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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-10-16
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Since the beginning of the seven
tccnth century. Dr. Mario Barrata
finds. less than forty earthquakes have
destroyed moro than 100000 persons
in Italy alone.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-10-16

Among the clocks which were seen
at the Paris Exposition was one Of the
year 1880, which bclongedtou Henry Ill
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-10-16

Portland Is the largest prison I'm
England Nearly 1000 convicts are
located there,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11

improvements in artificial marble and
connected with the National Marble COM
pany of Chicago, died at his home of
pneumonia. He was born at Manchester,
VT, August Is, 1914, and came to Chica
go thirty-five years ago.
While shooting at a rat in the rear
of his warehouse William Haynes acct
dentaly shot William Koenan. an en-
ploye. The bullet struck a hard surface
and glanced, striking Koenan in the
neck. The wounded man was taken to
the Alexian Brothers hospital.
-Silas 3. Cobb, whose residence in
Chicago has been longer than the exist
ence of the oldest building now standing
within the city limits, and who through
six decades of his life was connected
prominently with the important business
interests of the city, lies ut the point OF
death at the residence of his son-in-law,
William B. Walker. Mr.. Cobb, who on
January % last celebrated the eighty
eighth anniversary of his birth, was
seized last Friday with an attack of
pneumonia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

MILWAUKEE, lour-Steady. Wheat -
Easier; No. spring, on track, &c; No.
Northern, on track, 67Ac Corn-Firm: No.
on track. 2Sc; No. white, on track, 27c.
Barley-Firm; No. on track, 44c; sample
on track, 3s@45c. Rye-Firm; No. 1 on
rs; lard, 6.67.
Flour is steady at s.75@s so for patents:
bakers, 2:7o@2.so, and 2.95as. 10 for rye:
for bran, 1soo for i standard middngs "a ana
l4.oO for Milwaukee -four middlings.
CHICAGO = Close = Wheat-April, e6Ac;
s My es G5s1 Jny e5 5ae M;v seRtsmasr
July, 4o3sc September, 411s@41Ac Oats
April, 24Ac; May, 24Ac; July, 24A@24sse;
s Sept 81 sn 2s gE Sc 1872 90
April, 1929; May. 7.021a; July, 6.s2h;
September, $50. Flaxseed-Cash North
west ~ IS so oth0ner Ia 49, May Ill Sep
ST. LOUIS lose-W heat-No. 2 red
cash, elevator, TIC; track, 721a@73c; April
6l4S f s MaS 7oa aein JqHy s assb e t No
40c; April, 3SAc; May, 38a4c; July 391Ac.
Oats-No. cash, 25Ac; track. 25Ac; April
25@e; May. 25Ac; July, ,24@243sc; No. 2
new Yo 8 KspecileeaWSRhn0 7ssc
bid; July, 1870; September, 74c. Corn
May, 45Ac; July, 46Ac bid September,
IIvERPooL-Wheat-- Closed steady, ia
lower: May, 5s1O1sd; July, 5s95sd. Corn
Closed steady, unchanged to Ad lower;
May 4s21ad; September 4s1Ad.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Rece 100:
unchanged. Hogs-Receipts, 6OOO: steady
to sc lower; bulk of sales, 5.25@5. Ply;
heavy. 5.25@5.45; mixed, 5.15@5. 40; light,
5.15@5.27 pigs, 4.5o95.2O. sheep-Re-
ST. -Cattle-Receipts, 1000; mar
Iet steady to strong; native steers. .3.sO@
600; stockers and feeders, 3.45@4.8O; cows
and heifers, 2.00@5.00; Texas and Indian
steers, 3.75@5O0. Hogs-Receipts 5000; &c
lower: pigs and lights. 4.30@5.40; packers,
5.25@5. 45; butchers, 5.45@5. 521@. Sheep
Receipts, 1000: steady; muttons, 5.25@62 %;
lambs. 6.00@7.25.
DULUTH = Close = Wheat Cash No. 1
hard, 67hc bid; No. 1 Northern, 65Bc bid;
No. 2 Northern, 637sc bid; No. 3, 60kc; No.
/ hard to arrive, 681sc bid; No. 1 Northern
to arrive, 661sc bid; May, 66B@67c; July,
MINNEAPOLIS-C lose-Wheat-In store,
No. 1 Northern, April. Csc; May, 64Ac:
July 65c; September, 647sc; on track, No. 1
hard, 66c; No. Northern, Csc; No. North
South OMAHA attle-Receipts 500:
steadys Hogs-Receipts, $500; shade to sc
higher; heavy, 5271a05. 321a; mixed, $3.50
5.271h: light, 5.2O05 321a; pigs, 4.5O@5 %;
bulk of sales, 5.25@5.27a. sheep-Receipts,
300; strong.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
DEATH CAUSES DEATH.
News of a Daughters Passing Away
Fatal to Mother.

