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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
PERIsHED BY FIRE.
Awful Ending Of Christmas Fes-
tivities In Oregon.
Tho Hall In which They Arc Held Takes
Fire from Exploding Lamp
Forty-One of Those Present
Burn to Death.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Dec. CO.
News has just reached here that a
horrible holocaust occurred at Silver
Lake, Lake county, Ore, on Christmas
eve, in which forty-one persons were
burned to death and sixteen badly in
jured, five of whom will die. A large
crowd had assembled in Christman
Bros hall to attend a Christmas
tree festival While the festivities
were at their height some one climbed
on bench, from which point he ex-
pected to get better view of what
was going on. In doing SO his head
struck lamp hanging from the cell
ing, overturning it. The oil imme-
diately caught fire and, everything in
the room being dry and of an inflam-
mable nature, the room was soon q
mass of flames.
BY this time the confusion was Of
great that people began scrambling in
wild endeavor to reach the door.
Women and children were trampled
under foot, and, as there was only one
exit to the hall, and the fire being be-
tween the majority of the crowd and
the door, many rushed headlong into
the flames. The dead are:
Mrs. John Buick md two children, Mrs.
Owsley and two children, j. j. Buick and
daughter, Mrs. Smelling, Mrs. Howard aud two
children, w. O. Heart and wife, Mrs.
Coshow Frank West, wife and two chill
| dren, Ed Bowen, Miss McCauley, 4.
]. Laurie and child, Mrs. Ward, Mrs ABB
shir, Frank Horning, Mrs. Payne, Mrs Will
liams and child, G. w. Martin and wife, Rob-
ert Small, Mrs. Ella Ward and child, Frank
Ross, mother and sister, child of Roy Ward
Ira Hamilton, Mrs. Gus Schroeder and child.
The building, two-story frame
structure, contained Christman Bros.
store. In the first floor was the hall,
which was rented for gatherings of all
kinds. Silver Lake is a small village
in Lake county, Ore, of about 100 in.
habitants, and it is $50 miles from the
| nearest telegraph Office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
PRINTERS TO COMBINE.

Larger Concerns of the Country Said to
Be About to Unite.
AKRON, o., Dec 29.-It is stated here
that there is project on foot to COM
bine all of the larger printing houses
of the country. If the deal is consum-
mated many millions of dollars will be
involved, the money coming not only
from this country but from Europe. The
information comes from one of the di-
rectors of the mammoth Werner print
ing concern OF this city. He said that
the matter would be fully discussed at
the annual meeting of the Werner
company to be held at Chicago during
the early part of January.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
be founC

"Quick! the battering ram. Break
open the big doors!"
One is quickly unshipped from its
place underneath the truck, and, with
a man on each side, at the command of
the captain, the ram is lunged forward
at the big doors. CTash-the doors
quiver under the impact of the COM
bined weight of the solid mass of iron
and the two heavy men. a few more
blows and the locks give way, the doors
fly open, and into the black, sitting
smoke we force our way, dragging the
heavy hose with us.
We can see no fire nothing but
thick, dense smoke, choking our
throats, and making the water run from
CUR eyes in streams. Meanwhile the
men from the truck company have been
at work with the butt ends of their
axes, and have broken open the dead
lights and grating in the front over the
basement and the basement doors.
The fire having shown up there, we are
ordered to back out" and work IN"
the basement-an order easily given,
but not so easily obeycd; for the smoke
is now thick and so sitting that people
in the crowd on the other side of the
street are obliged to beat n quick re-
treat before it. But we 1rcmen are
there to obey commands, not to ques-
ton them, and down we go.
A shower of glass grects us as we
back out, for it is now raining glass
and bits of the window-frames from
above. Ladders having been raised to
the upper floors, the truckmcn are
| making an opening for the pipemen of
| other companies, that they may be on
hand should the fire get above the first
floor. Another shower, this time OF
red-hot plaster, grcets us as we work
our way into the basement; and the
fire, now spreading all over the ceiling,
brings more down around us. The
heat is frightful there, and we turn
our fire-hats back foremost to protect
Our faces as best we can. We slash the
water around, knocking over burning
beams and piles of pacl1ing-boycs, the
hose squirming and quivcring under
the pressure of the tons of water De-
ing forced through it every minute
the united strength of three or fouI
men is required to control it. All at
once one of our number gives gasI
and tumbles down ut our feet, face
forward, in a pool of dirty water and
| plaster, overcome by the smoke and
heat. Another drops his hold upon the
hose and stoops to assist his fallcr
comradc. 1t is now redhot in the
basement, and we cannot breathe much
longer.
If we do not back out soon, it will bt
all over with us, but firemen, in the
enthusiasm and excitement of the mo
ment, hate to retreat until actually
driven out, so we still hold our position
At last VIC cannot stand it, and we re
treat to the doorway.
The fireman who was overcome, as
sisted by one or more companions
reaches the foot of the stairs. A bat
tilion-chicf, in command on the pave
ment above, seeing our position, shouts
"Hcrc! A nan hurt! Down in the base
ment!' In n second dozen brave fel
lows dash down the steps, and, lifting
up our injured comradc, carry hin
tonderly up to the street, and theI
over to one of the patrol wagons, where
with plenty of fresh air and brisk rub
bing, he is soon brought to his senses
st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
ALIVE AND WELL.
The Missing Ex-Congressman Butler. OF
Iown, Found in indianapolis.

