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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-05
what He Called y Coincidence.
the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
~ used to travel around the country
with a patent hay fork" said the man
with q green patch on his left eye rs it
came his turn to tell q story. II am not
going to say anything about that patent
more than that no farmer ever got any
benefit from it. What I wish to bring out
is what might he called a curious coinci-
dencc and one that I have kicked myself
over q hundred times.
at was in this way" he continued, as he
got settled back in his seat.
have their weak spots the same as other
ing their buildings, others by adfniring
their horses, others, again, through their
hogs or calves; i had 2 way a of. Of hitting hsnS;
every time. When I got mp in the morn
ing, after staying all night with. a farmer,
~ XII had a very curious dream last night.
I dreamed that I was digging out. behind
your harm, just on a line with a big knot
and :! unearthed q tin box containing S.
vivid that I almost felt the box in my
course, but I never had one which felt SO
real;, ..s ...., motto. ~. a..
I fixed q place behind a barn, and some
times near n stump, or SO many PAGES
was ali settled on before hand. It wasn't
one time i'm twenty that q farmer would
charge me for my lodgings after giving
and they were only too anxious to get me
out OF the way, SO thSy could begin dig
9ing."
900 on" said several voices, rs he
made a long pause.
"Well, one morning, after lodging with
. farmer all night and getting his note for
$50 for n hayfork, 1 related the usual
dream in the usual way. This time il was
buried treasure beneath a stump near his
barn. l saw that he was hard hit at once,
and he left me eating breakfast and went
down to dig. WINS chucklinR over his
when he came walking in with
q tin box under his arm"
"You don't say!'
"But / do. and ID was "a box he had dug
out a foot Or SO below the surface. 1t was
broken open right then and there, and
may / he drowned for a yeller dog il the
contents didn't pan out A,625 in just as
good grcenbacks as you ever saw"
"But-but-"
"There were no butts about il. He found
the money and kept il, as was his right,
and no one ever came to claim il. This
q bill was q part of il. He gave il to me
as a reward for my dream, and I'm keep
ing it as a relic to show what a fool a man
can make of himself. That's all, gentle
men-all except that ! want some Of you
TO kick me as soon as
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
8 II TELEGRAPH.
DIR. Norvin Green of the Opinion that i
VIII Not Work.

DIR. Norvin Green of the Opinion that It
Will Not Work.
Postmaster General Wanamaker recently
summoned to Washington various officials
of the telegraph companies in order to lay
before them some details of, and make
proposals for. a new postal telegraph SER
vice, which he has had under consideration
for some time. DIR. Norvin Green, presi-
dent OF the Western Union, was one Of
these officials, and he has just returned to
New York from the conference. DIR.
Green said that it was a matter belonging
to the postal department and not to the
telegraph companies. He did not look up
on the project in a very favorable light, as
it would be q distinctly second class de-
livery service. There would not be an
immediate delivery by the postofRces, but
stated times of delivery, as In the case of
letters now. Business and commercial
men,. he believed, would not avail them
selves of such q service when they can
have a first class service. e., messages
delivered by the company the very moment
received. 1t would, therefore, be of little
use to those who employ the telegraph
service most. 1t is, however. the extern
sion OF the Telegraph service that forms the
chief feature of Mr.. Wanamaker's scheme.
DIR. Green said. There are at present
about $4,000 postofices in the country.
About 10000 have telegraph service. Dr..
Green said that of the $4,000 serving
Offices about two-thlrds were protitless.
We're there anything to be gained by ex-
tending the lines the company would have
undertaken it. DR.. Green was very much
inclined to doubt the financial success of
extending the lines to 10000 little places
in order to make the blessings of the tele-
graph service we'll nigh universal for the
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

A call has been issued, signed by the
Bcadle county artesiau wells committee,
for n meeting of like committees from such
counties in South Dakota lying above the
a~rtesian basin, and who are interested in
the matter of water storage and irrigation,
to be held in Huron September q. The
object of the meeting is to formulate a
plan by which effective and speedy relief
may be had to the farmers of the state
from the effects of Insufficient moisture
all, and sugse as ,ns'' or in ae,r mt "pe pe 70
taininR to the matter of water supply and
irrigation IRE invited and should he for
warded to A. w. Burt, chairman, Huron.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

