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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
S+rip Naked on Ice Eloe.

Some idea of the daily pcrils sur
bounding the life of the Labrador seal
AZ may be gained from the following
extract of an article ION the lFloes With
\ Hair Sealer," by p. II. Mctiiath. i'm
Tho December Technical World Maya
zine:
When besicsed by storms. bclated
by fogs. or bcnumbed by frosts. their
splendid physique stands them in good
stead, for they can endure hardShps
under which almost amy other mon
would succumb. but they must labor
without ccasimg or become chilled and
helpless, as they have to go lightly clad
50 that they may not be numbered in
their progress over the hocs. When
they fall through the ice and are inn
nerscd. they strip naked on the ice
and wiring the water from their drip
ping garments. looming these again
then and trusting to tho natural heat
of the body To complete the process.
When a blizzard besetS them they COLI
trivc shelters oil blocks Of ice where
possible on cover themselves il th1y
can. With freshly killed seals. TIN" IN
hrrcnt Warmth of which helps To pre-
serve thGir cXt"Cmiiies against tho
deat,iy Prostitute, II neither cNpedienl
is ivailahe they simply face the ordeal
as best they csil. EXERCISING themselves
constantly to Keep themselves in 4
GLOW. for with ret or exhaustion comes
The deadly Stupor that is the special
dread Of all arctic travellers Til. slccn
from which they mover wake.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

happy celnhinatic of inst the
FIGHT proportion of each OF t,ic roots
of several Indigenous, or native. me
dicinal pl1nlS. or rather oil the actiNe
me,lirinal principles slSinlnlly extract
ed ,hclcirom hs tho use Of chemically
pure 9lyrcrine of just the RIGHT.
strength constitutes l,r. I'ierce's r.,
yoriie Prescription for the cure of
weak invalid ,.rlln-down, ovcrwofiSea
women. Mann years ago, l)r. Pierce
discovered that chemically pure .lNeei+
inc. OF proper strength. is II far better
solvent and prcScrVatiN" ut' the me
tlicinal principles found in our ill-
di.,nouS or native aliriuai pl;uiiS
than is alcohol HclieN lng. as he does.
tlil1 The use of alcohol, even in small
portions. If ION. continued. works
great harm 10 The human system. he
determined mol Ia employ this cont
monly used agent in making his mr,li-
ciaos. bul 10 use pure. doubt, refined
elyrcinc instead, NOW .lyecrirc is
moi only perfectly harmless but pos
Scssc> intrinsic medicinal properties,
benz. y most valuable ,lc;mlccnt. SOL
vent. nnlri!ivc and anti-frlnrlit !>ine"
they are alcoholic. llr lirrcc's
Family Medicines bclom4 {" y clasS all
by themselves. 'ii'y Az neither pat
chi nor secret medicines Their in@rc-
dents are printed in PLAIN English,
on each ,otile wrapper
Will, l,r. i'itrce's medicines yon
don't h;ivn 10 pin yo'lr faith wholly 10
what ,iaeli' manufacturers says of
their curative potency as with other
medicines. lDr. lFierrc's medicines have
q record Of nearly forty years OF cures
behind Them. embracing many hun
dretls of thousands of bad cases re-
stored To health and happiness.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
SHOCKING TRAGEDY OF
! PRETTY SHELDON GIRL
Jennie M. Garden Dies After
Heroic Sacrifices on Part
Of Her Friends.
WAS LITERALLY scALPED
Accident Is Followed by Extended Skin
Grating Operation Which Fails
After Success Is Seemingly
Assured.
WAS LITERALLY scALPED

