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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-29

Thousands Of people have catarrh who
would be surprised to know it, because it
has been called some other name than ca
tarrh. The fact is catarrh is catarrh wher-
ever located; and another fact which is of
equally great Importance, is that Peruna
cures catarrh wherever located.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-29

If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full state
ment Of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,O y.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-01-29

A creed IS a chart ana NOV d 1ong1ous
compass. o. +
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05
Commissioners Proceedings
ST. Anthony. Idaho. Jan. L. 1903

St. Anthony, Idaho, Jan. T. 1903
Pursuant TO the statutes OF the state of Idaho
in such case mnde and provided. the commits
sioners elect in and for Fremont county Idaho
convened Present. Richard j. Costlev.
George A. Gordon and Edwin = Little and
Clerk A. NJ Carter. The following proceedings
were had. to-wit:
Richard j. Costley, George A. Gordon and
Edwin S. Little took the oath of Office as
county commissioners of said Fremont county
Idaho, before Clerk A. NJ Carter
Upon motion of Richard j. Costley. duly and
regularly seconded by Edwin S. Little, George
A, Gordon was unanimously elected chairman
OF the board OF CO. commissioners of Fremont
county, Idaho, for the ensuing term OF
Office Of said commissioners.
The official bonds of George A. Gordon, Rich
ard j. Costley and Edwin S. Little, county
commissioners of said Fremont county. Idaho
were carefully examined approved and order
ed filed.
The following named county officialselect
were duly and regularly sworn in by the chair
man of the board, and their official bonds were
carefully examined, found to be in conformity
with law. and ordered filed.
Victor G. Hegsted clerk of the district
court and ex ofllcio auditor and recorder and
clerk of the board of county commissioners
said bond having been heretofore fixed by the
board at $4,000.
z. T. Clay as assessor and ex oficio tax col
leotor said bond having been heretofore fixed
by the board at $4,000
Lee s. Borrows as treasurer and cx- of1iciC
public administrator, said bond having beer
heretofore fixed by the board at $4,000.
Samuel Harrop, Sheriff.
John Donaldson, Probate Judge
Grace Mllliman Taylor Superintendent oil
Schools.
The following precinct officers were carefully
examined, approved and ordered filed:
Francis M MOlen Justice of Peace briggs pre-
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05


ROAD.
Peter Later, viewing roads $500 aid for GU
Josiah call : w
DIsA LOWED
Thomas Lynch effects destroyed while unuer
quarantine. $47.03 not legal charge.
John Arrowsmith from files of 1897, Board has
no authority TO act
Petition of John Welchet ct al, for the APP
pointment of William simmons. oyerseer oil
road district No Rudy Is hereby denied.
In the matter of the application of Frank
Reno for rebate OF taxes paid by him on ms
stock in Lemhi county for the years 1917 ana
1901.
Il appearing to the board that said Frank
Reno made no application to the assessor ana
collector in the time required by law, ana
there being no authority OF law for any rebate
at this time; it is hereby ordered that said APP
D licat ion be denied. 900
Ordered that this board do now ADJOURN VII
tomorrow morning at o clock
Nietnr Hepsted Geo A Gordon,
Clerk. Chairman.
St. Anthony, Idaho, January Il. 1903
Asper adjournment of Yesterday the Honor
able board of county commissioners convened.
Present: chairman Geo Gordon and COMMITS
sioners Costley and Little and clerk victor
Hegsted, when the following proceedings were
had, to wit:
The poll books were brought in and the board
proceeded to select $50 names of persons ta
serve as trial jurors for the year 1893. Inc ioi
I he al SpIpctel
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05

Watson the Optician, Watson 81
Moore the ST Anthony Druggists.
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05

North Bound No. % South Bound
Leave daily. Dec. IA, 1902. Arr. daily
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05

Jas /. Hoffman Constable Camas
christian Hansen Vernon
ii ID Fulmer Teiob .
Daniel Bruce briggs
Holger f Olsen Ripby
David A Wilcox Archer
Hiram Ollie Salem
james G Harris Marysyule
Thos S Simmons LYMAN
Jas II McCracken Haden
M Poole LaBeue
Edward Harrop Rudy
Soren = Nielsen
Fl N Adams Market Lake
Jos Armstrong Parker
The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-05

