davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-05
THE REDWOOD GAZETTE.
BY AIKEN & SCHMAhL.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1896
A TON OF PAPER.
Required to Carry on the Election
in this County.

Some idea of the great amount of
machinery human machinery-it
takes to conduct an election could
have been obtained by visit to the
county AUDITORS Office last Thursday
and Friday, when Auditor Anderson
and Deputy Mckay we're engaged in
making up the bundles of blanks nee
essary to conduct the election for the
town clerks who came in on those two
days to take them to their respective
precincts.
Down at St. Panl, State Expert
Printer Whitney informed GAZETTE
reporter that he used ten tons of paper
alone for printing the State ballots.
Here the auditor sent out ton of pa
per in the State, county and women
ballots, blanks for the registration
lists, the registration books, the amend
ments to the constitution, the in
structions to voters, the election laws,
the blanks for the clerks in making up
the tally lists, both for the white and
the blue ballots, the certificates of
ballots used, the certificates of each
set of precinct judges for returning
the result in their precints to the town
clerks and to the county canvassing
board, the unofficial return to the au-
ditor, the blanks for returns to The
GAZETTE, the oath of a challenged
voter, and numerous other documents
to many to be remembered.
Before the Judges of the different
precincts met for the first days regis.
tration the auditor supplied them with
the registration sheets, registration
books, copies of the law governing the
election, the amendments to the con.
stitution to be posted and other neces.
sary material required by law. Or
Thursday the town clerks, in response
to notification, came in after the bal
lots, the tally sheets, ETC., necessary tt
have at the polls. There we're 6,O0(
State ballots and 6,1OO county ballots
distributed among the clerks. In ad
dition there were 1920 women ballot
also distributed-or one tab of 1O(
for each precinct. The weight of tn
whole amount of stationery sent GU
amounted in the aggregate to one ton
Thursday was an exceedingly disa
greeable day for the town clerks t
into Redwood Falls and obtain thes
supplies. 1t rained nearly all day
and at times unusually heavy. AS
result the clerks did not all reacl
here on that day. About ten of then
dropped around Friday morning ane
secured the consignment, claiming
that the rain of the previous da,
checked them in getting to town OF
that day. All of them started TO
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-05

That was the beginning of the sin
gular friendship, which continues still
undated. The chicken stayed in the
birds cage with him till it was too
large to get in the door, and then a
roost was placed for it close to the
cage hook, SO that they might be near
each other at night. 1t is no uncQm-
mon sight to see the canary throwing
seeds down from his cage to the
chicken, and if the chicken finds a
worm he brings it in the. house and
chirps under the cage.till the lady lets
the bird out, when the. friends enjoy
the feast together.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-05
PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
MilIne:'S Comedians Stranded
Treasurer Skipped With Funds.
From the BelUieU Independent.

| FTOW uG DCtOt6W IUu0pGIuenC
Millner's Comedy Company showed
in Belview Monday evening and gave
a dance after the show. For a
thoroughly rotten combination, Mill
ner's Comedy Company takes the
bakery away ahead of anything that
has ever held the boards in Belview
As soon as the show was over, the man
ager, Mr.. Millner, and the leading
lady hired team and drove to Sacred
Heart. They we're accompanied by one
of the advance" agents. The next
morning the three men and a lady
we're surprised to find that they were
among strangers with $1,000 board
bill on their hands. The company
was "busted." On Tuesday two more
advance agents arrived from Delhi
where they had been billing the town.
1t appears that the Millner Comedy
Company is of recent origin, and in
order to get the company on its feet
money was needed, which was obtain
ed by roping in suckers. There are
now five of them quartered at the Bel
view House. A Mr.. Mitchell, of Can
by, seems to be the one that bit the
hardest, he swallowed the hook and
all, but the other four only took a
nibble and are out about $1,000 each
which was put up for advance money
when they went on the road as adj
vance agents. When Peter Eischen
Jr. demanded the money due for
board Mr.. Mitchell was in quandary
as the manager had skipped with all
the funds. But he offered to give a
check on the Candy bank where he
had orders deposited for threshing he
had already done this fall in that vi
cinity. No doubt the young men will
all profit by the lesson they have
learned. Mr.. Millner was considerate
enough to wire back from Minneapo-
lis Tuesday, and ask if they were all
here yet.
The whole party left town Wednes-
day. Mr.. Mitchell returned to his
threshing machine at Candy, accom-
panied by one of the advance agents
and the other three meandered dowr
the track toward Delhi, and jumped
the freight going east. Word was re
ceived here that their "grips" had beer
opened by the landlord at the hote
where they had stopped and one o
them contained a whole set of burgla
tools, Jimmy" blasting power and all
Now if the authorities would track tn
gang back for few weeks they nigh
! ascertain who the cracksmen were
, One of the party who was stranded
here had wicked looking gun, abou
Is inches long and a whole belt full O
cartridges, which he carried all tn
time when it was not Gin soak" TO
drinks, He was wicked looking Gus
! and looked as though he would jus
, as lief kill chicken as look at it. H
evidently had been reading some L
cent blood and thunder books.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-11-05
Residence for Sale.

