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, 1907-04-03
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, SIS.
Lucas County.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior Partner of the firm of F,
]. Cheney & Co, doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and state afore.
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of one hundred dollars for each
and every case of catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of Deem
Der, A D 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75e.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
patton.
, 1907-04-03
THE GLEE CLUBS
HAVING NICE TIME
TELEGRAM FROM GRAMM AND A
NICE LETTER FROM IDA LANG
HELDT RECEIVED TODAY.
Letter Written on Board Cars from
Wheatland to DougIas-At Wheat.
land Party Met BY Former Lara
mieites and Given Reception at
Home of Mrs. Frank Sheik.
Special to The Republican.

Douglas, Wyo., April 3.-Mr. Gramm,
travelling with the University Girls
Glee and Mandolin club. here last
night dictated the following this morn.
ing:
Girls doing fine. We were greeted
with a large audience both at Wheat.
land and Douglas, the girls giving a
splendid entertainment. Leaving for
Casper today"
, 1907-04-03
Certificate of Publication.

Insurance Commissioners Office,
State of Wyoming, Cheyenne, Wyo.,
February Goth, 1907.
1t is hereby certified that the Fire.
mems Fund Insurance Corporation of
San Francisco, in the State of Califor.
MIA, has complied with the insurance
laws of this state and is authorized to
transact the business Of fire insurance
in this state for the current year.
Witness my hand and seal of Office
the day and ear first above written.
(Sea) LEROY GRANT,
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Insurance Com
missioner.
e. A. WILKINSON, Agent, Laramie.
A complete line Of legal blanks si
rhe Republican once.
, 1907-04-03
ARE URGED TO COME
AND BRING BARRELS

The Ladies Aid society of the Pres.
byterian church will meet with Mrs,
Langheldt tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
Everybody is urged to come and bring
their barrels.
, 1907-04-03
Awkward Invention

A woman has invented a "shoe-string
that will not come united" Probably
a good thing, but it must be a little
awkward to learn to sleep with your
shoes on.-Sundance Monitor.
, 1907-04-03
Confidence in the Yeast

Sheridan proposes to send Judge
Camplin down to Cheyenne in the hope
that this bit of lcaven may leaven the
whole lump. Lord, brethren, but you
must have lots of confidence in your
yeasti-Buffalo Bulletin.
, 1907-04-03

A grand jury never has any terrors
for the man who is strictly within the
law.
, 1907-04-03
TAKING LITTLE TURN
AFTER WILD DUCKS

H. A. Smith, Theodore Tregoning
and Oscar Morris left this morning for
the Bamforth lakes, where they ex'
pect to kill and bag not less than 5000
ducks. John Smart, Max Ehmke and
Brad Harnish returned last night from
the Caldwell lakes. but the number
they brought in did not go quite to the
Smith-Tregoning-Morris notch.
, 1907-04-03
MRS. CHAs. A.

N constantly being received by
Mrs. Pinkham to prove our claims.
Mrs. G. A. lockwood, teacher Of
Parliamentary Law, of SO Free St.,
Fredonia, N. T., writes:
"For years I suffered with female trouble.
It was decided that an operation was neces-
sary, and although I submitted to a serious
operation my sufierings continued, until
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
wasrecommended and it proved q marvellous
remedy, &C quickly did it restore my health.
l cannot thank you sufficiently for the good
1t has done me-"
Miss Margaret Tierney, Of No. 32s
W. 25th Street, New York, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"When only eighteen years Of age our
physician decided that an operation was
necessary to permit of my womanly organs
performing their natural functions. Ny
mother objected and being urged by a
relative to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound did SO. I soon improved in
health, the proper conditions were establish
* and 1 am well and strong, thanks to
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
No other remedy has such I'M
qualified Endorsement as Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. No
other remedy in the world has such
a record of cures Of female ills.
, 1907-04-03

"Friday the 18TH" 25 cents the read
ing, at Mills.
, 1907-04-03

Read the good books for 25 cents, at
Mills.
, 1907-04-03
MISS MARGARET TIERNEY

A large proportion Of the operations
performed in our hospitals are upon
ONE and girls for some organic
, 1907-04-03

Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Invitation to Women
Women suffering from any form Of female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass From the
symptoms given, the trouble LAY be located and the quickest and surest way
of recovery advised. Out of her vast volume of experience in treating female
ills Mrs Pnkham probably has the very knowledge that may help your
case. Her advice is free and always helpful.
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death, Paula's more personal affairs
should receede to the background,
Trafford's grief for his wife was deep
and sincere-all the more SO from the;
circumstances in which she had died.
The mere mention of Winship's name
would have been an intrusion upon
sorrow
But as the days went by, and life
seemed to resume its normal routine,
1t became impossible to ignore the
be forgotten. There was an uneasy
sense of It in the minds of all. The
very reticence with which some
themes were avoided, the very skill
by which others were touched upoa
with tact. heightened the perception
that it was among them. like an in
visible presence. at all times when
they came together II Paula and
her father were alone they kent ST.
lence--a guarded, conscious silence,
in which the only spontaneous element
was the dread of what might follow
upon speech. Their affection for
each other was not diminished; 1t
was only changed by the loss of the
old, clear, strain of confidence They
We're falling into that painful mutual
attitude In which each looked for the
others move. Trafford's lack
of action was diplomatic; he had liv-
ed through many occasions In which
he had learned the advantage of just
this kind of waiting. Paula was dumb
only because she did not know what
| to say.
When Trafford spoke at last it was
for the reason that he thought he had
found his way. He had entered Paula's
boudoir one morning on some ilnim.
| portant errand connected with tho
days domestic affairs.
CONTINUED In Next Issue)
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who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. g. w Cessna at Abba, arrived
here Tuesday for more extended visit
with her sister, Mrs P. H. Stech.
Mrs. L. A. Butts and daughter
Charlotte, We're in Charlton on busi-
ness Thursday.
Mrs. Florence Childs and daughter.
Winnie. returned Tuesday from
three weeks visit at Coatsville, Mo-,
and Moulton with relatives.
Mrs. e. c. Fill entertained the Meth
odist Episcopal Ladies' Aid society at
her rome in the west part of town on
Wednesday.
The house belonging to DR.. Town
send in the west part of town caught
fire Wednesday afternoon from burn
ing paint.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Kendall were
shopping In Charlton Tuesday.
Rev. McGaughey of Charlton was
calling on old friends In Russell on
Thursday.
Rev. A. H. Stote and Miss Mary Pat
terson left Wednesday morning for
Leon to attend the Eden Baptist assoc
citation, which meets this week.
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HIGH POINT.

High Point.-Charles Yenney and
family have returned home from a
weeks visit with relatives in Fremont.
Ernest Patrick and family visited
friends in Ottumwa Sunday.
Miss Ida Chance of Ottumwa and
Miss Hazel Chisman spent Saturday
night with Misses Edna and Lila
Hatch
Mrs. L. Buedel spent Monday after
noon with Mrs Levi Pumroy.
A large number of young people from
this place attended the Eldon fair last
week
Misses Myra Houk and Alice Over
turf have been visiting friends in OF
tumwa for the past few days.
Fred Ross and Spencer Willard of
Pleasant Home visited friends In this
vicinity Sunday evening
Misses Edna Hatch and Ada Chance
Bert Houk and Henry Brooks spent
Sunday with Lloyd Smith and wife.
George Cloyd and family have moved
to Ottumwa.
Mrs. Emma Pomeroy visited in OF
tumwa Sunday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17
CHAPTER XIV.

At dinner Paula wore the black
and-green dress In which Winship
had painted her. The detail was lost
on Trafford and George. but Mrs.
Trafford and Laura exchanged COM
pretending glances. Laura managed
to call her husbands attention no the
fact, but the father saw only that the
dark setting brought out the rose
ttnts of the girls complexion, and In
creased the blueness of her eyes. She
had even hung round her neck the
string of pearls which, in the portrait
she was drawing from the small gold
cnffer at her side.
The meal passed in some coustraint.
Trafford ate with his eyes on his
plate. or crumbled his bread with q
nervcns movement of the fingers.
Mrs, Trafford was too Ill to ear nj NIL.
She had only appeared at table In the
hope, as she said, "of carrying things
of" The three others made feeble
efforts to talk, Paula avoiding her
fathers eyes. When her mother rose.
she escaped again to her room
Don't wait for me If you want to
join the ladies'" Trafford sail to his
nephew, when they had smoked
awhile in silence
George understood the hint, and
withdrew to the small salon the fam
lily were In the habit of using when
they spent the evening alone His
aunt and Laura were already there,
sitting as If in expectation.
Left to himself, Trafford sat star
ing vacantly at the flowers ami
crystal on the table. His cigar went
out, as his arm fell Imply over the
back Of his chair. He was not think
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kEOSAUQUA.

