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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19
News In Brief.

Peter johnson, man of large Dro.
portions, was held up and robbed OF
500 by two negro women in Mime.
apolis. AS a result of his expert.
enceS johnson carries numerous
bruises and cuts caused by the muir,
derous attack of his assailants.
Andrew Godfrey was sentenced tt
the penitentiary from Minneapolis fol
one year on charge of forgery.
Because her sister insisted that she
regain possession of ring, which she
had given to a young boy friend, Ine7
Hollis, a 13-year-old girl, residing al
Minneapolis, took carbolic acid and
died.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19
Berlin Has No Filthy Sums.

The very poor of Berlin are better
housed than those of any other large
city in the world. In fact, there are
no filthy slums in the German CAPT
tai, and the poorest people there are
disposed to be tidy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19
Blue Foxes Are HOMOGENEOUS.

The blue foxes of the Pribyloff is
lands are homogeneous. An attempt
has been made to teach them polyg-
amy by killing only the males and
sparing the females, but it has failed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19
HIGH HONOR FOR HARDY.
ident of American Bankers As
ISOLATION for 1908.

The American Bankers association
is without doubt one of the mos:
influential social and business organ
izations of the world It's member
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1902-12-19

draughts of learning. The young
lawyer began practice at Frankfort,
removed afterward to Louisville and
made several unsuccessful campaigns
as candidate on republican tickets,
principally for governor. He served
on the Behring sea tribunal in 1895,
but otherwise his duties of supreme
justice have engaged all his time for
the last quarter of century.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Thf--s.""' Ladies Ring. -"r
VIII @"'.I Century Eear.f
Diamond. or any color C-u-
'r.: SOLID GJLD HruH.
iaG. ~"Iti g
THIS Tceh. SI:.JD
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Twentieth century r.
uIuh diamonds Gyp-y set
tag with Op-a $I-
Roman OF polished III !Sl
bid gold mounting.
worth 500; til.s w'ek,
xi..JO.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

honor BY reason Of having the hlshes,
target.
isaac >. Tayior. Director Of Works at the
Words Fair grounds: Newman Samuel.
manager II las. years Washington Uni
StrSItY iO:thalI team. Hen Gray. CiptIin of
laSr seasons High School football team.
Paul Grace and RUSS Samuel viii start on Il
hunting trip to Arkansas about December
-. The PARTY viii be entertained by George
K. Lacey. former Mayo. of Arkansas City,
wncn III the South.
Bcai and deer hunting is planned as a
portion Of the programme. Captain X. K.
Rice. the wuIi-RncWn racing nan. has a
plantation near the camping grounds to he
occupied by IN" party. and considerable.
rivalry 4xists between him ana IN. Lacey
II Is planne. a; present to alternate with
til" two packs. using ore Tor hduting deer
one gay. the other Tor hunting bear the
next.
Indoor work Will o!1mence for the police
force in the near future. az members Of the
Police Revolver tiui, intend 10 make indoor
=hontIu" 4 sJecialiy this season. as last
year. CAPTAIN CIe'Cy was head of the POI
liz. araauizatiom. but his work CcInpCi!cl
rim t. resign the office later. DiiIcer Glib
buus Was thea elected for the vacant post.
captain McNaInsc Of the Mounted Dis
irict Is al the mead of the Union Revolver
Ctgp. an organization mostly composed OF
civilians. ana u match with rryulveTs At
varyiar range. i talked If as a feature IF
III. near future. Some crack shots are
"liding Alfred ifeiIer ana Doctor KessIer.
The iutier made one of the highest scores
Recorded. in this city with Il pistol at fifty
yards last summer.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

