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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25
PoRTLANDER SUICIDES,
obstlnacy of wife Prompts Self De-
struction.

PORTLAND. Dec 24-otto Erdmann
aged Il years, an engineer at the city
water works, committed suicide today
by shooting himself.
Erdmann left a note saying that he
intended to take his life because his
wife objected to his mother living al
their home,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25

but without determination. They were
to receive 16 cents an hour for 10
hour day and Is cents for all overtime.
They struck for 20 cents an hour for
a 1o-hour day. 30 cents overtime and
40 cents for Sundays and holidays. In
the contract signed the strikers agree
not to bring up the question of wages
for at least one year. Il.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25
Extra Freight Rounds Curve
and Crashes Into the
Regular.
BODIES UNDER WREcKAdE
Twenty-one Cars and Both En-.
gines Were Completely De-
molished-Blame Not
Fixed.

DENVER, Dec. A.--A special to the
Republican from Trinidad, Colo. says
Six men were killed in a freisss:t train
wreck, which occurred one and one-half
miles north OF here on the Colorado &
southern railway this evening.
THE DEAD:
j. FOX. fireman on the extra freight.
- McDERMoT. brakeman on extra.
J. w. coLDSTAP, engineer on regu-
lar freight.
= KING. machinist.
FIREMAN, on regular train.
BRAKEMAN, on regular.
THE INJURED:
Elmer Pearce. engineer on extra.
Fred Gilbert, riding on extra.
The cause OF the accident, according
TO a statement by Engineer Pearce Of
the extra train. was that the regular
train had been overlooked, the extra
running without orders and expecting
10 meet passenger at Bowen. 10 miles
north Of here.
At 6:s7 an extra north bound freight,
in charge OF Conductor Bronson. pulled
out OF the yards here. In less than 10
minutes later, just as they were round
ing sharp curve. he saw the regular
freight train bearing down upon them
not more than 100 yards distant. The
train contained 40 cars loaded with coal.
Before the trainmen could jump for
safety the two trains crashed together.
Fourteen cars Of the regular train
were completely wrecked and seven oi
the extra were demolished. Both en-
gines are completely wrecked.
The bodies OF the dead are still under
the wreckage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25
THIS is SNOW.

TACOMA. Dec. 24.-A heavy snow
storm prevails in the Cascade noun
tains on the line OF the Northern Pa
cific. Th,re is seven feet Of snow on
the vest side OF Stampede tunnel. and
six feet on the east side.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25
STRIKERS RETURN TO woRK.

Freight Handlers on Illinois Central
Fail to Receive a Raise.
CHICAGO, Dec, 24--A special to the
Chronicle from New Orleans says;
The strike of the Illinois Central rail-
road freight handlers was declared Off
last night and the men will go back
to work today on the old conditions,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25
CAPTURED PRIZE.

La GUAYRA, Dec. 24.-The British
cruiser Tribune tonight captured a
sioop and schooner outside this port.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-25

LATER-Elmer Pearce, engineer o
the extra train died from his injuries.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
81. Pa.l..

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Due,sk0Ot S
s.It g curious" says the London,
Chronicle. "how 81 Paul,s. although
the first cathedral church Ii Enrlandi
that was built actually for the observ.
ance Of the Anglican ritual, manages
nevertheless to retain something sc s
foreign and q Catholic nature ~ the
way It Offers shelter to the tired pas.
serby. Apart from the restless Rrcups
OF s~ightseers. there are aiways plenty
Of people there who have gone In sole.
" for the sake Of its wonderful peace
and quiet.
They would have found neither, b.
the way, in old St Paul's OF the d.,
teenth century. for while mass was
being said in n chapel. a funeral serv.
Ice In another, and 60 on, all sorts Of
commerce was carried on In the middle
aisle. from the hiring OF servants to
the transaction OF legal business.
We have altered all that nowadays.
and st. Paul's is the quietest spot In
the noiatestsclty In the world"
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11

NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF TIME OF
REDEMPTION.
State Of North Dskots, a. sIe
County of Stark.
ONCE Of County Auditor.
Il You Will please take notice, that the piece or,
parcel Of land ~sitpate in Stark county, North
Dakota, tssessed ID your, name for the year 1897,
and described asifOllows, to wit; lot numbered
eighteen Q8):in block numbered eleven ul) in
the town NOV city of Dickinson, N. D., was
sale for unpaid taxes for said year; aud no one
Offering 10 pay .thss suappt of said unpaid
ssssaisueds. fof ths sum. II ssvsn 4 liars and
ifofy centg. laipg, the p tpk. the, taxes,
Which sum. With in,stsssa from rs iRe az aata aa'' 81
aaid; s~saisauent at shel rata sol. four
S Re- ass seIs! p tsst :snpg sgaSS tS Ssa E, n Y y as, sub y
lwenty-seven and forty4hfeea huuldredths dol.
lars, besides the cost Of this notice, 10 necessary
to redeem said land, and unless you redeem the
emgbyfths,paIMsuf Of sstt sprnIon or before
ths Esd asysaf MaEsh5plgos. hsipg the day OF
viii Gs!pii5,!e,sa! dsed.. k6sFefoEs wiIaiasae 10
WINES %yshsnd aud Official seal, this gard
day of December, 1901. .f324@tuG
,..a,. JOHN R%!1sss4oS,
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Her 0AeflA86 Dot

. Marriage Dota
The Esnperor Joseph II. was in the
habit Of walking about incognito. One
morning he went Into q coffee shop
and asked tor a:fsup Of chocolate.
he was plainly drsssSd and thesVait.
as. being Ignorant pf his rank in.
eolently refused II, saying It was too
early.
Without making any reply he
walked out and went into a little cof-
fee house hard by and asked for q
cup Of chocolate. The landlord an
swered that It should be ready In .
moment
Whileahe waited for It he walked
up ana sflogn and swas conversing on
different snbjsets 6hen5the landlords
daughter, a very pretty girl. made
her appearance.
b eSemperors Mtshedf her; good day
and observed to her father that 1t was
high time q flower in full bloom
should marry before 1t faded.
".Ah," replied the honest old man,
III l had but a thousand crowns l
could marry herstoa . fine young man
who is very fond OF her! But, sir.
the chocolate Is ready" 3
The emperor called for a pen, ink
and paper. The girl ran to fetch them.
when he gave her nm order on his
banker for the thousand crowns.
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Cana4as !panka,~ nu.,n....

,CenaAe's Banking Business.
The, banking bust1esa inssCansda IL
on 4 Inherent plan from that in this
cs.-AtTy. The leadQparters:sof4 mostSpf
'theabanks; throughout the, Dominioni 10
In Ontario. either at Hamilton. King
ston or Toronto. Each bank has ito
central Office. generally in y Of the
cities named and ~ many:branchesfas
1t cares to maintain in different parts
of Canada, some of these branches be-
Ing % far distant as Dawson.
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A UNIQUE Beuuest.

"A unique beQ0oots
Among the experiences that helped a
now prominent attorney to emerge
from the condition Of a b~riefless bar.
rister he tells the following: One day q
misery old fellow came to him and
asked that the young attorney draw up
q. will.
"How much cash have your" was
the first Interrogation.
"Waal. L dunno" responded-th the eli.
emit; 'somewheres nigh on to $4,000. l
reckon"
"How do you wish 1t diEtdedr" !.
II want my old woman to have $751;
600. and you can soy that l give and
bequeath 5000 sto. each Of my three
children" said the old man. Aunloading
himself Of the legal phrase with much
gravity nndideiberation.
what else do you wish to say"
.-"Say that to each Of my } several
-,nieces and nephews L. also give the
sum Of $4,000"
."Hold on, sir; this ia a work Of So
p~ererogation. You have already dis
posed Of all your money. How are
they to be sivensthe sums you speci-
fy7"
"Gol darn 'em. let 'em work for 1t,
as I didr' came the answer.-San Fran,
cisco Wave. &
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SHis Half.

An old Maryland colored man was
summoned to court by the controversy
over b eSownership OF q mule.
Who bought the mule?' demanded
the judge.
Glen Smlf and All each bought half
Eobfhim. sah." responded the old man.
where is Smith nowr'
He Amt nebber cum down yit, sab.
He went tic curry bis half when his
half wa In a had bumor. Now Clem's
Echiilnn wants to- get deb fatheh's half
away from my half. en- deb half am
dess half
"Stop!" roared the Judge. :"Dismiss
the case."-rChicago News.
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Tins's cha.sss.

