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Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Matrimony on Small Capital.

A wilmington clergyman tells Of Phila-
ried one day. When they left the boat at the
Fourth street wharf in the city they had but
five dollars between them. Nevertheless, the
groom called a cab and ordered to be driven
to the city hall and then to the nearest min
lister. At the city hall he paid $500 for
marriage license, which left $l.40 to pay the
cabman and to fee; the minister, At the lat
ter's house the cabby demanded $3.50: The
groom replied that he did not have it, and
The driver compromised on a dollar, leaving
40 cents for the minister. The groom, how
ever, was not done buying, for he stepped in
to a nearby store and bought an envelope
for cent. In this he put the remaining 80
cents, and, after the ceremony handed it to
the minister. How the newly-married
couple got back to Philadelphia is mystery.
-Philadelphia Record.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Steam railroad building has been
more active the past year than for some
time. The new mileage laid is placed at
1851 miles, against 1906 miles last
year and an average of about 2. 900 miles
for each of the previous four years.
Iowa leads the exhibit, with $50 miles
of new road, and Minnesota. Arkansas
and California come next. Only five of
the 50 states and territories are un-
represented in the table-those being
New Hampshire, Rhode Island. Della
ware. Nevada and the District of Co.
lumbia. This is certainly very good
showing.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

. It will be four years. next summer
since the discoveries of gold in the
Klondike region excited the whole
country, and just to show what the
enterprising pioneers have accom-
plished in this brief space of time it is
announced that the White Pass g. Yu-
kon railway will probably be opened
next June, in which case it will be pos
sible to make the whole trip from Taiya
to Dawson by rail and boat. There has
certainly been some tall hustling done.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

In Washington Gen. A. w. Greeley
was seriously injured by drunken
man who tried to gain entrance to his
house.
The fund for the family of Gen.
Lawton will reach $4,000.
President Mckinley has created a
military department, consisting of the
territory of Alaska, and assigned COL
George H. Randall, Eighth United
States infantry, to command.
Admiral Dewey was presented with a
loving cup from melted dimes contrib
uted by over 10000 persons.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Nash Inaugurated.

Columbus, O., Jan. 9. At noon in
the rotunda Of the state capitol Hon.
George e. Nash was inaugurated gov
ernor Of Ohio, succeeding Asa s. Bush
nell. The oath Of Office was admins
tered BY Chief Justice Shauck. Of the.
supreme court fol flowing which Gov.
Bushnell presented the new governor
with his commission. Gov. Nash then
delivered his inaugural address.
Lieut.. Gov. John "a. Caldwell, Of Gins
cinnati. was inaugurated in the senate
chamber during the afternoon.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Actre.. Acuuitted Of Murder,

Chattanooga, Tenn, JAM. 1.-THE
trial of Julia Morrison James for the
murder Of Frank Leidenheimer, of the
''Mr. Plaster of Paris" company; Of
which they were leading man and
lady. on the stage Of the Chattanooga
opera house on the night of Septeln-
Der % last, ended at four o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, when, after one
ballot. the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty. The verdict was wildly
cheered by the spectators in the court
room and BY hundreds outside.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
LATER NEWS.

