davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Spao Der fan bTnoe pGa
Sricri.

8aa en- &aaro / gtpltcal ifulpe lors
rplig Ell 2~proassaiten Ell llr9eripeno
paa Grieri iii fin 6~lertensti9r, bpors
til ban MATTE benptte 8auc, iom ban
bauoe lnat ira fig ! 6jGren ueo @aars
ben, bppr Slsen bgrte biemme. 9ess
pGrre bar Der enoel Gfgiere, ium
tGntte at ipille BAN ct SUBS; be trat
ON gtatten 8aaoeu pp WnDer 8inonet,
buor De uioite, Sjareiieipltene bplot til,
o9 Beiit, Seilet, Der lirnr iplotes al en-
itiu &uling. ga 5olteue paa @aaroen
ON Morgeneu ltOo %, iaa be III lin
6oruuoriug bet iielone Gnr, Der ipm
en- 2pbello for runpt Spooer iii flor
NiorrO iOr SteOets purise llnsopm.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Scrmicoe Seitc.

Gn boaanoit Seiteoporatter bar / ct
Anialo al Goot gune tiuaOt ii9
Ell "lloen Spg9", toet Ian 9ap enbel
tpritl9e Seite no9le 9jter aOrnbrnus
Deoli / 9rItteuanbet. s oenne Sppa
= Iom par Iorreiten snnlte u~Inrlio -
bgte ban at ltubere Slrtnlueen af oct
"brGnote Sauo" pna DC bam i Amin.
oeli9 3ilitanO iaa sobt betjcnoie SeiteS
temperament. gf De tolo Settle bar
TIE itrar sig. Otter 10 Minutcrs
5Orleb Ingoe DC Ii9 nemlig neo for life
at senere no9en % ioue Tuien no. Mins
ore tastiulot teeOe TO unge Sinoiter
Jig. 8e beapuote at uOipre DC uanuit.
ti9ite Sop, beo ~binanoen % i~orip9te at
flatre opao TG99ene e0er at ilaa meo
Sa9berene lmoo 9gre % 5rer. 2iar.
Iaa tunoe ban hos en- 9lore SeIt ioo,,
ta9e 'uloltEnoi9 Melantpli, Inapel
Osns glne IOm oens belle Spluniuo,
meoens ban life hos en- eueIte unOer
granoeplnets 3nOilpoelic funoe opoaoe
oen oirfellg Spstlabco, 1pm euers uite
hos Sci E On ban oaiaa
9a9en Serpaa iagttp9 "4pmmermrno"
hos Seltenc, bar ri al glmiteroamneo.
o~elelien life fat Heoe pno.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Gattnibafisme.

Menueifepberiet er / belle Spnor.
itaten alminoeli9t, % iaa Ifarpt enp
Winno's6eoerne er gaaet irem MOB
3~arnibnlerne, bar be Daa bette Sms
rnnoe intet ppnaoet. Sanoelen meo
Weuneifefjeo f@lorerer / fore 9ele al
&pusotater. Den e~panseliife 2aae
6inbe, Der iulate meb / bet bele Self
tog MOB Nraberne, bar uogipct ell
8og beroni, o. be S%ftlorinser, bon
giuer beri, % iom for Stsriieoelen er
lelpoplepebe, er lisefrem baarreiienbe.
Seren os Seietninserne paa &oner'
oamperne beftaar for en- tor Gel al
Snofpote al 8aneolaitammen. De or
lerenemme. mcaet tapre % uoboloenbe,
men piloe % fannibalife. Sc er palis
itelise at bulbe i aue, cs Sinbe bar
ielp paa Ell &%ongooamper maottet laOe
ier 8ansolocr lGsse . Seru, ioroi be
bapoe isiit to ipse Watroier. 9es-
uoen pleier be Sasen isr Slastninsen
at br9tfe 2emmerne paa be Sanger %
5laper, ipm be bill ipiie, iorat aivoet
fan blipe mere mgrt.
9teften ale &on9pitammer er Men.
n~eIfeRoere; bper Stamme bar en- he.
TENT 2%egemsoel, iom De nrrer itgrit
6orfIGrligbeo ior. Sntetitees bliper
Wienneltefieoet ipiit raat, men alles
i,ebs tost. itest eIer reset. S llgeuis
uar be Suioe unoer bet arabiife 5eittoo
uoeu aiso; men De tjpbte life roget
aiso paa Wtorfeoerne runot / 2auoet,
oa be perpeo funbe uoiette Zig for at
iaa Wenueitefipp.
Geo llbansi er Der ct fort Warfeb
for Menneifetipo. Sif Stibsfaptei-
nerne bape @ieber, Glienben eaer ar.
bre Erobuiter. iaa forlan9er be Sub
fgote Slaper I'll at lplle pp. Seb
sgiuatpr. oeo 3~umbaisen, ueo 80.
iousc, pueralt er Der Dtennelteeoeri %
Menueltebauoei. @uoifjgnt bepisliae
Ntcune iieaoere faar iireng Strai, ia
enoos 3oosiiraL ueOuarsr Dog ben al.
ltpl,se Sfit.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Smaapluf.

