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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
The Missouri Sleeping Girl Awake.

Anna Parker, the nine-day sleeper near
Westport, Mo-, finally awoke. She fur
nishes the following explanation of her
peculiar condition: She was born on a
farm nea, Galena, ILL.,, twenty years ago.
Her father and mother emigrated to Sum
ner county, Has, when she was but Q babe,
where her father pre- empted land. Before
Anna reached her teens her father, with
some other early settlers, while engaged in
fighting prairie fire that threatened to
sweep everything in the vicinity. contracted
a severe cold, from the effects of which he
died in five days time. The fright occa.
stoned the girl from the prospect of hor-
rible death by fire proved such severe
shock to her nervous system that for two
days thereafter she renamed in cometose
state She went to the home Of Mr.. Car
pru,er five weeks ago. This somnolent
attack was no doubt precipitated by her
being terribly frightened week ago. when
she dropped lighted lamp she had been
cleaning. Soon after this occurrence
Anna complained of feeling weak and
drowsy, and returned to her bed early.
From that time for nine days she slept
uEinterruptedly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Gotilam's Goldcn Dust,nan.

Dickens MIR. Bofin in Our Mutual
Friend" is RECALLED by the bid made by
Giuseppe Labiole Of 81 $50 per week, or
over SSO.000 year for the privilege of
picking over the city's dirt. This suggests
valuable finds of gold and silver, not to
mention diamands, but as & plain matter
Gt business the contractor expects to get
bus return in bones, rags, tin cans. etc.
%neh are VARIABLE in the o.der named,
When Commissioner Coleman lwho Mayor
q Grant has just bounced because he is not a
lamaaany many came into Office as super
lntendent OF street cleaning three or fonr
men GOT $3.50 a day to "trims the city's
art II occurred to him that saaart man
could find enough IN il to afford to nav the
trimmess himself, and, sure enough. such
a man was easily found. Then an offer of
$1o week for the privilege was made and
accepted. and gradually The price rose by
Successive b Is to $500 week. By sue.
eessive gradStions the sum of $76G two
years ago, 81, LOO last year, and ST $50 ,er
week this have been made, and the citv
now has its work done for it and is Maid
Sso 900 year for Che privilege. The nov
elist wac not an ezaggeratcr when he Gre
ated fortune out of the dust heaps which
seemed mere incumbrauce on tbs face of
the earth. Va
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07

The First National bank of BROOKLYN.
Ia, has been the victim of confidence
game to the tune of 500. A man claiming
to be s. Carver, of New York, appeared
there, pretending to be horse buyer. He
bought dozen or more horses, making
small payments on each. He was intro
duced to the cashier of the First National
bank by Victor liveryman and $500
draft was cashed. II was drawn on bank
of Albany, n. v, that was moi listed in the
directory, Oh national bank in the CITY of
New York. The draft was forwarded to
New York. but came back protested. He
is described as smooth looking, 40 years
old, black hair and eyes and weighs $50
pounds; eyes slightly crossed and wears
black mustache.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
cn1CAGo,s VOLCANO.
New Developments Touching the Queen
City's Anarchists.

New Developments Touching the Suoe0
City's Anarchists.
The socialist and anarchist societies OF
Chicago are greatly excited over what they
believe to be huge police conspiracy
against them A short time ago Detective
Charles Nordrum was arrested and tined
for an alleged unwarranted assault upon
man at a socialist meeting. Several socle-
ties took the matter up and demanded
Nordrum's dismissal. 1t is claimed now
TINT the detective went to one of those in
terested in the prosecution, and to pur-
chase leniency, proposed to give up IN
formation concerning the operations OF the
police and show that certain supposed
champion of the anarchist cause was really
in the pay of the police for the purpose OF
creating by wild utterances popular pre]u-
dice. 1t is claimed that Nordrum furnished
fourteen reports from this spy, who IS
Henry Dammeyer, man who since 1856
has been one Of the most aggressive an
nrchists in the city. At the meetings none
were more rabid in utterance than he. and
it is now alleged that he would thus induce
others to echo his sentiments and then re-
port to the police. All this evidence was
laid before the mayor, and as result an
order was issued suspending Nordr1m
pending an investigation of his alleged
treachery. The mayor and police officials
refuse to talk on the subject.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
THE WESTERN BLOCKADE.
The Latest Reports Indicate That 1t il
Still Master Of the Situation.

