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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

second days battle Of Shiloh with the
firm conviction that one OF us must fall
This you may call superstition, or what
you will, but the soldier understands
the pressure Of these peculiar convic-
tons, which to him are premonitory-
shadows of events cast before their
coming. AS have said, we were SOL
dier friends-in fact, we were bound to-
gether by far more delicate tie-our
hearts beat as one, and we soon ascer-
tanned that the above premonition set
foot in our consciousness at the same
moment, and thus, to us, became truth.
1t was with dreadful apprehension
that we bivouacked in clump of bushes
little apart from our companions after
the terrible first day of Shiloh. Being
worn out with fatigue we forgot i'm
pending danger, falling asleep as soon
as our heads touched our knapsacks;
sleeping as sweetly on the ragged edge
of battle as though nesting in our own
warm beds at home.
During the night Ibecame conscious
that Jack had left me, but gave the
matter no thought, and was soon
dreaming of white cottage with fair
face at the window-it was my affi-
anced.
Some other faces appeared at the
window and I recognized my mother
and sister. While gazed in ecstasy
upon my loved ones, shadow as OF
impending evil yelled their faces, and
they raised their hands as in warning.
Their attitude and the intense longing
created in my mind seemed to Cypress
me, and sense of falling took posses
sion of my mind. There was load
upon my breast that was hurting me
downward as an arolite until [ sank IN
earth and was lost. The shock awak-
ened me, and I knew that human foot
was upon my breast. On opening my
eyes saw that my friend lucknow
fiend incarnate-was standing over me,
with glaring eyes and tightly drawn
lips. In the dim light Of the stars and
the moldering fire, his eyes shone like
those of a beast ready to spring upon
its prey. The truth burst upon me at
once. Jack had suddenly become de-
ranged, caused no doubt by exposure
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

of the Maryland Confederate societies.
Because of his reckless daring and
chivalrous dash he was dubbed "Head-
long Jim Tilghman" during the war,
and the name has chung to him ever
since. Conc Of the most laughable in
cidents ever witnessed while under
fire, y he continued, "was the conduct
of a long, lank North Carolinian at the
Wilderness. His leg had been shot off
early in the war and he was supplied
with wooden one, with which,
strange to say. he got about with re-
markable facility. One day he was
charging with his company and was
climbing over a fence when, spat! a
mimic ball buried itself in his wooden
leg. Ejecting an immense stream of
tobacco juice, Darn We, I fooled ye
that time he yelled triumphantly,
and rushed on with his comrades"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

Z per cent. The total casualties in the
cavalry and artillery were compare
lively much greater than the infantry.
In the cavalry there was nearly 20 per
cent; in the artillery about the same
proportion; while in the infantry there
was only about Is per cent. In the
cavalry the 7th and 8th lost the great
er number killed in action. The 18th
Illinois Cavalry lost more men by death
in Andersonville Prison than any other
regiment. Out of 296 captured and
taken to that prison pen, 157 died. OF
the infantry, the 9th, 18th, 10Th, Goth,
36th, 18th, 41st, and SD Illinois lost
the greatest number killed outright on
the battle-ield the Hath Illinois lost
more by disease than any other regi-
ment; the LIST and I'd artillery COM
panies lost more in battle and by dis
ease than any other batteries of the
State. At Fort Donelson, nineteen Hi
nois infantry regiments, seven batteries
of artillery, one and half regiments
Of cavalry took part in this the first
great victory of the war. At Shiloh
there We're engaged in the Army of the
Tennessee, under General Grant, thirty
six Illinois infantry regiments, nine
batteries of artillery, besides the cav
airy. At Vicksburg, Illinois was rep
resented by tifty-six regiments of in
fantry, besides the artillery and cavalry.
All this made Ill Illinois regiments of
infantry, besides the cavalry and artil-
lery, that took very active part in
these three great battles of the West.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
IN THE NORTuW EST.
CoPiOUS RAMS HAVE GIVEN NEW
LIFE TO THE REGION.
Tho Younger Rows Will Not he r:,r.,onr,,-
81. FAINT EaS Eviction Cases On Hand
More Gold stories from Wyop.ans -Othe,
Events Of General Interest,
Those Blessed Rains,

