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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

mis-. never showed an inclination to
run away and return to the wild state
TO which he was born. but would ill.
ways come with u graceful plunge and
leap IN answer Ia his young masters
shrill whistle. =.
In 1Ss4-I think tina was the year
J spent a few weeks on CatesbN's farm.
having become very well acquainted
with the gentleman during an agricul.
tuiai u ~harvestcrs' convention held
in Louisville. n I'd been on the place
less than half nm hour when I met Jim
and all his pets. The boy was a
bright little chap and seemed To take
pride in showing me his dogs. his cats.
mis- coon. his pony. and last but most
important, i.ightfoot.
wei TO get down to my story I be-
came quite chuinmy With Jim. and even
o the confidence OF Lightroot. and
we-that Is Jim md I and the deer
woul often go for long rambles in the
wood and through the hills. About
two miles from Catesby's place on IL
small creek was II grUtto, formed by
a number of powders, which had be-
come d'siodsed from the face of a bluff
OF considerable proportions. and this
grotto was the home Of u colony Of
vcnomous ~copperhead snakes.
Now, everybody knows that - cop
pcrhead Is very poisonous--,n fact
some people, and scientists. too. con
tSut ttdt tCc Ttptile ~ even more dead
~ than the dreaded r~attler-and had
l Known of the existence OF that colony
I certainly would not have allowed my
young 9!Sxtnd Jim to lead me all UNI
.suspecting to the dangerous spot.
Jim came to tiny room bright and
early one morning, and In fis childish
.pipes cried. Come on. Mr.. Sintes. mt
land L.ightfoot Is going to lake you fish
ling to the Mohawk creek and what
could I do but answer. All right. son.
i'm a-c0ming.' When I went out ON
The porch Jim. with Lightfoot standing
;neaz. was waiting for me. and the boy
led the fsway sa0rDss,. broad fields und
Through green forests to Copperhead
iGrotto. That was the name Of the
place, hut I didn't know 1t then: had
Z been aware Of the fact. II would have
been Willie to the woods. with Jim and
iLirhtfo0t behind him.
"Tne Copperhead Grotto WAS on the
iedSv Of a creek In the heart Of a beech
wood. aud I Was SO delighted with the
place that I quickly brought forth my
lines and went to Ashtng In the little
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

now rne N~,aosaGrus Iookeu on south
themselves disappeared from the face of
the earth. Yet under the debris. OF their
bottoms were still these wonderful skele-
tons. f;1 ->N ~ ~ T.
washed into these old seas the remai.s Of
the carnivorous beasts that hadsHiff''Sn
the borders Of the streams, TiSw,,a has
mingled their bones with those..ot the
feeble giants they had united. ""
Out In Wyoming and Montana afa iha:,.
oldest burial places of The world. MANY
of them have been found. and i,rrhe last
few months their exploration lcrs .iyesn
going on Systematically and thoroughly,
The skeletons of hundreds of,,strsnsi,
creatures have been recovered. They are
now arriving In New York for the natural
history museum.
These are the real first Inhabitants of
the earth.
Added to those previously collected and
now on exhibition at the museum. they
show a multitude of The marvellous beasts
that rOamed the land and forded tho in.
land seas of this country >when tho world
was young. n
Freight cars loaded with these remark
able relics have been arriving in this city
In the last few weeks. and more are vet
to come.
This ie the result OF the work OF rhree
parties of scientists who have been axca.
waiting these old graveyards-the basins OF
lakes ard rivers OF prehistoric times-in
the summer that has just erded.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

