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, 1889-06-27
rBE OLD sEr rLkIts.

The old settlers of Eastern Washington
talk of organizing an association with
the view of holding annual reunions. The
proposition has been discussed by such pi-
oneers a. Thomas Steele. William Span.
gle, G. w. Murphy. Frank Malloy, f.
Conley, Andrew La Fevre. Doc Philleo,
Mr.. Stuttler aud others. Such occasions
are not only interesting TO the participants
but are uiso valuable as affording the
means Of preserving the history OF the
country. For example, Mr.. Steele came
here seventeen years ago and assisted
James Downing In setting up the first saw.
mill His son is also believed TO have
been the 6rst white child bora in Stevens
county. which then embraced the region
now constituting Spokane county. Would
IL not be worth while 10 bring together
suCh men as these, with their wives and
children, and hear them talk over old
times and have their stories recorded in
the papers and in the history OF Washing
ton. to be written hereafterp
The incidents connected with the cricket
epoch would alone form thrilling chap
ter, Pioneers tell US that was the most
remarkable scourge that has ever been en-
countered In new country. Myriads OF
black crickets swarmed out Of the earth
and up through the snow and devastated
the fields for two seasons. Settlers joined
together and dug bitches surrounding
their farms, with pits Eve rods apart, and
men, womeu and children worked day and
night with broons sweeping the pests
into the pits and Destroying them. Fami-
lies subsisted on peas and fish whole
season through, IL the people could
have obtained the means TO escape
the country would have been depopu.
llted. When the crickets reappeared the
third year the settlers we're pani c.stricken,
knowing that If the crops should be again
destroy ed many must perish. But they
met the enemy with the courage of true
Washing gt0nIans-a courage which then
amounted almost to ferocity. The bitches
we're dug deeper and their mileage was
extended and the broom brigades fought
with the desperation OF people who are
forced to 6g ht for their lives. Just a. the
insects were about to conquer for the
third time and the people we're almost
ready to give up in despair
heavy rain came, succeeded by frost,
and the crickets tumbled into the
pits TO rise no more. There was great re.
joicing when it became known that the
pest was completely exterminated. The
memory of that awful epoch is worth pre-.
serving.
There are also hundreds of other inter
esting subjects to talk about in connection
with the settlement and development Of
the country, and the old settlers will never
regret it If they proceed with the contem.
plated organization.
, 1889-06-27
Probate Court.

In the matter OF the estate OF Annie
Lindstrom, deceased: Ordered To post no.
tice on application OF guardian to sell real
estate.
In the matter of the estate OF }. NJ.
Jones, deceased: Will admitted to pro-
bate and Malinda A. Williamson ap.
pointed executrix without bonds.
In the matter of the estate of p. A.
Palm, minor: Order to post notice on
application of William Palm for letters of
guardiauship.
In the matter OF the estate of Caroline
Abel, deceased: Order to post notice on
application Of j. +. G. Abel for letters of
administration.
, 1889-06-27

The election of Paul F. Mohr of this
city TO the Office Of vice president and
member Of the directory Of the Seattle,
Lake Shore & Eastern is not only q COM
pliment to deserving and competent
man bat at the same time 1t 10 q decided
compliment and may prove Of much advan-
taRe TO Spokane Falls. The indications
for some time have been that the affairs
Of the g., L. s. & E. were getting in such
shape "a to mean active operations at an
early date and it is believed that the plan
will be for Mr.. Mohr to return to the West
at once and take charge Of the company's
interests in the field and that the road
will be speedily pushed through to the
Sound. At the same time it appears quite
probable that arrangements are about to
be perfected by which the line will secure
favorable connection with road eastward
from this point. This is matter Of much
Importance to botn Seattle and this city
and in fact to the whole of Washington
and developments will be watched with
interest.
, 1889-06-27
NOTICE 40 CHEDIrOKs.
OF ESTATE OF IRA r. LooMIa
DECEASED

