The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-04-04

congress, setting forth that the present
American photography, though much inn
proved within the past century, is still
cuwbersome, Illogical. unh~istorical, and
unloading; that millions Of dollars are
wasted every year in writing and printing
unnecessary lie tiers. while the progress Of
children in their education is greatly re-
tarded by their difficulties in the way OF
learning how to spell. Changes in the writ
ten language must be made by gradual
steps, and notifications herein suggested
have b indorsement Of the highest
scholarship in the land. and. IL adopted,
would seem as an entering wedge for the
introduction Of other reforms. The pc
titioners think these changes should be
Government, and indorse the bill intro.
duced by Congressman Lawler for that
purpose. Representatives of the leading
educational, publishing and printing in.
situations appeared before the House
COMMITTEES on Printing on Friday, the
2Sth, in support Of the bill.
Senator Pettisrew, of South Dakota.
Is n of the sharpest men to drive :
bargain inthe West, and is reckoned one
OF the shrewdest wire- pullers in the
United States Senate. A good story is
told of him, which occurred some Years
ago He was under 80 years Of age, and
comparatively little known, He had in
vested every cent he could raise in q half
section OF land on which the city Of Sioux
Falls, s. D., now stands. After the pur-
chase the title W 9 found to be weak.
and a suit was brought against him.
There was a mystery attached to
the suit, for Pettigrew could not
for II long time discover in whose interest
it was really brought. II he went to trial
n0 VaQ aImnck cnNo In 1NOn l,sc ace. n.
found that the title TO the property reallt
rested in the name of one Jones, who
lived 9 short distance from Minneepolls'
and who was not aware that he was tbs
owner OF any property in Dakota. Petit.
grew started for Minnesota, and with the
aid of ex.Judge Sanders, Of Minneapolis,
succeeded in getting q deed for the
ground. Pettigrew's enemies, guessing
the cause of his visit to Minnesota, also
went to the man Jones and got
another deed, and the Senator started
home ON the same train with a stranoer
aboard who had the second deed. The
South Dakota Senator got az inkling Of
the fact, and made up his mind to oufwtt
him, as he knew that unless his deed wal
filed for record first he would lose his
land. he approached the stranger and
entered into conversation with him, and
soon became convinced that his sus.
picions were correct. The stranger
got off the train several times to
send kilograms. Knowing the distance
Of the depot at Sioux Falls from
the Recorders Office, Pettigrew made up
his mind that the other chap had tele-
graphed for q conveyance to meet him
upon his o%rrival; so he took the conductor
aside and after a few minutes confab
left the passenger coach and went forward.
When within about three miles of Sioux
Falls the train Stacked up and o came
to a stand-still. The passengers re-
NAMED patiently in their seats f6r about
fifteen minutes, thinking the engine
had just zone forward on a side-track
to take water. Pettigrew was on the
engine. and had gone on into the city and
le:surely proceeded to the Recorders
Of ! and placed his deed on record, his
OPP onents not discovering the trick until
long after, but wondering how il was he
got there first. 1t cost the Senator $500
to detach that engine, but then, he is one
of those game Westerners who will spend
a dollar at any time to save himself from
being robbed OF another dollar,