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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

~ The he recent attempt OF IN Ii
get up a fight betweeunl Iezsl
ceeding in our old me Of a al
Nevada. There wero Mining m I
tain lions prowlipa e ! plenty d
d faIy !, and hd one off DAY S re bd:;1
fall" was a heavy loo e nI
1 niehs TO ya1 nrsat the lioa'ss SG ssI
way that =. he was simply sruf faf, ID
not a bit injured. He n n'a a
and as savage as a moa was ID
had an awful time get uira. !, ase
camp aud Gagged up. W. M nm
selling q him for a good. "" &c, ealed
after about a week alo nould
wit Ml.h 1.-THE the meanest-looIinnss Gag "a
his heels you ever saw WY 8, sai
was gaqnt, wild-eyed, bd A1
awkward, and he did',,t Aond
twelve pounds at the most vi
heard about our lion, and -.
him over he said: "'' a'te
:. Boys. here seems to 10 ..
ity. L think my dog can NJ la; an
inside of five minutesI p - ''cS
You could have heard lis J..
yell q mile away, but t III "a
served a very serious face az,
Anybody kin heller "t a.
talks. Gentlemen, iii bot ~
even up that my dog licks v wa
We jumped on to him ,r ,oa
under that proposition, s snd
offered to make it $500 wa sAa
faster. After the stakes va: :a
about fixing for the fight,
p natural sink near by about !
a circus tent, but as we had
enclose it we had to get a co,j
our hons neck and seud ssj
for a chain to ho'd him. R y,
forked sticks and blankets vi
out OF the cage and chained
stake in the centre of this i,
but wasn't he ripping mad, u
over and over-he stood on
howled and screamed, and M
would have gone within reach
for a thousand dollars.
The fight was set for g.,
there We're 400 men there, 4
in the morning everything W
and the master OF ccremo
nounced:
Gentlemen, the bet is thai
dog licks that ere lion in five
The owner OF the dog adya}
the canine under his arm, and
screamed. The dog was fun
and then, wonderful to re!at1
gave him one look and turrel
dog ran him five times av
rink, biting at his heels, 4
scared half to death, the
twisted his head out of the col
through the crowd, and DUST
cedars. The dog ran him out
and then came back as if nod
happened.
Gentlemen, the dog wins!
the referee, and the stakes we
over.
We offered the man q llun
lars to explain how it was do
replied:
Il couldn't do it for
cause l don't know. ill
that everything gets out oi hi
And not one OF us could
satisfied as to why that ragll!
turned coward the way he d
Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
NJ 1ass forciblv understood by those wha

or less forcibly understood by those wha
heard them.
The urchins kept it up until one OF
their number suggested carrying the
figure to the park and make sooclde
or murder" The idea was seized, and
the poor agonized figure was hurried
from the church steps and borne off into
the surrounding darkness with yell
that made nervous old lady who was
standing on the street corner shiver and
exclaim TO her aged companion,
"Laudy look at those boys tormentin'
that poor man."
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
A Difficult Task.

Editor-Mr. Scribbler, I wish Won
would get up little department head
ed "Children's Sayings" and fill it full
OF the brightest little mots you can
pick up.
Mr.. Scribbler-yery sorry, sir, but
my children are all away on visit
and
Then collect the bright things YOU
hear SAID by other peoples children"
- never hear other peoples
Good Ne1Us. g.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Our Mistakes About Eacl,


