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Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

j !Claude-'Do yoii think your father would
offer me personal violence if were to ask
him for your" Mabei-"Eo:! butI thinkrhe
will. if you don't: pretty soon. ."rTit- Bits: :!
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12
Hurt the Bridee.

The steamer Robert Fulton, towed
by ts.tugc sAkAhatt.ran iat6the Duluth
Superiorsbriese,a kheckif,g 1.-The center
draw 30 feet out Of plumb and damag-
ing :>the center pier and abutments.
The vessel was uninjured. The draw
to the: bridge has, been open for a week,
owing t2 Rgealzage, and was wide open pen
when the accident occurred
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

Papa" Sine qua nom means something
you cannot 90 without" Lift tie .Frank-"Oh,
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

i.:, Hall's Catarrh Cure .,:
Is q Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c: ~
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12
FArRT7WUKK K6FFIRMEs.


Chicago. Aug. 6.-Three dead firemen,
one unidentified man killed by being
bro7sf re.
men injured is the terrible record of the
= disaster. WHICH attended the destrpc-
ton of the Northwestern': elevator
I f 4Ydiana a st Esets4nqaatlsssriver Thurs
I4y light. AAm 4ftf Y3s tie worst that
III eile part3Mnt .fas a1t rfal Jed since the
sflta8 blaze aH 1af eoN to4 4age building
in the worlds fair grounds. In the: 81
firemen who arc hurt were included
Chief Swenie, Assistant Chiefs Musham
andi Campion arnl* Patta|ioa :rhief An
la$on. These Isaslers were more or
}ezss SEVERELY f&ftSafid sBtFGiifined, while
some of their men will die.
Death ca1,se 20. the bxave fire fighters
Of spectatarsG1.a sat y cred close about
the structae AspdatRejfying pieces of
brick and heavy sections OF corrugated
iron.crushed down dezens~ o.! men and
boys, whose names the police were not
able to learn.%ss:< ~.
The loss on the elevator and it's con
# entsewas $350,000, insured for $300;0O0.
The. damage to surrounding. property
wilt she about. 81 1000, wit h an il lsurance
q Rboht sIp.oS9 tAe 5eBevator was
wrecked by the explosion aid as much
OF. the $4,000 bushels of grain that it
contained which did not fall into the
river. was consumed blythe flames. =
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l1s@t,:yhrnt:7A{ lstny {,,%*::;: f.

Al XSSkHf23s SSy9 1i}|s1 EeS
were four starters-Joe Patchen. Star
Pointer, Lottie Lorrain and Badge.
PatGbean :P r. nqt qt only, won tie race on its
merits, ,'but ,paes3 B4e fastestjfllfe eYer q
made IN the grand circuit: eqpaling the.
worlds 81 record e'F1{ Of 2:o11A, ,nade BY John
r. Gentry, at Glens Falls. 4.,. ut;i j. "a. ...
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

state war ehouse commission an annual
report of their business before Sept. I,
thistye*r' as;pspyiaed. by y1aNz ponrwilb
they pay wihineSa the Qs5Qas4 dag Rep,
atty for faihnrf tDadq sspxalsa px0sidsds
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lms 'Vsaa aar1ned
at .aufiAe a2 aa9 ftauiup,sad,ne2rfag, 'ins
which the blank form of report whieh-
the :ooinmissiQnerN4AA. reffeQ and.
hoR2ss$dr: R2s$r:a heSb<1<SSS>So&H aSuttlas
ad6bkWas considered. -
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

Acquitted.
Capt Albert Scheffer was acquitted
OF tbs ehargs 2f larcenX in connection
with the failure of the Aiiemannia
bank, Of st. Paul. Mr.. Scheffer was
on the sstapd the greater part of one
day y>>and gave. his explanation of how
the money had usn aPpgppftAted. I'm
transactions, he aid. h4sfa SAp been lei
the bank's accoun3 aH Af4 fPr; personal
gains The veadi& sssas5 II tAyhed, H3
ordered by the court and appeared to
give$Eeneral satisfaction.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12
" DsasllysG sGasoIthe.'

