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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
SMELL JURY IS DISCHARGED
MEMBERS 8 TO a FOR PLAINTIFF
AFTER FORTY-EiGHT HOURS
DELIBERATION.
NO CHANGE FROM The FIRST
Public Sentiment, Favoring the Son,
Disappointed at the Failure to
Agree-Dick Loses
$6OO,O 900 Share.

Clinton, H., Feb. 18.-Unable after
forty-eight hours deliberation to agree
upon a verdict, the jury in the Smell
case was discharged by Judge w. G..
Cochran, at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and the case will be tried again
at the May term.
1t was just 3 o'clock when the court
called the jurors into the courtroom
and asked them if they were able to
reach an agreement. They answered
no" The court then asked if It were
a question of law or facts. They re-
piled that 1t was a question of facts.
Judge Cochran then thanked the
jurors for their patience and delibera-
tons and discharged them. The court
stated that he felt unwilling to force
the jury to bring in a verdict, mas
much as Col. Smell had paid taxes to
the county for fifty years, and was in
g measure entitled to have his prop
erty disposed of according to law.
While he expressed great regret that
the cost Of a retrial must be incurred,
the court stated that the expense had
not been as great as many other cases
that had been tried in the county.
The jurors stood s to 4 for the on
testants on the final ballots, and prac-
tically from the very first there was
the same majority.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Steamer Chase On.

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 1.-THE United
Hanks, left this port Thursday morn
ing at IL o'clock under full steam in
pursuit of the German steamer Delta
that left Pensacola harbor two days
ago after having been seized by the
United States marshal there on a bill
of libel for $4,000. Little hope is en-
tertained of over-taking the fugitive
steamer, bat the Winona will con
tinue the chase until called off by wire
less around Key West, Fla.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
S%uffraqists Go Before Huuhes.

New York, Feb. 1.-two hundred
suffragists, headed by Mrs. Harriet
Stanton Blatch, will go before Govern
or Hughes this afternoon and do their
best to win his favor to their cause.
On the same train a large number of
persons opposed to woman's suffrage
will go to Albany, attend both hear
ings and do all in their power to fight
the issue. There will be two hearings
this afternoon. while in the evening
a street meeting of suffragists will
be held in Albany.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Squire Davis Body Exhumed.

Mount Vernon, Ill, Feb. 1.-THE
body o. Squire Davis, who died sud
denly two weeks ago, has been ex-
hume6 and the stomach removed and
sent to a chemist for examination. It
is thought Davis WIS poisoned. It is
charged that Davis had information
concerning the robbery of Charles
Baldridge, who was robbed Of SIPS
by masked robbers recently. and was
going To tell and that he was put out
of the way. A young man suspected
of the job has mysteriously disap-
reared.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Husband a Child Thief.

Chicago. Mrs. Irene Aiiza Jones. on
trial with her husband, William Jones,
on a charge of kidnapping little Lillian
Wulff, swore today that her husband
had planned TO steal three children at
the time Lillian was carried away.
She said she had been compelled by
threats of death to obey his commands.
Her husband, she said, ordered her TO
steal the child of Capt. Monday of the
Salvation Army, but she refused. Thi.
enraged Jones, and he wore If they
did not get three children before leav.
ing Chicago he would kill her.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
MADE HIMSELF A TARGET.
Cincinnati Man Allows Crack Shots
to Fire at Him.

Cincinnati. After having stood as a
living target for a purse Of S., Henry
Rotenhoeffer raised such a disturbance
over the affair that the police raided
the saloon where the incident occurred.
A dispute yer the revolver arose.
Rotenhoeffer declared that for q purse
he would let the crack shot of the party
shoot at him the length of the alley,
for he had no fear of being struck. He
took his place and the pistol sharp
snapped his revolver three times With
ont ScOrinr.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
THREE MISSISSIPPI TOWNS
PRACTICALLY DEMOLISHED.

