Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1888, Page 3

ACOAT OF TAR AND FEATHERS [tow the'Citizens of Bisbee Admin- istered the Garment. SAM PUNISHMENT SMITH'S A Night in a Western Town Made Glorious by the Infliction of Mer. ited Pain on a Lustful Brute—A Big Job for Two Mexicans, 8t. Louis Republican: Bisbee is an Arizona mining town, situated in Con- chise county, about thirty-five miles from Tombstone, and five miles from the Mexican frontier. In 1879 it was one of the toughest towns in America. All the leading spirits of Tombstone visited Bisbee regularly,and as it was & maxim of the mining region that wickedness and prosperity went hand in hand Bisbee smiled all over when it led Tombstone in depravity and ex- travagant excesses. There was prac- tically no law in Bisbee at the time. The people of the town, by an over- whelming majority, refused to organize a municipal government, much to the disgust of & small army of politicians who were waiting patiently for an op- portunity to bleed the taxpayers. The women and children of Bisbee were protected by a chival- rous public sentiment that is always prominent in western mining camps under any conditions. The men had to take care of themselves, The man who was not aple to take care of his own person and proper business in Bisbee. Judge L frequently invoked. The public senti- ment of the community could not toler- ate claim jumping_ or cruelty to women or children. Man ~unhunmnn.v to man, man’s uuuslu'v to man to take the life of man wantonly were seldom called in question. It isa fact, however, that there were two classes in the community and that one class sel- dom interfered with the other. Proba- bly half the population were*honest, in- dustrious, plodding citizens, who would be law-abiding if there wereany lawsto be observed, and who did their best to conform to the rules governing society, personally and commereially, in commu- nities where the relations of man to man were regulated by law. The other half of Bisbee's Ylopuln,- tion was composed of gamblers, thieves, desperadoes, murderers, outlaws, outcasts and simple loafers. These two classes compose two different worlds, and one had little dealings and little communication of any kind with the other., The honest, working. commu- nity bargained, competed, strove, worked during the day and slept during the night. What was known as the sporting portion of the population fought, killed, gambled, debauched, defied decency and despised rules, & awake all night and slept the g part of the day. The sports preyed on each other, and seldom bothered the respectable’ portion of the population. Oceasionally some reckless desperado killed a miner, laborer or business man, and then Judge Lynch was called to ex- ercise his functions. The respectable portion of the inhabitants invariably acted together and the sporting was generally divided up into facti The respectable element,in consequence ;zenm*ulre had the upper hand. So long as the tough element operated in its own world, but the respected element never interfered, but as soon as ever the toughs went beyond the bounds, the ovderly element took a handin the pro- ceedings. * 5" September, 1879, Sam Smith, com- monly known as Slick, was a faro dealer at Dodge’s White Elephant saloon. *Slick was run out of Toombstone for killing a barkeeper at the Bird Cage variety theatre, and the very first night he reached Bisbee he killed the Chinese cook at the Huachuca hotel. He was a sneaking, cowardly villain, who never fought asquare fight and never played a square game. Yet he was a handsome fellow. He had an even, regular face, with a u)mp\L\luu that a society queen would envy, lustrous blue eyes, yellow, wavy h and a set of teeth like two rows of shiny pearls. He was cold blooded, treach- erous and depraved. He had no con- science and no feelings of honor, justice or kindness, and in his dealing with those about him only consulted his per- gonal safety. The rustlersand robbers and spirited gamblers of the region de- lplse&rhlm, and always took occasion to let both him and the rest of the world know it. The better class of gamblers at the time nlwn)s “bucked” the game. and only the “‘tin-horn™ operators and little cut-throats, and those who were dead-broke would consent to. enter the employ of a boss gambler as dealer. If there was a brace game in the town in which “Slick” resided he was sure to be the dealer. In the west in the early days & man could be a bad man without being a mean man, but slick was bad and thoroughly mean. 0 One evening when Mrs. James Rior- dan returned to her home from a shop- ing tour she found her daughte ‘I(m.v aged twelve, missing. She in stituted a search, but could not find her. She sent word tothe Copper Queen mine where her husband was employed nml hereturned home instantly. f rch was kept up from 4 in the ulwr- n n until midnight, but not a trace of the missing girl could be found. Be- tween 12and 1at night