Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 30, 1897, Page 3

as ORTHWEST N EWS More Indictne BRAN ie Him. Fargo, N. D., Special—The United States grand jury adjourned after re- porting another big bunch of indict- ments, few of which have yet been made public. Among others it is said that more indictments were returned against President Booker. of the de- funct Grand Forks National bank, who has already been indicted and ar- raigned at the Bismarck term of court and will be tried at the Grand Forks term next month Among other counts at the recent addition to his troubles are said to be some in which «charges are made which place the bank in a bad light in connection with its financial dealings with Editor Win- ship, of the Grand Forks Herald. It is alleged that the bank held two of his unsecured notes for a total sum of $1,400. City Will Do Its Own Lighting. Grand Forks, N. D., Special—The long-continued controversy over the guestion of municipal ownership as applied to the street lighting question was brought to a focus by the city council deciding to erect a city electric lighting plant and do its own street lighting. The plan is for seventy 2,000-candle power are lights instead of gas lamps with which the streets are now lighted. The council also sold $30,000 worth of refunding bonds at 6 per cent to F. R. Fulton & Co. North Da ta Synod. Grafton, N. D., Special—The synod ‘orth Dakota is in session here. ministers and elders are in at- tendance. The retiring moderator, Rey. J. S. Boyd of Alden, Minn., de- livered the opening sermon. Rey. A. Devine of Bismarck v elected mod- erator and Rey. Edward Gallagher of Addresses on tempe- ra ered by Rey. Thomas Dugan and Rev. A. C. Rankin, the “molder orator.” Fences. A hedge fence interested in the movement, incorporation» will organize sociations in every county. y will start nurseries and build s something on the same order of the honey locust hedges in the Eastern states and Can: Blind Piggers Punished. rgo. N. D., Special—Judge Amidon sentenced five prisoners to terms in jail and payment of fines, principally for violations of the internal revenue laws. The heaviest sentence imposed was on William Him ‘h of Graf- ton, who will pay $300 fine and serve ninety days in jail. Consulate Declined. Fargo, N. D., Special.—Mayor John- son, who was recently recommended by Senator Hansbrough for the Gother- burg consulship, has written the sena- tor asking the withdrawal of his name, as he thinks the position is not suffi- ‘iently remune ive to pay him to ave his business interests here. Death From a Thresher. Milnor, D., Specia 1— William Hayes was caught in the gearing of a thresher near Harlem and died from his injuries. Iowa Veterans Organize. Cedar Rapi Iowa, Special.—A per- manent state organization of Union veterans s been effected with the % officers: Com- Morgan, Davenport; commander, A. P. Gillette, second deputy com- E. R. Fron Council Bluffs; al, H. M. Dean, Musca- Rev. J. B. Albrook, The next meeting will halltown. mander, first depu Mount Vernon be held in M Towa Odd Fellows. Davenport, Ia., Special—lIowa grand lodge of Odd Fello has elected of- 's as follows: Grand master, J. C. Burlington; deputy grand master, H. E. Hibben, Marshalltown; grand warden, J. J. MeInter, Osceola; grand secretary, William Musson, Des Moines; grand treasurer, A. J. Morri- son, Marengo; grand representative, J. W. Bulin, Clinton. Death on the Track. Sldora, Iowa, Special.—At Gifford, a little town five miles south of here, James Hanson, a farmer, while lying on the railroad track-in a drunken stupor was run over by a train and in- <stantly killed. He leaves a wife and twelve children in destitute circum- stances. Found His Dead Body. Eldora, Iowa, Special.—The mutilat- ‘ed remains of Jens Hanson were found on the Northwestern railway between Gifford and Lawn Hill. He was a farmer and leaves a widow and twelve children. He is known to have had some money with him and it is ssupposed he was murdered. To Boycott ¥ Ottumwa, Iowa, Spe ~The trades assembly has passed resolutions ask- ing all members of trades unions to withdraw their patronage from busi- mess houses advertising in the Daily Democrat, in which Silver Chairman Charles Walsh owns stock, until the s unionized. Ish. Fatally Sealded. Sioux Center, Iowa, Special— The three-year-old child of William J. Goe- mans, a prominent citizen of this place, was scalded by boiling water so badly that it died. A tub of boiling water was accidentally overturned on