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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Chicago and. New York retail mer.
chants have organized to fight the biz
department stores. These mammoth
concerns threaten to drive the small
dealers out Of business and they ar,
uniting for self-protection. In Chi.
cago the small dealers are securing
pledges from the people not to trade a
the department stores It is claimed
that real estate has deprecated because
small store rooms cannot be rented ant
that business for the small dealers ha.
been practically ruined.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
washinstoa: Talk.

ss$s WaSh1nGtOa Talk.
W. 8. Eorman has been. confirmed
u commission Of internal revenue.
The eenate has confirmed the nomin-
alton Of Charles B. Howry Of Missis-
sippl to be judge Of the court Of claims.
The house committee on labor has
authorized d favorable report on a bill
to prohibit the employment Of prison
labor on government buildings.
Senators hold that the Central Amer
lean protest against the Nicaragua
canal will initiate against the arbitra-
ton treaty. +
Secretary Herbert has decided to ac-
cede to the request Of the citizens OF
Mobile, Ala, to have a naval vessel
there during Mardi Gras. Another
vessel win be sent, to New Orleans for
the Mardi Gras there. t..s,,.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Welded SECRETLY,

Social ana school Circles IN Des
Moincs Are Excited. J,
Des Moines, Feb. 5.-Knowledg& Of
the secret marriage Of, Miss Mary D..
>McNutt, known as "Dimple" McNutt,
one Of the most popular teachers in
the East Des Moines schools, to Hugh
Chambers, a civil engineer, on Dec.
81, has become known. Members Of
the board Immediately held a consulta-
tion and brought Mr.. and Mrs. Cham
bers before the school and subjected
them to a rigid examination. Certain
factions are seeking to have Mrs.
Chambers removed from her position
as teacher, and this has caused great
opposition.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
sLUGGED ms LAWYER.

Half Killed an Attorney Because Of
n Case Tint Was Lost.
> In Crosse, Wis.,, Feb. e. N. Enos,
while coming down the stairway Of a
business block in which he lives, was
slugged by Carl Nonnemacher, Min.
nesota farmer, his head cut open IN
two places and one finger broken. He
was for some years an attorney in
Houston and Fillmore counties, and
during that time. tried case for
Nonnemacher, which was carried to
the supreme court and lost at cost
in one way and another to the client Of
about $1,000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

A year ago rumors of wars filled the
air. The same rumors are still in the
ar and statesmen are still jawing eacf
other. They seem to have become inc.
culated with the contagion that afIlics.
the pugilists.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
ALBERT LEAFS TROUBLE.

A minneapolis Prohibition Detect.
i've stirs Up n Ruction.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Feb. 5.-The town
Is much excited over the developments
in liquor case in which Frank w.
Barlow and Charles E. Towne, es-
teemed as upright citizens and reputa-
BILE druggists, were last week arrested.
on complaint of L. e. McIntire, Min
nearolis detective, charged with un-
lawfully selling, liquor. Friends Of the
druggists arrested McIntire on q
charge Of giving liquor to drunkards,
minors and others. He was bound
over to the May term of court.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Casualties

a.ltA III O0o001t1S0.
A $4,000 fire burned slx-story
building at New York.
Fire destroyed one of the Island Coal
company's houses at Linton, Ind. Two
children were burned to death. s4
The. commission house of ]. d. Wal
ton & Co., at Chester, Pa, was partly
burned. Loss about $4,000.
The house of William Croyle at Bed
ford, Pa, was completely destroyed by
fire and Mrs. Croyle with two children
were burned to death. Another child
who was thrown from the window by
it's mother was SO badly burned that It
Will die. The father was also badly
burned. !.
a. school house built Of sod, near
Perry o. T., collapsed, and twenty-five
children were ent0mbed for some time.
Trustees Of the school district had
ploWed up the prairie and built school
house Of turf. Several children will die
from their injuries, and the teacher,
Miss Jennie Jones, is in q critical con-
ditton. All had to be dug out.
The large boiler in the Florida South.
ern railway machine shops, at Palatka,
Fla, exploded. George Patten, the en-.
gineer, was killed, his head being
blown off. Ed Knmmer was probably
fatally injured and George Eville, the
blacksmith, had his leg fractured. The
shops were wrecked and every building
In tile city was shaken.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
A DEEP MYSTERY.