SoI,i" III ms years finds ARE more curl
Gus than the brontoaurus. that twenty
ii>"-ton~ reptile whose skeleton is the chief
;r"asur" Of the Natural History museum.
i'ut ;h' bronto lived and died 10000,
Years ago. while the creatures found this
year lived in a far later epoch. Tho
iron,osaurIs had been IN extinct species
when the beasts found last summer were
living i.0Gn.s0n ur 500. GV years later. Blu,
eNen then that was still some million
years before. Adam.
Two OF she greatest. t.n,is tbs year arc
inc Skeletons of "A claOsaIr,iS ard "A loN-
"lopftcloii., monsters both. hut differing
from each other greatly in appearance.
Th. hrs: had !; body Ike a huge lizard
and Il head that terminated in a bill like u
ducks.
/ This creature, walked ON its hind legs.
dad hJd' feeble arms and hands. with
which 1t tore foliage from trees and.
, bushes for food.
THIS dinosaur died more than 1890 COO
years ago. in th. Upper cretaccous period
OF i!ic cur;h's formation. Less than a
m liers years Later tins species had van
!SEc1 from the fact OF the earth, and
rotliing like him remained.
inc io%oloDhodon is a great find. and
when his skeleton is put together and ex-,
hib-;cd IL the museum in Central Park
| West it VII attract the wondering atten-
ftion OF al! the world.
The loNolophodon was IL monster of for
bidding mion. His body was similar to
that of an elephant. From his curious
box-shapcd elongated head rose six horns
Two on his forehead. just above his pow
J erful neck; W above the Eyes. and two
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10
FoibIes of Literary Men.
the LOndOu CutIno

Keats liked red peppers on his toast.
Dickens was fond of wearing jeWclrv.
Joaquin Miller. nailed al his chairs IT,
the wall.
Edgar tAiiai, Poe slept with mis- cat
anu was Unfortunately proud of his feet
Daudot wore his eyeglasses when
asleep.
~Thackeray used To lift. his hat when
ever he. passed the house in winch he
wrote VANITY Fair"
Alexander Dumas. the younger.
bought ;t.rcw painting every time he
mad a new book published.
Robert Eol.is ~Stevenson's ~fivorite
'f:trsation was playing the ,,ute. il,
order. as he said. to tune w his ideas
Robert Browning could not sit still.
With the constant shuffling of his feet
holes were worn in the carpet.
Longfellow" enjoyed walking only Mt
sunrise or sunset. and he said his
sublimtsr moods came upon him at
these times.
Hawthofhe' always washed his hand.
hefore reading a letter from his wifi.
tie delighted in porting over old adyer-
i'm the newspape files.
Darwin had no respect for hooks and
would cut II big volume in two Tor cor
vcnience in handling. or he would tea
out the leaves he required for reference
Oliver Wendell Holmes used to carr
n horse-cheStnut in one pocke. and :,
potato in another to ward off rheun,,.
tiS,n.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10
FOUR MILL ION YEAR-OLD ANIMAL
FOUND IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Ladies and gentlemen. allow uS 10 miro
Of one of the worlds first families. He
is not beautiful to look upon. bu, h. is
NOR than three million yoarS old.
Such. me-. .,phoricaiiy. j. the message CT
The scientists IN cha,ee OF the museum
of natural history to the citizens of New
York. They have ;iic skeleton of ,his
strsns, brute and III. busy preparin. it,
/" be mounted in the gallery with otl.ars
of The iirst inhahit ants OF the world.
just suppose ,ic skeletons IF Adam ard
Eve should be found. The would he u
prize for Il museum that would max. 9th
~ exhibits look like 10 cents.
Perhaps in some future daN something
of this kind may happen. II is not i'm
possible thai skeletons OF the carly men
~ III" world may he discovered. and IL
will b, known whether or rot they we're
giants.
We shall then know how Adam and EYE
looked.
But millions of years before The ir.t'
man aud the first woman walked in the
Garden of Eden there were living Great
nres ON the earth. They were strange be-
inss. unlike any that no.. exist. Many Of
'hcm We're monsters. Some were fierce
and carnivnrous. living Oh the flesh Of
their fellows. Others with VAST bulk of
flesh. waddlcd about in the water and fed
from tree tops. their legs too weak to slip-
Port their vast bulk on land. When they
sled they sank into the mud OF The lake
bottoms.
Thus thc Lakes became great burial
places.
Ages and ages nassc,l' AID the lakes
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