WRITTEN FOR THE ii HDAY ~:EPU ELIC
According TO Secretary \. ". BIartz Of
the American Gu Club the scarcity of quail
in the Ozark country and IN the Illinois
prairieS this year l.; arnenabie to i some
what unusual explanation. Mr.. I.attZ has
Just returned from II trip TO the Little River
in PemisCCt County. and he states that
from his experience he believes the quail
has segregated in odd corners of the noun
tains, wlIcre they ar. not readily disco ve.cd.
In an unfre4uentcl stretch OF country in
the OZark5. whore the birds have never
been found in particularly large numbers
before this year, Mr.. BIactZ and the other
members of his party discovered quail in
immense numbers. Thy state that the
birds seemed gregarious TO al. unusual de
gree and that they were f6und in larger
covies than is the Gaze when they arc
stirred up in the prairics.
They believe that tn. birds ha.r gathered
in the mpuntlias this season. pus-ihiv IL;
PREPARATION Tor Il hard season y Else Ay-
cause they have Lten hunted from an
earlier date than usual this year. thus I,iv-
ing them into the unfrcgueuted Tc.eSseS of
The hills. The district where the birds were
found was not IN the immediate" neighbour
mood OF their camp, tat Has back iii the
foothills.
President Peter Netzer Of the club was a
member Il the party, as was Lou Miller md
charles Steinney yer. About five others Of
the club also were on The expedition,
~ no" S"His lpI"dlu AT
!PittSburS to hold the national indoor shoot
In that city. Louis 7. fttell. Who claims
the national indoor championship Of the
country. is the brign particular star of thar
city and will defend the title against all
comers AT the meeting. one of the reasons
for holding the shoot in PittsbUrG is TO de-
veiop interest in the shooting game in that
town.
1ttei won the national title last yeIr by
the greatest feat of shooting ever recorded
for an indoor range. He not only made
2.45S points out of a possible 2.af.. bnt did
all his shooting in two days. starting one
night and finishing the next day. The other
shooters took a week 10 1t, hut the cham
pion could not remain away from his bust
ness. Previous 20 last year the record was
2.451 points. at which Ross and Ittel tied
the year before. Rcss being awarded the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

2;, century Cur Eenioh damon! sol
.DI.D. tiffany mounting;
J. raeat. worth sia.""-TE;- wrc1S 50,
carat. wa.th e.. 5l-THi- wa"S -SH.
carat. W. IT, .lf.-"-This 81.
=. casai. worth: .-1.yy-This week $40,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

the ground before the stretch was reached.
But Sloan did nothing of the kind. He
simply let Voter 60 right along about hio
business. not urging him and not restraip-
ing him. The result was a hollow victory
for the great keene Splinter The running
of the race was Il crushing blow to the old
waiting tactics. American horsemen. quick
TO learn. at once realized that "A horse might
he choked to death. that he might have all
the speed taken out of him az easily and
aS effeCtually by waiting as by racing out
in front. Always, IL il tho pace AMI dis
tancc and not the weight that kills
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

National and American League games. and
n number of minor leagues. including the
intercollegiate. 1t Therefore has an extern
sive sale. l should Say hat 25o,1D Of the
more expensive balls are sold. That will
convey some Idea of the number of L.eague
and association games that are paved ali
over the country The demand for base
balls Is always a steady one. and does not
fitLctuat" TO any appreciable extent"
The manufacture of basebai!s does not
give employment to SO large a number OF
persons as might be supposed. About l.Gtt
persons. mostly in Eew York. make the en-
tire supply. Women take hundreds of these
balls TO their homes and sew them. particu-
larry the cheaper varieties. The sewing of
the more expensive League balls is a more
scientific matter. and is done only by VET
can. baseball st!tchers. New York. Phila-
deiphia and Massachusetts are the chief
places of baseball manufacture.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
MAKE PACE AND CARRY WEIGHT.
Tod sloan Was First Jockey TO DEM
Onstrate a Horse Could Do Both.

The ideas of pace and weight which OBJ
tain today are not the ideas which obtained
ten years ago. says President g. J. Brock
miller of the Louisiana club. "A decade ago
We still were suffering from Il plethora of
English ideas. and the American style OF
riding. now admittedly the best IN the
world. still was In its infancy. so to speak
AT that time II a horse had big weight up
the invariabIe rule was to wait, and to wait
far back In the rucb- There WAS no varia-
ton from this rule becaus. of class or dis
lance. or for any other consideration. To
do otherwise was TO invite the wrath of
nine-tcnths OF the men on the turf. Then
anne Il shock that shook all the old ideas
10 pieces. At Brighton one pleasant sum
mcr afternoon Voter was in d sprint h.Edi-
cap with $40 pounds W. In the SaGdIc was
Tod Sloan. the least popular but none the
less the greatest Of jockeys. To the amaze
ment Uf a great majority Of the horsemen
Sloan sent Voter right to the front. In the
twirkling of an eye he had Il lead of half
Il dozen lengths. The wis. acres threw up
horses chances. He would run him into
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Boxing was inaugmated lasi week at
Chester. Pa. and the port seems to have
made a hit In that city. Joe bernstein and
Eddie Lerney were Cardrd 10 furnish the
wind-uo of the evening. but Leenrsy was
taken SICK with typhoid pneumonia before
the bout. \ doctors certificate. read from
1867
George Richards was put on IN his place
and made a poor showing against Bern
stein. He took the count five times I'm the
third round and was practically knocked
ont at The end of the period, when the bout
was stopped.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

have 10 b. sold III wholesale quantities for
about q. cents apiece. From that low
price there Is a gradually ascending scale
In price and quality. running through the
-, %. p. ~ and - cent lines up /" 81 and
II .; the latter being the price for the Of
fetal League ball.
This is the standard ball for use iii all
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
BAPTIS1E TO MEET WASSE;M. .
Men VIII Wrestie 1T the south Broad
WV ATHLETIC Club