she returned home scarcely able to walk and nearly speechless. er story was simple, short mu! terrible. She was out on the street aying with her cat, when a man with rl ow hair, and well dressed, came ulang. took her by the hand, invited her to walk around the corner and get some candies. She went, and tnhe stranger led her into a house which he opened with a key, and which was empty when they entered it. The child was out- raged and detained until after midnight, when her persecutor left, and she made her way home. It isuot necessary to state the feelings of the parents and of the respectable neighbors. The child in her father’s arms divected the way to the house. The door was battered in and the house was found tenantless. There wasabed in one room, and a trunk, and behind the door several ar ticles of men’s weur were h““h“‘§ No- body knew who occupied t! house. Thu neighbors described the man they saw enter and leave the house hmn time to time, and from the description Mr. Riordan assumed that he was a gambler or a barkeeper. Soin company with ten or a dozen sturdy miners, he began to make a tour of the gambling houses und saloons of the town to seo if he could not see the man who answered the description of the party who oce pied the premises where his daughte was wronged. It was about 5 o'clock in the morning when the party of miners entered the White Elephunt saloon. Slick was dealing at a ifaro table. As soon as Mr. Riordan saw him he felt al- most instinctively that he was the man he was in quest of. The saloon was filled with a drunken, noisy, quarrel- some lot of despemw men and degraded. women. where Slick presided.and, covering him with a cocked six-shooter, ordered him to throw up his hands. Of course there wus excitement and every man pulled his gun. Slick sat ~ behind the table, pale and trembling, His face betrayed his guilt. The father, in simple, direct language ex- l.mnul 10 those present his grievance. Ixcept the party of miners who accom- panied Riordan all in the room were gamblers, desperadoes, robbers and murderers. But they were not cowards nor sneaks, and two-thirds of them had no sympathy for Slick. Questions and answers passea and Jack Ringo, the boss of the cowboys, who was resent, told Riordan to lower is gun, and that he would take rge of Slick. The gaming checks w passed in, and Slick was ordered to cash them. He did so. Then Ringo and the cowboys ‘made the scoundrel prisoner, and he was tuken to Riordan’s Luum,- where Kitty fully identified him. It was then daylight, and the respecta- ble portion of the community was get- ting up. The news of the outrage flashed through town, and within an hour, at the suggestion of Ringo,alynch court was orgnnizcd; *"% The tough element of the com- munity, under the leadership of Jack Ringo, kop!. Slick a pris- oner, but, insisted that the respectable element should make the Judge Lynch’s court, in other words.the toughs desired to represent theg execu- tive while the orderly purflon of the people were invited to assume the judi- cial functions. And on these lines Slic k was tried. He received an impartial® trial. The best men in town were his jurors. Every witness he called for was rought to testify, But there was a dead case against him The little girl identified him. The doctor who attended him testified to her injuries. The owner of the house proved that he rented it to the accused, and an examination of the contents of the trunk proved that it was his prop- erty. Finally n man and woman were found who testified that they saw Slick lead the little girl into the house the eveniug betore. There wasno doubtof his guilt, and the jury sentenced him to be tarred and feathered and ridden out of town on a rml‘ The execution of the sentence neces- sitated a hohiday in Bisbee. Work in the mines, smelters and stoves jwas sus- pended. Preparations were made to make the event memorable in the an- nals of the town. The saloons put on a double force of bar-tenders, and the Bisbee band began to parade the streets and furnish soul-splitting music soon after 9 o'clock. Promptly at 11 the cul- prit was dragged from the White Ele- phant to a vacant lot near the smelter y Ringo and the cowboys. He had to be dragged. His knees would not bear i vight. He was completely ‘‘done in anticipation of his munshmcnt whole town was assembled around the vacant lot, and in the center four o five men were attending to a fire under a pot of boiling tar. A few feet from the tar pot rested three or fou of feathers. Th was no ceremony about commencing and there was no hitch in the proceedings. As soon as the culprit reached the vacant spuce near the tar pot, Ringo, who was mas- ter of ceremonies, ordered him to un- He took off his coat, vest and . and refused to proceed further. Ringo and another took hold of him, and _two others pdlled down his sus penders, hauled off his outer and under shirts, his trousers, drawers, shoes and stockings, and Slick stood