Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 25, 1899, Page 3

| MINNESOTA NEWS © NEW LUMBER COMPANY. A Strong Organization Is Launched at Winona, A new lumber company has” been incorporated in Winona. It will be Known as the Hayes-Lucas Lumber! company. The first board of di- rectors consists of Wiliam | Hayes, John W. Lucas, Fred 8. Bell, William i. Laird, James L.° Norton, Mathew G. ‘ton and William W. Norton, Phe olticers of the new company are: w iNiam U1. Laird, president; pres- ident, M. G. Norton; secretary, John W. Luc treasurer, William Hayes. The capital stock is fixed at $200,000, divided into 2.000 shares of $100 each, The older men among the owners of the Winona Tamber company, which is primarily a manufacturing compar have for some time pro- jecied thdrawing from the retail yard br € nd he now effected over the organiza- a owithdrawal by m: rds to this king new tion, with which some of the younger mer will be closely identified. The nent of the company will be William Hayes and John The line of yards of the iny will be about twenty in on the Chicago & Northwest- tem, including the new er northwesterly, and upon the Omaha system on its e sion from Bingham Lake westerl. is probable that other new ter Will be oeeupied in the near future. SUED FOR FEES. Sequel of the Gulbranson Case, Ap- pealed From Ftreus Fatls. J. W. Mason received a notification from the clerk of the supreme court to the effect that the verdict rendered by the jury at Fergus Falls had been set aside and judgment ordered for G. Gulbransen, who was defendant in an action brought by L. W. mons for the of attorney’s fees. ‘The decision is handed down in time to settle quite a number of cases. 0) similar nature which are on the calendar of the district court now in session. The action arises through the sev- enty-one cases which Gamimons in- on behalf of farmers against itute Ner rm for damages for failure to fence its right of w: The company settled a number ¢ these cases out of art and Gammons Drought suit against his erst-while cli- ens for attorney’s fees. A Grant county jury decided that he was en- titled to compensation, but when the ease was carried to the supreme court that body ordered a new trial. The Gulbranson case was at that time pending here and was carried up as a second test, the jury as in the pre- vious ease having found for Gam- mons. The supreme court holds that no law trial is necessary in this case and orders judgment for the defend- ant. Edorts to Indict Them for Sunday Selling Fail. The grand jury adjourned at Red- wood Falls after returning five or six inc and listening to numer- ous liquor complaints. Among the Jatier were complaints by several cit- rging all of the ‘tments izens of Morgan, ¢h liquor dealers of that town with sell- ing liquor on Sunda. and a ing liquor to minors, and, while witnesses in both cases were produced, the jury much to the surprise of a large num- ben of people, by a close voted ecided not to return the indictments — re- quesied. The jury, however, did re- turn ene liquor indictment—against a person who has skipped the coun- ry, who is wanted for selling liquor the grounds at the dedicatory ex- ses over the new Catholic church in Westline three or four Sundays ago. lester Rollins was indicted for the carnal abuse of a female child under the age of 13 years, in Sanborn, in June last. He pleaded not guilty. Matthew Oppie was indicted for as- snult in the second degree for pulling a gun on W. A. Marvin. He pleaded guilty and will be sentenced today. TOWNSITE PLATTING. Principal Occupation at Case Lake at the Present Time. The townsite platters are busy at work on their respective portions at s Lake. A. A. White and his men to work laying out the s bought by the railroad company. These three will all be-plat- ted and gold in lots, except a portion reseryed by the company for further improvements about their yards, and possibly shops in the near future. ‘The Seanlon-Gipson company ge~ ten acres acjoiving their present buildings on Pike bay. Roland Hartley and €. P. Frank are running out and: platting the west half of the northwest quar- ter and will have lots to offer in a few days. Pr. H. Wall of Thief River Falls will open a large furniture store here in a few days, as soon as he can