@toro, Sofnfon baosos fcrIeoen Qf.
ten i GIUH neoenfor Msneoammen.
5an TT Sranps % Itre1 eftcr !9ialp,
men Gdmcraterne troeoe, at ban gioros
BET / Speg, "a ineen fcrieate at hislpe
ham, far ian ali uuoer SHE Sang, ba
Gbas. grpe fl fat / Bum "a fit lam
brast iIs1o. Get tpg en- 5io, FIR ban
Inn til arrftcr i9ieu, % Ibis han lite
bapbs foast 5irIp t iibite EitbIii, bar
ban uosntpil brutnst.
mis- Clara 0ilfon. 8dtter AZ
Mr. "a hrs. 9. 9. Nilion fem hism
fra Gticooo 7ioitc llgs, % iaften 81. s
nil bun bIpt roterist til 9. :. Ban gus
rsn fra Gbicogo.
6. 6. gratrub at ~2anbFrmnst
Gpen'on &c 9ratrub | Siour Sa1s,
G. DAT, oFIagoe st 6orrstningsbefsg t
0scorab | Gnsbogs.
6. :. @eiier og Zen Bear rsifte
/ mdnoaag til Qatt Benton, Minn.,
Fpor Be bill til6ring, no9Is 0aas. 9ua
Sicmrriien ftonbier Ben Bear / ct.
@auI in at oipre Snbticb at 9eItspert
for 8i~nterbanoelen.
mrs. 8. 30. Sanfrn, ipm bar
bsieQt fine SorGIore / 9ecorah, Mr.
co mrs. 9. .. RuTtab. er reiit bism til
SancspiGe, 0is.
DIR. og Uirs. Berger Sunion
rsiits iiofte Srebug til Normnn og gOpe,
Sppu, for at befe9e SIGgtninge.
8 @iuneiteit GprntD sr Der oIlereb,
4 Sanbibatsr for Senator. De er: Or.
s. ~. 3uubnep, 8aptsin G. s. 8eiisr,
Or. s. g. Ropme fra GaImur og %.
9. 8Ismme fra R~ibgepap.
gener g. gione / !6igblanbpine
pur Spnoas GftermiOOag iaa ubeIbig at
br9tte bet enc Ben unbsr en- aisretur.
Mprbsrsn Cater, IBIS Sag bar
pGret bshanblst at Retten / Wsit Union
/ opsr 5 Tiger, bIep / Snsbags ertlarst
for ftpIoig / Morb / ferite @rao, %
Surnsn fuitiatte StraTsn til ~Iipsnrigt
SGngTeI.
9erst Samre, Batter At Mr. %
mrs. 9soer Samre, iom bpr nogle faa
Mil ira 8ecpraf, bebs / 5irsbags efter
ct aars SpgsIigfeb. 2fbebe par %
Gar % s Maaneber eomnsl. gegrus
teiIen fpresaar Sreoug 5ormioOas 81.
II fra 6iemmet.
pruf. ng mrs. g. Tonning fra
Maoiion, Minn., er Ter i4.Ssirg tcs
Mr. % mrs. 3. Sulporimn.
Reo. 8. g. SEMEN % 6amilie
fra Qatimer, Sa., er bsr pua 8eIe9 hos
glrs. Seniens JoreIbrs, Mr. rg mrs.
g. 8. DiIipn.
- Mtrs. 8. &. Gpipbid % 3atter
al Cheyenne, @pomins. tom IioIe 6res
Dag til 9ecprab meb Tante saa at
uperralf fife i'm GsItsr Mrs. 9. S~uunoIeu.
- Scr. s. 6. Satbre pa Sufru
(tiblissre 3iqa anunoieu) Tom iioIte
9rroos til 2scOrab % er @iafer hos
Gnuubiens Snmils.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
SecDrab 90 Smegll.
The NATIONAL BANK of Decorah
2eu l0oe ,3uli 1891.

