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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

Sixteen tpasand dollars is the rec,
ord price paid for a %eaDlegram, that
saprice haviug l,cen psid for II message
sent by lIenniker Hsaton to Ai.stralia
IN te.a;f Of The British parliament.
Reuters account Of the murderer
sI)eemiBgs trial, 4,one words, cos.
5000. sss%s
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
The DEGENERATE
PAYS The AWFUL, , PENALTY
After One Of the Most Stubborn Fights in
the History Of the California Courts
the Fatal Drop Is Sprung.

else and absolute knowledge of how he
might commit suicide. The most in
nocent looking pencil was not allowed
to get near. his face. With his knowi-
edge of anatomy lie might jab it
through his eye into his brain. The
guards were ready for poisoned
leaves, for everything, and when yes
terday the number Of his watchers in
creased from two to three, Durrant
would indeed have. had difficulty in
making The slightest move which could
not be promptly stopped. But Dur
rant apparently had no thought of sui
eide. He passed his waking hours in
prayer, and when last night the prison
physician remarked, reassuringly, that
he would come to him in the morning
prepared to give him stimulants, his
significant smile and easy measured
tone would have told, if he had not
said u word, that he would scorn such
support or comfort.
Will Die Like a Durrant.
When asked If he felt at all lnnerved
Durrant held his arm at length and
had no tremor, and then with an air
which was impressive, even if not
ErandiIoQuent, he said: tIf | have ~
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

When horst fell into 4 large and
deep well nj Henderson n. c., some
practicai ageniNs attached N hose To .
/ iiydfant and. turning on the
Nater;s filed The we'll and a.ented
tlls horse to the top, when rescue was
YrIbpssSttjjsesl sGasY.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
Against I'll. New York life.

Topeka. KAN, Jan. 1O.-Tkc attorai
ney general has sent instructions 10,
all county clerks to bring suits against
the New York Life Insurance compa,
ny, on the ground that The company
is doing business in the state without
license. ~
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
ANOTHER APPEAL FOR CUBA.
Claim Made That Two Hundred
Thousand Are Ia Danger
49, -lf4s4Ii SO u .rrlLA N5EN..E

OF
New York, Jan. s.-The CENTRAL Gu.
ban relief committee appointed bysMc.
kinley acting under the direction OF
the department of state has issued an
appeal for contributions in aid of the
suffering people OF Cuba, Of whom
there are estimated to be 100000 in
danger of death from starvation.
Checks and drafts should be sent tc
the treasurer of the central relief com.
mittee, Temple Court, New York city.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The bones and muscles of the human
body. it is said, are capable OF over 1900
different movements. a fact which the
bicycle beginner fully realizes the day
after a lesson.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
RpthschiIds viii Bund.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. lit is def
nitely announced by A. c. Rratnober,
that the Rothschilds will build a rail
road into the Yukon country over the
Dalton trail.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The travelling library is to be intro
duccd in Missouri. IL will be under
the excellent auspices of the Missouri
Federation of WoInen's clubs, who
have made II study of travelling library
methods in New York, Ohio, Iowa,
Michigan and other states.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The steam craft OF the United StatexJ
last year, carried 6500oo passengers.
with a loss of forty-siS passengers and
u. men belonging tosthe crews. Com
~l,etent steamboat bispectfon has.
greatly reduced the snumber Of acci5
dents. 49, ~ ,i9sS Il
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
KIhBAIL GRAPHIC
o TINAN Publisher.
KIssBAlLsL SOUTH DAKOTA

Much satisfaction has been caused;
I'M France by the publication OF. s~si.sis-s
ties for 1896, which show the popula-
ton Of France To Gcsincrea.ing. In
1892 the number OF births only exceed
ss ttkksa deaths by 7,1A6. In 1894 the ex.
cess o s to 39,S6s. which was also u
striling figure for a2population Of 49,
100000 AMI which justified the anxiety
Ms regarded the future. Nor did the,
alarm appear to be groundless in 1898
orSthe number OF deaths that year ex-
ceededl the births by 1883. The fig
ures NJ 1886 show, however, that last
yearSSSthere YeTss%S04,000 more births
th~nnTd&aths. 4
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The first of the cole,
MES in the west has been establiskeaS
at Soledad. in California. .Anotl1efsiss
TO be organized i'll the ArkansasNa
ley, in Colorado. whore classification
army commander has an saPtiIdnN ssn VI
3. 0OO-acre tract. NJ {sNt
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

No feVNskrstlAap IL, O0o; acres of barren
land hayssheensMade fruitful in tie
Sahara desss enterprise represent
Ing perhaps faSmost remarkable ex-
ample Of irrigation by means of arte-
sian wells which enn anywhere lie
found. Algeria owes to this method OF
important wine producing country, as
may be gagged from the fact that it
sent to France IN 1896 %10,500,0e0 gal
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
UNITED MINE WORKERS MEET
Largest Delegation of the Order
Ever Assembled Now Gather
ing in Columbus.

