Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1904 — Page 5

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County Commissioners’ Allowances. At Their Regular December, 1004 Term James L. Hay, Estimate Nissius ditch ...785 #0 A. J Bellows Trustee, Burial old soldier 60 00 Attica Bridge ' Jo. Plans for bridges 46 Ou Pan Am. Bridge Co, Few Bridges...... 692 00 Attica BMdge Co. “ " 090 00 Pan Am. Bridge Co. “ “ 660 00 Joe, Nissius Kstimate Garrison Ditch.. 1690 oO Jos. Stewart Election Insp, H. Grove Tp. 11 06 Richard FoulEs “ Judge “ “ 400 David Culp ” “ “ “ 400 John I. Gwin “ Clerk “ - 400 W. R. r oster 4 0® W. R. Poole “ Sheriff “ “ >OO Rufus Orcutt “ " “ “ 8 00 Joseph Stewart Heals Election Board 7 86 Fixing Booths 8 00 9 86 f. B. Ham Election Insp. Gillam Tp 10 00 George Dunn “ Judge “ ... 900 chaa. Odom .... 000 Fred Hermansen " Olerk “ .... 000 Jaa, W. Stevens “ “ “ .... 000 Wm. Giaper “ Sheriff “ .... 460 Emory Odom “ “ •* .... 460 F. B. Ham Heals 7 85. Room and Light 8 00, Hileage6 00 ... 18 36 L, P. Shlrer Election Insp. Walker Tp. 12 00 Fred Karsch •• Judge " .... 0 00 J.H. Wlekiser « “ “ .... 000 Ira Brown •* Clerk *• .... 600 G. J. Nichols “ •* “ ... 6 00 David Weener “ Sheriff “ .... 46i Wm. Bennhertz •• “ “ .... 4 60 J, H. Wickiaer Heals for Election Board 786 Bliss Arnold Election Insp W prec Barkley 11 00 W. H. Hurray •• Judge “ 400 Horaito Ropp M - “ .... 400 Chaa, Keed “ Clerk •* .... 400 Henry H Hayee “ •• “ .... 46' Frank McGinnis" Sheriff “ .... 8 00 John Hoore “ “ “ .... 8 00 Bliss Arnold Expense Meals and Booths 18 86 J. Hiller Election Insp. E, prec Barkley l'p, and lights 11 68 J. A. Randle Election Judge “ .... 400 Forg Payne •• - •* .... 400 C. F. Hoody *• Clerk “ .... 600 Ora titles “ •* “ .... 4 00 Bohn Richmond “ Sheriff “ .... 800 James Bnedeker" “ “ .... 8 00 Ladies Aid Society HK. church Meals 886 S A. Aldrich Election Insp. Ist preo Marion Tp Lights .... 10 10 John H. Jeesen Judge Ist prect Marlon tp 000 Edward Hopkins 000 Willis J. Imas Clark 600 J W. Coen „ 460 Larkin Potts sheriff 450 A 1 Ramey “ 4 60 Charles M. Bine, Insp. 2nd 8 00 J.H. rerklns. Judge 600 Lucius Strong •• 0 00 A. B. Cowgill Clerk 6W) B. N. Ftn 1b - 600 J. W. Guilders sheriff 460 Joseph Sharp “ 4 80 Mrs. H. Bger Room Rent 4th 4 uo B W. Marshall •• 2nd 100 J.J. B.enner •• Ist 500 Ladies Ala Society Christian Church Meals far Election Boards 29 06 B. Rhoades locks for elect’n boxes and oil 296 W. H. Eger Ballot box keys 16 A. B. Oowgill Putting up & taking down Booths 5 50 A. L Branch Fuel at prec. 4 1 00 C. J. Dean Insp. 3rd prec. Marion Tp. .. 