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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-14

FOR QUICK SALE the following excep
tiona offers are made: 2730 acres Chocn-
late prairie, Victoria county, miles from
railroad, at $40, including machinery, I'm
plements, teams buildings, as follows.
two large boilers two engines, two cen
trifugal pumps, one boiler feed pump,
one Injector, two 050O-gallon oil storage
and two smaller tanks, live Canton gang
plows, i've BAN wagons three usac har-
rows, three tooth harrows, two superior
drills all new last spring, some unused:
~ head mules, two head horses and con-
plete sets harness, two frame dwellings
and barn, two wlndmllls and cistern, in
fact thoroughly complete place; there
are three irrigatlng wells ON place and
water supply Is thoroughly demonstrated
Liberal terms Box 81 Victoria, Texas. 10
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HOUSTON HEIGHTS OFFICE, No 200
Main street. We handle Heights prop.
erty only. lowest prices; easy terms.
John A. Milroy. agent. u
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WTSTLFRS WANTED-The international
Loan and Trust company offers a very
attractive proposition to agents, hustlers
only need apply; good money for good
men international Loan uud Trust COM
pany, Box 567, Orange, Texas. II
sin ana wheeled scrapcr work in guam
titles 70 suit olttts good prices Ad
dress US. Nashland, Texas. Brooks Bros;
a Co." II
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FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE IN sublime.
Layaca county, Texas, good two.story
residence, store house, stock OF general
merchandise, half interest In n nrst class
steam cotton gin and 2OOO acres improved
farm ANA ranch land. Address Z, o. BOX
80 Sublime, Texas. l-3l
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y I5ae.l ta 'T' s' IN rn16eFed' ana tea@3
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TWO MILK COWS, one horse and spring
....,I = Artpsinn Place 20
FOR SALE one bay mare; can 20 mile
ju $3.50 Address 6J4l, this office. 10
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A POSITION as book eeper or ssSistant BY
thoroughly practical bookkeeper nns
ofhce man Of experience Al references
Address 66i6 this Office. IA
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6TrATION WANTED BY a hrst.class
gardener ana norist understands all the
dlherent branches Of the business. Ad.
dress 0Bt7 this office. ii
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SOUR LAKE--A few tracts Of land adjoin-
Ing the Sour Lake Springs property. tn
Immediate proximity to the oil giishers,
from $1,000 to $1,000 per acre. Address
Sour Lake n. Z, Institute, 40 Mason
building II
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WANTED-A good matchmaker and jew
cler of the best references as TO honesty
and good workmanship; win pay good
snlNrN. Address 600. this OniCc II
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Trade Or EXCHANGE.

RICE HACK STAND. No. sos. emploi
only white drivers. Il
FOR FXCHANGE---Tw half sections 81
land IN North Texas. worth $40 per AGRA
for Houston improved property. j.. n,
BEsT and most prompt hack service Ia ii
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MONEY TO LOAN on real estate. Sherry
& Son, lOl8H Congress avenue II
MONEY 70 LOAN on improved farm lands
and plantations; lowest interest rates.
easiest terms; most favorable contract.
w W. Miller, 500 Eiam block, Houston,
'Vpv1s II
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WANTED First-clas blacksmith, with
tools will furnish good shop; rent free
to right party; good opening, Apply {.
D. Kemp, Van Week, Texas. 10
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YOUNG MAN-How would You like 70 be
telegraph operator drawing sal.
airy OF $50 to SIPS per month"; This Is
what hundreds Of our founer pupils are
doing, We can soon have ron doing the
same thing, n you win place yourself
Write for prospectus, which tells Won nli
about It. Dallas Telegraph College.
Dallas, Texas.
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s8r Sorrel marc 49, hands high;
IoSi ~ forehead, one white Ioft hind
NAM hnetuyn and receive reward. is05
10y s- street, Fifth ward. IA
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BY AN UPr0DA1'E SAYS and pianins
mill man as uitlagsr or suueriptendent
ropipetent 10 dfaW plans sud supervise
construction aud erecting of machinery
glltedge references Address ouls th!t
office ~
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WE HAVE S0Nfr JH To.uAYI BpNIlS
IA the Third Natd Char 81 nlu pa yoa to
see before yuu buy
Nice ticht-r.um home III Fl.th ward,
cheap II taken at once.
Vacant property all over the city
OLIVER CRANSTON X CO.
li9 Main Street 10
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FINANCIAL.
THIS COMPANY is PREPARED TO AC-
JhFI ALI. MANNER or TRUSTS.
HOUSTON LAND AND TRUST co II