Lake Mills, Wis, April 6.-[ Special.1
Mrs. David Schultz died this morning
from the effects of the news of her
daughters death. She leaves an aged
husband, who is in feeble health, and
three daughters.
Oconomowoc, Wis, April 6.-[Spe-
cial. l-John w. Boyer, an old resident at
Clifford station, died yesterday afternoon
after three weeks illness, aged 73 years
He was a native of Connecticut, coming
to Wisconsin i'll 1866 and settling at
Oconomowoc. He was a stone mason by
trade, but of late years has been a florist
and gardener His was a familiar figure
at Okauchee station. He leaves a wife.
The funeral will be from the house Sun
day afternoon at / o'clock with interment
at Summit, Rev. f. G. Jewell officiating.
Baraboo, Wis, April 6.-ISpecial.l-
Mrs. Mary A. Aldrich died yesterday
aged "A years.
Platteville, Wis, April 6.-Mrs. Emily
q. Cronin, mother of DR.. Frank Cronin
of Lancaster, is dead, aged II years.
Mrs. l.. Vanderhie, widow of l.. Van
derhie. died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs. III. S. Stephens, in this city,
aged II years.
Beloit Wis, April Cd. B. Rock
wood, aged Y years, an old resident, died
yesterday.
The wife of J. T. Greenwood died, at
the age of 65 years.
Viroqua, Wis, April 6.-Levi Noble,
one of the old settlers, died. aged y.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, April 6.-Mrs. Mar
garet Brennan died yesterday, aged 76
years. She leaves husband, John Bren
nan, and three children.
Marinette, Wis, April 6.-Henry John
son, fisherman, was found dead in bed.
A coroners inquest decided that alcohol
ism was the cause.
Kenosha, Wis. April G.-[Special.1--
Mrs. Eva Catherine Reidenbach died at
her home in the town of Paris yesterday:
The deceased was "A years of age and
lived in the county since 1852.
Racine; Wis Wis April Cd Is l.
died this morning. She was resident Of
Racine for fifty years.
Waukesha, Wis, April 6.-[Special.1-
Susan Horn Paxton died at her home
on Tower Hill last evening. Mrs. Pax
ton was "a years of age. She was born
in Green Bay, coming to Waukesha
about fourteen years ago. Mrs Paxton
underwent an operation at the Milwau
kee hospital about five weeks ago and it
was thought to have proved beneficial.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
as yet been made
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11

Two Well-Known Neenah Boys
Charged with Serious Crime.
ZIMMERMAN ROBBED.
John Matthews and "Bi1Iyo Solomon
Are Taken in Charge at
Green Bay.

