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Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
HARP BURIED WITH HIM.
'a'orite instrument of an Ohio
Man Is Placed Within
His Coffin.

Unique rites were performed at the
funeral IN al of Of. Amos T. Sewell. a man of
considers ls bic wealth, who for sons
unknown reason had elected to make
his home at the county infirmary at
Wilmington, o., for many years. He
was 50 years of age and in his second
childhood had developed a penchant
for collecting musical instruments.
the French harp being the one he de-
lighted in thetmost
While funeral services were being
held at an undertaking establishment
Addison P. Russell, formerly secretary
of state of Ohio, asked permission Of
those in charge to place French harp
in the dead mans hands. On this re-
quest being granted many of the
prominent men of the town who were
present walked up to the casket and
reverent]y laid similar Instruments on
the body. The casket was then closed
and the remains borne to the cemetery
where they We're inferred. -
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
TO BUILD IMMENSE STORE.
1ohn ION a nam amaker Plans Building to
Cost Between Three and Four
Millions Of Dollars @s

" Plans and specifications of John,
5Wanlamaker's new 6reproof depart
ment store to be erected on the. block
bounded by East Eighth and Ninth
streets, Fourth avenue and Broadway,
New York city, at cost of between
$3,5oo,o0o and $4,ooo,oOo, have been.
sent the builders: The proposed struc-
ture will be practically sixteen stories
high, with thirteen floors above the
street and an attic, a basement, and a
sub-basement. 1T will have fronts Of
1877 feet on Fourth avenue, 1873 feet on
Broadway, 327 feet on. East Ninth
street, and 339 feet on East Eighth.
street. a large auditorium fol. music
will be fitted up on thessecond floor,
to take take up 81, 600 square feet Of space.
Each hoorwil have a total area of
1901 600 square feet. &s5# ;55s ISL &
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
STEAM YACHT FOR GATES.
Craft Being Built for the ChicaEOan
viii Cost Sixty Thousand
Dollars. :.

John w. Gates of Chicago, is to have
novel steam yacht. Though complete
in every detail, ma gnifcently furnished,
and capable of steaming II knots an
hour, the boat will draw only 80 inches
of water when loaded for ten days
cruise. The craft is to be delivered to
Mr.. Gates at Port Arthur, Tex, on Oc-
tober /, and after a winte ter in the south,
will be used in the St. Lawrence the
following summer. 1t will cost sec, 600.
The yacht is to be built by the Ra-
cine Boat Manufacturing company at
Racine, and the firm promises to make
it one of the fastest on the lakes. The
new boat will be 100 feet long, with a
II foot beam and 80 inches draft. ,
The forward cabin will include a
large drawing room, the owners state
room and bathroom, and three large
staterooms for guests, with bath
rooms adjoining. The after cabin will
contain large dining room, buffers
pantry, galley, crews quarters, and
bathroom. The upper deck will be-
used as the pilot house and aft will be
located the smoking room. The ecab bins
and sta ateroorns will be elegantly fitted
|! throughout with velvet carpets and
rich draperies. Each stateroom will
contain brass bedsteads and Pullman
berths.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
RUSSIAN WOMAN'S LONG WALK
Tramps Over Four Thousand Miles
Into Siberia to Secure Release of
Husband, But Fails. !,

Anna Siumina, the wife of small
merchant in Riazan, has just returned
from Siberia afoot after having failed
to get her husband pardoned. ~ +, =
Siunina was convicted of forgery;
three years ago and sent to Siberia
for seven years. Six months after his,
departure she raised money enough
to follow him to a small town beyond
.lrkootsk, where he was in prison. She
set out to, get him liberated by show
ing to the governor of Irkootsk proof
of his innocence. But the governor
succeeded in convincing her that her
husband was guilty. -
Her money being all gone, she made
up her mind to walk back, distance
Of 4,500> miles She has now done 50,
spending more than two years on the
way. With the exception of two Lifts,
Of about 300 miles, she walked the
whole distance. When asked by the
chief Of police OF Raizan how she Felt
after the dangers and trials Of SO long.
a walk, all she answered was: ooh.
all right; a little tired, that's all"
Z Her |case!swas brought to the notice
Of the cza rina, who has placed Annals
three ildrenin a good school. II. III !.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
NORMAL SCHOOL NEWS.

