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Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26
S~V.Luth.Aug.f 0rsanlingen
halter nasta sondag och mandag
en- gAddIetest, emedan for
samlingen lyckats att be-
tala aterstoden af in
teckningen q sin
kyrkegendom.

Pa formiddagen predikar DR..
G.. Andren, president for Aug
College och Theological Seminary
i Rock Island, i hogmessan.
Kl. ago eftermiddagen inviges
kapellet a vestsidan at Iowa Konf,
ordforande, pastor "A. Norrbom
fran S%wedsburg, Iowa, assisterad
af de narvarande p~astorerna.
Invigningstalet och ~sjelfva invig-
n~ingsakten halles pa svensks,
h~varefter DIR. Andreen talar pa
engelska. Sarskild sang presteras
ock vid Stamina tillfalle. Eft offer
upptages for kapellet.
Pa qvallen predikaspastorerna
Christensen fran Dayton Ia. och
Martin fran Strattord, Ia. tvanne
af forsamlingens fora larafe, i
kyrkan. Extra sang at en- dubbed
qvartett.
Mandagsqvallen XII 8 forekomma
korta tai af de narvarande lararne.
sang af jublikoren, kort fnansiell
rapport at konsul G. N, Swan
SAINT uppbrannandet at intecknin
garna.
ALA forsamlingens vanner in
bjudss vanligen att narvara, ON
nagon onskar bidraga med en-
liten skarf till forsamlingen,
mottages sadan gafva med storsta
tacksamhet och kan den lemnas
till Mr. Oscar Larson i Larson och
Swans Dry Goods Company.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26

loren svarade att han ej kunde
fora nagon som 81 fatt tillatelse
att resa med, och befallde Miller
att hoppa at. Men taget hade sa
stark fart, att Miller ej vagade
CORA hoppet. Konduktoren gjorde
da en- So hotande rorelse. att
Miller slappte slit tag och foil
under hjulen med den pafoljd att
han ick EFT ben,Eafskuret. Gnu
fordrar han 10000 dollars i ska
Devastating for slit forlorade
ben.
SAakterfar6etarnes st,ejk fort
gar annu, och ingen losnine pa
densamma synes vara i sikte. Har
ar ALT lugnt, och arbetet med den
nya arbetsstyrkan fortgar oafbru-
tet. Slakteribolaget tillkannagaf
forliden vecka for sina man att
de: 81 langre ansag sig kunna foda
och herbergera dem gratis, hvar-
for arbetarne nu mast Sc sig. ON
efter andra platser for board och
rum. l Chicago deremot a. Diet
annu oroligt. De stora slakteri-
bolagen synas dock reda sig gan
ska bra med sina nya arbetare,
och som Diet nu ser ut komma de
strejkande icke att vinna mycket
med sin strejk.
Far omkring EFT ar sedan ut
fardade staden obligationer till
EFT belopp at 275.ooo dollars for
vidtagande at forandringar och
utvidgning at vattenverkssyste-
met. Obligationerna utbjodos i
marknaden, och som sakerhet err
bjods torsta inteckning i vatten-
verket, men ingen vile ha obliga-
tionerna eller inteckningen. De
dyrbara papperen hafva sedan
dess legat i city auditorns kontor
tills i fredags forliden vecka, da
Diet beslots att CORA en- brasa at
hela bundten. De togos salunda
ned i kallaren och kastades i eld-
staden under angpannan, och inom
kort hade hela harligheten gait
upp / rok.
En- ung man vid MANN Arthur
F. Griffith fran Randolph, Neb.,
har vistats har nagra dagar och
derunder upptradt som EFT mate
matiskt under. Han adderar med
storsta latthet fyra kolumner pa
en- gang och loser snabbt i hufvu-
Diet svara ~algebraiska eqvationer.
Diet ar IN smasak for honom att
ogonblickIigen utdraga andra,
tredje, .anda till femte rotten ur
EFT gifvet tai, likasa att upphoja
EFT tai till en- gifven potens, ALT
utan bitrade af logaritmer och
endast med hufvudrakning. Han
forklarar att han annu 81 mott en-
Matchmaker, som kunnat CORA
detsamma som han.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26
P~ersonliga notiser.

