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The South western news., 1889-02-27
TEN DAYS AGO

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TEN DAYS AGO
Mr.. Wommack was bitten by the
house cat. 1t was known that the
strange cat that bit Wommack had
also bitten the house cat. Tuesday
Mrs. WOmmack complained of
pains in her heel, similar to those
experienced by her hrsband, and
rs N tkat case, these pains aiI not
commence until the sore apparent>
ly healed up. The country was
secured for a maidstone. Finally
one was found. This and other
rcmed;e5 real or supposed, are he
ing used. Mrs. Woiamack is ap>
narentiy in good he .!tb as ever,
talks as asiiss, and the only synp>
toms are the slight pains, starring
in the heel, extending to he ankl.
She says the maidstone has easc,'
these, pains, though she still feels
occasional twinges. She is left with
four children. all girls, the young
est a baby at the breast. Her rel"
tives and friends are with her cons
stantly.
DO you think you have hydro
phobia?' che was asked tonight.
"The doctors says / have the
neuralgia" she answered evasive-
ly.
DO you feel like your husband?'
He said he felt it started that
way. but Pm feeling better, and
hope it is neuralgia OF rheumatism.
| don't mind dying, but don't want
to die like John died.
Are you well in every respect
but that?'
'As well as | ever was
There was some doubt in the
minds of the country people about
Wommack's case, though the effect
is none the less marked on that &C.
count. They have
KILLED ALL THE CATS ANBD DOGS
for miles around. Mrs. Wommack's
case is being watched with interest
and the identity already shown be-
tween her case and her husbands
is causing general alarm.
A three-year-old negro girl, the
daughter of Gus Starks,. was bit
the day after Mrs. Wommack was.
The oat that did this was also Bit
ten by the cat that bit Mrs. Wom-
mack. Three or four days ago
John Parker, a six-year.old white
boy, was bitten by another vicious
cat, Several mules and horseshave
been bitten within the past few
days.
If it is not hydrophobia, what
is it?
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Tests of various kinds of coal
have shown that only coke is suffic-
iently good electric conductor to be
used as an earth connection for
lightning rods. Specimens Of an
thracitc and bituminous coal and
charcoal were mostly lacking IN
conductivity.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

RATEN rs Procured. VIM. G
Henderson,. 925 F ST., Wash
ington, ,. G. Formerly OF Exam
ming Corps us. Patent Office.
IL years experience. Send sketch
mabel arof1y reports as TO patent
lty. Correspondence solicited.
The South western news., 1889-02-27
wTrH A GREENIsH GLITTER

like those of a cat in the dark
When Wammack was locked in
the room in hurry, and in the
confusion the baby was lett on the
bed. Wommack had a terrible
spasm, but did not notice the baby
lying three feet away. The moth
er of the child ran in and picked up
the baby. The spasm
had passed oft Wommack tpolz.
his wife's hand, held it for several
seconds, told her goodbye and al
SO several relatives and neighbors.
As the door was about to be shut
again he begged for his wife to
come to him again.
Go back, john, said a neish>
Dor.
Wommack obeyed. The door was
shut. Almost Immediately he
Jumped up twice, screaming:
obi Ohp
Then he fell and lay quite still.
The door was opened. and he was
found lying ON the floor, his head
propped against the bed, his heavy
beard was matted with white froth,
and after he ten considerable
quantity Of the same froth fell from
his lips, forming
The South western news., 1889-02-27
WOMMACK'S AGONY.
The Terrors Of a Death From Hy>
drophobia.

