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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
ANNIHILATED,
An Entire Family Killed by an Express
Train Near Fort Wayne, Ind.

FoRr WAYNE, Ind, May lo.-As the day
express on the Fort Wayne road which
left Chicago at 3:15 yesterday afternoon
was passing the little station of Inwood,
six miles from Plymouth, last evening, it
dashed INTO a wagon occupied by John
Wymer, his wife and his two
young daughters, wrecking the We
hicle and %mangling it's occupants
SO badly that their injuries resulted
in death. Wymer, who is a young farmer
living near %lnwood, lett homein the wagon,
accompanied by his family, to visit friends,
and on his return started to cross the
track at six O'Clock just as the train
dashed up. The engine struck the team
directly in front OF the wagon bed, fatally
injuring the horses and killing Wymer
and the elder OF the children Instantly.
His wife and the other child escaped imme-
diate death, but died shortly afterward in
great agony. The bodies were horribly
nlutilated by the engine, the eldest child's
head being completely severed from the
trunk, while Wymer's remains were
almost unrecOgniZable.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
A Reliable Almanac.

First student-What date is to-day!
Second student Cooks into his PURSE
About the goth.
First student-And do you find th0
date in your purses:
Second student-Yes, that is my ~,
manac. My purse, you know, has IVA W.
divisions. From the LIST to the 10Th INV
gold is on the right and silver on ' .;'
left side; from the 10th to the 2otl sn
c is on the right, and on the lett tE .hs
Is nothing; and from the Goth TO . .hs
Soth-nothing on the right. ditto Oh '''
left. -ReAoboM Sunday Herald.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

CONE of the merry jests which serve
to while away the time in executive scs-
%sion," writes a Washington c%orrespon-
dent. "is stuf1ing paper under the hat
band Of some lordly Senator accused of
having a 'swcllcd head His Sena-
torial brethren then approach him with
grave solicitude, ask after his health,
warn HIM against %apoplcxy and advise
him to go to a doctor. His head feels
bigger than usual, and he goes"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

SAN Francesca has a Girls Union,
where young women receive board and
lodging if unable to pay for it; are put
in the way Of finding work, and gcncr-
ally watched over. Glasses in house
keeping. sewing, dress-making and the
like are about to be started. There are
200 members of the union.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
esting,

The Signal Service flags which have
recently been introduced in many of
the small towns of Illinois. are a source
of wonder to many people. A country
man driving into Genessee saw one of
the flags. and thinking the town had
been captured by strikers, he turned
and drove home again in alarm, A
wealthy old farmer of the same vicinity
thought the flags were used to show the
phases of the moon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

A PENNSYLVANIA oma raised a
family of twenty-four boys. Thirteen
of these were in the Union army, and
one in the Confederate. Eleven of the
thirteen were killed in battle, and the
Confederate was neverhcard from. Two
of the Union soldiers returned home:
and one of them has just applied for q
pension.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

LIE labor troubles are pretty general
throughout the country. The solution
of this monentous question seems to be
beyond the scope of the prominent men
of the day. 1t is Frustrating business
in every direction, and it is to be hoped
that q speedy settlement of the difficult
ties may be had soon, for the bcne-
fit of all parties concerned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

IF Miss frankie Folsom's uncle
knows what he is talking about, it
would seem that the young lady is to
marry the President sure enough in
juno. 1t would be a relief to have the
matter over with, since there begins
already to be an overflow of literature
on the subject.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

TIE fact that the British Board OF
Trade has decided that no n was to
blame for the sinking of the steamer
Oregon in q calm sea, in clear weather,
shows that the art of successful vindi-
cation has ever reached England.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

THERE arc at the present time $4,000
school libraries in the United States,
containing 5000, 900 books, or l2,O0o.-
900 more than all the public libraries OF
Europe combined.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

