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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
U. s. ~VlCE.CONSUL KILLED
A Threat, Many Times Repeated,
Finally Executed at Ba-
tOum, Russia.

Batoum, May 22.-W. H. Stuart, the
American vice-consul, was shot and
killed at his country place Sunday
night. The assassin escaped.
Mr.. Stuart was a British subject, and
ms of the largest ship brokers and ex-
porters of Batoum. During the revolu-
tionary troubles of last fall his life
was many times threatened by long
shoremen, and at Christmas a deputa-
ton visited Mr.. Stuart's Office and prac-
tically compelled him to give them
81 500 under the guise of a holiday
gratuity for dock laborers.
[Batoum is a seaport town of Asiatic
Russia, on the st shore OF the Black
sea, four miles north of the mouth of
the ChCruk, a river of Turkish and
Russian Armenia. Its population is
about 5,000.1
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
MISSOURI JUDICIAL
NOMINATIONS

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, May 23.-The
state democratic judicial convention,
Tuesday, nominated Judge A. NJ. Wood
son, of St. Joseph, fer judge of the SUI
preme court, long term (ten years.. and
Walter w. Graves, of Butler. for judge
of the supreme court for the short term
flour years.
The nomination of Woodson was by
reclamation.
Graves nomination was on the first
ballot, after quite a contest with Judge
Samuel Davis, of Saline county. Graves
secured a majority Of the votes Of the
convention long before the entire vote
had been called for, and a motion was
Immediately made TO make his nomina-
tiOn unanimous.
The convention adjourned sine die at
$50 p. m. =
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
REvERENT OBSERVANCE
OF MEMORIAL DAY URGED

Washington, May PA circular has
been issued by the Commanders asso-
citation Of the department Of the Po-
tomac, calling attention to the uses and
abuses Of Memorial day, and inviting
all those in sympathy with the objects
of the day ito abstain from Gemonstra-
tons that will Getract from the sacred
memories that cluster around the serv-
ices Of those whose graves we strew
with flowers on this me day of the year
which should be given over to the men
who suffered that w might be a happy,
prosperous nation"
The circular urges the public con-
science to be ~quickened as to the pri-
mary causes that led to the setting
apart of May 80 for remembering the
nations soldier dead.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
MET AN UNTlMELY DEATH
'Ted' Walker, a Young St. Louis
Millionaire Dead From Burns
in His Pike County Home.

ST. Louis, May 19.-James Theodore
Walker, a young millionaire clubman,
society leader and traveller, who was
Familiarity known to his many friends
at Ted Walker d:ed at his country
home near Clarksville, Pike county,
Mo-, Thursday night, after two days of
agony caused by being burned last
Tuesday by an explosion of gaso-
line in his automobile garage.
His young wife, who, as Miss Lily
Lambert. was one of the most popular
young society girls of the town, was
at his bedside when the end came.
The accident happened about $50
p. m. last Tuesday, in a little shed on
the estate directly in the rear of the
young couples beautiful country home.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
MANIAC MURDERER
KILLED BY POSSE

Atlanta, Ga, May 16.-J. H. Clark,
a maniac murderer, who killed one
man and wounded four others, was
found by a posse one-half mile from
the scene of the crime and shot to
death at 100 Tuesday afternoon. He
fired at his pursuers, but failed TO
hit anyone.
]. H. Clark was night telegraph op-
orator at Chamblee, II miles from At
lanta. He went insane while on duty
Monday night, armed himself and went
out on a rampage. He killed VIM. j.
Cheeks, of DunwoCdy, and seriously
injured Will Purcell, e. c. Purcell and
w. S. Mast. all of Chamblee, and w. J.
COker. of DunWOOdy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
PEOPLE IN PRINT.

