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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-07-11
HEADQUARTERS FOR BUILDING
MATERIALS.

keep all kinds Of North Carolina and
Virginia Lumber, dressed and undressed,
sh;eyles. Laths, Sash, Doors, and Blinds,
lime Cement, Calcine Plaster, Plastering
Hair Building and Paving Brick, Tin
nd iron Roofing, Cut and Wire Nails, all
linda Ready Mixed Paints and Dry Paint,
Iinssed on, Turpentine, Dryer varnlsh
md ewis's White Lead, Paint Brushes
- ali kinds, Window Glass and Putty
~ Hardware OF all kinds, TAI
Poos;ne Sheathing Paper and fine BITCH
xssp large stock OF Sewer Pipe sn'
Fire Clay Pipe. n al 3
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
SALE OF LAND.

Notice is hereby given; That in pursuance OF
an order OF license made by the Hon. D. G.
the County of Ramsey, and State of North Da.
kota, on the End day Of May, A. D.. 1908, in the
Thoen and Reynold Theodore Thoen, minors.
tte .ndersigned guardian Of the person and
on or after the 18th day of August. AZ B. 1soS'
for cash or one third cash and the balance on
credit not exceeding three years, all the right,
title and interest of said minors, in the follow
ing described land in the County Of Ramsey
and State Of North Dakota, viz:
Quarter of Section No. 3, in Township No. One
Hundred and Fifty Six i156), North of Range
No: Sixty Three, West of the 5th P. M.
Offers must be in writing and left at the resi-:
dence Of the undersigned guardian on SWN Of
Sec Il, Township l56, Range No. So, West Of the
fled with said County Judge at Devils Lake.
N. D., at his Office.
HANsC c. PAULsoN,
Dated July 18th, A. D. 1893. Guardian.
(Aug18)
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
Under contract into some family home
outside of this county and vicinity.

Under contract into some family home
outside of this county and vicinity.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that the chair
man appoint a committee of 8 of
which the chairman be. one for the
purpose of approving the bridges
erected in the 1st and end districts by
Fargo Bridge & iron Co., under their
1902 contract, also the bridges erected
by Chr. Gorder & Son under their
contract dated Jan. 10, 1903.
Also to view, examine and report
on certain other proposed bridges
petitioned for since last contrats
were let (see commissioners records.
Carried.
The chairman then appointed Com
m%issioners Day and Anderson as the
other two members of said committee.
Moved and seconded that all the
taxes bid in by the state and county
and the Retroactive tax and the 1902 tax
as we'll as the 1908 assessments on
lots Z, 8, 9, 10, II and IL, block SO,
in city of Devils Lake, N. D.. be
ordered cancelled and stricken from
the records for the reason that said
lots are nov and have been for sew
eral years a part of the D. L. and C..
Railway system.
Carried.
Moved and seconded that the fol-
lowing bills be allowed and warrants
ordered drawn in payment of same
subject to chapter 1862, session laws
1901.
E. P. Day, services as commission
er and mileage, $74. go.
Chr. Anderson, services as COM
missioner and mileage, $69. 80.
F.. A. Baker, service as commits
sicner and mileage, 81. 70.
Gus Furstenau, service as commits
sioner and mileage, $35. 10.
James. Mccormick, service as COM
missioner and mileage, $62. 90.
Carried.
Moved, seconded and carried to ad-
journ until Monday, August 3rd, 1903.
Gus Furstenau,
Attest: Chairman.
Emil S. Eich,
County Auditor.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
WE.BUY CREAM.

Within $50 miles of Grand Forks.
We pay you ~ cents less than Elgin
market for your butter fat delivered
here. W. guarantee you full weight
and honest test. Send us your cream
and see what we a do for YOU.
Grand Forks Central Creamery Co.
19-21*
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31

Powell the f1ail Insurance
agent dose not repesent any
fake mutual which takes the
farmers good money but forgets
to be mutual" and help when
losses come, as they will. Insure
with Powell in a loss paying
Company.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
County Audito,

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,
Take Laxative Bromo QUINN Q
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box. csc.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
About cuhans and Music,

