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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS.

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JAMES J HILL President St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba RR. St. Paul.
IS KENNEDY, First vcePnsident " /" New York City.
SAMUEL F. THORNE, Director " New York City.
D. WILLIS JAMES, /" New York City
CHARLES A. BROADWATER. President Montana Central r. Helena.
II. T. UPHAM, President First National Bank, st. Paul
C. T. DICKERMAN, Capitalists st Paul
Ri Rev. ] A. PADDOCK, Tacoma Washington Territory.
J t. DODGE, Duluth, Minnesota.
LOREN FLETCHER, Minneapolis A. C. LORING, Minneapolis.
H. A. STRONG, Minneapolis. MART B. KOON. Minneapolis.
MARTIN MAGNNIs, Helena. HUGH MoQUAID. Helena.
s. E. ATKINSON, Helena. A. d. HOTTER, Helena
/. SHARPE, Helena. I. W. BUCK, Helena
ROBERT VAUGHN, Cascade County PHIL GIBSON, Great Falls.
IRA MYERS, Great Fall. DIR. F. TKRSON, Fort Benton,
A. W. KINGsBURY, Cascade COUNTY. JAMES p LEWIS. Great Falls.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18
The Place for Silver.

There should really be no passing of
coin, except for change, among people.
Paper is the money of civilization, only
the paper should have a metallic backing.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18

the county seat of Cascade county, Montana; the terminus of three lines of railroad; the
waste olh fields OF Sand couhe;a 1.-THE CRANE caaracs of the upper Missouri liver, the greatest
available waerpowero or the continent the chief city of northern Montana and destined in
the near future to be the chief commerce. and manufacturing city of the inter
mountain ngion
Owing to the hrgei increase in the business which centns here, VT have lately
increased the capita of the bank from $500 to 100000, and contemplate another increase
at an early date
We are comfortably qumend in comnodous rooms on the main floor of
Central block, corner of Central avenue and Second stree. where we are prepared give
our PENSIONERS every convenience and facility for business
WE PAY INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS. WE SELL DRAFTS ON THE
PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
Wen respectfully solicit your business Correspondence invited.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18
CATTLE ON SHARES

are already being given to ranchmen by
range stockgrowers, who recognize that
q change in their methods is inevitable
within the next five years. Newcomers
of good character and experience with
stock, who come here enabled to improve
a ranch, are likely to find opportunities
for getting cows on shares for dairy pur-
poses or breeding. The quartz and placer
mines Of Montana, though Of wonderful
richness, contain but a small part of the
wealth that thrift and intelligence can
extract from her soil. MOUNTAINOUS.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-02-18

the territory annually, all of which ought
to be produced here. Most of the flower
ing wild plants are legums, to which
order belong peas and beans, that here
grow profusely, and as feed for hogs
make more healthful, sweeter meat han
corn.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
On the Way to Vote.

Riding leisurely into Bolivar, Tenn.
| Tuesday morning, heard furious gal
| Looping behind me, and looking back saw
| a venerable darky approaching on 6
small and antiq uatea mule. In his hane
| he held a stick, with which he belaboreo
the unfortunate quadruped at every jun p
| He was just about passing when the mule
| tied his forelegs into knot OF some kind
and went down in heap, his rider turn
ing somersault over his head and
measuring his length in the road some
distance ahead.
He scrambled quickly to his feet and
rushing back to his steed, stending like a
statue, with head meekly bowed, the old
man seized the bride with both hands
and giving it vicious jerk shouted at the
top of his voice:
s'Woah, san! will you? You's gittin
powful gaily hyar lately" With that he
clambered into the saddle.
Asking him where he was going, he re-
piled:
ooh, PIE iist on my way ter towr to
post my VOTE"
"Well. there's plenty of time" said 1
"Why are you in such q hurry?"
"Oh, wants to be sho' and get in"
"Who are you going to vote fort"
"WeIl, boss, I'll tell you de trufe," he
said, shaking his head, "I'ze been SO
taken up hYar lately wild my cotton dat
hain't got it 'zactly straight in my head
who all's runnin'."
"Well its time you were finding out"
eyes. sab; it sholy il, but I'll fin out
when I git ter town. Who's you goin
ter vote fer bossf"
ooh, I'm going to vote for the present
incumb ent."
"You is?'' he said slowly.
eyes,
swell, sah!" said he in establishment, 81
suttonly hadn't hyard dat he wac run
MIN. Is he q publi'ken?"
ooh, no."
swell, what is he?"
"Some people call him mugwump."
"Dey doesf" he calculated.
eyes"
"Well, OATS what say bout niger
He wuks all de time in his cotton and
doan hyar nuthin'. Now I hadn't never
hyard nothin, about dat man you're 60
in ter vote for, ner dem muggywum rs
nuther."
swell, you'd better find out before you
vote"
"Yas, sab, I sholy WILL" he answered
slowly.
Our roads separated here, but had
not gone far before was stopped by hia
shouting:
BOSS! Oh, boss!"
s'What?"
"Who was dat man you said you We're
goin' ter vote fur?"
"The present incumbent
eyes, sab. Well, suttoniy 'speots to
'quire about dat man" Aud with that ne
disappeared in the distance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
FERGUSON FOOLED THEM.