Notice Is hereby given by the under.
signed administrator OF the estate OF Ira r,
l.oonlis, deceased, to the creditors of and
all persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit them with the neces.
sary vouchers within one year after the
administrator at The Bank OF Spokane
Falls, northeast corner ofRiverside avenue
and Mill streets, in the City Of spokane
Falls. County Of Spokane and Territory of
Washington. WALTER II. WISCONR.
sdministrstor OF estate of Ira +. Loomis.
deceased.
Dated at Spokane Falls, w. r., Nav
Of 1880 ~ sS
, 1889-06-27
NOTICE TO CKEDIrORs
OF AUGUST FALK, DECEAHED

The undersigned having been dulv an.
pointed administrator de bonis non Of ths
estate OF August Falk, deceased, notice IL
hereby given to the creditors OF said de-.
ceased requiring all persons having claims
tho necessary vouchers and dnly authsn.
ticated az required by law, within one
year after the 10th day Of June, A. ID. 1890.
the date OF first publication of this notice
TO the Undersigned at the law office OF AL
len ~ Walker, rooms II and IL. Hyds
block, Spokane Falls. w.
CHAS. q. SCHRIMPF,
Administrator dc bonis non Of the estate
OF August FAlk, deceased.
, 1889-06-27

The drifting of straws indicates the di-
rection of the wind and the movements Of
the great railroad companies Of modern
times can only be determined by some
what similar process of observation. The
movements Of contendin9 armies are not
guarded with greater skill than are the
plans and purposes Of the builders of
modern transportation lines. The recent
action of the Southern Pacif, in securing
line of road leading into Portland would
seem to indicate tendency OF that COM
pany to extend in this direction, From
Portland it may easily obtain the Van
couver & YAKIMA and thus reach Eastern
Washington, and from the latter point
there is an open gateway to Spokane
Falls, At Yakima the Southern would
cross the Northern, and the proposed
Union Pacific extension from Umatilla to
Tacoma and at this city it would also
form a junction with the Spokane &
Northern, the Seattle, Lake Shore q
Eastern, the Spokane & Rockford, the
Washin Ston Central and the Occur
d'Alene branch. With all of these valu-
able connections and with it's own equal
opportunities for com peting for the traffic
of Central and Eastern Washington. there
is certainly much to invite the Southern
Pacific to extend its line from Portland to
this clty.
, 1889-06-27
THE LOCAL MARKET,
No Material ChanKs In the Market Quo.
tA,ious During the Past Week.


