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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
MONTANA NEWS.

Charles l.. Keene has been found
guilty at Helena for EN- be.,zlina 81, 500
from the Equitable Assurance society.
lie was sentenced to eighteen months
'st Deer Lodge by Judge Hunt
A deed was filed at Steven sville,
Ravalli county, last week, transferring
the interest of Marcus Daily in the Bit
ter Root Development company, the
Hamilton town site and other valley
properties to the Anaconda Mining
company. The consideration is about
a million and half OF dollars.
The Cree Indians were determined
to have yearly sundance, and as the
same was prohibited at Great Falls,
about 700 Crees congregated at Havre,
and, assisted by 100 Yankton Sioux
and Gros Nentres, held the dance on
Milk river, near Havre, on the 18th
and 18th. The dance began on Satur-
day and ended Sunday night. The
usual hanging, torturing, suspending
by ropes placed through incisions in
the breast or back, and the cutting of
of finger joints, were performed.
Frank Ladhoff, a cowboy, shot and
killed II miner named Patrick Cannon
at Red Lodge, on the 10Th inst. The
Red Lodge constable says the killing
occurred at O'Clock in the morning,
III Martin Johnson's saloon, in the
presence OF six or seven men. All the
parties had been drinking freely, but
there had been no quarrel. The first
intimation anyone had that trouble
existed between the two men was upon
seeing Ladhoff pull n 32-caliber revol
yer and shoot Cannon. The ball en-
tered Cannon's left eye and penetrated
| the brain. Death was instantaneous.
Col. Sanders, on behalf of the plain
tiffs, and Judge Mcconnell. for the de-
PENDANTS, attended the adjourned term
of the district court at Billings this
week, presenting arguments for and
against a motion advanced to set
aside a writ of execution issued out Of
this court in favor of the First Ma
tional bank by virtue of which the
Martin sheep were attached by the
sheriff. Judge Milburn declined to en-
tertain the motion, and the Martin
sheep are in possession of the sheriff,
who by stipulation will cause them to
be shorn and will dispose of the wool
pending further proceedings.-Billings
Gazette.
On Feb. 16, 1892, VIM. NJ. Carter, a
stockgrower of Miles City, was shot
and killed by one +. b. Turpin, a
wealthy citizen OF Gallatin. Tennessee,
while the former was on a visit to his
old home i'm that state. No good
reason could be given for the deed
other than 1t, was an old grudge. Tur-
pin was tried and found guilty of muir
der in the first degree, but his friends
by hard efforts secured a new trial
and a change of venue to an adjoining
county. The second trial resulted ir
Turpin's acquittal, and as he is q
wealthy man it is charged by theloca'
press of that section that he pur
chased his liberty. There was nc
question of Turpin's guilt and of hi,
deserving the death penalty.
telegram received yesterday 10y
Thos. Healey, OF this place, state.
: that the steamer North American
Transportation and Fur company
will leave Seattle, July 1st, for tn,
3 Yukon in Alaska. At that point tn,
passengers and freight will be trans
{ | ferred from the Pacific steamer to TIN
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28

the highest bidder will secure the land
to the owner OF improvements. 1t is
the constant aim OF the board 20 en-
courage and protect the rights of gen.
uine settlers, and at the same time to
guard against the unfounded claims OF
those who settle on state lands for
Illegal purposes. The board issues no
permits to persons wishing to make
improvements on unpraised or partly
surveyed state lands, nor does it with
where known injury to the state would
result. Such improvements are in all
cases made at owners risk"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
The Wrong Entrance.

st. Peter-Young man, you cannot
enter here.
Arriving Shade-But / am a re-
porter. Here is my badge.
St. Peter-That is a fire badge. 1t
admits within the fire lines only. Go
to the other rplace.-New York World
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
BOHEMIAN LAND DISTRICT


The state board of land commits
sioners will proceed to have these
lands appraised and placed on the
market as soon as possible. though
on account OF the expense of appraisal
under the present laws it will probably
be some time before this can be done.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
SPECIAL.

