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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
American ftushan.,rr.

Ii took 10000 cars to mo4o the crana.
of the United States to market tho Sos.
son before the census man made his
rounds The vineyards OF this country
represent an inves tment Of $ 155, GIL 20
furn sh employment to 200, 7sn como
and cover 401, .6l acres OF ground AZ
seasons product from about tbrco.
tourths of the planted area-the o1hor
fourth being in vines too Young O hear
was 527, 139 tons, near Y half OF which
was consumed as grapes and nearly
half of which went to make 81
2069O5 gallons of VINE. There are some
figures for the temperance pcoplo -
ponder over. The small fraction ~
al, l66 tons went into raj ms, fillina
l,372. 1875 oSes of twenty pounds each
The vines now growing will in three
years make from 100000 to 10, OOo. O00
pounds of raisins, and the smaller esti-
mate is 100000 pounds more than this
country now consumes.
Vegetable growing, truck farming the
census people call it, now requires 534.-
$40 acres of land and employs PIG, 765
men, 1884 women, 14,s74 children, and
'5.si6 horses and mules The garden
sass" raised on these truck farms paws
Si6,511. 155 year, besides freight
n.
erous grab There is 500, 900, COO in.
vested in the truck farming OF the
United STATES, and IS, 971 ,2O6. 10 is in
tools.
The investment in the 5O7,13S acres of
peach orchards is $50 0JO,Go) The last
peach crop sold for SIG, 16o. 400 That
was more than a dollars worth of
peaches for each man, woman and child
IN tAs glorious republic. The people
who We're employed in the peach or
chart.s numbered 226. CO.
u great a are these figures, the real
surpr SEES OF the census appear in the
figures which forecast the near future
of fruit produc ion in the United States.
I..cre are grow ng in the nur cries 30
SO, 666 YOUNG apple tree. Old "Johnny
App'eseed," tn, missionary who went
through the Mississippi Valley States
half century ago polk ng apple seeds
into the Oil with his toe, wou d see the
near approach of the m lenDium in the
fruit cen us. California has 1886, AGA all
Ii ond trees now bearing, but she has
also 40 ,464 mond trees not yet old
enough to bear. so that in Two or three
years her almond product will more than
double. Florida has 474, 2s3 cocoanutbear-
ing trees and Tal ,0O7 young trees, which
WIZ Sooll VI lpie Hel Cocobnut crop. lake
lemons, of which Florida has 90. 425
trees bearing and HOPES trees which
will! soon be old enough to bear. But IL
is in oranges that this country will soon
revel. TIL yellow fruit will be within
reach of everybody. Florida has 3, 9a4, CPL
orange trees now bearing and 9,302, $50
trees which will bear in short time.
California has 523, 400 orange trees bear
ing and 1,f4l, 400 young trees. The new
planting of oranges in Arizona is 2OO,-
900 trees. And with all the acreage in
the citrus fruits, but one thirteenth of
the land adapted has been utilized. The
prospects OF fruit raising for the coming
decade are marvellous.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
IN THE YVES !.