Miss Lydia Renstrom ir pa bes6k hos
pastor och fru oden ! Kacklay. Kansas.
Konsul G. N. Swan och hr Elias
wahistr0m aterkommo / handbags fran
en- lustresa till Duluth och Minneapolis.
Mrs Gust Walman med famili, 1870
Twenty second st., SAINT Miss Alma Hult
Morning Side, vistades f0rliden vecka
hos herrskapet Alfred Hult Emerson,
Nebraska.
Mr. G. o. Mold reste forliden lordag till
Minneapolis, hvarifran han / s~allskap
med Mr. AK. Larson, hvilken vistats /
Minneapolis nagon It'd for sin helsas var
dande, kommer att foretaga en- tisketur. :;
Ms Josie Stats fran Salt Lake City
har varit hair pa bes6k hos sin broder och
svagerska Herrskapet Emil Aronson och
afreste i onsdags till Galesburg, H.
Sallskap med Mrs Gus. Miller och Mr.,
DeFoi.
Mr. Fridolf Wadhams har arrest till
Chicago.att pa inbjudan besoka sin gamla
lararinna fran h~arvarande h6gskola, Miss
Curry, derstades, och hans broder. Victor
Wadhams, har FART till utstallningen
st. Louis.
De ungad amerna af Augustanaforsam-
lingens sangklubb, L. b. & S. g., hade i
Notwithstanding en- utfykt till Ri
yerside hvarifrau de sedan foretogo en-
med en- af augsluparne uppf0r foden.
Supee serverades under farden, som for
de lustfarande var mycket angenam.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26
D6dsstraHet.

En- liten SAX har ibland OGDEN till fold.
Salunda har endast es skrama, EFT litet
sar eller sm& holder astadkommit OGDEN.
bet ar visit att alltid hafva Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve till hands. bet ar den bssta
saliva pa iorden och afvander OGDEN, da
brs nnskador, sar och harmorrhojder hota.
Endast 25c. hos Lungren q Andreen,
apotekare. Sioux City, Ia.
Screen Doors, Gaselinspisar for
qvick matlagning,e Hangmattor,
Isskap hos
c. A Larson, 100 Fourth st.
Bestallningar af tafvelramar ut
foras bast och till billigaste pris
hos Anderson & Abel.
Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26
Sioux City.
M0klTOREAs lELEFonNUMMER 1881

Gunhild Carlsvard fran Whiting
Iowa.
Pastor Aug. Peterson fran Bur
lington, Ia, predikar nasta son
dag svenska missionskyrkan.
Tie Woodbury. County Sunday
School Association haller slit este
arskonvent tisdagen och onsda-
gen den 80 och 81 dennes i forsts
me.odistkyrkar sergeant Blnffs,
Bland foredragshallarnc markas
sarski.dt Mrs Mitchell fran Des
Moines, Miss Yates fran Knox
vile och Mrs Whiting fran Viii
ting.
mr. august Westman erholl i
tisdags telegrafsk underrattelse
fran Stockholm att hans NOR fore
gaende dag aAidit derstades. Mr.
Westman ar den ende eft~erlefvan.
eifamilien.
mr. ". Nelson haller pa EFT
hytta sin likbesorjareaffar till 1902
Fourth street fran sin gamla plats,
sos Pierce street.
Eli par qvinnor pa vestsidan
blefvo en qvall forliden vecka
uppskramda at att en- frammande
karl tittade in genom fonstren hos
dem och anmalde forhallandet Tor
detektiven Follis SAINT beskretvo
huru "Peeping Tom" sag ut. De-
tektiven begaf sig genast ut pa
Jagt efter sin man och fastade
smart sina a~rgusogon pa en- indi-
vid vid namn Ole Olson, hvilken
maste hafva haft nagot pa samve-
tet. ty han lade genast ivag som
Ell skramd hare. Jagten gick mot
Perry Creek till, der Ole plumsa-
de /, tills vattnet stod honom upp
till halsen. Han lyckades dock
kraAa sig uppfor den motsatta
banker, och jagten f~ortsattes pa
nytt. Ole besvarades nu at sina
genomvata klader och upphanns
och inburades for att sedan redo
CORA for hvad han hade att titta
etter hos EFT par ensamma frun-
thinner.
Gorge Rally hariiran staden
hlef den ~ dennes pa natten Of
wexford och dodad at EFT Rock
Island tag vid Geneseo, Ill. Liket
antrafades pafoliande dag och
foretedde en- forskracklig anblick.
Bada benen, armarne och hufvu,
Diet voro skilda fran balen, hvadan
OGDEN mSste hafva intradt ogon.
blickiigen. Railey hade under
vistelsen har haft anstallning hos
Cudahy Packing CO.
Svenska rakstugan II2I.4th st.
mellan Court & Iowa 2 dorrar fran
Johnsons restaurant.
E. w. Boyner Prop.
Koyt fore klockan 3 forliden
tisdagsmorgon upptackte matt
yakten i Curtis Sash and Door
companys faktori vid w. 4th and
Bluff streets att cid. utbrutit i ma
skinrummet. Han alarmerade
genast brandkaren, som strax in
fam sig, men lagorna hade redan
da tagit Overland och spredo sig
hastigt genom hela byggnaden.
Brandkarens anstrangningar att
slacka eden voro fruktlosa, och
anon kort var hela Diet stora fax.
toriet i rnirer. Bradgarden. som
som iigger strax biedvid, lycka-
DIES man dock radCa. Forlusten
pa byggnader, maskinerier in
ventarier och lager uppskattas till
5000 dollass med 10000 dollars
Misunderstanding. | faktoriet voro
IS aibetare anttallda, hvilka be-
gagnade egna verktyg och hade
lemnat dem qvar Diver natten.
Verktygen blefvo afver lagornas
rof tororsakande forluster Tor
a.betarne uppgaende fran IS till
$50 dollars pr man. Dessa verktyg
voro 81 brandforsakrade, hvadar
forlusten blef for mangen rat,
kannbar.
Faktoriets egare ANNA genasi
Svenska monitoren., 1904-08-26

