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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
AFFAIRS THAT CONCERN DAKOTA.
An Important Dakota Case Decided.

Land Commissioner Croft has Just rem
dered Il decision in the case of May Barr.
formerly WATSON. a resident of the Mitchell
land district. 1t appears from the tcsti-
mony that in July. 1885. Mrs. Barr. then a
resident of the state OF Iowa, went to Dako-
ia and visited, and while there took up
eighty acres adjoining the tract then re-
Gently entered by Michael Barr. She pur
chased house and had it moved on her
claim, broke one acre and made other i'm
provements at that time. She says in her
testimony that she had no intention OF mar
rying Mr.. Barr and that later they married
and moved tho houses up close together
upon the line. and soddcd them all around
on the outside, making one house. They
We're then papcred. Mr.. Barr put his bed,
stove, table, etc, in his house, and She put
her bed stove and table in hers. There is
no means OF communication between the
two different parts of the house except by
going outside. each having an out side door;
that she acted in good faith i'll making en-
try, not knowing NJ chacl Barr at the time,
and having no understanding that it was to
be kept in Bars family, and that she COM
piled with the homestead law fully" Mrs.
Barr's claim was rejected on the ground
that husband and wife cannot maintain
separate relations at the same time and in
the same house, so that each. by virtue of
said residence, may perfect entry under the
homestead law. Ii is said there are a num-
Der of cases in the general land office SINH
lar in all important respects to the case of
Mrs Rarr
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Cnllcctcu f,r Ouic;1 Diccs,inn.


EN-MAYoE A. OAKEY HALL, of New
York. commenced suit in London against
james Bryce author Of The American
Commonwealth, for libel, placing his
damages at $4,000. Mr.. Hall was refer
red to in the book as having been men,
Der OF the Tweed ring.
y LABoHEn working in lincoln park,
near Red Bank. N. j., found $20, 1000 in
banl notes issued by the Concord bank of
New Hampshire. The bank was robbed
many years ago, and this is supposed to
have been the stolen money.
New YORK and London capitalists have
purchased for S2,oo',o0J cash all of the
mines located on the Negonia (Mex.) vein.
The 100, 000-acrc grant contains numerous
gold. silver and copper lodges Of untold
riches.
PROF. GEORGE T. RICE, an aeronaut
of Lexington, Mich, made a balloon as
cension at Mount Vernon. Ind, and
alighting in the Ohio river, was drowned
1t was his Tooth and last trip.
Mrs. M Lille MONTAGUE, ALIAS SotUrte-
want, one of the most notorious criminals
i'll the United States. wanted in Cincinnati
aud Buffalo for stealing seals,iin sacques,
is under arrest in Chicago
Thirty farmers have been arrested al
Tippera.y, Ireland, for refusing 10 pay
market tolls on Smith Barry estate.
THE uulON Commanders Or Mas sat {
have decided to enter into a vigorous
cieht-hour agitation throughout New
England
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
RATHER COOL RECEIPT

The Continental Press Scarcely MIN
the Cars VISIT to German"
The attitude of the continenta' p
toward the Cars visit to ~
is not the least interesting feature "
event. In this city, for examp,,ti w.
North German Gazette makes no eu. .,r
comment on the visit, and other JU .a
regarded as government organs Hun
the slightest mention of it. r,
The Austrian press treats the al ~
visit as an event of but slight po''t'.",.
portance. The press Of ST. le' s,n,
comments on it in a spirit tho1 1,;a
hostile to Germany and the triple ' n,la
and is opposed to any intimate '''
with Germany.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Fort Meade Not to he Abandoned.