a TERRIBLE storm ragged Throughout
the Northwest, extending over North
and South Dakota. Minnesota. Mon
tana, and the British possessions. In
North Dakota railroad men report the
first snow blockade in two years All
business is ct a standstill and train Scr
vice is greatly interfercd with. At Moor
head, Mimi, all the Great Northern
trains are tied up. Reports from Crooks
ton. Owatonna, and other Minnesota
points, say the blizzard is raging with
great fury. The snow is falling fast
and drifting badly. Several persons
arc reported frozen to death. Pierre.
S. L.. and Grand Forks. n. d.. each re-
port fatalities OF this nature. At Winn-
ipcg and throughout Manitoba, the cold
is intense. All trains on the Canadian
Pacific, Great Northern. and North
western are abandoned. Serious loss of
life is feared, as the mercury is drop
ping. AT Deloraine Mrs. John Peddie
was found frozen to death about 400
yards from her home. 5 he was driving
home from market and was caught in
the blizzard. Her two children are also
badly frozen.
A BULLETIN giving the Official count
of the population in Alaska has been
issued by the Census Bureau. The num-
Der of whites in the territory is 4,3o3:
mixed Russians and natives. 1.Sl9: In
dams, 23,274; Mongoians, 2,2S7. The
population of the territory entire is 3D.
7l9. Three hundred villages and SETTLE
ments were enumerated. The only fail
urc to enumerate was in the Arctic dis
trict, where the number of inaccessible
inhabitants is estimated at 300 to 400
The census represents the summer pop
;ulation of Alaska, including numbers
employed temporarily in fish packing
and on the whale ships,
No OFFICIAL reports are yet received
from the scene of the landslide on the
Northern Pacific. which occurred at
Canton. Washington, Nov. pa. The
railroad officials assert that only two
men were killed. and that all the men.
ut work at the time OF the slide are ac-
counted for. The surviving workmen
insist that at least twenty of their num-
Ter lie buried in the debris. Until the
result of the official investigation is
made the exact number of lives lost
cannot be determined.
Will. PERRY, one of the Rio Grande
express robbers who held up train two
LAOItIS dSo. IluS lltsGC COlllcS3lOl GLU
Denver, telling all about the robbery.
and also that the robbers planted the
booty at the head of Brush creek, de-
scribing the spot. The railroad and
civil officers visited the spot and found
v&luables worth $4,000. 1t is thought
the entire gang will be convicted.
Mrs. c. Il. JOHNSON, prophecies of "a
new band of holiness recently formed
lat Kansas City. Kan. says that the end
OF the world will come Oh Christmas Day
of this year. She claims to be in direct
communication with jewellers in the
spirit land and says she receives her in
formation from them.
FIVE men were killed instantly, and
twenty others seriously injured by tlse
falling of a wall OF q building recently
destroyed by fire in st. Paul, MINI.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
MRS. BLAINE'S DIVORCE
THE MOTION FOR SEPARATION
FILED IN DEADWOOD.
The Complainant Claims She Was Will
FULLY Abandoned by Her husband and
Has Been Compelled to support Their
Child without His Help.
an nl-,;scd N,te,s Plea,

A MOTION was filed at Dcadwood by
Mrs. Mary Nevins Blaine, praying for
temporary alimony and attorneys fees.
Mrs Blaine in her motion states that
she is in a crippled condition, both phys
ically and financially. and She petitions
the court that the defendant. James e..
Blaine, ir., be required to pay to her the
sum of $1,000 as temporary alimony for
expenses of the suit, and the further
sum of $500 for attorney fees. The
hearing of the motion was set for Dec
20. The complaint and summons in
the case of Mary N. Blaine vs.. James
G. Blaine, jr., was also filed. The COM
plant also alleges that James G. Blaine.
jr., willfully abandoned plaintiff without
cause, leaving in her custody a 3-year-
old child, which she has since taken
care of and supported without help from
defendant On these grounds she de-
mands a dissolution of the bonds of
matrimony, the sole custody of her
child, and that he be required to pay
such sum for alimony as the court may
decide for the future support OF herself
and child. Mrs. Blaine, now at Sioux
Falls, will leave for Deadwood in the
near future.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
WILL PUSH THE CLAIM.
Clerks of Election at Lincoln Will Test
the Eight-HOur Law.

The eighty-one gentlemen who off
ciatad as supervisors of the registration
at Lincoln just previously to the recent
election have come to the conclusion
that they are laboring men within the
scope and intent of the eght-hour law
enacted by the last Legislature Conse-
quenty they have demanded S33. rs
each for their services. The city has
rendered the registrars SIS each and
obdurately refuses to give more. The
registrars have 'chipped in and ON
ployed an attorney to push their claims
in the courts. The case will be watched
with interest, as it will affect all cities
coming within the provisions of the
registration law. Last year the Lincoln
Council paid the registrars S25 each,
and in case the present suit is decided
in favor of the city the defeated regis
trars threaten to have the members of
the old City Council prosecuted for mis-
appropriation of funds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Five Workmcn in II York State Mill Sen. to
Sudden Death,