George Baptiste and Oscar Wassem will
meet this afternoon in q wrestling bout at
the South Broadway Athletic Club, their
match being the feature OF the afte:noonts
entertainment Boxing and wrestling bouts
Will also be Cardei between men of various
weights. Wassem and Baptiste both STAYED
the time limit with Harvey Parker when
he appeared in this city lately.
At the last regular meeting OF the Wind
scr LAX Rod and Gun Cub. Louis komers
Gus was elected president. Henry Althage
and Fred Chlanda vice presidents. jacob
Brnz secretary Fred Marx treasurer. joe
Noleker serSeant-at-arms. and J. kurz. j..
Ziska. A. Balmer. VI. SIMS. W. Wagner.
William Heytfnan and Frank Sindelar d.
rectOrs. The installation of officers will take
place in January. -
Terry Smith. a local feather weight. b
after Il match with some man in the IN
pound class, III - low as lis pounds. He
would prefer Mike TuthS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
MANIFlCTI RE OF BAsEBALI.s.
over 1000. OH0 Leather spheres Are

Mor. than 1iEu.N pt baS.hai.S We're used up
In mi. .,ntInIIv during tn. season lust
closed. and 1899 or more women will be
KEEP; busy all winter making 700. $50 more
for next season. 4 member of one of the
largest sporting goods firms in this country
said:
number. They include all grades. Fulyy
one-half were Of the cheapest kind the re-
tail 5-cent ball. There is not much money
IN that, as YOU can see. when these balls
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

Members of American Gum Club Run Across Immense Covies in the
Foothills While on a Hunting Trip They Believe Birds Have
Been Driven Out by Hunters From the Fields and Have Col
lected in Large Numbers in Retired Places Among the
iIils-Prepalations at Pittsburg for Indoor Match.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07
SnndnvaI .. browne College o.

.REPTBLiC SPECIAL
Sandnya!. H.. Dec. 6.-Sandoval defeated D
team from Bt"wn's Business College here today
rs the score -; , to- 0. Sherman of Sandoval
sustained q fracture Of the collar bone. Sando-
val now claims the football championship Of
MIII.l I'uuufL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
DEDICATED.
The Magnificent County BaildinE NJ
Detroit Formally Opened
IL Cost -. 200. 900.

Detroit, Oct. 13.-Wayne county's
new S2,20O,OO0 county building, mag
nificent in its proportions and elab-
orately beautiful in its interior deco.
rations of marble, mahogany and
mosaics. was DEDICATED Saturday in
the presence OF "A large gathering of
people and with prominent jurists
from many parts % the United
States and Canada among the invited
guests. Members of the Detroit Bar
association assembled at nine
o'clock at the city hall where the
circuit court and the county offices
have been domiciled for many years
and marched ia procession 10 the
new building at the opposite end Of
Cadillac square. Circuit Judge Rob
ert +. Frazer and President James II.
Pound. Of the Detroit Bar aSsocia.
ton. formally accepted the new
building from Chairman Lou Burt, Of
the board Of county auditors. and
Don 81. Dickinson and Gen. II. VI.
Duffield made addresses. At the aft
ernoon exercises, the speakers in
cluded Henry y. Brown. Justice Of
the supreme court Of the United
States; Judge Horace II. Lurton, OF
the United States circuit court OF APP
pealS at Nashville, Tenn. and James
j. Blair, OF ST. Louis. Mo. Saturday
evening a reception was held.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
INSANE BOYS DEED.
Youth Murders His Mother. Two sis-
ters aud Injuries Three Others
nj Homestead. Pa.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct ll.-While labor.
ing under mental alteration. the re
suit Of the strain Of perfecting an APP.
piiance for patents on an air-brake
which are pending in Washington, d..
C., Charles Cawley, a l7-year-old boy Of
Homestead, Pa, early Friday killed his
mother and two sisters and fatally in
jured three other children. He also
tried TO kill his two older brothers, but
was detected overpowered and turned
over to the police.
The weapon used was an AK, with
which he crushed and hacked his vic
Tins beyond recognition,
The dead: Mrs. Hannah Cawley,
aged about 40 years, head and upper
portion Of the body pounded almost 10
a jelly; Belle Cawley. aged -, who
slept with her mother; head frightful-
ly crushed; Anna Cawley. aged 4.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
NEW PLANS MADE.
"e'To't II to Have Current OF Flee
trlcity Carried on Tall Towers
from the 500