Neenah, Wis, April G.--[Special. /
Chief of Police Charles Watts returned
late last night from Green Bay, at
which place he caused to be intercepted
John Matthews and BILLY" Solomon,
both Neenah boys, on the serious charge
of highway robbery. The alleged Of
Tense was committed on last Tuesday
night. Chris Jacobson, a stranger just
down from the woods, being the victim.
1t was late Tuesday night when, while
covering his beat, Night Officer Giddings
heard the sound of .groans coming from
dark alleyway along the waterpower.
investigation disclosed the person of a
man i'll an unconscious condition. The
officer summoned help and the unfortu
nate was conveyed to the city jail where
examination showed him to be in a pref
ty precarious condition, his head bat
tered considerably. When jacobson
came to he reported that he had been
set upon by two men and beaten into
insensibility, but he was unable to rec
Of all his valuables. He had been in
lNeenah the past few days but luckily
ne deposited 500 in an Oshkosh bank
the day previous. Chief Watts took the
case in hand with only the place and
hour as material to work on. A night
'bus-drlver claims to have seen Matthews
and Solomon in that vicinity about the
hour the highway robbery was commit
ted. This aroused suspicion and they
were spotted. The next day after the
hold-up these young men were flush with
money and yesterday they left for Green
Bay. Prompted by additional clews,
Chief Watts telephoned to Green Bay
authorities to intercept Matthews and
Solomon, with the aforementioned re-
suits. Matthews and Solomon come of
good families and their arrest has caused
no end of surprise in Neenah. BILLY"
Solomon is known all over the state as
a crack baseball pitcher
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
CHICAGO HAPPENINGS.

August Frandel painter, dropped
dead at an election booth. He had en-
tered the booth and was preparing his
ballot when he fell to the floor.
George Miller, laborer, who was
employed in the works of the j. w.
Reedy Manufacturing company. fell ten
feet in an elevator shaft in the foundry
and was severely injured.
The body of James Seilhnek, a labor
er who had been employed by the John
Spry Lumber company, was found float
ing in the slip adjoining the lumber
yards Seilhnek was 50 years old.
Porch climbing burglars scaled the
stone walls of Mason +. Starrings resi-
dence, and escaped with SloOO worth OF
Jewels, money and other articles. some of
them held priceless by the family cn ac-
count Of associations.
Mrs. Amy Winans. said to be the
first white child born in Chicago, IS ex-
tremely i'll at her residence at Santa
Ana, Cal. Her sickness is due to the in
firmities Of old age, Mrs. Winans being
90. She was Miss Kinzie.
DR.. Ernst Schmidt, one of the oldest
German physicians of Chicago, is i'll at
his home His son, DR.. l.. Il. Schmidt,
says his father would recover from the
effects of his present ailment. but that
q permanent cure was not expected
A fire which threatened the destruc
ton of much valuable property broke out
in the tailoring establishment of Rosen-
valid & We'll on Division street. It was
confined to the structure and a loss OF
$4,000 was entailed.
Clyde H Wallace, the former sub
treasury clerk recently convicted of tax
ing sack containing $4,000 in gold, was
sentenced by Judge Kohlsaat to impris
onment at Joliet for two years. The de-
Tense was allowed sixty days in which to
file bill of exceptions.
Hiram S. Utley, inventor Of many
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
Patents To- Inventors.

Messrs. Benedict & Morsell, solicitors
Of patents, Old Insurance building, Mil
waukee, report patents issued to West
ern inventors April 3, as follows:
r. W. Balch & J. J. Merrill, NeillsvilIc,
Wis, magazine camera; J. N. Barr, Mil
waukee, headlight; f. w. Brooks, West Su-
perior, Wis, ordnance; N. A. Christensen,
Milwaukee, engineers valve for fluid pres
sure brake systems; J. P. Dorau, Lark,
Wis. ~, rotary engine; O.. Enger, Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, 1umber-loading device:
NJ. S. Field. Racine, Wis, milk-pail strain
er; J. f. Gail, Kenosha, Wis. springfield
bottom; w. johnson, Milwaukee, awning
operating mechanism; T.. G. Kruger.
Wrightstown, Wis, combined pulverfzer
and harrow; E. o. Linton, West Superior,
Wis, oil can or tank; A. G.. Mather, Mil
waukee, water supply and heating appa-
ratus: A. g. Mather and w. w. McCalum,
Milwaukee, means for automatically open
ing or closing gascocks; A. McAvoy. Racine,
Wis, thill-cOupling: ri. r. Nehrbass, Hart
ford, Wis, artificial tooth; B. V. Nord-
berg, Milwaukee, bottle washer; J. E.
Quatsoe and w. Beier, GAINESVILLE, Wis.,
portable dark room.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
SUCCESSFUL SECOND TIME.
Monroe Man Goes on Big Spree and
Then Kills Himself.

