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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
MINNESOTA.

Faribault talks Of a piano factory.
Little Falls had a $4,000 lire last
week
over 10000 bushels OF potatoes
have been bought and shipped from
Faribault this season, good price
being paid for the same.
In the case Of the 500 road against
the Home Insurance company tried
last week AT Minneapolis the
attorney Tor the insurance side
talked half Il day Tuesday, all day
Wednesday and finished at noon on
Thursday. That lawyer would make
a good agent for the company.
Two prisoners named Fisk and
Elder escaped from the sheriff of
Polk county at GAINESVILLE. They
were coupled together and were bcin.
taken there for trial. The Sheriff
fell asleep for an hour and when he
awokc the prisoners were missing.
The train had stopped and the
prisoners walked out.
The annual meeting of the old
settlers of the Red River Valley,
which was held in Moorhcad Thurs
day, was most interesting session.
The old officers were reelected:
George Il. Winship, president; d. NJ.
Holmes. secretary: Ransom Phelps,
assistant secretary, and vicc-prcsi-
dents as follows: job Hcrrick. Rich
land county, n. d., n. *. Hubbard,
Cass county, n. D.: S. G. Com>tolk,
Clay; James Nolan. Wilcox: Asa
Sargent. Trail, n. D.: O. II. Elmer,
l'ok: Charles Carc!ier, Pcmbinl,
\. ID.
On Saturday evening Fred StciTen.
blacksmith IN Lcmond, went to Il
neighbours house to get a paper tC
read, but found no one there except.
ing the hired man, whom he asked
for whisky, which was refused him.
The hired man went out to do chores
and returning found that Stctfcn had
discovered a jug of undilutcd alcohol
from which he had filled quart
bottle and was then becoming some.
what intoxicated. He tried to pre-.
vail on Stcffen to give up the bottle
and go home, but he refused to dc
either, whereupon he went up stairs
to bed, leaving Steffen still drinking
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
NO MIRACLES AT CANTON.
Respectable Citizens Dcnouncc The >toric.
Sent out to Draw III The CrcduI0uS.

lttSpcCtaBlt CltlicnS DenounCc The stories
sent Out I" Draw III The CrcdulouS.
\ couple of correspondents with Il
great deal more industry than
honesty have done the village of
Canton and the cause of religion
incalculabIc injury by representing a
state Of things there that does not
exist. The innumcrabic stories they
have sent out in regard to the great
crowds of ailing people who have
gathered under the miracle" window
and gone back To their homes cured
lot hronic diseases are almost pure
fiction. These yarns have themselves
brought a miscellaneous lot OF inlirm
people there. but there is not an
authentic case of one going away
cured, One day, a month ago, an
old man, crippled for life, prayed
under the window, and in his excite
mcnt threw away his crutchcs and
asserted that he could walk as well
as he could when Il boy. He walked
away, but when he reached home and
became calm, discovered that he was
in intense pain, and had to take to
his bed for week, and when he
arose he had To take to his clutches
again.
a case of a girl from Minneapolis
was cited. She came TO Canton and
!, Ia, Al : 4,
cured OF a disease of the spine of ten
years standing. Having q lively
imagination, the girl did state that
she was much improved. Not
twenty-four hours after, however.
she suffered relapse. and now has
the disease which is plainly incur
able, as bad as ever The people of
Canton and vicinit, are intelligent
and respectable, and the seriously
object 20 being scundalizcd by the
stories that are being sent ont in
regard to the alleged miracle cures
here. Neither the clergy nor the
people take any stock in the miracle
nonsense. To be sure some intrm
persons attracted hithcr by the cruel
yarns sent out occasionally appear at
the residence Of the Catholic priest
and ask for the privilege Of being
prayed with at the little church Of
St Michael. Such requests are
always courtcously granted by Father
Jones, but he does not believe and
does not profess to believe that there
is any superhuman power in the
alleged image of Mary and the Christ
child in the little window over the
church door.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
WASHINGTON MENTION.

