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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
John P. Jones Taken, After an Illness
Lasting Little More Than
Two Hours.
Heart Failure, Induced by Acute Indi-
gestiOn, Believed to Have
Been the Cause.

Like a bolt of lightning out of a
clear sky came the news of the death
of J. P. Jones 10 this city last Mon
day afternoon. He had appeared in
usual health the week before, and
had been busily engaged in making
some changes in the interior of his
house in order that his family might
be more comfortable for the winter.
Monday morning he made no com
plant until nearly II O. clock, when
he came into the house with severe
pain in his side, which soon became
so distressing that DR.. Schlegel was
called in. The doctor used simple
remedies to induce'vomiting, and his
patient soon declared himself greatly
relieved. DR. S. then left the house
under the impression that the sick
man needed only period of rest in
order to recover from an attack of
acute indigestion. Before seeking
the repose needed, Mr.. Jones had
cautioned his wife not to expose
herself by attempting to hang out
some wet clothes which was his
last spoken message. A little later
his youngest son noticed that Mr..
Jones dropped forward on his bed,
and it was discovered that he was
in a condition of physical collapse.
The doctor and relatives we're hasti-
lv called. and to these it was at
once apparent that no human aid
could restore Mr.. Jones to cons
ciousness The heart had ceased to
periorm it's Office.
Thus returned to his Maker the
SD, it of John P Jones. latter life S
fl Il fever An honest man
ny illnesses and misfortunes had
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16

John Perry Jones was born at Elk
Grove. ILL.,, Aug. Is, 1850. With his
parents aud family he removed to
Hampton, Dakota county, in this state
about Is years after John was born.
Here he formed the acquaintance, as
schoolmate, of Myra Mckay. to whom
he was married IN 1872 After living
at Hampton unit 1878 thew removed
to Redwood county and subsequently
occupied the farm afterwards purchas-
ed by Mr.. VIM. Loss of crops for
two successive seasons induced Mr.
Jones to give up farming and return to
Illinois, where he worked in factory
most of the time unit his return to
this city with his family in 1885. Mr..
Jones became member of the VI. E.
church when II years Of age, and
kept the faith" to the end. He was
not only active in church work, but
espousing the temperance cause became
and remained an avoWed Prohibition
ist He had been member Of the or
der of UuIted Workmen for number
of years, and was only recently re-elect-
ed president of the local lodge of the
Modern Brotherhood Of America. His
surviving family consists of the widow
and three sons-Horace, Earle and Mi
10. A brother, Birney Jones, lives at
Centralia, Wash, and Mrs. Jennie
Ferris, his widowed sister, is expected
here from her home at Mortified, to
attend the funeral to-day at 200 o clock
| from the Methodist church. The Unit
ed Work Ell and NJ. B, A. lodges will
attend in body.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1903-12-16

not left him a successful man &C.
cording to popular standards. But
judged by the highest standard
known to men the "blesseds y of
the sermon on the mount is Civ
en- to few men to leave behind them
a record of greater unselishness, of
greater faithfulness to his convic-
tions of duty to his Maker and to
his fellow men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

tect our interests, the Spanish government
being informed that this was meant in
friendiness, and to preserve cordial rela-
TONS Then the Maine received en-
tering the harbor by forts and Spanish
ships as visiting vessels of friendly ma
ton customarily are received.
If man lives on the road where rural
free delivery mail comes, does the law re-
quire him to buy waterproof box before
his mail can be delivered to him. or can he
put up a wooden DoX ana receive MS mail
In it?-J. A. P.
The Postoffice Department requires wa
ter-proof box, and gives choice Of sew
eral kinds If he doesn't care to meet this
requirement, the alternative is to get his
established.
How long was Col. Robert G. Ingersoll
sick before death, and who was with him
at time of death?-G B. 4.
He died of heart disease without an in
stant's warning. his slight indisposition of
the previous night having been considered
as a recurrence of the indigestion to which
he was subject. His wife was sitting be-
side him at the moment of his death Two
daughters, a sister and his mother were
members of his household, but were not at
his side.
What is the meaning of 1.-The lost chord?"
2. And of the Bronx?-C. III. B.
Reference is had, usually, TO Adelaide
Proctors verses that had the words you
quote as title. For these Sir Arthur Sulli-
van wrote the well-known song. The idea
is that an organist, while playing idly.
struck a grand chord that afterward he
never could recall. Musicians would under
stand by this. of course. that what could
not be recalled was not the chord alone, but
its relationship to other chords. 9. The
northernmost borough of Greater New
York. or the stream from which the Dor
ough takes its name. The stream was
named for Jacob or Jonas Bronck, an early
settler whereabouts.
Will you inform me of the history and
civil war. before, since and during the
war?-G.
He was born i'm County Tyrone, Ireland.
I'm 1910, and came to this country in 1876.
studied law and began its practice I'm ILL.,
nois. He held several Offices in that State.
became commissioner of the General Land
Office. and a. the beginning of the Mexi-
can war was made brigadier general OF
volunteers. pct in command of the Illinois
recruits and i'm Mexico was twice wounded
severely. After the war he was made Gov
ernor of oregon Territory. He served In
the United States Senate from Illinois and
Minnesota. and at the outbreak of the
civil war was i'm Mexico. He was made
brigadier general of volunteers. He was
victorious, though wounded at Winches-
ter. and was defeated at Port Republic by
'.Stonewall Jackson, though it was said
that he came nearer to beating that noted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

