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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
The FIRST BLOOD SHED.
The Details Of tho Premature Outbreak
Which Served to Warn Many
Settlers Of the Danger.

At a little stopping-place called
Acton, about 81 miles southeast of
Grove City, in Meeker county, on
August 18th, 1862, the first killing Of
the great Indian massacre took place.
Indians called over at Mr.. Jones'
place for q visit, as they affirmed, but
there was enough in their actions to
make Mr.. Jones feel that there might
be trouble. Without exciting suspi-
cion on the part of the Indians as to
his feelings, he invited his guests over
to Mr.. Bakers, where there were a
couple Of white men. Leaving a niece
at home IN charge of an infant baby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, together with the
Indians, went over to Mr.. Bakers.
Here the Indians suggested that the
men present should try their skill in
shooting at a mark Jones and Baker
accepted the invitation, but had no
more than discharged their rifles be-
fore the Indians shot and killed them,
and Mr.. Webster, who, together
with his family, was camped near Mr..
Bakers in covered wagon. Mr..
Webster was away from the wagon
when shot, and the Indians paid no
attention to the vehicle. This enabled
his family to escape with their lives.
Mrs. Jones shared the fate of her hus-
band, but Mrs. Baker escaped. After
Mr.. Baker received the first shot an
Indian leveled his gun at Mrs. Baker,
but Baker sprang between her and the
gun just as it was fired, receiving the
wound which killed him. The force of
his fall caused her to lose her balance,
and she tumbled over into the cellar,
where she remained and finally made
her escape. A few days afterwards
men from Forest City came out to bury
the dead and found the niece left with
the baby with her head split open and
lying in pool of blood, but the child
uas alive.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
The
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Two girls we're taken H1r,oners

Two girls we're taken NJ Toners by
the Indians at Mr.. sAudersxxJa''s.. They
spent the first night as ca1.siyes Of the
Indians near the northeast shore, of
Eagle lake. During the: night the
horses stampeded and tic girls made
good their escape, though Indian bull
let's whistled close to them as they
darted through the bushes. A few
days later they were found away down
by Little Kaudiyohi lake, some six or
seven miles south of where Atwater is,
by Otis ferguson and Mark Piper.
The writer does not intend to eulogize
Mrs. Anderson and her wounded son
for the part they took in those stirring
times, but merely to tell the simple
narrative as the events happened and
let the reader decide for himself
whether or not they are entitled to
high place in the annals OF the history
OF this state. This old lady, with the
help OF her wounded son who had a
rifle ball through his shoulder, moved
Mr.. Ericsson down stairs, whose con-
dltlon was such that every movement
OF his body was like taking his life,
and lifted him into their wagon. The
same was done with Mr.. Foote, who
had received dangerous wounds in the
breast and back, and who was large,
heavy man unable to move a muscle.
After being safely placed in the wagon
Mrs. Anderson nursed these men. and
saw them safely through to- Forest
City.
These men recovered from their
wounds. Mr.. Ericsson is now a pros
porous farmer near Solomon lake, liv-
ing on the old claim of the Inflated
Anderson family. Mr.. Foote now lives
in San Pedro, California, hale and
hearty at nearly eighty years of age.
After his experience with the Indians
he enlisted in the army and fought for
two years and half against the forces
OF the South. The writer received a
letter from him but short time ago,
intelligently and remarkably we'll
written for man of his years: Broad
minded, philosophical and energetic,
ne would in all probability have been
one OF the prominent men of the county
If it had not been for the incidents of
the Indian outbreak OF August, 1862.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

