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Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
FATAL RUNAWAY
 NEAR CONWAY
Young Folks Buggy Riding En- gage in Friendly Race With
 Fatal Result.

Conway, Dec 28. Two parties of young people in buggies, the one trying to pass the other, who refused to be beaten in the race, led to a fatal accident near this place yesterday. Miss Brady was the victim.
 Miss Brady, accompanied by another young lady and escorted by a young man named Middle ton, were returning in a single buggy from a Christmas tree fes- tival near Enola, in this (Faulk- ner) county.
 A couple in a buggy, also com ing from the church, tried to pass them. In urging his horse to prevent this Middleton lost control of the animal and he and Miss Brady's friend were thrown out.
 Miss Brady remained in the buggy until it struck a tree. She was thrown out and received in juries which later resulted in her death.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

M. s. Littleton ct al to J. c. Kimberlin, 2 acres 21-12-2, S100.
 Richard Everett to J. G. Han del, 120 acres 23-10-3, S825.
 w. J. Jones to Amos B. Co., mer, 50 acres 8-9-2, $60.
 James Dennis to Geo. Dennis, 80 acres 36-10-2, S211.60.
 Adam Bach, administrator, to W. H. Cagle, 40 acres 25-10-1, $45.
 T. L. Wood and wife to Sam'l White, 80 acres 25-10-1, $75.
 Herbert Tonney and wife to Ida M. Hamilton, 200 acres 23-9- 1, $970.
 M. H. Hinkle to B. G. and B. H. Hinllle, 480 acres B, 34-14-2, $4,O0O.
 c. F. Deane and wife to B. w.. Stainback, lots 1 and 2, block 34, Daugherty's addition, S10.
 N. A. Holbrook and wife to Lucy A. Williams, 80 acres 28- 12-1, $500. B. w. Stainback and wife to c. F. Deane, lot and B 1-2 feet off of lot 2, block 9, Newport, 1000.
 Sedgwick Tie Company to w. A. Bland, 80 acres 11-11-2, S200.
 E. E. Harris and wife to N. A. Holbrook, 40 acres 28-12-1, s125. N. A. Holbrook to A. w. Mos ley, 40 acres 28-12-1, s5.
 John Toddy and wife to John Garland, one-third interest in 80 acres 25-11-1, $65. John Garland to Robert w. Taylor, one-third interest in 80 acres 25-11-1, $75.
 Maggie Anderson to T. D. Robinson, lot 2, block 1, range 5, Jacksonport, $40. Cyrus Gochenaur and wife to Minnie B. Gochenaur, 40 acres 20-11-2, S1, 200.
 H. l.. Remmel and wife to Grant Dupin, lot 3, block 9, Rem mel's addition, Newport, $500.
 J. w. Grubbs to w. L. Patter- son, lot z, block l, Lyons sec ond addition, Newport, $425.
 Henry Cunningham and wife to Mrs. M. Dorsey, lot 10, block 1, Lyons first addition, New port, $615.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30

Kinkannon and J. c. Foushee, a brother-in-law of the missing woman, were examined, but knew nothing.
 The inquest hearing was re- stunned Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, and several import ant witnesses had been subpoe- naed.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
IN SOCIETY,".
ROUND DOZEN CLUB.

A social function of much pleasure took place Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs. J.W. Stay ton entertained the weekly meet ing of the Round Dozen club.
 The interior of this hospitable home was beautifully decorated with the Christmas greens, which always gives an air of cheerful ness and beauty to any surround ings.
 A delightful lunch of chicken and meat salad, sandwiches, ol- ives, fruit cake and coffee were beautifully served by the hos tess and Miss Mable Sta ton.
 Those present were M sdames I. D. Price, Jno. w. Wallace, Katie Price, c. E. Maynard, ,S.M. Beattie, c. W. Beard, T. B. Stewart.
 SIX O'CLOCK DINNER.
 Mrs. A. H. Mcdonald enter tained with a six o'clock dinner Tuesday evening, complimentary to her Sunday school class, and also in honor to her grandson, Jesse McDonald's, seventeenth birthday.
 Mrs. Mcdonald has a fine class of. boys, who are much devoted to her as teacher and friend, and she in turn is proud of her boys, whom she remembers in many ways.
 The dinner on this occasion was bountifully served and con- sisted of those delicacies which never fail to tempt a growing youths appetite.
 Those present were Jesse Me Donald, Clee Campbell, Garland Hurt, James Blackwood, Lyle and Clyde Croft and Carl Hawk.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
VETERAN DEAD.