John L. Snyder, a Seneca Indian, has
received permission to take the New
York state bar examination.
Paul j. Rainey, a wealthy New
Yorker, Is having a wireless system of
telegraphy installed on his yacht, An
ona, which will be the first American
steam yacht thus equipped.
District Attorney Jerome, Of New
York, who is at present in the lime
light, pleads guilty to three weak
nesses-candy eating, cooking strange
dishes, and making furniture.
Chaplain Rev. Francis Doherty, Of
the Seventeenth United States in
fantry, stationed It Fort Mcpherson,
edits a little paper called The Haver-
sack" which Is widely read among
soldiers. and is frequently copied.
George Griffith, the English globe
trotter, who has seven times encircle3
the earth, says he means to travel no
more, but will build a home on the
Isle of Man and settle down to novel;
writing as a ne1ghbor of Hall Game.
Thomas Lewis, the son Of an African
king who is studying medicine at the
Syracuse university, has devised char
ecters to express the language Of his
tribe. He proposes to translate the
Bible and to introduce the Christian
religion among the natives. His home
10 in Liberia, and upon the completion
of his course he expects to become 0
medical missionary to his people.
]. P. Webster holds the unique dis
tinction of being the only mayor Wau-
coma, Ia, has ever had, though tbs
place has been incorporated % years.
He was selected as the first mayor IN
1883, and has continued to serve ever
since. He has Just been elected for
two years more, which will make his
record as mayor a quarter of a cen
fury. He is 80 years old. and the old
est mayor in the state. He is hale and
hearty.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Hail Is a mystery. Nobody knows
how it is formed, though there are
several theories. A hailstone is made
like an onion, Of a series Of c%oncentric
coats. These coats Of ice are appar'
emily put on in succession, by repeat
ed freezings, but in what manner is
unknown. One notion suggested Is
that the frozen rain-drop, which is
the nucleus, is alternately attracted
and repealed between opposing storm.
clouds, of positive and negative cleo
trification respectively, and that it
gradually increases In size ns it is
carried tC and fro.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
FRISCO CITIZENSHIP
RECORDS DESTROYED

San Francisco, May 19.-Anxious ap-
plicants at the courts have called the
county clerks attention to the grave
fact that the records in over 1000
cases of citizenship have Teen des'
troyed. The political Importance OF
this can not be overestimated, as in
the majority of instances absolutely no
documents exist whereby naturalization
and the right TO vote can be proved.
AT the same time the opportunity for
spolitical fraud is enormous.
.NAThe county clerks books on citizen
ship which were consumed by the fire
date from 1852.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
ROOSEVELT WILL SPEAK
Will Deliver an Address at the In.
diana State Normal at
Terre Haute.

Washington, May 23.-For some
weeks Mr.. Roosevelt has been acceptn ne
invitations to deliver addresses or at
tend commencement exercises at vari-
Gus colleges. All these engagements are
in the west. Tuesday he accepted an in
yitation to visit the Indiana state ncr-
Nal at Terre Haute. He has a large
number of other invitations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

In India assaults on British sol
diers by natives have become so fire.
quent of late that the press Is direct
ing the serious attention of the gov
eminent to the matter. The Civil and
Military Gazette asserts, ION trust
worthy information, that in the north
ern command alone such assaults DC
cur as often as once a week, with a
marked tendency to increase" This
is regarded as an aftermath Of the
triumph of the Japanese in the far
east,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
Coudrey Will BE Seated.

Washington, May 19.-Harry M
Coudrey, republican, of ST. Louis was
Friday, declared entitled to the seat
in congress from the Twelfth Mis-
souri, congressional district by the
house committee on elections No. 2
The contested seat has been held by
Ernest E. Wood, of ST. Louis, demo
crat. The election was In the fall OF
1904.
The committees report has not
been made public and will probably
not be read until late in the session
now drawing to a close.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
MRS. GEORGE VEST DEAD
Widow of M~issOuri's Former Well
O Senator Passes Away
In St. Louis.

st. Louis, May 22.-Mrs. Elizabeth
West. widow. of the late Senator George
Vest, of Missouri, died Monday OF
pneumonia, at the home of her Gaugh-
ter, Mrs. George P. B. Jackson, 1919
Thornby place, this city.
The senator's widow was a native of
Boyle county, KY, where she was born
November 20, 1892. She married Sen
ator Vest June 6, 1854, at Danville, Ky.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Insurance came from medieval Italy
It is believed to date from the 10th
century, and at that time it was
known in Florence. The Romans did
not know insurance. The nearest they
came to it was the prastice of a com
pany supplying the army to require a
guarantee from the state against the
loss of ships. But this was soon
abandoned, because damages had been
collected for sunken ships TOO worth
less to float
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