the child. Elysian, Minn., Special— Gus John- son, a farmer living here, committed :suicide by poison while drunk. :He was fifty-five years old and leaves a wife and three children, a Close Call. Germani, Iowa,. Special — Charles Ochs, a farmer living near here, bare- ly escaped an untimely death. He was raking hay, and carried his shot- gun for the purpose of shooting some prairie chickens. The gun became dislodged, and, falling through the teeth of the rake was discharged. The charge carried away a quantity of clothing, skin and flesh from Mr. Ochs’ abdomen, and plowed a shallow furrow in the left side of his neck, barely missing the jugular vein. The Criminal Is Quickly Caught at Fond da Lac. Fond du Lac, Wis.. Special—John Beaman, husband of the proprietress of the Beaman house, while behind the bar, refused William Payne, a mulatto, drinks. Payne reached across the bar, grasped Beaman by the whiskers and slashed a razor across his throut, kill- ing him almost instantly. Payne made his escape but was caught at Calvary station, twenty miles away, and is now in jail, strongly guarded from outside interference. The governor has been asked for troops te guard the jail Biking to the Klondike. La Crosse. Wis. Special—An am- bitious wheelman going from home at Maiden, Mass., to the Klond! through this city. He does not expect to actually reach the mines on his wheel, but will ride as far as possible and be ready to go in with the first paity next spring. The man’s natne is William A. Boyle, and he is a mason by trade who has been out of work. He rides a a _twenty-three- -pound wheel geared to 77, carries forty pounds of. luggage, and has ridden 1,700 miles without a puncture. Big Logsing Contract. Ashland, Wis., Special—Former Sen- ator Vilas and Col. John H. Knight have just closed another logging con- tract, which will make over 15,000,000 feet of logs they will have cut this winter. This last contract was with Contractor Hendrixon, who will cut 3,000,000 feet for them. He is now completing his camp on the Brule, and the logs will be run down that stream next spring. This will make Vilas and Knight among the heaviest operators in this region for the coming winter. Telescope Is Now Theirs. Williams Bay, Wis., Special.—Chas. . Yerkes’ splendid sift is ah in the cago. kes has formally pre- sented to President William R. Haxrer the keys of the observatory which con- tains the Yerkes telescope. The cere- monies covered two hours, and the greatest refracting telescope in the world, having a forty-inch lens, is ded- icafed and ready to be used by astron- omers from every part of the glebe. At Par Not Enorgh. Ashland, Wis., Special—Bids were opened for the sale of $120,000 worth of Ashland city bonds. 8S. A. Kean of Chicago was the only bidder, offering to take them at par. The city has un- til the 28th to accept or reject or may sell the bonds at private sale. After the 28th if. the bonds are not disposed of bonds will have to be issued to the holders of judgments. Mayor Bardon thinks he can do better than to accept the bids at par. Bad News for the Deer. Ashland, Wis., Special—The deer season will open Noy. 1, but the ad- vance guard is already arriving. A distinguished party of twenty-six deer hunters of Elwood, Ind., passed thro’ the city this morning. They will hunt in the vicinity of Deer river, in Minne- sota. This club is under the super- vision of J. E. Kirkpatrick, agent of the Chicago, Cincinnati « St. Louis railway. © Jutifiable Homicide Claimed. Washburn, Wis.,Special—The trial of Mattie Longle ‘cused of shooting Dayid H. Smith at Iron River, June 27, begun in the circuit court. Difficulty was experienced in securing a jury owing tu the prominence the case has received. The defense admits the kill- ing, but will attempt to prove justi- tiable Lomicide. Milwaukee, Special—Miss Emma E. Palmer, until recently associate editor of the Northwestern Miller of Minne- apolis, has purchased the Illustrated News, a weekly publication of this city, devote to literature, society and art. Under the new management the paper will be known as the Critic. Miss Palmer is a sister of Charles M. Palmer, manager of the New York Journal and Advertiser. Lawyer Charged With Perjury. Milwaukee, Speciai—Benjamin LL, Goldberg, ex-district attorney of Wau- paca county, and until recently a mem- ber of a prominent law firm of* this city, has been arrested on a charge of perjury. The charge is an outgrowth of one of the charges of disbarment proceedings upon which Judge Vish found Mr. Goldberg guilty. Actors Shoot. Janesville, Wis., Special— William Butters and Lawrence Wilbur, mem- bers of the Calhoun opera company,, became involved in a quarrel after the performance and Wilbur shot Butters in the groin. The latter is seriously wounded and may die. Wilbur was ar- rested. Saw Mill Burned. Rhinelander, Wis., Special.