davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
The Record Of Casualties.

The body OF Joseph Humpert, who was
rowne in Lake Pepin, of the excursion
steamer Sea Wing, was recovered.
A s~ixteen-year-old son OF Erick Selim, eight
miles southwest Of Canton, Oak, accidentally
shot himself in the shoulder a few days ago.
He was driving a harvester, and a shotgun
he was carrying was discharged, the contents
nearly blowing his arm of near the shoulder.
The physicians say he will not recover
Sherman Mathies and family were return
ing to Fergus Falls. Mimi, from a picnic Mt
ivan lake, when the team ran away. There
were six in the wagon, all of whom were
thrown out. Mr.. Mnthies had two ribs
broken and was otherwise bruised. Mrs.
Aathies snd-onc little giri was also injured
quite badly.
While several boys were picking berries on
the hill about one mile from the city of Du.
luth. Mimi, a half dozen shots were fred by
groin OF Hans u~ensolf, aged fourteen, infict-
ing a fatal wound. 1t is supposed boys were
shooting at a mark, and the boy a acct
dentally hit.
Mrs. F. Walter was badly burned at Brook.
ings, Oak. She was painting the floor, and
was told to put the can on the stove and
make the paint hot, as II would wear better.
She did so, and the paint took FIRE, and in
throwing il into the street she was badly
atSlN NAN A1AhAA1 IA AAur W. L0ot
most Of her hair.
Julius johnson and John Popp. while en-.
gagged IN repairing q wire fence, were instant
ly killed by a thrDderbolt near Eik
Point Oak. johnson was "a married man
and leaves a widow and three children, and
Popp was in bis employ. Neither were
Parked in any way, except that Johnson had
a small black spot burned on his neck.
A FIRE in the vestibule Of the old Germania
haliat Lacrosse, Wis. caused 5000 damages.
In the yestibuls were found a broken Jug, a
half burned box of sawdust and q strong
smell Of kerosene. Shortly after a fire broke
out in p Lehnens grocery store. All the
contents were ruined by water. fire and
smoke, and the building badly damaged. In.
surance $3.50. Last fall a fire caught in
the same store in the same way and caused
about the same loss. Lehnens thinks iRiam.
mahle substances were thrown in through
the window.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Sea Serpent in Sight.

Mr.. j. NJ. Allen of Hartford has
written a long article showing much
research in which he undertakes to
demonstrate the existence of the sea
serpent. He says he has often dis.
cussed the matter with the late Prof
Baird and his associates of the United
States fish commission, and these.
while not willing to accept the ser.
pent idea, fully agreed that there
might be a monster of some kind
snake or saurian, not yet known to
science. Among the evidences educed
by Mr. Allen is the following, sworn
to by his officers of the bark: eve
the undersigned, captain, officers. ana
crew ofthe bark Pauline, do solemnly
and sincerely declare that, on july 4,
1875, in latitude 8 deg Is min south,
longitude 30 deg west, we observed
three large sperm whales, and n OF
toem was gripped around the body
with two turns of what appeared to
be a huge serpent. The head and
tan appeared to have q length be
yond the coils of about thirty feet,
and its girth was eight or nine feet
The serpent whirled its victim round
and round for fifteen minutes and
then suddenly dragged the whale to
the bottom, head first. Again, on
July 13, a similar serpent was seer
about 200 yards off, shooting itsel
along the surface, head and neck be,
ing several feet out of the water. A
lew moments after it was seen ele.
waited some sixty feet in the air,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Criminal Doings,

DR.. c. C. Owens shot aud killed Webb
Stewart at CenteryiIle. Indiana. Owens claims
he shot in seILdefense and that Stewart had
threatened TO kill him.
ola Ivsr.on who ..nnd sni.;do h. .r,
ting bis threa, IN he conptv AL =, i,stfn
Ni1n .on - 80 - - .5;s5mm;
;nsaao anS $50. ~ paes.star au
Joan 4. uihva the pugllist. appeared IN
the brghton ponce eourtin boston TO answer
q charge OF drn~nkenness. he pleaded guilty
ana was nned 20 n COSTS WHICH ne paid anu
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
|, MIsceI laneous News items.