Meridian. Miss, Feb. 15.-Three
small Mississippi towns were practi-
cally demolished by a tornado yester-
day. Reports of the number killed
range from six to ten, with the smaller
number probably correct.
Mossville. Service and $3.50 are the
towns. They are all in Jones county
and all are very small, being merely
a handful of scattered dwellings. The
tornado struck them about noon and
in most instances is reported to have
carried the buildings in it's path com
pletely off the lots on which they
stood. Nearby fields were covered
with wreckage and the branches OF
trees were Uttered with small house
hold articles.
L. S. Morrison of Mossville, wao
came here after the storm, said that
he was out of doors during the blow
and was compelled to grasp a wire
fence to keep from being blown away.
He said the dead at Mossyille are
Alec Mindham and wife, negroes Near
the town, he said, four white persons
had been killed, a man and wife and
their two children. whose names he
did not learn. Those seriously in
iured at Mossville are J.. F. Robinson,
of the Mossville Mercantile
Co.; Mr.. and Mrs. William Campbell,
and Minnie Campbell.
Near Service one child Of Ike Hollo-
way is reported dead and also an un-
known negro.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Ruef and schmitz Rehear;no.

San Francisco, Feb. 14-Assistant
District Attorney Heney filed a petit
ton in the supreme court Thursday
for a hearing of the case in which the
court of appeals considered it's IA
nous decision practically declaring ex-
Mayor Schmitz and former political
boss, Abraham Ruef. guiltless Of the
crime of extortion and reversing the
judgment of the lower court in the
Schmitz case.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Cartridge Through the Mails.

Versailles, Ky.-While POstmasterT.
Kelley White was stamping the incom-
ing mail here today, a cartridge in an
envelope, which was being sent through
the mails, exploded. An investigation
proved that the letter in question was
one of twenty received in the same
bundle, and each in addition to the
blood red warning to the party adj
dressed, contained a cartridge and q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
FIRE IN EIFFEL TOWER.
Wireless Station, 900 Feet Above the
Ground, Completely Quilted.

Paris, Feb. 19.-The wireless tie
graph station in the Eifel Tower
burned Tuesday, with $4,000 loss.
The station, more than 900 feet above
course, be reached by fire fighting ap-
paratus. Firemen assembled to it from
the street in the hope of extinguishing
the blaze with chemicals. BY the time
they reached it, however, the delicate
apparatus had been ruined.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Another Ruler Reported Slain,

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Rumors were cur
rent here late last night that King
Alfonso Of Spain had been assassinat-
ed, but no confirmation or denial of
this could be obtained at the French
foreign office or the Spanish embassy.
No details accompanied the rumors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
BURSTING Steam Pine Kills Three,

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Advices have been
received here from Rear Admiral Phil
ibert that the bursting of a steam
pipe on hoard the French cruiser Des-
cartes off Casa Blanca resulted in the
death of three men and the injury
Of three others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Gov. cray,s Widow Dies.

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 14.-Mrs.
Elsa Gray, widow of former Governor
Isaac P. Gray, who died while min
lister to Mexico, died yesterday, aged
so years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
Sent Back at 9 O'Clock.

The judge sent word to the jury at 9
o'clock Monday morning asking if
there was any likelihood of a report,
and also asked the nature of the OBJ
stacles which prevented an agreement.
The same answer was sent back as
that which was given at 3 O'Clock.
The inability of the jury 10 agree
Is entirely out of accord with public
sentiment, and there will be general
disappointment. The popular demand
was unanimously in favor of breaking
the will. All the relatives. with the
exception of Mabelle Smell, Mcnamara
and a few distant legatees who receive
minor requests, were in favor Of set
ting it aside.
In cast the will had been broken and
the supreme court sustained the find
ing, Richard Smell, the only son, who
was cut off with $50 per annum, would
be given One-half the fortune of s., 000.-
900, and the three grandchildren, the
children of Thornton Smell. deceased.
would each receive one-third of the
other half.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
II MARKETS
Livestock

