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The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-14
INFORMATION BY WIRE
When Apprlsed of Action the
Condemned never Moved
a Muscle Nor did he
Show anyCOncern
in the Matter

About 2:l5 p. M, Monday, District
Attorney Soper received a telegram
from the pardon attorney of the exec
utiye Office at Washington stating
that the president had granted re-
spite in the case OF George shelton,
until March Is. When apprised Of the
presidents action by Jailer Wilkin-
son, Shelton never moved a muscle or
showed any concern In the matter
whatever, nor could the officer get
any expression from him on the sub
ject. The mans execution was set
for Friday next, the 18th at high
noon, for the accomplishment Of a
criminal assault upon Ellen Taylor, OF
Lynch's prairie, some time IN Noyem-
ber-
Shelton Is dark mulatto, perhap
thirty years OF age, and many thing
have raised a doubt as TO his respon
sibility for his acts in fact IL estate,
that he has been an inmate OF an ~
sane asylum.
ln.vlew of all the circumstances i
was deemed proper that the matter b
carefully scru,lnlzed, aud the onlcer
so recommended.
The deathwatch will be maintained
as heretofore.
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-01-14
NATIONAL CATTLE MEN.
1000 Delegates In Session AZ Port-
land. Oreeon.


The National Live stock and the
National woolgrowes association
which Fmyserof this city went west
10 attend, met at Portland, On.
yesterday. The meeting IS most im-
portant one and there were nearly a
Thousand members present. Respond
ing to a speech of welcome, Col. l. Il.
Wilson, Of Texas. said the delegates
had come @ face serious situation
20 deal with questions of vital interest
10 ali stockmen. lie stated that one
matter Of prime Importance vas that
Of the independent packing company,
m which tlsS sfockmen are Interested
II. $. burgess. Clafemore, ! T..
wonld like 10 learn the whereabouts Of
p. II. MITCHELL lasl Ieafi 81 8 agent
IL ~ che "a . -
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L. {. STRETCH, President.
J. N. DARRouGn. Sec'y. SIS

Tie many friends Of G.. II. Hausan
Engineer L. f. s. ". r. r.. at present
living in Lima. o, win he pleased 10
kncw Of his recovery from threatened
kidney disease lie writes: Il was
curad by using Foley's Kidney Cure,
which 1 recommend 70 all. especially
tninmen who are usually similarly
afflicted At Peoples drug store dw
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HAS RELATIVES HERE.
A Member of Poor Mr.. Rich Co. Is a
Nephew Of Mrs. Balentine.

Victor Leroy. Who Is with the Poor
Mr.. Rich Co, playing here last Monday
night. is nephew Of Mrs. II. Balen-
tine and Of Mrs Lizzie Athey Of this
city. Mr. Leroy recently closed
successful engagement over the Or
pheum and Eastern vaudeville circuits
With the team Of Leroy s. Andrews.
Mr. Leroy engaged With the Mr..
Bluebeard Co, rehegrsed about five
weeks and had been playing just sew
en- days when In the fatal catastrophe
az the lroquols theater IN Chicago he,
as well as all other members Of the
company, lost all their trunks, cos
tunes etc.
As the waiter IN Poor Mr. Rich
IFS singing and dancing specialties
ably second his ability as a light come
dian.
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DIR. Byrd Bernice Lewis, Agnes Fost-
err Laura Stevens, Carrie Stevens,
Halle Thompson, Joe Dunn, Dezgie
Puryiance Messrs. Porter Patterson,
Vance McSpadden, Pat Mahony, Ed
gar Burlington, Robt. Brewer, Harri-
son Bethel, DR.. Stubbleteld and Mar
shal Stevens.
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sten n.

A neglected cough or cold may lead
to bronchial or lung troubles. Don't
take chances when Foley's Honey and
Tar Affords perfect security from
serious effects OF a cold. For sale at
Peoples drug store. DIV
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At THE U. S. JAIL.
Notes From Criminal Headquarters
Of Northern District.
ARRIVALS