E The students and teachers of tie +.
M Normal college enjoyed an outing 1t
Lafayette park Friday afternoon, My
20. under the auspices Of the ''Iowa So-
ciety" of the Normal. =. r.
J. P. Mcdowell has closed his schol
at Wasloja. i. i: h r. = - .3s2 IL
. Miss Jessie Mcdowell of Illinois IL.
tered school Monday, June 1. !. ...::"s Il.
Teachers who have closed their schools
are now beginning to arrive. f., ..>... II
Gideon Borland, who has been in tie
postal service on the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railway for the past t,vgtc
months, has returned to the Normal. j.
Gilbert Lampland, a former CONNER.
cial graduate of the Normal. renewed
acquaintances in Austin one day recent
ly.. He has good position as travelling
auditor of the Deering Harvester Co..
with headquarters at Fargo, n. D.
- Prof. c. R. Boostrom delivered the
commencement address to the gradual
ing class Of the Lanesboro high schoo
June Ist. ,,-:' -..
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
NEW YORK BIRTH RATE GROWS
Statistics Show That the Population
of That City Is Increasing at
4 Rapid Rate.

Statistics compiled by the board o1
health show that the population Of
the city of New York is increasing al
remarkably rapid rate. The births
reported in Manhattan borough alone
during the, first four months of the
present year were 2,OOO in excess o1
those reported in the same period las,
year. " I - H.. -. ~
tits pointed out that the cosmopoli
tan population and the large proper
ton OF foreigners in the city may ac
count for the high birth rate. E. J
Lederle, president of the board Of
health, say one reason for an increase
IN the n number cf births reported owe,
former years may be due to the fact
that the health department now hold.
any physician accountable who neg;
zlects to report q birth. At the same tim.
that an increase in the birth rate j,
shown, there has been a. falling off il
the percentage of deaths. II =zs, II
..#s Il In 1900 the total number Of births IN
the city was 81,721, and the birth rat.
IN each thousand Of popula ton, was
2S.72. ''S Last year the births were IS, ,64s
and ' the rate. 23.5s. During the first
/ /. four .''r months of this year there were
reported an excess over the same
months last year Of 1000 births il
B1rrtooklyn z ( and Of 500 ii the Bronx
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
CARRIED "A COIN IN HIS LEG.


The pro1Yerbs prov b Of the bad penny has hgs,,s
had 8 curious corro bora tion. sA French
SOU, coin m = I al about the size and value
Sef cent, has just been extracted from
8 soldiers leg after remaining there
Athirt.y--t two years. Lecuxer lis the
soldier name and he served in the war war:
81. 4 870. This SOU, which bears the
Sefigy Of Napol leon III and the date.
1856, was il. his pocketboo Oh when he
was struck BY "a g errnan bullet which
drove the coin int The.
ball was extracte but the sou was
left. Latterly a tnnor formed and the
coin had be cut out j. It will he pre-
ssented to the museum of Bazeille
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
HIGH 81! PRIC g CES ABRO DAD
90 @st-l-I
Pr England Suffers ii the Same Direc.
ton as United States.


s.SsIt appears .that high prices are quite
as much the rule in England as in the
United States at the present time.
Prof. Sauerbeck's annual statement,
Prices OF Comm odities," published in
!. the5Journal the \. j Of the British Royal Sta
tistical society, for March 81, 1908, just
received by the treasury bureau Of
i statistics, "a shows high prices in food
stuffs, in iron, and in textiles, during
the year 1902. The statement begins.
with series of ''Index number tables,
showing index prices for groups, Of ar
ticles from 1898 to 1902. The index
number for the group designated
vegetable food" stands at g. for the
year 1902, against 60 in 1899 and So in
1896; that for 'sanimal food'' stands
81 in 1902, against n in 1893 and 73 in.
1926; that for minerals stands at 50
IN 1902 against 70 in 1898, and 62 in 1895;
that Tor textiles stands at 81 in, 1902,
against 81 in 1898, and So in 1895; and
the index number for the group desig-
mated "sundry materials stands at II
in 1902, against 63 in 1898, and 81 in
1897. Commenting upon these figures,
the statement says: 'Meat was dear
during the greater part of the year,
ana beef ]r ruled in June and July higher
than at any time since 1888. X 4 II
Scotch pig iron rose from 49s. per ton
to SIS. I'D. in September, and dropped
to 53s. Sd. at the end of the year. i +
Flax was higher in the summer.
but lost the advance later on. Jute was
dearer in the second half Of the wear:
tne wool advanced $50 per cent.
Silk ruled also higher. Tallow, palm oil
and nitrate were dearer."
Commenting upon commercial condi-
t1ons, the report says: 'The exports
from the United Kingdom were some
what larger, which was principally
due to the American demand for iron
and some other comm odities, and to
the greater exports to South Africa,
me shipments, on the other hand, to
!no1a' Australasia, Japan and Argen-
una were smaller. In Germany, Aus
tr1a and Russia the depression con-
tlnued throughout the wear, and
france was affected by coal strike in
the last quarter. The corn crops of
the world were large, and the supply
OF some other commodities, particular
ly sugar, coffee and cotton, was very
| heavy" -
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Mem o,rial Day &