February 10.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Choiee ex.
port and dressed beef steers. $3.50
SIS; fair to good, $4.50@5.so; west
ern steers. $4.25@5.5O; stockers >esd
feeders, s3.20@4.S5; southern steers.
$4@5:25; southern cows, $2.SG@375;
native COWS, $2.7O@4.70; native heif-
ers, S3.50@5.O0; bulls, s3-306425;
calves, S4.00@6.50. Hogs-Heavy,
$4.35@442k; packers, s4.25@44O;
pigs and light, $3.35@4.27k. Sheep
Lambs, $e.25@6.S0; ewes and year
lings, $4.50@5.25; western yearlings.
$5.35@6; western sheep, $4-25G5.25;
stockers and feeders, $3-5N@5.
-
ST. LOUIS-Cattle-Native ship
ping and export steers, $5.50@6.Oo;
dressed beef and butcher steers. $40
@5.40; steers under loco lbs, $3.50
4.50; stockers and feeders, $2.40@4.65;
COWS and h%eifers, $3.15@5;
$1.75@2.25; bulls, $2.50G4.50; calves,
$3.75@7.50; Texas and Indian steers,
$2.90@5.25; cows and heifers. $1.75@
4. Hogs-Pigs and lights, $3.50@435;
packers, S4@4.40; butchers and best
heavy, $4.40@4.45. Sheep-Native
muttons, $3.50@5.5o; lambs, $4.50@7s
culls and bucks, $2.75@3.50.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4.25@
6.15; cows, S3@4.75; heifers, $2.5o@
5.25; bulls, $3.25@4.50; stockers and
feeders, $2.70@4.75; calves. s2-7597.
Hogs-Choice heavy shipping. 1880
4.a5; butchers. $4.30@445s light
mixed, $425@4.30; choice light, $3.50
@4.37k; packing, $4.30Q4.35; pigs.
$3.5O04.25. Sheep-Yearlings, $1,000
Gao; sheep. s4.25Q5.50.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-22
All Received Portion.

These three heirs are Mrs. Lena
Smell Dinsmore of San Jose, Cal, and
Harry and Thornton Smell of Elk
hart, Ind. All three were handsome
ly remembered in the will, but will not
receive one-tenth as much as if the
will had been broken. Their heirs
will eventually receive all the estate
if the will stands, but as the colonel
insisted that no division be made I'M
til twenty years after the death of the
youngest grandchild, it will be seen
that nearly 100 years will elapse be-
fore the estate can be separated as the
will stands.
The Jury was probably guided most
strongly in support of the prayer of
the complainant to set aside the will
by the fact that the only son and natu-
raj object OF the parents bounty was
allowed practically nothing.
Dick Smell has always been regard
ed as a model of integrity and one
of the most highly respected citizens
of the community.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
LIQUOR IN NORWAY.
Laws by Which the Sale Of lntoxieant

Laws by Which the Sale of lntoxicants
Is Controlled.
The s;amlag system in Norway gives
po@er to municipalities to grant all
lie retail spirit licenses which it deems
;aoess:uy 10 company which would
II ! Itself 90 carry on the traffic in the
userests of the community, with
.iNrd annual return of not more than
j per cent OH its paid up capital. In
establishing the system the question
of compensation does not appear to
have presented much difficulty. When
the Samlag was introduced two kinds
of licenses We're in eXistence-first,
those granted annually or for term
not exceeding five years, and, second,
privileged licenses, granted for the life
of the licensee. In the case of the first
no compensation whatever was paid to
those dispossessed of their licenses.
In regard to the latter compensation
was granted in the form of an annuity
equal to the average yearly profits for
the three years preceding the suppress
sion of the license.
With these provisions the aims and
principles of the Samag are summa-
riZed as follows: The elimination of
private profit and securing the monop-
oily value for the public. insuring high
est quality Of liquors sold. the reduc.
ton of the number of licenses, the
easy enforcement of the law, the de-
struction of the power Of the spirit
trade and the furtherance of all pro-
gressive measures of reform. New
York Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
EDGEwooD.

Miss Bertha Basquin returned to
Manchester Monday night. after a
pleasant visit with relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. j. Alger visited
relatives and friends at Manchester
and near Masonville from Monday
until today.
Mrs. Jennie Breed and daughter,
Lottie, of Rock Elm, Wis.,. spent the
holidays with friends at this place
and her daughter, Mrs. Leora Norris,
at the Point.
Postlnasters Richards and Rulon
have been notified that on and after
the fifteenth OF this month the post
Office at Wood will be discontinued
and all mail now going to that ad-
dress will be held at Edgewood or
sent out on rural Route No. L. 1t
has been expected for some time
past that this new ruling would be
made soon as there were only few
patrons getting mail there, owing to
the establishment of the rural free
delivery.
Hannah Searle Bond died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Reuben
+. Reynolds, in Franklinville,. N V,
December 18th, 1907, nearly so
years Of age. She was married tic
Marshall 0. Bond, January l, 1852
and to them were born five children
Two daughters died at the age Of
five years and are buried in Edge.
wood cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs Bond
and family came to Iowa in 1855 in
company with Mr. and Mrs. A. W
Smith, the two ladies being sisters-in.
law. Mr.. Bond died about fourteen
years ago, and the only son died in
New Mexico three years ago. The
remaining daughters were at then
mothers bedside when the death
messenger came.
| g. II. True, who recently returned
from attending the annual meeting
of Iowa State horticultural Society
at Des Moines, informes us that his
display of apples from this county
was one Of the best shown at this
meeting. He had forty-two varieties
which came in first in the sweep
stakes, one Of his opponents, mar
from Kosuth county having sixty
varieties in the same class, but die
not compare very favorably with Mr.
True's. Prof. Little Of Ames. who
was one of the experts in charge o
the Judging, said he had never seer
such fine specimens of Longfeld anc
Anisim apples as were shown by Mr.
True. The latter is a member Of the
State Board of Horticulture and was
elected President of the Northeastern
Iowa Horticultural Society at its an.
nual meeting held in Independence
recently, and in our opinion they
could not have made wiser choice
journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
THORPE.

