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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
BOOMERS STAND IN LINE
Thousands Waiting In Line for n FREQ
IIamestenb

Homestead.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Sept l3.-At
oclC ck yesterday morning nine in
experienced clerks from Washington
began the hercucan task of register
ing 10000 strip home seekers in this
vicinity, with more coming during the
next four days. During the first hour
less than 100 certificates were issued,
but as the clerks became more familiar
with their duties they performed their
work with greater expedition, SO that
during the last hour of business over
eco were issued The prospect that
all will not be able to secure certiti-
Gates by Saturday noon is causing
many boomers to go to other booths
along the line
BY o'clock Saturday evening men
had begun to gather at the registra'
ton booths An hour later about two
thousand persons had formed in line
and from that time till yesterday
morning the line steadily increased
and two more lines equally long were
added. At n fair estimate there are
10, 900 men and women waiting for n
chance to get certificate, without
which they will not be allowed to
claim piece of public land.
The scene at the booth is q remark
able one. 1t is situated on the Chero-
kee strip at the northeast corner of
the Chilocco reservation. On the one
aide is the barbed-wire fence which in
closes the reservation and on the Kan
sas side the hedge which surrounds
n farm. Between is narrow road foot
deep in dust. Along The fence stretch
ing west from the booth are three
lines of men standing and sitting on
the ground. he air is filed with dust,
which hangs in the still air Around
the three army tents which compose
the booth is stretched wire fastened
TO posts, inside of which are three or
four soldiers keep ng the crowd back
and putting out those who have regis
tered.
So great was the movement of horse
men and wagons toward the booths
yesterday that by evening the roads
leading there were so congested by
horses and wagons that it was impos-
sible for horseman to get through
and very difficult for man on foot
The air was so filed with dust that
looking south from the city the blue
of the sky W concealed. Along the
roads leading south "a constant move
ment of wagons and men kept up all
night long. As early as daylight men
on foot with canteens strapped to
their backs were moving along through
the suffocating air of the roads with
handkerchiefs tied across their mouths.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14

BIO FIRE AT PULLMAN.
Flames Start In Lumber Piled Ncar q
Car-shopa-Cau for Hslp.


Car-shops for Help.
CHICAGO, Sept, l3.-Fire broke out
in the lumber yards of the Pullman
company at 1880 o'clock A strong
wind was blowing and the flames
spread rapidly, threatening to involve
the whole property. 1t was seen that
the Pullman, Kensington and Rose.
land departments could have little
chance of controlling confiagration
and a general alarm was turned in
without delay. Chief Swenie immedi-
ately ordered four engines to be sent
from Chicago, and arrangements were
quickly made with the Illinois Cen
trial to ship four more on Nat cars.
The fire spread with great rapidity
before the wind and the car shops, in
which were several new and partly
finished coaches, were threatened.
The work of the fire department was
rendered almost Intellectual by the
low pressure and scant supply OF
water. The department mains are
only six or eight riches in diameter
and the pressure is practically moth
ing. The supply available from the
Pullman water tower was limited, and
as a last resort the firemen ran lines
to Calumet lake and pumped water
from that source.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
Saved Ills ChiId's Life.

MONMOUTH, H.. Sept. Several
weeks ago the little son of Rev. ID. NJ.
Clelland who resides sew raj miles
west OF here, was badly burnt while
playing with matches. The child's
wounds would not heal and his condi-
ton grew alarming. Last Saturday
MIR. Clelland had the skin removed
from his right arm, from the
shoulder to the elbow, and had it
grated on the boys wounds in order
o save his life. i he boy is now do
ing well, the SIX n taking on "a pink
appearance, which ind Gates the circu-
la,ion of blood through it.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
American Born sailors.

