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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
AN ENJOYABLE OCCASION
Fourth Quorum of Seventy Does Honor
to Returning Members.

A social reunion Of the officers aud
members Of the Fourth quorum Of
Seventy was held IN the Twenty first
ward assembly rooms last evening,
The han was beautifully decorated
with palms, shrubs, and towering
plants aud presented am exceedingly
pleasing appearance 10 the guests as
they entered About 200 ladies' and
gentlemen were present. including
representatives Of the BIshoprics of
the Tweuty-hrst and Twenty. seventh
wards and Presidents Seymour b.
Young and George Reynolds Of the
First Council Of Seventies. Elder Ben
jamin Goddard acted as master OF
ceremonies, The musical program
consisted Of the following numbers,
Piano duet, Misses Gwendolm Will
liams and Laurindg POultOn, humOr-
Gus reading, Mrs, Alice G. Tuddonham;
solos, Miss Irene Kelly; recitation,
Miss Edna HUI; solo. Miss Annie
owen baritone solo, Mr. Dan Coulam;
solo, Miss Lillian Hudson, soprano
solo, Miss Edna Evans baritone solo,
Mn John ID, owen.
During the evening nm address was
delivered by President Josiah Bur-
of faithful service snont bv ibo folIn,r'
ing members who ara now Ic,vipg tbs
uiIorur having noon chosen for on5i,,-
alton ms Hieh Priests VIZ preeidonts
Nym IL T0rey yyp, II oyyon and
Robert Ayesop and Elders Thon,ag
Mitchell Mark Renrh T. T. Trndson
| Tbon,os FIrmuinr lanes n rnuItou
Thomas Ash Wm. q. Westwool Iyal.
ter " Wiuiaws Nntoro Irodrpbcot
son,r of tboso r,cr,hnr. bgr' n,n,, i,
! tbs nuorrp, fan. o,er Oh yoars ,,,d ,,,ir
proeGnro yyill he cro5tly missed Inn tne
| rouurns and r,tbrrin~s M tho frtnro
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
NOTICES.
Consult County Cork or respective sign
ers tor further Information


In tho District Court for SALT
Lake county State Of Utah, in the mat.
ter Uf the estate and guardianship Of Elm.
est W, ApgIgryn and Elmer Il, ApeIgrou,
Minors, Notice Of Sale OF Real Estate
The undersigned Will sell at private sale
on or after the llth day of May, 1893. the
following real estate located an Blum Dale,
Sait Lake County, Utah;
An undivided two-siNths interest IN all
that piece Of property located I'm Salt
Lake County, state Of Utah, as follows.
beginning ut the southwest corner OF lot
g. In section 10, township south, range /
west, san Lake Meridian, running thence
north lG6j-lO0 chains, more or less, TO a
stone monument, thence east to the west
bank of Jordan River, thence IN south.
Crnly direction along the said bank Of
Jordan River TO the southern line Of said
LOT s. thence west along the south line
Of said lot 10 tho point Of beginning, be-
ing "a piece Of land Il 6i.l)0 chains wide
bounded on the east by the said west
bank Of the Jordan RIVER, ana on the
west by the west line Of said lot 6, cone
tanning ~ uCrcs more or less, aud being
part OF the said lot G, I'm section TO- town
ship and range aforesaid.
Written bids win be received by the
undersigned at the oftlCc Of Harrington ~
Sanford Salt Lake cry Utah, for the
above land
Terms OF sale, no per cent down and the
balance ON confirmation OF sale,
Dated April 18th, 1866
ANNA APELGREN,
Guardian of the Persons and Estates NJ
Ernest W. Apelgren and Elmer r.,
Apelgren, Minors.
Harrington & Sanford Attorneys Atlas
Block, salt Lake city, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
MASS MEETING
ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Congressman John N. Pipcknov
Aud Two Other Men Killed At
Hampstead, Texas.
TROUBLE OVER LOCAL OPTION.
Purpose Of Meeting Was to Petition
Governor 10 Send Rangers to
Enforce the Law.