—The oe mill of H. I. Fall and W. H. Cillighan, known as the Butterick mill, was de- stroyed by fire. The mill had done the sawing for the Rib River Lumber com- pany for several years and was retitted and repaired for their work. Better Kill the Team. La Crosse, Wis., Special_—Theodore Knuteson, a farmer residing near the city, was thrown from his wagon and killed instantly. His brother was killed in the same manner by the same team running away near the same spot on Oct. 8. Charged With Perjury. Waupaca, Wis., Special George Hoxie, the former law partner of Benj. M. Goldberg, who was disbarred from practicing law for two years in the State of Wisconsin on July 12, was ar- rested, charged with perjury. Potatces to New Orleans, Osceola, Wis., Spectal.—Capt. J. A. Kent will Ioad the Gracie Kent and three barges with potatoes at Osceola ond take them to New Orleans. He will return in the spring in time to go into the St. Croix river trade. Burlesque Company in Trouble. Madison, Wis., Special.—Verona Jar- beau's burlesque company was at- tached here by Hagen & Albert of New York, who claim an indebtedness of $1,000 against the company. ‘The attachment was levied on the scenery, baggage and box office receipts. for breaking into the house of James _ SOUTH = sess sy Ripple, Mayhew and and ‘addons Ar- rested and: Taken Befcre a Justice. Pierre, S. D.. Oct. 23.—Phe warrants issued for the arrest ef Hipple, May- hew and Andersom were not served un- til late in the evening, and, owing to the hour at whieh thes were brought by the deputy sheriff before the jus- tice the case was continued. ‘The prisoners were remamded to the cus- tody of the sheriff. Hevener & Stew- art, for the accused, demanded a change of venue-and the ease was sent | to Justice Jacobson. The case came up at 8 o'clock im the evening but nothing was done save the execution of a bond... It had beea supposed that they would waivea prelimimary ex- amination and let the ease go ever un- til the next term of court, but it is now understood that a vigorous fight will be put up before the committing mag- istrate im the hope that the prosecution will fail in this first step. hess Winter Wheat. Winona, Minn., Oct. 23.—The amount of wipter wheat sold in this vicinity is considerably less than what it was ten or fifteen years ago, and this year Will be much smaller than usual. The failure of the crop last spring, owing to alternate freezing and thawing, left little winter wheat seed, and the long drouth this fall has made the soil in poor condition for plowing. The acre- age sown this fall will be from a third to a half less than a year ago. CAS a Hog Cholrea Still Raginx. Faribault, Minn., Oct. 23.—Hog chol- era is prevailing to a large extent in the southern and eastern parts of Rice county. In the town of Wolcott it is quite severe. H. O. Hagen, chair- man of the town board of supervisors, and Dr. Leopold Hoy, V. S., of this city,, have inspected ‘and quarantined numerous farms in Wolcott township where the plague has been prevailing quite severely. Farmers are losing from ten to forty hogs each. Benson’s Murder Trial. Benson, Minn., Oct. 23.—In the ease of Edward Alpress, on trial here for the killing of Frank Clapp last April several witnesses were examined. ‘he defendant’s story is that during the quarrel Clapp called him hard names, knocked him down and kicked him. He arose and Clapp attacked him again, whereupon he struck Clapp on the head with a gun. Clapp said he was satisfied and went away. iighty Days for Robbery. Little Falls, Minn., Oct. 23. — John Borasch, Jr., the young man who robbed the store of ex-Senator George at North Prairie, pleaded guilty ge of petit larceny and was fined $75 and costs, with the alterna- tive of eighty days in jail. He at- tempted to implicate two other young men, but each proved an_ alibi, Borasch went to jail. Threatened to Kill. Anoka, Minn., Oct. 23.—Sheriff Tier- ney left with John Lanners, a prisoner sentenced to Stillwater for two years for larceny.—P. E. Peterson, who is held at Minneapolis for attempting to murder his brother, has lived on the Anderson farm in Anoka, and has fre- quently, while bere, threatened to kill his brother if some money was DOt paid him by fall. . Three Men Injured. St. Paul, Oct. 23.