The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-11-17

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Newport. r. I.-Robert c. Cottrell,
republican, defeated P. j. Boyle, demo-
crat, by a majority of SO. Boyle has
been mayor of Newport for thirteen
terms, and was considered invinoible.
Canton, O.-Theodore Klinker. night
Waterman at the Canton %pcstotiice,
letters contributing to the Mckinley
monument fund, has been held to APP
pear for trial.
Arcola, Ill.-Fourteen young women
of the Baptist church husked ti;ty-four
bushels of o in one hour and TWEEN
ty minutes. The grain. which was
given them, was sold at 10 cents per
bushel above the market price.
Belle Fourche, S. D.-Georgc Wool
ston. who disappeared twenty years
ago, whe but 3 years old, has suddenly
reappeared at his father's homo and
found a legacy of $40, 500 from his
grandmother awaiting him.
East ST. Louis, Ill.-To a v the fife
OF her 2-year-old child, Mrs. Mollie
Finch, 81 years old. sprang in 'front.' OF
Inc lI6DesS SNpl GSS III SlIS lloA louiI
tain railroad, giving her own life but
rescuing the boy, who was only slight
ly injured. Her body vas literally cut
in pieces.
St. Louis, Mo.--Jasper Gompers, while
waiting for a street car, sat down on
a barrel of tar and fell asleep. When
he aWoke. two or three hours later, his
body had become submerged in the
.%jal1,x c,,hctopno On far that no en1111
not release himself. He was compelled
to remain in that predicament until.
morning, when the workmen came II
chopped him out with an ak.
Arenas. Spain.-An apparatus called
the telekino was successfully demon
strated here by it's inventor. Torres
Suvedo. By the use of a Marconi ap-
paratus the telekinO directed the "
ments of an empty motor launch in any
direction, starting and stopping the ma
chinery Inc guiding the rudder. The
apparatus may be used for unnamed
Hfeboats, submarine to%rpedoes and air
ships.
Mentone. Minn.-Rodney Clifford has
a habit Of rubbing his head when he
works. On a very warm day last sum-
mer he was employed to clean up a
furnace room which was filled with
Woo ashes. The p~erspiration on his
hands. mixed with the ashes. formed a
I've, which, when he rubbed his head,
according to habit. poisoned the hair,
and now Mr.. Clifford is as bald as an
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Monroe, Ind.-Because there are sew.
enty-two widows in this village, which
barely has q population Of 800, marry
ing has been tabooed by the marriage
able young men, and they have formed
a club whose motto is Marry a Mon
roe girl and order YOU coffin" This
is the result of statistics which show
that those who we'd outside of the town
live to a ripe old age, while young men
who select local brides fill early graves.
New York.-Luncheon wagons from
which hot coffee n sandwiches were
sold for 5 cents were operated Tuesday
by the members of the Women's Mu-
nicipal league for the particular benefit
of the Jerome watchers at the polls and
incidentally for all Watchers. The wom-
en- did a fine business, eve if they lost
money, for they sold more than ~, 900
sandwiches and more than 3,375 gallons
of coffee at the polling places during
the day. ..
Chicago, nl.-Carl p. Swartz. a COM
mercial traveller, fell i'll n died at a
little hotel in Minneapolis. His remains
were shipped home by express. Arriv-
ing in Chicago. where preparations had
been made for the funeral, the lid was
taken from the coffin to give his wife
and relatives a last look at his remains.
While they were weeping round him
he opened his eyes and sat up. The
family rushed from the room in fright.
except an uncle, h is a physician.
He remained and lifted Cuynu+ 60
the coffin.
Denver, Colo.-Living happily in her
home at Elizabeth. Colo, Minnie T..
Schumacher was persuaded by JJlrich
Schumacher, a farmer, to try the life
Of a farmers wife. She spent the
honeymoon as a common laborer in
the hay field. Shit bore this until a
Sunday came, and then rebeI;ed. She
had been reared by Christian parents.
who had taught here it was wrong to
labor unnecessarily on Sunday. This
angered her husband. according To the
complaint, and he called her names.
Now h sues for divorce and alimony.
st. Louis. Mo.-Johm Dewberry. a ga.
loonkeeper. Who died some years ago.
she appeared in the saloon formerly
owned by her husband and asked per
mission to visit the back room. Going
to a dark corner of a closet that had not
been used for years. she lifted a loose
board from the hoor Inc found a can
vas bag containing a large number Of
$40 gold pieces. Mrs. Dewberry ex-
planned that in a dream her nd
told her where the none was con-
cealed and advised her to go and get 1t.
Farmstead, Conn.-Frederick Staples.
being superstitious, carried the left
hind DOT Of a rabbit. shot in a ceme-
terry on Friday, the 18th Of the month.
at midnight. by the dark OF the moon.
His wife, while going through his
pockets n night. felt something soft
and furry. She thought it was a mouse,
and gave a shrek and a jump. She
slipped on the polished floor and broke
her hip bon The doctors and nurses
bill amounted to $3.50. Mrs. Staples was
confined to her bed for nearly two
months, and her husband had to hire
a woman to do the housework during
that time.
Coolville, Jtah-Miss Priscilla Leyter
dislocated her jaw while engaged in a
debate at the Utah Federation of Wom-
ems cll1hs over the Dropriefv of ox,.I1