before the as- sembled population of Bishee, dressed in a finger ringand a stub of a cigar. “Lay it on, boys,” said Ringo, and im- mo(lm(nlvum men plunged pieces of boards into the tar pot and hauled them out reeking with the molten sinuous extract of pine and lnid them onto the vnwm-dl{ ruffian’s shoulders. He yelled and plunged and tried to break away, but he was held by sturdy arms. The tar was hot and it pierced hisskin, It was not .hot enough to blister, but it was much too hot to be comfortable to the naked flesh. In five minutes he was daubed all over from head to feet. The beautiful yellow locks, of which he was so vain, were closely pressed against the pate under a cover of ta His eyes, nostrils and mouth were free, but the restof him was covered with a thick covering of tar. Then the feathers were brought into play, and were thrown on him in handfuls. They adhered to the tar, and in a minute he was a nideous- looking object. He was completely covered with feathers of all colors, and the cowhoys did their best to make the dress as picturesque as pos- sible. The long tail feathers of the rooster wero planted on top of his head. The stiff wing feathers of the oose were stuck in his breast, and the arger feathers of hens were arranged along his legs, so that his extremitie: looked stouter than his body. He yelled. and pleaded piteously all the time, but had not game enough to curse or defy his tormentors. When the ;ob was completed there were demands from the crowd on the outside of the circle that he be led out where they could see him, and* passageways were made for that purpose. But he could not move. The tar had dried around his joints and he could notbend a limb or lift it. He was as stiff and solid as a block of wood. In this condition a ssout plank was pro- cured, placed between his legs and he was lifted on the shoulders of four men. A procession was formed to escort him out of town. Allthe people joined. The Bisbee band led the way, ;ollowed by Ringo and cowboys. Then came Slic in his new dress, riding on a rail and borne on the shoulders of four men, and following were about 1,800 people, com- prising the entire population of the town. The miserable wretch was taken about a mile beyond the limits of the town and then dumped on the roadside and left entirely alone to the enjoyment of his own l'efluclluns About 10 o’clock nexl morning a party of men, influenced by curiosity, went out from Bisbee toascertain Slick’s con- dition, After several hours’ search he was found in a Mexican jackal, about six miles from Bisbee. All the big feathers were plucked from him, but the down still adhered to his coat of tar. He was in a pitable condi- tion. He was picked up by couple of Mexicans who charit- ably carricd him to their shanty, and labored ecarnestly to restore him to his normal state. But it was no easy task. It was hours before he could crack the tar coating over his joints so that he could bend his limbs. The tar adhered w his flesh almost as tena- clously as the skin. He was continu- ally moaning or shrieking. The body is covered with small, fine hair, aud each filament becoming fastened in the tar, a constant pulling was maintained lhd! superinduced the keenest torture. He was completely exhausted. The pores of his skin being stopped, he was on the verge of sutfocation, and gasped for breath through his mouth and nos- trils s if he were being strangled. The Mexicans were trying to get off the tar, but were making poor progress. First they set him by the side of a blazing fire, hoping that the tar would soften. But he could not stand the heat und the softer.the tar grew the tougher it became, and the more stubbornly it seemed to adhere, He was next steeped Riordan approached the table 1 ‘THE OMAHA DATLY BEK: MONDAY.’ in ngool of water outside the door. The tar, however, resisted the force of soap and water. Then he was danbed with grass and at iast {he tar zive evidence of weakening. It began tosoften under the influence of the grease and the Mexicans kvpl up A constant serubbing with coarse cloths, Soon there was a patch as large as a platter between his shoulders cleared of the tar, but he could not stand the strains of the scrub- bing and ordered n cessation, Then one of the cans was sent to Bishee on hors k for a eolution of potash, and wh he returned Slick went through a fresh ordeal. The potash was dissolved in a tub of water in which the victim's body was steeped. He first tried his feet. The potash cut through the tar, and, with the aid of vigorous scrubbing, the coating was removed. This process was tried on his whole body, and at the end of two weeks he was cleaned. It was amonth, however, before he was able to travel. The scrubbing he was subjected to, in unwholesome water, so debilitated him t the end of the ordeal, he was ly able to move. When he was able to move, he made tracks for Texas, where he was killed at El Paso in 1882, There are two forms of chronic