recent specials to the Pioneer Press
from various points in Minnesota and Da-
kota give accounts of heavy rain and
snow tall. At Wadena it first rained and
.hen turned into a heavy snowstorm. At
Bra,nerd SHOW fell for several hours, but
hnaliy ended in rain. The grounds were
pafched and the streets and roads like
ashes and crops have suffered, but the
present rainfall will save crops. AT
onelska, y; D.. about four incres of snow
fell and FRAMED ali day. Water is stand
ing IN pools all over the fields. Water
town, ). D.. reports the heaviest rainfall
OF the season. At Millbank, s. D., il
ralned hard for more than twelve hours,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
A Minneapolis Crook.

E. H. Bruce, representing the National
Detective and Collecting Association Of
Minneapolis, silently skipped from Fort
Dodge Iowa, recently, after victimizing
numerous PARTIES by exacting membership
fees from them. The matter was bein GIN
vestigated by the grand jury when he left.
The National Detective association is a
scheme promulgated by Eugene Bassett, q
which he is president and general man.
lager.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

campment. II. D. Stark, Foreman. and
Will m Melchair, Jamestown. South
Dakota officers: Colonel, c. G. Bras.
Mount Vernon; lieutenant, E. F. Baker.
Arlington; delegates. W.. A. Roger OF
MITCHELL and W. A. Bell. of Mount YER
non. The North Dakota boys will meet
next year a. Lisbon, aud the South Dakota.
boys will hold tent encnmpments midway
between Miller and ST. Lawrence. There.
are twenty. nine camps in t Dakata d.
VISION. Nineteen we're. organized last
year. The membership is abou; five hui.
dred.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Evictions to Begin at 1t. Paul.

A determined effort is to be made in -
few days to evict the Polish and Bohem-
ian squatters on what are knows as" Upper
Flats" Papers are now being prepared
and 1900 people will be evicted. This
will sweep the flats of squatters and they
then will be used for manufacturing and
warehouse purposes, for which uses they
are very valuable. Some of the squatters
have asserted squatters' rights, which
gives them title after twenty years of resi-
den e. and it is probable there will be
trouble if an attempt to evict them be
made.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Sons Of Veterans Divide.

The Sons of Veterans encampment has
concluded its meeting at jamestown.
Delegates voted to divide and elected Off
GERS for North Dakota. Until division is
effected the South Dakota officers will be
officers for the whole territory. North
Dakota officers are: Colonel, w. A. Ellis
worth, Foreman; lieutenant, CA. Lathrop,
Jamestown; delegates to the national en-.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
MINNESOTA MENTIONS.
OVERRIDING tn. Protection Idle

OVERRIDING the Protection Idea,
The wholesale grocers in Minnesota
have entered into compact to refuse to
give any prizes on goods at the time of
selling or before the goods are shipped.
They condescend to sell the gooas, but
the price is to be that of the day of ship
ment and the retailer has to rely upon the
honesty of the wholesaler. It is also pro-
posed that if this scheme works to sell
practically for cash, that is, an accepted
draft due at the date named in the bill.
thirty or sixty days, must be forwarded
before the goods are shipped. This would
make the banks all over the state carry the
customers of the big houses of the Twin
cities. To checkmate the combination the
retail dealers are electing delegates to a
state convention to be held soon. where
plans will be formed to break the whole
sale deal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Cattle i'll Wye ming.

The calf crop is reported from Wyoming
ranges to be unusually large this year, and
the stock is in good condition. The horse
roundup, preparatory to the general cattle
roundup, has taken place, and the latter
will begin about May 15ts, near the Ne
braska line and work west. Considerable
small grain has been put in in the territory
this spring, which proves that farmers are
bound to occupy the rich land in the val
leyy
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
A Mammoth Gold Bar,