Blythe explosion of gasoline staxe
at New Richmond, the 3-year old son
of SO. Wansep .Was burned $oeit can
not recover, randS,Mr4 AVpnEeA was
also seriously "bsu@s1 about che arms,
face and chest. The mother could not
save the child and was forced to jump
troig a second story window to save
ner<Qwn life: ! The loss on the building
and"furniture is $3.50.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

MystaEiQNs .R-ohl,erx.,

sNe~~".saF>o
J. c: Kenyoa> rstpg9inss delegate
from the ChristiaA Endsa1a64r a4 ,conven.
ton at San Rffrnet T. as s~robbed OF
money and jewels aggregating nearly
Paul. >%TAevr.;2 I, - Re tSS6e dAfraSa:EaKs
Como Rt~anse aflW hourA am rStihd,4 10
his room. Mr.. Kenyon secreted $40 in
the toe OF one sock and placed the lat
ter III shoe. HisSIg9lbhyWhtsh. +<3pa
chain highly priced present from
deceased; son, and valued at $3.50, he
laiaIanderhts IS PNkoow.} Nako Il the morning
all his valuables were gone, including
a pair of solid-goId) cufF' buttons.
ihe door to his room was locked and
the1nystesioass 1aslQQXe 1slQQlX, ments of tHesth1et
cannot be>sxpAiasI ~ g.
So s~a s~safl@sSs&<17A,nS.s' : -,
Some tramps went to the house of j.
baumgartenr;;.oy IF lF,yo1s, and. finding
only 1e-year Old boy IT home, at once
took possession. They found some
they f5se{%ftl dc3&s fIt .YS H. III f1al1 iii r
was crazy With tnA li4u3r. A>>fhey Ahen
ransacked the house from top to bot
Spawe;r sGm They goe9 Ggss "a Sn1s,n, in
for any articles of value. They took
their depaatdEA, GaEryfhf aW@S Slcks
full OF plunder. On the return of Mrs.
Raumgarten and daughter. they were
Hri d1AH1f ~, ak5ea3 - IL,
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12
Nude 4 New Record

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 6.--The Union Pa
$;!': $9 :eia Ptiaf'3s A s %x "s:.rs' 'it x*s -
~ daesfa haA36ss Aro gan, With tng4be 81 &c.,
pulled special from Evanston. Wyo..
to Omaha, o55 cln6ires.-- .uir..24 hours. in
cluding all stops. This is claimed as
thee RECORD lqpg r4'n form, sirglf engine.
The. fl nal squirt of; the r1K was "a re-
markablel burst Of speed. 1lie}dtstance
from North Platte to Omaha, 29l miles,
being covered in 279 minutes, at the
rate of 63.4o miles per hour. The ell
CINE was built at the Omaha shops.
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12
Wedding FrOlic Ends DisnstrOusly

: Cineinnati: Aug g. = Otto Adler kept
an all-night restaurant in the lower
story of the hoAsf in.,which three men
99a one Wptah!l. perishfd Ih1rsday
morning. There were II men and
w,omen7in one room in the second story
of this house. The occupants OF TIL:
buil ildinrg. refuse all informatio;n, j. None
Of the dead were burned. They were
suffoeated bT Snoke from fhe fire in
adjacent rooms. The only exit for es-
eaps fysetnpon
endsf af of tie rs The
rom I'd l.l jaesif6s room
whahH fff 1iRe W9s;}s9'othl sKt gtlished
1t ssAn} thatltHvas asjj:lhvealihgs freiie, in
VIII ri quth 9'ihyef| tpe lead}1neh, was
the 55H1iQegIoon .t4la Ss;tlls ss}a4tghiter of
LarIIfllap.a ;;the br:i, I'll
the fsisspnns tp uBt;ay fo} 8 s:i;*:=tl 5sis Tie
britfeth, Ee Il as#h 6ol,t & near i Nh 4; Il. tic
pars HglssSls i aasfA Nb Aebfaliitt=
Of rtihtfe { issgart. cites
ver2 !lfl, &c tilt
"a <,t4.tl
beer started the somnolence, which.
with the up-ended bathtub, were indi-
'sSsYtl; Il = { F. Il 4 moeal5atalsy 90. s.: g..
Warren sheaf., 1897-08-12

