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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-05

A short time since ex- Governor Geo.
I. Anthony went into the basement of
the capitol building and ran upon a
picture of John Brown, sprinkIcd with
mud over half its height. 1t is half
life size, and is now in the railroad
commissioners rooms. The history of
the picture is as follows: An artist in
the east painted the picture and came
TO Topeka with it, hoping the state
would buy it. The price placed upon
T5vl it by the artist was $1,000.
! WATER The Legislature refused to
QUEEN purchase the picture, and he
t--s3A-.-I then offered it to the State
Historical society for $500. But The
secretary, +. G. Adams, had no money
TO spend for such purpose, so the pic
ture was left in the hall of the house,
and subsequently, removed TO the cellar
by The janitor with other "lumbpr" Of
the place. The artist went away and
died. Subsequently the artists family
left, and no trace of them eau be found.
This is the history OF the picture.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-05

Ola papers five cents per dozen.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Railway Notes.

The new station OF the Pennsylvania
railroad at Jersey City will be the wild
est i'm the world.
A French railway charges for the
privilege OF coming to the platform
with friends to see them Off
The Busk- -Ivanhoe tunnel through
the Sauguache range will be 1850 feet
long, and will cost about 81 100000.
Mail car No. II, belonging to the
Illinois Central railroad, has the repu-
tation among the employees OF being
haunted.
The ratio OF passengers killed to pas
sengers carried is, in England and on
the continent, less than one-half the
proportion of America.
1t is planned to connect Washington
and Paris by railroad running
through Alaska, across Behring strait
by bridge, and thence through Asia
and Europe.
The earnings OF the Pennsylvania
railway system are one-half greater
than those OF the Prussian railways,
while the number OF passengers is only
one-haf as great.
The only engine on the Maryland
Southern railroad ran OFF the track
into a ditch last year, and there wasn't
sufficient money in the treasury TO re-
store it to its former position. The
motive power is now supplied by two
horses.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Desolation on the Cherokee Strip.

KANSAS Cry, Nov. 2O.-Secretary Blair,
Of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Assoss-
tion. is in the city and tells a startling
story OF ruia and desolation now the order
in the strip. lie expressed the opinion
that within thirty days from the time the
strip 10 vacated by ranchmen, all the i'm
provements made there will be possessed
by thieves from Oklahoma and Kansas,
unless the Government orders out troops
to protect the property. The terms Of the
lease provides that all permanent improve
ments revert to the Use and ownership OF
the Cherokees when the cattlemen vacated.
The value Of the entire improvements is
placed at half a million dollars. Ia the
suit Of the association against j X. Stoller,
one Of the tenants, today for nsn-payment
of rent, the judge instructed the jury to
find for the plaintiff, declaring the a-socis
tons lease with the Indians valid and
declared the Indians owner oi the strip.
The association will now sue the United
States government for damages in sums sg-
gregating millions Of dollars.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Post. t.Election Items.

The new governor OF Massachusetts
is 33.
The recorder OF Jasper county, Mis-
souri,, is 81 years old.
Gov. elect Bovd OF Nebraska is a
theatrical manager.
Sherman Hoar, congressman elect
from Massachusetts. is 80.
A resident of Colerain township.
Pennsylvania, claims that he has been
turned out OF house and home by his
wife for failing t O vote as he ha, prom
ised her.
The aristOcracy OF Charleston. sc.
cuts Gov. .-elect Tillman, the alliance
democrat. They decline to invite him
to the annual ball given by their club.
Congressman Sanford OF New York
admits that his election expenses
amount to $9,619. This will leave
him net income OF S:631 for his two
years service in congress besides the
glory.
Miss Annie T.. Baxter, the Demo
cratic candidate for county clerk at
Carthage, Mo-, was elected by II ma
jority OF 900. The miners in all the
camps sang "Annie Rooney" all day
and ran over each other to vote for
their popular young candidate.
John +. Willis, whom the Farmers
alliance nearly elected governor oi
Kansas, is thus described: He dre-se-
in store clothes, wears slouch hat
and wooden shirt and his boots are
strangers to blacking and brush. liz
makes a favorable impression on the
stump and is never at "a loss for some
thing to say.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
A Medley.