Says Helena. Mont, dispatch: Agold
bar weighing 2l2 pounds and valued at
SAG, 900 was received at the United
States assay Office here to-day. 1t came
from the Spotted Horse mine at Maiden,
owned by Mr.. Meadow. The bar is the
largest ever received ut this Office.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

o ammun1GlOu
Point in 1864. 1t was that fall, 1
in the month of October. IL
and mangled more than two
hed men, totally destroyed half a
Ia vessels in the river, made kind
wood of the great government
pAouse, and for hours afterward
sed suspense and anxiety all over
military situation. The noise was
nly heard ten and fifteen miles off.
perals We're telegraphing to the Point
day to find out what the trouble
!; and before the truth was learned
BY who heard the sound at dis
Re thought that the Confederates
1t have established batteries some
re on the river in the vicini-
and We're Smelling the Point.
en- the truth was made known by
graph all round the lines of our ar
5, much relief was felt; but the
OF our soldiers never knew the
rors Of that affair. Nobody could
lze them unless he was in sight of
Point at the time, or visited it soon
rms and legs, mutilated bodies,
DIS and feet, We're scattered all about,
some Of them were picked up the
/ day hundreds OF yards off. Many
Instantly killed, many more were
'Aingly mangled. The surgeons
their hands full with the care of
poor victims of this awful disaster.
happened to see it, luckily at a safe
(anee. 1t was only a mere chance
me and the comrades who were
ne: had we left camp little ear
OF had our mule-team travelled
faster, We should have been down
We docks when the explosion occur
and should have been blown into
FmtAy-as every living thing was, that
hear the water.
had been reported at our camp, a
En- miles away, that there was boat
OF fresh vegetables at the Point for
soldiers, sent down by some Of our
Fl'ls at the North; and we were sent
to try and secure some. We did
See any vegetables; we are not GER
Whether any were there or not. If
Fewere, they must have got we'll and
Foughly distributed when that great
c came.
recollection is that General
hts headquarters and the great
oltal We're at least half mile from
|oocks where the boats lay. The
.lhce may have been greater. I
pretend to be exact after so long
ne But 1 have always thought that
a. the lay of the ground, and not
instance, that saved general head
'ers and hospital from being blown
tStrnction. I remember that from
oockage at the Point there was
IL bank, and the main force of this
oslon was spent against this bank.
could see that the next day; it was
;y-combed with the shot and shell
nad been driven into it. Suppose
ground had been perfectly level
a' ane waters edge to headquarters !!
Il van imagine what might have hap
lew hundred soldiers who hap
10 be down near the water at the
were those who were unloading
ammunition, the guards there on
,he Transfers, and of course,
r ru1ers' But suppose, again, that
Apioslon had happened at time
w. 4 Whole division of infantry was
a ing or landing at the Point, as
~ frequent occurrence. There
y nave been as many men killed
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
The Gold in the Big Horn Mountains.

The interest in Mining aft IRIS at Buffalo,
Wyo., has been greatly intensified by tho
discovery of rich gold-bearing quartz in
the Big Horu mountains, twenty five miles
west of that town. The fortunate pros
pector. r. keays, has staked off claim
where the gold Was found, rnd great &C w.
ity at that point is expected to ensue. A
large number of prospectors have rrrived
from the Black Hills, en- route to the
promising mineral districts of the Big
Horn range.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
IOWA EVENTS.
Peculiar Dubuque Accident.

Peter Kuttler, paper hanger at Du-
buque, met with strange accident the
other day which may prove fatal. He was
papering Cling when he slipped from the
platform aud fell to the floor. A pair of
issors were lying on the floor, one point
of which was sticking up. He lii on his
b OK on thia, point. which pierced his kid
ueys. The Injury is unquestionably fatal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
The Race for Cadetships.

Fred Powers, devil" in the LeMars Sen
tinel Office, only Is years old, passed the
highest examination and got the naval Ca
detship in the examination at LeMars last
week. Charles Mckenzie, of Sioux City,
ranked second. E. w. Scott, of Storm
Lake, got the military cadetship. VIM.
Jonfrey, OF Akron, stood next.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Railroads Doubling Up.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
company has contracted wi b the Burling-
ton, Cedar Rapids and Northern to handle
all the traffic Of the former over the twenty
miles of road connecting Emmettsburg and
Estherville for period Of one year. The
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Panl depot at
Estherville has been closed. 1t is also re-
ported that on the Iowa and Dakota divis-
ion seventy men have been dismissed from
the service.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