fies that "A coin was minted at New Orleans,
and IS" that it was made at San Fran
cisco. Coins made at the Philadelphia
mint do not bear distinguishing letter.
Does England still own and govern New
foundland I'D.
England owns Newfoundland and ap-
points it's governor, but otherwise the coll
ony is largely safeguarding.
Will you mime some leading American
men pianists?- B.
William Sherwood. Edward Mcdowell and
Rafael Joseffy. The last-named is nat
uralized American.
What are the name and postoffice address
of the secretary of the National Builders
Association2-Q.
william H, sayward. ies Devonshire
street. Boston, Mass.
What President did not have change in
his CABINET during his term? 2. What Pres
ident IN early lite was president OF col
lege?-I.
Franklin Pierce. .. James A. Garfield.
What is bromine paper, and how is it
sensitized?-P. II.
Paper cOdteu WITH an eIilulSlOH VI
of silver in geiatine. 1t is used chiefly in
engagements. and is sold by all dealers in
Photographic supplies.
Will YOU name some early American
painters Mrs. f. X. L.
Yes; Benjamin West. John Singleton
Copley and Charles Wilson Peale. : John
Watson and John Symbert made reputa-
IN,
What are the chief crops of the Philip
pines? 2. And the principal exports? I'd. t.
In the order of their Importance, the
staples are hemp, tobacco. sugar, copra
(the dried meat of the cocoanuD. coffee
and rice Other products are chocolate.
corn, wheat. indigo, benne seed, peanuts
and large variety of vegetables. Some of
the islands produce deal of spices. ..
Hemp, cigars, tobacco. sugar. fruit and
nuts.
Why is the crown of Hanover not worn
by King Edward?-S.'
Hanover is no longer a kingdom. it hav-
ing been conquered in 1866 by Prussia and
made a province of the latter. Edward
VII would have been out of the line of sue
cession, anyhow. His great uncle. William
w of England. was King of Hanover. but
at the latter's death the Hanoverian crown
passed to Williams brother. the Salic law
denying it to Queen Victoria.
For what purpose was the battleship
Maine in the harbor of Havana at the time
of its destruction?-S.
Irritation in this country over the Cuban
situation had been increasing steadily, and
had been resented by the Spanish popula-
ton of Cuba, whose volunteers had made
several demonstrations against Americans,
and even had threatened the life of our con-
sui general. So a warship was sent to pro-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
Perplexity.

A little miss who had not seen three years
Came in one day. with trouble on her brow
And. leaning DER the very verge of tears
With chances good for falling IT, trow,
Said o so sadly, shaking the wee head
In her unconscious but most touching way:
II don't-I don't know what 1 want to say"
o puzzled one, thy elders who should be
Much wiser, too. might often confess.
When struggling with some dark perplexity,
In those same words the theme of their dis
tress:
I'VE don't-we don't know what we want to
say
For. II We did, we would not make delay
And quickly. If we knew proceed to say
The fitting words to help brothers need;
To tighten from bowed shoulders weights OF
woe
To set. where all may sec, some hopeful creed
And make IL a beacon light to show
To wandering feet the pathway surer-
Lord, help. For unto Thee humbiy We seek:
Teach us. indeed. what Thou wouldst have US
speak.
Thomas E. Smiley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