According to the Biological Society
Of Copenhagen a very interesting ex'
pertinent is shortly to be made in the
northern portion of the narrow straits
called the Little Belt, between the
Baltic sea and the Cattegat. Electric
lamps are to be fixed at the bottom pi
the straits, in order to prevent the
conger cells from making their wat
out into the open sea. The eel shoY1
q marked fear of light. The CO
eel even will not migrate to the
sea when the moon is at the full. NJ
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Talus, the Greek, is said to have in
vented the saw from having once
found the jawbone of a snake, which
he employed to cut through a small
piece of wood. In early periods the
trunks of trees were split into boards
with wedges, and though these boards
were not always straight, they were
regarded as much better suited to
construction than avn boards, be-
cause they followed the grain, and
lasted longer and were stronger.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
MUST PAY LIKE OTHER FANS
Chicago Preachers Erased From the
7 Free List at National League
Baseball Games.

Chicago, May 21.-C!ergymen will
now either be compelled to forego the
pleasure so far as the National league
base ball games are concerned or pay
like AL other lovers of the game. The
new rule which President Murphy OF
the Chicago club has begun to enforce
caused a stir among the local preach
nrS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

The lowest temperature ever re
corded on the earth was taken al
Werchojansk, in the interior Of Sibe
ria, January Is, 1885. 1t was 80 de
grees and a fraction below zero
Werchojansk Is in the latitude Of the
pole of cold. There the earth is
frozen to a depth of about 100 feet
and in tho warmest eason 1t never
wS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
Charged With Counterfeiting.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 23.-Wm. 3.
Schwarz, a member Of the Indianapolis
bar, has been arrested by federal Of
'fcers on a charge Of counterfeiting.
Schwartz, it is alleged, confessed to the
officers, and surrendered the dies he
used in making the spurious coin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
AT THE COST OF TWO LIVES
q Rowboat to Exchange Places
Over Deep Water.

Chicago, May 22.-An attempt of the
occupants of a rowboat in the lagoon
ct Sherman Park to change their places
cost the lives of two men. The dead:
Edward O'Gara, 43 years old, machin-
list; leaves wife and eight children.
James Wilson, a youth of Is years, was
an employe of a stock yards packing
house.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
A Veteran and q Mason.

Louisville, KY, May 21.-News has
been received of the death at Dayton,
O.. of Col. George w. NOrthrup, a vet
eran of the civil war, and at n time
one of the most prominent Free Masons
in the United States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

During 1905, 172 climbers lost their
lives on the Alps. But as 100000 per-
sons made ascents the percentage of
loss was small. Only 10 per cent. of
the accidents, fatal or otherwise, were
due to unavoidable causes. The rest
were due to carelessness or foolhardi-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

1t IS reported that the disaster in
San Francisco has resulted in many
weddings. Women, driven out of their
homes and left destitute, have ap-
pealed to the men to whom they were
engaged, and marriages have been i'm
mediately effected.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Japan's mortuary list in the late
war numbers S0,73S, made up Of Al
152 killed in action, 11,424 died from
wounds and 21,S02 from sickness. The
total included 213 officers, 16,90S non
commissioned officers and men, and
1857 non-combatants.
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Took a Man to Do 1t.

Boston, May 21.-Miss May Sutton, Of
California, the worlds woman tennis
champion, was defeated in an exhibit
ton set, but It took a man to do it.
The victor was N. w. Niles, of Har-
ward, holder Of the university cham
pionship, who won, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

"Colored rain," in the shape of mil
lions of little rcd, green and yellow
insects, fell recently at Anglers,
France. The phenomenon lasted sew
eral hours, and so numerous were the
insects that they choked the water
pipes in the town and were shoveled
up in the streets by the CARLOAD.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Pharmacy and medicine were first
made separate professions by the
monks and priests of the tenth and
eleventh centuries. The father Of the
a~pothecaries seems to have been Con,
stantine Afer, of Carthage. Their
preparations and potions were sold to
the rich and given to the poor. No
a~pothecaries are mentioned in France
nrinr To 1424
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
Girl StrangIes Mad Dog.

