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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
WOMAN TuRTuYsED.

Brutality of u Trio OF Robbers who
Broke Into Il Enrmcr's House.
Butler. Pa. March 3.-Three masked
men broke into the house of an aged
man named Henry Smith. a wealthy
retired farmer at SaXcnhurg, Pa, last
night AID brutality murdered the old
man ami tortured Mrs. Smith in a
fiendish manner. They then ransacked
the house and secured 5000. and, after
destroying consi ic.ao;e property about
the house, made good their escape.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
FATHER CHAsEs ELOPERS.
Arrives fn Timcto Give His Bless.
NO.

Chicago. March 8. - After racing
across the state in an endeavor to pre-
vent the marriage Of his daughter,
Miss Daisy Glen, to Gordon Alexander,
H. a. Gem. president of the National
stock yards at East st. Louis, arrived
in Chicago last night just in time to
witness the conclusion of the wedding
ceremony. Then, instead of becoming
enraeed over his lack of success, he ac-
'ceEte6 the situation and gave his
blessing to the couple. The only OBJ
jectioI. which the parents had to the
young couples marriage was that &C.
casioned by their extreme youth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
SPANKED HER MOTHER.

Chicago Preachers Daughter Turns
the Tables ON Her Mother.
Chicago, March S.-Lulu Mayze, four
teen years old, yesterday was sent to
the er!ing woman's refuge by Judge
Tuthill in the Juvenile court. Her
father. James Maybe, a Methodist
preacher, lives at IS Gau!t court. Be-
cause he sometimes slapped her, the
girl is said to have declared her inten-
ton Of poisoning her father. Her moth
err said the girl whipped her.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
/; pROLoKGISG THE REGENCY.
YounE king AIfonso NOT Bis Enough
{; f55e for His Job n

Young king AIfOnso NOT big Enou III
Is n, for His Job. sSs s I'M
London, March 8. ~ The Daily Mail
publishes a letter from Its Madrid cor
respondent that all the important
Spanish newspapers are discussing the
possible necessity Of prolonging the
regency. owing to the incapacity Of
King Alfonso to exercise the functions
F.. Of q sovereign There is talk of form
ing q sort Of Kings council, says the
letter, to be composed Of the queen re-
gent, the presidents OF the cortes. the
archbishop Of Toledo and the express
ident Of the council Of ministers. An
other version of the story is that the
queen regent is to prolong her regency
for five years in order to enable the
king to complete his education by
travel, etc. The correspondent ccn-
cludes his letter, by saying that the
censor stops all kilograms on this sub
jcct. ,5
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
HUSBANDS WANTED.

Rich Spuniard in the Philippines
Eager to Get His Daughters Mar
ried.
New York, March 8-Lieut. B. Van
schaick, who recently returned from
the Philippines, says, according to a
World :;:s:.at:.il from San Francisco.
that G&;:. ZAHO of Cavite, 1nulti-1nil-
lionaire. H.: :ffered to give s5oo,0oO to
each Aris.,'..&n army officer who will
marry his =. grg hters.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
MEGAAnDEs REMOVED.
vnn SAINT Find. Him Guilty of Of

ynn SAINT Finds Him Guilty of Of
lenses Alleged.
Minneapolis, March 8. - Gov. Van
SAINT has formally removed from office
Phil T. Megaarden of Hennepin coun-
ty, who was suspended several weeks
ago pending a hearing OF the charges
against him. Gov Van SAINT finds Me-
garden guilty of mafeasance in Of
flee, Of collecting illegal fees and Of re-
tanning for time $1,000 Of delinquent
tax money.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Il rs Tie Chinese government has dis
missed the European professors from
No imperial university on the score
.lf economy. The money is needed for
Elementary schools. If this be the
Iafsdom OF Confucius, Confucius ought
WI Pc enthroned among the prophets.
Nor the truth thus recognized is uni
3ysrsal and as applicable to Chicago
NJ TO Pekin. m
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Sparrows attacked Maryland farm
h and he was seriously injured. For
hts pleasant little tale the world prob
lbfe Is indebted to the man who kills
~ tile Delaware peach crop, he having
;ound time TO take a run over into
Maryland.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
FRANco-AMI:R1cAN DISPUTE.
Consults at Tien-tsin Get Into q
SGuabblc. Il

