Hide Article Text (OCR)
party at first gazed oa the animals in wonder and amazement, and then turned their attention to keep from being trampled to death by the moving, resistless mass that surged on and on. “ There must have been a million of them,” said Mr. Starr, of Buck Creek.“Yes, by gum, a hundred mill ion,” interrupted Major Brough.After leaving the valley the real battle began, and those who are not acquainted with the momentous undertaking it was to crosB the plains in a “prairie schooner” in those early days will be slow to credit the stories of suffering and privation related by these survivors. It has been said that in the year *52 one could walk almost the entire distance from the Platte river to California on the skeletons of man and beast, and not one of that party of eighty-five will question this statement. For weeks theirs was a straggle for life—h fight against starvation. When they started they laid in rations for four months. Their trip consumed six months and ten days. For days the members of the party subsisted on one biscuit a day. At lasf, when the “ Great Meadows ” were reached, it was decided that something had to be done or the whole train would perish, as the little stock of provisions was getting very low. Here it was that eight members of the party, Charles Gk8 being one of them, volunteered to go ahead, take their chances of getting through and relieve the commissary department of this much. “ With no more cold biscuits than we could put in a hat we went ahead on the rest of the journey, a distance of nearly five hundred miles,” said Mr. Gros. “ There was no sign of anything to eat. We oarried no blankets, so traveled at night to keep from freezing and slep on the sunny aide of some friendly stone in the daytime.” The alkali water and alkali dust, coupled with the short rations,Tuesday morning the barn owned by Louis Huffing, located in the rear of his residence, across the railroad, was discovered in flames and an alarm sounded.Before the flames could be controlled, they had spread to the stableof J. H. Flowars and it, too. was consumed. By the heroic work of thefire department and others, the fire was confined to these two buildings.The loss is about $1,000, and covered by insurance.One Minute.By a new and greatly improved method Dr. Barnes is curing more cases of cross eyes than ever. It is a jj.ere matter of one minute with him. He also treats, with equal success, all forms of chronic disease. Piles cured iu a few painless treatments. $100 for failure to cure. Call and see him in his private parlors at the City hotel on Tuesday, May 6.Notice!All persona holding claims against A. H. Bowen, deceased, or against his estate, are requested to present same to me, as I am ready to pay them.2213 A. T. Bowen.Postponed.On account of the death of Mrs. Wright Williams our May Bay opening has been indefinitely postponed.Mas. M. E. Haisely Sister.Special Kid Glove Sale.Five hundred pairs five hook kid gloves in assorted shades only sixty-nine cents at J. H. Barnes Bros.,next Saturday. 22t2FoundI Found1tA new place for fresh bulk garden seeds, at one-half the price, in packages, at Lytle Allen’s drugstore. Call and see them. IS
Newspaper Details
Delphi Journal
Delphi, Indiana, US
Thu, May 01, 1890
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Paul G.
NA, 09 Dec 2018
Other Publications Near Delphi, Indiana
Delphi Evening Herald
Delphi Journal
Delphi Carroll County Citizen Times
Delphi Carroll County Citizen
Delphi Weekly Times
