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The Press., 1890-03-13
lFrsm the Flower, october IA. ]

From the Flower, October 1A
 We had occasion this week to thank MT Gordan, of the Sun, in person for his well intended sympathy and labor in our behalf, and also to assure him. as we now do all, that our relations with the gentlemen en- gagged in this town building enterprise has been cordial and satisfactory to us. MT. Gordan will find them men of their word in all things,
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Slightly contradicted in another place.l
 We have to thank Mir. Gord,n, of tn, late Centropolis, now Prairie City Sun, for some assistance in the mechanical work on our paper this week.
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From the Centropolis Sun. Edited by Joseph Cor
 dan, at Centropolis, Prairie Co.,, Colo, September F 7th.l
 A CRAFTY SCHEME BY WILLY scHEMERs.
 Jim Fadden and Pete Tolmes, of la- mented Sparks City fame, have bobbed up again with their usual smiles, smooth .chemes and slick confidence games, and this time they have entered the arena for rhe county seat of Prairie County. They have scripted quarter section on Coyote Flats, and have the gall to advertise that they will lay out the future metropolis of Prairie County on that alkali bottom, cactus covered desert and land of ''stinking water" By the way, the script with which they have entered the land is the old Wait erfield issue that has never yet been able to hold anything but suckers, and should he scheming pair be able to talk any ten ,lerfeet into buying lots in such a forsaken spot, the poor unfortunates would have absolutely no title to their land.
 Fadden passed through here yesterday with 8 corps of surveyors and wagon load # bright, red stakes to lay out his town site with, and as he passed by the tempo rary courthouse he pointed to it and call ed out to Col. Began, the enterprising sec retary of our contemplating Town Company, that he would have that building on wheels moving over to Prairie City inside of two months. The crowd, very properly, gave Mir. Fadden the 'horse" laugh, foreshad- ,wiug his treatment at the polls next No vember.
 To assist in his nefarious scheme to re- tard the growth and settlement of this magnificent country by involving all in 8 dirty county seat fight, these professional town builders have arranged to import newspaper from back in Kansas some where, and it is said the first issue will be out next week. We don't know what the
 heet has been named, but would suggest Cactus Bud as fitting cognomen, sincs he Cactus is there, and there Is no hope hat this promising Bud will ever bloom.
 The editor, J. o. Hurdee, is reported to nave been hired for his fighting qualities done. Fadden seems to be counting on a bloody county seat war, and has com nenced early to bring in buffers and hugs, and as they will need them all, has economJzed material by combining both III an editor. This Purdee has sweet cented reputation back east. He once just escaped getting his just dues from a nob in Texas, and was last month turned ut of the penltentiary in Missouri, wher. he learned his trade as printer on the prison paper.
 Centropolis, the gem of the plains, is not afraid of the contest. Her natural ad vantagas and cantral location m.ke her pre- -emi luetly the site for the coun y set, !, md Fadden aud his buffers will find ntti.
 encouragement from our honest, fair nluded farmers.
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see you all with us soon. Long live Prairie City Farewell Centrepolis

