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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
Trouble Ahead.

Johnny-Ma, do you believe in
ghosts?
Ma-No
"Pa does
what makes you think SOP"
"A man asst pa to meet him dowr
town last night, and pa said he would
II he could get away from the Ole
spook." Cleveland Leader.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

As the late lamented mother OF the
Mikado OF Japan bossed her sons 500
wives. they are likely to greatly miss
their mother-in-law.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
R. NJ. MccoLLUm. Edits

II is mistake to believe that the
devil keeps the busiest in the slums.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

The silk commission is now ready to
receive applications for eggs from those
who intend to do any work in sericul-
ture this summer.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
q. A. Il. state Encnmpment.

Boise, April 97.-June nth the state
encampment of the G. A. r. win be-
gin and continue for three days. A
committee of the local post has been
appointed to feel the pulse of the citi-
zens toward making preparations and
aiding for the reception of the old sol
diers. They find that all seem willing
to contribute in every way possible to
make the encampment a success. The
ground near the G. A. X. hall has been
secured and the post will crest tents
sufficient TO accommodate all the visit
ing veterans Blankets and kettles
win be procured from the barracks and
those occupying the tents win do their
own cooking The plan is TO revive
the conditions of the time when the
men of the G. A. Il. fought for the
of the Union.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Commonly we say a judgment falls
upon a man for something in him we
cannot abide.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

There Is no more crucial test OF a
mans piety than to have him chase his
hat In wind storm.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

AT last accounts Sam Jones, who says
ne is lighting the devil at Atlanta. was
sparring for an opening.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30
rardenea for rleI.Ing on sllcIs OF wood

Helena, Mont, April 97.-Joseph
NJ cElhancy of Dillon, who picked up a
stick of wood TO bind load of wood
ON his wagon in Beaverhead county,
and was arrested and sentenced to
ninety days in Jail at the complaint of
personal enemy, and acting on the
advice of mistaken friends who told
him TO plead guilty, was today pardoned
by the governor In his letter par
doning the young man, Governor
Smith pays his respects to the officers
who sent him to Jail, and advises his
immediate release.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

The poorest man may give as much
as the richest. II he will give all he can.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-04-30

Poor Jagsie, he took out some ir>n
surance just the day he died" 'Firep
/ suppose? "-Cincinnati Commercial
TribuRa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
FOUR HEARTS AS ONE

DoSb:e Wedding Of the Ms.,r-. Teuscher
AMI misses Eansson.
The home OF Nc. and Mcs. Charles
Hansgen, 1t SiS Twentieth street,
was the scene @! a pretty double
wedding at $50 yesterday afternoon.
their two daughters, Miss Amelia W.
and Matilda &. Hansgen haing united
with Victor II. ard Hugo o Teuecher.
The grcoms are brothers. The GER
emouy was solemnized by Rev. A. c..
Merricke, pastor OF the German In
theTan church, II the presence OF
labout 40 relatives and friends. The
home was ,asieiully decorated with
smllaX. roses and palms. The couples
stood beneath fl1ral srch batu cen
the psrlors while the binding words
were being spoken. The brides were
fai1Ted ia gowns OF white satin. A
wedding least followed the cere-
mony.
The Messes. Teusrher are DO
prie'ors Of the Tri-CIty Mercantile
company. aad are enterprising and
Upright business men. The brides
are es;imabie ladies'. and are earnest
TorAess IN the Grmsr Lutheran
church. Victor II. Tou.cher leaves
Sith his bride Wednesday for st.
Louis, Whsre they VIII visit for "a
=hort tine before going on to Vn-
cenues, lad. which will be thei. iu-
ture home. MIR. reuscher being Sec
rotary OF the lotsrstate D.sti,iiag
company there. Nc. and Mrs. Hugo
y TeuSchor will resi- !e ia Rocz Isl
and. Mr.. Teuscber to continue IL
charge Of the Mercantile company. e.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Had Been Drinking,
woodmnn Notes,