rheu- matism; one in _which the joints are swollen and red without fever; in the other the joints are only stiff and pain- ful. 1In either form Salvation Oil may be relied on to effect a cure. It kills pain. 25 cents. Popular discrimination in favor of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has given ita larger sale_than any other remedy of its class. Price 25 cents. il DAVID WHITMER'S DEATH. The *“Testifyer' to the Book of Mormon —How He Was Regarded. Chicago Times: David Whitmer, one of the original Mormons and a sketch of whose life was printed in Tuesday’s Times, died at his home in Richmond, Mo.,at 5 o l'lnvk wntuuluy afternoon, the news reac here last evening in a dispatch to M cleave, of the city clerk’s office. A Chicago man, on hear- ing of Mr. Whitmer's death, related the foliowing: “‘Some sixteen years ago I chanced to ride across the state of Missouri, from Hannibal to Kansas City. There were but few in the car in which I rode, and the seat directly in front of mine was oc- cupied by a very tall. quiet elderly gen- tleman with whom I had some conversa- tion. Some things in his dress, man- ners, and talk caused me to think that he was a prosperous Pennsylvania Quaker, journeying west to look after his investments. I soon found, how- ever, that he was possessed of much information about the land over which we were passing, the various resources of the sume, and of its early history. About noon n gen- tleman in the car asked me into the smoker to en, acigar. He asked me if 1 knew the man with whom I had been talking. I informed him that I did not. He then stated that it was David Whit- mer, one of the ‘“testific of (]le book of Mormon, and one of the early associ- atew of Joscph Smithe 1nsked him if ho was well acquainted with Mr. Whitmer and he stated that he was, having al- ways lived in the same county with him. As I now remember he said he wng brought upon a farm, b eral years been practicing law or yor- forming the duties of sheriff of “the county. At my request he gave an ae- count of what he knew of our traveling conpanion and his estimate of his chax- acter. He said he was a small boy when some patriotic citizens proposed to drive the Mormons out of Missouri, the leading charges against them being that the were **Yankee abolitionis and_prohibi- tionists, who spent more time in going to meeting than most persons thought therc was any need of.” He was on horseback, behind his father y were driven out. The leader y, he said, dismounted, took a stand on the stile in front of David ‘Whitmer's house, and produced various firearms and dirks, declared that he should stand guard over, those premises. Ae declared that he would kill like a dog any man who ventured to molest David Whitmer or his brother, or to take any of his goods. The Whitmers continued to reside on their places.after their old companions had left, and were always highly re ing out of the, civil war, the narrator continued, most of the people in our county were secessionists, and it was proposed to notify the union men that their room was much better than their company. neeting was accordingly called at wh the sentiment of the community was to=be expressed. Some speeches were made and a committee was appointed to draft resolutions ex- pressive of the feeling of the members present. At this point in the proceedings David Whitm arose, walked to the platform, and delivered a short but very telling speech. He stated that no resolutions and threats would cause him to run away. He declared that he was a citi- zen of the United States, and should re- main such. He proposed to live or die under the old flag. If anyone desired to shoot him, then was a good time. The resolutions were not passed, the meeting adjourned toa given day, but did not convene. In the opinion of this gentleman, no man in Missouri possesses greater cour-, age or honesty than this heroic old man. ‘“‘His oath,” he said, *‘would send a man to the gallows quicker than that of any man I ever knew.” He then went on to say that no person had ever questioned his word, to his knowledge, about any other matter than finding the Book of Mormon. He was always a loser and never a gainer by adhering to the faith of Joseph Smith. Why per- sons should question his word about the golden plates, when they took it in rela- tion to all other matters, wasto him a mystery. ——— A Man of Many Wounds. Atlanta Constitution: A very remark- able applization for allowance underthe wuumluu soldiersact has been sent to the exccutive department. The applicant is Mr. S. A. Gade, of Richmond county, who, during the war, was a private in company E, Cobb’s Legion. The man was literally shot to pieces, and has lived through all these years, and now applies for a peusion. Here is an in- ventory of his wounds: A minie ball entered his right leg, cutting thesciatic nerve and paralyzing the limb belo; the knee. fragment of shell fi(l’ll\’*’ him on the right arm, near the elbow, breaking