AA1fI1t NJ SVS
The time was occupied in the Unit
| ed States senate on the 10th in pay
ing tributes to the memory of the late
Vice, President Hobart. In the house
bills were introduced to repeal the
stamp tax sections of the war revenue
act; to license corporations, taxing
them at the rate of one per cent. per
annum on stocks and bonds when
they amount to $1,00O,OOO or less, and
by sliding scale to ten per cent. on
$500, 100000 or more; for an appropri-
alton of 100000 for a government post
office building in Sterling, Ill.
Mrs. Mary Ford died in Ottawa, ILL.,,
aged 100 years and five months.
Cornelius Shew and James J.. Egan,
the murderers of jackson Pepper, an
aged and wealthy farmer, were hanged
at Montrose, Pa.
Phil Armour, the Chicago millionaire
packer, announces that he will make
his future home in Pasadena, Cal.
Mrs. Joseph Christie, of Mcpherson,
Kan, cut the throats of her two chill
dren, both under six years old, and then
cut ucI O"u lu1Odt' DOWcSl1C tlOuOAc
was the cause.
John Walter Smith (dem.) has been
inaugurated governor of Maryland.
The London war office has made pub
lie few lines from Gen. Butler, but
they threw no light on the situation.
Lord Roberts and Gen. Kitchener have
landed at Cape Town. Lord Methuen
has been recalled to England, his mind
being unbalanced.
Many thousands of head of stock
were frozen stiff and two men per-
ished ina blizzard at White Oaks, N. NJ.
The son and two daughters of Thom-
as Brown were drowned near Black
Point, Ont, while skating.
Mrs. Martha Elvira Stone, postmis-
tress at North. Oxford, Mass, since
1857, died at the age of SO years.
Elihu Root, secretary of war, says
that he is not and will not be cantii-
date for the Office of vice president.
Joseph C. S. Blackburn (dem.) has
been elected United States senator by
the Kentucky legislature.
The influenza is becoming epidemic
in Great Britain.
Reports from the movements of the
American commanders south of Manila
show that Gen. Bates and Gen. Wheaton
are at Perez das Marinas and Gen.
Schwan is at Slang. Two thousand
armed insurgents have retired to the
mountains from the district between
Indang and Maig and others have re-
treated along the coast from Novelita
toward Batangas.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The government has been asked 10
pay q no1e ll8 years Ole. Norman
.Stearns, 81 orcheSter, Masss holds q
promisseryh hote for 81 s.67, given 10 his
grandfather. Eli Stearns. in 1881 BY the
governmeni.s The note bears date Of
August 1si. !. and Nis signed - Tim
Pickering guartermast general. and
#countersigned BY Jabbery Hatch. q. q.
n. Mr.. Stearns claims that the money
was advanced to the corps Of invalids
sat Boston The note provides for SIX
per cent. Interest until paid and II the
government allow NJ. StearDs' claim
Ae will be given &Is as IS
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

A big salt mine operated by the
Belle Isle Salt company at Belle
Isle, Miss, was recently flooded, when
the shaft penetrated a big spring. but
an engineer has solved the difficulty.
He will freeze all Of the water in the
mine by means of refrigerating
process, and will then cut out the ice.
When the ice has been cut out near
to the spring dam will be built. and
the spring will be permanently walled
up. The company has 50 much conf
dence il, him that they have given
him $4,000 with which to carry out
lhe work. ~ s3ss &
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Two Perish by Fire.

New York, Jan. 1O.-The handsome
residence of Joseph Pulitzer, publisher
of the New York World, at 1912 East
Fifty-fifth street, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday, and two women servants were
suffocated or burned to death. The to-
tai loss is estimated at about 100000.
The insurance is $25O,0oO. The victims
of the fire were Mrs. Morgan Jellett, the
housekeeper, and Miss Elizabeth Mont
gOmerY. gOYerneSS.--
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Renresantative Rnherts q

Representative Roberts, of Massa-
chusetts, has introduced a bill in the
house which attaches penalty of $50
to the desecration of the national flag
in any way. 1t prohibits the printing
of pictures of political candidates on
a flag, or words, figures and designs
of any kind. 1t also prohibits its use
as trademarks for advertising mer-
chandise of any sort. Nearly all Of the
patriotic organizations of the country
asked for such a bill two years ago.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
McGovern Defeats n.xon.

New York, Jan. 10.-Terry McGovern
Tuesday night wrested the feather
weight championship of the world from
George Dixon, who bad defended it for
nearly nine years. To save Dixon from
a knockout Tom O'Rourke, his man
ager, threw up the sponge in the eighth
round, when the negro was staggering
helplessly, bleeding and weak, but as
game as dying gladiator. The fight
took place before crowd that packed
the Broadway Athletic club, and the
victory decided the ownership of a
$4,000 purse.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The part of the twentieth annual
report of the government geological
survey, which deals with the mineral
resources of the country, just pub
lished, shows that since 1880 the value
of mine products has increased from
$369, ,319, 900 to e7,s20.72o. Since 1893
the rate of increase has been $25, 5,000,-
900 year. All the metals except
Eckel made large gains. Aluminium,
antimony, zinc, copper and lead
reached their maximum.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The gondola has had it's day of use
fulness in Venice. A corporation has
been at work for some time supplying
the city's historic waterways with
steam launches. 1t is only question
of time now when the palace of the
Doges will have to make way for
skyscraper Office building.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Confessed to Murder.

