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The Washington times., 1909-09-16
SHE WAS SURPRISED.

Frank-Were you actually surprised.
az you said. when 7 proposed?
May-Yes, indeed; I really had all but
given you up,-VOgUe.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
FLEET
FINISHES PRACTICE
Admiral Schroeder Advises Depart
ment His Command Will Pass

Admiral Schroeder, commander-in-
chief Of the battleship feet, which has
just completed its target practice off
the Virginia capes, informed the Navy
Department today that on its passage 70
New York from Hampton Roads the
fleet Will arrive of Barnegat. on the
Jersey coast. about noon of September
q. and will steam along the shore. pass
ing Ocean Grove about 3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
RING THIEF CAUGHT
AT POINT OF PISTOL

BOSTON, Sept. 1s-Captured at the
point Of a pistol as he hsd with two
diamond rings worth more than $4,000.
a Philadelphia man IS held here today
by the police for Identification.
The man, who gives his name az
George E. Ryan. Of. SIC North Thirteenth
street, Philadelphia. grabbed the two
rings from a show case OF the Hodgson,
Kennard Jewelry Company, and. pur-
sued by it's proprietor and his clerks,
fed through the streets OF the business
section
a police Inspectors pistol stopped him
within a few blocks. One OF the two
rings was found on Ryan's person. but
other, worth sl-7Oo. had disappeared
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
FROM BRIDE TO PRISON.

BALTIMORE, Sept 1s.-For swearing
falsely to the age OF his sweetheart, to
obtain a marriage license, William
Moore was sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary by Judge William H.
Forsyth, jr., at Ellicott city, Md.
Moore obtained a license to marry
Elizabeth Saylor, Of this city, represent
ing that she was eighteen years of age,
when, in fact. she was scarcely fifteen.
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WOMAN Is WANTED
FOLLOWING MURDER
Charged With Killing Her Aunt in
Alabama-Both Socially
Prominent.

MOBILE. Sept. Estate police today
are searching along the Florida border
for Mrs. Henry Nowling, who is charged
with the murder last night of her aunt,
Mrs. VIII Nowling, at Brewton, Ala.
The two women are Of much social
prominence throughout the State, the
dead woman being a sister Of Martin
Lindsay. the richest man in Mobile.
Domestic troubles are said TO have
occa stoned the tragedy.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
ESCAPES; THEN SURRENDERS

YORK, Pa, Sept. I6.-To escape ar
rest By Detective H. K. Fickes on an
assault charge. Philip Simmons plunged
INTO the Codorus creek and swan to the
other shore. Evidently the bath cooled
MIN, for little later he appeared at
the alderman's office. gave himself UP
and entered bali.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
AUTOMOBILE SKIDS
AND BREAKS WHEEL
]. A. Hicks Car Cuts Up On F
Street-Owner Escapes
Injury.

An automobile owned and operated
by Attorney J. Addison Hicks. had
performance on + street this morning
that will cost the owner a least 500
70 repair.
Mr.. Hicks was moving smoothly down
r street when ne attempted 20 turn up
Tenth. But the automobile, skiddinR
swiftly across the rain-covered asphalt.
crashed into a tree and smashed the
right front wheel. besides bending and
scratching the frame work Of the car.
Mr.. Hicks WIS cOnsiderably 1olted. but
stayed in the machine and was not hurt
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
Deaths.

Hannah Bex, 81 years. Military road.
Brightwood. u. G
Mary Hill. SO years, 11 d street south
west
Ester. 3. Saylor. months. 3T25 Canal
road northwest
Catherine Louise Wood. months, 900
Third street northwest
sarah Q. Kelley. 81 years, IA Nineteenth
street northeast
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
STRIKING WEAVERS
RETURNING TO WORK

FALL RIVER, Mass. Sept 16.-The
striking weavers employed at the
Iron Works Mills. in this city. voted
this morning TO accept the per cent
advance in wages offered by VI. G. D.
Borden as a compromise, and viii re-
turn to work tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
CUBAN REVENUES
SHOW AN INCREASE

The revenues Of the Cuban govern
ment from February TO September 1.
Of this year, were S1,400,753 more than
the receipts for the same period from
customs and internal revenue last year
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
ESCAPED TIGRESS
IS SHOT TO DEATH
Animal Got Away From Cage at
Marseilles, and Terrorized

MARsEILLEs. Sept. 1s.-The Mar
seilles "tigress hunt" came to an end
today, when the royal bengal animal
that has terrorized the city for two days
was shot TO death as she plunged into
the sea in a last desperate attempt to
escape.
More than a score Of shots were fred
at the tigress. She escaped from her
cage aboard a docking vessel on Tues
day, since which time a constant hunt
for her had been kept up.
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
SI.50 and $500 Lace Curtains.
Tomorrow at 90C Pair

All the odd lots of Lace Curtains which sold at $50 and s.
pair have been gathered in this group and marked for quick selling
tomorrow.
One to four pairs of pattem-consng of Nottingham Lace
Curtains so and 81 inches wide all full 81 yards long
Plain and heavy worked centers in white and Some
slightly soled on the edges Tomorrow at>98c pair
The Washington times., 1909-09-16
The Vital Records.
Births.


