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Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08
Got a Better Place.

0Ol NOct1eF E-1dCfs
Daniel O'95onnell once told the house
Of commons an amusing story of brib-
cry. A farmer in the county Of Wex-
ford was promised position for his
con In return for his vote for a mem
Der Of the Lotus family. The fathers
ambition for@the boy aimed at ser.
geantcy in the artillery, but Lord
LOTUS, on applying for this post for
the youth, was informed that it was
totally impossible to grant his request
inasmuch as it required a. previous
service Of six years to qualify candi-
date for the position. Does it require
six years to qualify him for lieuten-
ancy ~ demanded Lord LOTUS. Ger
tainly not" was the answer. well,
can't you make him lieutenant,
thenY' rejoined Lord LOTUS. Where
upon" said O'Connell, the fellow was
made lieutenant for no better reason
than just because he was not fit to: be
sergeant s G.< r. >-s rs II i.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08

The CurateWe ell, and what did You
think Of my sermon ssEs AS: :Z
9 The Form Bird--Gapital. The .ver.y
thing I wanted. i hadn't slept q wink.
for . week. Moonshine.
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SENATOR X
=. mel SON SPEAKS.

- -
. Armory ha|l was filed Thursday ev-
ening to listen to the address on the
political issues Of the day by Hon.
Knute Nelson, u. 5. senator from Min Min.
nesota. Although it was q busy time
with the farmers, hundreds of them
left their work to be present, 50 popus5
lar H9ur senior senatorfin this locality
and so much confidence is placed in his
opinions. s.. ,.,.4ses :,
Major Arthur w.. Wright:introd duced
the-speaker. In we'll chosen words he
referred to the great service which Sen
ator Nelson had rendered to the state
and nation and to the high honor
which he had attained as leader at
Washington. He also madej suitable
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08
NORMAL SCHOOL NEWS

J. P. Mcdowell of Wasioja visited
Normal friends recently. He has COM
menced teaching and meets with sue
cess.
Clayton Kirkland has an excellent po-
sition as tank inspector and architect
with the Great Western r. R. Co.
Charles Krulish, former student vis-
tied the Normal recently. :: (,
= Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Tullsen are at
present located at the Pine Ridge Indian
reservation, North Dakota, where they
are engaged in teaching. :. 80 - :
Chas. A. Harpman is principal Of
schools at Rio, Illinois. Mr.. Harpman
is graduate Of the Didactic course.
The following are the officers or the
"Senate" this term: John NJ. Johnson,
pres; o. G. Christgau, vice pres; Elsie
Snyder, secy.; Miss Murphy, treas; and
Frank A. Heilman, sergeant at arms. =
The law class began its work last
week. :::. -s: .ss=.z s
Vim. Drummond has begun teaching
in Martin county. zs:= 5zs.5* 80,
A class in club swinging has been
organized by Prof. F. s C.. Heilman.
The Commercial! class has begun
work ii business practise under the
direction Of P Prof. Heilman. "ss=s.. s..s
Many new students have arrived dur
ing the past week. 4. I
The Star literary; society gave an ex-
|cellent program Oct. 3rd. .#,
Many students are taking lessons in
music in addition TO their regular
courses. .s5z=zSs
Several old students have visited at
the Normal recently
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rhe cele ebrated Munsing Under
wear il sizes for ladies, misses and
children at WEST'S.
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Notice to the Public !.

! hereby notify all persons not TO
trust Or give goods Of any kind to.. my
daughter Clara, minor ehild, On my
account as 4 shall not from this date
be respo ponsible for the payment Of any
debts or counts contract dsby her.
-22-33 JosEPH Cor
Austin, Oct. 2,
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08

Omaha and Return for One Fare.
; Via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way, on sale Oct. Is, 16 and 18th: For
+ further M ooiaf Information ! apply = to g, any
G. P. A., Chicago, Ill.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08

