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PREY FOR THE FLAMES.

Terrible Conflagration at Englewood, the
Pretty Chicago Suburb, Entailing Loss
of 800, ,OOO-Two Human Lives Lost and
Many Families, Shorn of All They Pos-
sessed, Homeless.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Fire that broke
out at a. m. in Englewood, suburb
of this city, did damage to the extent
of $4,000 One woman was killed by
jumping from third-story window in
a hotel Bodies of some of the guests
are supposed to be still under the dc.
bris. Those who escaped did so in their
night-robes and had a close call al that.
Strong winds carried the flames to a
house block away. which SO
alarmed the people living between
the two fires that about twenty
families moved out into the street.
dozen more are homeless and the chari-
ty of the people has an opportunity OF
displaying itself. Firemen battled
manfully for hours to confne the flames
! within a block, but could not prevent
damage to adjacent buildings from the
| intense heat.
| The half of the block south of Sixty
| third street, between Wright and
| Honore, was made up for the most part
| of frame buildings. Four brick struc-
| lures only were in the row. The
corner at Sixty-third and Honore was
occupied by frame structure. The
next four were the brick ones and the
rest of the block had frame buildings.
| 1t now has nothing but ruins, four brick
walls being the only things left stand
| 81 h.,1 IL
was occupied by a paint store. and it
was in this that the fire originated. 1t
is supposed to have been started by
| spontaneous combustion of the Oil. At
any rate the oils furnished abundant
fuel and added fierceness to the fire.
Above the paint store and the next
building, occupying the second and
| third stories, was the Hotel Kent. 1t
had about thirty rooms, and no less
than twenty-five guests were there.
There was an unusually strong wind
blowing, and the fire was famed so
fiercely that the first warning the peo-
pie in the house had were the swapping
of the glass in their windows. There
was no time to save anything. Men
dashed for the doors and women
| shriel1ed.
Miss Ada Butler, aged about 20 years,
daughter of the proprietor OF the hotel,
occupied room on the third floor
She was awakened by the dense smoke.
She found the halls filed, and turned
toward the window. In her night robe
she leaned out and appealed for aid
In the gray dawn she was a most pitia-
ble-lool1ing sight. Firemen and police
men below shouted to her not to jump,
but she either did not hear or she mis-
understood them. She threw herself
headlong and fell on the pavement.
Her head struck first, and she was
picked up a corpse.
The other people in the hotel went
down the stairways, but it is feared all
did not get out All but two or three
had time to dress. Nearly all were
more or less affected by the heat, one
mans full beard being burned to his
face.
From the hotel the flames communi
Gated rapidly to each successive build
ing along tie street. They spread SO
quickly that almost no furniture was
saved Flames were reaching nearly
across. the street and the firemen
! nitprne heir attention to the opposite
in which the heat bid al.
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Cool and Daring.

Sr. Louis, Oct. 19.-Two masked men
entered the saloon of John ii. Harltage
in the northern part of the city, and at
the ,nuzzles of revolvers, competed the
inmates three in number, to hold up
their hands while they went through
their pockets and the money drawer
They secured slO7 from the crowd
backed ont of the saloon and skipped.
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Chicago Astronomy.

1t is reported that in addition to the
greatest telescope in the world the uni
versity of Chicago is to have perhaps
the most famous observer, E. +. Bar
nard, of Lick observatory, California,
who discovered the fifth satellite OF
jupiter
The state capital., 1892-10-22

THE United States supreme court has
decided that the law Of Michigan, divid-
ing the state into districts for the cleo
tion of presidential electors, is invalid
only SO far as it conflicts with the act
Of congress of 1877, relating to the time
Of meeting of the electors
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GENERALS CREsPo and Bustamente
are very anxious to secure the recogni-
of the United States for the new gov
ernment Of Venezuela. They have re-
ouested private conference with Min
lister Scruggs. and are anxiously await
ING a favorable answer from the au-
thorities at Washington.
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A Bad MAJ.

