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Mohave County miner., 1900-06-30

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Cocol and Personal.
July 4th will be quiet affair in
Kingman this year.
Judge Blakely has gone to White
Hills on legal business.
Thomas Ewing, of the Sheeptrail
mines, is at Needles.
j. w. Emerson is home again from a
visit on the Big Sandy.
Three days this week developed the
hottest weather in several years.
j. A. Carrow, of the Big Sandy, was
in kingman several days this week.
Miss Earhardt and mother of Selig-
man, are in Kingman for the summer
Mrs. John Blakely aud children have
gone to Kansas on two months visit.
There will be- services in the church
tomorrow both morning and evening.
A tri-weekly mail route has been es-
tablished between blackberry and Sig
nal.
Treasurer Cornwall has gone to the
Big Sandy to look after business af-
fairs.
Mrs. CAL j. Cross has gone to Pres
colt to remain during the warm
months.
w. II. Rogers returned from an ex-
tended sojourn in California yesterday
morning.
Mr.. Moore, contractor of the Hack
berry Indian school, was in Kingman
Sunday last.
John and Lew Blakely have gone to
the Ben Butler to assort and ship sew
eral carloads of rich gold ore.
Harry McComb and family will leave
early next week for Colorado, where
they will remain during the hot
months.
George Klempf, of the Mint mine.
Todd Basin, was in kingman this week
looking for team to haul in carload
of ore.
Ed. Gooding, Oldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. r. Gooding, is. home again,
having spent two years in school in the
state of New York.
George w. Roster has gone to the
Soldiers Home to recruit his health.
His host of friends in Mohave county
wish him all manner of good things
including the best Of health.
George w. Miller was over from
Hack berry the other day. He has com
pleted his contract to round mp 200
head of the Bacon cattle and made the
last shipment Monday.
The Lone Star mine will soon have a
hoist. The Star Is one of the old mines
of Mineral Park and years ago pro-
duced the richest ore ever taken from
that camp.
I.W. Hawkins and son Wallis de-
parted on yesterday afternoons pas
senger train for Los Angeles. Young
Mr.. Hawkins will buy home In or
near the city and expects to settle
down for life.
8. j. and James Forman brought to
the sampler this week four tons of ore
from the African mine at White Hills.
The ore gave value of 1900 ounces to
the ton. Sam Forman will rusticate
in California for few weeks and
James Forman has gone back to White
Hills to resume work on bis lease.
Call at Watkins drug store and get
free sample of Chamberlain's Stom-
ach and Liver Tablets. They are an
elegant physic. They also improve the
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
FRANKVILLE

(From our regular correspondent
Dec. II, 1900.
The oyster supper, announced in our
last items, was success financially and
socially, taking in somewhere near $27.
We now solicit the ladies to bestir
themselves and Guido the men.
The /. o. G. Il. convention held here
the 14th and 18th was well attended,
and, we understand, was very salts
factory meeting. Friday evening the
Frankville Lodge gave festival, and
during the day of the 14th reports and
election of district officers consumed
the day, and Saturday evening was
held silver medal contest, in which
there were five contestants, Mr.. Drake,
of Cresco, Miss Webb, of Waukon, and
the Misses Gertie Chamberlin, Mabel
Letchford and Ida Kneeskern, of
Frankville, of which all should be
praised and complimented. ejudges
of the contest gave Miss Gertie Cham
berlin the tmedal as the winner. A
full church was in attendance, showing
that they appreciate the work of the
/. o. G. IT. There was full delegation
from the adjoining lodges.
John Williams and family, who are
now the guests of DR.. E. Il. Wilcox,
start for California, Tuesday, the 18th,
where they will spend the winter.
Miss Allie Hoyt is the guest of her
brother, f. A. Hoyt, for few days.
Somewhat of surprise was melted
out to the Frankvillites, Saturday
night, when it was learned that quiet
wedding had united two of our estim-
able young people for life, in the per
sons of Chris. Waters and Macy
McNair. We extend congratulations
The big hunt that has been looked
ahead to for some weeks, came off last
Thursday, the 18th, In which there
were twenty contestants ten on each
side. The losers having to serve an
oyster supper to the whole hunting
force.
]. III. Kneeskern returned from
Kansas City, Wednesday, where he
had been with eleven cars of stock
cattle.
Preparations are under way for
Christmas, as both the Methodist and
Presbyterian Churches celebrate the
day and have Christmas trees.
Our Uncle Sam, Mr.. Feltis, is some
what under the weather. battling with
the la grippe.
The new homes of Paul Topel, John
Lydon, Grant Birdsell and David
Crawford are nearly If not quite ready
for occupancy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
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OSSIAN.