MIs. Case returned from her visit
Ito Luverne Monday might.
Mrs. der came suudsy ron
Otran e for . visit with relatiyes.
|s Mrs. johnson Of Evansvtlle, Wis,
came Tuesday 70 visit her sister, Mrs.
J. g. Vaughan: q .sss
Arthur Enney le1t Wednesday for
Leeds, n. .. Ito worksin grain efe:
vatOr. szsss. - Il 2:..s ssss
Mrs. Mclean returned from Fart
.bault the last Of the week. szz= s5.. s..
Mrs. ). M. Bull OF Pipestone visited
her. sister, Mrs. e. Summey, few:
days last week. -ss.s,..:, s.@ AZ ='s,:S
Mrs. Frank Snyder drove up from:
Austin Thursday to visit her PARENTS.
Mr.. and Mrs. :Parkins. zss57. zsz
The Ladies' Aid will meet with.
Mrs. 81. B. Roe Thursday afternoon:
All are cordially invited to attend.
:. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Fuller accom-
panied their granddaughter, Mrs
Ober, home to Sheldon, Iowa, Monday
where they will make their: future:
home. - > z: > ~: = ! b. RI
+ Rev. Martin of St. Paul spoke Sun
day afternoon and evening In the
church.. he is associated with the
Bethel mission and gave brief out
line OF the work done there. NC :
Mr.. and Mrs. Shook were up from
Austin Sunday. :. . ..
: H. M. Mcintyre has built new.
walks in front OF his store and resi-
dence. It Is hoped that others will
catch*the spirit and do likewise. S..= y:
A fine time is reported by those who
attended the party at the Court of1
Honor hall Friday night. *
DEATH OF MRS. j. G. VAUGHAN.
Mrs. J. G.. Vaughan died Monday
evening Oct. 9Th OF cancer Of the
liver. She b sd been confined to the
bed for over two months: Mary Ros-
allie Frost was born at Hancock, Ad-
Olson county, Vermont, Sept. 80, 1884,
She came west with her parents in
l848 and moved to Onion, Rock
county, Wis. She was converted in
the winter Of 1854 and united with
the Baptist church January l, 1856.
She was married to j. G.. Vaughan
March Is. 1855, and lived in Uaion
until the fall Of SO, then moved to
the town OF Lansing where she lived
until the time OF her death, October
6, 1902. She was the mother OF six
children, four boys and two girls who
have grown to manhood. Clara
Vaughan.Beatty,. Blooming Prairie;
Berten F. and George E.. Hurley, s.
D.; Harvey Al, Wyndmere, n. D.;
Stanley 81. and Mary r., Lansing.
Deceased was one OF the loyal and
earnest members Of the Baptist
church here. She was a devoted wife
and neither, faithful and true all|
her relations, and her loss will be uni.
versally mourned here. Funeral ser
vices, conducted by Rev. CD. Belden
OF Austin, will be held at the resi-.
dence Wednesday afternoon.
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|lgE SHOR1 I STORES.
. Al Unproatah ., = ; r :, ,vvitn...

Al UnD1oatabls vvltnsss.
Representative CLAYTON of Alabama
tells q good story concerning case
which happened down In his state. .
An old colored woman, whose first
name was Mary, was a witness on the
stand In q murder case 1T was alleged
that she had had an important conver-:
5saton with the accused and the prose.
cutting attorney insisted that she should
be compelled to testify. The defend
ants counsel fought vigorously to keep
/ the conversation from the jury, and
after arguing the question for aswhole
day it was submitted to the Judge.
After spending a greater part of the
night studying up preceden1s the judge
came into court next morning and de-
cided that the question must be an
swered. s: =
Now, Mary" said the prosecuting at
tcTney, with an air of triumph, "you
must tell the court and the jury what
this man said to you and what you
said to him. Is - . -. =:
Deed, boss" said Mary, 1--WE didn't
say nothing at all. Washington Post.
Gillette Rude to Irvin91
William Gillette, the actor play
wright, was popular in England, but
that was before the following story
was told:,
Z An Irving worshiper was raving
about Sir Henry's genius at the Play
ers' club little while ago. and at last,
seeking Endorsement, turned to Gill
lette.
II, suppose you have seen Irving lots
Of times, haven't your he asked. =.
Several times.". replied Gillette.
''Ever see him in 'MacbethT"
Eyes" r
'@That- was the greatest piece Of act
ing since the days Of Garrick, ,"SraFed
the enthusiast: 1T battles all criticism.
What did you think Of it, Mr.. :G1llette7
Don't you agree with nv estimate Of
.Irvng1 Give us your honest opinion
sef him" So: '.>' = '':~, :: r.. .'A*s'
.''I think" dra;wled Gillette graveiy,
III he could only sing he'd make a
grand comediao."-New York World.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08
A New Vegetable Sweet.

a plant has been found IN the north
ern part Of Paraguay whose leaves
contain q & sweet substance. Small
pieces will have the same effect zas q
large lump Of sugar. IL dropped into q
cup Of tea or coffee. The stun Is not
the same as sugar, though, because It
is much stronger and cannot be fer
s1nented. The director of the Agronom-
ical institute at Asunc cfon believes that
It's chemical nature Is different from
anything else now known. The herb Is
q rather common one. and the Germans
ID that part OF the World are about to
make some elab borate experiments IN
=cultivating It FOR the market. .z.=.s
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08
A Four Rooted Robber.

