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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
A Great Northern Smash-up.

A front end collision occurred on
the Great Northern last sunday
afternoon at a point about two miles
west Of town, and near the long
trestle. Through freight No. Is ran
into a wild engine which was run
ming into Bonner's Ferry for orders.
The train and engine met on a
curve about 200 yards east Of the
trustle. They were not over 100
feet apart when they came in sight
of each other. Nothing could then
prevent the collision, as all the
engineers could do was to reverse
their engines. Engine 155 was
drawing the freight. Engineer A.
w. Rollins stayed with his engine
until he brought her to stand still,
and miraculously escaped death, as
his engine was almost demol-
ished and steel rails were driven
clear through the cab. He received
only a slight scalp wound. Fire
man S. Thutt jumped and escaped
uniniured. Brakeman T. ID. john
son, who was also on the engine,
jumped and escaped with only a
sprained knee. All the boys on the
other engine, mogul No. 1866, jump
ed and saved their lives, but John
Brightfelt, a brakeman, lit on the
rocks and received a scalp wound
and broken wrist. He is the most
severely injured of any. j. b.
Linch the conductor was also on the
engine and receivd a fractured arm.
The men were brought to town
and Drs. T. A. Bishop and G.. E.
Barker attended to their wants.
The results were peculiar in many
ways. The trains were moving at
the rate of twenty miles an hour,
and how all escaped without more
serious injuries is a wonder. Every
car drawn by No. 155 was thrown
from the track, and in ten minutes
the track could have been cleared
for another train. The debris OF
the wreck however, was strewn in
profusion all along both sides. No
1876 was not ditched at the place OF
collision, but, tenderless, it started
westward at a 40-mile gait and was
only stopped by being ditched al
the first siding west. The coils
sion was caused by No. 1855 running
without orders.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
Grand Ball at the Depot.

Mr.. F. A. Pratt, our genial rail
way agent, moved his office into
the new depot this week. The e
vent will be duly celebrated tonight
with a grand ball to which the pub
lie are cordially invited. The dane
ing will be in the passenger waiting
rooms Of the depot. It will be an
unique event.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
Great Northern improvements.

The Great Northern has let the
contract for the construction of the
Galena Landing spur, to Carson d
Gustophson, and the work is to be
commenced as soon as the contract
ers can get their outfit here.
The surveyors are now at work
and will have the line permanently
located by the end of this week.
The spur will leave the main line
just outside the yards at the west
end and run as nearly direct to the
landing as is possible, the distance
being about one mile.
The shipments of ore are now
coming regularly to this point, and
the railroad people intend to make
every effort possible to induce all of
the ore shipments from the Koote-
mai district to come this way.
Extensive docks will be built at
the landing and also a large cold
storage warehouse for the reception
of perishable merchandise.
One thousand feet of trackage is
being added to track 1, and 1900
feet Of house track being laid, there
by extending the facilities for
handling the increasing freight bus
mess. The engineers are also now
at work putting in the pumping
engines for the railroad water sup
ply, and it will not be long before
the yards will be in first class shape.
Division Superin tendent Greene
spent Wednesday in Bonner's Ferry
laying out extensive improvements.
An official Of the g. M. & st. P.
r. r. who has been in the city for
a few days said, 'Mr. Hill considers
Bonner's Ferry as one of the best
points on his line, and will show
you people here in time, what a
railroad can do for a town..
The degree of stability and per-
manence that characterizes all the
Improvements made at this place,
certainly point in this direction as
a large shipping centre, and where
ever the division point may finally
be located, it is certain that Bonner's
Ferry will ultimately be the com
mercial centre to which the rays
of trade will converge.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
ALIAS SUMMONS.
Plaintiff,
The state OF Idaho.

To A. CARNEY, christian name
unknown Defendant Greeting;
You will please take notice that there is now
on file in my office in Bonners Ferry Precinct,
County and State aforesaid, the complaint of
the above named plaintiff in which it is alleged
that you are indebted to said plaintiff in the
sum of l29.0O Dollars and SO cents, for work
and material furnished at the insance and re-
quest Of defendant, on an oral contract, made
and entered into between said plaintiff and said
defendant, during the month of March, 1892 and
that said amount is due and payable to plaintiff
You are further notified that unless you APP
pear and answer said complaint on the 18th day
OF October, 1892, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day,
plaintiff viii take judgment against you for the
sum demanded in said complaint, to wit: the
sum OF l29.OO and SO cents.
Witness my hand this 9th day Of septem-
Der 1892
VIM. II. CHAMBERS
Justice OF the Peace.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
ANNOUNCEMENT.

