The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-02-04
THE NEWS.

Frank J. Miller, Superintendent
of bridges for the Oregon Pacific
railroad, reports that preparations
to complete the unfinished portion
of the Oregon Pacific line have been
fully matured, and that active
operations were resumed a few days
ago.
Mrs. Clarissa Jackson, q colored
woman living in Delaware town.
ship, Hancock county, o., hasjust be-
come a grandmother at the age of
IS years. Mrs. jackson was mar
ried when but IL years old, and
while yet in her 18th year gave
birth to a daughter. The latter
followed her mothers example, be-
came wife at II and a mother at
Is.
John Wilkins was arrested at
Fergus Falls, OAK, the other day
in company with one of the six
young women to whom he has been
married in the last twelve months,
and each one of whom, until within
the past week, supposed she was
his own ownliest. Wilkins is 90
years of age, and is said to have
been ambitious to marry twenty
! five women before his tWentv-fifth
birthday.
Jacob Hollenberger, aged 10, was
hurt about two months ago while
working in stove foundry in Phil
adelphia. A quantity of molten
metal flew in his mouth and he has
since been unable to take food ex-
cept in liquid form. His weight
has been reduced from 140 to 65
pounds. The theory of the physi-
clans is that a portion of the molten
iron slipped down his throat and in
cooling closed up the passage lead
ing to the stomach.
Robert S. Tarver, q prominent
Texas lawyer, left Monterey, Next
co, recently with his wife to return
home. He was in the last stage of
consumption and when the train
had passed Lampazos the doctor
who accompanied him discovered
that he was dead. The doctor i'm
parted the sad news to Mrs. Tarver,
who sat in the next seat behind
him but told her if it was discover
ed the body would be stopped in
Mexico and $500 export duty de-
manded before it could be taken
into Texas. Her fortitude for the
next three hours, which it took the
train to cross into the United
States, was very great. During all
the time no sob or sigh escaped her,
and the dead body of her husband
came safely to this side without
even the conductor or passenger
being aware that there was a corpse
on the train.
A New York legislator proposes
to execute criminals by means of
electricity. Instead of delivering
the bodies of executed criminals
over to their friends, the authorities
are to- inter them in quicklime.
The criminal is to be placed in
cell with his bare feet secured to
moistened copper plate while he is
seated in chair. His hands are
to be drawn above his head and Sc
cured to a stout copper rod sus-
pended from the ceiling. At a
given signal powerful current of
electricity is to be sent through his
body from batteries connecting with
the plate and rod, and between
which the body will form a connec-
ton. tits held that in this man
ner instantaneous and absolutely
painless death can be inflicted and
without any of the distortions or
mistakes that are liable to result
upon the gallows.
The following reports from the
county school superintendent of
Nebraska, concerning the late biz
zard, may be regarded as anthem
tic: The county superintendent of
Valley county, writes concerning a
country school:
"The storm in it's violence at the
very first burst the latch and one
hinge off the door. Through the
crevices in the roof and openings
around the windows the snow sifted
in to such an extent that it was
necessary for the teacher and chill
dren to cover their heads, and even
made it impossible to keep the
stove dry. To assist in keeping
the children warm, the teacher put |
them to marching. Snow had al
ready accumulated on the floor be-
meath the windows to depth of
s inches. In violent gust a por-
ton of the sod roof, at the comb,
was removed, and between the
boards the snow drifted in in tor
rents. The teacher quickly decided
to attempt to take her charge of
sixteen children, the JOY of almost
rs many homes, to her boarding
house, one-half mile distant. With
,lasped hands they started on their
way to shelter, the teacher leading
The way. She was soon obliged to
rust the lead to her oldest pupils
md give her attention to the small
.r ones, who in the binding snow