ARRIVALS.
c. L. Trolley, Collinsyille, disposing
If m0rtgaged property.
Greatyine Weeley, Tahlequah, lar
,eny and receiving stolen property.
DEPARTURES.
Johnson Slxkillef. released on mar
shal's bond.
John Loyitt, paid his fine.
John Cummings, released on mar
shai's bond.
Els Heard, discharged By the CON-
missioner.
The following named were brought
back from Clarem0re last night. having
secured continuanccs, transfers. etc:
Jno. Graves, receiving stolen prop
erty.
Jack Roberts. false pretense.
W. 4. Bowman, "
a. T. Keene. rubbery.
+. K. Gourd, larceny
FL Spencer. WHISKY.
Clint Allen. larceny.
Isaac Stagkey. w6aky.
L. ). Marshal Darrough brought
them IN and was met al the depot by
some Of the Jail force. who marched
them up the middle Of the street.
chained together and carrying each
his bedding.
Burroughs, the Iron Mountain
brakeman Who shot the boy az Sagee-
yah. received tesfiment in this
mornings mail from his aged father
al Reeves. Ca, who IS doubtless in
great deal Of distress concerning tine
fate Of his son, who vas Indicted for
murder and whose trial IS on the No
wata docket for the spring term.
Five more prisoners we're brought
back from Clarenore last night, the
criminal docket having been closed.
Among the number was Charles Keef-
er. who was tried and got years IN
prison for honse stealing.
While escorting the prisoners up
from the depot ''Uncle Jiien Wlkin-
son was tripped by tie bad sidewalk
at the livery stable and received such
a fall as 70 keep him IN hed This morn
Ing, though no lasting injury was sus-
tanned.
Tie only new recruit at the jail
was F. J. Cherry, Alton. for carrying
a weapon
Blll Blansett Miami petit lare ems
James HendrIes rahlequah. as
slult to Kill
John Bird. pryor. Greek, larceny.
/ Charley Crittenden Flint whisky.
DISCHARGED
John Cherry, weapon, on commits.
sioner's bgnd.
Kate Coker, adultery, on marshal's
bond
Monday sam Warren vas tl4ed fof
carrying weapon aud wasdichafged.
To-day Henry and Pete Thomas. pros
ecutors yesterday are defending a dis.
turhance Of the peace ease.
Tom Lane, the Alton poultry buyer.
is being examined on the charge Of
receiving stolen property.
Henry and J. A. Thomas for dis.
turbing the peace, we've convicted by
the jury and tined $ each and costs.
Tom Lane. receiving stolen proper.
ty, vas discharged BY the commission
ef
Tie Bailey and Perrin assault 70
klll case. from Grove, viii b examln.
Cd to-day, though John Woodall. The
man carved ~, IS unable 70 be here
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Bsss T.lnImsnt on Earth.

licnr, D. BALDWIN. Superintendent
CITY Naterwofke ShuilsburE. Wis,
writes Il have tried many kinds Of
Liulment. but have never received
much benefit until used Billiards.
Snow Llniment Tor rheumatism ard
pains. think Il he best Llnlment
on earth 25c. 60 and ti bottle a.
Peoples asoa a IL
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Gone 70 che OF Fielas.

Seymour Riddle went 70 Kansas last
night, intending 10 meet some Indl-
ana parties AZ Parsons, aud make a
tour Of the southern Kansas and In
dian Territory oh fields.
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Hart I'm a Runaway.

In a runaway on the streets yesfer-
day an cid lady and her daughter had
a most miraculous escape from seriou
injury OF DEATH Tie wagon turned
over on them and vas then dragged
of
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There will be a meeting cf the Mer-
chants Protective Association held at
the Commercial club rooms on Thurs
day night. January Is, at which Inn
portant questions will be disguised. II
is desired that every member be pres
emf.
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AIihMNaks

II ron knew the splendid merit af
Foley's IIoueeand Tar son would never
la without Il. \ dose or two VII
81 attack g pneumonia q
q gfIane maf axa kaNH l|Is
store -
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Civil Docket will be set Some
what Later.
SIX WEEKS TERM
ietting Of the Criminal Docket
for the January, 1904,
term OF the United
States Court at
Vinita.