the bone and destroying the joint. A minie ball entercd the muscles of the right arm, tearing them apart. A fragment of shell hit him on the left leg below the knee, crushing the small bone and scaling off several parts of the main bone three inches in length, A minie hail passed entirely through the left leg below the knee. Another minie ball passed through the center of the left eand, shattering the bones and breaking the joint of the middle finger, entirely dix:\bfiiug the hand. Besides all this he was struck in the right side with two fragments from a shell, mak- ing two distinct wounds. The applica- tion has not yet been passed on. l\ Vhen it shall be the probability is that Mr. Gade will get several pensions for limbs rendered substantially useluss. . This variously wounded man is in fair health and seems 1o enjoy life, GIRLS OF THE TENNESSEE. One Who Married When She Was Twelve and Lovad Tobaocco. (7 - ~+RASH AND THE BEST SOCIETY The Sociable at Mr. Tuttle's Cabin— Red Apples aund Oandy Al Around-!Curious Phases of American Life. Chicago Daily News: They had evi- dently been attracted by the nqise of the saw mill on the Hub, and had come to see what the matter was. One wasa woman about fo ars of age-—tall, bony, and “glab-sided.” The other was a girl not above fourteen years old,built on the same plan as her companion. Both wore woolen dresses und sun bon- nets. They stood on the bank watching the men rolling the logs aboard the boat and sawing them up into flitch. Desiring to make the acquaintance of the ladios, 1 approached them and said “Good morning.” They looked at me with wide-open, bold eyes, regarding me us a steer does a stiange dog—with more surprise than wonder. The girl replied to my salutation with: “Say, mister, have you got any chawin’ to- hacker?” I replied, confusedly, something about it being “‘always a pleasure,” and pro- duced my plug. The girl took it, re- garded it with pleased surprise, and passed it to the older voman, saying: HWhy, it's store tobacker! L _TOBACCO AS AN INTRODUCTION, The older woman took a generous bite and passed it to the girl; the girl took @ regulation chew and passed it to me; I took a chew and returned the plug to my pocket. For a moment they rolled the tobacco in their mouths, mentally commenting on its excellence, and then both spat in the river. Wishing to open_the conversation, I said to the girl: “You're rather young to be chewing tobacco, sissy.” She looked at me indignantly. *Don’t )Ou call me sissy,” she exclaimed. apologized. I assured her I meant 1o CHeHoE 1 sallan hies “gissy” simply because she was a little girl. “I'm no little girl, nuther!” she said “Do you see that man down thar? vinting to a tall fellow some distance ‘;‘uwn the river. “\\'Lll he’s my hus- band.” “‘How long Kave you been married$” I asked. *More'n two years.” And this girl was not more than four- teen years of age! He related this t6 Captain Morse, and expressed my surprise at th uth of this wife. He repl “Oh, 'snoth- ing! Girls in LhH country get. married when they are big enough to be wives. Age has nothing to do with it.” These woizen répresent the ‘“‘poor white trash” of thé "country. We had the opportunity that night of seeing the better quality of Tennessee river so- ciety Mr. Tuttle, who owned the lime- kiln burning near the boat’s landing, came down to the bont in the afternoon and invited us to his house in the even- ing. He said: ““We’ll have some vocal music and a gogd time, I reckon.” Abont 7 o'clock in the evening there was a loud **hello” from the bank,and a small boy came aboard carr lantern. He said his name was Greenie, and that hu came to show us the way to his *‘pa’s” house. ON THE ROAD TO GOOD SOCIETY. We followed him along the path through the canebrakes and woods, across cornfields and overseveral fences. “['m takin’ you the sh cut,” he ex- plained. **This a-way it's 'bout a mild; t'other way it’s 'bout a mild an’ a half.™* He prophesied, too, that we would have a ‘“‘nice time.” He sdid there would be *‘candy from a store and ap- les; and T veclkon you'll see the purt- 1est gals you ever see in yer life,” We asked him which of all the was the pretticst. He replied: schoolma'am is awful pritty, but she won’t be thar to-night. Mr., Duncan’s gal is mighty pritty, too, but 1 don't reckon she’ll be thar, nuther. There st night at her house, and . Thar’s lot’s goin’ on now round I There w breakin’ t'othe: r Wh\'. break candy! What do you .nh cmxd“‘ 4 “Not much!” he rb]lhcd indignantly. “Stick candy— reg'lar candy. You git a piece an’ yer gal gits a piece an’ you break it an’ eat it. It's lots of fun!” We came to Mr. Tuttle’s home. It is a double log house—two cubins of a single room each, connected by a roof. To go from one to the other necessi- tates going into the open air. As we neared the house apack of dogs came down to usbarking. “‘Git out, Mage, down, Pige, Rover, what ails ye,”’ shouted Greenie and the dogs were uiet. Mr. Tuttle