"Dlogenes was a great man." said
the contemplative person, "and yet he
had no use for money. He was cor.
tent to confne his possessions to a-sin.
gle tub" &~
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum,
a tub might have been all right in
those days, but what q man wants
now IL Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
A Scott Pun.

Calling n day on a Miss Ferguson
and observing a fine h~oneysuckle lin
full blossom over the door. Sir Walter
Scott congratulated his friend on its
appearance. She spoke Of It as trum-
pet honeysuckle. Z
"Weel," said Scott. "ye'1l never come
out o. your ain door without a flourish
o. trumpets!'
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
51A 4 a 'l! YOUR !.
: = $stEst' /


NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL
ssiRRFRE00F.
Unitsd States LsndIOnce bismarck N. d..
December 8, 1901. Il
1 Notice l. hessby given thstshe following NAM
ed setueF has Aaled notice OF bis Intentional make
ahsfpro0f q support Of his 6faim, and that said
proof. will b c1sde before JGeo. Aud. u. s,
i!CommissiQnet, DistIict Of n: D.. at his office In
t ne ely of Dickinson. M N p, on Feb. 8.
PETER iN1OHELs {
Tor hs mex, ees 8. twp 137 mr. o. n 5th p. m.
: Hs named The follaWlng, Witnesses to prove his
continuous rspadence npop. ard cultivation Of
eAgthelsr John Wiener, all Of Gladstone, ND
X 1855 ~ 4. q; AeGILKIyRAY, Register.
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Nearinx n .Fini.h.

Ne3Ftu8E tn0 F10t06.
How long has the minister been
preaching?" whispered the stranger
who had wandered into the church and
sat down away back.
about thirty years. 1 believe" re
piled the other occupant Of the pew.
''That being the case" rejoined the
stranger, Il guess I'll stay. He must
be nearly ,done."-Chicago News. ~
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
ssP@.s, PAPER and royalty.

sWshenever the signature. Of an Eng
lsh king or queen Is required in a Wis
TORS book or elsewhere It Is custom
arySto provide a new pen. which Ia not
used by the hosts or the other guests
unless 1t be handed them by the royal
visitor. Another point Of etiquette
connected with pens and paper is that
q letter to q sovereign ia written on
thick white paper, on one side only.
and Is placed In an envelope large
enoughsto contain the letter unfolded.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
Ahead There.

II hope" said the drummer. ''you
were, quite satisfied with my report
for the past month"
"Well," replied the head Of the firm.
"tbere was q part Of 1t that really
exceeded our expectations"
".And what was that?'
'rsYour expense bill."-Catholic Stand.
ard and Times.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11

One hundred thiry-6ve tons of hay for
sale. with use. Of sheds and good rang
loestedb6 miles lfrem: Eayetse P. O.; also
GOOD ranchn with hay, buildings, 1900
stock sheep and all ranchieqnipments.
:Fhereiare good bargains here for a
person wanting ranch property.
ai;;4:tf. Fla: LITTLE.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
AGENT fOrgGOal.

Si;amthe. authorized agent5for the L..
high coal, mined by the CONSOLIDATED
Coal Co, and all prders4eft At my. store
will receives prompt attention. Sold by
the car, load, or in any quantity desired.
.7-l3-tf M. c. EAcKES. ii
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11