Gather a Tragedy or an Insurance
Swindle.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 5.-The
Walford concealed o mystery. Novak
had been sleeping in the store for sew
craf nights ostensibly to protect the
property. After the fire he was miss
he was last seen. He was heavily in
sured and charred body was found
in the ruins. Noyak had $4,000 in
life and accident insurance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Blew out the Gas.

Blew Out the Gas.
Washington, Iowa, Feb. 5.-Tellford
Danford of Caldwell. Ohio, came to
this city. On retiring for the night at
Hotel Allen he blew ont the gas. Not
answering to numerous calls at late
hour in the morning an investigation
was made which disclosed the man to
be nearly dead from asphyxiation.
Prompt efforts of a physician restored
him to consciousness again.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Arrested for Illegal Fishing.
Saltwater. MIMI, Feb. 5. Deputy
Game Warden Miller has arrested Au-
gust Lange and Theodore Schultze for
fishing with nets for pike in Lake st.
Croix. Miller says he is going to have
such fishing stopped, If possible.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Convicted of sInnslaushter.
Winona. Mimi, Feb. Sin the case
Of Steve Marsh and Ben r. Brown the
jury has returned verdict of guilty
Of manslaughter in the second degree,
and recommended mercy of the court.
The prisoners were indicted for muir
der in he first degree.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Tried Under q Confession.
Winona, Mimi. Feb. 5.-The trial Of
BENJAMIN r. Brown and Stephen
Mursch, the young men charged with
being accomplices Of Adelbert Llwton
In the murder of Milton Cook, is now
in progress.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Foar Reported Dead.

Fonr Reported Dead.
North Branch, MIMI, Feb. Sword
has been received here that Mr.. and
Mrs. John Brohnamahn and two sons,
Earnest and William, living about five
miles west of here, We're suffocated by
carbon dfoxide, due to q fire in a closed
root house.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Thieves Are Industrious.
Princeton, Mimi, Feb. 5.-Thieyes.
are working in this vicinity among
farmers. Poultry seems to be the
coveted plumber, but flour from gram.
aries and other articles have disap-.
peared. u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

An Elevator Agent short.
Detroit, Mimi, Feb. 5.-The Nationah
Surety company has caused the arrest
of p. A. Weymouth, agent Of the Mon
arch Elevator company, who is:
charged with being short in his ac-.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Corn <or Chscn ur.,.

CUfn y0F Ch!cnE0.
Sioux City, iowa, Feb 5. ''Dent
Grain Company of Sioux City, Iowa,
Sends This Car of Corn to the De-
serving Poor Of Chicago. You Do the
Same" is the motto on each side of
a car of corn dispatched by the COM
pany Wednesday. The company is
the first from this section to make
such donation.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
National Bank Tnxntion.

National hank Taxation.
Aberdeen, s. D., Feb. 5.-The nation
al banks of this city commenced suit
to nullify the action Of the state as
sessment board which raised the as
eessment on blank stock so per cent.
Complaint is made that such equaliza-
tion is relatively unfair and unjust.
The cases are in line with the course
determined upon by the state bankers
association a few weeks ago.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Thirty Had Power.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 5.-The strike in
augurated on the B., A. & r. road by
thirty members of the freight crews
because one of their number was dis
charged. threatened for q time to shut
down all the Anaconda mining prop
critics, which are dependent on the
road for supplies The labor unions
are opposed to the strike, and new
men were found and put to work.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
The E,litor whinn;ea.

IHc EatAtOr WhIDReu.
Gladstone, Mich, Feb. 5.-As the re-
suit Of a masquerade few days ago
at which one young lady appeared cos
TUNED as an angel, and another as a
male escort, and of poem resulting
therefrom printed in the Tribune, the
editor was publicly thrasiied by the
two young women. They were arrest
ed and fined.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
suicsde, at.st. pnnl....

Suicide at st. Paul.
st. Paul, Feb. 5.-Peter Joseph Dreie,
aged 55, the oldest druggist in st. Paul,
committed suicide by putting a 80
caliber revolver an inch above his
right ear and firing. Instantaneous
death resulted. The act was commit
ted in the place of business at Ninth
and st. Peter streets. The family had
been having some trouble about
financial matters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
iBooth,. yolunteer..

