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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Five Persons Are Injured and Two Of
These, 1t Is Believed
VIII Die,

Erie, Pa. Oct. 1S.-Two terrific explo.
SONS at h main supply of the Penn
'sylvania Gas company, just out side the
city, last night, have cut off the sup
ply of all natural gas used for heating
and lighting in the city.
One Ian, the gas house tender. Ben
ssamfn A. Donavan, aged SO years, is
y Hammond's hospital, not expected to
live, II his little son, Neil Donayan,
aged A, is so badly burned that his re-
covery is doustful.
Mrs. Donovan, his wife, was burned
in escaping from the residence, which
was wrapped in flames the instant the
gas nous exploded.
The accident was caused through a
bonfre that the gas tender started in
his yard to burn a pile of rubbish. He
had thoughtlessly started a fire close
to one large supply pipe hat conveys
the natural gas from Warren county
to this city, and in which a small leak
let the gas escape so that it commu-
nicated with the bonfire.
Rescuers had. started to work to sub
due the flames when a second explosion,
more terrible than the first, sent the
gas house into little bits, taking with
it the other big main, which is twelve
inches in diameter. A dozen people We're
slightly hurt, and the gas burned up
IN a blaze that was visible for miles.
The residence of the Donavans was
in flames, and Mrs. Donovan's clothes
We're on fire when she rushed out. She
was rescued by those in the crowd.
AS soon as possible the gas company
had the supply shut off at Belle Val
ley, eight miles from this city, and no
gas will be furnished for twenty-four
hours.
Luckily the accident happened early
in the evening, and no other accidents
from the sudden cutting off Of the city
supply have been reported. The dam
age which will amount to about $25,-
GOO, falls entirely upon the Pennsy1-
Vania Gas company, but -four times this
amount will be lost by manufacturing
and business houses using the natural
gas, and thousands of people will suf-
fer from sudden stopping of the supply
OF gas, Which is used chiefly for cook
Tag and lighting the houses.
Two firemen were injured in jumping
from the roof Of the gas tenders house
during their attempt to subdue the
flames. The buildings are two stories
high and they leaped thirty feet to
the ground. They are Edward Franz,
stoker of Nc. 6 engine company, and
John Weber, minuteman of the same
company. Franz had his arm broken
and Weber sustained internal injuries
through striking a projecting porch.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
RULING BY ROOSEVELT.
Discharge Any Government EmpIoye
Giving instruction for Civil Ser
vice Examination.

Washington. Oct. 1S.-The president
today, through the state department,
published the following important or
der:
mo officer or employee Of the govern
ment shall, directly or Indirectly, in
struct or be concerned in any n
in the instruction of any person or
classes Of persons with a view to their
special preparation for examination of
the United States civil service commits
sion.
The fact that any officer or mploye
is found SO engaged shall be considered
as sufficient cause for his removal from
the service
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
DROVE HER TO SUICIDE.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 1S.-Grieving ove {,
the persistency with which her rela-
tives accused her of being a morphine
fiend, Miss Lois Paschal, a wealthy
young woman from Melrose. Ia, tool
her own life last night. She was here
for her health, having had asthma for
years and was in the habit of taking
morphine to relieve the intense pain
from which she suffered at times. She
left a note reproaching her relatives
and friends for driving her to this step.
Miss Paschal was worth $4,000.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
AERONAUTS IN CONTEST
Make Ascent From Tuileries in Paris
for Benefit of Earthquake Sufferers.

Paris, Oct. 1S.-Aeronautic represent
atives Of France, Belgium, Spain, Rus
sia, Italy and England. assembled yes
terday afternoon from the Tuileries
gardens In the presence Of an enormous
crowd. The contest is to be an endur-
ance one and was organized for the
benefit Of the sufferers by the recent
earthquakes in the province of Gala
bria, Italy. Fifteen balloons safely eff
fected a start towards the German
frontier during the prevalence of an
extremely high wind. The
will endeavor to beat the distance rec
ord of 514 miles, and prizes will also be
giving for the balloons remaining in
the, air forty-eight hours without re-
plenishing their gas bags. The Ameri-
cam, Frank Larms. and four other en-
trantS abandoned the contest.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
ARREST GENERALS SON

washington, Oct. 1S.-Winfield Scott
Hancock, 43 years of age, a nephew of
the late General Winfield Scott Han
cock, was arrested at Hyattsville, Nd.
near here. late last night, charged with
the murder of Emma Smallwood, a
young white woman employed as a
domestic in the Hancock household,
who died as the result of a criminal Oh.
Grafton. Hancock disclafms any guilt
and declares h a the woman left his
home on Monday. but returned or
Hancock was formerly in charge OF
the mails at the census bureau here
but had been unemployed for two years,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
ATTEMPT TRAIN WRECK.
Narrow Escape of an Express at STAN
ford, Conn,