/ offer my two-story seven room resi-
dence, with three lots, two barns, and
all modern Improvements, for sale
cheap, if taken at once.
49-t.f. w. r. CASWELL.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
Christmas.

Tomorrow is Christmas, the day most
generally observed by all Christendom
as a holiday, for family reunions aud the
exchange of gifts as tokens OF affection
and remembrance among family friends
and acqnaintances.
IL is also day of festivity and one IN
which the unfortunate aud needy, The
sick and discouraged should be remem-
bered and their conditions ameliorated by
kind word and generous deed, prompted
by sympathy and love
The assembling of diff rent house
holds, making up family circles, aud the
partaking of the generous dinner prepar-
ed by the thrifty housewife, is a sensible
means of enjoyment if not carried to an
extreme that may become intemperance
in eating as well as drinking, 1t GER
tainly is inappropriate in celebrating the
birth of the good Savior, who brought
Joy aud gladness into the world to de-
vote the occasion to injury mental, moral
or physical, by intemperance in either Of
these directions.
1t would be much better in every way
to contribute something to those whose
harder is meagre, and while supplying
our own table generously avoid needless
variety that conduces to wastefulness,
and that richness that tends to impair
ment of health.
While enjoying Christmas fully in all
reasonable aud proper ways, we should
ever keep in mind its origin, the event
we commemorate, and its sacred as well as
Joyous character, 1t should be day of
happy greeting to all, and the REPORTER
wishes its patrons, one aud all, merry
Christmas.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

PENDANTS, that the salt pork WAS tainted
aud of little value; that the writ aud ex-
ecution were settled later and he gave up
to MIR. Spauding the possession of the
goods attached; that the settlement WAS
made De. :, 1895, aud he has exercised
no control over The goods since.
plaintiffs reply that the writ which
defendant claimed To have issued Oct
9. 1895, was in fact not issued till much
later and that Mr. Nickerson in fact
not issued till much later aud that Mr.
Nickerson in fact never returned the
goods or offered TO give up the posses
sion; but did in fact seize them again on
the I'VE execution which had been
settle i by Mr.. Thompson previously, by
note given 10 Mr.. Nickerson \ letter
from Nickerson to Thompson WAS intlo-
duccd showing that Niekerson returned
the note, saying that he could not settle
rs agreed. Also letter from Thompson
to Nickerson in which he claimed the
settlement was made AS agreed and he
returned the note TO Nickerson. Thump-
sons discharge in Insolvency was intro
duced which shows discharge from debts
for the time covered by the Nye execu-
tion.
Verdict for pln. for sl25.37. Manson
4 Morse Tor PM goodwin for Deft
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times, writing from New Orleans
says:
A party Of English sparrows seemed
to be having "A gay time on the Roof Just
outside my window | usually throw
crumbs for them there, and SO have fire.
quent visits from the little fellows
There were SIX in the crowd yesterday,
and from their peculiar antics | gath
cred that they were having game of
some kind. Watching them infinitely, |
found this to be really the ease. had
that morning dropped on the roof a
small bit of rubber from the end of my
pencil, and tins the birds had found and
were using as a ball for u curious game
of pitch and toss.
Of course | could not discover the run
of the game very clearly, but they were
evidently playing according to rule.
Five of the birds occupied bases, and
the little ball was tossed about the min
iature diamond mt a lively rate. Now
and then the little fellows would chat
ter and chirp and change places, and
the sixth bird, who sat perched on a
chimney top overlooking the sport, was
evidently the umpire, for once or twice,
if there We're more chattcring and ehirp-
ing than usual, he would hop down and
peck at the heads Of the players till
peace was restored and the game re-
gumc1
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
The Senate Resolutions.