China Wash Silks printed in handsome
designs.
Per yard 25c.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
MONTANA OWNS 1T.
The Government Deeds TO This State Lot o
Land for Public Purposes, Which Will
be Sold as Soon as 1t Can be
Appraised.
lHelena Herald.l

Helena Herald.
Gov. Richards has received from
Washington several certificates of lists
OF lands selected by the state of Mon
tana, covering over 100000 acres.
These certificates are virtually patents
to the land in question and are legal
evidence OF the transfer OF title to the
same from the government to the
state OF Montana The land thus Ger
titled is described as follows;
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28
The ho--uth Hat

Le~istown. June 26, 1891.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28

..lstz, JAMES \. SHIELDS Posi- No 10, q.
- \ Il. uf lrWistnwn. meets the last
Ea1li SlsurIay of each month, al > T.. IA, in
lllhIl g., A. K. hall.
wi JAMES REED.
eAWlHa Commander
" \. VI. MN,t NntEE Adj.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28

The Chan-S Santa Cruz Indians in
Yucatan have never been conquered.
No white has ever seen their city,
which is defended by a swamp.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-06-28

The announcement of the death of
Louis Kossuth revives the remem-
brance of an incident which at this
time is interesting Ii viii be re-
membered how Kossuth was received
with boundless enthusiasm when he
visited this country in ISL. Among
the thousands going down to the Bat
terry to welcome the great orator and
patriot was Mr.. Henry A. Hurlbut,
at that time member of the firm of
Swift e. Hurlbut, who We're largely
interested in the hat manufacturing
business.
Noticing Kossuth's peculiar head
gear, adorned with a feather, he con
ceived the idea of manufacturing a
new style of soft hats and To place
them upon the market under the
name "Kossuth hat" The new style
made a tremendous hit Kossuth
hats were all the rage. From this
little incident dates the fashion of all
sorts of soft hats and top hats un-
known heretofore in the American
hat business York Tribune.
The discovery has been made that
the world does not revolve with the
same momentum it did thousand
years ago, but it stiH swings round
fast enough to satisfy the man with
a heavy bill coming due.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
Ser 8raf ppn s..

mar iebr i6perb0rig. Ginit fraote i'm
Der 6irlt bon ST., wie iib ieine @emab=
lin b%eiinoe. Ger @raf perltano, mie
er li6 beIinoe, uno perieyte, bon Diternl
9ulten, MORAN er beitis lit, unterbrO=
den: y9tiht iOnoerli1! SD weroe Nl=
les an, I'M mir oieie Qla9e pom Sulie
i6aifeu, Gber ib peroe MID wObl bis
al oGs Gnoe meiuer Sage oamit ber=
umlbleppen miillen."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
fit oas 6at@di|t5e Oo(k.=
- Gntmtrid), NINA Sot5ortun, oas arme Scbrn
no bittcrc Seiocn nuicres sScrru ScIu e briiti

Wntttfrid, Nnna N0t50rtNa, Oas arme Scbrn
ino bittcrc Seioci uuicres SScrru ScIu e brifti
iino ieincr beiligiten Ytutter Waria ue6it SEN
SebeimuJiien oes alien SuHpe5 mad BEN geiitteu Der
9ouisl. Anna RGtb. Gmmerit. 6erau5geaebsu pom 2.
.. y. Z dm0ger. q. D. e. D.. auerb. Grl6isr5. Rit
appreciation os Ntrrn Silaois pom Jtsssus6urs. 8et5
llultr frddt-Ausgd5e. SH Quart. 1910 Z. kous
pIet broldtrt IN 20 peiisu isoes 30 Gents.
-Saslelbe III SD !, blI5 OtOrocco, SrtsiuaIsSsiu
DaHeocte. reid ~oerGpioet $50.
- NaSieIbe IN T. - Wtorocto, reid usrsoIo. Srisiz
uGIoete uuo goloiGujtt $1,000.
- GGSielbe in gbe. ,. osrisI5e ginbauo nit , uers
goloettu SdlieBeu $500.
Dlebr ais 20 iir oGs 8ert siosuS es;sidusts giloer
brtH9en Dem Seler s%tujelue Gretgniie Der bell. @eidttte,
beoeutinue Csrtlidtttten uuo Utbtigs beiItge SeeeHz
itGuse IN iebr Getrsuer uno tiuitlertia uoIsuoCtsr Gars
ltsluHS sur Ani6ouuuq, 10 oaB opieS Sud ais Elm
tatboliidles yradtipert i'm ~soeIitsH Gimme oe5
&ortc5 beSsi5net Ueroeu bari.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
g d 4 + q.

