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Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
TREAsUREK's NOTICE.
City Clerks Once.

City Clerks Once
Grand Rapids Mich. April -. issi.
Notice In hereby gwen that the assessmen {
roll tor the construction OF a sewer in sec
ond street. from Stocking street 10 Jefferson
street. in the city of ssrand Ranids. Is now
In my hands. and that l will receive payment
thereon for the period of twenty days from
this date. at the osice Of the City Treasurer.
City Hall.
GEORGE r PERRY.
may 10 City Treasurer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
COMMON COUNCIL
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Asx0UssxD ssorlos,
Gaxsp R.rEsu. v sdaesasy Eva. Mas iAlsoi-l
Couaefi net saa vzs called 70 order b Hts
Hsaof, Mayor Uhi-
Prsssns-Aia. Anderson. Carpenter. cesssr.
Dsy.s. DFsxxs. Daatsa. Emmsr. Frost. Kin
nsy. Mahoaey. Mills. ofDoaasli. Saunders.
stsfa. STOKES. Tatsum. Turner. WarzDarg.
Mayor-l3.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
TREAsURER's NOTICE.
city Treasures once.

City Treasurer once.
Grand Rapids. Mich May IL. 1891.
Nctioe Is hereby gwen that the b assessment
pon. IN the city OF Grand Rapids. j. rev ia my
hands and that Will receive payment thereon
isr ,hs pcrlea ?, twen,s nsss Ton IL sn'e
GEORGE r. PERRY,
iunel City Treasurer
A sSESsMENT ROLL for TIE grading spa
n gfaveling Of Nonson street. from Center
street 10 Jefferson sTeHue. IN hiocs II. Desfer
fraction. IN the city Of Grand Rapids
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Gssvp HsrIrs Mich. May u ISL !
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Ahrsm " tassef. Eiisn v. 1--we. psilo y. Vet
colt. <ssNy Chsmbers. Frsncis FsAer. lIanera
Mssrstf. herm N l. Smith.
lca sr~ hereby notified that an ssses<sn snt
= about % he msde upon yeu - defray the az
renSe 81 TIE aforesaid Improvement. o.
,raae n The premises sna is % ere
in the clerks enlee Of said ETY. where II
vifi remssn epsa fer Inspection antf Men
dss evening". MAY -. f~ss. when ard wtert
yea can appear heferc the Cosrinsn Ceanrii
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Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
rREAsURER's NOTICE.

City Treasurer's ofree.l
Grand Rapids. Men. May II. 1891
Notice is hereby given that the assessment
roll for grading of SIbiey street. from West
Division street TO west CITY limits in the city
Of ,sraDc Rapids. 10 now I'm my hands and that
will receive payment thereon Tor the period
az twenty days from this date At the 0glice
OF the City Treasurer. City Hat.
0EoRSE r. PERRY.
mayI City Treasurer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
PETITIONS AID COMMUNICATIONS.

