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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11

DECORIA.
Supervisors-Chas. Hertzog, chair
man, Henry Kortz, James Ballard.
Clerk-C. Cooper.
Treasurer-Adam LOrtz.
AssessOr-S. j, Mace.
Justices, c. Cooper, A. II: Mattison.
Constables-Chas. Smith, M. Nc
earthly.
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MANKATO.

MANKATU.
Supervisors-Geo. Schultz, chair
man, A. L. Veigel, f. G. Pohl. ~ ,
Clerk-D. Foley. ..-
Treasurer-E. III. Sontag. .~..,. .....
Assessor-Clarence Watts. .e...
Justice-J. S. Englerth.4 sa
Constable-Julius Hand. ,. .
Money voted, 81 300. ..r q. .,...s
Two Democratic and Union ticket
were in the field, and 40 votes were
cast.
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BEAUFORD.

Supervisors-Andrew Little, chair
man, J. T. Hislop, L. G. Pierce.
Clerk-James Will.
Treasurer-H. B. Greeley.
AssessOr-Geo. Sellers.
Justices-Chas. Halves, James Will.
Constables-James Farris, John
Lieferman.
Money voted, $3.50 for current ex-
penses,
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VERNON CENTER.

Supervisors-J. A. Thompson, chair
man, II. II. Hollister, G. Kietzer.
Clerk-A. w. Petrich.
Treasurer-E. L. Kendall.
Assessor-JeSSe Cornish.
Justices-A. T. Petrich, M. 81.
Galor.
Constable-G. @. Stoner.
Money voted, 1915.
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PLEASANT MOUND

PLEASANT MOUND
Supervisors-Wm Zellmer, chair
man, F. M. Tabott, S. S. Parks.
Clerk-E.' P. Wilder.
Treasurer-Fred Bosch.
Assessor-August Sulflow.
Constable-Chris Weinkauf.
Money voted, 5000.
Two tickets were up, and 66 votes
cast.
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LIE RAY.

LIE RAY.
Su pervisors-Chas. Russell, chair
man, James Lundqtist, Adolph
Hoehn.
Clerk-A. II. Pressnall.
Treasurer-F. W. Hilton.
Assessor-E. J. Russell.
Cunstable-Isaac Jenkins.
Money voted, $500,
Three tickets were in the field and
222 votes were cast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11

Apop1exy.-Dr. Agnew's Cure for the Heart
is equally effective in apoplectic symptoms. If
you have unpleasant dizziness, lightness or
sudden rush of blood to the head, take pre-
cautions against a recurrence. This great
remedy will remove the cause The press of
the land has daily long list of sudden deaths
Cure for the Heart were used. Sold by P.
Follman.-49,
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CAMBRIA.

CAMBRIA.
Supervisors - David Pugh, chair
man, Daniel P. Davis, Evan ]. Davis.
Clerk-David E. Bowen. .
Treasurer-David L. Harris.
Assessor-Stephen r. Jones.
Justices-James A. Thomas, Philip
jenkins.
Constables-W. @. Jones. D. L. Will
liams.
Money voted, $3.50.
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LYRA.

Supervisors-Peter McGrath, chair
man, M. A. Benedict, Ed. Malzahen.
Clerk-F. H. Griffin.
Treasurer-D. E. Mccarthy.
AsSessor-ChaS. Graf,
Justice-W. H. Thompson.
Constables-John Mccarthy, w. 81.
Graf.
Money voted, $500
There was no contest.
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MADISON LAKE.

MADISON LAKE.
Trustees-H S Lewis, president,
Emil Muellerleile, T B Farrell.
CIerk-A II Hanchett.
Treasurer w Bowe.
Justice-E f NettletOn.
Constables-H E Carvey, w P.
Thayer.
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For Sale.

