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Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

she was too busy to be kept wondering.
Mr.. Payson's sisters husband is the
president of church temperance So
ciety, SO Mr.. Payson bought him buck
horn corkscrew.
There was one more present to buy.
"Let me see," said Mr.. Payson. 'What
is there that could be of no earthly use
to girl six years old?
Even as he spoke his eye fell on a
sign: "Bargain sale of neckwear.''
Il don't believe she would care for
cravats, he said. II think I'll buy some
for her.
He saw box of large cravats marked
t'25 cents each.''
"Why are these so cheap?" he asked.
swell, to tell the truth, they're out
of style.' 49,
s'That's good. want eight of them
oh, any eight will do. I want them
for a small niece of mine-a little girl
about six years old.''
Without indicating the least surprise
the salesman wrapped up the cravats.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
az ChFlStnaa n EnisOde,

ON Marie jump ped .six feet when i
told S her she was standing und tie
mist tletoe.
ck-F you q didn't kiss her
Oh she Jumped Ia my dixeo.
ttion. Brook
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
LETTERS RECEIVED BY MR.. SID
NEY PAYSON IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF HIS CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. N.-Dear Brother:
Pardon me for not having acknowledged
the receipt Of your Christmas present. The
fact is that since the skates came have
been devoting so much of my time to the
reacqu1ring of one Of my early accomplish
ments that have not had much time for
writing. I wish could express to you the
delight felt when I opened the box and
saw that you had sent me pair of skates
1t was just as If you had said to me: viii,
my boy, some people may think that you
are getting on in years, but 1 know that
you're just the same as ever suddenly
remembered that the presents which had
been receiving for several Christmases
were intended for an old man. II have re-
ceived easy-chairs. slippers. mufflers,
smoking Jackets and the like. When re-
ceived the pair of skates from you felt
that 20 years had been lifted off Of my
shoulders. How in the world did you ever
happen to think Of them? Did you really
believe that my skating days were not
pond in washington park on Christmas
day and had more fun for two hours than
I've had in six months. My ankles were
rather weak and fell down twice, FORUM
ately without. any serious damage to my
self or the ice, but managed to get around
and before left skated with a sma ashing
pretty girl. Well; Sid, i have you to thank.
never would have ventured on skates
again II it had not been for the beautiful
pair which you sent me. / was a little
stiff yesterday, but this morning went
out again and had a dandy time, / owe the
renewal Of my youth to you. Thank you
many times, and believe me to be, as ever,
your affectionate brother.
Il s=s2.. .s.'"'WILLIAM.',
&s$s U.s. 80 IS Sz# III %sZ Is +$ ST &#
chicago, TIL, Dec. 2e. Dear Brother:
The secret Is out! suspected It all the
time. It Is needless for you to offer denial.
Sometimes when you have acted the cynic
EI have almost believed that you were sim
cere until #I have observed IN you some
thing which told me that und derneath your
assumed indifference there was genial
current Of the romantic sentiment OF the
youth and the lover. How can i be In
doubt after receiving your little book
love story? sH55S
| knew, Sidney DEAR that you would re-
member. me at Christmas. You have al
ways been the soul ofs fsthoughtfulness, es-
pecially to those Of us tho understood you.
must confess. however. that expected
syou to- do the deadly convent tional thing
and send me sonnet hing heavy and serious.
II knew It would be az book. All sSof my
Hfrlends send me books That comes of
being president of iterary club But
you are the only one, Sidney. who had the
lrare and kindly judgment 10 appeal to1t the
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20

Chiaese Ere eemasons.
Houg ghton county, Mich, has a lodge:
OF Chinese free masons.
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
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81 ;l1G(|ttDRkSlltAS R

T WAS early twi-
light. of the day
before Christmas,
and Mrs. SaXton
sat in her favorite
window seat with
an open magazine
upon her lap. She
was not reading,
however, but was
looking out uDOn'
Willmar tribune., 1899-12-20
!. /, !, :, !, 3, I, pI...n-.5 -

zss Dickie, did you get any thing on
Christmas besides skates q ,s.sss#s =.s
IS s Yes m; got tn Group. Chicago
Record. ~
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
NEWSPAPER NERVE.
Dallas Democrat Gives FL paso Resi-
denCeS to Texas.