The entire eastern half of Rockland
County, New York, was shocked by q
terrific explosion which occurred in Hav-
erstraW AT the dynamite works, located
near the base of the West Shore tunnel
at that place. Five men were instantly
killed and several injured What caused
the explosion cannot yet be tod, but
throughout Haverstraw, Congers City,
Nyack, Rockland Lake and other places
w thin twelve miles glass windows were
broken and people much startled.
Immediately after the plosion peo-
pie in j.averstraw rushed by hundreds
toward the scene OF the disaster, but as
other bui dings containing dynamite
were yet standing, they realized their
danger and most Of them stopped A
few. however, proceeded to the spot and
learned the true condition of affairs.
The building v hich was blown up was
the main house, located ar the river.
1t was high frame structure, so by $50
feet, and was used to put tie dynamite
in proper condition for blasting pur-
poses
When the disaster took place, John
Wadsworth. The engineer, was at his
post, and all that has so far been found
OF him is two legs and hand. Wads-
worth was married man, about fifty
years of age. and lea es a widow and
three children Three other wo kmen
were killed, and ais cry Lounsberry,
of Peekskill. In company with another
man, Lounsberry had Just rowed into
shore. He stepped upon the dock a mo-
ment before the explosion. and was in
stantly killed. Elmer + ash foreman,
was in the dock near by and escaped in
jury. Two boys named Farrell aud
Mott were in the building when the ex-
plosion took place. They escaped with
some few br .isas
In the vicinity of the explosion large
trees were torn up, and in some in
stances riven as if b" lightning The
railroad tunnel. being far above the build
ing, is uniniure The effect of the
shock at many oints within few miles
up and down the river was terrific.
Houses tre1nbl on their foundations,
and those on the tops of adjacent hills
had glass bro en-. furniture Knocked
over, and doors taken from their Ii nges.
The buildings belong to the Clinton
Dynamite Works. In The main build
ing, which is now a compete wreck, the
number of men usually employed was
from eight to twelve. The works. have
been there five or SIX years, and for
months past efforts have been maj de by
those who have houses near b to! have
them removed / he cases have been a
number Of times in court, but the dyna-
mate people have he d Their WI, d aim
Ing that at least some of the houses have
been built there since the works were
established
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
A TRUST IN A BAD WAY.
The Low Rate of Mortality Threatens
the Coffin Com LII

The Low Rate of Mortality Threatens
the Coffin Combine.
The cet1in trust is in a,shaky condi-
ton and a general breaking-up is ca
pectcd. The Owasso Coffin Factory Of
Michigan pulled out some time ago, and
now the Grand Rapids firm of Powers x
Walker has followed suit. Two Detroit
companies are the only Michigan. man
utacturers remaining in the trust. The
trust was formed in Fort Wayne twelve
years ago, and the Grand Rapids firm
which has now seeded headed the roll.
For nine years the combine controlled
the market, but for three years the
association has been gradually weaken
ing. Matters will come to a focus at
the annual meeting in Cincinnati next
January. 1t is admitted that under the
trust the casket trade has been run at Il
big profit, but a low rate of mortality
for several months has caused a -scneral
stagnation in the business, nearly all
the manufacturing firms finding them
selves suffering from ,ovcrproduction
This has forced members of the trust to
endeavor to secure a larger share Of the
business by secretly cutting rates.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
SINGULAR FATALITY.
Family of Eight People Meet Death One
After Another in Ten Weeks.


The death of Charles Barnett, a
farmer aged 40 years. residing four
miles south of Chadron is the end Of a
chapter of fatalities which is out of the
common run. Ten weeks ago the Bar
nett family numbered eight people.
There were Charles and his wife and
five children, and Miss Martha Bar
nett, his sister. One after another
these eight all died, and to-day not u
soul remains of the family. The young
est, child, was the first to be taken.
Diphtheria of Il malignant form at
tackled the babe. and it died within two
days. followed by the next child, with
the same disease, one day later. The
other children were attacked, but all
escaped. with the exception of the old
est, who was slow in convalcscing. He
took cold just when it was thought that
he was getting WELL and died. The
next day one of the remaining children
fell from the loft of the barn and when
found it's neck was broken. On return
ing from the funeral of the child the
team ran away and threw Mrs Barnett
and her sistcr-in-law from the wagon,
killing the latter instantly and int!ict-
ing such injuries on the former that she
died three days later. Two weeks ago
the remaining child was trying to light
Il fire in the cook stove, when her cloth
ing caught fire, and before assistance
could be rendered she was so badly
burned that she died from the injuries
received. A week ago Barnett was
working in his stable, when he received
kick from one of his horses, from tho
effect Of which he died the next day,
this death completing the round of ia
talities and wiplng a family out OF ex!
istcnce, for they had no relatives that
are known. The farm will revert to
the state unless it can be shown that
| there are other members of the family.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
IN THE EAST.