Especial Dispatch to the Daily Howitzer Denver, Coll
 CENTRoPoL1s, Col, October 19. A typical western sensation, that came near being 8 tragedy, occurred here tonight, and at this hour (miduight) is hardly yet subsided.
 About an hour ago mob of about fifty masked men attacked the Sun office with the intent and purpose of hanging the ed itor, Joe Gordan, and burning his office, the affair growing out the hot county -seat contest now in progress in Prairie County between Centropolis and the new town of Prairie City. Gordan. who has been in nearly every county seat fight in Kansas, and has been a staunch champion of this place up to this time. to-day made com plete flop and came out boldly for the op- position town. His change so excited the property owners here who have de cided not to yield, that they planned se. were revenge on G,rdan, and but for 8 timely intervention they would have suc- ceeded The mob had broken down the door. entered the office and was busy scat tering the type and breaking the presses, and was about ready to complete its work by hanging the editor, who had been caught. Just as they were tying the rope about his neck, had fired the building, and were starting for a gallows tree, @ halt was called by young woman dashing up to the house, tumbling from her horse, and, revolver Tn hand, rushing into the office with a threat to shoot down every man who touched Gordan. The men were par alyzed by the apparition, but obeyed the woman with one impulse and hurried away, leaving the rescued and rescuer to put out the fire. A greater portion of the building and outfit were ruined, but Cor dan seems satisfied to get out of the scrape alive.
 After the mob had dispersed, a party of about twenty horsemen came over from Prairie City armed to the teeth, and have been parading the streets since then. as if looking for fight. It is impossible to tell what the outcome may be. but the be- roine of the escap de econtemptuously says these men will hurt nobody.
 It appears that the lady, who is the ed- itor of Gordan's opposition sheet, got wind tha' her opponent was to be handled for hls Hopping, and urged these men to arm aid come to his relief, but they being too slow to please her, she procured saddle horse and bravely came alone, and lucky for Joe Gordan it was that she did.
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IFrom the Pra irie Flower, published at Prairie City,
 Prairie Co.,, Colo, by Jane C. Purdee, September
 16]
 How DO YOU Do?-Since our gentleman y contemporary at Centropolls introduced us in the issue of the 7lh, it is, perhaps, unnecessary for us to apologize for our ap psaranee. Yet we feel we would be better friends for this short hand-shake.
 The Prairie Flower IS planted here to day, with the hope that it will be joy d. d a comfort to all, and we shall aim to make 1t as pretty and as neat as our name- skes, the flowers that bloom about on this pleasant nook of the foot-stool. We thank our kind Sun for suggesting tine name, Cactus Bud, and for time were tempted to adopt 1t. The cactus is beautiful blossom, and we shall favor it's adoption as the national flower. It is hardy, straight, business, only gives up few days of each year to such foolishness as blooming is a standing menace after the fashion of oui old ''don't tread on me flag ;" an embod,- tectlon policy, and when man eau make money out of the ground where it grows, the cactus must go, just as sentiment must fade from our American life. The laurel,
 he pansy, the golden rod are all very PI0SCy ao AO"ctSs oug II typo lS "auteU, what is the matter with ths cactus?
 But Flower Is broader and takes them all in, just as Prairie Olty hopes to throw open her doors to all Prairie County, and invite it to come and make its home where the water is pure, the climate delightful, the grass green, the flowers growing, an,i where good Dame Nature intended the county seat should be.
 And with this short salute we mus, close, for modesty reminds us that we must not make our visit too long until you return our call, and write us to come and see you again. Yours, MIss JANE CARRIE PUBpEE.
The Press., 1890-03-13
lFrom the Flower, October 21. l

From the Flower, October Ell
 7 Owing to the cowardly attack made last week on MT. Gord.n aud his paper, he has been unable to get out his paper this week, 8 d his readers will be compelled to await hi- complete recovery and the reorgsnizs- s- tion of his ofice Mir Gordan was bn, slightly injured in the affair with which Il are familiar, but the shock has inca pacitated him for work for few days.
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.nR. SAMUEL DAVID & SON,
 AV Physicians and Surgeons, OfRce West Main-st Telephonic connection in office
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MIMI. WsbBBtG< K z, Merchant Tailor
 w Room 1, Warren Block, stafford Springs, Ct
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ERANKLIN H. SAGE, Attorney Y and Counsellor as Law. Room 2, Warren'sBlock. .-'f.
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Y HI. REED. Attorney at Law. office in O Stafford NationalBank building, EastMain-st
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CIMONDS xN BURDETT, SOlici- 9 tors O1 Patents. Hartford Trust Co.'S Block. Wm N. Simonds, Chas. L. Burdett
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I Leave your orders for Coal at Andrew
 Whiton's store.
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E N. CRANE, Manufacture, of and II sdealer in Harnesses, Robes, Bells, Fancy Lap Robes, Whips Trunks, Fancy Mats ,etc.
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AS THE FILES TELL TT.

tFrom the Centropolis sun. Edited by Joseph Cor dan, at CentropOls, Prairie Co.,, Colo, September Ytk,l
The Press., 1890-03-13

A GENCY af fTolian2COuntyM Mutu- office at residence Westf ord-av. Stafford Springs.
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II E. PATTEN. 37 Wells-st., Hart
 A \ ford, Conn.,, Dyeing and Carpet Beatn, Works. Mrs. ]. A. simonds, agent, Stafford Spring
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Ynu may tangle the tale tp suit yourself.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-16

!. There was no business transacted on
Judge Campbell's side Of the court,
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MARTINS FERRY