Pana, ILL.,, Jan. S. = At the trial OF
Henry Brunot and his mother Saturday
for the murder of Jane Brunot, whose
body was found in an abandoned we'll
April 10 last on the Brunot farm Bru.
not confessed the crime, exonerating
his mother. Brunot was given a life
sentence. Mrs. Brdnot was acquitted.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The kopjes, of which the dispatches
from South Africa have much to say,
are usually the site of old native viii
lagos surrounded by stone walls at the
top and bottom. They are natural
forts and when strengthened by barbed
wire can hardly be taken by a rush.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
An Army for Alaska,

Washington, Jan. 9. The president
has created a military department.
consisting of the territory of Alaska,
and assigned Col. George II. Randall,
Eighth United States infantry, to com.
mand. Col. Randall is on duty with his
regiment in Cuba, but will report here
en- route to Alaska on January Is.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Benjamin Prime. who has just cele-
brated his one hundred and tenth
birthday in New York, says he does
not remember of ever having seen
Washington. The New York World
remarks that ''he must have been born
blind"
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Tragedy In Chicago,

Chicago, Jan. 9. - "A man supposed tc
be ]. a.. Furtell, an actor, shot and
killed his wife in their room at the res.
idence of Michael Fewer, 143 West Mad
ison street, Monday afternoon. He then.
shot himself and died several hours
later in the county hospital. The mur
der and suicide are a mystery.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Among the men who have come to
congress this session for their first
term is Delegate Pedro Perea, of Ber-
nalillo, N. NJ, who is one of the
wealthiest ranchers of the southwest.
He is man of middle stature, has
sparkling black eyes and in many re-
spects looks like a Spaniard. His fam
lily is one of the Oldest in New Mexico.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

In all French official departments
the hours are now counted from ore
to twenty-four, beginning at one a. m.
The wee sma' hours are unchanged,
but the midnight stroke is monitor
that seems disposed never to quit.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

After a test of American locomotives
on French state railroads the authori-
ties managing the lines have ordered
ten more for passenger traffic. Wher-
ever they are tried abroad our locomo-
tives score an invariable success.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Knew 1t Was in LehiEh.

A certain Pennsylvania Sunday school
teacher was questioning her class: "Where
lie pondered awhile and finally announced;
screamed the teacher. 'tYou ought to know
better than that Why, little George
knows where Christ was born. Where was
Christ born, Georgie?" And the treble of
the four r-year-old answered.: 'Beth-le.hem."'
"That's right" said the teacher: "Well," }"
where on the Lehigh Valley railway Chi
cago Chronicle.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The new treaty between Mexico and
China allows the free admission of Chi
nese enigrants, and, in fact, the two
governments agree to encourage the
settlement of Chinese in Mexico.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
The sdoorsofFt the State Bank 81 Plank
5inton. s. d. owned 81 b. =. Stevens.
were closed
.FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE1I.


In his report to London Of the bat
tie at Ladysmith Gen. White tells ,f
severe fighting, but it is believed the
British garrison is almost without am
munltion and more than ever in need
Of help. Nothing has been received
corroborative of the rumor that Gen.
Butler has crossed the Tugela river.
The campaign against the Filipinos
who have held undisputed sway in the
country south of Manila while the
American forces have been engaged
in scattering Aguinaldo's forces in
the north is proceeding with vigor.
The death of Nine. Bazaine, widow
of the famous French marshal, who
died some years ago in exile in. Spain,
occurred in the City of Mexico.
In London no late war news from
South Africa has been received. It is
reported that Commandant General
Joubert, of the Beers, has been seri-
ously injured and will take no further
part in the war. Thus far the total
British losses, exclusive of the last
Ladysmith battle, have been: Killed,
1927; wounded, 3,675; missing, 2,511;
died of disease, 40.
In London Louise Masset, French
governess, who was convicted of the
murder of her three-year-old son, was
hanged.
While trading among the Admiralty
islands the captain and crew of Is men
belonging to the British schooner Nu-
kumania were killed by cannibals and
eaten.
Off the Nova Scotia coast four men,
bers of the crew of the fishing schooner
Edith S. Walt, of Gloucester, Mass,
were drowned.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Time and Money.

