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Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

cloudy as they neared the camp. The
instinct of the horses kept the trail.
A dim fire burned in the yard, beside
which the tired, uudlsciplined guard
lay asleep in fancied security. They
were aroused; Strout was called up;
my dispatch read; the ammunition was
examined and found as I told him; a
detail was put to work getting car
tridges; a council was held; other
guards were posted and some slept;
others did noe. Some slept their last
sleep.
'At daylight the bugle called to fall
in, and Strout's command started on
the march for Forest City, a point
they never reached. With Branham
to guide them by way of Kelly's Bluff,
they started, but in ten minutes they
were attacked by 300 Indians stripped
to the breechclout. Branham was shot
through the body, Springfield rifle
ball passing through his left lung.
Sperry's horse was shot twice under
him. Holmes had several hand-to-hand
encounters, but he bore charmed life
and iaally came out of the fight, al
though more dead than alive.
"lt has been shown beyond any
shadow of doubt that when Branham,
Sperry and Holmes were within six
rods of Strout's camp a head warrior,
a brother-in-law of Little Six, with his
warriors, stood on the road, and on
their approach fell back, eleven on
each side, which allowed them to pass
in unobserved.
'The program was to attack Strout
about O'Clock in the morning. Red
Dog was to lead the attack on the
north, Mlc-aw-pan-eta on the east,
Little Six on the south and Bald Eagle,
a renegade chief of Buffalo's band, on
the west. Signals were given by hoot-
ing in imitation of an owl from the
tops of the trees, to show the localities
of the leaders. Grow had the super
vision of the attack. At 3 a. M. the
final signal was to be given and the
harvest of death begun, but the awful
consequences were averted by the
timely message carried by these three
heroic men, who proved themselves
the bravest of the brave"
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21
A THRILLING STORY.
to Save Their Comrades From
Ambush.

The following is an account of a
thrilling episode in the Indian War Of
1862. One of the heroes, Mr.. A. H.
Sperry, is now a resident of Willmar
and First Vice-Presldent of the Old
Settlers Association. The narrative
is from the report of the commander of
the company, Capt. George G.. Whit
comb:
son September l, 1862, Capt. Rich
ard StrOut, Ninth Minnesota infantry,
was on the march with his company
from Glencoe, Mcleod county, by way
Of Hutchinson and Cedar Mills to the
little hamlet of Acton. in Meeker
county. On the End instant, while en-
route to Green Lake with thirty-tive OF
my command to relieve some refugees
said to be in imminent danger there,
was attacked by over 100 Indians at
Peterson's field while the men we're
eating dinner. But we were not nap
ping and made the best of slow re-
treat to Forest City, ten miles away.
81 knew every foot of the ground
and halted wherever the presence of
lakes and marshes prevented our being
thanked and the Indians getting pos
session of the road in our front. We
had five men badly wounded on this
day and the day previous. We were
five hours making the ten miles,
"On my arrival at Forest City l
found courier with dispatches from
Capt. Strout saying that he would
camp at Acton that night.
81 took in the situation and rea-
soned thus: "Capt. Strout tells me
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