At the request of a large number
of voters, l hereby announce that
| will be an Independent candidate
for the office of County Surveyor.
WILLIAM ASHLEY, Jr.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
LOCAL NOTES AND PERSONALS.


in the city Tuesday.
VIM. Rosegrant left for Rath-
drum last Wednesday on business.
II. Guimaraes left for Lake daty
Wednesday night.
School books for sale at J. F.
Cook, Jr's drug store.
Collector J. l. Barnes, of the Boun-
Diary line, was in the city this week.
w. A. Woodruff returned Tues
day from a three weeks prospecting
trip up the Moyea river.
T. w. Mclaughlin, the fruit tree
dealer, reports large sales Of fruit
trees to ranchers down the valley.
The state Of Montana will have
on exhibition at the worlds fair a
gold brick worth $ 100000.
G. G. Warner left for Spokane
Wednesday and will be absent sew
eral weeks.
Read the notice of special
school election to be found else
where in today's paper.
A. A. Mcdonald came in on
Tuesday nights train and left
Wednesday morning for Kaslo.
J. c. Callahan has begun the
erection Of his new house on the
hillside south of the railroad.
VIM. Brownlee leaves for the Pa
louise country tonight to bring
in a herd of cattle.
Mr.. E. J. Merlin returned to
Boulder last night. He says the
Smith mine presents big showing
General and Mrs. A. Kaiser have
recently purchased an elegant Kim
berly piano for the parlor Of the
Palace
Master Leslie Morley went to
Spokane Sunday night last, where
he will remain during the winter
attending school.
r. A. Dunn, formerly manager
for Dick Fry, came in from Jen-
nings Tuesday, where he has been
engaged in business during the past
summer.
Hon. J. e. Dolan, c. r. Ray
mond, H. H. Holley, and the writer
were in Sand Point yesterday. Mr..
Dolan acted as master of cerimonies
at the republican rally.
Commissioners Pilling and Dag
gett were in the city this week. We
did not learn their business, but
suppose that Mr.. Pilling is looking
after his political fences at public
expense.
VIM. Eaton and VIM. Rosegrant
returned Monday from the Grouse
mountain district where they have
been for several days looking after
some work they are having done on
some Of their claims.
Mrs. L. p. Hummer left on the
east bound train last Tuesday night,
for her home in Alma, Wis. Mrs.
Hummer came here about a month
ago and during her short stay has
made many friends who regret her
early departure.
Col. F. M. Malone, general traffic
agent of the c. NJ. q st. p. r. r.
spent several days in the city with
his friends, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Call
ahan. The Colonel is looking after
the interests of his road in connec-
tan with ore shipments.
r. w. Hummer and Thos J. Jones
left for Grouse mountain last We'd
nesday, to examine some of the
mining claims there. They intend
to secure a sample from every
claim on the mountain to make an
assay from, to see what the ore will
average through out the district.
A number of newspaper men were
in Sand Point yesterday: Maj. Leo
Faust and DR.. Laws, of the Pend d.
Oreille News staff, A. J. Mcdonald,
Of the Post Falls Post, and Fred L..
Burgan, of the Ceur d Alene Press.
The editor of the HERALD went
down to give a little tone to the
gang.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-09-16
Notice.

A full line of fall and winter
suits at Raymond & Willerton's.
Call and see them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
Profits Of Popular Songs.

It may seem absurd, says the Pitts
burg Leaders New York letter, hut there
is much more money in q topical
than in q popular book. but most of
it is made by the publisher. A few
song writer's Of experience will not sell
their songs outright, but have them pub
lished on royalty. These make money,
frequently several hundred dollars on
q song that makes a hit and is sung in
the theatres for q few weeks. But the
song writer's who are compelled to sell
their labor outright for what they can
get for 1t have hard work to make q liv-
ing, while the publisher often clears
500 or more on one of their songs. Not
all songs written are profitable, by any
means, but whom one does make q hit the
returns are large, and q song will sell
longer than a book. Many popular topi-
cal songs were purchased from their
authors for 8, $40 and Sl5, and on some
Of these the publishers have cleared
thousands. There 10 q young man in
this city who began publishing songs
Ave years ago with . capital OF less than
$500 and very little experience. He was
acquainted with q few struggling song
writer's and bought their best efforts out
right for 90 each. The song writers
are still poor, but the enterprising young
publisher has amassed . fortune estt
mated Ut 100000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
eome Intareating Figures.