MONDAY, JANUARY, Is, 1901.
9 Leonard Trainor, Aggravated as
! sadlt.
I:i9 Boogy Sanders, assault to XIII.
poo " 1865, James Beatty, excessive
I holdings
50 TO 1923, Marion Holderman ex-
cessiye holdings.
li6 Lon Haiues, wearing weapon.
l5g T. NJ. Jackson. disturbing peace.
50 Boogy Sanders, assault TO kin.
I l07 Homer Berry, introducing liquor
les to 1900 Homer Berry, disposing
,lllQuor.
'f72 TO 1878 Lewis Bean, disposlng
lliquor.
10 5. Kelley, introducing liquor.
80 5. Kelley, disposlng liquor.
30 Josh Martin and Edna Graves,
iorhieation.
~ John Han, disposing liquor.
rs Jess Miller, larceny.
80 Jack Walker, larceny.
8}i John Jones. wearing weapon.
ghady Traitheart, gaming.
i katherine Stewart, mailing Oh
selse letter.
sfll J. f. Elliott. Introducing liquor
VI l5 10 2i6a j. +. Elliott, dispOSing
=leiqpor.
4 ~ William Kuhn introducing liquor.
8 q disposing liquer.
s Jim Rogers, larceny
Y ~ Jim Hughes, introducing liquor.
4 10 dispoaing liquor
E2 ]. A. Merrill, disposing liquor.
Pl introducing liquor.
Il Rs disposing liquor.
- Evans johnson, larceny.
Lewis Bean.
I Joe Martin,
Duke Daniels,
N q. J. smith. larceny
IS Walter Cowen, assault 70 kill.
f. Charley Wood. assault to kill.
Jackson Fox, introducing liquor
disposing liquor.
Tobe Lynch, introducing liquor.
. disposlng liquor
Joe Fox, introducing liquor
disposiug liquor.
Hugh Foreman, introducing H.
or.
Hugh Foreman, disposing liquor.
,-uEsDAY. JANUAn1, 10, 1904.
.iR N Carter, larceny, and receiv.
stolen property
tseo bryan, larceny and reeeiv.
stolen property
Elxeck Record. larceny aud re-
Wing stolen property
Mas Underwood, disturbing peace.
IH. 7. Thomson. accessory after
# To introducing liquor.
i. +. Testerman. same.
aamcs Buffer same,
Moses Squirrel, introducing u.
br.
JefT Britteiu, Introducing liquor
sam White,
10. II. Taylor, uttefing forEed
ok.
"A. Lee Fowler, disposing liquor,
dkhn jumper, adultery.
sImIi stock.
llf Williams, gaming
Sake Hughes,
George Landrum,
eddie Ben.
niud Manleg +
lave Dbrks,
oe Albefty,
ndy Hampton
g w.FIlaley, introducing liquor
dispcsing liquor
C.iienkius introducing liquor
disposlng liquor
Es
W.klleore, introducing liquor
H' dlspuslnF liquor.
Hawk, lnfIQduclng llQnQf
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ANOTHER BARN BURNED,
Contents Were Valuable aud Em-
braeed Live stock.

Mr.. DeLozler's barn at Chelsea
burned sunday night with contents Of
value. Six head Of horses and mules,
including a span Of mares worth $500,
several cattle. new wagon, two bug
gIes. loo0 bushels Of corn, 200 OF oats, a
lot Of hay, all the harness ou the place
and large quantity Of farming im-
plements,
The conclusion was that without
doubt the barn was SET on tire.
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A meeting Of the Democratic Exec
utiye committee OF the Indian Terri.
tory is hereby called for 10 m. on
Tuessiay, January 10, 1901, in south
McAlester. Tor tie purpose Of consid-
erlng and acting upon ans aud AL
questions affecting the democracy Of
Indian Territory, and withinthe scope
Of It. authority II IS earnestly te.
quesicd that each member Of tie com.
mlttee attend ihe meeting ln person.
J.. J. McAleslef.
Chairman Democratic Executive Com.
mittee.
4. Il. nrewer. secrofare.
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.y. W. Haley, Introducing liquor
llsposIng liquor
!. C.iJenkius. introducing liquor
disposing liquor
.kllFore. introducing liquor.
disposlnr liquor.
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ARRIVALS.
c. L. Trolley Collinsyille, disposing
Of m0rtgaged property.
Greatvine Weeley, Tahlequah, lar
ceny and receiving stolen property.
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minneapolis Topics.
For Saturday, Feb. %:
WHAT HAPPENED 70
WHEN SAW

People always seeing things
welcoming them running them. i'm
porant condition is that stories absolutely
respect be
alive, only They both human one huma
animal bird Of kind or one human and
inanimae; or both be animals birds;
other inanimate
possibilities unlimited Just remember
the words When ne tshe or ~ caught sight of Blank
hands of the editor of The
Not Later than Saturday Evening, Feb. 20,
They strictly original written ink
only of the paper words in
less than 100 with
signed grade address of
the writer. The papers must be rolled.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1904.

Fighting joe old pet bantam, afraid. of
him. Papa insisted that he rooster, but mama
laughed and said he freak So called him
Wait. Wait grew and until we knew without
doubt that instead Of bantam had real live
rot He began to whistle just like Bobby and could
say Waif' real plainly taught him to say, 'Waif
wants cracker. Papa wrote to the poultry
where the eggs if they could solve the
strange problem, but they puzzled were."
suppose Wait is watching Fighting
Joe" and calling for crackers living proof of story
strange but -Romola Lindholn
A Fifth Grade 2211 Eleventh Avenue S.
Garfield School.
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THE IIFE-sAyING OXEN.
Honorable Mention.)