&duIer: r9as iOll Bonn Oieic BAIT
ernidmilie toiten!"
&unltbanpier: .l50 Mart."
Sdufer: y@as, $50 Mart iiir ipl1'
Senleines Solt9 Neuli6 babe i0 Ole
9anSe tOni9lihe 6amilie fiir ) Mart 9e=
tauft.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16

-Go6em, p. W. Seben uno Seiocu uniers
ficben Sserrn uno Seiianoes Seiu britt uno
Ieirer sottlid,en i~unsirdulidjen Tutter IRA:
ria. Heu ]bearbeitst pom u. SiUpel. 8eih tlultrtrts
G~UartsNuSgabs. Is. 4gfGse. 1852 =. SH Seoers
bano S4UO.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
Jd.gentr. g%ilen6a@n.
Ties lit bic tnrSe Aonte na9
Oantton, Council Sluifs,
Smaba uro San SSrancisrI

Omaha uno San 6rancisco.
iiber Siour Gitp.
Na6 2luitiu, Spqtoula, Miuueapolis
uuo ct. YaIl. ilber lSaterloo II. Moua.
BAD 0tarlbautown, GrImleli, Sttunua.
iiber Ntlep.
lta6 Grauo Sutction uuo SeS Moiles,
iIber ,Sort Sopge.
Sigs o~srIaieu oas SltHoIs SeHtraI Depot fGr ben
@Se'teH ME IoiSt:
Yllasisrsa8e 49,. 7:lo grl tastta. auss. Souutaas.
......3:3j giu.
...... $40 gtUt..
Accommodations lige2:30 9tuI,
Retieuoeu. bic ua1 benz Gitsn gebeu. bistst Siei. 81.
me 0~eiouoers Yortbelle. Sie II Die etu5lQe. lueIba
2urh5ige jpIlben Snbuque uno Chicago laufeu l0Bt
aud hat lie alclu SbldllpaggoHS aHi SuI. Il. ylabt.
3u0eu. Die bis SDlcagO ourhgebeu.
8oiiaSterc, bic ilotI9. nap ct. Souis. 6airo,
@rutSpIle, Taiboiue, Memphis, Rem Sr.
isans uoer gldSeu II &erdS 9e9eU. meroeU roita be.
iproert uuO MAIDEN Iitere 9erbiaouugeu.
Snge nab benz Often uuo Suoeu gebeu a6:
PaiioaierSuge. 49,. 7:30 Yut, tGglt1.
...;ll5gSWI. - ausg. scHasas
800. l0;i5 gtU..
g .gfcgtear, Fali. auo Sidets 2l9ent.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
SuAariitiebun. y

- AariitiebadI. @uuoCrbare Seoebsrbeiteu
uno GrSdblnngeu pom Dem storwaroistsn ]beilisiten
Altdr5iutrareute aus Dem Sebeu Der 6tiligeu uuer Sets
ten uup SdbrbuUosrte. Dttt 6GrbsuttteIbtIo nuo uisleu
neusn SolSibuittbtIbsru se,iert. 40 =. GHarts 6ors
mat. Su S~soerbauo $500.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
SoSbQ +.

oSereits Dor pierSebn SaGen babe
i'd melnem Shueioer bunoert Dart elm.
gelunot unO INNER nod teine Gnl-
pian0s=Nujeige barber erbalten!"
yYielleiht bat er li6 np1 ni1t BON
iciuem S6refeu erbptt."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
UResemsburaer Warien: 3%aIenoer".
Nnntihhnr ant.itnt In NN nrt UNI AilhI

UStItIDFr pnHrlDnB III gS0rI mo CIID
gr6Fte Luo c~soteQguite iuuirirte Ssitidriit. SdbrIta
Is nefte a 20 Gents p%oitiret. BET gorausbsSabIRus
nit gratis prlmie $500.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
-eeatnee ppn Dem Iiehen seiIiaen mnttes.

mad BEN Beitsn GusIen b]earbeitet uon o.. SIT. Staots
piarrer. Nebit EttelitGbIitid, srosem TabIeau BON Seruz
iaiem unO ibgr 300 Stlosrn in 6oi;iauttt. Iit msbs
rsrsI btitoh. ApprobatioUeu. %. Iuiase. GIarts6ors
mat. 1890 =. 5000.
- 3ieislbs, ottauzaussabs, in . sanosn; se5uus
SEN. $3.50.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
Il II d B.
Gefa9rlihe Srobung.

