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The Princeton union., 1897-10-14
DEATH IN A FIRE.
Seven Lives Lost In IL Fire mt Plan
l1intOn, S. ID.

Plankinton, S. D., Special.-In fire
that burned the girls cottage at the
state industrial school here, seven
people, one teacher and six children
of from nine to sixteen years of age,
perished. E
Those who were burned to death
were Tillie Hooper, in charge of the
sewing department; Nellie Johnson of
Grafton, n. D., aged 13; Mabel Tohere
and Lillian West Of Sioux Falls, 3 and
IL; Bessie Kirby of Hot Springs, Il;
Iva Warner of Watertown, Is, and
Christina Bergman of Yankton, II.
All the, Others, numbering about
twenty-five, succeeded in escaping,
but they saved nothing and had no
time to dress, getting out in their
night robes and with great difficulty.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
it is supposed to have caught from the
explosion Of lamp. The loss is
something like $25,00O, and includes
the printing office of the institution
and the chapel. The loss was total,
as all were asleep and the building
was enveloped in flames before any
one discovered the danger.
The state school now accommodates
about 100, from young children to
young criminals of IS. Besides the
burned building is a boys cottage, in
which dwells Col. Ainsworth, the Of
fcer in charge, and there are several
barns; etc. The burned building will
probably be replaced at once.
The Princeton union., 1897-10-14
DIES MONIES FIRE.
Residences of Prominent Citizens
Are Destroyed.

Dcs Moines, Ia.. Special. Fire broke
out in the home Of Frank Evans, on
West Ninth. The homes of Frank
Evans, Reed Hurlbut, DR.. q. G. Span
ney, J. c.. Ash. Walter MeHenry and
Mrs. Johnson. in the same block. and
six barns We're destroyed. The origin
department had to be called out. Loss
about $50, 600.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
DRUM.

Not seeing anything from thi:
place for some time, l thought
woald give you few items.
Health is very good.
Dry weather still continues.
Some wheat is being sowed.
Some of our farmers are gather
ing corn.
William Thacker bought him a
new wagon the other day, and it is
Mr.. Thacker, now.
W. IL. Scott is hauling slaves.
Dee Scott is getting out spokes
W. II. Carlton is digging a els
tern.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Prof. J
J. Chostner.
!. W, Laird is doing good mer
chandise business.
Mr.. Wamples IS improving hi'
residence by building new addi
tion.
Prof. Chostner and family made
business trip to Cape Girardeal
October 10Th.
DR.. J. M. Finney was in oul
town last Monday.
Benton Revelle is very sick a
this writing.
I will close by wishing THE PRES
and its many readers success.
SILVER DICK.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
DISASTROUS
CONFEDERATION
ZaIma Has an Ugly Fire.
McMinn Brothers Valuable Roller
MIL and Wool Carding Machine
and Randolph James Grocery
Store Totally Destroyed.

At Ills Monday morning fire
broke out in the ol-carding room
and in few seconds the fine mills
at Zalma, fifteen miles south of this
city, were a mass of flames.
In a short time the, fire reached
the grocery store of R. James, and
but for stubborn resistance would
have destroyed the town.
The mill belonged to the estate
of the late Judge McMinn, and was
the finest and most valuable in the
county. 1t contained the best mod
ern machinery, together with a full
wool-carding outfit.
81. and A. ]. McMinn, who have
had charge of the mills, had large
quantity of grain destroyed.
Mr., James lost almost his entire
stock of merchandise, Fortunately,
his family was not living in the
building, or his loss would have been
much heavier.
The loss on the millhouse, ma
chlnery, grain, ETC., is estimated at
about $4,000, with no insurance,
Mr.. James loses about $1,000, with
probably $500 insurance.
The fire originated in the wool
carding room, from match that
was in some wool that came from
Dexter TO be carded, and which
was conveyed to the machine in the
oil-soaked stuff. The attendant had
barely time to escape.
The loss will bear very heavily
on the energetic and thifty citizens
of Zalma, as the mill drew a large
business at all seasons of the year.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
IN THE LAND OF GOLD.
Here Is the Opportunity of Y our Life,
The Investment OF a Few Dollars
Ray Bring You Fortune.

