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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02

often used too come and somehow was
verv proud Of him. for felt that In my
fight with death had won, and that in
some respects he belonged to me. But
the distance between me and his mother
seemed to grow.
At last the young dog came to me crying
one morning to ask me to see mamma, who
couldn't get up and was so cold and strange
she frightened him. He did not quite say
oil this, for he was to young, but his ear
nest young face spoke, and | wss 70
pleased with the young rascal for flying to
me as his great friend who would help him
that bent down and kissed him.
He frightened up directly and smiled
though his eyes were still wet with crying;
and he tr0tted along beside me. chatting
away Is II he instinctively knew that all
his troubles were psssed, while / felt very
thoughtful and strange.
willie, did your mother tell you to
come to me? asked At last.
He shook his head.
Then why did you come?
..Cause mas very bad; and she's often
told me that when was i'll you came like
. good angel and made mo we'll.
..Did-dd she say good angel, Willief
I said huskily.
He nodded.
Ny mind was made up. and l walked on
90 fact that the little fellow was Obliged to
run b. my sida
Five minutes later he had led me M To
the bedside. whore. pale and ghastly -lo0k-
Ing. his mother lay-ti,o sare bed beaide
which had knelt three years before. Her
eyes were half closed, and wont up 90
silently that she had not heard my coming,
- that had tlme 70 glance round and In
dors0 my preU0ncclved opinion Of what
was really tho matter, There upon chair
b. the hedaides was tho nov drsss upon
which sh0 he'd bocu o work for their daily
bread, I'LL utter Weakneea had compelIed
her to desiek
The little fellow eseps softlv to the bed
side frOwning and holding up his nnRer 70
No b keep oIlAnoe. and men with the
thong tle1s lnconeruity Of 4 child. b -
gan softly . stroke the eoft brown hair,
which lay abundaDsly upon the pillow.
6t,0 uttered faint cty and caught him
70 her breask
.sOh, ~ ~. ~ boyls and then with
WIDELY staring sIes she gasped ont doc
Itoe.
s.Yea, msdan, Wiills know bs1ssr than
"a I'D Is - quits time came.
10 utteFed esy nOW Of horror and
dlgAd = ~ serechsd OF hef hand Wildly
n No.
y. I ss.ss y ~ y, y. - -
1 look - ~ q M "A ~ i = /
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02
NEGRO LIFE.
A Word Picture Of its Delights
and Disapointments.

Uncle Moses and his wife, Aunt Dilsy
both being very old and afflicted, were al
lowed to occupy . little old cabin and use
what land they could tend, rent free.
Uncle Moses requested that he be permit.
ted s'to cut de trees often dat ar iii branch,
what runs from my BAG yard. please, sah."
Permission granted, Uncle Moses didn',
look as if he could fell sapling He was
50 afflicted that he couldn't pillow. It wa
Aunt DIlsy that plowed. But he displayed
an ability to cut down trees that was truly
astonishing. Soon he had long, narrow
strip Of rich, low ground, and Aunt Dilsy
plowed it with the COW. She plowed with
the COW because she was Of 4 timid nature,
besides being afflicted. She would have
been afraid Of any other beast, even IL she
had had one, which she hadn't. And now,
behold the corn! Such pile Of corn had
been raised on s'dat ar iii branch bottom, -
that its tame had spread abroad over the
| plantation.
Very proud and boastful was Uncle Moses,
and great was the crowd at his corn husk,ng.
Old and Young, renters and hired hands,
and even Uucle Bristol Hunt, who owned
seven acres OF land, were all there. As it
was not s'licker corn shucking," but a
supper corn shocking, the ladies were out in
| full force.
Conspicuous among them weer the CONT
chez girls, in red skirts and new shirt waists,
the bellies of the evening. Running them
pretty close, though, were the Turner girls,
who wore only Bingham dresses, but had
side combs in their bangs and their back hair
arranged in Psyches. The boys were num-
erous and jolly, several from '.over the creek''
being present Jimmie Goode, the crack
banjo player, was also there.
ssYon, Jimmie, dar!' cried Uncle Moses.
| 'sDon't you shuck none o. my corn; YOU
pick dat banjo, SO desc niggers can wuk
fast. Dis amt NO one horse corn pile!''
SAD right, Uncle Mose," assented Jimmie
readily. Scsso don't hat ter pick it at
supper time and the fascinating strains Of
Georgia Buck" filed the air.
The shucking went on briskly with in
creasing hilarity.
eli, dar, you niggersl'' interrupted Un-
Gle Noses. "Don't you dassen't play base
bali wild my years O. corn,'' and ..You stop
dat rasslin', you Sam Jones en- Kiah Hawk
ms! Miss Pattie Belle Conitchee amt look
in ut yer en- yer amt got her ter study"
Inc task OF preserving order kept Uncle
Moses busy and gave h,m little time for tell
ing any q ms stories q de good old time
oein, oe war:
Wnen the huge pile OF corn was getting
iow' the magic announcement OF "S"pperV''
was made-and such supper! Fat roasted
Pig' Mecious chicken PIE, spicp pumpkin
pies, golden potato custards and the most
wonderful cakes.
a. Aunt Dilsy was COOK .'snore nun.
Inc compliments sne received from the
aPP,eela.lve consumers were 'airly over
wee.mng: ne cropMng feature was the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02

