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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

PLEATED skirts go to extremes-el
the fine knife, or accordion pleating
huge ones five inches wide being now
height of style.
Two brands of cigars made by
firms in Binghampton, N. Y, have
namedt he Bill N ye." One of the firms:
that the cigars are named after Mr..
Nye OF Binghampton. The other bran
named for Bill Nye, the Worlds hume
with his consent. In letter granting
mission for this use of his name the fan
Innny man says ~ boy in Ohio, two
Iowa, a quick colt in Kentucky, q GU
laced bull in Minnesota, a mine in u
VILE, town in Wisconsin and brap9
chewing tobacco in South Caroline
ready bear his name.
AS proof that old age is rapidly a
coming Benjamin F. Butler, it is note'|
a Washington correspondent that the 4
eral no longer wears bunch of fowfi1
his buttonhole.
GEORGE MCDONALD the poet and 2
ellst. is now living in Bordighera, an
an town near the French frontier, en]o'1
4onotless, another quiet neighbours
he Is now nearly sixty four years DID,
REPRESENTATIVE HOLMAN, VII
known to fame as the Great Objea
has made the solemn announcement
ne is once more on guard, and that he
poses to investigate carefully all appEeE
sion ollls that come before congress-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
GENERAL PARAGRAPHS.

The Rhode Island prohibitionists have
nominated Il full state ticket.
Judge Nourse has presented to Senator
Catch, to be laid before the Iowa senate. Il
petition for reopening the International
distllery case at Des Moincs. signed by
1886 citizens of Polk county.
An illicit still has been captured at
Huron, d. t., where it has been operated
under the cover of mineral water factory.
The board of trade of Beatrice, Neb,
has tclegraphed 500 to the sufferers at Mt.
Vernon, lii. r.A
The court of appeals OF Kansas City has
decided that if an Iowan buys liquor in a
state where the sale is sanctioned by law.
payment for the same can be enforced
The case was one wherein an Ottumwa man
named Dolan bought liquor OF q Chicago
firm and refused to pay for it because it's
sale was prohibited in this state. The court
held that the sale was made in Illinois and
was therefore collectabe. Property belong
ing to Dolan was found in Missouri and
seized, and Judgment obtained.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat keeps
up its habit Of printing a presidential ticket
each day, but it heads all of them Philip
II. Sheridan, of the United States"
-EXGov. Merrill, of Iowa, who went to
California less than two years ago. is said
to be several times a millionaire already.
His land and mining spcculations have all
turned out fortunate.
The United States supreme court has
denied an application for arehearing in the
celebrated drive well case, and adhered to
its decision.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
DAKOTA NEWS.
THE DAKOTA BLIZZARD.

Greatly Exaggerated Reports-Iaise Inn
prcssions Observation-Disclosures Invcsti-
CATION.
The casualties resulting from the great
blizzard of January 18th, are much less
than have been reported. The investiga-.
ton covers Dakota pretty we'll, but more
particularly southern Dakota, where, as
we'll as in adjacent portions of Nebraska,
Iowa and Minnesota the brunt Of the.
storm was felt. The Black Hills region is
not included, because the severity of the
storm did not reach that section. Inquiries
We're sent to the county treasurer of each
county. requesting information as to the
number of persons and stock which per-
ished in each. and also the area and present
population of each. The reports are not
vague and indefinite, but the name of each
person who persisted is given, as well as
the name and address of the person who
makes the report. Briefly summarized, the
investigation shows forty four counties re-
ported, having an area of about 10000
square miles and a present population of
$50. 900 by the census of 1885. The total
number Of persons reported as having per-
ished is 100, and the number of live stock
actually reported as lost is 1925, while it
is estimated that 800 head are yet to be re-
ported. This is a very marked contrast
with the ridiculously exaggerated stories
which have been invented or adopted by
some of the far eastern papers, and it is a
showing which. bearing every evidence
Of accuracy and authenticity, Dakota
can we'll abide by. 1t demonstrates the
inference that the loss of life in the terri
tory is to be accounted for not by the Sc
verify of the storm-for the storm was not
so severe as the New England blizzard
few days later-but to the distance from
shelter of people caught on the open
prairie. For instance, Hyde county, in
which two persons persisted, has an area
of 1855. 296 acres, but a population Of only
5000; Douglas, in which two persons per-
ished, has an area of 800, $50 acres, but a
population of only 1000; McCook, in
which one person persisted. has an area of
369.640 acres, but population OF only
5000; Sanbom. in which four persons lost
their lives, has an area of 36S.64O acres,
but a population Of only 5000. 1t must
be clear that if the population of these
counties had been as dense as that of the
eastern states the casualties would have
dwindled to nothing. When it is remem-
bered that the early part of the day Of the
storm was unusually mild. that the storm
came up with remarkable suddenness and
at n time when thousands of people were
abroad on the prairie tending their stock or
going about on one errand OF another
when all this is remembered. the only oc-
casion for surprise is that so few casualties
occurred.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
INDUSTRIAL NOTES.