.,.rcl down to this land OF treason,
Hn,l mind and in my reason,
'o" ,ass1nntcs my property bequeath
/ - NY ,,,s,, ms through these wars may live
f' % vi, ~; men that these presents
|k' wv nv Will aud Testament.
|s, ~. o.S,,uni,snck, in this testament,
\ r,r n, coffee do leave;
. =. nm. my belt and bayonet.
p ., Keller would give;
., - sar,.nut's sword, thai trusty blade
p T5 INIT bv my side hangs ready.
i IN, benueu h. sword, bolt, und NIL,
7 W., n'n NV i,iend FORAGE Eddy.
, ~ ." S1anlcts two Though cribbed
\ ! Iha brown. bought the other,
o.a 10 Murphy would give,
\ ~ ~, tommy Hill the other.
crc wrunc:s Decker my canteen,
NJ needle-cnse to Snyder;
~; W. Billy Given oil my shirts
"a And hnli u barrel Of cider.
H., WOW nyrrroat give to Chris Clare,
h at Hunter have my Bible
7 =, nm cure him Of the blues.
III, ASA smith, my trusty friend,
,erye my pnnts and socks,
And lope he'll neer commit crime
Tn ,.t him in the stocks.
/, .r.,, funds that now from Uncle Sam
y, me this day is due
1ar monthly service in the ranks
= And I've rendered service, too
NV p.lch man in the company
nice new pipe to smoke;
Yrl,-,, in Il circle lot them sit,
And nrh one tell u joke.
Tins vou can easily discern
On, On whom I'd most depend,
For lie who'd tell the biggest fib
Would be my tirmcst friend.
The bounty due from Government
ia lynye unto my honey,
II shr could get it but l know
sl. would not touch the money.
To all my friends left here on earth,
BE they few or many,
leave goodwill to one and all,
without preference to any.
JOHN H. DoHERTY,
,o,any G., Kenton Rangers, First Regimen
\"trureers, kentucky Infantry.
The Explosion at City Point.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
TERRITORIAL TOPICS.
ACadetship for Dakota.

A CadctShID for Dakota.
To the young men who are anxious to
put themselves in way to get drowned at
Samoa or some other seaport, the follow
ing notice, prepared by Delegate Mathews,
will be of interest "A competitive exam
nation of candidates to fill the vacancy in
the United States naval academy at Anap-
oils, Md, for the territory of Dakota, will
be held at Bookings on Tuesday. the 4th
day of June, 1889. Applicants will pre-
sent themselves for an examination upon
their educational and physical qualifca-
tons. All applicants must be between
the ages of Is and 20 years, physically
sound, we'll formed and of robust consti-
tuition. Candidates will be required to
pass an examination in reading, writing,
spelling and arithmetic, geography, Eng
lish grammar, United States history and
algebra to simple equations. The candi-
date standing the highest in all qualifca-
tions will be nominated to fill the vacancy,
and the one standing second will be named
as alternate. The names of the board of
examiners will be withheld until the day of
the examination"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Lightning, Both Fata, and Frea,sy.


Lightning struck the barn of Fred
Schwartzing, at Williamsburg, passed
down post, and portion struck one of
his horses which he was unhitching, strlk-
ing MIR. Schwartzing's left arm, running
up the shoulders. Turning the hair in the
axilla, then passing over the left breast
and abdomen, separating and a portion
running down the left leg, tho other down
the right, and tearing the sole of his shoe
off. He was knocked down and terribly
burned. His horse fell dead on him and
had to be removed to get him from under.
A portion of the lightning ran up the
managers and killed two more of his horses
ana was seen by Mrs. Schwartzing to pass
out of the door. The strangest part of it
all is that Mr.. Schwartzing was not per-
manently injured.
R. H. Hopkins house at Bows was
struck by lightning. The patent chimney
in the center of the house was lifted FROM,
the socket several feet below the roof, de-
posting it in fragments in the yard. The
Zig, thing passed into every room in the
| building, ripping of paper, plastering ani
lath, splitting in pieces the bay window
frame, ending up its srolic by SMASHING
every light in the storm windows that wer
stored in back room. Mrs. Hopkins wa
the only person in the house, and was ly
ing on bed up stairs. She was stunned
and dazed for shot time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Fooled Elm That Time.

r. j A NJ E s
Tlghman, Of
Queen A mn 8
County, Md,
(says the Balti-
i'm ore Neaus,
was o brave
a n d intrepid
officer in Gen
eral j. E. B.
Stuart's COM
mand, and is
now a promi-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
A New Trial for billings.