Ser 9eTertigte 8emeinoeporlteber
BON &annenoOrf erItattet Der lObllAen
StaatsanpnltiAaft hermit Strafnn=
trag 9e0en SObann S6Ommcr we9en
Seorp9ung, neil oieier bel ieiner gir-
retIrun9 ausriei: Sud ~&annrnOorfer
rueroe i6 i6On nod geidtit maden!"
-pOourb Die 0emeinDe in grOBe Nn0lt
DerleBt it,"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
g luiiiihe u II + E.

,llnIcr @ermalter beiiBt bod cine
munoerbors Hube! @enn ibn Semano
relit,' Damn fGbrt er ni6t etrpa 9leih
auf i'm Los, i'm G~egentbeil, er 0ebt
gOn5 Nemiltblid uuf einen Stubl III,
l6raubt in Qller Gube ein Stu9lbein
aus uno baut crit baum aui Den Be
trefenoen |. j."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1894-10-16
SeOes Bud iradtrei geser GinisnOuns bes S~etrages.
FIR. = & CO..
L. B. 1886. So Barclay Str. NEW YORK, N. Y.
Der SIrtel tparo aara atr5t an0
IpbItbater Oer sansen Camille.
2d,ien hoFuanesISS benz 9ooe
periaucn. Enrf DC. SmenS
6arteI ben, &ebeu S1xi6
9seebsr.

geeGrter Serr Spctur.
SatpiIIe, 8aib., Is. Gebrudr 1893.
Gs 1T 8eit, baB ib einise Seileu on Sic
ritte, unO Sbuen Iber SIREN GIeftrts
fGen 6arteI Rafritt ienoe.
3ieier 8arteI lit eiu tuertuoneS Sti6
in unierer 5amilie. gteiH Ranu bate
unbeidreibli9 81 leioen; felt 8 SabreE
hattie er MasenIrampfe uno Rattisfeit
rno Stnerjeu in allen Glieoern. Gs
purSe timer idlrmHer; er braudte pieI
Ir5te, bod fetuer bali ibm. CT iaste
oft, fur i'm sebe es fein IitteI mebr. Die
Iebten 16 1orate bat &c bieI gelitteu;
i'd bate aIIe !Soffruus aufsesebeu; er mar
franz an Iiercn uno 2eber, SerStIcpfen
uno &opiidmerien, uno ba5u iulh i6rets
Iites Sieber; bic Sibe uHo has 5Gutniis
rem nabm fem Guee; CT mar 10 empfiros
LID, cas- man i'm uitt auriibreu ourfts.
Gs mar idredIid1; i9 bari mid gar ui6t
oaran ~erinuern, mas i9 aueS nit ibm
ourdlaematt babe.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
sIcKNER GRApUATING coYcERr.

