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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

continent in every direction, and the
West was a wilderness, New Orleans
was the Mecca of travellers, and the
fleet wave born palaces of the inland
sea carried thousands of pleasure
seekers to the South. It was then
that life was carousal. and men
and women gave themselves up to
the most lavish enjcyments. Gaming
was a custom, and courage an in
stinct. Men were as prone to brawls
as the sparks to fly upwards. Con-
spicuous among the fierce and rollick-
ing habitues of the steamers was
Captain West, noted duelists. One
day he engaged in controversy with
a gentleman he met on deck, whom
he accused of starring at him i'm
pertinently.
"Why do you look at ne so in
tently?' demanded the Captain.
Il was not looking at you," calmly
replied the stranger, his eyes mean
while fixed in stony glare upon the
duelist's face.
"But you are, sir!@
II am not"
The Captain turned away, but
short time afterward he felt those
stoney eyes were again upon him and
following all his movements with pitt
less ferocity. It became inexpressi-
bly, annoying, and the Captain at last
| determined to make an end of it.
Stepping up to the stranger, be in
quired, with suppressed passion:
"Can you fight as we'll as look?"
"Perhaps so. I never tried it.
Place me, however, in position, and
I will do my best"
The singular conduct of tie stran-
ger had by this time attracted uni
versal attention, and whispered con-
ferences regarding his remarkable
appearance agitated little groups OF
persons all over the boat. In short
time, hover, the vessel rounded to at
a landing for wood, and then the par
ties to the impromptu duel went
ashore. The stranger was led off by
a negro servant, who seemingly
picked his way. Indeed, from the
intense interest he was manifesting
in the encounter, the colored servant
was apparently more deeply inter-
ested in the affair than his master.
But the time allotted for prelimina-
ries was brief, and the men were
speedily put in position, and pistols
put in their hands.
The word was given, and two ring
ing reports flashed out on the air.
Captain West fell pierced to the
heart. The stranger stood erect,
calm and dignifed. His second
rushed up to him:
care you hurt, sir?"
''No; how is it with my antagonist"
Cant you see? You have killed
him.
mo; am unable to see."
"You can't see?"
s'Nc: I am blind"
And he was. The tragedy was g
nine days wonder, and all sorts OF
rumors were rife as to the identity
Of the fatal stranger. But who he
was and whittier he went was mys-
terry never sold. The circumstance
went to make up an incident in the
d.rk and bloody memories which
made famous the olden time.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
NARRlED.

At the residence Of Mr.. Burlington,
Richland county,S. c., Sept. so, 1896,
Mr.. John 7. Craps, formerly OF
Lexington county, and Miss Anna
Sentell, formerly Of Spartanburg,
were united in holy wediock, Rev.
". H. Roof officiating.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
Fears os Thunder.

Fle,tric storms are far less danger
Gus than the majority OF people
imagine. That a severe lightning
storm is terrifying admits Of no
que: ton, and will sometimes bring
great uneasiness to the heart of the
strongest man But the real danger
is slight. The chance Of lightning
striking house, for example, is not
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
a. Life Saved.
jamestown, Tenn, October Is, 1891.

jamestown, Tenn, October Is, 1891.
My daughter tried physicians and
nearly all remedies for Female irreg,
ularities, but received no relief or
benefit whatever. We had nearly
despaired of her recovery when we
were induced by our postmaster,
Mr.. A. A. Gooding, to try Gerstle's
Female Panacca, and after using
four bottles she was entirely cured,
for which 1 feel it my duty to let it
be known to the world and suffering
humanity, for I believe she owes her
life to the Panacca.
A. J. MACE,
Sheriff of Fentress County, Tenn.
For further informstion call on }. T.
Kaufman and get free, a pamphlet
entitled, "Advicc to Women and
Other Useful Information"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

To prevent the hardening of the
subcutaneous tissues of the scalp and
the obilteration of the hair follicles,
which cause badness, use Halls
Hair ReneWer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
4 Blind Mans Dual.