1t costs within a fraction of 81, 900
a day to maintain the greatest show
on earth at the Madison Square Gar
den. The receipts, however, average
some $40, 900 a day. Upon this enor-
nous profit Mr.. Bailey and the Bar
mum heirs might soon become mill
ionaires. But circus entertainments
OF this colossal nature are practicable
only eight months in the year. Dur
ing the winter period extending from
November until March, the animals
are securely housed from the cold in
the vast stables at Bridgeport, and
the amount of food they eat in idle
ness joined to the wages Of an army
OF keepers, depletes very considerably
the profits of the business. But there
is enough balance after paying the
yearly expenses to make the propric-
tors OF the Barnum & Bailey show ex-
ceedingly rich. The salaries paid
during the travelling season to per-
formers touch opposite extremes. A
tirst-class bareback rider or acrobat
earns from 5000 to $3.50 a week. AS
a reverse to these salaries, the chorus
girls in the Ki1alfy spectacle receive
only 25 cents a night.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
Right Hand and Left.

This curious little extract which reads
somewhat like q riddle, comes from !
letter written by DR.. Franklin to TIE
American Museum. The learned Doctor IL
speaking ON q subject about which there
IL o great diversity Of opinion. He q
arguing the cause Of the left hand, and
contends that she il entitled to equal con-
sideration with the right. That ahe
ought to be equally instructed, In order
that If anything should happen to her
sister, she might be as competent foi
useful employment 40 the right hand
would be If deprived Of the assistance Of
the left:
There are two sisters Of 40, and the
two eyes Of man do mot resemble NOR are
capable of being on better terms with
each other than my sister and myself,
but for the partiality Of our parents. who
make tho most injurious distinctions b.
tween us. From my infancy | have been
led to consider my sister a. . being Of
more elevated rank. Nothing was spersd
in her education, while | was suffered 10
grow up without the least instruction.
She had masters 70 teach her writing,
drawing, and other accomplishments;
but If by chance / touched q pencil, .
pen, or a needle, I was bitterly rebuked,
and more than once / have been beaten
for being awkward and wanting a grace.
fulmann~r. II 10 true my sister associ.
nted me with her upon some occasions.
but she always made . point Of taking
the lead. calling upon me only from me-
cessity, or to figure ct her side."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06

A big octopus, or deyilfish, n OF
those sea monsters graphically described
by Victor Hugo in his "Toilers of the
Sea-" adorns q hook in Browns fish
stall, m the Washington street wharf.
The hook 10 driven into the casing Of the
door, considerably higher than q mans
head, but the long, Shiny ~tentacles, or
arms of the monster trail on the ground,
tapering to o fine point. On the inside
Of the arms are the cup-like suckers.
which, once fastened on to an object,
have q bulldog-like tcnacity. The fish
weighs forty-iye pounds ind its arms
measure ten or twentyfeet from tip TO tip.
Its being kept till some Chinese, who con.
slider the meat Of the fish n great luxury,
come along and purchase it. The cap
tors of the monster were Fishermen
August Dupont and Joe Michael, who
had a hard battle before they succeeded
in killing it. The men were coming up
the bay with q boatload of fish, pulling
lazily on the oars, when Dupont's blade
fouled something in the water. The
something proved to be the deyilfish.
Dupont raised his oar out of tho water.
anu tn0 HSn Cuulc Will IL. AS ~ WuS
raised above the surface, one of the
monsters strong arms fastened on to
the boat, and in IN instant it was half
way into the boat, and striking wildly at
the occupants. Michael was struck ON
the arm by the monster, but he whipped
out q knife and cut the tentacle off. In
the meantime Dupont seized club, used
for knocking salmon on the head and
killed the monster. -[Seattle Telegraph
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06