Miss Romantique-The foreign nobility
having nothing to do, must lead awfully mo-
notonous lives.
Miss Kostique-Yes, notice those who
come over here never seem to have any
change.-Catholic Standard and Times.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

No way has yet been discovered by
which the year 1900 can be abbrevi-
ated in writing. In this respect it will
be one of the longest years on record.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
JANUARY 1900.

Secretary Root is trying the expert
ment of making sailors out of farm
ers. The new recruits ought to be
able to plow the seas all right.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Mr.. Zweipiggiesteinstopp is the name
of a foreigner who has recently located in
this city. The other morning a neighbor
passing BY him in a hurry said: Good
nod mention your name; Pm shortness Of
breathe dis mornin'. '."-JoQiet Qu.) Star.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

The so.called modest violet commands a
higher price, in proportion to it's size, than
any other flower at greenhouse.-Atch-
ison Globe.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Cora-"Do you like to hear agirl whistler"
Merritt-"No, but I like the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try."-Town
Topics.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17

Some men show good judgment by show
ing lack of self-confd Chicago Daily
News.
Willmar tribune., 1900-01-17
Loving Cup for Dewey.

Washington, Jan. 10. - The loving
cup of silver, made from the melted
dimes contributed by over 10000 Amer
lean citizens, the majority of whom
were children, was presented to Ad-
mirai Dewey Tuesday morning. The
cup, which is a massive and artistic
creation, is nearly six feet in height and
appropriately inscribed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-10
OIL NOTES.
The market still remains at sl,25,

The market still remains at Sl.25
PENN Twp Curt Craig is drilling for
the Producers Oil Co at Mcbride.
FAnEvIEw TwP-Hoch Bros of Nil
lerstown have a good well on the Lew
Sutton near Peachville. 1t was rated
at % bills, Vance & FrantZ were the
contractors.
CONCORD rwP-W. A Wade is
spudding for another well on his own
farm, Clark & Hindman, contractors.
WATTERs-E. II. Sloan recently
drilled a well from the f00foot to the
third sand aud got q good gasser FOR
Christie brothers.
GALLERY Forest is drilling
eight or nine wells in the Ramsey field
west of Gallery
MAGNETISM An exchange thus tells
OF q well in Germany from which the
hardened end Of steel drill was recov-
cred, which had broken off at a depth
OF 1900 feet: "A soft iron bar, I'VE feet
long and two and one-half inches in
diameter was wrapped with q. single
layer Of India rubber covered wire thus
making il an electromagnetic The bar,
with wires leading TO it, was lowered
into the hole, and current from small
dynamo turned on. This magnetized
the bar, which was then carefully
drawn up to the surface, bringing the
steel dTill point with it,
a GAS DEAL-The American Gas Co,
OF Kittanning, has lately purchased all
the interests of the Limestone Natural
Gas Co. The American Gas Company
supplies the town of Apollo with gas for
domestic use and also supplies fuel to a
large number OF manufacturing plants
in Pittsbnrg. Il is for the purpose OF
increasing this latter branch Of it's
business that the company acquired the
Limestone company's properties The
American Gas Company also controls
large amount of territory in Butler
county and its agents have recently
leased over 3, 600 acres Of gas property
between Worthinst ton and Cowansville
They are still at work increasing their
holdings as rapidly as possible. All Of
this territory, including that purchased
from the Limestone company, viii be
developed as rapidly as the work can be
done.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-10
A Fish Story.