Mrs. Wolf Burie,l--A Pioneer to bc Lnld to
ilsest To-day Personal Points. 8,
Mr.. William Lipphardt Is cularging his resi-.
dencc In tho West End. ~ 81
The Odd Fellows wifi attend tho funeral Of the
late Robert Cottrcll In body this afternoon Ut
2 o'clock, = n x n 80
a George Chessell has recovered sufficiently to
return TO Columbus aud resume his studies In
the University. s d : 4
Mann's foundry WIS of yesterday on account
OF the funeral Of Mrs. Eliza Jane Vol. mother
Of Joseph Wolf, ono Of the employees. s; s3s
Squire Roberts, Joseph: Hill, William Clark
yesterday on their way to Stcubenville.i i:ffE
Lee IIafhtrger,' a clerk In Julius Jacobs
store, leaves to-day for Des Moincs Iowa, to
make bis future home. lie will DO succeeded by
Burthof ilarberger.
y The factories At tho laughlin Mill will resume
TO- day and run III what nail plate there Is on
hand Is cut. This will not run the two factories
more than two OF three days. =; NtiS Il " 8.
Martin Hayden tomorrow and Saturday nights
will be the next attraction at tho Opera House.
MY Aunt bridget will bn hero January Is ind
Germans Minstrels February IS.
Mr.. Seth Howell, the only victim Of the burst.
Ing OF the big tly::witccla at the Laughlin mill,
was not hurt as badly as supposed. He was able
TO walk about the house yesterday. ak =
REV. Z. C. Simpson, Of Hamilton, Ohio, Is the
guest Of his father.in law. Mr.. Anderson Rails
ton. He came up to Columbus 10 attend The In.
auguration. Mr.. Simpson is a Republican. but
he and Governor Campbell arc great friends. .; q;
A large numbcr OF friends attended the funeral
Of Mrs. Eliza Jane Wolf from the family resi-.
1ence on Hickory street yesterday. s Rey. II. N.
Campbell OBLIGATED and the pall:bearers were
Messrs. Isaac jones'. Joseph W illiams, Y E. w.
Hoyle. Remedies Barr Ii y. Bailey and X, X.
Gatchell. lnterment Mt Rivervlew cemetery. js5S3
David Neal, Joseph Taylor aud Ebenezer Coss
the three crooks from this place who were In
dictea by the Harrison county Grand Jury for
burglary aud arson-ior robbing and setting
fire to Adams store at Georgetown i recently,
were taken before Judge uance at Cadix this
week aud plead guilty. to the charge OF burglary.
They were each sentenced to three years i'm.
prisonmcnt in the penitentiary. ii5
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-16
TILE RIVER RISING.
Result OF the Heavy I,ainfnll-rossibly &c
.a;r,y Feet OF Water Icre-Tbe 1tonts Z. -

Result of the Heavy Iuninfnll-possibly 30
Feet Of Water lIere-The Bonts.3 n;
The river is again rising at this point
and the reports from above are to the
effect that all the tributaries are coming
out at lively rate. The gauge at Pitts.
burph last night showed a depth Of over
u feet and both rivers were rising and
sending out immense quantities OF DRIFT.
The leveo gauge here at 8 o'clock last
night showed II feet inches and the
river was rising steadily Just as it had
been doing all day. s sss5ssss3
III Yesterdays almost steady pourdown
was quite general up and down the
valley and another big. river may be
looked for. Those who watch the river
and know its habits say that the rise
will be higher than the last biz one, but
they did not anticipate yesterday that
any particular damage would be done
to Island property; Possibly there will
be 80 feet Of water here. but not over
that unless yesterdays rainfall should
continue to-day. From the way in
which the creek doomed out yesterday
It it, safe to predict that the Mononga-
hela may be relied on to to contribute
her share towards rise. 80 7s ~ a
The Abner O'Neal was the first boat
out Of port yesterday morning, leaving
for Pittsburgh at s a.. III. The Andes left
for Cincinnati at II a. NJ, with a good
trip The G. W. Bachelor passed up
from Cincinnati for Pittsburg III little
before noon. The Elaine got on for Par
kersburg at 2 p. IN. The Liberty arrived
and departed as usual, leaving for Clar-
ington at $3.50 p. m. The Enterprise and
Anna Roberts passed up yesterday with
empties. This morning at z o'clock the
Hudson passes down for Cincinnati.
The Scotia is to.day's Pittsburgh packet,
leaving att a. IN. The Courier departs
for Parkersburg at Il II 80 a. m. The
Liberty will make her regular CIaring-
ton trip. The Pittsburgh Commercial
Gazette Of yesterday contained the fol-
lowing: "The Iron Age, OF Gray's Iron
Line, departed for Wheeling yesterday
with part Of her tow Of. rails She will
return from that point and take out the
rest Of it as soon as it is loaded. Her tow
goes to St. Louis. " y sss
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EL0NGTCONTINUBDRAINST
Doing Damage and a Soaring
Lowland Residents. III II
ANHTURALs GAS MAIN BURST
.iits tisG -s7l iltsse XII ts-s
AZ Elm Grove by the Flood In Wheel.
II Ing Crcck-The River SIN 4;
!i8S ltlsing Isapidly...1iivcr re.
4 ~ ports l'rom boyc. i.