that he has encountered no Indians
and has seen none. He asks me: Are
there any? If so, where are they?'
His men think they are chasing a
phantom. They will be tired and will
sleep soundly. I knew that Crow
scouts had dogged Strout's march
that day to find where he camped. My
better Judgment told me, reasoning
from what l had seen and what the
scouts had told me, that there were
more than 300 OF Crows choicest war;
riors who could be congregated by
him for an attack on Strout's COM
mand that night.
81 knew Grow to be a wary foe, who
would not let Strout get away if he
could help it. If could put Strout on
his guard it may be we'll; but if not,
not man of his command will see the
sun rise tomorrow morning. My de-
termination was fixed in ten minutes.
Strout must be informed of what was
sure to come by or before II O'Clock
that night or all was lost. Besides
this, his men were armed with the
Belgian gun, and our ammunition
would not fit a gun of foreign make Of
like calibre. He must be informed of
the fact.
''It was nearly sundown. Our best
men had been in the saddle since 6
O'Clock in the morning. The men fell
in for roll call. called for three men
to carry dispatches to Acton who were
we'll acqu ainted with the topography
of the country. Jesse Branham, Jr. :,
Albert H. Sperry and Thomas Holmes
stepped forward with alacrity.
II put the brave trio in charge OF
Branham, with instructions to avoid
the hard road and to keep on the open
prairie, where the grass would give no
sound of their horses feet. Full we'll
l knew that at every grove on the
travelled road Crows satellites were
waiting for messengers from me to
Strout. AS put the package in Bran
hams hand and took the hands of the
three brave Paul Reveres' with a
heartfelt goodbye, l thought there
were forty-nine chances against them
to one in their favor to get through in
safety. Yet was proud of them, and
am proud of them to-day.
''The distance they Travelled was over
twenty-five miles. The sky became
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

old homes at Norway Lake. Here
they did surely not find things as they
left them. Redskins and prairie fires
had played havoc with their cabins.
Little by little, however. they got over
their troubles, and have since lived
unmolested by the Indians. Nor was
the time far off when all the available
land was taken up in the neighbour
hood, most of it by Scandinavians.
1.-THE foregoing account was pub
lished in Scandinavia in 1883.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

The Farm Journal is % years old,
prints 40 tons of paper month. and
is out of debt; it is cut to fit every pro-
gressive farmer and yillager. Don't
you want this fine little paper? Very
we'll, pay a year ahead fo1| the WILL
MAR TRIBUNE and we will have the
Farm Journal sent to your address
for the balance of 1899 and all of 1900,
1901, 1902 and l9O3-nearly five years
and it will get to you If alive and
anywhere on this planet.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

The first white girl born in Dovre
was Anna Anderson and the first boy
Erick Erickson.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

About eight hundred persons inclu-
ding soldiers were killed by the Indi-
ans in this terrible massacre and war.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21
THE CAUSES OF THE OUTBREAK,
A Plain Statement Of the Reasons for
the Discomfort Among tho Indians,
Which Led to the Trouble.

We take the following from Louis
Pio's story of the Sioux war:
1.-The Indians were predisposed to
hostility toward the white intruders.
They looked upon them with that feel
ing Of repugnance which nature has
implanted as an instinct in every peo-
pie and as preserv ative against the
loss of independence, when coming in
contact with nations of higher intelli-
gence and civilization. This Unborn
feeling was increased by theenormous
prices charged by the traders for goods,
by their debauchery of Indian women,
and the sale of bad liquors, which
were attended by drunken brawls that
often resulted fatally to .ihe partici-
pant. And besides, the stipulations of
the treaties were never carried fairly
out Most of the large amount due
according to them, went into the pock-
cts of traders, government officials,
and other swindlers. The Dahkotahs
had disposed of nearly all their land,
and received next to nothing for it.
Their sufferings from hunger were Of
ten severe, especially during the win
ter and spring previous to the out
break in 1862. I'VE are poor,' said
the Indian chief Red Iron to Gov. Sib-
ley: you have plenty. Your fires are
warm; your teepees keep out the cold.
We have nothing to eat. We have
been waiting long time for our mon
ey. A great many of our people are
sick from hunger. We may die be-
cause you won't pay US. We may die,
but if we do we will leave our bones
on the ground, that our Great Father
may see where his Dahkotah children
died. We are very poor; we have sold
our hunting-grounds and the graves
of our fathers. We have sold our own
graves. We have no place to bury
our dead, and you will not pay us the
money for our land.
1.-The failure of the government, in
1862, to make the annual payment
which used to take place in June, and
the traders refusing them credit at a
time when they needed it the most, ad-
ded to the dissatisfaction, and so only
a sparklet was needed to start the
lurking wrath into sea of flames
which brought death and destruction
upon thousands of peaceful homes,
and for several years checked. the
progress OF civilization on the fertile
prairies of Minnesota
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

On Feb. rs, 1868, thirty eight of the
Indians who had participated in the
massacre were executed at Mankato
by hanging. A number of them died
in prison at Davenport.
Willmar tribune., 1899-06-21

The body of Ole O. Hagen was
found on the road between his home
in Sec. % and Green Lake. He had
stuffed grass into his wounds, evident
ly to try and stop the flow of blood.
At his house were found the dead bod
les of Mrs. Olson, Frederic Olson and
Berge Bergeson.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Played the Sun Spot.