o" D AVuoc, "H'fc bll'Ay ulu btlcIl-
selves in the cellar. The Indians soon
arrived there, fired through the win
dows, split open the door, and cut to
pieces what scanty furniture they
found: among the rest the clock, which
they tore down from the wall and
trampled upon. Fortunately enough,
the hatch over the opening into the
cellar escaped their eyes. One of the
heavy chests had in the scrimmage
been pushed over it by the fiends them
selves. They thereupon left the house.
In the meanwhile Lundberg had got
start of about mile. On arriving
at his house he told his family and
two other persons who lived with them
to make ready without delay, and soon
they were all on their way toward the
nearest neighbours, Mr. Ole Knud-
sons, about three miles off. Lund-
berg himself and an elderly compan-
ion were the last who left the house.
They took with them two guns and
some ammunition. The Indians soon
were on their track, and the settlers
we're in no little danger, their guns
having become wet while they were
Flooding through slough. They had
several times to turn around and make
front against their pursuers, as if they
prepared to attack them. The Red
skins would then retreat until they had
got their guns reloaded, when they
would take the offensive again. Hav-
ing in this way come within about a
mile of Ole Knudson's house, the at
tention of the Indians was attracted
to a team of horses tied to a wagon.
A little off two men were busy hewing
logs for cabin. The Indians went
up and shook hands with them asking
permission to try the fine horses. The
owner objected. Two of the Indians,
nevertheless, mounted the animals
and rode off with them, while the 9TH
ers stood with their guns cooked, COM
polling the settlers to keep quiet.
They didn't kill any of them, however.
Lundberg and his party had in the
meanwhile improved the opportunity
to secrete themselves, hoping for a
safer escape when under cover of
night. In the evening some of the
fngitives arrived at the house of Ole
Knudson, who at once prepared to
start with them. He and his wife
shouldered each child, and off they
sped toward the house of Even Rail-
son, their neighbor; finding that he
had left they resolved to take refuge
in small island in Norway Lake,
situated so far from shore as to be
safe against the guns of the Indians.
The passage was effected by means OF
an excavated Eastwood log, hardly
capable of carrying two men at time.
They repeated the trip till all of them
had got over safely. They determined
there to defend themselves to the ut.
most against the Indians. AS, how.
ever, several of their neighbors and
acquaintance were yet, in all proba.
bility, rambling around not far from
the lake-among them the wife and
daughter of Lundberg-slx men were
sent out with two horses 1.-THE latter
brought along by Johannes, the eldes,
of the sons of Lundberg) to lool
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

boy reported what he had seen and
heard, and DR.. Masters, throwing out
his household goods from his wagon.
took the two women with their children
to Forest City. Passing the place where
Mr.. Backlund and Mr.. Lawrenson and
the cattle had been killed but a couple
of days before, near where the German
Lutheran church is now located, in
Harrison, they arrived at their desti-
nation without further incident.
Mr.. Foote and Mr.. Ericsson lay in
the house through all the day of Mrs.
Foote'S departure, the following night
and part of the next day, expecting
every moment to see the Indians re-
turn and put them out OF their pain
and suffering-Mr. Foote afterwards
affirming that his only wish was that
death might cheat the Indians out of
the pleasure of seeing his end. Mr..
Ericsson lay upstairs, having dragged
himself up there with the assistance of
the women before they left for Green
Lake. Mr.. Foote was stretched out
underneath him in the room below. the
blood from Mr.. Ericson's wounds
dripping down upon him through the
boards above as he lay there unable
to move. At times during the first day
that they were alone they thought they
heard voices, but thinking there were
Indians prowling outside they made
no endeavor to attract attention. The
second day they heard voices again
and were able to distinguish one OF
them as woman's voice. BY the
greatest effort they were able to make
themselves heard. Those outside came
to the cabin and they proved to be Mrs.
Anderson and wounded son, who
lived at the northwest end of Solomon
lake.
The coming of Mrs. Anderson to Mr..
Ericson's cabin INVOLVES the telling of
another narrative, which it may be
we'll to insert at this point. The day
after the fight at Mr.. Ericson's place q
number of Indians appeared at the
home of Mr.. Anderson and killed him,
one son, his sons wife and wounded
another son. Mrs. Anderson tumbled
into the cellar just as an Indian fired
his gun at her, and supposing her to
be killed he paid no farther attention
to her. This killing was done just at
the approach of night, and the wounded
son, reaching to his shoulder to feel of
the wound which panied him, an Indian
noticed him and examined the boy to
see if he was really dead. The son
"played 'possum' so successfully as
to deceive the Indian, and after being
turned oyer several times he was left
alone. The Indians then left and the
next day the mother and son, after
covering the bodies o: their dead with
blankets the best they could, started
for Mr.. Ericson's place with a yoke of
oxen. Their voices were the ones that
the wounded men heard the first day of
Mrs. Foote'S departure for Green lake.
Mrs. Anderson hearing movements in
the cabin, and thinking they were Indi-
ans, left the place, possibly going back
to her dead, but returned again the
next day, when Mr.. Foote was able to
attract her attention. .
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