Fenton A. and Minnie @. Higgins girl
Walter +. and Alice V. Dixon, boy.
Charles r. and Matte L. Murphy, boy
John and Victoria Kearns. boy.
Rolls and ollie Bieghey. boy.
Warren O. and Rosa VI. Embrey. boy.
Norris +. and Jennie VI. Fitzgerald
boy.
Philip T. and Estelle A. HaIIer. girl.
Frederick NJ and Irene N. Graf, girl.
Walter 3. and Eve p Wooden. girl.
Francis s. and Ida V. Stra weser. girl.
Albert d. and Anna VI. Riekenbacher
boy.
John J. and Mary r. Ring. boy.
George F. and Julia r. Arneson. girl.
Manning D. and Mary A. Thomson. boy.
John L. and Clara :. Gallagher. boy.
I. p. and Marguerite Williams. boy.
Morris and Jessie Bennett, girl.
William r. and Edith Johnson. girl
John r. and Tillie V. Boyle, girl
John Nc. and Elizabeth Roper. boy.
Abe and Sara Goeber boy.
Pasquale and Angelina Vasco, girl.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
DEATH OF CAPT.
JOHN FINLEY
Well Known War Veteran, Long a
Resident Of Warsaw, Died Of
Paralysis Yesterday.
Ispecial to The Gate City.

Especial to The Gate City.]
WARSAW, Ill, Dec. 7.-Captain
John Finley one, of Warsaw's best
known citizens, a veteran of the civil
war and graduate Of Harvard. died
yesterday afternoon at o'clock. He
suffered stroke of paralysis in the
morning and failed to regain con-
seriousness. His dessh is 'amentable
to relatives and friends here.
The deceased was born on April 20,
1916, and enlisted as a soldier at the
young age of sixteen years. He serv-
ed during the war and in 1868 came
to Warsaw.
Under John Grimshaw, at that time
one of Quincy's best known lawyers,
he fitted himself for the practice OF
law and later completed his educa-
ton at Harvard. In 1872 he returned
to warsaw and took up his practice.
His marriage to Miss Mary Hill,
daughter Of the late Mayor William
Hill, occurred in 1885.
He is survived by his beloved wife,
brother, Gerald, Of Quincy, and two
sisters living at West Point, Ill.
| The funeral will be held Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock and services will
b. conducted by Rev. Thomas Hines
and Rev. Fulton. Burial will be in
Oakland cemetery.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
NEW SKIN REMEDY
STOPS ALL ITCHING
skin Troubles Of Adults and Infants
Quickly Cured.


When it is known that polsam, the
new skin discovery, will stop the tor
turous itching attending eczema with
first application and bring immediate
relief and comfort to sufferers from all
skin troubles, its merit will be appre-
ciated and its wonderful success un-
derstood. On the tender skin Of chat
ing infants, polsam may be used with
soothing and beneficial effects. 1t is
applied externally, and its remarkable
healing powers begin at once.
All skin diseases. including eczema,
acne, herpes, rash, letter, etc. yield
Immediately to polsam. Occasional
applications in small quantities will
quickly Danish pimples, hives, black
heads, blotches, and will relieve and
cure itching feet, scaly scalp, humors,
etc. A special 50-cent package Is
prepared for those who use pos'am
for these minor skin troubles. This,
as we'll as the regular two-dollar Jar,
is on sale at Wilkinson & Co.'S and
other leading drug stores in Keokuk.
An experimental supply Of poslam
may be obtained free Of charge by
writing to the Emergency Laborator.
les, 80 West Twenty-fifth street, New
York.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Appointment Made by Board Of Sup
ervisors Yesterday afternoon In
Session at Fort Madi-
son.
LIVELY STRUGGLE
Several Candidates in Field Put up
Pretty Fisht-constable Has
Not Yet Been APP
pointed.