: Il EOuR FO0te0 HObbeR.
. "A paper carrier came to me the
other day." said Harlem policeman,
:'and told me that somebody was steal
ing the papers left on a certain door
step every morning before the sub
<scriber had 4 chance to see them. The
man living in the house hauled the
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08

: Bobbie (dictating a letter to his sis.
Ter, whom he has squared" into writ
ing for rhim) Dear Miss Brown, please
xcuse Bobbie for not bean at school
sinse Tewsday has he as ad twoth-
axe on Tewsday and on Wednesday he
broke is harm and he ad to go to q
party yesterday afternoon. If he does
not come tomorrow it will be because
q boy thrue a stone at Is I.-Yours
trooly, Bobbie's Mother."-Punch.
Mower County transcript., 1902-10-08

'tHE THEN JUMPED OVER THE FENCE"
carrier over the Goals and accused him
Of not giving him his paper. watched
the house, -: -..
"The next morning saw the carrier
throw the paper in the yard, and con-
cealed myself on the other side of the
street.
I'm a few minutes big black New
foundland dog climbed over the fence
from the adjoining yard and picked up
the paper In his mouth. He then
jumped over the same fence and ran
through back yard. 1z-s-~-...
'The next morning waited for the
four footed thief and gave him a repri-
mand with my club. Since then he has
left the papers alone" New York
Press ~
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
NJ. W.tIli.tk HNTSGEAIl.

scnh Francois iiarnier. Il captain Of
the Frrncti navy ANA an explorer. born
here III ln'a. aud whose efforts con
.rihutrd largely 10 obtaining for
France her rvcHiaI IarH"s>iunS # An
n"m Hnu Tonquin. wb,re Cnptain Car
iier was H$s:I"sin..ird i'll l%1.; Iy the
"Riack iia@s," The unvciling Of this
statue was Ilt o"r@si"n Of a great ova-
tinn ia favor Of the l'rpncA premier
nnd The otl!er ministers.
reception "! the del gates f. the
labor ana commercial organizations
followed.
In the evening al the prefecture. on
the n'H'ason Of the banquet offered the
frcn'h lHrh'or i,i the Republicans Of
IN" department Of Lire, M. Wadeck-
Noilssedu. replying TO Il tVnst of his
neg IN, made his great speech, in
which he Sc; 'ohh ID" position of the
government In t.eW u ne coming gen
tral elections.
Elie speech q III" premier took the
fHrrt "f Il review tt tn" policy Of the
:"f'itlmc,it and HE wurl, Df the urrs-
tnt legislature. I'hr speaker ronr,rdrI
with expressing hiS firm conviction
'h't the elections would result in a
F'rItlNG victory ,r the republic and
|lAa'lA "N"r'N!VW all the forces of re-
e@tirn.
Nj, W"iAc''E i.rr.S"ru hcsau lIy do
caring iIEi %it" the fur'na;nm r hi,
ministry tine rui.Hlly had ;r4I.irrI a
security utAnowt Tot Il Ion" inc pro
Hohs. lirr"raII"d tIlr sWr2rina R"f.ul-
'irHh victor. IN NE muniripll elections
hhd 'N.d jlWt The h&ur for aciiur, in
ttr"" "l '!,t";>" had H0tmrt ,p have
EtfItNG HuI at tine Gnyrrinr,,t sub
hitt"I programme IT reforms, Vie
shld he att"liion Of the law ur :sso,.ia
lI"ilS had u!,r"th II decisive Siru for
ward from til" point "f view OF rr,-
homie development aiih the suarau,c-s
IF society. Notwithstanding a urriir
tinn of H@lidiiCn the speaker said. ,En
Jaw Of "ssO"iHimrs had Erpuu to he
tXt"n'rd ANA II would hr Carried ont
In tl,' spirit il Whiru il WAS ro,.rpivr1
"I'imHt !tl" ~ H'.i Wl'Auu; weakness.
referring TO thc liquor h-;st"li,r.
when h"d r"I',i,tG in y lrs, f., ,he
treasury, til" premier said thai The
transtpr% d'raptiol$ Httpt'mtcd 10 ,h;s
law were rot lup heavy pr.. to nav
Tor ihc SHppr"sH pn "i The Srurrer Of
aI""h"lisn., which threatens the very
existence Of tho race.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
NoRDIcA IN A WRECK,