War was in full blaze, to be sure, but
its effects were little felt here in the
extreme Northwest, and of the diseon-
tent among the Indians the settlers
hardly heard anything; that was no
concern of theirs. Then, as a light
ming flash from a clear sky, came the
bloody horrors that broke up this lit
tie colony also.
Wednesday, the twentieth of August,
dawned bright and warm. Members
OF several of the households had gone
east to attend services held by the
Rev. Andrew Jackson. Some of the
most western families were OF Swedish
nationality, namely, those of Andreas
Peter Broberg and Daniel Broberg,
two brothers. Only few half-grown
children and some of more tender age
were left at home. Shortly after the
parents had left, these were visited by
a number of Indians who had scarcely
entered the house before they began
maltreating the defenseless children.
One of the latter, however, got away
and notified the parents. Nearly all
in the congregation were ready to take
up their guns and start back, but were
prevented by the minister, who, think
ing the case one of no extreme danger,
was for a peaceful settlement of the af-
fair. This proved a fatal mistake.
Some Of the most fearless settlers
started, nevertheless, to return, but
only one of them, A. Lundberg, took
his gun with him, putting more trust
in that weapon than in the clergy
mans familiarity with Indian habits
and disposition. He also went by a
more direct route through a grove,
while the others followed the wagon
road.
When near enough to see his house
he heard the report of guns, and, stop
ping on this account, he saw how the
other party, and among them four of
his own sons, namely, Anders, Gustav,
Lars and Samuel, were assailed by
the Indians. One of the boys, Lars,
on receiving dangerous wound, ran
toward fence near where his father
was standing, and tried to climb it,
but was hit by the bullets of the pur-
suing fields, who soon after came up
and cut his throat from ear to ear,
where upon they stripped his body of
such clothing as they thought they
could use.
All this happened before the eyes of
the father who, paralyzed with horror,
was unable-to move from the spot to
protect bis boy. In his despair, how
ever, he emitted heartrending cries,
and thereby drew upon himself the at
tention of the Indians, who started to
pursue him, and sent their bullets
after him. He ran as fast as he could,
and the Redskins, just then catching
sight of a wagon drawn by oxen and
filled with settlers returning from the
aforementioned meeting, left off from
their pursuit after Lundberg and
headed for the wagon. They soon
came up with it. Some of it's occu.
pants, Sven Johnson, with wife and
two children and another little boy
P. Broberg (who now is a merchant
at New London, in the same county j
succeeded, nevertheless, in reaching
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21
the STRUGGLE IN TOWN OF DovRE.
A Narrative Relating the Trials Of the
First Settlers in WilImar and Dovre
Townships in the Indian War.