Indicative of the musical taste or Wic5i-
ia, large attendance marked the grad
uating concert of the Sickner conservatory
/ last evening.
/ The First PRESBYTERIAN church was
/ crowded on the main floor aud III all the
/ galleries. Is WAS certainly hatteriug TO
! Professor Sickner
W. 4. Stanley presented the diplomas
and medals-two to Miss Fannie Lewis
| ior standing first in harmony and first in
| piano, aud one to Miss =. Nuin for being
| first in theory.
The program presented was model one.
eliminating the more severely classical
pieces, which so often surfrit an audience
before half the numbers are completed.
As IT. was the numbers were OF 50 uafoTm
an excellence that the interest and pie as
ure OF the hearers was sustained through
out.
Miss Maggie Woody played a number
by LaChasse and Huffman's transcript
ton of Trovatore. Her strong phrasing
In the mIserere was particularly praise
worthy
Miss Mary Rntan's rendition of Schu-
mann's wired cradle song was character
lied by a delicacy of touch and sweetness
in Interpretation.
"Elizabeth's Prayer" from Lohengrin
on the organ was an excellent number. 1t
Was given by Miss Minnie Caughey. She
riOr musical skill.
The numbers given by Miss Beatrice
Rich were difficult, but she rendered them
with great smoothness, her fiuaie of Liszt's
Twelfth Rhapsodie reaching high grade
of piano-forie work.
Ralph Dunbsr's number on the cello
captured the audience. His work was ex-
ceptionslly brilliant.
Miss Fanny Lewis rendered Que of Bee
thoven's sOnatas, and brought TO il sur
passing individual sweetness. heightened
boa marvelously sensitive touch, aud mas
terful technique.
Miss Gertrude Calhoune gave the An
dante from Beethoven's fifth symphony.
She is daringly original and forceful in
her Interpretation.
Two vocal numbers by Miss Jean Kauf-
man were very sweet ana were enjoyed
highly by the audience.
The work OF the Quartette was also COM
meudable.
Rev. David Winters pronounced the in
vocation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28

Yesterday was another scorcher, but not
as bad as Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
| 1t WAS 100 in the shade while il was 1O4
! last Monday. Dr.. McAdams says that
with this heat in a humid atmosphere
there would be hundreds of sUnstrokes
every day. So far this season there has
/ been no case of sunstroke here and none
is expected. Monday was the hottest day
in the history of Wichita. according to the
civil service department.
The heat brings one calamity, however,
and that's its effects upon crops, Reports of
a serious nature are beginning to come in
from the country but not, fortunately,
from the vicinity of Wichita.
y. Is. Heskett of Neodesha was in town
yesterday and he says the corn is in ex
treme danger in that entire section of the
state. There has been no rain there for
some time and the greatest alarm is felt.
Conditions are reported still worse out in
the southwestern counties of Kansas.
Commanche county especially is in very
bad shape. There has been no ra n there,
| to amount TO anything, for six or seven
weeks, aud to add to the serious
ness OF affairs the hot winds threat
on what little corn there is there.
Meade, Clark and Ford counties are also
suffering terribly for rain. Even parts OF
GUNNER county, one OF the banner corn
counties In the state, are in the most seri
Gus condition. Down about the Harper
county line there Is a portion of the
county that has had but one rain for two
months and that was not heavy one
The western part of the Cherokee strip is
suffering not only from a lack of moisture
but during the past week that part of the
country has suffered from hot winds. Bar
Der county corn is also needing rain very
badly A gentleman from HazeItOn who
was in town yesterday, said that if a rain
doesn't come soon most of the corn in
southern Barber will be burned up. The
extreme hot weather is also affecting to-
mat oes, grapes and other products
Il have seen grapes in our county," be
said, that are absolutely wasted, and
tomatoes that were cooked on the vines
/ have been in Kansas many years and
never saw such thing before"
There are some diScouraging reports
from sections of this county, and rain is
needed. The condition, however, is not
so serious as to cause alarm yet. The in
Gications last night were favorable to a
rain, and judges of the weather predicted
downpOur within forry-eight hours The
telegraphc reports from all over the
country show an alarming condition of
the crops, and Kansas Is not near so bad
as other states If the reports are true.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28
An Unexpected Invitation.

81 merely called, madam" said the
tramp at the back door, ''to again ex-
press my thanks for that delicious
piece of mince pie that you favored me
with just seven weeks ago to-day.
remember it still as the best favored
and the most appetizing piece Of pie
that l ever ate in all my life That is all
that l wished to say. madam. Pardon
me for troubling You. Good day."
And he acted "a if he was surprised
when she called him back and asked
him if he wouldn't wait and try a
piece of one Of another batch Of mince
pies that she had just baked that day.
-Somerville Journal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28
IT FAIRLY FLIES.