The Cuban question seems to be the
most absorbing topic in Washington at
this time. The esDlutions of the com.
mittee of Foreign af'lrs SO strongly in
favor of recognizing the independence of
the Island is likely to receive prolonged
debate in the Senate aud may continue
through the entire session until March
4th when the Congress closes. 1t is NOT
party issue, men of both parties being
arrayed for and against the action of the
committee.
Secretary Olney raises legal point
that Congress has no authority to make
the declaration embodied in the resolve
and that that authority rests exclusively
with the President. He urged this with
great force before the committee while
the resolve was under consideration but
without avail. Speaking of this Senator
FRYE. who is member of the committee
on foreign relations, is reported to have
said that he with one other member OF
the committee had some doubts about
was passed over a veto, he was so
strongly impressed that il is the duty of
the United States to put a stop to the
horrible slaughter and barbarous
brutality on the island that he was dis
posed to give the insurgents the benefit
Of the doubt.
Following are the resolutions reported
by the committee and laid upon the table
to be printed;
ReSolred, BY the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United states OF
America, in Congress assembled, that
the independence of the republic Of Cuba
be ana the same is hereby acknowledged
by the United states of America.
BE it further resolved that the United
States Will use its friendly Offices with
the government OF spain TO bring 10 "a
close the war betN spain and the re-
public of Cuba.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

In the highlands of Scotland at the
present tune the osprey usually makes
its nest IN tho fiat top Of pine tree. but
formerly it just as frequently selected a
bat4lement or a chimney of some ruin,
generally on an island. The nest is n
pile Of sticks as much as four feet high
and rs many broad-the accumulation
of many years-intermixed with turf
and other vegetable matter lined with
finer twigs and finally with grass, much
of it often green.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

The crown used by the Russian car
resembles the dome formed patriarchal
miter, which was IA favorite shape
among the Byzantiues Upon the sum
mt appears cross formed Of five beau
tiful diamonds which Is also supported
by IA large spinel ruby, polished, but
not facetod This ruby and cross are
sup. ortcd by foliated arch composed
of / great diamonds and rising from
the back aud front of the base of the
crown. On either side of this central
arch is attached a hoop formed Of 38
largo and perfect pearls. The spaces on
either side Of these arches are filled
with leafworIl and ornaments in silver,
incrusted with diamonds, underlaid
with the richest purple velvet, Tho
band which forms the base of the crown
is Of gold and is ornamonted with 90
magnificent diamonds.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

General Bradley T. johnson of Bati
more, recently returned from long
visit to Cuba. He finds here ardent
Americans in all parts Of the country
ready to join the insurgent forces aud do
battle against Spanish troops. lie
agrees with the Cuban Junta 10 New
York, that what the Cubans want is not
men bat munitions OF war, very sensibly
we think saying " onng men from he
United States should not 20 to Cuba to
aid the revolutionists. They are not
needed or wanted by the Cubans. All
the insurgents want are arms aud medi-
zines. The Cubans can carry on "a
guerrilla warfare for months to come.
Their war is one Of devastation Of
property; the Spanish war is of extermi-
nation Of Cubans. Our Young men will
find no opportunity to battle rs thy
might expect-no chance to win mill
tary honors and renown, Don't 20 to
Cuba, my young friends
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
III ,nninr ! III.

san Francisco. Dec - Bob F!tz-
simmons. accompanied ng his family,
started east last night Fitzsmmons
viii proceed lcisurely t. New York.
where he viii sign the articles Of agree
ment for his fight with Corbett
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

a meeting of manufacturers of yellow
pine lumber, was held in savannah, Ca.
Tuesday, to organize for the purpose Of
influencing congress to restore the tariff
OF s. per thousand on lumber They
helieve in free trade but want their own
business protected
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
s. j COURT.