"The other morning bout o'clock
l pokes into faro layout and goes
broke in three turns" said the Hot
Sport of Fourtcentn street. I'm just
backin' away from the table when
notices a round ray of sun light creep
in through a hole in the curtain back
of the dealer, and 1t shines right in the
middle o. the king. 1t looks so much
like white chip that halts an waits
to see if the dealer takes it up as a
chip when the king comes up. That's
exactly what he does, bein' woozy an
q little under the redeye, an he puts
another white chip on top O. the round
ray O. sunshine. l wasn't overlookin'
any good thing like that, an so
picks up the white chip and puts it on
the nine to win. The nine wins. | let
it stand. Wins again. play the nine
for three hours with that bum white
chip, an am just cashin' in SIS, ABS, $40,
when falls out O. bed andd wakes up.
The sun was shinin' in through little
round hole in the curtain in the room
where l bunk. That's as near as ev-
er come to buyin a yakt washing
ton Post.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Unlucky Thirteen.

Athens, O., Aug. TIT now trans
pires that Harry c. Kempler, who was
drowned in the Ohio river Friday at
Cincinnati, recently enlisted here un-
der Lieutenant F. S. Lowry for SER
vice in the Thirty-frst regiment. What
recalls his death prominently at this
time is the fact that he was the .nir-
teenth and the last man to enlist here.
At the recruiting station his atten-
ion was called to his being the thr-
teenth man to enlist and he was asked
by the examining physician, DR., C. S.
Lugal,if he had any superstltlous scru-
pies in regard to the number 49, He
laughingly dismissed the matter and
remarked THAI thirteen" had no ter
rors for him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
If Astor's Example Becomes
Infectious.

At Is said that the Waldorf Astor ex-
pertinent is being watched with the
keenest interest by a certain class OF
American men, and that IL it turns out
we'll he will have many imitators. And
this is not unlikely.
Snobbishness, fondness for rank and
title. is not peculiar to the women of
thls class Father is just as fond OF
speaking Of my daughter the prin-
cess'' as is mother who engineered the
"flotation" or daughter who reaps
whatever dividends it pays. If a wom-
an OF title could confer rank and title
upon her husband, who doubts that the
American men would run after Euro
pean aristoeraey and try to copy it
would be buying the daughters Of for
eigners OF ,.Lle in wholesale quantities?
And if Astor should carry through
his campaign upon the House of Lords
and should become Baron Astor d'As-
torga OF Cliveden. is it not probable
that the campaign funds of whichever
Of the English political parties hap
pens to be in power would be swollen
by contributions from ex-Americans?
In one way this consummation
would be most satisfactory to the Am
eriean people. With few exceptions
the American people have no desire to
detain anybody who does not appreci-
ate his great good luck in being able to
look up at old glory and say My
hag." The departure of those of our
CT liens who feel that they are OF SUI
perior clay and need an official stamp
upon this clay to demonstrate tine fact
would be good riddanee to bad rub
bish. New York World.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Additional Local.

