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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

MASKED robbers held up the tax collec-
tor at Tucson, A. T.. In his Office Tuesday
and robbed HIM of $4,000.
CARL REHR, of Fergus Falls. Mimi.
killed his wife, son and daughter and then
himself.
JOHN J. REED was sentenced at Troy,
n. Y, to-day to seven years lmprison-
ment for misplacing a switch on the New
Central during the late strike on that road
ISAAC SAwTELLE. who is under sentence
of death at Concord, n. H., for the murder
of his brother Hiram, accuses DR.. Blood
of the crime.
WALTER B. WEBB, who until last Sun
day was cashier of the Northern Pacific
express company at Spokane Falls, Wash,
committed suicide at Conlee City, that
state, Tuesday. He was short in his
accounts.
PosToFFICE inspectors who had been
ordered to Hartford. Conn, to investigate
the recent stealing of stamped envelopes by
E. E. Fay have already found that Fay
stole 10000 envelopes. He had confessed
to the stealing of 1000.
LEVI PURNELL and Lewis Lever quar-
relied over a girl Sunday night at Will
mington, Ill. Purnell stabbed his adj
versary fifteen times and then struck him
on the head with teakettle Lever {
condition is critical.
Crushed.
Four or five of US entered hotel to-
gether, but the man with the sealskir
trimmed overcoat pushed his way right up
to the desk, registered as J. n. Powell
Jones, Boston, and loudly remarked:
BEST parlOr bed room you have in the
caravansary, and it must be on the front
! too"
Eyes, sir" obsequiously replied the
clerk, and he ran HIM into the elevator be-
fore he assigned any Of the rest of us to 6
back room, four floors up.
wine, and he had two walters jumping al
his command. When through he strolled
into the office with a gold toothpick in hi:
mouth, sat down in prominent place
and, stretching out his legs, he remarked
give the mayor of this town few hint
on how to run it. Here, you! if the gov
ernor calls for me say that I am out
10 not want to be bothered with him.
who is hep" | asked of one of tn,
group.
"A drummer from Bosten," he replied
y why. thought him some great man
| "Well, you were right, they don't grow
any bigger in this country.
The baron snapped bis fingers for a boy
sent for newspaper and cigar, and wa
asking if any Of US ever saw thousan
dollar bill, when Jew drummer for
tobacco house entered with an open tele
gram in his hand and handed it to tn
owner of the earth. 1t read:
Firm of Blank and Blank. Boston
gone under for 100000"
That was the firm the baron Travelled fol
He read the dispatch twice over gaspe'
three or four times, and then fell on til
: floor. The news became public propert
5 in five minutes, and the clerk of the hote
$ looked coldly upon the unconscious man
and then said to the colored porter:
Take him up the freight elevator 10
cheap back room, Sam, and don't vast
any more water than you can help i
bringing him to. AS soon as he can wal
get him out New York Sun.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
CONFIDENCE REVIVING.

In his recent elaborate interview Jay
Gould predicted that by the middle OF
January there would be more people want
ing to loan than to borrow money. His
knowledge of the monetary phases entities
his Judgment to degree of confidence
that approaches assurance. There are
other circumstances tending to confirm
the view that the stringency in money
matters is likely soon to disappear. The
banks have been increasing their reserves
to an extent that will enable them meet all
probable demands and add to the feeling
of confidence. This is the only essential
to a resumption of stability in business
activities. The condition Of the country
presents no serious obstacle to a healthy
revival of all legitimate financial trans
actions. The improvement should be
marked in the opening of the year.-St,
Paul Globe
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

JOHN JONES, of Carrollten, ILL.,, who re-
tired from the Office OF Green county on
Dec l, is reported to DO $4,000 short in
his accounts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

THE United States army has captured
all the belligerent Indians and the war is
over. This is the tenor of the latest dis
patches. 1t is about the briefest war in
history.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08
CRIMINAL.