appeared and con- ucted us into one of the houses, ‘This is whar the old woman an’ t he children an’me stay,” he said. *'“‘he young folks is doin’ the singin’ in ’'tother house. Lay off yer things.” Our host ushered us into the presence of some thirty young men and women, seated closely on.benches in the rear of the room, as far as possible from the big fireplace. three green logs burned Two chairs were placed by the fireplace for the captain and L. As we made our entree the host suid, ‘Ladies and gen- tlemen, allow me to introduce to you to-night Captain Morse of the steamer Hub.” It struck me that Mr. Tuttle had at some time presided over a political meeting. Captain Morse bowed gracefully and dxoppcd into one of the chairs. ‘‘And this gentleman,” said lha host, laying a hand on my shoulder, *‘is C; u p- tain Hull of the steamer Marietta. lives in Chicage.” This stagzered 'me a little, but 1 bowed as the commander of a lake ves- sel should and fell jnto the other chair, The introducfion formalities over, the host said: “Now go on with yer singin’,” and retired to *‘the old woman and the children.” THE SINGING EXERCISES, The singing at once began and con- tinued for two mortal hours, with short and silent intermissions between each song. It was all ehurch music, and the most doleful, cheerless chestnuts imag- ple. We' poured out our souls in— Nothing in my hand I bri Nothing but the blood ofl?ulun ) And— *“T'his is the way I long have sought, Save mighty Lord ! And— “Am I a soldier of the cross? A follower of the Lamb? By way of enlivenment we sui ““From Greenland’s Icy Mountains” an “A Charge to Keep I Have.” Nothing was sought for in this music but abso- lute time, and it was preserved to the sacrifice of ever other consideration. It was a broad-gauge, wide-open concert. All sung as they pleased and all sung soprano. They "all sung because they wanted to sing, and everybody did his or level best. A young woman in the FEBRUARY 6 1888, centre of the gmup started the singing, and* all joined in after the first few words. There were perhaps twenty women in the muh—wnmuu of stature and peculiar *‘old-fashioned™ faces. Nearly all were dressed in flan- nel dresses, fitting the form closely. There were no collars, cuffs, nor ties— no ribbons nor gegawe of any sort. Not a woman had Ler hair frizzed or banged. Their faces were serious and calm—as uileless and unsophisticated as the aces which are supposed to have come over in the Maytlower. They were tall, strong women, broad across the bosom, with magnificent shoulders and busts They will be the mothers of anothe eneration of these big Kentuckians rom Tennessce stock—the finest men, physically, in the world. Men as simple and inoffensive as children, but talk fight to one of ¢hem and his big frame will grow three inches, and be will throw back his head and shake his haiv as if it were a_mane. And it oc- curred to me while ‘nuklllr{ulthmgrmlp of women if Kiralfy could only engage this whole party what an Atazonian ballet he could put on the stage! When the concert was over the host appeared with a basket of red apples on hisarm. He handed out an apple to each guest and then retired to bring in npluu‘n{ lemon stick candy—*‘reg’'lar candy.” Bach guest received one stick. The captain and I gave our candy to nie. If there was any doubt about his h'wudshlp for us before this it was settled now. After the candy was eaten the party sung, as a night-cap, a lively song about Christmas and sleigh-bells. Then the “‘good-nights” were said, everybod mounted his or her mule and utm-lc:‘{ through the woods for home,and Greenie, with his lantern, led the captain and me back to the Hub. young eroic il o Leland hotel, (,hu‘ugo. A Bride's sm-py “Father. Ghicago Mail: Many a good story is told of John Campbell, the pioneer iron manufacturer of the Hanging Rock iron region, whose daughter, Miss Clara, sued Charles Arbuckle for breach of promise. The old gentleman is a plain man, who does not understand the ways of society and prefers ordinary jeans trousers to the Gnest hrmul(lnlh. ‘When his daughter, Mrs. Willinm Means, was married the wedding was a social event of great moment in southern Ohio. It was a fashionable affair, and 9 o’clock in the evening was the time set for the ceremony. The head of the house watched the preparations with misgiv- ings, and was told for some sufficient reason that his daughter was to be mar- earlier in the day. Accordingly he was all ready for the event by 2 o’clock, and waited impatiently for the wedding party to appear. When 8 o'clock,which was his usual bedtime, arrived his patience was exhausted, and he decided to retire, notwithstanding the fact that his house was full of guests. Going to his apartment, which had heen given up to the Jadies for a toilet room, he pushed amde bonnets, hats_and wraps and crawled into bed, and was soon sound asleep, regardless of what was oing on down st When the time ume to give away the bride her father