Jacob Kolb of this city, a brakeman on
the Wichita and Western has just been
granted patent for an ice-velOcipede. He
constructed a working model which be
used last winter on the river at this point
it is a two-wheeled affair, but the ice bear
ings are steel skates. The machine Is run
by the hands and guided by the feet IL
resembles safety except the front wheel
Is up in front of the face, its lower rim
being two feet above the ice. Forty miles
an hour is the gait Of the lightning icicle.
ice-bicycle or icipede, or whatever it may
be called
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28
ODDITIES OF NEW DIRECTORY.

Labor takes precedence in the new city
directory. The first name that appears
there is that of William Aaron, laborer.
Twenty-first street and Hydraulic avenue
The first name that appears in the pre-
ceedlng directory Is also Aaron, but he
was "A barber. The first name in the 1857
directory was also Aaron and it was the
name of a woman.
Tue last name in the new directory is L.
Zorn and his residence is 907 South Law
renee avenue. Zuggs. Miss Nora, was the
last name in the proceeding directory
EVAN Finger was the last name in the di-
rectory of 1887.
The oldest name in the new directory is
fortunately that of young lady VINO, I'M
like a man, has the privilege of changing
it. It is that of Miss Anna Cctcctcenqua
whose residence is given at 105 South
Emporia. In the preceding directory the
above is also and in addition the name
Ctictamko The latter name does not ap-
pear in the new directory. No one by the
name of Washington lives in the city ac-
cording to the directory, nor Is there u
jefferson. Van Buren,. Tyler, Buchanan,
n. Garfield
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-28
OLD CHCMS MEET.
Members OF lie Eighth Illinois After 4 Long
Absence Meet Again.


The Cottage grocery on south Main
street yesterday resounded with reminis-
cences.
Captain Hawley it's proprietor, opened
up "a usual, arranged the roasting ears on
! the verauda in platoons, built UP breast
works of baled hay in front of them, hung
a smoked ham on a sour apple tree near by
arranged cabbage heads around the door
with their right resting on a brilliant
! looking washboard; and finally had an
Irish brigade of potatoes with their eyes
twinklfng towards the street.
All this done the captain secured stO-
gle from the cigar case ana waited for a
customer to exchange smiles with.
How are you comrade," said he as the
man who entered asked for package of
tobacco. II am pretty well thank YOU"
said the gentleman in response.
what was your reglmentr said the
! captain.
The Eighth Illinois," was the response.
The deuce you say" said the captain;
what company?
Company q" was the response.
The captain dropped a piece of driei
beef he was about to hang on nail and
embraced and kissed the astonished vet
eran.
Explanations followed and the customer
who was no other than Mr.. Beckwith,
found himself face to face with a member
of the same old Company G, the compan-
lou of hundred hard fought battles in
sunny Dixie. Captain Hawley did moth
ing else than 20 open up the show case,
pull out a cigar box with hilarious
Cuban label, and said that nothing was
too rich Tor a member OF old Company u.
Captain Hawley Immediately sent word
to Doc Edmundson another Eighth Hi
nois man, and when lie arrived there was
another touching and demoustratiYe
Hfaavr ft.,n nnf A laaiy -
for nearly thirty years and the beauty of
the whole thing is that he lives across the
street from the Cottage grocery.
They huddled around one another and
smoked cigars and told stories. The
meeting was so precious that Captain
Hawley sent for his son to attend the
store, for he would not leave that conven-
tion of old chums a moment even If the
empress of Austria came in TO buy n
dimes worth of onions. They were q re
at noon aud at supper time aud at sun, Z,
and may be there yet, for that matter,
telling how Mostly came over the hill tad
how Lee dashed up the turnpike and h)w
Sheridan charged the right flank of the
confederate forces and how Shorty Null
Inns aud Skinny Stout and Curly Davis
aud Lengthy Jones made suudry raids
into the poultry yards OF the adjacent
country.
"You don't know. perhaps" said Cap
tain Hawley, with pHrdonable pride, that
we fired tie last shot Of the rebellion. |
thought you didn't. Well. we did, All the
same. The Eighth Illinois saw il all.
After Lee had surrendered Mosby didn't
know IL for a long time, aud while we
were at Fairfax one morning he came
dashing down upon us. We took out our
old guns aud gave him a reception that he
has not forgotten till this day. Have an
other cigar, all hands" said the captain,
Is the reporter left.