PEIlIIOSS AID COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Hsssrsbls Mayor aad cenmoa Council
Of the CITY u GrAad Rapids:
eenEsmsa-fsa are respectfully Invited 20
tAxs part In NE labor parade on Thursday.
Aay IA. issi- - Pm Carriages vii DO In
readiness AZ | % p.ns- at city hail.
ResReetfaiy.
The Central Labor Union.
NJ. c. Dusfxs. Rec. Sec
Ala. o'Dsnnen moved that the Invitation DO
accepted ana the coancii sttead- 49,
The Clerk presented the believing bonds 81
CITY oueerss
w. A. shllxmAr. city clerk
James yAndenberg. eempt o1sf.
FL Adams. deputy clerk police court
Also the bond and contrast Of the Kent
coGnty savings Bank
Referred To Committee en- Ways and Means
snd the city attorney
Tue sesyenser bonds Of John wennink 4
Co., wm- Bommelle. d. Van Dyke. Jshn Dys i
Co.. were referred 60 the mayor.
Tho bonds and applications for saloon IL
cease Of Jas- schursch and Anioa Welton
we're referred q Committee on LiessseA
Applications fos miscellaneous licenses were
presented as follows:
Us. Aiabar. shooting gallery.
Max GEess. notions.
I. Marin. fruit from wagon
Wm- Gentz. brooma
Geo. W. Fowler. pop corn and candy. = =
:. HuxemA
d. Van Dyke. notions
u. A De MaseIlis. toy balloons and whipa
Aaron Benaway. fsh.
A. p. Hubert. hackster.
Adrian Myrer. broomA
Robert Giasti. fruit stands
K. Norris. Nonresident vegetables and
fruits
stoneI Van valksnberg. dry goods.
ii. Ksplan. notions
). Z. Parcel. huckster.
Dirk Van Houtum. rsh-
DIRK wiersma. huckster.
A. oramos. candy.
etw. schriemer. green Vegetables
john Jettes. straw.
John Alien. pillow sham holders and towels.
John Alien. nsh-
sam Ruster ash
Jno. 4. Lemon. biueing and polish.
J. o. Phelps. stationery and nonona
Jno. johnson. notions
Mrs. Meyer. crv goods
HAAS Scheyxtra. yankee notions.
III. d. wolf. notions.
J. n. Buell.. pop corn
J. Fisher. fruit.
Haas DeY Dung. notions.
Jas. Bates. candy.
John Johnson. notions.
David B. Nichols. pens and holderI
Giovanni Cuban. fruit.
Giuseppe Glufra. fruit.
John Wennink Il Co.. scavengers.
b. Van Dyke. scavengers.
John Dys 4 Co.. scavengers.
VIM. Bommclje. scavengcr.
c. II. o'Connor. notions from wagon.
Referred to Committee on Licensea
Permission 70 deposit building material
ssked for by w. q Robinson at North Ionia
street. and A. N. Johnston on North avenue.
Referred to city marshal.
Oath and acceptance oil ONCE OF W. r. Shelby
member Of Board Of Public Works WAS &C
cepted and fled.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
Proposals for Wood Work on Court House
Buildings.

Sealed proposals for materials for wood work
on Court House building Will be received up 10
plans aud specifications made by J. :. ossood.
ESQ.,. architect. Proposals may De for both
labor and materials, but must be for separate
amount for each. The committe reserve the
right TO reject any and all bids.
Proposals may be addressed TO r. B. Loomis
chairman court house building committee.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15

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to~xr- Hsrss
ptr~esss - tb~ fsss.
o. NOTES ef Ara ospsasesi. seespsss sci
rssres prs ateS. - fsats~sf
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usnsnsv. gfsis affsanseit ssHafsfss ztsss,
ssss~~. T.s~srs. Tsfasf. sszssss -
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Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
CHICAGO VIA c. R. al.

I've Crane kspias H. ~ = IN 20 IN ~ 0pm
AT, tsisa< e....---... = an step m ~ nl
fisAais. ~ ~ n nj train has fl,ro9Eh Tree par
ear.
I've Chicago sBpm f1eppu
Arr oI II ...-,-----. 1f5 p IA ttapm ssSx AZ
ses'ly. : 10 D az train has ainiag eaF ace
thfoueh Tree pafior car. ana - ~ y "a tgaiE
Wagner sieensnz car
through uck~ts aad full Attenuation can Id
had ~ csilns anon A, A mqulst. tlckeS seeai
81 union station ord. W. Measos. 4 nioH tick~s
axeus. q Asnrse-si. 6sfand Rapids Mica.
{. l. Loca EsoD. Gcn- Pass. Aseat
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
To the Heaerz be the Ceansa Cszas1l 81 She
clty Of 6rsna ksesdss