oabnsots fer 6orrctning 9irsod9
Moretn meo en- SapitaI al $4,000,
iom sies at bsiieno.t "a paaliotligs 5crs
rstninsSmarn / 8inucibeit os @ciuaro
Counter. 8dntcns GmbsosmGno er
fglgenhs.
g. 9. g8hitntn, Brsiipcnt.
3. 6. Sotnior, Bic, qrsiiOent.
8. 6. Sitrleb, Sa5isrsr.
0irsttersr: =. s. gang, 8. G..
SotuIon, g. 9. 0bitntp, 8. 9. Wsns
mes, +. 8. gaier, 9. ). Gunoerion,
z. n. Gbcmpicn.
9ootteper; N. +. gnfer.
9ocitoper % Golettor: - Stto +.
Guuosrirn.
Zen o1mIe @~anibn9ning. tcor BEN
me 8anf bar fit !6ism, Ct mdlet ca
rubIet irbpenoi1 "a bar faaet nps
SpeiIeIas, Iaa oen Ter ristig pen M.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
SfaIoetheo.

1eppe 1r9et anoet er iad ofte 9lens
itano for "Spergsmaal" iom Saaret&
Ifalben.
Oct er ogiaa Girtelisfeben ganTts
ufbggeligt at ie ben enc itore Saarbpt
efter ben anoen fglge meb 8ammen, %
uoiigten til inben lang Sib at blin mler
eIer minbre italoet, p9tfer ~naturliQ
2nIfet om at faa ct Raab, Der mulia
bill funne dfpenbe BEN truenoe lllptte.
9d Saarets 4falben imiblertib fan
Fare mango 4ariaser e. napnlig ofte er
6etinget / en- Spgopm GanoipnIig en-
Pldntepdraii) / ielpe 9aarrooen, er bet,
faa gierna pi enb bill, pfteit ganite umus
ligt at Iige noget beitemt, iaaIGnge Der
mdngler 4nlebning til at ie 9aar og
Sppeb6unb 6ps ansj9lbenbe Sperger.
Saabanne 5ilfalbe fan belIt rente
5jGlp hus en- Spscialtpnbig, Der far
lert at Saarets lloIeenbe % psb 6ialp
at WitroItopet at ~fpritaa Qariagen rg
angipe gefanolingen.
Der er bp9 pgiaa mango, mango 5ilz
f9lbe at Sfulbetfeb, fbpr inoen Soar
ipebrm enbnu er tilIteoe, % BET er ON
oisie, Ri fer bill gipe nogls Splpsningsr.
.Sbdb er idd WarfQden her2
Gnten er bet en- | 8ebtomnenbes Naz
tur liggenoe, pfteit nebarbet Total Spd9s
feb. 9et er iom 8r9s pod qruno
Sorb. Strauet sr tpnbt, CO Rpben tort
og irag. InlRgget er ba uf Ndturen
tarpeligt, pg rpgen ri9elig @art fan
perfcr life itaTes tilpeie bsb npget Mios
bel.
Gner OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES er ForItDrs
ret. paa 8runb uf Spgbrm (froniI)
eler paa 8runo at ubsniigtsmGgiig
2epemaabe &. Gts. 8rug af 4ltpboO
faar Saarrrben fig life tilfert pasIenoe
eller t~ilitrattelig Naring. Saarets
8art os Saaret ielp bliper ipagt.
s ilige silfalbe mda man babe !Saa6
ON, at, ndar Spgpcmmen b9pes, eller
2epemaaoen bebres, 6uaret bill taae be-
bre 89rt. timber bisle 5ortplO bill bet
bore til megen Hptte, at 9aaret Itj9,
res tort, fporpeo ppnaaes 9eIparelie
for Grn9ringen.
Gler Saarets @Grt femnes LED
Mungsl pua &ensli3bsh. Spor ulbrio
purmt 8ano og S9be faar bor!!asc e
aiiteote sSuooele ben inbterrebe Speb og
bet itOrpeoe 5eotlag, pil 2uftns bell
penoe 8irtning upe6Iipe, Saarei8 ltbz
pitling mungle Ylaos % bets Gr lG>
ling liot efter lipt tage Sfabs.
Gn ipag Suarrert ligeer Lsiiere UNI
Der for be flere Slags Smla-op %, ter
iDGrmer pn / 2uften slsr logger faStet
peo Samme, 9srite sler !SadnotInber.
Oct er Der tilraabel;gt peb RansliQz
FEB og en- iuno negtern 2epemaoOe
iaapiot muligt at itprte SSaarpGrten.
Som lDtalt Wiobel er Masiaqe
Os gsritning) al Spreo=
bunoen npttig til / 4~lminbsliabeo at
itprte SuarpGrten peo | Suoen at bans
ne irrsset glootiaeb rg fcrbsiet Stofs
Suoenionins Ell Sang eIer 10 ON
llgen al en- raa gGggsblommeer ooIaa
ct meget gpbt MiObel, naar frrIt Sopeb.
buoen er aoot reniet.
Saslig @ait tplbt @ano er at am
fppr oer ;tte sr I6eumatisme. ca
3por Der efter 8altninaen furtia fsIes
N bebngelis 9arme / S~ppeobupen.
orpr iaaban Reatticn panfelia pattss. J
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Rep. berman arrelteret.
8 Ontario, CANADA.