observation-disclosures OF the Van
Buren, county district court, during the
second week, are as follows:
Criminal.
State of Iowa. vs., s. A. loops, ineb-
rience. Evidence heard, order OF con-
signment signed. On the promise of
the defendant made in open court to
| quit the, use Of Intoxicating liquors
| the cause is continued until the next
term Of court and defendant released
on his own recognizance to the sum
of $780,
State of Iowa vs. Wesley Bennett, In
ebrience. Defendant taken to inebri-
ate hospital at Mt. Pleasant
The United States Fidelity Guaranty
ct. VS. H. B. Sloan. Motion for judg-
ment. Defendant on personal service
Of notice and copy of motion. Judg-
and interest from June j, 1907, at 6
per cent.
j. 81; Bales and son vs. c., r. T. &
P, Railway company, damages. De-
PENDANT to have until Oct to answer
| and until Monday, the fourth week, 70
| plead otherwise.
g. w. Davidson We wormley Philo
Co. on note Default on personal SER
| vice. Judgment for amount due on one
note CLERK assess.) Statutory attorney
| fee (clerg assess.)
| j. +. Perkins vs. c., r. /. & P. Ry,
Co. Defendant to have to fourth Mon
| day to answer.
| Willis v. Wilson VS. Charles Nc
Laughlin, appeal from justice of the
peace. Writ of error; dismissed On
motion of defendant and for the rea-
| son that the Judgment for costs the
retaxing Of which as sought to be re-
| ceived, by such writ of error has this
| day been set aside and declared void
in cause No. 1908, chancery
| Lee P. Gray We c., r. I. & P. Ry
Co.. damages Defendant given per-
mission to Withdraw answer and fight
motion. Jury called at II a. M, en-
paneled and sworn at Q p. m
| Defendants motion to strike and to
! separate into counts overruled. Motion
| for more specific statement sustained
! to extent Of requiring plaintiff to state
| the sale Of the assignment set UP in
second substituted netition, both par
ties except 10-Trial proceeds. IL
| Trial proceeds. 12-Evidence closed;
4 for defendant fled at the close of the
evidence, overruled. Defendant excerpts
to. Jury Instructed and retire at IL 80
a. m. Both parties except to each and
every instruction given.
Chanoery.
| The Iowa Water and Electric Power
Co. VS. Louisa Jamison. damages
AiahsleIfeu " IA uoChel anu tHe
owner, Jamison should be designated
as plaintiff and the corporation as de-
PENDANT Continued generally.
Probate.
Estate of Alfred Anderson, deceas
ed. Final report Of executor. Final
report approved. Executor discharged
| and bond exonerated
Estate of A. Wilkin. deceased; ]. c.
1 Strickling appointed temporary admin
istrt-tor and pass upon claim of Jennie
| WillSin, Administrative.
Estate Of minor heirs of William
H.rbin deceased. Order signed
Estate of minor heirs Of Hugh p
| Hilles. deceased. Z Report of guardian
approved on presenting receipt OF
statement Of person through whom
| taxes were paid; guardian authorized
| t. retain s75 for support Of wards for
year from this date.
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MARS Hill.

Mars Hill Miss Speers of Ottum-
wa opened school at the Shank school
Monday with II enrolled.
Mrs. ]. G. Crockett of, ottumwa is
visiting Mrs. /. D. MoweTy this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. White visited
relatives in Fairfield, Wayland and
Washington. Iowa. last week and re.
turned home Tuesday
Mrs. Shank of Agency Is visiting
her son, Will Shank this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Bucholtz spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Shank.
Miss Minnie Mowery returned home
Sunday morning on Burlington No. 3
from two weeks visit with relatives
in Hedrick, Competine and Abingdon.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Turner moved
on the Wayne Rupe farm Wednesday.
Mrs George Deter will soon Leave
TO visit, her relatives In Milo. Iowa.
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DAVIS COUNTY LINE.