Away out upon the Pacific coast, at the
very gateway TO the land Of gold, there has
recently been organized company Of thor
oughy reliable and representative men, rrin-
cipally state officials Of the young state Of
Washington, whose purpose il is 10 outfit
practical and experienced prospectors on the
co-opetatiye plan and inaugurale a thorough
ly systematic research Of the riea gold fields
Of the north. This Is your opportunity You
have read Of Alaska, talked Of the Yukon
and longed TO be on The Klondike, but fer
various reasons you cannot make the long,
perilous trip 10 person. The.great distance,
the enormous expense and Ihe anparalleled d
hasafds, hafdslips and priya ions that one
must encounter praeI.cally excludes and pro-
hlbls the individual from attempting to share
IN the rich spoils Of that fabulousIy rich
country, But BY a concentration Of means
and Influences all dliiisallles can be aver
come. II y iof this purpose lhal the promo
Iefs Of the Alaska Co Operative Mining syn.
dictate have oigAnlsed, and their plan praciI.
daly lnAufrA saecesa and viii afford IA op.
iennaiiy fot ihuAe ol Iiiailed means % paf.
ticlpute n ilie fAluipus disuquiIss ilAt ~
cansinnily hehg made b lhAt IN awAs
HnHhIAha lEln sYaaleale now has atespse4
ipta 10 Ing iiald and I'll continue b aalh
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28

others during the coming season. For this
purpose 100000 shares of the preferred or
treasury stock, of the par value of ST.. 90
each, ore offered at this time at IS cents per
share. Hence, 10 shares will cost you So. So;
100 shares, $25,oo; 1000 shares, S25o.oo,
etc. This stock, fully paid up and non.as-
sessable, will be issGed on payment as above.
Every dollar received for stock will be hon-
esty and judiciously expended in Quitting
practical and reliable prospe;tors aud the re-
suit OF their discoveries and locations will go
into the treasury for the purpose of paying
dividends upon your stock. The subscribers
to this preferred stock will receive back IS
cents per share, or their full cash subscrip-
ton, before the promoters receive a dollar.
One single location may mean millions for
the stockholders, and the Syndicate honestly
expect to secure hundred locations, includ-
ing both quartz and placer Following are
the duly elected trustees of the Syndicate,
and their official standing should certainly
be accepted as a guarantee Of good faith and
the promise of an honest administration Of
the Syndicate's affairs:
viii d. jenkins, Secretary Of State; Robert
Bridges, State Land Commissioner; Thomas
M. Vance, Assistant Attorney General; c.
G. Heifner, State Insurance Commissioner;
George W. Thompson, State Land Inspec-
to-; Rev. Horatio Alling, Congregational
minister; Jesse F, Murphy, ex-Register U. S.
L and Office.
If you desire to investin this stock, remit
by postal money order, express money order
or registered letter, directed plainly to the
undersigned. Remember that the IS cents
for each share pays for the stock in full.
Prospectus, giving full details, with articles
Of incorporation, sent on application.
Address, c. G. HEIFNER, Secretary. '
Alaska COOPERATIVE Mining Syndicate,
Olympia Wash
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28

can't afford to help build a Jail are
about the caliber of the lad of the
Lutesville Banner, follows who are
supposed to be entirely innocent of
paying taxesafor any purpose-just
such people as the county could get
along without and never notice
their absence, so far as their contri-
buttons to its revenue is concerned,
And they do enough bowling to
make the impression that they are
liable to pay the whole bill. Should
the people vote for it? Read the
report of the committee that inves-
tigated the records of the county
and say if it will not be hetter to
build a Jail of our own. ! think
every intelligent taxpayer will say
yes. ALLEN ARooN.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
A Great Editors Maxims.

Here are Mr.. Dana's famous maxims for
the making ofa newspaper
Get the news, and get all the news, and
nothing but the news.
Copy nothing from another publication
without complete credit.
Never print an interview without the
knowledge and consent Of the party inter-
viewed.
Never print paid advertisement as news
matter Let every advertisement appear as
an advertisement--no sailing under false
colors.
Never attack the weak or the defenseless,
either by argument, by lnvective or by ridi-
Guile, unless there is some absolute public ne
cessity for SO doing
Fight for your opinions, but don't believe
they contain the whole truth Or the only
truth.
Present your party, Il YOU have one, but dc
not think all the good men are in Il and al
the bad ones outside OF IL
Above all, know and believe humanity Il
advancing, and that there Is progress in hu'
man life and human affairs, and that as SURE
as Gud lives, the future will be greater ane
better than the present Or the past.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Certified Copy of Order,

