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made. as her preparations were COM
pleted. though he- own criticism was
not complimentary
II am but faded old maid. after all"
Was she? Her thirty years OF peace
full life, with only one heart struggle,
had left her face as smooth as in girl
hood. Blooming she had never been,
her oval face having soft. creamy
complexion. that vas seldom flushed
with color, though its exquisite fairness
was never pallor.
Her delicate. straight nose. small,
sweet mouth. even. white teeth. and
large, soft brown eyes were as attrsc-
tive as ever: and the rich. brown hair,
dressed now in pompadour rolls. was
bright in its glossy waves as II had
been twelve years ago.
Considering II is Twelve years since /
wore this dress and flowers, l do not
look so very Anticipated \ rain is
always a train, ard sLppo0e the over
Skin. moieEaizes IT, though; Eric.
Then she went to box hidden away
in her bureau drawer. and from its
most secret corner she took a ring.
wrapped carefully in soft cotton.
Dare II" she whispered. turning II
round under the gaslight and showing
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sang the opening verse of Aud Lang
Syne."
The second verse was sung. when close
beside the singer a deep, bass voice
Joined in the chorLs.
Quick crimson fiushes passed over Ef-
fie's cheek, but she sang steadily, and at
every chorus the voice she knew 50
we'll Joined her own.
Nobody else noticed IL, but with each
verse these voices, so estranged. grew
stronger clearer more Jubilant. till
with the last one the spirit seized them
all, and a deafening chorus OF the COM
puny closed the song
They drifted away, broke up into
couples and groups, while Harold Rus
sell affecting TO turn over some music.
said in low voice.
can We indeed be as in Aud Lang
Syne, Effie? Can you forgive mer'
For answer she slowly turned the ring
upon her finger, until he recognized the
device he had chosen for her twelve
years ago.
Mamma" May Marshall whispered,
do you see Aunt Effie dancing with Mr..
Russell? | do not see one young couple
so handsome and distinguished looking
as they are
\ sudden memory flashed over MI
Marshall.
silk" she thought, she danced with
Harold Russell. and the next thing we
heard OF hun he was on his way TO
China. l remember now. Enc soon
after began to withdraw from society.
wonder--"-Bostop Globe.
The evening world., 1894-09-05
MAY SUE THE POLICEMEN.
Mrs. Rhcin and Her Sister Ill from
Their Unwnrrantcd Arrest.

Lawyer Charles Steckler, counsel for
Mrs. Ludweina Rhein and her sister,
Burga Liekner who were arraigned and
discharged yesterday in the Court Of
Special Sessions upon charges of keep
ing a dsorderly house and violating
the Excise law. is by no means through
with Policemen Robert G. wildenauer
and Frederick Carson, of the East
Eighty-eighth street station. who made
the arrests and appeared as complaining
witnesses
The full story OF the arrest and sub
sequent acquittal of these Woodworking,
respectable women has been told by
The Evening World"
Lawyer Steckler, when seen by an
Evening World" reporter to-day, said
Il am waiting to see my clients. who
have not yet recovered from the pros
tration resulting from their unjust ar
rest.
las soon as they are able, will
consult with them as to what proceed
ings shall be taken against the police
men responsible for their outrageous
arrest. Until I have talked with my
clients regarding the matter. I cannot
say anything further for publication"
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SCANDAL LED TO SHOOTING
school Superintendent Assassinated
by DIR. Simmons's Son.
CBy Associated Press.)

ny Associated PressD
HENRIETTA, Tex, Sept. 5.-J. W.
Witt, Secretary of the Thirteenth Dis
trict Convention. now in session here,
and Superintendent OF Public Schools, at
Decatur, fifty miles. east Of here. was
asse ssinated at the latter place last
night by s. Simmons. young business
man of Sherman. The tragedy occurred
in a public street at Decatur.
Miss Mollie Simmons. daughter of DR..
Simmons. sister to the assassin. has
been an art teacher in the Northwest
Texas Baptist College, at Decatur, but
resides al Sherman. While at the
former place a scandal was circulated
which involved Miss Simmons and Witt.
1t is alleged that undue intimacy exist
ed between them, and that Witt openly
boosted of it. The brosher came here
after Witt. but the latter boarded the
first train for Decatur. Simmons left
soon afterwards and found Witt walk
ing along the street, when he fired two
bullets into his head. He was accom-
panied by his brother. Ed A. Simmons.
member of the Texas Legislature.
Witt has relatives in St. Louis and
Chicago He came here three years ago
from Decatur. Young Simmons is In
jail at Decatur.
The evening world., 1894-09-05
GIRLS RUGGED BY A NEGRO
johnson Was Intoxicated, So Got
on with Reprimand.