SOMETHING novel in the way of span.
ming the bloody chasm, was a joint lee
ture on the battle of Missionary ridge,
given at Washington, the other ven
ing, by Gen. John B. Turchid of the
federal and Col. J. w. Eldredge of the
confederate army. Such an account of
both sides of any of the great battle of
the Rebellion could be made very inter-
eStinr.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

THIS is the time of the year for snake
stories. Here is one from Texas: ga
mar walked into a drug store at Deca-
Sur, Tex. and asked for an emctic, say
ing that he felt i'll. A dose of ipecao
was given him. and he threw up a snake
six inches long"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

= nnnree hundred thousand persons
are engaged in Bookkeeping in this conn'
ny, a ana the total product of hons,. IL
lnrs +, or an average of fifty dol
ar ~ each bee-keeper. This is not a
l',se return bat counting in the honoU
ou:t at home, the industry x]forGs
I"'le IL me- little addition to the familn
income .-Pruu1e Farmer. 'y
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

A CANAD1cE, Ontario County, (N.Y.)
young lady teaches school five days in
the week. helps her mother do the
housework, and takes care of three
horses, two COWS and other stock on the
farm. In addition to this she finds time
10 attend missionary meetings and once
IN a while writes a letter for the news
DaDerS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
tn CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should hc accom-.
nnniyd by ths name OF The a.,.hori not necessarily foi
tort Of the writer. Write only on one side OF the pa-
Pr. BE particularly careful in,Eiyins 9ames and dats:
er namna arr often difficult to dcciplHr, because of the
careless manner In which tn ynrc written.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

The Prison Association of New York
City is undertaking the reformation OF
criminals, and is hunting through the
jails 5or possible subjects.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
of the most recent o~ntor,,o ..

One OF the most recent enterprises
brought to the notice Of the New York
public is the manufacture of a so-called
stone brick. The process consists in
grinding quicklime and s%ilicious sand
together, and then mixing Intimately
with more sand in the presence Of
moist steam. The mixture is then
nodded under heavy pressure and blows,
ana the bricks stacked up and plcnti-
1ully sprlnkled while hardening. They
are not put on the market until at least
three months old.-Troy Times.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

In order to ASA local authorities in
the maintenance of quarantine against
the introduction of infectious disease
the President will establish, by means
of the revenue marine, a national pa
troll of the coast. If a vessel be found
with sickness on board, or in a foul
condition, she will be directed to pro-
coed TO quarantine, and the revenue
marine officer will Immediately notify
the proper quarantine officer. In such
case no person will be permitted to
board the vessel without a permit.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

FIDELITY and punctuality are always
sure of their reward. Miss Pussic
Rocks has been postmistress at Monroe,
Ga, for twcnty-one years and has never
been absent from duty for a single day.
Prof. George M. Schaefler of the North
Carolina College heard of her remarka-
bio attention to business through a
newspaper paragraph. packed his
sachcl. landed in Monroe Sunday. in-
Groduccd himself to Miss Rocks Monday,
popped the question Tuesday, and they
were married Wednesday, in tho pres
encc Of all Monroe.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
topics OF Il A

A MAN and wife named Pell, of Bell
vile. Ont, over seventy years OF age,
have been convicted of arson.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21

Nothing reduces a mans ;ncoma
like a visit from an assessor.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01

taste and, better than all, the true
patriotism of our people, who know
that education is the protector of lib
erty and the guardian of progressive
civilization.
The building will be 55x70 feet,
three-stories high. 1t will contain FIVE
rooms, with an aggregate area of 500
feet; two recitation rooms, commo
dious hat and cloak room, and hall
way affording an eight foot stairway.
All rooms have 14-foot ceilings. The
main walls are SO feet high. From
the ground to top of main roof,
81 feet. A French tower (belfry)
will be Is feet high, making an en-
tire hight from the ground to the tip
of tower, of 20 feet. The estimated
cost is $4,000.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
A FIGURING MILL.
HALEY to Have One this Summer-The
Arrangements Already Perfected.