S'5es county Sy u o'issHf BsInser 1"sq Term 1897
In the County court of said conntyson
the 18th day of August, 1897, thefolTow
ing, among other proceedings, were had,
viz:
The matter Of the petition Of I. A
Caldwell, Monroe Hlndman and others
praying that special election be held at
the various voting precincts in this, Boil
linger county, to authorize the mourning
Of an Indebtedness of eight thousand dol
lars against the said county for the pur-
pose Of building a county Jail in said
county Of Bollinger, now again coming on
to be hoard, the same is.all and singular
taken up and submitted to the court for
trial upon the petition and evidence in
support thereof, from which the court finds
that more than one hundred Of the qua,i-
fled voters of the county Of Bollinger in
the state of Missouri, who are AMI were
at the time Of the signing and present
ing of said petition resident taxpayers
therein, have signed said petition; that
said county ia wholly and entirely with
out any jail in consequence whereof it is
necessary for said county to incur in ex-
cess Of the total income and revenue
thereof for any one year as limited by
law, to incur an Indebtedness Of eight
thousand dollars ($s 900 o0) against said
county for the purpose Of building a
county Jail in said county Of Bollinger,
and that 1t is desired by sail petitioners
to issue the bonds Of said county in the
total sum oil eight thousand dollars
($s, 900. .00)for said Indebtedness as pray
ed for in said petition. ltis therefore or
dertd by the court that special election
be held at the various voting places in
such county, by the qualified voters here.
in, on the first Tuesday after the frst
Monday In November A y. 1897, it he
ing the second day Of said month, to au.
thorize the incurring Of said Indebtedness
ID said sum Of eight thousand dollars
($S,0 600 00lagainst said county and the is.
suing OF the bouds Of said county there
FOR for the purpose aforesaid as prayed
for by said petitioners in said petition
Said bonds to be- of the respective de-
nominations, consecutive nuI. bers, due
|and payable and bearing interest as fol-
lows, to wit:
Fifteen bonds, numbered con secutiveIy
from ono to fifteen Inclusive ior one hun.
drea dollars each, due and payable one
year after the date thereof
Fifteen bonds, numbered copsecntively
from sixteen to thirty inclusive, for one
hundred dollars each, duo and payable
two years afLerthe date thereof,
Fifteen bonds,numbered eonsecutively
from thirty.une 10 forty fiyn, lnclusive.f0r
ono hundred dollars each, due AID paya
bio three yasra alter thu dale thereof
Fifteen bonds. numb rod conseeullyaly
trout infly six 10 sixty, inclualve. lor nne
hundred dollars oach duo and payable
foursenfa allet the data ihrnuf; aud
'rwpety boplls. humbeled apnaeeulisaly
from aisiy.ons to sIghly,iiirlnslse, TOR ORE
bundled dalAle eaeh, due and HYahle
live years altaf lha dale lhefanf: % hHt
ltH ehllfa lndehpdnpAa Ai0fasaIi aHd Tie
InsefuHi ELefeaf b. palil 10 hell disahatHad
IA The axpIfallan II nva yealz frnn Ilha
slAle lheraass sHi Al q HAld hpnaa. i be-
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
Our Correspondents.
LAFI.IN.

As your correspondents seemed
to be taking lay off last week, my
self included, l will hurry in to
avoid the rush in case they all re-
turn at once.
Jim Nulls article in last weeks
PRESS is as full of truth as an egg
is of meat, but / greatly fear that
the most of the people will pay no
attention to it and just let their
schools go to the dogs unless the
poor, over worked teacher and pos
sibly one or two patrons in each
district can prevent it.
+. P. WEIGH has rented the A.
Clippard store building and opened
a full line Of groceries.
Fred Clippard will take charge
of the postotlice at this place Nov.
lst. My! my! How the girls will
enjoy going to the office then.
Latin is going to give big ma
jority in favor of building Jail.
We are tired Of paying out money
to enrich railway companies and in
dividuals who are not citizens of
our county. We have heard that
Colonel Green and u few other
greenies are trying to defeat the
proposition, but they are not indu-
encing anyone in this community.
From what we have been able to
ascertain the Parson has some very
peculiar reasons for not voting for
the proposition. He says that last
year was the time to haye voted
for the Jail, as it could have been
built so much cheaper this season
than next, as labor will be so much
higher next year. We also learn
that he claims that men are now
working for the proposition who
did nothing of the kind last year.
He has a few other reasons of the
same kind as the above, but | will
not undertake to enumerate them.
| thought myself that last year was
a good time to vote for Jail and I
voted that way, but we didn't get
quite enough votes to build it, so we
are going to tryit again. 1t should
have been built thirty years ago,
for it would now be paid for and
have saved the county thousands Of
dollars in cash; bat as it was not
built then, and has not been built
since, [ don't see how we are going
to get it any sooner by voting 1t
down this time. AS TO the extra
price of labor, | don't think he
need lose any sleep about that at
all. If prosperity strikes us so
hard that labor will be in such de-
mand we will be able to pay the
extra price and still feel good oyer
our welI-tiled wallets. But | great
ly fear the coloneI's dream Of pros
perity will never be realized from
the source in which he is looking
for it. If men are now at work for
the Jail who never worked before,
I say hurrahefor them! they are be-
ginning to realize the needs of our
county as they never have before.
RAYMOND.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
Bloomfield, Mo.

