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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-31

Decoration Day.
The Vandalia line will sell excursion
tickets for May 30 and 80 good return
ing to and including May 81 for one
and one third fare for the round trip to
all stations. $50
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-31

Pathetic Picture Of the Abandoned
Farm.
There is deep psthos in the picture
by w. l.. Taylor, called "The Passing
of the Farm which appears in the
June issue of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal. The bowed and ssdfsced figure
of the lonely window, standing with
one hand on the open door of the wait
ing coach while she takes long last look
at her old home, makes strong appeal
to the feelings. The sad November
sky, the distant misty hills, the closed
house, the deserted barns, and above
all, the detected figure, bring a lump
into ones throat.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-05-31

Excursion Rates Via Nandalia Line for
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Araln.. woman Suffrage.

Mrs. Edwin Knowles Of Brooklyn.
the new president Of the Professional
Woman's league, does not believe in
woman suffrage. Discussing the SUBJ
ject the other day, she said that to her
mind the woman suffragist appeared
as a ridiculous being. Mrs. Knowles,
who enjoys the reputation of knowing
what she is talking about, expressed
the opinion that nothing was to be
gained by enfranchising women There
are as many ignorant women as men,"
she says, land giving woman the right
to vote would merely increase the num-
Der of voters, while their division on
the issues of the day would be about
as it is now. The only thing that
would be gained would be more trou
BILE for the women" But Mrs. Knowles
has strong belief in club life for her
SEX 1t 'broadens" woman, she says.
New York Times.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
ATROCITIES OF CONCENTRATION
CAMPS WOULD CAUSE WORLD
TO sHUDDER.
MOVE NATIONS TO INTERVENE
Boers Are Defending Their Liberty,
Says Mr.. Kruger, and When 1t II
Granted They VIII Lay Down
Their Arms-Cannot Accept a
PrOttctorate Thinks England
VIII Grant What II Right.

Paris, Aug. 4.-The Figaro publishes
a long interview, to-day with Mr.. Kru-
ger. After denying the cruelties
charged against the Beers in Lord
Kitcheners report, Mr.. Kruger de-
clares that the atrocities Of the con-
centration camps were twenty times
worse than had been stated by Miss
Hobhouse in Great Britain, and that.
when fully known, they would cause
the world to shudder with horror and
move the nations to intervene.
''We are defending our liberty" con-
tinues Mr.. Kruger, land when 1t Is
granted we will lay down our arms.
Great Britain known our conditions. II
is not for me to repeat them. We will
never renounce our flag and WE cannot
accept any protectorate. 1 am con-
WINGED that the hour will come when
Great Britain will grant what is our
right. Moreover, / am confident that
God is with us and will not abandon
u.s."
Mr.. Fischer, who was present at the
interview, said nothing had yet been
decided regarding Mr.. Kruger's visit to
America.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
The Man By the Roadside.
BY WILL S. GIDLEY.

Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
A man suffering from half dozen
gunshot wounds lay dying by a Ken
lucky roadside-a man grizzled and
gaunt, and upon whose lean face was
the bronze of fifty summers and many
q Jagged seam and scar.
rabbit poked its nose inquirin5ly
through the bushes as he lay there,
and then at sudden movement from
the dying man turned and scuttled
swiftly away.
Then big blue-bottle fly came buzz
zing around the helpless man, welter-
ing in his own life-blood beside the
rude mountain trail, and after five
minutes of laundering and humping
against his battered features finally
settled down on the raw edge Of a
wound, just below the matted hair on
his forehead and began patiently drill
ing into the sensitive flesh.
The exquisite pain seemed to revive
the mortally wounded sufferer and
awaken his instinct of self-preserva-
ton. His right hand stirred by his
side, and then crept slowly-slowly
out surely-up toward his blood
stained forehead.
Inch by inch it advanced-that
gnarled, claw-like hand-until it was
on level with the demon fly probing
INTO his wound; and then with sud-
uen movement he brought 1t down,
crushing the life out of his tormentor.
"Ha, ha! I got yeh. did IL" he
chuckled foarsely "Wush I could
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
FOUR FATALLY INJURED.
Collision ON n Trolley Line Caused
by an Open switch.