JOE THOMAS, who killed Michael Dow
ney at Even, Mich, is only fifteen years
old.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

RUMoR has it that King Kalakaua got
away with the entire surplus of the Ha-
waiian treasury before he left Honolulu
and lost it all at poker. The Harrison ad
ministration cannot truthfully be charged
with squandering our surplus at poker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

SOCIALISTS claim that property is I'M
evenly distributed, and that there ought
TO be redistribution. The best and east
est way to accomplish more even distri-
button is for the lazy to become industrious
the spendthrifts provident, and the drunk
ardc cnhnr
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

SOME men like reasonable courage IN
a woman. They admire woman who has
the force of will to fight her own battles
and declare her own rights. This is what
captivated Boaz, and although he was re-
pulsed, he admired it. There is more
than one Boaz in society to-day. And
little of Ruths strategic power and de-
termination to win, might result happily,
There is no disgrace in a sincere and an
honest love. 1t Nlevates and enotles the
whole being. Why, then, should it be
stined? Why should it be concealed as if
one were ashamed of its being? Why
should it be put away as if it were pox-
ious plant, instead of a rare and fragrant
hower-Pioneer Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

North DAKOTA seems good for some
thing besides wheat. Two years ago a
farmer there engaged in sheep raising
with $500 capital. He reports sales of
wool, s72O; sheep, $500, and 400 sheep on
hand for which he has refused $3.50 each.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

ST.. BERNARD's Roman Catholic church,
on Fourteenth street, between Eight and
Ninth avenues, New York, was destroyed
by fire Monday morning.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

ACCORDING to Senator Teller, the pros
pect for the copyright bill in the senate
is good. Mr.. Teller does not believe
in it himself but he does believe
the public ''favors its passage, and so he
has put The bill in Senator Platt's hands,
and thinks the senate will pass it without
amendment, and it will be law within 81
DAVIS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

Ex-Empress Eugene declines to help any
more of Napoleon the Thirds
relatives. She thinks she has been
too good to them, and she is
not able to help them much now. 1t Is
limited that she lost heavily by taking the
advice of a firm recently in financial straits
about her invest ments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

An amusing mishap recently befell
Divide Musin, the violinist, who walked
into the baptismal tank in the Marcy
avenue Baptist church, Brooklyn, and got
a good ducking while trying tc reach the
pulpit platform to play in concert.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-08

PARIS, Jan. 3-The Latin monetary
convention has been prolonged another
year. The French Grand Orient has de-
clinsd the overtures of the German Free
masons for a closer cooperation of Eu-
ropean lodges.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

| SALIVA, Kan, October 27.-At the
esession of the Kansas farmers alliance
Dit was decided to become part of the
eNational Union Company of New York
lrby an overwhelming vote. A commit.
Etee was appointed to investigate anil re-
kpOrt on the scheme, but submitted their
IhconclusiOns adversely to the propo-
Fsltlon. This report was rejected by
1.-THE convention and the session was
Nargely given to discussion of the meas
ENure, and finally was disposed of as stated
kabOve. The National Union has a cap
\ ital stock OF $40, 900. 900 and was organ
thzed for the purpose of monoDoliZing
@everything in sight. It is an outgrowth
tOf the Oca'a convention, where the
scheme was sprung. Three months la
ter a meeting of capitalists was held in
\ New York City. the company formed
and $4,000, 900 stock subscribed. It is
| proposed to consolidate the alliance ex-
change company Of this state, doing a
business OF $5,0O0,000 yearly with the
National Union, and establishing a CO.
/ operative store, with local manager,
where the alliance pledges it's support.
Goods will be shipped by the National
Union for share. of the profits. Kan
sas City will be the distributing point.
and all goods will be purchased direct
from the manufactures.
The insurance feature of the scheme
was then taken up, also cooperative.
and agreed to. All of the branches of
insurance will be confirmed, and an in
surance commission will be elected by
the executive coun Gil.
To-day marked the defeat of the con-
servative element of the alliance in the
election OF a state president. Frank
McGrath, who has held the Office of
state president for the past year, is
conservative. He does not believe in
the extreme ideas advanced by MANY of
the alliance leaders. His faction was
out OF the race from the start. It was
early evident that McGrath himself
could not be elected, and his name was
soon withdrawn. An effort was then
made to elect one of McGrath's adher-
'ents, either w. H. Utley or P. B. Max
son, but they were both defeated. and
w. II. Biddle, who was the peoples
sparty candidate for state treasurer last
year, was elected.
Mrs. Fannie B. Vickery was chosen to
succeed herself as vice president. and J.
Is. French was elected secretary.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

O. L. MULLER, the great authority
on coins, has Just died at Copenhagen.
He was the keeper Of the royal collec-
ton of medals and inspector Of Thor
valdsen's museum. During a three
years soiourn in Germany, France and
Italy half century ago, he studied Ar
able, art and antiquities. In 1852 he
visited, Holland, Belgium, London and
Paris. His ''Coins Of King Philip III.
Of Macedonia" ''NumismatiQue d'Alex-
andre le Grand" and ''Numismatique
de |, Ancienna Antique" are highly es-
teemed by psychologists. Hewas son
OF the bishop Of SHETLAND, Peter Eras-
mus Muller, famous for his edition 81
''Saxonis Grammatical Historic Danica,
and his writings on old Icelandic liter
ature.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