couldn’t be found, and that part of the ceremony was necessarily omitted, It was not until the guests were departing that he was discovered lying amid the bonnets and wraps, any of which he had ruined. B Gone West to Build Up the l"l.nlnlry. San Jose Herald: Last evening there arrived in this city Charles Gay and wife and sixteen children. The extraordinary part of the fact lies in the statement that Gay is but forty-four and his wife forty. It'is his intention to locate here and help build up the country up the coun- try. He was a tinner by trade and was mar- ried in 1863 in Galveston, Tex., his wife being seventeen years of age. In 1874, while residing at Shreveport, La., they lost three of their children by yel- low fever. The next year they removed to Fort Worthk, Tex. The children long until three years ago, when nineteenth child was bor (HICAGD SHORT LINE OF THE Chicago, Milwiukee & St. Paul R'y. 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Tduhc. Nevada, Orogou fHiornia, it "otfers' supeiior adv a4 osaile by any oier I Amongs few of tn 0 rt and % Its P CE BLEEPIL u CAl jnodsls of semrort und cloance. ' 1ts M RAWING ROCOM CARS, uni ta widely ceicoried l-:.lm'r &y hicl d hore. A ‘At Coun- ol mnnnu Traina 01 the Union ettt Raway: con ect in_union depot those of the Chicago ortawestern 1. 1n Chicago the trains of this Jine ake close connection with those of il other castrn nes. For Detrott, Columbue, Ind Cipeinoas osfon, New \arl. Phlindepite, Beliimore. W 'sad sl l'. ‘e bast, ask for s icket vie “uonuwunluu » i‘,?' “"{-‘.9 he pestaccommodation. All icket ageats E. P. WILSON, denl. Paser Agent Bl Genl. Manager, ABCOCK, . ...‘.-h mu A'rlculmrnl Implamen CHURCHILL PARKE Dealer in Agricultural lmnlsments Waanns, Carringes and Hugrion. Jones Ktreet, |vl'|'L'\‘l|Vlhnml b, Omiahn, Nebrask, " LININGER & METCALF co., Ml‘lflllll[ll‘fll Implements, Wagons, Carriages wles, Kte. Wholesale. Omaha, Nebraska RENDORF ARTIN, LIN, ORENDORF ¢ Wagons & Buggies Wholesale Doal 101, 6, 606 nnd 7 Jones Streot, Omain. Amaullml [mplements, P. P. MABT & cC Mantfitaes, f ek Sni,Setr, L‘uluvnloru llly Rakes, Cider Mills and l.\ll‘lau l'nl Cor. 1ith &nd Nicholas Kireets. “ WINONA IMPLEMCNT co., Amculmral lmnlemems Wagons & anss raer 1ith and Nicholas Streets, (NM/1A BRANCIL, J.F.SEIBERLING & CO., (Akron, Ohio.) Harvesting Machinery and Binder Twine. W. E. Mead, Manager. 148 Leavenworth st., Oninba MOLINE MILBURN&STODDARD Co Manufacturers and Jobbers in Wauuns Buggics, Rakes, Plows Ete. Cor. %th and Pabific Streets, Omnhn, Nob. A HOSFE, Jr., Artists' Materials, Pianos and UI‘!flIlS, 1613 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebrask . Boots and Shoes. _ W. V. MORSE & CO., Jobbers of Boots and SIIUBS 101 Farnom 8, Omaha, Neb. Manufactory, Summer Streot, Host KIRKENDALL, JONES & CO.. (Successors to ieed, Jones & Co.) Wholesale Mannfacturer: of Boets aqgflqp& Agents for Hoston Rubber 1inrney St., Omal —_Booksellers and Stationers. H. M, & S. W. JONES, Successors to A. T. Kenyon & Co., Wholesale & Rotail Booksellers and Stationers, Fine Weddlnf Statlonery, Commercial 1622 Douglus Street, Omaha, Neb. Spices, Etc. o EE_CO CEMRIES o S i Teas, Cofbes, Spces, Baking Payier, Flavorig Extracth, Luundey Blue, Inks, e 1416 Hurney Street, Omahn, Nebrask the crookery ‘and clasown‘ra-‘\ W. L. WRIGHT, Agent for the Manufacturers and Importers of Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Chimneys, Ete. Offi ¢ th NI Omauha, Nuhmnkn Commission nnd!(?rpgg. T D, A HURLEY Commission and Jobhing, Butter, Egus and Produce. Cons Hendquurters for Stonewnre, Be i Grtpe Buskets. 1414 Dodize St., Omuba. . Lu mber. 1' W. HARVEY LUMBER co . To Dealers Oaly. Ofce, 1403 Farnam Street. Omaha: JOHN A. WAKEFIELD, Wholesale Lumber, Blc. Imported and American_ vt Awent for »fil-.un fra Qiiney White Dealer in Hardwood Limber, Wood Carpets and Parquot w.unnu 2th and Douglas R iron Works PAXTON & VIERL| "™ | Wronght and Cast Iron Bmldmz Worl Engines. Birass Work, Genoral Foundry, M and lackeimith Work: Omce i Works, U 1y and T1th Ktreot, Omaha. “OMAHA WIRE & IRON W KS Manufactarers of Wire and Iron Railings Desk Ralls, Window Gu wer Stands, Rlknn: Ble. 125 Narth 1rin Neer, Ovaa, T OMAHA SAFE and IRON \ WORK., Man'[rs of Fire & Barglar Proof Safes Vaylts, Jall Work, tron and Wiee Fencing, Siena, Bto, Ar d Jnokson St Fire aud Burglar Proot Safes, Time Locks, Gonoral Auents for Disbold Safo & Lock Co.' Vaults and Jail Work, 1415 Farnam Stroet, Omaha. W. L. PARROTTE & Wholesale Hats, Caps and Straw Goudl. 107 ll-nmy Street, Omaha, Neb. % Mllllnagyand Notion 1. OBERFELDER & C lmnumrs & Jobbersin mllmm‘y & Notions 203, 210 and 212 South 11th Street. "3 T. ROBINSON NOTION GO, Wholesale nllgt}gnss qumflrlgshgu (oods .VINYARD & SCHNEIDER. » Notions and Gent's Fornishing Goods. 