mack died soms days ago with what
was supposed to be hydrophobia.
There is little room to doubt now
that it was genuine hydrophobia.
Others IN the neighborhood have
been bi ten, and the excitement
there is
LITTLE SHORT OF a PANIC.
1he clrcnmstaneesoi Wenamnek' =
cTse are these: One r.onth ago
from last Wednesday Wommock
VS. bitten by cat. The wound
w a severe one on tic ltt fcre>
finger, 1t heale,i up in ii week or
ten days, ans the incident was for,
& 'tten. Saturday. the Oh, Won-
macH complained of a shooting
pain ia the finger. AT first this
vas confined to thu finger, then it
reached the elbow, then to the
shoulder, finally entering the body.
He described the pain by saying
that it '5as in the marrow of his
bones, and felt ike pins sticking.
The shooting pains became more
frequent and severe. On Saturday
night he had a violent fit. The un>
fortunate man would
JUMP LIKE A CAT,
beat his breasts with his feet. lie
down upon the floor, kick until the
bones in his toes were broken. The
fit TASTED seven minutes. After it
was over Wommock explained that
he had been perfectly conscious
the whole time, but was utterly
unable to control himself. Half
an hour after the first, was the Sec
Ond fit.
For Gods sake open the door,
pleaded Wommick; I'm choking to
detth.'
The door was opcncd.
Shut 1t quick = screamed the
mailman, 'shnt it quick I'm chok~
ing to death
Subsequent fits were in every
WY like the first, except more
severe.
"Wife,' he said after one, L want
ed to bite you, but clampeG my
teeth and wouldn't dc it.
Sunday, neighbors were going to
chan Wammock for the protection
of the f,mily, but he beg led them
not.
4 know you ALL he said. Il know
if / bite YOU you would die
When l want to bite you l just
think Of you suffering as do, and
| won't.
The fits continued at regular in
tersals of ten to fifteen minutes UNI
til Wednesday morning last. Y am
mack was then put into room
alone, as he was getting evidently
less able to control Himself. His
lower eyelids and the muscles
about the checkbone began swell-
ing until the eye entirely closed.
The lump under each eye was lar
ger than an egg. 1t was FIRST red,
then blue, finally almost black
The upper lid contracte exposing
he whites Of the eyes When
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Ell Paso, Mexico, must have some
very public spirited ladies. An it,
EN- which appeared in a recent
number of one OF the papers there
reads: The fashionable ladies' who
engineered the last bull fight net
ted s281.55, which they will devote
to the ;ownclock fund.
The South western news., 1889-02-27
DAWSON, GA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1889.

the spasms would come on the eyes
shone
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Creoline, a kind of tar obtained
by dry distillation Of bituminous
coal, is recommended by DR.. Neud-
OFFER. Of Vienna, as the most trust.
worthy, convenient and harmless,
as we'll as the cheapest, Of antiseptic
dressings for erysipelas, tumors,
wounds, etc.
The South western news., 1889-02-27
News and Scientific Items.


News and Scientific Items.
One who has tried it finds a mig.
ture of copperas and glue the best
for keeping rabbits and mice from
trees.
A Scotch inventor forms a cons
venient fuel by mixing coal-dust
with a paste of water, ground rice
waste and silicate of soda, and then
molding into blocks.
A gun whose missiles are dischars
ged by means Of wheels is certainly
novelty. The Hicks centrifugal
dynamite gun is fred in that mans
ner, making no noise or smoke.
One firm in New York supplies
electrical power to $50 different
manufacturers, some of them ten
miles from the dynamo. This has
replaced 107 steam engines.
Russian soldiers have lately suk-
fered from night-blindness (hemers
alopia), an affection generally due
to lack of proper food. An cpl.
demic of this disease at a time when
bread was the chief diet has been
known to disappear on a return to
animal food.
Experiments have been made in
! Berlin with India rubber pave
ment. 1t is said to be very dura.
bic, OF course n6iselesS, aHd unaf~
fected by heat or cold. AS COW
ering tor bridges it is said to have
peculiar merits, its elasticity pre-.
venting vibration, ace
-
Tests of various kinds of coal
have shown that only coke is suffic-
iently good electric conductor to be
used as an earth connection for
lightning rods. Specimens Of am
thracite and bituminous cOal and
charcoal were mostly lacking IN
conductivity.
Ell Paso, Mexico, must have some
very public spirited ladies. An it,
EN- which appeared in a recent
number of one Of the papers there
reads; The fashionable ladies' who
engineered the last bull fight net
ted 1921. 55, which they will devote
to the ;ownclock fund.
Creoline, kind of tar obtained
by dry distillation of bituminous
coal, is recommended by DR.. Neud-
orfer. Of Vienna, as the most trust.
worthy, convenient and harmless,
as we'll as the cheapest, Of antiseptic
dressings for erysipelas, tumors,
wounds, etc.
Now thas many railroad lines are
complying with State laws to heat
their car with steam from the locos
motives, it 10 discovered that, in
case of a smashup the passengers
can be cooked by the hot steam as
they could be cremated by the
flames.
The number Of sggsa hen may lay
has been estimated by a German
naturalist as follows. The Ovary
Of a hen contains about 600 embryo
eggs, of which not mere than 20
are matured in the first year. The
second year produces l20; the third
1876; the fourth, 141; and the fols
lowing iour years the number de-
creases by 20 yearly. In the
ninth year only 10 egga can be ex~
pected,
Civilized man is creating an era
of determination and not only the
great guadruped and some human
species, but even harmless birds,
must 90. No less than 500 birds,
belonging to 25 species, have been
lured 10 destruction in a single
night by the torch of the statue Of
Liberty in New York harbor,
Some places alreedy report scarce
ty Of birds. aud under the influence
Of argumenting adversities many
species may soon disappear alto.
The South western news., 1889-02-27
ROBERTS & MARSHALL PIoDIbtOls,