An Amusing Story of the Late Ball T0sser
Which Comes Good Just Now.
Captain Irwin tells an amusing story of
the late English Gentlemen Cricket team
in attem pting to bat the curves of Pit
cher Ferguson, says the Pittsburg Dis
patch. The cricketers we're in Philadel-
phia, and the day before they were to
play match with one of the local teams
accepted an invitation from Manager
Wright to go out and see the "Phillies"
and Chicago cross bats. 1t turned out to
be one of those battles of pitchers, where
runs were few.
Manager Wright was seated in the
stand explaining the points of the nation
al game TO the visitors, and as one player
after another struck out or failed to get
the ball outside the diamond, the En-
glisemen grew jubilant and boastful, de-
cIaring that they could fairly murder
that style of delivery. Finally, Manager
Wright asked them how they would like
to try their skill against curved pitching.
He agreed to have two of his twirlers on
the grounds before the cricket match
! started and to give them a trial. The
gentlemen were delighted with the pro
position, intimatipg that they would wipe
| up the ground with the victims.
| The next day the veteran took Fergu
| son and Casey into his confidence, and the
three went to the cricket grounds. To
use TWINS language: "The Englishmen
selected their crack batter, and al ter fifty
| feet had been measured off Ferguson
| faced the batter. Well, sir, the Englishman
smashed away at the fist ball, and will
take an oath ne did not come within five
| feet of it. He kept on pounding the air,
finally l said to Ferguson: 'Fergy give
him an incurve.' You know what curve
be could put in when he wanted to. Well,
the ball came sailing in, and the En-
giishman stopped and made reach.
just as he did SO the ball shot over the
! back of his neck like a rifle bullet. He
dropped as if he had been shot, and when
he arose threw up both hands, with the
remark: That's enough for me- They
could not touch the delivery of either
Casey or Fergy, end were the most aston
ished lot of people ever saw. After that
Ferguson showed one of their bowlers
how to get the curve on, and by practice
he got so he could use it very well at sew
enty feet. Almost any one can learn to
curve a ball at that distance. That is one
reason why object to the idea of put
| ting the pitcher back to fifty Five feet.
If they do that, mark my word, it will
strengthen curve pitchers, and you will
get enough of that kind of delivery. ]
had rather see the pitchers moved up to
within forty feet of the home plate"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

A ''GENEBAn feeling" has been discover
ed by the Chicago Tribune that sit is un
becoming, improper even, for one who
has swayed the 6estinies of the great re-
public" to afterward enter into business
competition with his fellow-citiZens; and
Sd that newspaper advices President
Cleveland to go upoy farm when he
lays aside the robes of Office. Thus "Cin-
cinnatus went back to the pillow, Washing
ton, j efferson, Madison apd Monroe fe
tired to their Virginia plantations. Jack
son sought the peaceful shades of his
Hermitage farm. Van BEreD Withdrew
to the seelusion of Undertook, Buchanan
buried himself st Wheatland, Hs.es is
breeding poultry on a farm. 1t would
have been far better for Grant had he.
instead of ploughing into the tugbid wa.e>
of Wall street, gone to his st. Louis
farm" There is nothing unbecoming
about an ex-presidents return to old
pursuits; on the contrary, it is highly be-
that he should do so. But the Tribune's
advice is not very bad. The farm will do
for ex-presidents if they nave money en-
ou2h TO bay one, and can extract com
fort therefrom. There is that IN it, too,
that smacks of the homely aud rugged
simplicity of earlier days that made the
repuhIic DOssible Resides what mig al
not be the influence so exerted to check
the exodus from the soil that has become
with us vexed question? Poultry rails
ing has been 4 mania here in the East
since Mr.. Hayes left the White House
E1-presidents might perhaps Likewise
serve to popularize the farming industry
that seems to have becoms so distaste
full to our young people.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
AN INSTANCE OF RARE NERVE.
A ShreWd Expedient That Once Served the Lift
of Prison Warden.

