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Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-11
BARN BURNED ON
 THE NAPLES FARM.
DiIapidated Structure Where Tramps Had Gathered-Cause is Unknown.

About 11.3O o'clock Sunday morning it was noticed that a barn on the Ma ples farm in Asylum street was on fire although it had good start when it was discovered. Chief Stanton was notified and was told that it was well burned then, but he ordered Chemical com pany No to go to the fire, which it did, but was able to do no good. The building was entirely destroyed
 The barn was dflapidated structure located at the back of the farm and reached from Newton street It has not been used for some time and there were no floors in it. It had been used for storing hay but there was none in it when burned. It WAS from 1,500 to 2,000 feet from a hydrant. so that the fire department could give no assist ance. It has been a rendezvous for tramps for a long time The property was recently bought by Albert and F. c. Lillibridge
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ing in the limited States, and has mum bered among its alumni many of the most distinguished workers in the Catholic church in this country.
 This hon' brary degree will be regard ed as well deserved tribute to Father Russell as .A pastor whose zealous and successful work in behalf Of the church and in behalf of his people is recog- nized on a1f sides.
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shoortfters, Clever Device.

When a woman with an infant in her arms was detected in the act of stealing a shawl at shop in Paris she pleaded that she was utterly des- titute, and had taken the shawl to keep the baby warm. But the latter proved to be hollow tin doll contain ing stolen articles
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A Journalist ls Born.

You cannot teach man to be a Journalist. for he is born, not made; and the real Journalists spring at once like the late G. W. Steevens-into their place. A lecturer on journalism would bore one far beyond the limits of this paragraph. For the journalist is the man who is interested in life and wants to share the interest with other 1ivers- And a lecturer in a crowded classroom would not help London Chronicle.
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f Posthumous Names in China.

Another imperial decree has been Issued on the subject of posthumous names to their late majesties the em- press-dowager and the emperor. Posthumous names of emperors in Chi nese history never exceed p charac- ters, and of expresses 16 characters. Shanghai Mercury.
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TEJs!
lt ianited.

Little Rollie, four years old, came to the table, where we had tomato soup, of which he is very fond Being very hungry, he could not wait for 1t to cool, but hastily ate two or three spoonfuls; then, laying down his spoon, he exclaimed: My goodness! that soup is so hot it makes sparks all down me."-Delineator.
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E auaI to tho Best.

Mayor 1'hayer of Norwich has in- troduced II Ito the senatorial contest A much needed element of humor. Tn his letter fhnnouneing himself a demo cratic cand. ldate for Bulkeley's seat he says he co' fid send out under frank as many gartlen seeds, consular reports and punk speeches as any of them. His document Is a breezy one and shows that he haib rich vein of facetiousness in his mah heup.-BristoI Press
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FIRE COMMISSIONERS
 INSPECT THE DEPARTMENT.
With the Chief Visit Was Made to All the Houses and the Property Looked Over.

The annual inspection of the fire de- partment was made on Saturday after noon by the fire commissioners, Alder man Ely. Councilman Fowler and Berry, who with the chief went to the several houses and bell towers and looked over the department property. They lett at o'clock and made the trip by auto, finding everything in good condition. The several stations are well kept by the men and the horses and apparatus are in the pink of condition.
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AneIent Ink aetter Than Ours.

The question of making durable ink perplexes the manufacturers of to-day. Observe closely any letter i've or ten years old and one will notice that in all probability the writing has faded to a brown color and is very indis- tinct. Go to any large museum and there will be seen ancient manuscripts the writing of which is as black and distinct as if it had been done the day before yesterday.
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wouldnt Leave Without Deg.

When the Cloughey County Down. Ireland) nfeboat went to the assist ance of the French bark Croisette, which had been driven ashore on submerged reef, the men refused to leave the vessel without little half breed fox terrier. The animal was eventually found and rescued amid the cheers of the bark's crew, who were then brought ashore in the lifebcat and hospitably housed by the villagers.
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Only Needed a Start.