Monroe, Wis, April 6.Mike Klassy,
a well-known citizen of this city, hung
himself in the county Jail here yester-
day. He was sent here from Beloit,
where he had been on spree and had
taken an overdose of aconite and was
saved by a stomach pump. An inquiry
into his mental condition was made and
it was decided to commit him Temperate
ly to the county insane asylum. When
the officers went to his cell he was found
dead. He was 81 years of age and
leaves a wife and eleven children.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
DEBATE DECLARED OFF.
Wisconsin Students will Not Meet
the Team from Missouri
Law School,

Madison, Wis, April g. [Special. /
The debate between the Forum society
of the law school and the Bliss lyceum
of the Missouri law school has been de-
clared off. owing to disagreement. The
Missourians, it is alleged attempted to
evade the customary rules of intercol-
legiate debates, which were thought to
have been understood, and the Badgers
gave up in disgust
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
MAY MOVE COUNTY SEAT
Vote on the Observation-Disclosures
10 or WestfieId.

Portage, Wis, April 6.-[Special.] i
Fred Meinke, chairman of the town of
Westfeld, was in the city today and
stated that ten of the fifteen supervisors
elected Tuesday in Marquette county
were in favor of submitting the question
of removing the county seat from Mon
tello to Westield to vote of the people.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
MARKET REPORTS.
Milwaukee, April 7, 1900.

EGG AMI
MILWAUKEE-Egg - Market steady at
10Ac for new, cases included; 1Oc for new,
cases returned; 10A c for old, cases included;
dirties and seconds, T@Sc. The receipts
were ga cases.
Butter-Market easy. The receipts were
L, 100 lbs. today, against ,22,05o yesterday;
lbs against a97,5o1 lbs last week,
cry, per ID, zoe; firsts, lie; seconds Ice;
extra dairy, Tic; lines, 14@15c; packing
stock, BE; roll butter, tic; whey but
ter. 1o@11c, imitation creamery, 16@1!c;
grease, 4M6c. Fancy dairy prints are III
the market here and sell at 20@22c. There
was decidedly weaker feeling today and
much lower market is looked for next
week. The demand has fallen off some
what, buyers holding off for lower prices.
The fine weather is helping the pastures
and the output will naturally increase from
now on: Sales of extra. prints were made
on the board at 1870 while extras sold for
18c. Roll butter sold for Ice. The offerings
today were large.
Cheese Quiet. The receipts today were
ceipts this week were 52,196 lbs against
81, 296 last week. Full cream fats, per
10. 1l72a12c;, New York, full cream,
breE fancy Young 6ctob AmeF make 1885,
winter, .91A@10c: inferior, 9@91Ac; lin
24c; Block Swiss. domestic. 121a@131ac: No.
1 imitation loaf, 13014c: SapSago, 19GL2Oc;
farmers. 11012c.
-Butter-Easy; creameries, IS
@19c; dairies, 15@17c. Eggs-Steady: fresh,
1 1G Dressed p99"u d turkeys, sh
NEW YORK :. Butter = Receipts, Bill
pkgs; barely steady; Western creamery. IS
M21c: Western factory, 16@isc. Cheese
Receipts, 1875 pkgs; fancy large white, 12H
@121ac: fancy large colored, 13@1314c; fancy
small white, 12A@13c; fancy small colored,
13@131ac. Eggs-Receipts. 11,196 pkgs;
firm; state and Pennsylvania, at mark, 1919
013c: Western storage. 121ac: regular pack
ing, 12@12hc: Southern. at mark, 11M12c.
Sugar-Raw, firm; refined steady. Coffee
Quiet.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
Assaulted a Clergyman.

Madison, Wis, April 6.-Walter Hart
was convicted of assault and battery on
Rev. Warren G.. Jones and sentenced to
four months in Jail. He was unable to
pay fine of $75 and costs.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11

Dropsy treated free by DR.. 81. Ell.
Green's Sons of Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists in the world. Read
their adj in another column CO this paper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11
MILWAUKEE LIVESTOCK MARKET.