The hustler button OF the Modern
Woodmen order is again in force, be.
ginning with Jan. /.
The Woodmen office forces re-
snmed theit duties a. noon today, ST.
!or the holiday recess given them By
Head Clerk C.. W. Halves.
Neighhor G. +. Breckenridge, OF
camp 1878, st Breckenridge, H., is the
author OF drama entitled, "a Mod.
ern Woodman, which he is just pub
listing.
The aead physicians OF the Wood
men order are 10 meet for consulta-
tion with the other head officers 81
Rock Island during the January
meeting OF the board OF directors
The board will meet Monday, Jan. IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
IN LINE OF PROMOTION
ChsnRss In the Rock Island Y ,unGhouse
Veteran Engineer R-tires.

james Walker, the night foreman
NJ the Rock Island roundhouse. has
received promotion 10 the foreman
ship OF the compsny's rolUdhouse 1t
Chicssha, ludiau territory, and no
leaves tonight to assume his new
duties. George Iliugsworth takes
Mr.. Walkers place 10 Rock Island.
John Greedy, ore of the veteran
engineers on the Iowa division OF the
Rock leland. has give5 up his engine.
and will embark in the restaurant
business il Rock Island. Greeby
and his brother, Tom, we're for years
two Of the best known and best liked
knights OF the throttle on the system.
rom retired some time ago. Gree
hy's engine, which is known as one
OF the "live hundred" and is one OF
the best that comes into Ecck Island
be NJ No. 5J2, has been given 10 En-.
inevr +. ". Means. AID the Iatt r.
iron steed, No. 672, will be- taken by
John Kane. who wa7 laid off some
months ogO, and who is thus reia
stated.
Fred Teller, for the past year nigh.
operator at the Milwaukee depot, nus
been promoted to the position Of day
operator for the same company Vi
! Racine. lie is succeeded here by Iya
LGtz, vi Burlington. Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
n TIE POLICE COURT
Number q OnendeFs AR Their Tnoubl -
Before Magistrate Stafford,

Number q OfepdeFs AR Their T,oubls s
Before Magistrate Stafford.
Frank Nichols. charged with as
ssulting Sam Jones, was feed IS and
costs by jury in Magistrate Stat
ford's court Friday.
Andrew johnson, OF Milan, was
fiaed $40 and costs by Magistrate
Stafford for fighting with Charles
Peterson at the postofiice bailding.
Albert Berg. arrested by Officer
AinsSorth 70, pei ing stones a. Louis
Marks home, was fined IS and costs
for disotderly conduct. He wen, t.
the county jail.
viii Olson, Mike Csrnsn snd Har-
vey Lyman. three uptown lads, ar.
rested Friday by Officer Fitzgerald
Tor prosecuting n peddler, were fiaed
: and costs apiece in Magistrate
Sisfford's court.
Louis Clark and j. j. Joyce had an
argument ~ Pot,iger's restaurant on
Market square Saturday night
Clark punched Joyce. Officer
Ainswor,h arrested Clark. who was
taxed g and extras.
George Banker, Billy Affairs and
Ada zimmerman. principals in figh,
at the Nashville clob dance Christ.
mas eve, were assessed 6 and
extras np;ees by Magistrate Stafford
today. All li9uidated.
John Hines, John Kelly, John
nolsn, Tom starkev. William MYERS,
J1e Hayes, Tom Mccall and Dan
Kelly. vags, were given Christina.
presents in the shape OF 10 days
apiece in the couny Jail.
There were two exciting Christ
mas scrapes in Davenport. Alb,
Warwick (colorec) shot Marvin Rob
erts. city scaveDger, in the loi. sru
~ Il Christmas tree celebration ant
escaped. John Dfexel, ahanty
boat tenant, drove some Invaders Of
his premises with knife. rher,
were no fatalities in either instance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
picd In It.. Mist II Festivities.