I have a full blood Durham bull for
sale at bargain. Address,
M. P. SHANAHAN,
Mankato.
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RAPIDAN.
Supervisors-G. w. Swift, chair
man, Eric Knutson, Chas. Sperlich.
Clerk--O. M. Reynolds
Treasurer-Fred Rosin.
Assessor-George F. Yaeger.
Justices-Paul Kunkle, Fred STRAIT
ton.
Con stables-Geo. McComber, Lor.
ence Hanson.
Money voted, $500.
Two tickets were in the field, and
1874 votes were cast.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11
he Railroads.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul.

chicago, milwaukee g ST. Pdul.
Trains arriving. Departing
No. 1O1-12:3O p. m. No. 1872 $50 g. M
No. 119- 400 p. m. No. 1O4-2:3O o. m.
No. 1873 100 p. m. No. 16S-6:5O p. m
Nos. 1872 and 1O4 connect at Wells for points
east and west.
No. 1C4 makes connections at Austin with
Sleepers for Chicago, Milwaukee and all points
east.
No. 1872 connects at Austin with through
trains to Kansas City, Omaha, st. Louis and
Peoria. J. G. MOORE, Agent.
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G H Wick, John A Golf.
Clerk-F Davis.
Treasurer M Sprague.
Constable-Henry Pagel.

SOUTH BEND.
Supervisors Roberts, chairman,
Daniel Williams. Mason Hynson.
Clerk-G A Hultengren.
Treasurer-David Herbert.
Assessor-RichardJ Jones.
Justices G Leavitt.
Constables Lew Evans, Frank
Crandall.
SextOn-W r Williams.
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LIME.

Supervisors-Henry Schultz, chair
man. Matthias Borgmeier, Chas. Fors-
ter.
Clerk-Jacob Born.
Treasurer-Charles Schmidt.
Assessor L. Wildes.
Justice-L. S. Burt.
onstable-Martin Magin.
Money voted, 1925 for town and 5000
for road purposes. A special tax for
raising money to pay the expense of
the suit of Joseph Rausch VS.. Lime
township, SITS, was also voted.
There was contest over chairman
of the board and clerk. Mr.. Schultz
came out two votes ahead of A. Ma
gin, while Mr.. Born had six majority
over Mic Brules.
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STAGE SCHEDULE.

Be5weeK Mankstn. St C4ir and Minnesota
D LAKE.
ESave Mankato daily at z :Oc a. m.
"a rrive al ST. Clair daily ut 10 40 = m.
Leave Minnesota Lake at go a. m. Monday.
Lrrive at st. CLAIR at 2:15 p. m.
Leave st. Chair 6aily at 2:45 p. m. "a. ia7
Aeave Mankato daily at 6:16 p, M, 49, y. <,
rive st. Clair Tuesday at IL 40 M,
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Chicago, st. Paul, MINI. & Oman

ARRIVE. EAST BOUND. DEPART
4:10 m No 2 kansas City Mail Elk rs m
$3.50 p m No 4tSt Paul&Sioux City Elk AZ m
$50 m No g. Mnpls & Gilmore Pass 90 m
6:45 p m No 10 sElmore& Mankato Pass
ARRIVE. WEST BOUND. DEPARr
10 As pm No 1 kansas City Mail q Elk 10 AS o %
IL :43 p m Nos tSt Paul Sioux City Elk / :O8 m
7:50p m No sMnpls & Elmore Pass 100 o M
No7*Mankato& Elmore Pass 7:55 a m
sDaily except Sunday.
tDaily with Elegant Day Coaches, Parlor
Cars and Through Sleepers,
Trains No. and 10 Connect at Gilmore with
Trains on G. & N. W. to and from Points N
Iowa.
c. e. JOHNSON,
Ticket Agent.
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AS a bluffer Spain Is not success.
At least she wants to try 1t on some
one else than your Uncle Samuel.
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SHELBY.