The paucity OF American-born sail
ors in the United States navy has
excited a great deal OF comment. A
record OF the seamen serving in the
navy since the establishment of this
system shows that not more than
four per cent of the lads who are
graduated from the apprentice train
ing system continue in the service OF
the United States. The records
further show that of tho 1850 sea-
men allowed by law in the navy, less
than one-half of those who enlist at
the receiving ships are native-born
Americans.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14

Sir Henry Hawkins was once pre-
siding over tedious and uninterest-
ing trial. and was listening, appar-
emily with absorbed attention, to a
tedious and embarrassing speech
from "a counsel learned in the law.
Presently he made pencil memo
randum folded it, and sent it by the
usher to the counsel in question
This gentleman, on unfolding the
paper, found these words; Patience
Competition Gold Medal, Sir Henry
Hawkins. Honorable Mention. Job '
His peroration was wound up with
as little delay ~ possible. -Argo-
naut.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Sept. o The
Rev. C. NJ. Cutter of Lawton is accused
of crooked dealing in business matters
by one of his flock and ut the Metho-
dist conference yesterday Presiding
Elder Bray laid the matter before the
brethren for an investigation. II was
referred to committee. President
Fiske of Albion college reported that
the attendance 'ast year was ga and
that the institution is in every way
prosperous. Elder Cogshall of the
Grand Rapids district in his report
spoke of the "base drum revivalists"
who go through the country claiming
converts but making none.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
body Found In the River.

JEFFERSON City, Mo-, Sept. l?.-The
body Of man named Corbett was
found in the river at Usage City yes.
terday. lie came down the river some
days ago in n flatboat and said he had
come from the head waters OF the
Missouri and was on his way to Chi
cago. He said he was an uncle OF
James Corbett, the pugilist. He APP
peared to be in fairly good circum-
stances and talked familiarity about
the Corbett family. IL is not known
whether he committed suicide or was
drowned by accident
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
BLACK FOREST HORROR.
Hotel Burned Mt Night and Four Guest
Sunocated In Their Beds.

BERLIN, Sept. 4.-The hotel at Salm-
bach. hamlet in the Wurtemburg
Black Forest, was burned early yes
terday morning. Sixty young women
from cities of Il den, who were
passing their holidays in Salm-
bach, were in the house when the
fire broke out aud most of them were
arouS ed in time to es 'aie down the
stairs, and few saved themselves by
jumping from the second-story win
dows, while four were suffocated
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
Finnish Rrspect for tho Law.

In Finland there is a deep and pre-
vailing respect for law.
Can l have a shot at an elkpn
asked q Stranger of peasant who
lived on tho fringe Of forest we'll
stocked with this noble game.
ono, sir It's against the law.
What is the pepaltye
1.-TWO hundred Finnish marks"
"All right! VIII you come along
with me II ] agree to pay the fine"
mo, | won't It's against tbs law
and I'm not going to bre ak it,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
No Drums Allowed IN the streets.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. l3.-The
city attorney and chief of police yes
terday afternoon proceeded to the sal
,stion army barracks and notified the
officers that the beating of drums on
the streets must cease. The officers
replied that their drums were no worse
than the church bells, and declare d
their intention of continuing their
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
GEN. ALGER's RoADIN TROUBLE
Application for n Receiver for tho DO
troll. BAY CITY a AIpcnn.


DETROIT, Mich, Sept. l3-Applirn.
ton was made yesterday morning in
the United States Circuit court for tho
appointment of receiver for the De.
troit, Bay City Il Alpcna Railway
company, of which Gen. X. A. Algcr
is the president and general manager.
The application was made by the
Farmers Loan and Trust company,
trustee under a mortgage Of the rail
way company dated Jan. /, 1883, and
the deed of further assurance dated
June Z, 1887. Judge Swan took the
case under advisement Gen. Alger
was seen Mt his Office in regard TO the
receiyership.
The trouble simply is" said he,
'tbat the road has not been able to
pay the interest on it's bonds. Bust
ness was very bad during 1891 and
1899, but it began 10 pick up last
spring, and had it not been for the
general financial depression the road
might have pulled through without
going into ;tse hands Of n receiver"
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
ca,es,,urp Hard Tn for Cash.