One night little Margaret on kneel- ing by her mamma to say her prayers. finished: Now I lay me-" and for got Mamma" she said, you just start me and then I can go a-whiz- zing'-Delineator
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Orioin of "Yankee." 1"

a Cherokee word, Eankke. which sig nif1es coward and slave This epithet of Yankee" was bestowed upon the New Englanders by the Virginians for not assisting them in a war with the CherOkees.
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Mioht Be Good Scheme.

Dryden married Lady Elizabeth How ard, shrew of marked ability. She complained that he showed her no at tention, and wished herself ; a book that he might enjoy more of her soci- ety. Wish yourself an almanac, my dear; then I could change you every year"
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Woman-the Power.

Any publisher will tell you that it is the approval of the women of the country which makes the big sell ers;" that to be a paying business in vestment the magazine must cater to the women. It is the women of the country who read. The men read the newspapers and the articles in the magazines which their wives recom- ment to them-Appleton's.
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Put Your Faith in Truth.

Have faith in truth, never in num- bers. The great surge Of numbers rolls up noisily and imposingly, but hattens on the shore, and slides back into the mud of oblivion. But a true opinion is the ocean itself. calm in it's rest, eternal in its power.-Platt-
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Women in Thirteenth Century.

Father Pardow, New York priest, says that in the thirteenth century there were women teaching in the Catholic universities. In the story of the mother of the Maccabees the Bible says she joined mans heart to a woman's thought" which shows that she, rather than man. was con sidered a person of intellect and capable of thought.
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Hittinc Back.

"Your nearest rival gave me a gold bracelet" boasted the pretty girl. And I will send up my present tomorrow" replied her other suitor, in caustic tones. "Ah, something gold, too" No; a bottle of acid to test my rivals present"
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EnoIisb and American Gallon.

The English gallon is ten pounds of water at a temperature of SO de- grees Fahrenheit. The American gal lon weighs only S.33 pounds The diff ference, therefore, is 1.61 pounds. The American gallon is equivalent to 3,7S6 liters.
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How If Looked.

.'I think you ought to turn the lights up a little when your beau comes," said the boy who is beginning to use big words to his older sister. T wouldn't sit in the dim light, if I were you. It looks too conspicuous"
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One of Our Markets.

Liverpool, the largest market in the United Kingdom for American cotton seed cake and meal, as well as other imported oil cakes, takes annually be- tween 35,000 and 5e,e00 tons of Amer icap cottonseed cake and meal. Large quantities of cake and meal are sold to other British ports by the Liverpool agents
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Pertinent Question.

More than one-half of the diseases humanity suffers from are due to sheer carelessness. And yet we teach hygiene in our schoolsi What would it be if we did not?-Gazeta Medica, Barcelona.
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Charm. Used by Gamblers.

Gamblers have many charms to fn- sure good luck when playing. Among these are a fine catskin hung from the neck, a human knee bone or toe bone. an owls heart, a small red feather. a mole's foot a rabbits foot, the tail of lizard, the skin of blacksnako worn around the waist or a lizard with two tails. The latter is irresistible.
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Inventor of H.n.om cab.

The hanson cab was the invention of Joseph Aloysius Hanson, an emin- ent English architect, who fourished about 75 years ago. He invented what he called the patent safety cab about 1883 and died in 1883.
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Corporal Burdick. also of the Third company, was eighteenth at the fn- ish having had a poor skirmish- run on the second day which caused his score to drop back sadly. Except for that it was thought he would make the team. The members returned home Saturday afternoon.
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Revised,

Who steals my wife's purse steals trash, muttered the head of the house as he fumbled through a bunch of hairpins, recipes, chamois rag, silk samples, etc, to find quarter.-De- troit Free Press
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The Gall of companionship.

You often hear lonesome child say: q want some one to play with" Elderly people often become lonesome and want some one to play with. but are afraid to say so.-Atchison Globe.
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Paris and the department of the Seine have been almost completely clea seds from rabies. writes Mir. Martel in 3 French medical paper. Tn 1909 only 13 cases were reported, with regtstration of 185,00o dogs, compared with 946 cases and 100000 dogs regis tered as recently as eight years ago.
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The Wiser Counsel,

It is better to listen to those who shout at us from afar: Relieve our misery" than to those who whisper in our ears: Augment your fortune'- Marie Leczinska
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Not a Bark.