: UUUVM'B VO1UMtSGEBe :.
New York, Feb. 8. -Henceforth the
commissioned officers of the Volun.
teers of America, the movement or
ganized by Commander and Mrs. Bal
lington Booth. will be vested with the
powers conferred upon ministers of the
gospel. It Is announced that the regi-
mental officers will be ordained Us
ministers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Mr. Bamberger Free.
Fargo, N. d.. Feb. 5.-E: j. Bam-
berger has secured a divorce from
Dellie Bamberger Of Philadelphia on
- Sro9hor o. ., ,1 Iae plaintiff
City lawyers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
South Da!kata q. /,

South Dakota G. A. r.. y
Aberdeen. s. d., Feb. 5.-Ihe act
ing department commander and coun-
Gil of administration of the G.. A. II.
have called the next state ehcamp-
ment to meet ut Redfield June 8 and
10. The, council will meet on Tuesday
evening, June 8.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

1fa mountain should suddenly appear
IN the middle of Lake Michigan, there
would soon be some fellow around
claiming that he caused the phenome.
non by throwing brick into the water
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
RAILROAD Agent Missing.

Railroad Agent Missing
Luverne, Mimi, Feb. 5.-W. E. Lit
tell, agent for the railroad at Hard
wick, this county, has disappeared ana
the company is anxious to learn his
whereabouts. His office is in the
hands Of the auditor of the road. and
UP to date shortage of over 81, 100 is
alleged to have been discovered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Coleman Released,

New York, Feb. 5. - Hamilton Il.
Coleman, the United States land office
clerk from Washington who was ar
rested on Wednesday for having I'M
cancelled newspaper and periodical.
check stamps in his possession, de-
posted $1,000 In cash with United
States Commissioners Shields and was
released.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Wiscon.in Ho,,t,cuIt,,.,.+.

Madison Wis.,, Feb. 5. ~ The state
horticultural society has elected the
following officers: President, L. q.
Kellogg, Ripon; secretary, A. ]. Phil.
lips. West Salem; treasurer, r.. G.
Coe, Fort Atkinson.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
sweepfneaCut N Wnre,

Sweeping Cut in Wages.
IrOnwood, Mich, Feb 5.-1'l,e Metro
politan Iron and Land company, OPP
Grating the Norrie, East Norrie and
Pabst mines, and employing ut pres
ent about 700 men, has cut the wages
of all their employees 10 per cent. This
the mine, from superintendent down.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
RUBBER Indu.try crippled.

AuDner luduetFy CFlppIed.
lWoonsocket, r. T., Feb. ga general
suspension of the rubber industry sim
liar to that Of last year seems proba-
bic, although Supt. Gomez, Of the Big
Alice rubber mill here, which was
closed for long period last ysar,s says
he does not think Ills mill will have to
suspend operations 4. 5.5,.,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Children Cremated..

GraylingSs Mich, Feb, s. = Seeley
Wakeley's house In GroVetown. near
here, was burned and his two children.
aged two and four, were burned to-
death. The mother was visiting rein.
tives near by.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Assn ulte.l Hi. Father.

Ass0u1ted HIS Father.
Little Falls, Mimi. Feb. 5.-George
Schermerhorn. an old man whose resi-
dence is at Randall, had warrant
issued for the arrest of his son Frank,
charging him with assault. The old
showed that he had received a severe
heating
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
A Poorhou.e Tr.,I;eiIy

A POOrhOuse Tragedy.
Menomonee. Wis, Feb. &. - Ralph
Erlantof, IN invalid tramp committed
to the poor house from this city. as
saulted another inmate, an old man
named Cantercll, with an iron bar.
fracturing his skull and killing him. :
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Ivory, Returns.

~ ivory HetuFnN.
New York, Feb. Edward j. Ivory,
who was arrested in Glasgow in Sep
tember last on a charge of completely
with other persons in a dynamite con.
He Is accompanied by ex-Assistant
District Attorney Mcintyre Of New
York.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
PIlH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS 0F THE PAST WEEK IN A
CONDENSED FORM.