Some weeks since an article was published
stating that Fort Meade would be aban-
doncG by the government. The article has
developed an investigation by Col. Elmer
Otis. commandment at the Tort, with the re-
suit that the statement is probably untrue.
Upon application to Gen. Ruger at ST. Paul,
for information that office, said no allvices
relating to the matter had been received by
him and the statement was believed to be a
canard. 1t is TO be hoped that the generals
SuppoSltlOn is correct, as Meade is one of
the most important posts in the west. and
is point from whence soldiers could be dc
tailed to any threatened point in the west
on the shortest notice. Ii is also report ed
from Washington that by order of Secretary
Proctor the wood and tim Der reservation of
Font Meade has been extended by the ad,ii-
ton OF four square miles of territory. which
certainly does not look like abandonment.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
eight of about 500 feet in a space of

height of about 500 feet in q space of rer-
haps $3.50 feet. The cars, two in number,
are ,7rawn up by Two steel wire cables that
are wound upon a drum at this top OF the
hill by an engine locate there. The pass
age of the ascending car was all right I'M
til it reached the top, when the engineer
found that he could not stop the engine.
AS the engine continued all its force was
expended on the cables and they snapped
like thread. Then the car began its fright
full descent. The crash at the foot of the
plane was frightful. A cloud of dust
arose that hid the wreck from view for Il
moment. but when it lifted it was found
that The truck, floor ana seats of the car
formed shapcless wreck, mingled with
the bleeding and mangled bodies of the
nina ma
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

The question arises as 10 how,
many men are entitled to cow
pensatlon under the decision Of w.
courts that cadets at West Point ara NOV,
hers OF tho regular army. and ara entitlaa
70 back pay for their services during their
term o study. The period embraced and
applies not only to officers still liv 49,
OUT to the heirs of officers. About ona
' and two hundred aupl;cotions
h nay ot neeh lled. 1t is estimated that ~ .
10000 will pay all claims. 'A"' sl'-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Latest a,arkot Report.
SlOuX CITY.

Cattle-Market somewhat weaker, the re-
ceipts the pasr week having been the heaviest
ever experienced. Quotations: Gamers, Csc
r.S1.Oo; coIninon CONS, Sl.00a1.95; stockers,
sl.50n2.15; feeders, S2.l592.70; veal calves,
s.. O00305.
Hogs-Murl:et about steady with last report.
Quo atom: Lisht aua mixed, s3.75@3s2Aa
Brtter- Prices steady. Creamery, $50;
dairy, 9ll1lc; fresh roll. safe.
Eggs-Frcsh. caudled, l6Q117c.
Pouitry-spring chickens 1--we, s2.00@2.7s
per doz. live per pound, &C.
Hides-Green. 4c: cured, 4l.Q5 SC flint, 7@sc
dry suited, 4@Cc; green pelts. shearling, each
1512Oc; dry pelts, per H., 10G14c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
---------------'-'--
A VIGOROUS DOCUMENT.
Civil-Service Commissioners Asking for
More Money To Garry OH Tho IYorIc

Cvil-service Commissioners Asking for
More Money to Carry on the Work.
The annual report of the civil
service commission for the fiscal year.
which closed June 30 last is likely to
be a vigorous document. 1t will mako
n strong argument for COMPETE
tive system, and will present the issue
squarely whether the law shall be upheld
and sustained, or whether it shall De re-
pealed.
The commissioners intend to request of
Congress an appropriation adequate to do
the work REQUIRED of them by law and by
rules. The appropriation authorized for
the present year is only S'25, coo, but the
commissioners will ask that the amount be
more than doubled. The clerical work is
constantly running behind, and the COM
missioners are doing the work that ought
to be done by suhordinates, and more
money is imperatively required if the
board is not to die of starvation. Addi-
tional money is needed, not only to carry
the work of the commission here in
Washington, but to give some compensa-
ton to the secretaries of local boards who
are kept constantly busy re gistering appli-
cations for places and giving information
about taking examinations
Neither Gov. Thomson nor Mr.. Roose-
welt is satisfied with the rule permitting
transfers from the ranks of laborers to
classified service. They share President
Cleveland's apprehension that the rule may
be abused for the purpose Of promoting
political friends who can not stand out Of
examination. Tho rule lisa dangerou one,
and early next year it will probably ba
dropped. This matter, however, will not
call for treatment in the report, but will
merely require the action of tine com.
mission and the approval OF the President.
AFTER THE MILWAUKEE ROAD.
Indicted for Violating, the Interstate
Commerce law.
At st. Paul, Mimi, the milwaukee,
road has been indicted by the United
States grand jury for violation of
the Interstate commerce law and the trial
of the cause will be of the greatest inn
portance, testing, as it will, the right of
railroads to charge higher rates to interior
towns than to st. Paul and Minnea polls.
There is also involved in the issue the
question Of hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars revenue to the railroads. IT is said
that Fairbauit, at the instance of which
town this Indictment was secured, paws to
the railroads tho sum Of 800, 900 a YEAR
freight rates.
The $500 road was not indicted because
there was no case against it. 1t had only
shipped one consignment of alcohol at q
low rate and it did lot appear that it was
ready to ship all the alcohol it could
get at the same rate. The trial of the
Milwaukee case will demonstrate the light
OF railroad companies to ignore the long
and short haul clause of the inter State
law i'll instances where it affects the roads
revenue.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Southern Settlement of a Troub}e-Two
ri
The Whipping Pos, in Maryland.