Then you don't have any dog-watch on this craft?" inquired the anxious passenger, according to a writer in Life. No. This is a catboat."
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Heat from Wood, Coal and Charcoal.
 Wood yields one-fourth of the heat of coal; charcoal about the same heat as coal.
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Marks End of Honeymoon.

The honeymoon is mostly over when the couple quit buying their meals in hotels and the bride tries Press.
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MourninU.

Exterior signs of great af1ictions are for the living as mausoleums are for the dead; they often attest more con- ceft than sorrow or virtue-Chateau- briand
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.Qlle l51atle1l11.
Norwich, Monday, July 1T, 1910.

The Bulletin should be delivered everywhere in the city before a. m.
 Subscribers who fail to receive ic by that time will confer a favor by re- porting the fact to The Bulletin Go.
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Just Like Massachusetts

It would be just like Massachusetts to decide that it needed new blood in the senate.-Rochester Herald
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SuppJv Assured

Elaine halted in the middle of her prayer NO use asking for bread" observed she, when the bakerman comes every morning"
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Raps at Faith Cure.

Says the Philosopher of Folly: The thing that faith cure has cured most people of is faith in the faith cure.''- Cleveland Leader.
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Only Safe May.

Advice Ito insurgents: When Ieav- ing Sagantore Hill grin broadly, No- body ever got into the Ananias club by mere grir rining.-Boston Transcript
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Maud surprised her husband last night with her first loaf of bread. In- deed; and what did he say? He said: This is so sudden."-Boston Tran script
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ssesEsss4 Above Consistency. Emerson: With consistency great soul has simply nothing to do.
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Serious Mistake.

The man who forgets his umbrella always suspects that 1t is a sign of genius.
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Younq and Active.

The presidential campaign of 1912 is yet young, but it is already extremely active-Florida Times Union
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Can't keen Out.

Despite his good intentionsd Roose- welt is up to his neck in politics in New York lready.-Macon News.
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Mistake Some Men Make,

A good many men think kicking when it is necessary to put on evening clothes is a sign of genius
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sa,,+h Africzns Eand If 0stnaeaI

South Africans-Eond of Oatmeal.
 South Africans are distinctly an oat- meal-eatingp people, over s300.o00 worth of this American breakfast food be- ing imported annually into South Af- rica.
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Also Some Bellows.

Hoke Smith, a mighty man is he, with large and sinewy jaws.-Colurn- bia Srate
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And Few Have Both.

It takes ten pounds of common sense to carry one pound of learning.-Per- sian Proverb.
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FaithfuIness Is in the Few.

Aristotle: He who has many friends has no friends.
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Individual Responsibility.

Every creature, female as the male, stands single in responsible act and thought, as also in birth and deathl- E. B. Browning.
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MAJ. HAGBERC AND LIEUT.. DENIS0N
Chosen On the State Team Go to Camp Perry--Four
 from the Coast Artillery Corps May Go to National
 Shoot.

The scores for each day and the totals of those going on the team are
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-15
BIG MEETING OF CATHOLICS

New Orleans, La, Nov. 12-Dele-
gates representing 100000 Catholic
laymen of America are in New Or
leans to take part In the ninth annual
convention of the American Fedora
tion of Catholic Societies. The con-
vention will be opened tomorrow
morning with the celebration OF pom
tiflcal mass in the cathedral by Bish-
op Morris of Little Rock.
The regular sessions OF the conven-
tion will begin Monday morning and
continue until Wednesday, with Pres
ident Edward Feeney Of Brooklyn pre-
siding. Most Rev. Dlomade Falconio,
the papal delegate at Washington,
will be in attendance as the represen-
tative Of Pope Plus x. Other emil
nent representatives OF the clergy
who will take part in the proceedings
are Archbishop Messner of Milwau.
kee, Archbishop O'Connell of Boston,
Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans
and Bishops Meslin Of Natcheg, Nc.
Paul OF Trenton, Canevin of Pittsburg,
and Shaw of San Antonio.
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Holds Republican Record.