Hampstead, Tex, April 2i-congrog.
man John NJ. Pinckney and two otbor
men were killed at mass meot,,,
here tonight, called for the purpose %
petitioning the governor to send ang-
ers here to enforce the local option law
D. NJ Brown, a leading lawyer and
prominent antl-prohibltionlst bogsn
the shooting, which became general IN
an instant
DEAD.
]. N, Brown.
Congressman John NJ Pnckney.
Tom PlncmcY brother Of the con.
gresham.
John Mills, leading prohbllonlst
it Is feared, cannot survive the night
Doc Tompldns, private secretary 10
Congressman Pinckney and Rollh
Brown, son Of j. n, Brown, are badly
wounded, but how seriously cannot no
learned. There are many armed men
on the streets tonight, but It Is not ba.
lleyed there viii be any more trouble
The governor has been notified and
will send rangers here.
Late tonight j, H. Mills died from the
wounds he received, lie was a farmer
who had long been prominent In the az.
fairs Of the county
When the trouble began Tompklns,
private secretary 10 Congressman
pinclney, was making % speech TO A
motion, Capt. Brown had the floor,
lie used language which WAS objected
to. and at the same time grasped Tomp.
kns by the coat,
Congressman Pincknoy sprang for.
ward and the shooting began, no one
appearing to know who fired the first
shot though 1t Is said that a kins-
man Of Brown fired, and that Con-
gresham Plnckney was the first to fall,
4 number Of men appeared TO be en-
gagged IN the shooting, and something
like 100 shots were fired
Brown was lawyer who had been
practising here for 20 years.
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IIeber c. Klmhall, PhIneas Young and
others were present. lie traced the
growth Of the quorum since that time
and In closing recited beautiful poem
ON THE Masters Coming" and COM
mended the forcible lesson contained
therein to the consideration OF the
members.
Dainty refreshments were suisse
quenuy served and the remainder Of
the evening was spent I'm social chats
and "reminiscences eulivened with
toasts by Presidents George Reynolds,
Seymour b. Young, Bishop NJ. s.
Woolley Alexander Lyon, j, p. Nell
strip and IA. j. Foulger
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
BUSINESS NOTES.

The Hamilton Fort Field Reservoir &
Irrigation company OF Hamilton, Iron
county, filed a copy Of It's articles Of IN
corporal ton In the secretary of states
Office today Its capital stock is $4,000,
divided into shares Of the par value OF
81 each. Il. w, Middleton Is president;
Priscilla Uric. vice president; L, II.
Brown, secretary ANA treasurer.
Today's local bank clearings amount
ed to 1854. 1913, as against $ilS ASI A6
for the same day last year
The Salt Lake banks are subscribing
TO the Western Pacific bonds, an eW.
dcnce of faith at home in the great en-.
terprIse.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
FREE ORANGES
Salt Lake Route Has strenuous Times
Ahead Hero Next Week

The Fruit Growers Association OF
Southern California, with commendable
enterprise, Is shipping several dozen
boxes Of oranges 20 Salt Lake for free
distribution, as a means Of advertising
the salt Lake Route. 10 IS proposed 10
give each caller'at the san Pedro ticket
office on Second South an orange As
no riot call boxes connected with tho
police station have been installed TO
date the distribution viii be watched
with interest, especially II It occurs on
saturday, when all the schoolchildren
win be available for the grand on.
glaught At the hest there are strenu-
Gus times ahead Of District Freight and
Passenger Agent j, i, Moore and as
socates while those oranges last. IN
addition TO this feature the front of the
local ticket Office is to be decorated
with orange trees, palms and pepper
trees IN tubs fruits and cereals, n
large stuffed specimen Of tho famous
dying tuna and a collection OF curlos
from Catalina island.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
CONF PROMISE IN
SCHETTLER CASE.