"If there's any truth in what Shakes
peare says about the man who has no
music in his soul" said Lieutenant
George Culver, who has seen service
in Cuba, both in the army and out,
'the Cubans will always be fit for
t%reasons, strategems and spoils.' They
have less Of what one might call in
diginous music than any other PEG.
pie | have ever seen. The Spaniards
are essentially musical. So are the
Mexicans. In Mexico one hears not
only Spanish music, but 'greaser'
songs, in which the Indian weirdness
comes out strong.
but over in Cuba everything Is
borrowed. The native Cuban sings
less than the average American when
he works. lie doesn't begin to sing as
much as the Southern negro does.
He does not seem TO originate melo.
dies. His dance music, even, is not
his own. The genius Of the Cuban
does not lean toward concord OF
sweet sounds, and that lack In him
may account for the great difference
between the Cuban and the Mexican
character"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
he MAKES UP Win MS BROTHER
BRINGS HIM TO THE CAPITAL
AND APPOINTS HIM GOVERN
OR OF FEE.
PRtItNDtR LOSES HIS PRESTIGE
TRIBES SWEAR FIDELITY TO THE
SULTAN AND DENoUNcE
BUHAMARA.

Tangiers, Morocco, Jan. 6.-Accord-
Ing to official news received here from
Fee the adroit move of the sultan in
bringing his brother. Mulai-Moham-
med, to the capital has attained the
desired object of depriving the pre-
tender to the throne Of his prestige,
and the latter has retired, d~iscredited,
to Taxa. He has been deserted by a
number Of the local tTices, who dis
persed to make sure OF booty.
Bunamars, the ~pretender, has claimed
the int utior OF enthroning Nulai-Mo-
haG;rad. His rebellion has no longer
any reason to continue, as the sultan
has publicly recoDciled himself and his
brother and Mulai-Mchammea has
made a solemn entry into Fec, ac-
claimed Oy the pOpulace.
The sJ.Ian has announced the ap-
pCirtmept of Mulai-MOhammed as gov
ernOr OF the province of Fee, thus dis
proving the rumOrs that Mulai-MOham-
med aspiTed to the throne. When tina
had been done, according to the OFF,
cial Authority for these statements, the
tribes around Fee swore fidelity to the
sultan and denounced Buhamara as an
impOstOr, whom they would prevent
from coming to Fee.
All immediate danger has disap-
peared. The routes from Fee to the
coast are open. 1t Is said the sultan is
now preparing a large expedition with
the intention Of crushing the rebellion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
CAN SPANK HIS OWN DAUGHTER.
Magistrate Compliments a Man Who
Used His Palm upon His Ofsprinu.

Magistrate Compliments a Man Who
Used His Palm Upon His Offspring.
New York, Jan. 6.-Has a father who
finds his eighteen-year-old daughter
dancing in a public resort after 10
o'clock at night a right to spank her
in the presence of her best fellow"
and the assembled dancers?
Magistrate COnnorton, in the Long
Island city police court, decided that
he has, thus setting a precedent Of
which other fathers and daughters in
the borough may be governed.
Yes, Judge" and the girls voice
Quivered. He beat me and shamed me,
too. 1t was awful"
Where did he strike you? I can't
e any marks"
mo, judge, you can't e them, and
l rather not tell you where he struck
me; but l could not sit down after
ward, and that's the truth.
There, there, don't cry. Come up
here, Smith" calling the defendant.
Then the father told his story.
"All | have to say, Smith, is that
you did your duty" said the magis.
trate, and if other parents would fol.
low the same plan there would be
fewer cases in this court"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

Indigestion, c~ongested liver, i'm
pure blood, constipation, there are
what aflict thousands of people who
do not know what is the matter with
them. They drag along a miserable
existence; they apply TO the local doc
tors occasionally, and sometimes OBJ
tain a little temporary relief, but the
old, tired, WORKOUT, all-gone, distress
ed feeling always ZONES back again
worse than ever, until in time they
become tired of living, wonder why
they were ever born, and why they are
alive unless to endure constant suffer
ing. To such sufferers there is a
haven of refuge in DR. August Koe-
nig's Hamburg Drops, which was dis
covered more than 60 years ago, and
which is a wonderful medicine. One
trial will convince the most skeptical
that any or all of these difficulties
may be removed and a perfect cure
effected, by taking DR.. August Koe-
nig's Hamburg Drops. Get a bottle at
once, before 1t is too late.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
NO PROMISE FOR The FUTURE
CHINOOK PREVAILS AND WATER
PoURs DOWN CASCADES IN
TORRENTS.
MANY WASHOUTS AND IANDSlIDtS
PASSENGER TRAINS STALLED
AND PASSENGERS FED BY
COMPANY.