Charles j. Rosf. Woonsockct has
been recommended for the Sisseton
Indian agency by the entire South
Dakota congressional delegation.
The committee on military affairs
of the house completed the annual
military appropriation bill. 1t
makes the total appropriation S24,
202,7 39, or so6l ,G66 less than for this
year and sl,72O,2l6 less than was
estimated.
The house committee on the revis.
ion Of the pension laws has accom-
plishcd great amount of work.
Fletcher Dennis, the clerk, says that
the work of codifying the pension
law has gone on and the result will
soon be made public.
The general land office Friday
issued instructions regarding the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Suppc. thccompOscro l5occacio and
other charming operas, is seriously i'll
in Vienna.
Able Bencdctinc Smith. who was
well known in America, died OF pncu-
monia in Rome Friday.
During a heavy snowfall off Dun
kirk Il fishing boat capsized and five
of her crew We're drowed.
Seven persons We're killed by Jumping
from windows during a fire at f'rcdc-
rick>burg, suburb Of Copenhagen.
Senior Sagaster has reconsidcred his
determination. and has undert en-
the task of forming a Spanish min
istry.
Hon Cecil j. Rhodes. premier OF
Cape Colony has issued prospectus
for company having for its object
the construction OF a telegraph line
TO tgauda.
The bark General Tobev has arrived
'!l al l'ii 'tiSp. NJ "a IildII iNI'JI u
the loss oil Seaman Ilulgatc. who said
he wa> he SON OF Judge liolgate, OF
Wisconsin.
North and Central Spain have been
visited by heavy snow fails, and a
blizzard has been raging for three
days in central and southern Russia.
Russian railways.arc blocked.
The British steamship Dilsbcry
was wrecked OIL Long End. neal
llarwnich. Sunday night. Lifcsavcr>
were unable to reach her until day
break. when the found they scamcn
drowned below decks.
The British steamer Zambcsi. from
Victoria. b. c.. for Hong Kong. is
lying up for repairs at Yokohoma
She came in collision with a coaster
at Icddo BAY. and she still has nine
feet Of water in her hold.
1t is said that the physician.
appointed to examine Mrs. Maybrich
with reference to her chances Of life
and the ACCESSIBILITY Of releasing hcl
from prison have decided thai there
| is no need of liOcratinu her
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

survey of the boundary line between
South Dakota and Nebaaska. 1t
has been decided that jasper stone.
mined at Sioux Falls. shall he used
for the survey posts.
Congressman Picker. after aeon
ference this morning with Indian
Commissioner Morgan. prepared a bill
to reimburse the Hope indian school
at Springfield. $. d., in the sum OF
$1,000, that amount having been
enormously paid To the wrong
treasurer and having been thereby
lost to the school.
Senator Pcttigrew called at the
Indian Office to hasten the work
relative To The establishment of an
Indian school al Chamberlain and al
l;apik City. :. ID. Commissioned
Morgan has instructed O. y. Parker.
lot Rapid City, 10 investigate the Site
for the building in that city, and Tic
description of the site a Chamberlain
WAS turned over To Senator pct,igrcW
or approval. Work on both schools
will be rapidly pushed.
y project nov on foot among the
prominent democrats who viii have
charge of the matter, and which has
been so far hcdgcd about with tho
utmost secrecy. is To do away with
the time honored inaugural ball. 1t
is proposed To substitute in its stead
a concert which should be closed
precisely at - o'clock. Should this
latter plan be carried into effect. The
leading musicians throughout til,
country Will be engaged. the marine
band taking charge of the orchestral
numbers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
Fed Her Child Pins.

William and Mary pushman were
placed under arrest Friday night on
the charge of murder in the first
degree. For some days there has been
much excitement in Walkervillc, near
Butte, Mont, over the apparent
attempts of Mrs. William Pushman
Of that city to kill her two-wecks-old
baby. The child was found to have
been fed on pins. According to the
testimony of ncighbors, the mother
appeared to have conceived a hatred
for the child from its birth. and
abused it shamefully. The infant
died Tuesday. An autopsy was held
and infant'sleft arm was found to be
broken and the skull had been frac-
tured by a heavy blow on the left side
of the head. Physicians said that
the blow had been administered since
birth. There were signs in the abdo-
men of protractcd starvation. A
number of pins passed the infant the
last three days of it's life. The cor
oner's jury brought in verdict that
the child came to it's death through
cruelty at the hands of William and
Mary Pushman.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
NORTHWEST NEWsLETs
NORTH DAKOTA.