TIM T. II 4 II l. K

ST. ANTHONY BRANCH & CONNECTION
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
FORGOT WHO HE WAS
The Strange Case of George Nipper,
Now of Denver.
LEFT His HoEie an Indian Territory
Ten Years Ago and Was De-
cIared Dead Wife md
Courts.

a Jekyl and Hyde story has devel-
Oped in Denver, Col. Ten years ago
George Nipper was prosperous busl-
mess man. He disappeared with S1O,-
O0o
Nothing was heard from him un-
Cal few days ago, when he was rec
nized by friend. He was then trav-
cling under the name of George Will
Hams.
a few years after Nipper had dis
appeared his wife collected $4,000
Insurance on his life. Inspector W.
N Chapman, of the insurance COM
Pany which paid the amount, found
Nipper in clearinghouse. The man
recalled his past life and told the
following story of his weird expert
ence:
They tell me it was ten years ago.
j can't say as to that, but | remem-
Der now l went to Houston, Tex
Yes, that's the place. | started for
there, anyhow, whether | reached it
or not. On the way | was stricken
with paralysis, and they sent me to
n hospital. When l started for
Houston l had $4,000 in cash with
me, but what became of it l never
knew.
i can see myself in the hospital
ROW. There are the white walls anG
abe beds, and the silent nurses fit
ting about. ] am in chair. and the
aurses wheel me around. l don't
EPeak to them. though, nor do / un-
d-rstand what they say to me. 1t is
all like a dream. From what INV
friends tell me now, / was in that
hospital nine years. My wife thought
i was dead, and so did the insurance
company, and l. might as well have
been for all the good was.
well, one day, when 1 seemed
much better, they put me on a train
and gave me five dollars. The con-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

Langdon and Christopher Gadsden;
Stephen Hopkins, Joseph Hewes, Rich
ard Henry Lee and John Adams were
added October 30. This committee was
first styled the marine committee"
The gallant victories of Paul Jones
show the important part the new navy
played during the revolution, but the
victories were not without serious de-
pletion among our ships. Little was
done towards the rebuilding of the
navy, and some years later, when
trouble with France was brewing, the
mistake was fully seen, and steps were
taken to provide an effectual naval
force. It was then that the office of
secretary of the navy was created, and
on April 30, 1898, Benjamin Stoddart,
of Maryland, was made a member of
the cabinet as such officer Later in
1912, the department was organized on
its present lines.
When the state department. was es>
tablisheo it was we'll able to handle all
matters that came within its jurisdic-
ton, but as time went on and new
states were added to the union. il was
found necessary to create a separate
department to look after matters of
purely internal administration. Legis-
lation to this end was effected on
March 3, 1s49, when the department of
the interior was established and
Thomas Ewing, of Ohio, at that time
secretary of the treasury, was re-
quested by President Harrison to as
sumo the duties of the new secretary
ship. The department was composed
of eight bureaus-the bureau of pub
lie lands, pensions, Indian affairs, pat
ents, education, railroads, labor and
labor statistics.
1t was not many years before the
duties of this new department had in
creased TO such an extent that il was
deemed advisable TO create still an
other separate branch to be known
as the department of agriculture. This
was done in 1862, but it was many years
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