1105 Harney Street, Omaha. Olla CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO.. Wholsale Refined and Lubricating Oils. Axlo Grease, Ete., Omahi A. 11 Bishop, Manager, Paper. " CARPENTER PAPER CO., Wholesale Paper Dealers. Carry a nice stock of Printing, Wi e Sh ik e rinting. Wrapplng and Writing Printors Maerials. "WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, Auxiliary Patlishers, Dealers in Type, Pressos and Printor Amlh 12th \Ir: (’Jr:‘ " hllpplml, . RIDDELL & RIDDELL, Storage and Commission Merchants, Speclaltior-Bugter, Keen, Choero, Foultry, Game, sters, Kte,, Kte. 112 South'14th § WIEDEMAN & | CO<, Produce Commission Merchants, Poultry, Butter, Game. Fraits, Ete, 220 South 1th St.. Omuhn, Nebrasks, GEO. SCHROEDER & CO (Successors to Meshane & Sehroed Prodnce Gmgglluifiilmhgggncmrl Storage, coal, eoko and Lime. OMAHA COAL, COKE & LIME (-U-. Jovsers of Hard and Soft Coal, 200 Eouth 13th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. J. J. JOHNSON & C Manufacturers of Illinois White Lime, And shippors of Conl, Coke, Coment, Plaster, Lithe, Drain 'file, and Sower Pipe! Office, Paxton Hotel, Furnam St., Omaha, “Telephione Bl1. NEBRASKA FUEL CO., Stippers of Coal and Coke. 4 Soush 13th St., Omaha, Neb. Dry coads and Notions. M. E SMITH & co., DI‘Y Goods, Farnishing Goods and Notions, 112 and 1104 Douglus, Cor. 1ith maha, Neb. KILPATRICK- "KOCH I DRY GOODS Co Tniporters and Jobbers in Dry Goods, Notions Gents' Furnishing Goods. Corner 1ith ant Has .. Omui, Nobrskn. S DEWEY & STONE, Wholesale Dealers in Furniture, Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. “TPAXTON, GALLAGHER & CO., " Wholesale Groceries and Provisions, 706, 709 and 711 8. 10th St., Omi MGCORD, BRADY & CO., Wholesale Grocers, 12th and Leavenworth Slmau. Omaha, Nebraska. D. M. STEELE & CO., Wlmlssale Grocers, 1219, 1221 Whiolgsale Gmcers 1114 and 1115 Harney Rtreet, umn Hardware. LEE, FRIED & CO.- Jlmbcrs of Hardware and Nails, Tinware, Shect Iron, Ete. Agents for Howe Scales, and Miami Powder Co., Omuha, Neb. HIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR, Builders' Hardware and Scale Repair Shop. Mechanles' Tools and Buffalo Scalos. 1406 Douglae Street, Omaha, Nebrasi RECTOR, WILHELMY & CO., Wholesale Hardware, 10ch and Tarney Ste. Omala, Neb. Whatern Agents fervon Steel Nalls, A1FbAnks Standasd ol Nenvy Nardwaro- W.J. BROATC Heavy Hardware, Iron aml Steel, Bprings, Wakon Stock, lllnl'url- Lumber, e, 12 ad 1211 Har AMES A. EDNEY. Wholgsale Iron and Steel, nd Carriage Wood Btock, Heavy Hardware 217 [0 Lenvenworth Kt., Ouinha, Neb. All Kinds of Bmlllmg Halerlfll at Whnlcsale 18th Street and Union Paclfic Trac LOUIS BRADFORD, Dealer in Lumber, Lath, Lime, Sash, Doors, e, Yards Cornge 1tk Dough i Col 9th and Dougia W ros _C.N.DEITZ, Dealer in ALl Kinds of Lumber, 13th and California Streots, Omal Nebr as) T FRED W. GRAY, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Ete., B, Corner €th and Dougles Bls., Omaba, Manufacturers and Dealers in Rubber Goods D1l Clothing and Lesther Belting. 3008 Farnam Stroet.. tlngs. Pump;. Vltc. TRANG 08, ¢ % Pungs, Pipes and Engites, Stoam, Water, Talivay ana Mining Suppl| 20,123 and ¥2) Farnam Strect OmamacT i CHUHCHILL PUMP CO., Wholesale Pamps, Pme, Filtings, Steam and Water Suppil o oont & Co's Roode: 11t b "‘""J"'l') i Frad U.'S, WIND ENGINE Steam and Water Sumlllns Halliday Wind Mills. 918 ana 920 F G. F. Rons, Acting u-:-Tune"f s: ey BROWNELL & co., Fngines, Boilers and General Machinery Sheet "‘ull ‘Work Steam Pum, ., ) o, et o ARMSTRONG, ET Sorage, Forwarding and cfllIlll]]SSlflll, Branch houde of the Henney Busky Co. Bu ulcaas Wholesule und rotuil, 14 L0and 112 Liard Hireet Ouwuba. ‘renapnuna No. 780, corn loe. EAGLE CORNICE WOHKS. Mannfactare Galvanued Iron and Cornice, Jobn Epeneter, Propritor. {2 Dodgo and DO b it Bireon, (a0 100 and 108 z & iLER, Lager Beer Browers, 1521 North Eigthteenth Street, Omaha. Neb. lanurautmm of Overalls, Jeaus Pants, Shirts, e, Hound 1104 Douglas Btrest, VL CO., ‘Wholesale Manu- cturers of Saxn Doors, Blinds and Monldings, Branch llcu. lllll and lzard Streets, Omaha, Nlb BOHN MANUFACTURING CO. Manufacturers of Sash. Doors, Blinds, ll(luld"l n, Nlll! ‘Work a Interior Hard Wood Fi e n..-mn i ;‘L-nn-u?m Stroets, i OMAHA PLANING MILL o, Manafacturers of Moulding, Sash, Doors, And Blinds, Turning, Stale-work, Bank and Oice Pt nis. th fnd Poppletou Avene. H. K. SAWYER, lanuracmrm! Dealer in Smoke stacn. Dritchings, Tynks and Genorai Hollgr Ropairig. 118 Dodge Btréct, Omaha, Neb. PALMER. RICHMAN l co Live Stock Commission lcrcnamx Office~Room 24, Opposite Exchange |||l||l" N & Vakin, Couth Onruh, Neb. " ‘Mccoy BROS., Live Stock Commission Merchants, Market fuminned reo on nppilcation. Stockers and foulors turmshed ool e forence” Ui i Nutionn Hiank wnd Kouth Ouiabia Natiousl, ook V. rds, Konth Onhi: R RO LORIMER,WESTEREIELD & MALEY Live Stock Commission, Room 15, Exchon Buiiding, o c! ALEXANDER & FITC Commision Dealers in Live Sick. Roow 22, U:mu\l« Exchnige Building, Uni itock VPV urds, Bouth Omana, Neg, " OCK YARDS CO., - . ur Omaha, Limited. Joka ¥, Boyd, I-w'hnm-h