Withdrawn. Hin WAs nominated by eccla.
ma ion.
II. +. Fellows. Of Aurora, vas nomi.
mated for attorney general by acclsmstion,
Prot. Geo. A. Mcfarland, Of Lsks
county, for superintendent Of public In.
struction: wa nominated by reclamation,
H. =. voldmar, Of Grant county. wa
nominated by reclamation for commits.
sioner Of school and public lands.
Judge z. W. Crofoot, Of Beadle county,
and s. b. vanBuskirk, Of Codineton,
were named for supreme JUICE. Crcfooi
was withdrawn aud VanBuskirk nomi.
nated by reclamation.
Y. II. Winsor, Of Minnehaha, was nom.
mated BY reclamation for supreme JUDGE,
Dan Mclaughlin, Of Lawrence county,
Tor supreme judge, was nominated BY &C.
clamation.
L: Q. Jefries, of Hyde county, and 8.
Nd. Booth, OF Custer county. we're nomi.
mated for congress- by exclamation.
Hon. p. +. Mcclure was introduced to
the convention and made q short speech,
utter which the convention adjourned.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
f A IN ia.
'Marring Minnvl,aha's neauty.

'Marring Minncl,ala's Beauty.
Minnehaha Falls, of whose rare beauty
the great poet Longfcllow has sung; which
visitors travel hundreds of miles to view
and to gaze with wonderment upon one Of
the loveliest g.ens and water falls in Amer
lea, is in imminent danger of spoliation.
In the interest of some enterprising pho-
tographer aud peanut peddler the beauty
of the love y glen is being malred by the
erection Of q shanty. The foundations
are being raised from the bottom Of the
glorious glen through which the waters
flow. up t o the level of the height of the
cliff or embankment which encloses the
glen. On top Of this foundation is to be
built a house Ito enable photographs to be
taken" as q member Of the board Of park
commissioners said. The building is be.
ing erected right in the glen near the falls.
completely spoiling the perfect horseshos
that now exists. The only revenue to be
derived from such o scheme is some 5000
a year. The only excuse offered is that
such q shanty will enable better photo-
graphic views of tie falls to be taken.
The local press is naturally making a Wig.
orous kick against the vandalism.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

days, when one desired to call at s,Brown's'
in Yankton, it was necessary to proceed to
st. Paul, JOIN for es and 60 10 Yankton
via Sioux City, where you always mot Pet
tigrcw. WHO staged il or rode down the
Sioux in a dug out propelled by a pet
pickerel from Sioux Falls, aud Charley
Mccoy, who walked over from Bon
Homme, while Judge Moody and Porter
Warner lodged Indian bullets across the
country to Cheyenne and came around to
see Maj. Brown by the way of Omaha
and Sioux City. Yes, it Is plain enough
that Yankton. was accessible then, but
mt nOw'n
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Other No,ninaiion..

The republican judicial convention for
the Fish district, and the democ,a attic as
we'll, have been callel 1. Bob meet in
Jamestown: I. IL. Hewitt, Jamestown,
and q. X. Andrus, Valley City, IRE candi.
dates for the republican nomination.
Judge Rose will be the democratic nomi-
nee. The republican majority in the
counties comprising he district, according
to last falls vote. is less than 400. and
democrats hope that Roses popularity
will be able to overcome that.
Tho democrats of McCook county have
placed the following ticket in the field:
For the state senate, William B~lankartz;
for the house, William Savage and Frank
Fitzgerald; for county Judge, j. 7. Mckee,
The republican judicial district conven-
ton met ut Yankton and nominated E. u.
Smith, of Yankton, for circuit judge.
In the republican judicial convention
for tho sixth district ut Gettysburg s. G..
Fuller, of Bowdle, was nominated for cir
cult judge.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
wedding Of Prominent r,.rr,,,,..