se- cure a lot to build on. E D. Judkins has taken charge of the Saddlerock restaurant, R. H. Bennett, the former proprietor, going out of business. COURT AT WABASHA. Lawrence Cases Attract Much At- tention—Charges Against Brown. The fall term of the district court opened at Wabasha with Judge A H. Snow presiding. Though a compara- tively light calendar was presented, it will taken ot less than two weeks to try all the cases. Those which will take the most time and will be the most stubbornly fought are what is known as the Lawrence cases, These cases are the outcome of the Law- rence failure some years ago. ‘There are four criminal cases before the grand jury, which body is still in ses- sion, but ft is expected they will make their report tonight. The most Serious is that of Cyrus Brown, who was charged with murder in the first de- gree for assaulting John Olson, who died fron: the effects: of his injuries some time since. MOVE ON ESTCOURT. Boers Flocking Thither From All Directions. London, Noy. 21. — The war office posted the . following telegram from Gen, Sir Redvers Buller to the marquis of Lansdowne: Cape Town, Noy. 18, 9:35 p. m.—The following is from the general _com- manding at Pietermaritzburg: | “To- day at 8 o’clock the officer commanding our northern outposts reported that the enemy's’ mounted patrols were adyanc- ing across the whole country from Gourton Read to Ulandi, moving on Estcourt. My force stood to arms. The outposts reported various bodies, from 500 to 700 strong, advancing on Esteourt from a northwesterly direc- tion. O1e party 500 strong moved to- ward the railway bridge half a mile northeast of Estcourt. Our outposts fired on the enemy and one of the na- val guns fired a shell at 8,000 yards range, the shell bursting close to the enemy, who then hurriedly retired. At 12 o'clock reports were received from three pickets that a rge number of Boers were in sight on a hill above Leslie’s homestead. The troops have returned to © A special dispatch from Estcourt, dated Sunday, says: ‘All is quiet here. The enemy is believed to be encamped six miles away. Our position is good and our forces are sufficiently Strong to repulse: attack.” Occupied by Free Staters. Cape ‘Town, Noy. 21. — Advices just received here show that on Thursday, Noy. 16, a combined ferce of Free State and Transvaal burghers occu- pied Colesburg, Cape Colony, without opposition by the residents, and pro- claimed the district to be Free State territe The British troopship Ma- nila bas arrived at Durban, Occupied by Boers. Cape Town, Nov. 21.—The Boers oc- cupied Burghersdorp on ‘Tuesday, Nov. 14, and it is believed that they were tLen on their way to seize Storm- burg Junction. British Prison rs at Pretoria. Pretoria, Nov. -At noon Saturday fifty-six British prisoners, including men of the Royal Dublin Fusileers and seyen blue jackets, arrived here. There were large crowds at the railway sta- tion but no demonstration was made. Wirston Churchill, who is weunded in the hand, was taken to the Model school, while the rank and file are be- ing sent to the race course. One spy was lodged in jail. The wounded had been treated at Colenso, The Boer version of the conflict in which these prisoners were taken says that two British were killed and ten wounded. Not Officered by Germans. Lourenzo Marques The, fol- lowing dispatch has be recelved, here from Pretoria, dated Nov. 16: ‘The statement that the Beer artillery is of- ficered by Germans is denied here, It is asserted officially that all the, Boer artillery officers were, born, in,’ the transyaal, although two were tained in Europe. avian $4 It is reported that the bombardment of Kimberley was resumed this morn- ing. Annexed by Free Staters. Queenstown, Cape Colony, Noy. 21.— Commandant Oliever, with a portion of the Rouxville commando, has occu- pied Jamestown, hoisted the flags of the Orange Free State and annexed the town. Maj. Gen. William Forbes Gatrier, with his staff and Irish rifles, have arrived here. Boers Threaten Kimberley. London, Noy. 21-An Orange River dispatch, dated Noy. 16, says the Boers were then concentrating their forces outside of Kimberley. According to the latest advices from Jamestown there had been no signs of a Basuto rising up to Saturday last. The Boers has renamed Aliwalnorth Olieversfon- tein, in honor of their commandant. Turned Down by Kruger. New York, Nov. 21.