(From our regular correspondent.
Dec. 10, 1900.
Elba Riggs, of Castalia, was bust
ness translator Wednesday, we under
stand he intends to sell out and take
up farm life.
Nick Klein, one of Calmar's prosper
Gus boys, made his brother short call
Wednesday.
Alex Kaupel came home from Cal
mar Saturday evening, and says,
although he has nice position there
is no town like Ossian.
Mrs. Benson, who resided about five
miles south of town, having attained
ripe old age, passed away at her
home Sunday and was buried Tues
day.
Mr.. Ed. Waugh, member of this
Masonic Lodge, a resident and depot
agent of Monona, died Wednesday
after an illness Of twelve days, and
wasburied Friday. He spent his boy
hood days in Castailia as an only child.
Thursday we witnessed swift run
away, scattering wheels and boys
from Boyle's to the depot. Forum
ately for the boys, neither wheels nor
boys were the worse for their swift
turns.
Mrs. Jim Hunter of Castalia, was
shopping Thursday.
Fred Rathburn of Castalia, was in
town Saturday.
Saturday was big day, it was with
great difficulty that the farmers found
place to tie.
After few days visit with relatives
and friends in and near town, Mrs
Ed. Collins returned to her home in
Waukon, Friday.
Will Holtey met with serious aci.
dent Saturday, getting limb caught
in horse power and badly severing
the flesh from the limb.
Clarence and Edwin Lee returned
home Saturday from Fayette, where
they have been attending school
They will remain at home during the
holidays.
Fanny Cornell begins her first term
of school today, at the cross.road
school house east of Castalia. W.
wish her great success in her under
taking.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
BURR OAK.

(From our regular correspondent
Dec. IL, 1900.
This is mild winter weather we are
having.
Our young folks enjoyed dancing
party at Gene HeadiDgton's, last Fri
day evening.
Preparations for the Christmas tree
are being pushed with great vim.
Committees have been appointed, and
each one is doing his best to make the
occasion pleasant one for the children.
Our village school has larger enroll
ment than has been known for many
years. Thirty-two in the primary, and
forty-two in the higher room.
DIR. and Mrs. Emmons visited rela-
tives at Westgate and Waterloo a few
days last week.
Mr. Goforth, who has been quite sick
for the past few weeks, is much i'm
proved.
The people of the M. T.. Church will
have another sociable next Friday
evening, at the homegof Ezra Reed.
Everybody come.
The following officers were elected by
Usona Rebekah Lodge, No. ASS, 1. o.
o. f., at their meeting Dec. 4th.:-N.
G., Mrs. Frances Willsie; V. G., Mrs.
+. M. Bovee; Secretary, Miss Charity
Willsie; Financial Secretary, Miss
Alice elise; Treasurer, Mrs. Addie
Ward.
Last Tuesday, NJ. V. b. Kidder, OF
DEBORAH, erected stone at the tomb OF
our late Rev. Cummings.
Luther Hill, of DEBORAH, occupied the
pulpit in the M. e. Church last evening
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
LOCUST.
From our regular correspondent.)

From our regular correspondent
Dec. II, 1900.
Locust is still alive in spite of having
no post office or rural delivery. How
long will this continue? Not one
tenth of the letters will be mailed that
were when we had post office, and
not half of the newspapers will be
taken; instead we are gradually going
back to old pioneer days.
Austin Luros, of DEBORAH, spent a
few days at the old homestead last
week.
Mrs. Ruffridge returned home last
week from a six weeks visit with
relatives at Fairmont, MINI.
Geo. A. Pfster, who served as juror
of the United States court at Dubuque,
returned home last week. Court
adjourned to the 9th of this month
when Mr.. P. must go again.
Geo. A. Pfister marketed cattle at
DEBORAH last Saturday.
Henry Ruffridge took carload of
hogs and G. A. Luros car of cattle to
DEBORAH last Saturday to ship.
Miss Tilla Severson departed for
Henrytown, Mimi, on Saturday, to
visit relatives few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kern transacted
business in DEBORAH last Friday:
Chas. Casterton marketed hogs at
Mabel, Mimi, on Friday.
Henry Sellman and family, from
Hesper visited with Chas. Falck on
Sunday.
Phil. Pfister, ST., Jacob Young and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Pfister visited with John Young's at
Bailey Springs last Sunday.
John 1. Tavener, of DEBORAH, re-
turned home today from few days
visit with the Fawcetts and other
relatives.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
RAVENA.