Mr.. White, of the firm of White
& Hunter, owner of the Haley saw
mills and splendid water-power at the
foot of Croy street, informs the TIMES
that he has about concluded arrange
ments to put in Touring mill at this
place of sufficient capacity to meet
the needs of this region. The plan
and estimates of cost of the building
are ready, and work will begin as soon
as the snow di; appears, so as to have
it completed for the machinery by the
first of May.
The mill will be erected and oper-
ated by joint stock company having
capital of $4,000. OF this amount
Hunter and White have subscribed
one half, and other business men OF
Haley have promised the other half.
No call will be made upon stock
holders for any portion of their sub,
serlption until July. Then one-fourth
or one-half will probably be called
for, and the remainder will be ex'
pected 60 days later.
The mill will be fully equipped and
ready to receive grain by the first OIL
September.
This enterprise will prove a most
important one to HALEY, and give an
impetus to the settlement and cult
vation of the adjacent valleys thai
cannot be over estimated.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
FROM SOLDIER.

A Brilliant Affair-Fine Weather
Stock Gone TO Pasture-The Odd Fell
lows Hall Completed - Gathering
Flowers In February-Etc.
SOLDIER, IDAHO, Feb. "a, 1886.
To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES {:
A brilliant ball in Soldier, at the City
Hall, to celebrate the birthday of the
Father of His Country. OF course
all the elite were there, and the
event was the browning one of the
season, but full description of the
grand toilettes and other ct ceteras,
would be out of place at present, so
this meagre description must suffice.
The weather is Just "too utterly
utter" in short it is just too lovely for
anything. The grounding sign has
failed once. Our ranche-s and gar
deners are very busy. The press of
business at present is great. They
are all employed in sending for or re-
ceiviDg their garden seeds. The fer
tility of Camas soil will have a strong
test this coming season, and our tables
will groan under the load Of good
things next fall.
The hills are becoming quite bare,
and some stock near the foothills have
gone to pasture.
The Odd Fellows Hall is fast
nearing completion, and already there
are rumors of big initiatory dance.
But as they have to go to Wood
River to get some ODD FELLOWS to
start the ball rolling you will proba-
bly, hear from them before the dance
begins.
Henry l.. Best ought soon to be
able to hold the casting vote(s) in
Soldier precinct, as he lately added
one more voter to his rather extensive
list. Future Office seekers may dc
we'll to make a note of this, as the
suggestion is free.
The family of Charley Smith re-
ioice in the addition of one of the
gentler six.
The children now go to the hills
and gather flowers. How is that for
high? ANON.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
JOHN MUST GO.
Enthusiastic Anti.Chinese Meeting at
Bellevue.
ross receipts, $121.2s.


Bellevue.
a rousing meeting was held in
Bellevue Saturday evening, to organ
ize an Anti Chinese League.
AT an early hour persons from
Broadford and HALEY arrived, and
enthusiastically Joined with the citi-
zens of the town, marching in process
sion with torchlights and banners to a
hall, where the meeting was called to
order. So many attended that a
larger hall was secured to accommo-
date them.
There speeches were made by Gen.
Roberts and Judge Waters, commit.
tees appointed, a League organized
resolutions similar to those adopted in
Haley passed, 60 names secured, and
we'll satisfied with the work inaugu-
rated, the meeting adjourned. .
A meeting for a similar purpose
will be held this week at Ketchum
and it is evident that Wood River
people intend to secure American la,
borers from the alien race now crowd
ing this land.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01