Stamford, Conn, Oct. 17.-An at
tempt to wreck the WestpounG express
of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railway was fOiled a few
minutes before the train was due.
George H. Scofield, Il tower operator,
while walking the track to his home,
found an obstruction in the shape of a
big bar of iron on the track, which, it
is said. would have wrecked the train.
The bar Of iron was fifteen inches long
and about three inches thick and was
firmly wedged against II of the rails
of the third track or which the express;
goes. The bar was embedded in stones
and it was with difficulty that SEQ
field pulled it out. He took It to police
headquarters after reporting at the
station and a search for the wouldbc
train wreckers was begun. but without
result.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
STANDS BY HER SPOUSE
Mrs. HeyI Says Mother Didn't Bother
Her Into Marrying Her Dead
Sisters Husband.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1S.-Mrs. Jacob
Heyl today denied that ner mother
bothered her into marrying the hus-
band of her dead sister in the course
Of her examination in the contest over
the will of Mrs. Lizette Schandein.
MRS. Heyl admitted that as a girl she
made faces at the man who is now her
husband and through whose efforts it
is alleged III is residuary legatee of
the vast estate Of Mrs. Schandein, who
is alleged to have been infatuated with.
him. She smiled at her husband as
she admitted the ruth of the face
making as testified by servants.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
SHE is A S%PENDTHP!FT
Princess Is Charged by Her Hus-
band with Wasting Money as
Well as Good Name.

Gotha, Oct. 1S.-The suit brought by
Prince Philip of SaXe-Coburg and Gotha
for separation from his wife, Princess
Louise, and adjustment Of their joint
property interests, was begun here to-
day.
The princes bill of complaint, besides
alleging the princess misconduct with
the Austrian lieutenant, Keglenitch
Matttasich, with whom she eloped,
says that although the princess re-
ceived 100, 900 crowns pin money yearly,
she had contracted debts, which in
1896 amounted to 1924, O59 crowns. Of
which the prince had paid 1890, 900
own
III her wardrobe were found rs pairs
of silk shoes, 120 pairs of other shoes,
so parasols and about 100 hats.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
AUTO BADLY

New York. Oct. 16.-The French au
tomobile driven to victory in Saturdays
Vanderbilt cup race on Long Island by
Hemery was badly damaged yesterday
by fire and one workman vas burned
about the head as he attempted to save
the car. It is believed the accident was
due to the careleSsness of a spectator
in lighting a match.
The workman. who was caught in
ATTEMPTING to remove the car, was not
severely burned.
Hundreds of leople called at the
French headquarters to congratulate
The winner.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
FORMALLY DISSOLVED.
;!,r~ay End Sweden Are at Last Sep
arzted by Final Action of the
Eiksdau.

stockholm. Get. 1S.-The union be-
tween Norway INC Sweden has been
CISsolved, both houses of the riksdag
Eaving passed government bills repeal-
ing the act OF union and recognizing
Norway "as a state separate from the
Union with Sweden" Both houses sub
+! cluentiy passed a new flag law. The
Glg Will be a yellow cross on blue
! round. the union mark in the upper
crner being eliminated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
GIRL RUNS AWAY.

Manson, Ia, Oct. 16.-Miss Lillian Car
ter had the desire to become a show girl.
and while the Uncle Toms Cabin" show
was here she left her home and now her
parents are endeavoring to bring her back.
Her father, who is a contractor here, went
to Fort Dodge in hopes that the show
would be there, but ound hat they
shipped a long distance before khowiny
again, and came ;:aTe without hk tsaul>s-
tar.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
MORE U GUILTY.
William Jones, Former Representativ.
. in Oreqon LEGISLATURE. Is One.