ShreWd ExpedIent That Once Served the Life
of Prison Warden.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
"News of the resignation of Colonel
McClaughry, warden of Joliet" said
Robert B, Wahlaorf, a merchant of Ches-
ter, ILL.,, who is at Lacede, "reoalls to
my mind an instance in which he showed
nerve and presence of mind such IS would
have been exhibited by few. Some ten
years ago I was summoned as witness
In a case of burglary, and the criminal
was sentenced to fifteen years in Joliet.
McClaughry was warned that the man
was most desperate character, and told
to keep sharp eye on him. This he did
but as the mans behavior was perfect
the vigilance OF the guards was some
what relaxed, and he was treated like
any other prisoner.
"This was what he was waiting for,
and one day, when moving from the
workshop to the dinner-room, he shifted
out The line and passed through pas-
sage leading TO the warden's Office.
There was 20 possibility of his leaving
the penitentiary unobserved, but ne de-
termined to get a start if possible, by
terrorizing the warden. McCiaugry
was sitting at his desk writing when the
powerful fellow, weighing SO pounds
more than the warden, and his physical
superior in every way. Il am going
through theEe,' were his first words,
pointing to a window behind the desk,
and you can't stop me- McClaughry
looked up with smile, entirely conceal
ing his establishment, and said: well,
go on; can't stop you and won't try.
n1a NIT Ivta
shooter who may stop you, but I shan't.
What have you to complain of anyhow!
Are you not well treated?
'In this way he got the man into con-
versation, and after few minutes said:
BY the way, your friends are getting up
a petition for your pardon, which 1 have
in my desk. 1 think it will go through
and that you are foolish TO try and escape
now. Twill show it to you and see what
on think of it, Saying this he opened
drawer and pretended to be rummag
Ing about for some papers, but in reality
managed to take out his revolver and lay
it on his lap. L must have been mis-
TAKEN he said, there isn't any petition
here With an oath the man stepped
forward and saw the cooked pistol in tbs
warden's lap. He stopped short, looked
at him a moment and then said: well,
you've got me- 4 reckon ] have the
warden answered, and you better not
try any games He then gave him
long lecture, expiated on the hopeless
ness of escape and portrayed the advan-
tages incident to good behavior in glow
ing terms. He then took the man to the
main part of the prison, told the guard
to keep sharp lookout, but inflicted no
punishment. From that time on, I was
informed, that the man was one of the
@ uietest and most industrious workmen
in the prison, and was soon made one of
the trustees. Had McClaughry attem pit
ed to summon help he would in all proba
bility have been killed, but his presence
of mind and self-possession got him out
of as ugly scrape as a man ever was in.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
WILL FIGHT IF NECESSARY.

This Government viii Insist Upon Having its
Rights in the Haytien aRepublic Seizure
Case,
WASHINGTON, Dec. ACTION has been
taken by Secretary Whitney, which leaves
no doubt as to the policy of this gov
eminent with regard TO the case of the
American steamer Haytien Republic,
recently seized as Port au Prince,
Hayti. The release of the vessel has
been demanded through the prop
er diplomatic channels, and if the
demand is not complied with within q
reasonable period of time, steps will be
taken to enforce it. With this end is
view Secretary Whitney today sent tele-
graphic instructions to Rear Admiral
Gherardi, commandant of the New York
navy yard, TO have the ships Richmond,
Gaiena and Yantic prepared for sea as
rapidly as possible. 1t vas expected
that these vessels would in the or
binary progress of the work upon
them be completed in about two weeks.
The idea now is to hare them ready so
that they can sail direct for Hayti early
next week. Orders have also been is
sued for Rear Admiral Luce. command
ing tat North atlantic station to trans
port his flag from the Galena TO the
Richmond and to use that vessel as the
flagship of the expedition. The Haytien
authorities referred the case of the seized
steamer to this governments. On investi-
cation it was decided the seizure vas ilie-
gal and that the vessel must be set free
This order has not yet been complied
with but will be enforced.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
A BEAR AT A QUILTING.
Bruin Creates an Unexpected Sensation and i
Laid Out by a Woman.
ChicS 90 Herald

