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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29
The Wound Proves Serious,
Special to The Statesman.

Spcclal 10 Inc statesman.
BEEvILLE, Tex, Oct. 21.-Young
Ed Thompson who was shot in the
leg at the Mexican show here on Mon
night, is still in a bad way. The at
tending physicians fear that amputa-
ton may be necessary. If he does not
lose the leg he will be cripple for
life as the ball fractured the bone neal
the knee joint.
Among the many prospectors look,
ing for homes in our county, we no.
tice Messrs. Jim Phillips and Barker
farmers from Bell county, Texas.
Steps to secure water works will be
renewed by our citizens as soon as the
decision Of the supreme conrt is
known regarding the validity Of our
city charter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29
AFTER THE TRAIN ROBBERS.
The Officers Think They Have Located Them
and are Pressing On.

Special to The Statesman.
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 2l.-Private
kilograms received here announce
that the officers are still in pursuit of
the train robbers, and it is believed
they are located between the railroad
track and the great bend of the Rio
Grande. Officers are now securing
that territory with the hope of catch
ing the outlaws, and are prepared fol
the desperate resistance that is sup
posed the men will make to escape
ar est.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29
HANGED BUT INNOCENT.
Supposed Victim of Foul Play Turns Up
Alive and Well.


GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Oct. 2l.-ln
1889 u hunter and trapper, known as
81 Handsome Smugglers, suddenly
disappeared from this vicinity. His
rifle was found in the woods and near
it his hunting-knife, covered with
blood. Gossip began to associate a
young log-chopper, named Chester
Wood, with the supposed murder.
Even on the theory of murder there
was not a particle of evidence against
Wood, but idle and malicious talk in
the lumber camps set the lumbermen
nearly wild, and someone had to be
killed. They hanged Chester Wood,
in spite of his solemn protests, to
tree, which is still standing in the
township of Robinson. His body was
buried on top Of hill near the tree,
and eighteen years ago the bones
were turned over by a gang oflabOrers
while grading for a railroad. Woods
sweetheart became insane and
soon died. His aged father
is supposed to have starved to death.
These incidents have something more
than memory and tradition to attest
to their accuracy. On Saturday last
a man over 80 years old, accompa-
MED by his son, passed through
Grand Haven on his way to visit
another son in the far west. Before
taking a steamer, he stated to Il citi-
zen there that about fifty years age
he was hunter near Grand Haven,
and was known as "Handsome
Smugglers." The citizen knew some
thing of the Chester Wood hanging
and told the story to the aged man
who shed tears at the recital. He
was reared on farm within a few
miles of Boston, A quarrel with his
brother drove him west, and he sup
ported himself by hunting and trap
ping in this county. He never gave
mis- real name here and stunned So
'ciety. One day he went to Grand
Rapids to sell furs and received 6
letter saying that his brother was
dead. Without returning to his
shanty or leaving any word hi
started for the east, and has eve
since lived on the farm of his boy
hood. He never learned what be
came of his shanty in the woods, ant
he cannot explain how his rifle ant
knife found their way into tn
woods
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29

was the subject Of domestic missions,
including Indian missions. The Sec
rotary read long list of requests Of
various sums from all parts Of the
country to the national missionary
fund, A special report was read by
The board Of domestic missions. In
relation to this report was a resolution
offered bv Bishop scarborough of New
Jersey 10 consider and determine the
advisability Of charging and extend
ing missionary episcopate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29
A Little Girls Experience in Lighthouse

= Mr.. and Mrs Lorch Treseott are keepers of the
Gov Lighthouse at Sand Beach, Mich and are
blessed with daughter four years old Last
April she was taken down with Measles. fol-
.u" ,u a dreadful cough an. tu-in- uta
I. I-.a. Doctors az home and a. DUtrui. treated
n". al In vain. she grew worse rapidlr until
sl.Et9s a mere handful NC bone. Then she
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery and after he
use " two and a half bottles was completely
cured. They say Dr. King New Discovery is
worth its weight ~ gold yet you may oct Il
trial bottle free al J. J, Tobin's drug store
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-29
BLAINE'S RECENT LETTER.
1t Has Thrown Harrison and His Immediate
Followers into Confusion.