: in Oregon Legislature, Is One.
Portland, Ore, Oct. 1S.--Shirtly after
midnight, after a session of the United
States court which lasted all day Sat.
urday and far into the evening, the
jury in the case of the United States
against Willard N. Jones, former rep.
resentative to the state legislature,
Thaddeus Potter, a local attorney, and
Ira Wade, a timber locator, returned a
verdict finding Jones and Potter guilty
to defraud the United States of a part
of it's public domain. Wade was ac-
quilted. The charge was that they
secured persons to locat on lands in
the Siletz Indian reservation, in west
ern Oregon, and to falsely swear that
they had occupied the land when, as a
matter Of fact, the land was secured for
the benefit Of the defendants.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
PEELED OFF A FAT ROLL
Father Kisses His Son John When
They Meet in Village Street.

They Meet in Village Street.
Chicago, Oct. 1S.-A dispatch to the
Record Herald from T~arrytown, N. Y,
says: John d. Rockefeller and party
arrived here from Cleveland yesterday.
They We're met by John d. Rockefeller,
jr, and the father kissed his son.
James Burns, an elderly street sweep
ser, was an interested spectator. Drag
ging his broom behind him, Burns tot
tered up to the Millionaire.
"Howdy, MI. Rockefeller" exclaimed
the sweeper, extending his soiled hand.
And who are you?" asked Mr.. Rock
efeller.
Just plain Jim Burns, a street
sweeper, sir replied the man, extend
ing his hand a little farther.
MI. Rockefeller seized his hand with
a firm grasp. I'm glad to know you,
Mr.. Burns" he said.
The old man cached into his pocket
and drew forth a roll Of greenbacks
that nearly CAV Burns heart failure.
Then he handed a .dollal to the aston
ished street sweeper.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
NOVELTIES OF THE NEWS. ;

DAYTON, Ozone of Ohio's wealthiest
heiresses Miss Ada Sorg, has been cap
tured by Captain Pierre Drouiilard of the
United States army, and, according to an
nouncement made today, the wedding has
been set for November l.
ca1cutta-D.R Smith, an American dem
fist. who has practiccd his profession IN
Calcutta for some years, has been sum-
moned to Calub to attend the aneer Of
Afghanistan. His fee for this service is
y. 900 rupees &3,S50), in addition to his ex-
penses to and from the ameer's capital.
a Crosse. Wis.-Crazed by highway rob-
herv in which ne was the victim, Peter
Jorten. 70 years old, a wealthy land owner
Of Blair, Wis, committed suicide by hang
ing Yesterday. Jorten was held up and
robbed by a trio Of bandits September 80,
in the busiest section of the city.
New Y~ork-Suddenly going insane after
giving a collected and lucid account of his
affairs, John w. Wallace, a wealthy tin
ware manufacturer Of Brooklyn, declared
Yesterday on the witness stand, while I'M
aergoing examination as to his compe-
tency, that he Intended to build a house
so, 900 feet high, and possessed the power to
make Judge Joseph Aspinall live a billion
years.
Pittsfeld, Mass.-Ernest j. Newton. a
LenoX widower of 40, leaned forward in
his seat behind Mrs. Elmer Sparks, of Lee,
80 and comely, IN a croTded trolley car
and kissed her. He was arrested on com
plant OF Mrs. Sparks and yesterday morn
ing was charged with assault in the Lee
court. Mrs. Sparks testified against the
widower, who paid a fine of $40 and later
told his friends that the money had been
veil spent.
P~ittsburg-'Tm only a piker and might
as will give up" said William Il. Braun.
of Homestead, as he surrendered to the
authorities yesterday. He took 500 from
the Homestead office Of the Adams EN-
press company September G and disap-
said the hot search being made for G.. e.
Cunliffe, late of the Pittsburg office of the
express company, who got away with
$1O1, 600, made it impossible for him to
remain hidden any longer.
New withdrawing past the body OF a
teacher stricken by heart disease who had
sunk to her death on the stairway Of puh-
lie school No. 147, East Broadway, 1000
boy pupils did not lose their heads yester-
day, but proceeded to their rooms without
showing d sign that they mad witnessed a
sudden death. 1t was the weekly fire driu
Of the 2. 400 pupils and Miss Wiley took her
station at q landing TO direct the bCvs'
part Of the drill. Two boys noticed. the
teacher turn pale and tot:er, but never
yavered in their course.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
IS GUILTY OF MURDER
Convicted Of Killing Henry FaiIor Near
Knoxvillc-Half Brothers