Austin. Tex. Nov. 12.-For the sec
ond successive time Zapata county
went solidly Republican at the elec-
ton last Tuesday. Not vote was
cast In the entire county for Colquitt,
the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor. 1t gave all of its votes, 500 In
number, to Terrell, the Republican
candidate, Two years ago the coun-
,ty cast a solid vote for Taft for pres.
ident The county is said to hold the
record as the banner Republican
county In the United States.
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Columbus. o.. Nov. IL. - Governor
Harmon Issued acquisitions on the
governor of Minnesota for the return
OF Albert Beckwith and Paul Jones
on the completion of their terms
next week in the saltwater. Mimi.
penitentiary.
Both men were sentenced to the
reformatory from Lucas county for
burglary and larceny. Beckwlth es-
capped from sthe Ohio institution May
1G, 1908. and the search for him end
ed recently In his being found In the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-11-15
INJURIES
Of A Serious. Nature Sustain
ed By Mt. Vernon Man
In CentGrburg On Saturday
Morning

Centerburg. o., Nov. 12-Theodore
Wllloughby OF Mt Vernon, employed
by the Mt. Vernon Telephone Com
pany. was badly injured here this
morning about 10:30 o'clock. Will
loughby was engaged in stringng
some wire In tree in front Of the
residence of Samuel Darling and In
some way stepped on a limb which
gave away under his weight and he
fell on a stone walk below. The man
allghted on his knees and forehead
with considerable force. He was pick.
ed in in an unconcious condition and
DR.. s. r. Best was called in attend
ance. 1t was found that the bones OF
his knees had been broken and his
forehead badly lacerated. The injur-
ed man was placed on cot and sent
to Mt. Vernon on the afternoon pas.
Senger train.
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EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR
Sawmlll Boiler Lets Go With Deadly
Effect Near kenton, o.

Kenton. o.. Nov. ~. - Four men
were Instantly killed by the explo-
sion of movable sawmill boiler
near Byhalia. The dead: Jasper Har-
ris. 40, the engineer, Byhalia: John
Jennings, 40, Byhalia; John Buskirk,
22, Arbela; Edward Fleck, S5, BY
halia.
The accident occurred In a woods
near the southern boundary of Har-
din county. The blast happened at
noon and half-empty dinner buckets,
found near the boiler, indicated that
the men were eating their lunch and
warming themselves by the boiler
when the explosion occurred. Their
bodies were badly mangled.
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AS YOU LIKE 1T

The Postal Telegraph and Cable
company has reduced by one-half the
price of messages to points across
the Atlantic.
More than $1O,OOO,O0O worth Of
gold has been received so far this
year at the United States assay Of
fice in Seattle, Wash.
At Cleveland Hugo Lowe, Morris
Levi and Abe Goldstein, confessed
pickpockets. were handed meal tick
cts at the penitentiary In criminal
court
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NEW governor OF NEBRASKA
is AN Ohio MAN

Conneaut, o., Nov. 12.-"Go west,
young man, and grow up with the
country" said Horace Greeley. Il
will do that very thing" said Ches-
ter Aldrich, a score Of years ago.
Now he is governor of Nebraska He
is native of Plerpont, small ham
let nine miles south of here. He
was born in that little village just 49
years ago. Receiving his common
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Miners
WALK OUT

Weliston, o., Nov, IL. - After an
allday conference between the off
cials of the United Mine Workers
and the coal operators of Lawrence
county. a strike order has been Is
Sued closing every union coal mine
In the county. The strike is called
upon the refusal of the companies to
Increase the price Of mining TO 81 n
ton, the scale In tho Jackson county
field.
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RUN DOWN BY AUTO
Kingdom Gould Figures In Fatal 40
cldent at Lakewood.

