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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11
HELD UP BY BOMBS
California Train Robbers Make a
$4,000 to $4,000 Haul
Near Fresno.
The Express Car Wrecked by
Dynamite--The LOcOmO-
tive Badly Disabled.
Train Men Terrorzied by the
Gang--Particulars of the
Bold Affair.

A special from Fresno, Cal, says
that passenger train Nc. II, south
bound, was held up and the express
car robbed by two masked men near
a little water station named Coils.
TIE train was brought to a stand
still by dynamite bombs placed on the
track. The engine Vas slightly dam
aged by the explosion of the bombs.
The report states that the robbers
climbed ove the tender and, placing
revOlvers at the heads of the engineer
and fireman, compelled them to shut
off steam. The robbers forced the
fireman TO accompany them to the
express car where, after some resist
ance on the part Of the messenger,
the door was forced open and the
men entered the ar. The robbers
took the safe from the car and blew
it open with dynamite. After secur-
ing the contents of the safe, the rob-
berS mounted horses and rode away.
1t is difficult to secure details of the
robbery, as the railroad and express
company officials are reticent. One
report states that the express messen-
ger had several ribs broken. The
amount of money secured by the rob-
berS is not stated.
Later reports say that the sum con-
tanned in the messengers safe is
thought to have been between $50,
600 and $50,O 900. Two robbers COW
cred the engineer and fireman with
dOuble-barreled shOtguns and COM
manded that orders be obeycd under
penalty of death. The fireman was
ordered TO touch off with a light of a
cigar the fuse of adynamitc cartridge
which the robbers placed on the
piston of the driving wheel on the
left hand side of the locomotive. The
explosion was terrific, breaking the
piston rod. The robbers ordered the
engineer to get off the train and walk
a short distance along the track while
they bOmbarded the two doors of the
express car by exploding dynamite
cartridges, about eight in all, which
tore the door into splinters and
smashed the floor of the car. The
robbers entered the express a and
covering Louis Roberts, the messen-
ger, with dOuble-barreled shotguns,
ordered him to open the Wells, Fargo
s. Co. safe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

The sheep industry OF South
Dakota is making rapid strides this
year The progress of last year is
more than maintained. The drought
may yet prove to have been blessing
IN disguise of a calamity. 1t com.
PEELED farmers in the more remote
counties to try sheep, just as fifteen
years ago the grasshopper plague led
the northwestern farmers to abandon
exclusive grain raising for corr and
live stock. From that day their good
fortune dates. 1t is likely to find a
parallel in South Dakota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

An.exchange says when a child is
born the physician gets ten dollars
and the editor a cursing if he happens
to make a mistake about the date or
sex. When a marriage is solemnized
the minister gets five or ten dollars,
the editor a nickel or two, perhaps,
for some extra copies, provided the
list of presents is published. When a
death occurs the undertaken gets 800,
the editor a few more nickels for
some extra copies. This is a funny
world. 1t seems to be too much on
one side, and the editor is on the
wrong side.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11
4 Fancy From Fontaneiie'