Davis County Line-Miss Jessie Dix.
ley OF Davis county. visited over Mon
day night with her friend, Miss Ruby
Hamm.
Mrs. Martha Lewis visited friends
at Eldon on TUESDAY.
Mrs. Belle Lawson and son, Herby,
visited Sunday at the Jacob Hamm
home
Al Dixley and wife and Jackson Law
son left recently for short stay at
Ava, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17

FOR SALE--A NUMBER OF SEC
ond hand gasoline engines Of stand
ard makes; F'airbanks-Mor LOWS,
Model, International. I4unt- Moss, ana
others, from one to 12-H. P. Price
$50 and up. Lenox Machine Com-
pany Marshalltown, Iowa.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALEM HEAD OF L AND a
year old Delain Rams. Large sized
heavy boned mutton form. Well
covered with long dense fleece We
also offer so head OF large lengthy
Poland China pigs. both sexes, at
low prices. Call on or write. r. II.
& v. G, Warner, Bloomfield, Iowa.
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kEosAuouA.

Keosauqua. George Phillips Of Boil
der, Coio.,- is visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Miss Matte Farmer visited rela-
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RUSSELL.

Russell-E. a, Marshall, wife and
daughter. Vida, left Wednesday even
ing for visit with Mrs. MarshalIs
brother, R. w King. at Abba.
Mrs. G. w. Thompson Of Keokuk,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17

FOR sALE-coRD WOOD, COAL
props, in 2 inch season white oak
lumber 10, IL and 16 feet long. H.
j. Riggs, r. F. d. No g. City.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17

FOR SALE-TwO SEATED CAR
rage and double set of harness. 104
Park avenue, Fairview.
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RIooM

Bloomfield. Mrs. John Peppers Of
Ottunwa is visiting Bloomfield friends
and attending, the fair.
William Wilson, former resident
of this county. but 70 rthe, past thirty
years of Grants Pass. Oregon. left
today for his home after visit of
several weeks with relatives in ths
county.
Miss Henritta Clayton arrived yes
terday from San Francisco, Ca. for
visit with her mother and sisters.
DIR. and Mrs Alva Schnaffer Of
Portland, Oregon, who have been
spending the summer with friends in
Delaware, Ohio, stopped off here for
a few days visit with their relatives.
the Romineer families in Bloomfield
and vicinity, enroute to Los, Angeles,
CAL, where they will spend. the winter
Mrs. Schnaffer is daughter of Chas.
Hill, a former resident of this coun-
ty.
Misses Minnie and Delpha Naff.
Tiger are visiting relatives at
Osceola. Mo.
Thos. Dunlavy Of Putnam Co. Ind.
is visiting his son, Asbury Dunlap,
and other relatives In the country.
r. =. Cox Of Unionville. Appanoosa
Co., and Miss Vida Fletcher. daugh.
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Fletcher,
OF Ash Grove, we're married at Ash
Grove Sunday by j. T. Morrison, JUS
t1ce of the Peace.
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FOR SALE-EIGHT ROLL HUSKER
and shredder No. l shape, manufac-
tured by Deer & Mansure Co. Three
horse power steam traction engine.
See me. n. G. Sewer, telephone No.
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FOR SALES ROLL HUsKER AND
shredder, No. shape. Manufacture
ed by Deer & Mansure Co Three
10 horsepower steam traction en-
glnes. See me. Fl. G.. Sewer, tele-
phone No 3272.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-17

FARM AND DAIRY
hand at once. A. NJ. Kelsey, Route
8, new phone 11S-W
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ELDoN.

ElDCN.
Eldon.-Attornev A. D. Christy and
Frank Shaw are in Ottufnwa today
on business.
Miss Edith Crockett left yesterday
for an exteided visit in Knoxville.
Misses Floy and Fern Sullivan re.
turned to their home In Sat Lake City
last evening.
Mrs. c. II, Hickock of Rock Island
Is visiting at the Flower home this
week.
Mrs. Frank Davis Is shopping in OF.
tumwa today.
Mrs Clarence Weber is an ottunwa
shopper today
Ottumwa today.
Knoxville toda after an extended
visit with friends and relatives here,
The LcRfle Jeen club is having pic
mic this evening near the high school
grounds. A large number of the mem
bers are gone at present and one espe-
cially one for some time, Mrs. Mabel
Weist Giles, who has gone to make
her home at Willmar, MINI.
DR.. Fl. E. Hurst, Ed Shores, Clarence
Weber and Mr.. Christy. all attended
the races at Fairfield. They went in
Ed Shores automobile.
w. III. Crow attended the races in
Fairfield yesterday.
Oliver Cun1nnins Is visiting Eldon
friends this week Is
Mrs. Minnie Davidson of Trenton.
Mo, passed through Eldon today. on
her way home after attending the flu
neral Of her father, Don Reno, of near
Agency.
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WANTED.