Boston is to have a Chinese news
paper.
In Alaska girl is ready for society
as soon as she enters her teens.
There are 10000 night watchmen in
the United States besides night police.
a Coatesville PA farmer raised a
pumpkin that is so big he cannot get
it into his cellar.
Buffalo has firm named Irish and
English. Mr. English is an Irishman
and Mr.. Irish is an Englishman.
Winfield Doran OF Trenton, y. j., be-
gan smoking when he was months
old. lie died few days ago aged 4
years and d months.
Seventeen head OF cattle. standing
near a wire fence at Colinsville, Tex,
during a rainsto orm, were killed by an
electric current a few days ago.
The suns distance, as stated by
Prof. Hardness, an American member
OF the transit OF Venus commission, is
90, I55 900 miles from the earth.
4 surgeon states that OF 5000 de
crepit or aged soldiers that have been
brought under his notice fully 50 per
cent were suffering from heart disease
in one form or another, due TO the
forced physical exsrtion oil the cam
paien.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Bismark No Longer Reverencsd.

The most curious thing" says
Chauncey NJ. Depew, 81 saw was the
change which has occurred i'm Ger
many with reference to Bismarck.
Three years ago he was the one great
figure OF all Europe. Today there are
few so poor as to do him reverence"
An indication of this alteration OF
sentiments is the large sale in Ger
many OF little trick which is intended
to belittle the ex-Chancellor. IL is a
proceiain saucer, on the inside of
which, near the rim, Is the question:
''Wo ist Bismark?" where is Bis
marck?" The eapparent answer is that
he is nowhere, for the surface OF the
saucer seems to be perfectly plain.
One who is not in the secret turns the
toy over and again, but fails to find
the solution OF the puzzle.
The answer to the question is found
10y rubbing with lead pencil the i'll
side of the saucer until it is entirely
black, when the features OF the prince
appear. When the graphite is wiped
OF. the picture disappears. a few
years ago the maker or seller OF such
a toy would have been severely dealt
| with, but now the joke is laughed at
by pretty much the whole nation.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
The Sovereign People.

"Thaz all rize, but | know of one
man who cant be 'lected nohow.'
Who that" asked several voices
in chorus.
THAI Mr.. -
But Why"
"'Cause he amt qualified i'r 'er po-
,ishun."
What Why, he has "A fine educa-
ton"
Makes no diff'rence."
"And he's "A worker.
Cant help that
"And everybody likes him.
"But he isn't qualified, | shay.
wherein isn't he qualified
"Rize here: met him on 'er shtreet
two hours ago an he didn't ask me
to have 'er drink. Can't be 'lected. !
shay. Merican people have no conf
dence i'm shuch feller a. zhat. DE
troit Free Press.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

Henry NJ. Stanley was reporter.
Edison was a telegraph operator.
7. Il. Barnum kept IL country store.
just ice Miller clerked in drug store
Gen. Grant was "A tanner and a
farmer.
Garfield walked the tow-path OF a
canal.
Gen. y. j. Banks began life as fac
tory boy.
senator stanford was a country
lawyer in Wisconsin.
Mark Twain was employed on a
Mississippi river boat.
Blaine and Cleveland were teachers
IN schools Tor the blind.
Gladstone has had no occupation
but that OF student and politician.
Ben Butler once supported himself
by making chairs for 30 cents day.
The Rev. DIR. Meredith, who, next to
DIR. Talmage, breaches to the largest
audiences in Brooklyn, was a sailor
boy.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL.

AstOr is worth $75, 100000.
A New York waiter has $4,000.
Beer is 3 cents a glass at Buffalo.
Denver has thirty-one millionaires
Cincinnati has lady custom brokers
Tredegar, Ala, will have stes
plant.
A New York woman doctor has $50,
900.
Coons are a good crop i'm Maine thi,
year.
Many European factories have fire,
baths.
Our coal production for 1890: 14O.
900 200 tons.
Electric knitting machines go salts
factorily.
In 1890 10, ,OOO, 900 dozen eggs were
imported.
A Hungarian at Scranton, Penn,
sold his wife for $l15.
Salem, N. c., carpenters work eleven
hours for 81 and 80.
A large cotton pill will be erected at
Windsor Locks, Conn.
New York grant workers want prison
competition abolished.
The thriving city OF Yonkers, N. ",
will soon have Il new lace factory.
The electric railway at Atchison
carries school children for 81 a moth.
The potato crop in the United States
this year is 100, 600, 900 bushels short.
Chicago capitalists are about to
establish IA big tin-can fact tory i'm Balti-
more.
New linen mills at Minneapolis and
other parts OF the country are to be
built.
One hundred per cent. advance in
the price OF sealskins is reported from
London.
The Java coffee crop is under 3 ,OOO,-
900 pounds, but Brazil has bounti-
ful harvest.
A S3,OOO,OOO iron mill is to be es-
tablished in Hammond, Ind, thirty
miles from Chicago.
There will be 5000 operatives at
work making pearl buttons in Newark
in two years.
The chestnut crop of Prest on county,
W. Va, has already yielded a return
OF $50 900.
The Atwood Machine company OF
Stoningt on, Conn, is completing plans
for large silk mill.
The demand for corn remedies
has dwindled to almost nothing with
the spread OF sensible shoes.
Irrigation is doing wonders for the
farmers of the PecOs Valley, Texas,
the alleged alkali country.
The Brooklyn Sawmlll!s company
employ union men. This raises wages
from 81 80 and so a day to $3.50.
The leading citizens of Austin, Texas,
have determined to put up a cotton
mill costing a half-million dollars.
Paris unions are building a great
labor temple of white stone. 1t will
contain an employment agency, two
assembly halls, etc.
The mines along the Union Pacific
railway now produce over 100000
tons OF coal annually. and the owners
are preparing for II much larger out
put.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