10 6o A. K. Yeoman Judge 6 0U Harvey Wood *• 0 00 Marion I, Adams Clerk 0 00 H. J. Kannal “ 6 00 J.P. w arner Sheriff 4 00 Geo. Morgan “ ~..4 00 E. D. Rhoades Insp. 4th prec 10 60 C. D. Nowels Judge 0 80 A. H. Hopkins “ 00U Chaa. Moriaa Clerk OUO Oren Parker “ 0 00 John Mecklenburg Sheriff 4 00 Jeeee Nichols “ 4 60 John 811 Insp. A expense Jordan tp.... 18 00 J"hn Hitching* Judge 4 00 Haikßeed “ 4 00 Frank Welsh Clerk 4 SO Ernest Lamson “ 4 00 C. G. Kissinger Sheriff 8 00 Frank Nissius “ 8 00 Wm. C. Pruett Heals 8 00 G. M. Witcoxlaap. and mileage Newton Tp 8 01 A. J Freeland Judge 6 Ou 8. B. Holmes “ 6 00 Gust Yeoman Clerk 6 00 W. B. Bay Ist « 0 00 Joseph 1 nomas Sheriff 4 60 Richard Gassaway •• 4 60 Yeoman Meals «... 490 2k J. Freelan . rep Booths Newton Tp. ... 200 B. L. Lme Insp. Keener Tp. and mileage 12 06 J. A. Hanawuy Judge .. 0 00 Albert Brooks ’, 0 00 C. O. Spencer Clerk 0 00 L- U. Kenycn “ 000 John Ruieaard Sheriff . ...* 4 5o John Stewart 4 50 Ladies Aid 800. DeMotte Meals 7 86 T. J. Maloney Insp., etc. Kankakee Tp. 12 60 Oliver Turuer Judge ... Eugene Aden •• 400 Charles H. Sands Clerk 400 T. Z. MoMurray “ 4(0 James Wheeler Sheriff 8 00 Wm Jones “ . 800 Milgia Bchrieber Heals 7 85 Alfred Barton Insp. mileage Wheatfleid tpl3 00 Joe. P. Hammond Judge 4 10 Frank W. Austin *‘ 400 Roy B'ue Clerk 4 00 8. O. Clark 4 00 Geo. Andrews Sheriff 8 00 Wm. Davis *• 8 00 John HcGlinn Heals 7 35 8. Bowman Insp. E. preo. Oarp. tp mileagell 20 Wm. Zea Judge 4 00 W. B Holland •• I : 400 F. L. Griffin Clerk 4 00 C, Horner “ .s. 4 00 Henry Miller Sheriff 8 00 J. A. Wahl “ 8 00 O. P. Taber Insp. W. prec 4 00 W. 8. Uuseell Judge and mileage 1120 John Kitiering “ 4 00 Charles v* elsh Clerk 4 00 James Callahan '* 4 00 George May Sheriff 8 00 John Fry ” 8 00 Geo. Jones Room Rent 6 00 Women’s Relief Corps 08 meals ........ 22 60 A. J. Bellows Insp. 8. preo. Car. tp. mTell 70 G. Clark Judge 400 JohnMitoheti” 4 00 Geo. Hargrave Olerk 4 00 Bsra Whitehead » 4 00 John Herkle Sheriff 8 00 H. Paxton - 8 00 A. J. Bellows Boom, Heat, Booths .... 4 00 Simon Cook Insp. mileage Milroy Tp 9 40 Wm Garvin Judge 4 90 W. P.Gaffield •• 400 Jaa. O. Biakemore Clerx 4 00 L. C. Cornell •• 400 Lewis Beever Sheriff 800 John Stewart “ 800 •• •« meals 7 86 N. A. McKay Insp. A mileage Union N pr.ll 10 Chmi Harrington Judge ....... 000 Thomas Flonaoe - oou F. B. Erwin Olerk ... 0 00 J. C. MoOoUy “ . . 0 00 Gee. Brohard Sheriff 460 Hiram Howell “ 460 Mrs. Lam' ert meals .... 7 86 B. D. Comer Inap.mil’g Alights Union Spr.9 60 J. L. Babcock Judge 400 Stephen Brusnaban “ .. 