Harry Kane and wife and daugh
tiers, Florence and Ruby, Of Little
port, ate New Years dinner will
Dan Sark and family.
Fredie Cahill OF Caskey, lowe
spent New Years eve with d. Sark
John Robertson spent some time
in Chicago this week.
George Keith called on Dan Sark
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. r. r. Works called on Mrs
Stusic Thursday afternoon.
Bert Bowers had one of his horses
brake one Of its legs this week.
Miss Marguerite Works called on
her friend Kitsy Sark.
Dan Sark delivered some chickens
and Geese to Edgewood this week
Mrs. Fred Wonleighton called on
Mrs. George Norris Friday after.
noon.
Miss Elvina Daisy of Dakota is
here visiting with her Grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn who live
south Of Dundee.
Ansie Stone drove to Mancheste,
this week.
George Keith delivered some
stock to Thorpe last Monday.
The New Years dance at Thorpe
was well attended and all had q
jolly good time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
4 WARM WELCOME.
Tho Way an American Visitor Wa
Raea;ved tn I opdnn

Tho Way an American Visitor Was
Received In London.
when l arrived in London" says a
well known actor, 81 received Il charm-
ing letter from a man whose name
could not recall ever having heard be-
fore, but presuming that it must be
some friend whom had forgotten
readily accepted the invitation TO din
ner which the epistle contained and
duly turned up the following evening
ut the hotel named. a gentleman
whom l did not recognize at once APP
preached me with outstretched hand,
and SO pleased did he seem to see me
that did not like to hurt his feelings
by admitting that my memory had
failed me, but trusted that some chance
remark might presently remind me of
our previous acquaintance.
SIN due course we enjoyed the best
dinner the house had to offer, accom-
panied by the very choicest cigars. At
this point the gentleman left the room
in order to get something out of his
overcoat pocket and failed to reap
pear waited for him i'll vain. Then
by degrees the truth dawned upon me,
and realized why lie had been SO
genuinely pleased to meet me. How
ever, he told so many amusing stories
that the evening was pleasant enough
to more than compensate me for being
obliged to pay the bill."-New York
Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
Commercial Term In Law

The plaintiff was stating his case:
"Your honor, was walking alongside
of the waiting train when this man,
who is stranger to me, and without
any cause whatever, reached out of the
car window and planted couple of
powerful blows upon my face"
Your honor" eXpostulated the de-
fcndant, Il was so enraged by the de-
lay of that train and the miserable
service of that road in general that l
Just had to give vent to my feelings
In some way. conldn't restrain my
self"
II feel for gon," admitted the judge,
who had had occasion TO travel on the
same road, but l am compelled to
fine you nevertheless. That pair Of
hand me downs will cost you just So"
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
Not Mans Work.

Moonlight and springtime moods all
to the contrary, the fact remains that
marriage is not mans work, but one
Of his dearest decisions, from which
he parts begrudgingly. Moreover, it
is not even necessary to him in the
accomplishment of those things which
are his work. 1t is generally no more
than his dream of prolonging through
years humanity improbable condition.
Happiness as Il husband and father
has always been his scarcely whis-
percd prayer, his dearest secret hope,
toward which all his idealsm yearns
That numerous other and very potent
motives enter into mems hearts is not
in the least overlooked 1t is only
claimed that to the average man his
future marriage is little more than a
very beautiful dream.-Anna A. Rog-
ers in Atlantic.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
The Solemn scotehman.