—The cable of the elevator in the Thurston cold storage warehouse on Eagle street broke, let- ting the elevator drop, aud three men were injured. John Reibel had his leg broken near the ankle. Frank Brady had his spine injured and his right wrist bruised, and Zdward Bei- sang had his mouth cut and his front teeth broken. Disastet to a Brakeman, Hayfield, Minn., Oct. 23.— William Bocher, a brakeman, whose home is at this place, was thrown from the top of a moving freight train leaving Oel- wein, Iowa, and striking on the track between the cars with his arm across the rail, had that member crushed so that amputation was necessary near the shoulder. He may not live. MEET, 1S United Brethren. Browerville, Minn., Oct. 23. — The Minnesota annual conference of the United Brethren church is holding its annual session here. The bishops not being present, Rev. J. W. Fulkerson was elected chairman and’ Rey. N. 1. Hankins secretary. Routine business has been transacted thus far. Dr. Lafitte Pleads. Madison, Wis., Oct. 23.— Dr. H. E. Laflitte of Superior pleaded not guilty to fourteen grand jury _indict- ments. He is charged with perjury and subornation of witnesses in the al- lotment of land to Indians. His trial was set for Dec. 7, and he expects to furnish the bail of $1,500. Armed for Deef. Park Rapids, Minn., Oct. 28. — The open season for deer and moose is al- ready bringing in a large number of hunters, and a crowd of nearly a hun- dred came up on last night’s train, with outfits ready for the woods. ‘They are mostly from the Middle states. New Court House. Park Rapids, Minn., Oct. 23.—A pe- tition is in circulation and will be pre- sented to the county commissioners at a special session asking that an elec- tion be called to vote on the question of bonding the county for $25,000 to build a new court house. Killed by an Ore Train. Oshkcsh, Wis., Oct. 23—Henry Burk, a switchman, was run over and in- stantly killed by an ore train on the ore dock. Both legs were cut off at the hips. ‘ McCullum’s Strange Death. Tyndall, S. D., Oct. 28.—John McCol- lum, a mail carrier, in a fit of cough- ing, burst an artery and bled to death, Indicted at Red Wing. Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 23. — The grand . jury has found indictments against William Henn, for rape on Louisa Burfiend, an imbecile; against Charles Johnson and Michael Barrett, Martin. Allegation of Wheat Theft. Adrian, Minn., Oct, 23.—Lea Lum, a young man, was brought before Jus-:) tice Hallas, and, after the examination was held to the grand jury on the charge of stealing wheat. MINNESOTA NEWS MURDER IS CHARGED. Charles Nebin- of Martin County Un= der Anzest ct Fairmont. Fairmont, Minn., Special—Charles: C. Nebbe of Galena township has been arrested. charged with causing the death of Mary Halvorson. Nebbe, who is a prosperous young farmer, alleges- that Mrs. Haiversen attacked him, and’ that in repuising her she slipped and’ fell, receiving the injuries from which: her death resulted. The trouble arose over some cattle belonging to her which had strayed on defendants lands, and oeeurred Oct. 4. Nebbe-is twenty-five: years old and newly mar Breach Is Widened. . Duluti, Minn. Specia—The confer- ence between Mayor Truelsen and the bondholiers ef the Duluth Gas ana Water company, held in Chicago, has. widened the breach between the water eompany and the city instead of bring- ing about a settlement whereby the city could purehase the Lakewood plant. The English bondholders ef- fered the plant to the city for $1,450,- 000, which was promptly refused by the mayor, who would consider no of- fer over $1,200,000, secured by 4 per bomds. The bondholders replied that,they would fight to a finish, and the interview ended. It is now thought the company will take steps to re- straim the city from paralleling their plant. Welcomed to Minneapolis. Minneapolis, Sp 1—The American Missionary association began its an- mual session at Plymouth Congrega- tional church in this city with a large attendance of delegates from all over the country. Addresses of welcome were delivered by Rev. George R. Mer- rill in behalf of the city and C. M. Cushman in behalf of Plymouth church. The response was by Presi- dent Merrill E. Gates of Ambherst. The report of the executive committee was read by Rev. Elijah Horr, D. D., of Brookline, Mass.,:and showed a much more encouraging condition of affairs than at-Boston last year. For Those Interested in Alcohol. Winopa, Minn., Special.