Jackson Cash Book: Judge Rufus
Woods was in town yesterday.
The Judge is Is years old and hale
and hearty. He tells us old age
also sits lightly on his worthy help
mate. On the 29th of this month
Mr. and Mrs. Woods will probably
celebrate their golden wedding, as
then they will have been married
80 years.
The fourth annual convention of
the Dexter District Christian Co
operation composed of Iron, Rey-
nolds, Garter, Ripley, Butler, Stod-
dard, Dunklin, Pemiscot, New
Madrid, Mississippi, Scott, Capc
Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison,
Perry, Ste. Genevieve and st. Fran
co.'s counties will be held at East
Prairie, Mo, November 1st to 3D..
A good programs will be furnished
and the best convention ever held
in southeast Missouri is expected.
1t is desired that every preacher in
the district be present and every
church be represented. All dele
gates from the North and West
sending their names to the Secre-
tary by Oct. 29th, who will come on
Monday and stop at Charleston, will
be given free transfer to conven-
ton. A. +. HOLDEN, Sec'y,
Charleston, Mo.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
The Duties of County School Commits
si0ner,

Sf0ner.
On reading an article in the last weeks is
sue of your valuable paper on the subject of
"Popula, Interest in Education," showing in
a measure the lack of educational interest on
the part Of the patrons of your county; after
serious contemplation Of the matter, | was
made TO see another very prominent reason
why our schools are in such tagging cond
ton, and that is the work of our county
school commissioners
1t seems to me that Notwithstanding our
lack Of county supervision, and notwithstand-
ing the small compensation of onr county
commissioners, they could certainly alfordto
do greater work than what they are doing,
or than that dictated by the laws of our state.
In the first place it appears to me that the
manner in which our teachers institutes are
conducted fail Of the purpose for which they
were instituted for how can the commission
er or board Of examiners determine, with any
corps Of teachers by merely associating with
them three hours in day for a month, or
perhaps TWO weeks, in an institute capacitH
and that after their having from p. m. to 9
a. m. in which to "cram" for the half days
recitation? II would be miserable 'gnora-
mus" indeed, that couldn't fool commits
sioner at that game # he would apply him
self duling study hours. Hence believe
that the commissioner or conductor should
hold all day sessions Of the institute, |. E:
from 9 a. m. to p. IN, thereby affording am
pie time Tor The several Rotations, and as
consequence thereof dealing more extensive
ly with the various subjects and the methods
Of teaching them, besides preventing the ap-
plicant from "cramlning''for examination, and
thereby better acquainting himself with the
true merits Of the teacher
In the final examination he shsuld pro-
pound such questions rs are thorough, yet
practicable and in grading should meie ont
justice 10 every one, regardless of friendship,
love Or money. Nor do the duties Of com.
missioner stop here, but Il i, ID my eslma.
ilon, bis duty 70 visit eraonally every achoul
diAltelin The county duling STERN Of office
and within The lllae that school Is being
taught tbtfeini and dunng said visit he should
make careful inquiries as 70 The success of
The sthaol and give such Instructions 10 both
leatlleFand palf1na ~ ha may deem ncqs4sa.
" Npi ealY sl.eaihhs insvsI eAfelally lie
work oi ihsteaelaf, huI should Aieo inquire
q ihe paliupA 10 legafsi % hlt general ae.
puslalaut Abev ~ IL shuNld Ils zdlIaI
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28

