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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Reports from Five OF the Large Agricui
tural states.

Chicago. Sept. 9.-The reports as TO
the condition OF the crops throughout
the country and the general effect OF
the weather on the growth. cultivation
and harvest Of the same were Tuesday
made by the directors OF the several
climatic and crop sections. The re-
ports received at Chicago were as fol-
lows:
Illlnois-Corn cutting general and
well advanced. with late crop mostly
safe. Broom corn and wild hay cut
ting completed. Potato digging. cane
cutting. and field pea harvest gener-
al Fall plowing progressing, wheat
land being prepared, except In dry
southern section. seeding TO begin last
OF the week. Early sown rye is up
with a good stand, and sowing contin-
ues.
Wisconsin-Liberal and fairly well
distributed rains have greatly benefit
ed pastures and placed soil In an ex-
cellent condition for fall plowing. Corn
is maturing rapidly. and about one
half is I'm shock while the remainder
will be safe from frost by the end Of
the present week. Buckwheat is
slightly injured by frost Potatoes
only fair crop.
Iowa-Cool weather has retarded ri
pening of late corn and II killing
frost occurs before the 25th more than
the usual amount of immature corn
will be harvested. Early corn is be-
ing cut and good progress has been
made in fall plowing and seeding.
Indiana-Corn is maturing rapidly
and most of IL is in the shock. The
late planted will be safe from frost
in a few days. Large crop OF potatoes
dug. Tobacco nearly all housed To-
matoes ripening. Buckwheat fine, but
frost may injure IL. Flowing and
seeding in progress. M
Michigan-A good week for farm
work. Rains have put ground in
splendid condition for plowing and
seeding and this work has heen pushed
Frosts did slight damage To potatoes.
corn and garden truck on low ground.
a majority of correspondents report
corn beyond danger OF frost and that
cutting is general. the yield being OF
fine quality and quantity
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
In jail for swindiing.

Creston. Ia. Sept &C. w. Whit
ing, claiming to be from Rensselaer,,
Ind. is in Jail here for swindling.
Whiting, who has the appearance OF a
prosperous farmer appeared here
about two weeks ago and. represent
ing himself TO be a land buyer. con-
tracted for farm of $40 acres. He
gave checks for s400 on the Commercial
State bank of Rensselaer, as forfeit
He then began to improve his land.
buying material from numerous mer-
chants in this city and neighborine
towns. and in payment always gave
checks which were drawn for from
SIS to $40 more than the purchases and
would receive the change I'm money.
He also succeeded In borrowing from
the national bank OF this city. The ex-
act amount of his deals are not yet
known but it will he considerable.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
REPORTERS EXCLUDED.
Except Those Employed by strictly Union
NewspaPers.

Newspapers.
Edinburgh, Sept 9-The congress of
the British trades unions Monday dis
cussed the report of the parliamentary
committee. which opposes further par
ticipation in international congresses.
Finally, the delegates adopted Ben TIL
let's motion, to the effect that all fu :
ture international congresses should be
constituted of representatives. OF bona
fide labor organizations and that the
delegates should be determined on the
line of those attending the British
trades unions congress. After discus
sing the motion of the paper mill work
ers-that no representative Of the press
be allowed TO report the proceedings
OF the congress unless he can prove
that the newspaper he represents is
printed by trade union labor and on
paper manufactured in the United
Kingdom delegates voted to ex-
clude the reporters Of all non union
papers The latter include all the
newspapers of Edinburgh
Chancellor w. Thorne, member
of the parliamentary committee and a
delegate OF the Gas Workers union.
moved. and the congress adopted res
olution declaring for the limitation OF
the work day to eight hours In ali
trades and occupations. +. Hartford, a
delegate of the Amalgamated Railway
servants. moved a resolution calling
for an amendment of the employees
liability act, particularly in regard to
the responsibility of sub-contractors.
for the extension of the period of no
tice, and the removal of the maximum
limit of compensation. The motion was
adnnted
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
IN MEMORY OF WASHINGTON
II Hung Chang Has Floral Wreath
Placed Upon His Bier.