*> DoctoredSflne. y :.
si1lce tl(e( COVE fnmeh ht concluded to
adopt the pa4n ah ] Dlani as TO its Indian
pine 6n the reservations, allowing the
lii Indians 3 :: to cut ths dsad sad*s sand ID burned
the Pine on the aWAts FarsA, Leech
Lake, and Red LAlse :Srasdrya}ions has
bee n: ''doctored, 'safire5 havihg been
placed at the base of the trees, charring
the bark sd3ffciently TO bring them
withia the scope of the term "burned. {"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

been worse; he has me still and, thank
God. | have him."
something surely will be done in
such case" Lady Gwenap hazarded
lamely. If he has lost everything,
surely in the case of such man
"He has lost every penny he had or
ever would have had in the world,
Patrice put in firmly, That much Mr..
Thorburn has discovered from search
ing my fathers papers
is Mr.. Thorburn the husband of the
lady / saw here just now
mo, her bro her"
indeed! suppose poor Sholto feels
it drea1fully!
Then, of course, he can't know OF
it," Lady Gwenap said emphatically.
She was beginning to feel annoyed
with Sholto for not having given her
correct impression OF this girl, who
could take and gracefully hold the
highest position in which fortune
might place her. In person, voice and
manner and that indefnable thing
called style" Patrice was unique
but perfect. Mentally she withdrew
all further opposition to her brothers
choice-provided poor, ruined, old
Capt. Kelly could be disposed Of salts
factorily.
"Sholto must bring you over to me
as soon as you can be spared here for
little time, tomorrow perhaps you
could come. and then we will discuss
what can be found for Capt. Kelly.
Sir Andrew has great influence, being
a service man. Perhaps a club secre-
taryship could be got for Capt Kelly"
Sudden tears, the first she had per-
mitted herself to shed, came into Pat
rlce's eyes.
''Iie will never be able to do any
thing for himself again; all that is
done | must do for him." she said,
quietly. and again Lady Gwenap's
sympathies tiuctuated as she thought:
Poor Sholto! AS | said, nothing but
trouble will come of this engagement"
AT the same moment her eyes fell on
the emerald ring which Patrice wore,
and she asked quickly:
That is not excuse me--is that your
engagement ring?"
Yes; some people think it is an I'M
lucky stone" Patrice answered, and
Lady Gwenap said:
oh, | wasn't thinking about the
luck of it, butt hate that mean
| hate amerald rings"
Soon after this she went away. an
shortly a superb basket of dollhouse
fruits arrived with Lady Gwenap' 5
love"
Sholto saw it delivered and follow
ed it into the house.
To Be Continued.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

About half a century ago a queer re-
ligious imposter of the Schweinfurth
stripe invaded the southeastern part OF
Ohio and for several months created
a great deal Of excitement throughout
that section. Several well-to-do farm
ers gave all their earthly possessions
10 the new messiah, and he soon be-
came the center Of quite large colony
of deluded followers,
One moonlight night in June the
messiah was sitting in the veranda
Of his Ohio heaven" smoking a pipe
for he considered 1t not beneath his
dignity TO enjoy the pleasures OF this
life as he went along. A shrewd, hard
headed old farmer who lived mile or
two down u . road came shutting up
the walk and respectfully doffing bis
straw hat said GOOD eyenin. mis-
ter"
Il salute you brother. responded
the messiah, without rising from his
seat or ceasing TO send the tobacco
smoke upward
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
COMPROMISING ATTENTIONS

Bella Haggerty," cried the head
office boy, tell me, have | or have
not gone to the beanery for your
monday sinkers every day for the
last three mcnths?"
You hive" the fair typewriter
reluctantly admitted.
Have | not repeatedly oiled your
machine after office hours"
You have"
Have | not lied for you to the boss
when you wanted to get off early?"
"You have"
Have | not faxed dead uncle and
grand mother kilograms to the boss
for you when you wanted a day Off
to go mashin' down to Coney Island?"
You have"
We'll, then, Bella Haggerty, how
dare you"-and the head office boy
drew himself up till he lowered above
the shrinking girl-how dare you
stand there and refuse my hand after
acceptin attentions that any hon'rable
woman would consider compromising :"
New York Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
WOMEN AS PROCESS SERVERS.