dependence, and you know the result.
Look here" said she to me. the first
day called in obedience to her summons.
II rather like the look of you, doctor, and
hear you are clever"
Il do my best, madam. Of COURSE" L
said.
''Oh, yes, know; and you have come
fresh from London with all the new ideas
and experiences of the best men. Minson's
an old, opinionated fudge-a regular old
salts and SIENNA and jalapdoctOr. don't
want that. I'm not going to be drenched
with his nasty draughts. / know more
than he does about myself and what my
complaint is. I'll tell you in doctors Latin,
too. It's Ammo Domini 6s. and drinking
and eating too many good things; that's
VIII ats wrong with me. You said SO your
self rs you entered the room, now, didn't
you.
llanghed and said frankly:
W. La Mount-D enniston, there
Eeally is nothing else the matter.
''Ho! Now ion't you think you are
very foolish young young man to tell me
so, when You have humored my whims and
run up long bill?"
..No," said II do not
.'That'll do, she said. sweetly; land I've
. good mind to send you about your busi-
ness; but won't for you are just the sort
of . young man want. You come and see
me twice week, and see to me just a.
that carpenter comes to see the park PAL
4 hate them"
II will try to do all that is necessary by
regimen, u said
''What! You'd better not, sir. haven't
long to live, and, as .m well. mean 10
enjoy lite as much as can. So now you
know what you've got to do. There, that's
enough, It's lust lunch time. You stop
and talk to lonely old woman. want 70
know you better; but you must find wife.
Ladies' don't Hike single men to attend
them. Get married.
So l attended Lady Aount-D enniston.
and, to be IN the fashion, plenty Of the
neighboring gentry followed In her wake,
so that began to make very respectable
income, aud puOple said that should give
up the parish and the poor. But people
are not always right, for did not. thank
goodness, Is you will hear.
One day, during the hot summer, / had
been to see her ladyship, who was suffering
from Indigestion slightly; 30 treated her
promised to look In next day, and returned
70 w illOwly. where found letter, written
In Q delicate, feminine hand, impiOring me
to come and see Z child who WAS III.
very pretty, pooriy-dresssd young
widow lady; sif, my house keeper SAID.
'.She's dressmaker. trying TO Ret 9 living
In the lower part OF the town. She hasI
been here throe times, and seems In great
trouble. Wiiiyou have your dinner before
JON 50.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02

detecting i ged o. natiy6 Il j
Birmingham llIanifact turn
orally displays s0mA slight 1SSe =
change ri design due b The No
ing BY hand, while the Blrna
was correct In form. D. 52I
The trade In idols b kept 10 ~
secret that Il II difficult 70 estIn1 \ ~
put. but there Is no doubt The G Il
fairly large one. and that sOtnS ~
ing Birmingham men do very IN
business. sS sssAa
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-01-02
Tel,Irll.

Jack-Were you ever at =
ing naatch2 ss s.El3 sss
May-Oh. neariy every AZ \
Jack-Where, ptay gsaS
NAy-In the Broadway ~
Every Tins j hoard one 4
long ths hogs win n1alke ~ 1t NJ
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Late Govt Report
R3!>!al! q! BRs;{i2g Rs%asgl:
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Meeting of the Council.