Famous Singer ana Her Accompa.
aist injured In Georgia.
ROME, Ga, Jan. 13.-As a result Of
collision between passenger train
and freight train on the Southern
railway at an early morning hour near
Reeves Station, twenty miles north Of
! Rome. Nine. Lillian Nortiica. the sing
er. Was injured: her accompanist n.
Romaine Simmons. sustained a bruised
hand, an engineer was killed. and three
other employees of the road were in.
jured.
The train to which Nine. Nordica's
private car was attached was n mixed
passenger and freight and left Atlanta
for Chattanooga. 1t arrived at Reeves
Station at $3.50 o'clock in the morning
where IT had orders to meet freight No
10. A freight train. which proved to be
an extra. was OH the siding at Reeves
when the passenger train arrived. and
the engineer of the passenger train. ey-
Identity assuming that II was No. 50.
did not stop, but continued his run TO-
ward Chattanooga.
A mile north of Reeves. while going
at rapid rate. the passenger met the
freight Oh a sharp curve. The two ell
Kines crashed into each other. and En-
gineer Tracey in attempting to jump
was caught between the two locomo.
iives and crushed to death.
Nine. Nordicas car was attached to
the rear of the passenger train. When
the collision occurred, Nine NOrdica
was asleep in the private stateroom of
the car. The sudden jar threw her
from the bed to the floor II is under
stood that she sustained badly bruis-
ed shoulder, and the muscles of her
neck are said to have been strained.
Dir. Garlington the Southern railways
surgeon here, was Immediately sum
moned and attended the singer DR..
Darlington stated that Nine. Nordica
was not badly hurt. and he thought
she would he able to fill her engage
mrnt tonight.
Ar. Simmons her ncconpanist. sus-
tanned injuries to his right hand The
exact condition of the injured member
was not asrcrained.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
Canadian Miniater Killed.

FO1kESTONE. Ian. 13.-The Hon.
Richard Reid DobelI, Canadian minis
ter without portfolio. was thrown
from his horse near here and is dead
Mr.. and Mrs. Dobell arrived here a
week ago, where they were Joined by
Major Hull their son-in-law, and his
family. Mr.. DoheIl and Major Hull
rode together to IIy,he, attended by
groom. They We're returning in the
afternoon and had reached the foot of
Shorncilffe camp when Mr.. Debell's
horse was startled by motor car. 60
ing at al ordinary pace, and threw its
rider, who fell heavily upon his head.
Mr.. Dobell was picked up unconscious
and never revived.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
BRISK CANAL BUSINESS,
Annual Report ON New York Water.
ways shows PrOsp-rOus Year.

Annual Report ON New York Water.
ways Shows PrOsp-rous Year.
ALBANY, n. V, Jan. 13-The an
nunl report Of Colonel John NJ. Par
fridge, former superintendent of public
works, will he submitted to the legis.
lature tonight by his successor,
Charles S. Boyd. Colonel Partridge
says:
"rhe Erie. Cha hamplain. Oswego and
Cayuga and Seneca canals opened to
navigation on May and the Black
River canal June I. The dates set
for their closing was Nov. 30. The
opening date was more than two
weeks later than the previous season.
and yet comparison of the figures
representing the amount of business
actually done OIL the canals this year
with last will show that there was an
increase in tons of 74,672. A compari-
son of the figures week 6r, week this
year with the previous year will show
that the increase which started at the
very opening Of the season was main
tained to the last.
9TH" total Tonnage OH all canals was
3.i2O.G13 tons as against 3,3l5.ei1 tons
the previous year, the increase in tons
being I4,6l.. OF the total freight car
ried 2,2IG. 199 tons went eastward and
.144,4ll tons westward
"Thc expenditures for the mainte.
nance and ordinary repair Of the ca
nails and the collection and compiling
Of statistics for the year ended Sept.
30, 1901, were $a72. .G:i3.'
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
CAMPAIGN IS OPENED
French Premier Makes IN Ad.
dress at 81. Etisnne.
TIE GOVERNMENT POLICY REVIEWED