A Scottish parson was attending a
funeral in his own churchyard. The
service over and dust given to dust,
the green sod smoothed down over the
narrow bed, the company departed.
But q worthy man remained behind
and approached the parson with n
solemn face, as though for serious talk.
din We ken what l aye think at a
funerai?' Many serious reflections
have come to one there, and the clergy
man expected some befitting thought
mo. What is 1t you always think 2"
The answer was, 81 aye think I'm
desperate gledd it's no me-" The in
cumbent of that parish was mortified.
Dundee Advertiser.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
A Sad Bereavement.

An honest countryman, anxious to
explore the wonders of the British
museum, obtained special holiday q
short time since. Accordingly, taking
with him couple of friends. he pre-
scented himself at the door for admit
lance.
mo admission today, sir" said the
keeper.
But l must come in. I've holiday
on purpose"
NO matter. This is close day,
and the museum is shut"
what" said John. "Ain't this pub
lie property"
Eyes, but one of the mummies died
few days ago, and we are going to
bury him."
"Oh, in that case we won't intruder
said John in hushed voice. So lie re-
tired.-London Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
THE FRIeATE PELICAN.
It is Small Bird With an Enormou
Stretch of WING.

70 onali eird Wish an Enormous
oereech OF wing
me irlsate pelican, or man-of-war
plfa. Is usually FOUND between the
tropics. Although when stripped OF Its
feathers 1t is hardly larger than a
pigeon. YET no man can touch at the
sihle 'ime the ups OF It's extended
"hiss, me long wing bones are eX-
ceeoit,siN ilsht, ana the whole ap.
paratos Oh ;ilr cells is extremely de.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
A FLOATING SNAIL.
Peculiar Ways of This Wonderful Lit.
tie Creature,

tie Creature.
There Is small snail which is so
fond of the sea that it never comes to
land, and 1t builds such capital boat
for itself and its. eggs that while large
ships are sinking and steamers are I'M
nblc TO face the storm it losses about
In perfect safety.
The little snail is of a violet color
and is therefore called ianthina. 1t
has Il small shell, and there projects
from the upper part of the body long,
tonguelike piece of flesh This is the
raft, and ii is built upon most scien-
tiiic principles, for 1t has compart-
ments in it for air 1t is broad and
the air compartments are underneath,
SO that 1t cannot capsize.
Moreover, the snail knows how to
stow away Its cargo for the Oldest
eggs and those which hatch the SOON
lishtest and newest on the sides of the
raft The ianthina fills Its own air
compartments by getting globule Of
air underneath its head. The body is
then curved downward beneath the
raft. and. the head being tilted on one
side, the air rushes up and fills the
spaces. 1t feeds on beautiful little
jeilytish, which has fiat, raftlike
form with Il pretty little sail upon it,
and they congregate In multitudes
when the sea is calm
Sometimes specimens are washed
upon the northwestern coast of France,
and when they are handled they give
Oil violet dye
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
CHANGED THE TYPES.
The Story of VensefuI Wife and
Bible Error.

The Story of VensefuI Wife and a
Bible Error.
In the famous library of Wolfenbut-
tel in Hesse, is an old Bible which is
greatly tire; sured. 1t appears that in
that passage in Genesis where God
told Eve that Adam shall be her mas
ter and shall rule over her the German
translation is, "und er soil dein herr
sein." Herr which means master,
does not oco ur in this Bible, but instead
there appears the word "narr" which
means fool.
The error was caused by a quarrel
between the printer and his wife in the
year 1880. TIE wife was yengeful,
and in the silent watches of the night
she entered the room where her hus-
band had been setting type and mali
ciously changed "herr" to MARI" The
printer was arrested after the book
had been printed and the mistake dis
covered, but his apprentice testified
that he saw the wife steal into the
composing room and alter the word.
The woman was imprisoned for bias
phemy and died in prison. :
Orders We're given that all the copies
of the edition should be destroyed
This was done, with the exception OF
the one copy in the Wolfenbuttel Ii.
brnry
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-01-08
The Unpopular Pump.

"Ihat famous temperance reformer
Francis Murphy" said n Pittsburg
man, had many an odd adventure in
the course of his very useful life. He
once told me of a case where q drink
ing man with neat joke got for the
moment a little the better of him in an
argument The man was a clubman,
n bon vivant, famous for his wine eel
lar, and Mr.. Murphy read him strong
lecture on the drink evil. But the bon
vivant only smiled, shook his head and
said:
"'Well, Mr.. Murphy, have seen
many pleasant party around table,
but l have never seen one around n
pump "-Cincinnati Enquirer.