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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-06
FARM AND GARDEN
EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS
FROM TRUsTWoRTHY SOURCES,

0ne Plan Tor an OetaEonai naru, with
Explicit Directions foF Building the
Same, from the Foundation stone 10 ths
Cup0ia,
Directions for laying out and building
the oetAg0nal barn, represented Ia Zig !,
arc given by Southern Cnltiyat0r, and
among these the following arc principal
POINTS, The foundation wall Of stone or
concrete may be either balow ground for
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-09-06

sHnRIFF SALE,

hy virtue % 40 alias order " sale issued by
u clerk VI the n0urt nf common plpla % STARK 90,
O IA tle all0ve action and W nus directed, viii niirl
f0l sale n public 0llay ~ lhe door Of tho e0ult
house N the'nlty 0f Canton on
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
THE STEVENS COUNTY WAR.
Further Particulars CONCERNING the
Bloody Bnttt".

Liberal, Kan, July 2S.-The bodies of
four of the men killed by the Hugaton party
were brought to Voorhees,, Stevens county,
night before last, and with the wounded boy,
Herbert Tony, afterwards taken to Woods
dale. Herbert Tony. the nineteen-year-old
boy, who was seriously wounded, made an
ante-mortcm statement as follows:
son July 2i | went with John Cross,
sheriff of Stevens county, to arrest Samuel
Robinson, then said to be in the neutral strip.
Failing to find Robinsan, we proceeded to
return on July %, and stopped to rest our
horses at Wild II ,rse lake. We lay down
at a hay stack. In about half an
hour 1 heard the sheriff say: Boys,
they nave got u.s. l looked
and saw that they were all around us, their
number consisting of about twenty men.
Sam Robinson demanded OF Sheriff Cross
that he give up his arms. Cross replied that
he did not have any, whercupon Robinson
said: SHERIFF Cross, you are my first man
He then raised his Winchester and fired.
Cross fell. Robinson then Killed Hubbard in
the same manner. j.. Chamberlain, one OF
the county commissioners of Stevens county,
shot me in the shoulder, but | escaped by
fcigniug death ! heard Robinson say that
he shot Eaton. They also shot and killed
Wilcox. They fired into the bodies of sew
cral OF the men to make sure, bIt they left
me fOr ueau. Inc O5SC consisted OF UtSpit,
Cyrus w. Eaton, Bob Hubbark, Rolia Will
cox and John Gross, the sheriff. After they
had gone l saddled my pony and made the
best of my way to Voorhees,"
The Liberal Leader received to-day the
following statement from q. G. Cook, editor
of the Hugoton Herald:
Saturday, July 81, q party consisting of &.
T.. Cook, o.. +. Cook. A. Mcdonald and I'M
Robinson, with their families, went TO the
strip on a hunting tour. On the third day
out, at COTS Creek, they were surrounded
by a party from Woodsdale. led by ED Short,
and a demand Was made for their surrender,
which was refused. The party then de-
terlnined to try and divide their force, which
consisted of eight men. 1t was decided to
have Sam Robinson take one of the horses
and flee, which he did, with five men in hot
pursuit on horseback and armed
with Winchesters. The remaining
Hougoton men hitched up their
teams and let their wives a charge of
them, while they marched out with their
Winchesters and protected them in making
their escape. They made a forced march to
Hugoton, and a force was Immediately or
ganizcd and started in pursuit for the rescue
of Robinson. They met Robinson on the
strip on his way home about eleven miles in
the territory. AS it was now midnight he
concluded to go into camp at some hay stacks
near by. When they reached the stacks
they were fired upon by part.e, secreted in
the stacks, ana n general fusilage began.
When it ended Sheriff Cross, Bob Hubbard,
1s E. Eaton and Wilcox were dead, and a
young man by the name of Tony seriously
wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES.
For Being Oustcd Out of Business
SUITS in District Court.