New York, May 21.-Anna Winters,
aged II, showed heroic qualities when
she ~strangled to death a mad dog which
had attacked her little brother in the
yard of their home in Jersey City. The
girl seized the dos and strangled it I'm
til ii was dead.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
FIOridans Lynch Negro.

Tampa, Fla, May ia mob entered
the jail at ~Iverness, Citrus county. took
the keys from the jailer and took out
Frank Jordan, colored, charged with
robbing and numbering a white ped
dler named Sweened at Stage pond, two
weeks ago. The negro was hanged to
q tree a short distance from town.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Poverty is no disgrace" said Uncle
Eben, "but dat fact amt a good ex-
cuse for de man dat 'ud rather be-
broke dan to go to Notwithstanding
ton Star.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

Miss Belle McTyre, of Chesterfield.
Va, recently killed a large eagle
which had been feasting for some time
on her chickens. The eagle measured
s feet 6B inches from wing to wing.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
The Philippine Coinage.

Washington, May Ex-senator Ledge
introduced a bill at the request of Sec
rotary Taft for a REIMBURSEMENT of the
ratio of the Philippine coinage and for
an increase in the elasticity of the pres
ent system.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

China, following Japan's example,
Is sending large numbers Of students
to Great Britain and the continent OF
Europe. They go to the chief indus
trial centers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

The Chinese detective force Is a
secret body, and the best organized
in the world. Its members keep an
y On every man, woman or child.
and, in addition, watch one another.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
Singular Fact.

The way to make a woman reas
happy is to bring her a potted plant
on a thousand-mile railway journey
that she could buy around the corner
for ten cents.-N. Y. Press.
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vetoed By Gov. Higgins.

Albany. N. Y, May 21.-Gov. Higgins
has vetoed the bill passed by the legis-
lature to regulate the amount of water
to be taken from the Niagara river for
power purposes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
Supreme Council, Royal Arcanum.

Norfolk, Va, May 22.-At the SUI
preme council of the Royal Arcanum
of the United States, in session at Old
Point, Va, Howard c. Wiggans was
elected supreme regent, and the entire
list Of officers was reelected. A reso-
luton reafirming the present rate of
assessment was adopted unanimously.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26
FOREST FIRE RESULTS
FOUR KNOWN DEAD AND A
SCORE OR MORE MISSING.
Four Villages Wiped Out, a Dozen
More Partially Destroyed, Five
Devastated and 100
Square Miles Fire-Swept.

E~scanaba, Mich, May 21.-Four
known dead, a score or more persons
missing, hundreds of families homeless,
several million dollars worth Of prop
erty burned, four towns wiped out en-
tirely and a dozen more partially, five
counties devastated and 100 square
miles of territory ~fire-swept.
This is the dreadful picture that the
northern Michigan peninsula presents
after the worst forest fire since the
Peshtigo disaster in 1871 has spent It.
self.
General Superintendent w. E. Wells
of the Escanaba & Lake Superior road,
along which right-of-way the great
est loss occurred, has returned from
a trip Of inspection over the fire-strick-
en- area, and says that the flames have
| gone down and for the time being the
danger is over unless a new gale arises
to again fan the embers into flames.
The following summary briefly tells
the story:
The dead are:
Peter LafOnd, a cook, smothered in a
lumber camp neal Katos; body found.
Three unknown children, dead at
Quinnesec, Mich. They were separated
from their parents while the village
was burning and persisted.
Scores of homesteaders and woods
me- are missing and many have prob
ably persisted in the flames.
Territory devastated, five Counties
Marquette, Menominee, Delta, Alger
and Dickinson.
The territory f%ire-swept is 100 miles
square.
Towns totally burned:
Talbot, Mich, 300 population; only
a few houses left standing.
Quinnesec, Mich, 400 population;
only one house remains.
Saunders, $50 population, all wiped
out.
Niagara, Wis, 800 population; all
wiped out.
Towns partially destroyed: North
land, Cornell, Antoine, Spring Valley,
Kingsley, Woodlawn, Foster City, Sala,
Metropolitan.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

There is a great demand for fax all
over the world, and a great effort Is
being made t. induce Americans to
cultivate it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

%Shelbyville, Mo-, May 19.-In a fit of
m~elancholia Miss Pearl Phillips, 10
years old, drank carbolic acid at her
home heal this city and died. She left
a note indicating she was respondent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

In so years the average height Of
British men has risen an inch, to .
feet SM inches.
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Saved BY n Change of Wind.