only SO per year, $3.50 for six months
Send it to your friends. Single
copies, 10 cents.
The weather turned cold yesterday,
and is colder to day. We are evi.
IDENTITY having another cold spell.
Ayers SarsapariIla is the best med.
lcine for every one in the SPRING.
Emigrants and travellers will find in It
an effectual cure for the eruptions,
boils, pimples, eczema, etc., that
break out on the skin-the effect Of
disorder in the blood, caused by sea
diet and life on board ship.
1t is good rule to accept only
such medicines as have, after lono
years of trial, proved worthy of con,
hdence. This is case where other
peoples experience may be of great
service, and it has been the experience
of thousands that Ayers Cherry Pee.
toral is the best cough medicine ever
used.
Since the breaking-up in a row of
the school meeting in Bellevue, re-
Gently, "Billy-Goat" Young goes
about with Lis arm IN sling, an ar
tlstlcally- colored pair of eyes, and a
knocked-up appearance generally
Though not feeling we'll, he has at
least the consolation of knowing that,
as long as he is in his present condi
ton, he is in no danger of getting
snow blind.
The election, last Saturday, to de-
eide if the Trustees should be in
structed to purchase lot for the new
schoolhouse, resulted in "a nays and
22 yeas. Most of those voting "yea"
were Indifferent on the subject, while
those voting "nay" were very pro-
nounced in their objections to the
purchase of block of land close to
the depot, for the purpose indicated.
Private advices from Washington
give good reason to believe that the
House judiciary Committee will an
mex to the Senate Bill on the Mormon
question, an Amendments: that will
practically deprive of all political
power any person who practices,
countenances, or in any manner up
holds, polygamy. This bill, when
passed by Congress, will be the rem
edy for the great evil of the day, be-
cause it will teach practically that the
government of the United States is
supreme and the tyranny of priest
hood hierarchy treason"
A bright Shoshone lady told the
TINES man recently that the sensa-
ton of the week had been the efforts
of an evangelist, in that junction
City. The reverend gentleman la
bored earnestly and vigorously, "but,"
said the lady, with a merry twinkle,
"when he called on all the sheep
whose souls he had been working to
save, to come up and sign the roll,
not one moved" The good people,
however, took care of the laborer, and
having replenished his purse, bid him
Godspeed on his journey.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Fresh bananas at Monahan's.

Fresh bananas at Monahan's.
Snow-glasses from two-bits up, at
Hendricks. If
Friedman is receiving tons of new
goods-the very latest novelties.
Booths fresh oysters received daily,
at the Merchants Restaurant, and
cooked to order, day or night.
}. w. HoDGMAN, Sole Agent.
There can be no doubt that there
are more Columbia bicycles in use in
the United States than all other high
grades of bicycles combined
Springfield Wheelmen's Gazette.
Trieycling has become very popular
IN Washington among both ladies
and gentlemen. 1t is also much prac-
,'ced in Boston. Chicago is said to
nave forty lady tricyclers.-Minneap-
oils Saturday Spectator.
Collin Bros. having the sole agency
ior Idaho for the Columbia, American
onaallenge, Safety and Ideal bicycles,
Will lease or sell them on weekly in
s'alments. Those who intend to buy
one can make arrangements at once
ana begin weekly payments.
can ride forty miles on the tricy.
eie' experiencing, 1 can safely say
Tess fatigue than from walking ten
0, from riding on horseback twenty
sltnough ! am a practiced hand If
co'h the iast-named exercises all my
NE through. while l am comparatively
", novice ON the trio, cle.-B. w
Ward NJ. ID.
w Inc WEEKLY TIMES, issued ever,
Wednesday, contains all the loca
aI I~s OF the week. 1t tells NOR.
aoou, this region than ten letter.
'ouin' The price of subscription il
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
THE ST. PATRICK'S BALL.
1t Promises to be Well Attended and
Enjoyable

AS over 80 tickets for the forth
coming St. Patrick's ball have al,
ready been sold in Bullion and other
out-of-town precincts, it is evident
that it will be numerously attended.
The young ladies having charge
assure the TIMES that no effort will
be spared to make 1t thoroughly en-
joyable affair.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
=" MISS CHESTER
captures HALEY, and the People SAY,
"Well DOne,',