London, March Cabling from TEN
tsin. the correspondent OF the Standard
reports a dispute between the French
and American consuls there arising
from the attempts Of the French con-
sui to include certain mission proper
ties in the French settlement The
American consul noisted the American
flag on the disputed building The
French consul now threatens to ihoi;;t
the French flag above the American. H
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

The London Sun has sued Arthur
Balfour for SANDER because he said in
m Interview with him appearing in
that paper was pure fabrication. Thus
the journalistic worm has turned at
last.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

General Parsons threatened bat
le of New Orleans, If it ever takes
,lace. may be as spectacular but it will
hardly be as successful as the one
engineered by Old Hickory. +
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
spO0NER FOR BENCH.

May he Given One NJ Supreme Jus-
Il ticesIliDs Soon to Become Vacant.
4 Milwaukee. March s. United States
Senator John G. jSpooner is said to
have given favorable ear to the sug-
gestior that he allow his name to be
pressed upon President Roosevelt for
one Of the justicegfips OF the United
States supreme court s!ioatls to become
vacant. III sfs ,lsSs
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

One reason why this country sue
leeds better than some in Europe is
hat it hunts down brigands and never
ooks ON idly while they exact ransom
or captives.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
MARcoNI STATION
Will he Established at Once in Cape
breton.

New York, March 8.-Resident Engi-
Eeer Eyvyan. Of the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph company, will start for Cape
Breton to-day TO inaugurate the work
of putting up the new Marconi station
at that pla ,e. The station, which is
to be for the sending and receiving of
messages across the Atlantic, is ex-
pected to be ready FOR operation in
stout three months. The apparatus
will be Of the latest and most powerful
type. H9
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

YIN Carthy % Elkton. Nd, waa
/ ysaJ 01Id The other day. He Is q
tens ne civil war, and attrdb-
old age TO the hxbit of
ankan1 iiillgky every day since 1915.
bsrt draws another ,Tansion
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

The statement by Gov. Taft that the
Filipino women are far superior to the
men will be made much of at the COM
ng convention OF suffragists in Wash
ngtOn.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Fifty lawyers have offered to defend
he woman who let the Biddles out of
all. Few Of them, however, will sue
seed in getting their names in the
,apers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

VIZ Woman suffragists in this country
are planning to issue woman's post
lge stamp to stick on their letters next
10 the serene countenance of George
Washington. II they do George will
stand for it,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

An Illinois parson Weakened a man
Who had been asleep for thirty-six
tours; but it is only fair to state that
he reverend gentleman did not use
sermon as the reviving agent
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
Won hy Chc,.nski.

louisville. Wy, March S.--Joe Choyn-
ski OF Chicago knocked out wild Bill"
Hanrahan Of New York in the fifth
round of what was scheduled as
twenty five-round match before the
Empire Athletic club last night.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Mrs. soffels folly in helping the
5iddles to escape cannot be charged
Up to her sex, for hundreds Of just
Is silly men are writing notes to her
low.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
Fnrm e. con, ,n,t. suIc,d y,

Spencer, Iowa. March Louis Steb-
bins, aged fifty years, committed sui:
eide at the Two Minute Farm two
miles south Of the city, by hanging
himself in the horse stable. He leaves
Ia large family 4 II. II 4. II. s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
Farmer ISillcd ~ Train,

Ames, Iowa, March 5. George Ros-
enfeldt, a prominent and wealthy farm
er Of this county. was struck by a
passenger train on the Northwestern
two miles south OF town and instantly
killed. He was SO years old
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Colorcd Man Kills Himself.
New Hampton, Iowa, March 8.-Har-
ry B,sas:t, q colored barkeeper, shot
himself aa1 died instantly. No cause
is kncwc except great suffering caused
by an injury.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Now the millers are talking of form
ng national organization; Of course
Is object will be the reduction of the
price Of -four.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

What crowd Of lady shoppers
there are IN the shoe department to-
day.. 4 remarked the saleslady IA
marked down sale. I suppose? 3sS5 ,.sSs
;s 'ss es. z, replied the sahesgentleman,
AL the ladies' No. skies are marked
4 down to Mo- four. and 30 ,on..- -Phila-
5deIphia Press. n e
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
CELTIC OF JAFFA.

