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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-21
TIE oITUMWA co URIER: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1899.

home near Charlton Saturday MORN
ing after three weeks stay with her
brother, James Treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wickess, of Nebraska,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Harger in Lovilia.
Miss Ola Cobb, who has been teach
ing in Harden county, is spending her
vacation at home this fall.
c. E. Bissell has sold mis- drug store
and stock and residence Aand will de-
part for Washington shortly.
+ The Baptist society of I4ovilia is
building a neat little church in the
north part of the town.
Miss Katie Druey, of Bluff Creek. is
in Des Moines visiting with her sister,
Dora Drury, of that place.
Miss Ethel Elder, of near Marysville,
was the guest of Katie Cashier Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Kenyon, of Lovilia, is Wis
iting with her brothers. George and
Mike Sessler, of NIahaska county.
BIDWELL.
Bidwell, Nov. 20.-Miss Nina Swope,
of Avery, and Miss Marcella Swope, Of
West Virginia, were guests of Mrs. G..
II. Garfield, Tuesday.
i. E. Perry and daughter, went to
Lucerne, Mo-, Tuesday.
The Milwaukee people have replaced
the platform at Bidwell with "cinder
path which is at once strong and dur
able.
The work of the day operator at
Bidwell has been discontinued for the
present. L. L. Perry, who was former
ly day operator, works at night, and
j. A. Perry is out of job for the
present.
The travelling freight auditor of the
Milwaukee was in Bi,lwell Wednesday
on business.
Newton Johnston and family, of
Chillicothe, We're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Johnston, Sunday.
Vim. Washington and wife, of Chilli
Gothic, visited George Johnston and wife
Sunday.
Mrs. Newt. Newell, of Kirkville, has
been visiting Mrs. Lottie Williams this
week.
Miss Annie Garfield, of Chillicothe,
Twisted her sister, Mrs. Sam Bowen,
Wednesday.
The friends Of J. r. Stevens made
a corn huslling Friday to help Mr. Ste
vens, who has been for some time at
the bedside of his sick child. The child
is better at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Needham are re.
joieing over the arrival of type of
the new woman at their home,
Nov. 16.
The protracted meeting at Pleasant
Home is growing in interest.
Mrs. j. H. Chissman, of South OF
tumwa, will visit with relatives while
her husband is at Excelsior Springs,
Mo.
AGENCY.
Agency, Nov. 2o.-J. ". Monroe, the
veteran mail carrier, is i'll with heart
trouble.
Mrs. E. A. Brainard is i'll.
The farmers are about through
husking their corn. A great deal of
the corn is soft, having suffered by the
early freeze.
Fl. G. Myers was arrested and tried
before Squire Horton last week, and
was bound over on $500 bonds,his wife
going on his bond.
L. A. Calister, assistant principal of
the high school, spent Sunday with his
parents at Richland.
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SIGOURNEY.

Sigourney, Nov. 17.-Dr. L. B. Oil
yer has gone to California for couple
of weeks rest from practice.
DR.. and Mrs. Hildreth have re-
turned home to Arkansas after nice
visit with old friends in Sigourney.
Geo. l.. Barlow has moved into his
home recently purchased from j. NJ.
Richardson.
j. P. ,Talley went to Des Moines yes
terday on legal business.
A. G. Schultz returned Wednesday
night from Davenport where he had
been transacting legal business.
Sigourney and community are maxi
ing preparations to entertain on next
Tuesday evening at a banquet the re-
turned soldiers who participated in the
late war in Cuba and the Philippines.
This is not done for the Sigourney sol
diers but for all the Spanish-American
war soldiers now residing in the coun-
ty. 1t is hoped they will all be in at
tendance.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Seth d. Carris and Miss Lulu Bray,
VIM. II. Oliver and Elsie c. Miller and
to Claude Jacobs and Myra Ann Rey-
! BOiuS. Liz ldtteE couple were liluI-
ried at high noon by Rev. A. B. Hight
shoe.
The Royal Arch Masons held meet
ing last evening and elected the fol
lowing as officers for the ensuing year:
DIR. L. II. Hinkley, high priest; Hugo
Goeldner, king; Geo. b. Mcdonald
scribe; j. w. Lesan, secretary, and S.
w. Brant, treasurer.
Sigourney, Nov. 1s.-The board Of
supervisors adjourned yesterday. The
board let the contract for looking VI
all unlisted property in the county and
collecting delinquent taxes on the same
to w. II. Richardson, A. ID. Long and
d. w. Hamilton.
The official canvass of votes cast
shows that Shaw received 307 major
ity; Milliman, 1856; Sherwin, 1858; Bar
rett, 1856; Dawson, 367; Wilson, for rep
resentative, 1865; Snalsenbnrg. for treas
urer, "a; Latter, for sheriff, 567; Ad
ans, for coroner, 4O1; Gemmill, fol
county superintendent, $40; Griffith
for surveyor, 1884; Robt. Adams, fol
member of the board, 4s4. There was
q total of 1894 votes cast, against 5,77(
cast last year, making a gain of 81
votes cast in the county.
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Drank a Can Of Paint