FOR SALE-FOur shares Texas Real ~.
tate ana Investment association best
.oler Address 6b50 this office 20
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WANTED Woman cook white, Apply 81
Young avenue, Dr. Archer's, after Il. N,
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LOST. FOUND, sTRAYED.

ur M a. 81 T. HESS " co for home-madc
-1- 8Oa Travis street. II
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WILL TAKE GOOD LAND AS PART
PAYMENT on IMPROVED HOUSTON
REAL ESTATE.
WE BUY, SELL AND EXCHANGE
REAL ESTATE. NEGOTIATE LOANS.
r. c. GRAY s. CO., So2 Blnz building
Houston, Texas. n
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drawer drop head, oak cabinet Genuine
singer sewing macAne, S-UVu Tor NV
NGW Home on poHn%stiei ,S4Lp i9r WE
W IVY, 20 ", Sii,Tot o'' S95 M. IA i.
S1g' ~. Sprnco Is ~ If,r frec sryytuu
machine catalogue aud most liberal trcg
trial oGcr cut ont and mail this notice
to Scnrs, N1ehutk y Cos chicago.
FOR SALE one rotary OH well rIq. CON
pletc Address A. II, w, 9ui Mchre
street, Houston. l9
f7TRT sii-i, nTa1- 1905 I7o171,j,, gf,.'--T IA
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FOR SALE cheap, one Allmo steam qriN'
ing mhcWU,, Hump-tlRi S1lla.llS WV ''S,'
y SsS9 og, NUS r @s f'3 Rc.h wi, Se'
toj 49, Yla|
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i7-,15 -II-I7- -1-I7T-1T " n hand mower |
sir, nid roIlar ntauhiuo al Burkhurt's |
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For SAIL contents OF room nouS st.,
Srrc I"H1Sry D, i5drnss i"nse ths |
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4
this week one Fischer upright cost new |
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no reasonablG oher refused flaho ~,
change 6l2 Travis, --lL'
FOR SALE Cotton seed for cattle iced iced
w, NhtNp' AuutvHa Ho''9'' ''11n
NlollEoneIE NEenNe. IouhLon. ~
nor SATF-Ope gOinch rrIst mill. one
cast iron pulley, feet g Inches diameter
n o. paylss LOB Montgomery avenue
Hnusloh, ~
by INCLOSING S. I win send u prcscrip
ton or formula that Is certain cure
ioT ING 9pinm morphine ch!oru ana 60.
,i'"y H1"ita ~ il',l w w. "'.,g "I lEo,
tn' Hcul'lhtN Nau w ""ut II" NJ, ny Hlus
sig o IVA r,o ,nite,t bin,saiT pbSslrians
would do wei to buy this prescription to
use IA their practices all communications
strictly confidential. Address lock box ",
houston, Texas 20
THIRTY HORSE ENGINE and boiler, 500,
delivered II. Wilson. Houston. 20
HOLDER of two contracts OF the Standard
Guarantee and Trust Co. now entitled 20
loat Oh f-oVU, WI ISu sir cay r CAV
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i htoEe, ,bdao NSyyII'"' w ho''''" 5n
-. 80 tl,,-.ts - =
FOk SALE-EieNen thousand dollars of
water WORKS ponds, drawing . per cent
Interest for forty years, with privilege Of
redemption ailor zen years these bonds
nr1l Of Tcxas For further particnIIors
address 1. b. Clark, schulepburg' Tcxas
90
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az cnitb 'v'ho pltn''S , ",
rt'e,'s nrdcrs sneriau, soiicttsd "A
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AT once. Si75, great bargain. Geo. ".
Gticm 900 Travis street -
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Ia psn1d' sQotted pointer dog. answers
khat MIN " yea; reward for Information
Eirayes oI leAd 70 his recovery Graham
n So -. HINA, II
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N0ST WANT ADS ARP
L numerous because they pay