Springfield, Ohio, Aug. 4.-The Day
ton, Springfield e. Urbana trolley car
scheduled to arrivt here from Dayton
at $50, crashed into coal car which
stood on an open switch near Donnells
vile last evening. Fourteen persons
are lying in the Mitchell Thomas hos
pital seriously hurt. Four are believed
to be dying. and many others, whose
names could not be learned, went to
their homes with injuries which were
considered too slight to record. The
cause of the wreck was an open switch.
A car had passed the switch all right
forty minutes previously, and upon ex-
animation after the disaster it was
found that the switch had been opened
and locked, and 1t Is believed to have
been Intentionally done.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

my horse an was able to ride I'd fol-
Ter him up an settle matters with him
yet, but | haint got the stren'th left
| to do 1t. I've got lead enough in me
to kill an elephant Ole Cy meant to
make a sure thing of it. That bullet
in my back alone would've fixed me. 1t
| must've struck the muscle that works
my legs, reckon, 'cuz hain't had no
use OF 'em sence 1t hit me. But my
mind is clear an my right arm is all
right yet, an'-an' I'd give the rest of
my life, sech as it is, fer jest one more
chance at the man who shot me down
an flung me here in the bushes to die
like dog!"
"Yaas," he resumed after a pause,
Ito die like a dog an rot by the road
side; but by the Eternal, I'll get
even with him yeh kin bet. He will
| find that / am more of a snake than
dog. A rattler can strike back even
when it is dyin', an I'll live long
enough to give ole Cy Grandy his
deathwound yet Yaas, I'll do it, if it
| takes hundred years."
Another pause longer than before,
and then the man by the roadside went
| on in hoarse whisper:
Tim peterin out mighty fast; my
| stren'th is goin' but I've got jest ez
! much grit ez ever. Eff only he'd
suthin' to brace up my physical powers
| Pd"-
He stretched out his right hand and
~ N urif
oblong-shaped object lying on the
bloodsoaked grass by his side.
With an eager cry of Joy he clutched
1t and Rugged 1t to his bosom.
whisky! whisky! I'm good for an
hour longer now!" he whispered, eager
ly. 1T dropped from my pocket when
fell here among the bushes an I
thought had lost 1t. Thank God, it
will give me stren'th an courage fer
the Job ahead Of mel"
Still clasping the flask to his breast
he fumbled with nervous, eager fingers
at the stopper until it came out. and
then pressing the mouth Of the flask
to his dry lips. he thirstily gulped
down the contents.
"Ah that's the stuff! I feel more
like man now" he mutttered thickly
as the last drop went trickling down
his throat like whisky with an edge
to it-suthin' thet'll put new life in
corpse. I'm with dozen dead men
this minet, an I'll down ole Cy Grandy
yet or know the reason why. | reckon
he'll be sorry he didn't con-fis-cate
that flask of moonshine when he had
the chance. Eff it warn't fer that bull
let in my back I'd feel bout ez clipper
ez ever. Bet kin pull trigger with
the best of 'em yet. Lemme see; whar
is my gum
Reaching down he drew a heavy six
shooter from his hip pocket and swung
it into position for action. His steel
gray eyes cleaned with the baleful
glitter seen in the eyes Of wounded
snake or wild beast at bay. There
was smile on his face-the crafty,
vindictive smile of savage lying in
wait for his prey or gloating over the
suffering of his victim tied to the
torture-stake.
A little brown bird alighted on
twig above his. head and began cheerily
singing, but with wave of the hand
and an impatient oath he frightened
1t away.
Then buzzard wheeled lazily over
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Town SPROUTS UP IN A NIGHT.
Ten Thousand People Flock to
LawtOn, Okla.


Lawton, Okla.
Fort Sill, Okla, Aug. "A town OF
10000 people to be known as Lawton
has grown up just outside the Fort Sin
limits within a night. Following the
close of the land lottery at Ell Reno
thousands of homeseekers who drew
blanks started for the three points
picked out by the federal government
for townsites in the new country
namely, Anadarko, Hobart and Law
ton. A majority of the people favored
Lawton, which is twenty-five miles in
land, and last night thousands were
camped In and about the proposed
towpsite awaiting the sale of lots on
Aug. 6. Already Lawton has 400 tenn
porary business houses, including a
grocery firm and a newspaper. and
three streets have been laid out. A
national bank has been projected.
Every form of gambling known on the
frontier is being run wide open. side by
side with fake shows of various de-
scriptions, and to add TO the pictur-
esque scene thousand Comanche In
dams have pitched their tents near by.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