—A special to the World from Washington says: At the request of the British government the state department cabled to Consul Marcum at’ Pretoria asking if the Transvaal government would permit him to take charge of money sent by England to procure comforts for the British prisoners of war. Upon trans- mitting the request to Pres:dent Kru- ger Marcum was refused curtly and told that arrangements respecting pris- oners must be made through the gen- eral in the field. MAY USE THE MILITIA. Gov. Bradley Will Not Recognize Goebel if the Louisville Vote Is Thrown Out. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 21.—Gov. W. G. Bradley end the adjutant general of the state guard, Daniel Collier, con- ferred here yesterday with Col. R. D. Williams, of the Second Kentucky reg- iment, and the latter returned with them to Frankfort. None would talk. Republican leaders professing to be close to the governor, but having no announcement from him personally, say tbat if the vote of Louisville is thrown out Bradley will refuse to rec- ognize Geebel as his successor, and will maintain his position even if forced to use the militia. The govern- or’s movements are closely watched. HOBART GROWING WEAKER. Paterson, N. J., Nov. 21.—Vice Pres- ident Hobart passed the greater part of the day sitting at the bed room win- dow, at times reading the newspapers and having Mrs. Hobart read to him. He took less food than usual. This seems to indicate that his stomach trouble has returned. Mr. Hobart ap- peared to be as cheerful as ever and took a lively interest in the topics of the day as presented by the newspa- pers. There is no perceptible change in his condition, but his friends are not as hopeful as they have been. They believe that the vice president is gracually growing weaker. Killed by Unknown Persons. Tupelo, Miss., Nov. 21.—H. M. Ben- nefield was killed at his home by un- known persons. He mistreated his wife and had been notified to leave the town. He returned and had persuad- ed his wife to move away with him. Forty-First Sails for Manila. New York, Nov. 21.—Wives, sweet- hearts and friends of the Forty-first U.S. volunteers bade them good-by yesterday afternoon as the big trans- port Logan pulled out into the river from its pier. eee rosemary dansesermerny i pe a a ees sesenentese-rlnsieslsiceaees ~ GEN. REEVE GETS IT. EN Elected Warden of the Minnesota State Prison. Stillwater, Minn., Noy. 18. — Henry Wolter, who has been warden of the Minnesota state prison since June 1, 1892, resigned yesterday, and at a special meeting of the board of prison managers Gen. C. McC. Reeve of Min- neapolis was chosen as his successor, The retirement of Mr. Wolfer was no surprise to members of the board of prison managers, who haye known for some time that strong pressure was being brought to bear upon Mr. Wolt- er by several manufactaring concerns, particularly the Northwest Grass Twine Company of St. Paul. On a re- cent trip to New York he met the di- rectors of the company and a flattering offer was made to him which he de- ciced to accept. He will become gen- eral manager of the concern and will have gencral supervision over the three large plants owned by the com- pany at St. Paul, West Superior and Oshkosh. He will receive a salary of $8,000 per year and will remove to St. Paul, where he will reside. Gen. Reeve, who was chosen warden by unanimous vote cf the prison board, will assume his duties Dec, 1, but will come to Stillwater at once and remain here until Dee. 1 to acquaint himself with the duties of his new office. Gov. Lind was present at the board meet- ing, and Gen. Reeve, who was also in the city, remained at the Sawyer house until after the board had made the selection. He was notified by tel- ephone and immediately went to the prison, where he received formal no- tice of his appointment. Gen. Reeve felt highly pleased, as did also many of his former national guard friends in this city. The new warden has never had any prison experience, but been identified with business inter- in Minneapolis twenty-eight years. He was born in Western New York and is a graduate of Yale. He went to Manila as colonel of the Thirteenth Minnesota