Sra 8enbrote. Ontario, berettes ben
ABE b., at Geu. 5rnncis German,
Iom er mistRntt for at babe mprbei
gtiis Senrietta glauieu / Salt Safe
GltD ! 1895. er arreitsret Der. Nan.
ben, ipm faIber Zig Samiltuu, bar up.
bplot Jig Der | Gme9nen en- Glib "a Dir.
fet Tom Rref. CONNER 9eacon III.
fate Sebauolinaen Of hans Gaa en-
ugc, iaa GutbOrtteterne / Salt Safe
Gltp. Utah, fan ienoe en- Taup berben
for at ioentificere BAN.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Slori0asSauo.

Seq Dnitcr q. lGiae 500 Arres meaet tint
Sarm!ano oeo Ct. Sucie diper, nqr @1iis
eitp. 2anoet bar JttUcr 5rUut o. cauer ia
for 8rnds EARNING &iHeapples, Gltruner,
SaHaEtr CIR. Gieget ianot. lat oeS
3srnbanea. vii iRlGe biAigt o. paa lana
1iO, 'iar bus 6iers ilos its ~iaunleu til en-
Gplont Seq CT tleHot meo ale 6loribas
6prbolo % Tan Cite goO Seteo. striu III
Mrs. Sonts Eio, 223 s8tn6sner ggpe,
&Aleaao. 9n.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
Yartuer ct'Ncs.

I'll at tlgbe uo CT "@en. Store". Maa
baoe $500 iontant, Cpelie life upopenoig.
@ooe @tteiier. @oresier 6. g, Care al
2scprabsTpiten 4Gb4
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
6preno Nbrabam bar ieSt.

Cp'thp 8uluDuW uGr 1901, Ia
l9n9e Isreno SorO uar bruot Tor Sc
tore Tpramiber i gGgppten, blsu oer
ilIlaoet Wieoiciner al ur,er for Selbre,
oelien al De Sp9e, ps pl laier / Oeu
bealse etriit: "5teus mig meo .9iop
laa le9 blluer reu."
Der fnOes ianOipnligpis life i bclc
amerlfa en- Dlano. iUm er mere eutbr.
l'ali'lt emo 5abr fanten al 81. geters
airItO meo Senipn til Sebanolinoeu
az SIoO' % SnoipgOOmme oeO sinIr
AZ urter. Sueultaaeuoe er ct 0Itot iro
llore tlo9ape al hans gloo. g}pr,
Salere oiloe siere uel / at ifrioe cite,
Ct Gremplor oeraf. Set ieubes iri,
aOreslsn CT 3r. :. 6obrnep, ll2.ll4
90. 9oDne aue., Chicago, Su.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

- S9At1a'r al II 9Gg! 4f~sitsHnh.
pOFeN" n'so0tltr, at en- 6one Der / 0qrb,o,u
la9oe Il SsS, boOraf uoruasocs IS anr
''llscF' oer ale l'osr % er / beoitt g,Iooo
rnoe. >''o"N
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

