Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21
Seventeen Year Locus,s.

Prof. c, V. Riley, government entomolo.
gist, says the seventeen year ioeusts will
appear this year, and the rafting song OF
this periodical visitor may be looked for in
wooded portions OF the following terrific
ry, as indicated by the experience of 1871:
Observation-Disclosures Walworth, JET
lerson, Rock Green, Dane Iowa. Grant.
Crawford, Richmond and Sank counties.
Iowa-Mitcheil. Howard, Winneshiek,
Allamakee. Ciay ton, Fayette. Chickasaw.
Floyd, Bremen, Butler, Dubuque, Della.
ware, Buchanan, Black Hawk. jackson,
Jones, Linn, Benton. Clinton, Scott.
Cedar, johnson, Muscatine, Louisa and
Dies Moines counties.
IlIinois-All the northern counties. The
boundary line, in a general way, may be
drawn from the northwest portion OF
Mercer county southeast to the Illinois
river at Peoria, east along the Toledo.
Wabash 4 Western railroad. There seem
to be attachments extending further
south, especially in the eastern portion of
the state. and they extend as far south as
Shelby county.
Indiana-The boundary in this state ia
rot well defined, but includes the extreme
northwest counties extending as farsouth
as the kankakee river.
Michigan-In this state the southern
tier oil counties. extending from Lake
Michigan east to the middle of the state.
Pennsylvania Lancaster County-The
southeast by eastern portion. known as
the 'Pequea valley" This locality was
not verified in 1871. although there is no
doubt oil the appe aranee of the insect in
immense numbers in 1854
Mrs. Sheridan, mother of Gen. PhiIjp Fl.
Sheridan, died at her home at Somerset
Ohio, alter long illness. Mrs Sheridan
was born in County Cavan, Ireland. care
to the United States in 1928, and to ohio
1867. She was never robust in appear.
anee. Her stature was small. She lived
IN the home which the general purchased
Tor tie family prior to the war
Buffalo officers arresteda cash boy named
andrew Howard, aged fourteen. for steal.
ing watch, and were ledto suspect that bs
knew something OF the origin OF the treat
million dollar fire of Feb. l in Buffalo
lie has now made a full confession that he
started the fire himself. He saws he set frs
to the store OF Barnes, Hengerer d Co
and also admitted making two attemnts
to fire the present store OF Barnes. Henger.
er q 20 lie did it because he liked to see
big fire. 'e'
John Grant lost valuable mare Inv
lightning and had three Others badly
Valley, Rice county. MINI. The loss i
5000. The horses were near a wire fenre
Miss Fanny Mason, daughter ot eoi
Mason oil Fort Smelling. Miss Daisy Davis
daughter oil HenryC. Davis, and n littls
daughter OF Mrs. Charles L. Fnrness wsre
out riding in a Tcart in st. Paul when
their horse became frightened and dashed
down the street at u terrific rate of snead
All three were thrown out, and Miss Mas.
on was seriously and perhaps fatally IN.
jured. in'
An unprovoked murder occurred near
Hayward, Wis. Bartiste Demere an In
dian, has frequently threatened to Iii,
Charley Pauiien, a Frenchman. but no M
tention was paid to it. One morning while
lauiien was eonfersing with Demere's sis
ter at Irs. Warrea's boarding honse he.
mere entered with an old muskst and ~,
aimed at Paulien's breast. The buIls,
struck button, which was carried tbro,,eh
the body. The murderer was arrestei ~
lore he could escape. W