The Rose in the garden len nridte Of her youthful
blood, - Gardener stand'hg
ey Sid-so old And he soon wi1dio'
Tbo fuu Rose waxod in the y9 ,T,p 6 Jqn RHo art lay
l and I sbe spread, and spread III
I 5arGf ;;ugbed once more when she heard
his 6,d drea now. He viii soon bedead'
,roozo of tho morning blew ana
found t1own Rose streweu
the ground; Gardener old,
And he came at noon, that nSIaT Inc mould.
And he raked them soiuS
And wovo the thing to a random ca Tns Tine.
en- The Rose is Beauty, the ca.tn
Austin Dohson in July oh
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Congressman Picker performed
what he considered his duty by intro
ducing in the house last Friday, a
resolution prohibiting the sale of
liquor in the capitol building. 1t was
promptly voted down.
The senate bill to amend the act of
March 8, 1891, to repeal timber cul-
ture laws, was taken from the calen-
dar and passed by the senate last Sat
urday. 1t allows settlers fourteen
months for paying the minimum
price of the land, and extends that
provision to the Sioux reservation in
South Dakota and Nebraska.
Secretary Noble has recommended
to Atty.-Gen. Miller that T. NJ.
GoOdykoonz, of Chamberlain, S. d.,
be designated as attorney of the
Santee band of Sioux Indians to
prosecute their depreciation claims.
Noble also suggested to Goodykoonz
that he try and secure the attorney
ship for the entire Sioux nation. If
he this his compensation will
be $4,000 per annum.
In the senate a resolution by Mr..
Pettigrew to authorize a subcom-
mittee of the quadro-centennial COM
mittee to go to Chicago and take a
clerk with them to investigate the
worlds fair, drew from Cockerell,
Dem. of Missouri, an emphatic pro-
| test that the enormous number of
misunderstanding committees APP
pointed for the recess would be dis
graceful to the senate, and the
motion was defeated.
Representative Picker urges the
agricultural department to begin rain
making experiments in South Dakota
this fall. Picker wanted expert
ments made on or near the Sioux
reservation lands. Assistant Secre-
tary Willets feared that the depart
ment could not do anything until
spring, but he said he should consult
Gen. Dryenforth and find if it was pos
sible to begin experiments this fall.
The department has 81, 200 TO spend
in South Dakota.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has another northwestern rate
discrimination case before it, Sioux
Falls, S. d., merchants have lodged
complaint against railroads entering
that city that are favoring Sioux
City, Iowa, in rates to the detriment
of Sioux Falls. Senator Pettigrew
called at the commerce commission
to look into the matter and found
that the railroads had filed their
reply. Pettigrew says each road prac-
tically admits the truth of the
charges made. Their defense is that
because one road does 20 all others
are compelled to. No hearing has yet
been set in the case.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


Canada's minister of the interior
has given orders for the vaccination
of all children and others on the
Indian reserves this side of the Rocky
Mountains.
Rothchild's Ascending cashier,
Rudolph Jaeger, who was caught in
Egypt some time ago, pleaded guilty
before the Assizes at Frankfort yester-
day, and confessed to having stolen
over $1,000 0 from his employer.
The French republican journals
regard the triennial elections as a
crushing defeat of the enemies of the
republic. The conservative press
argue that the victory was achieved
by waverers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

Director-General Davis has an
nounced that he will probably create
a Bureau of Athletics in the Depart.
ment of Liberal Arts of the world:
fair and appoint some well known
promoter of athletic sport as chief
Col. Davis has a plan also for secur,
ing a forty-acre camp ground one
mile south of Jackson Park. On this
tract, If the plan is followed, will be
a wheel course and a big grand stand,
1t rests with the executive committee
of the board of directors to approve
the project.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

The career of a postmaster is not
made up wholly of rosewater and sun
shine. A few days ago in Nashville,
Tenn, a young man asked the post
master for mail. When told there was
no mail for him he whipped out a
knife and fatally stabbed the postmas,
ter. Hereafter rostmasters will be
expected TO provide mail for all ap-
plicants or take the consequences.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

IN n county of eastern Minnesos
there lives M August Peterson, VI
has attained to the ripe old age OF ! !
years, says q writer in Kate FED
Washington. Having outliyed all 3
relatives and early friends, he has, g
many years, been a protege ofa1
county. The poorhouse being q
small to accommodate all the nesd|
ones Mr.. Peterson, with many o.her1
was farmed out TO families that n
ccived so much per month to pay {
their keeping. Recently however,. a
old poorhouse was destroyed by f1
and replaced by a c~apacions modeu
building, which would accommoSaH
all. When changed to his new hom||
the old gentleman was treated Va
nice warm bath. MY sakes, but tha!
feels good" he said. ats the tug
bath I've he'd, sence the war, when
were in the hospital" $50 you was z
the rebellion, was you?" asked the e
tendant. The rebaylione' asked -
centenarian in mild surprise. -bicS
We, no sir; not that war-the otss.
one, in 1912" And he looked at tH1
50-year-old man with an injured s]
compassionate air, as though he pities
but pardOned his youthful yerdapcy'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

LII Mr.. Gladstone should be cAm-
PEELED, through illness, to give up the
leadership of the Liberal party il
would be acalamity indeed. Through
six years Mr.. Gladstone has, with un.
swerving fidelity, kept home rule for
Ireland in the foreground of English
politics, and now when the people
hive clothed him with power to finally
settle the question his illness is giving
the greatest anxiety to the different
parties, but from Numerically OPP.
poSite feelings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