@amls ari9sitibt. Set cusdih gOmir,.
,ief lo'9if ! IOrri9s llse no8le sanlle ario..
rlos AZ SrG; blaaOt Dem ~ianot,s Ir,oott,n
.9raa'pns' iom OcItOg i De feits eiciloo !
aarfHe 1893 1915. SiOcn 1919 f.,
.graHpls" Iiso't ubcuDttct / Qortsmoutbs
oaon. Nu iaI bet busscs op.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

3niinoer or blepne telbreoeoe peb Rodn
Mountatu Sea. 5aGe5 hos ale 8ruaatiter
eler ". 9oit hos Agaoiipn Meolcine g.,
g}aptipH, gSia.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

Zen beloislie Meoiciu. lpm er tillapet-
Npdn Mountain Sea. ,iGaes bosale 9ruaaia
tier eller pr. Bolt hes Maoilon Nieoicine 60.
Mablipn. gSlS.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

@olo &em aItib tart % irUi Rotn
yRpuHiaia Tea. 5aaes hos ollie Grugaiiter
eler pr. 4pIt hos Waoiion Mieoicme So.
WlaDilon, &is.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16

Cmnibasisrne aoHoon bar Bat iofe
9alnaar b~tfornrst 70 Uiaiour qasialerer.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
@tuneapoliS Vrpenfimnrfs,
Ectp Dort Yrpouttmarfes
Ctieaap ptpeufimnrfrs.

'ua' hl2Tliii
-2
- ''VNk. $ So
iotetor-Accor,ing To quality.
N'o fo'eter' p. u'..,.."...."... ~ -
po"''' ..,.-.".
Hides tIten taIted. atweIglts. Neil.
Green tait,o. hAw.igLts, No. 2..
Cali, Nc.
ialiow- Htl packed. a4-....
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
GnIntb &psocprtfer.
winneappltS s.peeepr,,sr
Gcutaut,ota | sh,.o..
Den l5de JUL

Hvedemei-Hard and soft wheat bakers :
Mais--No. :, in store
Havre-No. 3 free OH board. "
~ az, x
Byg-Fair TO good mating grades. -
Ho-Choice Upland Prairie and Iimuthg 49,,
~Hadm-Choice ryestraw.. '
Wheat anu cal straw.
Decorah-posten., 1897-07-16
M9entcr pnifcs

NNcWtcr bNIfcS llIo' Iala' os nu,t.
nori' eaniie eub,
,''e''HS'o sss. coeiie bs9spra he. IN -,
te'0ne' pil o' 5s''It $500 om Dlaau.s,a =,
~ gsa V'''l'e N'mnisE0n ON iorlr,g5 .r,,
e'tr S'T'utar % Ssunsstir til -''
S'bnS s. ssinffom & On.
SSi gearb5ru t., q5i,,,o
w p''l'' faHS'Hapif, sosiar!assu., am,r,.,
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-11
OWNS MUCH VALUABLE PROPERTY.
School Board of st. Louis Controls Real
Estate Worth About 81 800. 600.

From the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The school board of St Louis prCba-
bly, controls more real estate not used
for school purposes than any similar
organization in any other city of the
United States. This real estate is owned
an fee simple by the schools of ST. Louis.
Block after block Of ground in the
heart of the city-on Third, Fourth.
Broadway. Sixth. Seventh and Eighth
streets. and out TO Twenty
street-besides great tracts on the north
and south sides. are listed in the name
of the school board of St. Louis: a
princely domain valued at $l.500000,
and bringing in an annual revenue
from ground leases of about $4,000 10
help pay the expenses of the schools.
How this great property came into the
possession Of the city forms an inter-
esting chapter Of local history.
Almost all of the French settlers in
the Mississippi valley were farmers
Some of them We're also blacksmths
masons or carpenters. and devoted a
portion of their time Il these Yoca-
lions as their services were required.
Others engaged for short periods in the
fur trade or peddled merchandise to
The Indians; but farming was their vo-
cation, and wherever a settlement was
made the first act after the erection
of their cottages was To set aside COM
mons" and common fields" for gem
eral use. The commons Mere for pas
lures for the stock, the common fields
for cultivation. This land. az the titles
indicate, was common property no in
diyidual held title to any part Of it,
The common fields We're divided into
lots and each householder Was allotted
pne or more lots according to the size
Df his family and his ability to oulti-
Nate. The lots We're narrow strips OF
land extending from the village To the
outer edge Of the common field, So laid
nut in order that each holder might
pursue his la bors close to his home in
times of danger from invasion by In
Hians. The common fields We're usually
inclosed By a fence, out tho lots We're
hot. In St Louis the common fields
extended from what is now Broadway.
Dn the east. TO about jefferson avenue
hn the west and from Market or a lit
lie below. on the south. to Mound
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-11
BUTTE News.
TO SHOOT HIS FATHER
Sheehan Brings This Charge
Against His Son.
A HEARING WILL BE HAD
The Son and the Mother Tell a Different
Story -Sheehan Was Keeping a
Sharp Eye on the Doings
of His Divorced Wife.