Women are finding profitable employ
ment in New York city as process serv-
ers 1t has been difficult for lawyers
to serve papers on persons whom it is
DESTROYS of bringing under the rebuke
of the law. Men and women who know
that they may be hailed into court if
the legal summons can be presented to
them will resort to all sorts of tricks
to keep out of the way The law re-
quires that a paper of this kind shall
be placed in the hand of the person
who is to be served. It will not do to
send it by mail or to give it to SER
want. In such cases the lawyer could
not swear that it had been received
Men servers are common enough but
the man who has been lodging them
all his life knows how to keep out OF
the way, and the man officer has a hard
time of it. No one is likely to suspect
woman, so that here is line of in
dustry, that Is much better followed
by woman than man.
Several lawyers in New York city de-
clare that they would rather employ
women altogether to serve papers IL
they could get them. Women have
more ingenuity than men, and, in ad-
dition, they have their "woman's In
tuition" which is often considered to
be quality that makes up for the alb
sence OF many Of a strictly masculine
nature. The gentle girl who looks as
If she could not say "Boohw to a
goose will resort to all kinds Of tricks
10 obtain an audience with a man who
must be caught to be served with legal
documents. Women who are in the
business say that 1t is unjust that only
commission is paid for such work. But
lawyers say, in answer to this, that
they would never be able 70 get paper
served If they paid a regular salary.
The commission system makes process
servers anxious to do their work, and
they nearly always succeed-if they
are women.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
CHARACTER IN THE HAIR.
Its Color and Thickness That Indicates
Mental Traits.

One of these pseudo scientists, who
are always figuring out infallible indi-
cations OF the human character from
the peculiarities of the ears, nose, eyes,
hands or feet, has formulated set
OF rules by which character may be
read in the hair, says the st. Louis
Republican.
Light hair in men indicates that they
are smart and conceited, and II they
do not marry until late in life they
grow cross and selfish.
Men with fine brown hair, light or
dark, make the best husbands, being
generous, considerate, affectionate and
truthful The darker the brown, how
ever, the more likelihood that selfish
traits will assert themselves.
If a mans hair turns gray premature
~ it is a sign that ne is a good fellow.
Such men are always brainy, SYM
pathetic and very honorable. The hair
turns white from being cverscrupulcus
in money matters and friendship often
er than it does through grieving or
shortcomings.
Red-headed people, whether the hair
be coarse or fine, are nearly always
very smart, quick to learn, resourceful
and tactful to the point of loss OF tenn
per- but when red-headed person is
stupid he or she Is a veritable clod.
Red hair in men often goes with
brains, and so many red-headed men
have been successful that ''red-headed
and smart has passed into a saying.
Red-haired women, however, do not as
rule make tractable wives.
Women with pale blonde hair of the
colorless kind known as ash blond are
affectionate but impulsive and easily
moved to causeless jealousy and violent
demonstrations, but prone to forgive
ing and forgetting. They are incom-
parable as companions as long as they
are humored, but will not stick to a
companion in adversely.
Dark brown hair on women is in
900 cases out of 1000 indicative of a
loyalty to a worthy object that cannot
be shaken by i'll fortune.
The coarsness or fineness of hair is
thought to be a sure index of the an
imal as well as intellectual develop
ment. Heavy hair, like horse hair, il
found on blacksmiths and gladiators
while professional men have hair that
| is fine almost to Stiffness
Fine black hair in women shows a
lhighstrung and sensitive disposition
while women with coarse black hail
are nearly always mean
All women with dark hair are more
tempestuous than those with light hair
but are not as neat housekeepers as
those of the fair hair. Dark-haired
women are rarely Of a saving DISPOSE
ton.
The highest development of women
seems to be under chestnut hair,
which is compromise between the
pronounced blond and dark tones.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
---- ---- -=-- -----------------
FOR A LITTLE SIGHTED. ,
Poor Old Bookworm Finds a Haven
at Last