AtPeoria, in a spirit of maliciousn oss'
Frank Kingdom threw stone at Joe
Stuttler 10 years old. The missile
struck the boy in the back of the head
crushing in his skull. He can not re-
cover Kingdom and companion were
arrested.
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LIeHTN1Na-RoD swindlers have been
working near Davenport, Ia, catching
n number Of wealthy farmers for
amounts from $500 to 5000 each. Several
victims have settled by compromise and
others will 60 into court. The opera
tors are thought to hail from Musca-
<;pa Ia
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THE Boston granite manufacturers
and the Granite Cutters union have
settled their differences. The terms OF
the agreement are not disclosed, but
the lockout, which was declared May
IA, is off, and cutters will again work
for members of the New England Gran
ite Manufacturers association.
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i = 3; s:Vs.-: and Heav

than VIE a--Sa1a da11ias t9s9 t9s9stions a ing ale
pys about this whnis time the inst n the sa iodga
in the roof of building on Sixtv-see-
ond street. That spread the alarm,
and about twenty families living be-
tween the two fires moved into the
street.
Several engines and three trucks are
still on the grounds. Trains were de-
layed until the fire was sufficiently un-
der control to allow the fremen time to
get the hose under the tracks.
The insurance will not come any
where near covering the damage. The
brick buildings were insured, but many
of the frame ones had no insurance.
When the fire was under control the
body of John Howard, a baker, wa
found in the ruins of Bloom and Jae
gers bakery. Sc far as known there
were only two fatalities and no one was
injured.
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THE grand jury at Quebec, Cam
rendered mo bill' in the case OF The
Queen VS.. Premier Mercier, charged
with malfeasance in office in connec-
ton with the Hereford railway sub
sides. A like decision was rendered In
the case of Ernest Pacaud, Merciers
political manager, for bribery in con-
nection with the same deal.
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The follOwina

wood. St. John, D;lEo, Douglas. Essex. Falih"
ingdale. Fredoniat Hoyleton. Junction City
Little York, Mitch hell, Monica, Oglesby, Pier
son Station. PlattEille, Potomac. Pulaski. Ter
Emone. voorhies, fyilmett>, Emden. ellison
Hayelock, warrenvile Algonquin. Alvin. An
hapolis, Argyle Park. Berwick, cantrall, Clyde
Iria,nond. Dunning ,Fieldon, Garden Plain, Irv-
inf, park. Lonqwood Madison. Oaklale, Ring
wood. Rockport Sugar Grove, Thorn asville
Tncula Tracy, Gait.
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THE jury in the case Of James DAILY,
of Toledo, O., the first Doodle council
man placed on trial, brought in YER
dict Of guilty on the 18th. The jury oc-
cupied just thirteen minutes in elect
ing q foreman and agreeing upon a
verdict.
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FRANK TANNER, one of the members
of the Toledo (Ol city conncil indicted
for bribery. pleaded guilty on the 18TH
He also resigned his seat in the coun-
Gil. Sentence was deferred until the
close of the term.
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ARCHDUKE ALBERT Of Austria IS try
ing to arrange for long distance ride
from Vienna to Rome. and Rome to
Vienna, on the same plan as the recent
riding competition between officers Of
the Austro-Hungarian and German
armies
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THE marquis of Lorne, writing to the
London Times protests against the
abandonhent of Uganda, East Africa.
He assets that neither the present nor
former &abinets. nor the British East
=: !. ", TO- can shirk responsibility for
patton of that country.
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a church Dedicated.

The Methodist Episcopal church edi'
fee at Eppard's Point was dedicated
few days ago Rev. John Williamson
D. D.. of Chicago, delivered the sermon.
The state capital., 1892-10-22

BANDMAsTER D. w. REEVES, Of the
American band Of Providence, R. l.,
now playing at Portland, Ore. has &C
cepted the offer to become the leader
Of Gilmores band, New York city, just
closing long engagement at the st.
Louis exposition.
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RALEIGH. n G., is 100 years old and,
on the 18th, celebrated its centennial
by an elaborate street pageant. The
city was gaylv decorated. There were
thirteen divisions of the procession,
which was mile and half in length.
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THEODORE LONGEST, a school teacher
at boston, Ind, hung 10-year-old Dan
iel Starr with whip cord in school IN
til the little fellow was black in the
face and his tongue lolled out when
the children raised an alarm by their
cries and the child was hastily Gu,
down.
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pill of the late George Fow