For ways that are dark and for tricks
are vain the Heather Chinee is pecu-
liar, but in all the glory of his tricki-
ness this same Chipee has never ex-
celled an illustrated e5ition of paper
called the Dallas Democrat.
This paper has group of effective
photographs, five in number, of re-
sidences, and under TIE illustration ap-
pears the title: "Views in Paris. Tex
as" In the reading matter appears
the sentence, 1--WE think that the
above illustrations need few brief re-
marks" and in this the HERALD most
emphatically comedies, for everyone
of these pictures of lovely residences
credited to Paris is here in Ell
PasO.
Perhaps no brief remarks can do
justice to the assurance of the paper
which can with one pen stroke remove
bodily from Ell Paso to Paris the houses
of A. A. Howard, Mrs. Jos. Schultz, s..
Goodman, r. F. Campbell, 81. R.'Hille-
brand. and Britton Davis. AS mat
ter of fact, these houses are still in Ell
Paso at their old stands, adding to its
attractiveness and beauty.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
THE FANCY DRESS BALL.
Full Dress Will Not Be Enforced

The feature of the fancy dress ball
to be given by the federation Of wo-
mems clubs on Thanksgiving Eve will
be German in which many Of RI r So
ciety people will take part. Mr.. Cooley
and Mrs. J. F. Williams will lead.
There will be introduced some very
pretty new figures and the favors will
be original and attractive.
Arrangements will be made for the
comfort of those who wish to enjoy the
scene without participating in 1t. Full
dress will not be enforced. 1t is desi-
rable that as many as possible appear
in fancy costume, as the floor Is reserv-
ed for them until after the german,
when all present will have the privi-
lege of dancing.
The committee on music have sue
ceeded in engaging Prof. Souffie and
bis orchestra for the fancy dress ball
Thanksgiving Eve. This will be most
satisfactory to lovers of fine dancing
music. as Prof. Souffie has no equal in
this part of the country.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
HERALD reporter, who had been
notified up town of the tragedy.
SUICIDE OR MURDER?

It soon became evident, from the
location of the death wound and the
position in which the revolver and i'm
becded bullet were found, that the
woman had been sitting on a box with
her back to the wall when shot. The
next question was whether she had
shot herself with suicidal intent, or
had been murdered.
She was shot in her kitchen, the out
err door of which opens into q triangle,
one side of which is formed by an ad-
jacent house, the door of which opens
within three feet of the other door.
The dead woman had reeled out of her
own door and fallen on the ground
with her head nearly touching the
body lay in such position that it was
impossible to enter either room with
out stepping over the corpse or the
pool of clotted blood.
HASTY FLIGHT.
The coroner and officers pushed their
way into the neighbour home and
found there every evidence of a hasty
flight. A trunk in the corner had been
about and the crib, swung from the
ceiling, which had evidently contained
q baby until few moments before,
was empty.
Bloody footprints led directly to the
trunk and blood stained skirt was
found upon the floor, as if it had been
hastily discarded by it's owner.
GA murder has been committed"
said Justice Spencer, land the murder
err has fed"
PARTIES IDENTIFIED.
A solid wall Of, Mexicans, men, wo-
men and children, crowded together,
had by this time formed around the
body and were gazing at the sicken-
ing spectacle at their feet. From one
of these it was learned that the woman
had been known as Rosario Calderon
and that her husband is quite we'll to
do and works at the smelter.
1t was also learned that the house
next door was occupied by Jesus Nu-
nez and Luz Madrid. Jesus finally put
in an appearance. He was hatless and
badly frightened. He knew nothing
q bout the wOman's death, nor did he
knew where his own wife WIS
GREWSOME DISCOVERY.
Just inside the door of the neigh
boris house a broom was lying. It was
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

saturated with blood as if it had been
used to sweep aside the pool from the
doorway. Some one said that the little
boy had used the broom for that pur-
pose aud that the bloody footprints
| leading to the trunk might be his.
Accordingly the fat little urchin was
brought into the coroner's presence
and placed in chair, so that his shoes
might be examin ed. One of them was
found to be saturated with the life
blood OF his mother.
Presently while Justice Spencer was
celebrating just what to do next,
George Harold pushed his way through
the crowd in the outer room and step
ping over the pool of blood, led ter
rifed young woman into the presence
of the coroner and policemen.
She said her name WAS Luz Madrid
and that she and her husband occupied
the house in which the officers were
then sitting.
EYE WITNESSES STORY.
When questioned Luz told the fol-
lowing story of the crime, which if
true, exonerates her from all blame.
81 was sitting IN my house this morn
ing when the shot was fired and [ i'm
mediasely started toward the door.
GAS I got to my door Rosario stag
gered out of her kitchen and crying
OuG Threw ner aTI0S AROUND me. QaQ
my baby in my arms and could not pre-
vent her from falling to the ground
She was covered with blood aud it
spattered on my clothing when she
seized hold of me.
81 rushed into my room and changed
my skirt; then I took my baby and
went after the police. L did not see
any policeman and went to my fathers
house and told him all that had hap
pened. l told my father to tell my
hus band about the suicide, so that he
could tell Rosa rios husband.
81 think the pistol belonged to Rosa
rio, but do not know whether she and
her husband have been in the habit Of
quarreling or not"
During this recital the young woman
appeared to be terribly agitated. Her
bosom rose and fell and at times she
trent led from head to foot. In plain
view before her lay the body of her
next door neighbor, whom she was
suspected of numbering.
After satisfying himself that the wo-
man had accidentally or Intentionally
killed herself and had not been muir
der, Justice Spencer and the officers
ordered the body prepared for burial
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