The definite location maps for the
connecting link of the 500 road
between Minneapolis and Bismarck,
amounting To - miles were filed in
the government land Office last week.
a Stabbing ARRAY occurred in a
blind pig at North Valley City.
L. Dolan and Frank Bachtord We're
in a blind pig" drinking prohibition
whisky. They got into a dispute
and Bachford stabbed Dolan twice
with q knife, once above the heart
and once below. Dolan was brought
over from the $500, and ii is feared
that he will not recover.
There is a dearth of cars in the
state. From every little town and
elevator station the cry is going mp
for ears to- ship wheat. Every
elevator is fun and farmers are com
PEELED to return hom" with their
wheat. 1t is charged that both the
Great Northern and Northern p&ciilc
roads are discriminating in favor OF
certain large elevator companies,
furnishing them with cars, while
the smaller fry are forced to cease
buying, owing to their being no more
room in which they can store grain,
Senator lIansbrougi has introduced
his bill providing for the establish
mcnt OF a military post at or near
the city of Grand Forks. in Grand
Forks county, y. ID. The provisions
are charged To some extent. Ii is
npw provided that upon conveyance
to the United States of good and
sufficient title In not less than 1000
acres of land at q price not 20 exceed
:i225 per acre, situated At o! near
Grand Forks, and on or near the
railroad and constituting an eligible
and suitable site for an army post 10
approved by the secretary ot war for
that purpose, the post shall be
established, ] Is provided that an
appropriation OF 100000 be made for
this purpose.
An innocent, unromautic basket OF
grapes is likely To change The entire
future plans of a well known Young
Formaute. prominent both politi-
cally and socially. a couple Of weeks
ago he purchased at a local fruit
store a basket OF grapes, and on
opening them found a brief note
giving the purchaser permission to
write To her provided he was
young and eligible. Possessing the
necessary qualifications he at once
wrote to her. giving a fairly good
description oil himself age. color,
number Of hands high, etc, and a
request for a photograph. He waited
patiently for a reply and atthe end
of ten days was rewarded by a Very
satisfactory reply, accompanied by a
photograph. The young lady. accord
ing to her own description. j. y years
old, has brown eyes and hair, weight
% pounds. and is decidedly good
looking according To the photo. The
young man says his intentions are
decidedly serious and he is thinking
strongly OF spending The winter in
PENNSYLVANIA. Fact.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

The Philadelphia Ledger Huildin. Dam
aged to he Tune of = IJO,0OU.

The Public Ledger building vas
almost Quilted by fire on the evening
OF the 9TH inst. The damage was con
fined almost entirely tothc compo>-
ing room. but a torrent of water
flooded every floor in the structure
The cause OF the fire was unknown.
| II originated in the basement, and
through the air shaft quickly spread
to the top floor. The files of the
paper were all saved, and many rare
and costly articles in Childs' private
Office. Mr.. ChildS arrived soon after
the tire started and posting himself
across the street watched the build
ing burn. He assumed charge Of
affairs and issued directions in the
way of providing for the issue Of the
paper next day. While the tremen
were at work they were urged to
greater efforts By the announcement
that Childs intended to distribute
$4,000 among them for their prevent
ion of the total destruction of the
building. When the fire was
extinguishcd Childs provided them
with bOuntiful refreshments at a
ncighboring restaurant. With the
exception of the presses the Ledger
has complete new plant on Locust
street. During the fire Childs was
rendered the use of the presses Of every
daily and weekly paper in the city
and accepted the Records offer. The
business manager of the paper
said that the Ledgcr's total loss is
estimated at Sl5O,OOO, including $780,
600 on the building and $4,000 on the
contents. The loss to tenants is
$4,000. The presses and machinery
were only damaged to the extent Of
1925, 900. Repairs on the building will
be commenced at once.
The Clark Pilot-Rcvicw celebrated
the sixth anniversary of che day it
first used its name the End Of the
month by reyeling in the luxury of a
clean office towel. The Pilot-Review
Is at the head of Clark county papers
and Is in the best of health as 1t enjoys
a good patronage. Mr.. Pruyn, Its
manager, is to be congratulated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

from the bottle. On getting up at
6 o'clock the next morning he found
SteiTcn sitting in his chair in what
he supposed to be a drunken stupor,
and went to Stcllcns house to get
some one to take him home. When
they returned they found he was
dead, having drank nearly quart Of
uudilutcd alcohol
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
\ SAMPLE BUREAU.
An Organization to do Away With the
Numerous Petty Grain Thieves.

