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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08

aoored the systom III Tho strongest pos.
8ible language, and .oalled a spooial
term Of court to reooiyo thoir report, 80
that he can take tho matter undor ju-
dicial confederation. gss. 81
Besides, tho State authorities, as
know with: absolute certainly, have no
symr rathy whatever with any such
wrong doing, s.Ithey, do not propose to
oountenanoo it, ID any way, and tho
State government, will bond every Of !
forS to stamp out any such unlawfal,
druel aystem, ii J. N i s a4S y i,Gj
!. ss he leasing Of conyiotsi has been
bfoken up by tho legislature, and no
.conviots are allowed to be hired TO
private parties, end tho oooping iii along
with the conyiots of ignorant and s.silly
negroes. .as prisonors can no longer exist,
evon though public opinion did mot
frown upon it. 81
From my nowledgo Of tho feeling
of tho people OF tho State apd Think
Iik1ow as much about public opinion
In South Carolina as any other man
thoro is no sympathy with any. Wow. Of.
dealing with labor that id not fair and
just. &. i /. Is I, Y. Il. 4. I 8;;, ".
Tho nature Of our crops requires q
contract that involves a years. work, and
the effort Of landowners has boon in tho
direction Of securing such an agroe-
mont; authorized by tho Legislature, i4as
to compel persons, whito and blaok,'
who have made contracts to cultivate
the crop on shares to carry out their
contracts. .t
This is for the reason that the cx-
penditures Of money for supplies and
clothing during the winter, and, in
fact, all through the summer, would
all bo lost unless the crop was worked
and gathered and prepared for ship
mont. S .1t
The preparation oslapd for tho crop crop
and picking and and ginning takes ten
months, and troopers on shares who
were not bound by contract to labor BY
the year would bavo tho landowner at q
great disadvantage. y: Az. !,
There is absolutely no ground for
any assertion that the people Of Suoth
Carolina sYmpathize with this scheme
to reestablish slavery under a contract
system,. and | am sure that. tho. State
authorities will take all necessary steps
to stamp tout" .ss
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
Outrage by q Nekroi,.

81 An unknown negro entered tho rosi-
denco Of Mrs. Buchanan, 86 Spring
street, in tho heart Of Atlanta, Ga,
Thursday morning, and compelled her
to cook breakfast. Then, tying her feet
and hands, he quietly ate the breakfast
after which ho set re'to the house BY
plaoinga quantity of3paper ID. the bed
whero,ho han forced Mrs. Buchanan to
'lio.s The negro escaped without Be-.
ing deteoted. Mra. Buchanan aoreamed
aud asaistance came bofore tho fire Had
gained much headway. Ysarch is now
being mado for the nogro.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
STIR UP, P,cHINEsE FIR IRE.
TIL The Hatred Of Foreigners May Last
a Long Time. 4.

According to tho opinion Of Sir Ohih
Chou Lohfengluh, Chinese minister in
London, anM.foroign sentiment will
abide in Ohina long after the presont
troubles arc sottled. His excellenoy
assures that the 'one. sidodnoss'' Of the
powers programme and the atrocities.
committed by some of their troops have
given Western civilization, an indelibly
black eye among the Chinese poople.
The Chinoso minister said: .#
II regret to be forced to the oonolu-
sion that tho record Of the powers in
China will live in history as tho record
OF ruined opportunities. Not the moro
signing Of peaoo terms oan remove the
preoonceived Impressions which events,
IN the popaisr mind, havo not only
justified, but intensified, & ..55 q
Ou2 people have not experienced any
OF tho refining influences which they
were told belonged to tho ocoidons.
They have seon European soldiors muir
der, outrage and steal. rhey have seen
diplomats demanding oxaotions some
what out OF koeping with the philan.
throplo motives wnioh brought the
great nations to our shores, They have
aeen, in short, the policy Of an open
door with tho door slammed in China 8
face. ss, "a m
Years ago translated the lives Of
Cromwell, Shakespeare, Bismarck,
Napoleon, Washington and Linooln.
l wanted to show my oountrymon the
sort Of character that grew aud flour
ished in tho West. am grieyed, as
9 believer in that character, that The
last years history has failed to sup
port the idoals which / sought to pio,
ture. 3s 3> 5 B 3, a, .I1,,
Lahfongldh intimates that China ii
likely to lnterposo objections to pxy-
ing heavy indemnity. He thinks none
ought to bo'domandod or giyon in ex-
destroyed. Z. - rs
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
THE FREE PASS ]; RECORD. / i !. CO, I',l
How the Members Of the House
,8l n ,S;i Voted On 1t. {, 4, .3 y III $l