and Withdrew without making any ar
rests, but al not the wUman Luz re
turned, her husband would have been
arrested and she pursued and arr ested,
if possible, for her hastV flight render
ed the murder theory plausible.
The police were notified of the ira
gedv as ten O'Clock by Joe G. Mendez.
who telephoned from the hide house:
When they arrived the woman had
been dead about thirty minutes.
The theory was advanced this morn
ing th at the woman might have knock
ed the pistol from its scabhard while
she was sweeping and In this manner
caused death.
CORONER'S VERDICT.
Justice Spencer was in much doubt
this afternoon as to what verdict to re-
turnin the supposed suicide case.
He finally said thst in his opinion
the woman's death might have result
ed from accident. He would not be-
lieve that she had been murdered or
that she had shot herself inten ii onal-
ly. as there appeared to be no cause
for either theory.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
A punCtured SANDER.

They say
This is a
Great country for wind-that we,
In this fair
Land
Or the free
Are given to blowing, and
That there
Is too much hot air
In circulation here.
It's queer
That sue b an impression should exist.
They've missed
Their guess.
Why, bless
You, we can't even raise
Wind enough to fill a sail nowadays.
Let them quit
Slandering us. 1t
May be
That we
Have just appreciation of our
Power
And Importance and so
On, but that we blow
Too much!-Oh.
No! Chicago Times-Herald
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
New Electric Lights.

They are brilliant and pleasing, but
like other things they get dull and
look worn. Your old, worn. dull look
ing harness can be made bright and
pleasing at small cost by using the
harness dressing kept by the West
Texas Saddlery c., PA S. Oregon ST.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
Stoves, ALI Kinds.
MONSEN & THORNE.

Buy your coal from "O'Brien Coal
Co.. the agents and direct shippers
from the Cerriilos mines. Phone s.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13

Tarpon Club Whiskey. Bank Sa-
1nop
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-13
SUICIDE OR
MURDER?
"A Woman Met Death in a
Horrible Manner This
Morning.
THE VICTIM WAS SHOT

The VICTIM WAS SHU
Through and ThrOugh.-Her Little
Child Stood Beside the Bloody
Corpse of Its Mother Calling Her
Name-A Thorough Investiga'
ton was Made by the Coroner
and Police and they Are In
clined to Believe That Death
Resulted From Accident or a
Self Inflicted Wound.
With blood trickling from a ragged
wound in her breast and slowly form
ing q great red clotted pool at her side,
young Mexican woman, whose life
had been extinct but a few minutes,
was found this morning by George
Harold and Chief Bendy, lying upon
her face in the court of little adobe
house fronting ON Ninth street near
the Sierra MadFe railway track.
Just inside the doorway of small
room close by, wooden handled six
shooter was lying on the dirt floor. 1t
had one chamber empty and the fat
tened ball was found buried in the
adobe wall, three feet above the
ground. 1t had passed entirely
through the woman's body, tearing
tremendous wound, from which at
least a gallon of blood had apparently
oozed and collected on the ground
within six inches Of the corpse.
PITIFUL SPECTACLE.
Within a second room a crying three
months old baby lay in q crib and a
chubby two year old boy stood in the
doorway and gazing at the inanimate
form beside the pool of blood called his
mothers name.
The officers IL ade a hasty investiga-
tion of the premises and surroundings
and were soon joined by Justice Spen-
Ger and Constable Henry Gray and a
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
GOOD RAINS nv THE WEST
WELLS DRYING UP IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES
In the Easto II District the Week Was Generally
Favorable, Tobacco Crop VIII be
Short In Some Of the Gene
IfaI ConnIee.
lfaI Counties.