George johnson. a negro, thirty five
years old. OF Seventy-seventh street and
Second avenue. an employee in the De-
partment of Public Works, was ar
raigned in the Yorkville Court to-day,
charged with disorderly conduct.
Policeman Rath, OF the East Fifty
seventh street station. heard women
screaming on Seventy-seventh street.
near First avenue. last night. and found
johnson lying face downward on the
stoop of a flat-house in Seventy-seventh
street, thrashing about with his feet
and yelling.
In front of the house were a number
of young girls and women running ex-
cttediy about sshrieking at the top OF
their voices. All appeared to be too
much excited to give connected ac-
count.
Rath yanked the man to a sitting
position and shook him until he stopped
his noise. The policeman then learned
from the girls that they were sitting
on the stoop when the negro came
staggering along and, without the slight
est warning. dived head foremost
among them.
AS the policeman was leading him tc
the station-house. a couple Of girls ap.
preached Rath and told him that John
son had Rugged them and some other
women Just before he made his dive
among the girls on the stoop.
Johnson worked all day and then got
drunk. He said he was married and
to go. saying he was never arrested be.
fore. and promised to behave himself
in the future He was discharged with
reprimand.
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DANCED FOR oFFICERS|
a Young Woman Entertained De-
tectlves and Was Arrested.
she Claimed to Be a Respectable
Music Teacher.
attempted to Stab Herself When
Taken Into Custody.

A young woman from West Forty-
thlrd street and one of the best-lookinp
prisoners seen in Yorkville Court in a
iohs ume' was taken to the court by
detectives from the West Forty-seventh
street station. this morning, charged
win Keeping a disorderly house and
violating the Excise law.
Inc young woman gave her name as
Ne'tie Nedder, and insisted that she
was respectable music teacher and
professional dancer. TIE detectives ad.
nit that the young woman Is an excep.
tiohaliy good dancer and musician, but
they have serious doubts as TO her re-
spectability.
The hrsi meeting of the police with
Nettie was odd. Capt. Haughey and
Detective Connor were walking down
West Forty-third street the other day
when they were accosted by the woman
She smiled and then presented her care
which read:
Ackerly. music teacher, 2ls Yves,
Forty-third street"
She gave the two men a warm invi.
tation TO visit her at any time. Conner
SA'N hc NdS IlSilN-Nt lSHi
and she replied, he says, that she liked
sporty boys.
Last Thursday evening Common
dropped in to see the music teacher
She was evidently pleased 20 see him.
Disappearing for little while. she
returned dressed in pair of white silk
tights. Then she danced for Connor
who admits that the performance was
very fine. The dance had not finished
when Detective Delaney dropped in. as
If by accident. Connor and he failed tc
recognize each other Delaney suggesed
that he would like to have something Ia
drink. II there was anything in the
house. Nettie responded with three bot
ties O. beer at 81 per bottle.
That satisfied the detectives. They
paid for the beer and went away. Las,
night. On the evidence thus procured
the detectives went to the West Forty
bird srreen house with warrant. When
Nettie learned that she was under ar.
rest she became historical. and before
the detectives could stop her she drew
pearl handled knife from her pCaiet
and tried to stab herself In the breast
Delaney stopped her and asked her
what she meant. She replied that she
preferred death to Imprisonment. In
cour, to-day ,Nett!e and her lawyer
pleaded that she was respectable. Jus.
tice Mcmahon held her on two charges
for keeping a disorderly house and viola.
ting the excise law.
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KISSED BY A MANIAC.
Pretty Miss Clauss Embraced on
the Street in Elizabeth, N, ],
Mayor Rankin Gave Chase and
Captured Her Assaiiant
He Said He Was Gustave Boettke
and Talked Incoherently.

ELIZABETH. n. j., Sept. 5.-Mss
Clauss. OF this city, is an attractive
young woman, eighteen years of age.
For some tim. she has been employed
as clerk in William f. Donnellys
store. on Jersey street
About o'clock this morning. as was
her custom. she started from her par
ents' home to go to Mr.. Donnelly's store
When she turned into Jersey street a
strange man suddenly threw his arms
about her and kissed her repeatedly.
Miss Clauss screamed for help and her
assailant finally released her. and ran
down Jersey street.
A woman who witnessed the AFFAIR
hurried over to the residence OF Mayor
Rankin. nearby. and informed him of
what had occurred. He followed and
several blocks and took him 10 Police
Headquarters.
The prisoner described himself as
Gustave Boettke, aged fifty. He was
had embraced Miss Clauss he did not
give any reasonable reply, but talked in
rambling way. The Mayor and the
police believe that he is insane. He was
locked up to await hearing tomorrow
morning,
Miss Clauss after being released by
her assailant returned to her home cry
ing. Assessor Clauss was very indignant
ried to Police Hes dquarters, where he
had an interview with Mayor Rankin.
Mr.. CLAUSES anger was somewhat APP
peased when he learned that his daugh
ter,s assailant was probably insane.
fright went to Donnelly's store and re-
sumed ner duties there as usual. She
declined to talk about the assault.
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MARRIED IN JUNE.
But Mr.. and Mrs. Bierck's An
nOuncement Was Deferred.