Conway, Dec. 28. William Powers, 79 years old, a Confed crate veteran and a prominent Democrat of this county, died of apoplexy last night at his home in Old Stone township.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
MURDER MYSTERY
 MAY BE SOLVED.
Coroner's Inquest Grinding Down Evidence Which Promises to Reveal Identity of Mur- derers of Two Wo-
 men.

The inquest hearing upon the rrrlrder of Mrs. Amelia Mauldin, whose body was found horribly outraged Christmas morning upon the Jacksonport road, was resumed Thursday morning at 1O:30 o'clock before Justice Guy Smith, and the evidence that IS being secured promises to solve this mysterious double murder. for the disappearance of Mrs. Rachel Kinkannon leaves little chance to doubt that the daugh- ter's fate was also that of the mother.
 The investigation has gone much further than the Independ- ent can state, for the premature publication of the facts might defeat the ends of justice. But from the evidence which we are allowed to give, the circum- stances point strongly to the guilt of two men who were seen by several witnesses following the two women on the railroad track near the Confederate park. TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES.
 James Kinkannon, a gray haired man of 50 years, tall and emaciated, was first introduced. He is the husband and father of the two and when he had told his story to the jury burst into tears. The mother and her daughter had left their camp across White river about 8:45 Christmas morn- ing, and of the former he had never heard since they left for Jacksonport to find out where Mauldin was and whether Sick, for he had left for Batesville the previous Monday.
 James Thomas, the negro hack driver, was recalled, and told of passing two men not more than a hundred yards behind Mrs. Kinkannon and daughter. One was negro, very black, he thinks, and the other a white man. The negro was walking ahead of his companion, who wore mustache. Witness didn't think he could identify the men.
 Next came the boy, Perry Kin kannon. who had rowed his mother and sister across the river an hour before the tragedy. His story of the purpose of this visit and that his sister had never received any attention ex- cept from Mauldin corroborated the testimony of the father.
 J. w. Stafford, the most inn portant witness, who is a pearler camping on White river at the park, saw the two women pass, whom he knew well. Lewis All white and son Newton then came lp and to them he talked for several minutes. About ten srminutes after the two women ifpassed, Allwhite, who wore a light striped coat and blue over- alls with black hat, and son, dressed in dark clothes and gray cap, left in northeasterly direc- tion for Jewell Wyatt's, intend ing to cross the track and look at : some traps they had set. Neither canas drinking. About four minutes later wit ness saw two men going north on the Choctaw track and thought both were white and was positive they were not the Allwhites. The near man and smallest in stature wore a dark suit and cap and the taller had on dark pants. The nearer man was staggering and Mrs. Stafford remarked that ne had had too much Christmas.
 J. L. Davis, brother of Mrs
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
EDWIN JOHNSON'S LETTER

 To My Friends and the Indepen- dent:
 take this means of express ing my appreciation for the hand some vote given me in the con- test just closed. While I was not the winner, I did appreciate the fact that l led the race (and it was lively one) for three weeks and three days, but like the true little man 1 am, l make my politest bow to the fais win ner. Yours very truly
 EDWIN JOHNSON.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30
DROWNED IN SPRING.

Texarkana, Dec. 28. Henry Platz, citizen of Texarkana since 1878, met an untimely and deplorable death at 6 o'clock this morning.
 The deceased resided in the East Side suburb known as Col lege Hill, and on his place some 150 yards from the house was a spring with large barrel in it, the water being about five feet deep.
 Early this morning the deceas- ed arose from bed and as was his usual custom took a bucket and went down to the spring to get a bucket of water. He failed to return in a reasonable time and the family becoming uneasy about him sent one of the boys to see what was the matter.
 The latter found his father dead drowned in the spring, his head at the bottom and his heels sticking 6ut at the top. He had evidently been dead some minutes when found.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-12-30

Read the Independent for al- the news.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

