Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-07

wild. and third, whichwas fired just a
the doctor grappled with the assailant
buried itself in the ceiling. At the police
station Herman declared that he insulted';
young lady who had called on him pro
fessionally. short time ago. Herman de-
clnes to give the name of the young
woman. DIR. Higgins declares the charges
utterly groundless. and says that Herman
is either mistakan or crazy.
e. NJ. Young. of New York, a wealth,
owner Of mines in Arizona. and Miss Mil
dred Westinghouse. daughter of the st
Louis millionaire. who owns 100 600 head OIL
cattle on the western ranges. was married
in st. Paul. the other day. 1t was a run
away match, the couple having mot only
two weeks ago.
| Guy Wilkes won the great stallion race
at Oakland. Cal. trotting park recently.
taking the first. fourth. and fifth heats.
STEAMBOAT. the favoritc in the pools. took
the second and third heats, Woodruff
coming in third. The best time. 2:t7. was
made by STEAMBOAT in the second heat.
The Chicago e. Atlantic road has re-
ceded from it's tariff of last week. making n
30 cents rate on provisions to New York.
They have returned to the rate OF IL cents.
were not inclined to cooperate with them
in the advance intended.
While party of young people were re-
turning home from picnic on the Chicago
L. Northwestern tracks near GAINESVILLE.
Wis. they were caught on a high trestle by
freight train. and Miss Maggie Puzzle.
aged 20. was knocked from the trestle and
instantly killed. The others escaped.
AS the sexton of Beloit. Wis. was going
the rounds OF the city cemetery he discov-
cred q grave in potter's field which had evil
IDENTIFY been tempered with. The coffin had
rotted nearly away but it is evident that
the object was not grave robbery. The
desecrerion Of the graves has probably
something to do with the rumor that has
existed at that place for many years. The
story is that about thirty years ago colony
of emigrants came. where their leader was
taken sick and died of cholera. He was
buried at once, his clothes not even being
removed. Soon afterwards it was reported
that he had a large amount of gold in his
belt. The story has from time to time been
revived. The officials are investigating the
case.
The conference between the general
freight agents Of the eastern and western
lines at Chicago has been concluded. 1t
resulted in an agreement on the part OF the
eastern roads to advance their rates from
shipping points in middle western points
to Mississippi river points, but the advance
is not on the basis originally proposed by
the western ronds., A compromise tariff
was adopted, to take effect Sept. II. Rates
from Toledo. Columbus. Buffalo Pittsburg,
Youngstown. Cincinnati. Salamanca. etc.,
to Illinois junction points are advanced
from to cents per hundred pounds.
Specials from Negaunee. Mich. and
other points in Michigan say that disas-
trous forest fires have been raging near
that city for twenty-four hours. Families
are fleeing to the towns in large numbers
with such effects as can be saved. The
fires exceed anything known for years. and
it is fears that many lives will be lost.