The brickmakers of Philadelnbi,
and vicinity have in a few cases closed
contracts for all the brick thew can
make from now up to midsummer.
IllREEyears ago a 81 900 600 textile
manufactnring company was started
at Magog. Que, and another mill to
employ 800 hands: will soon be bni]t
INDIANA has 22O coal mines. the an
nual product of Which last year was
Il little over 100000 tons. NatnraI
gas has no perceptible influence on the
output. - VIC
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
FROM WASHINGTON.

The democratic national committee met
in Washington the 22d, for the purpose of
fixing the time and place of holding the ma
tional convention. After some debate July
3 was fixed as the time. and the committee
listened at length to the claims of the v,r-
Gus cities striving for the convention After
all had been heard the balloting began.
Ten ballots We're taken without Il choi e
being made, and the meeting adjourned
until the 23d. On the last ballot San Fran
cisco was in the lead with IL votes. Chicago
second with 49, and st. Louis third with A.
Cincinnati had one vote. while New York
dropped out on the second ballot.
Representatives of the various cities
striving to secure the national democratic
convention have been actively at work in
Washington. but in the opinion of expert
enced politicians Chicago has accomplished
the best results. ST Louis and San Fran
cisco are holding their own well, however,
and it looks as if the principal contestants
would be close together at the first ballot.
Cincinnati and New York seem to have
practically dropped out of the fight. Cali
fornians claim that they are sure of the con-
vention. They argue that the holding of
the convention in San Francisco would in
sure fourteen electoral votes to the demo-
cratic party.
The issuance OF mandate from the
United States supreme court in the Max
Well-Prcller murder case has been post
poned. which will put off for tho presen
the sentence Of death pronounced on the
prisoner by tho state court.
The secretary of war has sent q COM
munlcatlon to the house in reply to the
1olnt resolution making inquiry about the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
DAKOTA FlREMEN.
Programme and Prizes for tho
South Dakota Firemen'S
Tournament.
Dislilling Whisky On Small Scale
by an Enterprising
HurOnite.