GALrsBuRG, ILL.,, Sept. i3.-The city
officials hustled around yesterday to
secure loan by which to relieve the
financial Embarrassment of the city.
They succeeded in arranging with the
five banks for loan of $4,000 each.
The council ordered the issuing OF
$50, 600 in bonds to meet floating in
debtedness
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14

The Hon. C. II. Upper Of Canada
has been knighted in recognition of
his services in connection with the
Behring sea arbitration.
"Old Bill Smith, of Camden, Ark.
negro. who murdered a man named
Pierce last fall, was executed at Cam.
den.
Lafayette Grimes was murdered
from ambush at Dunlap, Tenn. He
had been whipped by Whitecaps Q
week before.
Francis Burdick, harnessmaker.
so years Of age, was murdered and
robbed in Omaha. His body was found
floating in lake.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
Bicycle Rider Drowned In the Canal

JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept 0.-On Wednes-
day John Bracken and John Cook of
Putnam, Ill arrived in Lockport,
having made the trip on bicycles.
They were on their way to the Worlds
Fair They took dinner in Lochport
and pursued their journey by the tow
path. Just after crossing the Romeo
road the bicycle of Bracken, who was
about 200 feet ahead OF his companion,
struck a stone and the young man
took a header into the canal, imme-
diately going out of sight Bracken's
body and bicycle were recovered this
morning at o'clock. The body was
sent home.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14

JACKSONVILLE, H., Sept. 9.-The
heat yesterday was almost intolera-
bic and Is the worst known this year
The thermometer has registered as
high as % in the shade, while the dry
weather has cooked nearly every
thing in the fields, which are fast get
ting brown and bare. Dust is very
thick in all the roads and travelling Is
hard
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-09-14
WRECK ON THE ROCK ISLAND.
Six Persons Badly Injured In a Collision
Near south Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. "a freight
and passenger train on the Rock
Island collided, head first, near South
Omaha. yesterday morning. The pas
senger had just been put on the time
card and the freight men had forgot
ten about it. They all leaped and
saved themselves The engines were
rendered useless and almost entirely
destroyed. Mail Clerk j. A. Miller
may die. He is injured internally.
Five passengers were badly injured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25
A MEMORIAL SCENE.

How tho Day Is Observed In a Eackwoods
Village. s.
u A correspondent of New York paper
describes a Memorial day scene as fol-
lows: -.
Something like an hour later than adj
vertised the procession forms at the
church. First, the band in full uniform,
with the village blacksmith as drum ma
jor in q bearskin hat of mammoth pro-
portions, a gorgeous coat on bis rather
STOPPING shoulders, and welding his
baton as he would sledge hammer,
while the small boys crowd thickly
about among the players and surround
the bass drum like flies around honey
jar. Next, two diminutive drummer
boys, very red in the face and very
weary, bearing some battered drums
wreathed with flowers, which have seen
actual service in battle. Then all the
sweet girls which the village school con-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25


army vas part iicularly appropriate. Il
ran as follows:
Oh, yah, yah, darldes, come laugh with me-.
What 90 white hit folks say-dat "o1d Shady" am
Don't you see dat de jubilee
Am comm, comm? Hail mighty dayi SS.
CHORUS.
Den, away. away, z
S55 cannot stay s5#5
No longer. $500
Hooray, hooray, Nj d s 5a
For am going home. sHs
Ole massa got scared, and SO did his lady: 81 f
81 Dis chile breaks for old ssUncle Aby.',
T Open de gates fo' rout here's "Old Shadyr
Comm. comm. Hail. mighty day! 1s5a
Goodby, Massa JEFF. Goodby, Massa steve. IS
s,Acuse dis darby for takin his leave. IS
I'xpec' soon dat you'll heah Uncle Ably s53is
Comm, comm. Hail, mighty day! AS 81 Isl Ia
Goodby, hard work without any paw.
I'm goin up norf where de good folks saw
Dat white wheat bread and a dollar q Glay ~ }5s
Am a-comin. comm. Hail, mighty dayl
+ Oh, got a wife, and we got q baby
Away up norf in the lower Canady.
Won't dey laugh when dey see .Old Shady
Comm, comin2 Hail, mighty day!
Blake, or sOld Shady, as he was best
known, joined the army as cook for the
officers Of the Seventy Ohio regi-
ment and was on the field at Shiloh.
He afterward shipped on the steamer
Magnolia, which was used as transport
for Grants headquarters at the opening
of the Vicksburg campaign. During
that time Old Shady" came to the
notice Of the commander, and he en-
gagged him as cook; but, true to his
vagrant nature, the darky, asked for
trans portation home on brief visit as
a bonus and failed to report back for
duty at the end Of his furlough. Sub
sequently he fell in with the steward Of
McPherson's mess, was employed as
cook for time and then became chief
caterer
cold Shady's' song made hit by rea-
son Of the patronage Of the generals and
was taken up by the Lombard brothers,
who managed a band Of singers that Of
ten entertained the soldiers in their
camps during the winter season. The
Lombards learned the song at McPher-
sons quarters, where the colored min
strel sang itfor them over and over until
they knew it by heart. Finally it became
a popular campaign song and had it's
day with 'Suwanee River" sole Vir-
ginny, = ..John Browns Body and other
airs appealing to the sentiment Of the
hour. y s@ss5s sss ii s ri
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25