Columbus, O., Jan. IL. Ar
engagements are perfected for the
national convention OF the United
Mine Workers of America, which will
be held here commencing today. AS
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and West Virginia, are represented it
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The senior partner OF Bass, the bossS
brewing concern. la alleged to have
mada an Income ofls75o.Geo last yeay.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

The senior partner OF Bass, the boss
brewing concern, is alleged to have
made an income of 81, 750, 900 last year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

washington, 4. BoardHan.
attorney for DurTant. left hI6slotel early
this morning to make last desperate
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15

re british postoffice makes $50. $50 q
ear Ny unclaimed money orders.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-15
Rourtl maustE@Orfn,

of numbering Blanche Lamont. but b
other ease against him was equally
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
Fairfield County News
STEVENSON.

RESOLUTION INCORPORATING THE STEW
ENsoN UNION CHURCH ASSOCIATION
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, JANUARY
SESSION, A. D. 1897.
Resolved by this Assembly: Section /.
That Wallace G.. Tom linson, James H.
Wheeler, Monterey Bryant, William O..
French, Charles B. French, Frederick j.
French, George Martin and Charles L.
sherwood of Oxford, Louis Goulett and
Silliman Sherwood of the town of Mon
roe, and Stiles Loveland, Josiah B.
Downs, William Jordan, Henry G. Love-
land, Walter S. Bradley and Howard r.
Stevens of the town of Newtown, and
their successors as hereinafter provided,
be, and they are constituted, a body poll
itic and corporate by the name of The
Stevenson Union Church Association, TO
be located in the town Of Oxford, and by
that name shall have perpetual succes-
sion and have and exc reisa all the powers
given TO corporations of like nature by
the general statutes of this State. The
ordained minister appointed by the Pre-
siding Elder of the Methodist Episcopal
Church In charge OF the Methodist
Episcopal Society, if there be one in the
vicinity, aha1l ex officio be member of
OF tine association.
Section 2. Said Corporation is hereby
authorized to contract for the removal
OF the meeting house, now located in the
12th School district OF the town of Ok
ford, to any other location within said
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
A NECKLACE OF PEARLS

L. O beautiful possession. III q woman owns
one, and IL q single pearl drops of the string,
abe makes haste to find and restore it.
Good health is q more valuable possession
than a necklace of the most beautiful pearls,
yet one by one the jewels of health slip away,
and women seem indifferent until tits almost
too late, and they cannot be restored.
To die before you really old is to suffer
premature death, and that is a sin. 1t is sin
because it is the result Of repeated violations
of natures laws.
Pain, lassitude and WEAKNESS, inability to
sleep, dreadful dreams, starting violently from
sleep, are all symptoms of nerve trouble
You cannot have nerve trouble and keep
your health. In ninety cases out of q
hundred the womb, the ovaries and the bladder
are affected. They are not vital organs, hence
they give out soonest
Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkharn,s Vegetable Com
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
KENT.
DEATH OF IRA sEGAR.

The funeral of Ira Segsr was attended
at the home of his daughter, Mrs Ar
nette Chamberlain, Tuesday afte rnoon.
The burial was in the Episcopal GENE
terry. Mr. Segar had attained the age of
81 years and three months and had re-
tanned all his faculties unimpaired up to
the day of his death. For several years
past he has made bis home with his
daughter, and almost daily has been
seen upon our streets. His excellent
memory made him cyclopedia If infor-
nation regarding the doings of the town
for the past three score years. He could
tell when roads were laid out and built,
when the railroad was built and give
history of families who had owned and
occupied some of our now deserted
mountain farms and whose names are be-
yond the memory of the present genera
ton of men.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11