4 00 J. w. Hum** Clerx 4 00 Geo. W. Casey 4 00 Stephen T. Comer Sheriff . B>q Wm. Smith “ 8 00 Mrs. B. D. Comer 21 meals 7 86 J. W. Hunt preparing booths 100 A. G. Hardy Bh’ff Expense elections 8 68 •• •• w •• 4 05 M Ml* M 1 {0 ** Post notices gravel road elect’n 710 •• Expense elections 25 40 «« ts •• 49 00 •« “ •• 29 00 G. K. Marshall Election Ballots 00 00 Geo L. Parka Expens election Hilroy tp... 8 00 S R Nichols Treaslnterest Nissius dutou 189 00 ” Gallagher Ditch Bonds 807 10 " Insane Hospital 86 02 “ Reform School for 80y5.... 71 84 Geo. L Parks, Poor children In School* 2 24 Chaa Daley Poll tax Refunded.. .......100 Brace Hardy, Expense Oom rs Court 2 00 True Woodworth Sprinkling streets 1904 46 00

A G Hardy care es insane ..8 Hickman Bros Repairs Steam pipe 10 70 Chas Moriaa Janitor court house 45 00 " Laundry court house 1 26 S B Jen (ios firing at court house 86 00 Jos B i low A Sons Supplies court house 1 26 Jos H Marshall Repairs court house 8 0c Victoria O’l Mining Co Fueic h and jail 124 20 8 R Nichols “ 124 20 A L Branch hauling coal o h 26 87 Warner Bros. Supplies • 5 75 W H Eger •• 5 88 •• “ " 6 56 ED Rhoades •’ “ 3 97 S R Nichols expense court house 8 00 B D Rhoades supplies jail 14 24 A G Hardy ex sewer jail and boiler house 2 60 W N Jones Repairs jail 12 00 Wallace Bro’sCo repairs steam pipe 25 44 Chas Morlan repairs steam pipe 3 20 J H Chapman Petition f r reduction of taxes of A. MoC y A Ce 624 80 L A Lehman advanoe Lehman Ditch 2 00 A O Moore “ “ •• 6 00 EL Clark “ •• *• 10 00 Emerald A Aldrich “ 8 00 Lucius Strong “ “ 8 00 James C Thrawls « “ 18 40 8 L Luce Keener tp. gravel road repairs 825 John White *• 77 17 Rosa Robbins “ 8 75 Charles Lakolski “ 19 60 Ernest T n “ 7 60 T. F. oheever “ 8 00 Sam McGinnis “ *• “ 10 60 R : R. Nichols “ “ *• 184 00 o yde Yeagiey •• “ 087 Albert Terpstra “ •• « 86 03 Beat Hannaway 15 75 Charles Ha Heck 7 00 J. Nichols M*'ion tp. gravel road repair 12 00 H. B. Murray “ “ “ college 16 00 M. I. Adams \ 10 20 Wm. Simons “ * \ 12 00 H. L Pott* “ “ “ “ A 16 00 A. Woodworth “ “ •• “ 15 00 Edwin Goklsberry 8. Barkley and Baker Gravel Road repair 8 10 B, F. Goldsberry “ •• “ 810 Jos per co. Lumber co, R, L. G‘ R repair 20 00 James dowry “ “ “ 46 00 Phillip Blue Supt. Poor Farm 150 00 Reuben Halstead wood Poor Farm 10 00 Frank Kenton labor “ 1 00 Louella Phillips “ “ 12 uo Wm. A. Brown “ “ 2100 Warner Bros. Supplies Poor Farm 80 08 Henry Brookway Labor “ 10 00 E!D. Rhoades Supplies " 88 17 W H. Eger * r *• 6 56 John Eger “ “ 144 U 0 Moody A Both “ “ 10 86 Mrs. 1. A. Glazebrook Supplies poor farm 400 B, Y. Ransford “ •• 8 72 John R. Vacnatta repairing “ 4 80 Ind'p’ la Bridge and Iron works Keener tp. gravel road repairs 202 00 u H Vick Berv ces coroners inquest ... 