a bent old man, stability clad. with
In the evening twilight he stands, be-
side the desk of one who is a stranger
to him. in little town in northern Cal
ifornia.
Il ask you to pardon me-" in a voice
that trembles and is low.
Something confused as to Illness and
WEAKNESS, and then:
1T pains me to seem beggar. but
| am near the end of the road, and
The sentence dies in articulate muir
muir, and from under the worn coat
comes a small bundle wrapped in a
bit of faded oilcloth
ct is hard to part with them, even
noy,' slowly removing the oilcloth,
but If there is some one here who
cares for rare editions Of good books
they may be thought fair exchange for
the price of shelter and something
warm"
A well-thumbed Shakespeare. a care
fully preserved "Imitatio Christi"
The old man looks at them tenderly
as they are exposed to view and places
them reverently on the desk.
The man at he desk views the books
| coldly and denies the plea for aid Not
that he is consciously unkind. but ex-
perience with vagabonds had made him
suspicious. and he interpre,s the pathos
as a new imposture.
Next morning an hour after sunrise
a pedestrian finds an aged man. with
n face like that of the poet Bryant,
| lying in the center of a cypress hedge
by the roadside. The tired heart is
still, Rest must have come about the
time the sunshine touched the valley.
Beside the sleeper as though 1t had fall
len from beneath his coat. was a we'll
thumbed Shakespeare; clasped in his
gaunt hands n carefully preserved A
Kempis. The A Kempis has a sprig
OF cypress for a book mark On one of
the pages between which ii rests this
passage:
oh Father. always to be honored
the hour has come from an eternity
Thou didst foresee would arrive: that
Thy servant for a short time should be
oppressed exteriorly, but interiorly
should ever live unto Thee; that he
should be for a little sighted and
humbled, and should fall in the sight
Of men. San Francisco Call.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

You'll excuse me, mister" contin-
ued the old man, but my folks have
taken quite an interest in you and my
wife is dead set on standin' right by
you through thick and thin
Amen calculated the messiah"
Now, see here added the farmer.
I'm a good deal worried about this
straight.
Yes, verify, brother, that will do,
replied the smoker.
We'll, how about this, anyway? Is
it true that you can perform miracles
turn water into wine, heal the sick.
walk ON the water and do such things
as that?"
Yea, verify"
you amt jokin'?'
Nay, brother"
"And you can really do it-no mis-
take about it?'
Nay"
Well" remarked the farmer, I'm
mighty glad Of that. You'll have the
greatest chance OF your lifetime to
convert a whole crowd of scoffers to-
night. A lot Of the boys are gettin'
together now, and they'll be up here
in few minutes. If you're dead sure
that you can walk on the water you
can convert the whole gang, for They're
going to take you down to Bascom's
mill pond to see you do it. But, OF
course, if you have any doubts about
it, you know, they won't be here yet
for about quarter of an hour
The caller bowed and went away.
The smoker suddenly ceased. And
the messiah" disappeared about as
suddenly as his last puff. Two years
later he was heard from in Pennsyl-
vania, but he never revisited Ohio.
The mystery of his sudden departure
was unsolved for many years, but one
old buckeye farmer always chuckled
whenever the subject was mentioned.
Chicago Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
EXPLANATION OF "ROORBACK
Word That Has Figured in Politics
Fifty Years.