Miss Cassie Wells, daughter of W. S.
Wells, proprietor of the Wells addition to
Pierre and a leading citizen of tho city,
was married to w. A. Stanley, %bookkeeper
in the Traders bank. The ceremony was
performed in the parlors of the Wells
house, Rev. DIR. Blackburn, president of
Pierre university, oficiating. Only menu
bcrs of the family and several friends were
present. MIR. Stanley and lis bride left
a six weeks trip east, where they will.
visit his relations at points in New York.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
DIVIDING THE REWARD.

Various People Want . Slice ofthe Reward
offered for Holidays Arrest.
The arrest at Republic, Wis, of the
highwayman Holiday has given rise TO no
endssof hard feelings. There arc half q
dozen principal claimants for the rewards
offered for his arrest, and every one
who saw the capture made, or was within
half o mile Of the place at the time, is
claiming a slice. The facts about the ar
rest, as learned by your correspondent
after thorough examination Of the parties
who made it, are as follows: Marshal
Globe. who is the only regular police off,
Ger in the village, approached the suspect
single handed, without q revolver or even
q club. Holzhay ldrew his revolver, but
the weapon was seized by Globe. A
struggle ensued, and Whelan, coming up
opportunity, struck Holzhay twice, knock
ing him down. Mr.. Weiser and others
then came to their assistance and the
prisoner was taken to Jail. Marshal
Globes GOODNESS and bravery deserve rec
ignition, aud the people Of the town will
present him with q substantial token Of
their regard. As Holiday will be tried at
Bessemer for murder, the government re-
ward of $1,000 will not be paid. As the
amount Of the reward grows smaller the
claimants for 1t become moro numerous.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

Commissioner of Statistics Strocken.
strom has received crop estimates from
forty counties, Oh more than half the en-
tire number in the state. Tho returns all
go to confirm the fact that Minncsota's
wheat crop will be the largcst that the
state has ever produced. Two of the
counties show III avearge yield of twenty
five bushels per acre; ten hive Welded
twenty bushels per acre; fourteen show up
with fifteen bushels TO the acre, aud the
balance are under fifteen bushels. The
general average for tho forty counties is
1910 bushels per acre against about ten
bushels last year. If this average is held
entire crop Of this state will 60 between
As, 0OO, 900 and 5 QUO bushels.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

st. Paul capitalists have contracted to.
supply Albert Lea wi h WATER II will be
the Holly system supplied from artes,an
wells. There will be about five miles Of
mains, sixty hydrants and public waterind
troughs and fountains. The city is to
pay o rental of $4,000 cyear. The system
-Erick Anderson, sged 60 years, q
farmer who resided near Albert Lea, in ats
tempting to get into his wagon. in some
manner frightened his horses. when they
ran away, throwing him out, inficting such
injuries to his head that he died in about
an hour.
w. G. Foster, living near Sleepy Eye,
was accidentally shot by o companion
while out hunting. He lived long enough
AFTER the accident to make his will, which
he did, and gave detailed instructions 90 "a
where and how he should be buried.
Thursday, September 10, has been
designated as governors day at the an.
nual fair of the Goodhue County Aericul.,
tural society, to BIO held at Zumbrota,
Gov. Merriam will be present all that daS
and deliver an address. -
Cutter Bros, who startela creamsrv
at Kenyon ana Waseca, have made an n.
slgn1ment, l.; D: Newccmb being appointed
assignee. The liabilities are estimafed n.
100000; assets from $1,000 to 5000.
"A young boy named Lucisn Lsmlsck.
Of Cold Springs, foil from . tree into
pile OF brush. . sharp-pointsd stick peneS
trating his abdomen. He died.
Carl HeRgs. . farmer Of Ffshan ~
terribly manglsa by the cutting bar1ef1
binding machine. which caught lin =
be team ran away the othsr day.
Frank Lommel, Who vas s~ooidaatalls
ehot August a at Richmond. da5daA
closd of blood poison. ID HasTan
skaat md % ysass old.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Through to tho Hills.

1t is given out from Mason City, Iowa,
which is a headquarter town for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paulrailway, that
it is there understood on reliable authority
that the company are now making lrrepar-
atory arrangements for the extension Of
their road from Chamberlain through to
the Black Hills. The work will be COM
menced as soon as the great Sioux reserva-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
a Trip to sss ,he Grea, Father.