Sheldon, Ia. NOV. -. Followed to The
grave by the most extensive funeral
procession OBrien county has ever
known, many members OF Which had
sacrificed pieces OF their own skin ia
the hope of preserving her life after an
accident of such a horrifyng nature
as 10 give the entire community a
shock from which it has not yet fully
recovered, the body of Jennie Nj Car
den was inferred at Sheldon Novem-
Der T.
1t was on August 2, slightly over three
months before that the sirl had been
seen TO emerge from the office of The
Sheldon Daily sun her head covered
with blood her scalp hanging from the
back of her neck. her hair dragging Il
bloody trail behind, and run wildly
through the main business street OF the
town. screaming at the top of her voice
She was pursued by half the en-
ployeS of the sun Office in II vain en-
deavor to overhaul her. Some swooned
upon viewing the gruesome spectacle
After tr;iversing more than two blocks
the horrible procession WAS terrified by
u citizen who seized the pain-craZed
girl and conveyed her to II surgeon
office, Where an alaeStllctic WAS nd
ministercd and her suffering WAS tenn
porarily relieved.
Story of the Tragedy.
Jennie Garden was one of the moss
beautiful, most loveahle and easily The
NEST popular girl in sheldon. Whel
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Sun. has written the following account

Sun. has written the following account
OF the tragedy:
In the composing room of the Shell
don Sun came one morning in June y
black-eyed little slip pf II girl With Il
smiling face. neatly dressed about 20
years of age. That girl was Jennie NJ.
Garden, daughter of 4 well-to-do
farmer near BoNden. Every one in
the room seemed to take TO her and
two minutes afterwand she WAS sitting
on IL stool before one of the cases sci
ting type. The ripping laughter that
weled from her lips. her irish wit. her
French huinor (she WAS half French,
half lrish). her cute sayings about
people and things in general, made her
a general favorite, liked by all, loved
by many.
"one day. it was the 81 of August
she complained of {. sort of depression,
as il something terrible WAS going to
happen. Still, she was not OF the stun
to give way to II feeling like that. soon
she was her own self again, and the
day passed With work and fun as usual
Six o'clock came, the forms We're ON
the press and soon the great machine
WAS vibrating and in fun sped. Tn"
pressfeeder WAS feeding his hest, and
\ Jennie Cardin came into The press
room 10 wash her hands. Her work
MIS- cone for the day.
| Now Jennie one OF t,lcs" dams Nell
nun YOU on to this job iosinsiy said
4 the ,,fessman and in loss than no tila"
she jpmp,d on the bon platform back
of The feeder
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

heavy barkaehcs and nay general
health was affected wli"n | began us
ing thcm. My feet We're swollen. my
eyes puiicd. and dizzy spells We're fre.
aueni Kidney action was IRREGULAR
Nnd the secrctopS highly colorcd. To
day, however, am !; We'll woman, ard
am confident tleat Doans kidney
Pills have made me 50, and are Keep
ing mc we'll"
Sold hy all dealers 30 cents box
Eoster Nlilburu Co, Hn|lalo. y y.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Or Dutch Waters.

From the Chicago News.
II can think of no more rcposeful
holiday" says a writer, than to step
on board of one of those barges wedgcd
together in Rotterdam canal and,
never lifting finger to alter the nat
ural course of events-to accelerate or
diyert-be carried by it TO. say Har-
Iingen, in Eiesland. Between the
meadows: under the noses of great
black and white COWS; past herons fish
ing in the rushes; through little VIII
lagos with dazzling milk cans being
secured on the banks and the good
wives washing and the saturnine smok-
hrs In black velvet slippers passing
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
FAN DAVIS in the Country.

WHY 20 10 the country in lin" he., o. The
carly harvest when tho sun is dlsell'iling
u" earth i'll ihc process of development
Wait Till tho fail, when ihc lal,dse'tpe and
forests are ii tle b.tt!tN oi their d@',s,N
when tn" roc ming soil is rostfu ard nm
rank, Tho trees and grass IN the l'irlMl''s-
OF their maturity aud the ailMosnh"i'
s.oincss, steady and mildlA braDina
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
%f5f MI! 7Fa4Ai5 Q l 9Ily9 'II. siio Faa
CaMNot IA b eQuaI!ce. an aCN p..ca.

