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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-23
PERSONAL JOTTiNGS.

The Young Ladies Mission circle of the United church gave a Martha Washington tea for the members of the church and their friends yesterday af- ternoon at the home of Miss Mary Thennson, the artist on Mansfield street.. There was also a sale of home made bon bons and dainty little cups and saucers. Miss Thompson received her guests in her studio, and presided at the tea table, and had for her assist ants in dispensing the fragrant bever- age number of the young ladies of the mission circle and Sunday school, who were dressed in Colonial style with powdered hair, and who presented q very charming appearance. There was a large attendance of the church people and friends and a goodiy sum was net ted to the society. The object of the sale was to raise funds to send to Miss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-23
Nervous Men and Women

M- -AKING medicine to cure nervousness sell M dom has good results.
 nH Stinulants are the worst things in the world, for they excite and never help.
 To really help the nerves you have to begin with the stomach and see that the food is prop
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-23
Tor
 Johann EK0ff's....

be the attraction at Library hall, Bran ford, next Wednesday evening, With Mrs. Nora Russell Haesche as soloist. An excellent programme of instrumen- tai music has been arranged for the evening, interspersed with selections by Mrs. Haesche, whom to hear sing is al ways a musical treat. The club is very highly spoken of, and it's leader is too well known as a vioinist and composer to need any introduction to a musical audience. This concert will wind up the second lecture course given at the library this winter Several single lec- lures, however, are being arranged for to be given during Lent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-23
THE GUN CLUBS SHOOT.
AT THE SCHEUTZEN PARK GROUNDS
 TESTERDAY.
Averages Were High-L. II. Bradley of West Hartford Took Most Prizes eel Out of-Town Clubs Well Represented.

The Washington's birthday tourna- ment given by the New Haven Gun club at the shooting grounds off Scheut- zen park yesterday was very pleasant affair and the attendance at the shoot was very satisfactory to the directors. The number of entries ranged from 16 to 25 There were eleven events on the programme, but before the sport was concluded it was necessary to provide seven extras to satisfy the enthusiastic marksmen. The total targets numbered 3,251 The prizes were all of money and were divided according tc the rules of the Interstate association-40, 90, 20 and 10 per cent. for twelve entries or over Less than twelve entries, three monies 30, 30 and 20 per cent. The cities of Guilford, New London, Middletown, West Hartford, and Wilimantic were represented. Lewis H. Bradley of West Hartford made the highest total score of the. day and walked off with the most ( money, while Edward Kelley of New Haven came second. All the averages were high. The winners of the events follow in their order:
 1st event, ITO birds-1st money, Saw age, Kelley, Clatdge, Bristol, Edgerton; 2d, Bradley, Bush, Karl; Sd, Ockford,
 2d event, 329 birds-1st money Clar- idge; 2d, Karl, Savage, Bush, Kelley, Bartlett 3d. Bradley.
 Sd event, 2S5 birds--1st money, Brad ley; 2d. Ferguson; 3d, Savage, Kelley, Eastman; 4th, Claridge, Bartlett.
 4th event, a10 birds-1st money, Fer guson; 2d, Kelley; Sd, Claridge, Bill, Bartlett, Bush 4th, Karl, Edgerton, Bradley, Ockford, Strong.
 9th event, 270 birds--1st, Claridge, 2 Prest; 2d, Bradley, Bartlett; Sd, Say age, Kelley; 4th, Karl, Ockford,l Strong.
 9th event, 21O birds 1st Bradley, Clarldge Kelley; 2d, Eastman; Sd, < Bartlett; 4th, Karl, Ferguson, Bush, Strong, Bartlett Edgerton,
 7th event, SS0 birds-1st, Bradley; 3d. Karl, Kelley; 3d, Edgerton, Claridge
 Sth event, 220 birds-1st, Bradley, Claridge; 2d, Karl, Savage, Kelley; 3d, Edgerton, Claridge.
 9th event, BIS birds-1st, Kelley; 2d, Strong. Claridge; 3d, Karl
 10th event. 1SO brds--1st, Claridge, Kelley; 2d, Karl, Ferguson Sd, Savage, Bartlett.
 11th event, 250 birds 1st, Kelley, >SAe-i iNoS, AdJ iol doiCyy 0ChlOIu, NGIIl- man; Sd, Karl, Ferguson, Prest, East | man, Bill; 4th Edgerton, Savage, Bart | lett, Robertson, Strong.
 Although the weather was somewhat | chilly the atmosphere was such as is mostly desired by marlksmen clear and | without the least vistage of haze. Prest, | Ockford, George c. Strong, and Bush were from New London; Thomas F. Bill | rom Middletown aStevens and Carthart from Guilford, Lewis H. Bradley, from West Hartford; H. l.. Edgerton from iWillimantic, and Rumsey Eastman and Ferguson from Yale college. Some of the members of the local club who were present are M. H. Karl, C. B. Bristol, B- w. Claridge, J B. Savage, J. B. Rob- sertson, Edward Kelley, Henry Reggiori, and pr, Smith. There were no out of the state clubs represented.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
A UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT.
Was the "Old Ladies Tea" Given by
 the Baptist Church.