i, yty 4 /, ". tfj ) S,ill rs StS \,
" Z, . nave ! peen 'ell asked oy members OF
sne mousse OF representatives who voted
against. tno Dill 20 repeal tho anti.free
Hss pass az aot why, why neltaer Tho State nor
rho News and Courier printed the vote
IN aetail, 10 this wo replied that We;
ald not know; that the Legislative re-.
~ lSTSY1s TS q q Inc oitate, ana we believed
o. 2 Inc "a News ana O9urior as well, were
ras.sao.?" g glae sao vote py yeas and
tinn. bms M aIos tbn pottnnS - ieg's-
":i,v1' .N:i wv .ha1 ma INC omlssion o1 tho de-
% ts;bnted vIto 20 ~ smls q Ssso might be a.
nart nstbo " ranon,n,, a. 49,. y JousMonS On me
tmtad of a ~ Wnas gVnsti.
ren"as. @ = ~ nf tbase ~ !, Ae Inc
hnadIv - D opeis : -. ~, ay ,s
tha fS su dHy' sysoH afa.nas
nrod,,o;no fro,, an .,,,SaI' ~ ~ ~
peedinas Sc AZ I bo,,soa tnsl 70 y. - - sno PIo'
tivos on 81 February % 8 tbo fSlIowing RiievH,a,
II II ds7 NJ snsars. Aish;u i
nenl an aot ant;tlad ssAn - - -, - ~
Tho uso of free n.a. 1ln nsa. "vS - p,ovga' i
eraph frank an anu a'' ro;lpoad posS bn W. ~
fjnitod Stat ! senator oaI - - ., =. ~ MY
orosa frnn th;s S.ato =, Lotpoa h,' - oonr
bar @ of tha @ aonora1 "lo, asaoh,' 0a ~ any mem,
Stato or hv ] snu sta4e aoSou,y or aa,n ~ ais snis
or by anv ;ndao - % onmrt ~ to%u,y saaau un9la
this State .sa aputnved IoEts noos ~ aeoooo n
AID 1881 ''NA D'ooipoi 1'Auu'
M Tatum moved - !, r;Lo ~ A.,
enaotino worda ilnou ~ ~. pt, ,,o.;a,, @ ~ ~
yeas and nava woro M rennaatod t tIos.ud ud 'ie -
was deoidad n The tbo nosa.;uo oeaGop.ou' anu ~
va 90. -. q. e0' " .4
,n.'s, H"s, ooi aays' 9f:
80. no'o "no yotoo IN tho afilrmatlve ll
"'p Mo..a -
Rranns Jssls. :, hus'An, q, ibao1t, beamguard, J,
ITnI, GaIia, orLon Elqsr: as raser, aI aaston,
IL iemIs' Wao,s' I9ueY I9ihia TsIIo' 4araln' Hol,.
40, iAHG.s hA.ps9i, nlo9, Logan i49
MaA, M;a5, mcWall, "cMi1aughIn, ~ Mo o.. Leod
RaS9oa., RS1o mgRIsIn, Riah., amosss, Mos,. frinoe'
eu,oarn stsam M.oh1sT@a, arg hu9keT, Sanders, MI
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
q. Remark Man.