a. i. bnr..ia $3.50 shces aase rstlIejr
seiiaut :. Vie, ,s,.z. ilsst. sMear.
.,...iIi,es. ac!os i IL; ss.rEe.t al. OF any IS so
shoe Il. the ~a-!s iI.sy are ,iis, good as
ti.use that COST on T5.VH % ,97.A3 he only
difference is the ;re>. tuuiu take OK mo
riN factory at EruestsF'. q. -S'.. the largest III
tfe world under orc roos 'rak:rg mems inc
shoes. ana show ,cu III ,ltN WIKI which every
pair OF Douglas Shoes u-..llc, yo wo;:iG realize
why W l.. DOUGLAS So, shoes are the best
shoes produced IN tbs 1oril;.
Ii could s'iuw YOU tic Inference between tire
s!,ecs made i. my and t.,oss y o.nsr
makes you ~c,i!a ,:st.sersf.:.d Why Douglas
s.. so slices cost more = tn.isc @iiS ti;ai mold
.heir shape. lit better longer ard are nj
Greater intrinsic value siian any pt!:er $3.50
shoe on the rnar>ct tn s.ls
w. A. fGoneTssss .7g..s3frs5 t:s.arfe Si!ceS for
k7elg, :gg.iTt3y So. So. iseysss .scs,oef &
urcaS :sssces, So, Gts, bssss 81 8, 81 SO
CAUTION -Ins,l umoG hly:!ig " lilaNg-
.as shoes lake no ahs;irilic. N"lpc genuine
without his name and.laiee stamped on bottom,
WANTED 4 shoe ae,li"l.incyef7 town where
y J.. A@ugits Shoes ~ moi SOLD irll Inc VI
sanllles sent fler for IL a,e'i@n lleii request
Aasi 2o'oy igefets usea taev aiH eot heay o,2ssp.
p,iie for Illustrated .,lalng 1T rad sly les.
", Il. 3GUEt.4.s,, Eivc,.tom, M;.ss.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

the surgeon announced that her friends
could preserve her life by contributing
pieces of their cuticle to a sliin-grafling
operation, there We're more than loo
volunteers. Half of them We're accepted
and faithfully submitted to the pain
that attended the removal of thoir own
skin hat ii might be transferred to the
heal of the unfortunate girl That
then sacrifice proved futile III the end
WAS no fault of theirs.
When Miss Garden experienced TN"
fatal accident she MAS employed III thc
sun office, where she diitusel srnsllihs
To all her associates just as SHE was
preparing 10 leave he Office sin" ac-
cepted an Invitations uttered in jest. %
assist in feeding the press she mounted
The platform from which the sheets
were fed into the great cylinder 81 the
press. She no sooner stood Greet cham
her iat black cuils, the envy OF half
The girls in Sheldon. were caught IN lhe
rapidly rotating pulley ;lboNe and ia
AN instant NOR scalp, iaiii aud al WAS
torn from her head
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
TWicE=ToLD TESTIMONY.
Woman Who Has suffered TcsiS
How ro Find Relief.
The thousands of women who suffer
bH,l, achn lnMmlIur llrin;ll.N disorders


and other kidney
ills. will find CON
fort in the words
of Mrs. Jane Far
roll, of tiUti Ocean
Ave. Jersey lily,
y. j who says: II
lcitcratc all | have
said before n
praise of Doan $
Kidney Fills. |
had lmcil lavina
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

~ VIII entirely
of
is to
o II
is ain in suchcas
the in
pment.
the
dbackac
santy relieved
stem, nd is sharule asvaer
headache These
the terM which this
aud s;acacf OF either the Vegetable
Those who
Thousand Druggists
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

Mme PATH appeared as ti,e p,tHcilg,l
Vocalist q, n coilG@.t ~ Caadifi MaloS.
in ala of The citN.i hospii3l /, rcslilea
ne, trlN 10000
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

Spiridion Gopcevic, who lives in Lus-
sinpissolo, has written newspaper ar
ticles and books in nine languages. The
former number 1868.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Black curls Are Caught.