For many months It has been ru-
mored that compromise proceedings
were under way I'm the case of b. II,
Schettler eX-banker, that would bring
about a settlement Of the difficulties
into which the bank has been plunged
since its failure. Today IT was learned
that at last the propositions have
reached definite basis and that nego-
tations are under way looking 10 an
early settlement Of the entire matter
\ proposition made to Mr.. Schettler
awaits his acceptance, and he has
practically agreed It Is stated, to ac-
cept II provided he can raise the nee
essary funds. The proposition is that
Schettler use the banks assets and the
properly in litigation, as security for a
loan Of sufficient money to pay 30 cents
ON the dollar to depostors, this to be
net and Schettler to stand all ex-
penses. In return the deposItors agree
to give receipts in fun for settlement
on this basis TO dismiss the civil suits.
~ AFllbIN llbll lldllNlllk NllllhlNl
suits against the two Schettler boys.
who with their father are said to have
taken deposits after the bank was i'm
solvent. and TO remain inactive I'm re-
gard TO the criminal suits already
planted against the cX-bauker.
The compromise case Is not being
handled through the attorneys on either
side, but has been worked by deposit
ors, and taken up directly with Mr..
Schettler. David Hlrsche, whose par
ents lost heavily I'm the case, has spent
the past few weeks IN Salt Lake work.
ing for q settlement. II have" he stat
cd to the "News" this afternoon, when
asked for n statement, secured the
promise Of most Of the heavy creditors
to agree 10 a settlement on the above
asis, and from the opinion expressed
by Mr. Schettler, am hopeful that re-
suits will he reached very shortly"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
CASE DISMISSED.
Action on Cattle Contract Settled by
stipulation.

Judge Rltchie today dismissed the
case Of Wells-Fargo & co., against
Henry g. Rand and Haley & Saunders
By stipulation the same having been
settled out OF court The court ordered
the receiver George NJ. Downey, to pay
20 plaintiff all the funds I'm his hands
as such receiver and that upon such
payment his bondsmen viii be released
and he viii be discharged from further
liability I'm the case.
The action involved tho possession of
q warrant from the United State for
about $4,000 due Rand on a cattle
transaction with the government
Plaintiff claimed that 1t advanced de-
fonlant sufficient funds with which TO
carry out his contract and that the
money had not been paid, A receiver
was accordingly appointed 10 take
charge Of the warrant and collect the
same.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
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C. & N. W. TO BUILD.
work to start on Extension 20 Lander,
Wyo., Shortly,

Especial to the "News.O
Casper, Wyo., April 25-Information
has been received here to- the effect that
the Chicago & Northwestern will short
" begin to deliver material and sup
plies here for the extension Of the road
from Casper to Lander The announce
mcnt is also received that actual con-
structon work win begin not later
than June b. and the line will be cont
pleted to Lander I'm time for the OPEN
ing Of the wind River Indian reserya-
tlon on June l. 1906. Fitzpatrick Bros.
& Collins. who have the contract for
the grading, have advertised for men
and teams for the work.
The road Will probably be built as the
Wyoming State Railway, Of which eX-
Governor Fennimore Chatterton Is the
president.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
o. s. L. DOUBLE TRACK CASE.
Mrs. Butterworth and Other West sdo
Residents Testify

Judge Morse was again occupied with
the hearing Of the order 10 show cause
part Of yesterday IN the case OF Alec
Buttcrworth aud other Third West
street property owners, against the
Oregon Short Line Railroad company,
Mrs Butterworth, s, y, Hamcr G.
II, Plant Fred Brown, u. X. Thomas,
J. H. Davis and S. II. Love were on the
witness stand yesterday and testified aB
TO the damage TO property caused By
the operation Of the railroad on that
street Some Of them said that the
trains killed chickens, Jared the houses
and kept women awake all night walk
ing the floor with their babies, The
further hearing on the matter was con-
tiuued until May /,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
Wyoming Wool Sales.