A number of chiefs at Lower Brule
agenry IRE preparing for a trip to WASH
ington, where they go to confer with the
authorities in regard to their tribe being
allowed to locate south of the White river
when their reservation is opened, instead
of north Of where they now live, as is pro-
vlded for by the Sioux bill. The Sioux
commissioners told this tribe that they
would be permitted to live south Of the
will be allowed to do SO. An interpreter
has been selected by the Indians and will
accompany them on their trip.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
CAPITAL Questiop.

North Dakotans ought not to find fault
with the manner in which their capital and
other state institutions were locatedby the
constitutional convention, says q South
Dakota correspondent. The question is
settled with them-it is an accomplished
quires the fourth heat to win the prize.
The first ives in 1885; the second comes
this year; next year there will be q vote ON
its permanent location, which won't better
II; SO In 1892 there will be another test of
strength upon the question. The South
state congratulates the North state upon
its happy escape from tho capital contest,
and hopes that the South may never see
ansther sueh wrangle, which is liable to
rssultin heart burnings and r~scriminations
inn0mArAhlA.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
C%heckn,nting a Road.

The Chicago & Northwestern company
is said to have checkmated the Sioux City
& Ogden by refusing them the use of their
railroad bridge over the Missouri river AZ
Sioux City, except at %exorbitant tolls. IL
is found that the terms of the chsrtei
granted by congress apply only to the
bridge aud not to the approaches, an | it IL
impossible for the Sioux City & Ogden I'd.
reach the bridge except by the Chicago 8
Northwestern approaches.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

Of this department is clearly against the
view that any n has . right to take lands
or enter upon the sioux rcservatioa before
the work Of the commission has been rati-
fed by congress. It seems to me that the
whole matter is perfectly clear, and I hope
those who contemplate any attempt in..the
way Of taking possession Of the lands or
entering the reservation for such PURPOSE
will be made aware Of these facts, aud I'M
derstand this department will not rscog.:
nize any cleims to or right to all until
by proclamation formally opened the res
ervation."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Now wheat ut til. minneapolis MiIs,

The aggregate output for the week end
ng August 3lst, was 133,3SO barrels,
averaging 22,2so barrels daily, against
8 5000 barrels the previous week, and 1Oa,.
100 barrels for the corresponding time in
1883. Tho work of tia mills the current
week, says a reliable report, promises to
be even greater. There We're sixteen in
operation last week. They are being
crowded. as much us practicable. The
proportion of new wheat used runs all the
way from % to 100 per cent, the average
being about one-half. There arc only mi
or two exceptions where old is ground al.
together. while IL few are running entirely
on new. 1t is quite IL common expression
that the new wheat makes q better flour
in every respect than the old, and those
millers not possessing a supply of old
crop congratulate themselves on being ed
situated.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

The Northwestern Napoleon OF Finance.
The assets of j. Frank Colon, the
Minneapolis attorney accused Of extensive
forgeries, it is stated on good authority,
wi ] come within a few thousand of COW
ering his liabilities, unless the latter great.
ly exceed the 1927, 0O0-the amount of the
Blaisdell paper. The estimate which
Mr.. COLON placed on his property aggro-
gates SAG, 78O. The list was submitted
to real esta'e experts, who reduced the
valuation to $2l9.S50. This is, however,
regarded as o conservative estimate. The
liabilities are not known, but Mr.. Collom's
friends think that the 1927, 900 Endorsed
by Blaisdell includes the entire debt. The
assets IRE almost exclusively real estates
In Minneapolis and Gladstone. Another
account says: The creditors figure that
COLON possesses 5000, QUO in equity. The
total amount they regard, In other words,
gagged. There are 1927, 900 of the liabilities
outstanding in the form of notes claimed
to be forged, and doubtless some addition.
nj liabilities. How much Of this 1927, 900
is included in the $3OO, 900 Of mortgages
is not known. Mr.. COLON was confident
That he would be able to settle dollar for
dollar. though it mi bit take some years to
do this. Frank Davis, on the contrary,
thinks that COLON has liabilities and
$227.OOO of forged paper amounting to
$500. 900, and that the total liabilities will
amount to almost $1,O OO, 900, with assets
of between $2OO, 600 and $500. 600. The
times appear to be getting bad for u
Napoleons of finance.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
I~'ierre's Opponsuts.