"Who make the best soldiers?" in.
CURED a Hartford man of Senator
Hawley.
"Who make the best soldiers?" re-
peated General Hawley, reflectively.
You mean what kind of men make
the best soldiers, l suppose. 1t was
my experience that the best soldiers
came from all the walks of life and
were of all kinds and conditions.
When was captain had great, tow
ering private that was a swearing,
frenzied creature in battle, absolute
~ fearless. and | had another soldier,
a little fellow not more than II years
old, who looked like a girl, and the lit
tie chap was as calm and brave a SOL
der as ever went into an engagement.
He was wounded in one battle and
| saw him drag himself and gun down
to a stream. There he washed his
wounded leg, bound it up with band
ages made from his shirt, and he came
back proudly to the firing line, where
he staid all day. There were many
men Of special bravery in every COM
pany, and those who were cowardly
were very few, as my experience in
the late war taught me. "-Hartford
COurant
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
Savage and Civilized Dress

Writing of Savage and Civilized
Dress" Edwin Swift Balch says that,
while it might be assumed that the SUI
perior development of the brain of civil
liked man would result in some form of
dress far better and more tasteful than
anything found among savages, it may
be doubted whether this is the case.
One marked error of civilized dress is
its interference with the proper venti-
lation of the skin. The human animal
breatheS with his entire skin. Refuse
matter is thrown off as perspiration
through every pore. The fact is well
known, but in the garments Of civiliza-
ton it is almost universally unrecog-
nized. Savages readily discern that the
most curious deformity achieved by
civilized people is produced in their
feet by means Of the civilized shoe A
medical officer asserts that large pro-
portion of the volunteers for the Unit
ed States army have to be rejected on
account Of imperfect feet. Savage peo-
Piles do not distort their feet. They
wear sandals or moccasins or fur
boots, but their footgear always con-
forms to and does not have to be bro
ken in by the foot.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
A Record Breaking Run.

Judge Henderson M. Someryille of
the board Of United States general
appraisers, once defended an Arkansas
negro charged with robbery. The de-
Tense was an alibi When the de-
PENDANT took the stand he declared
he could not have been at the scene Of
the crime at the time it was COM
mitted, because it was 'berry time,''
and he was in the woods.
''But how do you know you were
in the woods on that particular day."
he was asked.
Because, boss" was the reply, "on
dat day l met a bar. He wuz de
bigges' bar ever did see, and l run
an run, till come out on de lake,
an de ice broke, an l fell in an wuz
nearly drowned"
II thought you said it was berry
timer? the prosecuting attorney ex-
claimed.
$50 it wuz, boss, when I met dat
bar, but he chased me from June clear
into de middle Of January."-New
York Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
The Cad Whin.

A quaint custom of very old date was
observed until 1916 in the parish of
Caistor, Lincolnshire, England. A rep
resentative of the estate Of Broughton
came into the church porch during the
reading Of the first lesson and three
times cracked CAD whip, which he
folded neatly up. He then retired to
a seat and during the reading of the
second lesson approached the minister
with the whip held upright and fixed
to its upper end purse containing
thirty pieces of silver.
The precise origin of the custom is
uncertain. There is reference no
doubt to the gospel story in the thirty
pieces Of silver, and there may be some
connection with the ancient custom
the procession of the ass" another
Palm Sunday observance of the early
church, in the whip.
The term ''gad whip" has puzzled
British antiquaries,- but it is probably
akin to the 'goad" used in the time of
Burns for driving horses.-London Ex-
press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

Course in Bread Making in Schools.
mo properly raised American
woman should have the least dread
of bakers strike such as we are hav-
ing up Boston way" said l.. M. Waters
Of that city.
1.-THE making of bread ought to be
part Of girls education nowadays,
just as it was in the early days of
this country. I believe that the home
bread that our fathers ate con-
tributed to their virility and nerve
1t was the sure enough thing, the
real essence of wheat before the
patent processes came along and
made the beautiful white flour with
most of the strength gone from it.
But, anyway, it is foolish for any
girl TO grow up in ignorance of the
bread making process. My belief is
that the girls of the land ought to
be made to take compulsory course
in the schools that would give them
the knowledge Of it"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

Russia is distinctively a land of
farmers. All except 16,280,97S of her
100000 Of people are engaged in
agricultural pursuits. This leaves
only Is per cent of the population liv-
ing in towns-an unusual condition
which can best be understood by
comparing it with the conditions Of
England and Wales, where II per
cent of the population live in urban
districts; or of Germany, where SAB
per cent of the people live in towns;
or of France, where the city dwellers
comprise ST. per cent of the people;
or of the United States, where 4O.2
per cent Of the population live in
tovns.-Kansas City Journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