Before anyone kncN wlstt happened
her glossy black curls Mere caught ny
one OF the screws on The quick turn
ing pulley or shaft. n scream, oh.
that scream. it still rcsounds in my
cars So the tortured on the stakes
must have screamed 50 those who were
under treatment, of the 'paine forte 81
lure' of the Spanish inuuisition must
have screamed.
THE Unfortunate girl ran no she
flew through the Office. up The steps.
ON the street. With bleeding SCALP, u
trail OF blood leaving where she had
been.
People on the street tainted, Jennie
WAS trying To run AWAY from herself.
a man took her by the arm, brought
her 10 the office of pr. Giant,nr. The
poor girl waited and waited. ON the
hurry calls; by phoae lpi- Nramm0 came
so came Di'. irock and soon the wounds
were dressed All her HAIR. those soft
,resscs the glory of her lle;iel, had been
torn Off with the scalp,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

Missionaries of the American Metho-
dist church speak no fewer than thir-
ty-seven languages. There are 5000 of
these workers and 100000 Christians
under them,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Inorganic.

a man with crouch most titanic,
Who has aspirations Inorganic,
In a tit of the vapors
Put an ad. in the papers,
And brought ON stock exchange panic.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Orninous.

fson ille l'iiladtl2bla iiffsS.
81. Medley and Miss St4'gae are
acfusiiN to l@ married. CHI
iex, unless he gets seareaI ai4a back.
OFT II makes lil illN8iss every tinln
she mentions he Irousse;;u she g go
Ing ~ Meitr. She pTonnunecs Il 50
innch like 1rousera
Jhcre Is mora '-.ltairf in This sceilqa "
the country tliig All other Diseases pm, to-
sether. and lnil the las, few years was
supposed Ia u. iueuisiblc For y great navy
years 1nttof. pronounced ii Il local disease
and prescribed local ron"dieS, ard by c.,iI-
stantly falling IN cure with local treatmnnf.
pronounced it imcurablc Science has PROV
Ell ciil.rh To he constitutional disease
and therefore requires constitutional :rca;-
ncilf Iiall's caiarrh cnrc. manufactured
by T. j Cheney ~ Co. TGiedo. Ohio. is rho
only constitutional cure on the market. ri
Is taken internally in doses from ~ drops
70 a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces % the system.
they offer one hundred dollars for any case
1t fails to cure. Send for circulars and tcs-
tinonials
Address 4 L. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 7jc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

7Irs. Winsiows SOOTHING SYRUP Tor Children
test hing; softens ting gums, Inflammation ~
ays pain. cures wind collie. Is cent bottle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30
Story Of the Tragedy.

Jennie Garden was one of The most
beautiful most loveable and easily the
NEST popular srl in sheldon. When
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-11-30

These sery sfro1S verds coming
regsakJe Grs,y you pyosS
a,G give fhis grand rensets- frsa57
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
MEDICAL.
DR.. SELMA. q. DoELT2


Marvellous results follow our system OF body
adjustment, and we stand ready to give you
abundant testimony of cures-permanent. cures.
Some cures which have followed Chiropract1c
Adjustment:
Gall stones-Afrs. Math Kauth, 62S Univer-
sity NE. rEy
Heart. Disease Louisa DANES, al
Jefferson st NE.
Heart Disease-Mrs. Louisa DANES, AZ
4th st NE.
Liver Disease-Mrs., Hattie Stow, 40 4th
st NE. - ss'ISs5. IT,
Nervous Debility-Mrs. E. Stein, 261s Lyn'
dale av N.
Constipation-Mrs. X. Hoehnen, 6S7 Spring
st NE. k :
Dropsy-Mrs. c. Perry, 7OS Fillmore st NE
Bladder Trouble-Mrs. Keller, 1410{ Adams
st NE.
Nervous Debility-Mrs. Maggie Trase 71s
25th av NE.
Nervous Debility-Mrs. Anne Rusat, GIT 26th
av N. .-......,. = "a. a....-- :
st.. yitus Dance-A1iss Emile Mulin Hop
St. Vitus Dance-Henriette Reuse, 225 Uni
versity av Me-. ua.
Dyspepsia-Mr James Egan. 919 18th av N
Dyspepsia--Mr. Burns, All Central av NE.
Dyspepsia--Mr. Lenard Lord, VIC, Mimi.
Spleen Enlargement-Nlrs w. Zinsein, Vic.
Mimi. -' 4. ~ -...
sciatic Rheumatism-Mrs w. Borchert, HOS
14th Sc.
Paralysis of Entire Body-Miss Lizzie San
dorf, 1924 10Th av NE.
624 University av Sc.
T. G.. Tel. 1920. 80
Office HOurs-1O a, m, to B D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
Plain Words on
catarrh Cures.
voEGEL1 BROS. DRUG co. IS VIEWS.