volunteers, and soon after- ward was promoted to brigadier gen- eral. He expects to bring his family to Stillwater as soon as possible. STUDENTS ARE SUSPENDED. Halloween Rioters at Madison Are Punished. Madison, Wis., Nov. 18. — Thirteen students of the university were sus- pended by the faculty last evening for complicity in the raid on Ladies’ hall lnurndry Halloween eve. This is the resulto f the investigation of the dis- cipline committee which has been in progress several days. The faculty states that it is not yet through with its work. Dean Birge refused to give out the names of the suspended stu- dents. A Lumber are suspended for the rest of the year and some only un- til the holidays. Five have been in- definitely suspended, which is the se verest penalty the faculty can inflict. The faculty has issued a statement saying that among the offenders were several of the university latv school whose cases have been referred to the faculty of law. The committee will continue its investigations. QUARREL ENDS SERIOUSLY. Three Men Receive Serious, Perhaps Fatal, Wounds. Rice Lake, Wis., Nov. 18.—At Camer- on, a small village six miles south of here, two well dressed strangers en- tered the saloon of John Swanson and began to quarrel between themselves. Before the row ended several others got mixed up in the affray, which end- ed seriously. John Swanson was shot in the forehead and badly wounded; Carl ‘Tinberg was shot in the stomach and Charles C. Allerson wounded. he strangers then fled. It is pre- sumed a hold-up was intended. Reckless With His Revolver, Fairchild, Wis., Nov. 18.—Jim Sulli- van, a laborer working in an extra gang on the Omaha railway here was accidentally shot by Marshal Allord, who was arresting another man. In the scuffle the marshal pulled his gun, whick was accidentally discharged, hitting Sullivan in the face. A doctor pronounced the wound dangerous and took the injured man to the Eau Claire. hospital. Home From the Klondike. Egan, 8. D., Noy. 18.—H. M. Buck, R. C. MeGregger and Ole Acker, who Geparted for the Klondike country in February, 1898, have just returned home. All are apparently in the usual robust health, and though their trip was not marked with the greatest suc- cess, they all express a desire of go- ing back to that country in the spring. Accused of Mail Obstruction. Spring Valley, Wis., Nov. 18.—A dep- uty United States marshal took two young men from here to Eau Claire to answer to the charge of wilfully ob- strveting the United States mails. They are charged with driving into the Elmwood stage, disabling the horse and overturning and smashing the rig. Brings Back Sixty-Five Thousand. Deadwood, S. D., Noy. 18.—Otto P. Grantz has returned from Denver, where he had two car loads of ore from his mine treated. It is reported that he received $65,000 for his ore. Violent! yInsane, Volgs, S D., Nov. 18—William Stack- land, who has been employed on a farm, was taken violently insane while attending services at the Lutheran chureh. His family is in Norway. Bloodless but Troublesome. La Crosse, Wis., Noy. 18—The Bur- lington north-bound passenger train Was over seven hours’ late, being de- layed by a collision with a freight at Savarnah. No one was injured. The Red Wing Fire. Red Wing, Minn., Nov. 18.—The loss of the Charles Betcher Lumber com- pany, whose mill was burned, is about $25,000; insurance, $10,000. The fire originated in a hot box. The mill may not be rebuilt. Pews of the age neem me Lg a ee gn na ll neti genet em nth pry JUDGE WAS SEVERE. Shamed a Duluth Jury Which Had Acquitted a Confessed Thief. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 19.—In dismiss- ing the jury in a criminal case here, Judge Moer said: “I feel very much like a judge who formerly sat on this bench felt toward a jury that found a man that had undoubtedly stolen a atch not guilty. The judge expressed the hope that the next time the de- fendant stole. a watch it would be from one of the jurymen. I may say that T hope the next time this defend- ant steals money from a cash drawer, it will be from the drawer of one of the members of this jury. You are dismissed.” The defendant had ad- mitted his crime, but the jury seemed to think that the fact that he was drunk when he committed it, and that he had been four weeks in jail await- ing trial, sufficient punishment. The action of this jury is but an aggra- vated case of the common practice of local juries. JUSTICE BUCK RESIGNS. Retires From the Supreme Bench Owing to Ill Health. St. Paul, Nov. 19.