Rl'Nlul WI N'l'Nll'ANNA''
Cheyenne, Wyo,, April 23.-John NJ.
Hench Of Casper has sold his individual
wool clip TO a Boston house for % cents
per pound this being the highest price
paid I'm Wyming this year, II is be-
leyed that before an OF the Wyoming
wool Is disposed Of price In excess OF
"a cents viii have been paid for a Wyo-
ming clin The best price for a large
clip yet paid IN the state Is 81 cents
for the Cosgrf Bros WOOL which viii
aggregate over three-quarters Of mill
Hon pounds
United states Marshal e. A. Hadsell
yesterday sold his wool to an eastern
firm for 20 cents per pound Mr.. Had
sell ranges about 1900 sheep north
Of Rawlins and viii gather about 100. o.
900 pounds Of wool He sold his 1904
cir for IA cents a gang OF men is
now shearng the Hadsel sheep.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25

SUMMERHAYS April ~, 1895, aged y
years jennie N Summerhays daughter
Of JOS W. and Sarah Burnett Summer
hays
Funeral at the Forest Dale meeting.
house. Thursday April g. az p ~
Friends Invited The remains may be
viewed at the family residence. 2iN south
Eight East from II TO 70 a, M the same
day,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
Suit for Child's Board.

An attachment suit has been filed I'm
the district court by Louisa Rhodes
against Robert T. Allen TO recover $i2O
alleged to be due for the board and
maintenance Of Edward f. Allen, tho
S-year-old son Of defendant from Nov
-, 1901, up to the present time, The
attachment Is based on the fact that
defendant Is nonresident OF this
state
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
PAID FEE FOR DIVORCE.
Resclnded neerce Again Granted by
ImdRe ArmstrOnR.

The filing fee In the divorce case Of
Nellie Trembling against Arthur f.
Trembling was paid to the clerk Of the
district court today, and the complaint
was accordingly filed. The attorney
then appeared before Judge Armstrong
and again secured a decree In favor Of
plaintiff ln the case. A decree was rem
dercj In the case on Saturday but was
set aside yesterday by Judge Armstrong
because the fees We're not paid The
decree was rendered on the grounds Of
habitual drunkenness and failure to
support
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25

CHIDESTER.-At 81, George Utah. April
49, 1905, Of pneumonia, after an i'l7esi
OF Is days, Sarah j. Chidcster beloved
daughter Of George and Sarah A. Casio,
Of Sallna, Utah, horn Dee q 49, She
was u dutiful child, a loving wife AMI
church. She leaves four little children
sorrowing husband, parents Orothr
sisters. and numerous friends 10 mourn
her loss,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
EDW. LYMAN SHORT.
General Solicitor
cITY ATTnRNEY,s KEPLY.