where the new church is located, and,
swear, I'll remember you in my daily
prayers
The operator had begun to resent
his manner, but now she understood.
1t was the new minister.
''Its on South Main street, the
church u.s." she said, right next to
Farnkam's drug store and hat empori-
UNI. But mebby you'd better go down
to our house. and see paw. He's on
the deacon's committee and can tell
you anything you want to know"
Thanks" replied the affable stran-
ger, pushing his panama on to the
back of his head and winking boldly
at the abashed and fustered girl.
"P'raps l will call, but not specially
when your pas at home. Oh, by the
way, Miss-Miss"-
He waited.
"WilliamS," she said.
"Ah, Miss Williams. Well, now, Miss
Williams, tell your pa I'll meet the
committee at the church this evening
at 5. That's a good girl. Thanks.
Now, where's the hotel?"
Miss Williams looked askance. 1.-THE
Temperance House is right across
from the church." she said.
The stranger gulped hard and went
out.
Within five minutes the deacon's
daughter had managed to get the word
to her folks, and the village soon knew
that the new minister was in town.
When Deacon Williams started around
to tell the rest Of the committee he
met the indignant president of the La
dies Aid society upon his doorstep.
"What kind Of a man is this young
| Dinsmore?" she demanded. eff he
breaches tomorrow you can drop my
name from the subscription list"
The deacon stared blandly.
Hes been throwing kisses at my
daughter from the balcony of the
Grandview hotel" she continued, "and,
what's more, she's been throwing them
back"
The deacon looked panied and re-
fused to believe it. But at the first
corner lie was stopped by the village
postmaster.
Huh" says he, chats a nice kind
Of minister you've picked up. He's
jes' won So off Barney Miller on a dog
fight"
The deacon turned to go.
'He says he'll save that church from
bein' struck off the face of the airth
with thunderbolt," called the post
master
"They told me Rev. Dinsmore had
original methods" unused the deacon,
"but bettin' on dog fights an sparkin'
with the girls in public's too origi-
no10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
To himself
The Dous of War.

The dogs of war" in these days
assist in field hospital work. In Ger
many and Italy St. Bernard dogs have
been trained for years SO as to aid,
after an engagement, bearer parties
in their search for the wounded, es-
pecially at night. Russia, apparently,
has no canine corps, and Maj. Rich.
ardson Of Carnoustie, England, who
has made a speciality of training am
bulance dogs, has received a COM
munication from st. Petersburg ask
ing him how many he can supply for
service in the far East.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
THE REV.
Mr.. DINSMORE
BY ROB McCHEYNE
Copyright, 1901, by r. NJ. George
By ROB McCHEYNE

Scroggsfeld was to have new min
ister The whole village was interest
ed, for. although there were several
churches in the little hamlet, this was
the first new minister to appear in
whole generation.
The deacon's committee had divided
on the subject, some favoring young
man and some an older and wiser
head, but Brother Williams had turned
the scale by threatening to withdraw
his subscription unless a young and
progressive" man should be called.
Accordingly after much lobbying on
the part of the Ladies' Aid society it
was announced that the Rev. Mr.. Dins-
more, young student of divinity, had
been selected and that he would Occu-
py the pulpit the following Sunday.
Saturday morning came, and as the
new minister had not yet put in an ap-
pearance the village was on the alert.
He would surely come that day.
They were not disappointed. When
the lilo train pulled into the depot
stranger stepped off and presented him
self at the ticket window.
He was most affable young man
and was jauntily dressed.
"Good morning." he said, and he put
such an emphasis on the first word
that it sounded almost like a chant
Miss Williams, the operator, looked
up from her lunch and quickly slipped
half eaten egg into her apron pocket.
"Can you tell me, madam" said the
gentleman, smiling, everything 1 want
to know about this historic and pro-
gressive city Of Scroggsfeld?"
T-I-why, yes, sir, think so, if you
please, sir" she stammered, quite over
come.
swell, that's lucky for me-" the stran-
ger exclaimed enthusiastically. "Now,
If you WILL" he continued, "just tell me
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
THE LANGUAGE OF KOREA.
Not Particularly Hard to Acquire
Saws a Traveller