John Eisenburger. at Baltimore, was
whipped at the whipping post in the Jail
for fc-beating, in the presence of Sheriff
May and about a dozen newspaper report
ers. The whipping Was quietly done. y
bakers dozen lashes very ra1idly applied.
When the beating was over Eisenburger s
body was mass of welts. lie has thirty
days to nurse his back in, during his con-
tiuemcnt in Jail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

A LOT on Pierre street. in Pierre sold for
$4,000 the other day. This is the highest
price ever paid for Il single lot in that city.
BRooKINGs has Il building and loan assoc
citation.
The Russian" counties rolled up big ma
jorties against prohibition.
RUSSIAN thistlcs are Il nuisance in many
parts OF the territory.
Work will be commenced on the new
DeadWood smeitcr in a short time
The Black Hills country raised an album
dance of good potatoes this season
The delinquent tax list in Union county
this year is the smallest in eighteen wears,
HE commissioners OF Hughes county
have decided to appoint Il county auditor
L. II. ROBINSON, Of Chicago, has made the
generous offer Of $1,000 cash and eighty
acres Of land to endow a Methodist college
at WATERFOWL.
MOODY county has already suffered some
what from prairie fires, despite all prccau-
tions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
John T.. Wants to Fight Again

John l.. Sullivan announces through
the New York Ercning San tbat he is
ready to fight again and would like to have
q match arranged as soon as possible. He
is ANXIOUS to meet Jem Smith and would
pay his expenses to America. His next
choice Of antagonists is Charley Mitchell,
but is ready to meet anybody that will
challenge him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

Mrs. Louisa Ernest. of st. Louis. who
has been suffering from dementia, cluaed
her attendants the other morning. went
out on the bridge and lcaped into the river
1HO feet below. A fisherman saw her and
rescued her with skiif. Strange to say
she was injured very slightly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
The Territory's Last Session of Supreme
Court.

The last session of the supreme court Of
the territory Of Dakota convened in Dead
wood with Judges Trip, Aiken, Spencer,
Templeton. Rose, Thomas. Croft and Nc
Council present. This is the last session
that will ever be held under the territorial
government, and was not Il long one No
cases of Importance We're heard during the
fern
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
No Trace of Stanley,

Mr.. Stevens, who was sent to Africa by
the New York World, has arrived at Zanzi-
bar from his African touring. He did not
find any trace of tanley.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
N. w. NUTTING RESIGN

The New York Congressman
His Official Position
Oswego s(N. ~ dispatch: 10 u
N. w. Nutting, RepresentatM,s djsr
gress from the Twenty. sevehti' II. h
who has been dan gerously i'll al n III.
in this city for some time, mas ,,beny
His resignation has Leen filed in ,ai .;.a
Gov. Hill has issued a proc.a'l'"''
ing for special election Nov ..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

Death ON am inclined Road.

The rope attached TO car on the in
clined road at Cincinnati broke the other
day just as the car reached the top and It
went crashing dowa and ran into the pass
anger ststion aud Office below. lhsre
sele nine passengers on boar: and five
were killed and three more probably fatal
ly injured. The accident occurred on the
Nit. Auburn inclined plane, which lies at
the head CT Main street, and reached to e
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
WHEAT GROWERS TO CONVENE
ia rmers OF the mississippi Valley to
Meet in St. Louis.