The Muskingum Farmers Club
will meet Saturday Of this week, the
lath, with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pape,
Rainbow. Because of Mrs. Papes i'll
ness 1t was thought few days ago
that the meeting had better be held
elsewhere, but she has become so much
better that it is her desire to entertain
the Club as above stated.
Mr., Harry Ebinger, of Turner, Eb-
inger & Co.'S store, is taking a two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. James H. Mcdonnell Is enjoy
ing vacation for a week in the coun-
try
Miss Nettie McVicar, this city, will
leave this morning for her home at
Vincent TO visit three or four weeks.
-+Mr. Will Brigham has returned
from Washington, d. c., Whithen he
had gone TO visit his sister. Mrs. j. w.
MoI6inley.
-rher will be an ice cream social at
Mr. 8. j. Chapman's Saturday evening,
Aug 18th. for the benefit Of the Stan
leyVIlle Congregational church. All
are cordially invited,
There vii. be an ice cream social at
the home OF Mrs. Charlotte Cone. .Grav-
el Bank. Thursday evening. Aug. II.
All are invited.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
The Telephone Question.

1t makes no difference how much i'm
provement has been made in any new
appliance or convenience like the tele.
phone. The very newness of the thing
attracts especial attention and criti-
cisms. The people pay their money
and pay it willingly for these improve
ments, but when by comparison Of
their services with that OF other cities
they find that they are not receiving
the same or as good as other places,
they begin to ask the reason. For in
stance, take the present telephone COM
pany which has franchise in this city
outside of very limited number We
have no connections with the outlying
small county towns. Other county
toWns are connected with outlying vii
hges by net work of wires. Such
connections are very much desired by
our bushes men and any company that
will undertake to make these connec-
tions will meet with favor. We under
stand that the people in the country
have felt the need OF such line so Of
ten and SO greatly that they have
formed company and have now con-
nected up a number OF these business
centers and villages and have built
their line TO the corporation limits and
are now anxious to connect up with
the city's system OF telephones, but are
denied the privilege by the present
company. This is an interesting sit
uation and one which Council and
Board OF Trade should take up and in
Yestigate. H
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Horses Wanted.

10 horses wanted for L. S. Army
Must be geldings to years old, and
141a to 151a hands high. Must be
sound and in good flesh. We will pay
the highest cash price. Al Holdren &
Davis's livery stables, Greene street
Marietta, Ohio, Friday and Saturday
August 11th and 18th.
e. ID. and RUFUS PENDELTON
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
nenutx In nIond moan.

Clean blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm.
Purities from the body. Begin to-day to
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. All drug.
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, lOc. 25c. Soc.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

For Governor H
GEORGE TX l5ASt., OF franklin.
For Lieutenant Governor
JOHN A. CALDWELL, OF Hamilton.
For Treasurer OF State st. 1s
l. B. CAMERON, OF Columblana.
For Auditor of State
WALTER ID. GUILBERT,s of Noble.
For Attorney General
J. NJ. SHEETS, of Putnam.
For Judge OF Supreme Court
w. q. DAVIS. of Marion.
Member Board of Public Works
FRANK A, HUFFMAN, OF VanWert
For State Senator
SAMUEL H. BRIGHT. of Hooking
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

the ltailroad committee and City En-
glneer be instructed t6 ask the rail-
road company TO build gates at that
place.
The following bills were allowed:
w. u. 7. Co... -. ...s LIT
Marietta Eriiii pnclrara q hoy
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
wEDNEsDAY. AUGUST 9. Ieee.

We will consider IL a great favor "
aunucFlb0rsl will repoHf nnS failure
TO gex their Leader, or amy oarei0Se-
nass on the part Of the earlier
AubscrlhoEs will ploaso not pay
the oatFleFs uni0Da tho earlier
punches FilS credit tag In subscTIb-
ere presence. =
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09
Don't Tobacco spIt aas srlgLe our III, Away.