head, scanning with hungry eye the
earth below, and as the wounded man
looked up and saw 1t he broke into
sardonic laughter.
"Ha, ha, ha! Yeh seen ole Cy Gran
dy out with his gun an yeh thought
he'd left some grub fer yeh along the
road behind him, did yeh? Well, yeh
got fooled tibet time. Yer dinner amt
quite ready fer yeh yet. an 'twon't be
till ole Cy gifts back"
He raised his revolver to level with
his right eye and squinted steadily
along its shining barrel. For fully a
minute he held it thus, and then
dropped 1t to his side with the remark:
Hand an nerve ez steady ez ever fer
the time bein', an now all ask of the
Lord in His mercy an goodness is to
send Cy Grandy back here to git his
deserts-an' send him quick, before the
effecks of tibet whisky works off an
my stren'th begins to give out Got to
save it all now fer the final clinch."
A half hour passed during which
the wounded man neither stirred nor
spoke
His eyes were half closed, but all his
senses were on the alert.
Suddenly the stiffness was broken by
the sound of a horses hoofs Gathering
on the hard mountain roadway and
rapidly approaching the spot where lay
the wounded man
Instantly he was all attention. He
cd hrs nd he fr,r
which the horse was evidently coming,
and all his faculties wrought up to the
highest tension were strained to catch
the slightest sound
Nearer aud nearer came the ap-
preaching footsteps, until finally they
halted near the spot where the man
and the pistol ley waiting.
i thought So gleefully whispered
the wounded man to himself. Its ole
Cy Grandy on his way home, an he
wants to make sure I'm dead. WAL,
he'll find out I amt ez dead ez he'll
wush Was when he sticks his nose
through these bushes"
Slowly, painfully he raised himself
on his left elbow. The exertion sent
the red life-blood gushing forth afresh
from the gaping wound in his back,
but he needed it not. His whole mind
was intent upon the movements Of his
enemy. His right hand firmly grasped
the stock of the heavy revolver, with
his ready forefinger grimly caressing
the trigger; his lips were pressed
tightly together; his eyes cleaned
brighter, more balefully than ever, and
his whole attitude was one of intense,
nervous expectancy.
The waiting man heard the horse
man spring to the ground with a swag-
ger and an oath.
Then heavy footsteps approached the
spot where he lay, the bushes parted
and a bloated, rough bearded face with
bloodshot eyes appeared in the open
ing.
Good God! alive yet, an'-an' -
For one horror-filled instant the
bloodshot optics gazed fascinated into
the basilisk-like orbs behind the pistol;
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
HICCOUGIIED FOR MONTHS.
A Russian Girl Has Wasted tn n
Mere ShadOw.

New York, Aug. 4.-Mary Blumberg.
a tw)enty-year-o Russian, was taken
to the German hospital yesterday TO be
treated for hiccoughing. She landed
here sixteen months ago, and last fall
she was seized with a fit of hiccough-
ing. 1t elung to her and she went to
nearly every hospital in Brooklyn in
an effort to be cured. AS the result OF
constant hiccoughing she has wasted
to a mere skeleton. Yesterday He
brew society had her taken TO the
German hospital, but shecould not be
cured there, and the society will send
her South
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
i,rent Is Cresceus.

Columbus. Chic, Aug. 4. - Cresceus,
champion Of the trotting turf. added
more laurels to his fame yesterday by
trotting mile in 1902 IA, reducing by
half second his own worlds record Of
2:O2 ga made at Cleveland last Fri
day. The first half was trotted In
SO ga. the first time that the distance
has been covered in less than one min.
ute by a trotter. The time by quarters
was 20 ga, $50 ga, 1880 IA and 2:02 IA.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
DECLINES A DECORATION.
Unprecedented Action by nm Officer
In the British Army.

London, Aug. 4.-There is curious
amour cement in the Gazette to the
effect that Kirg Edward has accepted
the resignation of Maj. Karrie Davis
of the CompaEionship of the Bath,
that officer exf resting the wish that he
might be perElit .ed to serve his males
ty without any reward. Maj. Davis re-
ceive6 the decoration fer conspicuous
services in South Africa, especially in
come ction with the relief Of MafekinG.
Such a retrocession of a decoration Is
unprecedented.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
ROOSEVELT AT COLORADO FETE.
Talks I'll $4,000 Mt Quarter-Centen-
NAL cele bra ton.

Colorado Springs, Aug. 4.-Vice Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt was the at
traction at the quarter century cele-
bration yesterday yesterday. at which
a crowh of $4,000 gathered. Mr. Roose-
welt. in opening an extended address.
declared that with the exception of the
admission to statehood of California.
no other event emphasized in such dra-
matte fashion the full meaning of the
grawth of our country as did the in
coming of Colorado.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Defc.ted Light bond proportion

CasseIton. N. D.. Aug. AT the spe-
cial election for the purpose of voting
on the issuing of $500 bonds to enlarge
the electric light plant. the proposition
was defeated by vote of over to 1.
Very little interest was shown In the
election.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
ROW WITH PORTUGUESE.
Rocrs Invade Their Territory aud
Destroy Property.

Destroy Property.
London, Aug. 4.-"The Beers who are
invading Portuguese territory" says
the Lourenzo Marques correspondent
of the Daily Mail, number 500. They
crossed the line near Nanetzi and are
now going northward toward Komati-
poort. A Swiss farmer reports that his
farm buildings have been burned and
his stock driven off and that his wife
and servants are missing. Although
the Portuguese authorities are prepar-
ing to make vigorous resistance, only
la men under Capt. Almeida are now
pursuing the Beers"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Defender selected.