Surrounded BY loved ones 10 the
mids, Of the JOYS Of the home circls
incident 70 CDris'mas, Mrs. Ella II.
Foster. Of Davenport, expired Christ.
mas day. She had gone TO the home
81 her daughter, Mrs. j. N Gl., pcii.
70 spend the day, she Christmas lin
ner had Jus; been psrtasen Of, an oc-
CASTOR in which not only Mr.. Gas
pole oSu children, bat seven moth
-riess lisi.e on5S ia the nsi.. hbJshooi
participated, when Mrs. Foster sud
denly passed from earth. She had
taken part in the proportions si1'
entered into the jny o, making She
bright-ryed group EsFp, with the
spiri, II a noble soul. She vas G5
years OF age sud TIE widog Of Mai
CHARLES Foster. Fatty Degeneration
IL the heart was Abe cau.e Of hsv
death
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
FATE OF A FARMER
John McKeag Killed by a
Train Near Coal
Valley.
BIS BODY TERRIBLY MaNGLED

w-stbyuRs Exsra freight Runs HIM Down
VII 1. on His Way Homs-rAtality Not
Discov red Until Ssversl Hours After
Its Observation-Disclosures e kh,rs HcIie
an I1qd.st.
John Mckeag. farmer. "a years
OF age. was run down and killed by
an extra frsight train on the Rock
Island & Peoria railway q mile west
Of Coal VALLEY at $50 yesterday
morning. The accident was not dis
covered until three hours after it oc
Cured. +. p. Wilson, the engineer,
says the locomotive was Jared in
passing the point Of the IA
.slity. but he gave little heed
to the matter. and continued
on toward Rock Island. The crew
immediately started on the return
trip TO Peoria. When q mile from
Coal Valley Engineer Wilson says he
thought it best to examine the track.
lie sent Z. II. Cook. the head brake
man, on to investigate, the train
having stopped. Walking on a short
distance, the body OF McKeag was
found. His legs were inside the rail-
aud bis body on the outside. Corou-
er /. V. Eckhart wss summoned, and
the remains were brought to Coal
Valley, where an inquest was held
q. the depot. The jury, Leon A. Wylie
foreman, Robert Sommerson, +. S.
Cochran. Fred Gregg. Hugh Martin
aud David A Moran, returned YER.
Idict that Mckeag me. his desth rs
stated above, no blame being at
tached to anyone.
Had Been Drinking.
Richard Pryce told the jury thu
he saw McKesg at Sommefson's sa
iloon at IL O'Clock Saturday night
Hand he appeared very sleepy anc
was quite drunk. 1t is supposed ia,
unfortunate man was on his wa,
home when killed. DR.. W. T. Myers
who made the examination OF Nc
keSg's body, found both of his leg
severed just abave the knee. his lef
hand badly lacerated and two zeal
wounds, while his body was terribl
rangled.
Mckeag was single and conduote
a farm near Coal Valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27

The colored psopls of TIE tri-cit!es
are arranging tor 8 joint emsacipa.
tiCB celebration az lhe oolored Ma.
sonic temple on Third avenue and
Seventeenth street next Saturday.
There will be exercises IN the sitter
neon sud evening. Hon. c. G. Hip.
well. If Davenport; Hon. j c. Buck
ner. Of Chicego, and C. Sesrle.
Maj y. Besrisl"y aud Il. NJ. Nc
Caakrin. Of Ihis eIty, will be the
speakers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
sepsr>E-o ia CIt a--,

Mrs. Bridget Waner, Of Moline,
through her attorney, J. L O.kleef.
has begun su;s for separate maiutt
nance. She says she was married in
Connecticut in 1888 20 Peter Waner,
who she dec.sres has always been Of
a qdarreisome disposition. Mr.. and
ars. Waber are both over So years
age She has been living with her
daughter since hei recent separation
from her hush .nf, whose iltreat-
nent She says she cJ-lc 10 longer
o=.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27