| tA,ious During the Past Week.
The dealers report good and steady
trade for the past week While there has
| been no particular furry. yet the whols-
| salers and retailers have been kept on the
| move. The commission houses stili con-
| t,nue 10 do good business In snalt fruits,
cherries esps scially are in great demand,
while peaches and raspberrips have sold
rapidly. Cherries are now selling as low
az 80 cents u box. Other fruits are
quoted ut the same prices az last week.
Oats have advanced. owing 10 a shortage
10 Oregon. Timothy nay has made I'm ad-
vance OF 81.
The market quotations are corrected
every Thursday morning by N. ID. Dobson
Il Co., Wholesale conn issiou merchants,
ut No. Howard street.
Wheat is very cheap at present. The
mills are paying 40 cents per oushel for 1t.
Bailed timothy retails at $25 per ton,
wild hay at $l2, and cats hay at $l6.
Butchers are paying 3 l2 to 4 cents per
pound tor stai.fed heeves on foot; for
dressed pork to 0 cents, and dressed
mutton . cents per pound. Beef retails
from 3 to Is cents per pound; choice
cuts ID to 25 cents; pork IL 10 to Is
cents; mutton and veal, choice cuts, l2X
to 20 cents.
Dressed chickens. 75n apiece.
Live chickens, soc apiece.
The fish market is very active,
Trout aud salmon are in great demand,
but perch. cod, hounders and sea- bass
find ready sale. The prices range
from IL Q to 20 cents per pound.
Lard. 5'pound cans. Is cents; cheese
Ohio cream, 20. York state cream, 25 centA
per pound.
Flour, per barrel, SO 30 to $3.50.
Oat meal, b TO 6 cents.
Corn meal, cents.
Potatoes, 81 to 81 rs per 100 pounds.
Cabbage, 3 to cents per pound.
Turnips 81 SO per 100 pounds.
Parsnips. 81 to ~ 80 per 100 pounds.
Onions, 219 to 3 cents per pound.
Apples, So to 1925 per box.
Salt, common, $lS5 per 100 pousds
dairy. 81.
Green coffee. 25 to 80 cepts; roasted cof-
fee, Is to 40 cents.
Sugar, grauulated, 10 to IL cents per
pound; extra G. 8 to 10 cents.
Butter. creamery, 20to3o cents per pound,
dairy and ranch IL TO 25 cents.
Smoked bacon, packlnR-nouse brands,
l21t to IL cents; breakfast bacon, IA 70 l6
cents; hams, l6 TO II cents; home sugar
cured hams, IL cents.
California canned goods. 81 so 10 $500
per case OF two dozen.
| Crackers, z to 10 cents.
| Syrups. rs cents to 81 per gal.
Maple syrup. 1925 to 3i.75 per gallon.
| Evaporated peaches, l6 cents; sun- dried.
l2l1 cents,
Evsporated apples, l21f 70 Ia cents.
Dried blackberries, l21S cents; raspbes-
ries. 35 cents; currauts, l2l.2 cents.
Prunes, 10 centsi Italian prunes. Is
cents; French, 10.
| Rice 10 cents.
| White beans. 4 to 6 cents.
| EuUs ~ tn ~ centa
, 1889-06-27
Funeral OF Cough Fairmap,

The funeral of Cough Fairman took
place from Company G's armory Ia the
American Resort yesterday afternoon.
Rev. L. e.. Watson conducted tue funeral
services ut the armory, after which the
procession formed headed by the Second
regiment band, and marched TO Green
wood cemetery. the tre department Com
Giety being in line, followed by a long
line of cArrin1es
, 1889-06-27

length. is nearly completed and will have
q capacity Of 260 cubic feet OF water, un'
dei 100 foot pressure. giving the new
works 60-borse power which IL considered
ample for all purposes. Ia the office OF
the company on Main street will be found
numerous specimens of rich ore from the
Last Chance. and the display Of native sill
yer Ia various forms 10 we'll worth in
specting. .--Wsrdner News.
, 1889-06-27
IN THE COURTS.
Frank Msrttn on Trial for shooting Abso.
lOm Parker.

lOm Parker.
The case of Frank Martin, who shot
Absaiom Parker near the Northern Pacific
water tank about ten weeks ago. was
called up in the district court yesterday
and occupied the attention of the court all
cay. The jury was selected mostly from
the regular panel and without much diff.
Guilty. A number of witnesses we're exam.
ined on the part of the prosecution, which
rested during the afternoon.
In police court yesterday Judge Curry
imposed fines as follows:
G. Anderson for assaulting Mrs. s. Har-
ris was lined IS aud costs.
]. Hays, drunk, So and costs; w. Muir.
ply. drunk, 50 and costs; T. o. Donnell,
drunk, IS and costs; g. Davis, vag, IS and
costs.
, 1889-06-27

In the latter part Of July this city will
be visited BY the greatest party of capital
isfs that has ever come west. with the ex.
ception of the last spike outfit that came
With Willard a few years ago. They pur-
pose being at Helena about July Goth and
this will bring them here few days later
along. 1t would be as well it preparation
was made TO receive them here in digui-
fed, becoming manner. Perhaps some Of
these men of capital may desire location
for smelling and reduction and lead works.
To this end they should ie able to learn
all about our mineral resources and other
essentisls. Some may be interested In
starting q paper mill. foundries. paint
works or other manufacturing establish
ments. All of our advantages and in.
ducemeuts should be fully made known to
them in 10 forcible, business-like way and
without any clap.trap or noise or parade.
, 1889-06-27

