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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
AFTER THE RUSTLERs.
Circuit Court at Hot Springs Bringing
Cattle Thieves to Justice.

Circuit Court at Hot Springs Bringing
Cattle Thieves to Justice.
THE CircU!t Court at Hot Springs is
proving a Il Fror to evil doors. For the
past several years the large cattle COM
panies of South Dakota have sustained
great loss through having had cattle
killed by what are known here as
''IustlcrS.' AT first these depredations
were committed for the purpose of Sc
curing beef for the families of the
rustlers to subsist on, but in time the
thieves became more bold. and they
commenced butchering range cattle for
the purpose of placing beef on the mar
ket, and thousands of dollars worth
have been sold by them during the past
two years. About one year ago the
cattle company placed detectives in the
field, and so we'll have they done the
duty assigned to them that for several
months past the Jail of Fall River
County has been full of parties awaiting
trial on the charge of grand larceny.
William Snow and Richard Duff were
the first to be tried and the jury after a
two days trial returned verdict against
both parties. Indictments have been
found against several others, and it
looks now as though justice was at last
to Overtake the range ruStlerS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Statistics of Railways.

THE total gross income of the rail.
ways the last year was S1,O51, SIT, 632.
seventy-four companies receive so PEI
cent. of this amount. The total num-
Der of locomotives was 29,92s-s, 3s4
passenger and 16.1 40 freight The
number of cars was 1,161.14S, of which
&c, 81 were passenger cars. The total
number of men employed was 749. 3O3.
The total capitalization of railway
property was S9,s94. 4s3, 400. The total
number of passengers during the year
was 492, 430. S65. The total number OF
tons of freight transported was &C.,
44l,617. The number of persons killed
in accidents during the year was 6, 800.
'inju1 ed, 29.O34. OF the total number
injured 90, 800 were employees. 1t APP
pears that one death occurs for every
BOG men employed on railways, and one
injury for every 33.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
NORTHERN STATE LINE
SOUTH DAkOTA'S NORTHERN
BOUNDARY LINE.
The Survey Complete and Half-NIile Posts
Set OF the Enduring Sioux Fails Stone
Each One Gives the Miles from the
Side Boundaries.
win Stand Until Judgment Day Comes.

Will Stand Until Judgment Day Comes.
CHARLES BATES, of Yankton, who has
the contract for establishing and sur
veying the north State boundary line of
South Dakota from Minnesota to Mon
tana, has paid off his surveying force,
having finished work for the winter.
Tho survey is complete from Minnesota
to the Missouri River, and at every half
mile a Sioux Falls stone post seven feet
high, is firmly imbcdded in the soil for
four feet. The distance is exactly 100
miles, and it required $50 posts in all,
each of which weighed 1000 pounds.
cit is the best State boundary line in
America, said Mr.. Bates, land nowhere
can you find such monuments as we
erected. On the south side of the mile
posts are engraved the letters S. D.,
and on the north side N. d. On the
west side the number of miles from the
ca t line, and on the east side the num-
Der OF miles from the west line So you
see each monument is not only a stand
ing sentinel to the existence of the line
which separates the two states. but
gives information which will be of ben
eft. This line is being put in at $50
per mile, which is vastly cheaper than
any have been placed heretofore. con-
sdcring the amount of work to be done.
The boundary line which separates the
Dakotas from Montana is marked with
wooden posts which have rotted away
by this time or else were used for kind
ling wood. That line cost the govern
ment $75 a mile and is not worth S.
This line we are putting in will stand
until the Judgment day comeS.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

and located at points in North Dakota
and South Dakota, Nebraska and Min
nesota. He has been delayed in finish
ing the work of paying out the 100000
set apart by the government for the
Sisseton tribe on account of the diff
Guilty in getting the Indians to under
stand that they must await their turn
and at fixed dates assemble at such
place as he may designate to receive
their money. AS to the sensational
rumors concerning restlessness among
the Indians 81 Cheyenne and Pine
Ridge, Mr.. Elrod says there is nothing
to indicate that the Indians are DESTROYS
of again making trouble and that Big
Foot and his followers learned too costly
lesson last winter to again try the
same thing the present season--or at
any other time
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
PROTECTING TAXPAYERS.
Judge Gaslin Makes IL Forcible Entry IL
Libel Case Against an Editor.