Cedar Rapids, Nov. 1S.-Bert Har-
land, painter, who had had some do
nestle troubles, attempted to commit
suicide yesterday morning. He had re-
ported at the shop for duty, and step
ping into a back room took can con
tanning three quarts of green paint and
drank the whole of it. 1t was discov-
cred almost Immediately, he was hur-
ried to the hospital, stomach pump
was brought into play and his life was
saved.
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Don't Come

on Saturday, if you can possibly come
on any other day. 1t is not often that
we ask you not TO come, but for the
last three Saturdays we were unable
to wait on many of our customers,
while during the week we could give
you SO much better attention. Pretty
much everybody has found out how
much better clothing we Hindle, and
how much cheaper we sell it, and we
don't want to miss you when you
come. The Model (J. B. Sax).
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KIRKvILLE.

Kirkville, Nov. 21.-Mrs. Lavina Otis,
of Glendive, Mont, and her mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Doty, of Blakesburg,
We're visitors the latter part of last
week at the home of their brother and
son, c. A. Smith.
Mrs. Flora Bump, of Oskaloosa, is
spending few days at the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Ellsworth.
Misses Essie Ellsworth and Nellie
Ross, returned home Saturday from a
weeks visit with friends and relatives
at Osl1aloosa.
Joseph Gilbert and wife and son
Fred, who have been visiting with Mrs.
Gilbert's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis,
and other relatives for a weeks, left
Friday last for their home at Grin
nell. ~ e 1i2.9.
Rev. j. r. Perkins, of Des AIoines,
will preach at the Christian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
U. e. McNair came up from Ottum-
wa Saturday evening to visit over Sun
dav with his mother, Mrs. Maggie Nc
Nair, and sister, Emma.
James P. Forsythe, who has been
travelling extensively in Illinois and
Wisconsin for the Janney .lanufactur-
ing company, came home Saturday ev.
ening to spend Sunday with his fam
lily. He left again Monday for another
extended trip into Illinois and perhaps
adjoining states.
Rev. j. w. Van Wrinkle, former pas
tor at Eddyville, but now assistant sec
retary of the Children's Home, will
preach at the N. E. church next
Sunday mornig, and possibly at night.
Chris Hopp and family moved onto
farm over in Davis county last
week. POI
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will give an old time social at
the town hall, Thanksgiving night.
Grandma Newman returned Saturday
to the home of her daughter, Mrs. David
Hewitt, after four weeks visit among
her children and relatives at Blakes.
burg and Foster.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. E.
church was entertained at a quilting"
at the home of Mrs. Taylor Burlington
3hree and a half miles east of Kirk.
vile, last Friday. Nineteen ladies were
present and the occasion was very
much enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Eva Masters and children and
Mrs. BERTHE Whitney spent last Satur-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Hewett. one mile west of town. Mrs.
Hewett's brother, Harvey Newman
and wife. of Foster, were also guests,
and altogether comprised very social
party. and the day passed very pleas.
antly.
The Epworth League apple social
given at the hospltable home of Mrs
Dora Shaw, Friday night, was very
pleasant gathering and success, in
deed, socially. The main feature Of
test.
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pleNy, and remained unconscious until
the time of her death the following
morning. She was an old resident
here and lady that was much esteem
ed.
Rev. and Mrs. Haclsley, accompanied
by their little daughter lone, have
gone to St. Louis where an operation
will be performed upon lone. She has
a crippled foot which has been in that
condition since her birth and it is
thought the limb can be slaughtered
II an operation is resorted to.
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LOVILiA.