THE Wardner News has enty red upon
its fourth volume, under most favorable
auspices, 1t makes speciality Of mining
news and IL eagerly sought by all the min
ing men in the Occur d'Alenes, who have
the most unlimited confidence In the &C.
curacy of its statements. The REVIEW
extends cordial congratu ulations to Messrs.
O'Rourke, McKelvey and Sullivan upon
the success OF their enterprise.
, 1889-06-27

entire distance. The owners are A. Nal.
colin. Henry James, John East, r. Swift
and W. Il. OXley. The nearest claim No
this that Ia now being worked is the Wide
West, which is also exceedingly promis-.
in0,
, 1889-06-27
L.ynched.

LOUISVILLE June 26.-A mob went to
the Jail at Shepsrdsville, Bullet county, ut
Acdeli, charged with the murder OF q
peddier, to the woods aud hung him.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
Y. ress and 1akotaiaa
INJURED IN 4 FIRE.
A Factory Filled with Employees De-
stroyed by Flames.
JUMPED FOR THEIR LIVES.
Men and Girls Leap From. the Windows
to Escape Many Are Badly
Hprt, Two Fataliy-Fata, Fire
In Pennsylvania.

BROOKLYN. N. y, March e7.-Fire
destroyed the four-story brick factory
building No. 3aS Kent ayenve, and led
I o the injury OF a number OF men and
girls. The first floor of the building
was used as an axle factory by F.. w.
Urster, and the second floor by Dell
myer & Staatz az a brass foundry. On
the third and fourth floors thirty five
men and twenty-five women and girls
were employed by Alfred e. Owens, in
the manufacture of shoes. The fire
broke out III the lower part of the build
ing, and spread SO rapidly that the only
stairway leading to the street was. in
flames before the shoe employees could
make their escape. They ran to the
rear windows and jumped to the roof
Of an extension to the building about
twenty feet below them. Nearly all of
the girls and some of the men who
jumped were more or less injured, and
it is reported that two of the employees
are missing. The loss by the fire will
probably reach St25, 900.
Later-lt is now feared the injuries of
James Hanninan and Maud Tyrell will
prove fatal, The two persons who
were missing, have been accounted for.
and 1T is not believed anyone persisted
in the burned building.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
Notice of Disamrmance.

To all Whom it May Coucern. b it Known
to all men, that |, Alfred Coo, q Yankton In
dian. of the Yankton Indian agency, in Dakota
territory, came to the age of majority, that ia
of twenty one years, on the Stst day Of March,
A, D., 1888. and do hereby of my own free will
after specified, disafirm,, deny, annul, ard
revoke a certain warranty deed. dated on the
first day of September, 1898, at the county of
Charles Mix in said Territory, conveying the
following described real estate, to-wit: ALL
those certain pieces or parcels Of land. situate
in the county Of Yapkton and Territory of Da-
kota, de oribad as follows. to-wit: The south
vert quarter Of the southwest quarter (sw 70,
(sw NJ. of section seven a.. in towpship ninety
three (9S) of range ffty-fye (b5), containing
4S 40-l00 acres; also the south half of the s,uth-
east garter tsh Sc ~ of section twelve {l2). in
township ninoty-ihrce 1851, OF range hfty-six
1857. containing 80 acres, total area, 1928 40. 100
acres; together with all and singular the
he~reditaments and appurtensnces thereunto
BARTLETT Trip alt Calvin, B. Harris, of
Yankton, Dakota. and signed by Harriet Ange,
!homas g.. Ange, Matilda Lyman. Victoria
Brazeau. Helen Williams, Allied Ooe and
Harvey Renville. and recorded in volume 10 at
page 2, in the Office of the II gister Of deeds for
deny, revoke and dlsatfrm any and ali deeds
and instruments of any and every character
pertaining to any and all realty wherever
situate. by me made. signed or executed during
my minority. such revocation is made for the
reason that The aforesaid and any other deeds
by me so executed, was or we're obtained from
me while | was yet a minor, and not capsule In
Dated February %, 1889.
CAMPBtL LII BARNES, Attorneys.
Yankton, Dakota.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
DAaopA CONVERSATIONS.