Judge Gaslin Makes u Forcible Entry in
Libel Case Against an Editor.
JUDGE GAsL1N, at WILDER, Neb., un-
burdened his mind about the libel case
of Melissa Moeller against Edward
Whitcomb, of the Friend Telegraph, in
which the jury gave a verdict for $2,675
damages in favor of the plaintiff. After
giving it as his opinion that ''any per-
son in this country whose character
needs to be sustained by the courts had
better emigrate," the Judge granted a
new trial, making this characteristic
entry on the docket: EMOTION for new
trial sustained unless plaintiff remit
So, GO from the verdict of jury within
ten days, and consent to a Judgment in
favor of plaintiff against defendant for
SIS and costs. Excepted to by all parties
and the public in general, and especial
ly the taxpayers who foot the bills in
this farce. Forty days to settle bill Of
exceptions"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Telescoped in a Tunnel.

A PASSENGER train on the Lake Shore
Road was telescoped by another train
near Toledo, Ohio, in tunnel under a
canal at the edge of the city. The tele.
,scoped train was vestibuled, but an
ordinary day coach for the accommo.
'dation of way passengers was attached
to the rear, and it was this which
suffered. The engine of the train fol.
lowing plowed its way through the cal
until the pilot was more than midway
of the coach. The seats and floor were
torn up, and the unfortunate passcn-
gers, bruised and manned, were badly
lscalded by the escaping steam from the
broken pipes. The crash is described
by those who heard it as terrific, and
was followed by screams Of agony from
the wounded. Seven Of the victims are
dead, and many others are frightfully
'iniurnd
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Oxnard's New Idea.

II. t. ONNARD, the beet sugar mag
nate, has been in Lincoln comforting
with number of local capitalists. MIR.
ONnard has a new idea. He has become
convinced that the prime cause of the
repeal of the sugar bounty by the last
Legislature was the dislike to him en-
gendered in the bosoms of the citizens
of the South Platte country by reason
of his ignoring that section in locating
his factories north of that ancient d.
viding line. He now proposes to erect
factories at Lincoln, Fairbury, Hastings
and McCook, conditional however, on
the restoration of the 2-cent bounty. He
proposes to make the works at Lincoln
the central ones for his Nebraska sys-
TEN. and has very nice plan all stud
led out
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
IN THE EAST.

MASKED mob, composed of the
reading ladies of Coldwater, Ohio, tore
down house of ill-repute and f1ogged
the female inmates.
THE national Off Gals of the United
Mine Workers have formally endorsed
the miners strike in Indiana and voted
the strikers financial aid out of the
national treasury.
THE representatives of the coal roads
met in New York, and after long dis
cussion of the situation, decided to re-
strict the production of coal for Deem
Der to $3.50, 900 tons.
The official count of the vote in Mas
sachusetts makes Russell's (Democrat)
plurality for Governor 6,497. The re-
mair der of the Republican State ticket
was elected by pluralities ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000.
Fl. GEORGE STRATToN, who lost his
lie in the recent fasting contest in New
York, is said to have adopted Charlie
Ross after he was kidnapped and pre-
vented his father from regaining pos
session of the boy. ::
The Edison Light Company, of New
port, R. l., which numbers among it's
stockholders Cornelius Vanderbilt, l..
L...Lorillard, Ogden and Robert Goelet,
and other millionaires, has assigned.
The company is said to owe $50, 900 in
Chicago alone.
The bankers and brokers, Field, Lind
ley, Welchers & Co., New York City,
have assigned. The failure was pre-
cipitated by the rise of corn. Numerous
rumors are afoat placing the firms in
debtedness at all the way from 500. 900
to 81, 500, 900. but no correct statement
could be secured through the Office of
the firm.
The annual report of Superintendent
Kimball Of the life-saving service is a
record of a years noble work. At the
end OF the last fiscal year there were 23s
stations. The total number of disasters
was 491; total value of property in
volved, $1,000, sos; total value OF prop
erty saved, S5,7s3, $50; total number Of
persons on board, 3,491; total Number
of persons saved, 3,441. The crews
saved without assistance les vessels,
valued with their cargoes at Sl,4s6, SD.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
NEBRAsKA's OFFICIAL VOTE.
List of Successful Candidates i'll tho Re-
cent ElectiOn-Hadley Defeats D'Allc-
mand,