Meet i'll st. Louis.
A st. Louis dispatch says: Arrange
ments for the convention of the wheat
growers of the Mississ ippi valley, to be
held here Oct. %, are progressing favor
ably The principal objects are tie form
alton OF wheat growers association and
acton to insure to farmers better con-
.roi OF prices and commercial systems now
IN force. alter N. Allen, president of
the Farmers Federation of the Missjssinn;
Valley, has assurance that there will ha :,
large attendance at the convention.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
yypi,oid E..rer atLo,lns1ovn,

1t is estimated that there are 300 cases of
typhoid fever at Johnstown. The Red
Cross society is doing everything possible
for the relief Of the sick.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Fatal Train Cv..isios ID ss;;...s:::..:lsa.

Fatal Train Iu..isio7. :l ss,.:'..s:-..I1a.
train wreck recently occurred on the
Burlington and Missouri at Gibson. Neb.
About fifty passengers were injured. Glib
son is meeting point. Both trains are
due at Gibson at $3.50 p. m, but on this
occasion one vas slightly behind. When
the accident occurred the latter had lust
crossed the spur and the engine of the
other train struck the end, hurting both
engines and two coaches from the track.
The combination coach and chair car were
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
That Brown County Case.

The motion for appeal in the famous
Brown county seat case has been denied by
the supreme court. Prominent attorneys al
Aberdeen now admit that the county rec
ords will now go back to Columbia. This
effectually settles the matter until I, vote
can be taken, which cannot be done until
the next regular election.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
I'oupl vote

Total vote. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5G,
Pierre does not secure Il clean majority
over all, but she has Il very handsome
plurality.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

:, San Francisco Cali dispatch: Ex-
Senator James g. Fair has resigned from
tne positions of president and director Of
the Nevada bank on the ground of press
OF other business. The stockholders ac-
copied his resigna ton and elected James
l.. Flood president of the bank
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

IT is now said that Geaeta. -
ger will start for Africa as 'o'- "
cold weather sets in.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

both "-owled with passengers, all OF wnom
we're moro or less injured, while Peter
Reuland. proprietor the fremont house,
died shortly after being taken TO the hos
pital. The chair car. after being over
turned, caught fire and many OF the pass
engers were burned addition to thell
Other injuries.
southern Settlement of a Trnuble-Two
Dead.
The case against DR.. Tett, charged with
completely in the Osyka tragedy of last
year, in which Druggist Narnodo was as
sassinated. was dismissed at Nj fEolson,
Miss, the other day for lack of evidence.
E. c. Collins. one of the witnesses against
lott, was heard talking about the matter
outside. Tett got a shotgun. and finding
Collins still talking, fired two loads of
buckshot into his face. killing him in
stantly. Collins brother-in-law, J. W..
Turner, then opened fire on Tett with
a pistol and the doctor was fatally
wounded. diving in short time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
ioicrre.s Great Lead.

The vote for capital. With full returns from
all but one county, is ;.s follows:
leii DIT"
Sioux Falls II SIS
NNteTlo"n. %.
Mitchell S. l3G
Chamberlain. OF
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
TABERNACLE BURNED.
DIR, TALMAGE.s CHURCH A SECOND
TIME IN ASHES.

A Flying Trains Jump--Eoston'> Pride
Again Out of Money-Thc Government
Will Build Its Own Wars:iips--Ncws of
Other Sorts from Oihcrwi,eros.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
CHICAGO

Catue-Market steady. Quotations. Choice
to extra beeves, s4.59@4e7'e; steers, Sst0D
$50: stockers and feeders, 81 S5s2.S5: cows
bulls aud mixed, 81 oDo2. 60 Texas cattle, 81 Is
$3.50; western rangers, s2.4ot:3 60.
hogs-Aerket slow; nixed, S5.AJ&A..O heavy.
sheeJ'-Macket steady; natives, So so a.65 !;
western. s3.40Gz15; Texans s3.3oa4.l Is lambs,
S4.s5a5SO
Produce-Wheat. October, e0s5c May, s5Ac
Corn. October, 307ac; May 33isc. Oats. o.
tober. 1870; May, &c. Eya; a.14c. Barley, no
a4dlng Timothy, Sly. Flax, sl:273$.
Observation-Disclosures $1,000. Lard Oc-
toEer, $500. shoulders, l.o5n+37]" short
clear s5.5oa562la; shortribs, cash $500 But
ter quiet; creamery. lGM23c dairy - 19c.
Cheese custer; fuu cream choadsrs, ga e.,.c !;
flats, a9lulo}4c yong Americas, l0@lo;sc.
Eggs steady; fresh. 's0i9c.
Hides Stsndy. Ligh: ana green heavy sailed,
Sc; sailed bull 4lec; green salted calf, ;i'c dry
flint, 6a7c; dry sailed, &c d:y calf. 5M6c de,s-
cons. each, Zoe.
Tallow-Stendy. No. l, solid packed, &c No.
Q, 31.c cake, allc
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Ax,cll, the 1;rcor,, Breaker.