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-14

IN a graceful curve, breaking into
spouting masses of foam. The roar
of these falling tons of water was in
their ears, but they pushed steadily
on. A giant wave dashed its strength
out in a watery roar so near them
that the spindrift was in their eyes.
and the salt on their lips.
E Now is the chance!" shouted Sid
ney. Hard! Row hard!"
They pushed on their crude pad
dies with all their strength. One
hundred yards away the sea was an
undulating plain of smooth rollers.
Could they reach it? The next wave
rose before them. The forward end
of the raft tilted back until it was
nearly upright. Five feet in their
rear the swell broke and churned the
water in fury.
"Hurrah!" shouted Sidney. "Once
more and we are all right" AS he
spoke mountain of water welled
up from the ocean. Sidney gave it
one glance. He knew the moods of
the sea too well to make any mistake
about that wave. Fifty feet away
it reared it's crest. Dark blue and
blending green above it rose until
1T lowered above their heads.
'Dive into it," cried Sidney, as the
edge of the comber broke into daz-
zling white.
Mr.. Kent hesitated for moment,
but Sidney dived straight into the
breaker. For few seconds, which
seemed minutes, his ears We're filled
with the crash of waters. The under
tow pulled him down as if he were
a straw. 1t seemed as if the weight
of tons was holding his down; but,
with lusty stroke he came to the
surface. He shook the water out
of his eyes and looked for Mr.. Kent.
He was not in sight!
Sidney raised himself out of the
water as high as possible and
searched the foam-fecked water. The
succeeding wave swept over him.
Like all good swimmers, he kept his
eyes open when under water. To the
right he saw the dark outlines of
some dark object, and struck out for
it.
AS Sidney came to the surface the
second time, he saw Mr.. Kent only
few yards away. He was conscious
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operator doubtfully but said nothing.
He reached into his pocket, produced
the six pennies and the red bridge
ticket, and went to his room where
he placed them in the inner recesses
of drawer.
During the absence of the relief
committee Mr.. Kent dressed the deer
with much dizziness, and Mr.. Haven
had, after some trouble, prepared
three of the birds for the roasting
pan. The range glowed with heat,
and Sidney aided in the preparation
OF dinner which had much of prom
1se The explorers had brought back
two dozen bananas, and these graced
the table. Pawpaws were picked
from tree near the bungalow. In
about two hours the table was. set,
with huge joint of roast venison
and Drowned potatoes as the piece
de resistance. This was fanked by
grouse and the gold-breasted trum-
peter, which had fallen before the
prowess of Mr.. Kent. Sidney had
essayed some baking powder bis
cults" and had attained a culinary
triumph. These served with jellies,
some fine claret, and topped off with
bananas, pawpaws and coffee com
.pleted dinner which will not be
forgotten by those who gathered
around the board in that tropicaF
bungalow.
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and was struggling desperately but
wildly to keep afoat. In moment
Sidney was by his side. The next
wave did not break and both had
breathing spell.
Throw your left arm across my
back and hang to my shirt" said Sid
ney, as he passed his arm under Mr..
Kent's chest. "Keep cool; we are all
right"
Mr.. Kent did not for a moment
lose his nerve or his self-control.
He did as Sidney directed, grasp
ing his shirt with a firm hold
and using his right hand to aid in
swimming. Three times they went
below in the boiling surf, but they
made slow yet steady progress to-
wards the inlet. Mr.. Kent did not
seply in answer to Sidney's reas-
surfing words, but devoted all his
energies to keeping above water.
At last they passed the danger
point, and reached the quiet waters,
where the shattered surges rolled
with gentle swell Mr.. Kent
glanced back and released his hold.
I'm all right" he said much
obliged"
Mr.. Kent struck out for the raft,
which was bobbing up and down in
the water a few rods away. Sidney
swan at his side and soon climbed
aboard the raft. He helped Mr.. Kent
to his feet, and then swan for the
paddles, which were floating toward
the rocks. He recovered them and
was again safe on the raft.
Are you all right, Mr.. Kent?"
asked Sidney, as he grasped the hand
of his companion and shook it ear
nestly.
81 am all right, except that have
quart or more of salt water in my
stomach said Mr.. Kent, who seemed
more chagrined than hurt. SIT is a
lucky thing for me that you are a
strong swimmer. I could not have
kept up. You saved my life, Ham
mond. I don't know how to thank
you for little thing like that"
Don't try said Sidney, laughing
heartily. 81 am glad you are not in
jured. How did it happen?"
Like fool, did not take your
advice and dive in time,' said Mr..
Kent. 81 thought the raft would
ride that wave, and so ] took a
chance. 1t. tipped squarely over
and when l tried to jump my foot
slipped. The raft came over right on
top of me, and for moment / was
stunned. | don't know how long L
was under water. The first thing I
remember was when you yelled in my
ear. / knew enough to do as was
told. In my time, / have helped per-
sons out of the water, and have not
forgotten the rules. The next wave
would have fixed me. I could not
get my breath, and was losing my
strength"
They soon were on shore; removed
their garments, wrung them out, and
remained in the shade of a tree until
their clothing was dried sufficiently
to wear. Mr.. Kent would listen to
no proposition involving an imme-
date return to the bungalow, and
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y
What time is it?"
Half past two. Those are remark
able looking clouds. never saw
anything like them before. Let US
get our raft across the bay. If Vim
cent and Pence are wise they will
come back at once. We are going to
have some wind.'
In the southeast murky rainbow
of clouds extended over a quarter
of the horizon. The crown of this
arch reached about 80 degrees above
the sea line. Its upper edges we11i
gray, with fecks of white. Then it
shaded into blue, and lower into
a band of darker gray Below it
was saffron blending into murky
red at the horizon. Before Sidney
and Mr.. Kent had reached the raft,
the breeze had died away. Slowly
the dun arch climbed the heavens.
1t was three o'clock when the raft
reached the place which had been
agreed upon. Sidney fired his rife
twice as signal; and both yelled at
the top of their voices. There was
no response, and they both fred, and
again shouted. Sidney climbed up
the rocks. He called repeatedly,
but there was no reply.
There was moaning sound in the
air which seemed to come from the
sea. Everything was bathed in an
unearthly reddish-yellow light. The
trees were motionless as if cast in
bronze.
See how fast the tide is rising!"
exclaimed Mr.. Kent. sYou can see
it rise. Look at that!n
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One Woman's Experience With a Grin
Remedy.