—Gov. Lind yester- day afternoon appointed Judge C. L. Brown of Morris, one of the newly elected justices of the supreme court, to succeed ‘Justice Daniel Buck, who has resigned on account of ill health. Justice Buck’s term would haye ex- pired with the end of the year. The new justice will assume his duties on Morday. Gov. Lind said the resigna- tion of Justice Buck came at a fortu- nate time for the court. Now a ma- jority or quorum of the court will hold over after Jan. 1, and the business can ecntinue without interruption, while otherwise it would have been neces- sary to wind up the business before Jan. 1. BLEW UP HIS HOUSE. Wisconsin Man Tries to Kill His Wife With Dynamite. Janesville, Wis. Noy. 19. — Fred O'Brien yesterday placed a ten-pound stick of dynamite beneath his wife's bedroom. A terrific explosion followed, partly wrecking the house, which is a one-story frame building. In’ the two small bedrooms were Mr. and Mrs. Frank O’Brien and two small children and Mrs. Fred O'Brien and child. O’Brien’s act is said to be because his wife refused to live with him, she al- leging cruel treatment. All the per- sons in the house escaped injury. O’Brien is now in jail and has con- fessed, implicating two other men. VILLAGE MARSHAL ARRESTED. Indicted for Using Violence in Eject- ing People From the Depot. ergus Falls, Minn., Nov. 19. An attempt to compel farmers to leave the depot at Henning has involved John Nelsen, village martial, in trouble. Some parties wanted to take the morn- ing train, and insisted in spending the night in the waiting room. Nelson used force in ejecting them, and the grand jury indicts him for assault with a dangerous weapon. BRAKEMAN KILLED. The Body of Frank Burdick Cut in Two Near Lakeland. Stillwater, Minn., Nov. 19, — Frank Burdick, a brakeman on the Omaha road,’ fell from the cars a short dis- tance west of Lakeland Junction and the train passed over his body, cutting it in two. The remains were taken to Hudson, and later, at the instance of Coroner Freligh, were brought here by special train, Little is known of Bur- dick or his relatives. Burned in an Insane Asylum. Yankton, S. D., Nov. 19.—Mrs. Bet- sey Wolol, from Highland, a patient at the hospital for the-insane in this city, set fire to her clothes in one of the dormitories and was so badly burned that she died. The coroner de- cided that no one was responsible for the accident, unless it was the state for not providing sufficient accommo- dations for the inmates of the institu- tion. Mammoth Beet Sugar Plant. Green Bay, Wis., Noy. 19.—The loca- tion of a mammoth beet. sugar plant in this city seems assured. Eastern capitalists are behind the project. If built the factory will be one of the most complete in the United States. It will cost about $400,000 and will have a daily capacity of 350 tons of sugar a day. Great Electric Plant Proposed. Deadwood, S. D., Noy. 19.—William Lardner of this city has sold to the Cascade Water Power and Electric ‘Transmissions company fifteen miles of water rights on Spearfish creek for $100,000. ‘The cascade company pro- poses to putin. an electric plant to furnish electric power and light for the Black Hills. Bakers Up in Arms. Winona, Minn., Nov. 19. — Local bakers are much agitated over the fact that a Minneapolis firm has come in here and is selling bread at cents a loaf, 2 cents under their price, and is getting a good deal of their trade. Sericus Result of a Runaway. Winona, Minn., Nov. 19. — As a re- sult of a runaway Mrs. M. Schott, an old lady who was knoc ed down by the team, will probably die. Mrs. J. W. Lauer, wife of Ald. Lauer, was also seriously hurt. Fire at Lewiston. Spokane, Washb., Nov.. 19.—The Odd Fellows’ block, a handsome two-story building at Lewiston, Idaho, burned. The ground floor was occupied by the Nez Perces Implement company, their loss being $30,000; insured. Injury Proved Fatal. Rhinelander, Wis., Nov. 19.