Detroit. Oct. 10 Francis n. Cler-
que, Of the Canadian 500. while in
Detroit, announced that plans had
already been perfected for supplying
Detroit with electricity direct from
the big power plant he has Just com
pleted at the falls Of Sault Ste. Marie
and that, barring accidents. the cur
rent would be coming this way bv
spring. The plan is - convey the
current along cables carried on tow.
ers 60 feet high. II is proposed 70
furnish Detroit with 10000 horse
power at first, increasing tie amount
later 10 100000 horsepower. Trans
forming stations along the route
will reduce the voltage for the use
Of smaller cities.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Natural Anxiety,

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold SO
easily. No disease costs more little lives
than Group. It's attack is so sudden
that the sufferer is often beyond hui
man aid before the doctor arrives. Such
cases yield readily TO One Minute Cough
Cure. Liquities the mucus, allays inham.
nation, removes danger Absolutely
safe. Acts Immediately. Cures coughs,
colds, grip, bronchitis, all throat and
lung trouble. f. S. Nc Mahon, Hamp.
ton, Ga. "A bad cold rendered me
voiceless Just before an oratorical con-
test. ! intended 10 Withdraw but took
One Minute Cough Cure. 1t restored
my voice in time TO win the medal.
Bivins * Rhodes, druggists
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Crazed by Drink.

Ottumwa, la, oct. a. Only the non
appearance Of his wife. daughter and
her husband prevented Thomas Doher-
~, black smith of this city. from ex-
terminating his entire family while
in drunken frenzy. He waited at the
head OF the stairs at his residence to
pick them of with a gun as they came
mp. They fled 10 a neighbor's and later
when they reappeared Doherty opened
fire. The shots went wild and, having
but one bullet left, he fatally shot him
self through the mouth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Goes Like Hot Cakes

1.-THE fastest selling article have in
my store, writes druggist c. 7. Smith,
of Davis y Y, "is DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption, coughs an
colds, because il always cures. In my six
years of sales il has never failed.
have known il TO save sufferers from
throat and lung diseases. who could get
no help from doctors or any other rem
edy." Mothers rely on il. best physi.
clans prescribe il. and Sharrar & Mul.
holland guarantee satisfaction or refund
price. Trial bottle free Regular siz.
es, soc and 81.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
shy on Pastors.

Saranac, Oct. 13.-The resignation
Of Rev. II. c. snyder, of the Congre-
gational church, leaves Saranac, a
town with four good church build
ingS, without pastor in the place
Rev. c. Harding, who was appointed
20 this station by the Free Meth
odist conference, has been i'll and un-
able 10 move here. N. +. church
refused 10 receive Rev. Charles Allan.
who was sent here
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
FACING A CAMPAIGN FUND FAMINE.

He wishes TO MAMA the religion OF
Mohammed Cease sending letters
What We want j. war. We DO not de-
sire your friendship" Friendly Moros
report that the sultan of Bacolod is
terrifying his strongholds. He is in
possession Of many rifles. 1t is ex-
pected that an American column will
be sent from Camp Nickers 20 capture
and reduce the Bacolod stronghold 1t
has not been Cecided when the move is
10 be made
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Apple Evaporator DESTROYED

Lexon, Oct. 13.-The apple evap-
orator owned by Joseph McCrea. OF
Walworth. y. Y, was burned. Cause
not known, but the fire was discov-
cred by the Waterman near one OF
the furnaces. Loss between $500
and $4,000; no insurance. One she'd
containing about 81 900 worth Of fin
ished stock was saved.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
National Grange Meeting

Lansing, oct. 13.-Grand Master
Horton, of the state grange, was
here IN consultation with local com
mittees in the preparation of the pro-
gramme for the coming meeting II
the national grange in this city.
The state grange will make fine
exhibit % The products of the state
during the national grange meeting
II is expected that 10000 strangers
will visit the state during the meet
inp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
INVITES WAR.
One of the Rulers In the Island of
MindansO send Letter
So. OF Defiance.