The Latest Reports Indicate That 1t is
Still Master Of the Situation.
Senator Stanford has received a long
dispatch from the west regarding the ter
rible snow blockade on the Central Pacific
railroad. 1t says the snow is piled higher
than the cabs Of the locomotives, and that
ordinary plows are of no use, as thes can
not throw the snow out of the channel.
Two engineers and three iremen have been
killed by the derailing of engines. West
of Summit the snow is piled on the snow
sheds to depth of from fifteen to twenty
feet, and it is feared the great weight will
crush them in. East of Summit the snow
is even deeper. Telegraph wires are
buried ten to twelve feet, although the
poles are twenty-five feet high. Heavy
land and snow slides have occurred, break
ing huge trees two and three feet in dame
ter like pine stems.
Another dispatch from Vice President
Crocker reports similar condition of af-
fairs on the Portland line. Twenty five
hundred extra men are employed clearing
the tracks and great difficulty is exper-
fenced i'll provisioning them, as all supplies
have to be carried a long distance on snow
shoes and at an enormous expense.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
DIR. PETERS ALIVE.
He Has Been Seen bya Number of Frcnc
I,rics;s-I.IoOrtaut African News,

He Has Been Seen bya Number of French
Iricsts-Ilportaut African News.
number OF French priests have arrived
at Madrid. They state they recently met
DR.. Peters, the German explorer. concern
ing whose death many conflicting reports
have been received nj Koli. He was in
good health.
The condition Of Emin Pasha has greatly
improved.
The private commercial house at Boga-
moya of Vohsen & Paul, acting i'll behalf
of the German East African company, is
founding commercial factories on the west
coast system. If the project proves sue
cessful it will bring about the destruction
Of the monopoly Of trade which British
and Indian merchants have held for centu-
ries.
Advices from Mozambique state that the
Portuguese are acquiring as much territory
as possible pending the delimation OF
boundaries Of their dlstsicts - the Fam
beso river.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
A Hard Line to Survey.

From information received to-day it APP
pears the second exploring expedition,
which left Denver Nov. 25 to survey the
railroad line through Grand canyon, also
met with fatal accident. +. A. Minis,
photographer for the expedition, was badly
injured in Marble canyon three weeks ago
and nearly killed, and three CT the other
men were killed. In the first expedition,
which left Jan. IS, 1889, under command
of Frank M. Brown, the latter, with two
men, were drowned twenty miles below
Lees Ferry: where the boat was capsized
in the rapids.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
MONTANA ELECTION.
A SUPREME COUIsT RULING FAVORS
TIE REPUBLICANS.

The Auditor Must Pay Mileage and Fer
Dion to the Republican Claimant From
silver I:ow---otlcr News of General In
terest.
The Montana supreme court has decided
the Thompson r.andamus case by granting
aperemptory writ ordering the state auditor
to allow Thompsor's bill for mileage and
per diem. Thompson is republican leg
isator from Silver Bow county, being one
of the five elected by the throwing out OF
Tunnel precinct TIE court goes into the
question of the certificates and sustalns
the position of the republicans that the
certificates from the state canvassing
board are only prima facie evidence OF
membership in the legislature. This de-
cision makes the republican body the legal
legislature.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Forepuugh's show and Cash.