DECEMBER TERN, 1856.
WIswRLL, j., Presiding.
N W. BRAISERp, Clerk
Ben. 8. COLLINS, County Attorney
c. o. BAhRows, Stenogra pher
e. P. YILEs, Sheriff.
Blaine 5 Vlts. Messenger
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

Boston, Doc. Abr. AND Ms Will
lam Beruum of East iiaeH5u were Sc
Yerely burned about tn atuds arms
and face at their n pme lat Hisht by the
explosion of "A Kerosene luun Aualarm
OF fire was runS in and TN .purtmcut
speedily squelched the liI. which WAS
making rapid Roadway Win. the Depart
mcnt reached the house.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

The Augusta correspondent of the
Lewiston Journal says that of $50 re-
plies received from members elect to the
Legislature on the question of prefer
ence for Attorney General, from 65 to 20
were for Haines, from So to 60 for Seid-
ers and from % to 30 for all other candi-
dates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

Ira II. Lowe, one of the prominent
citizens of Watcrvlle for half century,
died Sunday evening at the age of -.
He had been in the drug business up TO
his retirement in 1892. He was for
many years treasurer and collector of
the town and was director in the
Waterville Savings Bank at the time of
his death.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

PORTSMOUTH, O, Dec. =. Two small
children Of Mis-. Christine Carlisle at
Wakefield. Tommy, aE-d and Ruth.
aged / were burned To death Monday
night. The mother had locked them
In the house and had gone 10 neigh
bor's. and the house caught fire in her
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24
Hawaiian Anf.>atIo,,.

Honolulu. Dec. Letters from Min
lister Hatch at Washington and Minister
Cooper 1T Boston recount Interviews
with congressman and speak most hope
fully of annexation. Hatch predicts that
the am, Nation question viii be brought
up at The special session next spring.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

The Queen regent of Spain, has sent a
message to Gen. Weyler CONCENTRATING
him upon the result of his campaign
against the insurgents. Her opinion Of
his success seems to have been obtained
from his own reports.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

Three big banks in Chicago, suspend
ed Monday. One was the Illinois nation
al. The creditors will be paid in full.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

TNnu. Mass. Dec %. To sci the un-
employed Of Lynn at work lHeau was
ra sed nj the meeting of the board OF
trade last nieht. This sum is subscribed
10 establish a shoe industry for the uu-
employed or the total sum =. IL Me
lain offered 5000
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-12-24

Congress has taken a holiday recess
until January 3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
RUMORS WERE UNFOUNDED
Death Of Richard Wonnoc0tt Of Oily.
phant Caused by Heart FaiIure..Cor.
oner Longstreet Held an Inquest

Coroner LOngstreet was notified yes
terday that man named Richard
WOnnOcOtt, living ON Railroad street,
a block from the Delaware and Hud-
son station, In Olyphant, had died un-
der suspicious circumstances. The
story that was in nearly everybody's
mouth in Olyphant before the coroner
conducted an investigation was that
there had been a family fight in Won
nocottS house and that he was found
dead soon afterward.
The pOStmortem examination dis
PEELED all rumOrs of foul play. WOnno-
cott's heart was twice the normal size
and the mitral valve had turned into
q chalky substance. The condition of
the vital organ caused Coroner Long,
street to wonder that the man had lived
as long as he did. 1t is still greater
wonder that he worked right along in
the mines at hard work up to and in
Guiding the day of his death.
WOnnOcOtt was widOwer and was
"A years old. He was employed at the
Grassy Island mine of the Delaware
and Hudson Railroad company. He
came home from work at 40 Christmas
eve and did not shift his working
clothes, but sat around the house.
About Z O'Clock the family took sup
per, but he complained of not feeling
well and went into the room off the
kitchen.
He sat on a chair by the stove and
was in that position only few minutes
when he fell dead on the floor. Mrs.
Hathaway, his hOusekeeper, tried to
arouse him but she found him lifeless.
He leaves a family of five, two of them
adults.
The jury empaneled by Coroner Long,
street consisted of DR.. Il. M. Penny
packer, DR.. Leonard Kelley, jr, Neal
O'Boyle, George A. Cooper. John A.
Cameron and John T. Brown The ver-
dict was as follows: I'VE find that
Richad WonnocOtt came to his death
from heart failure, due to mitral steno-
sis -
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
AN ENTERTAINING COMEDY.
Thoroughbred Produced Before a
Large Audience at rockingham.