weighing only IS pounds, and attired
in short skirts, eloped with Frank Nc
Coy, nearly twice her age, and became
his wife. The year still was young.
and SO were Miss Rose Mason and her
fiancee, Michael T. McGoyern, when
they appeared before the clerk in Chi
cago and established a new record al
youthful applicants for marriage IL
cense, which they obtained. The bride
was Is and the bridegroom two years
her senior, their combined ages being
30.
Speed records in divorce cases are
not unusual or startling in these days,
but when grounds and speed both are
considered, the crackerjack of 1902 I'M
questionably was the case of John w.
Langley, of Columbus, Ind, who OBJ
tanned decree in less than Is minutes
separating him from his wife Mary.
He alleged that she had a habit of
taking a darning needle to bed with
her and jabbing him with it when he
fell asleep. When he protested she
would get out of bed, plant herself
in a rocking chair in the middle of the
floor, rocking violently and bringing
her heels down with a bang at each
rock, and for two hours would sing at
the top of her voice: ''Oh, won't it be
joyful when we part to meet no
morel"
During the year story went the
rounds of the press about a man who
pretended to be the champion smoker
of the world. For 20 years he had
smoked, he said, one and one-quarter
pounds of tobacco a week, so that in
the period named he had actually re-
duced to smoke an amount of the weed
equal to ten times his own weight. A
remarkable record, truly, but it must
give way to that of the champion
smoker of the British army, private
In the Third battalion, Royal War
wickshire regiment, who from his
youth up regularly consumed one and
one-half pounds of tobacco every
week, until his regiment was drafted
out to South Africa. His supply was
then curtailed, which almost broke his
heart.
The principal of a school at Man
eAester, Conn, holds the record as a
spanker. Armed with an ordinary
ruler he administered Al spankings in
IL minutes one day, thus turning tear
full boys and girls away from him al
the rate of three and eight-tenths boys
and, girls a. minute.
Among the novel records of the pc.
Yiod must be included that held by
James Stewart, of .Leyden, N. Y, who
announces that he has lived on this
earth 1o4 years without ever having
told lie. He goes George Washing
ton one better by saying that he car
lie, but won't. This remarkable cen
tenarfan used aleohoiic beverages and
tobacco freely until he was 90, wher
he took new chute end swore OF.
SLEPT WITH CORPSE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
JUST A FEW RECORDS
Net, Wooed and Were Married In
Thirty Minutes.
Most Touching Romance of 1902
The Tinie~t Bride - Worlds
Champion Smoker and
Prize Spanker.

In diverse and curious fields the rec
ord breakers were busy during the
year 1902.
The love-at-first-sigh record was
ruthlessly shattered in the early
springtime, when Madison Ormsby,
aged SO, went down to Kansas City
from Omaha and met Miss Jessie
Turner, who evidently still retained
irresistible charms, notwithstanding
that her forty-fifth birthday was
wound up on times relentless reel.
They met by chance and were intro
duced by common friend, whereupon
they hiked away to the courthouse and
were married just as soon as they
could get the license and line up in
front of a Judge.
Its just 80 minutes since first we
met" said Ormsby, as pleased as
Punch, land here we are with the knot
tied"
Whether the knot remained tied
does not concern this history
1t was in the early weeks of the year
that the romance of Miss Mildred
Deuel., of Richmond, Va, set new
uaAh Aor thoSe important stages OF
life which most women reckon by
years. In the brief space of ten min
utes she was maid, wife, and
widow. In San Francisco hospital
she became Mrs. Richard Miles Stan
ton while her husband was dying, a
victim of fever contracted in the SER
vice OF his country in the Philippines
Clasping each others hands, when it
was too late to summon a minister,
the young people took the vows of
matrimony under a civil agreement.
which was duly witnessed by relatives
of both, and few minutes later Lieut..
Stanton was dead.
The tiniest bride of the year APP
peared in st. Louis is April, when Miss
Bertha Clark, scarce Is years old.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

Edward J. Eisebrenner, of Rogers
City, Mich, wants wife SO badly that
he has decided to act as prize for a
rattle. he has issued 1000 tickets
which will be sold at IS cents each in
Rogers City, Posen, Metz and La
ROGUE. The only condition which
the wifeseeker imposes upon the fe-
male purchaser of his matrimonial
tickets is that she must be respect
able, healthy, unencumbered Catholic
between 40 and IS years of age. Else
brennsr Is widower, IS years of age.
five feet four inches tau, weighs 40
pounds. healthy, well preserved, black
hair. blue eyes, speaks English, Polish
and German, has one boy IS years Of
aae and . farm Of 80 acres, SO OF which
y under cultivation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