The regular meeting of the co mmon
council last evening was tame affair
and very little business was transacted :,
there even be a scarcity of bills pre-
sented. Just quorum, ten aldermen,
were present.
Mayor Rack presented the follow
Ing communication:
To the Common Council: Your com
mittee, consisting of the mayor and
president of the common council in
structed at the last meeting to ascer-
tain IT a permanent release to the CITY
from liability in maintaining the re-
pairs on east side race could be con-
summated, submit the following report:
We bad conference on the subject
with r. P. Koenig & Co.. and also the
KnGert Manufacturing company, who
are tie cOpartners with the city in
maintaining said repairs, and 20 ? re-
suit offer to permanently release the
city from all liability now and here
after from maintaining repairs or said
race and will agree to and allow the
race to be filed up with earth from the
waterworks pumping station up to
within ten feet south of the Kunert
company'S waterway leading west
ward toward the river, all realty so
filled up to revert to the present pro-
perty owners ahutting on the same. on
payment of 81 900 to each one of the
two above mentioned firms and the
city relinquishing forever all its own
ership, right and title to its water-pow-
er in said mill race, amounting to 15,-
900 cubic inches
After considerable discussion the
report was referred to the board of
public works and the mayor.
A resolution was introduced by the
Finance committee authorizing the
transfer of $1,000 from the hydrant
fund and $500 from the bond fund to
the city waterworks fund, the monies
to be returned to their respective funds
by February l, 1897. The resolution
was passed.
The clerk was authorized TO adver-
tise for bids for furnishing Lackawan-
ma, Scranton and Hoking Valley coal
to be used in the public buildings, bids
to be in by October 80.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

years has covered up his tracks by al
filed in the register of deeds Office.
Whenever he uttered a fictitious mort
gage against innocent land owners he
would erase the numbers indicating
the volume and page of the mortgage.
Thus, if the man who owned the prop
erty desired to sell it, or execute
bona fide mortgage upon the land, there
would be nothing on the index to show
a mortgage was already entered against
the estate.
During the past week Sheriff Binte
and several gentlemen appointed as
appraisers have been busy taking an
inventory of Rambusch's effects and
endeavoring to ascertain the exact
amount of his fraudulent transactions.
Besides his abstract office, which is es-
timated to be worth $4,000 or SIS, 600,
Rambusch owned 81 800 in Citizens
bank stock, some real estate in and
around juneau and a summer home at
Fox Lake. Some of tins property is
heavily mortgaged. 1t is doubtful if
the amount of attachments levied by
Mrs Spence, of Fond du Lac, the Bank
Of WatertoW and the bondsmen in
the Nelson estate, aggregating about
$40 900. will be realized from the as
sets. Until all who have placed money
through Rambusch have thoroughly
investigated their several claims and
asCertained which are genuine the
amOunt of his swindIings cannot be ar
rived at A final report cannot there
fore be had very soon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
The Mccain g. Mcclellan Suit,

Last Friday in the circuit court All
Juneau Judge Dick called up the case,
of Mccain q Mcclellan VS.. the city OF
Watertown for trial. The action is one
brought by the plaintiffs to obtain
Judgment for nearly $4,000 alleged to,
be due them on their sewerage con-
tract with the city in 1894 The claim
was disallowed by the common coun-
ell, backed by the computations of the
board Of public works The variance.
in the amount of compensation elaine d
by the contractors and that allowed by
the council arises over two different
methods of measuring the sewer exca-
vatiOns. AS counsel for the plaintiffs
Malone & Bachhuber, of juneau, ap-
peared, while City Attorney Thauer
and John @. Conway represented the
city. Testimony on the case was taken
Friday Saturday and Monday, Judge
Dick aainurning the case in the even
ing Of the last day until Novemb Der Oh
account of court appointments in
Washington county. Among the
witnesses appearing for the city
were ex Mayor W. F. Voss, ex-Treas-
urer Ed. Goeldner, ex-City Engineer
G. @. .Viebahn, ex-Street Com missioner
John Schatz, City Clerk Henry Bieber,
eXAldermen +. E. Woodard, Ferd
Schmutzler, H. CRUDE, F. A. Krueger
and NJ. A. Began.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

FOR SALE.
A good heating stove cheap.
Mrs. M. A. SLIGHT,
4w2 604 Washington street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

SKINNER q IHAUER,
Lawyers and No5aries Public
Office in Wisconsin National Bank,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
La Toilette at jefferson

Hon. Robert NJ. La Toilette, of Ma :
olson, will deliver an address on the
political questions of the day at Jeffer-,
son, Saturday evening, October "a. He,
is most eloquent and gifted speaker
and is we'll worth hearing All voters
of the county are invited.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
RAMBUSCH Is NO MORE.
ENDS HIS LIFE AT FREDERlCKS
BURG, VA.
His Threat Carried Out-Remains to
be Sent to Juneau-His Life WelI
acknowledgements Methods OF a
Man to Secure Worldly Goods.

