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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

book and deposit slip which were sent
to Cedar Rapids on the evening of
February 3. Murray's relatives be-
Heved that Novak had killed and ere.
mated Murray and burned his own
store. As q direct motive for such
crime they urged a determination to
de3raud insurance companies. Noyak
held regular life and accident policies
to the amount of more than $4,000.
A few hours after the fire q charred
body was found in the basement. No
yak and Murray were of almost iden-
ticAl size and build and Identification
Of the remains might have been impos-
sible but for two circumstances. Bits
Of cotton shirting were found under
the neck and in the arm-plts. These
were identified by Mrs. Nellie Shea as
pieces OF q shirt she had given to her
brother.
Novak had had dental work of q Pc
culiar kind done In Cedar Rapids. A
description Of. this work was obtained
BY newspaper men at work on the case
md telegraphed to Walford. The
S0Gt0 IA LIE SAuu Jill ltOL COIEeSuOIlu
with the description Of NOvak's teeth.
and on these two points the CorOner's
Jury found the body to be that Of Ed
ward Murray. There was a fracture
Of the skull on the rear portion which
had probably been made by the pole
Of m ax found In the ruins Mt some
distance from the body, and that had
caused ~concussion Of the brain. On
the body being exhumed by the State
tho stoinAch was found to contain pol
ron. When the villagers had sought to
extingnish the fire the building was
found 10 be full Of gas from q plant In
stalled therein.
Suspicion Of Novak's guilt was
strengthened when Ills father left
walton "a nm early train on the morn
ing " February 8. and before the re-
main1 had been found In the ruins,
mi went 10 Cedar Rapids to examine
~ hank accounk kept BY his son.
on ~ rekurn ~ the Coroner's jury
AHaI1ant ~ the arrest Of Frank =
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

Then some seeds Of the s~hephera.-
purse and other tough little 49,.
We're blown ont on the cinders. ma
presently they came up, and thaa1
stems and leaves furnished lodging
places for ore sand and soil bronohs
by the wind. So it continued for thraa
summers, until now you would hora,s
know that there ever was a railroa.,
grade stretching across the conntr,.
1t Is so smoothly and softly covar..
with green, and It matches so Wei
with the surrounding woodland.
In case Chicago was suddenly dosox.
ed no doubt it's paved streets woa,,a IN
be green within a few years.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
BENTON COUNTY JAIL AT vINToN.

and burning of Ills store and such mis-
haps, he found that he was reduced to
the extremity of procuring another
loan of $500, and vas preparing to
start early on the morning of Febru-
AIRY 3 to get an uncle Of his, living a
Few miles south Of Walford, to In
dorse a note of that amount so that
he could bank it. On the evening Of
February 2, Ed Murray was in Wal
ford and loaned his team to a couple
of young men to take q drive into the
country. Murray was drinking and
went into the store with Novak, and
while the latter was in the basement
fixing up the fire in the furnace, Muir
ray got hold Of a bottle of whisky
which was heavily charged with NOR
phine (cft In the store as a dose for
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
HALF DOLLARS COME aAcx
Marked Coins Persist in R~eturn;n. :,
Their Former Owners