Opiape'e Goosner. RawlaY and Hnff.
OF Gov. Cuurcb's staff, nave forwarded
taeir designations TO G v. Mellette.
There are now thirteen mules at work
in the Homeatake MINES two Of them
having been sent down the shaft last
week.
Valuable farm buildings, the property
of DIR. j. Harcourt, OF Steele, were de.
stroyed by prairie fires. which swept
large tracts Of county.
The South Dakota executive commit
tee of the constitutional prohibition con.
v~ention ia formulating plans for the COD
duot of their campaign.
Patents granted: Closure for ehurns,
William "a. Leseur and f. r. Bassett,
Aberdeen; grain measuring machine,
Willism McOonachie, Bellev,ile.
Ed Green, who was chang I'd with kill
ing an infant at Ssnrgis Of whIch he was
supposed to be the father. has been &C
quilted sitter . trial ct DeaGwocd.
An old feui ,xistipg ret %, ca Ed and
John White, brothers. LIVING in Water
town. eliminated in u quarrel between
the two. Ed drew q revolver and shot
John in the thigh, and Patrick Donnelly
q friend of Johns, in the body. All
three we're placed under arrest.
Mrs. Brunnell and Emma Pearson,
who we've a~rrsigned OF Fargo, charged
with stealing ST. 49i from r. Rowland,
were bound oyer to the grand jury il the
sum OF 81, 800 each. Mrs. Brunnell is q
widow. She owns a farm near Fargo,
and is said to be worth about S., 200.
Monday night Grand Forks business
men had an enthusiastic meeting for
making Grand Forks the business COM
mereisl city Of North Dakota. George
b. Clifford presided; j. Walter Smith
was secretary. There is an universal
feeling to advertise the city and sur
rounding county In the east. a COM
nittee OF ten was appointed to consider
plans for future work and report next
week.
The territorial auditors flee Is now
under look and key, and admittance
within is effeotually Gus of. In other
words. Dakots is without en- auditor.
Deputy Auditor Palmer has gone to
Pierre to attend to the real estate rush
there, in which he 10 largely interested,
Gov. Mellette sold Palmer that his
salary would continue, but that he should
have no official authority, but Palmer
does not selish this and has not been
near the auditors fi,e since.
Last Saturday night, says the Tripr
Times, some emisrants were camping
at Milltown for the night ana after com
plotting their arrangements they dis
covered o little child missing. A hum
wss Instituted and nan persons started
in search. As the creek and river wert
near at hand, and darkness prevailed the
search for the little was moi
the best. In the night some time, how
ever, the little u was found about three
miles ffomf1own, wandering along con.
tentedly.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
quay and wanamaker .

The alleged differences" between
Senator Qasy and Postmaster Genera
Wsnamaker arc only on the surface and
do not resch the heart. There is nc
doubt that Mi. Wsnsmaker has rendered
the Philadelphia postofice to his friend
MIR. Field, who is not q politician, and
whose conduct at the polls during the
last few years is q matter of some doubt
1t is also true that Mr.. @ lay bee in.
'dorsed the application OF Williem r
Leads, otherwise known as "Bill Leads
for the same office, and has written q
strong letter urging his appointment
While Mr.. @ lay tells the people that he
10 going to Insist upon Mr.. Leads. ap.
pointmens, and that be does not believe
the postmaster general will appoint MIR
Field, his does not show any siQns o.
rage or disappointment, and 1t is sus
peoted that he has Endorsed Lssdt
simply for effect.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
Defining an Impression.