A telegram received at Juneau last
evening from the coroner of SpOttsyl-
vania county, Va, conveyed the infor-
nation that w. T. Rambusch had com
mitted suicide at Fredericksburg. The
body will be brought to juneau for in
terment, though when it will arrive is
not known.
Thus it is seen that Mr.. Rambusch
has carried out his threat to end his life
His suicide seems to indicate that from
hi enormous stealings he has not been
aole to save anything, and that he has
not invested largely in Denmark, as
was at first supposed. 1t is now be-
lieved that the enormous sums re-
quired to keep up the interest on his
bogus mortgages, with the Occa-
sional calls upon him to pay principal,
have eaten up the greater part OF his
ll-gotten money. Failure to pay in
terest when demanded would have led
to instant disclosures.
Among the papers in Rarnbusch's s
office, life insurance policies repre-
senting $4,000 have been found. 1t is
thought Mrs Rambusch will be able to
realize on these in full.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21
For SALE

| wish to sell my house and lot, No.
604 Western avenue. The lot is 66x150
feet. The house bas seven rooms, q
very large cistern with pump in the
kitchen, a splendid we'll, barn and
woodshed. All in good condition For
Thauer. w. P. KEYEs.
Watertown, Wis, October 6, 1896.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

Great Cures proved by thousands
Of testimonials show that Hoods Sar-
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-10-21

We do a money Ioaning, insur-
ance and real estate business
Prompt attention given to probating
estates, correcting titles, and collect
ing accounts.
The herald., 1896-09-10
uaud the hroa iwsy Crowi

Many New Workers could get no clean
collars yesterday. Most of the little
laundries were closed and an exaggerat-
ed laundry check stuck on the doors.
The proprietors and their assistants
were at the wharf of the American line
or posted at some coign of vantage in
West street or Broadway.
But the Cinnamon were not the only
foreigners who waited patiently behind
the policemen to see the blooming lit
erary light go by. A more cosmopoii-
tan crowd has seldom been seen.
BE jabers!" said a 'longshoreman,
after an open-eyed look at the viceroy,
"barrin' the goatee he looks like Super
intendent Byrnes."
"Seventy-two!" exclaimed a pretty
girl. "Why, he doesn't look day over
SO. ] wonder how he keeps SO young"
Dieting" explained her escort. You
know he eats nothing but" the rest
in a whisper.
The pretty girl turned somewhat pale,
but looked thoughtful. Perhaps she
wondered whether the same food would
have the same effect on an American
woman.
"They say he smokes opium" said a
stout woman on a cable car. Il thought
smoking opium killed people in less than
no time"
Not after you get used to it," volun-
teered her lady friend, with fine fem
mime logic. 1T only kills you before you
get used to it,"
my husband told me this morning
that Ii Hung Chang was worth $50, ,OOO,-
O00," said another. Just think of the
number of laundries he must run 10
save that much!'-New York Journal,
The herald., 1896-09-10
The "BIessed" English Standard

England has had the single gold
standard for nearly a hundred years.
The gold standard is a great blessing
to the workingman. This Is the way it
works in England: 1.-The dull season
has brought the usual disturbances
among the laborers and artisans, and
the Nong-threatened dockers' strike
seems likely to come to head in the
near future. The men at several of the
naval torpedo works are already out,
trouble is brewing among the Nothing
ham lace workers, the East End tall
ors, strike has begun against the large
tailoring firms, and the men will be
withdrawn from the other concerns
shortly. This strike is promoted by
middlemen, who get contracts from the
big houses and then distribute them to
journeymen The middemcn claim that
they have $4,000 journeymen behind
them. Finally, a London cabbies strike
against the privileged cabs at the rail-
way stations is being discussed and
voted on and will be decided on Aug
ust 25th." Peculiar, isn't it?-Denver
NaNS
The herald., 1896-09-10
The Times and Bowers