her big rally on Sunday Nov. 9Th
very wealthy provision psadNyF andFmer> !
chant Of Liverpool and Kansas, was
probated in England, on the nth. II
contains bequests Of ee5, 900 to the sal
walton army and s45. to other charl-
ties in England and Ireland.
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THE long-distance telephone lines be
tween Chicago and New York were for
mally opened on the 18th. Mayors
Washburne and Grant greeted each
other over metallic circuit about 1000
miles long.
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PASSED ASSISTANT ENGINEER HARRY
WEBSTER, Of the navy, has recently
completed one of the most brilliant ex-
aminations for promotion to the grade
of chief engineer in the shortest time
record, Viz, Ave and half days
M Webster is one Of the heroes OF the
samoan disaster, having kept the ma
chinery Of the ill-fated Vandalla gong
until the ship had struck an31urtner
effort was useless. As showing now
slow promotion is in the engineer corps
4. may be mentioned that Chief Engl.
neer Webster entered the navy u 1907
.nd se-ved all through the war.
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A Swindlcr Captured.

4 swihdle was perpetrated upon L. A.
Poundstone. James Clancy and Lincoln
Pool, of Grand Ridge, by John L. Bal
ley, of Indianapolis.
He purchased from each several horses the
amount aggregating g. l5Q In payment ne gave
them a mortgage Iowa land represented to
b, worth S5.oOl They allowed him to ship the
stock Two days later they learned that Bailey
owned no land in Iowa. Bailey was traced tc
Chicago, and tho stock 1ecovered and the swim
dler captured. H is supposed to BE- the same
man who has been carrying on the similar
operations in other parts Of tho state.
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rh,c.oo and New York Tai

A telephone line is now in full opera
ton between Chicago and New orh'
The mayor of Chicago said to the mayor
of New York, s'Hello!' and they talked
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stole a Horse From His Father.

William Harkrider. of Danv1lle, was
sentenced in the Vermilion county
court to the penitentiary for SIX years
for stealing horse from his father
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KiIIad bv the Cars.

VIM. Mcdonald. a switchInan IN the
wards of the Illinois Central at Cham
paign, was instantly killed the other
morning while coupling cars. HIS head
was crushed.
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Residences Destroyed.

The residences of Gen. George L. Dlck
and Capt. J. Fl. Burnham. at blooming
ton, were destroyed by fire. They were
valued at about Sc, 900 each.
The state capital., 1892-10-22

OwrNe to the refusal Of foreign mer-
chants to purchase the surplus grain
from the interior of Russia. the grain
trade in that country is in critical
condition.
The state capital., 1892-10-22

ALBERT A. DODGE. treasurer Of the
Intercolonial railway freight depart
ment IN Johns. N. f.. has been ar
rested. eli tged with embezzling about
s5, 1000 bel ging to the Dominion gov
ernment. He is 46 years old and very
respectfully connected.
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A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.


What Curious Neighbors Found in House
Near Manchester, EnEland-A Terrible
Crime Of a Husband who Lost His Nerve
and Fled.
LONDON, Oct 2O-A horrible affair
has come to light at Oldham, near Man
chester. A man named Mellor lived isl
house in the Hollins road at that
place. His wife has been missing for
some time, but apparently nothing
has been seriously suspected. Some
neighbors, paying an uneXpect-
ed visit to Mellor's house,
noticed that q hole had been dug in the
kitchen, having every appearance OF
having been intended as grave for
somebody. They informed the police,
| who at once proceeded to the house.
The police made search, and soon
found body in the cellar 1t
was thought to be that of Mel
lor's wife. Her throat had been cut
and the body was covered with stab
wounds, showing that she had met a
cruel death by violence The remains
were in such condition that it APP
peared the woman had been dead for
weeks A barrel Of quicklime was
found in another room, no doubt in
tended for use in the grave. Mellor has
been put under arrest.
| Ikappears that the Mellor house had
bes I'D for weeks a circumstance
WI Had the majority of the
u 1ral of them, entered
;,,4o 1o
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Hon. WHITELAw REID, candidate for
vice-president on the republican ticket,
made public his letter of acceptance on
the 18th.
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A Fatal Fire.