Those who saw Thoroughbred" at
the rockingham last night, and the
capacity of the house was taxed, voted
it q most entertaining trifle. as pro-
duced by one of Charles Frohman's
evenly balanced companies which is
headed by Henry f. Dixey of Adonis
fame. 1t is a three act comedy-very
light comedy it might be proper to re-
mark--and the scene Is laid In England.
The three acts are redOlent of cockney
accent and English humOr brought up
to date.
The action of the comedy revOlves
about the complications that attend the
love AFFAIRS Of a wealthy American
and the son Of an impoverished Eng
lish gentleman and the efforts of a
staid British matrOn and her husband
to see a horse race without letting the
sharer Of their sorrows and joys knows
anything about It.
Dixey was excellent as John Rimple,
the staid, well-to-do BritOn who took
to the turf late In life. and so,was Ed
gar L. Davenport as A. V. Decker, the
American. Charles w. Butler. who
has frequently been seen in this city
with Frohman companies, did an eccen-
tric character in his unapproachable
way. and Edwin Tanhouse and William
Morris contributed notably to the sue
cess Of the performance. The female
roles were cleverly interpreted by Mag
gle Holloway Fischer, Maud White,
Isabel Everson and Frances Stevens.
Thoroughbred" is mostly nonsense,
but Is nonsense made palatable. and
that appears to be what the average
theatre-gOer of today most desires.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
CITY NOTES.

The Excelsior Athletic club held its an
nual ball in Music hall last night. II was
very largely attended.
Mrs. Annie J. Cheetham died at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. David j. Reese,
Of 9Ol Price street. yesterday morning al
ter a lingering illness. She was 80 years
old The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2.3O. Interment will be made
in Forest Hill cemetery.
Constable Black, of the Thirteenth ward,
made demand for police officers yester-
day to quell a fight in an Hungarian
boarding house on Gardner avenue. Pa
trOlmen Neuls. Satry and r. G. Jones ac-
participants. The Others got away.
The wife Of Aneurin Jones. former
we'll known resident of this city, died at
her home Thursday in Brooklyn. N. Y.
The remains will be brought to this city
Monday at 2 y. IN. over the Delaware,
I.ackawanna and Western railroad. Fur
ther particulars will be given Monday
morning.
An illustrated lecture will be delivered
in College hall on Friday evening, Jan.
%, 1897, by Hon. NJ. +. Corcoran. of Gin
cinnati. o. The lecture will be under the
auspices Of John Boyle OReilly council
of the Young Mems Institute. Mr.. Cor
coran Is supreme first vce-president of
the order and is said to be very elo-
quent orator.
The Hotel Jermyn has issued an at
tractive handbook containing reading
matter and large number of splendidly
executed photographers descriptive of the
hotel. The views are exterior and in
terror. the latter including all the hotels
den"-' lents, even the machinery. laun-
ury, culinary departments, etc. The book
ment, and is good example OF art print
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-26
REV. DIR. DIXON INJURED
Fell and Crippled His Hand. Derives
Some hum0r from the Accident.
viii Occupy His Pulpit Tomorrow.

Rev. Joseph X. Dixon, d. D.. pastor
Of the Penn Avenue Baptist church,
met with a severe injury early We'd
home from the New England banquet
at the Hotel Jermyn he slipped on the
Ice on the Wyoming avenue crossing
and broke the ligament which binds the
finger chords Of his left hand.
William McClave, DR.. l.. NJ. Gates
and c. F. Whittemore Were with DIR.
Dixon at the time of the accident. He
suffered intense pain. The fortunate
presence of DR.. Gates gave him quick
medical attendance after he had been
accompanied to his home on Jefferson
avenue.
The injury is very painful and Is as
severe as a broken wrist would have
been. 1t has kept him awake nights,
but will not deter him from conducting
three Christmas services arranged for
tomorrow morning, afternoon and
evening in the Penn Avenue Baptist
church.
DIR. Dixon says he will preach with
his whole heart and one wing" Some
one told him that the wicked always
stood in slippery places, and that the
accident and the fact of it's having
occurred at ! o'clock In the morning
following a banquet might injure his
reputation. He replied that he didn't
stand; the church chorister. trustee
and deacon, who were with him, stood
and they would have to bear the odium
of an unrighteous reputation.