Ia, oct. being
out all night, the jury in the Failor,
murder case returned a verdict of man
slaughter. James Blee was charged,
With numbering his half brother, Henry.
Tailor, at the Iatter's home near Swan.
The case was hard fought. A new trial,
will probably be asked. If the defensei
fails to secure one they viii probably
appeal to 1.-THE supreme. court.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
RUSSIANS RED TREATy

st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE text OF
the. treaty of peace was concluded at
Portsmouth September 5 and was pub
lished today. 1t differs in no essentials
from the synopsis published in these
dispatches or that date, and as printed
tod Jay contains nothing more than made
puhlic at that time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
TAKES AWFUL REVENGE.
Occupant Of Tenement Burns Self and
Babe in Order to Get Even with
He wifa

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE charred corpses
oil Joseph Kantrun, aged 81, and a
3~-months-old child We're found in a
closet beneath a stairway in a tere-
ment today after firemen had extin-
guished a fire. Firemen incline % the
belief hat Kantrun fired the building
and that his object was suicide. He had
quarreled with his wife.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
GAS WRECKS A CHURCH

Pittsburg, Oct. 16.-The First Pres
byterian church at McKees Rock was
blown up by natural gas at noon TODAY
and the building was demolished. The
%janitor was caught in the ruins and
seriously burned.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19
a a
James Hope Perhaps Fatally %iniurea
in Malice Near Montezuma.

Montezuma, Ia, Oct. 1S.-As a re-
suit Of trying to separate two fighting
men, James Hope, who resides south
west of the city, was severely injured
Saturday night. The ARRAY took place
at Spring Creek. Tom Hockridge and
a man named Caldwell were engaged
in a terrific fight, and Hockridge, who
was apparently getting the worst Of
it, called on his friend Hope to help
him out.
AS Hope was about to do so, Caldwell
made a vicious slash at him with an
open knife, severely wounding him
near the heart. A number Of stitches
had to be taken, as the cut was only
one-fourth Of an inch above the heart.
1t is thought now that Hope will re-
oVe Caldwells brother was present
at the fight with a drawn revolver, and
caused great CONSERVATION among the
crowd by his angry threats. He was
ultimately arrested, but the assailant
of Hope managed to escape and so far
has not been caught.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Lacrosse, Wis.-Crazed by highway rob-
berry in which ne was the victim, Peter
Jorten, 70 years old, a wealthy land owner
of Blair, Wis, committed suicide by hang
ing Yesterday. Jorten was held up and
robbed by a trio Of bandits September 80,
In the busiest section of the city.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Dayton, Ozone of ohio's wealthiest
heiresses Miss Ada Sorg, has been cap
tured by Captain Pierre Drouiilard of the
United States army, and, according to an
nouncement made today, the wedding has
been set for November l.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-10-19

Calcutta-D.R Smith, an American dem
fist. who has practiccd his profession IN
Calcutta for some years, has been sum-
moned to Calub to attend the ameer Of
~Afghanistan. His fee for this service is
70 600 rupees $3.50, in addition to his ex-
penses to and from the ameer's capital.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01

DR.. Pennington was a passen-
ger for Grand Island Wednesday.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01
TT ~ : = =" ~
Killed In A Runaway.

2 The, Galloway Queen gives the
following account of sad acct
dent of which we made a local
last week:
Last Sunday morning John
Nansel, father of the deceased,
started for the home of Godfrey
Nansel for the purpose of bring
ing home two loads of corn. The
father was driving the head team
with a calf tied in the wagon,
while the boy was driving the
rear team. While thus engaged
the calf commenced struggling to
get up, frightening the team
which the boy was driv ng, and
the boy being unable to control
them runaway was the result.
In the run one of the tugs be-
came unlocked, letting the wag-
on tongue drop to the ground.
BY the tongue running into the
ground, the wagon was ovcrturn-
ed, the unfortunate lad falling be-
meath, and being dragged for a
considerable distance, and receiv-
ing injuries from which he died
few hours later.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01