~
q About one o'clock yesterday morning
II commenced 10 rain again md the
moisture continued Ia ,leacce,nd MI ydav
al, ~. LII, LII ss1ss,':
A'o w lAst h'sh' WIN Aeaice'y teh in 1a'
utes let up between any Of the showers.
1t was raining when this issue went TO
nress and Il mipht be tn,ron,erlv sa,d that
.ho,a Lai 4 HOO .na. tpy 49,. o -. +.
sneie hAa pseh RI@en'y'l te houfs ol
continuous rain. From one o'clock yes.
terday morning till nearly daybreak, the
storm was terrific one and ala cors;1o,r...
oh,o7 do,,,ona MI &c., 49, s..n =
NUS '' aa'''aRe. ho s''eess ran lull 81 o.
muddy water, sewers were stopped up
aud cellars overlooked were reported
from nil n mn a. town 3'F 4
The ,roo,a.t o,r.ct Il y, 4 \, =. !, ~,
,,i nv ~ s.S,a!es. Snee. q, t9e STORM was
els ous a.ons luz eoasss o. Lttle hee.
lux et e "nash lose 10 .he algnes1
a1 uint AL ~ s i Icy asnce Tue memoir
ne' ~, na;n, u.s. chan
~ ~ M sesela' poin,s' Pattlcularly along
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( OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MAN

Severely Bea.en In n South Side Saloon
Early Yesterday Morning. 4.
4 Robert Muldoon was before ! Police
Court again yesterday morning. His was
tho only case for consideration at this
session, but 1t was Of a sufficiently aggra.
yated character for half a dozen cases.
Muldoon was arrested BY Officer Wilkie
shortly before s o'clock Yesterday morn.
ing, Just inter be had finished beating
up a man named Kemple, whose home
Is In Moundsville. ~ kcmple was Ia
court yesterday morning and presented
q horrible appearance; one eye was en-
tirely closed aud the other nearly 80.
He had several bad cuts on his face and
about his head and his features were NIL
black and blue, colors resulting from ono
big bruise that covered his entire face
1t was evident that KNOCKERS bad been
used on him. The beating was admin
isterea by Muldoon to kemploH IN the
saloon on the northeast corner OF Main
and y Twentieth n streets, run i5 by
man named Carter. Z This is the same
saloon that acquired considerable fame
when it was run by the Muldoons. A
dispute arose over q game OF cards.be.
tween Muldoon and a man who was
kemple's partner, and the story told to
tho 4 police Is A that aE kemple en-
deayored to pacify tho two II when
Muldoon suddenly jumped on
him. Kemple claims to have been
robbed Of about 500 during the trouble,
Muldoon was fined $40 mud costs ind In
default Of payment sent to the hill for
thirty days. 1t Is probable that there
will be State case made against him.
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4 Kick From Some Island Peoplo.

- ~ IAlek FROM ooule Asisnu ieOplc. 4
The citizens living along Indiana and
North Huron streets and on adjacent
property, principally those who pur.
chased lots when the old fair ground
property on the Island was sold, and
who have built residences, are inclined
to lift up their voices in howl Of pro:
test and kick in no gentle man ner over
u move the Board OF Public Works is
credited with making. When the an.
nual appropriation ordinance OF 1889
was passed by Council provision was
made for a crock sewer along Indiana
street and IN intersecting sewer running
to the Back river through one Of the old
fair ground alleys. II It, was n recog-
nized that the people who were build
ing up and y improving that part
OF the, city were entitled to this improve
ment. The sewer was put down in b In
diana street and the crock pipe purchased
for and distributed along the inte1sect-
ing alley; then came delay after delay,
then the money appropriated for the job
ran short, and finally the first OF Decem-
Der arrived and the day OF grace for dig
gingin the streets till next spring had
passed. The inhabitants swallowed their
disappointment over not having sewer
this winter to discharge their waste wa
ter to the river and settled down to await
the early completion OF the work in the
spring. Within the past few days how
ever, a gang has been at work hauling
the pipe away and the citizens referred
to are alarmed and mad about it. { They
fear that a lack Of sewer facilities is to he
added to the absence Of proper street
lights and other municipal inconven-
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"a LITTLE BABE