—Congress- mau Tawney is in receipt of a letter from Hon. Walter Evans of Louisville, Ky., chaizman of the subcommittee on internal revenue ef the ways and means committee of the house of rep- resentatives, informing him that that committee will be at Chicago, at the auditorium annex, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, and all parties in this section of the country who di e to present any facts or arguments on the subject of free alcohol will be given an oppor- tunity to be heard at that time. Self-Help at Glencoe. Glencoe, Minn., Special—Burglars enteréd the busivess places of C. C. Kneeger, L. P. Albrecht and John zrust. They took the cash register of Kneeger’s saloon into a barn, broke it open and secured $2. From Albrecht’s hardware store they secured a dozen revolvers and two dozen pocket knives. The cash drawer was torn _open at Zrust’s shoe store, but no money being found nothing was car- vied away, Accidentally Shot Dead. Perham, Minn.. Special.—William Engleman, aged eighteen years, was ac- cidentally shot in the town of Dora. He and other young men were hunting amoung the lakes, and on their return stopped at the home of one of the com- panions, where a dog fight resulted, and during the excitement young Hn- gleman’s gun was discharged, killing him almost irstantly. The deceased was a member of the Order of Sons of Hermann. Pretty Old for Divorce Winona, Minn., Special—An aged couple were granted a diverce here by Judge Snow. Ti feant, Curtis Carey, is seventy- years of age, and his wife, Marian Carey, is seventy. He secured the divorce from her on the ground of desertion. Mr. Carey a few years ago celebrated his golden wed- ding anniversary with his first wife, and after she died he married her sis- ter. The union has resulted in a sep. aration as above stated, Suspected of Uurglary. Glencoe, Mihn., Spéecial—The man giving the name of Andrew Sutten, who was arrested at Norwood on sus- picion of having been implieated in the burglary here, and who was found to be in possession of several revolvers and pocket knives missing from the store of L. P. Albrecht, having been identified by the latter, was brought before Justice Russell. He asked for a stay until Saturday, which was granted. Big Potato Sales. Princeton, Minn., Special—The farm- ers of Mille Lacs county received $12,- 000 last week for potatoes purchased here; besides this there were large purchases of wheat and other grains. ‘Thirty-five thousand. bushels of pota- toes were purchased in six days, and the week was below the average on ac- count of a scarcity of cars. Knocked Down and Robbed. * Little Falls, Minn., Special.—A land seeker named Albert Trapp from St. Paul was knocked down and robbed by two footpads. He was struck with a coupling pin and rendered uncen- scious. The robbers got $35 and a gold watch valued at $45. Local tal- ent is suspected of doing the job. The Beet Question. Winona, Minn., Special.—The state experiment station reports sugar beets sent for analysis from Winona county tp contain 14.9 per cent sugar, and to have a purity of 84.6 per cent. This is an excellent showing, the average in Germany being. only 12 per cent. Kick on Coal Freigts. New Ulm, Minn., Special.—There is great complaint here over the price of coal caused by the high freight rates, The rate to New Ulm from Duluth is now $2.50 a ton, much higher than last year and out of all neighboring points. An appear to the state commission will probably be made. Hayfield, Minn., Special— Albert Hashelblood, while attending 2 Mid- > Cyr had way plaisance entertainment hey lost a $50 gold watch. proportion to | ALL SHOT TO DEATH. Werk of @ FParthault County er Blue Earth City, Minn., Special. — @eorge Young, a farmer residing two miles south ef this city, took a pistol and shot his wife and two little boys and then himself. All died instantly. Business and domestic worry is said to have led to the deed. A hired man at work at the barm when this awful deed was committed is the only per- son left om the: place to tell the story. Young was a farmer apparently in prosperous circumstances and. thirty- five years old. His wife was thirty. They had been married about five years. The- hired man’s. story is that his em- ployer ealled him in the morning at 6 o'clock instead of 5, the usual hour. Young seemed very morose, and after breakfast searcely said’ a word to any one. After breakfast the hired man was. told to