There IL q remarkable old white man! n!
living g'near Psntego Beaufort county.
His nalno Id, Ransom Haund ars. H So
nearly 30 years old ho has boom mar
riad ok timos5 { (biB sixth wifa eti liysS
ina) hss beon the father of nearly o.
ohildroi and appsrontl y haa S W WHtill ( q &
long loase of lifo. 4 ID Ii vol and strong
and works hard Ho dresses y9ryS thin
seven3in tho ooldest weAt thor, about ikoS
the Ayerago man doos in snmmos and
ileyer ~ ears an ovorcsA 4. q Id c0r6ys
ed all over his person wi th thick, long
hair that is grea ser pro- on than lothSs
of olot hos would SbdS from the DOL d. I.
is regalae in his habits and is good
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
lit Comes High.

a Wednesday, the commissioners Of pen-
aions diamissed his entire foroo FOR q
weeks holiday and turned over tho
building to tho inaugural Off cislD, who
vii! then mako roady for the inaugural
ball. TO mako room for tho d danoers IL
will bo necessary TO move 300, 900 non.
son oases. The use Of the pension ffico.
for tho inaugural ball will COST tho g6v-
'ornment $2b, 600 In salaries alone. Many
think this 10 the last time the pension
5otffico !tfi Will be used for tho inaugurs,l
ball y 80
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
Opposes the stoal.

The Springfield Republican says:
"The lower branch ofthe Wisconsin
legislature 10 sovorwholmingly SsRepub-
lican, having only seventoen Demo.
cratic mombers, against eighty.throo
Republicans; but for all that, 1t has
adopted resolutions urging the Wis
conain memberS az Oongress to oppose
the, Hanna ship subsidy Bill, BY a;vote
OF beventy.eight to dftocn. Thia fact
alono should spfioiently warm arm Itho
party in Oongreas to keep oloat of
committing itHelf to any auoh rneA-
spyo. as
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
10 Become q Banker.

Tho company Of Augusta capitalists
who ihayo rooently acquired the Harris
tS,Eithia, Springs have now assumed oon.
Stsoly Of tho property and Harris, tho
hustler tho wizard Of the waters, who
found this spring IN tho Wilderness
nine years ago snd s few days ago con-
IIsyyefted itiinto.$100, 600 caeh- is sboutto
engage In the banking business, IL he
Chs u bot half as sgoo ooesB1nl In hts now
fold d. ho was ia the old field where.
\ liless fotnd tho spring, his venture will
3 kg n a 4 oonapicaors auocoss "a columbia
@e's
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
/ EVIDENTLY CRANK.
a Man Var. Visits Charleston Who q .e'I u.
d Certainly Off, 55S