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. G.. business
was at a standstill on the Northern
Pacific yesterday. not a train leaving
the city and the railroad officials are
unable to make any definite statement
as to the future. The chinook still
prevails and water is pouring down
the Cascades in torrents. At Martin,
on the cast side of the tunnel, Their" is
a washout Of nearly 800 feet, while
several places between the tunnel and
Ellensbrrg are under water or the
tracks covered deep in mud.
There are five washOuts ON the main
line between Castle Rock and Ke5o.
There are innumerable slides all the
wax from Cosmospolis 70 the terminus
on the Gray's Harbor branch. The
Auburn cutoff is under water for a
mile. Nearly a mile of track is gone
in one place On Green river. Five or
six other washouts are reported be-
tween Lester and Palmer. The big
washOut at Martin is followed by a
Succession of Washouts
and landslides all the way to Ellens
burg. The South Bend branch is under
water and covered with slides from
NilIdpd " rIlS lSl uliuhS.
The company has two passenger
trains ties up at haywood and ere
taking the best care possible of the
passengers. There are slides ahead
and washouts behind, and arrange
ments are being made to get supplies
to the trains. There is no way to get
the passengers out at present owing
to the washing out of all the road
bridges in that section. Not a county
road a be followed a single mile in
any direction.
One passenger train is bound up at
Lester, where the passengers are also
being cared for by the railroad. No
communication is possible either way
until the water shall have abated. The
Great Northern Is in exactly similar
predicament.
Town Is Flooded.
V0EoF@ ~ Ic{SIS H$f9EGt&sGF9
oXsIEJgQSeffo f jts banks aea o-Brien, 5
as chat Of the senate, and the repore
was adopted. +
The first business of Saturday, wal.
the report of the joint committee Of,
salaries of employees, per day, which
was as follows: I
SENATE. n
Secretary, $5 OF.
NNiU t!Se5sTtr1trS pcT4te-u e Ahb
property has been ruined or lost. The
food was caused by the recent nine
days rain and the chinook winds
which melted the heavy SHOWS in the
Cascade mountains.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Killed by a Train.

Blackduck, Mimi, Jan. 6.--Andrew
KvislaLd was killed on the Minnesota
& International tracks two miles
south Of this place shortly after noon
yesterday. He vas on the way TO his
home and was walking or the track.
The engineer blew the whistle and the
man stepped aside, but m~iscalculated
the distance and was struck in the
side and hurled into the ditch. Train.
hands brought him to the depot, where
he died. Kvisland was among the first
settlers, w ll-to-do and leaves several
grown-up children in this village.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
IONA DUNLAP NOT GUILTY.
Aledo Girl Is Acquitted of Murder
Charue.

AIeoo IirI Is acquitted OF WuTueF
Charge.
Aledo, ILL.,, Jan. 6.-Miss iona Dun
lap walked out of the cOurt room a
free woman Saturday morning, and
the mystery surrounding the poison
ing of Miss Allie Dool last August re-
mains unsolved. The charge of muir
der which has been resting against
Miss Dunlap since Sept. 16 was
cleared away when the jury returned
a verdict of rot guilty shortly after
10 O'Clock. The verdict was a surprise
to everybody, apparently, except the
defendant. Miss Dunlap and Miss
Dool were bosom friends and were
two of the most popular young women
in Aledo. Miss Dools death was
caused by eating poisoned candy said
to have been given her by Miss Dun
lap. The alleged motive was Miss
Dunlap's desire to ecu a position
held by Miss Dool.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

The readers OF this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able TO cure in all its
stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu-
tional disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous SUR
faces Of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and giving the patiens
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have so much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that It falls TO cure. Send for list OF
Testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY l. CO., Toledo, O
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
ROLLS DOWN ~EMeANKMENT.
Passenger Train Wrecked and the
Enpineer Killed,