The anarchist organizations hold
their meetings and with their
tongues sweep ~plutocracy from the
earth about once a week. his well.
As long as they can spout freely they
are not dangerous. Free speech is a
safety valve through which all the
bottled up gas in the country a fiz2
out. Brave talk at a distance hurts
nobody. The true policy is to let
dissatisfied persons talk all they like,
but when they begin to do violence as
well as to talk it, yank them up
short,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

A village in Ohio has a social war
growing out of the shaded of hair worn
by certain inhabitants. 1t all started
because the children of a black-haired
family acquired the habit of initial
ing the tapping ola red-headed wood
pecker on the board fence whenever
the children of a neighboring red
haired family appeared. The
families have taken it up and the
neighbors as well, and there is
a neighborhood wal on. Afterall the
bald headed man who minds his own
business has one of the soft snaps in
this world.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

The remarkable formation of Salton
lake in the desert from a break in.the
Colorado river last year will be
remembered by all newspaper readers.
The lake gradually subsidized, leaving
mud and marsh, but where it was a
change no less marvellous than the
appearance of the lake itself has
taken place. The ground, which was
before a g~listening sheet of sand and
dust, is already covered with a luxur-
ious growth of vegetation. There
will be no more desert in that spot.
The vegetation that has appeared
shows the soil to be of great fertility.
The break in the Colorado will be
utilized to convey water to Salton
lake, and there in a few years will
spring up orchards, gardens and grain
fields capable of maintaining thous-
ands of people. The lake bed prom
Uses to become as productive as the
fruit region of California.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

Francisco railroad has been conducted
by the Adams Express company.
Yesterday the whole business was
transferred to Wells, Fargo s. Co., the
Adams company retiring.
Professor Hobe, aeronaut, was
killed by falling 5000 feet from his
balloon at st. Paul last week. His
parachute failed to work, and his
body was driven deep into the soft
ground.
Michigan insane asylums are
reported as badly Oyercrowded and it
is a serious question what to do with
new patients. The next legislature
will be asked to take prompt action
in the matter.
There will be sincere mourning
among the pioneers of Minnesota for
Gabriel Renville, chief of the Wahpe-
ton and Sisseton tribes, who died on
Sunday last. While he was the friend
of the whites, he did much for the
advancement of his race. He was a
man of noble type, and his career is
an interesting chapter of the
thrilling history of the pioneer
Northwest.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway statement for the fiscal
vear apAad Iupn % sb,u,s rrrnsO nm
ings of 1882, 2S3, sos, an increase of ST.
1928; net earnings of Sl1,46S, SOB,
an increase of $3.50, no. A!yer
deducting the interest, funded debt
and I per cent. on preferred stock,
there remains a balance of S., 65S, 900,
which is about seven per cent. on the
common stock.
Joseph Woods, better known as
"Cal" Woods, was convicted Septem,
Der II, 1890, Of numbering his father
in-law, Leander Pasco, a farmer OF
Warren county, New York, on May
10, 1890. The defendant pleaded not
guilty, ~alleping temporary insanity.
Successive courts adjudged him guilty.
Gov. Flower refused to interfere and
last week he was e~lectrocuted at the
| prison at Dannemora.
An earthquake was distinctly felt
at Burlington, Wisconsin, and neigh,
borhood last week. A rumbling
noise, followed by the rafting OF
dishes on the supper tables, the stop,
ping of clocks and distinct shaking OF
the walls caused many people to run
out of doors TO investigate the cause.
The reports from New Munster, Will
mot and other p!acIs state that the
shock was distinctly felt in those
neighborhOOds.
A daring robbery took place at
Benton, Mo-, Friday. About 5 p. IN.
four masked men rode up to the bank
and two of them dismounted, while
the Others held their horses. They
entered the bank and ordered Cashier
Smith to "shell out" which he did
without a word. They secured about
81, 200 and departed on the run. An
alarm was given and a party started
in pursuit, but the robbers were
mounted on good horses and escaped.
The boss mosquito story of the
season comes from New York city,
where it is claimed that the bites of
the little insects caused the death of
Peter Kenney ten days after he had
been bitten. The physician in charge
of the case, thinks that mosquito
must just before biting the man have
been feeding on some kind of putrid
flesh and by means of its sting inocu-
lated the man with the poisonous
ptomaines developed in putrid animal
matter, thus inducing Inflammation,
pyamia and death.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