BfUln creates all Unexpected SENSATION anu IS
Laid Out by Woman.
Chicago Herald.
Last Saturday there was quilting bee
at John Holidays. Quilting bees are
great occasions in the mountains, and ell
the women within a radius of fifteen
miles usually gather at them. This was a
big one. Mrs. holidays hospitality was
renowned throughout her section. The
two older ohildren-boys aged IL and 9
were off at work with their father.
The four younger were banished to tbs
little low upper room under the roof,
reached by ladder. There they amused
themselves as best they could, while abou
thirty women congregated about the
quilting frame below, and labored as
siduoLsiy at sewing and exchanging the
newe of the neighborhood. Mrs. Holiday
made frequent trips to the little kitchen,
where savory dinner was preparing.
It lacks about an hour of noon. The
conversation of the "quilters" had be
come very lively, and their laughter could
be heard to the edge of the clearing
Then there was heavy thump overhead.
"What's thats" exclaimed one of the
women.
'Only one of them children tumbled
over on bQ6 nOOE aOUNe, sdlu MIS- hOilt-
day; 'you needn't mina 'em."
Probably they would have continued
their quilting, but ''them children" began
to scream, and one after another they
came tumbling down the ladder. The
last was the youngess-a little girl. She
was only ears old, and she did tumble
down." falling through the trap door to
the floor, tut she was so fat that her fall
L -, I ~
her the larger part of her pinGfore, but
her mother didn't have time to notice
that, for the next moment big black
bear popped through the opening RICH
after the children. He turned a somer-
sault es he fell, but he held in his claws
the missing portion of the beby's pima
fore.
Some OF the women screamed and
rushed for the door. These were the
younger ones, the older had stead1er
nerves. They had lived in the mountains
all their lives; they had seen bears be-
fore. The children were seized by them
while Mrs. holiday ran to the smoke
house, where her husband had left his
rifle that morning after cleaning 1t out.
Somebody might have been hurt, but
the bear was slight? stunned by his pre-
ciptous descent, and when he recovered
consciousness nobody was within easy
reach. The savory smell of the cooking
dinaer attracted him and he pushed his
way into the little kitchen. piece of
fat mutton was boiling in a kettle over
the fireplace, for Mrs. Holiday had not
We. bought a stove. Bruin made for 1t
and burned his nose. While he was growl-
ing and clubbing his paws over his nose
Mrs. Holiday poke the rifle in through
the small window and shot him dead.
The bear had been wandering along
the cliff above the house. His explora-
| TORS led him ne ar the edge and he lost
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
Two Miles of Lumber.
Lulnberman.

The amount of lumber now in pie in
Minneapolis is greate- than it has been
at any time for q number of years
greater, in fact, than it has been at any
time since the mills pretty generally be-
gan to find Judgment upon the banks of
the river above Plymouth avenue. AS
the result the general public may get,
for the first time in years, pretty good
idea of the extent of the lumber business
in Minneapolis, and the lines of piles
ought to be as impressive as long line
of towering business blocks. With the
exception of limited space, there is an
almost unbroken line of lumber piles
and saw mills from Fourth avenue north
to Thirty eight avenue north, distance
of something more than two miles. This
does not Include all the lumber, either,
in north Minneapolis, where more thar
one-half of all the stock in pile now is.
1t is evident that unless the mills go fur
ther up the river there is little additional
room for mills on the west side or the
river. There is no reason why the east
bank of the river should not be as
thoroughly line d with saw mills and lum
Der piles as is the west bank, and such
will be the case within the next three or
ioul years. i~o or bhfee proJecbs nave
already been put on foot looking tn q
location on the east bank of the river.
There is but single objection to the
massing of the lumber industry in sin
gle quarter, as it is being done at the
pre-: ent time in Minneapolis, aud that is
the added danger from fire. With the
future which is before the 500 road as a
lumber line, it need be no matter of sur
prise if the time should come when there
would be piled on the east side of the
river more lumber than now is found On
the west side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
No OTHER '1 n,s'ar !. s''