Left on Capt. @. j. Rawlings Door Stop
u ;.s During Last Nights Shower. a.,
About s o'clock last night some I'M
known person left on the door step Of
Capt. Q. j.. Rawlings residence, at No.
739 North Main street, male infant up
parently about one month old. It was
comfortably wrapped up in neat
clean, clothes and a shawl, which,
while. they were not Of the q finest
texture were well made and comforts.
bic. The babe had evidently been given
some compound that Lad acted as an
opiate so that it would not cry. and as II
to stifle its cries should the opiate fail
of its elects the head was wrapped
in s;5 towel. The clothing + was
strongly scented with White Rose
perfume. The infant is IN unusually
small one, has dark hair and instead Of
keeping its fists closed as most babies
do, wriggles its fingers all the time.
It is thought that it come from some
place near Captain Rawlings residence,
possibly from; some OF the boat houses
above the Water Works. The Children's
Home managers will adopt the child il
the county will release all claim to the
little unfortunate. !; .,s;.}
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4 At the next meeting OF the newly
elected Board Of Directors and officers
OF the Pittsburgh, CHARTERS & Youghio.
gheny RaiIroad Company which wifi be
held in Pittsburgh in the near future
there is 10 be considered a proposition
from the Baltimore &,Ohio Company for
an amaigamation of ) the Pittsburgh,
Charters 4 Youghiogheny, and the
Valley. Railroad Of Ohio, which is re-
ported 10 have been purchased recently
by z the Baltimore & Ohio people.
1t & is said that so 4 far rs the plan
OF amalgamation above referred TO is
concerned, TINT NIL interested in it are OF
one mind, and that it only remains for
official action to be taken. There is a
plan proposed for the extension OF the
Valley road to Pittsburgh rs follows:
A line will be constructed from Canton
to Myers, n small station on the Cleve.
land, Alliance 4 Southern road, twelve
miles east OF Canton. From this point
the Cleveland, Alliance & Southern track
will be used to Bergholz; Jefferson coun-
ty, the present terminus OF the road.
From Bergholz a line will be built
straight 10 Pittsburgh, crossing the Ohio
river at McCoy's, Jefferson county, and
passing through Fairview, w Va.
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DON'T. LIKE Ii.


Europeans Taking Grcnt Interest In the
Tariff Henrlngs. HI q v
LONDON, Jan. 15.-The testimony be-
fore the Committee OF Ways and Means
Of the United States Congress is followed
with great interest by European manu-
facturers. "a slight increase Of the tariff
on many lines Of goods means cessa-
ton Of expectation, and the ALMOST unan-.
imous Recommendation Of the wit
nesses that duties should be made high
or fills Continental laborers and manu-.
lacturers with CONSERVATION. They say,
and probablyfwith truth, that owing to
the strict Interpretation OF the laws BY
the United States consuls i in Z. Europe,
and the endless squabbiing about in.
voices, their business has been greatly
damaged, and that any additional bur
den placed upon 1t would prove ruinous
to them. 4! ~ g.slIt.l
English exporters are more philoso-
phlcal, having generally. larger capital
and growing outlets for their goods in
the colonies, but: the tin plate workers
are somewhat concerned over the re-,
ported richness OF the tin mines in
Dakota, and the possibility Of losing
their best market. ~ Bohemian makers
Of buttons and other, small wares, and
German manufacturers Of ladies, wraps
and cheap optical goods have some dim
idea that the high tariffs imposed BY the
United States are adopted partially as
measure Of retaliation for the exclusion
OF some American Mood products from
those countries and have proposed to
their governments a relaxation OF such
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II JohnA, Keyser, who was struck not long ago BY
Ii. z. 4 G. train as Il was passing through his
farm, died Yesterday morning. A complication
OF diseases along with tho accident hastencd bis
DEATH lie win be buried at his home near
WcegeO tomorrow, -! s Z AZ .it 4 IN
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+ The Consolidated state Line I.ou., I

Mr.. A. B. Paul, OF Ohio, Secretary OF
the Wheeling, Wellsburg < State Line
Railroad Company, gives notice in this
mornings issue that meeting OF the
stockholders OF this company will be
held in WeItsburg, at the general office
Of the company in the Hudson House,
on Thursday, March 20, for the purpose
Of considering an agreement Of censoli.
dation and merger Of this company with
the Pittsburgh, Canonsburg 4 State Line
Railroad Company. This proposed con-
solidation was explained in detail in
these columns but recently, and 1t
is IN not necessary 81 to & 80 over
that ground again. Secretary Paul was
here yesterday and expressed himself as
being confident that the consolidation
will take place and that the very bene-
fetal results aimed Mt will be attained,
by the consolidated company, and
through it by the communities through
which the road will run, which includes
Wheeling. Mr.. Paul was accompanied
on bis visit here yesterday BY Messrs. G.
Mcyrum, II. FL. Niemann, Joseph Abel
and A. E. Succop, all rof Pittsburgh !;
these gentlemen are very much inter
ested in the proposed railroad. 81