Editor Herald: A morning Mckinley
organ Il will not misstate its political
complexion by calling it Republican,
yesterday made another feeble attack
upon Hon. w w. Bowers, the silver Re
publican nominee for congress in the
Seventh district The idea of the Times
accusing anybody of treason is highly
amusing. Accusation sometimes is the
only defense of traitor If Mr.. Bowers
has been impolitic, the Times is dishon-
est. 1t is and has been the personifica-
ton of treason in its most virulent form.
If maintaining the same position when
a candidate that he held while in con-
gressional halls at Washington Is not
honorable, what will become of the Re-
publican congressional nominee in this
district who was silver man until after
the ST. Louis convention, and notW1th-
standing all the political parties OF this
state, the Republican legislature and the
Republican delegation to the st. Louis
Republican convention were instructed
for the free coinage of silver, yet this
same Republican candidate for re-elec-
ton to congress from the Sixth district
has turned from the pure white to the
yellow metal, declaring for the single
gold standard? If it requires magma
rimity for the gold Republicans to vote
for silver protectionist. it will require
greater generosity than silver Repub-
licans have to vote for a gold standard
candidate who repudiated his silver con-
victions for no other reason than what
he conceived to be policy. In view of
the vacillating principles CD of Nc
Lachlar, the phenomenal growth OF the
Republican Silver club of this city is
rot a matter of surprise. Lastly, it, on
account of his silver sentiments, Mr..
Bowers will have less influence with the
goldites In the next congress, McLach-
Ian will not be blessed with any influ-
ence after March 4th, 1897, as he will
then be private citizen. T.J.
Los Angeles Sept T.
The herald., 1896-09-10
STREET IDENTIFICATION

Los Angeles, like nearly all other
cities, large and small, is wofully def
cient in the matter of having the names
of streets displayed at street intersec-
tions. With the exception of a few
prominent corners in the business dis
tricts, the street intersections generally
are provided with signs in a ratio of
about one to sixteen. San Francisco
is. If possible, worse off In this respect
than our own city. In most of the large
cities of the east the same absence of
street signs is also noticeable. To many
persons this may seem like trl-
fling matter, but it is not. The daily
amount of annoyance, perplexity and
waste of time resulting from innumer-
able searches after streets whose
names are not to be seen on its corners.
If described in detail, would fill large
volume. Not even the oldest resident
Of q good sized city is supposed to re-
member the name of every street in
town without some sort of a guide or
sign. Short-time residents certainly do
not know all the streets, and strangers
are utterly lost without some special
means of identifying the various
thoroughfares they may wish to find.
In this city a person may travel sew
eral miles. passing corner after corner,
and see only an occasional sign board
showing the names of streets. In scores
of places such signs have been inse-
curely put up, but have been blown
down by the wind or perhaps torn down
by mischievous boys. Once down they
are seldom or never replaced. And so
street hunters are obliged to grope in
ignorance and make inquiries of
strangers. who very likely are as badly
puzzled concerning street names as are
the inquirers themselves.
10 make the confusion and embar
rasSment still more annoying the names
of streets are often changed by city
fathers in accordance with silly fad
or to crafty the whims or promote the
special interests of certain individuals.
A street name that has represented
certain thoroughfare for years and be-
come we'll known should never be
changed unless it can be shown that
such change will prove convenience to
the community as whole.
Every street intersection, without an
exception, within the corporate limits
of city should have the names of the
connecting streets conspicuously dis
played thereat. The signs should be Of
metal, plainly lettered and securely
fastened, far enough above the ground
to be beyond the reach of vandals. This
should be done whenever a new street
Is opened. City taxpayers invariably
pour enough money into the treasury
every year to entitle them better sys-
tenn of street identification than is gen.
orally afforded. In fact, there Is no sys-
tenn worthy of the name. but the mat
ter of displaying the names of municipal
highways is nearly always left to take
its chances in political shuffies.
The herald., 1896-09-10
Annther Wild Lie

OF all the wild lies we have seen since
this campaign began one published by
the St. Paul Pioneer Press recently
seems to take the lead. In a special
from New York to that paper 1t is as
eerted that practically all the money
furnished the free coinage COMMITTED.
comes from the silver mine owners, anfs
that Mr.. Bryan is afraid that the mime
owners" will drop him and confine theft
attention to electing a congress favor.
able to their views 1t is strange that q
paper of the standing Of the Pioneer
Press would print such nonsense. II
thereby tries to make it's readers believe
that the whole campaign for free coin<
age is in the hands Of few silver nina
owners, and that they are considering
the matter of dropping Mr.. Bryan right
in the midst of the campaign and turn.
ing their attention to the election Of
members of congress. It shows to what
desperate straits the enemies Of sound
finance and good government are re-
duced in their attempt to keep the coun-
try for the next four years in the power
of Lombard street.-Denver Republ.