s.,IH0 nS1Er mnybc found mic A. REQ.
NIB FEE En- j.. Rowell Il Co.'S Newspaper
sdrerfising Dnly 90 Spruce ST., where adver-
f1sing contr. cts l1,l Ee made Ion IT in Network.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Experiments have been made in
Berlin with India rubber pave
ment. 1t is said to be very dura.
bic, of course Hohseless, apd unaf
fected by heat or cold. As a GOV.
ering tor bridges it is said to have
peculiar merits, its elasticity pre-.
venting vibration, ace
The South western news., 1889-02-27

|, sands at the head Of all good
or-ans. III &c who desire to have
the b 81 organ should.soqua;nt th.m-
selves with the merits o our iaStru
ments. Don't take onr word for
what we say, but see and test our
instruments. If no dealer sells our
organs in your local. y, write to the
factory.
The South western news., 1889-02-27
A POOL ON THE FLOOR,

Wommack's feet and hands we're
terribly bruised and lacerated, His
finger nails were torn of, his breast
was black and sore from beat
ing it.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Now that many railroad lines are
complying with State laws to heat
their car with steam from the locos
motives, it 10 discovered that, in
case of a smashup the passengers
can be cooked by the hot steam as
they could be cremated by the
famea
The South western news., 1889-02-27

A gun whose missiles are dischars
ged by means Of wheels is certainly
a novelty. The Hicks centrifugal
dynamite gun is fred in that maris
ner, making no noise or smoke.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

One firm in New York supplies
electrical power to $50 different
manufacturers, some of them ten
miles from the dynamo. This has
replaced 1O7 steam engines.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

Russian soldiers have lately suf-
fered from night-blindness (hemers
alopia), an affection generally due
to lack of proper food. An epi-
demic of this disease at time when
bread was the chief diet has been
known to disappear on return to
animal food.
The South western news., 1889-02-27

One who has tried it finds a mig.
ture of copperas and glue the best
for keeping rabbits and mice from
trees.
A Scotch inventor forms a cons
venient fuel by mixing coal-dust
with a paste of water, ground rice
waste and silicate of soda, and then
molding into blocks.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. o. y. Winch.
ell, on Sunday, January 20, 1889, big,
bouncing boy. The rest Of the family
are as we'll az can be expected.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
BEE HIVE,
HANDS OFF.

Pierre shouldn't want the earth. II
she will keep her coat on the people OF
tho Black Hills will be glad to help hel
to the capital of South Dakota, but she
shouldn't start out by antagonizing
them. And yet this is what she will dc
if she persists in her attempt to gobble
the soldiers hcme.
The above is from the Rapid City
Journal of recent date and voices ex-
actly the sentiments OF the entire Hills.
Pierre is the latest aspirant in the field
for the soldiers home. She has offered
the territory the new and elegant Park
hotel, valued at 1927, 900, and portion
of the park surrounding it, worth &c.
900 if the legislature will locate the in
stitution there.
Hot Springs was the first in the field
and DIR. Stewart, then Black Hills
representative, was the originator OF the
scheme. Through his labor the bill was
first passed locating it there. Everyone
knows why the home was not established.
The G. A. R. Of the territory, on inyesti-
cation, have since decided in unqualified
terms for Hot Springs, and it has been
an understood thing that if the home was
to be established, Hot Springs was by all
means entitled to it. Pierre, while one
of the best cities in Southern Dakota,
having location second to none, and
laboring to become in the future the
capital city of the state of South Dakota,
is not entitled to the home. Pierre will
need all the votes she can possibly get in
order to secure the capital. She cannot
afford to antagonize any section. Yet,
evidently forgetting the6,0 votes of
the Black Hills, she now is working to
wrest from them this soldiers home.
The people Of this section have faculty
Of getting even with those who play them
false, and should the Future Great on
the banks of the Big Muddy succeed in
obtaining this public institution at the
expense of the Black Hills, she can rest
assured that when the great day comes
for casting ballots for our state-house
town, some other locality will receive the
Black Hills support. Pierre must take
its choice. Give the home to the Hot
Springs and get 5000 Black Hills votes
on the capital question, or take the home
and lose our solid unqualified support.
CHOOSE ye this day whom ye will
serve"
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
BRILLIANcY.