UNITED STATES naval officers have an
odd skepticism as to all things naval,
and especially touching the movements
Of ships. "A subaltern seldom knows
when his ship will sail. and never quite
believes she will get away ct the time
fixed, if BY chance there Ii any outgiv-
Ing upon the subject. AS rule, only
the captain and the executive officer
know what day Is fixed, and everybody
else must be content with the instruc-
rions to be aboard ship at q certain
time. and be ready to sail within TWEEN
ty-four or forty-eight hours. Some
times all arrangements are changed by
sudden orders from the navy depart
ment, and generally q junior is not sure
where he will find himself q month in
the future. When the inconvenience
Of all this issuggested BY landsman he
10 met by a ahrug OF the shoulders and
he phrase. That's what We ship for. \
The southern argus., 1891-10-29
TAKEN AFTER HOT FIGHTS.
Sensational Details ;of the Arrest of tn,
Texas Train Robbers.

4
Texas Train Robbers.
DEL RIO, Tex, Oct. 27.-Full details
of the pursuit and capture OF the South
ern Pacific trail robbers have Just
reached here
The posse struck the train at "A place
near Juno Tuesday and pressed on in
hot pursuit. They caught sight OF the
robbers yesterday at Z o'clock at a dis
lance of 300 yards in a deep canon on
tho Live Oak, near Grierson Springs
in Crockett county. They were pro.
ceediny ilci~nreiy in the direction OF the
Texas Pacific. which road they are
thought 10 have again had designs up-
OH. The posse approached unseen to
within 100 yards of the men when the
buck horse OF the robbers took frigh;
and made dash. which caused the men
10 look hack AID discover the pursuers.
Captain Jones ordered a charge and "A
running fight followed. Langsdon soon
weakened and gaze up and Tom Fields
soon afterwari finding himself hard
pressed. surrendered. Wellington and
Flint ran several miles. when tho FORM
er's horse WAS shot from under him.
Wellington left the animal and ran up
the side OF the mountain. kuf Captain
Jones was right upon him and cut o.
his retreat. whereupon hc surrendered.
Flint then ran nj full speed distance
OF ten miles, firing back upon his par-
suers as he went The fire was re-
turned and he was mortally wounded.
being shot in bis LETT breast He fell
OF his horse and sitting up in the road.
eoolly produced pencil and papcr and
wrote n viii. bequeathing his effect- IN
his brother. He then pulled a pistol
from his breast and blew bis brains out.
Sixty or seventy dollars IN gold ca.
was found in belt around Flinf's billy.
Langs1on had about 400 In greenhacks
In his vest pocket when seized. a sax
o. the pack horse contained 500 ia
Mexican silver. Flats body was ear-
ried eight miles and was then brriel.
The posse arrived at Cumstock. fa;s
eounty, yesterday with ths prisoners.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

JAMES "A. BROOKS OF FL Paso, Tex
as, has been twice indicted for the muir
der Of cousin Frank Woolsey. Dur
ing fifteen long years this cloud has
hung over his life like pail, notwith-
standing he was able to escape the
clutches 81 the Law. This remarkable
life history now eliminates with the
discovery Of Woolsey at Benton, Ark.
through the efforts of Brock, who has
worked up pretty good case Of conspi-
racy against the Woolsey brothers,
whom he charges with having con
spired to destroy him and then obtain
his property.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

JAMES PARTON, who died at New
buryport, Mass, was one OF the most
Industrious and prolific writer's Of bi-
ography this country has known. His
lives OF Greeley, jefferson. Franklin,
Aaron Burr and other prominent char
acters in American history have been
read BY hundreds and thousands of.peo-
pie. While Mr.. Parton was by no
means writer of the first rank, his
abilities we're considerable, and he did,
first ard last, a great deal Of creditable
and useful work.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

JOPLIN. Mo-. Oct. 27.-About a year
ago Amana Sloan gave her baby girl
when 2 years old, to Mr.. and Mrs. D.
A. Shields of East Joplin. who formally
adopted the child. Subsequently the
Sloan woman married Charles Haddeu
OF Galena. Kansas. She then wanted
her child back, but Mr.. and Mrs.
Shields refused to give itup. Recently
Mrs. MADDEN abducted the child, but
Mrs Shields, by legal means, regained
possession of it. Yesterday afternoon
the child's mother and her husband
drove over from Galena in a buggy.
went to the home OF the Shields family
and in the absence of Mrs. Shields alb
Quoted the child and drove of.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