AN extraordinary accident occurred
at East Thompson, Conn. on the New
York 81 New England main line. -Four
trains, two freights and two passengers,
were piled up i'm indescribable confu-
sion within less than five minutes, and
three lives were lost, while several per-
sons were seriously injured. oneof whom
may die. The passenger trains were the
Norwich boat train and the Long Island
~ Eastern express. Both the engineers
and firemen of the Long Island express
were killed and an unllnown passenger
was burned to death. The accident
WIGS due to dense fog.
SUPERINTENDENT LE1BHART. 81. the
deaf letter Office, in his annual report
says that s,2s9,24O pieces of original
dead mail matter were received during
The Year. This is an increase of 81, 9O4
pieces over last year. OF the unclaimed
and undellvered lIatter received 422, s;29
were letters misdirected. Of the unGe-
ilVerad letters 1851 Wtes,e entirely
plahk, bearing no superscriptlon whaG,.
ever Many contained mGaey. drafts
checks and other valuable commercial
paper, and 32,273 contained money
amounting to S4T.9s3. OF tlhese q, lS2.
or 20 per cent, containing $40 $50, were
nnaliy delivered 10 their OWneaa:S. while
900, with S1l,223. were undelivered
and SO,3o2 were found to contain drafts,
checks. etc, representing 81. So ,293.
OF this num Der IS per cent were finally
restored to their owners, and 3. lGs con-
tanned lottery tickets. OF 5,11C.4Ss Let
tiers received containing no enclosures.
1,569,313 were tinalsT returned to tho
owners.
AN escaped lunatc, supposed to be
Hiram d. Wilson, of GLen Falls. N. y.
walked into the Office of Millionaire
Russell d. Sage, in the Empire Build
ing, New York City, and demanded the
immediate payment of $3.50, 900, the
alternative being, in case of refusal.
the death of the millionaire. the crank
himself and those employed in che office
by means of dynamite bomb which he
A second later there was |
terrific explosion. by which the building
was shaken to its foundation. and when |
the Just cleared away several persons
wcre found lying upon the floor OF the
office, writhing in agony, One man
was blown through window. The
bomb thr9Wer was instantly killed. his
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
MAKING GOOD HEADwAY.
South Dakott'S Worlds Fair CommisSi on
in


at Work iii Earnest.
AFTER three days session at II uro
the South Dakota Worlds Fair Com
mission adjourned to meet in Gankton
on the 18th of January. The work of
apportioning to counties the amount
each will be asked to contribute to in
sure the $4,000 needed was not COM
plcted. but as the figures are decided
upon each county will be advised OF
what is wanted from it, The matter OF
a state building will probably be decided
at the next meeting. A resolution was
adopted defining the duties of the Board
of Lady Commissioners and calling
upon the Secretary to INN ediately
notify the ladies of their appointment.
The ladies are requested to meet at the
Depot Hotel at Huron on Thursday,
December II, at l O'Clock Il. M, for the
election of one lady commissioner for
the State at large and the usual execu-
tive officers, and for such other business
general State representation at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, and
especially to take immediate charge of
such exhibits of woman's work from the
State under the auspices of the commits
sion and to cooperate with the National
Board of Lady Managers of the eXposi-
tion in their work. 1t was further re-
solved that the members of the Board of
Lady Managers be placed on the same
footing as the members Of the State
commission as to the payment of their
travelling and personal expenses in at
tending meetings, and that the general
manager be authorized to provide for
euoh expense for the first meeting and
draw his warrant against any fund In
the treasury of the commission for that
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
COAT OF Tar AND FEATHERS
a Nebraska Doctor VISITED, by Masked
Regulators.

\ SENSATIONAL affair has just come
to light in the village OF Johnson, ten
miles east Of Auburn. Nab. For some
time past, DR.. l.. H.. Wely. OF that
place, has been paying marked atten-
lions to the wife Of Charls Drehmer,
proprietor of restaurant there. For
the past month Mr. Drehner has been
confined TO his bed with sickness at his
fathers house just across the street
from the restaurant. One night last
week, while sitting in his Office. Wellly
was surprised by eight masked men,
who took him to the outskirts of town,
stripped him of his clothing. poured a
half gallon of tar over him, rubbed the
feathers into this, and then hauling
him nearly to TccumSch dropped him
with the warning that Il hanging
would be the result OF his rcappcurance
in johnson. The victim has lived in
johnson for ten years, and has fire.
quently been too intimate with other
mems wives, and was reported 10 have
been on intimate terms with several
other women ut the time the citizens
concluded to ship him. There is no
clue to the identity of the masked men.
nor is amy effort being made to disclose
their names.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
SiSned the Treaties.