Rev. NJ e. Koonce OF Clarksville,
Mercer Co. writing from Rampant,
Alaska, under date Of May End tells the
following:
Last week l spent five days fishing
for trout at place 10 to 30 miles up
Big Munook Creek Got $50 in three
days-taking one day each way for the
trip While fishing through O crevice
in the ice 10 feet deep, and sitting on a
snow-drift the mosquitoes bit me fear
fully for awhile. but snow storm came
up and they quit biting-so did the
fish. That sounds like fishy story, but
it is the gospel truth. The next day |
was standing on a peninsula Of ice and
the thing split off and gently dropped
me down in the ice water up to my
waist. | crawled out, took off my
clothes and wrung them out, put them
on again and resumed fishing. They
didn't bit very well after that so start
ed for home, Is miles, and my clothes
were dry when | arrived here.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-10
SOMETHING NEW.

Here is something new, an original
contest. Read very carefully You
may get 800 in Cash, PaTlOr Organ,
or a Bicycle or a gold watch, or a silk
Dress. Who can arrange these ten
groups Of jumbled letters into the name
Of ten States, "Oyekwrm, ''htua.
'-weldarae "awio. 'hooi 'llnoiisi
"dioba,7 'neaim, ''monywig' For
exomple, "a OyekwTn' can be transpOsed
into New York and so On. You can
only use each letter in its own gToup.
1t will be found a hard study, but if you
stick to it yOu may get five. or even
seven, or perhaps oil Of the words
correctly. The proprietOrs Of Wards
Root Beer, that delicious, healthtul
temperance beverage, offer the following
grand prizes. To the person who sends
q complete correct list viii be paid 500
in money; to the person sending the
next largest correct list viii be given Il
9 T5Bicycle ladies OF gents; for the
next largest correct let will be given q
beautiful $50 ParlOr Organ; for the
fourth largest list win be given a fine
$50 Gold Watch; for the fifth a hand
some G25 SILK Dress Pattern. If more
than one person succeeds in making u
complete list the $100 cash and the
equivalent in money Of the other prizes
viii De divided among those who send
correct list Of ten States. We want you
TO try and make out the entire ten
States. for who knows but what you
may be the lucky winner Contest
closes Sept. 30th. The object Of giving
these prizes is simply an advertisement
age makes FIVE gallons OF delicious,
healthful, invigorating beverage. With
your list Of answers you mast either en-
close The Seal from the top of n 25 cent
package of Wards Root Beer, which
you can obtain from your druggist or
send 10 cents silver or SIX two cent
stamps with your list Of answers for Il
trial size package which viii make one
gallon Of delicious Root Beer.
This is simply one Of our plans Of
advertising and we hope our giving
these prizes viii be the means Of having
Ward Root Beer tested in many new
homes. Send your answers to day If
possible. Everyone has an equal oppor-
tunity. Honest and fair treatment is
guaranteed. No one III our employ viii
be allowed TO enter the contest. All
that is required from successful con-
testauts in their assistance IN introduc-
ing Wards Root Beer, the purest and
best. Address, early as possible, Ward
Drug Co. 30-82 E. 14th St, New York.
wish to sell my fresh cow and calf.
Cow 5-years-old, and calf months.
Inquire Of Philip Killian, No. Is South
Washington St, Butler.
Ask your Grocer for Currie's Milk
Bread, made only by the Palace Bak
cry $40 Centre Ave Phone 209
WANTED-Men to hew ties Good
wages paid Address p. O. Box 229,
Butler, Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-07-10
SUMMER TOURS TO THE
NORTH.

For the Summer of 1900 the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has arranged
to run two personally-conducted tours
20 Canada and Northern New York.
These tours viii leave July u and Aug.
4, including Niagara Fslls, Thousand
Islands, Rapids of the St. Lawrence,
Quebec, The Saguenay, Montreal, An
Sable Chasm, Lakes Champlain and
George. and Saratoga, occupying
fifteen days; round-trip rate, $l25.
Each tour will be in charge Of one of
the Company's tourist agents. assisted
by an experienced lady as chaperon,
whose especial charge will be unescorted
ladies'
The rate covers railway and boat fare
for the entire round trip, parlor- car
seats, meals en- roDte, hotel entertain
ment, transfer charges, and carriage
hire.
For detailed itinerary, tickets. or any
additional information, address Tourist
Agent, Pennsylvania Railroad Conpa-
ny 1896 Broadway, New York; $50
Fulton Street, Brooklyn; $50 Broad
Street, Newark, n. j.. or Geo. w. Boyd,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.