List of Successful Candidates i'll the Re
cent Election-Hadley Defeats D'Allc-
nand.
NEBRAsKA's State canvassing board
have completed their labors and the
official figures of the recent election are
as follows: For Judges of the Supreme
Court-Post, 76,447; Edgerton, 72,3l1;
Blttenbender, 1892. For Regents
MARBLE, 69,5O7; Shumway, 65.932;
D'Allemand, 66,924: Hadley, 67,69O;
Gorst, s,997; Woodward, 9,177. The
election of Hadley over D'Allemand was
a surprise to the members of the board
as we'll as to the leaders of all parties,
as up to the time the votes were can
vassed it had been generally supposed
that the latter had been elected. Ger
titicates were issaed to the District
Judges as follows: First district. A. II.
Babcock, j. e. Rush: Second district.
Samuel n. Chapman; Third district, A.
w. Field, Charles l.. Hall. A. S. lib
belts; Fourth district G. w. Doane, M
X. Eopewell, I'll. }. Davis. c. H. Scott,
w. w. Keysor. A. n. Ferguson, Frank
Irvine; Fifth district, Edward Bates,
Robert Wheeler; Sixth district. j. j.
Sullivan, William Marshall; Seventh
district, w. G. Hastings; Eighth dis
trict, w. L. Norris; Ninth district, w.
V. Allen; Tenth district, A. B. Bond;
Eleventh district, j. r. Thompson, L.
Q. c. Harrison; Twelfth district, S. A..
Holcomb; Thirteenth district, William
Neville; Fourteenth district, d. +,
Welty; Fifteenth district, NJ. p. Kim
kaid, Alfred Barlow. Contests were in
stituted by defeated candidates for
Judges in the Eighth, Fifth and Twelfth
districts
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
The Cause of chinese Discontent.

The reason for the discomfort prevail
ing in China is the fact that the natives
believe the time is ripe for the over
throw of the Manchu dynasty, the de-
Enforcement of the present Emperor and
the placing of a native Chinese ruler
upon the throne. The rebels have quite
formidable army. They are march
ing on to the capital, Pekin. The i'm
perial forces are reported worsted in
the first encounter and are preparing
to meet them again. and it is believed a
desperate battle will be fought soon.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
MINNEAPOLIS GETS 1T.
The Convention Captured by the Tlou
City on the seventh Ballot.

The Convention Captured by the Flour
City on the Seventh Ballot.
The next National Republican Con-
vention will be held at Minneapolis. 1t
was necessary for the National Commit
tee to take seven ballots to decide the
question. The first informal ballot re-
suited:
New York. o; Chicago, o; Omaha S,
Minneapolis, 10; Cincinnati, 4; San
Francisco, 8; Detroit, 1; Pittsburg, 2;
St. Louis, /; Chattanooga, 4.
FIRST BALLoT.-N York, 10; Chi
cago, o; Omaha, 3: Minneapolis, IA;
Cincinnati s; San Francisco, S; Detroit,
L; Pittsburg, /; Chattanooga, 4.
SECOND BALLor.-New York, II;
Omaha, 4; Minneapolis, 10; Cincinnati
IL; San Francisco, 2.
THIRD BALLOT minneapolis, 10;
New York, 10; Cincinnati, 10; Omaha,
1; San Francisco, Z.
FOURTH BALLOT. New York. z; Gin
cinnati, IS; Omaha. 4; Minneapolis, 10;
San Francisco, 8.
FIFTH BALLoT.-New York, Z; Gin
cinnati, Is; Omaha, 8; Minneapolis, II;
San Francisco, 5.
SIXTH BALLoT.-Omaha, 4; Minneap'
oils, 20; Cincinnati, IS; New York, 5;
San Francisco, 8.
Minneapolis had Twenty-Five votes on
the seventh and last ballot and gets the
convention
The time set for tho Republican con-,
vention is June Z, 1892.
Minneapolis went wild with delight
and excitement over the announcement
Of the fact that she had secured the
National Republican Convention. The
news spread quickly throughout the
streets, and all over the town could be
heard the cheers and yells Of the ex-
cited populace. On all sides nothing
but words of praise could be heard for
the noble work done by the band OF
Minneapolis laborers at the national
capital All classes, irrespective OF
politics, are enthusiastic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Norfolk Sugar season Ends.