tFrom our regular correspondent
Dec. IL, 1900.
Ernest Allen and Bertha Todd con-
cluded they had endured the anticipa-
ton of future bliss about as long as they
could stand it, and decided they would
enter upon the realization of what joys
belong to the marriage state. By the
assistance of r. F. Gibson, J. P, they
placed their names on the roll of indie
pendent families, as Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen.
Miss Fannie Cornell commences
teaching her winter term of school
to-day.
]. b. Eimers is attending school at
the Breckenridge Institute.
James Boyle has been quite sick, but
we understand he is somewhat better
at this writing.
If your children haven't had the
whooping cough you had better keep
them at home these days.
MI. and Mrs. Herman Lansing and
daughter, Dora, went to Ridgeway,
Saturday, to Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hauber.
The Misses Martha and MALTA Prown
have returned from Sioux Ripids.
Perry McMullen has been visiting
with his father and mother the past
week.
August Peck was Frankville bust
ness visitor Wednesday.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
SPILLVILLE.

(From our regular correspondent
Dec. II, 1900.
Wedding bells will soon ring.
Miss Anna Kuchar, of Protivin
spent Sunday with Nora Valenta.
Mike Graft, of Calmar was a Spill
vile visitor Sunday.
F. Bernatz, was a business caller
at Calmar Wednesday.
Miss Barbara Kulish, of Austin,
Mimi, has come home to spend the
holidays.
An elegant display of Christmas
gifts can be seen at Haug's store.
Herman Lansing and family, OF
Ossian, spent Sunday with relatives.
Mds. J. Bernatz and F. Mashek
transacted business in DEBORAH We'd.
nesday.
Miss Annie Panek, who has spent
the summer at DEBORAH, returned
home Saturday to spend the winter.
G. Heuser, of DEBORAH, has been
the guest at the home of his son F.
Heuser, for few days.
Arthur Wehls returned home rom
Burlington, Ia, Saturday, after
several weeks visit with relatives.
A Christmas tree and exercises will
be given by the children of the paro-
chial school, Sunday evening, Dec. %,
al the new opera house; admission 25
cents
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
A Statement.
DEBORAH, Ia, Dec. IL, 1900
additional Correspondence (

DEBORAH, Ia, Dec. IL, 1900.
This is to certify that w. l..
Lawrence i'm settlement with me
allowed everything | charged against
him, and he allowed balance in his
favor of $3.50, and gave due bill of
S25, payable Jan. 10, 1901, and he
charged me $40 that he furnished at
my request to my son Fred, to pay on
a buggy, and he charged 500 for plow-
ing, what he claimed as 80 acres of
blowing; | thought there was not SO
much blowing. He charged S45 for
corn feed to 7 pigs and horses. My
bill against him was 1853, which he
allowed this bill. / allowed except
said items in all SlS0.50, leaving a
balance against me OF $3.50 and which
he threw off and gave me the due bill
of sos in full settlement to this date
and which Is hereby acknowledged.
FREDERIKA TEEPE.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
HESPER.
From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent
Dec. II, 1900.
Merry Xmas.
The Free Thought Society met at the
home of DR.. Worth, the 9th.
Mrs. r.. Reid spends the holidays
with Mrs. Anna Webb, of La Crosse.
o. G. Mason, of Oelwein, was recent
speaker in behalf of the Yeomen.
Mrs. Clara Battey arrived home from
her Alabama and Chicago visit Thurs
day evening, the 18th.
G. o. Themes and wife, of Mabel,
were visitors with the family of G. B.
Pike on Wednesday last.
Misses Retta Mitchell and Rachael
Galusha have each a new organs.
o. Hutchins has returned from a
weeks visit with parents at Walton,
Wis.
F. H. Allen and Miss Grayce we've
visitors in DEBORAH the 10Th.
w. A. Plunkett has recently added
new furnace to his residence. Also
T. Nelson.
Mrs. Josephine Strong expects to
start for DeSmett, S. d., the latter part
of the week.
]. Monroe, of Mabel, passed through
our city to-day, enroute for Oklahoma.
Miss Louise Nelson, who has been
confined to her bed for several weeks
with consumption, died at her home
in Hesper, on Saturday, December 18th.
She leaves four sisters and three
brothers, besides many friends to
mourn her loss. The funeral service
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
Friends Church, at o'clock, DIR. p.
Slack officiating. The remains were
inferred in the Lutheran cemetery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
FREEPORT.