To me Hsaaszbae the Csnnsa Csxasal 81 the
city Of 6rsnd hsssass
Geatlsaan-Tour committee on poor re-
sD~etfisJ recommend thai the eierk Of the
ely Of srxaa RAplss be directed u advertise
IL the a2iiy newspapers OF sA.d city % saa IL
elsaiax May Is. ISL. for sealed proposals
from mllliag establishments Of Grand Rapids
10 fsralsa - the eomAlttee ca poor Of sid
etty .. 80 peasds sHasre or iessl Of n0er, to be
delivered il such mAnasr Aad s1eh eusntlties-
on or before the srst dag OF April 1891. a. said
COMMITTEES nag direct. TIE eour 10 con
Goa m IA quality - the ssmpls shown IN the
easy supply store. Also for ike proposals for
furnishing atty onshess Of white hand picked
beaas
s4ia proposals to be nled With shs said city
eirrk on or before O'Clock D.n- ef Monday
May Is. lssL
the COMMITTEES reserves the right u reject
ans aad al bidA
RESPECTFULLY submitted.
30 possslI.
I.P. CAsrExras.
CommitIse en- Poor.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15

Nv eek DAYS Every day.
Q.(1n A. ". has through chair car 10 Chi
c'VV cago. No oxtrs charge for seafS.
1sfM r. NJ. nuns Through 20 Chicago eoii3
law with Wagner bsact car, seats. :
cents.
SS0S Y. NJ. Las through chair car 70 Manis
C'oO tee. VIA A. A n. Il. D. T.
lbs = ss Is ses e, .s s,s Essss. p.
DETROIT. NOVEMBER n ,sss
LANSING a NosTHtsw a. Y
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
rkEAsURER's NOTICE.

City Trcasuree's once
Grand Rapids. Mich, April 70. lssl.
Notice 10 hereby gwen that the assessment
roll for the construction of a sewer In Dexter
place. In the city of Grand Rapids. is now in my
hands. and that will receive payment thereon
for the period of twenty days from this date,
at the ONCE ofihe City Treasurer. City Hall
GEORGE X. PERRY,
mayo City Treasurer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15
rgrAsrFos

T.cN a. NJ. runs thfeuEa 10 Detroit vita par
80 lor ear. s~ats. - eenis.
Lon p M. has through pzrIer car 10 Detroit,
ls<V seats. 3 cenf.
e.)5 4. NJ. rune through 10 Detroit vita par-
Vs<C sof ear SEATS, - ceats
Fer tickets ard iDf0rsnstien Apply at Talon
ticket efSc~ ~ Morrce-sf.. OF iinfsn Natioa
sb0. DBhAfEA. tea. fsS<'f AIT
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15

ysas-Aid- Andersen. Carpenter. Doyle.
Dregxe. Dunton. Enmer. Frost. Kinney.
MAhsney. MillA 0Donneli. saunders Stein.
Stokes. Turner. wurxeury-H.
Nays-None-
To the Honorable. the Common Council Of the
City Of Grand Rapids:
Genrlemen-Ysur Committee on Licenses
would respectfully ask leave TO report the fol-
lowing schedule Of licenses for the ensuing
Telegram-herald., 1891-05-15

AXE SHORE 4 MICHIGAN SOUTHERN
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lss tyo-Ar--.--.-.Cleveiand. Nv ed hsb
am "a
~ 10 50 n 80 n -
Trains iron 'sfsta k.l.p4ls ca1llcrf ~ .afss
Pigeon with fesf trains fof >es Vera srd lies
ten- The l.sEf rhore via Cieveisna rennee
toe with TIE Lrle and y ard L. y X. H. form
TIE quickest ard iasst direct route 10 Pits
burt. A. SsfTH.
a. az. A.. Cisve and, q
6. HsscecE. Tickei Az-nl depot
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23
MOUNTAIN RAILROADS.
HOW THE NlMBLE LOCOMOTIVE
CAN CLINE.
Wonderful Progress of R;:iiroafing since
the Days of George Stephenson and The
"Rockct"-The Famous Road Upth" Eist
and the Cable Road to the Summit OF
LIN the Alns and Andes.