Gsass.rsaa nes..., q 4h, Most In.
psetaa& News sf the Week, From
~ Parts Of .the Globe, Boiled
Dswn and, Arranged In Com
venient Fora for Rapid Per.
asal by Busy People, r4s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
New Bankruptcy Bill.

Washington, Feb. s. = Senator Mel
son has introduced substitute for
the. bankruptcy bill now before the
senate. It provides for voluntary bank
ruptcy on the part of persons owing
5000 or more, and gives preference to
debts owing the United States or the
state In which the debtor lives and to
those due servants or laborers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Prom .,rofeir. shores.

The Canadian parliament has been
prorogued until the Sth of March.
Tie governor of Manila has prohibit
ed foreign warships from entering the
Pasig river. d
i Europe is 'leery" over the arbitration
treaty, thinking it means an Anglo
American alliance.
The London Mark Lane Express In
it's crop review estimates the shortage
Of the Indian wheat crop ut upward of
q million quarters.
The Grand Duchess Xenia, sister of
the car and wife of Grand Duke Alex.
ander Nichaelovitch, has given birth to
q son.
David N. Burke, United states con.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Woman's intuition is seldom at fault.
but 1t occasionally fails to tell her how
TO deal with an old beau after she has
married the other fellow. 4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Z Killed by q Log.
Marshfleld, Wis, Feb. 5-Sever Ever
son, aged twenty three. was almost in
stantly killed by log rolling over him
ut Arpsina, = nj
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

People get thanks from employers not
Tor the work they do so much as for
the amount of work they can get out Of
other people.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

The Lamp Exploded.
West Superior, Wis, Feb. 8. - Fire
from an exploded lamp burned Will.
lam tKellars house at South Superior.
Loss, $3.50; insurance, $3.50.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Feel M,1, n,,..a

Feed Mill Burned.
Osceola, Wis, Feb. 5.-The building
and machinery of the Corey feed lnili
at this place were completely de-
stroyed by fire.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Il most Of ue had our lives to live
aver again. we should only make anoth-
Pr lot Of big mistakes. /. y, 1. II
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
Crimes ana Criminals.

SE1"G8 ana Ck1mIn0lO.
Sarah Deckard has confessed to the
murder Of her husband, Joe Decard, in
cold blood with an ak at Bristol, Tenn.
i Joseph I. Peyton, a patent attorney,
committed suicide at Washington BY
blowing out his brains:
Ed Perry, murderer of the SAWYER
family, was taken to Mansfield, Mo-,
from West Plains. q plot for Jail deliv.
cry having been discovered.
Joseph Smith was surprised and ar
rested while burglarizing the office Of
the Green Bay Lumber company ut
Marion, Iowa.
The fragments of a human body
have been found on the railway near
st. Laurent, and identified as the re-
mains of II. Lund, q merchant OF New
York, and he is supposed to have com.
mitted suicide.
Postofice Inspector McMechen has
arrested George A. Draper, postmaster
at Cheyenne, Wyo., and his son.
Charles charged with stealing regis.
tered package containing $3,552 from
the Chicago mail pouch. The postoftice
has been turned over to the bondsmen.
Pierce Taylor, a young negro, who
aattempted an assault upon Miss Emma
Apth0rp; was taken from the Jail at
Tallab Fla, by a mob, mostly OF
negro hanged to q tree in the
jail Tor had confessed to the
crim sthe first lynching that
has 6 uted In that county.
s Ho Samuel y. Rankin was found
dead fnhis harm at Milan, Tenn, with
calibeE rsEolver grasped in his
hand. He had committed suicide. Mr..
Rankin was attorney for. the Illinois
Central railroad and one OF the fore.
most chanceEy LAWYERS in Western
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

Mr.. Haldin's defense is that lie has.
turned over the money, and holds the.
receipt Of the county treasurer, dated
Jan. 20, for the amount. 1t seems that
the auditors check, when presented,
was not good, but within q few days:
afterward he deposited the money and
the check was paid. Mr.. Haldin's
friends are 10th to believe that he is,
or has been, guilty of any wrong In
tention.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12

