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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-11-15

Afnd'eviter toutes omissions qui
pourraient Sc glisser dams padml-
n%istration de pEoHo DE L'OUEsT,
nous publierons chaque mois les
mons des souscrlpteurs qul auralt
pave leur Announcement.
Ceux qui auraient pave, ct don't
les mons ne paraitraient pas sont
prizes de nous en- avertlr.
Recus du Is Octobre au ID NO,
vembre.
N. Rapin, Crookston, $l.oo
Sos. Turge n, Cltee, Low
Josne Perusse. /" l.5e
b. Thibault. l.50
L. Bibeault, Maple Grove, $50
Joseph P yette. Citee. $50
A. Belanger, Tower, Mimi. so
Aug. Nsdeau, 80
Louis speuard, Duluth, $50
A. II. Wighdahl l.5O
A. LaDonne, Osseo, l.5O
Geo. Joyer, Dayton. $50
p. Lenoir. Annandale, 800
P. D%eslaurlers, Hamel, 10
Rev, J. F. Buh, Towers, $50
Bazile Dastous, St Francois, Canada. 10
N. B Leblond, Citee, 100
David Labarge, Hudson, Wis. l.SO
e. Leblanc, Crookston, 5.v0
M. Falardeau, C%reokston, 10
DR. Belcourt, Argyle, l5C
M. Leveque, Somerset, Wis. l.OC
w. H. Savary, Clyde, Kansas, Loo
j. Godbout, Fond du Lac, Wis. Is
Desire Carrier, Duluth, Lot
A. Lapierre, Lot
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-11-15

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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-11-15

OSHKOSH, Wis, l0.-Un nomme
Auguste Falk a etc trouv6 mort &c
matin dams son lit. LIE m6decin
appel6 a constate quill 6talt mort
de faim.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
Quarterm ster- eneral's Report.

The annual report of the quartermaster- general, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887, has just been published. The es- sential facts and statistics contained have already been made public. General Olm stead speaks with pride of the success of his department in moving the entire mill itary force of the state to New Haven re- 1urn on June 17th, something never before attempted in a single day, and the success full accomplishment of which was chiefly due to Lieutenant Colonel H. c. Morgan, assistant quartermaster The total expenditures of the department for the six months ended June 30, 1887, were $22,- 359. .65. Of this amount $S, S,636 S3 was for national guard armory rents and repairs of armories; $6,815.94 for uniforms and $2,418.2O for care of public property.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING,

The legal voters of the Town of Waterbury are hereby warned that a special town meeting of this town will be held in the District Court Room in City Hall in sad town, on Monday, the 10th lay of March, 1888, att o'clock, p. m.. for the following purposes, to wit:
 1st. To vote whether or not the town wishes building, land, etc., now owned and occupied jointly by said town and the city of Waterbury, md thereby allow the city of Waterbury to be- come the sole owner of said property.
 willing to sell the interest of the town to the city; to vote if you will buy the interest of said city in said property, and thereby become the sole owner in and to said City Hall property.
 3rd. To vote .'in the absence of accepting either of the above propositions whether or not you will join the said city of Waterbury in the necessary cost to be incurred ill making such al- terations and changes in said City Hall building town or city, said expense to be equally divided between said city and said town.
 4th. To vote provided you should adopt the plan of jointly making the proposed changes, and to continue the joint ownership of said property whether or not, you will grant to the city of Wa terbury the right to erect and maintain upon the land in rear of said city ha, said land being a warning new building, said building to be used by said city as police station and lookup, and the cost of erecting said new building to be wholly borne by said city of Waterbury.
 5th. To authorize the selectmen or appoint a proper committee or committees to act in behalf of said town, with the court of common council or with their representatives or committee duly all said duties on the part of said city.
 9th. To pass any and all votes necessary for the completion of any act which this town meet. ing may take.
 7th To vote upon the question of widening the iron bridge over Mad river at Baldwin street.
 JOHN B. DOHERTY, selectmen
 GEO: A. EDUCATION, Town of
 JOHN STANLEY, ) Waterbury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
HIS BIG SCHEME.
A Centerbrook Man Tries to Work off 8
 Lot of Cheap Jewe1ry.