It is doubtful if any theatre ever
offered such volumes of romantic in
cident as the deck of an old time
Mississippi steamer. In the old
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14

If you smoke or chew try the fine
brands OF cigars and tobacco, at tn
Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-10-14
ADVERTISING RATES,

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate Of Is cents per square of one inch
space for first insertion, and SO cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish
ing to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices il the local column 10 cents per
line each insertion.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Obituaries charged for at the rate Of one
cent word.
Address
G. NJ. HARMAN, Editor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
Attend the Grand Millinery Opening

Attend the Grand Millinery Opening
Sept 22d at J. R. Wolff & Co.'S.
Renville Star Farmer: The travelling
grocery fakir, or in other words, the
tramp grocer, is shifty fellow! To-
day he is here, tomorrow he is in an
other and distant county in the State.
The same parties never operate in the
same place twice for obvious reasons.
While the same conditions may not ap-
pear as to dealing with T. M. Roberts
and other department stores of the
great cities, yet while they may not APP
pear on the surface the claim of profit
by dealing with them is not well found
ed. They are not in business for their
health any more than other people, and
certainly no one will accuse them of be-
ing philanthropists. If they can show
on the face of things a reduction over
our retail merchants orders the same
size and freight paid, there must be a
"nigger in the woodpile' somewhere,
poor grade, short weight, or make
higher price on some goods than the
market record that in general people
are not posted on. There is no doubt
those big houses offer "baits' but it is
only in hopes of catching some fish
that they do so. By trading at home
and thus giving encouragement and
building up the home trade you not on
ly, in the end, make money but as we
have said many times before in these
columns do your part to help those
who keep up the schools, churches and
other necessary public enterprises,
without which this country would be
barren indeed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

H. B. Dennis and wife of Wilkesbar-
re, Pa, are visiting with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. M. E. Curtis.
Matt. Gillen, travelling agent for the
Blatz Brewing Co., was in the city on
Thursday and Friday of last week. He
stated that a general business revival
was on.
r. G. Chadbourne returned from
Minneapolis last Wednesday. Mr..
Chadbourn took in the festivities of the
Twin Cities during the week prior and
visited with old acquaintance until his
return home.
Rev. w. H. Knowlton and Miss
Louise Knowlton left for Faribault last
Monday. Miss Knowlton has entered
St. Mary's college at that place and
Mr.. Knowlton will visit with friends
during this week.
Mrs R. D. White and child came up
from Winona last Thursday afternoon
and were temporarily quartered at Ho-
tel Francois. They will reside on the
second floor of the brick building next
to THE GAZETTE office in the future.
H. G. Ackmann has been laid up
during the past two or three weeks
with a severe attack of rheumatism.
The bright sunshine of last Friday
drove away his rheumatic pains in
part and he was moving about again.
During his illness J. NJ. Huntington
was conducting the grocery business.
\ travelling hunting outfit passed
through town last Thursday. 1t con-
sisted of low four-wheeled spring wag-
on drawn by two medium-sized horses.
To the spring wagon was attached
cart on which there was a boat to be
used in hunting ducks. The hunters
were out for the money that there was
in it, being in the employ of St. Paul
commission houses and receiving good
pay for every bird sent into the cities.
A boy was engaged to do the driving.
The hunters stated that they had a
profitable season up to that time.
The Indian school at the Lower Ag-
ency opened on Monday of last week
with R. H. G. Human as instructor.
Mr.. Human has from ii to 20 pupils
and it is surprising to note what adj
vancement the children are making in
the English language and penmanship.
Nearly all of them can read and write
some of them being exceptionally
fine at the arts. A suggestion made to
some of them will be taken up and one
or more sentences written on the black
board about the suggestion. The young
est children can read the color chart to
perfection, add small numbers and
write any number below the hundred
mark on the blackboard. The govern
ment is doing a commendable thing in
instructing the dusky young people
and Mr.. Human appears to be about
the proper person to instruct them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
The St. Agnes Guild meets with