district, or may contract for the con-
struction of new building within said
limits, and after it's construction dispose
of the present building using the pro-
ceeds in part payment for said new
building. The corporation shall have
control, in trust, for the public Of said
building, and may rent or give the use
of the same for religious or other public
meetings, provided that said building
snall always be open, unless otherwise
occupied, for religious services without
charge to any ordained minister appoint
ed to hold religious services therein, at
stated times, By the presiding elder of
the Methodist Episcopal Conference for
the district. And it is further provided
that, after the removal of the present
building or the construction Of a new
building and the disposal of the present
building as provided for herein, said cor
poration shall not have power to sell,
convey, mortgage or dispose of any real
estate or buildings thereon that may be
conveyed to it for the purpose herein set
forth.
Section 3. Upon the death, resigna-
ton, or declination of any of the persons
named in the first section of this resolu-
ton, or any of their successors, the
remaining members of the corporation
shall select and appoint some suitable
person or persons resident of one of the
towns named in said Section to fill the
vacancy.
Section 4. Walter s. Bradley, Charles
B. French and Charles i. Sherwood are
hereby appointed committee to call the
first meeting of the association, and
shall give notice of said meeting by send
ing copy of said call TO each of the
corporators named in Section /, by mail,
postage paid, at least five days before
the date of said meeting.
This is true copy of the original
esolution.-[ Walter s. Bradley, Secre-
tary
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
LYONS PLAINS.
PERSONAL lettings.

The Whist club met at James Smiths,
Wednesday evening. The prizes were
awarded to Mrs T. w. Treadwen and
George Brown.
Mrs Hiram McConkey has been Ill for
a week past with grip.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Treadwell of Bethel
spent Sunday with his parents here.
s..rs John Williams has been very i'll
for the past week with grip. Mrs Frank
Lyon is caring for her. At present writ
ing she is more comfortable.
Mr. and Mrs Sylvester Hurlburt con-
template moving back to New York in
the spring.
Master Douglas Williams is visiting
his aunt In Norfield.
The ice gatherers are busy filing their
ice houses, fearing this viii be their last
chance, for, ssas the days begin to
1engthen the sun begins to strengthen y
Master Fred Silliman returned to
Bridgeport. last Thursday, after spend.
ing several days with his uncle here.
Mr. and Mrs L. r. Hoyt returned home
Sunday, after spending several days In
Bridgeport.
Invitations are out for sociable to b
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
DEATH OF OLIVER P. SHOVE.

Oliver 2. Shove, aged 81 years, died at
his home in Bulls Bridge. Tuesday
night, and was buried in the cemetery at
Sputh Dover, N. Y, Thursday.
Thomas Collier, the undertaken, left
town, Tuesday, for q weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs 81. 1. Wildman left town,
Wednesday, for their new home in Dan
bury, where they expect soon to open the
New England house under the new name
of the Wooster Inn.
MS M. A. Hopson went to New Hav-
en-, Tuesday, to attend a meeting of the
New Ha ven branch of the Woman's Aux.
lazy to the Board of Foreign Missions.
Several sleigh loads of young people
went fir )m here to a ball at New Pres
ton, last Friday evening.
The Kes y family Of Sharon gave an
orchestra concert in Gibbs hall, last
Saturday evening. Owing to the stt rm
the attendance was small, but all who
were there were well pleased with the
entertainment and hope to have another
opportunity to hear them.
The railroad company have had q
large force at vo harvesting ice at
Hatch pond the past week and are still
at it.
A tramp stopped at the house of John
Roraback few days ago and asked for
something to eat. After his wan were
applied he attempted to run the house
to suit himself but was 80 roughly han
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11

ladies are very busy quilting at present.
G. E. Gilbert, who raises poultry ex-
tensively, already has 40 young chicks.
Samuel Stevens is very poorly, this
winter, with neuralgia and rheumatism.
Mrs Warren Stowe was with her
daughter in Bridgeport over Sunday.
Mr. Lowell from Armenia, N. Y, is
visiting at Walter Aldrich's.
J. B. Downs has cut a 45 foot white
oak for keel for steam yacht for Su-
perintendent Ascom of the Shelton Rub
Der Company. Mr. Ascom built 30 foot
yacht few years since but it was not
good enough for him and this one will be
80 feet over all. He knows where to get
good material as Mr. Downs furnished
timber for the first one.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
AT ST PETERS.