hitch the driving team. While. doing so he- was ealled to the house by his employer. He then heard two. shots and found the father, moth- er and two chiltiren lying on the din- ing room floor and shot through the head. Two letters written by Young Pwere found. One stated that he was responsible for the crime and directed the hired man to at once notify the au- thorities and relatives im the city. The other letter referred to business troubles. NEW TRIAL. ORDERED. Fameus Steemerson Rate Case Will Be Fought Over Again. St. Paul, Special—The supreme court has reversed the decision of the Tate Judge Kerr in the Steenerson grain rate case, which has been fought through the courts for the past four years. A new trial is ordered. The decision was handed down by Justice Canty, and Justices Collins and Mitchell filed separate opinions concur- ring in the one filed by Justice Canty. The five judges were all agreed on the decision. There was no dissent. This means that, unless the rate question is settled in some other way, one of the longest and most intricate railroad eases which has yet come up in the Northwest, will have to again be fought over. The decision is against the Great Northern Railway company, and, by holding that the establishment and regulation of rates by the rail- road and warehouse commission, un- der the railroad laws of this state, is an executive and not a judicial func- tion, establishes the right of the com mission to fix rates and regulate charges on the lines within the state. CANNOT STAY RERE. Malan Laborers Coming via Canada Are Chattenged at Dulath, Minn. Special—The Cana- imer Monareh, of the Beatty line, had on board thirty-four Italians from Canada, destined for Duluth, The customs inspector here challenged them, and, after examination, Deputy Collector Hudson refused to allow twenty-eight of them to land on the ground that they came here in viola- tion of the contract labor law. They admitted that they were hired to come here and work. The other six were admitted because they had nateraliza- tion papers. The customs officers have not yet-learned who hired the men. — YOUR MEN RURNED. o ; Horrible Find in the Ruins of a Burned Barn, Minn., Special— Last Thursday morning a large barn be- longing to Sivert Berg, living four miles southwest of Hanley Falls, this county, was destroyed by fire. Yes- terday while workmen were engaged | in clearing aude the debris the re- mains of four human beings were found, but so badly burned that they fell to pieces as soon as disturbed. The victims are suppgse4 to be tramps Who had been Sleeping in the hay loft. The fire was undoubtedly caused by the carelessness of the victims. Clarkfield, LEFT BLEEDING ON THE STREET. Herman F. Schulke Is Brutally As- saalted by Footpnds. St. Paul, Special.— Herman F,. Schulke, fifty-nine years old, an em- ploye in the Great Northern shops for many years, was held up, assaulted in a brutal manner and _ robbed of his money within 500 feet of his home. He was so badly bruised and cut.on the head that he could only grope his way to his-home: Decide to Incorporate. Willmar, Minn., Special.—The citi- zens of Raymond, at a special election held there, decided to incorporate the present townsite of Raymond into a village. The object of the incorpora- tion is to give the citizens of the town the right to vote on the question of granting license to sell intoxicating liquors in the village. The total num- ber of votes cast was 37, all in favor of incorporation. Three Years in Prison. St. Paul, Special—Thomas Furey was sentenced by Judge Lewis to three years in the state prison. Furey pleaded guilty Tuesday to an indict- ment charging grand larceny, it be- ing claimed that he robbed George Roebuck of $700. Furey told the judge that he was twenty-two years old and that he had taken to dishonest means of making a living for himself and his wife for the past seven of eight months. No Farmers Kicking. Little Falls, Minn., Special.—Royal- ton has been paying more for wheat this fall than Little Falls and the mer- chants here have lost the farm trade. They finally formed an_ association and are now paying full terminal charges, less the actual expenses. They declare further that they will compete with all points in this vicinity in the wheat market regardless-of terminal charges. Wanted for Embezzlement. Aberdeen, 8. D., Special—John BE, White, late of this city, is charged with embezzling nearly $300 from his employers, Palmer & Co., whdlesale fruit men, who operated a branch here, and has skipped. Warrants are out for his arrest. Shot by Lawlees Hunters. _ ‘Bemidji, Minn.. Special—Word has been brought to this place that George been taken Yor a deer by | parties hunting near Buena Vista and shot in the abdomen. -| piece of woods. A Son Writes a Letter Teilieg Soweto Father Was Trousted. WINAMOE, IND.