Ii George Stephenson. when he aced
The first locomotive on the track and
yuaran ced it u speed of sN NJ es an
hour, co I'D have forrScen that in "SS
than eighty Years the sue essors of h $
rude machine would be cl NIB :, the
sides of monnta ranges, II &c ng
rorges hitherto deemed inacccssib g,
cross ng ravincs on bridges hi her than
the dome of St Paus and traycrsing
the bowels of the earth by means of
tunnels, no doubt h S big b ue eyes VOL d
have stood out with wo.d.r and amaze
ment. But he fcresaw moth 'ng OF the
kind; the only prob en- presented to h S
mind was how 10 get goods from tho
sea ports in Western Eng and to Lon
don us easily and CHI apy as po>s b q
and to do tn he substituted for o SEES.
which had for $50 years be ne drawing
cars along wooden or iron t aci the
wond rfu' mach ne which has revoil-
tionized the freight and passenger traffic
of the word. 1t was indeed impoS ib!c
for any one to forcsee tn" triumphS of
engineering which have accompanied the
advances in transportation. To the
engineer of tie present day there
are no imp 9ssibilitcs The engineer
is wizard at whose command spa C
and matter are annihi lated. The
highest mountain, the deepest valley,
has no tcrrors for him: he can bridge
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

nervous are his feeling, a,
approaches this terrhio "a as the Il
coming ION lI to the incline tho I an,,; but
anu goes on not a whit fasto rs, m
tore and not more rapidly on than
than on the up grade. MANI NV .he d
made sick by the sensations ny people
perienced on the down y. lallngi
faint, and few years apo run. 81
SUPPOSED to be afflicted WIKI i,aSel
disease, died of fright when ' tho ha
was going over the Schnurtoho1,h 9
The danger is really very slieh, ORIG
not having been a serious ac s.;snt, "
the road was opened. Tho '' .., 81
are watchful, tho brakes al'endd
OF the steadiest nerves ca nT,as' 4
wondering what would become " ~ I
In case a. ything went wronn VI y
was The project of a railroad nold
Rigi, still holder scheme was hu oh
ten years later, when DARN nioacl
proposed a railroad up Mount Vcssn vl
A railroad up the side of an o vsuV'
mountain seemed hazardous cnon NUN
to build a line on the slope of ve1a.
which in its cruptions had 'I ha
cities and every few years was su Ua
, to violent spasm, seemed as h., s a
as to trust the rails of an ordin, slu
to the rotten river ice in snrinr..
The proposal was not, however 81 u
pra ticable as it looked. Will
summit of Nesuvius changes frn,n
10 time from the frequent ernn.;
and it varies in height and in tp thu
of the crater, the general slope and l1
tour of the mountain are about tho NO :
to-day as when Ncsuvius, a woodoa
with a valley and a lake in the conf,
its Guiesccnt crater, served as tho str
hold Of Spartacus and his rebel clo
tors There have been scores Of 90 %
tions since that in which Hercul,n
and ompeii were overthrow hn,
sides of tho mountain have never
seriously disturbed. A road on
wins gave promise of good specnIa
Naples and the other re orts
tho neighborhood annually AFT
ed many thousands of vsi
and a considerable number
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