OlliuiiI olOuN Silys
vi saga igen: Lefve konkurrel
, sen! Larson & Anderson hafv;
denna vecka salt de 6naste mino
plums for 75c pr bushel.
DR. Nm Tebson aterkom man
days fran sin Europaresa. Son
vi forut namt, erholl han nndel
sin franvaro at den ryska regerir
gen utnamning till militarlakare
pa krigsskadeplatsen i ostern
Utnamningen kom dock for sent
sd att han ej kan emottaga den.
da han ar hindrad som professor
kirurgi under Diet smart intradan
de nya lasaret vid 3Iowauniversi
tetet i Iowa City. Men hade ut
n%amningen kommit fore doktorns
afresa till Europa i, varas, sa ar
Diet troligt att han istallet begifvit
sig till krigsskadeplatsen for att
studera ryssarnes metoder som
militarlakare. Men hade han
gjort sina studier pa slagfaltet,
So kan Diet banda att han ej kom-
NIT tillbaka, ty Japaneserna lara
skjuta mycket vardslost. da:de
arc krig.
RuHskridsk0rna lara aterigen
hafva kommit pa model, och all
deles naturligt ar att vi atven har
skola folia delta med, saval som
ALA andra moder. Salunda kom-
mer andra vaningen af Plymouth
block att inredas till Skating
rink" och oppnas for den skrid-
skorullande allmanheten den I
september. vi hafva redan forut
haft iva iorlustelsestallen af delta
Stag, nemligen en- vid 6 &Douglas
streets och den andra vid s street
mellan Jackson och Nebraska SITS.
Bada tjenstgiorde nagon It'd som
gudstjenstlokaler, sedan rullskrid
skorna kommit ur model. Den
gamla "rinken" vid 6 & Douglas
streets utgor nu en- del af Oxford
hotel, och den andra begagnas
som snickareverkstad.
En- sinnesrubbad qvinna tillva-
ratogs i lordags forliden vecka
vid 9 & Douglas streets, der hon
vackt betydligt uppseende genom
slit egendomliga upptradande.
Den sinnesrubbade befanns vara
skollararinnan Jean Mscrae fran
|Calumet,..Mich. Hennes slaktin-
gar der blefvo underrattade, och
modern kom genast hit och tog
hanne med sig hem.
Louis II. Hammer, hviken den
IS sistlidne maj forlorade lifyet i
Sioux City Boiler and Sheet Iron
Works verkstad derigenom att en-
lyftkran foil Oliver honom, hade
hos the Woodmen of the World
uttagit en- lifforsakriug pa 1000
dollar rs och gjort forsta inbeta!-
ningen pa densamma So mar som
pa en- dollar. Men imam han
betalat denna dollar, blef han
dodad, och observation-disclosures
neka nu att betala forsakrings-
summan till enkan. da premier
ej blifvit till fullo inbetald. Hon
soker nu att genom domstolens
help utfa beloppet och har atven
stamt hans hans ar0etsgifvare till
ansvar for mannens dod och for
drar IL, 900 dollars i skadeersatt-
ming.
En- person vid mann Gus Mil.
Ter skulle for nagon It'd sedan
foretaga en- resa till lie Mars, Ia,
och som han for tillfallet hade ebb
| kassan, beslot han att CORA resan
sa billigt han kunde. Till den
andan vidtalade han en- bromsare
pa ettsgodstag att ia aka med pa
taket al en- g~odsvagn till lie Mars
for IS cents. Anland till bestam-
melseorten beslot han att ut
stracka resan till Worthington,
Mimi, och ingick en- ny ofverens.
kommelse med bromsaren att "a
aka dit for 25 cents. Men vid
Alton invexlades den vagn, hvari
Miller befann sig, pa EFT sidospar.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12