Adolph Bierck. it,. of the law firm Of
Sammis & Bierck, Wall street, is re-
ceiving congratulations to-day. The for
NAL announcement of his marriage to
Miss Marjorie ]. Burtis was published
this morning. and much comment was
INDUCED in, because the announcement
states that the marriage was solemnized
June %.
At Mr.. Biercks Office IL was said that
the marriage was by no means secret
one and that Mr.. and Mrs. Bierck have
been living together at their home, l0i
Prospect place, Brooklyn. The only per-
son the news of the marriage was con-
cealed from was Mr.. Bierck's father,
who was seriously i'll at his home, and
II was thought better to defer the for
cred. which was done.
Mrs. Bierck was one Of the bellies OF
oyster Bay. and is daughter of the
late James Munroe Burtis. The marriage
took place at the residence Of Rev. Geo.
8. Bennett, of Brooklyn.
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vows RENEWED.
Why EHie SelaUys Decided to Go to the
Party.

reused herself bravely, to see that her
agitation had been unnoticed, and 10
hear her niece, Carrie. saying:
IT never knew Mrs. Montgomery had a
brother"
Probably not" said Mrs. Marshall.
He has been in China for-how many
years is IL, Effie?"
Twelve"
For her very life Efie could not have
spoken more than one word with com
posture.
Twelve years." cried May. mo won
der you think Carrie and know nothing
about him. He must be as old as his
sister"
Let me see; he was about twenty
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j.. HOW oddly things come about" Mrs.
MARSHALL said, coming into the room
Nhere her sisters and two daughters
were busily engaged in the manufacture
81 two elaborate evening dresses. Mrs.
Montgomery has Just called. and tells me
Aer brother, Harold. will be home In time
Tor Mrs. Grants party"
Inc Knot OF blue satin ribbon was sud
oehiy crushed out OF all shape by the
quick convulsive grasp OF Miss Enie Sell
wyn's fingers. while about that lady's
ups gathered a whiteness and moisture
mat threatened a fainting fit.
For a moment the room looked dark,
and the voices sounded far away and in
oistlnct-only for a moment; then she
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Ex-GOv. Stoneman Dead.

CBy Associated Prea)
BUFFALO, Sept. 5.-Gen. George
Stoneman. Ex-Governor OF California
died in this city this morning at the
residence OF his sister. Mrs. Benjamin
H, Williams,
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Boarders Wanted.
Cart Side

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Wife-Murderer Confesses.

CBy Associated Press)
PROVIDENCE. r. l., Sept b.-Gilbert
Potter has confessed to the murder OF
his wife at Rice City, r. !.
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You read The Evening World!
Do you read the sunday WOrldf
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or furnished rooms With Americans. terms reA-
snnAhle
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The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-22

PUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That there
will be a meeting OF the stock ckholders OF The
Miles City lrrigatins and Ditch company held
room Of the First National bank of Miles tlty
in the county of Custer and state of Montana,
on the Sth day of December, 1894.
Said meeting is called for the purpose:
OF changing the name of this corporation
from THE Miles City Irrigating and Ditch
Company to miles City Canal and lrrigating
COMPANY.
SAID meeting is called for the further purpose
of extending the term of existance of the said
corporation to the period of forty years from
the time of the organization OF the Miles City
Irrigating and Ditch Company.
Ill.
Said meeting is called for the further purpose
alton so as to include in addition to the powers
already possessed by the said corporation the
following powe rs, that is to say
proving. using, leasing, selling, conveyins or
otherwise disposing of water rights, and water
powers, and the sites thereof and lands neces-
sary or useful therefor, or for the industries,
and habitations arising or growing up or To
arise or grow mp in connection with or about
OF purchasing holding laying out plating,
developing leasing, selling. dealing in, convey
ing otherwise using or disposins of town
sites or town lots, blocks or subdivisions thereof
and also for borrowing money by the said com.
pany to pay the debts and obligations thereof
and to improve and develop the property nov
owned the sdln CoTpordtion issuihe
bonds therefor and of securing said bonds 9TH
er Indebtedness of said corporation by mortgage
or deed of trust as the directors of said corpor-
alton may elect, and to provide for the pay
ment of interest on such loans so made at any
rate or at any time place the said corporation
by its officers may direct and also to take and
accept mortgages either real or personei for
Indebtedness due said corporation from persons
companies corporations.
A full meeting of all the stockholders Of said
| corporation Is earnestly requested at the time
and place heretofore uamed:
| IN WITNESS WHEREOF the trustees of said
corporation have caused the foregoing notice 10
| be published for six successive weeks in the
YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL, a newspaper pub
| lished at Miles Cily. the County Seat OF thu
| said county Of Custer and State of Montana.
| Dated AT Miles City this 18th day of October
| 1894.
| MICHAEL kIRCHER,
| W. D. JORDAN,
| W. y. HAYNEs.
| First publication October 10, 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-22
Poll Gives Warning.