Under tho Present Ministry France
Claimed to Have Acquired securi-
~ hitherto Unknown-Law Of
Associations Upheld.
ST. E1YENNE, France, Jan. 13.-Fa.
Sored by cold and fine weather the
opening Of the ministerial electoral
campaign here proved an unqualified
success.
Since Saturday morning the capital
of the Loire has been filled with the
population of the surrounding districts
and numerous visitors from Paris and
the rest Of France. Besides NJ. Wal
deck-Rousseau, the French premier,
the ministers of war, marine, the colo
MES and commerce were In attend
ance, as were the principal military
and civil officials Of the department.
The ceremonies included visits to the
hospita and other local institutions of
st. Etienne. The town was lavishly
decorated with flags in every direction,
and NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau and the 9TH
er ministers We're greeted with cheers
md cries of "Nive Ia republique."
"Vive Ia gouverncment.' and "Vive
Loubetw
After lunch at the Hotel de Vile. ut
which NJ. WRldeck- -Rousseau's speech
was confined to local topics. came the
unIediing Of the statue to Marie Jo-
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
GiI Ger iicitinIs, Monument.

fill~!i RE. Jan. H. Ten thousand
'loll;v. vay ,"ntr Etutrd 10 the national
1GNH fer "A Mckinley memorial lry lln
WorhN@in"n of llOMv stead. 1t was
one nt the largest amounts for this
purpose that lag been raised in west
crn Pennsylvania. and the amount, TO-
grthcr with the names OF those VIII,
dUrat"d To the cause. viii be forward
cd 10 the headquarters of the McKin-
ley memorial commission in Washing
ton early this week The ma .iVrity of
the Workirgmcn gave Il half days Day,
lroE, the lowest lalorrr to The heads of
apartments. There were Il few, how
ever, who gave nothing.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
seven Burned to Death.

BUFFALO. Jan. 10 Henry Pearl
stem, HIS wife and five children. rang
'ht Il! A.r frvil one and Il half to
lWiN" years, Wvra burned to death III
"'I curry hn'r III the morning in n fire
thai h"St"J}" }"d II two story frame build
ing at l"iT Broadway. Joseph Supow-
ski WHO "''hrd the building and kept
Il ''II"" st r' on the ground floor, has
i''' t"c.i under arrest pending an
iir"'it%ni'nn. Karl l;rarki. $upowski's
lr"I" '-Ii.'"w. is ais" detained by the
Io'l'". SuuuWHk carried IN insurance
t %i,Wio tn tie building ard it's con.
l"r'% which, the police say. is "A very
liberal yaIVNtcn.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
: svcezsspvt opEaAr,os,Ms. On,
&kDeattiea 10 Lehee Wrought Havoc,
A Luson Town DESTROYED.

8kDeaatiea to Lsbse wrought Asvss
A Lusen Town Destroyed.
| MANILA, Jan. 13.-News rsreived
from Batansas province is cheerful
The expedition to Loboo, in Batangas
has been complete success. The col
umns under Colonies Wint and Wells
have destroyed large number of bar.
racks and hafnlets and enough rations
to keep 10000 Filipinos for six months.
There was not single American cas-.
ualty during the entire expedition. The
enemy fled from before the Americans.
Many Of them were killed, and several
surrendered.
Major Henry Allen. formerly govern
or of the island Of leyte and now chief
Of the insular constabulary, who has
been making Il tour Of inspection
through the islands of Leyte and Min
daaao, has returned TO Manila and re-
ports that the native nstabulary is
fully able to control the situation in the
province of Misamis. in northern Min
danao where Major Allen thinks the
situation has been much exaggerated.
Previous reports concerning this
province caused Generals Davis and
Wade to request that It be returned
from civil to military control.
With the exception Of the church, the
entire town Of Quingua. in Bulacan
province, LuZOn, was burned to the
ground. and thousands OF Filipiuos
have been rendered homeless. !
Commissioner Bernard Moses, head
Of the department Of public instruction
Tor the islands, has delivered an ad-
dress TO the teachers of Manila, in
which he particularly urged the con.
finued instruction Of Filipino children
In English.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
The DurStein Family.