Z tIearn. a.d left Ju ani Ligi'iuoi fs
80 If lui have flfN H., tiicns, Ill
elayed by fhai ri.4f fulS three -qui,-
tors # an houi. slii 3eli"Ne sac. i iana-
.9ld his ret wege olt W SIGHT | liln'r
te jim or l.isnifHp'. either. rpi ,lrt
az ttcr, thnugll' inef th0'f 10. Mas
At Wig excellent srHf and tha lish
We're biting Uith 81 iNiEgucis ihpl
md" uF h.art gian bar when li 81 !,
ujdell the sylvan s%rjflno WAS broker,
~ shrill shrieA sti,n 70 hrieh rs |
md never ,cirti brfoir. and houc new
~ 10 near again. ! dro.Dc,i my linz in
hrrr+, Sprll. tp NY feet grabbed
up the riii" l haa brought aioae nd
i,!sh"d T. IT., .,uiio N1errr the ,Arie
Ciy ennaIit.d.
1t took me 'bo't tl'rer seconds 10
roN"r nv distance. .ud whan (
emerged FROM tue copse of trc.s and
entered the Tearing just before III.
grotto SAW - sight that caused tho
very blood of my heart to c,.iil. and fo.
;hc II transformed NC INTO a
statue.
Sitting in the Veg center of III.
space was It'll" Jim. his FAC, ashen.
his mouth open and his eyes hulgin9
liom their sockets. and just in from OF
him, Tess than six feet sway. was the
biggest snake | had eyer seen outside
of :, circus. fully six feet long.
Tie snake lay IN a coil. with its hat.
Ncro,nouS head. supported hy an
tfched ucck. swayins from side To sid.
''boNr HI gra2isi old and lis t,il.
muci, after the Style of the rattle.
thrust out from bch'ud the pilcd-up
,liiss. and | needed only Il slanc. ~
determine that il WAS preparing To
cast. QUICK us ~ lash MY gun ven,
1" my shoulder. hut before my finger
could touch the trigger something
happened which caused me To drop my
Weapon and gaze IN blank astonish-
mont.
'l.ightfout had entered upon thu.
Stage of action to play his part. and u
most heroic and noble part did he play.
The deer was Just behind his young
master when | a~grived-I noticed that
without paying particular attention to
the fact. bU: er" could come TO tbs.
rescue the dumb beast foreStailed me-.
1T is we'll known that II deer has a
natural antiratl,y to a snake. n will
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

go Tor one of the SuuirmerS wlrneya,
he finds 1t. and Ligiltfoot was no. ex
lreption to the family of which he wa
such n noble representative. The deer
seeing the snake. quickly straightene,
itsetf up. placed its front paws toyeth.
er. sprang straight into the air. de-
scribed with his graceful body a long
curve, and came down right in the cen
ter OF he copperhead's coils. The
sharp- pointed front feet. rigid and held
together. struck the monster and ripped
through his scales like a razor. The
snake writhed and tossed. thrust its
mead back and forth. it's scaly mouth
opening n shutting with "A quick mo.
tion and its forkcd tongue darling i'm
ana out. but from the first blow IL was
IN ITS death agony. II unable to worE;
harm to even the most helr,css ~
plunge. jumped back clear of the snau
az the Nenemuus fangs. and IN less
tl!ne fhin II takes to tell X, he lear,,d
orward again n again. When ha
got through that snake was broken
and torn as though an OK team had
passed over 1t. and only IA few quivers
remained In place Of the concentrated
ACTIVITY l spranY forward and grabbed
Jimmy /" my arms, but the child was
SAFE. and ! thanked God for il. Rut
even as started to retreat from the
Srotto. several ugly, black heads were
thrust from the rocky ~fastness in front
OF me. and three long reptiles glided
forth into the open. Lightfoot. venting
y low cry. Il peculiar moaning crv
darted forward once more and killed
two OF The snakes with his fore feet.
even before they could throw them
selves into coils. The third snake TAX
ing alarm ven back among the rocks
and so saved his life.
When We got back to the farm and
told OF the adventure. Mr.. Catesby's
a went az white as u new washed
sheet. and rushing over to where jimmy
sat In his high chair. c~ontentediy eat,
Ing his dinner. he seized the lad nv
both shoulders. shook him yiOlentIv
and almost screamed. You little rascal
never go to that place again; It's Gods
death!' :"
That is my story, gentlemen: now
{! wha do you think of deer as snaks
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