numbers of that musical show when 1.-THE
Wizard has it's first New York production
at the new Majestic Theater the middle of
this month.
Hilary Bell the always interesting New
York critic, says that as a prolific play
wright Clyde Fitch is marvel. In the
course of an entertaining article on the
subject of writing plays Mr.. Bell has this
to say: MIR. Fitch sailed for Europe in the
spring on the verge of nervous prostration
and threatened with every other malady
except housemaid's knee. as Jerome would
say. Several times the cable news in
formed US that our playwright was at: the
point of death. yet he managed to sit up in
his coffin and write various comedies on the
lid of it. Worthy pieces. too, for this play
wright has some trick in pleasing critics
and entertaining audiences. At a time
when other authors in perfect health are
tearing their hair to invent ideas and Sc
cure managers, Clyde Fitch, given up by
the doctors, designs plays and commands
productions His dramatic output, sick or
well. averages four plays annually, which
yield, without considering quality, is phe-
nomenal. The capacity of Pinero is one
play in two years, of Belasco one play i'm
four Bronson Howard, the dean of Amer
lean dramatists, used TO spend a year in
smoking over the contract for a play, an
other year in smoking over the construc-
ton of it, third year in smoking over the
finishing touches of il. consuming nearly
1900 cigars in the operation. The record
for play-writing is held by Paul Potter,
who locked himself in a room, had his
meals served through a hole in the door,
and emerged six weeks later and forty
pounds lighter with the manuscript of
'Trilby.'"
r. G. Knowles, an American monooguist
who has been reigning favorite in Eng
land for over ten years. is to begin a series
of vaudeville engagements in this country,
opening i'm New York within a week or two
Knowles is one OF the leading members of
the coterie of American performers that
have made snug places for themselves in
the hearts of English theater-goers, and,
from financial standpoint. there is little
reason why he should return to this side of
the water. Others in the same set are
dutch" Daily and Eugene Stratton. both
of whom returned TO this country after
years of success in England. only TO meet
with severe froSts. they having acquired so
much of the English idea OF humor during
their long residence abroad as 10 be alto
gether out OF touch with American aud
fences. TIE present writer witnessed a per-
Torrance by Eugene stratton in London
at the Tivoli Music Hall on the strand two
years ago. and observed with interest the
delighted manner in which the audience
welcomed the performer He sang "coon
songs" written by himself. and TO a tourist
fresh from the right side of the big pond
they were utterly appalling. being more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

fiend. The part of Bob" a newsboy, is
played by Anne Blancke, a little actress
with a winning personality. There are
numerous strong scenes in the play as
well as some good comedy situations.
Sergeant James," which will fill in
the latter half of the week at the Park.
is new military play that smacks of
Arizona" A military post and a mining
camp are among the big scenes of the
drama. the plot of which is based upon. the
love and the Tilted lover is the hero. Ser
geant James. On the eve of his rivals
marriage the unsuccessful sutton gives up
a lucrative. business in New York, and.
with a view of forgetting his troubles,
joins the United States regular army, be-
ing assigned to one of the army posts in
Montana. Fate and business opportunity
send his rival and his rivals wife to the
same locality, where the rival is made the
superintendent of a mine. Having placed
his principal character in this situation.
the playwright proceeds to work out a
very exciting story of love and adventure
A troop OF cavalry forms a salient fea-
ture of the production. The leading actor
is Joseph Manning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS
ssTHE GIRL AND THE JUDGE" AND
sEMERALD ISLE" AT ENGLIsH's.
Vaudeville at the Grand-Two MeIo-
dramas at the Park-Musical
Farce at the Empire.

s"rhe Girl and the Judge" one of Clyde
Fitch's plays, which was a success last
season I'm New York, when it was pre-
scented by Annie Russell. will be acted for
the first time in Indianapolis Wednesday
evening by Helen GRAVITY and her COM
pany Of players. 1.-The Girl and the
Judge is said 10 be one of the best plays
that Fitch has ever written, and it GER
tainly contains a number of novelties and
ingenuities. all people who read about
its New York production last season are
aware. In the third act there is bed
room scene that was much talked about
during the plays New York run. 1t is the
bedroom OF 1.-The girl'' and the girls mother,
and the scene shows the two having
heart-to-heart talk in the still hours Of the
night. The mother Of the girl is a con-
firmed kleptomaniac- and their CONVERSE
ton. held within the walls OF their bed
chamber. has to deal with theft OF which
the unfortunate woman is guilty. to the
distress and horror of her daughter. who
feels the disgrace deeply. The scene was
an effective bit OF acting when given in
New York by Miss Russell. There are sew
eral other unusual situations in the play.
which is considered unlike anything else
Clyde Fitch has ever produced.
Miss GRAVITY is better known In the
East than in this part Of the country.
She was very successful in girlish part
in Her Lord and Master" and, Miss
Russell has shown much interest in her,
there Is reason to believe that her per-
Torrance in The Girl and the Judge" viii
be well worth witnessing. When Miss
russell turned over the play to Miss
Grantly. she gave great deal of her time
TO coaching the younger actress in the
part and was delighted with the intelli-
gent manner in which the new star took
hold OF it. Miss Grantly's managers an
nounce a good supporting company.
After Miss Grantly's engagement, Eng
1ish's will be closed until Saturday night,
when that popular comic opera favorite.
Jefferson De Angels, will present his
new opera, 1.-The Emerald Isle" This
opera was the last work of Sir Arthur
Sullivan. who died before its completion.
There remained but little more of the score
TO be written and this was undertaken by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