Followers into confusion,
Special to The statesman.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l--The Har-
rison crowd have been shaken up from
center to circumference by Mr..
Blaine's letter explaining his posi-
ton in relation to the Mckinley tariff
bill. They appear to regard the letter
as Mr.. Blaine's pronunciamento is
sued to inform his special friends and
followers that he is still in the poll
deal ring. And if Republican npiU-
iOn here g reflection o. IT elsewhere,
it looks much like a gigantic Blaine
boom was about to be launched on the
country, and that Bre'r Harrison was
to be crowded out of the hurrah, If
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Likes His Employers.

TO The Alert:-The writer of this was
one of the crew with Spangler & Koehns
threshing outfit, and through the medium
of your widely circulated paper is glad
to offer his favorable testimony to the
agreeable manner in which they, in every
way treat their employees. The writer
has also had many and reliable opportu-
mites of comparing s. & KS outfit with
several others working in the same and
surrounding counties. and the compari-
son results most favorably for the former.
They have paid this season the highest
rate of wages; have treated their men,
particularly as regards board and hours
of labor, in the most liberal manner, ana
there ID not the slightest need of note
of interrogation concerning the safety Of
the wages Of the men in their employ.
Although perfect stranger to Messre.
Spapgler & Koehn when starting out
with their outfit on the 7th of Septem.
Der last, I cannot resist giving this trib-
ute Of regard to them. sincerely hope
that next year both George and Ferdie
may have as successful run as they
have had this year. BURT.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03

snares laid for them. Jamestown espec-
tally is said to be 90 affected, and the dis
ease has assumed an alarming form, hav-
ing become epidemic.
There is a species OF plover on the
plans which sings q perfectly developed
melodie phrase, as complete as though
springlng from human sources. In sum-
mer these birds may be heard during the
early morning, and sometimes late in the
afternoon, singing their charming little
phrase consisting OF six notes, one Of
them short trill. At present, the only
small birds remaining here are the little
gray fellows who appear in hocks of ten
to twenty, and seem to be preparing to
say 'good-bye" to their summer home,
where they have reared their young and
enjoyed many pleasant weeks.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
"A jamestown Man Talks.

A St. Paul dispatch says J. G.. Wheat.
on OF jamestown, North Dakota, was in
the city Saturday. "Crops are far more
interesting to our people than politics at
present." said he. I'm fact there is little
political talk of any kind unless 1t be
among the professional politicians. You
seldom hear of farmers being troubled
with too abundant crops, but such may
said to have been the case with our far.
mers this year, at least in great many
sections. The crop was really more than
they could we'll take care of. In our zee.
ton the farmers fortunately have most
of the grain that was not thresheG
stacked, land they can keep 1t in this way
We have bad plenty of cars and have no,
overcrowded the elevators. Yet an
enormous amount of wheat has beer
marketed. Business is frstclass ir
Jamestown and I think it is 80 all dowr
the James valley. Our farmers are or
their feet again, and North Dakota Ii
booming"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
A Creamery Law Suit.

Rankin & Davis, the men who worked
the creamery building racket in North
Dakota several years ago, and made a
good thing out OF the scheme, have met
with reverse in the payment for the
LaMoure plant. The plaintiffs are
creamery equipment contractors and
entered into contract with Bronson
and others to build creamery in the
town Of LaMoure. The day after the
contract was signed Bronson noti-
fed the company that he would not
take the stock subscribed for by him.
Notwithstanding this rotice of refusal
to comply with his agreement, the PLAN
tits completed the building and brought
suit to recover the sum agreed to be paid
by Bronson, and judgment was given
them for the amount.
This is reversed by the supreme court
on the ground that the action was i'm
properly brought; that the plaintiffs had
no right to build the creamery in the face
of Bronson's refusal to perform his part
Of the contract; that they should have
sued Bronson for damages for the breach.
Reversed and remanded for new trlal.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Threshers Still at Work.

Chas. Ney came in from Mr.. Bottsford's
Saturday, and reports that the Bolts.
ford outfit threshed Friday, and were
still threshing this morning from shock
wheat. Johnny Easterbrook is thresh
ing today on VIM. Squires' farm. where
he has threshed out 1900 bushels of
wheat.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Squires agreed to
give his eldest daughter all there was
over 1000 bushels of wheat. which will
make her snug little fortune, as there
are yet over 1000 bushels to thresh,
judging from the number OF stacks still
unthreshed. The question is will father
Sqnires crawfish out Of his bargain:
Probably not.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Eddy County Crop Yields.