Not one man in ten thou
those with whom he associate
really ere. II the prayer |
We're granted. and we coulaa
selves as others see us, Our
mates would in all probabiiit!
more erroneous than they are
truth is that we regard e
through q variety Of lenses, i
which is correct. Passion
judice, love and hate, beneyol
envy, spectacle our eyes an
prevent us from observing a
Many whom we deem the p.o
human clay are merely pot md
still greater number Of tug
down in our "black book" are |
off from heaven, and perchand
nearer, than the censors who
them. We habitually unde1
overvalue each other; and md
character the shrewdest OF usI
and then make true appra1
virtues and defects OF
closest intimates. Ii we oil
selves as the world sees us,
would despise themselves WITT
Gent cause, and not a few be
with pride for which there We
honest foundation.
1t is not just or fair to LOOK
acter from a standpoint; OF
selection. A mans profile d
progressing, and yet Ills
agreeable. We once saw aFV
whose timidity was a staadll5|
his companions, leap Into tAs
and save Il boy from drown
his tormentors stood panlc-s']
the bank. The merchant
curt answers in his countln5,1
be q tender husband and la'AI
kind helper of the desoia,s
pressed. On the other NY
good humored person, whos
and sunshine in public, nays1
thing as hard as the netle!
in the place where the heSf'
be. Such anomalies als
There is this comfort, NJ
those whose misjudgmen.,s .. u
low mortals lean to the Aslu
such mistakes go to then CIV
great account. -
He who thinks better u o'5
bors than they deserve Is sew
man, for tho standard p' co1
Judgment is guided is the ;. he 4
his own heart. 1t IS onl' ~ WV
believe all men baseI 1a,,
words, like themselves is'
are evil. ,zom
Public men are seldom ahi
fairly juaged-at least .,n WI
However pure, they CAL
ea:umny. However co u;sto1
sure to find eulogists. h q. ri,
them justice; but the i,ripsl
while alive, either from l''
Ayo,, Veal. To<30eI'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Pats We.ti,o,

The proprietor of a shooting box in
the west OF Ireland, having been driven
home in regular downpour, and per-
ceiving that his Jehu was almost in
rags, sympathetica|ly said
Pat, my poor fellow, you must be
wet through and through!''
Faith, then, no, your honor" replied
Fat. I'm wet only to the skin: but.
please goodness, Iii be wet inside as
soon as your honor can get out the
spirits !"-Ne,v YORK. LeGqer,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
Not Much OF a Job.

"Why, helloa, Bill" said e man stop
ping al acquaintance on the street.
"What are you doing?"
Nothing at all +"
"Have you been out OF work ever
since saw you?"
"Yes."
What, haven't worked at all %
"Let me see. Oh, yes, ! took the
census Of st. Louis. but that didn't
amount to anything" = -Arhansn,p
TrdUeler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
wants w. Neetis.

Little Dot-Oh, mamma, the organ
gf1nders monkey is at the window, an
ne mas little round box in his hand
think he wants? " 'o'
Little Dot latter glance at the
organ-grinder)-I dess he wants 70 how
row some soap.-Ne.v York UIeeiM.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15
lrsion OF "a Draft.

The following history of the travels
of draft is from pamphlet issued by
the Waso (Tex.) State Bank:
A firm doing business in Louisville,
Ky, made a draft on a firm in Bal
linger, Tex. The Louisville firm de-
posted it for collection with it's bank +;
they, having correspondent in St.
Louis who took their items at par, sent
it there. st. Louis, having the same
facilities in Kansas City, sent it there.
Kansas City, enjoying the blessing Of
having correspondent in Galveston
willing to work for nothing, sent it
there. Galveston, having considerable
business with Dallas, where most of the
banks enjoy the same privilege, sent it
there. Dallas sends to Mexia, Mexia
sends to Waco, Waco sends to Temple,
and Temple to Ballinger. Think Of it
what a delightful trip! But it arrives
after maturity. The firm failed. Draft
protested; IS protest fees; eight banks
out postage, stationary, time and
labor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

''How do you reckon, !. "a ,1'a =
age in this country" asker d
the census enumeratoi' .ba
small fraction over, was y! ,h 'p'
see; and my husband q IS wv
ton over in this family
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

gan. Sling debts, and having missed the
stone of his ring short time after the
robbery, and fearing that it might lead
to his detection, had attempted to have
it replaced as we have shown.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-15

ATLAS held up the WON'T out
stated how much he gos ~
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
United States to Florida. On the I'd of