The Missouri river began it's ravages again
at Sioux City, when nearly thirty feet of
earth for a distance of several hundred feet
disappeared.
The second congressional democratic con-
venfion OF Minnesota at it's meeting at Man
kato. unanimously nominated Hon. Morton
s. Wilkinson as Is cnadidate for congress to
run against Lind, the Republican nominee.
The retailers oflager beer, numbering near
ly fifty, who are still dispensing liquor at
Grand Forks, d. T., undo the sobriquet of
"Mumm, local option law to tine contrary
notwithstanding, we're arrested. They each
3isgorged $50 and costs to the eitytstreasury.
Bert santelle came to Wadena, Mimi. and
made complaint to the authorities that a
neighbor Of his, IL. W. Loche, was crazy, and
wanted him taken care Of Locke heard Of
this proceedings aud put for the woods,
whore he now is, armed with q Winchester
rife and about fifty rounds of cartridges. He
Is about fifty years old and has been sent TO
the asylum from this country twice before.
He has a wife and agiri famley.
Capt. Jack Williams. q professional swim
mer and q native Of the land of Malta, ac-
complished a remarkable ieat at st. Louis
He west up to alton ILL.,, and was taken out
in the river and his hand were bound TO his
side. His two legs were strapped together
and he was then dropped oyerboard. His
objectswasto swim thus handicapped to st.
Louis, a distance or twenty-five miles. He
started a few minutes after IL O'Clock, clad
onIy in a pair OF trunks. He arrived at the
big bridge q few minutes after Z o'clock, hay-
ing been eight hours in the water. He was
accompanied BY IN excursion boat and made
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Personal Gossip,

The body OF DR.. Watson's father was found
in the river at Wonden's terry, fifteen miles
below Dubuque, thereby clearing up the mys-
terry OF this strange disappearance. He was
ninety years OF age. and wandered from his
son's house On July 80 In an alteration of
mind. Whether he committed suicide OF was
drowned accidentally the coroner's jury has
failed as yetto ascertain.
The reception to Gen. Rea. grand com-
mander of the GA. r., ut Aberdeen, ID. T., was
q most enthusiastic and successful event.
Features OF the day were a grand procession
participated in by visiting posts and local
organizations and public exercises in the after
noon at the ball park. Fully a thousand
people. including many Grand Army men,
were present to hear Gen. Rea's address.
While Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt was riding
in her Yictoria on Bellevue avenue, New York.
her carriage was run into by a dog csrt and
she was thrown out. She was taken into the
cottage of John Jacob Aston, 9pposite, and
then stak.R home in eanothcr earringe, her
own being demolished. The hn9ses ran into
Mr.. Astor's grounds, ana were narrowly
saved from jumping rom the cliff. Pbysi-
clans remained with Mrs. Vanderbilt all the
evening. 1t Is impossible to ascertain the
full extent Of her injuries. 1t is feared she is
badly hurt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Rings at her Tees.
From the Hartford Times

From the Hartford Times.
A young lady of Jamaica, L. l., be-
came engaged to be married a few
weeks ago, and in exchange for her
Eyes her lover gave her handsome
diamond ring, suitably inscribed.
Something went wrong with one of
this young lady's boots a day or
two ago, and she took it to a local
shoemaker. 1t was a shapely boot
and Crispin picked it up and turned
it over admiringly. As he did so
something dropped to the floor with
a metallic click. Crispin found that
the something was a diamond ring,
which bore the initials, -. /. r."
Honest Crispin sent word of his find
to the owner of the boot, and she
came in haste and in great JOY, for
she had missed the ring. She flushed
very prettily as she explained that
she was very much afraid that burg
lars would steal her ring, and there
fore was accustomed to hide it in the
toe or her boot at night. On this
particular morning she had forgot
ten to replace it on her finger before
taking the boot to a shoemaker.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Cantain A. p LYON. of Wnodhr

Captain A. P. Lyon, of Woodbury.,
Conn, who served in an Illinois regi-
ment during the war, and receives a
pension, is in feeble health. Wishing
to make provision for his wife, to
whom he has been married thirty
years, SIC instituted an Investigation
which showed that there was no
proof of their marriage. The mar
riage license was lost when Captain
Lyons hotel was burned several
yeas ago, while the minister who
married them and all other witnesses
of tie ceremony ar dead. To avoid
complications the couple were remar-
ried recently, and the fact properly
recorded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
RESUME OF THE NEWS
The Latest Telegraphic News Con-
densed.
poings Al Mashineion.