GaReta' Plains millions of Years Acc
at The extreme forward end Of the hca.
au're the n~ostrils. The creatures eve
We're small. as were It's ears. From it's ,p
! usrs Jaw nrotectca sowlrzaast the lowe,
tRRs. on 'ithe! s.dc of the head. Il sword
Exc tusN. II ftarfsil weapon with which to
'''staewhai Il would destroy,
s:i,SAysn .this. skeleton OF the Monster lox-
"'nlhodon IS put together ard placed on
exhibition ait the muse.n tn.New York.
sue. creature; will make it's first appearance
to.the eyes of mankind. "
an. several museums there are small
fragments of the beasts. bony structure.
but meyer before II complete skeleton.
bones OF the i~oxolophodon were
found by Walter Granger last summer in
line Washlake Basin. in Wyoming.
sdr, Grangcr's expedition also secured an
interesting lot OF the skeletons of the At
anotheres. a similar. but smaller animal
IMAM the great e~fephantinc beast Of the
six horns.
Iher', are literally hundreds of skele-
t"ns o. vanished types OF tho living Great
mres of the earliest life OH this globe In
the New York museum from the ancient
lFseas OF Montana. Wyoming and South Da-
%otn as i result OF this year's digginR.
+ Arranged i'll their proper ,Order, they. will
snow how the world was pcopled at yarf-
Gus epochs. none later than 100000 Years
ago.
J l. !. Il spectacle when viewed inteiii-
gently. rcf!ectively. calculated to apnaIi
the mind with The wonder Of these dis.
roverios.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10
DEER BATTLES WITH REPTILES
TO 81 We HIS MASTERS LIFE

''''Nsl ''N ~ '" "i 'i'e I"''
49, We, ,'iN'' "i'' 90 'Hr "ion'
''i'.''i ." ''H p''S'a "4u rs N'Ni''l-
Nis'l'9 "if ~ Si'u''A ~ .iir A'r itsi-
i,ir NaN ) recall if NiNlHel "nfr" 81
'Ni iiiin'y 'N''" ''''i iiiNil. Nith M
in'''iS irStn"i.lS Ia ShVr hctfaiN ih'
'"N Z" iis n'",i' w. ~" 'iifits 'i So
~ :" 'u'Pn. nus t'i"i" 't'l" IiA sie'
IRON 'N 'Wlil p' y, ''lNi u lttd ipi
VIM ,'i u i,|'' OF ~ uAns#n li"' :
inlSh' hAt" been .f c"Hhtful Of as
iruif ~ KNOW you ielipNS Viii po
Nht: N' irih y"n Che story.
y suites. WI" has knuciscd about
~" f'"h" g"oiSIhe,ibis "a the Interests
al IN" -. Louis ilrin ne represents. WIS
speaker. and MI. Sin'es wis al
ircssing the group sitting about nim in
the broad corridors OF the Hotel 1;runo-
Mald. ON an evening when thiigs Wcrp
{, bit quiet.
"Tf" little deer that I iinvc ia mind
Just nov the Gans uas rcady for 1t.
ana Mr.. Sintcs was going on with his
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10
Vision Seen by New Group Of Editors

W .
With The october' uumbei of the
NN"rican Magazine a ne0 editorial
naiiaEcm.nt-th" Phillips Publishing
90. -swgin; its work. .Ich.4 :. Phillips.
Ida n. rarheli. William Men Whit
T.. =. Dunno. Liuc"lm Stetfens, E.y
S:,,nnard Baker ~; Others iifr the new
editor, AND publishers.
Am editorial announcement in tie
October number reveals .o,re ,ugge.-
ton of the pla,S tl.ese re, @ iiturs hav.
for their magazine.
After AL we live oN .isiurs. SAYS
the announcement. Though we haVe
hardly attempted In express i, we have
I vision of a magazine. ii may never
BE- realized. or IL may he realized III
part. But sc CONCEIVE that in it no
great thing of human interest would
go unrecorded. than il would he some
thing of the best of all. literature. thai
in story poetry refreshed the emo
tons and the low of life. art that
stirred anew the faculty Of seeing
beauty and truth in thu world about
'ounsel and Judgment and light upon
mon and public events that concern us
all. new knowledge of mans achieve
meNts in the wide ranges of his de-
vices and discoveries. and an sci forth
With such zest. such knowledge. such
art of expression. that there would be
no dull line aud no Indifferent, picture
that some glow Of truth or humor on.
sentiment would play on every pag.
and that YOU would rise from reading
with the mind e%nlivened and the heart
refreshed and q confirmed belief thai
ii was worth while living in this world.
and worth while living to make il ba,-
ter.
so TO the adventure, 'If there. he
no vision the pcuDle perish"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