II A. Weld and c. 5. Sea-le. rep
rosenting John Z. Lowe and Jcssph
CrnduP, have begun two quits for
damages IN the circuit court sgsiGst
Ms Ju'ia Sctr.iaer. eXecztrix o.!
the estate Of g. j. ". Suhreiner.
Crudup seeks to recover $40 O0O shd
LaSs - 600 Both plaintiffs were
Ljared by tie falling of the scat
fold on The Fries bnilciDg. which &C.
eden; resulted in the death Of Mr.
SehTeiner. WHO was the general oon-
tractor on che building. AID ". II.
WINS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Has Ent:rviy Disappeared,

"My wife was afflicted with intense
itching. although no pimples or
eruPtions appeared on her skin. The
disease bsfiied all efforts 20 cure
until we begsn the use of Hoods
Sarsaparilla. When she hsd taken
this medicine a short time the trou-
BILE entirely disappeared" J. N.
Wymao, 7S5 Van Bugen street, Chi.
cage. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Enfnr, Pu.t. Attrn1i,n.

There viii be special meeting Of
She post tomorrow evening, Tuesday.
Dec. %, fox important business. Al
comrsdes are requested to be present.
W. b. bRUSyR, Commander.
w. 4. NORRIS. Adintgat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Fer Kidney grnut.Irs

There is nothing better than Foley'a
Kidney Cure, Everyone Who tries it
viii agree 10 this. For sale By I. Ii,
Thomas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Jackets and Canes.

Is heavy beaver dou BILE Capes. trim
meo with wide braid. 60 or
edged with fur, not IS, but V6.OO
10 good warm beaver Jackets. with
storm collars, military loop fronts.
very stylish perfecs fitting coat.
should DO 81. take them GO OF
quick ut. VO,Ss
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27

Hoods Pills ere the only pills t
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla. Easy
and vet efficient.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
House Furnishings.

Lively bargains in our house furn-
ishing department.
AN EXAMPLE.
Iron frame Clothes wiring ers, Tues
day and Wednesday, 75c. not Tn
$40, but. INSTRUMENTATION. wv
Other sensational bargains on sale,
which We shall mention from time to
time.
When shopping here don't fail to
visit this department and make care.
full inquiries about she great bar
gains we are Offering.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27

The person who disturbed the con-
gregation last Sunday by coughing
Is requested to call on +. II. Jhumss
and yet bottle OF Fo.eys Honey
sac Tax. sh.cA =.says gives :e!isi.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Millinery.

Beginning Tuesday morning. 6 dozen
az Children's 81. 75c and SOC Trim.
med Felt Sailor Hats. close IA
Women's 81 Colorado and Klondike
Hats, leather bound and oEo
leather bands. out they 60 at 6OV
About 20 of the 81 kind OF Trimmed
Walking Hats, sell 'em CEn
So dozen (66) Children's and Misses
Plaid Tam O'Shsnters, the 75c 9on
kind at 3Sc, yes. ......... OSV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Snaps.

% dozen Mems All Wool Shrunk
Pontiac Mittens for Tuesday aud
Wednesday, two days, 4c Al
pair. not q misprint. ...... ~
20 dozen Women's Msco Egyptian
Yarn Fleeoe-lined Vests, not ESQ, but
lOc. Only two to a Gus 10n
toner 0VO
The herald., 1897-07-21
A M1cRoBE PRODUCER
How Professor Hankin Chased the
Bacillus to It's Lair