Following is the programme and prizes
for the South Dakota Firemens tourna-
ment, to be held at Huron June 5, 6, and
s. The board of control is composed OF
Dell Coy, of Pierre, president; Dick
Woods, of Sioux Falls, and B. S. Mo fiat
of Miller, presidents; Fred Kencil. Of
Yankton, treasurer; John +. Mi llan, of
Huron, corresponding secretary. All We're
present except Mr.. Woods:
TUESDAY, JUNE 5.
Reception of firemen.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE &.
"a. Manual parade and review.
1P. M.-Single mans coupling contest, purse
sos. First prize SIS; second, So
Hose race for teams that never competed for
prizes, purse S75. First prize, $50; second, S25.
Hook and ladder race for teams that have
never competed for prizes, purse $75. First,
$50; second, S2j.
lOo-yard foot race. purse s65. First, $50; sec
ond, 500; third, $l5; fourth. SIS
sP. M.-Best drilled fire company, purse, $40.
First, S25; second, SIS third, $40.
THURSDAY, JUNE Z.
1P. M.-Chnmpion laddermen's contest, purse
$40 First, so and champion badge; second,
500.
ortyseven class, hook race, purse sl25.
First. $I5 second, $50.
second, $50.
Champion hook and ladder race. purse $500.
First $500 and championship banner; second,
1925; third, SIS.
Free-for-nll hose race, purse $3.50.
r 20O-yard foot race, purse sos. First $50; sec
ond, $50; third, SO; fourth. 50.
300-ynrd TO t race, purse $50. First $50; sec
ond $50; third, $40; fourth, So
sP. M.-The wet test. Prize, to "Polack'' pipo
and coupling
FRIDAY. JUNE s.
II. M.-Novelty latldermen's contest, purse
$50 First, 20; second, $40.
Championship hose race, purse $500. First,
5000 and championship hose cart second Sl25 :;
third, S75.
Free-for-nll hook and ladder race, purse, $3.50
1856 yard handicap foot truce, purse. S1O5. First,
$50; second, $685. third. $50.
HOSE RACE RULES.
1t was agreed that only service hose should
be used, with couplings every fifty feet.
All teams will be permitted to enter the as
class hose race that have never beaten that
time at any tournament.
In the free-for- all races uny kind of apparatus
may be used
HOSE COUPLING RULES.
run fifty feet, break three full threads and
put on pipe three threads; time to be called
when pipe strikes the ground. Coupler to
carry he pipes from the start"
All leans be allowed to enter the AZ class
hook and ladder race, who have never beaten Al
at any previous Tournament of this association.
A committee of which John L. MILAN. of
Huron, and b. s. Moffut of Miller, are members,
appointed to arrange for the incorporation of
the South Dakota Firemnns association.
The board decided to pay to the Huron and
Aberdeen departments one-half of the amount
OF their claims against the association.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

captured flags and the dsl.sition that has
been made of them. He says that none of
them have been returned to the original
holders, and that they have not been Sc
creted from the public gaze. lAlarge guam
tity were. however. taken from boxes in the
sub-basemcnt of the war and navy building
and placed in room where they could be
got at hantlily, and where they would not
decay. as in the basement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
Territorial Items.

THERE are ninety-seven artesian wells
in successful operation in the territory.
CENTRAL was visited by fire which
threatened the destruction of the whole
town, but was finally :subdued, with only
q nominal loss.
The Manitoba railroad bridge has been
completed, and rails will be laid at once
The bridge is $50 feet long. and the only
one crossing the Missouri north Of Bis
marck.
The Harris Graphic. published at Re-
veille, Grant county, furnishes it's readers
with two columns of matter set in German.
EX-Gov. ORDwAY owns forty acres adj
joining Pierre. The governor purchased
it for 81 200 five years ago. A syndicate
has partially arranged to purchase it, pay
ing $4,000.
SrUTsMAN county has declared that the
gophers must go. The county will furnish
the farmers with strychnine in sufficient
| quantities to destroy the pestiferous little
animals.
| HE coming city election at Pierre will
| be between the wets and drys. Parties
have been selling Indians lemon extracts.
and as a result number of drunken reds
have ornamented the streets.
The basket factory at Gary is under
going thorough repairs and an entire new
line of machinery is being placed in the
mill. The factory will have a capacity of
about 5000 splint basket daily, and gives
employment to quite number Of hands
the year around.
The Minot Rustler is soon to he issued
as daily.
AN illustrated edition of the Black Hills
is shortly to be got out by Sioux City
parties.
J. B. VARNul has been appointed post
master at Gale, Campbell county. vice
Andrew Lamenson, resigned.
PETER ODEGARD speared an S5-pound
sturgeon in the river near the Manitoba
bridge Mt Grand Forks.
THE farmers in Deuel. county a1e now
reaping good reward for little thought
fulness they exercised last fall and summer
in putting up large quantities of prairie
hay Hundreds of tons are being shipped
from there daily that bring the farmers
| SLIPS per ton on the track
POSTMASTER KLAUS, of jamestown. is
said to have once traded a business lot.
now worth $4,000. for bottle of cham
payne.
A DISPUTE between the board of educa-
ton and the water works company of
Fargo resulted in the latter shutting off
the supply of water to the school houses.
CLEAR LAKE people are burning their
insides out with an internal drink called
Wine of Life" Essence of Death would
be more appropriate name.
FRANK LILLYBRIDGE and family. six
in number, of Pierre, were nearly suffo-
,, Gated by coal gas. A neighbor visited the
house, and found all unconscious. Physi-
clans say that five minutes more would
have proved fatal
BOB SMITH was killed and Jesse Alex
ander wounded while resisting arrest at
Dayton, small town in Johnson county.
CD. WARREN, of Jamestown, has re-
ceived a patent on a car-coupler.
NEARLY one-half the town of Hickson
was destroyed by fire lately.
BARRows, the taxidermist, VIII return
to Mandan with his stock cc furs, for some
time at the Ryan hotel, st. Paul.
A POST OFFICE has been established at
Ballinger, Roulette couaty. Charles A.
Ballinger has been appointed postmaster.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02