A Centerbrook Man Tries to Work off a
 Lot of Cheap Jewelry.
 Walter C. Griswold, of Centerbrook, who was arrested last Friday by the United States authorities for using the mails for lottery purposes, it appears had gigantic scheme on hand The authorities claim he wanted to work off 8 car load, more or less, of cheap rings at 24 cents each To show the astonishing extent in which people are willing to be humbugged, 1t IS asserted that this party received over forty thousand answers to the scheme, and took in about $9,OO0. Post office inspectors b. L. Milton and John H. Barrie accompan- jed the marshal and seized large amount of letters, circulars and mail matter of va rious kinds relating to this scheme. In the case of Charles c. Ford, tried at New Haven on the Sd inst, it was proved that he had received between IA ,00O and 20, OOO answers to his Bible guess, and had taken in over S5,O0O Griswold gave bail ln SooO to appear for trial March IA,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
A Water Tube Fire Escape.

Springfield is, at present, the Mecca of inventors, good, bad and indifferent Among the best and simplest devices yet seen in the way of fire escape is one re- gently patented by O. s. Judd of New Britain. It is simply small iron pipe to be attached to building near the windows and fitted with steps on either side at equal distances, like the rungs of a ladder. The pipe can be kept full of water and provid- ed with fittings for the attachment of hose at different points. It is thus not only cool for the use. of those escaping from g fire and thus safer than an ordinary fire escape, but it will also be turned to good account in extinguishing fires. MT Judd claims it is comparatively inexpensive. Ii has not been placed on the market, but doubtless will be soon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
Building Line Assessments.

1,dInEH IHE HONORABLE COURT OF COMMON
 rh. ouNSIL ,IL of the City of Waterbury, o,~ +o ast;s ussuerSlgned, appointed November z, 'ooI, Gt @ oossste s and determine the damages ana Dene- ~, rS Tast rom the designation of building lnes s4rsa st't nan street, north side from Nortn Man sonth s;, sI fnanlx ay1n6e, on East Mal9 ~sIIeek rdui@ Cole street to Dublin street, on
 s;da Idiu"n street and on West Main street, both slues, t, rom the Naugatuck Railroad to the Nau- gatuck hlver, hereby respectfully report: that we nave M attended to the duty assigned us, ana tnat
 " mo oauseu reasonable notice to De gwen 70 all
 pei sons ana corporations interested In the QesiS-
 uanages and benefits arising therefrom ln all res
 pec1s pursuant to the provisions of the charter of
 saiu CiSy to appear before and De heard In rel
 erence thereto and we fully heard at the time
 nu piace specified in said notice, all persons who
 appeared before us
 4Anu your committee thereupon proceeded to eS Clmate and assess the damages to be paid to said persoGns ana corporations respectively, ana the oenents to be paid by the persons and corpora
 tons whose estate will be especially benefited by sucn deslgnation respectively.
 Ana CnefeupOn we do assess and determine the
 md corporations interested in the aforesaid build
 ing Ii lines. All of which is respectfully submitted. 1 Dated at Waterbury- this 9th day of March 1888. s. A. CHAPMAN, Committee. E. L. FRISBIE,
 Report accepted, and assessment of benefits ma damages confirmed and adopted in Court of common Council, March 5, 18S8 Approved Mar. l [, 1888, by HENRY I. EDUCATION, Mayor. A true copy "f the original report. | Attest,
 E. G. KILDUFF. City Clerk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
The Latest Thing in Blinds.