People with sound judgments Rener
ste a lot OF ~sile,ice. e"e''
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10
EVEN RETURNED TIE 4ATPlN.
~ Mo Broke the Engagement Want
ed Hun to Enow Sne Meanl II.

i'Dna the 'Aica.s 'rs '.'@'l"
lN" Easement WIS N'" zen "'H
s." 60 anu npb"es ''iS,p'
'in' -lii simply 'fnfi' go y
iaali zee 'he case - " Mes N''Ni' n''''
' '.Hi own. fl'ft NN' "F
'''f iiahl' Ne his hetA -'E'''s 'i
f"4''at''' IN ms t'' ''"''''
'il ure". H ~,
-i % "h' "i ih 'ei "'f','N
ti Ni l.''aSn ,f'i.
'i'l, '''e me ''ll"' go "iruS
''iH' very ''N ~ 't '"'N ''
ih 1"t ~ a. I" '"f ''.''''S ~
'i' ."N "N"fA 'it 'N.' '''" ~
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Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
d6LFPORT WEDDING
OF LOCAL INTEREST

Daily News Special
Gulfport, Miss, September 11.-A
marriage which will unite two OF
Gulfport's most popular young people
will take place at 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning, when Mr.. R. X. Nc
Innis will be welded to Miss M. L.
Kemp, daughter Of Maj. and Mrs. J..
B. Kemp, at the Kemp home in this
city. Rev. F. L. McFadden will per-
form the ceremony, and only the mem
bers of the two families and few
intimate friends will be present I'm
mediately after the ceremony a wed.
ding breakfast will be served, after
which the bride and groom will leave
for trip to Chicago and other north
ern cities.
The bride is a beautiful and accom-
plished young lady. and her circle O.
friends and admirers is large one
The groom is a well known lumber
man Of this city.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
MISSISSIPPI tO1DlI4l
HAS GOOD AT7,ENDA1

After the opening day with all its
excitement, South Mississippi College
is settling into working shape even
thus early and yesterday was given
over to Strengthening out little matters
that needed attention and in the next
day or so the season of work will ac-
tually begin.
Students have been arriving in a
steady stream since as early as last
Saturday and the classes are rapidly
filling. There is a large attendance
in the freshmen, sophomore and junior
classes, while in the preparatory de-
partment the attendance may be
classed as very large.
"In the our new departments,
which are justly matter of pride
with u.s. said Professor Thames yes
terday to reporter for the Daily
News, "the attendance is very crafty
ing. These departments are music,
expression, art and domestic science,
and they are in the charge of most
capable instructors who win give them
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
CIRCUIT COURT
GRINDING SLOWLY
AT new AUGUSTA

At New Augusta- Yesterday there
was Gerry little of importance done in
the circuit court, some minor cases
taking up most Of the day.
Among these there was the CASE
against Liz Clark, charged with sell
ing vinous drinks, in which this
calIy famous character proved
she was acquitted.
The Odom case, which has been
still continues the cause celebre
this term, as it has been in msdy
others, stands in statu quo and al.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

the attention and care that
mand and deserve"
IN the Hattiesburg Busin Col
lege, which is an adjunct to- balm
institution" continued the Bsor,
there is a large increase the
opening of this season, WIFI 2 at.
tendance, in all branches, the
city is greatly pleasing to th& nage'
ment and 1t shows that thelble Of
Hattiesburg appreciates our IT'S te
give the city an instftutionIFhicl
1t can be proud"
In further conversation Ifessol
Thames said that the boys hftory
would be enlarged at oncI make
room for the students We arrive
and that some other sligf hprove
ments would be put undeday a
once.
The management wasll rticuaa
gratified and pleased viii Ie mum
Der of city visitors who b in al
tendance at the opening s excl
cises for their presence, IRE tina
words showed their apHation {
South Mississippi COLLEGE
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12