United States to Florida. On the I'd of
June the president addressed memo
rial on the subject to the rate COMMITTEES
of the Southern Pacific association, re-
questing them to take charge OF and
present the same to the committee. The
matter was conducted with such zeal
and ability that the rate committee, at
its meeting held on the 18th of June, at
Virginia Beach, granted the rate over all
lines embraced in the territory of the
association. Since that time efforts
have been made, some of them success
full, to induce other lines leading to-
wards Florida to adopt the same rates.
The Louisville and Nashville railroad
companies issued a circular running ex-
cursion rates to points on its lines to
Florida, and other southern states, CO.
operating in the scheme for the present
rates of the Central Traffic association,
the Western States Passenger associa
ton and the Trunk Line association,
together embracing over one hundred
different lines. The success was due to
the efforts of some of the leaning citi-
zens of Florida.
The extreme limit for the rate was
limited to Cincinnati, Louisville and st.
Louis. A monthly bulletin was issued
from Florida containing the names of all
lines over which tickets are sold at re-
duced rates, with directions how to Sc
cure tickets, choose routes, and these
will be sent to thousand or more ad-
dresses throughout the union and will
effectively supplement the rates OF the
several transportation lines interested
in the same.
1t appears to the committee on hotels,
that the people of Southern California
should join in an effort to have the rates
reduced to this part of the state, by
making use OF every valuable agency
within their reach, to influence the rail
road companies in making such reduc-
ton.
The committee, therefore, recommend
that the chamber OF commerce take ac
tive steps towards procuring special re-
duction for parties of eXcursionists to
Los Angeles and vicinity. Respectfully
submitted, w. II. ToLER, Chairman.
Mr.. Book moved that a special COM
mittee be appointed to prepare for the
reception of President Marvel of the
Santa Fe. Carried, and Messrs. Wells,
Book and Jones appointed.
Major Toer moved that the chamber
tender vote of thanks to Charles Dud-
ley Warner for his able article in Har-
per's Monthly. Carried.
A vote of thanks was also rendered to
Mr.. Joseph D. Lynch and Mr.. G. M.
Wells for their speeches at Riverside.
The board then adjourned.
Donations to the chamber of commerce
from Rivera cover fine display of flow
ers from Mrs. r. j. Parsons Mrs. Julia
Hutchinson donates a sample of cotton
from Fillmore, Ventura county; G. Fred
Bean sends three boxes of lines for the
three exhibits; j. M. Rogers, sixteen
pound sweet potato for California on
Wheels Mrs. E. S. Ayers, Tropico, flow
ers.
Nine cases were sent to California on
Wheels.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
LEILA EATTA'S TRIAL.
She Must Answer to the Charge of
Murder,

Leila Latta, under arrest, charged
with murder, by having committed an
abortion upon one of her patients, came
before Judge Shaw yesterday, and the
district attorney moved to dismiss the
information against her. He did so for
the reason that Mr.. Westcott, the short
hand reporter who took the testimony
at the preliminary examination, has
died, and had not transcribed his notes
before his death The district attorney
took the position that second prelim-
mary examination will be necessary, on
account of the death of Mr.. Westcott,
and made quite an argument in support
of his point. Judge Shaw did not agree
with him, however, and denied the mo-
ton to set aside the information. The
case will therefore come to trial. DR..
Latta is said to be brooding very much
over her imprisonment, and the author
tiles at the county Jail have been watch
ing her very closely.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
THE MONKEY WRENCH
Caused the Elevator Man to Meet a
Horrible Death.

At O'Clock yesterday afternoon
George Ham, the engineer Of the ele-
vator in the Potomac block, on Broad
way, was almost instantly killed by ac-
cidentally falling down a well, some
eighty feet deep, in that building.
Ham. an elderly man of considerable
experience, was in the habit of climbing
out upon the edge of a small partition,
built in the we'll to hide the weights
which balance the elevator, in order to
oil the big pulley-wheel over which
the wire rope is run. While doing so
Yesterday afternoon, he in moment of
on the rope, in order probably to hold it
while he used both hands in oiling the
standards OF the wheel. Unmindful of
his danger, the old man leaned over to-
wards the wheel, and at this moment
passenger got on the elevator and the
boy started the machinery. AS the rope
travelled over the pulley-wheel it took
the monkey-wrench with it, and on its
downward course this weapon struck
the old man and knocked him headlong
down the well. No sound escaped him,
but the noise of his heavy body striking
the wooden floor on the first story at
tracted the attention OF the elevator
boy and several other people in
the hallway. On running to the
place, they were Mortified on finding
that the old man had fallen upon his
head, death being almost instantaneous,
his brains being scattered in all direc-
| tions.
His wife, who was firing for him down
in the engine room during his tempor-
ary absence, was informed of the acci-
dent, and her grief knew no bounds as
she saw the senseless form of her hus-
band, who, five minutes earlier, had
| been the embodiment OF life and
strength. Coroner Weldon was also no
titled, and after owing the scene of the
accident, took charge of the body and
will hold an inquest at 10 O'Clock this
morning
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
what Is to sriddlx Minkz..