While suffering from severe attack
of the grip and threatened with pneuy
monia, Mrs. Annie H. Cooley, of Midi
dlefeld, Conn, began using Chamber(
lain's Cough Remedy and was ver1
much benefited by it's use. The painG.
in the chest soon disappeared, the
cough became loose, expectoration
easy and in short time she was &c
well as ever. Mrs. Cooley says she
cannot speak too highly in praise lof
this remedy. For sale by all druggists.
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CHAPTER Xvii

THE HURRICANE.
What does the exploration com
mittee do to-day?" asked Mr.. Kent,
next morning as he pushed his chair
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Highwaymen held up w. J. Ritz
myer, dairyman near Coralville, al
relieved him of S45.
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The town of Plymouth has a maj
dog scare. A number of head of lilsI
stock have been bitten. nj
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-14

There are over 100 applicants for
the vacant principalship of the Charlel
City schools.
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A new telephone system, with 500
instruments, is to be built at LIE Mars.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
pebater. Chosen.

The preliminary finals of the uni
versity league to decide who will re-
present the university in the inter-
collegiate debates were held at Yer
million. The question on Friday even
ing was: "Resolved, that the single
tax policy as advocated by Henry
George, should be adopted in this
country" Shouse, sCrippen and Stuart
upheld the affirmative, while Williams
son, Anderson and Rooney spoke for
the negative.
The debaters on Saturday evening
discussed the subject, Resolved, that
there has been a growth in the power
of the nations executive in the last
fifty years which marks q dangerous
tendency" Newcomb, Shelaon and
Geppert had the affirmative and Ster-
ling, Waddle and Stuart the negative.
The decision of the judges gave the
honors to Sterling, Geppert, Stuart,
Williamson, Newcomb and Waddle,
the first two winning in order first
and second prizes, $40 and SIS.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
Preparing for Library.

The ladies of Mitchell are taking
active steps to provide the new Carne-
gle library with books wnen it shall
be opened in the coming spring. An
association was formed and the fol-
lowing officers will serve during the
first year: President, Mrs. S. H. Seal
lin; vice presidents, Mrs. George H.
Rev, Mrs. W. A. Barber; treasurer,
Mrs. Frank b. Smith. The association
will give a series of entertainments
during the next two months for the
purpose of raising the money. When
the severe winter weather set in ear.
ly in December work had to be aban.
doned on the library building, and il
will be resumed in the spring. The
stone, work was finished and q portion
of the roofing was completed. But
little work was done on the interior
It is expected to have the building
ready for opening by May !. /.
~
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
eesents The Cardinal.