69,667 acres produced 1,741,209 bush
els of barley-2465 to the acre,
and 32,431 acres produced 292,S53
bushels Of fax seed, 9.03 to the acre.
AS but 1,3S3,434 acres, or little bet
ter than one per cent Of the entire
wheat growing area of the territories
was under crop, little figuring shows
that 10 per cent of the entire country
under wheat will raise the 100000 900
that Great Britain annually requires
from the outside countries. 1t is a
fairly safe statement to make that in
twelve or fifteen years the Canadian
prairies will be supplying the entire
demands of the moth f> country.
Throughout this entire belt there is
an enormous length of railway mile
age, branches are radiating in every
direction from the trunks until they
scarcely leave a grain field more than
six or seven miles from road, and
they are all required, for in the fall
and early winter the sight of the
trains passing to and from the eleva-
tors at the railway depots makes the
entire country look like one hive Of
industry. In 1880 there were but few
white settlers in the entire country,
outside of those connected with the
Hudson Bay Company's posts, and
scarcely dollars worth of anything
outside Of buffalo hides exported till
1883, twenty years ago, and now the
country has white population of over
half million, the immigration of 1903
being 12S,364, 40 per cent of the num-
her being Americans brought over by
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
THIEF is CAUGHT REDHANDED.
Arrested as He is Leaving Bancroft
Store With Piunder.

Bancroft, Aug. 11.-Peter Knock
Ter, a one-legged painter, was caught
coming out Of Nemmers Bros. hard
ware store with comfortable bunch
Of loot, including two repeating rifles
and several hundred .al trldges, three
dozen pocket knives. two dozen shears,
spoons, knives and FORKS, etc. the whole
invoicing at 5000. A dance was in
progress in nearby hall, at which he
had been, but later on disappeared,
and Nightwatchman Jensen started
out to look him up. Coming down the
alley back Of the Sure ne neard an
unusual noise and sneeked up to in
vestigate; it was Knockler leaving the
back door with his plumber, supposing
himself safe from observation, as the
nightwatch is usually at the night
train at that hour The command to
halt brought show of flight and fight
alternately, but brace Of athletes,
young Brigham and Wood, happened
along at his rear just then and the
Jig was up.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12