What is to "tiddly wink" We do not
know; but whatever it is, at any rate
the supreme court of Victoria has de-
cided that it is not hbelous. A colonial
newspaper charged a shire councillor
with having "tiddly winked' the shire
funds" Litigation ensued, and the mat
ter was carried on appeal to the highest
tribunal in the colony, with the afore-
said results. Some fifty English die
tionaries were brought into court to en-
able the judges to ascertain what was
the real meaning of the word, but ''tid-
dly winking" was not discoverable in
any of them. So they accepted the def
milton of the witness that the phrase
conveyed to his mind the idea of ''using
little lodges to obtain ones own ends" !"
An imputation of that sort the court de-
clded was not necessarily hbelous.-
Pail Mall Gazette.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
THE MAGNATES COMING.
THE TERMINAL ROAD BUYING
LARGELY OF MATERIAL.
n. c. Kerrens and Associates to Be Here
in February General Manager Burnett
to Make Large Purchases.

General Manager T. 3. Burnett OF the
Terminal Railway company yesterday
received word from st. Louis that r. G.
Kerrens and the other nabobs associ-
ated with him in the company would
arrive here in February, and would
probably spend the whole OF that month
in this city.
Mr.. Burnett leaves for st. Louis on
Tuesday, on flying trip of two weeks,
for the purpose OF buying material. The
extent of the contracts he is to make in
dicate plainly that the road is not going
to be a toy one. He will purchase ten
locomotives, 800 passenger coaches and
freight cars, and about 10000 tons OF
steel rails, or enough to construct about
seventy miles of track. All these pur-
chases are to be delivered in April next.
Where that track will be laid now be-
comes an interesting question.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
Pocket Barometers.

Pedestrians with an inquisitive turn
Of mind have carried pedometers for
some time past. The individual who
owns an umbrella comes forward with a
pocket barometer. The tourist ran
across the first man in his rounds who
carried pocket barometer The gentle
man was Commercial tourist" He
took the barometer-which, by the way,
was attached to Dickens chain-from
his pocket, consulted it and said: "Well,
l guess I'll take my umbrella today"
Pocket barometers are carried in Ire
land. Albany Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
ELUSIVE BEDWELL.
A Move for His Trials Postponement
Taken Under Amusement.

J.F. Bedwell has had checkered
existence in the courts for the past year,
and yesterday kept up his reputation in
staving off an unpleasant charge OF OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses on
a real estate deal. The original charge
was brought against him over a year
ago, and since that time three informa-
tions drawn by the district attorneys
office have been knocked out on ac-
count of defects in their drafting. Yes
terday when the case came up on the
last information, a jury was empanelled
and Mr.. Rogers called to testify by the
prosecution. AS soon as his examine
ton was completed, Mr.. Blair, counsel
for the defense, asked for dismissal
upon the ground that the testimony Of
the prosecuting witness was at variance
with the information. Judge Cheney
thought there was enough merit in the
point to take it under advisement, and
the case was continued until this morn
ing,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
TOHN SHIRLEY WARD.
Another Party Puts Him. in Nomination
for MaYor.

A number of citizens who are dissatis-
fed with both the Republican and DEM
ocratic candidates for mayor, met yes
terday morning at Y. MIC. A. hall to
consider the situation. After consider
able discussion it was decided to concen-
trate the fight on the mayoralty, and to
put in nomination for that office John
Shirley Ward. The plan of campaign is
to put that gentleman's name at the
head of both Republican and Democratic
tickets, and thus gain the votes of all
those opposed to the regular candidates.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
THIRTY DAYS.
The Friend of Mrs. Rasmus Gets That
Sentence.