there are chronlclers whose veracity
regarding most things can hardly be
DOUBTED, who say that she first played
it about 1860, right after Lucille
Western began her meteoric career
with 1t.
But even Ada Gray cannot lay
claim to being the real old woman Of
the profession; there is one left who
beats her. That one is Mrs. G. C.
Howard. 1t is a marvellous thing
to relate that this woman still lives.
and yet was in the original cast Of
"Uncle TOMS Cabin" somewhere
about 1882. She was the original
Eva and then she became the most
famous OF Topsys.
1t has been estimated that she
played in "Uncle Toms Cabin" over
TO- 600 times, but that estimate is too
conservative a one, for 1t must be re-
membered that in the old Barnum's
Museum times they gave two and
sometimes three performances a day.
1t is very likely that Mrs. Howard
played In ''Uncle Toms Cabin fifteen
or eighteen thousand times At
various times she had taken every
part in it.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06

deemed consistent, and he pulled the
trigger. The pistol snapped but did not
explode, and other bank employees
grabbed the boy. He was taken before
the Justice, who discharged him with q
sound lecture.
Charles Barber, who lives near St.
Mays, Ohio, lost a valuable hound in O
remarkable manner tho other morning.
Mrs. Barber had cut a lot Of biscuits out
Of dough and placed them near tho stove
to rise. Her household duties called her
away, and when she returned she found
the dog had eaten the biscuits. The
miserable canine was terribly bloated,
and Mrs. Barber tried to relieve him, but
the leaven in the biscuit dough was get
ting in its deadly work. Within less
than half an hour the hound became too
big for his hide, an explosion followed
and the dog was torn to pieces.
A strange accident has occurred be
tween Potomas, Mexico, and Deming,
New Mexico, to q Mormon family. B.
Il. Young was driving along behind
another wagon whan q loaded gun In the
front wagon accidentally fell and wa
discharged. The ball piercing Mr..
Young's shoulder, then his sons hip,
and then, passing through tho baby, it
struck Mrs. Mary Roberts, daughter Of
Mr.. Young. The bullet seriously
wounded the father and son, kil'ed the
baby instantly, and slightly wounded
Mrs. Roberts.
While cunning on Dogs Islan1, about
two miles above Anglesea, N. j., Capt.
Samuel Chance found lying on the strand
a moss-grown, l~ong-necked, and tightly
corked bottle. He broke the bottle and
found it to contain SIS in paper money,
with the following words scrawled on Q
piece of wrapping paper: .'The finder,
whosoever it may be, will use this money
as his own. We are sinking; death stsres
us in -" Here the note breaks of.
There is no signature, nor is the name Of
any vessel given. The bottle had every
appearance of having been in the water
for q long time.
A unique triple wedding feast was en-
joyed in q Bohemian village when o
young couple were married on the same
day that the parents Of the bridegroom
celebrated their silver wedding aud his
grandparents their golden wedding. On
the cnme day q diamond wedding was
celebrated at H~eiligenkreuz, near
Vienna.
Ernest Russell Of Muncie, Ind, who
has long been mourned as dead. returned
home the other day. He wat q soldier
in the civil war. afterward on the Indian
frontier and claims to be a survivor of
the Custer massacre.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
The Gsuery n


1t was the matinee day of a Third
avenue popular price theater.
Five minutes had to elapse before
the gallery doors would be opened and
a line OF boys stretched from the
barred portals clear around the next
corner. They ran rather small-a
fact noticed by a big. hulking fellow
who paused to scar the bill boards
and after a moment Of deliberation he
pushed himself into the line within a
dozen or SO of the head.
There was a rumble OF Indignation
from the entire column.
'NCum Off"
"Cheese it,"
'Chase yerself."
The intruder camly ignored these
requests and putting his hands in his
pockets leaned carelessly against the
wall.
There was a rustic of preparatory
action along the line.
"Slug him, ~felleys." shrieked a
grimy-iaced boot-black.
And they slugged him.
1t was like a swarm Of wasps at
lacking a young black bear, and in a
remarkably short space of time the
enemy was knocked into a cooked hat.
This business being adjusted the
waiting column rearticulated itself.
The right of properly acquired
precedence upon the gallery line is
sacred in the unwritten code of the
small boy about town, and he will
protect it ever though the heavens
fall.--New York Commercial Adver-
tiSer.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
One Part Playerh