Chicago. Aug. 4.-Cadillac OF Detroit
has been officially selected to defend
the Canada cup against the Canadian
challenger Invader. The decision was
reached yesterday oy the judges after
the Cadillac had won another decisive
victory over the Milwaukee. beating
her over the line by about eleven min
utes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
WILL SOON RESUME.
Out the Affairs of the
Corn Kings Company.

Chicago. Aug. 4.-Attorney Goodwin,
who is in charge of the George II.
Phillips company. which temporarily
suspended business on the board OF
trade, informed Mr.. Philips that over
night DEVELOPMENTS in Strengthening
out the accounts indicate that the firm
will be in shape to resume business
Monday.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
"Alive Yet. an an"

"Alive Yet, an an"
then shot rang out, the owner of the
bloated face and bloodshot eyes
pitched heavily forward across the
body OF his adversary, the waiting
steed gave a startled snort and gall
Hoped riderless away-and two men
were left dying by the roadside instead
of one.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Three Men killed.

Las Vegas, N. Mex, Aug. 4.-Three
men were killed and one fatally injured
by, premature blast OF dynamite on
the Rock Island extension, twenty-five
miles east Of Santa Rosa.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
Fonnd After Long senrch.

Chicago Aug, aviation Lipps. SON
of John w. Lipps of this city disap-
peared six years ago, and. although
search was made for him all over the
country. II was not until last Saturday
that ne was found in an orphans home
at Berne. md. He has been brought
home.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
TO welcome York

Montreal, Aug. 4-United States Con-
sui General Bittinger yesterday wrote
the Washington authorities asking
that the United States send warship
to join representatives of France and
Germany in the welcome of the Duke
NJ York
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
EVACUATION OF pEKIN.
Aug. Is Is officially Decided Upon
as the Date.

London, Aug. 4.--The under secretary
of the foreign office. Lord Cranborne,
in the house of commons announcer
that the official late fixed for tho
evacuation of Pekin by the British
troop. was Aug Is, subject tn a few
days extension if necessary. The evac-
uation Of the other portions of China
depends on circumstances.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
PICNIC PARTY WRECKED.
Two VIII Die and Twenty Others
Were Injured.

Cleveland, Ohio. Aug. 4.-By the CIV
ing way of frame bridge at Oak
Point. rear Lorraine, $50 excursionists
of the colored churches of Cleveland,
Lorain and Cberlin were hurled TO the
ground. twelve feet below. Two per-
sons. Sarah and Ann Williams, were
probably fatally injured and twenty
others were seriously hurt.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
PLOTTED AGAINST NAPOLEON.
Conner Returns FL Om Exile After
FOrty-Three Years.

Naples, Aug. 4. - Gomez, an accom-.
plice of Orsini in the plot against the
life Of Naroleon III. in 1858. arrived
here yesterday. He was condemned to
death like Orsiai. but the sentence was
committed TO transportation for life.
He was pardoned short time ago.
When he was condemned Gomez was
twenty-five years old. Now. after for
ty-three years Of convict life on Devils
island. he is sixty-eight years of age
and hale.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

King Edward VII. has accepted from
Scott Mantagu, M. P, number OF
American bronze turkeys taken to
England In a wild state. They will
be housed at Sandringham,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
BIG HYDRAULIC PLANT.
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
Credited With q scheme.


New York, Aug. 4. = A Toronto dis
patch says that the Twin City Rapid
Transit company has started the con-
struction of big hydraulic power
plant on the Mississippi river. 1t Is
rumored that the company will try to
get a contract to light the two cities.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
KiIIed nv a Trnfn.

Lexington, KY, Aug. 4. = George
Ranck. one of the best known literary
men of Kentucky, was struck and
killed by q Louisville g. Nashville
train.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08
EARL III is DYING.

The Chinese Statesman Said to 70
AT Deaths Door.
London. Aug. 4.-The Globes Shang-
hal correspondent in a special dispatch
to his paper states that Earl Ii Hung
Chang is believed to be dying.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

Whisky! Whisky"
.each out an mash ole Cy Grandy
: my hand same ez did tibet fly!
co Ole happy then. Yaas. I'd be
AZ nniin TO go to hell IL / cd send Cy
skunk"
ine wounded man rolled over and
made an effort to rise to sitting posi-
e co., out the attempt was failure.
a Inc sneakin' ole divil has got me
A. Aed Ter good an all this time. I'll
dead man inside of two hours"
a went on, huskily. "Yaas, TIL be a
Eau Eau man, an ole Cy Grandy IL be
sn round braggin' bout how he
'peu me out. D. him! eff I had
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

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peforrest
testiunonny!
ken at TIE
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08


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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-08-08

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