SHELBY.
Supervisors-A. A. Cole, chairman,
T. E. Otterstein, A. J. Salisbury.
Clerks. r. Brush.
Treasurer-H. f. Day.
AssesSor-W @. Weeks.
Justice-C. J. Lauer.
Constables--I. S. Root, J. W. Huff.
man.
Money voted, $500.
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MAPLETON VILLAGE.

MAPLETON VILLAGE.
Mayor-r b Taylor.
Aldermen-H M Quinn, w A Hanna,
VIM Troendle.
RecOrder-C Laurisch.
Treasurer-Wm StrOebel.
Constables-Robt Little, VIM 81
TenueY
Justices-F B Davis, A @ Wolf,
Assessor Chas. Jones.
Justice-F. B. Davis.
Money voted, 5000. 4 rs
The question ofsepe ration of.town
and village was carried. :, e.,
MAPLETON. sisf7
- y 20. =
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The papers were recorded today, re-
porting the sale of the r. D. Hubbard
gas stock and bonds to the First
N ational bank of st. Paul, by AS
signee Palmer: an order directing the
assignee to cancel the banks claim
of S45,O against Mr.. Hubbard, and
the report of the cancellation.
New and fine selection of lace cur
tains. parlor draperies, etc. at Brett's.
Remember Stewart & Holmes are
offe ring great bargains in wall paper
for few days.
When getting your watch cleane d
and repaired, leave it with reliable
house, it costs no more. G D. Taylor.
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GOOD THUNDER.

GOOD THUNDER.
Trustees-Ed. Flynn, president, D.
E. Mccarthy, Patrick Gainor, w. H.
Graft.
RecOrder-F. H. Griffin.
Treasurer. II. Morlock.
Justice-A. f. Wendlandt.
Co nstables-John Weir, w. H. Graf.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-03-11
OFF FOR KLONDIKE.

Frank Salisbury and John Decker,
of Amboy, left today for Seattle,
WASH, and will 60 on to the Copper
river, Alaska. They have not yet
pu released their outfits and will not
join any party. The Mankato people
whom they had intended to 60 with
have changed their minds and will
not go-not for the present, at least.
The friends of the Amboy boys will
wish them success.
In all the rush for the gold fields, mo
no one from Mankato has yet started.
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MCPHERSON.

Supervisors-John Bestman. chair
man, P. Lynch, John Kintze.
Clerk-Herbert Brules.
Treasurer-Chas. J. Pagenkopf.
Ass essor-J. P. Hayes.
Justice-M. B. Rasdall.
Constable-M. L. Neary.
Money voted, $500 for general pur-
poses, and $500 for addition to fund
for building town hall. Two tickets
were voted on, and 1853 ballots cast.
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MAPLETON. ~

Supervisors N Muliin, chairman,
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DANVILLE.
Supervisors P. Kaufman, chair
man, L. label, L. Hoechst.
Clerk. P. Kremer.
Treasurer-L. f. Phillips.
Assessor-H. Fischer.
Justices-Frank Heller, Edward
Thompson.
Con stable-Geo. Klaus.
Money voted, $500.
Two tickets we're in the field, and
SO votes cast. ,5
STERLING.
.Supervisors-A, J. Ellis, chairman,
f. e. Alderman, 81. M. Fisk
Clerk-Wm. Ellis.
Treasurer Myrons Woman.
Assessor-Thos. HoWieson.
Justice-John e. Drews.
Money voted, $500.
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State News in Brief.