Lovilia, Nov. 21.-Rev. C. w. Wilson
and family entertained company from
Martinsburg over Sabbath.
Rev. j. B. Hill filled Rev. Wilson's
pulpit at Bussey and Loyilla last Sab
bath.
The young people of Lovilla had a
party at the residence of J. NJ. Castner.
All report a good time.
Mrs. G. Fl. Ellmons is visiting in Des
Moines with her daughter.
L. B. Mcdonald was an Ottumwa Wis
itor Friday.
Miss Eliza Treasuer.returned to her
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ALBA.

Abba, Nov. 1s.-The postmaster of
this city received notification yesterday
that he viii prepare two mails per day
for the Wabash. The notification stat
ed he would commence the work on
the 26th inst. but did not state the
hour.
Mrs. Rebecca Waugh died at her home
in this city yesterday morning. She
had been i'll for some weeks and We'd
nesday night suffered stroke of apo
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VILLAGE CREEK.

Village Creek, Nov. 21.--School OPEN
ed Monday, after two weeks vacation.
Miss Ada Burgeson is teacher.
Kaspar Swartz had new wind mill
week. HI,
j. w. Smith and John Sinsky market
cd some fat cattle to S. A. Burton 1ucs-
day. y
Emmett Haley is working for Lewis
Kosman this week.
Fred Eastman and family were
guests in Ot1umwa Thursday.
p. Burton was in Ash Grove Wednes-
day.
The home of Henry Dandello, who
lives east of here, was on fire one day
last week. The loss is small.
Garry Kosman, of Foster was at
this place, Wednesday, on business.
kasper Swartz called on Peter Swartz
Saturday.
Chris and Grandma Kosman were
guests at John Tenneyson's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Oostwell, of South
Ottumwa, We're guests of Mrs. Mike
Swartz, Sunday.
Emmett Burton spent Sunday with
friends at Blakesburg.
j. w. Haley, j. w. Engles and
Lige Walker We're in Ottumwa Satur-
day.
Tice Thompson, of High Point, was
in Village Creek Saturday, buying
wood.
The farmers of this place attended
the large stock sale of Wright Barnes,
which was held at Blakesburg, Thurs
day.
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Visible supply.

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-The visible supply
of grain is as follows: Wheat, 54,0Ol,-
900 bushels; corn, 1l,O5S,OOO bushels;
oats, 6,126,OOO bushels.
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After allowing claims for election
expenses, the board adjourned to meet
Wednesday, Nov. IS.
Samuel johnson, p. B. s.
Attest: l. ii. Hammond.
Dep. Co. Auditor.

Schedule of election claims allowed
by the board of supervisors at the Mo-
vember, 1899, session:
Name. Nature Amount
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Proceedings OF the board of super
yisors. Nov. IA, 1889, being the second
day of the November session.
Board met .spUrsuant to adjourn
ment, members all present, Samuel
Johnson in the chair. Minutes of last
days session read and approved. The
board then proceeded to the compile
ton Of the election canvas, which was
as follows:
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BOARD PROCEEDINGS.

Proceedings of the board of super
yisors, Nov. 10, 1890, being the first
day of the November, 1890, session.
Board met according to law, allmem-
bers present, Samuel johnson in the
chair. The board then proceeded to
canvass the returns of the last cleo
ton, and after deyosing the day to
same, adjourned to meet Tuesday, Nov.
Ia. Samuel johnson, P. b. S.
Attest: : l. ii. Hammond,
Dep. Co. Auditor.
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Total ..:...;;...;.........s1.s74.s4
Morgan Griswold, County Auditor.
BY |. IL. Hammond, Deputy.
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Daily Doings Of Some Of ottumwa's
Close Neighbors.
Personal, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL
Everything From Joyous Births to the
Philosophical Observation ofsages,
Are CllronicIcd by The Courier's
Special Correspondents
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Nov. 17.-Hiram Wilson, Of
English township, returned home We'd
nesday after a weeks visit with his
parents in Republican county, Kan
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Chicago Butter aud Egg Marker.

Chicago, Nov. 20. Butter, firmi
creamery 15A@a5; diaries 14@22.
Eggs, firm; 1S.
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Chicago Poultry Market.

Chicago, Nov. 2o.-Pouitry, easyy
chickens 6@7A; turkeys 9H@10.
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Climate and Crop Bulletin.

