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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-09-16
CHARGED WITH MURDER
A Guard to Be Tried For Kill
ling Convict in northampton.

A Guard to Be Tried For Kill
ling Convict in Northampton.
A few days ago the News
and Observer exposed the cru
city that was being practiced on
the convicts at the Northamp
ton farm by the officials there
in charge.
Now comes the second chapter,
which shows that this paper had
not overdrawn the terrible pie
turs. Indeed it had not drawn
it dark enough.
Not only are the convicts bru-
tally treated and numerically
beaten, but recently James
Lowe. of Tunis, uertford county
a white convict who was sent to
the Northampton farm, was
beaten so numerically and SO
brutally by James Sears, a white
guard, that he died shortly after
wards while at work in the
field.
The charge against Sears is
made by DR.. Ferguson, a physl.
clan to the convicts, who held
a post mortem examination up
on the body. DR.. Ferguson
stated that Lowe died from the
effects of the terrible punish
ment.
On this evidence, and on ap'
plication of H. H. Roberts
Judge Walter Clark issued
bench warrat for Sears, charg
ing him with murder. An off,
Ger has lelt to bring him here
for trial. The case will proba'
bly, be heard Monday morning
at the Supreme courtroom BY
Judge Clark.
AS great cruelties and inhu
man brutality has long beer
practiced on this farm, and as
several of the convicts and
guards have been summoned as
witnesses some sensational evil
dence may be expected at the
trial.
James Lowe, the murdered
convict, was young white man.
He was brought to the PEN
itentiary by the sheriff OF Hert.
ford county in 1898 to serve a
tWo-year term of imprisonment.
He was convicted of murder in
the second degree. Lowe had not
been at the prison long before
he was sent to the Northam pton
farm.-News and Observer.
Win the white men of Hert-
ford county tolerate such mis-
cradle gang of cut throat pie
eaters as these are? We answer
no, after reading the above they
will march tc the polls and roll
up an old time majority that
will defeat the vile scoundrels
that allows our helpless convicts
to be numerically beaten and
brutality murdered.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-09-16

One advantage of taking Ayers Sar-
saparilla to purify the blood is that
you need not infringe upon your hours
of labor nor deny yourself any food
that agrees with you. In word, you
are not compelled to starve Or loaf,
while taking it. These arc recommen-
dations worth considering.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

have advised the chairman of the electric
light committee to purchase an extra field coil
for alternatQr the cost of which will be S45
and ne has ordered the same through me-
from the Warren Electric Manufacturing Co.
With the changes that l. have suggested
ana when you have been provided with this
new field coil, you may feel sure OF excellent
ind constant service from your Warren AL
tcrnator, ii proper care is exercised
II its manipulation and the
III 1nagement OF the rest of your plant I at
t;sch hereto copy of a test made by your
Mr.. Markhus and myself, on Saturday night
last. BY reference to this Sheet YOU will
notice that the machine has a remarkable
electrical efficiency, approaching 80 per cent
at about half load on the machine 1 have al
SO attached bill from the Warren Electrical
Manufacturing Co., and respectfully request
that you approve the same
Respectfully yours,
JAMES M. BOYLE E. E.
Sandusky, Ohio.
L called a special meeting of the
council Monday forenoon at 9 O'Clock
for the purpose Of meeting with the
expert and coming to some under
standing about this matter. person
ally notified all of the councilmen to
be present and attend to this matter,
yet, l am sorry to say, notwithstand-
ing all were in town only bare quo
rum was present Karwand.
Ramsett and myself.
The minutes of the special meeting
will show that Mr.. Markhus was pre-
sent and admitted that the DYNAMO
was alright when it came here. and
that the trouble with it so far has not
been due to any negligenceof the War
rem Electric Mfg Co., nor to defects
in the dynamo or EXETER. Also that
the dynamo is now in first class order
according to the experts reports.
So that hereafter as long as the plant
is properly run the public may expect
efficient service.
[ have felt it duty to make this
somewhat long statement on this mat
ter to silence the rumor afloat that the
Warren dynamo is not an efficient
machine, and that the council that
selected it made mistake. 1 think
the above report of the expert and
testings taken in the presence of Mr..
Markhus show that we have a remark
ably efficient machine And further
more as a matter of simple justice to
those council men and outside expert
who last winter commended that there
was nothing the matter with the ma
chinery, but all the trouble was with
the running of it.
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17
THE ELECTRIC PLANT.