"a RT n * n 4. = 4 !. a NIY * N - lac
oa.aes 9 DuviApsp " esYer VINO
claims to be 9 retired lawyer OF Phil
adelphia, announced today at the court
house. ]. where "a xas \ visitor II 10 Ia
wo,,ld ho = - $. !, j q u 81, IN !, IS 8:
amaS ~ TTn;tsa q =. 1ood ss
WHY u !no = onisaa Sla1ee " Y -
h;s - syIi,1 ana Eye
~ = ~ Z " "
= IN n ~ e,s ~ sny pEypiy.a /
y e 81 Z, Sgao a!o ~.
A,ry &c Nnsl / ~ ny si.e
- y ~ 80. - AZ i wy
G ~ s; nto.i
stndio5 - "a s' q
~ 'su LA auu " = .nnlly ;ook UP
: no No " 81" ~ Soon
plenty of money. sevorsi osra - os.l.;s 4; Z
vito died aud hav;nu No M an ann i, "y ). M,s
|he ratired and s. 90 f ata @ !. @ unara i,h aho =
boon TRAVELLING and aimdv;n @ 5 4 /, III 4 + ! 4
nnoat;ona ~ sA>'y's s p9i1 ~ sie ~ =
This ,norn;no M W 4 "a, " |. , , /,
tor a. Tia conrf bnnso 80 "Ho s.e.
oar whan be antaSsd hrt i m"D : Ia
before he know Gnda an No = a III ias;nl lys ~ (
evaru man har nf atSo ~ ,I.ion alu ~
wbo yaa nrosa,t III sa.aat' Sa.t"s.on Z paI
tha t;ma Ho ;n.rodmnSS - @ o3us; hsnis moIse 81
oIarina ~ his a,uiu msd' fn;angn f;sgi, w.
he oxpooted to beoome aa 'oandiSs,e yHs ssar sar
proa;d eN.of ~ ~ DInyg Tga,. oaaotuase ~ dor
IA sa;S .bet o ho uni.oa asatea n IA aSoa:
prssidant W Rnnbanan % "s snS s,auH had depheM g
to the offoo. .NS1, ~ ! re- go Is
fslNOh, r am smart !, :, !, s.;a ~ u .
Weavar ~ 20 tai1 I'M. anal, saia = lr.
ronorlor I Inn,ss ~ So,a - MIsaia h,,;,s lIsS
tioal fanooa fhst MasL yw " ga,,a pgiis =
ali hia wealth and no uar sna aar > ny ! AZ y
atrou r. m;il 81" az 49,. 4s',. osu .oS M So.
tion and bor ,ittlS TIA @ hatnbat astiu SS,
the Solitioa, fanoaa is that Sava 10 naa,n nn,,l
struotod ~ ~ y s. - = 4 'VA ,,o'-'
& Charleston is 4 gold bue town and
paper chat Ifll n @ here vban b,osa ~ ~ r9a.
Prea;dant;aj cam na;sn V nnon. NV Wy ~ nenS a.
talk Democracy and aood o 1old Az ,onmaa mms
a. tbo non,,Ia e'sL;a sooe HViu H., iuonoy NY
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
A Mystery Of Verdi's Will.
Yordi,a will. SAYS the. London t,kro,
at concoairnant

'oSaAb WIZ, hHyb tlle LQnaOn Onr0n-
ielo, contains one very y curious itom,
His .rosiduary legateo is his nieoo,
Maria Verdi, who Is married. to Signor
Qarrsra.i 10 tho infant asylume and
THO hospital for the blind In; Genoa he
be9ueaths "a 900. Large sums sroIalao
tSls g me charitable nStiato1 ad e
and also to those Of Roug.eto. Rhero
,ho lived formany years. Then ooineli
tho following request: In tho dining
room Of my Wills, Bts Asata, Will Nbo
found two largo wooden boxes of great
antiquity; I'd6siYe that noithar ahall be
,oponed, but that, bQtk ,hes burned ifansr
distely after; my obaeqpiea, 3 1T IL pro.
aulned that tho two ii iriiSy Syistoti ous Y boxes
contained manuscripts ofi unpnb bliahed
Operas which the mas tSr lid not ssiah
TO aee the light, sEs:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
s.fhNl
ON i Y ND ES' A Z El|l) &
Thlrsy;five Men Ola Ii,S \ a Saa ;oalg
sY9 lyline Fire. S
/ 4 Is ol:'R:'R'llBLE / & oL u sI,'.