lne 81. Agnes Uullu meets WIN
Mrs. G. r. Pease tomorrow afternoon.
The two sheets for the Redwood
county fair were distributed last Friday.
They are very handsome and set off the
fair in fine shape.
The eight-year-old son of VIM. Mel
Ike, residing west of this city, had an
eye injured by straw running into
the same, about two weeks ago. DR..
Finn pulled the straw from the eye
and states that the boy will not lose
the eye if proper attention is paid to
the same.
President Andrew Stewart of the
Redwood Falls Creamery Association
states that the association expects to
have the Delhi milk route at work dur
ing the next two weeks. The route
was dropped Oh account of the harvest
ing and threshing season. Now that
the season is over he expects that the
route will soon be opened up again.
+ He is in favor of the association con-
trolling all the routes, paying for the
same in proportion out of the milk
! hauled in.
Hon. Ed. T. Young, State Senator
from Chippewa and Swift counties,
was in the city last Friday and Satur,
day, acting as attorney for his nephew
young Gorden, who stole w. R. Cas-.
wells bicycle several weeks ago. Sen.
ator Young stated that his section OF
the State, an exceptionally strong Nor
wegian section, would throw up Re
publican vote this year much larger
than usual. He remarked that Senat
or Nelson spoke in his town one night
last week and that after the hall haC
been packed with people there were
several hundred waiting to be addressed
on the outside.
Quite number of the creamery pa
irons have already commenced feedine
their cows and three of them, CLARK
Miller, Andrew Stewart and Thomas
March report that the increased flow OF
milk more than warrants the feeding
} Going past the latters farm residence
east or the city Thursday afternoon las
) a reporter of this paper saw the owne
) cutting green corn with a binder an(
!, throwing the corn overt his stock. HI
: stated that green corn made an unus
ual good milk fodder for the cows an(
that he proposed to feed them with i
very heavy during the next month
The former two state that they are no
only feeding corn but also oats and 9th
, er products grown on the farm that i
; good for increasing the flow of milk
Clark states that he is making goo,
: money out of his oats by turning then
through the COW into the dairy-an,
) he advises ever farmer to do the same
He threshed IS bushels per acre and b
considers that he is making big none,
by the feeding system adopted.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

Great Bargains in Dress Goods, on
Fair days at j. r. Wolff & Co.'S.
John Thomas visited among his old
friends in Granite Falls during the
early part of last week.
Miss Hurd of MankatO is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. w. H. Webster,
! and is also assisting Web. at the Fair
store.
Halls Hair Remover enjoys the con-
tidence and patronage of people all ov-
er the civilized world, who use it to re-
store and keep the hair natural color.
The silver forces will have rally at
the opera house tomorrow evening. 1t
is advertised that Prof. T. J. Cation,
James Arnold and others, will deliver
speeches.
The bridge across Crow Greek in the
town of Paxton is being reconstructed
with the view of having it stay. 1t
will be remembered that the bridge has
been washed out frequently during the
past ten or twelve years by the heavy
spring run of water down Crow Creek.
The expense of rebuilding or repairing
the same has been very large and the
town board of Paxton decided this year
to build bridge that would not be
washed out by the ordinary run of wa
ter. The board was assisted by an APP
preparation from the county. Some
time ago the contract was let to a for
eign house and the latter concern is
now engaged in building the bridge.
Huge stone piers are being constructed
on either side and they are constructed
in a semi-circular form so that the wa
ter and ice cannot strike the dirt ap-
proaches to the pier.
Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet scout,
will probably be one of the attractions
in this city during the G. A. r. Ell.
campment here next June, when all OF
the old soldiers of Southwestern Mime.
sofa will be guests of Redwood Falls
for three or more days. Capt. Jack was
seen in st. Paul by President H. A
Baldwin of the Board of Trade last
week and Mr. Baldwin and Albert
Scheffer, who has warm spot in his
heart for Redwood Falls, prevailed up
Oh Jack to practically accept the invi
tation to be here next June He viii
be in st. Paul about that time, in al
probabilities, and the condition is thai
if he is in the Sanity City during thai
week he will come to Redwood Falls
Capt. Jack is one of the leading attrac
lions among old soldiers. Aside from
being poet he is considerable of al
orator and he will make the old veter
ans feel that they are fighting over thei
battles when he appears to address
them. The writer was with him il
Santa Fe, New Mexico, about fou
) years ago. At that time he related
many of the interesting historical fact
about that old town and the State.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