The following brilliant effusion is from
the pen of the presiding genius of the
blanket known as the Tilford Times:
If there is anything upon which the
people of the Black Hills are unanimous
it is upon the question of opening the
reservation. And yet all three of our
representatives in the Dakota Legislature
Patton Clarke and Trude-voted
against the memorial to congress asking
that the reservation be opened. We won
der if they have been ''seen" by the land
grabbers' lobby?
OF course the people of the Black
Hills are unanimous upon the question
of opening the reservation. It is also
true that ''all three of our representatives.
in the Dakota Legislature Patton, Clarke
and Trude- voted against the memorial
to congress asking that the reservation
be opened" But any one with the sense
equal to that the All-wise has bestowed
upon the ordinary barnyard goose,
knows that instead Of being g seen by
the land grabbers lobby" our represent
atiyes voted exactly as the majority Of
Black Hills voters desired them, that is,
against the opening of the reservation on
the southern boundary described in the
memorial voted on.
Counc;Inan Uaehal,ayx,h a,nan5oa
the council bill mo 49, BY changing
the southern boundary to the White
river thus opening the section immedi-
ately opposite Custer and Fall River
counties. When this bill, amended as it
is, comes up before the lower house the
suspicious purveyor Of free trade princi-
pies in .South Scoop viii see that the
Black Hills contingent at Bismarck viii
vote solidly fon the measure
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
MASS CONVENTION.

Tuesday, January Is, 2 p. m.-The
citizens Of Lawrence county met in mass
convention "Wednesday, January 16,
mo they didn't. E. Wee" Two
hours later-"Y they did. E. We 9
Finale: Huron, Jan. 16.-"What in
hi are we here for?" Result: 600.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
Daily, in Connection with all Trains.

e ply betrssn Dsdwoodand snis
leaves Deadwood
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
Going Too Far.


A great many firemen and others made
comments derogatory to the railroad
company during the burning of the
company's bridge in this city two weeks
ago. Many citizens expressed them
selves openly that they would not turn a
hand over to save railroad property.
The idea that the railroad is not entitled
to the protection Of our fire department
preposterous. The f., E. & M. v. are
as much interested, in proportion. in our
fire department as any of our business
men. Citizens seem to forget that the
railroad made their contribution towards
the purchase Of the apparatus on the
first asking. They brought in the car
carrying our engine, hose and hose car
rage at half rates from Chicago to
Missouri Valley and free from Missouri
Valley to Eturgis. For this reason if
for no other, they are entitled to, and
should receive, the unqualified support
OF the entire department at any and all
times We are not .sstuckn on great
many Of the things done By the r., e. q
M. Y. but to this question there is but
one side. 10 act otherwise is hoYish,
and IN -businesslike.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

Walter G. NeWberry has been CON
frned By the senate as postmaster Of
Chicago.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

Thefollowing compliment is paid our
Black Hills attorney general by the
Bismarck Tribune:
The third house has been adorned, in
vigorated and enliyened by the presence
of Attorney General Skinner, who is one
of the most entertaining members of that
body. General Skinner is of that ruddy,
rosy type, than which mono is more
popular with the sovereigns.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
Yours anxiously,

LORETTA LOVE.
In answer to this query from one Of
the fair but disappointed young ladies
of Dakota, We can only say that the an
nouncement was made on coed authority
and that from the happy content and
ecstatic JOY with which the dashing Pat
ton came to the capital we are led to
believe that the statement is true. This
answer is meant not only for Miss Love,
but for the numerous young ladies in all
parts of the territory, who have made
similar inquiry.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24
Poor GirIs-Poor Patron,

The girls of Dakota are in hard luck
if the following story told by Assistant
Editor Quinn of the Bismarck Tribune
is true:
EDITOR TRIBUNE: I see in your paper
the announcement that Representative
Patton of the Black Hills was married
on January l. The unmarried ladies' OF
this vicinity have read this cruel blow
with poignant anguish and request me
to make inquiry and ascertain, if possible,
whether this is correct.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