—“My ‘ather wae troubled with boils and carbuneies. Liter suffering for some time, he teard of & similar ease cured by Hood’s Sarsapariila. He began taking this medicine and con~ tinued its use until he was cured. Mip mother is taking Hood’s Sarseparilla for rheumatism and it is helping her.” Gow E. NEWKIRK, Box 184. Hood’s Pills i222, Sy tooperase. se. Paya’s Mistake. “Now;. then!” exclaimed the irate father; as he squared off and begam rolling up his sleeves. “I want you to explaim why you stole my daughter away!” “{ didn’t steal her,” the young man replied. “She ~went willingly, and there: ism’t a eourt on earth that will not agree with me.” “You lie!” the trembling old gentle man cried; you know you lie! You got heron that tandem bicycle of yours and carried her away. Speak! Is it not so?” “It is true,” the other replied, we went away on a tandem, but that fact only proves that I could not pos~ sibly have taken her against her will. Have you ever been on a‘ tandem “Nol” sereamed the stricken tather, “never!” “Then that accounts for your ignor- ance im the present case. Didn't you Know that a woman general, i front and picks out the course to be pursued?” With a heart-breaking groan the white-haired old man sank down, cry- ing: “ak "Ti of that! W land Leader. true! I hadn't thonght ‘ll you have?’—Cleve- Bill Nye’s Long Search. When Nye was a boy he and his brother once had a great time search- ing after a calf that had got lost in a The search was kept up for day: inally it had to be abandoned. Everybody but the hu- merist forgot all about it, and he said nan the same who hetyed! ‘a the wontehe got a letter from Bill, in which a pend- ing long trip to Europe was described, The letter wound up something like : “You see, I am going a long » and shall be away for some While I am gone I shall keep & look-out everywhere. Maybe time, sharp CN nnd that darned calf. I've been looking for it everywhere in the United States without success, and naw I'm going to try the old world,” Read t) ‘Advertisements. You will enjoy this publication muck better if you will get into the habit of reading the advertisements; they will afford a most interesting study anid will put you in tbe way of getting some excellent bargains. Our adver- tisers are reliable; they send what they advertise, enone wer Horefal. “How is your busband, Mrs. W: alter son?” “Not much better; improvement in his next week.” “How is that?” “The doctor's health is broken down and he rts for the seashore Sun- day.” land Leader. 4n Wake Up. Yes, wake up to the danger which threa u if your kidneys and bladder are in or ‘weak. Don't you know that if you fail to impel them to action Bright's disease or diabetes awaits y Use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters without delay. It has a most beneficial effect upon the kidneys the bowels. but I look for an condition early when sluggisa, and upon liver, stomach and nervo’ ein ga | The Bargain Habit. —~ “Yes,” sald Maud, “they bave had one slight disagreement.” “Right in the beginning of their hon- eymoon!” exclaimed Mamie. “It does seem too bad. But she is of such an economical disposition that it put her out of temper to learn that he had paid $1 for the marriage license in- stead of getting it somewhere for 98 eents.”—Washington Star. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if it fails tocure. 250 Ould Erin Again. An Irish railway guard had for @ traveling companion one day a gentle- man who had never seen brambles. As they passed a long string of the bushes the gentleman asked Pat what > the berries were. Pat answered that they were black- berries. “But,” said the gentleman, berries are red.” “Arrah!” said Pat. “Don‘t you know that blackberries are always red when they are green?’—Answers. “these My doctor said I would die, but Piso’s Cure for Consumption cured me.—Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ill, Nov. 23, 1893. Juvenile Phrenology. Freddy—I wonder why both Caesas and Wellington had such big noses? Tommy (who has been in it)—Be- cause they fought so often, I suppose. —Judy. re Awarded Highest Honors—Worid’s Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. {ft