There is more trouble in the house OF
Sheehan, that is the house of John
Sheehan. a miner i'm the High Ore.
Some time ago Sheehans wife sued for
a divorce on the grounds of cruelty,
and yesterday the husband had his a.
Cear-old son arrested for threatening TO
take his tthe fathers) life. The boy
has not the appearance of being bad
character. and from all that can be
learned il is a case of diamond cut
diamond" all around.
When the separation of Mr.. and Mrs.
SheehaD occurred. the husband settled
Hpon the wife the family residence at
A21 East Mercury street and agreed to
give $50 month out OF his wages to
support herself and four children. This
lit appears, he has done, but according
40 his statement 70 The county attorney.
he objected to seeing a certain man
visit the house of his former wife as
frequently as was the case while he
was supporting her so to put a stop
to the proceedings. Sheehan decided to
build himself a cabin on the same lot.
where he could exercise a membership
over the family. He started in To build
the cabin and as he states. was put
TO a great deal of annoyance by his son
Cornelius. who sided with his mother.
and at length. at about noon yesterday,
walked out of his mothers house with
a shotgun and ordered his father off the
premises.
Sheehan came down town and swore
no a complaint charging the boy with
assault in the first degree. upon which
a warrant was issued in Justice Lau-
Tandeaus court and the boy taken be-
fore the justice for arraignment The
mother. Bridget Sheehan acting for the
boy, demanded a preliminary hearing,
which was set for Wednesday, and the
boy committed to the county jail in de-
fault of $500 bonds
The boy and his mother tell a story
that is radically different from the
fathers. The mother says that the
father built the cabin for no reason in
the world except to annoy her. and he
built it SO close to her back door that it
was With difficulty she could get out
and in her own house by that way
Her husband. she said, had threatened
TO shoot her and had bought a gun for
that purpose. Yesterday morning, she
claims, she demonstrated with him over
his course. and he drawing his gun,
threatened to shoot her. The boy, she
adds, a little ridiculously, stepped in
between them with an axe and threat
ened to shoot his father if he injured
his mother. She admits having a shot
gun in the house. but denied that the
boy had it in his hand, or any other
weapon than an axe.
Both sides will be given an opportu-
nifty to air their differences on Wednes-
day.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-11
AN OLD-TIME DEAL.
How Such Affairs Were Conducted in the
south Before The War.
n the Atlanta CONSTITUTION.