It would have been in the line of party
precedents to have elected Councilman
Washabaugh president. His experience
and record justified the claims in his
behalf, but the republican party in the
present territorial council is controlled
by an influence within it, that is greater
than precedents, records or experience.
There is "cause" and that cause must
dominate at the expense of party or
personal claims. The error Of Mr..
Washabaugh was in not seeing it in
time and properly acquiescing in the
inevitable. The farmers and producers
are the great majority, and. Matthew
Arnold to the contrary, numbers do
count in Dakota. Pioneer Press.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

The Pionesr. IN spirit Of magl,an4
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-01-24

unity hitherto supposed to be unknown
to its ancient and etnaciated frame, offers
to print whole lot OF truck advertising
Deadwood, on envelopes without any
extra charge over that Of printing the
ordinary return" business card, and
says '.every letter sent from the Hills
should bear the Inscriptions" This
exceedingly lberal( y offer will IN
doubtly be taken advantage Of immedi-
ately by the business men of Rapid City,
Sturgis, Spearfish, Custer, Lead and
other Hills cities ana towns. They are
.schock full'' of advertising Deadwood, at
the expense of their own localities.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-07
We, Laugh at the Result!

An anxious crowd surrounded Sec
rotary Smiths desk at republican
headquarters last night awaiting re-
turns frem the various precincts of the
county.
OF course the chief interest was felt
in the treasurership race as the democ-
racy had centered its efforts upon Mr..
Hallam and there was a possibility
that in view of the light vote cast be
might overcome bis opponent.
The reports as they came in, however,
were uniformly encouraging and the
republican ticket kept pushing ahead
until at midnight all went home salts
fed that the whole ticket was safe.
Today's returns verified the indications
and showed Nixon handsomely elected
and the remainder of the ticket away
up in the vicinity of that promised
600 majority.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-07

The city of Abilene gave Mr.. Hallam
50 majority. but this was to be expected
as it has been his residence for years.
Moreover Mr.. Hallam is a gentleman
who las hosts of friends in both par
ties and whose worst fault is that lie is
democrat. Taking the county over
Mr.. Nixon was too much for him.
Outside of HeringtOn, Mr.. Pateman's
home, that gentleman received less
than his party'S vote; NJ. II. Bert car
ried everything aud his popularity was
abundantly proved.
NALL had it his own way for sheriff.
Mr.. Sheeran. of course, had Chapman,
and he also had several other precincts.
But Dave NALL will serve Summanses
for another two years all right.
Walter Nichols opponent, Hanks,
did not know lie was in the race at all.
Walter walked off with the registers
Office without half try ing.
Romig for surveyor and Keller for
coroner also Went through on a party
vote, the former running ahead in many
precincts.
The high school trustees had no OPP
position, Sherwood, Harris and irwin
being reelected.
In the Third district Squire German
was beautifully showed under 10y John
Hoover, though Solomon City supported
the former. The district did wise act
and will have No. commissioner.
Although the official vote is not yet
in the various majoritieS may be esti-
mated as follows: Nixon 222; Bert
1850; NALL 200; Nichols / 100; Romig
1885, Keller 1850; Hoover &c. The
table given above schedules the vote so
far as known up to tonight.
The result is an emineutIy satisfac-
to y one though it is nothing more than
was to be expected. With uch unani-
nifty and harmony as has characterized
the republican party during the cam
paign, the election of its candidates
was fnreordained.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-11-07
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

The firm of Finley & Brewer have a
butter trace unsurpassed by any house
in central Kansas. To see the loads of
butter shipped by them you would i'm
agine they were possessed of machine
that ground out butter day and night;
but when we dare suggest such thing
they claim it is all made by the farmers
wives and daughters of Dickinson
county. Then ''hurrah'' for old Dick
insOn. She is second TO none in the
amount of fire butter and good butter
makers and the above mentioned firm
realize the fact and have pushed the
trade in such a manner as to cause
big demand for Dickinson county but
ter and at prices surprising previous
seasons. We lave just learned that in
consideration of the interest manifest
ed in butter making the firm is going
to put Oh foot an unheard of scheme,
one in which everybody, and especially
the boys and girls of the county, will e
interested. Look out for next weeks
paper and when you come to town
don't fail to see about the butter bust
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