Iown, Found in indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec. 31.-Amos
II. Butler, of Oelwein, Ia, is alive and
in this city. His wife and brother in
Oelwein have believed him dead since
his mysterious disappearance from that
place about Thanksgiving day. They
have recently offered a reward for
his body An article concerning his
disappearance appeared in the Indi-
annapolis Journal Saturday and on
Sunday Butler made himself known.
He said he could not account for his
sudden departure from home and did
not know anything about it until
he found himself in this city.
Then he was ashamed of
his condition and sought employ
ment to earn money to take him back.
He has been canvassing with a book
entitled The Trial of Christ Before
Plate" He is boarding in small
boarding house in this city and
says he will not return home till
he earns sufficient money with which
to pay his bill. In the Fifty-second
congress he earned the sobriquet
"Pansy" Butler because of bin he
introduced in congress to make the
pansy q national flower
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
GIVES UP ALL ASSETS.
State Treasurer Gall, of indianapolis,
Forced to Assign.


Forced to Assign.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 3l.-State
Treasurer Albert Gall. who was caught
for S65, 900 in the failure last year of
the Indianapolis national bank, and
who has operated a mammoth carpet
and wall paper house here for over
thirty years, being reputed one of the
veal lthiest men in Indianapolis, has
turned over all his property,
real and personal, to Adolph Sieden-
sticker and Frederick Bachman as
trustees for his creditors. Treasurer
Gall will go out of Office in few days
having served two terms us state
treasurer. He denies a rumor that
any of the state funds are in solved
IN his failure Gall has never carried
less than 800, 900 in stock at his carpet
house and has suffered on account of
the hard times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
BRUTAL INDIAN HANGED.
with Four Other Indians He Killed -Four
Men In Cold Blood.

DEADwooD, S. D., Dec. 90. - Two
Sticks, the noted Sioux Indian MUIR
derer, for whose reprieve many efforts
have been made in vain, was hanged
here Friday.
THE crime for which Two Sticks was
hanged was the murder Of Emanuel Benedict,
Rodney Royce, James Bacon and William
Kelley at Humphrey and Stringers cat
tie ranch on the Sioux reservation February
4, 1893, Bacon and Kelly were boys
of 10 and 10 respectively and the
other two were employees on the ranch
-Four other Indians were engaged in the mas
sacre. OF these First Eagle was killed
by q pursuing posse, and Fights With,
Two-Two and White Faced Horse
arc now serving sentences in the peni-
tentiary. The murder was brutal and un-
provoked. The victims were sitting about the
fire talking to the Indians when the latter.
without warning. opened nre on them and
killed three Instantly, the other dying soon
afterward.l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
MRS. sLooMsR is DEAD.
A Famous Advocate OF Dress Reform
PasAel Away.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec 3l.-Mrs. Amelia
j. Bloomer. wife of d. G. Blooner,
died Mt Council Bluffs, Ia, at noon Sun
day. She was one of the earliest ad-
vocates of national dress for women,
and her public use of the new cos
tune caused it to be called
the Bloomer costume. She was II
years old and n native of Homer, N. Y.
She was married in 1910 and issued the
The Lily, a wonan's suffrage paper,
from lS40 to 1853. She came to Council
Bluffs about twenty-five years ago
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 81. THE Sc
verest weather experienced here in q
number of years is now being felt in
this section of the country. Reports
of suffering are coming from all
points. In theWills valley the suffering
is intense; cattle are dying and NUM-
ber of negroes have been found frozen
IN death
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Buffalo On. W Block Destroyed with =
Loss of 100000.