Washington. Sept. 9-One of the
handsomest floral offerings ever placed
upon the bier Of mortal was deposited
Monday by the minister of the Chinese
empire. Yang Yu. upon the casket con-
tanning the remains Of the immortal
Washington. The emblem was in the
form of a wreath, mammoth i'm design.
and composed entirely of the rarest
orchids IL was FIVE feet in diameter.
the base having sprays of bay laurel
interwined with sashes of yellow, the
Chinese color. II was the gift of the
viceroy, Ii Hung Chang. The Chi
nese minister chartered a special car
to convey himself and the members
Of the legation to Mount Vernon.
IL was but a brief and simple cere-
mony at the tomb. The portal was
opened soon after the arrival OF the
party. and with few words uttered
i'm the Chinese tongue the minister
himself took the great mass of flowers
and laid il reverently upon the sar-
cophagus II was a matter of regret
with the earl. who made the purchase.
that he was prevented by circum-
stances from depositing the Offering
himself He had several days previ-
ously placed wreath upon the bier
G his friend. the late President
Grant. at Riverside park New York.
and desired to perform like office
here. but the rain of Friday interfered
| and ne intrusted the task TO the rep
resentative of his government
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Man Claimed by Three Women.

Fort Scott. Kan. Sept. s.-Mrs. Grace
Six. who claims to be the sixth living
wife of Allen Six, wellknown in south
west Missouri and southeast Kansas,
arrived here Monday after drive of
thirty-three miles,an caused the arrest
of her husband on the charge of big
amy. He was found in hiding. and
in the evening was secretly taken
from Jail and driven to Girard, Craw-
ford county. To prevent his reuease
by legal proceedings. Three women
living at Pond Creek. O. t" one at
Frontenac. Kan. and one al Walker.
Mo, all claiming to be his wives. are
interested i'm the prosecution. They
say he has four wives, two of whom
live in Michigan. Mrs. Six No. s at
tached his jewelry and trunks and his
carriage team. She followed him to
Girard in the evening TO prosecute
him.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Tennessee Legislature.

Nashville. Tenn. Sept 9.-Both
houses of the Legislature met Monday
In extra session. The message OF Gov
ernor Turney sets out at length the
financial condition Of the state. says
there are reasons TO believe there will
be large deficit Jan. 4, 1897. and rec
ommends the restoration of the tax
rates OF the act of 1893. which were re-
duced 80 per cent. i'm 1895. The legis-
lature in 1895 lowered the tax rates.
but assessments so decreased that this
year the revenues have alarmingly
decreased. legislative committee
will he appointed to examine the es-
Inmates furnished by Governor Tur-
ney and report for the action of the
legislature.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Funeral. of Fire Victims.

Benton Harbor. Mich, SPIT s-Fu-
nerals of Ave of the eleven victims OF
the opera house fire took place Tuesday
afternoon from the Methodist church.
The various fraternal societies. city
council. fire department. etc. turned
out i'm uniform. Fire completely de-
stroyed Edick e. Peck's furniture en-
porium early Tuesday morning and
damaged J. Barker's hardware stock
adjoining The fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. Loss on the
furniture stock will reach $1,000. with
! 50 500 insurance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

Philadelphia. Sept. s.-The Lockwood
Manufacturing company, manufactur-
ers of patent feeding boxes. has made
an assignment to James S. Freeland,
secretary of the company. No state
ment of assets and liabilities can be
obtained, but the figures will be large
The company has 100000 capital and
has been doing business for the past
forty years. The plant is finely
equipped with valuable machinery
In the past the company has done a
large business. but of late collections
have been dull and business has fallen
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
M. Mercantile Firm Fails.

Hot Springs. Ark, Sept. 9.-The Will
lam ]. Little Mercantile company. the
oldest and largest wholesale and retail
establishment in this city. closed It's
doors Tuesday. The liabilities are
placed at $4,000 and the assets eX-
ceed that amount several thousand
dollars. Dull business. shrinkage IN
values and slow collections are the
causes to which the failure is attribut-
ed. Colonel John J. Sumpter was
appointed receiver and IL is believed
the firm will arrange matters so as to
resume
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Murdered His Employers Guest.