80 - 49, ~! ~
Jam &. Ioo1.
The board met ii regular session ON
the above date atfo osciock Am
Present Commissioners WaiAoo and
Koesel.
On motion of Commissioner Koesel,
w. Walton ri elected chairman 81
the board Of county commissioners fos
the ensuing year.
Minutes: Of the last irregular aud special
meetings resread and on anssio,i, sp-
proved.
On motiontthe followingresolution was
unanimously adopted, Viz:
Whereas. under Chapter 81 al. the
Laws of 1901. which provides tar achange
in the time Of the term Of office Of county
commissioner. a vacancy, has occurred
in said Office in the Second com.mission-
er district Of Stark county. North tDa-
kots. Now. therefore. re il
Resolved. That this board proceed To
fill said vacancy by appointment Al pro-
vided Tor in Section 366i Of the Reused
Codes (I8oo)of North Dakota.
Pursuant to the above resolution the
board summoned Chas. Kono, county
Judge. to assist them. together with The
county auditor. in making the appoint-
ment.
The appointing hoard then consisted
Of the following persons. viz: VI. II.
Walton, commissioncrots the First dis
trict; Fred Koesel commissioners OF the
Third district. Chas. ko,no, county Judge;
and John Riessbeck, county auditor.
Moved by Commissioner ,Koessl that
w. H Walton. ,act. as: chairman Of the
appointing hoard. Carried.
Moved by John ,.Riessbeek and sec
onded by Chas. Kono that Geo. w. Lee
Of Gladstone, N. D., be appointed I'd the
Office of commissioner Of the Second
commissioner district to fill said vacancy.
Motion carried unanimously.
On motion the appointing board. ad-
journed sine die.
On motion the board Of county com.
missioners proceeded to transact. general
county business.
Certificate of appointment to. fill the
vacancy of the office Of commissioner 81
the Second commissioner district, to:
gether with his oathi of office, .was pre-
sented by Geo. w: Lee. On motion; said
appointment and oath were ordered
placed on file.
Quarterly report Off P. Folsom, jus.
tie ice. Of the peace. Tor the quarter ending
Dec: 8, 1921, VA siA' received and LII, ordered
placed on file.
Statements Of fees collected. BY the
register of deeds for the months Of Nov.
and Dec, 1901, showing an aggregate
amountio of s7ot15 collectedfofshe period
mentioned were 4received and approved
and oldstedsplaced oh ahle. e1s
IS Repostsao 81 feesiccllectdd by, the clerk
Of thejdistriet court fon the ;anonstIsb OF
Noyembersand December, ,I6ol,issoHins
anlaggregatesof 81 .ooacoilec.ed- fot the
period mentiontdwas received and APP
proved cred .placedDnid le.t
The lhss following rlb annual .l GtxsgppF.s of road
supervisors were reffiYed and ordered
placed on file, viz: ta
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Samples Coming

my new 1902 ,samplssspf paper: viii be
here on the 7ssh, and Il IS not ton early
tpQtrshle ~peopletosbe ge.singready for ahe;
spring papering and painting. shalt
be glad to talk@yithsapy one about pro.
spectiye. work and give estimates.
{. E. DICKINSON, Il
Il.iI.2t Painter and Decorator.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11

ordered paid by warrants, viz: fl 1
Ths Pionser Publishing Co., otacial STRAY .
ck RaDi ko 1oe ls selvin. 81 board Of :pno;.;. 5 o.
y. q. swsnnine. supervisor dist. No. Ia. hi s.
Z. y. Grusshas cleaning out coal She'd. q
Henry pathnan, bridge material ........ l0kS1.
Jonh, kans. hapline lninh.s 70 Antelope
J. i5.s White. Witns:: ices, dist. court. =. =
RoSs.. lyon, witness din. aoar,:.:. s,iS,
Shi::; t Ssssii s9 ss:a '; sst;' a.; n: +: ' sS
Ja.. b :Snwart, !. !" I" -. sIW
yohnI, Ris:soeck, psost.ss and es Iass 49,. q
W.B. Hove. putting up storm Windows
Fred sshn, s .sasii 90 soait hou::: / g
Deliss Spears. Postags.:.:.....:.......:...... . 0s.
Huss.. E,ss,. %'l s.; iii e, S sess ;:ss s;s,::. a ai q
ONCE; ..:.; :...:.. ar..::.;.... 40
oet.. aad De. isoi::. H. :..!s:::::. 50 %
90: asS; ssa 1ss.,' iisSi :e.'..s ] 10
M xst5so i senour, :appiis. aS
=. =. Aver ,,eoaaty OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Fsa
!, -" psiutisg dsituqaent tsx lust
D.fets s,sse Bsni, oiics 1sotj.s..fsE p :
st saa a Z Fsd.i assa ;,c.;.iS: ;o.d inn;s. Y %
m.nts. dia!; M; l..:....:aa....:..... 81 Is
" hSy. "a De,;. 1921. Aoia
A .sS.ss s ;s:a s 'sss 8. ssaa,; .S:ii:a;:: s ssss
Chss, y. Crow, putting mp ienoe around
Hugh sThsnpseo a..i hauling iapss. and "u
b%ildlaK catye!liS Is W
etc.....:....... ~ Is
4. Hiiiisrd. hssuit.nce N court honss snd a
contents p ssnsS q. 1907 :.....:.ts.,. So, 40 ~
On motion the board adjournsd 70
Tuesday, JAM !, Iqo7. q q o'clock ]. N.
jan.zsIoo7.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Petition was received, accompanied by
an affidavit, from II, Moon praying
for a correction Of his assessment and
taxes for the year 1890. on motion said
assessment was reduced to Valuation
Of $40, making i total tai; for Tie year
mentioned, including school poll tpr. Of
$3.50, N'sA
On motion 1t was ordered that $sts: be;
retunded.fromthe unorganisedto Frank
Sadewsky, being the amount Of ,ap Tex.
~csSsive:tax assessedagainat said Frank
Sadowsky.ior the year 1901 on 4 y}alps-
Of $4,000. caused by clerical esrlr Il,
the assessmens rocks. Il 4
Rev. Wm,.,Gcfpoks petisioned the board
for aFetqndmeht Of county taxest I'd The
year 1901 amounting to 800. and SCHOOL
district tsxessfo'r thesaAme year paid 10,
district No. ? to the amount of 81, maxi
Ling z tqisaly Of tlgea,40, ntthc ground that.
said taxes were erroneously assessed and.
paid into Stark county, said propertybe be-.
ing located in ~nposganized territory. On.
motion said petition was granted ,nsd she
auditor authorized tosdraw rebuilding Tor
the. above amount.
J On motion the board adjourned u j
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CIGbbed w~ith5Press.