EDITOR TR1BUNE:-It will be re-
membered by the citizens of Willmar
that we have had more or less of
trouble with our large dynamo. Last
Christmas. Mr.. Markhus, our electri-
cal engineer, claimed that the defect
was in the EXETER and dynamo, ana
on correspondence with the makers
of 1.-THE Warren Electrical Manu-
featuring Co., the latter agreed to
exchange our dynamo for a new one
specifically guaranteed to do good
service. The exchange was made
about TWO months ago. But the new
dynamo run hot also, as had been the
case with the old one, and hence Mr..
Ziesemer, the chairman of the electric
light Com. at the last meeting moved
the resolution to instruct the Warren
Electric Manufacturing Co. to send a
man here to fix it, or we would en-
ploy one at their expense.
The following letters are copies of
Mr.. Osmundson's letter to the Warren
Electric Manufacturing Co. and their
answer to it:
Willmar, Mimi, August 9th, 1885,
Warren Electric Mfg. Co., Sandusky Ohio,
GENTs:-Please find enclosed copy of order
passed at the regular meeting of the village
council on June 9Th, 1898.
The last dynamo you sent is not giving Salts
faction, as you are aware Of and the council
thinks it is time that you fulfill your promises
and guarantee under yours OF Feb. 18th last
The bearing on pulley side and EXETER field
and bearing is heating very much. Can not
carry but one-third load for a given time. In
yours of the 18th of February, you claimed to
have the interest of the machine at heart
most thoroughly. The village council thinks it
Is time that that interest was showing itself
Hoping you will not neglect this matter any
longer, but attend to it at once
Yours Very Truly,
SAMUEL OsMUNDsON
Village Recorder
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

Don't forget to call on A. Peters on
& Co. when selecting your wedding
presents. Everything in the line OF
household furniture.-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17
Original and Only
OLD VIRGINIA
JUBILEE QUAR7ETTE.

in a concert of war songs, camp meet
ing hymns and plantation songs.
Male quartets, trios, duets and solos.
Endorsed by Hon. Robert Pratt.
Mayor Of Minneapolis, and all lead
ing papers. " n. '. :..zz z. s ..e z,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

We will print next week an address
to Farmers's Alliance men of Mime
sofa by the Executive Board. See
advertisement of F. A. & I. U.
Agency for sale of grain by sample in
Minneapolis. F. A. & l. U. agents
in Kandiyohi county. will be an
nounced later. says Eric Olson the
state organizer who called here Mon
day on his trip to find good men in
each county, to transact the business
and protect farmer interests in bust
ness way.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

Smoke the "Blue Ribbon" cigar.
Manufactured by F. w. Ferguson.
Mrs. G. E. Hornbeck leaves to-day
for a short visit in St. Paul.
Coleman Williams spent few days
in the cities last week.
Mrs. Hilbert Craswell and children,
of Minneapolis, are visiting with John
Williams and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Adams returned
to Willmar, after having spent the
week at Crescent Beach.
Mrs. Robert TAFT, of Diamond
Lake, visited her daughter, Mrs. D.
W. Haley, the past week.
Mrs. E. S. Frost and children, Mrs.
w. J. Pinney and children, and Miss
Lulu Wilcox are sojourning at Bawl-
der Beach cottage, Eagle Lake.
Mr.. G. H. Burkhardt left Monday
morning for St. Paul, where he took
Mrs. Burkhardt to St. Luke's hospi-
tai for medical treatment.
Rev. and Mrs. N. Welter, of Union
City, Ind, are here on visit with
the family of Mrs. Welter's sister,
Mrs. J. Doty.
F. W. Ferguson manufactures the
"Blue Ribbon" cigar. Give it trial
and you will be convinced of it's ex-
cellency.
Julius Moersch, of Duluth, assist
ant factory inspector OF the state OF
Minnesota, was in the village yester-
day. He expressed himself as well
pleased with the enterprising appear
ance of our village.
Swan Nelson was laid up at his
home with sickness last week. He
came up from Minneapolis on a
weeks vacation and was obliged to
spend it in bed.
Emil Johnson, son of Mrs. Gertina
johnson Ryan, died early Monday OF
typhoid fever. Deceased was II years
of age. Funeral services were held in
Svea yesterday. the funeral taking
place from the Swedish Lutheran
church of that place.
Hans G. Larson sustained bad in
jury to his hand in a self-feeder of a
separator at Pennock last Friday.
Several bad cuts were made on his
hand by the band cutting apparatus.
He will however regain the full use OF
his hand.
According to the daily newspaper
reports there are four cases of typhoid
fever in Co. D at Camp Ramsey.
The patients are Thos. O'Brien, Sam
Oblinger, Ole Tygeson and Ben John.
son. They have been removed with
other patients to the Northwestern
hospital at Minneapolis.
The brick work on the Mikkelson
block is finished. A. P. Bergeson
has the job of plastering the building
and went to work with a big crew
Monday morning. They have some
odd 5000 square yards to cover. The
structure is an imposing one and an
ornament to the city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17
Those Marshall Ball Games