the queens private secretary. has recently
paid several visits TO Lord Salisbury and
w. II. Smith. the government leader in the
house of commons. Such visits are I'M
usual, except when II crisis is imminent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

the taxY should railroad clerks be com-
PEELED to give bond TO the State as tar
receivers:
OF course il is nonsense to pursue the
discussion very far. The late Legisla-
ture heaped up mountain pile Of fool
ish, weak Legislation just as bombast
is the weakest Of all rhetoric, so laws
which are too severe to be carried out
are the weakest of all laws.
Has the reader ever heard a weak
mother continually threatening her
child She cries out: '.Tll break every
bone in your body; I'll fay you alive, :
but she never lays her hand upon them
harshly. never really Furnishes them, not
even by the mild punishments which are
sufficient to keep children who have
been well brought up within the bounds
of good government.
1t is so with legislation of the South
eyn Sun style. Gambling had become
rife in Jacksonville. To stop it some
unwise Jacksonville people got the Leg
islature to pass law SO absurd that it is
almost increditable that it was not
laughed out of the committee room. Ii
is unlawful to have pack
of cards in your house t.
play whist with, a dice box to play the
equally harmless game, backgammon
Every citizen is liable to thirty days i'm
prisonment, with no alternative of a fine
for having in his house anything thai
could possibly be used to gamble with
IL is with such laws as this that
MAN, dressed in IA little brief suthority,
Plays such fantastic tricks before higl
Heaven
A
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17
THE HEIGHT OF FOLLY.

There is a class of well meaning per-
sons who join in the cry 1.-The saloon
must go who explain in private that
they do not wish to interfere with per-
sonal habits but merely desire to see the
saloons wiped out because they are the
fountains springs of drunkenness. THE
PALATKA News has warned them that
this would be only an entering wedge
for mass of tyrannical legislation; that
all sorts of espionage would follow; that
spies, the worst poison of society, would
be encouraged and it would not cease
until in Florida as in some other States
the citizen was liable to visit at any
time from some officer who would turn
out the contents of the closets, ward
robes, trunks and bureaus, turn over the
clothing and investigate every room in
the house in the search for private jugs
of whisky. These things have been done
and are liable to be done wherever
fanatics get the upper hand.
Our prediction bids fair to come to
pass sooner than we expected. The
Oakland Southern San in his latest issue
makes the following suggestion.
Since so many of our counties have
gone dry a perfect flood of liquor has
been sent into them from those that re-
main. The Sun comedies the right of an
individual to buy what he wants with
his money, and also contends that
those who dance must Iay the fiddler"
Therefore, we suggest that the next
Legislature enact a law, with stringent
penalties, requiring every transportation
line and express company, through its
agents, to inquire as to the contents of
the package given it, and that tax be
assessed on everv one containing spirit
GUS liquors. We would exempt domes-
tic wines and beer from the tax. This
would, you say, make every receiving
and shipping clerk of these linessa reve-
nue. agent" That's Just our idea. This
tax we would make a sum in addition to
the regular amount of freight-say fifty
cents gallon or fraction thereof-and
the package to be properly labeled, with
name and amount of contents and that
of the purchaser.
Ii it be unconstitutional to stop entirely
the transit of liquors across the line that
divides prohibition and non-prohibition
counties, then let us have the benefit of
a TAX ON 1T, which tax might and should
80 into the county school fund, so that
the evil wrought in one direction might
be partially balanced, at least, by good
done in another
We believe Judge Speer, from this
crude suggestion, could frame such a
law as would go through our next Leg
1siature without any trouble.
In the first place we doubt IL the trans
portation companies can be compelled to
examine and certify to the nature of the
freight they carry.
In the second place it would greatly
hamper the business of railroads and
express companies if they were COM
PEELED to do SO and mere inquiry of the
shipper would be a mere farce.
In the third place, who would collect
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