To all who pay one full year in advance, to the
PRHss wfllbe given . years subscription to 81
ther Of the following publication: -
The Weekly Pioneer Press. @
The Weekly Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Weekly St. Paul Dispatch. N.
The Twice-a-weck (Mps.) Farmers Tribune.
r The;Household Of Boston.
A copy Of the 20 Session Laws. L
For sass the PR8es and Hicks Word ard
Work will be given one year or the PRESS apd
the Thrice-A-Week World; or the PREss and
the Tti-Weekly N. Y. Tribune.
b For 3 ga thePnHss and slthey the Cosmopoli-
tantbqMc clure, Anulay'A Hagsxipe Of any dollar
publication WtlIhalGntohe1eas. |ye;
The Breeders Gazette and the PRSsB ono year
for $2.71. ~:
For $2.25 the PaEss and the National Mage.
zine0 ~ the N. 7. Farmers Tribune viii. be sent /.
one rear.
The PRESS clubs with all papers and magazines
and II the subscriber does not see what he, vents
IN the above 1T, write 10, SUBSCRIPTIONS ta4ksh
scribsrs the agents rate 10 given. ' !, sH'.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11

II am told" said the friend. .tthat
the manager yon have left was paying
you q fabulous salaryY' J
NO" answered Mr.. stormingtont
Barnes. mot fabulcus:. Imaginary
Exchange. y
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
The Hermania
Life@InsuranceC Go.

OF NEW YORK, has a record of
Al years unexcelled by any;equalled
BY few. Its rates are lower than
other companies. Its contracts will
please. w. L. RICHARDS,
Resident Agent.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
Unaer . Mistake.

Under Q Mistake.
The stranger stepped up to the hotel
register and wrote his name thus:
Gabriel Plunkett, squibnocket,
Mass"
The stranger Immediately behind him
then stepped up; looked at the name.,
smiled somewhat incredulously and
made this entry himself:
"Israel Snodgrass, Snohomish, Wash"
Then the two men glaredtat-e each 9TH
q.
Think I'm kiddin'. do your"
"Tryins-t to make fufrof me. are your
Biz!
Bang!
::For .heayen'e sake, gsntlemen," ago
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the hotel clerk.
t%stapt fYpu are,under, a misapprehen-
sion. I-know both Of you and know
those to be your real anne and tho
real names Of. the towns you are from
BY stre1uoussehprts hetsncceededs In
separating them; and a Rew@mon1snts
later, they were tapologizing .Wofusely
and insisting with much vehemence On
treating each other.-Chicagott Tribune.
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
Tax..,hQtne

Notice is hereby given that the taxes for the
year 1901 aren now due and payable, and that !
have thtsd day received from the county auditor
thsstp9 uats for the collection Of said taxes.
REAR estate snd pereoual properly tsxes bs.
come due November LIT and delinquent Cd Feb.
ruery lot following. Apenalty Of 5 per oent at.
tachee ~ personal property taxes February lst,
s1so2, Andl,pefpent per month thereafter unui
paid,or couoetedby distress and sale.
A penalty Of 8 per cent attaches to 1901 seal
1902. - 800 - .A
4 Ths rates. Of t.xstion for all purposes for the
The Dickinson press., 1902-01-11
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD PENAL
sPROnR. AZ a " ii.