LENAPE, KS, October 27.--The af.
fairs OF the alliance store at Bonner
Springs, have been in a bad shape for
some time. Wednesday the manager,
w. Hahn. left the key of his house
with some neighbors, saying he was
going to pass the night at Wilder. He
did not return yesterday, as was ex.
'pected.
Hahn's house was entered about noon
and on the table was found letter ad-
dressed to his wife. who has been al
Wilder the last two or three DAYS. in
which he clearly intimated purpose to
commit suicide.
Nothing has been seen or heard oil
Hahn since his departure.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

ii The National Street Railway assOcia
4 ton is in session at Pittcburg, Pa
I William Ballard, Wabash railroad
detective, attempted to bully 1S-year
old Fred M0ecker in Quincy, Ill. He
4 pulled revolver and got beautifully
whipped.
Mrs. Hooker. q white woman OF Soda
Ea, Mo-, had q negro corn doctor named
Dink Love arrested for making fnde-
cent proposals and kissing her. She
claims she negro hoodooed her.
Robert Maher of Bayou City, Texas.
for sending notice on postal card to
R. P. Smith that if he didn't pay him
la sum of money which he owed he
(Maherl would whip him, is now in
/ Jail.
Detectives were in Pittsburg Tues
day, looking for Livesy, the missing ex-
cashier of the state treasury, who is
wanted In Harrisburg as witness In
the investigation of the Pennsylvania
treasury.
Mary Neidman, a white woman, in
Jail at Lexington, Mo-, was indicted by
the grand jury Tuesday, for furnishing
weapons to the prisoners who attempted
a Jail delivery Sunday, but were trust
rated.
The little 4-year-old son of Captain
Vuen OF Aurora, ILL.,, was carelessly al
lowed to take lamp 10 his room Mon.
day night which he overturned. set fire
TO his night clothes and was burned to
death.
Black diphtheria is spreading with
alarming rapidity in the Norwegian set
tkement in Soldiers Valley, Harrison
county, Ia. Fourteen persons have al
ready died. One family of ten has lost
six members.
The Tall Sycamore of the Wabash, !"
Senator Voorhees,, was relieved of fat
pocketbook while participating in the
demonstration in honor of Governor
Hill at Richmond, Va.
A dispatch from Philadelphia saws
Claus Spreckles. the Independent sugar
refiner, has reduced the price of grnu-
lated sugar to 4 cents per pound. The
trust met the reduction to Al and 4 I-6,
but when the price dropped to cents
it began to buy.
A couple of drunken Mexicans at
tackled John Moulton, an American Off
cial of the San Pablo mine, near Bena
Ventura, the Mexicans using hatchets
and mOulton bowie He killed one
fatally wounded theother and
will probably die himself.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

ATCHIsON. Kas., Oct 37.-John Don.
aid and Flora Hall. well known young
people, had been going together for
some while, but the young lady's folks
thought they were too young to get
married. She entertained a different
view, however. and Wednesday, while
her mother was visiting in tho country
she quietly went 20 ST. Joseph with
Donald and they were made one. They
returned 20 At0hison that nieSt and
we're forgiven. The bride Il IL
old and the groom %.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

THE small United States arsenal at
Harper's Ferry in which John Brown
was captured is to be taken to Chicago
by a syndicate. 1t is the intention to
erect large building, the lower stories
Of which will be used as a war museum,
and the upper stories as theater.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

INSTANTANEOUS photography has
been used to record the movements OF
the lips in speaking, and.by putting the
photographs in azoetrope deaf mute
can easily read the words.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

EFFORTS are being made to cultivate
the waffle tree on the Kansas and Colo
RADIO plains 1t is suitable to dry eli
mate and grows in Australia. 1t has
more fannie acid in its bark than an
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

THE latest book out Is "Don't Marry. !"
The author is said to have spent large
portion Of his life In Utah. He escaped
III yeats ago and is still baldheaded.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

THE only difference between the
Gillian revolutionists and Balmaceda
seems to be that Balmaceda is dead
and che reyolntionists ought to be.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

THE wearers Of these new feather
boas are nearly tickled to death, but
they feel like doing anything but
lallph
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

THE prison association seems to want
velvet sofas and champagne for she
cOnvicts. o.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

If is going to get cold let US hope
the temperature will drop low enough
to catch the flies at once.
The southern argus., 1891-10-29
WILL Kansas run the corn restaur-
ants at the worlds FAIR In 1898?
THE people are always ripe for revolt
when the government becomes rotten.