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. GA passen-
ger train on the Southern railway,
bound from Atlanta to Birmingham
left the rails last night near Weems
station. The baggage and mail cars
rolled down an embankment and were
demolished. Although the train was
filled with passengers Engineer White
was the only person killed. His
mangled body was found under the To-
connective. Twenty-seven passengers
were slightly g iured. A relief train
brought the injured to birmingham.
The passenger coaches remained on
the ties.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
AMPUTATEs HIS OWN FOOT.
Engineers Heroic Act Saves His
Life.

st. Paul, Jan. 6. 49, Charles John
Wood. a Burlington freight engineer,
saved his own life yesterday morning
during a wreck near the state fish
hatchery, by his remarkable nerve and
presence of mind. He was piniofed
under two engines and was unable to
escape from the cloud of scalding
steam as his left foot, which vas al.
most cut of, was caught in the debris.
He took out his jack-knife, severed the
foot and then crawled from under the
wrecked engines. He escaped just in
time to escape being crushed to a
pulp, as the engines settled soo after
he had reached the side of the tracks.
He was taken to st. Joseph's hospital.
He was unconscious during most Of
yesterday, but the physicians say
that he will probably recover.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Granta R.nniaiiInn

Pierre, s. D., Jan. Gov. HerreId
granted a reqaisition on the governor
of Wisconsin for Lewis III. Turck,
wanted in Beadle county on the charge
OF embezzlement, Turck was an EN-.
ploye Of the Great Northern road and
Is said to have left with funds Of The
company in his possession.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

right disease is near at nanQ. ReaQ
how the danger can be ayerted.
Case No. 15,741.-Re". Jacob D. Van
Doren, of 81 Sixth street, Fond du Lac,
Wis, Presbyterian clergyman, says:
"a man or woman who has never had
kidney complaint or any of the little
Ills consequent upon irritated or mac
tive kidneys knows very little about
what prolonged suffering Is. l had at
tacks which kept me in the house for
days at a time, unable to do anything.
and to express what | suffered can
hardly be adequately done in ordinary
Anglo-SaXOn. AS time passed, compli.
cations set in, the particulars of which
/ will be pleased to give in a personal
interview to any u who requires in
formation. | used plenty of remedies,
and, ever on the outlook for something
that might check or benefit my condi.
ton, l began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills. This | can conscientiously say,
DOan's Kidney Pills caused a general
improvement in my health. They
brought great RELIEF by lessening the
pain and correcting the action Of the
kidney secretlOns.
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine. which cured the Rev. Jacob
Van Doren, will be mailed on applica.
ton to any part of the United States.
Address Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all druggists. Price
30 cents per box.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
get Coal" cemmittce to Meet

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 6.-Mayor Will
lam c. Maybury of Detroit announced
last night that a meeting Of the get
coal" convention which was held in
Detroit, had been called for the latter
part of next week, probably Saturday,
In Chicago, to discuss means for OBJ
tanning a supply of anthracite coal.
Mayor Maybury said several members
Of the committee had already signifed
their intention to be present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
AT HoLD-UP BEND.
Lone Hlshwaynan in oVeraIIs Makes
a Haul.

Calistoga, Cal, Jaa. Ga lone high
wayman, wearing blue overalls with a
hole in the right knee, held up the
C~alistoga and Clear Lake stage on
Mount st. Helena. The express box
was taken and the passengers were
relieved Of a fey: dollars. The hold-up
took place at Dusty Bend, where many
former hold-ups have occurred. The
six-horse stage was driven by William
Conner, and the passengers were At
torney T. G. Vanness and wife of San
Francisco and Rev. Henry and John
Nelson of Middletown. 1t is thought
that the express box contained much
treasure.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
TO SUPPRESS VIOLENCE.
II Minnie Cox Wants to Open Her
P~ostoffice She Will Be Protected.