An effort is being made to have the
cotton mills of Georgia make a fine
exhibit at the worlds fair. 1t is
believed that such an exhibit would
greatly stimulate the investment of
capital in cotton mills in the South.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

Col. James III. Rice, ex-auditor of
Indiana, has an idea which he saws
Uncle Sam is free to use. He proposes
to reyolutionize naval warfare by the
introduction of a certain kind of
india rubber that will send the
biggest cannon ball skipping back to
the ironclad or fortress that sent it,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

-Four hundred years ago last week
Christopher Columbus started out to
discover America. America was not
much of a place then, but still it
seems to have been worth discover
ing, and If Columbus could come
back to life today he would probably
feel pretty well satisfied with his lob.
America had been discovered several
times before but it wouldn't stay dis
covered till Columbus got after it and
dragged it out of the hiding obscurity
which had surrounded it for quite a
spell. And after all Columbus was
the boss d~iscoverer. The infringe
ments on his claims have never been
successful and there is no division OF
the honors that are to be conferred
on him in the great celebration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-08-11

Uncle Sam is turning out one
fourth of the gold and one-third of
the worlds silver production.
The record-union., 1892-07-13
FEDERATED TRADES
The Council Elects Ofricers for
Next rTeY.rf,

The Council Elects Officers for the
Next Term.
The Council of Federated Trades has
| elected officers for the ensuing term, as
follows:
President, John Hantznan; Vice Presi-
dent, George Schafer; Secretary, H. n.
baumann; Treasurer, J. d. Jost; Ser
geant-at Arms, Frederick Birkenstock.
Irustees-George a. Pleasance, Chas
II. Joy and j. A. Sheehan.
Legislative Committee-J. A. Sheehan,
William II. Marshall, A. 2. Sanborn,
William +. Gormley and S. c.. Hunt.
Arbitration Committee. A. Sheehan:
Frederick Birkenstock, Henry P. Casey,
h. \. Baumann and William II, Hugo.
Labor Statistics Committee-W William
y. illness, William E. Platt, Alvy E.
Gore and Al Rittinger.
Organization Committee-William E.
Christ, John A. Nelson, w. J. Hardy,
William II. Marshall and A. B. Sanborn.
Finance Committee-W. n. Hamilton.
j. II. Cooley and Emanuel Gravel
ExecutlYe Committee-W. j. Hardy,
! William III. Marshall, William II. Hugo,
Joseph NJ. Nance, Henry p. Casey, Geo
+. Harber, j. S. Hunter and w. j.
Byrns.
j. L. Robinette made statement con-
cerning his trip East and the condition
of labor there.
Messrs. Sheehan, Sanborn, Cooley,
Hantzman and JoSt were named as a
committee TO assist in centralizing the
several labor organizations in San Fran
cisco into one central body.
The Trustees reported that for the term
Sl,257 l6 had been received, and 81 ,233 81
expended.
The Treasurer's report showed a bal
ance in the treasury
The Trustees congratulated the Secre-
tary and Treasurer for their efficiency.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted sympathiz-
ing, with the Homestead (Pa.) strikers
and denouncing the Carnegie Company.
The record-union., 1892-07-13
Let There BE Peace

In the gastric region. If troubled with
nausea from sea-sickness, biliousness or
other cause, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
will Immediately put stop to the s.om-
achic disturbance. A prominent and
most unpleasant feature of liver COM
plant is nausea in the morning. The
symptoms disappear and the cause is re-
moved by the bitters. Many persons
have very delicate stomachs which
trifiing indiscretions in eating or drink
ing, or even some sight that is repulsive.
disorders. Such persons cannot act more
wisely than to invigorate their digestive
region with the bitters, q tonic especially
adapted to reinforce it. For malaria,
rheumatism, kidney troubles and nerv-
BUSINESS the bitters will be found marvel
ously beneficial, and when sleep is un-
tranquil and appetite variable it soon i'm
proves both. 1t is, in fact, most com
prehensive and delightful remedy.
The record-union., 1892-07-13
HACK VS.. CAR.
Collision on x Street-A Lady and
Child Injured,