my hair for noting coming changes in
the weather"
81 can tell from the way my hair
moves. When there's rain coming my
hair curls more rapidly and with
greater tension. When there is a heavy
rain coming it kinks up tightly. This
snow that's coming tonight is going
to be light dry one; know that from
the way it pops"
What, the snow?"
mo, my hair; lean this way and
listen closely"
The gentleman of travel did so, and
heard a faint sound like the swapping
of tiny twigs.
You can hardly hear it," continued
Mr.. Rule, "but to me it is quite loud
whack! whack! whackl like that. It's
the electricity in it, 1 suppose. Any
way, 1 have found that indicates dry
cold weather. But the curling ten
dency of my hair also means some
moisture; so / have for my equation
cold air and dry air, gradually becom-
ing damper, which equals light snow :"
And in rainy weather does II stay all
crimped up?"
'You bet it does; that Is, until it be-
gins to break away. I can always tell,
five or six hours beforehand, when the
clear weather is coming"
Il should think you'd find this Pc
culiar feature very serviceable to you. !"
@Oh, / don't know" said Mr.. Rule.
smiling, as he ran his fingers through
his intelligent locks, thereby iEcreas-
ing the snappings of the hairs till
they sounded like diminutive fire crack
ers. "Other people pay more attention
to it than I do. Back home my friends
keep tab on the weather ny IL, and the
way I'm generally sa1uted Vs. "Gabe.
how's your hair?"
'Or it IS: 'Gabe, take off your hat
and give us weather bulletin And
they joke about it good deal, but, all
the same, they depend ON it, and In
say this much, that IT never gave false
alarm yet"
1snd Mr.. Rule adjusted his hat care.
fully On his prophetic thatch.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
TIE Building OF Our
ExecxfiOe DEPARTMENTS
a Lfffe History of Establishment of Those Tbaf

strike for liberty. AS early as IT'S he
called the attention of the continental
congress to the matter; before any def
mite action had been taken he had
fitted out five or six armed vessels at
Boston to pick up some of the British
transports and storeships in the vicin-
ity. On October 10, 1775, congress au-
thorized the fitting out of swift sail
ing vessel with guns and men for a
three-months' cruise. and on that same
day appeared the germ of our navy de-
partment in committee appointment
to direct marine affairs. This COM
mittee consisted of Silas Deane, John
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

of an aunt of the bride in Gibson City.
The marriage license was procured in
this, Mclean county, and when the
ceremony was about to be performed
in Ford county the error was discov-
cred.
Rather than delay the marriage, the
couple persuaded Rev. j. A. Aubrey to
accompany them in a closed carriage,
and the party drove to the Mclean
county line, where the ceremony was
performed, the three concerned all re-
manning seated.
The party then drove back to Gibson
City and the interrupted festivities
were resumed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
HAIR HIS BAROMETER
This Man Can Foretell the Weather
by Its Antics.
Mr.. Rule's Thatch IL Prophetic and
Has Never Recorded a Failure
Only Case OF It's Kind
ON Record

Feels a good deal like snow" re-
marked travelling gentleman at the
Albany hotel to Gabriel Rule, of
Bangor, Me-, a tall, slender man, who,
says the Denver Post, comes west once
year to look after some mining prop
critics in Utah.
1t is going to snow" returned Mr..
Rule, with confidence.
Yes, that's what the weather man
says" said the t. g.
haven't seen any OF the weather
mans predictions" remarked Mr.. Rule.
nor have l once looked at the sky or
consulted barometer, yet I'm certain
we Will have snow tonight. In fact,
know it,"
know it?"
Eyes, know it-look at nv hair,
The travelling gentleman did as he
was bioden. He saw rather heavy
brown growth that came down over Mr..
Rules ears in a queer little wave. Yet
there didn't scent to be anything re-
markable in this sight.
Il don't see anything about your hair
that's different from any other hair.
except, maybe, it's a little longer than
some"
Mr. Rule laughed gently. That's
because you haven't had a chance to
observe it," said he. "You notice.
however, that the ends are beginning
to turn up just over my ears, don't
your"
Yes, the other man had noticed that.
wen, an hour ago they were as
straight as strings. In little while
they will be still more curly. They are
curing now very gently, even imper-
ceptlbly to you, though L could tell it
In the dark. 1 can feel them curl
ing"
Feel them2"
Yes, my hair is very sensitive; there
never WAS ha rnrn ct N nn,,ll nu,,nn
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07
Army Life Produce. Lunacy.