For Being Oustcd Out of Business
SUITS i'm District Court.
Nels o. Brown has begun suit in the dis
trict court against Electa Walsh. Edward
Walsh, Hand G. Ballou, Ryan e. Walsh and
the Hussey & Day company under a mechan-
les lien for SOB for labor and material fur
nished the first two defendants for "a build
ing in west side a llition.
Stephen S. Felker has sued the Paul
O'Burns Wine company for s. ,0)o damages
each of two complaints. The plaintiff was
agent for the defendant on commission. He
alleges that he gave thirty days notice of
his desire to quit. as required by their con-
tract, but the defendant took immediate pos
session of the stock under repleyin proceed
ings, thereby depriving Felker of commits
sions on orders being sent in by his agents
on the road. Defendants also notified
Felker's customers not to send him further
orders, which the plaintiff alleges was in
tended to iniure his business reputation.
Cyrus Steele has brought suit against Fritz
Ruhe and wife, Frederick Ruhc, to set aside
the conveyance of certain property to the
latter. Steele was assaulted by Rub in
1856, mad a leg broken and was otherwise in
iured. He sued for damages and got a iudg-
ment for 81 900, but in the meantime Ruhe
had conveyed his property to George Bichel,
who then conveyed it to Mrs. Ruhe. The
plaintiff alleges that there was no considera-
ton in either transfer, and that they were
made to deprive him of a possible award for
damages. The property is lots !, 2, 3 and 4,
in block Is, in West Omaha addition, except
n part taken by the belt line railroad for
right of way. Steele processes to believe the
| property worth s20,0JO. Heasks to have the
aforesaid conveyances declared null and void,
and prays to have the sheriff sell the prop
erty to pay his Judgment.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
Cupld is Color Blind,


A rather dark darkey stepped into the
county clerks Office Friday and asked for a
permit to wed. He gave his name as Thomas
M. Smith, and his age as thirty-one. The
lady's name was Minnie Houseman, and her
age twenty-one. After swearing to these
statements, and signing the necessary appli-
cation, he received the. license and went his
happy way. The residence of both was given
by him as Council Bluffs.
The little event might nave passed without
further notice had it not been for the appear
ance here yesterday Of a pleasant appearing
young white mar from Omaha, who made
inquiries about the couple in a manner which
aroused some curiosity. Investigation led to
the revelation that the girl who was to be
the bride of the dusky groom was a white
girl of more than ordinary beauty and grace.
The white young man had been keeping com
pany with her for some time, and an en-
gagenent to marry existed. He was with
her last Sunday, and there was not an init
nation that she was to so soon shake him off
for another, and that other a colored man.
They talked even of the coming wedding day,
and it was agreed that it should not be de-
ferred much longer. The young man had
known her for four years, and had law
ished money and presents upon her to the
extent of his financial ability. He made
an appointment with her for a day
or two later, and when he went to
fulfill this he learned that she had gone off
with a colored man, and the suspicion was
that something was wrong. He CHANGED to
get a glimpse of her at the depot as she was
getting onto the dummy train. He noticed
a colored man with her, and going up to her,
he insisted on knowing what she was doing.
She said she was going to Sioux City, and
when asked what the colored man was dong
accompanying her, she replied that he was a
man who used to work on her fathers farm,
and was Just helping her over the river to
take the train. Her white lover was not
satisfied, and then she bluffed hin most eff
fectually by telling him that he had better go
back and not attempt to follow her, for he
would get himself into trouble. 1t appears
that the next day the colored man took out
the license here, and ere this they are prob.
ably married.
The young ladg is said to have a good
home in Marshall county, but growing rest.
less and DESTROYS to see the world for herself,
and be independent, she left the parental
roof about four years ago. She has beer
supporting herself as a seamstress in Omaha,
and so far as is known, has been leading an
exemplary life. 1t is now said that she
formed the acquaintance OF her dusky lover
in Broken Bow, while visiting there. He is
said to be a cook by trade. Inquiry among
the justices of this city resulted in the in
formation that none of them officiated at the
wedding and no trace could be had as u
where the couple went from here.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

DETROIT, July 2S.-The track was IN excel
lent condition. Summary:
2:27 c~lass-Dalreen won, Frank Buford
second. Best time-2 ;2ll3.
2:30 pacing class-Budd Dable won, Omi
ID. second, Jack Curry third. Best time
2:2015.
The 2:40 class was the race of the day and
thousands of dollars was in the pool boxes.
Red Light, the second f%avorite, had been
suffering for some time from pinkeye, but
was pronounced better. He started in the
morning IA little lame but seemed to lose his
lameness as he warmed up. In the second
heat he was crowding the leader when he
suddenly fell dead. The horse was valued
at 50, 900. jun Mont won, Lady Helen sec
ond, So Long third, Rajah fourth. Best
time-2 "a.
2:24 class-Kit Curry won, Earl McGregor
second, Black Jack third, Shamrock fourth.
Best time-2 :l913.
The great special race between Prince
Wilkes and Guy was for 50 $50. Guy won
the first and second heats and Prince Wilkes
the third, fourth and fifth heats. Best time
-2:1612.
The great PAGER You Bet, with a running
mate, made a mile in 2 :06, beating the best
previous record by one second.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
Lee Bound Over.