HOGS--Receipts, 1 car; market sc low
err; light. 5.2O@5.40; mixed and medium
weights, o.2005: 40; fair to good heavy, $50
@o.40: fancy selected hogs, 5.4O@5.45
ATTLE-Receipts, none; steady: butch
Ell steers, medium to good, 1850 to 1900 lbs,
4.5O@5.OO: fair to medium, $50 to 1850. 4.25
cows, fair to good, 3.OO@3.50; Gamers, 200
G260: bulls. common, 2.75a3 %; choice 3.25
@3.75: feeders. 500 to $50 TBS. 3.75t0l4. 30:
stockers. 500 to $50 1bs 5.6504 10; veal
calves, 50O@6.00: mixers and springers,
dull; common. 20.00@2SO0; choice heavy
cows, 35.00@45.O0.
SHEEP-Receipts, none: market steady,
4.5005.O0: bucks, 2.5O0325: lambs, COM
mon to choice. 5.00M6.5O.
Chicago receipts: Hogs, 10000: cattle,
300 sheep, 5000.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-04-11

+ believe that the next year will be the
most stupendous year that heaven ever
saw. The nations are quaking now with
the coming of God. 1t will be year Of
successes for the men of Joshua, but OF
doom for the men Of All. You put your
ear to the rail track, and you can hear
the train coming miles away. So l put
my ear to the ground, and l hear the
laundering on of the lightning train of
Gods mercies and judgments. The mer-
cy of God is first to be tried upon this ma
ton. 1t viii be preached in the pulpits,
in theaters, OH the streets-everyw
People will be invited to accept the mer-
CT Of the gospel, and the story and the
song and the prayer will be mercy"
But suppose they do cot accept the offer
Of mercy-what then? Then God will
come with his judgments, and the grass
hoppers will eat the crops, and the fresh
cts will devastate the valleys, and the de-
falcations will swallow the money mar
kets, and the fires will burn the cities,
and the earth will quake from pole to
pole. Year Of mercies and of judgments !;
year of invitation and of warning; year
of jubilee and of woe. Which side are
you going to be on-with the men of All
or the men Of Joshua? Pass over this
Sabbath into the ranks Of Israel j would
clap my hands at the JOY Of your coming.
You will have poor chance for this
world and the world to come without
Jesus. You cannot stand what is to
come upon you and upon the world unless
you have the pardon and the comfort and
the help of Christ Come over! On this
side are your happiness and safety; on
the other side are disquietude and de-
spair. Eternal defeat to the men Of Al.
Eternal victory to the men Of Joshua.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-30
FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
Bodies of Minnesota, North and South Dn.
kotu Boys Brought Home.

Bodies of Minnesota, North and South D.l.
kotu Boys Brought Home.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. T.-The bodies
of the dead that arrived On the trans
port Picking from Manila, 1919 in all,
have been removed to the Preside,
where they will remain until ordered to
burial grounds by relatives. The fol-
lowing are the names Of the dead from
Minnesota and the Dakotas:
Thirteenth Minnesota-Compan A,
Privates 9. A. Payson, Colwell, l..
H. Currier; D, Private John s. Wood;
E, Sergeant Merwin s. Carlton; +, Pri-
vate Sydney T. Garrett; G, First Lieu.
tenant Frank A. Morley; H, Private
Charles H. Schwartz.
First North Dakota-Company Q, Pri-
Yates John G.. Beckley, Frank Upham;
H, Privates John Morgan, Frank Hm-
den; K, Private Ole T. Lakkan.
First South Dakota-First Lieutenant
and Regimental Adjutant Jonas Lien;
Company d, Privates Askel Eidsnes,
Fred D. Greenslita; F, Second Lieuten-
ant Sydney F. Morrison; E, Musicians
Irving J. Willet, j. Berg; G., Private
Jay A. Smith; H, First Lieutenant
Frank H, Adams, Private Orris j. Nc
Cracken; l, Privates James f. Link,
Fred E. Green, William G. Loves; K,
Privates James M. Clark, John J. Ma.
honey; M, Sergeant William B. Smith.
There are three unknown dead
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-30