IT'S the bare limbs that make the
trees Of Kansas just now blush and turn
The southern argus., 1891-10-29

KANSAS is now In full blaze Of her
incompatible autumn glory. .a.-2s
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
Aaas1~4a4@lsHS'm.
even more to saw.

After all, in its way Challis,
French printed Challis, stands
at the top of the light wooden
stuffs. So billowy, so dainty,
so exquisite in printing, SO
clinging when draped, so fit
and dressy for any occasion.
You see new beauties in it all
the time. 90 cents.
Gloriosa is another of the
queenly ones. A few seasons
back unknown; now it car
ries the banner of style and
quality in the Front rank.
You hear of Gloriosa here and
there, but all knowing ones
say there is but one generous,
overfowing stock in town.
You can guess where that is.
1t is no easy thing to put a
silk and wool together right.
You may learn that to your
sorrow if you buy haphazard
Gloriosa. The very best of
very best is here; plain, $3.50
fancy, $I.75.
Smyrna times., 1891-04-01
OHERIFF'S SALE.

| CHERIFF'S SALE.
~ BY virtue Of a writ OF Levari Facias TO me
2lt1ected, viii be exposed 70 public sale at the
town Of Smyrna, Duck Creek Hundred, Kent
county and State OF Delaware, on
SATURDAY, the l1th day of APRIL, A. D., 1891,
, at2 o'clock. p. m,
the following described real estate to wit;
ua1ii All th9t farm and tract Of land, situated in
Renton Hundred in Kent County and State OF
delaware Aforesaid, adjoining of lands now or
iate OF John A. Jackson and lands now or late of
henry Pratt and bounded and described as fol.
lows lows 70 W.T. Beginning at stake in public
nOau a. the corner for that part of the intestate
real estate of the late of Poinsett deceased which
IN the return of the sale thereof made by the ad-
as designated by the letter. A" and running thence
hortn nine degrees and fOrty-hve minutes west
one hundred and ffty-seveR perches with said
Ioad 70 another corner thereon. Thence north
hfty-fve degrees and thirty minutes east eighty
thIee perehes to q stake for corner, thence
nosth hIty-tour degrees and thirty minutes, east
sAty-tWO ana tour-tenths percheS to q corner in
the Aforesaid road, thence leaving said road, and
running with line Ofland of John A. Jackson,
south uI tnirtY-nine degrees and thirty minutes.
east one hundred and sixty percheS to q stake,
LOT corner of said allotment marked "a" as
aforesaid. Thence by and with the line dividing
aiSSe LneSSe premises from the said allotment marked
as Aforesaid, south ftty-One degrees, west one
hundred and eleven and eighteenth perches 70
corner OF said allotment marked "A" at the edge
OIthe woodland. Thence south sixty-seven de-
RIees ana thirty minutes, west one hundred and
fourteen perehes TO the place of beginning and
containing One Hundred and Eighty.Six Acres
ana IhlTty Square Perches of land be the same
more or less, being the same land and premises
which William L. Gilbert snd Sarah Ann, his
VIE, by their indenture bearing date the 26th
DAY OfJanuary, A. D. 1878, did grant and confirm
unto Cornelius Wiltbank in fee reference to said
lndenture recorded in the Office for recording
qeedS 1or Kent county aforesaid, in Book Y, Vol
o. page 46S, etc, fully appears and was conveyed
oY the said Cornelius Wiltbank and Rebecca J ,
MS wife TO the said William F. Dawson, see deed
IN IN once at Dover in Book A. No 6, page 2O6, etc.
lOgetheT with all and singular the buildings, fix
lures, woods, waters, ways, easements, improve
menus, privileges and appurtenances to the said
lands and premises, and to every ofthem belong
lng or IN anywise appertaining and every part
and parcel thereof. The improvements are a
twO-stofy frame dwelling house, barn, stable
granary sud other OutbuildingS. There is
peach orchard of about 900 trees on this farm.
Seized and taken in execution as the property
OF WILLIAM F. DAWSON and ELLA DAWSON,
his wife, and will be sold for cash.
AMOS COLE, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Dover, Del.
March 23 1891 325