/ ion suddenly Found l,e,,,,.l
1. seIyess ssshpi,.|lls | q off from ! s. B
by 4 Wan Y y d of3 fs,aglna Es59
i$ 81 iarnss.
s The worst dissster i'm tho history siDtts
coal mining in w yoming since til 8 3sfA l.l
my lhorfor ght years ago, { o occurred III
amondsVille Wednesda mi ght. Thir.3
+ by five mon are believed to haYo Terish.,
ed Id "a ares which started iii mine N o.s1
Of of tho ID ismond dayille Goal and uolssg
com pany.i siS Us r +. 81 3Ss
hs Blaze Sss asss dliso oyersa shorttls
after the night ahift olnmonoed work
1t is thoughito have originated from az
careless miner 8 lamp the oil room.l
The flames made s9ohs prpg gress sthat
only one man escaped h from the two
entries ia which it was conf ned VI ii His5
1ame is John Anderson and L gho W an
frjghtfully burned in & running I, " tho
gauntlet OF tho flames, He was sud d.s
denly confronted By q Wall Of fire. and
smoke and wrapping his Head in 8; snS
sopercoat he ran In tho direction oil, hos
main entrance. He foil unoon go louus
and wss carried TO the mouth 81 the
mine Inc Sg q larn1 4 WaB Il sound ad and
hundreds Of miners az .swo rkS lin tho
mines and on the outside ru5hed to tho9s
rescpe Of their imprisoned ], CONRAD es.
Tho fro had BY this time mad q I, sIulcl Z
tprogress that itiWas impo sci ible to SSeini en -s
ter tho rooms sof fame 3S IS N;
The entire night was spent III contin s.
ing the fire to the two ontries and this
moraing It was necessary to seal them
up to prevent tho flames / from spread $;
ing toiothor parts sof the mine. % Thisi
step was only decided upon after |. all |,
hopc Of saving the lives Of the men;had8
been abandoned. Nothipg could live
five minuteB in. tho flr6, W hioh was ii,y:sg
creasing in ferceness ogery minute. 3.lSs
The plugging of; tho two entries I'll HI ],
smother the fire, hut IL may fbe n / everalS
days before tho barricsd cB oans be Fre q
moved aud tho chambera exp lofsd I. Tho
exacttotst Of mon dntomb cd is ot ys 81
known as g humb r,are missing, oMo |.
on, sick Leave and Others LII the hospita lss
a Z, s s Va US
.te s.aes " saas az ao oarase
ooHn n ~ ~ paese " iDte B
a ~ sI, ~ se Mlne B
s1lY Rig ~ an ore afts
asy,sssxes !Eieh as oIs e
ht.si!Sa ns2 tnss mine
icfying gstoS the mine off oials and min nays !
az q th9
at YeIes siignst
sSAas Mn 0YeE
XIV
sSs y
ot sateais
"a S,H ia sas ss'
81 NM sSaas ~ sgSs
abas, - t;,, ;aS s.
shnyf EaS 1zH nm
!, I'm 4; & D SSs,
ma Il no i'Ass as St WY
G M Tansa f q aoSosS, aon ~ \ II
and tolS Il anu !, +, ) d
R;cbarn SFarn il uaara ~ I, e = a,sn.1 ,neS, I,
thrnmab layals Ma N S'S & ana 8 s asS s. H AZ;
sad AZ man ~ ana SI = sna anN ,sora = @
tASA1 1eAAO AAAOh3 e>ANN Aiau p6NCN2f
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
MURDER. AND suIcIDEt