Richard Chard was hit by a skip in the
Republic mine at Republic and killed.
The Il. & Z. NJ Railroad will probably
build new station ut Port Huron this
year.
Mathey Haley, aged 45, formerly of
Bay City, was killed by falling tree
near Manistique.
Capt. Joseph Kaufman. who left good
Job with the Lake Shore Railroad mt
Adrian to join the Salvation army, has
gone insane over his work and was locked
up in Jail for safe keeping.
Saugatuck has granted franchise to
the Saugatuck, Douglas and Lake Shore
Electric Railway. The railroad will con-
meet with the electric road being built
from Holland to Macatawa Park and is to
be completed this season.
2 Edward Blackmar, aged 80, was killed
at Bay City. lie was driving, when his
horses took fright at an electric car and
ran away. Blackmar was thrown on the
whiffletrees and the heavy wagon passed
over him, breaking his neck and arm and
crushing his side He leaves widow and
four small children.
Mason Common Council has reduced the
price of electric lighting that of CONNER
cial arc lights from 50 to $3.50 per month !;
incandescents, 10 candle power, from 50
cents to 80 cents, and meter lights from
II cents to IA cents. A report made for
the eight months showed the plant would
pay expenses on that basis.
The annual reports of the Michigan
Grand Lodge of Ancient Order Of United
Workmen shoY 1880 members in the
State. a decrease of 1850. Disbursements
from the beneficiary fund amount to $685.
600. from the general fund $21 ,1S9, and
from the relief fund $46,471, leaving a
balance on hand of $50, 731.
The Frue Dodge and Webster mines,
living two miles south of Houghton, are to
be consolidated and re-opened. No work
has been done on them for nearly quar-
ter of n century. The present activity
in copper mining is the greatest eser
known.
Bank Commissioner Josiah u. Just
dropped dead from heart disease at his
home i'm Ionia. Mr.. Just had tecn in the
banking business In Michigan for many
years before being appointed commission
err. He was cashier of the 1onia Savings
Bank for years.. He vas born in Otisco
in 1S47.
The Bedding Land and Improvement
Go. purchased the property Of the WEIGH
Casket Co., by chattel mortgage sale.
This winds up the concerns affairs.
Robert Mckinley Of Saginaw has begun
the manyfncture at Holly of condensed
food for the use of gold seekers in the
Klondike. He has a $4,000 order from
Seattle to fill.
Gov. Pingree has appointed the follow
| ing delegates to the pure food congress to
be held in Washington, ID. c., March 2:
w. III. Brace, @. Il. HOLSTER, Detroit;
| Il. A. Stowe, II. ID. Graham, Grand Rap
ids; G. J. Moore, st. Clair; ]. W.. Nc
Bride, Owosso; George b. Horton, Fruit
Ridge.
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cruisers, all OF them practically In
splendid fighting trim-the Almirante,
Oquendo, Carlos ", Infanta Maria Ter
esa, Princesa de Asturias, and Vizcaya.
We have two such vessels-the New
York and Brooklyn. For defensive
fighting our four monitors are superior
to the three armored cruisers which
we seem to lack in comparison with
Spain, but, allowing that they are only
equal, IL may be said that In that class
tie navies Of the two nations are Of
equal strength.
That throws the comparison back to
battleships, Of which we have fOur
available, three first-class and one sec
ond-class, and Of which Spain has only
one available, the first-class Pelayo.
The armament of the monitors and ar
mored cruisers on both sides is practl-
cally equal. The armament of battle
ships Is four to one i'm our favor, and 1t
Is the kind of armament that tells ten
to one in naval battle. So much for
strictly fighting ships. We have ten,
Spain has six. In protected cruisers
Spain has not more than fifteen and we
4 Il . q.
have ten available OH the Atlantic
coast. The armament of our ten, care
full calculation shows. is a little more
than equal to that of SPANS fifteen.
OF gunboats Spain seems to have
twenty; we have not more than twelve
on the North Atlantic coast. Nearly
one-half of SPANS gunboats, according
to Lord Brassey, the great English au-
thorty, are small steamers from sc
to 34S tons In the matter of unar-
mored ships, the commerce destroyers,
Spain has slight advantage in num-
bers; we have a slight advantage in
strength. We could use our torpedo
boats; Spain couldn't get hers over
here. We could use our ram Katahdin
and our Holland submarine boat; Spain
has no such vessels.
In the matter or ships and guns, de-
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we shall have boat capable of sub
merging itself for time sufficient to
do terrible damage to the largest bat
tleship and still not be in sight during
the engagement.
This is not speaking Of the establish