New YORK, Dec. "a special from
Buffalo, N. Y, says fire destroyed the
three-story brick block at the north
east corner of Broadway and Fillmore
avenue. The building was owned by
John Kennedy, of Binghamton, and
occupied by Eckhardt Sc Co., Oswald
Tinker and Charles Weisman as stores.
The fire spread over the whole block
and across Broadway to the three
story brick block extending from Fill.
more avenue to Gibson street. The
loss will reach $500, 900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
Money for tho Indians.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-The president
has signed an executive order to pay
$2Oo,0O0 to the Usage Indians. This is
interest on their principal, which
amounts in round numbers to about
IS, 800, 900. This interest money will
be distributed per capita. There ara
about 1900 Indians in the tribe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
LION AND BICYCLES.
Queer Race Witnessed Not Long Ago
nm Eastern Town.

Queer Race Witnessed Not Long Ago In
nm Eastern Town.
The business of exhibiting wild ami
mails occasionally leads to an adven-
ture with some monarch of the
jungle in the midst of civilized scenes.
Escaped elephants, bears and lions
have caused great turmoil in American
cities before now; but it is doubtful if
the curious spectacle of bicyclcrs flee
ing for their lives before pursuing
lion was ever witnessed by American
citizens at home until recently near
Bridgeport, Conn.
Near that city there is place of re-
sort called Pleasure Beach, and at this
place, on n day in August, perform
ance by tanned wild animals was to ba
given. Among those animals was 9
royal lion" named Prince very
large and beautiful creature.
While preparations were being made
for the performance, Prince escaped.
and rapidly made his way to a race
track where several whcelmcn wore
riding bicycles. Seeing him coming,
the whoelmcn pedaled with all their
might; and seeing them thus taking to
flight, the lion pursued them with all
lis might.
Around and around they went. They
dared not dismount and leave the track,
for fear the lion would pounce upon
them as soon as they were on their
feet. Each one had reason to believe
that his life depended on keeping out
of the beasts clutches.
But the lion gained upon them, and
finally caught up with them one by
one; but in each case, as the wheelman
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05

New HAVEN Comm, Dec. 3l-Miss
Emily L. Gerry died Sunday at her
home here. aged 90 years. She was
the last surviving daughter of Ell
bridge Gerry. vice president of the
United States in 1872, who died sud-
denly in Washington November a3.
1914, on his way to the capitol as presi-
dent of the senate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05

gave up with terror, the lion passed
him without doing him harm.
Presently the keeper called for vol
unteers to help him capture the hon.
Three or four hundred people were
present; but volunteers came forward
very slowly. However, an acrobat in a
bright red suit offered himself, and
then another, and presently four men
were engaged in an attempt towheedle
Prince back into his cage.
They succeeded in getting him neas
the open door; and then the four brave
men seized him bodily and pushed him,
struggling, roaring and biting, through
the door, and closed it upon him. One
of the four men, the acrobat in the red
suit, was badly bitten in the hand by
the furious animal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
BURNED TO DEATH.
Father and Son Perish In their blazing
Home In Michigan.