Not Particularly Hard to Acquire,
Says Traveller.
1t is not very hard to acquire the
correct pronunciation of Korean
words, geographical names, if you
follow the advice of Percival Lowell,
dweller in the far East, and other
pioneer authorities.
The simple vowels, a, i, o, and Ii,
are to be pronounced as in Italian.
A specialized Korean vowel O, such
as occurs in Soul, sometimes, called
Seoul, the Korean capital, has a Pc
culiar sound which is said to vary
from the French mute and a short u
to degenerate o." 1t is not so un-
like our own pronunciation of the
word soul, if we had a little drawl
of the word, so as to make it two syl-
tables instead of one.
The German with the umlant is
said to be an approximation. But a
Pennsylvania traveller who penetrated
to Korea gave his authority of $50
ul' as a good enough pronunciation.
Three sounds of sc" pronounced al,
Ell and OF, originally Korean dip
thongs, are now pronounced as single
vowel sounds, as described above.
The "intercalated h" is often intro
duced to increase the aspiration of
the next letter, and this is further in
creased by reduplicating the letter,
as for example, "Whang," or
"Chhung. Philadelphia Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
Woman Had Her Wits With Her

Lawyers are so prone to demand an
swers to embarrassing and relevant
questions that when sharp witness
can pay them back they get nothing
but their deserts.
f; A middle-aged woman once stood in
court as a minor witness. Among
other trivial questions Of no bearing on
the case the counsel for the defendant
asked the witness to state her age.
Sir" said she, II refuse to answer
that question"
"But you must" persisted the law
yer; "why won't you tell the Court
your age?"
WELL" replied the witness, my
age only know by hearsay, and hear
say evidence is never taken in court. "
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
DO Fish Go to Sleep?

There is no real scientific authority
on the question as to whether fish
sleep, though from the alternating
habits of some species it is reasonable
to suppose that any fish might sleep.
There have been numerous cases of
gold fish frozen solid in the ice, and
it is presumable that during the frozen
period they must have been in a com
atose state which could be properly
called sleep. Fish in aquaria have
been seen to rest for long periods
without motion. save for that of the
gills, though their eyes were open all
4tho time
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
Presidential Year Buuaboo.

The business man to his wife:
To cut expenses down, my dear,
Is absolutely needful!
OF frugal ways. just make it clear,
Marie must be more heedful.
Aud surely, now that Tad is three.
A nurse is not essential!
Black ruin is our viS-a-viS--
This years a presidential
To the rector:
like your project to reclaim
The festive Filipino,
But trade just now's as dull game
AS old maidrO casino,
And if my pew rents to be paid,
Those islands pestilential-
Must get along on moral aid
This years presidential.
To his Office boy:
You're seventeen and want raise?
What is 1T now, two-ffty?
That should provide for rainy DAYS
If you are good and thrifty;
But-well, I'll make it three-and, son,
Don't grow too consequential!
What! Four's your price? 1t can't be
done
This years a presidential.
To himself:
It's all huge canard, of course,
This CLAIMANT cry of evil;
Hard times do not attend, perforce,
Political upheaval.
But we will profit by the scare
Who are intelligential;
TIL mend my fortunes now, for fair
This years presidential.
New York Sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
Umbrellas Are 10000 Years Old.
Candidate for the Hero Fund.

"Little boy" said the smiling dame,
stopping to watch him, ''are you
catching anything?"
Nome" reluctantly answered the
boy, batting his hook afresh and
throwing it in again, a few yards
further out from the bank
"Have you caught anything today ~
"Nome"
"Do you fish here often?"
"Yes'm."
"Have you ever caught any here?"
"Yes'm. Caught a little mudcat
day fore Yesterday, an a sunfish
bout two inches long one day last
week. That's all ever got.''
"Well, your patience and persistence
are commendable, at any rate" OBJ
served these milling dame, moving on.
The urchin called after her.
Don't l get nuthin', ma'am," he
said, EUR tellin' We the truth bout
my '?'-Chicago Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06
Tommy's Guess.

"Now, children said a teacher in e
.let us see what you remember about
the animal kingdom and the domestic
animals that belong to it. You have
named all the domestic animals but
one. Who con tell what that one is?"
No one answered.
1T has bristly hair, likes the dirt,
and is fond Of getting into the mud
limited the teacher helpfully.
Cant you think, Tommy" she
asked encourag ingly of a small boy.
'It's me-" said Tommy, reflectively.
philadelphia Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

Russia and Japan still refuse
offers of mediation from the
powers. The time may come when
they feel like the former who yoked
himself up with a calf, but after
being dragged all over the barnyard,
cried cut, "Unyoke the calf, I'll
stand"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-06

There is nothing particularly
suggestive in the nomination fy
the Prohibitionists of man named
Swallow" for president. What's
in name?"