Fire at Englewood, a Chicago suburb
caused $50, 900 loss and two lives. NJ rs
w. Butler jumped and was killed; John
Howard burned to death.
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An Old Soldier Killed

Wade May, an aged soldier, on MS
,r.1, from DECATUR to the soldiers home
at Quincy, fell under the cars at Lanes
Vile and was killed.
The state capital., 1892-10-22

THE board Of ordnance, which has
had the duty Of adjusting the smaller
calibcr rife sight and other details OF
the new magazine gun for the United
States army, has handed in an inter
esting report. It's Importance may pc
Judged by the fact that the new
weapon, which is modification OF the
Keiag-Jorgensen gun, will be made al
the Springfield Mass national armory
for the army and marine corps, and tha'
the navy will also change its rifie 70 cor
respond.
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A STATEMENT has been received at the
war department from General Manager
ODell of the Baltimore a. Ohio road,
which shows that in case of an invasion
Of the United States the four trunk
lines leading to New York from the
west could land $50, 900 troops within
thirty hours with horses and all neces-
sary equipment, and at the same time
move enough commercial supplies TO
meet the current needs of the country.
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ia r -VyFfa - .s|ss.. zs;.e -

p 'UdOt =, -
= skchen window. There they saw that
the stones forming the floor were
heaped in corner, and that a large
grave had been dug. They at
once carried the news to the
nolicc. who forced an entrance to
the house and found the corpse of Mrs.
Mellor in pantry under the staircase.
The body was lying on rough rug
and was naked, except that the lower
limbs had some undergarments on.
The remains were dceomposcd and 1t
was apparent that Mellor, after pro-
,eedinr to a certain extent in prepara-
tions for concealing the crime, had lost
the nerve to finish the job, ana apah'
1oned the house.
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military Tract Medical Society.

The ffty-third semi-annual meeting
If the Military Tract Medical assocla-
tion met at Canton. There was a very
large attendance
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Main Office at Denver, Colo.
OFFICERS:

Owners of the Hamilton. Iron
Duke, Brown and Jackson Lodes,
situated in Jackson Mining District,
Clear Greek County.
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CAPITAL STOCK, $4,000,

Divided into $4,000 shares Of S1.OO
| each. Stock non-assessable.
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Nice, New Wall Paper.

The new spring patterns of wall paper at
Saur & Balsley's Drug & Book Store are at
tracting attention. Many of the designs are
entirely new and very beautiful and the
prices are so low that it places them within
the reach of nearly everybody. All those
who contemplate papering this Spring will
do well to take the measure of their rooms
and when they are in town, go and examine
this stock and if they see anything that
pIeases them they can have an estimate
made free of charge. Then if everything is
satisfactory when they get ready to have
their work done, they will know just where
to 60 to get the material and also know
just what it will cost to have their
rooms nicely papered with good first-class
papers. This house has been in the wall pa
per business for many years; it buys large
ly, and claims that by its long experience in
the business it enables them to buy the best
goods at the lowest prices, and thus furnish
them to their customers at the very
lowest prices ruling anywhere.
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The McGibenY Family.

This celebrated family will be at the opera
house on the Goth. Every seat no doubt will
be taken, as the entertainment will be one
of the finest ever occupying the boards OF
Of the rink opera house. The Indianapolis
Netp says of this troupe:
There is everything to commend in the en-
tertainment given by the McGibeny family
at Enqlish's last night. Theyare all accom-
plished musicians, and their performances
are sufficiently varied to make them enjoya-
BILE. Three generations are represented in
the fourteen people who constitute the fami-
ly. The ladies dress handsomely and with
becoming taste, and they sing excellently.
Several of them possess magnificent voices,
highly cultivated. There is also a male
quartet, headed by the senior McGibeny, of
superior powers and training. The entire
family also played instrumental music of all
kinds, and in the band pieces, little miss,
hardly larger than the drumstiok which she
handles 80 deftly, is the drum major. 1t ia
an enjoyable and choice entertainment CIV
en-; nothing dull nor stupid about it. The
audience last night was enthusiastic in ap-
probation, az evidenced by frequent and pro
lonped recalls. Throughout the program
was delightful one to music lovers and Of a
high standard.
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Public Sale,

Having rented my farm, will offer fol
sale, 519 miles North of Napoleon and 4
mile South of county line, on the Adrian
Pike, on Thursday, March 3l't, 1852, CON-
mencing at 10 o'clock, a. m, the following
described property, to-wit mare with
foal, mare years old, one 2-year old stud
Sam McLain's horse, COW with calf, two
3-year old steers, one 1-year old heifer,
bull calf, Excelsior binder, sulky corn
pIow, breaking plows, sulky plow, one
2-horse wagon, express wagon, one single
buggy and harness, one drag, one set of
dou bic harness, hay in the stack, and other
articles too numerous to mention.
Mrs. SUSAN ROCKWELL.
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When Figs Grow on Thistles.