cd practicability of the sunken torpedo
or more to be used in harbors and dis
charged by electricity from distance.
These last can be utilized for coast de-
Tense and are very effective. They
could destroy any cruiser anchored or
sailing over them, but are only useful
under those circumstances.
The war department has guarded
with absolute secrecy the plans for all
its coast defenses. 1t is scarcely known
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the five battleships, which will prob
ably not be ready for service until the
latter part of the coming year. 1t Is,
States is not so powerless upon the
seas as some would have it understood.
During the past ten years there have
been expended yearly on seacoast for
tifications and their ornaments and
for submarine mines and torpedOes the
sum Of $4O,000,000; our principal sea-
port towns have thus been put in con-
dition so that, with the aid OF the
navy. the country could easily resist
the attack of any one of the great naval
powers of the world.
\ There Is no doubt as to which Of the
two nations. Spain or the United
states, Is the stronger from n naval
standpoint. In ships and armament
we have by far the superior navy.
While Spain has more men In her navy,
we outnumber her in ships, although
she includes some splendid cruisers in
her list. Like us. she is adding to her
navy, replacing the boats she lost in
1895. She Is obliged to have this done,
however. abroad, as she has no ship
yards OF her own. Her limited credit
has kept back this work, and 1t Is not
likely that the boats now under way
would be completed even on rush"
orders before two years from now.
Then. too, the classifications made in
the tables favor Spain, placing boats
i'm the second class of battle-ships
which. although heavier than our sole
remaining specimen Of that class. could
not cope with 1t.
On paper Spain has about the same
Number OF warships available for
hghtIpg as the United States has on
the Atlantic coast, eliminating torpedo
boats. which can operate, by the ma.
ture of things. only In home waters.
But what about the ships themselves?
Spain has only one first-class battle
ship, the Pelayo; we have In the East
the Indiana, Iowa, and Massachusetts,.
Spain strictly has no battleships Of the
second grade; we have only one now,
the Texas, sister ship practically Of the
Maine. Spain has one iron and use
less monitor, the PUG Cerda; we have
fpur OF them, matchless fighters-the
Puritan, Terror, MIantonomah, and
knphitrits Spain has six armsret
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from the scene of action Of war. The
war would take place in and around
Cuba. We could get coal easily and
Spain could not. It's the coal in the
bunkers as much il not more than the
powder and shot in the magazines that
decides naval contests to-day. The
man at the stokehole Is just as import
ant as the man behind the gun. Spain
can't whip us on this side of the Allan
tic, that's sure; we shall not fight on
the other side.
One Serious nisa dvantagc.
In a naval war with, Spain we would
have the disadvantage of a tremen-
dous coast line. east, south and west, to
defend. We c6pldtdo little damage to
Spain's commerce. because she has
comparatively n small amount, while
some of her second, third pr fourth-rate
boats, while keeping awhy from our
cruisers, could do dis, alftost irrepara-
BILE damage. The power Of the mod
ern ships guns endbiesSthem to do
their fighting, at, comparatively long
range. The desdllhess OF these arms
is great enough under those clrcum-
stances, as China and Japan know to
their cost. What the result would be IL
several Spanish, and United States bat
tleships met In closer quarters may cas-
lily be imagined, and 1t Is no exaggera-
ton to say that the chances favor the
destruction. of neatly everyone cngag-
ed. 80 ~ RI,
i J.
Modern gunnery and armor-making
have kept such steps together that no
sooner has a plate been, inyented which
would resist the mbst penetrating
projectileAof that time, than gun was
speedily devised or an explosive discov-
cred which necessitatcd the invention
of n plate of still greater resisting
power. This game has gone on, until
the modern ship Is n gigantic floating
hulk, the propulsion of which through
calm and known waters Is no easy
task, to say nothing Of Its manage
ment In heavy seas or during an en-
gagement, where rapid action is neces-
sary. a'5
But besides the things visible with
which modern cruisers must contend
Is the problem OF submarine warfare.
The invention OF Ericsson has been i'm
proved upon, both as regards the abIl.
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SHAPE or THE HAND.
1t Shows Characteristics and Tedden-
cies Of the Individual. ~