Marked Coins Persist in Retur,-
Their Former Owners,
One day In the summer of 1856. wh..a
Albert George and Humphrey pinborn
of East Orrington, Me-, were in Ran,or,
marketing, they received two half do,.
lars fresh from the mint. AS ho,h
were young men with plenty of monov'
for their immediate wants, they st, mn.
ed their initials In stencil upon ~
coins and took them to a hotel, where
they exchanged them for two dinner.
In the Lincoln-D Douglas campaign ~;
1860 the two young men, who had ha.
come voters, Joined the "Wide
Awakes," an organization Of uniform.
ed Republicans, who paraded the towns,
with torchlights. One evening after a
parade in Rockland they went out 70,
supper, and in exchange for n bill maid,
to the cashier, Pinhorn received a half
dollar marked III. p" 1t was the co,n
he had SEN adrift four years before
The war came on, and both Of thcl
young men enlisted, following the for
tunes of the Twenty-second Maine reg.
iment. For five or six years after the,
war there was no silver or gold in cir,
culatiOn, and nothing was seen of fhe,
marked coins until the Garfield.Han.
cock campaign of 1880. Then Mr.
George received the half dollar mark.
ed II. p" in exchange for beef which
he had sold. He turned it over to Mfr.
Dinhnr,p Nvhn maid ~ mt e.. ~
ut the local store. After that the III.
T." half dollar returned frequently.
Mr.. Pinhorn got it In 1883. Mr.. George,
in 1884 and again in 1885, and Mr.. Pin
horn had 1t three times and in 1891
Mr.. George received it and paid it Quit
four times. 1t was taken in by Mr.,
George in 1894, after which it made a.
long sojourn In other parts.
Meantime Mr.. George grew anxious,
about the half dollar which bore hts.
initials and advertised, offering S. fori
it's return to him. Several spurious,
limitations of the real article were sent,
in and promptly returned, as the stem,
ell marks were not made in the right
kind Of type. Though he kept an adj
vertisement standing in all the local
papers and in two Of the Boston dailies'
for nearly a year he received no It'd
ings Of what he wanted. Last week
went to a Bangor bank to get his
pension cheek cashed. and in the
money which the cashier passed out
were two half dollars. Upon the face
OF one We're the old initials III. p
and on the other were the letters of his
own name. "A. A. CT 1t was the long
lost half dollar, which he had stamped
and spent for a dinner in 1856 and for
which he had been Offering a reward.
Mr.. George has framed his half dollar
and hung it up over his desk with Or.
ders to have 1t placed in his coffin. The
coin marked III. F." was turned loose
again to go out and make u history
for itself.-New York Sun.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

stairs and put him to bed. while he
tNovak) returned into the body OF the
store and lay down to read upon the
counter under n gas burner. He drop
ped off to sleep and at some time dur
ing the night woke up and found the
store on fire. the flames coming up the
hatchway out Of the basement. He
then made n couple of efforts to get at
Murray to rescue him. but failed, as
the whole store was being rapidly en-
veloped in flames. Starting to run
out, he came in contact with his shot
gun, standing against the counter.
where he had placed it the evening be-
fore to have it in readiness as Il COM
panion for his intended trip on the
morning of the Sd into the country, and
picking it up made his escape out of
the building. We walked around the
consuming building several times. his
first intention being to raise an alarm,
but realizing that Murray was dead
and that life had no allurements for
himself in that place Or among that
people, he turned and fled. resolving to
drop into oblivion where he would
never be heard Of again.
Novak was placed on trial in the Dis
trict Court Of Benton County, Judge
Burnham presiding, Tuesday, Novem-
Der o. The State subpoenaed nearly
fifty witnesses, and the defense a
large number. County Attorney To-
bin was assisted In the prosecution by
f. NJ. Boies Of Waterloo, son Of ex-
Gov. Bo;es, and Tom Miner Of Belle
Plainc, was assisted by Judge Ney Of
Iowa City in the defense.
In contradiction OF the confession of
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
Painless Falls.

1T wasn't the fall I minded" said
Pat. describing his sensation in falling,
from a scafold. "Begorra, I could have
gone on travelin' that way forever. Il
was the stop at the end that inco0ven-
fenced me-"
This seems to be the experience OF
many who have been precipitated from
a height; while falling they were con
scious Of no pain, nor terror. though
perfectly aware Of what was transptr-
ing.
Mr.. Whymper, who has perhaps mao
more bad falls than any living man
says that he once fell and reboundeo
from rock to rock In the Alps, and featf
absolutely no pain, though he heaie
himself strike. As in drowning. fnes.
whole previous life seems to fiasn
through the mind, and this gives way
by delightful stages to dreamless un-
consciousness. 81.
Among the ancient Norsemen. an go
warrior, who had had the misfortunss
not to fall In battle, usually threw mr.
self from the top Of a cliff, to gain &C.
mittance to valhalla. The pleasant 81
perience Of those who had fallen -
escaped alive may hare had So
thing to do with the practice ana =
lief.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
Remarkable Story OF . Bultes.
The Petit Journal, of Paris, reiates :