One of the first duties OF the present
congress when it reassembles will be
the passage of an appOrtionment bill,
based upon the eleventh census. The
number OF representatives in each
state is based nominally upon n pop
ulation OF 152 900 to olr But as the
population stands now, in some st ates,
like Kentucky, Connecticut and Yer
mont, the number OF people to one
representative is less than 10000,
while in other states. like Texas, Ar
kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, the
number runs from 100000 to more
than 100000. Such inequality is
manifestly unfair, and an apportion-
ment bill must be passed this winter.
The Dunnell bill, already introduced,
takes lSO, 900 as the basis of popula-
tion to one representative, and on this
basis the states would be represented
in congress as follows:
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
WIRES OF THE WORLD.

Tasmania has $500 miles of tele-
graph wires.
South Africa has credit OF 1910
miles of wires.
Persia claims, in partnership with
European wires, about 6,124 miles.
Great Britain has $50, 900 miles of
metal line, and in one year sent out
5O,OOO,OOO messages.
Canada has 5S, 800 miles OF wire.
and did business i'm one year of L.
O27, ,5Sl dispatches.
Italy has 1880 miles, and has
made an annual record OF about
7,OOO,OO electric messages.
France has 22O, 800 miles OF wire,
on which in one year were transmitted
3O,O5O,O dispatches.
Russia has spun out 40, 800 miles,
and in one year gave the operators
O,2SO, $50 messages to dispatch.
New Zealand has strung itself with
II ,374 miles OF metal cord, and dis
patched /, 1,s35,394 messages in one
year.
st. Helena, the island prison of the
great COrsican, has 13 miles of the
universal wire cobwebbing its rocks.
Australia has strung no less than
los 800 miles of wire across it's sur
face, and transmitted in one year H.
OOO, 900 messages.
The United States have 776, 500
miles OF wire and in one year no less
than $4,000, 900 messages were sent
through the country.
China has s, 500 miles of wire across
Mongolia, and Japan owns no less
than 16, 500 miles, over which 5,OOO,-
OOO messages were sent i'm one year
Egypt has $500 miles, and is i'm
with India and England
by submarine cables, on which last
year l 900, ,2O5 communications were
carried from one end OF the world to
The other.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

Mother-Johnny, you said you'd
been to Sunday-school.
Johnny-Ies' m.
Mother-How does it happen that
your hands smell ii-hy2
Johnny-l-l carried home the sun
day-school paper. an th ut>ide
page i all about Jonah an tn whale.
New York Weekly.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
How the French Save Money.

An ingenious compiler OF statistics
appeal, to our Imagination by the
statement that the saving OF the
French people-the thriitiest OF ma.
tions-would not only build the Fife
tower i'm solid silver, but would add
to it two additional stages. The
savings and postal banks combined
contain deposits amounting to 2, 500,
600, 600 francs,
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Napoleon on Wedding Rings.

Do you know why the women re
ceive the ring? 1t is a custom fodnded
on the Roman law, which ordained
that all slaves should wear rings, and
as the women are our slaves they
ought to wear this badge OF servitude
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Encouraging Koch.

BERLIN, November 19.-Tomorrow
number of the German Medical Weekly
will contain an article signed by Drs.
hermann, Fraentzel and William Levy and
staff Surgeon koehl in which they declare
that after experiments in many different
cases there are prepared to fully encourage
Prof. koch's statements regarding his
remedy.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
Equivalents,
Must recoil-Snakes.