English Venetian blinds are becoming very fashionable in this country. Outside Venetian shades have always been in use, particularly to keep out the hot rays of the summers sun. The English Venetian blinds are made of slats similar to the outside 'shade, but are arranged with cords, so that they can be drawn up or lowered at will, just as a linen shade can. They are more expensive than the linen shades, but they last longer. Linen shades hold the dust and fade, but the Venetian blinds do not.
 These blinds are made of thin wooden slats, about two and half inches wide and about an eighth of an inch in thickness. They are supported by tapes arranged like ladders. A cord runs through 8 hole in each slat, and by this means they are drawn up. They are made of white pine, bass, cherry, oak or ash, and arc stained or varnished any shade or color that is wanted. The most fashionable colors now are gray, plain oak CT greeu.--Boston Transcript
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
NOTICE ID CONTRACTORS Paving

Sealed proposals for paving Bank street from ) Grand street to Naugatuck railroad and South 'laln street from Apothecaries' Hall to Meadow street, Will be received at the office of the board ;ty hall, until o'clock p. of the fourth day of April, at which hour the bids will be publicly opened and read.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder, and accompanied by bond of $6O00O conditioned or the execution of the contract Ill case the bid De accepted.
 The sureties of the bonds, both for the propos- is and for the contract must be satisfactory to ,he board of road commissioners.
 No bid will be considered which has non re- sponsible suretieS upon it's accompanying bond,
 A certified check for S600 CO., payable to the ,rder of the City of Waterbury, and deposited with the clerk of the board of road commissioners will be accepted in place of the sureties bond if .he certificate and bond for that case are proper y filled out,
 The person persons to whom the contract nay be awarded will be required to attend at this office with the sureties offered by him or them, the date of the award, and in case of failure or neglect so to do, he they will be considered to nave abandoned it. and as in default to the city of Waterbury. ,s
 The right to decline any or all the proposals is reserved if deemed for the interests of the city.
 The engineers estimate of the work is as fol ows viz $500 square yards granite specification block pavement These quantities are to be con- sidered as only approximate.
 The board expressly reserves the right of in leemed necessary by the engineer.
 The proposals must be made upon blanks furn- shed by the board, and all proposals will be con. sidered as informal, which are not in all respects agreement, specifications, and all information may be obtained at office of city engineer. By order of the board of road commissioners, F. FLOYD WELD, City Engineer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
A QUEER STORY.
A Surprising Story About an Insurance
 Company.

A Surprising Story About an Insurance
 Company.
 The Hartford Courant of Monday pub fishes the following special from Washing ington: ''The Sunday Herald( (democratic) gives prominence to the following under the caption, What is the Matter Y' Med ical experts pronounce the president not insurable. We hear that recently the president tried to insure his life for S5O, ,0O0, that negotiations were begun with the agent of leading New York company, but that the medical examiner after mak- ing his investigation reported against talk ing the risk. The agent was compelled to decline to write the policy. Noparticu- lars about the causes why so good an ad- vertisement for an insurance company was foregone have as yet leaked out, but the in- cident has been the occasion of muc! SpeculatiOn.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
ARARE OPERATION.
Piece of a Mans Skull Loosened and Re-
 placed.

Piece of a Mans Skull LOosened and Re-
 placed.
 The Bridgeport Standard tells of re- cent operation performed in that city upon Charles Balam who was badly hurt by railroad train December 22. It says: Tt will be remembered that Balam's foot was crushed and had to be amputated. An ofher, injury was bis right eye asae! the brain. A piece of bone about two inches long was crushed over tile right eye and pressed into the brain. For seven weeks, the time hat elapsed before the operation was performed, the patient lay in low, muttering state of delirium. There was no improvement, and he had no control of himself, and his aspect was certainly plll- able. His foot healed nicely. On Febru- arv 8. after consultation of doctors, the visiting physician then on duty. under'ooR the operation. The bone had grown fas' in it's depressed position and should have been removed at first. The bone had te be removed in small pieces according tt this new method made possible by anti sceptic treatment. The pieces of bone were taken out and then laid back on the brain loosely, having no pressure Int scalp was then stitched over them. In two weeks the wound was healed, and tht pieces of bone have grown fast and made solid wall. The mans mental condition is as good as it ever was-a complete cure The eve remains blinded as at first.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
Aliens as Heirs.