Don't tobacco Spit an3 SEieLe i1ur lift Away.
To quit tobacco easIly Ind forever, he mag
netic full OF lie. nerve aud ,Ror take Noro.
tend Booklet uud aGuH,a ffoa, Address
Sterling Remedy &c Ch,eNgo o. NaJ yotli
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

To Care Constipation FoFogeF.
Take CAsaAFots Candy CathArtic tOc OF 95c.
1f q o. Q. tau "a cure. druggists refund Ei0ncy,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

EdneAte Y0uF TsOWels With Casnaraes.
Candy cstheFtle, cure constipation, forever.
icc.Ss nc Q. O. iail, ,drDgglktsTsfSnd money.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

No-To-BAc for FIFTY Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weaS
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

Lambert recommended that Council
take some action toward such improve
ments as would furnish pure water.
rhe second estimate of Warren
street grading, Dye & Wright contrac-
tors, was read and allowed.
Lambert asked to be excused and re-
quested the Telephone committee to
meet at his ONCE Thursday evening OF
this week.
Storck said that the railroad cross
ing and Seventh and Greene streets
was a very dangerous place IN lts pres
ent condition and made a motion that
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-08-09

shall be a candidate for the nomin-
alton OF Representative at the next
Republican county convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-05

Plastering lath selling a year ago at
$1.90 are now quoted at $3.50. Lumber
men say this rapid advance in price
is due to scarcity, but they do not tell
us what has produced the scarcity.
The insufficient supply to meet the
demands of builders must be due either
to a falling off in the production of
plastering lath or to an increased de-
mand. If the former, the question,
presents itself-What has caused this
sudden falling in the output? If the
latter, to what is the increased de-
mand due?
Has there been a sudden depletion of
the forests and therefore a consequent
cutting off of the supply of the materials
from which plastering lath are made?
No
Has there been such an increased de-
mand as to justify the increase from
$1.9O to $3.50? No. The price of this
article is not regulated by the law of
supply and demand. If the demand now
exceeds the supply, it is because the
lumber trust has curtailed the sup
ply. 1t is within the power of the trust
to regulate the output at will, just the
same as it regulates the price. That is
why lath have advanced nearly 200
per cent within a year.
Mark Hanna can see no evil in the
trusts.
Can those who contemplate building
the coming season?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-05
MAIN POINTS
In the Financial BnI Prepared BY the
republicans.

In the Financial Bill Prepared BY the
Republicans.
That the standard unit of value shall
be a gold dollar of 25.S grains weight.
That all interest bearing obligations
of the United States for the payment of
money existing and to be contracted,
and of United States notes and treasu-
ry notes issued under the law of July
IA, $780, and private obligations shall
be payable in gold; also not to effect
the present legal tender quality of sill
yer or the legal circulation of the ma
tional bank notes.
That greenbacks once paid into the
treasury in exchange for gold shall be
placed in a separate fund and not paid
out gain save for gold.
Repeating the statute limiting the is
sue of subsidiary coin and fractional
currency to $5O,OOO,OOO and authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to make
such coinage at his discretion.
Providing for the issue of the United
States notes and treasury notes in such
denominations, not less than one dollar,
as the secretary of the treasury may
prescribe, and the issuance of silver cer-
tificates only in denomination of one,
two and five dollars.
Authorizing the issue of national bank
cirp,I1a tion IN tho mar va Inc of tbe bond
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-05

Norman E. Mack and Elliot Danforth
have both been quoted as saying that
Mr.. Hill is ready to fall in with Bryan
and support him next year. and Hill has
not denied 1t. Mr.. Hill, his friends say,
sees that everything is going Bryan's
way, and that If he doesn't get into
line pretty soon the procession will be
so far past that he will never be able
to catch up to It. While Mr.. Danforth
doesn't say so he tacitly admits that
free silver will be subordlnated as all
issue next year, and added:
"If the fight is against Imperialism
and trusts, as seems likely, then Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Croker will be found fight
ing side by side with a united Demo-
cratic party behind them. / think we
are all agreed upon what the isues shall
be. The Republican party has furnish
ed us with them, and don't think the
Republicans will be able to stand sue
cessfully upon their record. The Demo
Gratis of this state will be united next
year as they have not been since 1892
This is neither a Hill nor a Croker
victory, but an indication that all
Democrats in the state and city are go
ing to work tremendously
Mr. Danforth said that before Mr.
| Croker sailed for Europe he had agreed
with Mr.. Hill upon the election of DR.
Barnes, of Schuyler county, to lead the
minority in the assembly.