New York. Sept. civilian Moran,
coachman for Judge w. Wandell. at
his summer home i'm Saddle Rock. n.
J. shot and killed Mr. Bowling OF New
York. a guest of the Wandells. and
then committed suicide Monday aft
ernoon. 1t is said that Mr.. Bowling
was the favorite suitor of one OF
Judge Wandelrs family. The coach
man, who had long been I'm the family
and who was not treated like the 9TH
-er servants, IL said 10 have gone mad
with love for the same young woman.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Headquarters at Omaha.

omaha, Sept 9.-Major I. 5. Clark
son. the newly elected commander-in
chief of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. has retuned to this city. rhe
headquarters will he in Omaha said
he, "and Adjutant General Burmels-
ter will be in charge of them. shail
probably be away a considerable por-
ton of time visiting the various de-
partments | have already received ur-
gent invitations to visit number or
the largest and most influential posts
of the east and he their guest.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
rhs Popocratic Ticket Wins by Large
Majority.

Little Rock, Ark. Sept. s-The Popo-
cratic state ticket was elected Monday
by the largest majority ever polled in
the state. The estimates from late
returns give from $4,000 to $4,000 Popo-
cratic majority. In 1894 the majority
was 40.95O
state. district. county and township
oeacers were voted for. including half
of the state senators and 100 members
OF the popular branch of the legislat-
30 This legislature will elect a sue
css.or TO Senator James n Jones
chaIrman of the Democratic nationai
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
New sport In California.

San Rafael. Cal. Sept 9.-England
has her fox hunts, southern California
coyote hunts and San Rafael. hitherto
her paper chases. but hereafter she
will lead the world with nothing more
or less than kangaroo hunt. A
young kangaroo has been secured by
the Hotel Rafeal management from
Australia All of the experienced rid
ers who have participated in the paper
chases will take stations near the Ho-
tel Rafael. the kangaroo will be turned
loose and will be pursued across the
country until recaptured. pack of
twenty i've English hounds is being
trained for the hunt. which will occur
some time during the latter part OF
Septemher
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

Rockford Ills. Sept. 9.-George E.
King. vice president and manager of
the Second National bank of this city.
has disappeared in Chicago. and his
wife fears that he has met with foul
play. Mr. King has been In Chicago
at private sanitarium. but left 1t a
week ago. and since that time has been
searched for without success. His af-
sairs with the bank are all right
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Armenian Refugees.

Constantinople, Sept 9.-The sultan
has appointed commission TO deal
with the Armenian refugees. 1t is
proposed to furnish safe conducts TO
those desiring to leave and to insure
the safety of those who remain. The
dragomans of the different embassies
are attending the meetings of the COM
mission
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

committee. who will have no opposi-
ton in his party. The Democrats and
Republicans nominated full state
tickets. while the Populists and Pro-
hibitionists had a candidate for gov
ernor only. The gubernatorial candi-
dates were: Dan w. Jones, Democrat:
ii. l.. Remmel, Republican,; A.W. Files.
Populist; and l.. w. Miller. Prohibi-
tiOniSt
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Black Decline. TO Run.

Chicago. Sept. 9.-General Black,
who was nominated for governor by
the gold Democrats at the Battery ID
convention. formally declined Tuesday.
A committee of gold Democrats COM
posed of c. A. Ewing. state chairman;
A. c. Babcock. nominee for lieutenant
governor, and j. T. Hoblitt of Lincoln,
called on General Black at his office in
the Monadnock and labored strenu-
ously with him for an hour To induce
him TO ACCEPT. but To no purpOse.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

Cincinnati. Sept s.--Near raidnight
Monday night five masked men with
drawn pistols entered the saloon of
George zung, near Fairmont and
robbed him of $40. all the cash he had.
They also robbed his customers. but
got only s270. The robbers escaped
undetected. The victims made no re-
distance.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Ridiculed by Secretary Herbert.

London. Sept. 9.-Hillary A. Herbert,
secretary of the navy of the United
States. in an interview with the Lon
don Daily News. ridicules the idea
that there is any real dissension be-
tween the north and the south or the
east and the west. and says the Bryan
movement has reached its height and
is now declining
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

Waupun. Wis. Sept 9.-Richard
Rail and George Cloves. two prisoners
in the state prison here. escaped Mon
day night. cutting a hole in the roof
through which they got outside the
prison and then scaled the walls ana
escaped. Rail was sent up from Wau-
paca county for burglary In October.
1894. for three years and six months.
Cloves was sent up from kenosha
county for life for murder Searching
parties are now out.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
DENIES the story.