The troops Of the Second cavalry, station
ed at the Preside, and n detachment OF the
same regiment ut Beneccia California, have
been placed by instructions from Washington
under marching orders. They will be sent to
some point in Arizona on the Mexican border.
The movement is thought TO be due TO
u caused by border ~rufiians and also by
the Indians in Arizona.
Maj. Gen. Schofeld hasissucd a general or
der announcing that he has assumed com.
maud Of the army. He also issued an order
detailing First LieutenantS. =. Sawyer, Fifth
artillery; First Lieutenant T. III. Bliss, First
artillery. and First Lieutenant John Pitcher,
First cavalry. for duty atarmy~ headquarters
as aidesdeeamp. Colonies sheridan, KEEL
logy and Blunt, lateo & Gen S~heridan's staff,
have Also been assigned 70 temporary duties
at army headquarters.
The Senate committee on pensions are con,
sidering a bill to pension Mrs Sheridan. ID
y thought that the bin viii carry about
? 1000, although the sum as 1t stands in the
bill at present, 5000, is mentioned. The
committee generally think that 5000 n
little enough. but the difficulty OF getting
such a bill through the house is recognized.
The members OF the committee believe that
the pension Of the wives Of the three greatest
soldiers OF the war shoulS he fixed the same
as If they had been presidents w~ives-$5,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

"You look surprised ne said; N
a hooking tone "Thefe are NIT, NJ
c;es still in orr days, you SEE. My
good legs have come back TO me- anu
INV crutches-look thereF
'.He pointed toward the corner
near the door. -J,,
well, what do you want oil mef
7 asked resolutely enough.
81 want you to lend me your
watch impudently asked man.
Mine happens to be mt the Je"eier :
inst now. and yours looks like atoier-
ably good one. I'll warrant IT keeps
good time" -
After all it was but one man, ano
a strnople man to man demands but
an ordinary courage.
''But my pseudo gray beard ore"
| n revolver from his pocket.
Ono said he, holding the muzzie
TO my face, the watch and the purse
first .
and anger at letting myself
into such an absurd trap al.
most suffocated rue; but what could
7 40 against this man armed7
"An at once an idea occurred 70
a1mp of Satani III catch you
yeti" called out a gruff voice rom
behind the beggar.
s4Instinctively he turned around.
! | seized the opportunity to rush up
! ON him and snatch the revolver from
his hands.
"tMy turn now said !, holding
| the revolver under his nose. open
that door this instant or i will blow
out your brainsi'
seThe robber looked at me with q
| stupid air. He was a resolute fellow
without a doubt; but the revolver
and the mysterious voice together
were too much for him. Growing
savagely, like a bulldog, he opened
| the door and slammed it violently
| after me.
"Feeling my way along, / found
the staircase, and with some dim,
culty gained the street. i directed
nv steps at once toward the Strand.
/ arrived a half-hour late at my the.
| alter. where reigned the greatest IN
uuietude at my non-appearance.
81 kept the revolver as a tribute
| of war "And you see" concluded
| Toole. chow my little talent OF ven
triloauism that night helped me out
| of an ugly scrape."-London Mail.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
How a Medgehog RMS a Serncnt.

The Arch de Pharmacic of May 5
describes the proceeding as follows:
The hedgehog cautiously approached
the sleeping reptile and seized the end
of his tail between his teeth. Then
he rolled himself into a compact ball
and awaited developments, the
snake, awakened by the pain, turned
upon the enemy and fought with his
fangs. The hedgehog, retaining his
hold, allowed himself to be dragged
back and forth during the struggle,
and, meanwhile. the serpents' jaws
had become lacerated and useless
from constant assaults upon the
spines of its enemy. In a few min
utes the serpent became exhausted
with his efforts. and the hedgehog,
unrolling himself, discmboweled the
serpent and ate his meal. In this
case the hedgehog does not kill the
serpent directly, but obliges him to
kill himself by dashing upon the
sharp spines,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

The food of the Sultan of Turkey
is cooked by one man and his aids.
II is prepared in silver vessels, and
each vessel is sealed by slip ofpaper
and a stamp after the meal il cooked.
These seals are brokeninth e presence
of the Sultan by the High Chamber
lain, who takes a spoonful of each
dish before the Sultan tastes it. The
annual expenditure of the Sultan's
household is over $41, 600, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
The Lady's Hotel CierA'