The will OF Adam Forepaugh will be
presented for probate during the week. 1t
is said that the estate, outside Of the show
itself, will foot up fully S1,2o0.00o. The
bulk of this will go to his son, Adam Fore
paugh, jr. The report that negotiations
have been on foot for some time looking
toward the sale of the property to an
English syndicate is denied, and those in
position to know assert that it is young
Adams ambition to perpetuate tue bust
ness as memorial of his father, and to
become rival Of Barnum himself.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Great Mems Sons.

The sons Of statesmen enjoy rare oppor-
tunities of training for public life; and
when they bring to those opportunities both
natural aptitude and q modest and diligent
spirit, they fast ripen into men of excep-
tional usefulness. Walker Blaine, whose
sudden death last evening will be widely
regretted. was such a young man. In COM
mon with the sons of very distinguished
and conspicuous fathers, he was both the
gamer and the loser by these connections.
He was the earlier introduced to the whole
country as welI-known character;
but his own merits were obscured
somewhat by the oyersh adowing en-
inence of his father. Those who knew
best his abilities and services are the most
cordial and earnest in their praises. From
boyhood he had been familiar with the
course of political affairs at Washington.
HIS subsequent studies fitted him for pub
lie affairs, and he showed great aptitude in
his service of the department OF state IN
Garfield's administration, under his fathers
secretaryship. His position under the
present administration has been that of
the law Office of the state department.: and
he hal been steadily growing in knowl-
edge of all that concerned this great branch
of the public service He had been an as
sistant secretary of state, special en-
bassador to South America, diplomatic
charge d affairs in Bolivia, a legal COUNSEL
lor for several years for the court Of Ala
bama claims, and finally, the examiner of
claims in the state department. These
public positions, all faithfully and ably
filled, were but part of his service and
experience; tor he was always in his faith
ers confidence and in various ways an al
most indispensable assistant to his father.
~ 1c
is ended before he had completed his
thirty fifth year. 1t is reasonable to be-
lieye that if he had lived he would have at
tanned high rank upon the countrv's
recognition of his growing fitness to render
useful service.
1t is pleasant to note the recognition
that President Lincoln's son has received.
Having filled cabinet position with abil-
ity. Robert Lincoln serves us creditably
as minister at the court of st. James.
His lifelong acquaintance with pub.
lie men AMI public affairs has given
qualifications that few of his
countrymen fully appreciate. Another
great mans son, Col. Frederick Grant
serves this administration, also, as its rep.
resentative in Vienna. He too is a quiet.
modest gentleman, whose aptitude and tit-
ness for public life are often disparaeed
because the public are not acquainted with
them and because the sons qualities have
been overshadowed by the fathers. 1t is
true ia this country, as a general PROPOSE.
ton: that men must stand upon their own
merits and make their way Independently,
but 1t would not be reasonable to hold that
the manly sons of distinguished public
men have not objectionable Opportunities
for making themselves useful in pnblic
capacities. Walker Blaine had done credit
to his chances, and his untimely death re-
moves promising public man.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Like Sfock


Hogs-Receipts. 2s,Oc0 Market active snd
S.75 ~ '''S'S"
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 Market slow. Beeves.
e3.oOgA90; COWS S150d3. 90: stockers ana feed.
ers So 3o93 IS; Texas fed steers, 81. so9la So
Chicago Produce.
1890. 'o's' N.Y.
Corn-Firm; Jan. oo7sc; Nay. slMc.
Rya-Jan, 44c.
Barley-No trading.
Prime Hmothy-$1 TO-
Flax seed-Cash 81. SO.
Whisky-Sl.02.
Proyisions- Pork steady; Jan, S.. 65as. 77lh. .
Nay Slol2g. Lard steady; Jan, S.. s5a5, 81 Z !:
New York Produce.
q 9-lec. wv -nay'
Corn-Dull and easy; mixed western 2za47c
Oats--Quiet asd steady western, 27Ira5c e'
Prorisions~Pork steady and slow; new meg,
yiuto Lard quiet and easy at s.. 2alS.
fairly active; western, 1sA@le'4c. - ""<
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
lettings from All Sections.