Remarkable Story or . Bullet
The Petit Journal. Of Paris, relates q
remarkable experience Of NJ. Char
Jalerat, who was wounded In the -
Of 1870 while serving In the artil'e.s
He was struck by y bullet In ~ -
temple, and in spite of repeateo .s.s
tempts, the surgeons were
extract 1t. They expressed TING 49, 49,
ION, however, that the man mignt -
for years with the bullet In his ne.
As n matter Of fact, for twenty. NJ
years 1t did not trouble him ~
least. Last May, however, the Du' .sS|
which had remained buried
frontal tissues, moved up towaru 49,
brain, and NJ. Jallerat became 49,
For nearly q fortnight his minu va
NAMED unbalanced, but happy
bullet again shifted its position.
NJ. Jallerat recovered. He did no. -
any more Inconvenience until qus.s
Gently. when he experienced . cl
sensation In the throat. He succS
in forcing the obstruction irlee
mouth, and was very much saEl
to discover that II was the bulaet nsM
he had carried ID his head ZOE Ss7
quarter Of q century. sSE
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
Faith.

A pretty anecdote Is related Of n
child who vas greatly perturbed by
the discovery that her brothers had set
traps to catch birds. Questioned as to
what she had done in the matter, she
replied: Il prayed that the traps might
not catch the birds" Anything else!'
EYES, she said. Il then prayed that
God would prevent the birds getting
into the traps, and" as If to illustrate
the doctrine Of faith and works, Il
went and kicked the traps all to
pieces."-Household Words.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

Charles G. Perrin OF San Francisco,
formerly marshal Of Tucson, and he
procured extradition papers on the
Governor Of Canada. He had already
provided himself with requisition pa
pers on the Governor Of Alaska, In
case the fugitive might be found with
r. tAat Jurisdiction.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

burglars in case they yer made an
other successful entrance), and took q
large drink OF It. When Novak came
out OF the basement where he had
been fixing the dre, he found what
Murray had done. Al the bottle was
partly empty and Murray ina stupid
condition. He then took Murray up
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
Oldest Crocodile in the World.

One of the most interesting speci-
mems in the British Museum is Il croco
die more than 1900 years old. 1t is a
big, well-preserved specimen, and Oh
its back there is IA whole family of lit
tie crocOdiles.
Years before the Christian era the
Egyptians worshiped crocodiles among
their animal deities, and many speci-
mems were kept at great expense In
their parks and royal gardens, where
they We're attended by priests and CIV
EN- all sorts of dainty morsels of food.
When these crocodile gods died they
We're embalmed and placed in the
tombs along with the mummies of 9th
err sacred animals. This particular croc-
odile was prepared by dipping it in
wax and pitch. which rendered it hard
and shiny, and it lay in one of the pyra-
mids century after century. until the
Egyptian government dug it out and
presented it to the British Museum.
Making a Throwing Stick.
The bushman of Australia has Il way
Of throwing a long. straight spear that
will appeal to some Of our boys who
are fond of outdoor sports. Each war
rior carries as Il part of his equipment
a throwing stick very simply made.
1t is about eighteen inches long. and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

Novak the State developed testimony
to prove that the body found in the
basement on a pile Of coal and resting
on a mattress supported by a cot must
have been in that position when the fire
started. The case was in all its de-
tails the most sensational ever tried
in Iowa.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
New Use for Paper.

Paper Is constantly being used for
new purposes. Now jackets are made
Of It to support those weak spines that
hitherto have been held in position by
heavy plaster Jackets.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
a Good Name.

The surest way for 9 man to be rob
bed Of his good am = to inscrtbe It
on ~ umbrella.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that Will Interest the Jul
venilc Members Of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright SayinEs
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
A Friend to the Park Fish.