crops of grain can be grown on the
land.
While there are no large lakes or
numerous fast running streams fed
the year round by melting SHOWS in
the mountains, furnishing an abund.
ance of the coolest and purest water,
the best for beast as well as man.
Englishmen and Americans in the
western territories are bringing in
their herds as fast as they can and
leasing or purchasing land in lots
from 1000 to 10000 acres from the
Dominion government. An idea of the
growth of the industry will, however,
be gathered from the fact that in 1899
there were but 41,471 head Of cattle
shipped and sold from the ranches.
These figures ran to 55,129 in 1900,
Ind to 100000 in 1908, averaging $40
Jer head for the owners. But it takes
great many ranchers and large
number of cattle to cover an area OF
200,000,000 acres, the area available
for ranching in the Canadian North
west.
1t is not at all necessary that large
investments should be made at the
outset. Many men commenced with
small capital and small herds, and
have worked themselves into large
herds and great wealth. There is still
in the country plenty of room for
those who desire to go and do like
wise. $751;.
... The Second Part.
The second part of the Canadian
prairies embraces the great wheat
growing belt of the country, which
is easily a half larger than any other
in the world. 1t includes about $780,
100000 acres. AS it is comparatively
free of broken land. large lakes and
rivers, about 125 100000 acres of it
can be brought under the pillow. Plac-
ing a farmer on every half section
1920 acres) it can comfortably locate
100000 farmers, or 4,000,0 00-o of an
agricultural community. The terri
torial governments reports show that
in 1903 there were raised 16,629,14
bushels of spring wheat off SS7,234
acres, an average Of 1886 bushels per
acre; off 440,6 1862 acres of oats there
were grown 14,179,705 bushels, an av-
erage of 32.17 bushels per acre !;
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
WILLIAMS GERS so YEARS.
Negro Who Was Under Sentence Of
Death.


Death.
Oskaloosa, Aug. 1O.--Dick Williams
once sentenced to be hanged for the
murder Of William Sharper in a thirty
seconds drunken row. will serve q
thirty year sentence in the peniten.
tiary. Judge Clements passed judg'
ment, and considering Williams 40
years of age, this is probably a life
sentence. The time already spent In
prison awaiting the 14th of March, the
date on which he was to be hung and
the time he worked while awaiting
the opinion of the supreme court,
will De duly accredited to the man.
The case against Williams was sent
back by the supreme court OF Iowa for
retrial after the man had for year
been awaiting the day Of his hanging.
This time Williams pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree. Judge
Mccoy and Lawyers Woodson and
Brown addressed the court in the
morning, appealing eloquently for a
lighter sentence for Williams, weav-
ing an accidental discharge Of the gun
with self-defense and intoxication, in.
to the appeal for mercy in sentencing
the criminal for manslaughter. Will
liams himself was examined regard.
ing his life, and Judge Clements care.
fully weighed the evidence before
passing sentence. The criminal negro
is to be pitied, as it was shown that
his life was weary tale of struggle
for existence with no moral or other
instruction OF any kind
having been given him until as con-
deS,ned murderer he awaited hanging
at Fl. Madison. ...@
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12

The old Romans used to say that
Gaul was divided into three parts
SO is the Canadian North West Gaufs
divisions were political; those OF the
Western Canada prairies are created
by the unerring hand of nature.
The First Division.
Chiefly because of the elevation OF
the country, the absence of large
lakes and rivers, and the operations
Of the Chinook" or Pacific ocean
winds, which readily cross the ROCKY
mountains in Southern Alberta
through gaps and passes. the south
western portion of the Canadian prov
uces is regarded as somewhat ARID,
and less fertile than other portions OF
the country.
Although this has been a prevailing
idea in the past, it has been left for
American settlers, who have invaded
this district within the past two or
three years, to prove that splendid
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
WE STERN CANADA
Three Divisions Affording Great Chances TOT
Observation-Disclosures Wheat-OroWne
and Mixed Farming.