The reversal of the decision OF Judge
Ruddick, of the Bremen county district
court. in the case of NJ. E. Billings, brings
to mind the trial of the case that attracted
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Dodsing the Gunboats.
BY J. J. BOURNE.

FTER the evacua-
ton of Corinth, Cen
-eral Parsons, with
about a thousand
men from Missouri,
was ordered to re-
port to G e eral
Hindman on t h e
west side of the Mis-
sissippi. Fed eral
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
The War Record of Illinois,
HE State of ILL

HE State of ILL
II o i s furnished
for the war, un-
der all the calls,
256,292 m e n /,
writes E. T. Lee,
Forty-frst Hi
nois, to the Ma
tionGl Tribune.
OF these, 2S, 642
w e r e killed in
battle or died of
wounds and dis
ease while in the
service, amount
1or RI n,Nro <hon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
T1lr TlE!.DoF BATTLE
.,,o INTERVENING ANEc-
s,,,1,rs OF THE WAR.

-, the Rebellion Toll Of
F'''' Hui!cts, Bright Eayonots.
Es'i'"' combs, Bloody Battles, Camp
s' 'rl FESTIVE Bugs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
A $500 900 Packing House Fro.

The greatest fire that ever happened in
Council Bluffs resulted in the recent de-
struction Of the John T. Stewart packing
house. 1t was completely enveloped in
flames before the firemen reached the spot.
All efforts to save the building aud con-
tents we're useless. The dense clouds of
smoke and the terrific heat were almost
suffocating. Thirty minutes after the
main building took fire the tiames had al
most entirely destroyed the framework and
the massive brick walls gave way. crushing
everything beneath them. The fire origi-
mated in the coal sheds, but nothing deti-
mite has been arrived at as to it's cause.
The night Waterman. who had made the
rounds a few minutes before the alarm was
turned in, saw nothing unusual until the
clouds of smoke began to appear The
storage rooms contained about $50, 900
worth of meat and lard. The machinery
is estimated at $25.OGO and the building
the same, making the total loss 500, 900.
All are fully insured IN about thirty differ
ent companies, in which the Springfield
Fire and Marine is the largest loser, their
amount being $4,000. Mr.. Stewart is as
yet undecided whether he will rebuild or
not.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
NEBRASKA NEWS:
Patrick Egan Ha. Gone:

The Hon. Patrick Egan, hns, started from
Lincoln over the Burlington and Missouri
on his long journey to Chill to assume the
responsibilities of his duties as United
States minister of government affairs with
that nation. He will sail on the Both inst.
from New York on board the Pacific Mail
companys steamship which leaves for As
pinwall on that date.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31

HAVE read a great
deal of war history !;
but there were some
important thin g s
in those
days which I don't
find noticed at all in
the histories. For
instance, there was
the terrible explosion
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Cold Rains In Minnesota,

Specials to the Minneapolis Tribune re-
port cold rains all over the northern and
central portions of the state. Chihch
bugs, wherever they seemed to be getting
active, seem to be c illed to death or
drowned. Farmers claim there is enough
water to last six weeks or two months.
Crops everywhere are in fine shape and
promise grand harvest if there is no bad
luck from summer frosts.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-31
Dakota Pres. A..ocl.<,on.

Four members of the executive commit
tee of the Dakota Press association met in
Aberdeen and decided to. call the annual
meeting some time between July 18th and
9th, the exact date to be left to, President
Hopp> Secretary Schlosser and H. S. Sill.
On the ballot for location Aberdeen re-
ceived votes, Watertown and Madison
l. Sealed votes will be- asked of seven
members of tie committee, when If there
is no choice, another meeting will be
called.