A. III. V. Sinden was sentenced by
Judge Cheney Yesterday morning to one
months imprisonment in the county
Jail. 1t was a matter of some surprise
that Sinden got off SO lightly as he has,
the jury finding him guilty only of sim
pie assault in having shot Albert Ras-
mus, hackman, several months ago.
Rasmus was very seriously wounded,
the ball entering his neck and very mar
rowly missing the carotid artery. The
relations between Sinden and Rasmus's
wife were quite broadly hinted at dur
ing the trial, and it was thought he
would be found guilty as charged. The
jury thought differently, however, and
brought in the verdict mentioned.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
STOLE BY THE WAGON LOAD.
A Mexican Caught in the Act of Stealing
Hay.

A farmer named Beall, who resides
near Ballona, has a barn full OF hay,
which is worth considerable money just
now. OF late he has been missing
quantities of it, and for several nights
past he slept in the barn, waiting for the
thief. On Thursday evening while Sc
creted, he saw Mexican drive hay
wagon up, back it to the door, and pro-
ceed to load it up with the bales of hay.
Mr.. Beall collared the fellow and after
securing the horses, started out with his
prisoner to neighbors, to secure help in
guarding him. While going along
through double row of trees the fellow
made his escape, but Yesterday was
arrested by Deputy Constable Cass
Cline, and lodged in the county jail.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
SEVEN INDICTMENTS.
The Work So Far of the United States
Grand Tury

The United States grand jury made a
verbal report yesterday to Judge Ross,
returning seven indictments, and ad-
journed until Monday. Two of the in
dictments are kept secret until the
arrests are made. The others are Jose
Baron, for selling liquor to Indians; Lu
abetting the landing in the United States
of Chinese laborers; Elijah Walker, at
tempting to bribe United States officer !;
same on same charge; same for unlaw-
fully bringing Chinese laborers into the
United States.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
A BROKEN ARM.
Mr.. Wolf Says That Of His Son Was
Improperly Set.

Improperly Set.
Quite lively damage suit is now go
ing on before Judge Wade. 1t is brought
by MIR. Wolf against DR.. Scholl, and is
for $4,000. The plaintiff charges that
the physician set his little sons arm in
1886, after it had been broken, and did it
so carelessly that the arm has been
made crooked and almost useless. Some
testimony was taken yesterday after
noon, and then the case went over until
next week. Stephen M. White repre-
sents the defendant, and c. G. Stephens
the plaintiff.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-29
WAR;

Has declared war on high prices, and fully
determined from this time to make much lower
prices than have prevailed heretofore on every
thing kept by druggists. AS an earnest of this
assertion, give you the following prices:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-01-24
Wholesale Execution,

Six Choctaw Indians were hanged Mt Fort
Smith, Ark,in the United States jail yard for
murders committed in the Indian Territory.
They'll bore the ordeal with much nerve, stand.
ing on the scaffold fully twenty minutes
while preparations were being made. The
work, however, went with precision and dis.
patch, and when the fatal drop came there was
but slight groan from one of them, u gentle
swing fsix black bodies not twitch or q
shrug. All were dead in from three to six
minutes, and George Malcdon. who had hang.
ell seventy-five persons before, performing
the work. George Tobcr md Charles Bull
ard, the two negro murtlerers, have bts =.
respited until tho Both inst. They
received the respite with bad grace, snying
that il they are to be hanged they would pre-.
fer going with the rest.
Sum Goings and James Eurris were hanged
for the murder of Houston Jove, young
white man, in December, 1888. near Kimish-
lie, in the Choctaw Nation. They were ar.
rested four months later and not only con.
fesspd the crime, but told of killing white
man several wears ago Both ore under
twenty years of age. John Belly and Thorn.
white man, supposed to be W. B. William, a
whisky peddler. The killing occurred near
Talliharic. in February, 1880. Jefferson
Jones, n Choctaw Indian, was convicted OF
the murder of George W. Wilson. an old
white man who was living near Talillani,
Creek Nation, in March, 1889. Austin James,
n Chickasaw Indian, was convicted of muir.
dering young man from Alabama, named
Thomas Elliott, near Fishimingo, Chckasaw
Nation, in 1883. He killed Elliott because
lie had trouble with his halfbrother.