MasOns From America to Hold n
Meeting at Quarries Of King Solo
mon.
line steamer Celtic, having on board
800 American tourists destined for this
city, arrived at Jaffa yesterday after
noon. One hundred Free Mssons, rep
resenting every grand lodge in North
America, will hold q meeting in King
SoloElon's Quarriss under the auspices
of the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge of
Jerusalem.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

It is not on record that King Edward
ssked Mr.. Schwab If he was going to
lave time to run over for the corona
Ion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

s Panama is again trembling in her
aoots lest she be obliged to down large
loses of Calling and Maxim syrup Of
he unsoothable brand.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

A Sioux Indian has committed sui
tide for love. At last the Sioux seems
o have been reached by the broad
sning influence of civilization.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Has anbody figured out how much
he melancholy Danes on our new
Vest Indian island possessions are go
ng to cost us?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

& Egyptian soil is SO fertile that a
'quare mile of it can support 92S per-
ons If they don't all stand on the
anne spot.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

IS government employees may not
obby for more salary some of them
siu be left without anything to do.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Many an irritable man envies An
rev Carnegie's ability to throw a
Rhole library at the head OF tormen-
or.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

kTakfng out insurance against small
* has become craze in London.
ne, sore-arm kind is good.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
srurned Religious Advice.

SFVruEU VNI1EIOUN ADVICE. :"
Van Bnren, Ark, March s. = Kip
Holton was hanged here at 1912 yes
terday morning. Gov. Davis respited
him until IL c.'c:ock. and then refused
to interfere icnger Holton spurned re-
ligious advice. He murdered his wife.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

NJ With some people it is easier to die
aor their country than to be polite to
heir neighbors.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

proper time the mayor; made his pre-
3liElinary speech and called for q toast
to the president Of the United States,
Immediately following this by q cali for
a toast to Emperor William Of Ger
many. Both OF these were drunk with
cheers. An orchestra stationed just
outside the banquet hall played appro-
pirate selections. Prince Henry was
then introduced and spoke briefly. The
prince was followed by Gov. Crane,
who extended welcome on behalf OF
the commonwealth. Secretary John d.
Long. of .he navy department, was In
troduced as repc sscntirg the govern
ment in Washington. The banquet
came to an end with three hearty
cheers for the prince.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
New Iron Bridge.

Hastings, Mimi, March s. ~ A new
iron bridge. IS to be erected over Yer
million river in the vicinity OF the
asylum shortly. Sosndings are being
made. 3iS u
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

his intention of killing her. and went
into the kitchen for a weapon. The
frightened woman hurried to another
room and secured q pistol. Her hus-
band attacked her with an axe, and
she fired three shots at him, the last
penetrating his heart, Instantly killing
him & "a aay y III vi III ~ ~ FIX
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

Safe blowers got $4,000 in cash out
4 the Lemon Bank at Acworth, Ga.
Kidd another squeezed lemon to the list.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14

n Sousa has written novel. Now It's
5lp to Ruddy Kipling to organize a
trass band.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
io Y / rr--Gxpress.
SsEMBINA. NORTH DAKOTA.

~ All the great nations seem inclined
W swear OF.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
4 4 Real contentment Is not in staying
1dlll. but in getting further along.

The good roads movement seems to
ave got stuck in the mud or snow
sirift.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-14
THROUGH THE HEART.

Is. Orcutt Of billings. Mont. In
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Tale of Fir. on nm OIL Shin.