penditurc OF labor finished an inclined
tunnel 2225 feet in length, of the same
gradient as the road. i gorge in the
side of the mountain where a small
stream, the >chnurtobel, had cut itself
a passage, also hindercd their way, and
was crossed by u bridge of lattice girdcr
work in three spans, cighty-tiEe feet
long. The entire road-bcd from be-
ginning 10 end was cut in the solid
rock. a channel was chiselcd out to
admit the contra! beam, which contains
the co"s fitting the drivng-wheel of the
locomotive. The engine is in tie rear
of the train, and presents the exceed
ingly curious feature of a boi er great Y
inclined, in order that at the sleeper
gradients it may remain a most perpcn-
dicular. In" coal and water are con-
tanned IN boxes over the driv .ng-whce S,
so that all the weight of the engine is
rea'iy concentra ed on the co rs--a pre-
caution to prevent their slipping i he
cost of the road, including three of thes =
strangely constructed locomotives, three
passenger COACHES and three open wag
onS, was $500, 600, and it is a good pa
ing investm mt. The fare demanded f l.
the trip up the noun ain is five francs,
while half that sum is required for tie
downward passage, and the road is
annually traversed by from 900 o
to $4,000 passengers Curious sem
stations are produced by ride
up this remarkable line. The seats
of the cars are inclined like the boiler of
tie locomotive, and SO long as the cars
are on level the seats tilt at an angle
which renders it almost impossible to
use them But when the start is made
the frightful tilt places the body in an
upright position, and with the engine in
the rear, the train starts off up the hill!
with an easy, gliding motion, passing ur
the ascent, somewhat sleeper than the
roof of house, without the slightest
apparent effort. But if the going III
eXcites trcmor, much more peculiar arc
the feelings aroused on the down grade
The trip begins with gentle descent
) and all at once the traveller lookin.
ahead sees the road apparently come t,
! all end On nearer approach he is un
r deceived. and observes before him f,
long decline which appears too stee
y even to wax down lnvolnntari
. he catches at the seats, expactini
d a great acccleration of sneed, Yer
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

way OF inventors, who found
tia: an ordinary locomotive was
able to c,in.b much teeper grade
than was commonly suppc sed. The
fist railroads were laid almost level,
bus it was soon discovered that a grade
OF few feet to the mile was no impede
mcnt to progress. amd gradually the
grade was stcepened, The inventors of
mountain railroad transportation might
have been discouraged by this discovery,
but it is characteristic of an inventor
that he is not set back by opposition,
which, in fact, only serves to stimulate
his zeal. The projectors of inclined
roads and mountain engines kept stead
lily on, and in France. German, England
and the United States many expert
mentaI roads were constructed, each of
few hundred yards in length and loco
motive models were butt and put in
motion TO the Amusement Of the general
public, who jeered alike at the con-
trivanccs and the contrivcrs, deem
ing the former impracticab'e and
the latter crazy. But the idea
of building Il road up the side OF
hill was not to be dismissed. There
was money in it for the successful man,
SO the cranky inventors kept on at work
III pllc vi Vic JUGS VI OllC uDDlt duL
the disCouragcments of capitalists loatl
to invtst their money in an uncertain
scheme. 10 the energy and pcrsevcr
ance of railroad inventors the success o:
the mountain railroad is due, as also i
the construction Of the various noun
tain roads of which the road up Noun
| Washington, finished in 1868, was thu
first, and the road up Pixies Peak. com
pleted the other day, was the last O
all the mountain roads which have beer
constructed since the one up Noun
Washington was finished, tho best know
is that which ascends the world-lamou
Rigi. With the exception OF Mon
Blanc Rigi is perhaps the best known o
any peak in the Alps, though it is by nj
means the highest, it's summit being bu
5,H05 feet above the level of the sea. Al
though scarcely more than third TIL
height of some other mountains in til
Alps, it seems much higher because O
its isolated position. Standing as it doe
between lakes Lucerne, Tug, and Low
err, it commands a series of fine view
in every direction, and he who look
from the summit of Rig, if he does II
other travelling in Switzerland, can gal
fair idea of the Swiss mountai
scenery. Many of the most noted peak
are in sight, and from the Rlgi can /
seen the three lakes bencath, the vi
lagos which here and there dot the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