tIs
AIN interesting letter from Rome
SAYS: The reaper Death stands
with appraised sickle at the side of
Leo XIII, sublime pontiff, pope
\ ,of Rome. This is the nineteenth
year Of the reign Of this frail yet
brilliant man, whose marvellous in
tellectual powers have enabled him
during his entire incumbency of
the papal throne to fulfill the null
tifarious duties Of his kingly Office
while in d state of health which to
most persons would have been .
condition Of almost chronic inyali-
dism. One hears the story Of com
Ing dissolution talked upon Rome's
streets, discussed In the homes Of
the people and even whispered in
the vatican itaelf, whore in one Of
the plainest Of the 1000 rooms Of
tbe great palace sits the childish
form Of Tho pope, carefully guarded
x II times by Pic Contra, the man
uho nersed Loo we'll when he was
known ID the world as Cardinal
poasI. Every day Tho pope 10 .
IIslIs woalxeri only : very little, 70
i 49,. bat sufficient 70 mako Il q
III tI.z1 whom eaeh sunset Is over
1 : zaa.yu tilat hla vitality ls moi
8 szs..f az when lhe orb Of day
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
ZALMA.
Still dry and dusty.

Still dry and dusty. ..
Corn gathering is the order of
the day.
Flora Dixon of Cousinvi!le has
typhoid fever at her Uncle's, Dan
Sullivan.
Mrs. T. E Brunes started for
Kentucky on the 18th to visit rela-
tives.
John Huff was on the puny list
few days last week.
B. I'll. Morre started with his
family for Iowa last week.
John King is making some excel
lent improvements and alterations
on his residence.
DR.. Lagos was called to see Mrs.
Stepp last Friday night. She is
very sick.
Hon. John A. Snider of Jackson
was before Squire Lloyd's court
at Greenbrier one day last week.
The oyster supper at the resi-
dence of Miss Harriet James, Satur-
day night, was a success.
Mrs. A. 9. King of Greenbrier
and Miss Louisa Dixon went to
Marble Hill Sunday.
Quite number Of people from
Brownwood attended the oyster
supper here last Saturday night.
S. A. Jackson and wife Of Bloom
field passed through town Saturday.
We are sure without constable.
J. II. Wilson startod with his FAINT
ly on the 10th for the west. 1t IS
to be hoped that the County court
will appoint some suitable man to
fill the vacancy, and who will exc
cute all papers that come into his
hands.
Willie Randolph, aged about 16
years, who liyed with his mother
two miles southwest of Zalma, ac-
cidentaly shot and killed himself
at or near Poplin, Stoddard coun-
ty, about three O'Clock a. m. on
Sunday the Sd inst. Young Ran,
dolph had gone to Poplin to stay a
while with his sister, Mrs. Joseph
Thurston. lie and some more
boys went out to hunt wild turkeys
and while they were waiting for it
to get light enough to see them
Willie got to fooling with his gun,
when it was discharged, the ball
entering his abdomen. lie died ut
6 o'clock the same day.
Wayne township will vote for the
proposition to build a jail. We
never fail to vote for improvements,
Mr.. A. j. s. There are a few peo-
pie in the county who 60 around
roaring about the wonderful pros
perity that has overtaken and tairly
dazzles them, and then say we cum.
not afford 70 build q .iail that we
don't need II, and If wedo II ID vot.
ling too heavya tax on the people,
and II Ia best for US TO pay onrmon'
ey 70 other counties for Che safe'
keeping Of our prisoners, instead
Of helping ourselves. Did youevei
"sizn np' the parties who Arc doing
The ablaat4 bodied lslQkingY l'uIsu i
Iqulet look around and you'll iind
That The majority III The mon lIal
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28
FIVE GOOD FAR NlS

For rent. Can suit almost any tenant in
size and price. These farms have been
under careful cultivation, are welhfenced,
with comfortable houses and good water.
In addition to these | have several A
farms
For Sale.
Good land--perrcct titles. Call oa or
address JOHN A. MILLAR,
Latin, Mo.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1897-10-28

WE have been on the lookout for
addresses from Judge Fox and M.
r. Smith before the Farmers in
stitutes of tn sir respective counties,
but they haven't materialized yet.
Judge Fox, we imagine, would be
especially strong on "Cows That |
Have Saw"