The observance Of Memorial Day III
this city last Saturday was general and
hearty. On account off the wet condis-
Ition 81 the city park the public services
were held at, the arnOry which was
filled. The ocession formed at G. "a.
R. hall and marched Ito M ater, thence
Ito Main and to- the armory The order
Of procession was pub blished in full last
week. One conspic GUS feature was the
large number of pupils from our public
schools and from the Normal college
who were in line. NJ IT was fine tribute
for the young to pay In honor Of the
veteran soldiers.
The following program was carried
out at the armory: ..ss5 IA #
PROGRAM AT ARMORY.
~. Music by the Band.
Invocation, Rev. ]. y. Brown.
Male Quartette. &shs
Reading Of Lincqlnla + Gsettysburs ss Address Mrs.
Music by the Band
! 3 11sz54 Male Quartette a.
Grafton by Senator Moses =. Clapp.
Music by the Band. t4;sssf
The address of senator Clapp was
eloquent and inspiring. 1t was largely
historical and discussed the following
propositions illustrated from ancient as
well as from modern history: 6 .g:t.
First: While nations. seem to have
been born of war, yet there have been
which have determined conditions and
principles and which have subsequently
reversed the apparent decisions Of war.
Secondly: The power and force Of
reactionary movements must be given
due and great influence in rightly de-,
termining the true meaning of history.
Thirdly: The character Of the peo-
pie moulds the character Of the govern
ment and institutions of nation.
The speaker Illustrated these propo-
sitions, especially in application to the
history of our own nation. He paid a
glowing tribute to the patriotism OF the
veterans living and dead and also to
the women of the war who SO nObly CO.
operated. He looked into the future
with hope, believing that the lessons Of
the war burning into every heart will
enable the American people to solve
wisely the new problems which are con-
stantly arising. ."|
In the afternoon, the veterans ac-
companied by the w. Il. G.. and the L..
of G. A. r., children of veterans and a
long procession of citizens repaired to
both cemeteries where the graves of the
fallen soldiers were streWn with flowers
in token of cherished memories and
loving regard. ~@ -.
One incident worth noting was that
the grave of one buried here who fought
in the confederate army was not for
gotten by the G. A. R. committee.
The weather, although threatening
for while, was favorable, enabling all
the exercises to be carried out without
rain. .-.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
INJURED yvo OMAN AGAIN !.


~ A stone mason was at work on an
old wall in the center Of the town
when a carriage swiftly drove up to /
him, two masked men jumped OUT
threw 9 bag over his head bund led him
into the carriage and galloped away
says a dispatch from Baku to the New
York Herald. 0 3 q - Esi Es,1558SS III
5.S H After half an hours furious driving
the mason was told to alight, the sack
was taken from his head and he found
himself in an old fashioned court yard,
he was pushed through a door into
2 corridor and in an empty room he
noticed an opening in a stone wall
IN which il' was wedged a woman, trem-
bling and with terrified face. S
The men who had brought the ma
son pointed revolver,ath his, breast and
ordered him to walk up to the opening
with the woman behind it, threatening
to shoot him. dead if he refused.
Stones, mortar and trowels were IN the
room. H. ~H-' ". as.
He was told that the woman was a
Mahometan who had injured her
husband. .- i
The. mason built up the opening, the
sack was again drawn over his head
and three-quarters of an hour later
he was put out of the carriage at a.
lonely part of the city.
AS soon as he could free himself of
the sack he did so, but the carriage had
| disappeared. He went immediat ely to
the police and told his story. Although
! the. police are ransacling the houses
in the Mahometan quarter, they can
find no trace of the locality of this
| horrible crime. -
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
NEW FAD BY COLLECTORS.


The very latest is the collector of
cigars and Ind b cigarettes which have Be-
llon longed .' toszcele brated men. This csl-
Iector hasthle i honor of owning a cigar
"a Havana tlhat t be elonged to an E,a-.
glish general q, one on from the case e
Sir ilf:r'iid2 ulrier, the premier 81;
Canad g, a;@one that Is II has passed through
The hlll aroya bands tsal1 ofs the King Of PSF
tugal one that was in the case of Gba.
MERCER at 4. e2 Dreyf trial at Renres
one iginall az owned by Leopold
Rothschild and q series that belonliax,ep.d ned
g German effeers who NJ were present re-
at.Q Queen Vietoria'' s funeral,
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Mcbride, the Grocer's
Weekly Letter.