"Well Done"
The Dakotas call windows, "traps
10 catch sunbeams." Among the Da.
N0'as a sunbeam typifes beauty, tai
emf, goodness, virtue and religion.
In this sense, surely there was a
sunbeam" in Haley Theater, Satur-
day night, upon the rendition by our
amateur company of the emotional
play, "Miss Chester"
Notwithstanding the additional ac-
commodations arranged, at an early
hour the hall was filled. The audi
ence was composed of representatives
OF Ha'ley's people at large. The oc-
caslon was home occasion. 1t was
an opportunity for home friends to
greet and encourage home friends.
Its purpose was to forward the con.
summation of work that will benefit
and help home people, and right roy.
ally were tho actors greeted-and
they deserved to be.
"Miss Chester" is familiar, doubt
less, to all our readers. Its lessons
are mete and worthy for all men and
women to take home in their hearts
and cherish. The play was we'll pre-
sented; the actors appropriately as
signed. The audience was held, not
SO much by their personal interest in
their "home institution" as by the
mystic spell thrown upon them by the
rapidity of shade and shadow pre-
sented upon the stage of mimic life.
Not so much by what the various par
ties in the drama said or did, as by
what they did not say or do.
AS tho leading character, Mrs. E.
c. Coffin portrayed to life a burden
of hope, of agony and despair; and
that motherly devotion that clings
till death. AS the evil-doer of all
ages, who wrecks and RUNS, then de-
serts and, like bastard leaves his
victim to worse than death-her
shame-Mr. Selwyn filled we'll his
part. Mr.. Collins rupert" was rem
dered with a high degree of excel
lence; and when it seemed she was to
be robbed of lover, honor, husband,
all, the hearts of the audience went
out toward Mrs. Smythe's "Isabel.'
Mr.. Harding's "Lord Montressor''
was beautiful picture of the man
whose only good, if he has even that
is to bother a few old scheming women
by reason of his money, without brains
or honor enough, until almost toe
late, to right the wrongs he does. As
the lawyer, admirably gotten up, Mr.
Pound was completely "just So
Philo Turner SO well played the
ackey of sin-gilded supper circle, >
that one almost wished to "tip" him
for an inside history of the house.
hold. Messrs. Turner, Nichols, and
Hlltbruner, as "Italan Gentlemen
made one involuntarily feel for his
pocket book; while Mrs. Parsons, as
the scheming, heartless, cold-blooded
woman of society, fully succeeded il
making every one present loathe the
"Countess Montressor."
If the lessons of "Miss Chester
fail to bring forth fruit among The
world of HALEY, surely it will not bs
because our home company did no
finely present them.
Gross receipts, $l21.2s.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
LETTER LIST.

List of Letters remaining in the HALEY tIdahO)
Postoffice for the week ending Feb. 81, 1885,
Persons calling any of these Letters will please
say HAdyertised
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
The HALEY SehOOlhouse.

Architect J. Hunter, exhibited to
the TIMES, Saturday last, plan of
the proposed new schooihouse. AS
presented, the building will be beau
tiful structure. Symmetrical, elegant
and commanding in appearance, it
will be an ornament to the city and a
monument to the pluck, the push, the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
THE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
They Will Not BE Announced Until the
Court AdjOurns.

special 70 the TIMES.
BOISE, IDAHO, March 1.
The Territorial Supreme Court will
remain in session until Wednesday
of this week, when it will undoubtedly
adjourn without day.
Its decisions will not be announced
until the Court adjourns.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
HALEY P0stonice.

An mails from Muldoon, stanton, Crichton, Sol
.,n. Corral Greek, Atlanta and Rocky Bar arrive
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01
THE BICYCLE SCHOOL.
1t Will Not Open Until Tomorrow
Night.

In order to permit the "Pinafore"
troupe to have a rehearsal in the
Theater, this evening, the school OF
bicycling will not be opened until to-
morrow evening, at Z o'clock.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-03-01

Verdon & Co. have quit the laun-
dry business for a few days. AS soon
as ready Mr.. Verdon will inform the
public of the fact through the COL
umns of the TINES.