tFrom our regular correspondent
Dec. II, 1900.
(Too late for last week.
Fire started in the roof of Deremo's
house the other day, but was quickly
subdued by the school boys.
RUDE Strayer, of Fayette, has been
spending few days at his aunts, Mrs.
Hallmans.
Preaching at the school house Sun
day forenoon and evening.
Harry Van Pelt is again at home.
He arrived from Dubuque Monday
evening.
The committee appointed to look
after the Christmas tree exercises are
promising pleasant evenings enter
tainment.
Several of the young people have
been enjoying skating near here for
several days.
Lawrence Drake is again able to be
out, having been confined to his bed
for several days.
A weeks vacation for the schools be-
tween Christmas and New Years.
Barney Arneson left for Washington
few days ago. We expect to hear a
good yarn ON the beauties of the
Pacific slope.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
Auction Sale.

Auction every Saturday afternoon
beginning Dec. 18th 1900. My stock
of Hardware must be closed out in the
next As days. The lease on the build
ing expires by that time and 1 am
determined to close out and quit the
business. This is snap to buy all
kinds of hardware at cost and below
cost as will sell at a great sacrifice
sooner than store them away. Two
doors west of post Office.
JOHN FINN.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
Special Prices for Christmas.

Fresh Oysters, per can 25 cents.
Fresh Oysters, per quart, 35 cents,
direct from Baltimore.
Fancy Mixed Candy, per pound, s cts
Fancy Mixed Candy, new, Is cents
California Oranges, per dozen, 80 cts
London Layer Raisins, per h., Is cts
Cal. Celery, Cider, Nut Meats, Sweet
Potatoes, etc., at lowest prices.
At HUTCHINsoN'S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19
Flowers for Christmas.

l have nice lot of plants suitable
for Christmas presents, such as Palms
and Ferns, Araucaria Excelss, Aspar-
agus Plumosus Nanus, etc. 1 am also
prepared to fill all orders for cut flowers,
but please order early, to insure the
very best. w. T. SYMoNDs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-12-19

Have you seen that handsome
opal ware at Quandahl & Co.'S? There's
nothing better for Christmas presents.
The PUBLIC OPINION, for holi-
day Presents, five subscriptions, each
one year, for $500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Governor Barnes Annual
Report has Been Conn
pleted.-ITs a First
Class Showing.
OKLAHOMA IS GREAT
Is Set Forth in that Style
Which Has Gained for
Governor Barnes
Much Fame.

Guthrie, o. 7. Oct. 2.-Gover-
nor Barnes annual report to the
secretary of the interior, which
has been in the course of prepara-
ton during the past two months,
is complete, receiving the finish
ing touches last night previous
to the governors departure for
Norman. Accompanying the re-
port, which contains about 10000
words, are twenty-five photo
graphs of Oklahoma views which
which will be used in illustrating
the printed book. The report is
a faithful word picture of Okla
homa and will be a valuable
source of information TO the pros
pective home.seeker and crafty
ing to the pride of those who are
already dwellers in the territory.
Considered space is devated to
the Kiowa and Comanche coun-
try, which is soon TO be opened
to settlement. Among the other
subjects exhsustively treated in
the report are growth and popula-
ton, taxes, public schools, terri
torisl institutions, school lands,
banks and banking, railroads,
commerce, climatic data, diyersi-
fed farming, livestock, irrigation,
public health, immigration, crimes
and punishments, public build.
ings, Industrial progress, postal
facilities, military posts, national
guard, Indian guard, Indian reser.
vstionS, statehood, etc.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-04
Had an Exciting Chase
With Bloodhound near
Eclectic, Alabama.
SEARCHERS CALLED
In to Enjoy the Spectacle-Vote
to Decide the Means of Death
Story of His Crime as
Told by Him.