The news and rumOrs OF the killing
at Acton spread to the settlements
around Diamond, Green, Eagle and
Foot lakes. On the 10Th of August
Mr.. Solomon r. Foote heard rumors
OF the Acton massacre. and immedi-
ately made arrangements to leave his
claim and together with his neighbors
60 over to the settlement at Green
lake. He made An appointment with
Andrew Nelson, now Hon. Andrew
Nelson, of Meeker county, but who at
that time was holding claim at what
is now Judge Qvale's farm, to meet
him that evening at his place and they
would go together and pick up the
Ericsons and others on their way to
the Green lake settlement. Along in
the afternoon of that same day Mr..
FoOte noticed an unusual tinkling of
the bells on his cattle, which were in
the woods and on the prairie west of
the creek that flows between Mud and
Foot lakes, disturbance which indi-
Gated that Indians were near, and he
concluded to 60 to Mr.. Ericson's at
once. Mr.. Foote and family arrived
at Mr.. EricsOn's place at just about
sundOwn. Besides the Foote's and
EricsoDs at this point, which is now
known as the Gunderson place, and is
located where the road to the Eagle
Lake church passes over the Eagle
Lake creek, there was family by the
name of Swanson and a man called by
his neighbors "Swede Charley" Soon
after Mr.. Foote'S arrival seven or
eight Indians made their appearance
Mr.. Foote warned them to keep away
from the house, and told them what he
had heard of the killing at Acton.
They protested that they had no evil
intentions, claimed to be good Indians,
and said it was few bad Indians who
were the cause of the trouble at Acton.
Mr.. FoOte knew most of the Indians
by name, had hunted with them fire.
4uOAOIyS "u11O uO udVuCd4Ay udu
more confidence in them than he would
If they had been strangers to him, yet
he told them that they must stay out of
the house.
The Indians decided to camp near
the house for the evening and sent one
of their number to the cabin several
times to borrow things, which were
given to them by those in the house.
In this quite friendly way the Indians
spent the whole evening, camping on
the premises. In the morning they
sentword to the house that they would
like to have some potatoes and a ket-
tie in which to cook them. Mr.. Foote
sent word back if they wanted any
potatoes they were welcome to them,
but that they would have to dig them
themselves. "Swede Charley " Thought
this'rather discourteous, and as long
as the Indians appeared to be friendly
he. considered the whites should extend
to them the glad hand of friendship.
II the Indians were not already ugly,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-21

lcoNTINuDo on. LAST PAan1.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
Notice to Contractors.

MoRGANrowN, w. VA, Aug. "a, 'a9.
The undersigned will receive sealed
Folds for the removal OF Municipal Hall
from its present location to the lot re-
gently leased by the Town OF Morgan
ftown OF Geo. G. Baker, executor of Geo.
lib. Morris. decd, until Saturday even
ling September 2, 1899, at o'clock
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved By order of Council,
WIN. r. GIAsscocK,
f. SHIsLER,
w. W. HAYES,
Committee
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
Smiths
Dry Goods Store
Muslins and Prints

By the case and bale. That is the
way we buy these goods; in large
quantities, giving US every advant-
age of price. The lot we have
just received contains the latest
novelties in prints and silk fancies,
and large assortment to choose
from. Come! it will do your eyes
good to see them. We just re.
ceived a case of bleached, and a
bale of unbleached muslin to sell
to our trade and everybody else
at SC, which you must buy to ap-
preciate. Also all grades up to
the best made.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28

EVERY man should get posted on
The Humane.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28

Why not buy suit now? We have
fmany out of our Summer stock that
ARE good all the year round, yet we
sell them at the Summer Clearing
FDrices Hirschmans
NoBBY new Hats just opened, at
XIirschmans.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
HOUSE & SIGN PAINTING
And Interior Decorating.
MORGAN & GILMER,
Paper Hanging and Free Hand Relief
Work speciality.
Notice To Tax PAYERS.

There will be p per cent discount to
esvery one paying all OF their city taxes
Tor 1899 on or before the first day Of
August 1899 or two per cent If paid on
sor before the first day of September,
1899. will be at H. G. Bakers hard
ware store each Saturday until. the
;above date.
j, T. WEAVER,
Collector
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28

Horseback riding possesses, according
to some physicians, the faculty Of both
increasing and reducing weight If
meals are taken Immediately after rid
ing, additional flesh is gained. other
wise a decrease of flesh results.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
LIVELY BUSINESS.

At the Morgantown Planning
Mill, Beechurst Ave. They have
Just received five cars Of yellow
pine consisting of Flooring, Cell
ing, Casing, Base and finishing
lumber of all descriptions. They
now have Oh hand and can furnish
on short notice anything in the
House Building line. Call and see.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
WeIsbach Lights Reduced to $l2;

Large mica chimneys Acc extra. We
are the only authorized agents for
the genuine "Welsbach. y All other
incandescent lamps are infringements.
$500 reward for the conviction Of
any one selling spurious burners as
ssWn
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
For Rent.

-Four roomed house. Good cellar,
excellent location. Garden. Rent
reasonable. Apply to CIV. Robe or
AT this office
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
Notice.