NOTICE OF HOMESFEADe EKNAL
PROOF. 4 u
Land Once 1t Rasmarck. N. D., Dee. 8 1901,
Notice ii ~herebyagiyen that the.follawinR nam.
ed settler has Hled notice ofahis intention q make
daai proof in support Of his olsim, and thst said
proof will be made before Jas. O.. Saunders,
clerk Of the district court, Ut his once In piekin.
son, N. D., on the I'D day Of JAM, 1902, yikti
JOHN A. PRINDLE ! ~
for the neA sscs IS twp. 12s n ranyea2w. s
He names the following witnesses to PROVE bid
continuous residence Rpon and cultivation bf
sstdt lands Wis.,, q
It's. UndsrhiIl. r. 8. Brookings. B, Lepper
OF Antelope, N. D., and J. 8. White, bickiHGSxnu,
Nd. e.
l2-14St A.C. NcG1LL1vnAr, REGISTER.
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N0TIgK RFTENBRRsOULTURE FL.
NAL PROOF.
Land 0alss YlBisna.ek, n, pn Dec. q, 1901:
Ndttce;;i ehanshy ,Rtseps tbatt sstbe following;
make 1lai pepofin% slpp9etof HAT, q, claim, and
thats oSfd proof VIII be smHaS before Jas. O..
Ssundersns Sleek Of. the district conrt, st his office
IN Dickinson, NJ W on the 9Th day Of Feb;
asplepRIcH HAssREBuscH
for tho nwA sec. 8, twp, 10, q. range 9s ".
AsnsAAtS u faloNigE witnesses 70 prove his
< William r.Hecht. Christ Smith, Fred :Dphr.
mann, Henry. Brandt, III Of Taylor, N u.
|il2-at6 A., ~ 4dGILLIyRAY, Register.
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Session.

On motion the board adjourned, to-
D. m.
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Afternoon Session.
The boardsmet pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present Chairman Walton and
Commissioners Lee and Koesel.
The following bills having beer. audi
ted and found correct were on motion
ordered paid by warrants, viz: 4
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All members present.
Peter Braun appeared before the board
asking for a correction OF his assessment
for the year 1901, it appearing on the
records that said Peter Braun was err
%roneously assessed for 100 t%wo-year-ok,
cattle for the year mentioned. and.
whereas, said Peter Braun made affidavit
that he only had the following mentioned.
stock subject to assessment and taxation
for the year mentioned, viz:
Itwo-year-old cattle valued at........... liz O0
Is yearl:ng cattle valued 49,. ........ ls0'O0
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-08-02
elk. Thomas is admittedly one of

week. Thomas is admittedly one of
America foremost playwrights, and
| "In Mizzoura" is by no means the least
admirable Of his many successes
When he wrote "In Mizzoura',. Mr..
Thomas pictured people with whom he
was perfectly familiar. He even went
| to Bowling Green, the little town in
Which the scenes are laid and lived
there for several weeks, in order to
| get the necessary local color" The
simplicity of I'm Mizzoura" is half it's
charm. Jim Radburn-honest, uncul-
tured and manly-is sheriff of Pike
County He has made a record for
humanity and courage because he
| loved Kate'Vernon and wanted to keep
his hands free from blood. Radburn
sent the girl to college, paid the ex-
pense her father coud not afford, and
made the father promise secrecy. A
| man named Travers comes along and
wins the girls fancy. He is found to
be train robber. It is Radburn's
duty to arrest him and hand him over
to the law. He is traced to Hates
house where Radburn comes to secure
him. Kate betrays her interest and
Radburn gives the fellow his own
horse on which to escape rather than
cause the girl misery
The forthcoming production at the
Grand will serve to introduce to st.
Paul the George Fawcett Company.
Mr.. Fawcett will be remembered as
the Manager of the Percy Haswell
Stock Co., which showed but recently
here, and it is said that this new or
/, ganization is one of exceptional ability
and an excellent production of .'tIn Miz-
zoura'' may be expected. The play
will run the week with the usual Wed
nesday and Saturday matinees.