Miss l. S. Durstein with S. ".
Durstein her brother. has gone home
toPoint Pleasant, Bucks County, Pa,
to meet a sis ter who has been away
for eightyears in New Mexico. Their
father and mother are still living at
the ripe old age OF Is and 73 years.
About 90 wears Mr.. S II. Durstein
come to WilmingtCnffom Doylestown,
Pa, and liked it SO we'll that he
entered business and has been one Of
our must successful ltobactumcrchants.
lie has built up the largest trade in
his business. than any other ner-
chant In Delaware.
There will be family reunion held
at the homestead in Bucks County,
in the near future, when all of the
grand children and great
grand children VIII be present..
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
tV.,'..i. &a,rifrr Pre-, r;,tcd.

RAhLo, CITY, On. Jan. H. \ ht!-
nNH '..'r.rt'e WAS prevented hy til"
t n'iE arrival Of some SSiris of rliari-
~ t!"H ''ic scene in ,'iS city. IIy'
W"ll@. II paralrtc 'hii'anan. who las
been ""u"ty ri"r.;c. was returned 20
the car" ot his "'untrymrn III China
lUnn VIII" lr WHs an inmate of the
C"ul'! hn.p.!Hl IL" cue bad been ,rt
Oft, Nu this a'cou't the Chinese made
ljrrpal:t.o"s [" o''rr him aS Il sacrifice
I" '"%S. lily Nun- managed to get a
inesSat' /" IL" "a'j"l'$ at III" hospital,
and th'N rt"ur'' lim 'crurr his He
Was 1nApn. II is asserted that all prep.
nra!'"hS for f'l We IS c&"c,itton had
h"ri '"nir'"tt wien the sisters arriy-
cd al the .inHsinust.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
Df er.nt CIO-Ister ,:a"h Night

The revival mettirgs at Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church are nignty
gin%Ing in Interest. EmDtlasls ha,
thus tar been placed on the IMPORT
ance Of Christian duty and life on
the part Of the members, with grul-
flying results, The pastor. Rev.
!oIn shape is preaching every ni.nt.
lie has been ably assisted by soloB,s
and other singers auu 10y lhe child
Ien $ choir, which sings regu,ariy at
tn" Friday evening service. Fer this
week there VII! be dti?reui q! ,r.s.
ter each night as follows:
Monday, Jan. -, Mr.. George row
lex, choristcr Christ'S y. f. Church.
Tuesday, Jan. II. Mr.. Gco&ga l..
King, chorIstcr Epworth NJ. L tA4,rh
Wednesday, Jan. H. Mr.. ]. Ii.
Guthrie, Churister Of ST. lau's n.
l.. Church.
Thursday, Jan. IT, Mrs Tnona,
Benson Of Grace NJ. f. rnurc,l
Friday, Jan. Il, Mr.. J. Is. N, ,lclt
c!iurIStcr OF Delaware Avenue Hap-
tlSt Church.
The meetings open With song
service OF twenty minutes. c9uiuuci
hy these friend, o! other churches.
IL i, very important that ali SIpuld
cone "n time as the service starts
promptly at Ilj p m Gospei
Hymns Nos. lG is the book that il,
USED. Strangers and visitors coIdl.
ally !uyIted
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
Stecl Company Resri;inE Ont

JOLIET. ILL.,. Jan. Il. 1t is officially
reported here that the United Stutes
Steel corporation has purchased th.
Fox i'rr-~rd Steel rompany's works
and that the plant will resume this
week under new niaAagcmeHt, Off
Gals here cannot confirm the r,,m0r
The OK plant Ins been idle since lust
suhhl"i. owing to labor troubles. The
mil has tha latest improved machiu
cry. employs several hundred men and
makes steel cars and trucks.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-13
lS Not A Candidate.

H. M. Wiley of the Friendship
Fire Company would like to
announce that he is not candi-
date for Chief Of the Wilmington
Fire Department at the present
time and would not under any
consideration. The new city or
dinance adopted on Thursday
makes it possible for the chief to
come from the Friendship Com
pany and Mr.. Wileys name has
been mentioned in the papers az
the candidate for the Office.