March 81, le0n' Mr. EDWARD Lyman
short. General Solicitor Mutual Life In
Surance Co., New YORK 'Ny. New YORK
Dear Sir--luur letter or me -Oth lns,,
came duly to hand and would nave Oeen
! answered sooner but nave been walt
! ing for some DEVELOPMENTS which ma
| terlaily tend TO Simplify the situation
| with regard TO the ISSUANCE Oh the city
| bonds,
| since writing You the city council ana
! the Titan Light " railway company
| have practically reached AN agreement
| by which the city VIII become posses
| ed Of the water rights and easements
| necessary TO enable 10 10 carry out It's
| proposed plan. The matter VIII prob
| ably be consummated Within a very
| few days Besides, ] ma, upon cafetul
| examination or the authorities lhat our
| statute on the subject or eminent DO
| main Is suitelent to enable US TO con-
! denim such properly as may be neees-
sary for the accomplishment Of our
| purpose, ms appears from the enclosed
| brief on that subject
| Your former letter reached me Just as
| ] was leaving the city and In the haste
| Of making reply ! did not fully explain
the situation ms to oar present water
works system and the proposed I'M
| provement thereof when l think mas
an important bearing on the legal CUES
lions involved.
The present waterworks system NJ
Salt Lake city which Is owned and
| controlled by the municipality, em-
braces several large and substantial
| reservoirs, a concrete masonry cons
! dult about FIVE miles long, 1850 miles of
pipe 1900 valves, llbO hydrants and It's
present estimated value is NiI7l52.
Through this system the present pop
81 IL D tftH 10. "a
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sarlly be the use to which tho money
VIII be applied, and naturally n the
city cannot obtain the water In accord
aucc with the present plans, some other
method 10 accomplish the same purpose
VIII have 20 DE pursued
10 appears therefore that the whole
Cottonwood plan may have 10 be- aban-
dunpi and the voters only authorized
the bond, for the purpose Of carrying
out the Cottonwood plan, The bonds
therefore, arc certainly not legal for
any other purpose, II the Cottonwood
plan Is finally abandoned, how can the
proceeds Of the bonds be used Tor any
other water supply by any other meth-
oar They certainly could not be be-
cause no such authority was given by
the voters. The bonded Indebtedness
would therefore have been Incurred for
"a purpose not authorized by the voters.
/ do not see how the bonds could actu-
ally be Issued, money paid TO the city
and the city become liable for the In
terest merely by some use OF the pro-
ceeds OF the bonds,
/ thought at first that possibly the
question connected with the issue OF the
water bonds might be divorced from
sewer bonds. but ! find that the CONF
mlttee In making its report 10 the city
Vu'Nii vi '"'t l.oNN ~ w." w
the sewer as follows;
TINS cannot be properly accomplish
cd win me present lnadequote supply
OF wafer Dut, When lne Supply Is M
creased as Gontemplated by thlS re-
made for the construction Of a sewer
system tor inc rover plrt o. we cllg,
whi,n previous S5'llla'sS Oh t ,lG o G6l'g
enblneei sno" VIII cost ABOUT Sl9o'uOl.
rms lnuicates' as a maller OF Iacl,
we coilsll uclIon Vl llle s,"ot sEs'yii IN
uVpenuoGt upon tue Wa'g. suPp'E peluB
.,lyIeSsed uS p'Vpostu, II "uulu Srylu'
lHCteloIe tnal We Two quta,!uua SUI
llIlta 10 the voters are SO lInNod ,u-
s'lHer NAV u one iS'la VI .luls oul
we other must so ln'l lIlg H.Nvi pouuS
s,aIu IN tne same u"'e'l"'h poS'''o'' 40
u'e Walet pohus, 49,. ..,..-,....
It.eIe ~ toiug 70 .'esc .'.Dl y,
nut u IL lnlposslDIe Tor ihe company 20
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
GEORGE GElGER RESIGNS
Assistant Superintendent Of r,
G. w. Goes to Cincinnati Mayt,

George Gelger, assistant SUI
perintendent Of the Rio Grande
Western, yesterday handed in
his resignation to Gen. Supt
Welby, effective May I, Mr.
Geiger on that date goes 10 Gin
cinnati as division superlntend-
ent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton, under j, A, Edison
During the two years he has
been in Salt Lake Mr.. Geiger has
made friends both socially and
among the traiumen, who regard
him as an exceptionally bright
and up-to-date operating oll-
cial. Prior to coming to the Rio
Grande Mr. Gelger was for seven
years with the Coz on Belt road
and subsequently three years
with the Kansas city Southern.
His successor here has not been
; appointed, as the resignation
came so suddenly and nothing
, could be done until the return Of
. Mr. Welby from Denver.
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DIED..

DOW. AT Hamilton, ontario. Canada.
April 10, 1905, Mary Dow. aged 60 year,
The deceased was formerly Of IN.
North London branch, and emWalel
the mother OF Mrs, John Frankand VI
Salt Lake CITY.
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Closing quotations today as re.
ported by the Brokerage e Finance
Co, successors 20 Hudson Sons Coz
brokers. were:
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SPIKE AND Rail

Ballastlng operations on an extensive
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-25
B0ST0N MARKET.