Must recoil-Snakes.
Always in need-Double T..
Cold Victuals-Cakes OF ice.
al have ''bean'--ln Boston.
4 bill sticker-The mosquito.
No ticks on them-Cash girls.
\ typical man-1'he waiter.
"A family atfair'-The cradle.
Must have ''reciprocity'-Love.
"All over again The election.
Mail and Express
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

On this basis the states that lose are
New York |, Virginia l, South Caro-
lima !, Kentucky 1 Ohio l, Indiana l, 1,
total q. The states that gain are New
Jersey /, Texas l, Arkansas l, ILL
nois l, Michigan 1, Minnesota 2, Mis-
souri, 1, Nebraska 3, Kansas 1. WASH
ington l, Colorado l, Oregon | Cali
fornia l; total rs. The total number
OF representatives would be 343.
In the electoral college each state
will have two more votes than the
number OF her representatives. Class
flying the states now by political afiil-
iations, those that are pretty surely
republican in a presidential election
and their respective electoral vote in
1892 will be:
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

Will-"Miss Jones is very popular
among the matrimony-seeking young
men,"
Phil-"Makes herself agreeable, does
she?"
Will-"Ies; she is continually telling
about her success in cooking.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

The doubtful states and their votes
Total electoral vote, l3l.

-~eteSrdts w "'"f
1t will be seen, then, that if the Re.
publicans can hold the states named
in the republican column and carry in
addition either Connecticut or West
Virginia or Indiana or New York, or
both Delaware and Montana, they
will win. On the other hand, the Dem
ocrats must carry their sure states
and all the doubtful states, with the
exception of Montana or Delaware.
1t is true that i'm the flush of their
success to-day the Democrats will
claim Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, and per.
haps even Pennsylvania, as at least
doubtful states; but when the rainbow
OF their present immediate felicitatior
has little faded, it will become evi
dent to the wiser among them that
this is an "off year and that the re
suits OF the election now are not likely
to he repeated in any one OF thos,
states in lSy2.-New York Mail ant
Express.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

Widow Acorn and her 13-year-old
daughter OF Louisville have married
two OF their boarders. Boarding IL
not a failure.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04

state Directory.
Governor. X. Toole. Helena
Lieut.. Governor-..John T.. Richards. Butte
Member OF Congress, T. IL. Carter. Helena
Secretary y................ Louis Rotwitt, Helena
Treasurer ..... .........R .. Hickman, Helena
Auditor............. A. kenney, Helena
Atty General, -. Henri J. Haskell, Glendive
hief Justice supreme Court........
Henry n. Blake. Helena
A':sosi.,s s"si, .,i Justices Z; y; iiarws9a ,;i
lerk Sup. Court, W. J. Kennedy, Helena
b iperint cndent Public Instruction.
........John Cannon, Helena
Federal Directory.
u. y. Marshal Thomas Irwin, Butte
REGISTER u. s. Land Otlice......C. A. Burg
Receiver U. ). Land Ofiice."...G. w. Cook
Surveyor General.................Geo. j. Eaton
u o. AttOTuey ~. W SS"
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-04
wool.sroRlNc FACILITIES.


In Wolf Creek
point to haul their wool whether
desiring sell or ship
settlement
and Others seekng locations will find the route via Judith
OF
BED ROCK PRICES Also, blacksmith shop at Landing
s~ORDERS BY MAIL GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-10

Plenty of rain is taking the frost out
of the ground and gives promise of
spring weather soon.
The mails are either carried on
horseback or by road carts nowadays.
This promises to be poor maple
sugar season.
Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Alex.
sicknesses.
Miss May Brooks commenced her
second term of school in Dist. No. 5,
as did also Christie Chichester in Spring
Lake, on the It'll inst.
Spencer Kendall is home from ELS
worth sick with inhammatory rheuma-
tisn.
VIM. Thompson and Miss Title No
bic of Vernon county, brother and
niece of Mrs. Geo. Shaw. have been
visiting her, and left for their homes
on Tuesday.
l.. III. Tornow of Ellsworth was
thrown from buggy and severely
bruised about his head ard face while
making a trip to this town about a
week ago.
Mrs. o. p. Whip has returned from
Minneapolis where she has been for
the last month under medical treat
ment by DR.. j. G. Skaro.
The following persons were electe"
to fill the town offices fn" a. -
year: Supervi"~ -, Tue ensuing
pri~- ..sors, S. j. Fox, ch n, II
.4ve, l.. Ii. Waggoner; Clerk, ID. w
butcher; Treas, John Muller; Asses
sor, G. f. Keyser.
The new town voting system wa:
successfully tested, but owing to {;
misunderstanding of the day by some
there was not the usual attendance OF
voters from the southeast part of th'
| town. NJ. l.. O.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-10