Postoffice She Will Be Protected.
Indianola, Miss, Jan. 6.-Eyery eff
fort is being made to suppress any
trouble that might grow out of Che
closing of the postoffice. A Gordon Of
deputy sheriffs has been thrown
around the town. Messages are hour
Iy coming in from all parts of the sur
rounding country offering assistance,
arms and money If they are needed In
case OF trouble. Sheriff A. G. Cox of
this county said that If Minnie Cox
wanted to open the postoflce and
feared violence he would deputize a
sufficient complement of men to guard
the Office and patrol the town. The
colored postmistress has made no ap-
plication to the authorities for pro5sc-
ton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

To write US for prices and offers for eggs.
butter, poultry. vegetables, seeds, etc. We
week in the year. we pay cash and make
no charge for commission and remit
promptly for all we buy. Can furnish
references in your own town II desired.
Write us to-day.
Huron Wholesale Fruit & Produce
Company, Huron, =. ID.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Well Known Eau Claire Lawyer and a
Pioneer of Wisconsin.

Sau Claire, Wis, Jan. 6.-Henry H.
Hayden. a we'll known lawyer, was
found dead in bed yesterday morning.
1t is believed the cause of death was
a heart affection of long standing. MIR.
Hayden came to Oshkosh, Wis, in
1864, was admitted to the bar in 1871,
and came to Eau Claire IN 1872. Be-
sides winning a nigh place at the bar
and in Democratic politics he engaged
In manufacturing, banking and timber
enterprises. and was the richest law
vel in Eau Claire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Death In a Fire.

Denver, Jan. s. - Fire in a lodging
house yesterday resulted in the death
of one man and the injury of a dozen
more, one fatally and several OF them
seriously. A gasoline explosion Is
thought to have been the cause.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Burned 20 a

Dallas, Tex, Jan. Cd. II. Williams.
a stable boy, and twenty-three horses
burned TO death yesterday in a fire at
the plant Of Hughes Bros Extract
company. A warehouse was also con.
sumed. L1ss, $4,000; insurance half.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Castle at Rest.

Saltwater, Jan. 6.-The remains OF
Hon. ]. N. Castle were consigned to the
grave yesterday In Fairview cemetery.
The funeral was under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity. The ~pallbear-
ers were past masters OF the order.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

Manila, Jan, EMANUEL Range, ed
itor of Libertas, has been sentenced to
six months in the ~penitentiary at hard
labor and to pay a fine of 1000 gold
for libeling Gen. Bell.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

and now consider myself a well nan and /
after months of suffering. Fellow-sufferers
Peruna will cure you"
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan,
Geo. c Havener. NJ. D., of Anacostia.
D. c., writes
The Perura Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen-"In my practice / have had
occasion to frequently prescribe your
beneficial, especially in cases of catarrh."
George c. Havener, nj. d.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a full
statement of your case, and he will be pleased
TO give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of Ths
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
EATS, THEN HANGS HIMSELF.
North Dakota Farmer Suicides for No
Known Reason.

Known Reason.
Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 6. Gjer-
mund Knutson, a farmer living lear
Reynolds, killed himself by hanging in
a shed neal his house. Knutson was
hfty-fve years of age, a prominent
farmer, well fixed financially, and a
man whose family relations had al
ways been pleasant. No cause can be
assigned for the deed, as he had not at
any time given evidence of insanity.
He had been in to breakfast and had
gone out to the barn. His wife wanted
to speak to him later and went to
look for him and found his body dang
ling from M of the rafters in the
shed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08

H dltudlC Ol ~
lumbia College
and who served
three years at
West Point, has
the following to
say Of Peruna;
ALLOW me TO
express my graft
tude to you for
til e beneht de-
rived from your
wonderful rem =
edy. One short
month has brought
forth a vast change
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
FORT BRADY BARRACKS BURN.
Lack Of Water Pressure Results in
Total Destruction.

Total Destruction.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Jan. 6.-The
fine barracks at Fort Brady, which
were built in 1892, were completely de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is placed at
$4,000. The barracks were occupied
by a battalion Of the Fourteenth Unit.
ed States infantry. The men saved
their accoutrements and the furniture
of the building. There was little
water in the standpipe when the alarm
was turned in and consequently not
sufficient pressure in the mains for the
firemen to cope with the flames. An
investigation Of the lack Of water is
now being made.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-01-08
Awakes Erom LONG Sleep.

Kansas City, Jan. 6.-John Fulcher,
the negro prisoner In Jail at Kansas
City, Kan, awoke at midnight from
his long sleep which had lasted 1859
hours. Fulcher was awakened by
cold water forced down his throat.