Child Injured,
Shortly after o'clock last evening, as
one of the electric cars was coming down
town, and just as it reached the intersec-
ton of Seventh street, pair Of horses at
tached to hack started on run from
the latter street and dashed pell-mell
against the car.
Fortunately there were only few pas
sengers in the car, and the seats near the
front end and on the side of the collision
were empty, or the carriage-pole would
probably have killed someone. The
grlpman had narrow escape from being
hit by the pole, but held his ground and
brought the car to sudden stop.
on the opposite side of the car to that
against which the horses plunged was a
lady and her little four-year-old girl. In
her haste to get off she fell and struck her
head on the stone pavement, the little one
falling under her. When they were
picked up the child was unable to stand,
and both were assisted into a drugstore
on the corner, where they soon revived.
lt was found that neither were severely
hurt.
The horses detached themselves from
the hack and ran down IS street to Sixth,
where one OF them became so entangled
IN the broken harness that bystanders
were enabled to catch them.
The carriage pole was broken by it's
collision with the car, but the latter was
not so badly damaged as to prevent it re-
Sumlng its journey.
The record-union., 1892-07-13

forced as they are, frequently show signs
of breaking down III those delicate MEM
bers."
The largest ranch in the United States
and probably in the world owned by one
person is i'll Texas, and belongs to Mrs.
Richard King. 1t covers 100000 acres in
extent, and 100000 head of cattle and
1900 brood-mares wander over its differ
ent pastures. The ranch is bounded by
the Corpus Christi Bay for forty miles,
and by barb wire for 800 more. 1t lies
forty-five miles south of Corpus Christi.
The property is under the management
OF Robert j. I<ieberg, Mrs. Kings son-in-
law, and he has under him superintend-
ent, or, as the Mexicans call one who
holds that Office, major-domo, who has
charge of 300 cowboys and 1900 ponies
reserved for their use.
The record-union., 1892-07-13
Weather Comparisous.

The Weather Bureaus reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday to have been $50 and go, with
fresh southerly winds and cIoudless
sky.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 920 and 570,
and one year ago to-day, 90 and 620.
ginning with July 18th and ending on
the 9th, both dates included. The high
est temperature during the day ranged
above go, as follows, from the 18th,
which was 920: 90, go, go, 920, 90, 94o,
96', 1902, 1862, 1902, 960, SO, 1922, lO40, 94O.
On the 18th the highest was but so, and
light overcoats at night were comfortable
to those out after 10 P. NJ.
The record-union., 1892-07-13
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

ON AND AND AFTER JULY 10, 1892,
" the RUSS HOUSE, San Francisco, for
merly under the management of S. H Sey-
more, has passed into the hands of Messrs. J.
gentlemen are well known In hotel circles
Mr.. Young, formerly OF Virginia City, has tor
the past nine years conducted the Sotoyome
House OF Healdsburg. Sonoma County. Mr.
Connolly mas been connected with the Russ
House for the past seventeen years, conse-
quently needs no introduction. They will en-
deavor TO conduct the house to meet the ap-
proval of all their patrons, and will run a
strictly hrst-class hotel on both the European
and American plans.
Terms: 81 25, 81 so and So per dav.
Rooms, 90 cents and upward. Special terms
for families.
Ss- Free coach to and from house. d&w
The record-union., 1892-07-13
Who Knew George Starks

Erastus Stark of Thompsonville, Ben
zie County, Mich, writes 10 Secretary of
State Waite the following, which he ad-
dresses ITO the Good People of Cali
tornia": Il understand the death OF
George Stark has been advertised in some
of the papers. 1 had an uncle by that
name, who went to California some years
ago, and wish TO get the particulars re-
garding his address, or death. Any per-
son that will send information Of that
kind will be rewarded
The record-union., 1892-07-13
Auction Sale To-Day.

Bell, Greer IL Co. announce a grand
auction sale this morning, at 10 O'Clock,
at their salesrooms, Tenth and J streets,
of fine furniture, consisting Of uphol-
stored and latest pattern parlor sets, bed
room sets, fancy lounges, bed lounges,
sofas, fine upholstered easy chairs, rock
ers, book cases, spring and top mat
tresses, 10 pairs of lace curtains, four
pieces Of linoleum, containing 20, 25 and
The record-union., 1892-07-13
Administrators Sale,

On Thursday, at 10 A. NJ, at the sales
room OF D. j. Simmons d Co., Eleventh
and streets, that firm will sell at auc-
ton, by order Of Administrators Bronner,
ten horses, wagons, harness, etc.; also,
four houses of furniture, including a
piano, organ, fine carpets. etc.