The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-09-13
WOULD HAVE HIS PIN
ExkUMES A CORPSE TO RE-
COVER AN HEIRLOOM.
Forest Fires and At.eninn. horrors Said
tn Have Been Caused b. ThievinE l-u;n-
bermen-Possonel His Melons - Fatal
Eamily fight in Texas.
From, Far ami Near.

From Far and Near.
Some time ago MIR. {. 4, Strothcr. o. !
Lincoln. Ga, had "A Masonic badge oien .
from him 1t had teen in the family Il
great many years ana was priced very .
highly. He WAS very anxious to recover
i; and instituted vigorous search for it .
He found that u negro woman in the
neigh Dor hood had been seen with the !
badge. He went to her and isrea'-
ened to prosecute her il she did not
return it to hin. she told him that
il had teen buried negro girl that had
died in the nechborhood txo weeks a.c.
Fly consent OF the girls parents the body
was taken up and the BADGE was found
and recovered. Mr.. Strolher priced the
badge on account OF the great length Of
/ time it had been in he family. and now an
additional inrcres. will be attached to II
on account Of the remarkable adventure
1t has passed through.
~ here are intn ations that the Mime
sofa State Senatorial COMMITTEES. which
ina" for months been investigator, the
frauds a-ains, the State IN the cutttn: OF
pine from school lands. Will be able to
snow astonishing evidence not Only that
the climber pirates have appropriated
millions OF dollars worth OF lumber lc-
i len cling to the State. but that in tryin. TO
! GOV cE sp tHclF StcaliuE> tncS htNS StAf eSA
fires which have resulted in the terrible
loss OF life and property In Pine.
kanabec. Carlton. and other coun-
ties in the piue belt The charge Is
/ that the lumhermen have fred
the lands which they have improperly
cleared to render measurement OF
stumpasc impossible aud thereby shut
! off anv suits which tine commission might
attempt to bring against them. In
one of the chief hotels in St Cloud
scout. employed by the commission
! to ferret out cases of lumber thieving. de-
| clared he had secured sworn evidence that
millions OF feet Of lumber had been stolen
! and tina. as soon as it had been cut the
lumbermen had instructed their employees
to burn the ground over and ito make u
good. clean job OF it"
A sensational tragedy occurred near
! Dykesville. La. u small town just across
the Arkansas State line. Thursday. Gin
ton Thomson. u farmer. had q fms melon
! crop which has been a feast to the boys
| in the nei. hborhood. The raids OF
the boys became frequent that
the old man decided to put u stop
TO the depredat:ons He put loison
| in some OF the finest melons. and awaited
tho results. Tnursdas morning his son
| Felix. George Bridges. q neighbours son.
and Il man named Jacob Muir. we're found
dead in the patch. The neighhor whose
son was among the victims as the first 10
| discover tn, dead bodies und called
tt Ompson out to show him the corpscs,
| When Bridges learned that Thorn pson had
| poisoned the melons and eau ed the death
OF ais son. he drew his revolver AN shot
him deas in his tracts The murderer
escaped.
wounded Is the sequel to q family row
eight miles east OF Nocoy lochc>. Tex
Henry Watson married IL Miss Summers and
his treatment OF his wife was 50 brutal
that her family demonstrated. H. sent
word to his father-in-law that he was go
! ing to kill him. Two sons remained at the
hou e to protect the old gentleman. while
Jesse and Joe Summers vent to Watson's
and began reasoning with him, but he drew
his knife. di>embowled Jesse and began
hackin, him to pieces Joe Summers put
six bullets into Watson. but not before lie
had been fatally stabbed in the region OF
the heart Watson is dead and thete is no
hope for the Summers boys.
-Four thousand desccn dents OF D.vy
! Crockett the hero of the Alamo. held "A
reunion at Humboldt. Tenn The relatives
OF The famous pioneer gathered in grove
and listened to addresses by the more
prominent mem berS of the "Crockett clan.n
recounting the early history and deeds 1T
| their distinguished ancestor.
Noel Matson Of Pittsburg. Pa. Bernard
| Alien berger OF Jersey City. n. J.. and
Wesley Warner OF Mount Holly. n. j..
murdererS. we're hanged.
| business portion OF Conrad. an Iowa
| village. as wiped out by fire, entailing a
10 - of about $5O.OO0
Mrs Louis lily. OF Milwaukee, went to
IA neighbours house and committed suicide
by turning on the gas in the bathroom.
William Adams. OF Anderson. Ind tie.
came insane during the night and fatally
injured his wife by choking and bitin, y ar.
Mrs Matilda .tcau>s, whose husband
is Sd Ill to he in Chicago. committed suicide
by inhaling gas at her home in New York
The British steamer Tam adice lao
tons. trading bet" cen Mauritius and Bm.
! bay. put back to Port Louis. Mauritius.
with her boiler burst Four OF her crow
were killed. and several wore seriously in
jured by the explosion
AT ST. Clair. Mich. John Jacobs and
John Green. said to be members OF "a gang
Of snuggler, with headquarters at Wind
sor. Ont. we're arrested Friday morning
The prisoner. crossed the river in a row.
boat with two trunks and about six hu. =
dred pounds OF opium, and were nabbed
by detectives who had been lying ia wait
for them. The opium was obi aimed in To-
roato. The Capture is believed to be an
important one. AS he prisoners are thou hit
to be experienced hands in tine importing
business. with many hi: copsi.n nents of
poppy juice to their credit in the past
he Metropolitan Traction Company
at New York is about to abandon the ca bic
and substitute the underground electric
system.
Henry Hall. farmer OF Neeker's
Grove. Ill. was fleeced by lightning rod
sharps. and the experience so preyed on
his mind that he became sick and died
II The HUNGARIAN wheat crop is reported
to be from Is to 30 per cent less than las.