Lakewood, N, j., Nov. 12.-George
]. Gould's automobile ran down and
injured a young boy, oryllle Johnson.
so that he died. The accident hap
pened Just In front of the Y. NJ. G. A.
building. Kingdom Gould was in the
tonneau on his way to the depot, and
was travelling at fast rate OF speed.
Young Johnson. on his bicycle, was
going In the opposite direction on
the same side of the road.
Witnesses say the blame was not
on the chauffeur, De Noius, SO much
as Johnson, who was on the wrong
side of the road, Chief OF Police
Norcross placed him under arrest.
however, and George Gould went on
his bond for $1,000.
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HURT, in
A DREAM

Canal Dover, o., Nov, 12.-Dream-
ing that officers of the law were af-
ter him for some fancled offense,
Vincent Gadd, Al, sprang from his
bed while asleep, ran to an open
window and leaped to the ground, 80
feet below. He allghted on a rock,
sustaining broken leg. broken arm
and internal injuries.
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Makes New American Record.

Savannah, Nov. ia new Ameri-
can light car record was made by
William Knipper when he won the
Tiedeman trophy class of the Savan-
nah Automobile clubs inter national
light car road race at an average
speed Of 5Sls miles an hour.
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Webster City, Ia. Nov. 12.-After
telephoning to his wife that he III
tended shooting his head off. r. n.
Pray Of this city carried out his
threat Immediately, his wife hearing
over the phone the sound of the shot
which ended her husbands life.
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Killed In Blind Ilnnr.

Linton, Ind, Nov. 12,-Clyde Can
field, 30. liveryman at Atlas, was
killed by John Kelley, proprietor OF n
blind tiger. Garfield was struck with
a beer bottle, his body being found
lying In creek a few feet from the
saloon. The head was In the water.
Kelley was arrested. An old grudge
was the cause.
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school education IN the county
schools, he attended Ohio State uni
versity and graduated in 1883. After
his graduation he went to Nebraska
and taught school for two years.
Then he studied law. In 1905 he
was elected to the state senate. and
won SO much distinction that he was
nominated by the Republicans on a
local option platform.
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Mr.. George Mochwart of South Yer
non went to Howard Saturday morn
ing to attend to some business mat
ters.
Miss Violet Miller is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. ID. Il.
CrunlSilton, of Butler.
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REMAIN
IN JAIL

Newark, o.. Nov. 12.--Judge Mich
olas of CoshoctJn refused bail to
Lewis Bolton, Arthur Dover, Edward
Woolard Frank Graef and Clarence
Mulligan, five of 21 men indicted for
first degree murder In connection
with the Etherington lynching last
July
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FOR SALE OR TRADE-for city
property: 32-acre farm with 7-room
house. barn, outbuldings. fruit and
good fences. Lays good. On public
road. Close to school. $4,000. w, G.
Rockwell, Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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PRISON

Dresden, o., Nov. 40. ]. Gould,
held in the Dresden lookup for sec
ond violation Of the Rose law, was
liberated by friends, who sawed
through the lock on the door. No
trace Of the rescuers has been found.
Wet sympathlzers arc blamed.
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MAN CALLS HIS Wife
TO HEAR FATAL shot

Temporary insanity, 1t is supposed
caused the act.
On the phone Pray told his wiie'
.1,m going to kill myself. Listen
and you will hear the shot. lmme,
dlately came the sound Of a shot and
the telephone was dropped.
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EARNS For sALE-6.

FARMS FOR SALE-50 acres, 31s
miles from city, price $9.5O0. Also o
stock and grain farm, containing $50
acres, has four producing gas wells
New Groom dwelling. Price $52 pei
acre. Stream g. Rimer. If
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PRISONERS in MINNESOTA
TO BE Returned TO Ohio

Minnesota prison. Jones, 1t Is charg-
ed, violated the conditional parole
from the reformatory by leaving the
state without permission.
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McCormlck's ambulance met the af
ternoon train on the c., A. &C. and
conveyed the injured man to his home
In South Vernon.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS

No hunting will be allowed ON the
farms of the undersigned. Richard
Helm, Chas. Vernon. George Hayes
Samuel Nichols. Alfred Wolfe, R. p,
Cunningham.