—George ‘Terry died at the Sisters’ hospital here. While hunting with a friend Nov. 5 he was shot accidentally through the foot. Blood poisoning set in and caused his death. Porthwest WORKMEN ARE KILLED. Accident on the Omaha Road in South Dakota. Sioux Falls, 8. D., Noy, 21. — Word ‘hed here late last evening of an accident on the Omaha railroad near Humboldt, about twenty miles from Sioux Falls. Several men were on a handcar about a quarter of a mile out of Huntieldt when they discovered a work train. in, charge of Conductor higgirs, backing down upon them, en route to Montrese. In the work train Were a numberof flat ggus, upon which were a hundred or more workmen, principally Ttaltiiiis? “The men on the handcar jumped-eff, leaving the car on the track. When the rapidly backing work train struck the obstruction the force of the collision threw four of the flat ears from ‘the track and killed five of the workmen and injured many more, Vive of the injured are expected to die. The injured Italians immediately be- came wildly excited, and, drawing knives, made threatening demonstra- tions toward the crew of the work train, who, being greatly outnumbered and fearing that their lives would be taken by the excited mob, pulled away from the scene of the accident. Five doctors were hurried to the scene of the accident. A relief train sent from here bas returned, bringing five in- jured. One, a fifteen-year-old boy, died en route, O@DEA KICKS A VICTORY. Wisconsin Wins From Minnesota by & Sore of 19 to 0. Minreapolis, Minn., Noy. 21. — The Gophers are rather inclined to pat themselves on the back on the strength of the showing they made against the Badgers in the game Saturday after- noon, losing only 19 to 0. They expect- ed defeat, and had no hope of scoring against Wisconsin. ‘They expected a ‘ge score would be piled up against them, and went into the struggle with the grim dete:mination to keep it as low as po ple. Wisconsin did not have its strongest team in the field, but it had a good one, and it was needed, The first half ended with the | | score 0 to 0, and then the v | ing Minnesota was pla game fhan they had figured on, made a change in two positions and relied on O'Dea to punt the O'Dea did game to victory. magnificent work, and to him can be attributed most of the credit for the cardinal victory. He was responsible for twelve of the nine- teen pojnts scored by Wisconsin, mak- ing two place kick goals and a safety. FREIGHT TRAIN DITCHED. Fourteen Loaded Cars Are Wrecked at Hobart, Minn. Hobart, Minn., Noy. 21. — A extra west-hound freight train on the Great Northern was wrecked here. From some unknown cause the wheels of a leaded car in the middle of the train left the track and fourteen cars were badly damaged, with their freight. The track was blecked for ten hou No one was injured and no blame is attached to the train crew. derailed and GLASS WORKS ARE BURNED. Milwaukee Factory Employing 50 Men Destroyed—Loss $75,000. Milwaukee, Noy. 21.—The works of the Northern Glass company at Chase and Burrell streets were destroyed by fire. The works covered an acre of ground and were valued at $100,000. Fifty men were employed. The loss by the fire is $75,000; insured for $30,000. Hart by a Blast. Lead, S. D., Nov. 21—A Finlander named Stephen Slavish, was struck in the head by a piece of flying rock from a blast while working with a ditch The man walked several miles to this city and went to the hospital to get his wound dressed. It was found that a piece of the skull had been broken and pushed into the head. The doctcrs considered it the nerviest thing they ever saw done. gang. Policeman Rua Down by a Train. St. Paul, Nov. 21.—Policeman New- comb, of the central station, was run down by a Milwaukee freight train at 11:30 last night while struggling with a prisoner. He was struck by the en- gine and-hurled several feet from the tracks. His left shoulder was dislo- cated and it is feared that he is hurt internally. He held his prisoner. Acquitted of Murder. Prairie du Chien, Wis., Nov. 21.—J. Smronia, who has been for four months in jail, charged with murdering Law- rence Bitterlee, was acquitted. On July 23 Smronia, while intoxicated, threw a rock, striking Bitterlee, the latter dying three days after. New Bank at Milnor. Milnor, N. D., Nov. 21.