One of the most pleasant social events of the past week was the "Old Ladies Tea given by the ladies of the First Baptist Church, at the resi- dence of Mrs. w w. Byrd on Tues day afternoon.
 The ladies conceived the happy idea of a reception committee com posed entirely of elderly ladies. and their presence and cordial greeting to each and every guest added greatly to the success and pleasure of the afternoons entertainment
 The ladies receiving were Mrs. NJ. w. Bell, Mrs. Eliza Holcombe. Mrs. w. D. Johnson Mrs. Matilda Johnson Mrs. Montague, Mrs. s. C. Alexander. Mrs. kersh and Mrs Burks.
 During the afternoon Mrs. Kersb favored the guests with instrumental music and such familiar selections as Annie Laurie, Dixie" and "Arkan- @as Traveler" were very much in keeping with the general air of Aud Lang Syne" ir all the surroundings. and all agreed in pronGuncing her the star or the afternoon, Each member pi the Receiving party had been ask. ed to bring a picture of herself when. she was young" and the inspection of these and efforts to guess correctly the originals, was most interesting feature
 A recitation by Miss Bessie Byrd ln the costume of an old lady was an attractive part Of the program. Mrs Sidney Trigg. as Mrs. Nation. con. tributed much merriment to the oc- casion.
 The dining room was very effective ly arranged with cut flowers and growing plants. while the refresh ments Were unusually dainty and ser we'd by quaint figures in the costume Of we olden tyne.
 Altogether the "Old Ladies Tea was a decided success. socially and financially. the ladies clearing about hfty dollars, which is to be used on the new church now being completed
 ln the evening the young people en- loyed themselves for several hours in various forms of amusement. but the chief charm belonged to the afternoon ana to the 'old ladies' who were Kind enough to lend their presence to the occasion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
Twentieth Century Euchre.

Mrs. R. H. Franklin pleasantly en- tertained the members of the Twenti- eth Century Euchre Club Thursday afternoon. The prizes were won by Mesdams J. s. Kornfeld and E. B. Bloom, winning first and second re- spectively. The first prize was a use ful cut glass vinegar cruit. The sec ond a hand painted cake plate. Ele gant refreshment were served The guests of the club were Mesdames M. Fuld, of Memphis. Ike kroneberg. of Little Rock, and Morris Kahn. of Port Gibson. Miss.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
In County and Probate Court.

Letters of administration were re. gently issued to James A. Tucker on the estate of Mary Tucker deceased Letters of guardianship were also is sued to James NJ. Tucker as guardian or the minor heirs of the said deceas. ed
 The will of the late M. c. Morris vas nied He wills all his prorerty to his wife.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Reported for Last Week by Geo. w.
 Byington, Abstractor.