The new ommercialtreaties between
Germany, Austria and Italy have been
signed at Rome and Vienna. There is
no doubt the German 'reichstag will rat
ify the treaties. Americans will derive
the greatest advantages from them
The Bofrsen Coanicr says that the duties
on corn win be reduced from soto a5
shillings per ton. Russia. excluded by
the favored nation clause, will be aa-
versely affected by the new treaties.
and is virtually compelled to make over
lures to Germany to prevent total ex-
clusion of Russian grain from the Ger
man market
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
The Big Profits IN Farming.

A MINNESOTA paper tells of two
young men of Winona who found them
selves out of employment last spring,
and with little money. They came over
into South Dakota and rented 5000
acres of land at 80 cents an acre and
planted it all in flax. The yield was ilf-
teen bushels per acre, or $4,000 bushsls,
and they sold it at 81 per bnshel. re-
ceiving S4s,OOO. The total cost, inclnd-
ing seed, rent and delivering at market
was S16,COo. leaving net profit for a
seasons work of So, 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11
MANY ARE HOMELESS.
TERRIBLE EFFECTS OF THE RE
CENT EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN.
Nearly Half "a Million People Suffering
For Food and Clothing--C Changes in the
Formation of the Land Taking place.
Curious Prophecy.
Victims of the Earthquake.


The steamship Belgic. arrived at San
Francisco. brings further news of the
earthquake in Japan. Nlr. lguchi, di-
rector of the Gifu observatory. has been
examining the district where the shock
was most severe. At this place, some
years ago, holes appeared in the groura
to which no bottom could be found. aud
it was believed that they were connected
with immense cavities far below. Nh.
1guchi now believes the earthquake
was caused by the Fuiiya Mountains
slipping into these caEerns. In the dis
trict OF Ono an immense landslide took
place, damming the Mano River. \
lake is now forming and is already fifty
feet deep, another large lake being
formed in the same manner by the
Ashiva River at Nagoya. The earth
quake was still going on Nov. 9. ,iC
shocks being felt in the twenty proceed
ing hours. The people in the earth
quake region are suffering for shelter.
There is sufficient food to prevent act.
ual starvation, but over 100000 people
have no clothing. Winter is rapidly
approaching, and the suffering will lie
very great. The railroad from tIoIl 10 to
Kijato will probably have to be entirely
rebuilt. A curious fact is that an anon
ymous writer sent letter to the cabi-
net two months ago, announcing that d
national calamity would take place Get.
q. This was the day of the earth
quake. The letter is preserved in the
government archives and is Undoubtedly
authentic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11

head being severed from his body,
which was torn to shrcds and mutt
lated beyond recognition. BENZ. f.
Morton. clerk in the Office, who was
hurled through Il window. was terribly
injured and died in few minutes
Frank Robertson and Charles W. Cs-
born will probably die. samuel j. CAL
houn and Col. J. j. Socom were badly
but not seriously hurt. A leg was
found among the debris in the wrecked
Office. 1T is thought to be that of !;
woman and the superstition is that it is
all that is left of a lady customer
who was in the office at the time Mr.
Sage escaped with a few slight cuts and
bruises and will soon recover The
mailman who perpctratcd the terrible
deed had spent much OF his time i'm in
sane asylumS, but after short terms was
either discharged as cured or made his
escape. He generally celebrated his
freedom by making attempts to kill
some ono who refused to meet his de-
mands for money. He was arrested in
New York about a year ago for threat
ening to kill some one.
TWENTY persons We're drowned by tl,e
npsctting of twelve barges loaded with
brick ia the Hudson River near Crown
l'oint.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-12-11

nation regarding irrigation by artcsian
wells are coming in daily from Eastern
parties indicating that they, too. are
interested in the subject. Many inti-
mate that they intend locating in the
sartcsian belt the coming season and
nnr1ue i'm farming