In trot against time at Terre Haute,
IND, few days since, Iowas remarkable
thee Year Old. AStell. made the milo in q
clean, perfect trot, III PIP, thus breaking
the record by II seconds. For this feat
il e brought his owner $lo5,0o0 at the sale
which followed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

Iy-.res:'tcnt Hayes Ee-Elccted.
EA-Presiaent Hayes has becni reelected
commanders in chief of the military order
OF The Loyal Legion, at the fifth annual
IL cotiug of that order, at PHILADELPHIA
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Collideu a. Full Speed.

AT Rapid Run, near Cincinnati, on the
Sig Four" railway, freight collidel with
wreclling train. both going at full speed,
owing to a misinterpretation Of orders.
Fireman Morris. of the wrecling train,
was instantly killed and Fireman Whot-
stein was probably fatally injured The
injuries Of the other tralnmen were SLIGHT.
The body If J. Daniels, the head brake
man Of the freight, was found dead and
badly mutilated in the wreck.
a Washington dispatch says: The ques-
ton has been raised by politicians here to-
day, When will the president issue his
proclamation declaring the Dakotas, Mon
tana and Washington states Of the union?"
just as soon as the president receives the
official returns from those territories, which
he has not yet done, and probably will not
much before the last of this month. he
will issue such proclamation, say about
Nov. /. The governors of these states
will then send the several senators and
representatives. elect certificates of their
election, which. when congress convenes,
will be presented to the respective bodies
to which they have been elected. the same
as from any other state. aud they will take
their seats. Then the new representatives
can vote for the election of house officers.
democratic Negroes Adopt Resolutions.
The negro democratic state committee of
Tennessee has adopted resolutions setting
forth that the republican leaders of the
north are disappearing the two races Of
the south 10y lncendiary speeches wholly
uncalled for; that the committee states to
the co]ored people OF the country that the
thing that will do the colored people of the
south and north more good than anything
else is a division of the negro vote: that
educated negroes are doing better in the
south than i'll the north, and that the best
thing the southern negro can do is to cease
his war policy upon his white neighoors.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
Uncle sam Can Build His Own Sims.

Uncle Sam Can Build His Own Ships.
The secretary Of the navy is Very much
impressed with the plan of the government
in building as many of its new war vessels
at the navy as they can handle. He has
only just recently given out orders for the
building of the new 5000 ton cruisers to
be built respectively at the Brooklyn and
Norfolk navy yards. He has had several
long consultations with the different bu-
reau chiefs, and he is convinced that not
only can the vessels be built as we'll but
that the work can be done cheaper by the
government than by contract. 1t is be-
believed that the building of these two
vessels is in the nature of an experiment,
and If successful the government itself
will become the prin :ipal builder of the
new navy. For this purpose the navy yards
at Brooklyn, Portsmouth. Va, and League
Island are being rapidly put in condition
to build the new cruisers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

D. ". Bishop is worth So, ooo, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
MINn;EArULI

Produce-Wheat. No l, hard. October, 1870
No. northern, 76a4c; 10. 2northern, rec.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25

Live stock-Cattls. sl.5oa4 hogs. $500
40.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
NEW YORK,

Producc-Wheat, No 9. CSC; ungraded REQ.
79192c. Corn, No ., see November zoe Oats
No. white. 2sssc; mixed western, @4a.7l.c;
white Western. 27a 35c.
PROVISIONS Eggs steady: western 2,c. 1'orl.
aales OF western steam, $50 70. Butter weai
Elgin, 25a25la SC; westers. dairy, ." &c., crsuln,
cry, 129l412c Cheese quiet; western, 81 To- c.