Last Thursday and Friday were the
days appointed for the return games
of ball between Marshall and Will
mar, and accordingly our boys went
over to engage in the contest with
their Marshall friends (?). It seems
from all reports that have reached US
that the visiting club was treated in
an unfair manner. The scores for the
two days would seem to indicate that
there was something wrong, for we
have too much faith in our club to
think they would lose both games, es-
pecia)ly with such a score against
them as the second days game shows.
The games resulted. according to the
umpire, as follows: Thursday, 4 to
7; Friday, 5 to II.
The gentleman from Balaton, a Mr..
TAFT, certainly showed very poor judy
ment in his decisions if he meant to
be honest with both sides. Accord
ing to the reports from both players
and spectators there are several
things connected with the games which
do not show up the umpire very fav Or
ably. 1t is intimated that there were
signs of "sell-out''-anything to
defeat the Willmar club In the first
game, Willmar's excellent playing
for the first seven innings entitled
them to far more credit than they re-
ceived. The boys, however, were not
disheartened the first day, and had
hopes of receiving just treatment on
the morrow, but no, they were doomed
to disappointment, and were obliged
to acknowledge that a game between
Marshall and Willmar on it's merits
alone was an impossibility.
Willmar has one of the best teams
in the state, and while it does not
expect to win the laurels at every
game, yet with fair treatment it will
make it very interesting for any con-
testing club. It is probable that no
more games will be played with Mar
shall this season, as Manager Mark
hus received word yesterday that the
ball team of that place had disbanded.
At this writing no games with outside
clubs have been. arranged for, al
though it is expected that we will be
favored in that line before long.
Don't forget to call on A. Peterson
& Co. when selecting your wedding
presents. Everything in the line OF
household furniture.-
I've found something the poor and
rich canhave. Love can'ttake it's place.
Brings peace and happiness complete.
Nothing can take it's place. IT'S Rocky
Mountain Tea. A. E. Mossberg, drug
gist. =
r. z His System. 49,. -
" Shinren Clark Ito his emnlover leav.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17
Wi11,nar Market Report.

Can q strong, healthy girl love q
sickly, puny man? That's question.
To BE sure, young man, take Rocky
q Mountain Tea. Brings strength. A.
EN- ossberg, druggist. ..:.s.% I
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

The languages in Palestine are Ari-
bistan and Hebrew, even the smallest
children speaking the purest Bible He
brew.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17
His System.

r III. His System.
\ Shipper Clark Ito his employer, leav-
ing the omce)-Oh, Mr.. System, haven't
you forgotten your umbrella? It's rain
ing. =. NJ. ~ ss $50 xz n,
Mr.. System-Oan't help it. I have
made resolution to have one here and
one at home, to provide for all emer-
gencies Now, if / take this one. they II
both be at home. London Fun. -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

The New London Milling Co. have
excavated ground for new elevator
at Willmar, between the Northwestern
and Farmers elevators. and will be-
gin the erection of the structure at
once. This new enterprise will have
wholesome effect in stimulating the
grain growers to market their wheat at
Willmar. Manager Pinney stated
that he believed there was room for
another grain house here, and in that
belief the company erect their build
ing and will solicit a share of the
grain hauled to Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

A local medical society of the medi-
cal men of this and adjoining counties
is about to be formed under the name
of "The Grow River Valley Medical
Society,"" A preliminary meeting was
held at Litchfeld last week and the
following M: DIS. have signified their
willingness to join: Drs. O'Conner
and O'Hair of Waverly;, Drs. Krog-
stadt and Dalequist, Cokato; Drs.
Kaufman and Sherwood, Dassel; Drs.
Bissell, Chapman, Robertson, Ander-
son and Cassell, Litchfield; DR.. Robb,
Grove City; DR.. Hildebrandt, Forest
City: Drs. Archibald and Gibson, At
water; DR.. Kee Wakefield, Hutchin-
son; Drs. c. Johnson, Rains and Nc
Laughlin, Willmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

TO CURE a COLD in ONE DAY
5TakeLaxatiye Bromo Quinine Tablets. III
4 druggists refund the money ~ 1T fails to
cure &c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-17

I've found something the poor and
rich canhave. Love can'ttake it's place.
Brings peace and happiness complete.
Nothing can take it's place. IT'S Rocky
Mountain Tea. A. E. Mossberg, drug
gist. r
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
COTTON.