like costermonger ditties than anything
else. There was absolutely nothing in any
of STATIONS musical offerings to remind
one of the American negro of either the old
plantation type or the up-to-date ragtime
variety. 1t was no wonder that he was a
failure in New York, and people interested
in vaudeville will look forward with con-
siderable interest to Knowles's first APP
association with the so-called funny enter
tainers of the old world.
San Francisco, by the way, is peculiar
show town. There is no other just like it
in the United States. Being cut off from
other big American cities by mountains and
deserts, it is at the head of little theatre
cal empire of its own. There are ten the
aters in San Francisco and any number of
cheap little music halls dependent upon the
sale Of LIQUID. refreshments for financial
success, since only a nominal admission, If
any, Is charged. And out of these obscure
little music halls some of the best per-
formers of the day have come. Jefferson
De Angels, who comes to English's this
week, is one. There a time when
Jeff" as he Is Familiarity known In San
Francisco, did his turn tiny music hall
stage, to the great satisfaction of his ar
dent admirers. who dubbed him the best
of 'Frisco's fun-makers, never dreaming
that the time would come when he would
be considered of the most artistic
comic-opera comedians in America. That
great farce-comedy favorite, Johnnie Ray,
is another who worked for years in cheap
music hall, together with his wife, Emma
Ray, putting on all sorts of afterpieces,
managing the stage and doing couple of
turns in the olio. Kelly and Violet, who
are booked TO appear at the Grand in few
weeks, are two more popular performers
who used to appear month after month in
the San Francisco music halls And still
another is JUNE McCree, one of the best
low comedians on the stage to-day. now ap-
pearing in the Eastern production of 1.-THE
Wild Rose" McCrees rise in his profession
has been the most interesting of all. Only
five years ago he the leading man in
the stock burlesque company at San Fran
cisco's Midway Music Hall-a position that
was not much to his credit. but probably
the best that he could get His clean-cut
work, standing out it did above the per-
formances of all other members of the COM
pany, attracted the attention of an Eastern
manager, who persuaded him to come East
and go into vaudeville. The only time he
was ever in indianapolis was with an
usually good burlesoue show at the Empire,
and he made the biggest hit ever scored by
comedian at that theater. A great num-
Der of other footlight favorites who once
belonged to that obscure little theatrical
colony OF the Pacific metropolis come to
mind. but lack of space forbids continual
ton of the subject. 1t may prove interest
ing. however, to mention. in connection
with 'Friscos Midway Music Hall, that
Williams and Walker. the best of colored
comedians. We're once the janitors of that
place-a fact that they might not relish
having made public in these days of their
great prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

The Great Lafayette road show, one of
tn strongest of travelling vaudeville or
ganizations, comes TO the Grand to-mor-
row. which means that this popular amuse-
ment house Is in for another week of big
crowds. Lafayette needs no introduction
70 local theater-goers. His show played to
the banner business of the season at the
Grand last year. His own performance
cannot very we'll be described, as he offers
SO much that is interesting and novel in
the act that he presents. AS in the past,
he will give his lightning changes of cos
tune, his limitations, his feats in magic and
his great spectacular illusion, 1.-The Lions
Bride" a pantomime requiring the services
or twenty people. This act was seen at
the Grand when Lafayette was there last
season, and aroused great interest, as it
Is different from any other thing of the
kind ever performed in this city
Lafayette Is not the only strong feature
OF the show, however. as he has with him
q number of vaudeville performers OF ex-
cellent reputation. Sallie Stembler. the
coincidence. will be the bill. She has
not been seen in Indianapolis for a long
time and never in vaudeville before She
Is jolly singer who IS a great favorite
in the Eastern vaudeville houses, and has
a number Of brand new songs with which
TO entertain. including her latest success,
"Oh. La-la-la: or at the Moulin Rouge"
In which she mas been scoring a great hit
1t is a musical satire on Americans in
Paris. and tells how "a little nonsense now
and then is relished by the wisest men,"
Other well-known speciality people on the
programme will be thinner, the juggler
Burke. Moller and Teller, singers and
dancers. and Lynn Welcher. the mono
loguist.