THE sugar factory at Norfolk has
closed for the season. About 200 acres
OF bcets contracted by the factory are
frozen in the ground. These will have
to be shipped to Grand Island or be a
total loss. The total output of the sea-
son has been 1,32s,s0O pounds of best
white sugar The syrups on hand when
manufactured will probably swell the
total to 1000, 900 pounds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
For Criminal Assault,

LOUIS ENRICH was found guilty at
Seward of criminal assault on Mary
Swartz, IA years old, denied new trial
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
five years. Ehrlich has family.
curing another railroad.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Soldier Indicted.

The United States grand jury has in
dicted for murder in the first degree
Clinton E. Dixon, the soldier who shot
and killed Corporal John r. Carter at
Fort Niobrara on the Goth day of Sep
TENDER last. Dixon is but 20 years of
age, has been five years in the service,
and came from Hanover, Pa, where his
parents reside.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Slow Paying the sisseton Fund.

S. 81. ELHoD, Special United States
Disbursing Agent, has yet about $780,
900 to distribute among Sisseton Indians
not ON the reservation, but in govern
ment service as soldiers. scouts, ETC.,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
A Celebrated Poisoning Case.

The celebrated Wesley murder trial
at Fullerton resulted in the acquittal of
the accused, Mrs. Wesley and her
cousin. Wesley had only been married
few months when he died suddenly
from arsenic poisoning.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
South Dakota Debt Figures.

1 The net liabilities of the counties of
South Dakota aggregated S2,441, 1884 in
1890. This amount is equivalent to an
average indebtedness of $37.lO per
family throughout the state, assuming
TINT there are five persons in the aver
age family. Lawrence County has the
heaviest indie btednCSS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
THE WORLDS FAIR FUND.
South Dakota's Commission Hard at
Work and Sure of Success.

sOuth Dakota's COmlniS SiOn Hard at
Work and Sure of Success.
SOUTH DAKoTA's Worlds Fair Com
mission is busy at work interesting the
people OF the State in the proposed eX-
hibit in Chicago in 1898. Oliver Gibbs,
Jr., who is general manager, with other
members of the Commission. is III aking
tour of the principal towns of the
State and arranging for securing the
$4,000 necessary for buildings and the
preparation of suitable exhibit of
South Dakota's products and resources
III this work the Commission is meeting
with splendid success. Already num-
Der OF counties have arranged to raise
their proportion, among them Yankton,
Clay, Minnchaha and Miner. Other
counties will come into line as soon as
they know what is wanted of them. A
location for state building has been
secured near one of the principal en-
frances to the fair grounds and the
Commission will consider plans for u
building at its meeting to be held here
in December. Everything is favorable
for Il grand and successful exhibit for
this young State at the big show in
1893.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

IT is evident that some people think
shere is still field for mission work in.
the United States. Nine. La Marechale
Booth, . French salvation army leader,
Is going to make tour of the country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Fast Railroad Time.