New York, Nov. 2S.-The cotton market
opened firm. with prices 10 20 Is points
higher on very strong English cables bull
ish weather statements. heavy covering
by shorts. who were badly scared. a
marked improvement in outside specula-
tive demand, led by Wall street; liberal
foreign support, and generous buying or
ders from the south. During the firss
hour the market was feverish and excit-
ed. with spssms OF temporary weakness
under prOfit-taking. although in the main
the feeling was strong. The bull crowd
We're jubilant and actively supported the
market. Prices ranged within > pints OF
the opening through the foraoart Of the
session, with demand from shorts IN
abated. The Liverpool market showed a
corresponding scare OF bears. prices ad-
vancing 10 a net gain OF 81 10 S points
within very short time. Southern houses
reported very bad weather conditions IN
many sections.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands 5Esc:
middling gulf 57sc; sales. - bales Fu-
lures closed very steady: November. S5.za;
December. $5.45; January. s.. -; February.
s.. ~; March, $5-5S; April. $50: May. $50:
June. $sS; July. 500; August, $50; Sep
TENDER. $50; October, $50.
New Orleans, Nov. 2S.-Cotton-F'irm:
middling. 1-l6c.
Galveston, Tex. Nov. 2S.-Cot;on-Firm:
5isc
Liverpool. Nov. eS-Cotton-Spot fair de-
mand; fair business done; prices 1-Isd
higher; American middling. ) SD; fu-
lures steady
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
LIVESTOCK MARK EFT,
CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov 2s-The demand for cattle
was brisk today and although the sup
ply was rather large, prices were on an
average steady and unchanged. Beef
steers were saleable at 3.90d4. 70 for the
commonest lots, medium grades selling
around 81 70 and good to choice shipping
cattle going for S5.O0d5. 50; sales were
largely at S4.T0G5. 30 with extra choice
beeves scarce and saleable at s.. 5o5Q5.S so.
Stockers and feeders sold at S3.00d4.40;
the demand showing no marked improve
ment. Butchers and Gamers stuff sold
freely al steady prices. and so did calves,
best grades bringing $6.00d7.O0.
HOgs-There was a brisk demand for
hogs from packers, and although receipts
were far above normal supply and with
in a few thousand of the biggest receipts
on record, the decline did not exceed 10c,
some early sales being only nickel lower.
Hogs sold at an extreme range of S3.10i3
3.45, the greater part crossing the scales
at SS.2712qS. S715, and pigs sold at $500
$50.
Sheep-There was a good demand for
sheep and lambs, but the liberal supply
caused a decline of 1O015c. Sheep were
saleable at s.. 25G2. 80 for culls, up to 500
"a. p for good to choice lots, sales being
largely at 50. 50d4.10 Yearlings sold at
s.. 2504.70 and lambs brought s3.50d4.J0
for ordinary up to s5.oOd55.5O for good TO
choice docks.
Receipts-Cattle 1900; hogs 1000; sheep
1900.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Nov. 2S.-CattleR-ececipts,
(official) 10 40 natives; 700 Texans. Trade
in cattle was less animated than usual,
slaughtering kinds steady to 10 cents
lower. Native feeders about steady; COM
mon range feedsr, 10G20c lower. No choice
native steers offered. Medium, 1880
$50; light weights, a. OOGf4. 10; stockers and
feeders, sS.0Oq45O; butcher cows and
heifers. s.. 65G4 .25; western steers, $3.50
3. 70; canning stock, S1.5062.60.
HOgs-Receipts, (official) II S36. Heavy
receipts and slow demand, prices suffered
a further decline of &c. Sales were: Heav-
les, 3.30Q3. 571a; mixed, $S.2Od3.35 lights,
So. 10q3.25.
SheeD-Receipts, Officially 800. While
the local supply was light, eastern mar
kets were decidedly lower and sales we're
mainly to loo lower in sympathy. Lambs
81. SoG5 20; muttons. $3.75q4.25; western
feeding lambs, $4.0GI4. 40; western feeding
sheep, S.3Q3.S5; stock ewes, s.. 5OG2. 50.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis. Nov. 2S.-Cattle-Receipts. g.
500; market steady TO strong Beef steers,
81. O0Q5. %: light steers. S. c0G4 40: stock
ers and feeders. s.. 50lI4. 10; cows and heif-
ers, s.. 00G4. IS; Texas and Indian steers
50. 00Q4. >; COWS and heifers, s. 25I3. 40.
Hogs-Receipts II. OO0; market 10c lower
Workers, SS.l0Q3.25; packers, S5.21a3. 80;
butchers 50. 25a3.40.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000; market steady;
native muttons, sS.50Q4.25; lambs. S4.OOQ
5 10.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
HOG MARKET LOWER
Heavy Receipts all Over,
Weaken Markets.
BULK $500 AT S3.O7 ~
Good Demand for Hogs With
Quality Fair.