SELL OR TRADE
My res.~ence property. Frank
Kurtz. Kirkyille, Iowa.
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CHAPTER XVI.

1T was natural that during thefort-
night following upon Mrs. Traffnrd s
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FoR GALE.

RcTH BIOS q BLAIR SELL. REAL
estate,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-09
One of the PecuIiarities of the
New Road Law Effect
i've in Indiana.
HOWARD MADE ENGINEER.
COUNTY SURVEYOR WILL DO THE
WORK ON THE ROAD PETITION
ED FOR IN WASHINGTON TOWN.
SHIP-A BAD TANGLE.

R. A. Howard, county surveyor, has
been appointed as civil engineer for
the road petitioned for by residents
of Washington township under the
new road law. Mr.. Howard to serve
as civil engineer will be obliged to
give $4,000 bond. Under this new and
peculiar road law he will only receive
his usual per diem fee, not withstand
ing the fact that he will be obliged to
meet the expense of furnishing bond.
Just why I am required to give
bond is more than l know" said Mr..
Howard Il do not handle any money
in connection with the work of survey
ing the proposed road and do not get
my per diem until the bonds for the
road have been disposed Of"
The county commissioners have ap-
pointed Lincoln Jones and Caleb Jack
son, Jr, as viewers for the proposed
road The law requires that the board
of county commissioners issue bonds
for the construction of a road petition
ed for but the commissioners cannot
authorize the issuance of these bonds
until the viewers and engineer have
made their report us to the cost of
making this road.
The county commissioners in this
county are as badly entangled with
the red tape connected with this new
road law as the commissioners in the
other counties of the state. The
Wayne county commissioners have
but a hazy idea of the workings of
this new law and will consult with
County Attorney John F. Robbins to
obtain better understanding of 1t.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-09
VAN zANT BECOMES
A RAV|NG MANIAC
Now So Violent That 1t Is
Necessary to Keep Him
In Padded Cell.
GETS CONSTANT ATTENTION
RICHARD HAssARD is RECOVER
ING AND 1T is EXPECTED THAT
HE WILL SOON BE RELEASED
FROM THE COUNTY JAIL.

According to Sheriff Meredith, Rich
saloon keeper, who was recently de-
clared insane and confined in the coun-
ty Jail, is now raving maniac. So
violent has Van Zant become that
Sheriff Meredith has found it necessary
to have the unfortunate man confined
in the padded cell His vitality is
rapidly becoming exhausted and Sher-
iff Meredith is of the opinion that Van
Zant's death is only a question of a
short time.
1t requires constant attention to
keep Van Zant properly clothed and
protected from the weather. AS soon
as clothes are placed on him he will
tear them off, if not prevented, and
rave about his cell absolutely nude.
All the old garments the sheriff can
gather together are kept handy SO that
| they can be placed on the unfortunate
man.
Van Zant also destroys anything
that is placed in his cell If cot is
placed in the cell for him to rest on he
will tear the tick to small scraps and
will then attempt to destroy the frame
work of the cot. He eats but little
| Richard Hassard, another former sa
loon keeper who was placed in the
county Jail about a week ago suffering
with an acute attack of delirium tire
mems, is rapidly recovering and wants
to be released from confinement. Sher
iff Meredith does not think Hassard's
mind is affected and he will probably
be released as soon as it is though,
that he has entirely recovered from the
protracted spree which resulted in hi:
suffering with an attack of the tre
mems.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-10-09
HANGING WITH INTENT
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Coroner Bramkamp Files Ver-
dict in Haley Case.
TRIED BEFORE AT SO YEARS.

Coroner Bramkamp has, filed YER
dict of hanging with intent to commit
suicide in the case of Andrew Haley
the ninety-five year old resident of
New Garden township, who hung him.
self in the barn of his son, David Ha-
leX
In the verdict there is statement
by David Haley in which he says that
his father had of late been in i'll health
and had frequently said to members
of the family that he would rather be
dead than alive. Not much heed was
paid to what the aged man said, be-
cause, as the son puts it in his state
ment, ''if he said thi sonce he said 1T
fifty times David Haley also states
that of late his fathers mind had been
unbalanced.
Once before Andrew Haley tried to
end his life by the suicide route, but
was saved from death by some mem
bers of his family. Haley seemed at
that time to be repentant for his rash
deed. When a man siXty-eight years
of age. Mr. Haley became despondent
and attempted to end his life by hang
ing Some member of the family found
him suspended from the rope in time
to cut him down and safe his life.