Maier Zunder, administrator of the estate of Margaret Ernst, the old woman murdered by Taylor and Chamberlin in New Haven, has rendered his final &C., count to the probate court, and there re- mains in his hands $1O,OO3. 35. Mrs Ernst had five heirs in all living in Germany. Payment of the money to these heirs is prevented by statute which prohibits transfer of money derived from the sale of real estate to heirs being in foreign country. MT Zunder will place the money in three savings banks, and at the next sitting of the legislature will ask for special legislation which will give him power to turn the money over to the heirs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14

4 T A COURT OF PROBATE HELD AT WA "A terbury within and for the District of Water bury, on the 7th day of March A. D. 1sS8.-Pres- ent Charles w. Gillette, Judge.
 Upon the application of the eXecutor on the es- tate of James Tobin, late of Waterbury deceased, for an order to sell the following described real estate as per application on file:-O to wit
 Ordered-that said application be heard and de- termined at the Probate office in said district on the forenoon of said day, and the Court directs said executor to give public notice of the penden cy of said l. application and the time and place of before said 18th day of March, A. D. 1885, in some newspaper having a circulation in said district.
 CD A piece of land lying in said Waterbury about one mile and quarter southeasterly from Center square, containing about one quarter of an acre, more or less-and particularly described in deed of Michael Neville to said deceased, dated November 9, 1850, and recorded on Waterbury Land Records, vol 56. page 2O3, and which said deed is made part hereof for the purpose of iden- tiication and description.
 CHAS w. GILLETTE. Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
Hartford Was Excited.

Some Hartford wag placed this upon the Courant bulletin board; Mitchell knock ed out Sullivan to-day in three hours and twenty minutes ]" The bulletin board was surrounded in moment by hundreds of people, who eagerly absorbed the news and it was several minutes before the hoax was discovered. The Courant says, that the peretrator. if caught, will be 'knocked out' in half round as warning to would-be jokers of the same sort.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
RESTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss. Probate Court

RESTRICT OF WATERBURY, ss. Probate Court U March g. 1888.
 Estate of Thomas Claffey, late of Waterbury in said District, deceased,
 The executrix having exhibited her administra ton account with said estate to this court for al lowance, it is
 Ordered-That the 18th day of March, A. D. 1888, at o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Office in Waterbury, be and the same is assigned for hearing on the allowance of said administra- tion account, with said estate, and this Court ed therein 10 appear at said time and place. by publishing this order in some newspaper pub- lished in New Haven County and having cfrcu- lation in said district, and by posting a copy on the public signpost in the Town of Waterbury where the deceased last dwelt
 CHAS. w. GILLETTE, Judge.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
A Missing Bridegroom.

William B. Sault and Florence Virginia Elwood were married on February 27 at New Haven. They went to Bridgeport and the next day Sault disappeared and has not been heard of since. He had shown some strange freaks before but nothing that indicated insanity.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Dear Hartford. did you ever hear o1 Waterloo Dear old Hartford, alias Wa terbury, did you ?IMeriden Journal
 The Meriden Journal claims that Cotter can't hold candle to little Pierce of the Bridgeports.
 "Bob" Pettit writes home from Hot Springs, Ark, that he was not "gone'' on the place. His description of the country is laughable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14

An excellent Square Piano $75, at B. Shoninger x Co.'S, l61 Bank street.
 Bargains in Upright Pianos ltt3s useta, B. SANGnetS & C6. la1 Bsnk A
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14
EVENTS THIS EVENING.

SOCIETY METTNes-Eureka chapter, R.. A. M ; Canton Waterbury, I. O. o. F.; Mattatuck coun- cil, Royal Arcanum; Court Fruitful Vine, A. O. F.
 CrrY BoARDs-Road and sewer commissioners.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-14

Cd 1U1 BbnAs H&
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-16
Oh, What Ingratitude !

Newspaper Gospel.-An editor,
who has grown gray in the service,
slowly and sadly chants the follow
ing truthful requiem: "The man
who handles the local department of
a newspaper, learns after due
experience not to expect even briefly
expressed thanks for a column of
pleasant things, but he knoweth as
surely as cometh the winter that a
single line in which there is an
unintentional Misrepresentation, will
cause some one to be heard from as
on house top. And we may add
that when he has made pleasant men,
ton 500 times of some person, place
or thing, but on the thousandth time
fails to do so, he must not expect to
be forgiven. The omission may have
been from accident, inadvertence or
even an entire lack of knowledge.
1t matters not. The simple fact re-
mains and he will be judged by
that.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-16
CONVENTION CALL.