NEwAYGo. Mich, Dec. 81.-Charles
White was awakened by fire at IL
o'clock Sunday morning and ran up
stairs, where four children were sleep
ing. Three made their escape, but be-
fore he could find the fourth the stair
way of his residence was in flames.
He knocked the boards off the end Of
the house, but could not get out before
he was overcome by the heat and
smoke. His wife realized danger and
called him repeatedly, but he would
not sacrifice his son 10 save his own
life
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
FIGHTING a FIRE.
How the New York City Fire Dcpartmen
Does It's Work.

HHUW UIIU 4NUN hOTN OIIy TIfB IFBpHEIEnOu
Does It's Work.
It Is cellar fire-a bad onc-and in
n factory. Clouds of dense black smoke
pour up from tho basement and out of
every crevice around the big folding
doors that form the entrance. Bits OF
falling glass tell us that the pressure
of smoke and of the gas generated by
the combustion going on within the
building is beginning to break the win
dows in the upper part, and if we are
not active the flames will get the bet
ter of us. Our foreman is everywhere
at once, directing the captains of the
arriving companies to their different
positions.
The watchman of the factory cannot
be found. Our foreman shouts:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
Cheap Bread at CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI. Dec. go The crusade
for cheap bread here has resulted in
twenty-five bakers of this city to date
reducing the price from five to three
cents loaf. Some reduced to four
cents, and but fnw now are able to
maintain the five-cent rate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
Fresident Appro. Oh OF the Park.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The president
has approved an act to establish ma
tional military park at the battlefield
of Shiloh. similar to those at Gettys'
burg and Chickamauga, carrying an
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur
pose of securing the necessary land anc
for making improVements
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
A CHASTITY FIND.
A Son Discovers the Dead Bodies OF His
Parents at VRssar, Mich.

Parents at Vhssar, MIch.
VAssAR, Mich, Dec. 20-George
Palmer and wife were found Friday
morning with their throats cut lying
dead on the floor. Their son went to
the barn to do the work about $3.50
o'clock and when he returned he found
his parents dead.
The couple had not lived happily
and it is believed that Palmer killed
the woman and then cut his own
throat. From the position of the bod
les Mrs. Palmer had evidently been
taken unawares by her husband. After
killing his wife, Palmer laid down by
her side and drew the butcherknife
which he had used on his wife, across
his own throat. The murder theory
has no foundation in fact.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
Potato Famine rbreatened.

LONDON, Dec. 29.-With view tc
averting a potato famine in Ireland
the government has decided to advance
money without interest to the poor
law guardians for the purchase of seed
potatoes
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05

DENVER, Col, Dec. 81 People in
western Nebraska are suffering from
scurvy owning to lack of wholesome
food. dozen deaths from want and
cold are reported.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05

TOLEDO, o., Dec. S1.-An elevator
containing o25, 900 bushels of wheat
was burned here Saturday causing q
loss of S506,oo1 An employe lost hi.
life.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BOYS WANTED.

Boys OF spirit, boys of will,
Boys OF muscle, brain and power,
Fit to cope with anything
These are wanted every hour.
Not the weak and whining droncs,
Who all troubles magnify;
Not the watchword OF ~ can't"
But the nobler ono, "I'll tryl"
Do whate'er you have to do,
With truc and earnest Zoal;
Bond your sinows to the task
Put your shoulders to the wheol."
Though your duty may be hard,
Look not on 1t as an ill;
II 1t be an honest task,
Do 1t with an honest will.
In the workshop, on the farm,
At the dcslS-wherc'o you be-
From your future efforts, boys,
Comes nations destinyl
Golden Days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-01-05
lyhen Tabby Eings tho uolI.

A cat belonging to Mrs. Mary Brown
well of Wilmington, Del, has habit
of ringing the bell whenever it wants
TO be let out OF tho cellar.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-06-28
PERU.