Just at this time of the year the
ments Of Catarrh cures of one kind or
another to such an extent that a Journal
reporter opened up talk on the sub
bee 4g WITH a MI Hos Ell Of bbGGgsG B aad
MI. Voegeli, I" every one of them can be
found on sale in our store. But we
cannot guarantee these various RENE
dies; Of course they may be meritorius
as to that we cannot say-we buy
them from the manufacturers and we
certainly would not sell them if we
thought they were in any way n Taass
"there is one Catarrh cure we know all
about, and that Catarrh cure we back
up with our reputation as pharmacists,
and with our bona fide guarantee. That
how Rexall Mucu-Tone is made, what
medicines are used in compounding it,
and the scrupulous care with which it is
manufactured, and we know that it is
an honest meritorious remedy, that has
cured thousands Of chronic sufferers
from Catarrh. @
"The very first dose of. Mucu-Tone
will brace you up, will give you new
strength and hope, will convince you
| that at last you have found medicine
| that goes right to the spot and does
| the work for which it is intended; and
with each succeeding dose you will feel
better and better, stronger and stronger;
You will regain your appetite, will find
yourself eating heartily, and will feel
that your food is doing you good. You
will note an increase Of blood. Your
hands and feet will be warm, instead of
cold and clammy. Your nerves will be-
come steady. You will sleep soundly,
and yosH will get up in the morning
will be thing of the past; and,
besides,' continued Mr.. Voegeli, REX
all Mucu-Tone will accomplish all this
makes m k NO as'o dere99ce Sosf you are
just beginning to feel badly or whether
you have suffered for years say
Mucu-Tone will cure you-just try us
out on this statement. If it does not do
all we have claimed for it, we will i'm
mediately refund your money. You can
get large trial bottle for fifty cents.
Voegeli Bros. Drug Co., corner Henne
pin and Washington avenues, and corner
Seventh street and Nicollet avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
Worry Goes
/: i. To The Stomach
>-rGh - z...5-t ,.4. d.
Tears Down the Little Telegraph Lines
That Operate and Control the
- Digestive Processes.
e. -. - --,a X
How to Repair These Telegraph
'%~ Lines. ,.r. - p.
I VIII Gladly Give Any Stomach Sufferer
I VIII Gladly Give Any Stomach Suffere,
Full Dollars Worth OF My REM
edy Free to Try.