The case of James T.. Lee, charged with
embezzlement from the Boston Tea company,
came up again before Justice Schurz yoster-
day morning. There was a good deal of
sparring between attorneys in arranging the
preliminaries for hearing. There has been
so much mystery surrounding the conduct of
the parties concerned that the impression
has been made that Richmond is not very
anxious to prosecute Lee, and that some sort
of financial settlement, is being made.
Colonel Daily, the county attorney, has been
holly determined to have Lee prosecuted,
and the case shown up in full. Yesterday
morning the attorney for the defense, George
A. Holmes, made q very queer demand Of
the court. He insisted that the evidence
should not be taken down in shorthand, pre-
dieting that the verbatim evidence would be
used for improper purposes. He also in
sisted on having the reporters OF the news
papers and all others excluded from the
room. The earnestness with which this de-
mand was made indicated that for some rea-
son he did not want TO have the public know
the real facts in the Lee case. Colonel
Daily took the other side and denounced Mr..
Holmes demand as most absurd. He did
not believe in allowing the state to be taken
by the throat and prevented from having the
evidence TO which it was entitled.
Justice Schurz concluded not TO throw the
shorthand man and reporters out of the door,
and when this decision was announced Mr..
Holmes took another course TO prevent the
details OF the affair from being made public.
The defendant waived examination, so there
was no necessity for taking evidence. The
than the old bond.
The apparent desire to hush up the matter
and TO keep the public from having its cur
iOsity satisfied only awakens further interest
and whcts the appetite Of those who feed
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

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Inc interesting event To-Day VIII De the
presence al ohe Congregations cnurch Oh ohe
old time choir. Many of the old residents
will throng that church today to hear the
voices of those who years ago sang in the
choir of that church. This peculiar feature
of,ho ....iao ,.,;t, -. -, Ill -.
eoi''o WIN nave" % "oi. az "
pie"San' STU 'oN' canho' d res,Ve II
the minds OF many the changes when the
years have brought, and while many joys
have come, there have been many sorrows.
The presence again in the choir of those who
years ago were seen there Sunday AFTER sun
Day ana the mligilhg OF their voices IN wor-
snip, VIII indeed be an event or the deepest
interest. Inc announcements Tor the day
are:
fonoau ~ une mtieSa.nonu oh M, Wis
tbn oSoin .ur. ny ny ny pa SG. pmuusso ny
u cnoiro lo'f' me lteV, " W. VICE, the
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

Mrs. N. J. Swanson is visiting with rela-
tives in Missouri.
Mrs. H. M. Simpson left yesterday for a
two weeks visit at Yankton, Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. M. Treynor have returned
home after a weeks visit to Spirit Lake.
Master Ed G. Turner of Louisville, Ky,
will in u few days visit his aunt, Mrs.
Charles Wilson.
Rev. w. H. w. Rees is confined to his
home by u severe attack of malaria. His
pulpit will be supplied today.
The condition of Mrs. f. B. Bowman,
whose life was at one time despaired of, is so
much improved that there strong hopes of
her return TO health.
Mr.. w. Reasoner and Mrs. Laura Rea-
soner of Glenwood. were in the city ycster-
day as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. G.. Baird,
corner Sth and Mill streets.
Charley Palmer, as he is familiarly called
by his associates, is quite i'll of dropsy. Thus
far all attempts to stay the progress of the
disease have proved futile.
For several days past the condition of the
little ones of E.. h. Adams and c.. Z. Mitchell
has been most alarming. Now, it is crafty.
ing to state, they are both much improved
and their ultimate recovery is expected.
Lieutenant H. j. Gallagher stopped off at
this point to visit his many friends and rela-
tives, being en- route to Fort Leavenworth
Kansas, on duty connected with the depart,
ment rifle contest in the department of the
Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
pair were criininally intimate, and this with

