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also be sentenced Thursday. He shot at
his divorced wife and her escort few

r more tnan nail a dozen years ago
burglars broke into the store of w. w.
Doolittle and attempted to open the safe
with dynamite. A few days ago it was
determined to. get rid of the old safe and
it was sold to Junk dealer. A. G. John
son undertook to knock the door of the
safe off its hinges. In doing 80 he ex-
ploded a stick of dynamite that the burg
lars had left when they entered the Doc
little store years ago. The door was torn
to pieces and hurled across the room and
the safe: Itself lifted almost to the ceiling.
j Johnson had narrow escape from death.
Il: ORANGE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rosa
Rachel Farrell has red hair, she is suing
John M. Krause, son of a wealthy farmer
of Granville, for $4,000 damages for breech
OF promise. Krause met the girl In South
Dakota and brought her to Granville with
the intention Of marrying her. Mrs
Krause declared her SON should never
marry a girl with red hair and as Miss
Farrell's locks are a rich auburn, she
promptly vetoed the engagement. Her
dutiful son complied and the trial is now
in progress. 49, ~ So, r.. - r. -,
WEBSTER CITY, .IoWA--Miners anc
owners at&the Lehigh mines, and Presi-
dent John G. Reese Of the miners union
and Mr. Sharp of the mine workers, both
Of Abba, had a meeting to arbitrate diff.
ferences. The operators say the miners
to whom coal is sold at cost, have beer
taking more than they need and retailing
to neighbors and others at a profit. The
miners resented the charge and threat
ened strike. An. amicable settlement
however, was reached.
SIOUX CITY, ioWA-The startling dis
icovery has been made that it is doubtful
- Toy1 m
nopoly. here, has a franchise to operate
in the city. The franchise given in 1877!
has expired and the company claims tt
operate under the franchise Of the Hon,
Telephone company, which was bough
by it. Further, the Home company had {
perpetual franchise, and it is the opinion
of lawyers that this is illegal.
EoHRvlLLE, IOWA - Miss Della
Weems Of this place, is the. young ,wo:
man who became violently insane in 8
lying-in hospital at Sioux City last Friday
and who gave the name of Mamie Smith
The insanity commission ordered he,
sent to the. asylum at Cherokee. There
is much mystery in the case, and the of.
hcials suspect that a criminal operation
is responsible for her condition.
PosTvIGLE, IoWA.-Clermont was the
SCcIIS VI d. SllOOLluS, III WHICH MdFSIld
Highlands killed Wal Warner. Warner
who was notorious character had fol
lowed Hughbanks into a saloon and threw
a stick of wood at him. Then Hughbanks
drew his revolver and fired two shots into
Warmers breast, killing him instantly.
Il ROCK RAPIDS, >loWA-colonel J. K
P. Thompson, the banker who recentl!
died, left no will. His estate is valued
OF oh iv,1 o, II cfn n1y oy,l
estate. His wife will receive a third, ant
the children, Mrs. B. B. Parker Mrs. A
s. Void and Hoyt F. Thompson, will di
vide the remaining two-thirds.
GARNER, IOWA-Twelve. young ladie!
have formed peculiar organization. Ons
of the bylaws is that any member wht
goes to any place with young man. o.
who allows one to escort her home mus
pay a fine. Gallants say they will pa!
the fine themselves. rather than be de
priyed Of the company of the young ladies
: 49, re sIi' - 80 ST. Z;
20 c A n o. T A S, ~ioWA.-Walte
Schummway of Elgin, Mimi, an escaped
prisoner from the reform school at, Rec
Wing, MIMI, was indicted by the CRANE
jury here for breaking and entering. HI
will be allowed to return to the reform
school with an officer from Minnesota.
IOWA CITY, IOWA.-A harp-pointet
nail, driven. into his brain,- killed the
15-months- old boy of W. NJ. Biggs. Thu
child was struck in the head by board
thrown by its 4year-old brother, and thu
projecting nail penetrated the brain, sink
ing half inch '-'c,$ = --.-~
DAVENPORT, lOWA.-Is the fact tina
ones wife has Joined the Dowieites stuff
cient ground for divorce? Granville c
Haugh of this city has made that the ba
sis Of his petition in the district court 70
a divorce from his wife, Mary Haugh.
HAWARDEN, loWA-The Chronicle i
authority for the statement that B.
French is the man upon whom Siou
county will unite In the congressiona
convention to nominate a successor to 10
Thomas. =.
& HUMBOLDT, tOWA.-Dr. Ira L. WEIGH
one Of the Oldest practicing physicians Il
northern Iowa, died last evening after
long sickness. He was bern in New Yorl
and came to Humboldt in 1865.
CEDAR FALLS, IoWA.-At a meetin
OF fifty farmers Saturday afternoon tn
preliminary steps were taken for formin
a mutual farmers telephone line covering
parts of three counties.
Usage, loWA.-Colonel and Mrs. Alb