New Rockford Transcript: Messrs.
Kurtz and Lewis had 40 acres of wheat
which averaged "a bushels to the acre,
and 375 acres which averaged "a bushels.
They know no better country than North
Dakota. A. johnson of Tiffany, got q
bushels to the acre of 40 acres, and part
of it was cut before the frost. E. II.
Stohl of Sheyenne, says his wheat crop of
80 acres averaged 81 bushels to the acre
and his fax Is bushels. George ". Setz
was in town Saturday. He had an aver
age of IS bushels to the acre on 80 acres
threshed, and has 100 acres standing in
shock. John Ahrahamson, the good ma.
tured Sheyenne blacksmith, raised 43
bushels to the acre on his Is acres. John
Secklnger is one of the boys who is not
displeased with this years crop. Of Is
acres he got $500 bushels.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Bold Burglars are Busy.

The gang of burglars and petty thieves
who recently infested Fargo and Other
river towns seems to have transferred
their field OF operations to Jamestown
for night, at least. Two places in this
city we're visited by these shady gentry
Friday night, and possibly others are yet
to be reported.
Goodman's clothing store sustained a
considerable loss in fur coats and other
articles of wearing apparel. 1t is i'm.
possible 10 tell yet just how much booty
was secured, as the large stock has not
been closely examined, but enough gar
ments are missing to make the loss foot
up from $500 to $500. The damage to
the show windows is also quite an item.
The thieves seem to have attempted to
effect an entrance by smashing one of
the plate glass windows, but being un-
able to get through the hole made, after
wards broke pane out of the door and
went in that wav. Their departure was
evidently taken from the side door. as it
was found unlocked in the morning. tits
presumed the work was done between
one and five o'clock a. m. There IS no
clue to the identity of the person or per-
son who did the business.
The Metropolitan block was also visit
ed by burglars during the night, and two
losses have been reported. A guest Of
the Capital house, who was assigned to a
he'd in the Metropolitan on account of
the hotels crowded condition, lost his
pocketbook, containing about $40. He
says he placed the money in his pants
pocket,and put the pants under the pillow
:pon which he slept, but the thief got
the coin just the same. From this it
would appear that the burglar is an
artist in his peculiar line.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
An Encampment of the Order
Organized in James.
town.
The Supreme Court Decides a
Creamery Case From La
NIOure County.
A jamestown Man Tells the St
Paul Papers About Our
Boom,
Distinguished Odd Fellows in Town

Distinguished Odd Fellows in Town.
Both morning trains brought in large
delegations of visiting odd Fellows to
participate IN the ceremonies incident to
the institution of an l. o. U. F. encamp-
ment in this city. Grand Patriarch
Perry of Wahpeton, Grand Scribe Mon;
son of Fargo, and Grand High Priest
Farmhouse of Valley City, were the officers
OF the grand encampment present.
Grand Master Herrrick of Lisbon. and
Grand Representative Nugent of Fargo
were also here to assist in the organiza.
ton. In addition to these prominent
members of the order, the following en-
campment members we're IN attendance:
FL. Gage, Theodore Franks, Robert
Item and Clinton Smith, of Fargo; P. j.
Goodrich, Geo. Meyer, W. s. Lindsey,
Isaac Lockhart, Z. Mckenzie, F.
L. Stanley aud c. A. Ma.
lette, of Casselton; Frank Bllsh,
Oscar Boyd, W. E. Howes, G. A. Peterson
and q. L. Allen, of Buffalo; G. X. Bas
sett and r. H. Bailey, of Valley City; A.
M. Packard, of Mandan, and G. F. Merry
of Dickinson. Fifteen more Valley City
members arrived in the evening on q
special train.
The encampment was duly instituted
yesterday afternoon, after which election
and installation of officers occurred A
class of about twenty five JamestownOdd
Fellows were admitted AMI received the
encampment degrees, and a banquet at
the Gladstone wound up the days fes.
tlvities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Cele-
brate Their 25th Ami.
vcrSary.
A Pingree Man Thinks Thresh-
ing Machine Owners Have
Robbed the Farmers.
Burglars Make Jamestown :
Visit and Secure Some
Booty.
A Silver Anniversary.