The Weekly Cfop Bulletin, issued yes
tcrday by tho Wehlbcr t'Hrenh here, for
the wccl; ifding Monday Heplemoer
1, says The characteristic feature of tlle
weather roa lhr werl, riId.pg Mmday,
September I, 1900, Wits tic eri,imts rain
fall over q large number ~ counties west
Of u line drawn from tiigt e0uag ~
Wilkes AZ sonic pbigts ia that section
rain occurred every dizzy ~ Tho Weea
and the drought WHs Thoroughly broken
Although the rains r1tHr too lhla rGf THE
main crops, u WINS altogether beneficial.
materially helping tate corn, oGtt0issW"et
potatoes, turiijps aud vegetables, and
placed the ground III excellent condition
for pl0Wing mud sowing fall crops. Only
small amounts Of fodder could be cured
however, ON account OF THE exccssgi "a
MOISTURE
On The other hand the center of
drought intensity has been shifted east
ward and now covers MOST OF the central
district, with greatest damage i'm the
south portion. Although cloudy, threat
enfng weather prevailed the FIRST four
days. nearly the entire week was dry,
with increasing heat and insulation the
latter part. Fall crops are suffering com
siderably for lack Of rain, especially peas,
tnnips, and potatoes, while early sown
oats are coming up badly, and fall pl0w
ing has been delayed. In some southern
counties springs, Wells and branches are
drying up, and stock must be watered.
In the eastern district the week was gen
orally favorable with light showers and
excellent conditions for saving fodder.
Cotton is opening quite rapidly, picking
is general over the southern half of the
State. and new bales are coming into
market The small size of many of the
open hollis indicates considerable prema
ture opening, which together with the
short top crop. the previous danNaige by
rust ard shedding Will unquestionabiy
diminish the prospective yield.
EARLY corn is fairly good I'M the east
NiAcre large crop will I've gathered; late
corn is not GENERALLY so good Large
amounts Of fodder were cured i'm the cen
tral-east section; the bulk of the crop
has heen saved in the east.
Some tobacco was fired This week in
the dry, hot central portion. Curing is
being advanced as iar.idly as possible, is
practically completed in the east and
southern half of the central district. and
about one-half cut elSeWhes2. The crop
will he short in some central counties
owing to early mfavomble conditions.
Rice is now heading nicely Sweet
potatoes promise a good crop. The week
was TOO cry FOR tIlrn!Ips which are com
ing mp poorly. PengrttS continue goDl
Fail Irish potatoes are UP IN the cast
but 10 not look well.
a large crop Of grapes is available, hut
other fruit is dropping badly. The melon
season $ over.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06

Policeman Kerns, of Concord. was
shot and killed by one of three lawless
negroes on Saturday night. Will I'D
wards, the one who was supposed to
have done the shooting, escaped and
had not been captured at last accounts.
After a desperate hand to hand strug-
gle with negro prisoner named Moore
in the corridor of the Asheville Jail,
Jailer Lee drew his pistol and shot him
twice. The negro died an hour later.
The coroner's jury indicated Mr.. Lee.
The negro seized and attempted to throw
and disarm the jailer intending thus
to escape.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
THE EXTENSION
OF THE DROUGHT
High Average Temperatures
Increase Complaints.
OUR OWN STATE SUFFERS
WEEK HAS BEEN FAVORABLE
FOR EARLY CORN.
SHEDDING AND RUST ARE LESS CENTRAL
In Portions Of South Carolina, Florida and
Georgia Cotton has Been Injured by
Rain, Rotting and Sproutng in
tho PaIl in Eeorria.
the Boil in Georgia.