The Wichita live stock market yesterday
was quoted ~ cents lower for hogs. This
was a fairly representative quotation.
since all the other western markets were
generally q full 10 cents OF on the decline,
and the quality of hogs offered every
y here as well as the abnormally enhanced
receipts tended to drepress the market.
IT was not an active day yesterday at the
yards, the receipts being only fair in vol
ume and the quality not better than fair
There are no comparisons 10 be made
other than Saturday with Monday, since
last week yesterday on account of the
terrific weather there was practically no
market and the receipts only nominal.
Yesterday opened with only few scat
tering wagon offerings in sight, and the
third sale to be recorded was a car lot
and though, while reasonably early, il was
common stock of only medium weight
and mixed at that, and bringing the price
al the low end Of the bulk range. The
balance of the morning was iesultory and
lacking in spirit and vim, and the next
several loads were only on the ordinary
and none helped very materially to lift up
the standard Of prices until later in the
afternoon, when two cars from the Ok
lahoma country were received, and one
OF this consignment at once took IN the
top price for the day, $40 AS for the
whole day, ii may be said that the quality
of pork stuff on sale was just far, not
more than that, but also that there were
at least two cars yarded and sold which
were good, and one little extra. There
was d very good demand for hogs all
through the day, Dold as usual being firm
on bids for the better class of fat hogs
and prime butcher stock, and all the buy
ing element eager for any class which
might appear. Though the receipts were
light and the demand greater than the
supply, most Of the varied interests closed
the day very well satisfied, and the sellers
at all times got the best of it. The drop
in the market at this point was only N
sympathy with the universal trend of the
markets everywhere. Chicago yesterday
broke any previous record. displaying on
the open market the tremendous offering
of over 10000 hogs, an unheard of situa-
ton This alone was enough to weaken
the market and added 70 that was the
already accumulated weight of several
previous days Of abnormally heavy re-
ceipts and the day was bound to suffer
and record lower prices. The Wichita
market in reality showed up a stronger
market since prices here were in compari-
son very favorable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-29
FRANZ J0SEPH'S JUBILEE
Swallowed by the Tragic Death of tn.
Empress

London, Nov 2s-The recent tragic
death OF the empress Of Austria over
clouds the celebration n that country Of
the haif-century of the emperor's reign
and prevents the carrying out Of the css-
tive features of the program. The cers-
monies VIII be confined To the churches
schools and army, and Vienna viii be
decorated and Illuminated only by private
citizens.
The Austrian reichsrath assembled yes
terday and listened 10 the addresses Of
the presidents OF the TWO houses. eulo-
giving the reign OF Emperor Francis Io-
seph The members as q rue. Voc
evening dress and decorations. but ths
Poles and Czechs were dressed in va.a
national costumes Only the benches Of
the Socialists were empty. the members
OF that party having refused 20 pzr:ic.-
pate in the meeting
About 1900 civil houors viii be coafer--
ed on December =. the anniversary Of the
proclamation, IN ISIS. Of Francis Joseph
as emperor OF Austria. after the sbdi-a-
ton OF his uncle. Ferdinand ! and the
remuneration OF the crown by h.s father.
Among those who vii be ho1ored are al
the burgomasters. Al the garrisons vii
attend church. and every soldier. i1ciuG-
ing the retired aud bronze-meia, men q
each regiment. viii select me oest officer
OF private for a decoration