Twenty-Five years ago Friday, Nov.
9th, 1866, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Wood
bury were happily welded, and the silver
anniversary of that event was enjoyably
celebrated at their farm residence, three
miles southwest Of this city, Friday night.
Twenty-Five couples were present to OK
tend congratulations, and were made to
feel very much at home by the host and
hostess, who we'll know how 10 ente, tain
their friends. The occasion was q pleas.
ant one in every respect, and the invited
guests were consequently late in taking
their departure-the party rot breaking
up until after 2 o'clock next morning. An
elegant supper was served. During the
evening several musical selections were
beautifully rendered, and short speeches
we're made by G. L. McGregor, J. J..
Eddy, o. A. Boyntor and Capt. s. X.
McGipnis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. came to
Stutsman county in 1878, and have thus
lived more than half their married life in
this community. Here they have pros
pered, and here. they have gained and
retained friends. They have the best
wishes of all for continued health and
many blessings in the future.
The following handsome gifts were
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury., in
honor of the day:
Plush chair-A. E. Ashley. J. J. Nier-
ling, T. F.. Branch, Chas. Flint. Geo. Nc
Gregor, NJ. Schmitz, W. w. Graves, A.
Blewett and Nj. Conklin.
Silver cake basket, butter dish, berry
dish, berry spoon and butter knife~-E. S.
Miller. J. J. Eddy, E. l.. Caikins, F. Bige-
low. O. Churchill, H. E. White, w.
Hodge, E. Russell, P. Gaffney, I. 9.
Wade, G. McGregor, J. F. Vennum, H.
Porter, E. Heath, G. Kurtz, G. H.
Cowles, E. II. Fell, J. Feldhausen, S. X.
McGinnis.
Fountain pen-F. Baldwin.
Silver sugar spoon-Mrs. Henry Rim
guette.
Bretonne linen towels-Mrs. D. G.
Buck.
Silver pickle castor-D. H. Fowler.
Center table cloth-Miss Libbie Rim
guette.
Silver service, three pieces Dr. .DePuy.
Silver spoon holder-R. G. Thorold.
Silver clock-Mr. and Mrs. o. A.
Boynton.
Silver berry spoon-Miss Georgia Stet-
son and Miss Mae Miller.
Haida lamp-Mr. and Mrs. H. Corn.
wall.
Two boxes cigars Strong & Chase.
Cigar case-Gilbert Ringuette.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
The Thresher's Profit.

Pingree, N. d., letter in the Milwaukee
Sentinel: The nose OF the Dakota farmer,
1t seems, Is never of the grindstone.
While the alliance is fighting the rail.
road, which is the farmers best friend,
and has proved it's profession by liberal
acts in connection with the forwarding
of machines and threshing crews at q
nominal figure, the members are robbed
by the machine men, under plea of pow
erty, threshing being "losing business" :"
according to their story. They claimed
that they were losing $1,000 per week in
wet weather, which is not exactly cor
rect. On idle days the crew draw no pay,
but are boarded by the machine man
who employs say twenty-five men, whose
boarding expenses per man do not prob
ably exceed s3 per week, making $50
eight teams, at ~ bushels OF oats per
day for two ANIMALS, makes sc bushels
per week, at 20 cents per bushel, an ex-
pense Of $17.2O per week, or total of
S92.2 20 per week. To this must be added
the interest on the money invested,
which cou.d not, however, exceed IS to
$40, making the entire outfit cost the
owner 800 pe- week, in round numbers.
When the machine works. the expenses
are increased by the labor actively en-
gagged, making $500 per week for the
twenty-five men at 81 per day, and the
teams 800 addltional, making grand
total Of $500 weekly. An average machine
threshes 1900 to 1900 bushels per day,
which, at 10 cents per bnshel, yields
$3.50 to 800 daily, or $500 to 81, 200 week
", from which profit of s4O0 to 500 per
week seems visible. When Wa take into
consideration that during the wet days
the threshing outfit is quartered on the
farmer, who supplies oats and vegetables,
the losses of the machine men dwindle
away into ins,gnifcanoe: Some of these
machines are owned and operated by
farmers, but I have not heard that they
are less exacting in their dealings.
The winters in Dakota seem to be pro.
life Of matrimonial entanglements, and
few young women are said to escape the
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03
Representative Johnson's Debut.