ISE spyMtic process of smelling having
proven success i'll the experimental
smeltery at Deadwood, scheme is on foot
to build @ mammoth plant, with e capacity
of from 2Cos5o $50 tons per day, to'take the
place of the present small concern.
Prominent j eadwood capitalists ere inter
ested IN the venture.
A georgia firm is shipping mules by
the carload to Hastings.
TWENasS counties in sIhe state have lady
school Euperintendents.
J. B. GALE, former resident Of Water
town and at one time treasurer of Codinp-
,ngton county, lost an arka and leg and
was badly Injured in railsoad accident al
Anaconda, Mont, the other day.
Representative A. j. YORKER, Of
Hutchinson county, is the youngest man
in'the Legislature, being only rs years of
age. He was able by just Few daya to
hold the pocition under the constitution.
DURING the past tive months John Dee
has been befose'the Desdwood tar of Just
Ice no less than eighteen times, for crimeg
varying from plain, everyday drunk to
fancy Jag" with digging China man &C.
compartment.
iHE grand jury ii session at Columbia
has returned al indictment against Will
aam Blood9or embezzling money from the
Western Union Telegraph company a7hile
manager Of the company q. Aberdeen.
BLOOD has left the county
4 WH1TEMooD merchant named Spep-
Ger was arrested on q charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses IN selling
some very ancient eggs 20 q .eustome,
named Spiers. and tried beeose Justice Of
the peace, who discharged him.
BIDS are advertised for the construction
OF Iater-works at Fort Sully. Contract
to be let Feb. Is. The proposed plan is to
pump water from the Missouri river to n
tank. The works will be built by the
United States government at an estimated
cost of $4,000.
New lodges of the Ancient Orier of
United Workmea have been instituted OF
Watertown. Brookings, Grand Forks. Ma.
pleton. LangeoTd. Wahpeton, Fargo and
Central City.
1HEnew water works ut Brookinee are
about completed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Education otthe Negro.

Ex-senator Bruce called upon the presi-
dent and incidentally mentioned the race
question in the south. Bruce
told the president that he thought
the salvation Of the south and the
negroes would be secured by education.
The president expressed a warm interest in
the race question, which, he said, had given
him more trouble than anything else since
he became president. He hoped the
trouble would be peaceably settled.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
A Purse OF a Human Ear.

A mlddle-aged colored man boar
horse car in Brooklyn the other ey'
and when the conductor came aroul
his fare didn't bother about his pc
but simplyput his hand TO one of b
paclous ears and drew forth o nickel
conductor and passengers were aston
az the maneuver, and the conductor
why 10 You carry your money
captain" cause it's handy, 81!
pied the son of Ham, and the passe
all laughed at the new wrinkle in !
pouches. 1t was observed that he
carried nickel in the other ear.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Encouraging University Facts.


The report of the University of South
Dakota, just printed, makes q good show
ing for that institution. There has been
an average attendance of 4T5 students dur
ing the past year. 1t has cost STA per STU
dent to maintain the institution. Reports
from state universities of seven other
states show the cost to be fer above this
figure. The charge has been made that
the university is purely local institution.
This charge is untrue and is unsupported
By the facts. When the institution was
established the percentage of local students
was large. The following figures show how
great has been the change: Total attend
snce Of students from Clay county in 1882
So, 81 per cent; in lSS5-SG, "a per cent; in
1869, II per cent; i'll 1SS7-sS, SO per
cent; in 1885. SO, 40 per cent; in 1se9-9o,
partial enrolment, "a per cent. So that
where three-fourths of the students came
from Clay county four years ago, three
fourths of them now come from other sec
tions of the state, aud from nine of the
other states of the union. The university
is, therefore, in no sense G local institu-
ton. 1t has smaller percentage of local
patronage than some of the other UNIVERSE
ties in the neighboring states.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NEWS.
,stEs the Mile Square.

