Iowa, automatic
X. Croker Walla Walla. WASH, appara.
tus for cleaning grain Henry A. Drebert
West Point, Neb,, seed planter; Homer II
Field, Council Bluffs, Iowa, door or blind,
Charles A. Fields, Minneapolis, Mimi.
headlight screen; Joseph A. Kelly, assisnoi
to Hemingway & Kelly, Clinton, Iowa,
bed spring John \. Lillygren. Muscatine
Iowa, screen door: August Lindell, Jcffer
son, Iowa, wagon stake Gilbert Mcdonald
nd CHI
ing machine; William II. Murphy, Fox
Lake, Wis. cartridge loading case; Andrew
Rosewater, Omaha, Neb., flushing tank
Joel N. Smith, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, ditch
ing machine. IL. IL Mheeler, 4infoln, Neb..
copy holder; David B. Wood, Sibley, Iowa,
windmill
TIE hotels of the Yellowstone Park as
ISOLATION ut Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris
Basin, Fire Hot Basin, Upper Basin and
Grand Canon opened recently. For the
first time in the history OF the park. tents
have been dispensed with, and at ali
points comfortable buildings provided.
At Mammoth Hot Springs the hotel has
been completely transformed and refitted
under the direction Dillon. Charles Gibson.
Frank Bartos. an old. time ieweIer, for
merly OF Colorado, committed suicide at
Helena, Mon. by shooting, His mini had
been unsettled by an injury caused by a
fall from a.horse in 1871. lie leaves a
wife and two children.
Sheriff f. Thorn OF Madena county, Tex,
left Miles City on an eastward train having
in custoly the notorious Texas horse thief,
Jack Williams A reward OF $1,000 WAS
offered by the Stock association OF Will
bayer county, Tex, for him. he was ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff w. u. Smith
Of Custer county a few weeks ago. and had
since been waiting the arrival OF officers
from Texas.
s. j. Murphy OF Detroit purchased from
Sibley L BearinSer OF East Saginaw, Mich.
a tract OF pine timber land on the head
waters OF the peshtigo, in Wisconsin, es-
timnted TO cut 200, U00, 600 feet oilumb Der.
Consideration, $7l2,00 This tract was
purchased by Sibley & Bearinger three
years ago for $3.50, 900.
Eli Owens, confined at Hebron, Neb., or
a charge OF rape, was taken from jail by e
masked and armed men from the town oil
Alexandria and lynched. The mob broke
open the Jail doors and prisoners cell door
with sledse hammer. Throwing a rope
around the prisoners neck, they dragged
him to a wagon some little distance. Ow
ems yelled for help and his cries were heard
throughout tho town. The citizens came
to his rescue, but were driven of at tho
point OF reyolvers and threatened with
death IL they called for assistance. Owens
fought desperately for his life, and, with n
knife which he securedir some way stabbed
one OF his assailants in the arm, inflicting
a serious wound. Tie mob overpowercd
him completely and conveyed him in the
wagon four miles east OF Hebron. The
sheriff and posse followed but by mis-.
take took the wrong road. When the sher
III and his party finally reached the scene
an hour aIterward, they found Owen : dead
body swinging from tree limb. The lynch.
ers had all disappeared.
G. w. Badgerow OF Toronto is elected su.
preme master workman OF the supreme
lodge, A. q. I. W.
William Marley attempts to shoot a
woman on the street in Superior and then
kills himself.
The Ohio supreme court rendered de-
cision which in effect establishes the leGali
ty OF the state senate as reorganized 10y the
Republicans after the departure OF Demo
cratic senator's.
JOHN Burnett, a farmer of York, Mich,
shot his wife and mother-in law, Mrs Jack
son, the former fatally and the latter Sc
riously. His wife had left him and he was
jealous.
The s12, 900 high School building at
Lodi, Wis, is burned by tramps.
GFeSluenU AIcftilttl IN ~ lstteF
published expresses the sincere thanks OF
himself and Mrs. Cleveland for the magnif
icent wedding gilt received from the citi
Zens OF Charleston, s. c., and says Your
letter and the gift take their places in my
new household and for all time will serve
as reminders not only OF the happiest in,
cident OF my life as n citizen, but OF the fur
Their fact that in my official character OF
the humble efforts have made to ASSUME
good government to the people and com.
plete reconciliation between all sections oil
the land are considerably and pleasantly
recognized by my fellow countrymen. The
present consisted OF q massive silver vase.
The Priscilla was again the winner OF the
New York yacht race, coming in ahead OF
all the feetest yachts, including the Puri
tan, Atlantic, Muyiiower etc.
John Boxburgh. wealthy farmer from
near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, had his $3.50
gold watch and $50 in money taken from
him in disreputable house at Chicago.
The time piece was recovered by the police
and the woman locked mp.
Winfield Thompson, who shot and killed
his wife at the Sturtevant house. New
York, and then shot himself died Friday,
the 18th inst. The funeral OF his wife took
place Friday tue 18th, from her parents
residence in New York. Itwas largely at
tenutus iAeN' Ut EhutF eohOutted tue ser
vices. The interment WAS in the Cemetery
of the Eyergreens
The sundry civil bill makes an appropria
ton for the postolIiee at Minneapolis OF
S125, 900, and at Winona, for the COM
pletion Of the building under the present
limit, $50, 900.
The senate passed the bill which j. Mil
ton Turner (coloredl OF st. Louis has been
advocating. appropriating $50, 900 To pay
the former slaves OF the Cherokee Indians
there share oil the money due from the gov
eminent to the Cherokee tribes under the
treaty OF 1866. Three hundred thousand
dollars were appropriated two years ago
for the Indians, but they refused to give
their former saves any OF it.
The following reply was sent by Senator
Edmunds to a letter OF inquiry from Yer
mont farmer. | have for a long time been