Pittsburg. Sept. s.-Chris Won der
Abe of st. Louis. who Is here visiting.
denies that he Is married. Advices
from ST Louis state that the ceremony
Is yet to occur.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09

Seattle. Wash. Sept. s.-The body OF
w. Mack, salesman for Gordon MOT
rison, wholesale jewelers. OF chicago
was found I'm the suburbs OF TINS city
Monday. he having been run down ana
killed by a Northern Pacific passenger
train.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
Here Are Some Facts
You Ought to Know.

1. The Detroit Telephone Company has nearly
FIVE THOUSAND subscribers Every subscriber for
telephone has signed legal contract. Nearly
THREE THOUSAND have signed three year contracts
2 The Detroit Telephone Company has THIRTY
YEAR FRANCHISE from the city, and is the only tele-
phone company owning franchise in Detroit
8. The Detroit Telephone Company is building
the conduit in which to lay it's cables. Sixty miles
of duct feet of conduit required. Nearly twen-
ty-fve miles already laid
A. The Detroit Telephone Company is building the
most modern and perfect telephone plant ever
built in this country. The conduit will last a hun
dred years and the cables will be practically i'm
perishable You can imagine the perfect service
telephone subscribers will receive.
s. The Detroit Telephone Company has enthusiastic
public and popular support Think of a metallic
circuit telephone in your house for 20 dollars year
or in your office for 40 dollars year! No wonder
the telephone subscribers increasing at the rate
of nearly 100 a week. Do you know any reason
why there will not be 10000 Detroit Telephone sub
scribers within three years?
g. The Detroit Telephone Companys stock is all full
paid and non assessabe. Telephone stock has al
ways been huge paying investment The time
to buy is when the company is started
Z. The Detroit Telephone Company's prospectus a
copy of which be had application, shows that
the stock of the company can pay ten per cent
dividend the first year and still leave five per cent
for surplus Every additional 1000 subscribers
will add twenty thousand dollars to the earn
ing power of the stock. How much Will Oetroi'
telephone Company stock be worth III l9oo WHICH
- 1t has 10000 subscribers? - .,.-,-,,,-,
e'~Fhe Detroit Telephone Company offers Limited
amount of its stock to the general pubic, connaen
~ believing that investment so prontaoiG oi
more safe has ever been offered to the people.o
Michigan. The stock is in 500 shares NO man
or woman can afford to invest dollar before III
vestigatng the stock of the Detroit 'eePhon'
Company.
JOHN T. HOLMES,
Care Calumet Hotel CALUMET. MICH.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-09
OFFICER KILLS A BOY
He Was Shooting at Man Who
Assaulted Him.
TRAGEDY on A CHICAGO STREET.

james Linhsrt. a 5-Year-Old Boy. Shot
While Play ing in Front of His Home bya
Bullet Intended for Another and Dies in
short Time-Trsgedy Caused by a
Crowd OF HoodIums Attacking an Officer
While on Duty.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-02
First publication Mch26t7
Notice Of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

WHEREAS, default has occurred In the con-
ditions OF a mortgage. containing power of
sale. given by John Henris' twidower5 mort
gagor. to the Western Farm Mortgage Co.
mortgage, dated Dec. 10Th, 1889, and duly
recorded in boo 43 Of mortgages, page 1884 OF
the records of Hand county South Dakota,
and duly assigned to Charles Stockman
Rumsey. AZ recorded in book 80 OF mortgages
page 5S Of said records and mortgaging the
west one half (WE) OF section twenty four
(24) township one hundred and fifteen (115)
north of range sixty nine(69) west of the 9Th
p. NJ. Hand Co., South Dakota, by which de-
fault said owe ofsale has become operative,
and no action or proceeding having been in
stituted at La W or otherwise to recover the
debt thereby secured, or any part thereof:
and the sum claimed to be due on said mort
gage ut this date Is One Thousand dollars
$4,000. OOD principal note due November LIST
1894, and interest thereon at the rate of
twelve per cent per annum from said date to-
wit: S164.35. besides $44.9 o taxes for
lS94-5 due thereon, making a total of
S12O9.25.
Notice is hereby given, that said mortgage
will be foreclosed by sale OF said premises at
public auction by the Sheriff OF said county
May 9th, 1896, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the
front door OF the court house. In the town OF
Miller. in said county Of Hand and state OF
South Dakota, to pay said debt, interest
taxes, besides attorneys fee and disburse-
ments allowed by law.
Dated at Miller, =. D.. this 26th day OF
March 1896.
CHARLES sTOCKMAN RUMSEY.
Assignee OF said Mortgage,
BY j. ii. COLE, Attorney for said Assignee
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-02
L. $. Postal Guide, 1896.