A RAILROAD train made the run from
New York to Washington at the rate of
fifty-seven miles an hour, making part
OF the distance at a seventy-five mile
rate.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Nebraska Lairymcn,

The seventh annual convention of
the Nebraska Dairymen's Association
will be held at Norfolk December Is, 16
and II.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Preparing for Billiards..

The Elkhorn Railroad is preparing
Itself for any emergencies that may
arise during the winter months by
building snow fences along the cuts be-
tween Deadwood and Whitewood. -
the latter point extra coaches will
kept; the number being added to by a
first-class chair car. The company will
thus be enabled to send out their regu-
lar trains should the incoming be de-
layed from any cause.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Victory for the Railroads.

ELIJAH F1LLEY sued J. G. Williams,
an engineer of a Burlington g. Missouri
train which killed number of cattle
for him, for damages, and the case has
just been decided at Beatrice in favor
of the defendant and the railroad COM
pany. The real issue was whether the
railroad company was liable when all
prescribed precautions had been used to
prevent the accident,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
BOYD Countx,s Countxlse Contest.

PAPERS have been filed in the contest
of the county seat OF Boyd County.
Butte City was elected permanent
county seat, but ballot-box stuf1ing and
illegal voting are alleged. Spencer
claims to have received majority of
the legal votes cast, and wants to be de-
clared the county seat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
willlOpen ut Hot Springs.

Z. A BRANCH of the Kelley Institute will
be opened at Hot Springs within thirty
DAYS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Sioux Falls Oatmeal Factory.

} THE new oatmeal mill at Sioux Falls
has commenced operations. The mill
cost $25, 900 and is said will turn out 100
barrels day
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Graduating Cattle Diseases,

DIR. G. b. AFFORD. President of the
South Dakota board of health, reports
that horses affected with CHAMBERS in
Codington and Deuel. Counties have been
killed, and those exposed to the disease
quarantined. The diseased sheep in
Clark and Deuel. Counties have also
been quarantined, and no more trouble
is anticipated. The board is doing it's
best to prevent the spread of contagious
disease and is succeeding.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04
Irony for the East.

{ The Mayor of Woonsocket has wired
Mayor Grant, Of New York City, as fol-
lows: ''City council has just voted
81, 900 for the aid of the storm sufferers.
Indian summer out here"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-04

MORTALITY from consumption is higher
N England than in Ireland. and higher
n Scotland than in England.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-10-06
ANOTHER PLAN FOR RELIEF.

Mr.. EDITOR The time for the
gathering of the cotton crop is at hand,
and the prices are so small that the
faces of the farmers have a sad, dis
turbed look. When one meets another
the first question, after the usual
friendly salutatiOn is, how are your
crops, and the common reply is, very
good, but the starvation prices of cot
ton makes me sad, and if the good
merchant that advanced to me can't
carry me over, l shall have to let him
take my home, and the reply is, [ am
in your condition, and life is but little
pleasure to me. | sometimes wish I
had never been born. [ have worked
so hard this year and so hopefully, for
my crops responded SO cheerfully for
every stroke of labor that I gave it,
and is there no remedy for us? and the
reply is, none, unless the National
Government, through the earnest
solicitation of the Alliance, will come
to our rescue. The reply is, that will
not be done, for the majority Of our
Representatives are directly opposed to
our remedial plans. But, Mr.. Editor,
[, for one, believe the needful remedy
can be gotten at our next National
General Assembly within thirty days
after it's convention. The Alliance is a
national organization and therefore has
its adherents in every State in this
grand Union, and suppose President
Polk was to call a national convention
of the Alliance and that convention
was to select twenty Of it's members
from each State, send them to Wash
ington City and there let them organ
ize themselves into a congress or con
vention, as one may please to term it,
elect a president, select their commit
tees, formulate their plans, draft their
resolutions, get themselves in working
condition, and then say, North what is
Heedfu for your reform Its 1t is thus Tft let
West the same, the East the same,
and when it comes to our southland
just afford us the opportunity of hold
ing our cotton for two crops-this crop
and one more. Draw such a bill as the