\; s3sS \ .s n a .{.t /!
Or. W. 3 Aiken Shoots His beautiful
Wife. Then Himself.
DR.. Nv F..s.Aikon, a leading specialist
Of Savannah, Ga, shot and killed his
l,wifo in ihoir bedroom at an carly hour
"Wednesday morning Tho report of the
pistols awakened their little. son, aged
eight years. In Ills night clothes and
Iahatefooted; tte child ran in .he s.reet
to7call q polioem an. whom tho officer
entered tho house he found Mrs. Aiken
dead on tho bed, with a bullet hole
through hor head, and DR.. Aiken, with
"a pistol in hand, lying on tho floor
jPdoad. After shooting his wife he had
placod tho weapon to his own hoad aud
sont q bullet through, his brain. ~ The
child said that he had heard his father
count, sono two three, ""}snd then the
pistol shoot. SIs y, s. ..;- Il, a <s & !.
It |sssdeveIoped at tho !: corners in.
| quest thiq afternoon that DIR, Aikon
was about 38 yeara old. Ho was born
Yale ht the age 20 years. After gradua.
tiVA ~ Wab couHectou IOr o tlmo with
the health, department Of the oity Of
Now York: Thonr' ho took a special
COURSE inSS diseaAes.l Of tho eye and ear,
and da,ae south to aettlo. He married
Miss iAnhaiNS: Potter, daughter Of the
gHsy, "a: Y. Potter, aclergyman of New
Bedford, Mass. The Rev. Mr.. Potter
was.a oloao personal friend Of Ralph
| Waldo Nm6yson. IA, brother of Mrs.
AlkeE. Alfred 3. Potter, is now libra
sian r.!N of r HaTyard university. This
viii arrivso tomorrow st to stsko N charge M so Of
the bodice and remove them !. to Massa;
jEohGsottssior intorment :.
30 cause Tor the tragedy WAS dovel:
OPENED -at tho induost.: Ie;%as brought
fp4s That, 5't AZ koli'.was q cigarette
izslaoker.eo' exqqss}' andTthatf ;het was OF
!M }aa ex!Fomoly Is! nervous temperament.
aWo;Yeekssi s Or 80 ago.ho n. had to. have tho
services, s! o1 1phyaloians.in inS what was bo.
ieVed 20 70 morphine poisoning. and
y was II9mofed ~. more, at'the time that no had
at.on!! !tea, sGielaei put the attending
Pnye,oia9s SAG tnea't'Was Improbable.
nately ms 1ricnds hsd noticed ian OK:
IRENE Saestrsotio,n.and a.. llrfltabllity.
-. AIKEN WAS devoted TO SCIENCE
ana was an inventor'o q M OF somo note. do
y si.e orlglna'oE 9? many opthi,a!mllolog 40! mol
loai ln1strumenn!ts rue In!a that are now IN com
aon ~, !ho ail oyer Inc country. ne re-
iaseu 10 patent MS Inventions, saying
Iney were Ior the nenfeht OF mankind. '1
no nag very large ana lucrative
prac.iee, ana vas IN lnaependent OF.
oumstanqes, Ils ,3 mrs. Aiken was 9 lady OF
meta & % INV lea4o foap 1.tIo hoyJnRlrsn' "h;IRarsn
Cheatinp, file GnVesiIinI';1;ie;,t
NJ i .;Is = - ~,
g 1ne repols q; ~ .speolal B e9mmitgtee
Of oongress ,S %naoii y investigates thoSem- ,
Raoy moGH ,h sens @rs - maze pugllo.IhSrs u
gay Dy VnairmanMoody. ~ SAYS that
some me- OF the the faults observed in the ad'
mnlstraJlGn @ az airs q the House are
atirihstapl the pefsl 100 of me m
oaio oaps pa.tho tho house m Urging upon %
oImsera ING aFpeintment ni Of their con-
N a r.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-08
-Four Children Crelnated. d

-Four, ,ohildren, A. to 12 year, of ago.
SHero crematod In tho burning repidenoai
sof Jacob Ball, at LitohfoldS Pm, carly
Thnraday morning, ,ssS
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Warranty deeds fled
David Pugh to Thomas Jones. sell
sell, sw4, sec. 20, Cambria for $65.
Maria Roberts to Geo. H. Lang,
lot three, Shoemaker's subdivision,
city, for So, 600.
Henry Hohenstein to Even Olson,
lot five and West two feet of lot four
block four, Amboy, for 81, 500.
Chas A. Fisher to Chas. Shostag,
ne4, nw4, sec. 8, Mcpherson, fol
81, 700.
Abenaide Mann to Frank G. and
Andrew J. Wasgatt, s1a, sw14, sec. 49,
Shelby, for So, 300.
Frank O.. and Andrew J. Wasgatt tc
Andrew J. Larson, same, for So. $50
Edison L. Warren to Homer L. Bah
cock, sw4, nw4, sec. 5, Shelby, fol
300.
Homer L. Babcock to VIM Fl.
Crandall, same, for $500.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-03-08
A MEASURE THAT SHOULD BE
DEFEATED.