northwest, but on time every year he
would get off the train at the milk sta
ton near Tress' home.
One time when he came she said to
him:
1T doesn't look right to drag you
away from your business every year.
My time, yon know, doesn't amount to
anything.
"Mine doesn't amount to so very
much" he answered.; .'and besides it lisa
great pleasure to go there
Yes, it is. But tell me, Henry, why
is it you have never married.
"Oh, I don't know. Because there
have been SO many divorces, suppose"
''That's queer reason. But it isn't
the reason, and you know it" she added,
looking him full in the eye.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25

WE'VE TRIED TTAT-ME AND MOTHER. !"
With roses! roses roses!-ev'rybody in the
~ town! a.mH - E5.Ee z,a4ses {#&
And crowds O. little girls in white. jest fairly
loaded down! .,-, as.1
Oil don't the boys know it, from theyr camp
acrost the hill? 81 ia,
Don't they see theyr ards comm and the
old flag wavin still? @
Oh, can't they hear the Dugul and the rattle of
the drum? - ..s. la... Ezg,s..ssss. ~ w.,
Amt they no way under heavens they can ric-
kollect us some? .5
Amt they no way we can coax 'em through the
roses jest to say
They know that evry day on earth's theyr
Decoration day? 7'''E r asn}A II
We've tried that-me and mother-whare Elias
takes his rest, 4. .ea
In the orchurd, in his uniform, and hands
acrost his brest, ~ ."t @> 4a
And the flag he died fer srnilin and a-ripplin
in the breeze --taF -tE5.f.f . g.
Above his grave, and over that robin in the
trees! ,.. ,r..s.f :. ....a. r l..'
And yit it's lonesome, loneso1ne-it's a Sund'y
day to me, g. " ~ 81.
1t pears hke-mor'n any day nearly ever see!
Still, with the stars and stripes above, a-flut-
term in the air, ..-4%a .O.. .1f.
On ev'ry soldiers grave I'd love to lay a lily
James Whitconob Riley
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25
she said, looking away, .Yo7, we

she SAID, looking away. ''YOu were in
love with her. Ill., =. u IL. ! !.
No, I wasn't, Tress." ~ ~ !.
Yes, you were" .
II swear wasn't. IT, .4
Yes, you were" ...,';=.l..s
..Tress, I hated her. j
'sHated her! What for?' h..
Because she was your enemy"
my enemy! Henry, I don't know
what you mean How could she be nv
enemy" :,
She loved John"
"Oh, and is that ALP" -. r.
ALL" he repeated. isn't that
enough"
'sTo have made her my enemy? No."
sBut-but-it's got to come now. John
loved her" s.59 -. T.. a.. =
How do you know She was SO
quiet that he was surprised at her.
81 might as well tell you all now.
Here" He took: from his pocket an old
and faded letter. .:He told me to Give
you this, but I hadn't the heart. Read
it." EFT y"
The letter was brief. 1t was the break
ing OF an engagement. She read the let
ter and quietly handed it back to him.
He gazed at her in establishment. =
III sTress," he cried, 'sson his deathbed
he married that woman" She did not
answer. #:: Z.
Il say he married her" Is 49, n 7 &. &:
.Well?' ..-.,. 4
SIS it possible? Tress, I ought to have
told you ought to have given you the
letter-but 7 thought you worshiped
him. m And why have you decorated his
grave all these years. .=
Because he was your brother"
s'What! I--I-don'tt'' 49,.
. Henry, oh, how stupid you have been,
you''----- !.
She did not complete the sentence. He
had seized her hands. "Merciful heaven,
girl, I have always loved you!"
sAnd, precious, never loved John, be.
cause loved you, but was afraid you
would despise me if I were not true tc
his memory. You engaged me to him.
don't know how, but you did"
The sun was down, and the music OF
the cowbells was far away.
OP1E READ. 4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25

THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH AS DRUM Major.
tains, with bright, fair faces, white
dresses gay with flying ribbons, ard
each one, down to the tinies55 little lisp
ing maid in the infant class who brings
up the rear, skipping along in her haste
to keep up with the large girls, bearing
cross of flowers held against her heart.
a squad Of Grand Army men in uni
I form shanble along, lame from rheu-.
matlsn1, stiff and numbering from their
long marches in the burrows after their
ploWs, and each one taking kind Of go-
as-you-please- only get-there trot, and be-
hind them one sailor in uniform, the
cynosure of all eyes, steps proudly on
alone, q big, handsome, brsawny chested
fellow, with a bronzed, strong face, and
stnl farther il1r ' back q veteran in a buggy
drawn by an old. freckled. lame white
= horse sits with his wooden leg, which he
has heweda and whitfield out of a stick Of
wood, resting on the dashboard in front
! OF him. the hero Of the day.
Then comes the long line of carriages,
bugggies, eWaggo ns, buckboards, any kind
OF q vehicle on wheels, drawn by lame,
tired plow horses. with heavy collars anf
pieces OF sleepssin or scarlet flannel tie,
under UNI the straps OF The harness, and in
ya z st with 9 tiny flag on their heads.
Arrived at the cemetery al are seated
Ia order, and the exercises open with a
prayer Every hing in IL. i. ,atry does
begin with q prayer and loses with a
\ l nediction After the prey the cap
tain OF the 81 "a. R. post, in the solemn
and "a, impressive words Of the military
service, proceeds to command the process
sion to reform and march to the graves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-25

trees. The grave is under q willow that
shades an open space. It is the only
willow in the neighborhood. Once
every year since the war q man and
woman have come from the north to dec
crate this lone grave. At first the
woman, bright eyed and springy Of step,
was exceedingly handsome, but latterly
time had ceased to be playful with her.
The man was sturdy and Of sober mien.
He looked as if his life had always
held a secret suffering. This man and
this woman have rather a unique his
tory.
At the time Of the breaking out of the
war John and Henry Archer, brothers
so nearly alike that they were often
taken for twins, lived in Lake county,
Ills. John was engaged to marry Tress
Pryor, and the day for the wedding was
appointed, but before the time came a
drum beat, and sturdy young fellows
mustered on the grass. .
1t was evening, and Tress Pryor was
standing on the veranda. John rode up,
sprang off his horse and with new &C
cent in his manner-a peculiar bearing
came up the walk. HN.s5. 2
''Tress," he said. did you see the men
marching?"
eyes" ....
"Do you know what it means?"
'They say it means war" she an
swered
1T means more than that, Tress. It
means that you are to marry hero"
Il don't know that understand you. :"
He laughed. "Are you so dull, little
sweetheart? It means that | am going
to the war
''It means nothing Of the Sort" some
one exclaimed, and John, wheeling
about. saw his brother Henry standing
near
whats the trouble with you, Henry?"
"There'slo trouble with me. I am
i empty sensible, and you must not be
foolish" He pointed to tho girl there
is your present duty. am going to the
war. You are going to stay here, an /
after awhile if we need you will send
for YOU"
swell, now, this is @ pretty come Of, I"
John declared "You would make q
hero Of yourself and a. drudge Of me.
You are not engaged to be married and