Observation-Disclosures
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Six Mile SiZzIinus.

Hurrah for Six Mile! She is on
a boom again.
Mr.. julie Durham. who has been
gone to the west about five years,
has como back and IS building
more to his house. Look out, girls,
I think no will need cook next.
The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Chapman died January Both,
and was buried tho day following
at Six Mile church.
The health Of our community is
not very good at present. There
are lot of colds, especially among
children.
I was sorry that tho snow was so
light. We poor fellows did not
get to catch any rabbits.
The good people of the commun-
ity are very busy building Jake
Merck another house at the same
place where the other was burr ed.
W. M. Hammond, the photo
graph man, who has been at work
here, has moved to another stand
in the Bolding settlement.
goodbye. G.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
MAYNARD MUSINGS.

Mr.. fl. E. Null, an ngod citizen,
died Of paralysis on the 3rd inst.
and was buried on the following day
at Mt. Tabor church. He leaves a
wife and several children to mourn
his death.
Mrs. w. A. Rains is very sick with
grippe. DR.. r. j. Gilliland is attend.
ing her.
Miss Anna Hill, who has boen very
sick, is improving.
Messrs John Looper and Joe
Acker Of Easloy are visiting relatives
in this community.
Miss Alice Davis of Easley visited
fricnes and relatives here last week.
Mrs. Oscar McNabb, of Green Vile
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. ". W. T. Bright, returned
homo Saturday.
An enjoyable pound supper was
gwen at the residence Of AIR. anG
Mrs. ~. j. Loopcr on the 4th inst.
Faith.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Liberty Locals.

Liberty, S. c., Feb. 6, 19O5.-We
IRE having genuine old time white
winter with rain, sloet, snow and ice,
ail combined, with temperature suffi-
ciently cold to keep it. During the
Inst cold wave that struck us mercury
dropped TO nine, the lowest this sea.
sou here.
VIM. Mcdonald, q well known Cit
izen Of this county, died here the
29th OF January, after lingering
illness Of several months. He was
buried at Central the 3Oth ult.
Mrs. JoCo Smith died at her home
two miles east of here the 3Oth ult..
after a lingering illness. Her re.
mains were laid to rest at The Ruha
nah cemetery the day following.
There are several cases of Iagrippe
in our midst.
We are having large school hero,
overtaxing the school rooms, and
there is talk of building a new school
building more in keeping with the
needs and growth Of our town.
There has beon practically no
plowing done since November, and
some of the farmers are getting a
little anxious. Before this time last
year the farmers were hauling guano
by the carload. There is none either
coming in or going out now. Guano
is higher and cotton is lowor, and
most of the farmers have some cot
ton to spare at 10 cents a pound,
where they have taken care Of it, but
some will not bring that after this
snow and ice melts on it and soaks
in. Farmers should take os good
care of their cotton rs they do their
corn, wheat, oats, etc. Whv not?
AS the sun, moon and stars have
not shono but few nights this
month, the groand hog had to have
a torch to make shadow. c..
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Six Mile Sketches

Crowded out Last Week.
The health OF this community is
very good at present.
We are sorry to report that the
dwelling house and the entire con-
tents occupied by Mr.. Jake Merck
was destroyed by fire Oh Jan. 25th.
Mrs. Merck had gone out to teed
the hogs when a broom caught fire
and before she could reach the
house the fire had made such rapid
headway that it was beyond con-
troll. She received some severe
burns on her hands while trying to
save a few of their things. This
falls heavy on Mr.. Merck and we
trust that the neighborhood at
large will take the matter up and
help to place him IN position to
resume housekeeping in a few
days.
Bost Wishor to the Sentinel.
Journal and readers. 8 G..