From the Atlanta Constitution.
Il heah somebody talkin' bout folks
fightin' duels crost de water" said an
old Georgia darkey, '.but. my, my! dey
doan fight no duels now like dey use
teri"
Ever witness one?" he was asked.
Many one, sub. But dat wuz be-
TO- de war, en- endurin' of it,"
Wen, tell us about EN-"
Well, sun, des got time enough ter
tell you bout one, whar my ole mars
ter wuz de leader. You see, he wuz a
cap'n in de war"
Yes"
EN- he had a sweetheart: en- while he
wuza-fightin' n'er Teller come erlong en-
take his sweetheart from him.
That was bad"
Yes, sub, you right il wuZ, en- ez
soon ez he hearn tell of H. what did he
do but git a furlough en- come trompin'
home"
And what happened them
We'll, sub, de cap'n wuz so mad he
wouldn't notice de gal, but he SEN
letter ter de Teller wnat sparkin her en-
challenge him ter fight.
De teller wuz game, en- he come ter
de scratch like a man.
one maWnin' early de cap'n wake
me up, en- he en- me en- some yuther
white genlemens got in carriage en-
drlv ter de woods, whar de yuther fell
Ter what loved de gal wuz waitn' fer
him.
Den we got out, en- some er dem
marked off de groun' en- dey took dey
places en- blazed away,
AT de fust crack de capn winged
his man, en- down he fell, ker blaam.
wild de blood streamin' all round him.
Killed him, did he?''
IL m comm ter aat terrectly. Dey
took him up fer dead dey did, enca d
him ter his house
Den he capn went ter whar he
sweetheart live at en- tell her what ne
done.
wall sub. dat gal was de braves
gal | ever see. She stood right dar, she
did, en- looked at de cap'n like she
could kill him. Den she put on her
hat en- went from de house like mad
She went en- went tell she foun'
whar de yuther Teller wuz, en- de way
she talked ter him en- kissed him wuz
a sight! En- she said she'd stay right
dar en- nuss him-live or die. En- she
wuz "a good ez her word.
Mex day de cap'n say ter me:
'Whar is she?'
En- when | tell him what she wuz
a-doin' of, he wuz madden dan ever.
DE Teller what he shot KEEP on a.
mendin', do it wuz hard fer de doc
tor ter git ter him fer de gal a-kissin'
of him, en- de cap'n's furlough run out
en- he had ter go back ter KILN Yam
KEGS. He wuz so mad dat he killed mo
dan ever, an dey'd made him a gin'ral
fer i, eff Mr.. Lee hadn't surrendered
des when he did.
The other fellow got well, them
You right he did, sub, Ell got mar
ried, too, but-would you believe it,
de cap'n WuZ in two miles er de we'd
ain en- wouldn't so ter it.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-11

I street. on the north The lots into
+ which this tract was divided We're one
arpent in width by forty arpents in
| length. A lineal arpent was about 100
| feet. The common. or pastures. We're
south of Market street, and included
Chouteau's pond. There were. of course,
certain regulations regarding the use
of the common fields, the rights and
obligations Of individuals. etc. but they
We're few and simple, and this COM
munal system of agriculture served its
purpose admirably in connection with
all the villages along the Mississippi.
When ST. Louis passed from the jur-
isdiction of Spain To that of the United
States the inhabitants of the town
sought to have their common property
confirmed to them Their claims were
heard by the trustees of the city in 1906.
and all but one Of the trustees voted
to reject the commons claims. But the
United States government came to the
rescue of St Louis ana all the other
French towns in the new territory and
passed an act June l.. 1872, confirming
the rights Of the inhabitants of these
places To their common property. 1t was
in this act that the permanent school
fund of ST Louis had it's origin. The
second section Of the act was as fol-
lows
That all town or village lots. outlets
or common field lots included in such
surveys. which are not rightfully owned
or claimed by any private individuals.
or held as commons belonging to such
towns or villages, or that the president
of the United States may not think
proper to reserve for military purposes
shall, be and the same are hereby re-
serve - he support of schools in the
reSpect.-e GOWNS or villages aforesaid:
provided. that the whole quantity of
land contained in the lots reserved for
the support of schools in any one town
.sss Iatr
tieth part Of the whole land included
in the general survey of such town or
village"
The town board of trustees was called
together to take action to secure the
benefits of the act within month after
its passage. The task of ascertaining
what lands We're "rightfuliy owned or
claimed by individuals prior to Dec.
%. 1903. proved TO he a difficult one.
There were, of course. numerous claim
ants to many of the lots which the trns-
tees believed to be the property of the
city, and the controversies growing out
of these claims kept the matter in an
unsettled state for several years
Finally, the several claimants or their
Representatives being unable to prove
their titles, an act Of congress was Sc
cured in 1881 relinQuishing To the inhab-
itants of the towns mentioned in the act
of 1872 all right and title to the school
lots. without any reservations, and un-
der this act the board took possession
of 295.05 acres of land. little less than
twentieth of the total acres of the
city at that time. Upon this splendid
endowment the public schools of st.
Louis were based, and all honor is due
to Colonel Riddick for his disinterested
services in behalf of popular education
in this city. and a monument is due
him from his beneficiaries. He did not
live to see the consummaton of his
plans. The work which he began was
completed by others, but it was his
work. nevertheless