John Leindecker is the new justice
Of the peace.
He was appointed at the regular
session of the board of supervisors
yesterday afternoon in Fort Madison.
The report was confirmed this after
noon by the Supervisors themselves
who were in Keokuk on business
Mr.. Leindecker succeeds the. late
Judge H. C. Lands and receives the
appointment only after lively fight
among the several candidates for the
office.
For nearly three years past he has
been constable, serving in the Office OF
Judge Lands. He has clean record
in politics and has the distinction of
having served the Sixth ward as alder
mon for three years. The position is
q we'll merited one and Mr.. Leindeck-
er's friends extend congratulations.
He will have his Office at No. 10
North Fifth street, the Office left
vacant by the death Of Judge Lands.
1t has been fitted up neatly and pre-
sents an entirely new appearance. A
coat Of light paint and several
changes have served to improve the
Interior greatly.
According to the supervisors this
afternoon the constable to succeed Mr..
Leindecker has not been appointed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Benefit For Reed Sisters.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Touched
by the tragic plight of the sisters OF
the late Roland Reed, the eminent
American comedian, sympathizers in
the theatrical circles OF this city and
New York will give big performances
at the Chestnut street Opera House
this afternoon. A short time ago It
became known that the Reed sisters
were living in abject poverty, and that
they were actually spending their
nights in hovel in the Tenderloin
district of This city AS soon as any
endeavor was made to help them they
would move on" wishing to avoid any
notoriety.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
ENDURANCE PIANO
PLAYER NEARLY DEAD
collapses Within Six Minutes of Close
Of 26-Hour Test and Loses
Reward.

BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 2.-J. NJ Water
bury failed to break his record as
an endurance piano player here. His
record is 271a hours, and he was to
receive nothing until he played contin-
uously with both hands for 26 hours.
After playing 25 hours and 81 min
Mtes ne succumbed and fell almost
lifeless across the keys of the instru-
ment. For several hours he had been
talking incoherently and every mus
Gle of his body twitched like a man
suffering from an epileptic fit. He was
almost carried from the Arc Taeater
and was several hours in recovering
his mental faculties.
The tips of his fingers were black
and blue while the muscles of his
hands and arms We're swollen to al
most double their natural size.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
ANNUAL MEETING
OF BIG LEAGUE
Will Johp Ward, Of New York, Be
Placed at Head Of Major League
Organizations?

NEW YORK, Dec. Tt has been
definitely decided that the annual
meeting of the National League of
Baseball Clubs will be held at the
Waldorf Astoria q week from today,
when many matters of interest to fan
dom will be discussed. The annual
meeting of the Boston Club of the
league will be held today. The
American League will hold its annual
session on Dec. Is, the day after the
beginning of the National League
meeting.
A baseball war even more far-reach-
ing than that between the American
and National Leagues, which termin-
ated in the signing of peace treaty
in 1903, is looking for if Charles F..
Murphy, president, of the Chicago
Baseball club, carries out his avowed
intention of electing John NJ. Ward
president Of the National League
President Ban B. Johnson, of the
American League, in speaking of the
matter, said:
LIE AHcllCdH i>Sd6uO viii lCluSS
to act on the National Commission II
John M. Ward is the National Lea
gue's representative on that body
] The reasons are best known to the
followers of the game, and especially
to the National League. The Ameri
can League does not want Murphy
Ward Or syndicate baseball mixed III
4 with the National pastime, anl if Mr.
/ Murphy insists on Word and succeeds
IN electing him, the American League
will refuse to act with the Nationa
1 Commission. AS far as Mr.. Herr
man is concerned, the American
League would act for lifetime will
him. hut with Ward--not for min
! ute"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
BOILER EXPLODED
AND KILLED ONE
Building Was Damaged to Large Elk
tent and Three Other Men
Were Badly Injured.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. flames
Foley, a steamftter, James Cox, a
driver, and Essie Williams, negro
janitor, We're killed; Andrew Meyers, a
plumber. was fatally and two other
workmen, seriously, injured as the re-
suit of an explosion Of a boiler in the
basement of six-story building at 81
Broadway. The damage was $4,000 Of
which $4,000 was sustained by the
Mumford Drug company, of Pailadel-
phia, which was moving into the build
ing.
The conclusion broke several large
windows in the millinery house OF
Lyons Brothers adjoining.
A dozen girls employed in the mil
linery establishment made a hurried
escape.
Cox was passing on his express wa
gon when killed The other victims
were working in the Mumford build
ing. Two floors, which were vacant,
collapsed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
FRANKLIN.
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VIM Mehl was accompanied by DR..
Dickson to Keokuk Wednesday, where
the former entered a hospital to have
all operation performed.
Since the closing Of our saloon, sew.
eral club room have been opened.
Mrs. F. H. Ginning departed for
Hamilton and Warsaw, Ill, Thursday
to visit friends.
The roads are the worst for the en-
tire year.
Santa Claus has made his head
quarters at our local merchants with
the largest assortment of goodies in
history.
Rain, sleet, snow and storm seems
to be the program at present. For
the past week was entirely cloudy
with more or less rain while Sunday
morning the water first turned into
sleet and later to snow, accompanied
BY heavy northwest wind.
Postmaster r. Lang has regained
SO much strength as to be able to walk
around again. g
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Play Bridge For Charity.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-One of the
largest bridge tournaments ever held
in New York, and also the first big
society event of the season, will serve
to swell the fund for the prevention
and cure OF tuberculosis. Prepare
lions were completed this morning
for the gathering of the bridge
fiends,' the entire second floor of the
Plaza Hotel having been set apart for
the use. There will be no expense,
and the entire receipts will be used
in fighting the white plague"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Cafaryh-Hon'e Cure
Also Cures Kidney Trouble and Rheu-
matism-BaImwort, the New
Drug, Growing in Favor.