Chas. Davidson, former book keeper
for ID. G. Davis & Sons. will return to
Minneapolis this week. Mr.. Carr of
Chicago is his successor.
Our Sabbath School is not largely
attended at present owing to the bad
condition of the roads. Last Sunday
prizes were given To Oliver Abbott,
Lena lngenlath and Anna Larson for
committing the commandments to
memory.
School opened Monday with j. Mat
tison as teacher.
Sammie Lamb has returned from
0sceola where he has been attending
school the past six months.
There was a dance at II. Stoneback' s
Friday evening.
A new recruit of men came down
from Minneapolis Saturday evening to
work in the mill this summer.
Mr.. Dederick's family and Miss Adj
die TIC are afflicted with mumps.
ID. G. Davis & Sons have just pur-
chased and brought here, four of the
finest imported horses ever brought to
the northwest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-10


The town meeting was quite inter.
esting. Vote on license stood 81 for.
l03 against. Place of holding town
meetings, Spring Valley 81. center of
town los. The entire Republican
ticket was elected by majorities rang
ing from As to $50. Judge Bundy
received l majority over Start. $3.50
was voted for incidental expenses,
$500 To open a highway from L. A.
Hess's to Sink Creek bridge across the
Eau Gale, 500 for support of poor
and $50 to buy right of way across p.
Mcfarland s land for the new high.
way. Bylaws were adopted making
regulations for the restraining and
impounding of horses, hogs and sheep
found running at large On the high
ways. 1t is ruCCred that some will
not sabait 10 the new regulations
without a contest.
There was criminal law suit be.
fore Esq. Bailey the 5th inst. F, NJ.
Bailey complainant and Geo. l.. BrY-
ant defendant. The complaint was
adjudged to be malicious and without
probable cause, and judgment was
rendered against the complainant for
the costs of the action.
Constable Matteson will make ar.
Engagements for impounding the kinds
of stock the electors voted would no
longer be allowed to be free CON-
mOners. II necessary be can pound
the owners of such stock.
The bridge across the Eau Gale at
Spring Valley has been badly wrecked
by the raising and lowering of the ice
in the mill pond and By the rise of
the water the past week. It is not
known whether the new town hoard
will repair the old bridge or build a
new one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-04-10

Mr.. Nash and family of Hudson
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Sam Travis and Mr.. Bunce started
Monday, March 3lst, for Oregon,
where they expect to locate if they
find place to suit them.
r. Walters is building kitchen.
Mr.. LaGrander has built a new
house and will move into it this week.
G. Baker has the wall for his new
house done and is now ready for the
carpenters.
Joe LaGrander is building an addi-
ton to his house.
Darwin Northup was married to
Hattie Helmer of Trimbelle last week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. Peters,
April Sth, 1890, son.
In the JOURNAL of April Sd was an
account of several enterprises and
persons at Beldenville, Probably
You Bet" did not notice the new
Free Baptist church which has been
built within a year and paid for,
in which a Sunday School has assem-
bled every Sunday this winter and in
which there is preaching once in two
weeks regularly.
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1TdrteII.

Some persons are at present en-
gagged in making maple sugar and mo-
lasses; this industry though is now on
the wane.
Isaac Gunderson has gone to Waseca
Co., Mimi, to work till fall.
DR.. n. A. Nelson has taken quarters
at Logan's hotel. He will locate here
permanently.
B. A. Baardson had the misfortune
recently to lose a 4-year-old mare with
lung fever.
X. Ibertson of Buffalo Co.. Wis, rep
resenting the Lake City nursery, has
been very successful in canvassing
this town.
At the new furniture store will be
seen number of household articles
at low figures. Bestow patronage.
Miss NJ. Callahan will teach this
spring in Dist. No. 3, and Miss Emma
Malloy will take charge of the village
school.
The result of the late election is as
follows: Supervisors, 5. Thorson,
chm, Scott Rudesill, Amund Peterson;
clerk, C. G. n. Heyerdahl; assessor.
Andrew Soil; treas. ole Bonsness !;
justices, q. G. y. Heyerdahl. J. p.
Austerud; constables, Casper Winger,
Gust. Gunderson, b. A. Baardson, DR.
J. F. johnson. The license question
was voted down by an overwhelming
majority.