Cuilv cllOuSh dhlllOSt ally DI1kQJ
summer morning you would doubtless
see a pleasant-faced old mar walking
along the lagoons close to the waters
edge. sometimes STOPPING over and
-eaching his hand into the water and
always keeping his eyes closely fixed
On something In the lagoons.
This old man has made friends with
the park fishes. He goes out before
breakfast with his pocketful Of bread
crumbs. bits Of cracker, or, better vet.
small pieces Of raw meat. At a certain
spot not far from the ~refectory he pad
dies In the water. at the same time
dropping some Of his crumbs. Instant
~ the fish, which have no doubt been
waiting for him, appear in swarms.
leaping out Of the water and Selling
h crumbs as fast Al they fall. The
old man says that at first only the
smaller fish would venture I'M tn tho
shore, but now he has become 50 well
acquainted that the very largest Of
them-and only the old man knows
how very large the fish in the mark In
goons become-will dart up and seize
a bit OF meat from his very fingers.
After feeding part Of his supply the
old man walks along the shore, and a
great school Of fish follows after him.
watching eagerly for the crumbs hat
drop. Sometimes he will walk around
the lagoon with his procession. and
then he goes back home to his own
breakfast. He says that the fish are
his greatest delight, and he almost
feels as If they all belonged to him. He
goes early In the morning while the
finny residents Of the lagoon are live
Hest and hungriest, and while rhere
are few visitors to interrupt his pleas.
ure.-Chicago Record.
How Nature Covers Up Ugly Snot..
Nature doesn't like bald spots. TN in
Michigan there is an old railroad grade
which was made OF cinders SO that
weeds would not grow up between the
lies n reach out over the rails, While
the trains ran over 1t daily 1t remained
black and barren, but as soon as It was
deserted nature began to take meas
ures to hide the ugly ridge. First. the
wlnd brought sand and earth and small,
DTS OF rubbish and sprinkled them over
the cinders. where they gradually
worked down and filed up many of the
little holes. Then the ants came and
u tunnels deep down into the ground
ana brought up mounds of good soil
from below. After that some white
elover plants, crowded out Of the neigh.
boring pasture. sent their arms out
over the cinders a few inches. and mt
.own new roots. For a time the Gin.
uers were very hot. md it was hard
Q 1ne clover to get rooted. but Il
No.hsu nrayely. and II one plant failed
'uAsss pushed forward In its place,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23

Sound money ID whaA the
grinder gets for moving on to u
block.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-23
Making a Throwing Stick.

has a hook on the end, usually made
from the root end of a young tree. In
to this hook the bushman fits the end
around the spear shank and two fin
gers and the thumb around the throw
ing stick, he is ready to make
throw. An expert bushman can hn!T
a spear several hundred yards in this
way, often so accurately as to kill a
bird on a distant limb.
An American hY could make such a
thrower, using only his j~ackknife, and
with it he could have any amount Of
fun. The picture will show how the
thrOwer is used.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in and for Whitman
county.
Gorge NJ. Brown, plaintiff, VIZ Estelle
j. Wilcox, Alfred Wilcox, James W.
UoJlngshead and Elvira NJ. Holdings
head, defendants.
= hra OF WAsHNGToN, ! aa
su4ty of Whitman.
r- STATE OF WASHINGTON, to the said
+ telle w. Wilcox, Alfred Wilcox,
.s. res w. Hollingshead and Elvira NJ =.
Hollingshead, defendants.
You are hereby summoned and re-
qu,ed TO appear i'll the Superior Court OF
tie state of Washington, in and for
\ hijman County, within sixty days after
ate of the first publication of this
ma mons, to-wit: within sixty days after
e 18th day of August, 1897, and defend
above entitled action in the above
.eatllled court, and answer the complain
of the plaintiff III this action, and serve
a copy Of your said answer on Wyman d,
Nelll, the underslgned attorneys for
plaintiff, at their Office in Cofax, in the
county of Whitman, state of Washington,
and if yon fail to appear and defend said
action and answer the complaint OF tn
plaintiff aforesaid, within the time afore.
said, judgment vi 4 be rendered agains'
yon, according to the demand of the ga ID
complaint, which has been filed with the
{ lork OF the Court. The object of the
above entitled action is to recover judg-
ment against the defendant James ~.
tlollingthead for the sum of $2603 80,
With interest at II per cent. per annum
from August 10, 1897, and $25 as attoc-
ney's fees, and costs of suit, and to fore
close a mortgage given by said defend
ants James w. Hollingshead and Elvira
NJ Hollingshead, to secure said debt, on
the southeast quarter of section five g ,
township fourteen 90, north range forty
five (45), e. W. M, Whitman county,
Washington, according to the statutes Of
the state OF Washington in such cases
made and provided.
Dated August oath, 1897.
WYMAN & NELL,
Plaintiff $ Attorneys.
Postoffice Address-Colfax, Whitman
county, Washington. (45t7l
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
ORDINANCE No. sc