OF road will be incurred without a
respect OF remuneration. Hence tho
need of railroad communication has
caused lines to be constructed through
districts where only g few years ago the
thing would have been deemed lmpoSSi-
BILE The Pacific roads of this country,
say the Globe democrat, wcro a
necessity long before their con-
struction, and in face of difficult
ties almost insuperable were carried
to successful completion. SO also of
the railroads in the Andes of South
America. The famous road from Callao
through the heart of Peru is one of the
highest mountain roads in the world, as
well as of the most difficult construc-
ton. The grades are often 300 feet and
more to the mile, and when the noun
tains were reached so great were the
difficulties the engineers were forced to
confront that in some places laborers
were lowered from cliffs by ropes in Or
der that. with toll and difficulty. they
might carve foothold in order TO begin
the cutting for the roadway. In some
sections tunnels are moro numerous
than open cuts, and SO far as the road
has gone sixty one tunnels, great an0
small, have been constructed, aggregate
ing over 10000 fee. in length. Tho
road attains height of $4,000 feet
above the level of the sea, and at the
highest point OF the track, about a:
! high as the topmost peak Of Mont Blanc
/ 1t pierces the range above it by a TUNE
a,s47 feet long. The stern necessitie:
Of business compelled the construction
OF this road otherwise it never
would have been begun. The tun
Me!s of the Andes, however, do no
bear comparison with the tunnels
bridges ard snow sheds of the Uniol
Pacific, nor do even these compare will
the vast undertakings in the Alps, tn
three great tunnels of nine to e,evel
mi es in length which have been Ere
AIRED Tor the trans t of trave,ers an
! frHisnt. Tho necessities OF tuS';.e,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

prnctcablity of such road. The
credit of the design is due to German
engineer named Rcggenbach, who,
about the year 1861, des gned the idea
of a mountain road, and drew up plans
not only for the bed but also for the
engine and cars The scheme dragged
Capitalists were slow to invest their
money in what they deemed wild and
impract cal undertaking, and even own
crs of land on the Rigi were reluctant
for such an experiment to be tried. But
Reggenbach persevercd, and toward the
close Of the decade, the inhabitants OF
Vitlnau, at the base of the Rigi, were
astonished to see gangs of laborerS be-
gin the work of making clearing
through the forest on the mountain
slope They inquired what it meant,
and were told that road up the Rigi
was to be made. The Nitznauers were
delighted, for they had no roads and there
was not wheeled vehicle in the town
nor a highway by which it could be
brought thither. The idea Of railroad
in their desolate mountain region, and
above all, a raj road up the Rlgi. never
entered their heads. and a report which
some time after obtained currency in the
town, that the labo ers were beginning
the construction of a railroad, was
greeted with shout of derision. Never
theless that was the beginning Of tho
Rigi line, and in May, 1871, the road
was opened for traffic. 1t begins a,
Vitznau, on Lake Lucerne, and ex
tends to the border of the canton and
almost to the top of the mountain. 1t is
10000 feet long, and during that dis
tances rises 1000 feet atan average grade
| Of one foot in four. Though steep
it is by no means so much Sc
as the Mount Washington road
which rises 5.2s5 feet above the sea at al
average of one foot in three. There arr
stretches of the !,igi road at which TIL,
grade is about one foot in two and one
half, which is believed to be the stcepes
in the world. The Rigi road has cNcra
special features aside frcm its tcrriii
slopes, which entit'e it to be considers
triumph of the engineers skill. Abo1
midway up the mountain the builder
came to solid mass OF rock, which pre-
scented barrier that to a surface roa
was impossible. They determined t
tunnel it, and, after, an enormous en-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

THERE is always large pecuniary
stake on the issue OF civil war in
South America. as there usually is in
the election of a President in South
American republic. The President
who is in and the ring who surround
him find it necessary to elect friend
ly successor to cover up their own
jobbery and plumber. Failing in this,
there is usually bold grab made for
any funds accessible in the Treasury,
and safety is found in flight. Balma-
ceda did his best to live up to the
rule of defeated Spanish-American
Presidents, but the million of dollars
recovered from a fleeing deputy was
so nearly all his pile and his chances
of a comfortable residence in Paris
for the rest of his days appeared to be
so slim that he concluded to end the
struggle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-23

THERE is a row about PATHS age.
The Bible in her castle has been
stealthily consulted, and the date OF
her birth is fixed at Feb. is, lS41.
Then she must have been less than
10 years old when she sang in Cincin-
natl at Smith and NiXon's Hall, near
Vine street, on the north side of
Fourth, with her sister, Mrs. Strak-
osch, and Ole Bull drew his magic
bow with the diamond in it over his
ancient violin.