Granville Thompson, assistant eng.
neer of the Philadelphia oil-tank steam
ship Major Barrett, which was burned
AT sea of Bodies Island. on the Caro-
lima coast. tells this story:
The Barrett was veTitable firetrap
We knew that the tanks were leaking
soon after leaving New York. She was
wooden ship, which increased the
danger. We simply trusted 10 luck
and steamed away on the voyage. on
Cape Hatteras we caught a storm
which tossed the steamer about, and
caused the tanks TO leak still more
There was an inch of oil in the bilge,
and we had 70 build dam OF clay 10
keep it from running into the fire.
room. Occasionally when the ship
would roll, the oil would splash over
the dam, but 10y great care we kept IL
from catching fire.
At four o'clock Saturday morning
when the ship was running ten miles
of the coast and almost opposite
Bodies Island, the eruption came.
| was suddenly startled by a loud ex.
plOsion. II came from under the boiler.
room, and was followed by a burst
of fame from the tank amidships
After sounding the alarm for the pur.
pose Of waking the sleeping officers
and crew. tried 20 get out hose and
turn a stream of water on the fire. BE.
fore anything could be done. however
the flames broke into the cngine-room.
! did not have time TO stop the engines,
and was badly sinGed before reached
the deck. With hull all ablaze, she
continued 20 rush through the sea,
which made il more difficult for us to
launch the boats. An hour after the
fire started the steamer sank. leaving
lake OF burning oil on the water 10
mark the spot. II was not long before
the New Orleans was sighted and we
were picked up.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Oustad by Rattlasnakes.

In 4 little country home in an out-ot
the-way place near Seneca. abou
twenty-five miles from Prairie DIT
Chen. Wis. lives Nuns Helgersor
with his family. For many years b,
has lived there on his farm, and two
years ago built a new home and was
70 take life comfortable.
OF late the family have been both
cred considerable by rattlesnakes thai
have infested the house since early
spring. Terrified and discouraged 10y
the presence OF the reptiles, he has
moved his family back into their ole
homestead and the new home is being
torn down. They have been troubled
with the rattlers for some time, ano
at times they feared their lives wer,
In danger.
The snakes were despatched as fas'
as they made their appearance, but
with the Summer approaching they
grew more numerous and the house
would get into the house and while
none OF the family were bitten. they
were constantly filed with fear Of III,
dangerous reptiles.
one evening n short time ago. as Tho
family were about 10 retire for the
night, the mother found large rat
tier, measuring about three and hall
feet. lying on the bed.
Another instance, while Mrs. Helger
son was rocking her baby 10 sleep
the house cat gave an alarm and o
large reptile lay coiled under the chair
IL was no unusual occurrence 70 find
them in the cellar and hear them
climbing in between the walls and ir
the ceiling overhead. Last summer
the family could stand il no longer,
and as soon as spring opened up
moved 10 the old home and returned In
the fall. Early this spring rattle
snake den was found In a small cave
close by, and although hundreds of the
reptiles had been killed about the door.
yard. they seemed 10 be Just as nu
merous as before, and Mr.. Helgerson
decided 10 tear down the house and
rebuild IL near the site of the old log
house on the other side Of the farm
ST. Paul Pinoeer Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
leqacies 70 EMPLOYEES.

In addition 70 leaving over e1OO.-
coo 10 Glasgow charities, Mr.. James
Dick. the Glasgow gutta-percha mil
lioraire. whose will has Just been reg.
istered al Edinburgh. has beQueatned
handsome sums 10 all his employees;
The cashier received $4,000.
Each clerk gets $500
The manager of departments, $500.
Each woman worker with thirty
years service, $500.
Women workers with twenty years
service, Gl00.
And every other woman worker is
bequeathed $50.
The men employees are not so hand.
somely provided for.
Those with forty years service get
Gl0O.
Twenty years service, SIS.
Fifteen years service, $50.
The remainder, $50 each.
To his domestics, MIR Dick also
makes handsome legacies.
The cook gets $4,000 and the
housemaid, coachman, and the gard.
ener &1,0O0 each.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Cyclists Race with a Lion.