Mrs. A. E. Clark and Miss Grace
Clark entertained the members of the
st. Veronica and st. Agnes Guilds last
Friday afternoon.
An inside coat of Wall Paper for
some room in your house from Hitch
cocks Clearance Sale may be the cheap
est protection you can get from some of
the cold winter winds coming
The Sanborn Sentinel, a five-column
quarto sheet four pages printed at home,
made it's appearance last week. 1t is
well printed and neatly arranged, and
the columns contains advertisements
from nearly every house in Sanborn.
1t is published and edited by A. D.
McRae.
Last Thursdays Journal contained
the following: E. H. Mcleod was
fined $50 or sixty days by Judge Kerr
this morning on the charge of checking
on banks without funds. He was az
raigned on second charge, similar in
nature to the first, and was fined S25 or
thirty days Oh that.
On Friday w. R. Caswell received
the manufacturers plate to his bicycle.
The plate was picked up on the streets
of Hector and forwarded to Mr.. Cas-
we'll by Frank Whitney, the marshal
of that town. The only conclusion that
can be deducted from this is that after
young Gorden was arrested he threw
the plate away. 1t had previously
been removed from the bicycle.
Monroe Baldwin threw the first
transparency Of VIM. Mckinley in this
city to the breeze last Friday evening.
The transparency, life sized bust pic
ture ofthe Republican Presidential can.
didate, was suspended from the front Of
the Redwood House, and attracted the
attention of every one that passed. On
Saturday evening Monroe loaned the
transparency to the Republicans of the
First ward and it was suspended from
their caucus rooms on the corner O.
; Mill and Second streets.
The Sleepy Eye Dispatch oflast week
stated that A. A. VanWinkle of the
Windsor hotel, that place, formerly o
the Commercial House, this city, ha:
: decided to abandon the hotel bushes:
and go back to railroading, he having
secured position with the Sioux City
! & Northern at Sioux City. Van was il
, more or less trouble while here, but not
, withstanding the trouble he conducted
: first-class hotel. His venture a
| Sleepy Eye was practically failure
5 At one time Van was agent for tn,
Great Northern at Marshall. The SAM
7 paper states that Mrs. B. F. Mccoy, 0
| Faulkton S. D., who has been visitin.
: her daughter, Mrs. S. D. Griffee of tina
} place, has returned home. The lady i
} the mother of Paul Mccoy of this cit,
: and visited with her son day or tw'
before returning to Faulkton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
OVERFLOW LOCALS

About Is residents of this city partici-
pated in the ball at Morton last Friday
evening. The party returned at 8
o'clock a. m. Saturday.
Dwight J. Kenney of Salmon City,
Idaho, where he is interested in silver
mines, was visiting his brothers in this
city during the past week.
George Carroll writes from Reynolds,
n. D., where he is now located, enclos-
ing the price for II years subscription
to THE GAZETTE. George must have
it, He sends regards to his friends
here.
The Mankato Commercial College
has opened it's fall term and the RED
WOOD GAZETTE is informed that the
attendance is larger than at any previ-
Gus year. This is due to the fact that
all who have attended the school speak
of it in the highest terms.
Charles H. Kenney, who has been at
aim on G ity, Idaho, for the past two
or.three years, returned to his old farm
and home in Paxton township last
week. Charles has decided that Red
wood county is good enough for him
and he will not return to Idaho.
J. B. Robinson is in receipt of a let
ter from Mrs. H. D. Chollar to the eff
feet that she will winter in Avon Park
Florida, during the coming winter.
Mrs. Chollar also writes that the moth
er of Mrs. C. G.. Chollar died in Brook.
lyn, New York, recently, where she
went to visit married daughter. Ty'
phoid fever was the cause.
A letter was received here from
George Reiber at Fitzgerald, Ca, las
Saturday to the effect that one of hi:
daughters died Oh Aug. Both. The de
ceased was Miss Ina Reiber. Anothe
daughter, Flora, is still under treat
ment. The two had been attending
school in Nebraska, and it is though
that the change of climate.to Georgia
caused the sickness that brought abou
the formers death.
Out in Westline the Republicans ha'
an interesting time at the primary las
Saturday evening. John n. Jones OF
ened the meeting, and after rapping 70
order he pulled a huge document from
his pocket which he proceeded to un
fold. At the head of this documen
was a skull and cross-bones and tn
reading threatened Jones with sever
treatment if he participated in the eau
Gus. With tears in his eyes Jones toll
the crowd that he had braved thi
deathly manifesto and would partict
pate in the primary, knowing that the
would stand by him. The people di
not stand by Jones, however, and b
was beaten out by John Cain by tw
votes. Jones was alive, according t
the last reports from Morgan andsWes
line.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-08-01
G. a. Il. Resolutions.