Numerous Petty Grain Thieves.
The commission men met at the
Chamber of Commerce at Minneap-
oils Saturday afternoon To discuss the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a sam
piers bureau. After an hours in
formal talk, in which everybody aired
their views thoroughly, the following
resolution was presented by jas.
Erying,on, Of the Pinsbury COMPANY.
and unanimously passed..
Resolved. That this meeting
recommend that The board OF direct
orS of the Chamber u. Commerce
appoint a committee Of live gam
receivers to organize Il sample bureau
and give said committee power to dc1
and fix salaries and fees. ii being uu,
desire to give the system fair trial.
The system. as outlined in Chief
Inspector ClauSen'S preliminary re-
marks, contelnplates TIL" establish
ment of a samplers bureau. putting
agood man at the head of it and con
ductin. The business of sampling cars
in an organized and intcIligcn, man
ner. Heretofore there has been
neither order nor judgment used by
anybody on account OF the pulling and
hauling nlnong the interested parties.
Everybody went on the go-as-yo,i-
please plan. Ii the proposed plan *
effected, %. which there is >carcc1 a
doubt, there Will be a sampler located
in each railroad yard. He will have
one or more assistants To take the
samples TO The central bureau from
which they can be distributed by The
different firms. IL is said that an
| hours valuable time can be saved i'm
this manner. The plan proposed for
handling samples pending the organ
| ization of a sample bureau. i, t. have
the stat department fix a special
I time II which its men should leave
the railroad yards for the purpose Of
opening car, for resembling. 1t was
decided that 2o'clocIi was the most
convenient hour for the samplers
representing the receivers of the
chamber Of commerce. The Sampling
will thus be all done at the same
| time and the work cleaned up earl.
I in the afternoon.
The only objection raised was as ~
the possibility Of delay in securing
samples: that is. whether the sam
piers would have to wait until the
inspection was performed. Dir
| Clauscn stated that that would not
be at all necessary: that sampler
would follow the state sealer after NE
had opened the cars, procure their
samples in advance of the inspection.
and thus save all unnecessary delay
Tie meeting was largely attended
land universal satisfaction was en-
! pressed at the prospect Of a speedy
I deiiverancc from the present slack
I methods of Samplng The progress
/ made in he last two days in the mat
Ter OF car sealing and sampling grain
VIE work most Observation-Disclosures To
4 the petty thieves Who have 50 long
4 produced eNas perating shortages.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

A piece of land on Broadway was
sold last month to the American
Surety company OF New York City
for the nice sum of Sl,040,0O0. The
lot comprised $500 square feet and
the price paid was at the rate OF
ss,0OO,OO0 per acre. The old building
will at once be torn down and a new
building erected. This same lot sold
in 1880, only sixty-two years ago, for
s., 500. The average person hardly
appreciates the immense value that
legitimately attaches to real estate.
1t is about the only article that is
limited in supply, and as the popu-
lation of The world increases it must
OF necessity increase in value.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

a I-apIander can skate une hundred
and tiftymiles in a day. and has been
knowa To beat The record when his
mothcf-in-llw has ocen in hot pui-
Stlit
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

Jerome Park, near New Work. for
many years one of the most popular
race tracks in The country, is 10
become the property a syndicate
and he cut up into building lots.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

OF Chicago's $500 people only
Do. $50 are of native American stock.
The Gclman leads with %Si,95S. The
Irsh are third minimizing 2ll.5534.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

r. D. Topping, who is well known
in Kimball, has purchased the
Waverly, (Minn.) Tribune. The
Tribune is a democratic paper but is
a live newspaper.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

German piano manufacturers ar"
reported To lie in great distress. For
nlcrly they sold many instruments in
Russia, hut the present duty OF Tloo
on grand piano and $50 on am
upright has almost put an end tothc
export OF pianos.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