gold. Once. when two governments were
at war. those holding certain fortress
decided to remove the money stored
there. They had the gold put in strong
boxes and loaded on schooner. The
next morning. when they were ready to
sail. the commander discovered that the
men in charge of the schooner had sailed
away in the night.
1.-The crew were caught and court mar
tailed. One Of them, who promised to
reveal where they had stored the treas
urc. was spared. He lied. Afterward
he said he could not find the place. They
hunted for it long time and finally gave
up in despair. This man made out a
chart of the island, showing the location
of the boxes. He guarded his secret,
however. He never got a chance to go
back to Santa Catalina. His widow will
60 there with me-
Once an expedition went out from New
York in quest of this pirates hoard.
Charles S. Beardsley. lawyer; John
Benjamin Peck of the treasury depart
ment, Judge Horne of Buffalo and Judge
Davidson Of San Francisco were the or.
ganizers. The failure Of that expedition
is still remembered. They found nothing
but trouble. At last they were glad to
get home again.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-30
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

On" of the best things to keep rabbits
"H"" from trees Is Il mixture Of copperas
';ilI i.!Ie.
CURED leaf on tn" reach car ,~..- ally
:" c"r''d hy thorough drainage. aided by
"r"I,r cultivation in good season.
fnrks made by Il comrnon pencil in
z!nr labels will after Il time become dis
thu: and lcgiblc No special ink Is
seeded
''he cherry succeeds better about ths
house or elsewhere in grass than most
other fruit trees. 1t needs very little
pruning.
The best pruning is that which rarely
If ever calls for the removal of large
branches Annual pruning will usually
prevent this.
The secret Of keeping apples during the
winter is cool storage and thorough ven.
eilatiou. Keep them rs near the freezing
point as possible. -Exchange.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-30

10 bare that it might be called cell. He
Is 81 years old, which is comparatively Il
youthful age for candidate to the pa,
pacy.
Cardinal Gotti has the respect and con-
fdence of Pope Leo. He holds the post
Of project Of the congregation Of indul-
gences and sacred relics. He displayed
diplomatic qualities of the highest order
in the mission to Brazil confided to him
in 1892. In that country, in addition to
the conflict going on between the civil
and religious authorities, the church was
in considerable danger on account OF the
lack of discipline and Of the dissolute
morals which prevailed among the clergy
and the epscopate. To the great aston
ishment of every one the pope selected
the superior Of the barefooted Carmel
ties. who happened TO be Father Gotti.
to put an end to disorder and re-establish
harmony between the civil and religious
powers.
Father Gotti in two or three years tri
umphed over all difficulties. and his sue
cess was so complete that on his return
the holy father dccreed him cardinals
hat. He has already small court form
ed of those who believe his success prob
able who honor him as though he were
already elected. But he does not take
much notice Of these f1atterers. Great
ness appears to have no temptations for
him,
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-01-30
WOMAN TREASURE HUNTER
She OrEnnix ives uu Expedition to Kant
Nor E,y,tp d (.,7H

She Organizes M Expedition to Kant
FOr Buried Gold.
Mrs. Roswell ID. Hitchcock. d New
York woman who has Travelled n,urh and
written book about the klonlike. is
going to conduct an expedition in search
of buried treasure. While in the Klon-
dixie she heard the story of buried gold
on Santa Catalina island from miner
who claimed to have found some Of it.
She also got possession Of an old chart
and has found the widow of man who
helped bury the gold. The widow will
60 with her.
Says Mrs. Hitchcock of her enterprise:
''That the treasure is there is historical
fact. There are three treasures. secret
ed ut different times, on the island. One
Is in jewels. diamonds. golden images
from sanctuarics and precious stones of
all kinds. amounting to $30.OO0,OOO: an
other is $5,OOO.OOO in Mexican dollars;
the last. and the one Of which have the
chart. is between $15.OOO.O and 500
100000 in gold.
"Of course all the facts | shall not
make public. ! am satisfied that | can
locate this vast wealth. 1t is not pirate