Good roads now-thanks to a new
road machine under proper manage
ment, But oh how it does make some
of these old time lean on-the-hoe han
die fellows howl,
Two frisky deers were lately seen
by Frank Williams in Mr.. Hunts
pasture, Also pair were driven
quite a distance up the turnpike. Ye
Gods soon landlord DAVIS can safe
ly add venison to his bill of fare.
One can travel but a short time in the
woods now without discovering their
tracks. Bear, too, are quite plenty,
yet our brook trout are just wiped
out for this year-there appears to be
no check upon Sabbath fishing.
For several years an earnest but
futile effort has been made to get
those interested out to trim up and
beautify our cemeteries. Finally last
Thursday four persons attended to
the call, doing what little they could.
Nothing so strongly indicates the
intelligence, the refinement, the civil
ization, and the true christian senti-
ment of community as the care
which it takes of the burial place Of
its dead. Enter cemetery, where
the tombstonas gre all out of place,
the weeds allowed unobstructed
growth, and the fence all tumbled or
rotting down, and you may be we'll
assured that you are in rotten, de-
caying, degenerating. and well-nigh
sinking community.
Talk not to me of the real and true
affection of the living for the dead
where such condition is allowed.
The weeping and wailing over the
opened coffin and over the open grave
are but mockery when that grave and
its surroundings are left to utter neg
leot in after years. Is it possible that
all this mourning at our funerals is
largely hypocrticall If it is not so,
if it is real, then you will not shrink
from little personal sacrifice in
identifying the yard where the dear
ones lie.
A fund was left by the Whiting es-
tate for the care of the north ceme-
terry. But so utterly has it been neg
lected that not even the money this
raised has been expended. A com,
munitS that will allow such state of
affairs needs words Of reproach by
far stronger than we have given.
Sooner or later we shall find out that
this life is not all dollars, and it, cen
turtles ahead, in our spiritual exist
ence we shall view our own graves
left in utter neglect, the righteous
"" - he "served them right"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-06-28
SIMONSVILLE.

H. G. Peabody of Pittsford was the
guest of his brother, H. O. Peab cd
a few days last week.
Mrs. Abbie Farnsworth, who has
been keeping house for her uncle, P.
I. Marsh, the past five months, has re-
turned to her home in Chester and
Miss Minnie Martin has taken her
place.
John Hubbard of Highlands, Cal,
has recently visited his brother, Orrin
Hubbard.
Mrs. Geo. Cutler of Springfield is
visiting her friends here.
This place was well represented at
the Allen District Pomona Grange at
Landgrove last week, and all report a
fine time.
Mrs. Addie Newton, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
d. Hutchins, returned to her home in
Gardner, Mass, Friday of last week.
Mrs. J. w. West is visiting her
friends in Springfield, Mass, and will
also visit her sisterat Chatham, N. Y,
before her return.
Prot. Marsh's family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Marsh and Mrs. Mary Marsh
have arrived at their home here for the
summer.
John Peabody is the happy owner
of a Crawford bicycle.
D. Cook of Albany, N. Y, G. 7.
Carlisle of Monticello, N. Y, and Mr..
and Mrs. J. B. Sargent of New
Haven, Conn.,, registered at Riverside,
last week.
Messrs. P. R. and S. P. Carlton
have recently purchased fine horse Of
Mr.. Thompson in Landgrove.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-06-28
LOWELL LAKE,

Business at the lake has commenced
earlier than usual, quite good many
are now stopping at the lake house and
more expected next week, which is un.
usually early for the season. People
seem anxious to get away from the
heated pavements in the city and the
outlook for the season is very promis-
ing.
The Fourth of July will be cele.
brated in the usual way, Everybody
is going and expects to meet everybody
there, As usual there is somuch room
for pleasure and enjoyment with no
dust, nor rows to mar the pleasure.
The dinner and usage needs no COM
ment. The Londonderry band, to-
gether with the rowing, bowling, dane
ing etc., makes it the most desirable
place to spend the day, celebrating the
glorious Fourth. There will be dane
ing day and night and no pains will be
spared to make it pleasant for all that
come.
Prof Emerson has located at the
lake for the season. He comes from
the city and has all the up to date APP
planes for taking all or any kind of
pictures, at reasonable prices. Salts
faction guaranteed. Try him.
The late rains have given vegetation
a start and everything looks fine. Mr..
Harrison, whose farm joins the lake,
has potatoes in blossom and all his
crops are looking fine. He is model
farmer and his energy and perseverance
is worthy of imitation.