After all the row maze the Senate has
confirmed Lamar's nomination to the
Supreme Bench by a vote of 32 to %.
This exemplifies President Cleveland's
''luck." 1t also points out another fact,
that the ''bloody shirt is disgusting to
many of the Northern Republicans. that
the fear of the Confederate Brigadiers"
can not be used with much success as a
bug-a-boo; in fact that common sense is
a larger factor in politics this year than
ever before. The mass of the Northern
Republicans are convinced that the war
is over and they wish to turn their atten-
ton to living issues. The dying strug-
giles of the old leaders only weaken the
party they belong to.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

That raft of logs which got away from
the steamer while being lowed from the
Canadian coast is still exciting appre-
hension in marine circles. The steamer
Venice which recently arrived at New
York from Mediterranean ports, reports
passing through an immense lot of float
ing timber extending over thirty miles.
The Britannia, with eight hundred and
fifty steerage passengers from the Medi-
teranean and a cargo of general mer-
chandise is overdue and it is feared she
has met the remnants of the raft and has
had her screw disabled.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

their skill in putting up fruits. jellies.
etc. There is every reason for having a
very creditable agricultural and indus
trial fair in Palatka. and as February IA,
Is and 10 have been selected as the day
for the Gala Week why not add a county
fair to the attractions Jacksonville has
her Sub-TropicaI and while Putnam
County is not represented there. she can
show to visitors and intending settlers
that she has something worth seeing /
have already made arrangements for the
use of rink, and a small gate fee will fur
nish funds to pay all expenses and make
some handsome prizes 1 have no doubt
the Board of Trade would gladly second
such a move, and there il surely
no wide awake merchant who would
not willingly contribute small sum to-
ward a fund to push this matter to- a sue
cessful issue. Ii will bring about every
resident of the county into Palatka on at
least one of the three days appointed. |
am sure that with the sanction and en-
couragement of our people l could get
up "A very creditable fair and have no
doubt. if a committee of three or four Of
our prominent citizens should take it in
hand, the thing could be easily accom-
plishe,i-
Will you please invite correspondence
from the different districts of the county
and see what the sentiment of the peo-
pie is on the subject: | take it foi
granted that Won are Interested, and
hope you will give place to tins letter.
Respectfully,
F. C. Posi-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

Warning of cold wave was sent to THE
PALATKA NEWS office, yesterday fore
noon. As fall of only fifteen or twenty
degrees was predicted, it promised to be
merely a change to agreeably cool
weather. But a glance at the War De-
partment's weather map shows some
significant facts. The high barometrical
pressure, the crest of the wave, was
central, yesterday morning, over Chicago,
the slow" was central over Florida.
This gives the direction in which the
.'cold wave is travelling. The barom-
eter at Cedar Keys at Z a. m. indicated
3O.36, at Davenport, Ia, 30.96. The tenn
perature at Cairo, Ills, was zero, at
Chicago was ten degrees below zero, at
Davenport twenty below. The winds,
from Mobile and Augusta to Cincinncti,
were northerly. 1t looks as though some
cool weather was travelling this WHY
yet warmer weather is indicated for
to-day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-17

A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee and Of others Interested in the
Gala Week will be held tonight at
the Yacht Club rooms. There should
be a full attendance. The Finance COM
mittee is already at work and the
'sworkers" are all alive but they need the
countenance and support of all our lead
ing citizens. Let us have three days of
fun and crowd in Palatka which shall
eclipse that Fourth of July which our
citizens of a few years standing well re-
member. 1t will not be difficult to get
the crowd here if we can offer some in
ducements 10 come