Resolutions of Coincidence, adopted by
Reno Post No. 3d. G. A. r., at Kimball.
July 22nd, 1896, Oh the death of Miss
Retta, daughter of Comradc and Mrs. f..
H. Ames.
WHEREAS 1t has pleased Almighty
God, the Supreme Commander, in His
mysterious way to remove from amcn2
us Retla, the amiable and affectionate
daughter of our comrade L. II. Ames and
family. and,
WHEREAS, The aflliction, attended
with unusual circumstances, falls with
extreme severity upon them in their
declining years, therefore be it
RESOLVED. That this Post extend to
our comrade ami his loved ones left, our
warmest sympathy in this dark hour of
their aflliclion. and while we feel that it
is not in our power to tighten their load
of grief, we recommend them to Him,
the Great Commander. who tempers the
wind to his shorn lambs. Be it further
RESOLVED, That Is copy Of these reso-
]utions be handed the family, and sent to
the county papers for publication.
III. w. MINER.
A. S. STUvER. Com.
G. j. MAYNARD.
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The Populist convention in St. Louis
last week nominated Bryan but refused
to endorse his running mate, Sewell, and
nominated Tom Watson OF Georgia for
vice president. Bryan refused to accept
the nomination without Sewell, and at
last accounts things were pretty badly
mixed. 1t is understood that there will
be no formal notification of Bryan by
either the PopubIist OF the silver party,
but that instead big ratification meet
ing will be held in New York the 18th, at
which time Bryan's nomination will be
announced
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They Arc Learning.

Sioux Falls Press:-The Mt. Vernon
News prints a very Interesting letter
from somebody who signs himself 'Your
Elliott CORRESPONDENT" who last March
started on a tour for Oregon and Wash
ington. He has visited the entire region
and his advice from the experience
gained is something which every citizen
of South Dakota ought TO read, who
feels that may be, possibly, perhaps he
can find somewhere moro satisfactory
region than this. Tile correspondent
says:
$50 in conclusion will say in the way
OF encouragement to Dawson county
farmers who are contemplating pulling
up stakes: Stay where you are. Every
state has its drawbacks, but one wear
after another South Dakota has no more
than her share, and in my Judgment it
offers better facilities to the poor man
than any other section of the country
that / have seen since leaving home. 1t
seems natural for most OF us when WORK.
Ing under disadvantages to feel that the
other fellow somewhere else has the
best of it, and thinking we made mis-
take by not locating where he did.
Again | say. il you expect 10 till the
SOIL for living. stick to your Dakota
dirt"
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Bryan isn't the first man who reached
fame and held high positions OF trust
and responsibility at an early age. Alex
ander Hamilton entered congress at %
and from that time on he was one of the
most powerful factors iD the shaping Of
this government as it now stands. 1t
was Hamilton who. more than any other
man, who made the Constitution what it
is. The immortal jefferson wrote out
the Declaration Of Indepenlece when in
his thirty-third year. Madison entered
congress at %. Monroe was a senator at
36, while Calhoun. jackson, Webster,
Clay and Fillmore all attained great dis
tinction before they were 35.
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Poor Mans Paradise.

EDITOR OF THE GRAPHIC:
In answer to your Inquiry: | located
in La Roche township, Chas Mix county
just south of Bijou Hills in Brule county,
Oct. 20, 1882. | had a wife and five
children, a pony team and IS in money.
| borrowed money to make filing on
my land. After the first year had grain
to sell and have had it every year since
save one, when it was DESTROYED by hail.
During my l3 years experience here |
have had but one poor crop. This year
| will have l,600 bushels OF wheat and
oats and $500 bushels of corn. This is
all on ITO acres OF land. | have fair i'm
provements. house lSX2S. with l1xl6
kitchen, aud barns and sta'les. own
six head OF horses and three cows. ]
never struck better placa for a poor
man. "Chas Mix Is the nea ,'est approach
to poor mans paradise on EARTH"
read IN one of our county papers. So
far as ON concerned agree with that
statement. Most OF those Y 10 have left
here in search of something better nave
returned, poorer in pocket but richer in
experience. Others wouiG return if they
had the money to get back Oh.
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