Washington. Sept. 5,-Followlng is
the Weather Bureaus weekly summary
of crop conditions:
A very large part of the country is
or less severity and as high average
temperatures have generally prevailed
during the week ending September 18th,
1899. with no rain in nearly all districts
suffering from lack of rain at the close
of the previous week, the complaints of
drought are more pronounced and eX-
tensive Very favorable weather condi-
tons prevailed ON the Atlantic coast al
though drought continues III portions
of New England and North Carolina.
As whole the week has been very
favorable for early corn, which has
made rapid progress toward maturity,
but has been less favorable to the late
crop premature ripening being generally
reported.
While cotton picking has been re-
tarded by rains in portions of South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and on the
Texas coast, in other portions OF the
cotton belt rapid progress has been
ludue. All ItlUIlS lHulCdle iudt the
crop is opening rapidly, much prema
turely. Reports of rust and shedding,
as a rule are less numerous and are
confined principally to the Central por-
ton of the cotton belt. In portions
of South Carolina, Georgia and Flori-
da cotton has sustained injury by rain,
sprouting and rotting in hollis being re-
ported from some sections; I'm Georgia,
however, the general conditions of the
crop has improved, there being fewer
reports of rust, with some new growth
as result of late rains.
The general condition of outstanding
tobacco, which is maturing rapidly, is
very favorable, and rapid progress las
been made during the week IN cutting
and housing.
The condition of the soil las been
more favorable for blowing ana seed
ing in the Middle Atlantic States, hut
in the States of the Central Valleys anil
Southwest, this week has been largely
suspended, owing to extreme cryness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
EXCURSION TO RALEIGH.
Goldsboro Methodist Sunday School
Coming Thursday Teachers Institute
Bridge Fell In.

1uilHS 1HuFSudS IedcnerS institute
Bridge Fell In
Goldsboro. n. c., Sept. 5.-(Speciai,--
The indications are that the excursion TO
Raleigh Thursday, to be run by Mr..
I. II. Robinson, under the auspices Of
st. Paul NJ. Il. Sunday School win carry
a large crowd. We bespeak for those
who go a pleasant time.
Mr. II. c. Shaman, a well known drug.
gisr, has sold his stock Of drugs. etc. 10
Mr.. II. c. Jenkins, am engineer ON the
Atlantic Coast lime and Mr.. Frank lar.
ries. druggist. They will enter into II 90
partnership.
Monday morning the county bridge
across Little river, leading TO the East
cn Hospital, three miles west Of Colds.
horo fell i'm with Il crash. Fortunately ut
the time it gave way, no one was ON e.,
but just few seconds prior TO the fad
some parties passed over the bridge, hut
did not discover any defect. Accident
unaccounted for except that the tIubb,rs
underneath the water was defective, gave
way, and caused the trouble.
The Wayne county teachers institute
for the white teachers of the county
opened in the Goldsboro Graocd School
building Monday morning, with a very
forcible and eloquent speech by Mr.. JAS
Il. Robinson, chairman of the Board Of
Education.
Prof. j. J. Faust, superintendent OF the
Graded schools, assisted by Mrs. NJ. .,
Humphrey and Miss Anna Lewis. eff.
cient teachers of the Graded school will
have charge of the institute during this
week.
Quite large number Of the teachers
are present and no doubt when the week
is over. they will return 10 their respec@
tive charges, strengthened and better
equipped for future work.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
MORPHINE, NOT CALOMEL.
Greensboro Telegram.)

BY a dreadful mistake Mr.. G. Il. Dog
gett, a prominentb citizen of Brown Sum
nit, this county, Saturday night admin
istered hig dose of morphine, instead
of calomel to his three-year-old child.
The little one died few minutes after
the dose was swallowed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Doggett are heartlbroken over the dread
full affair. The little one was bright and
promising and its death has cast a lin
gering shadow over their home. "A large
circle of loving friends mourn with them.
The child was buried at Brown Summit
yesterday afternoon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
READ HIS EDITORIAL.


| suffered with diarrhoea for long
time and thought ! was past being
cured. / had spent much time and mon
ey and suffered so much misery that. |
had almost decided to give up all hopes
Of recovery and await the result, but
noticing the advertisement of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and also some testimonials
stating how some wonderful cures had
been wrought by this remedy, decided
to try it. After taking a few doses /
was entirely well of that trouble, and
wish to say further to MY readers and
fellow-sufferers that | am a hale and
hearty man today and feel as well as /
ever did in my life.--O. Il. Moore. Sold
everywhere. Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Co.,
and II. Il. Hicks, Druggists, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-06
REPUBLICANS In LINE.
Settle Starbuck and Purnell for the
Amendment.
Wilmington Messenger.l

Y
Our townsmaR, MIR. s. III. Eishblate,
has been in the mountains recently.
He says from what he could learn
good many Western Republicans win
support the suffrage amendment. They
say it is needed and they desire it.
He informs us that he had conyersa-
ton with Judge eStarbHck, a leading
Republican in the western section, and
be is strCng for the amendment. The
talk in the west is that it will be for
the amendment, and if the east will do
its duty the very important measure
will be carried The east must do is
duty. Sta1.bqlck, Purnel and Settle :
three prominent leaders among the Re-
publicans are openly out for the amend
ment. An excellent start for victory.