An ordinance defining the rights Of the
CITY OF Pullman in and to certain water
pipe, couplings, stop cocks and shut
offs therein; providing contract for
the sale of water by the CITY of Pull
man to the citizens thereof: regulating
the use OF water from the city water
works; prescribing rates therefor; pro-
Vldlng Tor the collection thereof: nre
scrlDlng penalties fora violation OF this
0rdlhance' and repeating all other or
dinances In conflict herewith.
The City Council of the City of Pullman
do ordain as follows:
SECTION |. From and after the date
OF the passage and publication of this or
dlnance, all water mains, water pipe.
couplings, connections with any water
pipe or main for the use of service pipe.
all stoP-cOcks and shut-offs now or that
may hereafter be placed, made or put in
position, upon any of the streets or alleys
et the City OF Pullman are hereby de
clared TO be the exclusive property of
and subject to the control of the CITY OF
Pullman.
SEC. 2. The City of Pullman shall
furnish water at all practicable points to
any citizen thereof upon he or She max
ing application therefor in form and
manner as hereinafter provided, which
said water shall at all times be furnished
such applicant under the provisions of
this ordinance hereinafter set out.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of every
citizen OF the City of Pullman applying
for city water prior to the time and be-
fore said water shall be turned on to the
service pipe conducting such applicants
supply of water for his or her use, to
supply said service pipe with a stop-cock
and shut-Ott, the same to be protected by
a tin or iron box and cover, and to be
located on the public grounds of the CITY
of Pullman. which for the purposes of
this ordinance shall include and be all
public streets and alleys OF said city and
all such stop-cocks and shut-ofs, togeth-
-er with the box and cover thereto, are
hereby declared to be the exclusive prop
'erty of said City of Pullman, and subject
to its use am control only.
SEC. ), Every application made for
city waite snal be in writing, signed by
the party applying therefor, and shall be
made t. lhe City Treasurer of the City
Of Pullman, and shall be in the follow
ing form to~wlt:
Pullman, Wash, .l89
To the Guy treasurer of the City OF Pull
man, Washington:
hereby make application for city wat
or to be used ny me on premises located
at ~ ........ ......
Said waJel to be used by me for the
following purposes, and none other, to-
VII 49,. ,'.'''.: .'.... .......'..,.
And said water to be used at all times
sproyidci Tor in the following ordinance,
beng Ordinance No. $50, of the City of
Pullman.
[Copy of orlinsnce to be inserted here. }
hereby agree that this application
and all therein contained shall stand az
a contract beJn cen myself and the City
OF Pullman, Washington.
Witness ny hand this ... day OF
-..... 49,. 49,. A. d. lS9,,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04
Applicant.

hppllCdhe'
SEC. 5. All water rents must be paid
monthly, in advance, to the City Treas
2rer, on or bcfore the 9Th day of each
month. or the water will be shut off and
MOI resumed antil the said monthly rent
is paid, together with the costs Of shut
ting off and turning on the water, which
charges shall be the sum OF $l.0O.
SEC. 6. The following shall be the
monthly rate to be paid the City OF Pull
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

eating, eacn lot, oo-lt' i'o'''i ,..
And in proportion for a larger
frontage; no charge to be less
than 81 60. - *
Turbine wheel, per thousand gals. 10
SEC 7. All consumers of city water
shall keep their service pipes, stop-coc,k.s'
shut-offs and the box and cover USED IN
projecting the same in good repair ana
protect from freezing at their ere own nnr ef
pensa. and shall not at any time permit
water to run to waste.
SIC s, The City OF Pullman reserves
the right at any time when 1t may be-
come necessary, to cut off the water IN
tbe mains and water pipes without no
tice. =. ,;
spc. 9. When any dwelling house Is
occnnied by two or more families, using
water from the same service pipe, the
w w"te rent shall be charged to one occu,
nant of said premises only, who shaii
pov the full rate for all
src 10. 1t shall not be lawful under
+biq ordinance for any person or persons
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-04

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in and for Whitman
county