T. ask no :deposit-no reference-no security.
There is nothing to risk-nothing to pay, either
now or later. Any stomach sufferer who does
not know my remedy may have a full dollars
worth free, II he merely writes and asks. =
I willingly make this liberal offer because DR..
Shops Restorative Is not ordinary stomach
remedy. 1t does not, indeed, treat the stomach
itself. 1t goes beyond--it treats the nerves that
control and operate the stomach The nerves
that wear out, and break down, and cause
stomach trouble. For stomach trouble is really
only symptom that there is serious nerve
trouble inside. That is why ordinary remedies
fail. That is why my remedy succeeds. That is
why I can afford to make this offer. -.
Yet do not misunderstood me when say
NERVES" I do not mean the nerves you ordi-
narily think about. / mean the automatic
stomach nerves over which your mind has no
you how the nerves control the stomach, or how
they may be vitalized and restored. When you
write l win send you book which win lin. make
ailing nerves cause all forms of stomach trouble
Indigestion belching, heartburn. insomnia,
t No ns
will do that. No other remedy than DR.. Shops
Restorative even claims to reach these nerves.
What als the stomach nerves? Worry, prob
ably. Mental anguish destroys their tiny t1bers
and tears down the telegraph lines without
which the stomach has no more self control thar
a sponge. Overwork will do it. Irregular
habits viii do it. overeating will do it. Dissi
patton will do tt: But the effect is the same
stomach failure. 49,.
No matter how these nerves became impaired
IL know way to rebuild their strength-tt
restore their vigor. IT. Is a remedy which tool
thirty years Of my life to perfect-a remedy
which is ROW known in more than fifty thous
and communities-in more than million homes
AS DR.. Shops Restorative. -. -
If you have stomach trouble and have never
tried my remedy merely write and ask. will
send you an order on your druggist which he
will accept as gladly as he would accept a dol
lar. He will hand you from his shelves a stand
ard sized bottle Of my prescription, and he vii
send the bill to me. This offer Is made only t.
used the Restorative do not need this evidence
There are NO. condi tons --:no requirements 1t Il
open and frank and faiFf It is the supreme tes
Of my ltmitless belief:r~All thatzI askcyou to d.
is to write-write today. ''' "a "a 80 -
For free order for a Book 1 on Dyspepsia.
full dollar bottle, you Book 2 on the Heart. g
must address DR.. Shoop. Book on the Kidneys
Box 1920 Racine, Wis. Book for Women.
State which book you Book for Men.
want. Book = on rheumatism
Mild cases are often cured with one or two
bottles. For sale at forty thousand drug stores
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
NORTH DAKOTA
LAST FINAL PROOF IN CASS
GOVERNMENT SURRENDERs OWN
ERsH1P TO THE LAST OF ITS
QUARTER SECTIONS IN BIG
COUNTY.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
Fargo, N. D., Jan. PRIMAL proof has been
made on the last quarter section OF land in Cass
county, and this part Of the state is no longer
In touch with frontier life. Fred Martin, Of
Chafee, southwest OF Fargo, filed a timber en-
try on quarter many years ago and after
wards changed it to homestead entry and resid-
ed on the land. This week he appeared before
the landoffice with his witnesses and made his
final proof. All other entries in this county had
been completed some years ago and the officials
were awaiting Mr.. Martins convenience to close
the Cass county books. .t T.. '. ~
Fargo is to entertain the North Dakota Bar
association at its annual session and banquet
in March. This city was decided on at re-
cent meeting Of the executive committee, held
to make some recommendations on legislative
matters. .-s- .t". ri. ~ =
2 Calvin Norman, who has been in Jail here some
time on the charge of forging check to which
was attached the alleged signature Of Contractor
Kennedy, was acquitted by the jury. Norman
is said to have asked several persons to cash
the check while he was intoxicated. No money
was secured on the forgery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
FREIGHT CARS FOR FUEL
Deserted by Train Crew, Passengers
4 Have Rough Experience. -

DEs MONIES, IOWA. Burlington passenger
train from southern Iowa arrived in the city
last night, after being stuck in sllowdrift near
a noe nors me a, ga gaze e 01
curry was down to 20 degrees below zero, the
five women passengers and four children suffered
terribly. i, ,.' ,'.E
Trainmens detached the engine and tender and
went to Norwalk for food and water. 1t was
fifteen hours before they were able to get back
to the train. In the meantime fuel was ex-
hausted in the two passenger. cars. Two men,
L. A. Mortenson Of Davenport and stockman,
kept the fires going in the passenger coach occu-
pied by the Women but could not get the tenn
perature much above freezing. Fences were torn
down with axes from the coach. In despair at
their inability to keep the women and children
warm the men chopped up a freight car which
senger. The car was completely demolished.
1--WE would have burned up the whole freight
train, if it had been necessary to keep a fire,
said Mortenson.
Railway men estimate that $1,000 worth OF
coal stolen from tracks here In the recent
cold snap. The Rock Island. Great Western and
North Western lines were the heaviest losers
Agents Of the various companies reported to the
police that there need be no effort to stop the
stealing. so long as the thermometer, remained
at 20 below zero. Several arrests have beer
made since warmer weather set in.