Immediately after the announcement of
the Woonsocket company's intentions del
egates from Huron, Sioux Falls, Water
town, Mitchell, Chamberlain and llarri-
son met at Aberdeen and held a confer
ence looking to q counter movement
against Pierre. No definite line of action
was agreed upon because not one Of the
towns was ready to withdraw from the
race. The inclination was very strong to
make common cause against Pierre. but
each town wanted To be elected the cham.
pion to meet the Missouri river town sim
gle handed aud alone. 1t is announced
from Hurona nd Mitchell that each town
is in the race independently, and that is
perhaps what the contest will settle down
to oil around.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
TIL. woon.ookst Company md tho CAPITA,

The Woonsocket Company aud the Capital.
The STIR occasioned by the decision of
the Woonsocket Capital Investment COM
pany to throw its influence for Pierre us
the temporary capital. naturally leads to
an inquiry as to how this decision was ar
rived at. The following is given out us the
vote that carried the DAY for Pierre, each
vote representing, not necessarily a legal
voter, but one share of stock:
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
thursdays Session.

=
The convention was called 10 order at
$40 Thursday morning. d. 8. Glidden
moved that the order of business be
changed so that the state ticket be nomi-
mated before that of congressman.
Keith. of Brookings, presented the
name Of Hon. j. w. Harden, of Jerauld
county, for governor. Winson, Of Sioux
Falls, placed Hon. p. II. Mcclure, of
Pierre, in nomination for governor. There
being no other nominations o ballot was
ordered. just at this juncture Mr.. Keith
arose and withdrew the name Of Harden.
Mcclure was then nominated by acclama-
ton.
A. w. Pratt, Of Brown, was nominated
for lieutenant governor by reclamation.
Otto Peemiller, Of Yankton, was pre-
sented for secretary Of state; also q. T.
Huntley. Of Beadle. presented the name Of
J.. Q. Jeffrles, Of Hyde county. Mr..
Jeffries in o short Epeech withdrew in
favor Of Peemiller. who IVA nominated BY
acclamation.
J. E. Morton, Of Campbell county, was
nominated for auditor by acclamation.
A. D. Hill, Of Hand county. and Anton
IL. Kellar were named for treasurer. Be.
fore o ballot was taken Kellar's name was
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

been opened. W'rits of .~attachrasnA -.
sued out by creditors OF the baak. ~:
when the sheriff went to make an invon..
tory he found just three two.cent ilAmna
in the vault. The town is excited eli ~
event, as many of the deposltors arc poor
people or tradesmen who can not lose eheif
deposits aud continue their business.
Brooks and his cashier, Bester. arc under
arrest, and there is great indignation
, Rainst them. Many threats Of violence
have been made, but they arc very securely
guarded by the sheriff.
Basis for o Romantic Novel. /.
Some few days g Chief Of Poll ..
Hubbard, Of Chicago, received q request
from DR.. j. H. Brewer, Of Sioux City.
Iowa, for the full name and addresses of'
all the Adamses in Chicago. The follow
ing story is told in explanation Of the re-
quest. About twenty years ago . man
named Andrews eloped with Miss Viola
Adams, daughter Of . wealthy resident Of
Chicago. The father cast his daughter od.
The young husband soon began to treat
and returned to her father. bringing her
baby daughter With her. Subsequently
the child was stolen and all efforts to lind
her were unavaillng. Finally Grandfather
Adams died, leaving tho missing child q
legacy Of $4u,UOO. 1t now appears that
she was stolen by her father, who placed
her in u family Of Norwegians named Nell
son, of Des MONIES. Iowa, where she grew
up us their daugh er. Re, emily DR..
Brewer discovered the facts in the case and
secured q .onfession from the father, who
had been paying the role Of friend Of the
Nelson family. 1t was his intention to
legacy for himself. The young lady il
now with DIR. Brewers family IN SIOUX
City anil the Doctor is trying to find her
Chicago relatives.