-
"Run for your lives! The Indians coming in
war paint" This shouted by people, as they
ran by the houses giving warning at the time of the
Minnesota massacre the town of New Uln1. The
people of whom the story is told heard it, and eav
ing everything jumped into the wagon. They drove
along till they to deep ravine, and here the
oxen were bound to down. They could not turn
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THE Funniest CHICK.
(Honorable Mention.)


A friend of mine in Illinois told this story.
my father is poultry dealer and raises
large number of chickens with incubators. One
ing three he surprised by giving the
cutest little incubator and about twenty-five bantam
which he had sent for. I very happy my
possession and wanted to begin right away
set the Wait until papa shows you how said
mama Papa put them in for and started the little
brass lamp. Every morning opened the drawer
turned the carefully and looked the little
silver thermometer to that the temperature was
all right.
Three weeks later I went to turn the eggs over
but behold, instead of twenty-five white eggs
confusion of shells and seventeen small, downy
chicks Among them SMALL puny fellow, with
less down than the rest AS he he seemed
feathers of all coors He quite bold, also, and
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looked down and saw her reHection.
She thought it was a little girl down
there, so she thought she would go down
and play with her. She jumped down,
but when she touched the water she
cried and cried, and she cried so hard
that her father heard her. He saw that
his little girl was in the well. He took
her out and asked her what she
jumped down there for, and she told
him that she saw a little girl and she
wanted to play with her. Then her
father told her that it was only her re-
Election. Amelia Ellis,
1900 Washington Street NE.
- A Sixth Grade,
Sheridan School.
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CHEAP GOOD WHITE MAN"

the house with bad toOthache. I
offered to pull his tooth; all I had
to do it with was some old farm
tools, but risked it. Your grand,
ma did not like the idea, for she
was afraid I would do bad job
and the Indian would be angry, but
I pulled the tooth without pain to
the Indian, who was delighted, and
ever after he called me heap good
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RARE BUT TRUE
Continued from First Page)

a of the ceiling To this day mother be-
thoughtful when the scene is recalled and the
incident remains strange it is true.
Tenth Grade; Henrietta J. Lund,
South Side High School, COS 18th Avenue S.
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A MATTER OF SCENT.
(HOnOrable Mention.)

~
One day friend Of mama's on the front porch
with girls when began to talk about ghosts, and
she told us a story Of her uncle. She began:
tWhen I was a young girl, about 10 years old, my
uncle died, thought he had. We had everything
ready when dog of upset the coffin by shutting
and barking. the coffin, of course, and then
we discovered that uncle not dead but had gone
into trance"
But what is strange to is that the dog knew the
man dead And how is it dogs have such keen
scent? -Netue Weunltz,
Fifth Grade, 5000 Vincent Avenue.
Lake Harriet School.
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them, and down they went into the brush and
shrubbery. they settled well they heard
the warwhoop and the Indians appeared, then passed
The had saved their lives They drove to
town, and their way they many dead bodies
This is a true story for know of the ladies
who in the wagon. Katherine DaWley,
A Seventh Grade 1872 E Seventeenth Street
Madison School,
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PICTURE PUZZLE.
Comparatively

Can you make your way out of the center circle
G without going thru any of the little Cir
Giles A?
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THE OTHER LITTLE Girl

The other day girl told strange story of
something that happened to her mother when she
little girl One day her told to go and get
a pail water When she reached the we'll she
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STRANGER THAN FICTION.
(HonOrable Mention.)


That truth is stranger than fiction. certainly
evident to when recall incident which
happened to day last fall. My companion and
to Of the small country towns It's miles
away, to meet brothers, who were hunting
trip. found that they had secured large
Der of ducks, and to take these home with
My companion delayed going home, but I was
anxious to return to school, started alone the
o'clock a train with number of ducks in my
hand. This occurred last fall when there
wash-outs. Everything went all right for few
hours when suddenly crash came, and train was
wrecked The in which sat overturned, the
windows broken, several persons killed and al
most all injured. Strange to say, escaped unhurt.
gentleman lifted thru a broken window, but
without my ducks. When I arrived at Minneapolis
could not find my ducks in coach. It was very
rainy day. giving all hope Of ever finding them,
fastened to a street
But the strangest part of my story.
Here met three with a. number of ducks I
knew my ducks at glance, among them
prairie chicken. I stepped UP to the and said,
"Those ducks belong to me-" The who held them
answered, NO. but was certain they were mine and
demanded them. AS "a guilty conscience is it's
accuser,' the gave them to me, tho I but
little girl. boarded the next proud could
be. Upon reaching home I told my story, and they
thought it the strangest story they heard
A Eighth Grade, Lillian Apelt,
Adams School. 1915 Eleventh Avenue S.
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FIFTY TONS OF FIRE.