Services in st Peters church &re to be
held each Sunday through this month at
l 80 and p. M, and the Farms church
at IL a. m.
Mrs M. A. Doo.iCtie of Seymour came
to her brothers., G. W. Cable, Monday
and Tuesday morning, went out to visit
her brother, Fl. r. Gable, near Goahen in
Orange County, New York. From there
she expects to go to Owego, N. Y, visit
ing her sister and another brother.
e. S Hinman on Riggs street, filed
his ice house last week with the second
cutting of ice from the pond of G. E.
Osborne, nine inches in thickness.
Peter Ward ON Riggs street COM
pleied his sch year, last Friday. Mr.
Ward is still well and healthy, though
not doing much work.
G. B. Treat and w. G.. Tomlinson
wee summoned to appear as jurors at
the Common Pleas court in New Haven
on Tuesday this week.
The special parish meeting of the
members of St Peters society, which met
on Monday evening, last week, TO con-
slider the unconditional resignation OF
Rev A. r. Balsley, was adjourned until
Monday evening next week.
The storm of last week was undo ubted-
" che most severe Of any we have had
since the memorable blizzard OF March
ID, 1888. There was over one foot Of
snow fell and it drifted Ia many places
iato drifts from 10 TO Is feet in depth.
Laat week was also record breaker for
cold. The thermometer registered from
from u to 20 degrees below zero several
mornings.
There Ii rumor that TIE contract for
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
WESTON.
PERSONAL CHAT.

The two sons of Orlando Andrews are
Ill with scarlet fever. Charles KeI nel's
three children are recovering fron the
same disease.
Miss Alice Fitch has visited her broth
er, w. G. Fitch, in Redding.
Mrs Hattie Coley has been on the sick
list for several days.
Mrs NJ. J. Miller of Redding is spend
ing few weeks with her sister, Mrs
Williams.
Douglas Williams of Lyons Plsins is
spending several days with his aunt, Mrs
HsRley Williams.
No services of any kind were held in
the Congregational church, last Sunday.
Rev A. r. Pierce of Danbury has been
the guest, this week, of Mr and Mrs J..
S. Lane.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
DEATH OF WILLIAM A sARLEs

William A. Sarles, aged 40 years, died
at his home in North Kent, Monday
moraing, and was buried in the Cor gre
gational cemetery on Wednesday. Mr.
SArles was respected by all who knew
him. He was tinsmith by trade but
gave up that business for farming and at
the death of his father-in-law, Clark
Page, he bought the store at North Kent
and had been in business there until his
death. The sympathy of his many
family.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11

building the new Center district school
has been let to William r. Huntley of
New Haven. The building to be COM
pleted by May 1.
S. P. Sanford, A. B. Human and g.
e. Crofut began filling their ice houses
from the grist mill pond on Monday, this
week. The ice is about IL inches in
thickness.
Henry P. Robinson of Fair Haven is
visiting his mother, Mrs Caroline Bron-
son, near the Center.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
EAST0N.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.