There are no doubt, many people who
will remember the origin Of the word
"roorback". II made its first appear
ance in the campaign of 1874, when
Henry Clay was the nominee Of the
Wings and James X Polk of the Demo-
cratsIn September of that year the
Ithaca Chronicle, a whig paper, printed
what purported to be an extract from
"Roorback's' Tour of the Western and
Southern States in 1886 This extract
contained a description of camp of
slave drivers on Duck River, and al
lodged that forty-three of the unfortu-
nate slaves had been purchased of the
Hon. James X. Polk, the present
speaker of the house of representa-
tives, the mark of the branding iron,
with the initials Of his name on their
shoulders, distinguishing them from
the rest"
This article was copied from the
Chronicle into the entire whig press,
and. as may readily be imagined,
threw the democrats into consterna-
ton. An investigation was had how
ever, and it was soon discovered that
no such book as "Roorback's Tour
had ever existed The description of
the slave camp was from G. w.
Featherstonhaugh's Tour" and the
name Duck River" and all that por-
ton referring to Mr. Polk had been
interpotion by the Chronicle.
The revulsion of sentiment which
followed the exposure Of this forgery
resulted very much to the advantage
of Mr.. Polk. No matter what charges
the wings brought against him later,
they were dismissed from considera.
tion with the eontemptuous remark
ooh. that's just another roorback
Kansas City Journal
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

An expedition sent out last spring
By the geological survey to explore the
head waters Of the Yukon and to dis
cover If possible the source Of the gold
.ound along that river has returned
with a wonderful tale OF rich ode veins
extending from British territory into
Alaska in the neighborhood of Forty
Nile creek, and running thence for 500
miles in a northsasterly direction
The gold belt is at least 100 miles wide
and the biologists say that the deposits
are fully as rich as those Of south
Africa.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11

Il Is the custom of many persons to
grumble a little at what they consider
the dentists extraordinary charges
Il is also frequently said that the den-
fist finds gold more profitable. and
that this is the reason why ne prefers
to use It. II is not generally under
stood that there is a scientific reason
for the employment of this metal.
Gold can be welded into a solid mass
while cold II Is also susceptible Of
being pressed into the smallest cavaties
and depression. When once the cavity
is properly cleaned out and the gold
carefully put in, care being taken that
It fills every particle OF space from the
beginning. the union Of tooth and NIL
ing is nearly as perfect as possible
without the action Of heat A gold
filing NAV be built ur to almost any
size or shape required, None Of the
acid seeretions Of the mouth or stom-
ach have any effect upon t.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-02-11
THAT HAT NUISANCE a..
Milwaukee Alderman Proposes to
Abate It.

Milwaukee, Feb. AT the regular
meeting of the common council yester-
day, Alderman Corcoran introduced an
ordinance prohibiting the wearing OF
high mats in theaters.
Daily camera., 1897-12-22
SALUTE QUESTION SETTLED.

Superintendent Harding Believes That
the Trouble is at an End.
Supt. Harding, in response to a ques-
ton relative to his part in the city school
controversy, stated that no appeal had
been made to him and moreover the 90
days limit for an appeal had expired.
The letter which he received from Supt.
Patton merely instructed him to secure
information on the question Tor her He
concluded that in Ills opinion the matter
was settled and that there would be no
more trouble on the question from either
side.
Daily camera., 1897-12-22

A festival will be held by the Swedish
Baptist church in the hall over the post,
office Wednesday evening, December 20
at 7:3o o'clock. A good program con-
sisting of recitations, songs and music
is to be arranged. Some refreshments
will also be obtained. All are invited.
22-5t.
Daily camera., 1897-12-22

A jolly skating party of young people
left for Hayden's lake about I o'clock
this afternoon. About thirty of them
met at the home of Miss May Wellman
and that young lady chaperoned them.
They of course took refreshments to sat-
,sfy their hunger ere they returned to
Boulder,
Daily camera., 1897-12-22

The Denver News this morning says:
Judge Johnson Yesterday married a
couple from Lafayette who secured a
license here and wanted an immediate
ceremony. The contracting parties were
Maggie Gartner and Andrew Heaton."
Daily camera., 1897-12-22

John Lang, who was arrested at Ware
some DAYS ago Tor burglarzing the roou
of John Jirgles, plead guilty to ,h'
ch ,rge in the district court before Judg'
Boughton Yesterday afternoon.