We will not be writing advertisements for
the Buckeye Route, which in 1898 will be
the popular line to the Worlds Fair. With
superb trains of palatial coaches, parlor
cars and Pullman sleepers, it is now the
favorite line to Chicago and the Northwest.
If you are going to Toledo, Detroit or any
point in Michigan or Canada you will find
the Buckeye Route the shortest and most
direct line; traversing as it does the great
State of Ohio from the lakes to the Ohio
River, its trains make direct connections for
all points in the South and West and if con-
templating journey in any direction call
on or write agents of G. Fl. V. q T. Ry.
W. H. FISHER, G. p. & I. A.,
I'd Columbus, o.
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The Departed,

The Young Peoples Christian Union loca-
ted at Mcclure, o., has been much affected
by the monstrous hand of death making in
road for the first time into its circle. and
leaving vacancy which no one but God can
fill. by removing one of his own from our
midst into the holy union above, March 15,
1892 namely, Rolla j. Foltz. who embraced
Christ last January and Joined the .. B.
Church, and also connected himself with the
Y. P. q. u, where he remained faithful un-
til death. Rolla suffered but few days and
his work was done.
We much regret the loss of Rolla, but our
loss is his eternal gain. Funeral services
we're held in the Breathren Church, the 18th,
which was largely attended. The funeral
was conducted by the Y. P. G. u, which
was in full parade on the occasion.
We extend to the family of the deceased
brother our heartfelt sympathy and pray
that they may eventually be reunited again
in the heaven of eternal bliss and glory.
s. TITUS,
L. Jacobsen,
~ W. J. SHELLER.
Committee.
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COUNCIL
Meets in Regular Session and Pro-
vides for the Common Good,

Monday evening Cahill, Wilson, Ludwig
Groschner, Samse, Mayor Meekison and
Clerk jackson we're present at the regular
meeting of the village council.
Numerous sidewalk resolutions were in
troduced and passed, the most important OF
which was one to construct sidewalk on
the east side of Scott st between the Heller
property and the railroad.
The mayor brought before the council the
matter of repairs in the city hall. Referred
to Fire Committee.
The finance committee endorsed bills of
Ramus & Bro for gravel $63; W. H. Ker-
man, copying spec. $40; H. G. Grosch-
ner, sundries, $3.50.
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OF ELECTION LAW.
TO DEMOCRATIC COMMIT
TEEhEN.

BY an amendment passed by the
legislature, the spring elections have
been taken out from under the pro-
visions of the Australian Ballot Law,
therefore the county board ofelections
will have 10 control over the COM
ing election.
1t will now devolve upon demo-
cratic committeeman to see that their
respective precincts have tickets print
ed; and they should attend to this du-
ty at once.
We are prepared to print election
tickets upon shortest notice. Send in
your orders early.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-24

Mary Conley, school girl of IA, living
with her parents at Madison, Ca, ran away
week ago and married man named Even
Cochran, 30 years old, who has but one eye
and one leg. The parents took the girl away
from the groom, who sought, by legal pro.
cess, to recover possession of her. In the
courtroom the girls father, after threaten
ing Cochran with the contents of his shot
gun took his daughter home. Much excite
ment reigns.
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PASSED THE HOUSE.
Napoleon VIII Vote on Bonding the
Town at a Special Election.

The enabling act to give the village of Ma.
poleon power TO vote on the bonding OF the
town for 10000 for the construction of wa
terworks, was introduced in the house by
Representative Meyers, and under n suspen-
sion of rules passed the house Tuesday.
This bill relieves the village of the neces-
sity of voting upon the proposition at a gen.
eral election. Hence as soon as it passess
the Senate the council will appoint day
for the election. with thirty days notice in
conformity with the law on all propositions
to bond corporation.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-24

Some fellow is sending incendiary arti-
cles to the Blade from this place condemn
ing the candidacy of the Jones family for
the postofice. This inscriptions fellow
resorts to ridlcule of the family to accom-
plish his end. Such a course. no matter
what the incentive may be. of course is con-
demned by all, and can gain nothing.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-03-24

John Bade is getting to be something Of a
bad man. Last Sunday he got larger jag
on than usual and demolished things in gen
eral about the parental domicile. He was
locked up and Monday morning received a
sentence OfSO days in the stoneyard and SIS
fine. John is becoming well acquainted with
the stoneyard managers, so much so that they
have begun TO expect him ever so often.