Very few of our business men know
that the postofice department at
Washington issues in January each
year, "a complete postal guide con-
tanning 1000 pages, and complete
lists OF post offices i'll the L. S., ar
ranged alphabetically, all rules and
regulations, money order offices and
rulings of the department on postal
matters, time of arrival and depart
nre Of, foreign mails, and much valu-
able information for the public on
postal matters.
The book is exceedingly valuable
to those using the mails. 1t is the
guide of every postmaster in the
country and is sold to business men
by the publisher, Geo. F. Lasher,
147 n. 10th St, Philadelphia, Pa,
in cloth cover, $3.50 or paper cover,
$500. Can be ordered through our
postmaster and every business man
should secure a copy. l2t2
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-02
First pub Feb. 27t7.
Foreclosure Notice.

To Andrew Brownlee ana tatnrlne
Brownlee mortgagors. take notice; Deiault
in payment existing on a nlortSlSe ua,eI
the Gath day OF August 1852, ana recorae3i
in Hand county South DAKOTA on the -ith
day of September 1889. at 10 O'Clock a. IN.
in book ~ OF mortgages. page f3l, OF thu
public records of said county, executor ~
Andrew Brownlee and Cathrlne BroWnlee ms
wife, mortgagors to WV. Macdonald: trustee,
mortgages and assigned by Am assignment
Of trust estates" to Charles H.. "aterburN'
trustee. said assignment being recordeh' IN
book ~, page 523 of the public records o'
said Hand.county, which trust mas since ne
'volved upon Isaac Lincoln. trustee, as sue
cessor-in-trust. by order OF court, said Wa
terbury being deceased. on the north WeSl
quarter Of section thirty t3O) township one
hundred nine o north OF range Sixty SIX
go west OF the 9Th p. NJ. W hundred tor-
ty seven and 36-1OU dollars CS24I.36) beng
due thereon, at this date for principal, inter
est and taxes. Said mortgage viii be fore-
closed to satisfy the amount due, with costs
and expenses of sale, and statutory attof-
ney's fee! by sale of said premises al. puDlc
auction. at the front door OF the court mouse
I'm the town OF Miller county OF HAND ana
state of south Dakota on the 1lth day OF
April 1896 at two O'Clock p. m. by the sher-
iff of said county or his deputy.
Dated Februry 25th 1896.
ISAAC LINCOLN, Trustee.
T.. SPITLER. Attorney.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-02
GLENDALE

Spring, welcome spring, is here,
and farmers are beginning to stir the
Soil for seeding. There is a great
deal more moisture in the ground
than there was last spring.
q. f. Collins wants 200 blu. OF
wheat for seed.
o. Il. Stevens and Frank Mckin-
ney wish to work on farms by the
month for some good farmer.
Mrs. n. Mckinney has rheumatism
quite badly.
James Hooking has bored another
well this spring. Riley Shaw did the
work for him. Riley is now repair
ing a well on the John Batchman
farm for c. III. Porter.
Miss Matte Barber and Mamie
reynolds Of Kimball, S. ID. visited
Mrs. H.. W. Penwell last Friday and
Saturday. Miss Barber is Mrs. Pen
wells sister.
Rev. Fisk, of Rec Heights, and
Charley Creek, of Buffalo County
visited with ii. W. Penwell one week
ago Friday.
There will be a meeting at the
Glendale school house No. Sunday,
April fifth, to organize a Sunday
school. We have had neither Sun
day school or preaching the past
winter.