4. Orr and Vim, H. Lusk to Pine Bluff Mercantile Co.,. part of lots and block 36, old town s1.5oo.
 Julia c. Coleman to J. B. Talhot. e F s-e 32-4-9, s2ooo; $500 cash. bal. ance in 4 years
 Chas. C. Waters Master to Simon Bloom. lot l block 10, Woodruff's Add, s564.94.
 A, G. Thompson to Britton Hill. e 12 he 1S-7-7, $500; s2oo cash. balance in 3 years
 Simon Bloom to W. D. Jones. lot 1 lock 10, Woodruffs Add. except 30yG 6o feet, s5So.
 \. Holland to E. s. Moore. lot 1 block 9, Ringler's Add, s32.65.
 Isabelle Moore to E. S. Moore. lot block 2, Ringler's Add. s1S5.
 F. \. Carver to Frank Kendall. e r. n-e 3oG-1o, $So.
 Sc 29-t-lo $12S.4l. SC 19-6-10. s12S.4l.
 J. X Barrett to X B. Knight. e b lots l and 4 block s, Morris add s375. S2oo cash, balance due in s months.
 Chas. W. Pierson to Robert L. Todd, lot block 1G, NJ. j. Souls Add, s25o
 Asa Watson to Samuel Crawford part of the F Sc S-3-S, s3o1 30.
 Maggie K. Nilbourne. ex'r. to The Gillespie & Bro Gro Co, pt lot ?, block 54. Woddruff's add. pt lot 4. block @6, old town s32oooo.
 Merriam Altheimen to Ferdinand Becker, lots ,. 6. :. and s. block 2S. Pine Bluff Land Co.'S add s2oo cash and $500 due in 90 days, $500.
 Pauline A. Reynolds to David Lee. lot 1. block B, Pine Bluff Land Co. s add. s1oo cash and balance in year s4o0.
 c. L. Averett to F. M Averett. n 2 ne 11-7-9. ct al lands. s1.oo.
 Pine Bluff Land Co. to Rosa and Henrietta Thalheimer. lots ! and 6. block IT, Pine Bluff Land Co add. 5000
 Josephine Coosotte to Mary C. Tav- loF, lot ?, block 52. Woodruff's add s95o.
 Mary C. Tayior to Taggart Bros. X Trulocl1, lot ?. block 5. Woodruff's add. s1loo
 Elizabeth Jane Hawk to s. c. Pur- cell, SC nv 1-55-9. ct al, sl0o
 $. c. Purcell to ]. H. Shelby. IS in. terest in SC 17-5-9, ct al. $40.
 Woodson G. Peacock to ]. II. shel. by. 1-3 interest in SC nv 17-5-&a ct al $40
 Pat Lynch to John s. Hardin. lot 3, block 15, Lynch's add. s75. F. NJ. Gillett to John l.. Ingram. sw sw 54-5-5. ct al. s15o.
 Joseph Faaer and Frank Godfrey to Wm. P. Jenries and Frank Trimble se ara 2 F sw 7-7-4 ct al. s25oo
 John Nj. Oracle to Louis and NJ. l.. Altheimer s F nv AS. ct al lands $420o T. c. Durr to John H. Mingea. lots 10 and II. block g, Redfeld. sso Wm. Burke and Charles Seward to Emma Mason. lot 20, block 9. Barneys add, sso.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
SOCIETY,".
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Even Eight Whist Club.

CVcTI GFJt1N W FTFSt v FUO'
 Miss Ida Dreyfus was the hospitable hostess for the Even Eight Whist club last Wednesday afternoon. Miss May Meyer was the lucky winner of the first prize Mrs. Nose Miller captur ed the guests prize. Delicious refresh ments were served at the proper hour. Miss Ida Pitzell. of Walnut Ridge, and the guests
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
Business =Meetinq.

The Current Topic Club held an i'm portant business meeting on Thurs day afternoon at the home of Miss Alma Dewoody After business was finished very pleasant program was rendered. Before the meeting ad- journed Miss Alma Dewoody served light refreshments. The club adjourn. ed to meet next with Miss Alexander.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
OFFICERS ANNOUNCED. GENERAL KNOX MAKES HIS VA
 RlOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS. Miss Fay Taylor. Sponsor: Miss E1- fife Barrow. Maid of Honor. and
 Mrs. F. L. DiIley, Chaperone.

General k. NJ. Knox, of this city Brigadier General Commanding, See ond brigade of the Arkansas division. United Confederate Veterans, has is sued the following general order.
 "The following officers are hereby announced upon the staff of the Brig adler General Commanding. and will be respected and obeyed accordingly:
 George s. Dickinson, kingsland. Major and Assistant General W. H. Isom, Tillar, Major and Chief of Ord nance, W. C. Garrett, Lake Dick. Major and Assistant Quartermaster General; J. T. Murtagh. Pine Puff, Major and Chief of Artillery: B. R. Donelson, Pine Bluff. Surgeon Gener- al; NJ. W. Taggart, Pine Bluff, Judge Advocate General John F. Carr Pine Bluff, Assistant Chaplain General: John W. Tucker, Tucker, Commissary General; Thomas Green, Pine Bluff, Captain and de-de-camp. ". D. Vance, Pine Bluff, Captain and Aide de-camp; R. H. McFadden, Pine Bluff Captain and Aide-de-camp; w. L. Cockrell, Rob Roy, Captain and Aide de-camp; w. B. Willis. Sarassa, Aide de-camp; Miss Fay Taylor, Pine Bluff Sponsor: Miss Fife Barrow. Pine 
 Bluff, Maid of Honor; Mrs Fred L. Dilley Pine Bluff, Chaperone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
If you want photo work larqa

If you want photo work. large or small. single or in groups, the finest that can be made he sure to 90 to Fck's galle.v hefora the first of June the time when he will close his Pine Bluff gallery for the summer
 Mir. Mike Mitchell returned ta Lit tie Rock Friday afternoon, after dis posing of her flower business here. She will in the future reside in ; the Capital City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-03-17
2 2. M. KNOX.