Philadelphis North American: One
day DIR. McOosh came into she mental
philosophy class, end said:
.Ah, young gentlemen, / hsve an i'm
preesion!
Nov, young gentlemen" continued
the dlctor, as he touched his head with
bis iorefioger, "can you tell me Whist an
impre ssion is 2"
No answer.
"WhatP No n knows? No one can
tell me what an impression is?'exclaim.
ed the doctor looking mp and down the
class
81 know" said Mr.. Arthur. An i'm
preston is o dent IN q soft place"
Young gentlemen" said the doctor,
removing his hand from his forehead and
growing red In the face, you areexcused
for the day."
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
Lumber Rates Cut.

OMAHA, March 27.-The western roads
have concluded to cut lumber rates
from Chicago to Iowa and Missouri
river points about 20 per cent. This is
a. in favor of Chicago, and will
place the lumber dealers of that city ON
the same footing as the dealers at st.
Paul, Minneapolis, and other Mississippi
river points. Ever since the adoption OF
the Iowa commissioners tariff the rates
on lumber from Mississippi river points
have been 50 much lower than the
through rates from Chicago as, to virtu-
ally drive Chicago dealers out of the
lumber business.
The Minnesota roads reduced the
rates from st. Paul and Minneapolis
about two weeks ago in order to meet
the reduced rates from Mississippi river
points in Iowa. The Chicago roads
held out until recently under the i'm
preston that the Iowa commissioners
might advance the rates between Iowa
points sufficiently to emov the neces-
sity of making q material reduction in
the through rates from Chicago; but as
the commission showed no disposition
to raise the rates. the roads were finally
compelled to make the reduction from
Chicago and thus save Chicago's lumber
frnln 1880 -l
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
Nxoming,s Governor.

Cheyenne, sa Wyo, March 26.-The
Wyoming gubernstorial contest has re-
resulted in speedy aud decisive victory
tor II. e. Warren. Petitions tor his ap-
pointmens signed by democrats as we'll
az republicans from all parts OF the ter
ritory have gone to Washington daily
since the Alb OF March. The news of the
appointment was hailed with delight by
his supporters, and ia Q short time many
residences we're. decorated with flags and
bunting, while o meeting OF c~itizsns was
held to arrange o Publication meeting,
end o subsequent meeting for formal
ratification.
Thia evening o large bonfire was start
ed on the public square. Several brass
bands and a torch light procession par
s3ed through the principal streets,
while salutes were fred by a battery
from Fort Russell. a reception was
afterwards held at Governor Warren's
residence.
Governor Warren is %forty-four years
old. His birthplace 10 Hinsdale, Mass.
He enlisted at the age of seventeen as q
private in the Forty -ninth Msssa-
chusetts volunteers and rose to the rank
of captain by the CLOSE OF the war. He
came to Cheyenne in 1858, worked as
clork in the store of a. r Converse
with whom he afterwards formed q part.
neTship. He Is new a large land owner
ii nearly all Of the counties IN Wyom-
ing president Of the Warren Mercantile
company and Warren live stock com
pany a director OF the Cheyenne &
Northwest railroad and stakeholder 10
la Ir y-A - - - A-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-28
mathews, Mail.

Washington sreciaI: Delegate Math-
ews of Dakota is D of the hardest.
worked men In the city. His mail en-.
braces oyer o hundred letters o day, be.
sides the petitions for appointments
which come in by express. He Is en-.
.deavoriuR to reply to every communion
tion received, bu, finds himself Two days
behind bis mali at the pre- sent writing.
Ii would aid him and q great many other
congressman and senators il applicants
for office would send their petitions and
papers direct to the departments undtr
which they desire employ meut rather
than to their representatives. The CON
Rressman OF senator q do nothing but
Ing the papers to the department and
have them filed, and they would do
fully as good service il transmitted d.
rectly to the department..