The Democrats of Warren County
are hereby called and earnestly solic-
tied to meet in convention in the
Court House on
SATURDAY, JUNE 10th, 1888,
at o'clock p. M, for the purpose Of
electing delegates from the various
districts of the county to attend the
Congressional convention of the Sd
Congressional District, and also elect
delegates to attend the Senatorial
convention of this District, and tC
transact all and such other business
as may come before the convention
The presence of every Democrat il
the county is requested.
Respectfully,
SAM T. O'NEAL,
Congressional Comm for Warren Co
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-16
A Plea for Roads and Bridges.
WAYBACK, Warren Co. Tenn,
JITNE 9th. 1898.

JUNE 9th, 1888.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Quite accommoda-
ting and patient is ye editor, else the
waste basket were more voracious. To
secure his favorable consideration it
is only necessary to call attention to
the fact that ones neighborhood is
not heard from through his columns.
"Seein' nuthin' in your valuable
paper from our section" is regarded
as ample justification for thrusting
upon him and the public few lines
from our cheat" With this plea we
appear.
We have been pleased to read in
"your valuable paper" during the
past few months, reference TO numer-
Gus improvements and evidences of
progress in Warren county. AS citi-
zens of Warren and native to this
section, we are proud of this ad-
vancement. 1t is time our county
was waking up from her more than
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, else we will
be left far behind our sister counties
in development and progress. We
want our country developed, her re-
sources brought to light aud utilized !;
we want our worn and sterile lands
reclaimed; we want improved meth
ods of farming, and increased educa-
tional advantages. In furtherance of
all these interests, we are inviting
immigration to our country, that
with increased population these ad-
vantages may be secured, and at the
same time our taxes lessened. Many
hands make light work. We want
better roads upon which the producer
may be able to haul a full load at all
seasons of the year. And this may
be accomplished by carrying out the
recent road law, even though it is not
perfect. The loss by bad roads falls
chiefly upon the farmer. When the
roads are bad he can only haul hal
load, and is wearing out his team
breaking down his wagons, and con
suming more than double the time t.
transport given amount. Often hi
cannot get his produce to market a
the proper time. Especially if tht
waters are up, in many sections o
the county he must stay at home. HI
cannot even get to his county seat
While there are in the county 2 or
bridges built by private enterprise,
? am informed that the county has no
single bridge. If this is correct, tn,
fact should make us blush for shame
Now is the time to lay plans t,
remedy this want. The day is near a
hand for the selection of justices VIII,
shall compose our County Court. LIE
men of progress, and intelligence, ant
enterprise be chosen for the positions
Let our intelligent citizens see to
: that no man be elected a member O
: our County Court who will not favo
building bridges across our streams
Our streams when swollen are rapi,
and dangerous,a ,and should be spanne,
f by modern substantial iron bridges
Not cheap bridges to wash away tn
first high water. The old woode
bridge of our fathers was the bes
t that could be had in years gone by
| Those days are past. We live in
0 section where bridges are little need
S ed in order to reach the county seal
/. but our people are willing to pay
4 reasonable tax annually to secure S
desirable a result. The streams cannC
all bebridged in one year, but a begir
ming ought to be made without ful
}. ther delay. S. r,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-16
Republican Convention.

There will be a convention of the
Republicans of Warren county at the
Court house on Monday the I'd day Of
July, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the Gubernatorial Con.
vention which meets in Nashville
July 18th, and to transact such other
business as may come before it.
w. A. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-06-16

Sparta Expositor: Mr.. John B.
Dow, of Enigma, Tenn, has a horse
II hands and Il inches high. He is s
feet from his nose to the end of his
body, and his fore foot makes a track
6x63 inches. He is fast PAGER and
clear footed. He is doubtless the
tallest horse in Middle Tennessee.
Mr.. G. P. France, of this county, has
a horse that is II hands and | inch
high.