the representations OF their country
men who preceded them In ~ede'
ment.
Large Quantity Of Free Homestead
Lands.
There Is yet large quantity OF
government land for homesteading IN
this country, and as in everything
else, "the early bird catches the
worm" Those who come first are
first served. When 1t is preferred to
purchase railway or other company
lands they can be got at from s. per
acre UP. This section cannot be
better closed than by showing prac-
tically what is made by wheat grow
ing in this district. The average from
the first of operations is twenty bush
els per acre. Breaking the prairie. as
first blowing is called, Is OF course,
an exceptional expenditure, as when 1t
is once done, it is done for all time.
This costs about $3.50 an acre. After
The breaking, blowing and seeding,
harvesting, threshing and marketing
all expenses combined amount to
about 1925 per acre, that is If man
likes everything done it will cost him
s5.25 per acre. If he does the work
himself he is earning wages while
producing at that figure. Now, as the
average yield is twenty bushels, and
the average price GO cents-S12 per
acre-the difference between the re-
suit and cost, $6.75, is the profit OF
grain growing year in and year out
in the great wheat belts OF the Cana.
dian prairie country. If man has
a half section of land and puts half
of it, 100 acres, under wheat, which
is very common occurrence, he
makes $1,000 on wheat alone and
should make, if he is capable farme.
enough, out of other crops, sale of cat
tie, dairy and other products. to keep
himself and family the year round be-
sides.
The Third Division.
The third division of this great
country lies to the north of the wheat
belt; between it and what Is known
as the forest country. AS wheat grow,
ing implies the raising Of all cereals
that can proftably be raised in the
country, the remaining branches of
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
chiison's slavers are Held.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 9.--Robert Tur-
ner and Andy Hill, colored, charged
with the murder of George Gibson,
president of the Boiler Makers union,
were yesterday bound over to the
grand jury. Gibson was shot on a
street car during the Eagles carnival
here in July. The men were on the
crowded car coming from the carnival
when Chilson interfered with an argu-
lnent between Hill and Turner. push
ing Turner from the car. Hill follow
ed Turner, handing him revolver and
told him to plug him" Hill did so
and Chilson died next day An effort
will be made to show self-defense.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
TWO men DE:
IN AWFUL FIRE
Damage Amounting to $15,-
900 Done to Town Of
GIidden.
TWO BROTHERS SACRIFICED
"A. w. and w. E. Hobbs Are Burned
to Death-Had No Chance Of Escape
Flames Destroy Hotel and Other
Buildings Before Firemen Can Aid

Glidden, Aug. S.--A disastrous fire,
the second within a short time, re.
suited in the death of two men, A. w.
and w. E. Hobbs, who persisted before
the alarm could be given them, and
the destruction of property to the
amount of over $4,000, at o'clock a.
m. The cause of the blaze is unknown,
and, from the lack of evidence. may
not be.
The blaze was first discovered by
Agent Flansburg at l O'Clock. LOOK.
ing north from the depot window he
saw flames creep over the roof OF the
City hotel on Main street. He at
once gave the alarm. but before the
fire company and citizens could reach
the scene the whole structure, which
was frame and dry as finder. was com.
pletely enveIoped and the flames had
spread to the adjacent buildings.
w. c. Harvey, the proprietor, and
his wife and hired girl, all occupying
rooms on the lower floor, barely had
time to save themselves. A. w. and
w. E. Hobbs occupied one of the up
stairs bed rooms. They failed for
some unaccountable reason to make
their escape and were burned to death.
Their charred remains were taken
from the ruins after the fire had burn
ed itself out
The fire spread rapidly and entirely
consumed five buildings as follows:
City hotel, owned by L. NJ. Lyons,
loss s1,509; contents owned by W. c.
Harvey, total loss about $500.
John F. Grace. implement building
and stock. total loss, $4,000. -...
Theodore Fort, egg and poultry
warehouse and contents, total loss,
$1,000.
w. F. Waldron. blacksmith shop and
contents, loss $500.
Elias Loffer, blacksmith shop, and
Thomas Burdick, wagon shop, in co
qection, loss 81 500
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1904-08-12
BULLET THROUGH HEART.
Pretty Anna Carlson. Living Near Per
ry Ends Her Life.

Pretty Anna Carlson. Living Near Per-
ry, Ends Her Life.
Perry, Aug. 12.-broken hearted, II
is supposed, on account of the unhap-
py termination of a love affair in
which it is thought that former
prominent young man of Perry, now
a resident of North Dakota, figured,
Miss Alma Carlson, living near Wood
ward. ten miles east of Perry, shot
herself through ine heart yesterday
morning, dying three minutes later.
The young woman was only % years
of age, and beautiful in face and fig
ure. She was the acknowledge belle
of the community in which she lived.
She seemed in her usual health ana
spirits and gave no indication OF any
intention of suicide.
Yesterday morning she received a
letter. presumably from her former
sweetheart, although this is not def
nitely known All efforts to find this
letter have failed, and 1t is supposed
that the girl destroyed it before she
ended her life.
She ate dinner with the family at
noon, and soon afterwards went up
stairs to her room. A few moments
later shot rang out, and when her
parents reached the room it was to
find their daughter breathing her last.