Menominee, Mich, May 21.-The
town of Soperton, Mich, owned by the
Bay Shore Lumber Co, suffered a heavy
loss from the forest fires. For a time
Sopertol ard Wabeno people were cut
off. All that saved the towns and peo-
pie from complete annihi!aticn was a
shifting of the wind.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-26

BRYANT & JACKSON. Publishers
o. +. LAWRENCE. go. Editor and Manager
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friends around here will be glad to
hear of it.
At the special election called for
the purpose Of re-voting on the
proposition to issue bonds to build a
new school house $50 votes were
cast and the proposition carried by
"a to 76. On the site proposition
there were 101 votes in favor of
the Byington, or south site, as
against Sc for the present site. Wal
nut Grove has been sadly behind in
her educational facilities and when
the new building is completed she
will take the step forward so char
acteristic of the enterprise of all
her citizens.
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VESTA.

F. Urbach and wife were Milroy
visitors Friday.
Ed. Pearson went to St. Paul with
two carloads of stock last Friday.
DR.. F. D. Gray reports a great
deal of sickness around the county.
O. Walters and J. Peterson of
Echo were seen on the streets here
Monday.
Grover Shaeffer came home from
Redwood Falls last week and is re-
ported quite sick.
R. w. Lee has been kept busy the
past two weeks filling the different
ice houses in town.
Misses Flossie Barber and Jessie
McGregor are visiting friends at
Renville this week.
Mrs. F. Rawlings Of Milroy was
visiting with her parents, J. Frazer
and wife, the past week.
Mrs. Towne and children have
been visiting with her sister, Mrs. ] !.
A. Shaeffer, the past week.
F. S. Atwood, the blind optimist,
delivered a very interesting lecture
on Happiness" All who were
present enjoyed it great deal.
F. L. Tout was surprised by a
number of his friends Thursday
evening, they having gathered at his
home to celebrate his birthday.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent in various amusements. Be
fore their departure a very dainty
luncheon was served.
The c. E. society gave an apron
social Friday evening. Everyone
present had very enjoyable time,
the gentlemen showing their skill
with a needle in hemming the ladies
aprons. All tried their hand at
fishing in the fish pond, and some
very interesting articles were fished
out, creating great amusement.
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and lived but two days. The grief
stricken parents havs the sympathy
of their many friends.


The weather moderated Thursday.
Quay Culbertson visited school in
district 40 Friday.
J. w. Marvin and wife were
guests at S. P. Hicks Thursday.
Minnie Croft visited with the
Misses Nelson Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Reynolds entertained the
members of the mothers circle We'd
nesday.
S. E. Weber, wife and daughters,
were guests at Fred Slover's Sun
Sunday.
Myrtle Weber visited Tracy
friends last week, returning to her
school Saturday.
c. Nelson and sister, and Harry
Gilbert and wife spent Sunday even
ing at F. N. Slover's.
Mr.. Schubert and family, the new
occupants of the Leonard farm, ar
rived Wednesday, with their per-
sonal effects.
Mesdames Montgomery and Noyes
of Tracy were visiting their friends
IN this town recently, returning
home Monday.
Mrs. John Flickenor and children,
who were visiting relatives in Iowa
for three weeks, were accompanied
nome by the formers brother.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-01-31

many friends in this community who
congratulate them and wish them a
prosperous and happy welded life.
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Oath NEWS.

A. P. Goudy was in the village
over Thursday night.
G. II. Johnson went to the cities
on Saturday with stock.
Miss Alice Wiley visited her sister
Mary between trains on Saturday.
G. R. futile, wife and son spent
Sunday with the Turtles Of Belview.
Geo. S. Davis was transacting
business at Redwood Falls on Satur-
day.
H. Fish and family were over
from Belview on Sunday, the guests
of Grandma Johnson.
There is to be social dance at
Nestaval's hall this evening, music
to be furnished.by Mays orchestra
of Montgomery