Washington Post: The last speaker for
Minneapolis was Representative John
son, the new member from North Da-
kota. 1t was really his debut in Wash
ington. He is man OF average build,
with black mustache and long black
whiskers; wears spectacles, anc talks in
preacher.like fashion. He thought that
it was political necessity for the people
of the northwest to look over the shoul.
ders OF the leaders of the party when the
next platform was written, if the north
west was to be saved to the republicans
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-12-03

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder is
reported by all authorities as free from
ammonia, alum. lime or any other adul-
terant. In fact, the purity of this ideal
powder has never been questioned.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-02
Cannon as a Supplicapt.

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2.-Saturday
in the house Cannon wanted unanimous
consent to suspend the rules and concur
in the senate amendments to the sundry
civil bill. Crisp objected and attacked
the new rules, the speakers course and
the doing of the majority generally. He
said that the Republicans wanted the ap-
preparation bills hurried through in order
that they might have time to pass some
partisan measures, and when the minor
ity objected it was told that it would be
responsible if an extra session resulted,
He said that Cannon was supplicant for
favor from the Democratic side Cannon
replied: Il am supplicant for nothing
except the grace of God" at which the
house laughed and the laughter was in
creased when the speaker remarked: @The
house will please confine itself to bust
Mas
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-02
WHOOPING THINGS.
The Dying Congress Goes in
for Business.
STATESMEN DOING SOME HUsTLINe.

Lot OF Measures Disposed of in SEES
sions Lasting Until Midniyht-The Di
rect Tax Bill Goes to the President
some of the States Which VIII Be
Beneficiaries - Senator Hearst Passes
Away After Six Months IIIness-Re-
lief for the supreme Court.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 2.-The sem
ate Saturday passed house bill granting
pension OF $, 500 year to the widow of
Admiral Porter. The house amendment
to the direct tax bill was agreed to. aud
the bill now goes to the president Con.
ference reports were agreed to on the bills
to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
United States courts and TO establish a
United States land court. The house sub
stltute to the shipping bill was laid before
the senate, and went over. The confer ence
report on the bill to repeal the timber
culture law was agreed to- Tie Indian
appropriation bill was passed. The post
once appropriation was taken up and an
amendment agreed to giving members of
congress the right to frank any mailable
matter except merchandise to any officer
OF the government when addressed Off
cially. Frye moved to amend by insert
Ing the mail subsidy bill passed by the
house, but the Democrats showed a dis
position to have Long talk on the mat
ter, and 1t went over under agreement to
to-day. The death of Senator Hearst
was announced, and after appropriate res
buttons the senate-as mark of respect
adjourned at 1870 m to to-day.
In the house the mail subsidy bill the
sundry civil bill and the legislative bill
were sent to conference. An understand
ing was reached that no contested cleo.
ton case woIld be considered. The Ha.
waiian cable amendment to the dinlo
matte and consular bill was non-concurred
In and conference committee appointed.
The conference reports on the Indian den
relations claim bill and on the bill to
regulate and define the jurisdiction of
United States courts were agreed to. Also
on the Dill establishing private land
claim court. A resolution was reported
for the Impeachment of Alex Boarman,
United States district judge. Louisiana,
but pending action public business was
suspended and eulogies delivered on the
late Representative Phelan, of Tenn.
after which the house as a mark
of respect adjourned until 8 O'Clock
p. m. At the evening session the
house refused TO concur in the senate
amendments to the copyright bill and 1t
was sent to conference: agreed to the con-
ference report on she bill 10 repeal the
timber culture law: passed the bill pro-
vldlng that the Mckinley tariff bill shall
not be construed as affecting the treaty
with the Hawaiian islands; a bill author
1zing the construction of bridge across
Portage lake in Michigan between Hougii-
ton and Hancock, and the bill prohibiting
book-making and pool-selling in the Dis
trict. Then the death of Senator Hearst
was announced, the house took appropri-
ated action and at $3.50 a. m. adjourned to
to-day
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-02

WASHINGTON CITY, March 2.-The i'm
preston seems to be general here that
Mr.. Charles E. Coon, of New York, will be
appointed TO his old position as assistant
secretary of the treasury. His long serv-
ice IN that capacity and consequent IA
mliiarity with financial matters and
methods, render him especially available
at this time. He enjoys the confidence of
Secretary Foster as well as the president.
and his appointment is confidently ex-
pected before the adjournment of con.
gress. Mr.. Coon was an exceptionally
popular official during his service at the
treasury