All persons knowing themselves in
siebted TO the late firm Of Conway,
Hibbs & Co. will please settle at once.
All bills not paid before September
ast will be placed in an officers hands
on that day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28

Take Settler Salt For Sick
Headache, Sleeplessness and Men,
tai Exhaustion, For sale by j. G..
McVicker, Druggist.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28

MORE new shoes received at Wa
ters' than any other store it the city
{ tbs fact.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
Furnished Rooms To Let.

With bath at moderate rates
Apply to w. J. Montgomery, opposite
Dr. Turner's, on Long Alley.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
Union Improvement 60,
SuppierS Of Natural Gas 4 Water.
PLUMBING And GAS FITTING

All who contemplate having plumb
ine or gas fitting done should consider
that little saving in first cost is not
always economy We buy our goods
at first hands, strictly for cash. We
have expert plumbers and will guar
antee all work, at prices as low as
consistent with flrst-class material
and workmanship, We will be here
to protect our work as long as gas
lasts and people use water.
This is point worth considering.
Remember everything first class and
work guaranteed to be according to
the most approved sanitary regula-
tiOnS
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
RHhMmORE 4 OBIO Z. R.

- Passenger trains will leave fair
mont as follows, on and aftef Sun
day. MAY IA, 1899
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-08-28
For Rent.

4 neat, comfortable house on
s.sunnyside. inquire at this office.
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For Sale Very Cheap.

Waverley-'98 model. In good con
clifton. Inquire at this office.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-05

our theoIogles until none snaT REJECT
their broad Invitation, expansion of hope
that embraces eternity as well as time,
expansion of effort that will not cease
till the whole earth is saved and the
time arrives when the prophecy shall be
fulfilled and "they shall come from the
north and the south and the east and
the west and sit down in the kingdom Of
God, and the last shall be first and the
first last"
Week before last, in this capital of the
nation, we set three nights on fire In cele-
bration of naval and soldierly heroics
and there were rockets of fire, and spout
ing fountains Of fire. and bombardments
of FIRE, and ships Of fire sank in pillows OF
fire, and those three nights were three
garlands of fire; but now we are in softer
and quieter mood, and the three garlands
Of today are woven Of blossoms and CO.
rollas Of all colors and all pungencies of
aroma, and we bethink ourselves that
this third garland was needed to chain
together the northern garland Of other
decorative times to the southern garland
of other decorative times. Floral chain
of three links! For the first time in GO
years the north and south stand in com
plete brotherhood. Heroes Of Vermont
and Alabama, of Massachusetts, and
South Carolina, Of Maine and Louisiana,
shoulder to shoulder! May that alliance
remain until the last oppression is extir-
pated from the earth and all nations
stand in the liberty with which Christ
would make oil people free.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-05
BABY CLARK'S ABDUCTORS.

View York's Police Preparing For .
Vigorous Prosecution.
New York, June S.-The police were
busy all day yesterday making prepar-
ntions for the prosecution Of the three
prisoners now under arrest on the
charge of having kidnapped baby Mar
ion Clark. This morning Captain Nc
Clusky laid the matter before the
grand Jury and asked that indictments
be found against G. Beauregard Bar
row and his wife, at present confined
in Jail in New City, and against Bella
Anderson, alias Carrie Jones, the nurse
girl who stole the baby from Central
Park, and who has been confined to
the Jail in Elizabeth, N. J. Captain Nc
Clusky will also apply to Governor
Roosevelt for requisition papers upon
which the Anderson woman may be
brought from New Jersey here. 1t is
expected that she will be safely land
ed In cell in this city not later than
tomorrow night.
No new developments appeared fnthe
case yesterday, but it is understood
that detectives were engaged in look
Ing up the records of the prisoners
now in custody and In going over vari-
Gus letters which were found in the
apartments formerly occupied by the
trio in the Mills hotel annex. What
they discovered among the effects of
the conspirators the police refused to
disclose. A vigorous search is also
being made for the hunchback, Isaac
Hughes, who shared the rooms Of the
Wilson's, as they called themselves.
Hughes is wanted by the police as a.
witness, and 1t is believed that he will
be able to throw some light upon the
operations of the others.