Rev w. NJ. Weeks delivered an unussl-
ly instructive and interesting discourse,
Sunday, in the Baptist church. from the
text, "For as often as We eat this bread
and drink this cup, ye do chew the Lords
death till he come. 1st Cor. IL: %. His
subject was the celebration OF the Lords
death.
Messrs Haplin and Rifkin have pur-
chased pair of fine young horses of
Bridgeport parties.
Mrs Philo Lyon has been suffering from
an attack OF rheumatism and general de-
bility.
Mr. and Mrs Hanford Lyon and daugh-
ter, Alice, were recent guests Of M and
Mrs q. B. Tucker.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
LitchheId County News.
NEW MILFORD.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
Mira Edward Ballard, while on her way
from church, last Sunday, slipped ON the
Icy side-walk dlslocating her right elbow
and fracturiRg one of the bonIs at the
Joint. DR. II. B. Grlswold was,cslled and
her Injuries properly attended to. She
Ia doing well but 1t will be some time be-
fore she will be able to do much.
The Madame Fry concert Is billed to
give an entertainment at the Town hall,
Saturday evening, February II. Her
musical troupe always draws out a full
attendance.
Albert w. Piper, the lroner in the
New Milford steam laundry, who was
quite Ill for week or more, has recover
ed sufficiently to assume his duties In the
laundry works.
The bail OF the New Milford Wheel
club Is now attracting the attention of
its members and tickets are being sold
b., them. A fine time is anticipated.
February l6 10 the date.
The sleighing here lie becoming little
thin in places; yet it Is fairly good and
every one Is enjoying 1t that has an OF
portunity.
The fire at Dennis McMahon's clothing
store, last Thursday evening, was quite
a serious one for him. The insurance
adjusters are expected here this week to
make settlements on the stock OF goods
damaged; also the building, after which
work OF cleaning and repairing will
begin. 1t will take quite while to get
everything to rights again. The sight OF
damaged goods, etc, is a sorry looking
one at present, but it is thought that the
insurance will about cover the Losses.
The fair now being held by st X4vier's
society ls in full b'ast, this week, and is
quite we'll attended every evening. The
end Ia this week.
There Is to be sociable and dance at
the new house of George W. Murphy this
friday evening and a large number Of
invitations have been sent out. II the
weather is fair, they will have house
full.
The following are the new officers of
the Ousatonic chapter, No. 80, R. A. M :
Henry o. Warner, Fl. p; Albert H.
Mcmahon, X; Henry s. Mygatt, s.;
Thompson T. Marsh, treasurer; George
B. Calhoun, secretary; James 81. Coch-
rane, G. of H.; Jasper A. Northrop,
P. s.; Everett J. sturges, r. A. c.; Il,
Leroy Randall, "; Edwin J. Emmons,
2V.; Verton P. staub, 3 v; Arthur L.
Partridge, tyler.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
WORTHWHILE AND VICINITY.

Rev Mr. Ramsey will conduct meetings
in Meryall, this week. Over 40 from
here attended, last Friday evening,
which shows good deal of enthusiasm.
Mrs Lewis Payne has been confined to
her home with an influenza cold.
Rev Mr. Sauer Of White Hills will be
in MGR yah on Thursday evening and
will speak on the tLife of Christ" illu :
trated with stereopticon views.
Mrs Gillette and little son are visiting
her r,nrenfa
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
sELECTMEN DESERVE PRAISE.


The selectmen opened our roads with
promptness after the severe storm Of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs < j. Howe spent Sunday
with their son in Bridgeport.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs William
G. Kair, February l.
Mrs A. G. Lake is at the Waterbury
hospital for treatment for short time.
Mrs Fl. B. Atwood is under the care of
DR. William G. Reynolds of Woodbury..
James Grifin's youngest child required
the services Of physician, last week.
Wallace Tomlinson has returned to his
business after an absence of several days
at his home IN Oxford.
Mitchell & Averill are about to close
up their business here and remove the
steam mill to Sandy Hook where they
have purchased a tract Of 90 acres.
w. Tomlinson has purchased of Henry
Plstt a small tract which he Is to convert
into railroad ties.
Miss Dollie Flower, being out of health,
has come to her home.
Dea s. Whittlesey of Morris was in at
tendance at the Methodist services, Sun
day evening, and took part.
Horace Cowles of Litchfield YVES in
town on business, recently.
Mrs David Cowles is quite i'll.
Mr. and Mrs Albert n. Olson went to
Roxbury, recently, to visit her relatives.
Mrs Olson goes from there to visit Bethel
relatives.
Mrs William d. Flower has pet or
perhaps curiosity In the shape of horn
ed toad which was sent her by Califor-
mia sister. The creature has row of
horns around its neck about three-quar-
ters Of an inch In length which serves 40
a defense, and his whole body is covered
with the same material emily very much
shorter. All the sustenance 1t takes ia
gotten from box of earth. The creature
has bright eyes aud is about six or eight
inches In length. It's movements are ur-
like our species Of toad, 40 1t runs quite
rapidly.
Much ice has been harve ted by the
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11

have made trips to Waterbury, this week.
c. L Parshley has accepted a position
10 the Waterbury schools and begins his
duties there on Monday.
I'D. Wheeler flied his large ice house,
last week. 1t kept quite number of
teams busy for one day.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-02-11
OXFORD.

SLEIGH RIDE PARTIES AT THE OXFORD
HOUSE,
Sleighing has been enjoyed to it's full
lest capacity since the last Snow fall.
On Friday evening Landlord Riley of
the Oxford house entertained oyer 100
from Ans oaia and Seymour and but for
the rain of Saturday evening another
large party would have bee1 there from
Ansonia.