An exciting race between bicyclist
and a lion occurred recently on the
road between Biennc and SOleure,
Switzerland The animal belonged 10
the Ehlbeck Menager!e, which was
travelling by rail from Bienne. and on
the journey il escaped from the train.
II happened that just az this moment
the cyclist passed on the road beside
the railway. He saw his danger and
pedalled away furiously, with the lion
bounding after him. Fortunately he
managed 20 keep well ahead. and the
lion. which made It's way into a stable
on the road. was shot dead by the
manager Of the menagerie Tie cy
cl.st is o man named Spring, living
near B.enne.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
That Setfled tne OMcer

Recently a Duluth minion OF the law
had occasion 10 visit family living in
the West End He wanted 20 see the
man OF the house. but as he was not
in, he sat down and waited in the
kitchen. A young girl. apparently
about IL years OF age. was busying
serself kneading bread.
The officer watched the proceeding
for some time. when he remarked:
Don't you 20 10 school?'
No, stopped school some time
ago
Il should think that a girl your age
would want 10 get as much education
as possible before taking the respon-
sibility attending household duties"
Yes, maybe"
But why don't you 90 10 school,
them"
Well" she stammered, because
my husband thinks ! had better stay
al home"
Then the officer looked out Of the
window and the conversation came 10
al end.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Were Hats in Church.

Time was when men wore their
hats in church, and Pepys evidently
considered il an unnecessary piece of
strictness 10 insist on the bare head
in the church. In his diary for No
vember H. 1861, he has an entry: ITO
church and heard a simple fellow
upon the praise Of church musique.
and explaining against mems wearing
their hats in church" On September
rs following he went 10 the French
church at the Savoy, where the min.
lister do preach with his hat of. ]
suppose in further conformity with
our church" Probably IL was about
this date that the custom of removing
hats in the church Degan.-London
Chronicle
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Gr.nt E.cnrd Of Marr,lnr Preaeher.

The sixth annual reunion of the Rev.
". l. Meese Matrimonial Association
was held in Noers Grove az Lagrange,
Ird.. and a very large number was
present. The members Of this associa
ton are the hundreds Of couples mar.
ried by Mr. Mees4. The latter keeps
an accurate record Of the couples mar
ried by him. and no other preacher can
show an equal number. OF all bis
marriages IL ls claimed that no one has
ever been divoTced.-C.ucinnati Com
merclal Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25
Bury Comrade and Eat Dor..

Aboard the steamer Excelsior, which
recently arrived at Seattle. Wash.
from the north. were Charles T.. Lowe
and John Griswold. miners. CriswolG
had not left his berth from the time
the steamer left Juneau. Alaska. until
he was carried into an ambulance and
taken 10 the hospital. His hands and
feet had been frozen.
One Of loves feet had been frozen.
but he was able 10 walk and assisted
IN the removal Of his invalid comDan-
ion.
These men are two OF a party of
three that started from Nome several
months ago In an attempt 20 reach the
outside. While progressing through
the northern country in the reg. on Of
the KuskokwIm they were overtakeu
by a blizzard and lost their way.
They wandered about for days. e-.
posed 10 the fury Of a binding snow.
storm and a temperature that reached
thirty degrees below zero. Occasion
ally one or the other Of them would
be overcome by an intense cesire 10
sleep-that Arctic drowsiness that
Knows no awakelng-and only by
pinching one another and resorting 10
the sternest measures were they able
70 ward OF the fatal stupor.
Finally their food gave ont. and foT
days they went hungry. Starvation
inally compelled them p last resort
10 sacrifice and eat their dogs One
by one the huskies were killed and
eaten. but the piercing winds con
unuec. and exposed without any shell
ter as they were their suffering was
intense.
They were near Tikllk Lake vbea
the severest storm was encountered.
II was while there. on April 9. that one
)f the party. DR. Robert Miller. Of
whatcom. died. The two survivors
brllt a crib as lest they could and
placed the body OF their companion IN
Il. tenderly covering it with frozen
twigs and boUghs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-07-25

Gcld was once discovered in Western
Australia by the eccentric action Of a
goose. which carried pieces of the
precious metal from the bed Of a creek
az low water 20 It's nest AZ a neigh
boring farmhouse. The jubIlant owner
Of the goose. hs~1g traced the gold 10
its source. formed a syndicate 70 work
the creek bed for all IL was worth.
and then gave a bouDtiful banquet In
the hest hotel 10 the town In honor OF
the luck bringing goose.