The latest fad-I think iaa :
they call it's to have q lseI Il
in the house, says an old ssa's'
man. You know that Hs
common thing for a LADY
the Office and settle her OH y,
the same as a man. Wen, ~
like me are not consleep1
enough to wait on a lady ~ Y !,
Hence the lady's clerk,
one of them. just cut o. n
Wears a collar and iooSs Z
hind end of an old fas lioneo
cover; has trousers tnat -
the same pattern as the harp !
in "The Gorsair." He mas
acknowledgements air apos,
l mean languid look. he
dollars worth oftoothpicSs J
and gets mint from the pai
wear in the button-hole o.
| suppose it is all right, bs
wanted to be n cowboy ~ u ;s
til he came in here, and i'ny
of going into the business.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

A champion who viii overturn this
horrible system of starvation female
wages is badly needed, and will find
his hands full when he grapples with
the bloated m~onopolies which fatten
upon the privations of d~owntrodden
wcmanhood. Public opinion is
strong, but its erystalizationis slow.
Men do not suffer so. on account of
their sex and their ability to turn to
more than one vocation for a liveli-
hood. But unprotected women are
at the mercy of manufacturers. 1t
is a social problem which should be
solved for the honor of a great and
prosperous nation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

Although the return of Encke's
comet, a very small and i~nconspicu-
ous body, is of no personal interest
TO local astronomers because it win
only be visible in the southern hemi-
sphere, it viii prove interesting IS
again confirming Encke's discovery
that il moved in a fixed orbit about
the sun. One reason which causes
it's return to be heralded all over the
world on it's discovery at the far
away station.at the Cape of Good
Hope, is its irregular habits. It's
period Of return seems to be aeceler-
ated on each period of return, which
leads astronomers to believe that it
win finally fall into and be absorbed
BIZ the ssn, if it is not sooner inter-
fsred with by some other attracting
body
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
People at all inclined to G

People at all inclined to consump-
tioH viii be interested in the final
dictum of the tuberculosis congress
for the guidance of sufferers: Boil
your milk well; have your meat wen
cooked. Even a better remedy is
found in fresh air, perfectly pure air
away from towns and villages, Live
in the air night and day. Thecongress
frankly states that consumption in
its worst stages is incurable.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
The King in a Cupboard.

Alfonso Ill, thelittle King ofSr
is now beginningto walk by thes!
of his mother or his nurse. To1
at him dressed in his short frock;
a hat with feathers stuck OH
head, it is hard to realize that !
the commandments OF the n
sih armies, grandmaster Oh 81
military orders in the kingdon
that the future hope Of the 81
monarchy is centered in the 1
fellow.
Such being the case, j. is mo-
der that the Queen scarceiyeyef I
sight of him. Moreover, beslds
governess andthe nursea whole 4
of servants are in constant a''5
ance upon him; yet, notsithsaf'a
all these precautions, a few DAP !
the King was nowhere to hs9
The Queen Regent was noie'
council with her ministers VI
royal children played in an aaF,
room. During their play taf I
princesses went out, leaving .ifs
jesty sitting alone on the soez
rounded by his toys. shorty 8
wards the Queen was sent iof. "a
going out she found all the atteaa1
of the palace in the greatest e's
nation: the King was not tek
anywhere. The princesses, @
questioned, replied that they z
know what had becomeo OF then 3
er. The whole palace was ssa
from top to bottom. The
her agitation, hurried from onss
ment to another without dIsco's
a trace of her child, At leus'
noise and the sound OF kck1s
heard to proceed from a supes
and on opening the door, taas
enough, sat the king. trying
himself heard. He had been Ils
of his little sisters, who wes
hide and seek, and on getuS
the cupboard to lock II "a
there, the door had suddenl
and fastened him in.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Is sa;a that tho Adams

II is said that the Adams Express
Company is intending to assign the
draft horses owned by it to certain
cities according to color. The white
horses are to be keptin Philadelphia.
the paradise of the girl with hair a
la Titan; the roam horses are to go
to New York, and the dun horses to
Boston; the bay horses will breathe
the salt breezes at Baltimore and
the black horses viii probably be as
signed to Pittsburg; the chestnut
horses, vel, the honors for these are
about equally divided between Cincin-
natl and st. Louis.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