Trouble has broken out again on the
mile square opposite Pierre, between in
tending settlers and Che Indians. The lat
ter anticipate immediate opening of TIE
reservation, and are cutting all the WOOD
along the Bad and Missouri rivers and
hauling It back to she land which they In
tend to take up according to the provisions
of the Sioux bill. The settlers think this
an injustice to them. hence the trouble.
An attempt was made by settlers OF the
square mile TO stop the Indians, and for a
while II looked as if there would be SER
ious 'srouble. Troops were hurried for
ward and sent the settlers back on the
space allowed them. The Indians have al
ready hauled off abou. thousand cords of
WOOD. Northwestern railroad officials de-
clare they intend to hold the mile square
according to the treaty with the Indians.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
TOLD IN A MINUTE.

The directors of an Albany, N. Y, bank
refused to promote faithful teller to be
cashier because he was a "sheeny." The
Jew patrons of the institution learned of
the matter. and in single day 100000
deposits were withdrawn. The bank
claims it can stand the run.
Elm a Chicago saloon row, Robert Glib
bons, witness for defense in the late
Cronin trial, was seriously shot by Police
Captain Schuttler. Schuttler was in citl.
zens clothes at the time.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
TIE Elngs OF. Brazil.

The steamer Laplace, which left Rio
Janelro Jan. 80, has arrived at New York.
The first mate said: There is no flag
which is recognized throughout the coun-
try, the people of each province having
tags of their own. In Decemberla forty
sailors employed on Brazil man Of war
went ashore and shouted syive le emperor
and subsequently had their threats cut for
their enthusiasm"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
A Legal Boomerang.

lrcouple of Aberdeen ssloonkeepers had
man prosecuted upon charge of pass
ing & raised check. The evidence Was to
the effect that the transaction took place
Sunday morning, the check having been
TUNED in in payment for drink, and the
cash balance paid over. The defendant
ives discharged, and was then made wit
ness against the saloonkeepers for selling
liquor on Sunday. The saloon men be-
came Impressed with the idea that there
are several opportunities in ahis country
fox breaking the statutes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Gladstone to His Supporters.

Gladstone's circular to his supporters in
the commons says the condition Of public
affairs is not without peculiar features,
and the questions to be considered may be
OF pressing interest. This is taken to in
dictate an early discussion of the Pieott let
Sers and other matters of vital Importance
to the liberals and home rulers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
Going the Other Way.

MISS bisland left New York November
II, twelve hours behind Miss Bly,. on the
New York Central and went by that road
and the Lake Shore to Chicago. Then she
took the Northwestern to Omaha and
thence across by the Union and Central
Pacific roads to San Francisco. From
San Francisco she simply reversed the trip
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
An Oil Nl.yn

There was a still explosion in the Stan.
dard Oil works at Hunters Point. Tho
entire works were threatened, but in an
hour the fire was under control. Loss.
$50, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
COlOred Arithmetic.

Northern Gentleman-Haye you
children?
Southern Negress-Indeed has.
ten ob 'em-fve boys and seben
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07

IHE latest figures Show the are $50 900
1h q ann IN the United States, living upon
4A8'ooo'Aoo acres, Oh ACC acres apiece.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-07
A Pierre philanthropist.s Requests,

II IeITe 1bCEUGstN.
The will of the late DR.. Francis p.
Wright, wealthy philanthropist of Pierre,
has been filed in the probate court, After
remembering handsomely several distant
relatives, he being childless, gives 220
acres OF the most valuable land IN Tazewell
coanty, ILL.,, valued at $4,000, to the
American Bible society Of New York, if it
will accept, but if not, then it goes to the
weman's hospital of Chicago. The bal
arce of the estate, representing $4,000,
will be invested in BONDS and securities
enc be made permanent fund to be used
for the benefit Of the INDECENT children of
Pierre. It is grand bequeet.