though attachments haven issued
for the absent witnessesis not yet
definitely known whethet will be
continued or come to tri
The trial Of JohnsoHBeardslee,
charged with murder, u been set
for trial tomorrow, Fridahnd a spe,
cial veRire has been sired from
hich the 5rry will be seted.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
RHN WEATHERsI,
WANTS A tRDON

DAILY News Special.
jackson, Miss, septemr IL "A
delegation of Lawrence UNITY citi-
zens, headed by State nator G..
Wood Magee, visited Jzson this
morning for the purposof asking
Governor yardaman to ant q par
don to. John Weathersb, - yng
white mas now serving penal rm
from that county for assault and IT
terry with intent to Mill and murr.
His antagonist was b young IN
named Riley Both ~ lilies are Pm
inently connected.
Governor Var lalnan was not 1.-THE
city. and tie petitioners were orn
Ielled to return home without cur
ing the desired interview Ths9ov
ernor has been requested to ams
some date next week for the he ing.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-12
sAwMILL BURNED.

Daily News Special.
Pass Christian, Miss, September II.
The saw mill Of Duhusson Bros, 10
Gated at Ceuvas. was destroyed by fire,
the origin of which is unknown. n
large pile of lumber was also d.
stroyed and the loss will aggregate
about $4,000, without insurance.
- q ~. I
No Jc- TO large or too small fol
Union Electric Co. to undertake and
execute In satisfactory maner.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
New London News
NEW LONDON, April 22.-H.

NEW LONDON, April 22.-H.
H. Borgan, who has been employed
in the mill here, was taken very
seriously i'll one day last week, the
cause being toothache which de-
veloped blood poison. Mr.. Bor-
gan's cheek and head became swol-
len and after an examination it was
found necessary to perform an ope-
ration. Dr.. Pilon of Paynesville
was called to assist, and Mr.. Bor-
gan is now doing nicely.
P. J. Haley of Willmar was up
here Wednesday and Thursday Of
last week buying horses. He OBJ
tanned four horses here, buying one
from A. A. Jacobson, Of Crow
River, and one from A. NJ. AIM
quist, the two bringing the sum Of
S425. This Is good price for an
ordinary team.
Willie Guam received his car,
which he has been waiting for for
the past four weeks, last Tuesday.
He had the same loaded with a span
OF mules and many other articles
necessary to make improvements on
his claim, which is located in the
vicinity of Plaza, N. D.
Otto Rjork is expcctcd home next
week. 4
Thomas Thompson, former resi-
dent of this village, but now of
Estevan, Can, arrived here last
week to spend the summer with his
brother. John Thompson, ST.. Mr..
Thompson has sold his land in Can
ada.
Rev. Handysidc and wife and
children, of Osakis, Mimi, arc
down for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs
G.. A. Geer of Burbank.
John and Peter Thompson have
rented the Mrs. Lindgren farm
north Of the village.
The farm residence Of Nickla>
Holmgren in town Of Lake Andrew
was totally destroyed by fire at Il
O'Clock last Thursday forenoon
The fire started in the attic from
a defective stove}ipe and before the
occupants of the house we're aware
Of the danger it was too late t
save anything Of the household
goods. John Fremberg also ha(
his household goods stored away il
the building and these were als(
consumed by the flames.
News comes from Paynesvillt
that bouncing baby boy has beer
born to Mr.. and, Mrs. G. K
Thomas, former residents Of thi
village.
Thor Thorson Sole of the tow
Of Norway Lake died at his home
last Saturday, April 20. Mr.. Thor
son was born in Eggedal,. Norway
and was one of the early settler
in this county. He was IA years o
age. He leaves his aged wife an,
nine children to mourn his depart
ure. The funeral will take plac
Wednesday of this week, and tn
remains will be inferred in tn
Norway Lake cemetery.