About four or fire years ago a
negro by the name of Carter went to
Manning, s. c., and was employed as
a cooper by a turpeutine firm. A
short time after he says he dreamed
that be was going to turn to a white
man. In q few months time his
hands commenced to turn white.
His health, he says, was never better,
and he does not feel any nor incon-
~yenience in being a white man than a
negro.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

The horribly brutal speeches to in
valids that r made by visitors APP
parently friendly and apparently
sane are inexcusable. Some of them
are so horrible that one must laugh
at the very remembrance of them.
To a dear old gentleman who had
been confined to the house for some
time was put the cheerful inquiry,
Docs the grave look pleasant to
you, Mr.-?"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

Captain George Murphy, Of Phila-
delphia, possesses, among other
valuable relics, the barrel of John
Browns rife. 1t is an octagonal
smooth-bore Springfield, weighing
about 20 pounds, and has a tele-
scopic attachment. Near the butt is
a little silver plate set in the steel,
bearing the name of John Brown.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

An Auburn (Aie.) lady who had
costly mirrors put in her house, and
made the workmen fasten them to
the walls, lately sold the property,
and was astonished at the claims of
the purchaser that he had boughtthe
mirrors, but the court enforced his
claim. 1t cost her about $500 toget
hold of this point of law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
The Ruling Passiea'

Having been a postmassn. ~,
l naturally hover around ~
delivery yet and love the H n
postage stamp as well AZ
The stolen glance at O
addressed to some one e.
thrill the entire length Of
and to be able to MAKE cnss
one hand, jerk a canees
with the other, and at the 81
converse with a gioTh
through the window whlIs
salary / regard as a plI'nasa
cess by which any AIlc1
maynot be ~ashamedto PERI
Nye.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
Iananese ~Earthquake.

The steamer City of Sydney, which arrived
at San Francisco, from Hong Kong and
Yokohama, brings, through japanese jour
mails, particulars of q volcanic eruption OF
Bandai San on the 18th ofJuly. The details
OF the catastrophe come in somewhat dis
jointed form. The Cboya Shimbun dispatched
a special reporter to the scene. According
10 his sccount the villages around
Bandai San heard strange rrmbling sounds
and felt shocks of earthquake from
the 18th. These phenomena continued in
rermittently for two days and nights, but
not being attended by any serious result, no
great disquietude was felt. On the morning
Of the 18th, at about 8 o'clock, the smaller
Banda San trembled and roared violently.
Almost Immediately afterwards ashes began
to fall, the sky suddenly grew dark, and the
rumbling sounds continued, accompanied by
a violent earthquake and fare of dazzling
fame. The crest of the smaller Banda San
appeared TO belifted bodily upwards and then
TO fall again with a tremendous noise. Then
followed showers Of red mud, mingled with
large stones, spreading havoc around. Above
the mud fell a few inches OF ashes. In the five
villages ofIwase, Yosan. wakamiya, Misato
and Hibara the greater part Of the houses
were buried to O depth OF from
seven TO twenty feet. Tn state OF the
bodies recovered is terrible. Some
are literally cut TO pieces; Others
are parboiIed so that il is scarcely possible
to distinguish between men and women. A
few eorpses were found suspended IN the
branches of trees. Up TO the 18th the mum
Der Of bodies recovered was 476. II is be
ieyed that s~ixty-one are still entombed. The
wounded number ~forty-one. Eightyseyen
houses have been destroyed. T~heinhabitauts
of ~Inawashiro and adjacent villages fed to
Wakatsu and other places when Interruptions
occurred. The report of the local Official OF
Wakamatsu says the inhabitants OF
InaWashiro and adjacent districts escaped
with their furniture. The wounded are re
ceiying treatment at the school house in
Inawashiro. Their condition is shocking.
Some have fractured skulls, Others broken
limbs. and the faces Of a few are battered so
as to be unrecogniZabEe. There are about a
thousand people in need Of halp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

Customs officers in Ontarior levy a
biack-mail charge of % cents each on
passengers for examining their bag
gage, and there is q mighty lot of
kicking about it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23

The latest meteor story some that
is alleged to have fallen near Kiev,
Russia, and which, when broken OPP
en- is said to have been found full of
small diamonds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-23
DAKOTA

The creed of a narrow man-If a
friend changes his mind. he is a trail
tor fla stranger does not think as
you do he is e, fool.