Manila. Oct. 13.-The sultan of Baco-
lod, Mindanao, has rejected the friend
ly overtures If Cen. Sumner, command
er of the American forces on Minda-
mao, in a defiant letter in which lie in
vites war. The sultan says: The sui
tan Of Bacolod desires war forthwith.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Forty Years Torture.

To he relieved from torturing dis.
ease after forty years torture might
we'll cause the gratitude Iof anyone.
That is what DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve did for c Haney, Geneva. Ohio.
He says: "DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured me of piles after had suffered 40
years. =" Cures cuts, burns, wounds,
skin diseases. Beware OF counterfeits.
Bivins & Rhodes druggists.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
President Take. Drive.

Washington. Oct 13.-Availing him
self Of the delightful weather which
prevailed Sunday, the president took a
long drive throughout the city and
suburbs He was accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt. The wound on the
presidents leg is reported TO be heal
ing nicely and his general condition is
said To be satisfactory
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
EXPRESS CAR IS ROBBED.
Three Masked Men Successfully Hold
UP Train on Burlington Road
Near Lincoln, Neb.
DYNAMITE SAFE AND SECURE CONTENTS
Reported To Have secured $4,000
ting on Express Car. They Compel
Messenger To open the Cnr-Job
Quickly and Neatly Done.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct "a Plumber val
ued by some as high as $4,000. most
of il gold coin, was secured by four
bandits, who held up the Pacific coast
express on the burlington road just
outside this city early Saturday morn
ing. Officers claim the loss may not
exceed $4,000. The robbery was a bold
one and carried out with a perfection
of detail that prevented serious oppo-
sition 10y the train crew or the neces-
sity for injuring anyone in either party.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17

their plan had been tipped off" SO
they shifted the scene. When no at.
tack was made at the spot expected.
the railway men concluded the robbery
had been abandoned. The railroad has
offered a reward Of 81 900 for the cap
ture Of the robbers.
story Of the Robbery.
Train No. ~ reaches Lincoln at 1885
a. m. and leaves for the northwest
ten minutes later. II was a few min
utes late Saturday morning. On the
hill midway between the city and the
town of Woodlawn the engineer saw
a red light waved across the track, and
brought the train to standstill. Two
men sprang quickly into the cab, COW
ering Clayburg and his fireman with
revolvers. They lost no time in Civ
ing their orders. and they were just
as promptly obeyed. The express car
was cut from the balance of the train
and run ahead short distance. The
robbers found the door locked, and
after commanding Messenger William
Lupton 10 open il and getting no re
Spouse fired two or three shots into
the car. The door was then opened.
Dynamite Wrecks Safe.
\ heavy charge Of dynamite on the
safe literally tore it TO pieces. The
contents were taken out and the rob
bers prepared 10 60. The two men
who were in the car politely babe the
trainmen good morning, jumped from
the car, and disappeared in the dark
ness. The passengers were not mo-
Tested. nor were the trainmen asked
for their belongings. While the rob
berry in the express car was going on
third robber walked alongside the
track by the passenger coaches. firing
his revolver occasionally 10 keep in
quisitive passengers quiet. A fourth
robber remained with the two rigs in
which the men fed.
The robbers were cool. laxative, and
apparently experts. The whole job oc-
cupied scarcely an hour. The train was
run back 10 Lincoln, the wrecked ex.
press car taken out, and az four o'clock
it resumed its journey, the original
crew going ont with IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Noted Chemist Near Death.

Lansing, oct. l3.-Dr Robert c.
Kedzie. chemist. for the last 40
years connected with the Michigan
Agricultural college, is very sick and
his death is expected at any time.
He is Sd years of age.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
Makes n Record.

Hartford, Conn. Oct. l4.-Carleton
5. Way, son of Charles l.. Way. of Hart
ford, has just completed the first vol
ume of a history Of the United States.
He is 10 years old and is the youngest
historian in the world.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17

Leland. oct. 13.-Fire at Good Iar-
Dor caused the following losses: on
the lumber mill, $4,000; on shingles,
50 600; on lumber, 10000; on slabs, $4.-
500; on one residence, $500. Insured for
one-third.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
wife slayer Convicted.

Traverse City, Oct. 13.-John A. Har-
grave has been found guilty Of man
slaughter. Last April he choked his
invalid wife and beat her to death with
n club in a bedroom Of their home in
this city. His defense was that he was
10,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-17
4 Fatal HIow.

Dubuque. la, Oct. dot Wells,
restaurant keeper at North McGregor,
killed John Gleason by a blow of his
fist Friday night. The killing was the
result of a quarrel because Gleason
had not paid for q meal.