Des Moines, Ia, juno Is, 1899.
The average temperature Of the past
week was slightly above normal, with
about the usual amount of sunshine.
The first half Of the week Was showery
and the latter part generally fair. Ex.
cept in portions of the northeast and
southeast distllets conditions we're r..
vorable for drying up surplus moisture.
and placing the soil in condition for
cultivation, and completing the work
of planting where 1t had been retarded
by excessive rains.
It has been the best week of the Sos
son and the crop situation is consider.
ably improved. Fair progress has
been made in cultivsting corn; the
fields present q cleaner appearance,
and the plants better color. In por.
tions of the southeast DISTRICT planttnx
operations will pc continued throughs
out the coming Wesk, IL weather 10 IA,
vorsble; and at best some of the land
intended for corn will be sown to for.
age crops or abandoned.
Conditions during the week were
somewhat improved for spring wheat,
oats and barley; but many reports In
dictate that small grain 10 becoming too
rank for the best results,
Grass In meadows aNd RsstpFes Y
doing we'll, but the stand was greatly
impaired by the severe winter, and tho
hay crop will not be "a heavy 80 uausl.
The shortage will be- made good BY
millet and other forage crops.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

Last night Missouri Valley ex-
perienced the most terrific rain
storm that has visited this city
since June ~, 1885. The rain
commenced at about $50 and con-
tinued all night. About 2:3O this
morning the heavens opened and
the rain came down in sheets and
torrents. In hftesn minutes the
streets were raging torrents.
Gland Bprkett has lived on Sixth
street for thirty years. and he
says that he has never but once
before seen the water 80 high on
that street as it was last night.
A great deal Of damage was done
on the hill. streets and Street
Commissioner Van Patten feels
that \. hi & has all the work he will
be able to do for the next two
weeks.
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Olives.

iThen the dove flew out from the
ark it brought back to Noah an olive
leaf. When King Solomon was set
fling scsounts w,th the wofkmep VIM
built his temple be gave 10000 galfohS
Of olive oil as wages.
In southern Europe for hundreds of
years the olive groves have been the
fortunes of their owners. 1t 10 Ssid
the gnsrled and knotted olive trees In
Gethsemane are the same trees un@er
whose branches Christ prased. 1t y
said Itsly's olive crop 10 worth else;.
100000 year.
In one year an olive tree will yield
100 gallons Of olives and they sell from
SO to Is cents . gallon. A young tree
gives IS profits year, and in Califor.
MIA, where the olive tree hes been
lrausplsAtea. II begins to y,eid fruit
much sooner thsn in its original hame;
One county in California has grove
Of 100000 tfeeO.
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Wanted.


Teams. 300 teams wanted to work
ON Is. and N. railroad at Alliance
Neb. Wages $3.50 per day. Free
transportation to.snd from work from
Omaha. Apply room 81, Barker Block
Omaha. Neb.
r. G. Gushing y Co., Contractors.
The c. & N. W. Ry. know how to
treat their employees. They had
about sixty extra men working be.
tween Mo. Valley and Logan last
night. The men had to work all night
and this morning they we're brought
to the Miller Hotel and given the best
breakfast that could be prepared, al
the expense of the company. They
were tired looking lot of men.
Sunday school convention and dis.
trict conference Of the Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints will be held at Magnolia, Iowa
June is to Is, Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. j. F. Mintun,
District Supt. of 5. s.
A. M. Fyrando,
District Pres. of Church.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

The June number of Locomotive
Engineering contains descriptive
article with half tone cut of engine
No. sle used in the fast mail service
between Clidton and Boone, citing 1t
as Q type of new fast engines for fast
passenger service. The engine was
designed by w. H. Marshall, assistant
superintendent of motive power and
machinery of the Northwestern, and
built under his directions in consulta-
tion with the engineering department
of the Schenectady Locomotive Works.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

gfegate hsve been capitalized during
the last fifteen months. Trusts had
been in operation TO . limited extent
prior to the passage Of the Dinslsy tn.
if act, but IL will be noted that the
enormous growth Of these industrial
vampires has occurred since the enact.
ment Of that law. The democratic
party made . persistent effort during
the consideration Of tho Dingley aot 70
destroy all trusts, which gsre tho out.
growth Of high protection, hS. paosine
upon the free list ssn' xfttSisS ST in s aufsc.
tured, produced or controlled BY truets.
The effort failed because It ~ an
tagonized By solid republican VOTE.
Every democrat, popultst and silver
republican in the lower house Of con.
gress voted for such On amendment 10
the Dingley bill, aud every republican
present voted against if.-Red Oak
Sun. H..
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Last Tuesday as L d. Hull was
standing in front of DeCou Bros.
store he noticed some boys that came
by in wagon, and upon more close
examination saw that the wagon con-
tanned something more than boys and
that his moving machine was numbers
ed among the contents. He soon
learned that the boys we're bent upon
selling his machine for old iron, and as
1t was broken to pieces lie let them
proeesa. Mr., Hull caught the boys in
the act and gave them fepFimand-
Ing. This kind of work which has
NASH carried on by the same boys here
of late had oue w W p. ~. 49,. ~. ~
If their parents see fit to A.. '"e ~"
fer in this manner it is time the au-
thorities were taking q hand In the
game.-TWiner.
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Noah's Flood.