Butter--There is still an overstock
Of dairy. We are paying full Chicago
quotations for best dairy this week l3c
20 16c.
Eggs-Still keep up. If hot weather
comes on they will probably go down
bat this week will pay 14c trade 12c
cash.
Potatoes Are lower. Larger mark,
cts are oversupplied and, yesterday re.
ceipts in Chicago we're II cars old and
IS cars new. [ reduce paying price this
week 35c trade 25c cash. Buyers are
afraid because new potatoes are sup
plying the south and east.
Beans-No change Range price $3.50
to $3.50 as to quality. =.
Nearby gardeners supplying plenty
Of lettuce, onions, radishes, asparagus,
pieplant, etc. No use bringing these
things in from distance.
MCBRIDE, TIE GROCER.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

Tomorrow evening, JJnnei A the class
play of the class Of 1903 entitled The
Seniors in Three w Worlds : will be- given
at the opera house. The play ~
original and is spoken Of as 9 very
spicy and bright product ton. The
class day exercises will be given at the
same time. These will include the
salutatOry by Miss Helen Sullivan, the
yaledictory by Miss. Elsie Brown and
the class history. Tickets. are on sale
at Schleuder's.
On Friday evening, June 5, the for,
NAL graduating exercises Will pc neld
at the Baptist church. Address TO the
graduating class by Rev. j. s. Mont
gomery, b. D. Of Minneapolis. The
public are invited. . <e &
There will thirty graduates in the
class of 1903 as follows: N .-Te.
LITERARY COURSE. .;..< &
Margaret Avery Marion Gleason
Margaret Enright Leah Crane H.,
Margaret Gender Effie Hall -
Nabelle Tompkins Helen Ban6eld
Minnie Campbell Mae SOdergreH
Rosalia Rosbach Maurine French
Helen Sullivan Elsie Brown
Florence Drummond - ~ = 4
LATIN SCIENTIFIC.
Jennie Snyder Chas Carter
Clarence Dalager Almira Wright
Jessie RoulstOn &
GERMAN SCIENTIFIC.
Norman Martinson Albert Hayes
BENJAMIN Lang Jessie Stimson
Oliver SWeningson VIM. MOOnan
Grace MeadoWcroft Cassie .Webber
Gail Edison Lynn VarcO.
. =, The class of 1904 will give a
reception for the graduating class at
Music hall. Monday evening, June g.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Business ITEMS 5 & Banquet.

"A large number Of the business mS
of Austin and their wives met sc Etb
Grand hotel Friday evening to enjoYa
banquet and social time togethf.
Senator Moses E..5 Clapp was a guest Il
honor. The guests sat down to s3fbanqdt
about nine o'clock IF. sP. Me- Bride Wis
toast master. The post. .prandial 81.
gram was as follows: music. Ii. Il
Ticknor's orchestra; ;S What i Kndg
about Bees, Prof Calvin d. Deckt
Solo, Mrs. Ousley; address, senator i
r. Clapp; recitation, Mrs. Ida Smih
Decker; Children" Mrs. J.SH. SkinnE
solo, Miss Ruby Ticknor. The occasihll
was much enjoyed by those preset
Such gatherings ought to be mde
frequent. Es u y. A :- &.-@@#. 4
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

.I he annual ~ 2 ne.etlIlg Of the Ro1
Creek Cemetery Associa ation was ha11
at the grounds north Of Varco, MOI
day afterno oon. e. p. Lott and 6. 4
Brownell were elected trust for thr(
years. The following officers wej
elected president, j ems Jenset
secretary, John g. Hawkins; treasurd
10. H. Lott; sexton g. @. BroWnell.
was voted to assume the duty of pe
:petual alacare Of lots IN the cemetervd
the payment Of $25sfor each lot.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

WOodman Excursion via C. NJ.
St. p. Ry.
The c. NJ. ST. P. Ry. will run q
s"ecial train from Austin IT, Blue
Earth City Tuesday Juue 8, 1903 on
accouLt vi Modern Woodman picnic.
Train leaves Austin at 6:3O a.. m.
Fare $175 for round trip. For parti-
culars enquire OF G. W. Snere. ACT.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

The right kind of bee keepers sup
plies also pure bred Italian queens to
out cross your apiary will be kept at
my Office in Austin and also at ny Oak
Glen farm IL miles northwest of
Brownsdale village during the coming
season. F. A. TICKNoR, Austin, MINI.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
2 ~
Old EmOux II to Reform

NeV 1 os will bes25os.. ears old an
the 4th Of this mont but sd ys the
Chicago Reeord-H Herald,, town still
seems to be - the Wild oats period sof
its existence.
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03
Travellers Protective Assocla1io,
Indianapolis, Ind, June 9.14,
1908.