~" iuemhers' of Co, NJ. IN
uuu"riu mi The iIignl1nder-
D oui ,n t"e,r costume were ~
the procession.
At 2:30 the Auditorium of the
Nj, F." church was we'll filled to
witness the concluding exercises.
Hon. w. h. Akers of Alliance de-
liyered the address, which was
complete with historic fact,
emulation aud logic, His appeal
to his comrades to place their
trust in the Savior before the
last roll call was timely and most
admiralty put. 90
lis address throughout was of
high order and highly compli-
meuted by all. y
1t was a day long to be remem-
bersd by those who participated.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01
"rnnlrnde.n

AS a fitting concja,ion - q
pttrl"ti, u,co.icr, luv Dia> CT
"COmradea' gwen at the opera
house by local talent on the night
of Decoration Day, filled the bill
and gave splendid satisfaction to
an immense audience composed of
towns people, veterans and repre-
SentatlveS from almost every part
OF the county. Seldom, if ever.
has there been more complete
amateur theatrical perform tncc
given IN this city. The play it.
self, is IA fine, thrilling story, well
told; brimiull of interesting sit
uations and clean dialogue; and
produced as it was by this aggre-
cation of local stars, each one
thoroughly adapted to his or her
part, 1t reached height of per-
lection that could hardly have
been improved upon by a pro-
iessional company. Miss Edith
Stevens looked and acted charm
lngl y in the character of Bessie
Bradley. Mrs. Harry Is2ard gave
a dignified condition of May
Manning's character, Miss Lin
cola Groat in the role of Nancy
Nipper, was very entertaining
and amusing. Elton Palmer as
Roy Manning, was good. with
big G.; he never tagged for
moment i'll the dignilied role of
the younger veteran. Dean Hol-
comb as Marcus Graves filled the
part admirably and charmed the
audience with his rich baritone
voice in a couple of we'll selected
songs between acts second and
third. Ross Pickett is a born
comedian, of the Sol Smith Rus
sell variety, and in the character
OF Simon Stone, put the audience
on broad grin every time he
showed his face out OF an entrance
he character of Matt Wlnsor,
the tramp veteran, was taken by
Harry ls2ard. This is probably |
the most difficult part in the play;
but the artistic manner IN which
the gentleman han lied the char
acter, together with his realistic
drunken scenes, came very near
the professional line. Another
big feature of the performance
was the excellent music rendered
between acts by the Broken Bow
Junior Orchestra, an organiza
tion that the city can we'll be
proud off, and composed Of the
following well known local music |
ians: Paul Humphrey, Fred |
Hayes, Bert Quigley, Fay Thorpe, |
Jules Simonson, Chas. Robinson |
ard Alphonso Pool. Where all |
did so we'll, it is hard to show |
lavoritism; suffice to say, it was |
a fine entertainment, and reflects
20 small credit upon the amateur
talent of the city.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01
Decoration Day.

Decoration Day was iittiugly
observed here the 3Oth, the pro-
gram as published being carried
ont.
a procession was formed at
the southeast corner of the
Realty Block, about 10 a. m. and
proceeded to the cemetery where
the graves of the departed COM
rades were decorated with flow
ers. as we'll as graves OF many
others were remembered by their
friends.
The beautiful ritualistic cere-
mony of the G.. A. Il. was observ-
ed at the cemetery.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01
Farmers Elevator at Lodi.

MI. c. Vincent assisted by
James Butler of Kansas address,
ed a meeting of Lodi farmers last
Friday at $50 a. III. Although
the weather was bad, the farmers
were in from over 10 miles on the
Redfern table and met the train
on its arrival. No time was
wasted but short talks aud point
ed ones were made by both the
visitors, after which $ll00 was
quickly subscribed and an organ
ization effected with !. N. Goar
as President of the local branch,
and Hans Kolbo as Secretary.
L. w. Cornish, Oliver Kolbo and
Walter Robertson were chosen as
trustees. The meeting adjourn
ed on the approach of the return
ing train after resolving to double
or tribble the stock subscrip-
tions as quickly as possible.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-06-01

Taylor AGE 90, New Helena.
Nav @5'h G. - g. ii .>tr,,,.
age u, D,r.ha l.. Prouty, aye 10,
both of Broken Bow.
May 18th, Harry NJ. Judklns,
age 10, Mary +. Mars, age 10,
both of Arnold.
May Goth, Luke T.. McCallen,
age %, Etna, Anna Nicholson