There is bill pending before the
state senate which ought to be sum-
marily dispatched unless it is radically
changed and that is Senator Thomp-
sons bill permitting telegraph or tele-
phone companies to string wires along
highways without let or hindrance.
The bill is said to be SO worded that
should it become a law, all incorpor-
ated cities and villages will be power
less before it, and such companies will
be enabled to clutter up the streets
with overhead wires to any extent they
desire. Such franchises in the larger
cities are of great value, and are be-
coming more valuable with each pass
ing year in the smaller cities and those
bodies ought to have absolute control
of them. In fact no incorporated city
or village ought to be deprived of its
control over the erection of such wires.
The bill is being urged in behalf of the
farmers so that they may be enabled to
erect private telephone wires if they
SO desire. In the country it may make
little difference and yet it would seem
that even there it would be better to
put the matter under the supervision
of town or county boards. If this were
done no party of farmers would ever
be deprived the privilege of connecting
homes with telephone wires, while at
the same time the large companies
would be at all times under control,
and there would then be no chance
of their becoming a nuisance in any
way to the farmers, or if they did the
farmer would have chance to pro-
tect himself while under this proposed
measure he would not. 1t seems as
though the farmer stood chance of
losing as much or more than he would
gain under the proposed law, while
the incorporated cities and villages
would lose everything. The bill has
passed the house and is recommended
to pass the senate. If it does Gov.
Van SAINT should get his pen ready to
give it a black eye 1t deservedly
needs it.
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property at Thursday nights meeting.
Congressman McCleary had urged
haste, as there was but one Andrew
Carnegie. He moved that the mayor
and city recorder be authorized to pur-
chase the Wampler property for 81, 900,
which included 800 for Mr.. Christen-
sens commission.
Alex Mcdonald said that the rear
half of the city hall is on quicksand
and the front half on clay, and there
is not crack in the building.
Aid. Meyer moved to amend that
the city bear the expense of piling in
case this should be necessary. The
amendment was carried, five voting
"aye'' and Aid. Weed ''no."
The motion as amended was then
carried by the same vote.
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MAPLETON.

From the Enterprise: The latest
rumor is that the Hamm Brewing COM
pany of st. Paul do not propose to sit
idly by and let the Standard company
of Mankato buy up all the saloons in
Mapleton, but that they propose to
take share of the trade even if thew
have to adopt heroic means to secure
it. 1t is said they are looking over
certain property in the town with a
view of building a modern hotel with
bar in connection.
The postoffice at Hawkins has been
discontinued. The general supposition
is that the patrons of that Office are to
be supplied with their mail through
the means of one of the rural delivery
routes worked up by Postma ster
Quinn. The stage between Amboy and
Mapleton made it's last run Wednesday
and hereafter mail to Sterling will be
sent via Amboy until the rural routes
are established According to expecta-
lions Mapleton will have at least four
such routes, but it all depends upon
Congressman McCleary.
That the introduction of the tele-
phone to any community proves a
blessing is shown by an act performed
throuQh its instrumentality at Vernon
Center last Sunday, when George
Buckmeister, who has been confined
to his bed for two years was enabled
to enjoy the sermon and musical SER
vices at the Baptish church. A tele-
phone was run from the church to his
room and his otherwise dreary hours
gladdened by the Innovation 1t has
also been a great thing in other COM
munities where people have been quar-
antined for infectious diseases giving
them communication with their
friends and the outside world which
could not be had in any other way.
A lamentable accident occurred in
the home of Mr.. Geo. Hussey of Medo
Tuesday, when Mrs. Hussey lost the
half of the index finger, part of the
thumb, and middle finger of the left
hand and the feshy part of the thumb
and index finger of the right hand by
the explosion of dynamite cap which
she had found the baby playing with.
Mr.. Hussey follows the pursuit of
we'll digging and had several of the
caps in his pocket and in some way the
child secured one of them and was
playing with it when discovered by
its mother She had just taken it
from the little ones hand when the ex-
plosion followed with the results above
stated. Dr. Schefcik was called and in
dressing the wounds found portion
of the cap in the palm of the left hand.