What the shape of the hand means
as an index character Is a subject OF
common debate I'm which, opinions are
so far divided that one party says 1t
means nothing mt all, another that II
means everything. The experienced
palmist lays down certain rules. which
he believes cover the subject. What
these rules are Sir Henry Onequi in n
signed article I'm the New York Journal
has briefly stated. His statement Is
as follows: q"
The shape Of the hand as whole and
the construction and shape OF the five
dlgits give an unvarying and unaitera-
bic indication Of character. From
cheiromancy, or the study of the lines
of the palms, we are able to expound
the events of mans life and the In
ner shades of character. From cheirog-
nomy, or the study Of the shape OF n
mans hand, we can deduce his main
characteristics and chief bent In life,
Before entering into the four princi-
pal types of hands there are fewigen-
eral Indications of interest. large
hand indicates a love of detail and or
der; small hand impulsiveness and
preference for generalities rather
than detail. A narrow, skinny hand
denotes timidity andsn, feeble mind a
hand TOO large and thick, hOwexsr. de
notes the opposite of these character
lstics and shows brutality And low in
telligence. Ill-luck and mfseiyA are
shown by deep, hollow palni: ~ the
fingers Of the hand fit closely together
the owner is avaricions.s IL, on the con-
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II, too, Is concealed behind the parapet,
where 1t is loaded. When firing be-
comes necessary ponderous machinery
raises the big cannon so that Its mouth
points over the parapet. In thirty sec
onds the gunners have trained the can
non properly, and an enormous projec-
tile Is sent flying ten miles over the
sea. Woe to the vessel II strikes! Ar
NOR has not yet been made strong
enough to stand against the shot fired
from these enormous machines.
At present the inner harbor of New
York is guarded by two 12-inch, three
1O-inch and five S-inch disappearing
guns, as well as thirtytwo Pinch
mortars. These are ali completed and
put in position. Work is now going on
for other disappearing guns which Will
be finished this year. The southern
and eastern entrances to the harbor
are more fully protected than the inner
harbor itself. Here is an armament of
Il 12inch guns on lifts, Is 10-inch and
o 8-inch guns on disappearing car
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explosives. Occasionally mines are
planted and exploded, just as in regu-
lar warfare. Vessels are sent out to
try and come without being seen, and
mimic war holds full sway.
But New York is not the only city
which is well defended. Uncle Sam
may be slow to make war, bat he has
been preparing for 1t. Big rifed guns,
on lifts and disappearing carriages,
within the last three years have been
put at the following places:
Portland Head. Portland, Me.
Great Diamond Island, Portland, Me.
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, n. III.
Growers cliff, Boston harbor, Mass.
Paddock's island, Boston harbor, Mass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-03
Peculiar Insurance Case.

The Supreme Court decided the case OF
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company vs.. Grenicr ct al. In 1879 Rob
ert @. Grenier took out policy In the
company named, and in 1881 he assigned
it to his wife, STIMULATING, however, that
in case the latter died before the policy
became due. then the proceeds were to be
paid to his heirs. In 1895, both Grenier
and his wife we're burned to death in a
hotel fire at Denver, there being no evil
dence to determine whether either sur
vived the other. Claims were made by the
administrators of both husband and wife,
and by the father of the husband, who
was his heir. The insurance company
paid the amount of the policy into court.
The court decides that the policy did not
become due until sixty days after due no
tice and proof of death settled the case.
and holds that Grenier's father is entitled
to the money