Alma Tadcmo was brought up to
be Il lawyer. but fortunately for the
lovers of art took moro 10 the idea Of
bcautilNiug tIlewosld tban OF ;iccciHG
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

There VIII certainly be no com
planning of,hc too great size OF the
cotton crop this year. II is now
expected to be not much more than
half of that of last year may not
exceed 100000 bales. 1t VIII
probably bring high price. Always
a product brings high price when
ucol,lc have none OF it to sell.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

From experiments made by English
scientists it appears that eamphoF
and oxygenated water are the most
energetic cXei1<- OF growth, not
only rs regards the acceIeration OF
gormination but a. affecting the
Nlgnr of nlants.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22


Representative Lind, Of Minnesota,
purposes to have an act passed or else
a provision attached to the pOstotlicc
appropriation bill compelling the
government to sell stamped envelopes
at their face value-that is. > cents.
Mr.. Lind holds that if the govern
mcnt can otford to sell postal cards
at cent, it can afford to throw in
an envelope with a cent stamp. lie
points out the fact that the postoilice
department is prohibited from sell
ing printed stamped envelopes, and
business men are compelled to buy
their stamped envelopes, paying >
cents for the stamp and something
like cent for the envelope: and then
are compelled to take their envelopes
to the printer at home to have their
business cards put on. This makes
the cost too much. He argues that
the increased sale of stamped
envelopes will more than equalize
the extra expense to the government
of their manufacture.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

The deacons Of Bcecher'S old
church have resolved TO contribute
no more money to missionary insti-
buttons which teach that the uncon-
verified heather are necessarily lost
This means they will no longer
,upport the American board.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

July %, 1888 will begin at Chicago
the worlds educational congresses.
The most distinguished educators
from all the world will be there to
exchange views. We hope for two
things in connection with their meet
ings. Yes, come to think OF 1T,
three One is that they will do
what, so far as we know, no body Of
school teachers or doctors ever did
yet-have their meeting rooms well
ventilated, so that good. pure air
will be in circulation. Another is
that they will tell us why the pro
portion of convicts who can read and
write is steadily increasing IN our
pcnitcntiarics.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

The 1900 tons of bullion now piled
up in the Treasury would, if coined
into silver dollars and placed edge to
edge, makea chain 10000 miles long.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

The new postal money orders when
have been ordered by the government
will soon be issued. lnthc new system
there is little or no complication,
Sheets will be issued calling for
amounts from one cent to three
dollars, which can be torn OIL to suit
the demands of purchasers. The
postmaster will have no writing to do
on it, the sender simply endorsing IT
the same as a check or draft. One
cent will pay the tariff on amounts
IN to three dollars, instead OF tive
cents as al present.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22
had mo nouor 10 be bl

u had The h0nof 10 be bonn IN 4
most remarkable year, says DE-
Oliver Wendell Holmes: the same
wear with four Of tic greatest men
this generation has known TcnnN-
son. Gladstone. Darwin and Lincoln
But OF these famous men three
Englishmcn and lwo Americans only
two are left Gladstone and Pr
Holmes. Or. Holmes celebrated his
cighty-third birthday Aug. -. Glad
stones ei@hty-third birthday comes
on Dec. ~.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-12-22

Ex-Governor Mcrriweathcr of
Kentucky. reached the aye of % a few
DAYS ago. lie succeeded Henry Clay
us United States Senator.
Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-10-22
STEWART mUsT BE ELRCTED.


Senator Pugh Of Alabama, colleague
Of Senator Morgan and n Of the
s~tsunchest friends OF silver in the United
States, speaks t~ruthfully when he says
that Senator Stewards reelection to the
Senate is a paramount question. and that
his defeat would delay the success Of free
coinage at least ten years, He said fur
ther that owing to Senator Stewards
powerful support the friends of silver
are now in full view of victory and
everything else must be s~ubordiuated to
his reelection. Senator Pugh may have
gone further and said that If Senator
Stewart is not returned to the Senate
the silver issue will die. II was a dead
issue before he went to the Senate, and
bis absence from Congress at this time
would enable the gold bugs to bury it
again. Do the people of Nevada want
to wait ten years before they can get re-
lief? If so, what will be left Of the
State when that time expires? The peo-
pie must and will keep Senator Stewart
In the Senate where he can eight for their
interests,