How vivid becomes the recollection
Of an old friend II he lives in town
where you want something done. !.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
~
~ STIR
DEVELOPMENTS 4 I'm THB DyLUTHl
II i \, llylIGlp. lLslN vESTIGATION.
Tho, csunty Auifitor Arraisa
Chafgsd with; liisappsopriatioa,
80 senhlis Innds Paid to Hin-Ths
Amount u Not Large, ana He
.Clsia ~ ssipld ahs ,rreasurcr,s.
ss3$ss RaSsipt for the 1Ioncy. v 5ss
sMssat'

- y #.
II Duluth, Mimi, Feb. 5.-The first re-
suit Of the investigation Of the grand
Jury into county and municipal af-.
fairs has been made public and has.
created a sensation. County Auditor.
Odin Halden was arraigned before the
district court on four counts, charging.
him with misrepresentation Of public,
funds paid to him. The charges are
TINT he used money received from cam
dldates ut the last election for filing
certificates Of nomination. The fee in
each case was $40 for candidates for
county Offices and IS for candidates;
for the legislature. The total sum Ill
legged to be Incorporated is $$3:29. 3d..
This he is charged with failing to.
turn over to the county treasurer.
Upon his 'arrafgnment bail was fixed at
$4,000, and he furnished 1t Immediate
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-02-12
$iioInjttrl'-E Cypress.
PEMB1NA, NORTH DAKOTA.
No one works hard enough. IL he mas
any time left, to talk. n. I. sG.a
Have some object in life II you really
want to know. that you are living.
Some natures are never quite con.
tented unless they are being shocked

There are people who think that they
cannot be independent without being
abusive. $50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
FRANKLIN f.. WORCESTER

Franklin T. Worcester. identified with number
Of important railroad interests. veteran OF the
Civil War and a we-known Brookynite. died al
his home No los Butler-st, Brooklyn on Thurs
day afternoon from heart failure at the age OF
sixty years Many of his friends did not Know
that he was i'll until they read Of his death tie
was a brother OF f. d Worcester. secretary OF the
Now-York Central Railroad Company, and vice.
rrcsIdent secretary and treasurer OF The Lake
Shore road. NJ. Worcester enlisted In the ISL
Regiment at the breaking out OF the war. and rose
IN the rank OF captain. lie at the first battle
Of Bull Run. was wounded AT Antietam and I'M
prisoned In libby ard Salisbury prisons. lie was
released in June. 1867. 49, A.,
war and IN New-York gained a solid footing among n
business men. He was formerly treasurer or the
Manhattan Elevated RAILWAY Company aad latei
was connected with the West SHORE ROAD AtefWard
he went 10 Chicago. representing New ork syn
dtrate in connection with the Elein. Jo"et ana
Eastern Railroad. and was connccted WIN IN, t a1
CAPITALISTS who built the elevated railroad system
in Chicago. He returned to BROOKLYN about a
wear ago He one time member or the
New York stock Exchange. =. ,..,
Mir Worcester an intimate friend OF Justce
Osborne who died yesterday morning Inc Two
men Joined the Brooklyn club on the slne gay,
Nav % 1871 and justice Osborne's death TOOK piace
oboIt tw, I've hours after that Of Mr.. W Worcester
Irn leaves a widow. two sons and two daughters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-28
OBITUARY..
JUSTICE WILLIAM J. OSBORNE.

Justice William j. Osborne. of the supreme
Court. for many years n familiar figure IN the
social and political life of Brooklyn. died al MS
home. No. 1870 Amity-st.. Brooklyn. yesterday fore-
noon about 10 o'clock after illness OF about
five months During the last three weeks MS con-
diton such TO cause the fear that ne would
die at any time. His disease an affection OF the
liver and stomach, was declared TO be fatal one
several weeks ago. and although there would DE
days together when he was in good spirits, there
was no chance Of his recovery. For twenty-fouI
hours prior to his death ne was unconscious. ana
he passed away yesterday morning with no sign
OF pain. At his bedside were his wife and MS
daughter, Mrs. Joseph =. Topping; his slePsoh'
Louis and a nephew named Samuel Duthsid 0s-
borne. He was attended during his illness py IT
F. II. Cotton. The burial will be In the family
plot In Greenwood. ,,
William James Osborne was born In New-iorh
City on June o. 1926 After going through the
preparatory department Of Columbia College he
entered upon the collegiate course at the age OF