A gentleman, who will henceforth be
known to fame as Prof. Hankin, has
proved himself to be the Sherlock
Holmes of the microbe. 1t is told that
thirteen persons sat down to dinner at
Sanger in India. and that one of the
dishes of which they ate was chocolate
pudding. Nine of them were afterward
taken sick. and three of them had chcl-
era, which caused the death of one. It
is generally conceded that chocolate
pudding is not necessarily fatal, and
that 1t is not an established home of the
cholera microbe. Prof. Hankin, there
fore, set out to trace the microbe to Its
hair. He found the deadly thing In a wa
tering pot In the kitchen, but he ascer-
tained that this pot had been filled at a
pure spring. The dishcloth used In car
rying the pot, however. had been. dried
on an infected sandbank. Prof Hankin
then proceeded to demonstrate by a
beautiful experiment the deadly nature
of this particular pudding. He took
three Of the ingredients-milk, eggs and
gelatine-under absolutely sterilizing
conditions; made culture" inoculat ed d.
1t, cooked it, and produced. 5000, 900 chol-
era microbes to the cubic centimeter
Indian cooks who prepare chocolate
pudding for government sahibs in the
present state Of affairs In India are in
danger of sudden trouble-New York
Times.
The herald., 1897-07-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

Professor Samuel Brassal Of the Uni
versity of Klausenberg, in Hungary
Gied recently. soon after celebrating his
one hundredth birthday.
A snresiding in Stanford, VT, named
ore OF his children Freedom because he
was born OH Fourth of July, and an
other Blizzard, because he first saw what
light there was on March II, 1888.
Francis II. Pierpont. who was COVER
nor OF Virginia during the war and now
is SO years old, is living at Paramount,
Marion county. w. Va. The Father of
West Virginia" as he Is called, has a
clear mind and good health.
President Mckinley will be presented
with the largest watermelons grown in
the south this season. The melon will be
the gift of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, which has offered a prize of $25 for
the largest sample Of the fruit.
Governor Taylor of Tenn ssee has ap-
PORTED Miss Nellie Ely daughter OF
Jesse Ely, OF Nashville, sponsor for his
staff, with rank of colonel. Georgia is
the only other state in the, union which
has a lady on the governors staff.
On recent Sunday. while Rev. J. w.
Chadwick was preaching in the Second
Unitarian church of Brooklyn, isvoice
suddenly failed His Wife a once pro-
ceedcd to the pulpit and finished his SER
mon for him, after which she conducted
the Services'to its close.
Commander Reisinger, the new COM
mandant of the Pensacola, Fla, navy
yard, Is endeavoring to have the govern
ment reopen some of the shops at the
yard and restore to the yard som ething
of its, old Importance, when it gave en-
ployment to hundreds of men.
1t is related of Nicola Tesla, who has
been even more talked about than usual
of late, that he is SO absent minded that
he once got into his bath without I'M
dressing, got out and went through the
motion of drying himeslf ,odnned COM
plete set Of clothing and went about his
business diouDly clad
President Mckinley has DOTTED his
black silk tie to the Washington summer
and appears in remarkably high white
hat of the genus stovepipe. Nothing like
it can be found in the Washington hat
stores, and there are apprehepsions in
high social circles that, like the iraugur-
alton suit of clothes it is of Canton man
ufacture.
Miss Dumalpy is French actress who
thinks she strongly resembles Anna
Held and she is going to give limitations
of that young woman. She has achieved
notoriety by announcing that inasmuch
as Miss Held finds milk bath beneficial
Langtry favors champagne and Bern
hardt tea, she has discovered coffee is
the only proper liquid for brunette to
use to keep her skin in tone.
John Edward DeMerrit Of Newport
Neb, although only 10 years old, is at.
tracing general attention by his ability
as preacher. He had preached at Fort
Scott, Kan; Nevada, Mo-, and many
other Kansas and Missouri towns. He
was licensed to preach by the Baptis
church of Fort Scott last year. since
which time he has been travelling in the
rural districts. He is not yet out Of knee
breeches, and has all the airs of child
except his delivery as pulpit orator.
The herald., 1897-07-21
RAILROAD INTERESTS
MAY KILL THE BIG ANNUAL
CONVENTIONS
Traffic Men Say They Destroy Local
Business and Yield No PROFIT.
rt A Foolish Refusal