During one Of the hottest days in
August an electric storm arose. My
mother sent me upstairs to close the
windows, when I heard the sound Of
voices which recognized as belonging
to my cousin and brother, who were
shouting, ':Fire! Fire!'' as loud as their
voices would permit They ran down
the path toward the woods for: my
uncle, who was attending picnic there.
stood rooted to the spot and saw the
barn wrapped in flames Blankets
were thrown over the heads of the terri
fed horses and they were led blindly
out Of the fast burning structure. The
pigs which had been released from their
prison, scampered to the orchard. The
frightened chickens flew into the flames
and many of them squaWked their. last.
Tubs and pals of water were thrown
on the house and granary, and ladders
were propped against the sides of the
house. The fire spread farther and far
Their. rzr~
Fifty tons of hay made large fire.
E,varvthinor cavo tho ho,1co To
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fork into the hay, then the horses
pull the rope; it lifts the hay fork
into the barn and the hay drops
down on the floor.
One day when they were putting
the hay into the barn the rope be-
came twisted around a pole stand
ing against the hay rack. When the
horses started it tipped the hay
rack over. There were great
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scent? -Netue Wellnltz
Fifth Grade 5000 Vincent Avenue.
Lake Harriet School,
ALL THERE BUT TWO.
I do not know many strange true stories, but
there is think both amusing and strange, and
know it is true. A friend of mothers going to
party in honor Of certain young couple. She
wanted it to be very nice she had put it off
for a long while. At last the day came Everything
was in readiness the invitations all out
posed to be-
That night when had sat down and all the
company seated she looked around the room and
thought somebody missing. Then it suddenly
Cured that she had not invited the couple in
whose honor the party given
B Seventh Grade Orlo Bartholomew.
Madison School, 623 E Eighteenth Street.
cheap GOOD WHITE MAN"
Two or three years ago. when was at Rice Lake,
where grandpa lived he used to tell us stories OF
Indians. day he told this story:
about thirty-five years ago your grandmother,
Rose, Dermont and myself moved here and nearest
neighbors Mr.. Moore and his family who lived
about five miles from u.s. One day an Indian came to
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A QUEER BIRD CAGE.


One Monday morning about six weeks ago my
father called down to the basement by the girl
who washing in the laundry. She said thought
there something alive in the stove it kept
ing noise which frightened her. Father down
and heard something moving about in little place
for cleaning out the stove under the The open
ing into this place about two inches high six
inches long. He at first thought it rabbit but
upon seeing two immense eyes staring at him, he
could not imagine what kind of animal it was He
thought it had feathers and the girl said been
to the opening, and she thought wing had come
out He took stove poker and poked around till he
had It near the opening, where he grasped wing and
pulled it out into the light. proved OWL It
perfectly black with SCOT.
We took 1t upstairs and built cage for it with a
wire front The first time let it washed itself
In the Wash-basin and was then brown and white.
After this let it out regularly and it would fly
and perch open doors, the stove pipe and such
places, where it would look "as wise as an OWL T
kept 1t several weeks then it fell i'll and died. We
thought it because it did proper food A
friend stuffed its skin and it is upon the mantel
above the fireplace to remind this strange incident
Seventh Grade. Herbert Holt
Logan School, 1908 Emerson Avenue N.
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white man. and he remained friend after
ward Allan Broderick,
B Sixth Grade, 3452 Third Avenue S.
Bryant. School
A SORT OF HL-LUCK SIGN.

y 7
When about 10 years old, winter morn
ing before had started for school, strange. but
true thing happened in home. While were all
at the breakfast table the babys cradle which stood
in corner, began to rock quite fast then stopped
but rocked second time, but at last it stopped A
visitor who in the house at that time, said that he
had heard people such things occurred to let
know that some unusual thing to happen in our
family that Of relative And it did Not long
after that received letter all edged in black tell
ing of Cousins death. Rose Blair,
Sixth Grade, 2609 Twenty-ffth Street
Longfellow School.