The recent statements by Cardinal
In his sermon at Baltimore
concerning the divorce laws of South
Dakotn, has aroused some consterna-
ton among members of the bar Of the
state, and Judge H. Burns of Dead
wood has replied in an open letter, in
which Cardinal Gibbons is taken to
task. The declaration to which Judge
Burns takes the greatest exception
was that South Dakota had the UNI
enviable distinction of granting div
orces for the mere asking Of it on
the sole condition of a brief soiourn
within her borders"
If Cardinal Gibbons is correctly
quoted says Judge Burns, he has de-
hberately slandered the laws and the
people of South Dakota. Continuing
the judge says: "a more misleading
statement the distinguished prelate
could hardly have made. Common
fairness and clerical carefulness die
tated that he should have investigated
the facts. He would have found that
there are but six grounds upon which
a divorce can be granted in the state
adultery, extreme cruelty, willful
%desertion, willful neglect, habitual in
temperance and conviction for felony,
10 which of these six grounds for
divorce is it that any fair-minded man
or woman can reasonably object?
Willful desertion, willful neglect or
habitual intemperance must exist for
n year before either is a ground for
| divorce.
"The fault, if any, lies not in the
laws themselves, and not in our
courts, for a cleaner, purer or more
enlightened bench does not exist than
that of South Dakota. The fault lies
in the innate cussedness of human ma
ture as it exists in the titled foreign.
ers and shady %adventurers and adven.
turesses which other states turn loose
upon us. Begin reform there. ]
think it is time that the ISLANDERS
should cease and that those, whatever
their cloth, who r as ignorant upon
the subject rs is Cardinal Gibbons
should hold their peace"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
ENGINEER OF NOTE.
''hsm Randolph, of Chicago, May d.
selected to Finish the Great
Panama Canal.

Isham Randolph, the chief engineer
OF the Chicago sanitary district, whose
skill directed the work Of building the
drainage canal, is a self-made enRi-
neer. To use his own term he "broie
into the engineering ranks something
like 80 y~ears>ago with an AK" Enri-
neers admitthat there is scarcely a feat
OF engineering in the world which
eclipses Chicago's drainage ditch. The
suez canal is not SO great, and when
the Panama channel is completed it
alone will exceed in magnitude the
great waterway which connects Lake
Michigan with the Mississippi river.
Yet this work was done by a man
who learned the rudiments of civil en-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27

the Panama Canal.
cheering by hewing with an ak path
ways for the men who handled the in.
struments. And rumor from Wash
irfgton says he may be the one chosen
to lead the work in completing the
great Panama canal. His name is
now before President Roosevelt for
membership on the Panama commits
sion and wholly without any solicita-
tion on the part of Mr.. Randolph or of
his friends, it is reported that Senator
Spooner, Of Wisconsin, is working in
his behalf.
In telling of his early experiences
last night Mr.. Randolph said: "Whils
1 am free to admit that my first work
in the line of engineering was done with
an ak, yet I never expected to cut a cash
across the state of Illinois"
Mr.. Randolph took chargerof the con.
struction of the canal in 1892, wher
ground was first broken in Will coun'
| ty. 1t was he who, on the night Of Jan
II, 1900, led a party to the gates al
Lockport and let the water through
from the lake for the first time to heat
off an injunction which he learned was
to be asked of the supreme court a
Washington by st. Louis the following
morning. After q long delay the water
was finally turned on just Is minute:
before the injunction was applied for.
Before becoming identified with tn
drainage canal Mr.. Randolph was con
nectcd with railroads.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-02-27
ARTHUR M.
Illinois Man Appointed to Represent
the United States in h Capital
of Colombia.

Arthur M. Beaupre, Of Aurora, who
was recently appointed United States
minister to Bogota, Colombia, to sncs
coed Minister Charles B. Hart, was born
July 90, 1853, in Oswego township, Ken
dali county, which is about five miles
south of Aurora, Ill. His early boyhood
was spent at the home of his parents in
Kendall county, and when they re-
moved to De Kalb, in 1865, he event with
them. Some time after, at the age OF
16. he entered the newspaper business
rs editor of the Kendall County News.
When 81 years of age he moved to Au-