One of Uncle Sans most faithful
servants in Maine, but one that draws
no salary, lives at the Portland Head
lighthouse This is a large gray parrot,
brought from Africa some time ago and
presented to the keeper of the light
The bird soon noticed that when the fog
began to blow in from the ocean some
body would cry ont: Fog coming I'M
Blow the hornr' One day the fog sud
denly began to come in thick, and no
one noticed it, as they were all busy.
Poll noticed this and croaked out: Fog
coming in. Blow the horn!" And now
whenever fog is perecptible Poll never
fails to give warning Lewiston Jour
nal
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-22
Married Sclioolteaci,ers.

Married women can still be appointed
to positions i'll the Milwaukee public
schools. At the Iueeting Of the execu-
tive committee of the school board Aug.
3 the movement was defeated which at
tempted to discourage matrimony on
the part of the teachers of the Milwau-
kee public schools, in that it proposed
the retirement from the force of teach
ers of all married women who had hus-
bands upon whom they could depend
for support and the unemployment in
the future of married women As teach
ers'
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-22
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the time for the
registration OF the names OF the qualified cleo
tors in Registration District No. prior 10 the
general election 10 be held on the 9Th day OF
November 1891, in the County of Custer, state
of Montana. will commence ON Tuesday Octo.
bar 9th. and will expire on Tuesday, October
3th 1894, at 10 O'Clock p. m. and that the IN
drrsigned a. Registry Agent of said District no,
will sit for the reg stration of duly qualified
electors in the following named precincts ON the
dates designated.
Miles City, Oct e. 1O~ll, l., 10 IL, l., y, ., -.
30.
sadie. Oct. Il aud 13.
Cutlers ranch, Oct. 23 and "A.
Gray's ranch, Oct. - and 26
Govt Sawmill. Oct. ~ ana 10
until 10 o'clock p. IN. of each day.
Signed. ALLAN IRELAND,
Registry Agent Registration Dist. No. /, OF
Of Custer County, Mont.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-10-22

In the District Court OF the Seventh Judicial
county OF Custer
Nina Turner, plaintiff VS. Willis Turner, de-
fendant.
The state of Montana sends greeting to the
above named defendant:
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the District Court of the seventh
judicial district of the state Of Montana, in aud
Tor the county OF Custer, and to answer the
complaint filed therein, within ten days teXclu-
siye of the day of seTvice) after tue service OF,
you of this summons, If served within tnis
county; or, if served out of this county, but
within this district, within twenty days; other
wise within forty days, or judgment 10y default
will he taken AGAINST you, according to tht
prayer OF said complaint. The sand action IL
brought to obtain a decree OF divorce froiu the
said defendant and also for the care and Gus
tody of Sadie Turner. a minor child OF SAID
plaintiff and defendant: in that the said de-
fendant has been guilty of extreme cruelty, and
drunkenness and that ON or about september
LIST, 1898 the defendant, without any just cause,
deserted and abandoned said plaintiff and
minor child, Sadie Turner; and plaintiff aiso
demands costs of suit, all of which l. more fully
set out in plaintiffs verified complaint ON HE
herein, to which reference is hereby made.
And you are hereby notified that II you fan to
appear and answer the said complaint a. above
required. the said plaintiff will apply to the
and for costs of suit. ,
Given under my hand and the seal Of the die.
trict court of the seventh Judicial
sr district of the state of Montana, IN
SEAL and for the county of Custer, this
~ twenty-second day Of September, In
the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-four.
Clerk.
CIV. Myers. attorney for plaintiff.
First publication Oct 10.