The announcement made within a
few days that Joseph Jefferson had
determined to return to "Trip Van
Wrinkle" next season, and to stick
to it for the remainder of his
career, forms a remarkable instance
Of the longevity Of a popular play in
conjunction with a popular actor,
says the New York Morning Journal.
During the last few years Jefferson
had given up "Trip Van Wrinkle" and
devoted himself to old comedy. It
was thus that the late MI. Florence
mad become identified with him. As
q rule Jefferson's receipts in this line
were large, but as a result he found
that the increased expense OF a first
class old comedy company outdid the
increased receipts.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
THE AILKAAID.
Ey II LATE WILLIAM ALLINGHAM THE
POE OF BALLYsHAxxoN).


o, where IN you going 90 early? 10
sald;
Good luck SO With you, my pretty maid;
To tell you my mind I'm half afraid,
But l wish were your sweetheart.
When the morning sun ID shin-
ing low.
And the cooks in every fsrm-
yard crow,
Ill carry your pail
Ger hill and dale,
And I'll 60 with you a-milking.
I'm going a-milking. sir, says she,
Through the dew and across tho lsa;
Yos ne'er would ever yourself to me,
Or take me for your swestheart
When the morning SUM
Now give me your milking stool awhile
To carry It down to yonder stile,
I'm wishing evory step = mile
And myself your only sweetheart
When the morning SUN
0, here's the stile in under the tree,
And there's the path in the grass for me,
And ! thank you kindly, sir, says she.
And wish you a better sweetheart
When the morning sun
Now give me your milking-pail. says be,
And while we're going across the lea,
Pray reckon your masters COWS to me
Although I'm not your sweetheart.
When the morning sun-
Two of them red, two Of them white,
Two of them yellow and silky bright;
She told him her masters VOWS Alright,
Though he was not her sweetheart.
When the morning sun
She sat and MIXED in the morning sun,
And whom her milking was over and done
She found him waiting. all ~ one,
A If he we're her sweetheart.
When the morning SUN
He freely offered his heart and hand,
Now she hns . farm Ct her command,
And cows Of her own to grazs the land
Success to all true sweethearts!
When the morning y il shining
low,
And the cooks in every farmyasd
crow,
I'll carry your pail
Ger hill and dale,
And III 60 with you a.milking
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
rhsa,r,ca, Notes.

ARTHUR DUNN is said to be very
amusing as the old man Of the sea in
'sSinbad the Sailor"
JOHN P. SLocUM has succeeded E.
d. Price as Richard Mansfield's man
ager, Mr.. Price preferring 10 manage
Miss Helyett."
CLARA NORRIS has not missed q
performance in two years, and on
several occasions played as often as
eight times a week.
RUMOR says that Edwin Booth will
play ten weeks In the large cities next
season under Theodore Bromley's
management, with Minna X. Gale -
leading lady,
LIZZIE ABBOTT.CLARK publishes .
communication in . Chicago paper
defending the late Emma Abbott
against the ill-natured fiingSo OF Clara
Louisa kellogg in the latter's
memoirs.
MISS MARGARET REID OF Indianap-
oils, made her first appearance on any
stage q few evenings ago in the opera
OF Hamlet" at the Metropolitan
Opera House. New York City, and as
Ophelia made a great hit.
The Wilbur Opera Company is &c
cused OF pirating ssNanon," 1.-THE
BeggarS Student, 1.-THE Black Hussar, /"
dorothy" and ssThe Royal Mildly
under different names, and Goldmark
& Conrled have secured an injunction.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06
Didn's Want Any Orders.

Worshiper-There was no soprano
in the choir to-day. What was the
matter?
Organist-The soprano had a dream
last night in which an angel told her
the Lord wanted her to sing anthem
No. 95 to-day.
"Well?:"
"Well, the soprano got mad and
said she wouldn't be bossed by any.
body. Puck.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06

Visitor at Dime Museum-What
makes you go without food and de-
stroy your digestion by these fasting
exhibitions?
Professional Faster Indignantly
Hugh! I've got TO get my bread and
butter in some way, haven't r.
Washington Star.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-05-06

THE AMUSEMENT 0
MOVEMENTS OF NOTED THE
ATRiCAL CELEBRITIES.

Actnrs Best Kaowu lad Liked In Certain
Roles - jsA1srson ~ nip Van winkis;
Booth ~ Hsmlst; Ads Gray In EAST
LyanA."