pair were cri,ninally intimate, and this with
the subsequent lll-treatmeut she received
caused her to leave her husband in a few
months. Meanwhile Miss Hart, through the
entreaties of her sister, left for home in
Earlville. In the course of time Kyle
hunted his wife NJ and begged her to
promises. These, however, he failed to kecr.
or late Mrs. Kyle has suspected that her
husband was maintaining Il mistress some
where in the city. Detectives proved the
verify of her suspicious and located the rival
on Tenth street, between F'arnam aud Har-
ney. Yesterday morning Mrs. Kyle went to
visit the female who has been alternating her
husbands affections. when that woman
proved to be her sister. Miss Hart. A recon
citation followed, and both women will COM
bine to prosecute Kyle.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

"Can l get a marriage license here?" asked
a young gentleman, us he stepped up to the
county clerks counter yesterday.
81 guess so. Where do you live!"
sin Omaha"
"Where does the lady live?"
"She lives in Omaha too.'
"Well, sir, you had better get married in
Omaha then. l can't give you a license. l
don't issue licenses in such cases"
The applicant looked surprized, then
puzzled, then sad, and turned away.
81 have got enough of this sort of bust
ness" remarked the clerk to THE BEE re-
porter, as the would be bridegroom walked
out. I've got into trouble two or three
times by issuing licenses to Omaha folks.
You see they come over here often times to
get married on the sly, or when there is
something wrong. | gave one license to u
fellow who was found afterwards to have a
wife in Omaha already. Another line the
girl was under age, and her father came in
here hot, and threatened all sorts OF veng1-
ance. OF course l didn't know anything
about it and wasn't to blame, but l Just CON
cluded that l wouldn't encourage this sort of
business any more"
"But how can you refuse the license if
they answer the questions all right"
well, l can make them bring in some
witness who is known here and who can
swear that they are of lawful age, etc. !
know well enough they can't do this
"What reason do they give for coming
over here to get married. instead of being
married in Omaha!"
Sometimes one thing. sometimes another.
It's quite common for them to say that they
want to keep it quiet. ana don't want to get
the marriage in the papers at Omaha, bu,
that don't go, for | tell them that the Omaha
papers have men here who pick up all such
things, and they must be chumps to think
they can keep it still. Almost every day it il
tried on, but no more for me. These sort Of
couples can't get licenses here.'
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
FIRE n POLICE.
The Business Transacted-Scveral
Officer Fined.

At the meeting of the fire and police COM
missioners last evening, Charles Written
berg was appointed hostler for the police
station in place of John Lesson. Officer j.
G. Wizard was fined five days pay for sitting
down and reading a newspaper aud smoking
while on duty. For smoking a cigar yester-
day morning Officer Cullyn, was fined one
days pay. For sitting down at 1.-THE b. & M.
depot a few days ago, Officer Robbins was
strongly reprimanded and fined one days
pay. A petition was received signed by sixty
residents of Kountze addition asking for one
day and one night policeman and a patrol
box. This was referred to the chief Of
police.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

Mrs. Martha Todd, wife of John Todd, ID.
D., of Tabor, passed from her labors to her
reward Friday evening, July 20. She was
well known and beloved, not only in Tabor
and this city, but all over western Iowa. At
tine time Of her death she was sixty-seven
years of age, Mrs. Todd was n daughter Of
Judge Atkins, of Cleveland, o.; IN 1913 she
graduated from Oberlin, o., and the succeed
ing year was united in marriage TO Rev. John
Todd, who in lS49 came as the first Congre-
e~ntional minister into what was then the
wilds of western Iowa. His aim was to
plant q christian colony and found a christian
college in this part of the world as well as to
minister to the spiritual necessities of the
early settlers scattered over the plains His
wife shared his early struggles and later
triumphs, being an earnest temperance, anti
slavery, christian worker. She had not been
in robust health for a number Of years, and
her prayer had been that she might be called
home before she became so feeble as to be
helpless and a burden TO others. This
prayer was answered, and on the
2Oth inst after having spent the day with the
family, and having, without assistance,
walked to and from the supper table and re-
tired as usual. her daughter stepped into her
room, and found that the beautiful spirit had
Quictly and easily left its tenement OF clay,
and returned to the God who gave. Rev. J.
@. Rice, of this place. was sent for to conduct
the funeral services, but did not receive the
.message until too late to attend.
% IL. r,uuaa Al No NJ
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
ALL ABOUT COUNCIL BLUFFS.
The Congregational Church Choir of
1864 Again Appears.
LEES QUEER ENLIGHTENMENT.
A White Lover Dese FOr a Dusky
One-A Boycott on Omahas
Marrying Here-Cascs
In Court.
LEES QUEER ENLIGHTENMENT.
Among the Courts.