has III so short period gained the repu-
tation and popularity enjoyed By the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE. From
com paratively unknown factor In the
commercial world, it has been trans
formed to an independent, influential,
grand Through Route, with mag
nifcent depots, superb equipment and
unsnr passed terminal facilities. Through
careful catering to details it has won for
itself reputation for sOlidity, safety,
convenience and attention to its patrons,
second to no railroad in the country
Pullman slcspers, models of palatisl
comfort, dining cars in which the cuisine
and general appointments are up TO the
highest standard, and coaches especially
built for this route, are among the chief
elements which have contributed to-
wards catering successfully to a dis
eliminating public. Located directly Cd
its line, between Chicago and Milwaukee.
and st. Paul and Minneapolis, and
Chicago and Ashland and Duluth, are
he following thriving cities of Wiscon
sin and Michigan: Burlington, Wauke-
sha. Fond du Lac. Oshkosh, Neenail,
Menasha, Stevens Point, Chippewa
Falls, Ead Claire. New Richmond.
Hurley, Wis, IrOnWO0d, Mich, and
BesSemer, Mich.
For details, information, low
est current rates, berths, ETC., via
this route, to any point in the
Northwest, apply to nearest
Ticket Agent, or address
VIM. S. MELLEN, JAMES BARKER,
Genera Msnaser. Gen1 Passr & Tkt ACT
MY WATKER
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13
MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA.

How Matches Are Brought AbOut-Examina
tion Of tie Brides DOWry.
No sooner does young lady In Russia
become of marriag eable age than she is
styled "nevy esta," which may mean q
bride, a fnancee, or a marriageabIe girl
It is with her that the svakha commences
her operations. The marriag ma king
lady, always possessed OF great powers OF
conversation, elicits over cup of after
noon tea he young lady's opinions as to
the blessings of the married STATE, and
should she show any inclination to it
adroitly finds out the points and perfec-
tions of her ''ideaI." Should the girl be
rich the svakhe's bust ess is greatly sim
plifed, for IN that case the father very
frequently gives the girl full permission
to chose whom she will. The svakha's
next step is to discover the 'ideal" and
bring the young people together. 1t is,
of course, frequently difficult to bring the
young man to the young lady's house,
owing to the absence of re asonable pre-
text for calling, but meeting is ar
ranged by the svakha, who tells the as
pirant to wealth and beauty, or to wealth
or beauty alone-verg frequently the
former minus the latter-that in a Ger
such pillar in the church he will be able
to Judge of the perfection of his State"
which, as the Russian proverb says, no
one escapes. Frequently the man does
not please the girl or the former thinks
it is not good enough. in which case the
whole thing is "off" and no one cent the
worse. If the young couple are taken
with one another the syakha next consid-
ers her personal int rest in the question,
and an agreement is come to with the
future happy man as to the percentage
of the dowry as commission that she is
to receive, and this is committed to
writing. The parties then adjourn to the
Office of the man of law, and the list of
things that the bride is to bring to her
husband is all put down in legal FORM
and before the marriage ceremony takes
place, usually on the preceding day, the
whole is sent to the bridegroom's house,
where ali the relations of both bride and
bridegroom assemble and inspect every
thing so sert. Texture and material is
subjected to a critical examination, and,
should any discrepancies occur between
the list at the legal practitioners and the
articles actually dispatched, the match
can be Immediately broken off by the de-
frauoed bridegroom.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-12-13

The Milwaukee, Lake Shore Western
Railway has been well named the Fishing
and Hunting Line of Wisconsin, passing,
as it does, through thousands of acres OF
but partially explore woods and within
easy reaching distance of lakes and
streams that have never been fished by
white men, all well stocked with the game
fish for which Northern Wisconsin waters
are noted. The woods ABOUND with game;
deer, bear, wolf, mink, beaver, pheasant
and other game are quite plentiful.
7 e ONLY LINE
From Milwaukee to the new Iron Mining
District in Wisconsin and Michigan that
reaches ALL of the developed Mining
towns; GOGEBIC, WAKEFIELD, BES-
SEMER, IRONWOOD AND HURLEY.
Direct line to ASHLAND and DULUTH
Sleeping cars between L INLAND and
CHICAGO.
The GUIDE Book, and other descripnv>
matter, containing full information, maps
and engravings of the country traversed
by the line, will be sent TO any address on
application to the General Passenger
Agent.
CHAs. L. RYDER, Gen1 Agt. ia Clark ST..
L. VLIET, City P. & T. Agt. CHICAGO.
MilaUdukee Office, 90 Wisconsin st.
H. F. wHITCOMB, GEO S. MARSH.
Gen1 Manager. Genh Pass & Tiki. Agt.
MILWA UKEE, WIS.