Brigadier General Commanding. Sec ond Brigade, Ark, Division United Confederate Veterans" w. L. DEWOODY, Asst Gen. and Chief of Staff.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
Pretty Fair Shots.

In an English paper there appeared
recently the veracious story Of two
brothers who lived in the Rocky noun
tains. They had two rifles, one bullet
and keg of powder. With this outfit
they managed to kill on an average
twenty-seven head of buffalo a day.
The way they managed was this: Broth
er No. would stand on one side of
buffalo and shoot through it, the bullet
going into the barrel of the rifle Of
Brother No. 2, who stood on the other
side. Then Brother No. 2 would fire
through the next buffalo into the rifle
Of Brother No. /, and so on until the
days sport was over.
Some one who saw this story has
written to say that he is acquainted
with man, a cousin, he thinks, of the
two mentioned, who also lived in the
Rocky mountains at one time. He had
one rifle, one bullet and keg of pow
der, yet he managed to kill thirty head
of buffalo day-buffaloes were plenty
then-and the way he did it was this:
He was not only champion shot, but
champion runner, and when he fired
through buffalo he would run around
and catch the bullet again to reload
with, and so on until he exhausted his
powder.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
FIRE SCENES WERE TERRIBLE
Victims Roasted to Death i'm Full View of
Belpless Thousands.

Victims Roasted to Death i'm Full View of
Belpless Thousands.
But whatever may have been the
cause, it's effects were frightful and
notwithstanding. Men and women died
q lingering. agonlzing death in the
presence of thousands of spectators
who were unable to lift a hand to their
assistance. The rear of Hunt, Wilkin-
son & Co.'S building faces on Com
merce street. small thoroughfare. On
the fire escapes at this end of the
building two men and one woman were
slowly roasted to death, while the hor.
ror-stricken throng on the street below
turned sick at the sight In the front
on Market street woman, driven to
desperation, leaped from a window on
the top floor and was dashed to death
on the pavement.
These are but few of the heart
rending scenes attending the cOnflagra-
ton. Firemen claim to have seen men
and women. unable to reach the win
dows or fire escapes, burned to death
in the interior of the building. If this
be so. little or nothing remains of these
victims, and ii is doubtful If any pOr-
ton of their bodies will be recovered.
Seventy nine of the 100 persons in
Hunt. Wilkinson & Co.'S building when
the fire started We're employees. and the
remainder were customers and outside
workmen who were engaged in putting
the finishing touches on the new eighth
floor.
More than half of the firms en-
ployes were on the upper five floors.
and ii was among these that the great
est number were killed and injured.
With the possible exception of the en-
gineer, who is missing. all persons on
the first three floors got out of the
building safely. The members of the
firm had their offices on the third floor
and their familiarity with the exits Is
all that saved them from suffocation.
Most of those killed were at work on
the sixth floor. where women were en-.
gagged i'm sewing.
When the fire engines arrived the
flames had enyelOped the building from
top to bottom, and the intense heat
from this terrifying mass Of flames
made II almost impossible for the fire
men to get within close range of the
seething furnace. Ignoring the flames
for the time being. the brave fire fight
erS devoted their whole attention to the
work of rescue. AS some of them stood
within the scorching heat of the fire
with nets outspread to receive those
who leaped from the burning building
their comrades played lines of hose
upon them. When their work In this
respect was ended many of the fire
men were completely exhausted. Most
of the fatalities occurred in the rear Of
the building.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
Noisy Sunbeams.

Fill glass vessel with lampblack,
colored silk or worsted. Focus the rays
of the sun In a lens-that is, hold a
magnifying glass so that the rays pass
through it before they fall on the glass
vessel. Then revolve in the light, be-
tween the lens and the vessel, a disk
with an opening or slit in it so that the
light is alternately falling on the YES
sci and being shut out. Now listen, and
you will hear noise when the light
passes through the slit, but there will
be silence when it is shut out. You
must place your ear close to the glass
holding the silk or other substance. 4
Another experiment is to use prism
Instead of an ordinary lens. This makes
u rainbow, and as the rays pass
through the slit it is possible to tell
that some parts of the solar spectrum
as 1t is called-produce sound as they
fan on the glass vessel, while other
parts have no effect
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
SMALLPOX Raging Among Indians.