For catarrh of the head use tea
SPOONFUL of salt and a quarter tea
spoonful of borax dissolved in pint
OF warm water. Snuff this mixture
through the nostrils twice daily and
immediate relief is experienced. To
cure, constitutional blood remedy
must be used. Catarrh and rheu-
matism are both due to accumulated
lpoisons in the system. These pois-
Eons must be eliminated.
The following simple home mixture
efrectually acts on the kidneys, the
bowels and the skin, causing them to
resume their functions quickly and
properly:
Get one-half ounce fluid extract
Buchu. one ounce compound fluid
Balmwort, and two ounces syrup
sSarsaparilla compound. Mix and
take teaspoonful after each meal
and one at retiring. Many cases Of
Icatarrh, rheumatism, and kidney
trouble have already benefited By
this treatment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
LuRAY, MO.
) : - Z . = = 49, : :

Mr.. Jack Stevens is here from ILL
nois, visiting relatives.
Mrs, G.. M. Jones left last week for
a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Orval
Buck, at Winchester.
Rev Wallace is helping in re-
vlval meeting at Carmel.
The Sunday School is to hold the
Worlds Temperance Sunday next Sun
day, December r.
The M. P. Ladies Aid is to give a
chicken pie supper in the M. w. A..
hall on December Is, the proceeds to
go toward repairing the church and
parsonage.
Mr.. John Peters was taken to Keo.
krk last Tuesday where he under
went an operation. He is doing very
well.
Mrs. j. NJ. Shore is back home
from Forker, Mo-. where she has
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Ruby
McCabe.
Arthur Bramble visited at home
over Sunday with his family.
Alvin Believes, wife and Awo chill
dren went to Kahoka Sunday to help
celebrate Mrs. Believes sister, Mrs.
Isaac Shemihorn's tenth wedding an.
niversary.
Walter Believes is laid up at home
again with rheumatism.
Mrs. John Peters went to Keokuk
last Wednesday to see her husband
who is at the ST. Joseph's hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
WORTH KNOWING.
Simple Remedy that Any One Can
Prepare at Home.

Most people are more or less sub
ject to coughs and colds. A simple
remedy that will break up a cold
quickly and cure any cough that is
durable is made by mixing two
ounces of Glycerine, half ounce of
Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces Of pure Whisky. You
can get these in any good drug store
and easily mix them in large bottle.
The mixture is highly recommended
by the Leach Chemical Co., of Cincin-
natl, who prepare the genuine Virgin
Oil OF Pine compound pure for dis.
pensing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
BOILER MAKERS
ARE ON STRIKE
Object to the Standard Time System
and Walk Out While Being
Watched.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Dec. -
The boiler makers and tankmen EN-.
ployed in the Schenectady plant of the
American Locomotive Co., $50 in all,
Went ON strike today because they
OBJECTED to the presence in the shops
of lren who have been employed to
take the time on all work done, pre-
liminery step, the boiler makers say,
to the so-called standard time system.
No effort has been made to settle the
dispute.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
YOUNG PONY LEFT
OUT IN THE COLD
Humane Society Receives Notice of it
and the Animal Is Brought to
Town and Cared for.