1t he's been 9 long time since NoahI
flood, but last nights rain was dupli-
cate Of that memorable day when 'sthA
heavens were opened and tho topntsini
of the great deep were broken up, aud
the rains descended upon the earth.s
The rain last evening and night was
the heaviest Fsinfall tp THIS seqtioR
since 1885,, IL not even worse than st
that date.
The streets in this city and the water
drains are ell in dilspidated condi.
ton, and many of the cellars ore water
soaked Or extremely damaged. The
damage to our streets will exceed 'fif.
teen hundred dollars, and many private
residences are damaged to q consider.
able extent. Just at this time the
prospect for additional water fall 10
very flattering, but we hope the worst
is now over. To add to the misfortune
of too much rain is the frequency cf
hard winds and dangerous cyclones,
lite aud property. 80 faSf Mo. vallet
has escaped from heavy winds and:
fatal storms. Nestled as our town 10
behind the hills, it is hoped we may
escape the devastating cyclones now
passing through the country. $50.
It is said that 1t is an i'll wind that
brings nobody good, but We are just
now unable to see where the good In
these winds soleess IN.
Reed the talegraphtc reports for psr:
ticulars of late storms.
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1t would materially improve the
appearance of the city to have the
weeds all cut along the streets and
sidewalks. AS our city is to be
visited by many strangers in a few
days, everything should be done
to improve the appearance of the
city, 30 that those who visit us
may carry away with them plea
SAINT recollection of Mo Valley. A
word to the wise is sufficient.
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Eight Killed-Ei Eighteen
Wounded.

The following telegram was received
from Earl Harris, at 4:2o p. M, who
went to Herman this morning. 1t will
be seen by reading the telegram that
the man Clauson killed was not q
resident of this city, as had been re.
ported:
Herman, Neb., June IA, 1899 DAILY
TINES, Mo Valley, 1o'-a.-Clsusaa
killed las hight was not RESIDENT OF
Mo. Valley, has peeu identified by re.
latives. Only one building and con.
tents was insured against cyclones.
Eight killed, eighteen seriously wound
ed. School house and church only
buildings left. EARL.
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We acknowledge pleasant call
today from Albert Chambers, of
East st John township. He says
the rain last night over in his pa, t
of the county was the hardest that
has been known for 25 years. He
says the strawstack that was
washed out of Deals fell was
carried down onto the bottom and
left just as it stood on the hillside.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15

having heard the evidence and
examined the body do find that
the aforesaid child came to its
death in a way and manner un-
known to the jury. Given under
our hands this 18th day of June.
A T Smith,
81 n Mace,
P Mace.
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New Store Building.

Contractors are now drawing
plans and making specifications for
a new brick store building which
M G Burbank will erect on the
site of his present wooden store
building at the corner of Fourth
and Erie streets. The structure is
to be 100 feet long, "a feet wide
and two stories high. Work will
be commenced on the building
within the next few weeks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-06-15
BOY DROWNED At MO-
DALE.
Falls Into the Soldier and
Sinks Before He Can
Be Rescued.

W. D. Tester and an eight-year.old
son, of Modsle, accompanied BY WIN.
Bourn, went up to the mouth OF the
Soldier yesterday on . fishing excur-
sion. They had very good luck during
the forenoon, and after eating dinner
went back to the river to put In tho
afternoon. About three O'Clock they
were all on the bank Of tho river fsh.
ing, when the little boy in some wy
slipped into the stream. When the.
father saw the boy fall into the river
be jumped in after him, but before 10
could reach him the boy sank in the
muddy water. The alarp. No, slxsR,
and the river YES dragged for hours,
but the body had not been recovered
at late hour last night. s~s s