Wetlmpeks, Ala, Oct. 2.-Win-
field Townsend, alias Floyd, o
negro, was burned at a half hour
after daylight, this morning. The
negro's crime an attempted as.
sault ON Mrs. Lonnie Harrington,
whose husband set fire to the fuel
which reduced Townsend's body
ashes.
Yesterday afternoon at l
o'clock, the negro Floyd, hanged
wee kaga for attempted to as.
saut Mrs. Harrington was at a
cotton gin in Electic. His home
is one mile out Of town. The
negro came to the house and told
Mrs. Harrington that her husband
had sent him to get 90 cents from
her. She told him she had nc
change. Then the negro left, but
returned in about ten minutes,
The woman's screams were heard
by Bob Nichols, negro, who was
passing along the road at the
time. He ran into the house in
time TO see the negro escape. AS
soon as Mrs. Harrington was re-
stored TO consciousness Nichols
gave the alarm. The news spread
rapidly. All the stores of ElectiC
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-04


neries and sawmllls shut down;
the people left their wagons in
the roads and gathered for pur-
suit of the negro. The crowd
divided, some securing the woods
near the scene of the crime and
others going TO the penitentiary
for blood hounds. The dogs
were not brought to the scene
until nearly dark. They were
taken to where the negro's tracks
disappeared and exciting chase
ensued. The dogs stopped final.
ly at a tree in front of OdiOn g
store, on the north outskirts of
Electic. The crowd, coming up,
soon discovered the negro sitting
on limb. He was brought down
at once and taken to the scene of
his crime. There he was con-
fronted by his victim, who pos.
itiyely identified him. Word was
sent to II 9 other searching parties
that the negro had been found,
and about IL O'Clock q crowd OF
several hundred was in the viii
liage. The negro was taken to
the edge of the village and pre-
parations for his death were
quickly made. A rope was
flung over the limb of o big oak
and q huudred men stood ready
to swing him up.
Theh halt was called and the
manner of death was discussed
by the mob. A vote was taken
and the balloting showed major
ity of the crowd to favor death at
the stake. The stake was prepar.
Ell and the negro was bound
TO il with chains. Pine knots
were piled about him, and the
flags were started by the husband
of the victim. AS they leaped to
the negro's flesh he uttered wild
cries Oto all for mercy and help
The crowd looked on, deaf to his
cries, and in an hour the negro
WAS reduced to ashes.
Towsend, before being bound
confessed the crime and said thai
he was also implicated with lex
ander two weeks ago for an at
tempted assault on Miss Kate
Pearson. He said he and Floyd
had planned other crimes of like
character.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1900-10-04

No more trouble at any home,
bnscuit like mother made. Use
Big K -four, e V Hollingsw.orth,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-04

their glare over the tents. trees and
people was very beautiful.
The fireworks over, the guests as
sembled in the tent, which had been
prepared for dancing. 1t was graceful
ly festooned with eyergreens and flags,
while pictures and notices shone out
on every side. The hall was lighted
with some twenty large Union lanterns
made of transparent paper of red, white
and blue. rejecting various notices,
the United States coat of arms, etc.
These cast a cheerful light over the
scene and added to the novelty of the
occasion. The dancing commenced at
about o'clock, under the direction of
DR.. Hoffman,, and was kept up-inter-
rupted only by the collation-till the
Wee sma' hours ayont the twal,'
when the assemblage broke UP and the
festivities of July 4Ch. 1864, closed.
We have never seen our American ma
tionaI anniversary kept in more hearty
and enthusiastic manner. There was
perfect unanimiIv of sentiment. The
central location drew together an I'M
usually large crowd, while the liber-
ality of the committee in providing so
abundantly everything needed for the
occasion added much to the enjoyment.
The members Of it deserve credit, and in
behalf Of those there we feel authorized
to thank them for the attention and
time devoted to 1t. Especially do we
thank Captain Babcock and his lady.
who were all devotion to their guests.
Such festivities as this that has just
closed are calculated to increase the
bond Of union and national sympathy
between countrymen living in foreign
climes, and to inspire the young and
glowing hearts of their children with
love and generation for the land and
memories of their forefathers. The
very atmosphere is soul-inspiring and
fills every bosom with patriotic fervor
And no man, woman or childe there OF
Monday could look upon those stars and
stripes waving so proudly around then
! without feeling a silent but ferven
prayer bursting from the soul that
The star spangled banner forever ma!
wave
Ger the land of the free and the HON,
of the brave"