—The Dela- mere State bank, W. L. Winslow, pres- ident, M. D. Taylor, vice president and D. E. Blake, cashier, has been organ- ized here with a capital stock of $5,000. The promoters come from Fergus Falls. Land Law Points Involved. Yar.kton, S. D., Noy. 21.—In the dis- trict court the Braunsreuther land boundary case is exciting much inter- est, as several important points of law are involved in regard to locating ecrners of quarter-sections, Steam at the Asylum. Hastings. Minn., Nov. 21.—A. J. Pot- ter of St. Peter has completed his con- tract in putting in the heating plant at the Hastings state asylum. Every- thing worked nicely. Work is being pushed yigorou: ‘ Miles Is Acquitted. Milwaukee, Noy. 2i.—A special from Waupaca says the jury in the case of George Miles, charged with the mur- der of Birdie Vox at. Oshkosh last | spring, brought in a verdict of acquit- tal. Yankton Has Christian Scientists. Yankton, S. D., Nov. 21. — The local Christian Science society has come into possession of the Baptist church build- ing, which has been standing idle for some time, and will refit it and hold the first service there Noy, 22. Wanted to. Keep His Friendship. Jack—You won't let me have a V? Why, you Icaned an X to Jones, and he is almost a perfect stranger to you. ‘Tom—Well? Jack—Well, I’m a friend of yours. Tom—Exactly, Jack, and I don’t want to lose you.—Catholic Standard and Times. Still More Counterfeiting. The Secret Service has just un- earthed another band of counterfeit- ers and secured a quantity of bogus bills, which are cleverly executed. Thirgs of great value are always se- lected for imitation, notably Hostet- ter’s Stomach Bitters, which has many imitators but no equals for disorders like indigestion, dyspepsia and con stipation. Still Busy. “T suppose you are at least glad the worry and toil are all over,’ said the sympathetic citizen. “The worry and toil aren’t cver by any nieans,” answered the unsuccess- ful candidate. “I’ve got to hustle now harder than ever to tind somethirg to be thankful for before the 30th of Noyember.”—Washington Star. “He That Any Good Would Win” Should have good health. Pure, rich blood is the first requisite. Hood’s Sarsa- parilla, by giving good blood and good health, has helped many a man to success, besides giving strength and courage to women who, before taking it, could not even see any good in life to win. ‘J . Never Disappaints es meee eee A Complaint of Quietude. “It was a game fight, wasn’t it?” said the pugilis “You might call it so,” said the disap- pointed spectator. “It makes me think of a game of cribbage, or some other quiet home amusement.”—Washington Star. The Censor. Newspaper Man—I should like to tel-* egraph home thatt he commanding general is an idiot. 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Hall's Family Pills are the best. * At the Polls. “4 woman tried to vote here to-day.” “How did you get rid of her?” “Told her to send it by mail, so that it would be sure to receive official at- tention.”—Philadelphia North Amer- ican, A Give-Away. “Members,” said the preacher, “I am very sorry to state that a brass button was found in the morning’s collection. As there is only one member whose husband is on the police force, it is not difficult to surmise the donor.”—Chica- go News. THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE. Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the cause that produces La Grippe. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. Wise Woman. Mr. Dukane—Ladysmith refuses to surrender to the Boer Mr. Gaswell—Lady to say “No.”—Pittsburg Chronicle-Tel- egraph. Dubious Generosity. Mrs. Henpeck—It costs a great deal to keep me in the country all summer. He.peck—Yes, my dear; but you know I never begrudged the money.— Life. FITS Permanently Cured. 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Whenever a man is positive he sees things and afterward discovers that he only thought he saw them it is time to turn over a new leaf: Whenever you hear a man boast of having a “boss” wife the chances are he is getting dangerously near the truth. It is said that misery loves company, but it doesn’t entertain its company very well. The individual who robs Peter ta pay Paul usually strikes Paul for a larger loan later. | . Some things should be curtailed, but— ~ tidings of joy are not in that category, — mith has learne@ . 3 “aw