In Justice Schurz's court r.. j. Evans APP
peared and on behalf of the bridge company
filed a complaint against a young man by the
name of Jasper Evans for taking sand from
the property of the company. The young
man was taken into custody, plead guilty
and received a light Jail sentence for petty
larceny. The company have been greatly
troubled of late by this method of petty
stealing and it was to put a stop to it that
this course was adopted. 1t will undoubtedly
have the desired effect.
Harry Inman's case came up for hearing
before Justice Barnett yesterday morning.
The defendant did not appear for trial so the
liquors found in his place was tried" in his
stead. 1t was pronounced to be good tor
n%othing) and the genuine stuff, and was
taken into the back yard and spilled. Thus
endeth the first lesson. The second lesson
will be read later.
The building known as the Farmers ill'
was raided yesterday, on q search warrant,
by Constable Clatterbuck. This is the sec
ond search of this place and quite a quantity
of beer and whisky was found. The place
has been run by Bill Probstile and Mickey
Houck and a colored attendant: They will
have an opportunity to give further testi-
mony concerning the matter hereafter.
The case of the State VS. H.. O. Blakesley
will come up for preliminary hearing Mon
day morning at 10 o'clock before Justice
Biggs. Blakesley is charged with stealing a
buggy and set of harness a month or more
ago and selling it some place in Illinois.
Justice Biggs will also hear the case of the
state against the fellow who stole a ring from
Burborn's jewelry store Thursday night and
got a good pounding for his pains.
Yesterday Mr.. a. kesler appeared before
Judge A~ylesworth and asked that a nephew
by the name of Robbie Roberts be sent to
the reform school. The boy is said to be
thoroughly bad. The father IS now in Jail
charged with grand larceny, awaiting the
action of the grand jury, and the mother is
said to nave left the boy to his own wild
ways. The order for commitment was
issued and the boy will be sent away as soon
us he can be found.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

Dress OF Women IN DIHefent Clt1es.
New York Sun: In nothing is
the difference between cities more
pronounced than in the dress
of women. Indianapolis women at
present are affecting pull-back skirts
that make generous revealments OF
symmetry or the reverse with each step
OF the wearer. They also have a pas
sion for wearing solid red costumes on
the street. In Chicago the latest fancy
is to wear the large loose opera cloaks
intended rs covers for full dress costumes
on the streets when shopping or driving.
In st. Louis nothing like this would do.
81 don't see how they can do it," said n
ST. Louis man at Indianapolis. SIN ST.
Louis if a woman appeared on the street
in a dress like hat the crowd would
follow her and make unpleasant COM
ments."
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
A GUILTY PAIR.
Lawyer Kyle Maintains His Wife's
Sister as a Mistress.

A most remarkable social sensation has
been lately unveiled in the dual life led by c.
w. Kyle, a well known attorney and aspirant
Of this city. Mr.. Kyle was married twelve
years ago at EarlviHe, III. Five years ago
he and his wife came to Omaha. Shortly
after this his wife's sister, Miss Hart, came
to this city to visit the family, and she and
Kyle became infatuated with each other.
Mrs. Kyle had reason to believe that the
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29

WICHITA, Kan, July 2S.-General Myers,
of the second brigade, left for Liberal to-
night under orders from Adjutant General
Campbell, to report the condition of affairs in
that warlike section. He is accompanied by
Captain Wallace. At Liberal they will be
Joined by General Campbell and Attorney
General bradford, and the party will proceed
to the county seat of Stevens county.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
A I0clInY Killed.

SARATOGA. July 2S.-During the handicap
steeplechase here to-day Warrington, the
favorite, fell at the first hurdle and rolled
over Morris, his rider. The horse and rider
lay unconscious for a few minutes, when the
horse arose and slowly dragged his uncon-
scious Iider q few feet by the reins, which
were wrapped around the mans hands. Nor
ris' back is supposed to have been broken.
He died. Warrington's back was injured.