Clinton, Ia, Oct 2S.-According to
information received here, smallpox is
raging among the Indians at the Mus
quake reservation near Tama. a
number have died of the disease and
several others are seriously ILL., The
officials says the state of affairs is ex-
tremely serious and have established a
most rigid quarantine. The situation
Is made serious by the fact that the
Indians have started their religious
dance over the remains of the dead
and this is likely to stir up the tribe
to q high state of affairs.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
Indian Rights upheld.

Dubuque, Ia, Oct. 24.-Iudge Shiras
OF the federal court has refused a new
trial in the case of James Peters YER
sus w. g. Malin. Peters is an Indian
on the Tama reservation. and Malin Is
the government agent. Malin. as guard
ian, undertook to force Indian chill
dren to attend the industrial school.
Peters brought suit in the United
States court and was awarded dam.
ages. Judge Shiras holds that the
state courts had no authority to APP
point Malin guardian over Indian chill
dren. the tribe being under control of
the United States.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
How ,o Catch the Polar Bear.

listened attentively the other night
deal of valuable information concern
ing these interesting regions. He knew
! was a tenderfoot and newspaper
reporter and felt at liberty, therefore. TO
talk freely, so got lot of yarns about
polar bears and walruses and other
creatures, large and small, which are
not related in natural histories. be-
lieve 1t was one Of the advisers of
"Alice In Wonderland" who suggested
that the best way to catch a rabbit is
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30

10 get behind a stump and make a
noise like carrot, and learned with
great satisfaction that the easiest way
to catch polar bear Is to hide behind
an iceberg and make noise like the
aurora borealis. Polar bears are very
tame and, like newspaper reporters and
some other people, are gifted with in
curing minds. When stranger comes
out on the ice, they greet him cordially
and show justifiable curiosity as to
his business and intentions, which
causes them to fall an easy prey to the
parlor rug trust.-Norway Letter in
Chicago Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
IOWA STATE COLUMN.
Telegraphic Matters Of Interest
to Our Own People.
Happenings Throughout the State Re-
corded for the Benefit of the Read
ers of This Paper,

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. &c. ]. Hart
has been arrested here charged with
the abduction of Vera Dell Bryant
aged Is, of Corning. The couple
eloped while the girls parents were
in Chicago and Hart was located here
Friday night. He was working the
Adams county fair with jewelry out
fit, when he met the girl and took her
to Chicago, where they told their par
ents they were married. The parents
decided to leave her with Hart until
they find out about the marriage.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
walked Out Before the Magnates.

Oelwein. Ia, Oct. 26.-While Presi-
dent Stickney. of the Chicago Great
Western railway, was showing Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, stephen S. Little
and w. A. Read, of New York, through
the shops of that railroad here 500 men
walked out. They demanded the re-
moval of a foreman who they say, is
brutal toward them. The strikers in
Guided boilermakers and machinists,
blacksmiths, carpenters and helpers.
The company declines to grant the de-
mand of the strikers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
Five Die in a Mine Explosion.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2S.-An explo
sion of gas occurred In the Button.
wood mine Of the Parrish Coal COM
pany which caused the death of five
men and the injury of nine others.
After the explosion NUMBER of res.
cuers at the risk of their lives en-
tered the mine and brought out the
bodies of the dead and injured.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
win Submit TO he skinned,

Des Molnes, Oct. 2S.-Twenty stu
dents of Drake university have volun-
teered to sacrifie square inch of cuti-
Gle each to save the life of Fred
Bjorklund, who was burned In lab
oratory accident at the Institution the
first OF the week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
some Girls.

Some girls, when asked to elope, are
like ice. At first they are cold and re-
pulse you; then they melt and run
away.-Whitewater (Kan.) Independ-
ent.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-10-30
HE BELIEVES IN ROOSEVELT
Speaker Henderson Addresses Town
Republican Convention.

Des Moines, Ia, Oct. 25.-Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana; Speaker Hen
derson, and Representative Lacey were
the speakers at a Republican meeting
here Wednesday. Speaker Henderson
in his address expressed his great con-
fidence in Roosevelt, and pledged his
support to him in 1904, remarking
parenthetically that had Mckinley
lived he would have been for Fair
banks.
Lacey devoted most of his speech to
state issues. Senator Fairbanks de-
voted himself exclusively to national
issues. McKinley's administration
was praised, and the immense increase
in foreign and domestic trade during
the past few years pointed out.