Railroad Traffic men of both eastern
and western railroads are considering
the advisability of refusing in the future
to make low rates for big meetings.
Should they reach such conclusion and
maintain an agreement which, should be
based upon 1t. 1t Is probable that the big
annual gatherings of teachers, church
workers, soldiers societies and indus
trial organizations would become things
of the past.
This year more than any other has
shown to the railroad men that 1t Is
foolish, from a revenue standpoint, to
make low rate for these big meetings.
The fact is more apparent this year be-
cause the big meetings have come close
together The Christian Endeavor con-
ventlon at San Francisco and the Ma
tional Educational convention at Mil
waukee are just over The Epworth
league meeting Is now on in Toronto.
The Baptist Young Peoples society will
meet within few days and the Grand
Army of the Republic encampment is
near at hand. The Elks have hardly
returned home from Minneapolis. Many
members of church organizations are al
ready on their way to conventions. To
all of these rates of at least one and one
third fares have been granted.
Western men declare that the Chris
tian Endeavor excursions have reduced
their local business to almost nothing.
Passenger trains running regularly have
not in them enough passengers to keep
conductors busy. What few are trav-
cling are business men. Eastern traffic
men report as poor business in their
territory. Local trains run almost emp
ty, and would have no passengers were
The herald., 1897-07-21
%. Val Verde Gold Wines

IL not for the fact that some people are
obliged to travel.
The reason for this state of affairs is
the cheap rate for big meetings. Rail-
road men are agreed that everyone who
expected to take a pleasure trip this
summer has gone on one of these excur-
stops. They have paid cheap rates for
a long trip that is very expensive to the
railroads, when otherwise they would
have expended the same amount of
money on short trip that would have
added nothing to the expenses Of the
railroad.
Look at this Christians Endeavor bus
mess" said passeng official. The rate
Is bue $50 to California and back, less
than a cent mile. To'handleit the rail-
roads had to put on extra trains, hire
extra cars and engines and extra crews
of men. The rate is hardly enough to
pay expenses. What is the effect on
local business? Simply to kill it, Peo-
pie who went TO California are people
who would have gone somewhere else,
to nearby summer resort, to city or
to visit relatives. They would have
been carried on trainSrunning regularly
by the railroads and at regular rates,
or at summer tourist rates, which are
lower but which are perfectly satisfac-
tory to railroad officials. Exactly the
same amount of money would. have BEEN
expended in transportation, but in the
one case it would have helped the rail-
roads net earnings, while in the other it
does not. 1t is plainly evident that the
railroads are losers by these big move
ments, and I shall not be surprised to
see them put an end to them, at least
at ridiculously low rates."-Chioago
Times Herald.
The herald., 1897-07-21
MAY BE MURDER
A Well Borer Strikes Dangerous
Blow With a Gas Pipe

"A serious ARRAY that may yet develop
into murder occurred Monday after
noon on tract of land west of the city,
where some experimental oil boring is
being made. A Los Angeles man had
leased from farmer some ground for
development and had contracted with
an oil borer to put down a well. The
agreement was to pay for the work in
iIstallments and the first $500 was paid
when due.
The oil borer did not pay his hired help
out of the money he received and the
men complained about ii to the lessee.
The latter informed the we'll borer that
he must pay his hired help or cease
work. This was disregarded and the
lessee on Monday afternoon sent to the
borer a peremptory order to stop work
until the wages had been paid.
The message was conveyed by a son
of the farmer who owned the land and he
was accompanied by friend. The part
ner of the, oil .borer took offense at the
message and selling piece of iron pipe
that lay near he struck, not thefarmer's
son who had delivered the Objectionable
message, but his friend. who had taken
no part in the discussion.
SO hard did the we'll borer hit the man
on the side Of the head that the victim
was laid out unconscious and remained
SO from2 p. M, when the affair occurred,
to midnight DR.. H. W. Westlake was
called to attend the wounded man who,
though he had yesterday rallied little
from the Shock. is yet in such pre-
carious condition that he may die at any
moment.
The man who welded the iron pipe
has fed. No arrest has been made and
the affair was not even reported to the
authorities, although It may prove to be
a murder.