One fare plus 81 90 fer the round
trip via Chicago Great Western Rail.
way. Tickets on sale June 10. Good
tn return June l8 For further in for
10 alton apply to any Great Western
Agent, or J. P: Elmer, G. P, A., Chi,
cago. d. .:s@ i
Mower County transcript., 1903-06-03

embezzed funds and served ter years in
the galleys Mother, previous to her hus-
bands arrest, had eloped with a Spanish
gentleman: king with her the little aglrl
Mercedes; afterward came to America.
The child was brought up i'm heM circus
ring;s subseqnently worked in a HOSPITAL !
and became a trainednurse:E nothing def
mite as to her cha.a Ct err s.z @ s f s# lT
55tssI watched Briefly closely~3as he read
the report and saw him shudd der. Then.
all his reserve broke :. yvs;; and he.
gave me his conhacl,t.e. =55 55sE,3 5E !.
.3.. Doctor,s' he said, how lc;l,lSS eyer
repay you You nycd ln i. wife, " FROM 4 d,
this woman /, nd nov YOU, >, la ve saved
me. T. came here pre- p;ll';lt tory to elops
ing with her-tllatt Is. She brough sii,e*
for / have been under her strange ill.
fuence since the day s ouy sent her tts
my house to nurse ~ dear lie. 'l'l The
spell is sbrok ken. and II shall do all q in
my power to avoid meeting this witch
that she ma J never control me again
You owe me nothin said, S's 1
have been at fault in placing the. life
Of q patient ii jeop BY not inves- lf'-as
tigating the antecedents and character
Of the nurse. Hereafter Isl shall be
more caref Ill
Brierly home, and his wife wife
never knew5of his Intended flight i!l Mrs.
Briefly as the last inv aid Miss lar,
Gel ever nursed. eported the case at
the ira lining school at ich the nurse SIS
had been educat ted and ound that she
had been Omitted through the influ-
sence ofS one offss the manager
nv AI1TER i VI UCKER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-04
SUFFOC4TED By MUD.
Barge Captain Found Dead at
Riker's Island.

Daniel J c1eilson. captain OF q scov Of the De-
partment q Street Cleaning. net his death in 4
peculiar manner yesterday afternoon at Riker's
Island He fell from d plank into few feet Of
water, and his head was plunged into the mud al
'he bottom II was held fast, and he was asphyxt-
ated. No one saw Nelson fall. Late in the after
noon Andrew EshOlm ar ernpIoye Of p contra ctor
doing work on the island, saw foot sticking out
~ the water near the scow He grasped the foot
and oy pulling hard brought TO the surface the
body of the scow captain
Nelson was blind in one eye and that is held
accountable for his having made a rnissten and
;aiien Of the plank L vas a narrow ore. and
vas used as a passageway from the boat TO the
land After the BODY had been recovered - was
to7-ed 10 Observation-Disclosures -thrty-eghth-zt. turned
ove- TO The police and removed TO the Alexander
ave station.
big tract % swamp land on Rilzer's Island is
being Hlled win refuse from the city 5v the De-
Tar-ueuJ OF Street Cleaning Nelson's soo,,- ,.s
one oL the boats used 10 carry the sru4f to ,ba
island. The police say he lived at 10. 352 East
-,nety- -eightl-st- though the coroner Of The Rrorv
tzEe lAe acdFess as No. NJ East One-hUnd-ed-
i-l~ry-1oysrrh-Sf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-04
SCHW4B OUT TODAY
Director Says So, according To a
PhIadeIDhia Paper.

Phila Aug. 3.-"The Public ledger will say
tomorrow that Charles N. Schwab. president Of
the United States Steel Corporation, VIII sever
his official connection with that company to-
morrow, his resignation as president now being
in the hands Of the executive committee. This
information il received says The Public Led
ger from one Of the directors of the company.
For months Mr.. Schwab's resignation has been
rumored. but each time the rumor appeared It
was denied by Mr.. Schvab, as well by the
corporation directors. TIE executive committee
will meet to-day and recommend its acceptance.
The recommendation will then be turned over to
the directors VINO will meet later in the day
and formally approve It Mr.. Schwab Will also,
it is announced. resign as director, thus com
pIetely severing his connection with the COM
pany. ". f. Cory who on July /, appoint
ed assistant to Mr.. Schwab to perform the active
duties of the president Of the company. it is
stated will be elected Mr.. Schwab's successor.
His duties VIII be practically the same as those
he is now performing, the physical operation
Of the various plants owned by the corporation