Lunacy, it is declared by French
investigator, is more prevalent
among military men than any other
professional class. He asserts that
out of every 100000 army or naval Of
fcers, 1919 are hopeless lunaties. OF
the liberal professions, artists are
the frst to succumh to brain strain;
next come the lawyers, who are fol-
lowed st some distance by doctors,
clergy, literary men and public serv-
ants.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

before its head was raised to the dig
nifty of cabinet officer.
This department. grew out of the vol
untary distribution of seeds begun by
the commissioner of patents in 1885.
After separation from the patent Of
flee the head of the bureau was first
styled commissioner of agriculture"
and in 1889 the bureau was made a de-
partment and its head made a mem
Der of the cabinet. Isaas Newton, of
Pennsylvania, was the first man to hold
the commissionership, Mr.. Coleman
being the first secretary.
The duties of the department. were
defined in the act esta blishing this new
branch of the government service, and
were ito acquire and diffuse among the
people of the United States useful IN
formation on subjects connected with
agriculture in the most general and
comprehensive sense of that word,
and to procure propa gate and distrib-
ute among the people new and vaIua-
bic seeds and plants" With the pro.
gress Of agricultural science, scientific
branches have been added, until the
department has become one of the
greatest scientific establishments In
the world. JOHN q. CARING.
A Mystery.
Customer-Are you sure this fish
Is freshs
Waiter--I don't know, sir. I've only
been here three days.-Town Topics.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

for woman to be alone, and as she had
mourned the conventional time for
her deceased lord and no one came
forward with an offer to replace him,
she resorte6 to an advertisement,
which seemed less indicate than pro-
posing.
She received many replies and spent
much time and thought before. being
able to reach decision as to which
gallant she preferred. BY their let
tiers each was an extremely desirable
party, and she almost wished that she
might select more than one. She final
ly fixed her choice on a letter purport-
ing to come from prosperous coun-
try merchant
She gave a brief and fiattering de-
scription of herself, mentioned the
style of the costume she would wear.
hat, gloves, etc., and ended by saying
that he could easily identify her. for
she would have in her hand bunch Of
red roses, and suggested that he wear
a few violets as boutonnere.
A few minutes before the appointed
time, in fever of expectancy, she took
her stand at the appointed trysting
place with eyes eagerly scanning each
man who entered the room. She was
shortly rewarded by seeing young
and handsome man enter wearing on
his lapel a dainty bunch of violets. He
recognized the widow at once, but did
not approach her. She also recognized
him and was ashamed that he and she
should meet in this manner.
Whye She had discovered too late
that she had made an appointments
with her eva son, lad of is years.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-03-07

asleep in his chair, which was tilted
against the front of the bar. He
was awakened by our noisy entrance.
TO our dismay we were told at
first that there were no accommo-
dations TO be had, the hotel being
filled with cattle dealers. But upon
our insistence the proprietor con-
sented to put us up for the night.
My friend was assigned to a room over
the dining room, while L agreed to
bunk with the proprietor's son, who
was already asleep.
"a short time after retired there
came noise at my door. Two men
stepped boldly into the room and
opened bags that they carried. Pre-
Stunning that they were robbers, L
kicked my bedfellow on the foot, but
he did not move. / kicked him again,
and as he did not respond 1 threw
my arms across his face. Great
heavenp shrieked, greatly startled,
as the face was icy >old. The men,
hearing me yell, fell over each other
endeavoring to get out of the room,
never stopping to pick up their Ian
terms or effects.
Il Immediately dressed and went
down stairs, relating my story as
best 1 could to the landlord, who,
now wide awake, listened attentively.
To my establishment i learned that
instead of being assigned TO room
10, which was occupied by his son,
I had been put in No. Is, which con-
tanned a corpse. The men whom I
supposed were robbers were under
takers, who had come to prepare the
body for burial. What they thought
when they heard the supposed corpse
make such an cutlery could only
surmise.r