An officer of the Keokuk Humane
society handled a queer case today,
having to do with cruelty to animals.
A roam pony with a blazed face was
discovered in a pasture near town, it
having been there for several weeks
without bit of care and if action had
nor been taken, the little animal
would likely have persisted before the
winter had gone nue. further. Who
it belongs to or where it came from
Is not known.
A few days ago, some one driving to
this city, noticed the animal in the
pasture at the old Hughes farm a
short distance from here. AS there
was no place Of shelter on the land it
was decided to notify the Humane
officers. This was done and this
morning one of them drove to the
farm and brought the animal to town
where it is now snugly stabbed.
1t was not hard to manage in the
least, following the horse which the
officer was driving all the way. When
given a box of oats it acted as though
/ it had never had any in it's life. :
Whether the pony was turned out to
live or die, according to the luck il
had, or whether it strayed off is g
Question. The latter is most probabl,
tho case though as the gate to the
pasture was opened and the little
animal had probably just wandered IL
and stayed. 1t is blind in its left eye
If the owner does not turn up in ;
short time and claim the animal, per
mission will be secured from thu
county attorney to sell the find.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
$500 ::

Monday Music Club Program.
/. valse Gentle (Nevin) Miss
Edith Anderson.
2. Alto solo (Selected) Miss Har-
riette Kastner.
8. A Door of Hope tPetriel-Mrs.
]. A. Furlong.
PART II.
Sopg-Cycles Gloria (Teresa Del Riego)
Mrs. Henry Schouten Mrs. Hazen
r. SAWYER, accompanist.
Lyrics (The Hon. stephen Coleridge)
1. Sink, Sink, Red Sun. Into the
West
Q. The Seaweed in the Dim-lit Cave.
8. I'VE a Cottage Down out Devon
Way.
4. The Joys Laid up Hereafter.
S. Music in a Rhythmic Measure.
6. Fair Daughter of Traitor Race.
I. Dear, is it Nothing. All the Years?
Manager ]. r. Cook OF the Roll-a-
way skating rink, has arranged for a
skating party this evening at the
rink, which will no doubt be very
enjoyable affair for the crowd OF
young people who will attend.
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the First Congregations church met
on Monday afternoon with Mrs. Gust
c. Johnson at her residence, No. 81
North sixth street.
The Young Peoples Guild of the
Congregational church will meet this
evening in their regular weekly SEES
sion. The subject for study will be,
~ he First Christian Emperor"
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society of the First Congregation
al church will be held on Friday after
neon at the home of Mrs. j. A. NJ. Col
Inns at GA Orleans street.
The New Years party of the Keo-
kull Club will be held on Friday even
ing. New Years eve, December thirty
/ first.
The dance to have been given by
Messrs. Kennedy and Mccoy last
evening at [awkes' hall was post,
poned until tomorrow evening when
/ tho regular weekly dancing school
and assembly will be held by those
gentlemen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
PITCHING RECRUIT A
MISSOURI FULLBACK
Floyd Alexander Who Will Try Out
With the Indians Was an All
Missouri Valley Star.

Floyd Alexander of Lancaster, Mis-
souri,, who will try out. with the local
baseball club when the robins return
again, is not only pitcher Of great
ability, but is one of the best football
payers in the Missouri valley con-
ference, his position being at fullback,
where he has the call on all other op-
Hpcnents in that line.
For the past three years he has
played with the state university of
Missouri team and has been one Of
the fastest back field men that they
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
One BODY Found.

CHICAGO, Dec. THE body of
Max Cohn, one of the occupants of
the automobile which plunged into the
river at Jackson boulevard bridge
month ago, was taken from the river
several miles from the scene of the
accident. The body of his sweetheart,
Beatrice Shapiro, is still missing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Artillery Officer Retires.

WASHINGTON, Dec 7.-Lieut.-Col.
Albert C. Blunt, of the Coast Artillery,
was placed on the retired list today
on his application after a service of
tairty-two years. He has been on
duty at Key West. Many officers Of
the Coast Artillery are advanced in
rank as a result of the retirement of
Lieut.-Col. Blunt and Col. Henry L..
Harris, who quit the army last week.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
SUDDEN DEATH
OF ALLEN PAUL
Word Received this Afternoon that He
Had Died Today in
Chicago.

A message received this afternoon
from Chicago, stated that Allen T.
Paul, well known Keokuk man, had
died suddenly today in that city. No
details of his death were received by
his brother, Thomas A. aul, who
merely received the word of his death.
He was a former wet known Keo-
kuk citizen, but left several years ago
and was living in Chicago at the pres
ent time.
The remains will probably be
brought to Keokuk for burial
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-12-07
Happy Hunting Grounds.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. Ten
persons were killed and thirty-nin.
injured, six probably fatally. in Ohio
during the three weeks hunting sea.
son which closed Saturday night. or
those injured many were crippled for
life Several lost a foot, a leg or .
hand. A few were blinded