725 Dr A R Kressler •• 12 60 Dr E c English “ 12 50 W J Wright “ 14 00 “ Postage “ 5 00 J W Mcßwen Public Printing 2 00 “ 1 00 * “ 2 00 .... 2 JO “ 2 00 Leslie Clara, Public Printing... 2 00 “ •• 2 00 G B Marshall “ 800 •• “ 10 00 F E Babcock “ 545 M. B. Price per diem co Surveyor 69 oo Leslie Clark priuting for “ 7 80 M- B Price postage “ 2 00 M. B. Price repairing Surveyor’s T,evel 18 00 Nettie Price Work in Surveyors Office 24 00 H. L. Gamble Help on Ditches 3 00 Edward Bullis Work on Ditch 6 00 James Neff “ “ 1 50 Thomas Florence “ 0 00 O. A. Yeoman “ “ 3 oo Geo Ketch am “ “ 1 50 L. W- Tanner “ “ 7 5o Harvey E Lowman “ “ 1 50 A-G Hardy Sheriff’s Salary £SO oo L, H Hamilton Per Diem county Supt 100 00 R. B. Porter Reorder's Salary 425 00 R. B. Porter Postage Recorder’s office 6 05 C c Warner clerk's Salary 375 00 O c Warner Postage clerk's Office 5 00 o c Warner Expense clerk's Office 15 94 S R Nichols Salary co. Treasurer 800 00 S R Nichols Postage “ 2 On R W Marshall Salary co. Attorney 100 00 J N Leathermun Salary co Auditor 675 00 Burt Terry Wilson co. Supplies “ office 22 63 John A Williams work on Lamsoa grade 76 00 Wm. Capes taxes refunded 6 19 J.N, LEA THERMAF. Auditor Jasper county.

CIRCUIT COURT ALLOWANCES. Following are the allowance* of the Circuit Judge on account of the November term, 1904, of the Jasper Circuit Court; PKTIT JUBOBS. Perry Marlatt, 6 days, 8 miles $12.40 Prauk W. Fisher, 7 day*, 120 miles 20.01) Stephen Brusnahan. 0 day*, 40 mile* 14.00 John Shroer, 6 days. 32 miles 13.60 Washington Cook, 6 days. 36 miles 13.80 Harvey Davisson, 7 days, 40 miles 16.00 Albert B. Robins, 7 days, 112 miles 19.60 Barney Kolhoff. 6 days, 32 miles 13.60 Amos F. Shesler, 6 days, 12 miles 12.60 John Q. Lewis, 6 days, 32 miles 13.60 J. T. Miller, 6 days, 40 miles 14.00 F, M. Hershmau, 1 day, 20 miles 4.00 J. W. Norman,6 days, 24 miles 13.20 Harrison Wasson, 6 days. 16 miles 12.80 Fred Kopke. 4 days, 26 miles 9.30 Bert Goff, 1 day 2.00 William Irwin, 1 day 2.00 James Matheson, 1 day 2 00 MISCELLANKOUB ALLOWANCES. Guss Grant, bailiff, ct. room 6 days $12.00 Bruce Hardy, same. 19 days 38.00 O. P. Robinson, riding bailiff, 4 days.... 10.00 George Stephens, same 4.00 A. G. Hardy, sheriff's per deim, 19 days. 38.00 Geo. W. Goff A Son, board of jury 9.10 Callaghan & Co., law books 5.00 Bobbs-Merrill Co., N-W. Reporter 96. vol. and S-B. Reporter 44 vol 232.50 Same, Elliot on evidence, vol. 1 6.00 John W. Walker, court reporter, 19 days 95.00 Moses Tuteur, jury commissioner 3.00 C. C. Warner, preparing bar docket.... 5.00 Geo. B. Marshall, printing same 15.00 Jasper Co. Tel. Co ; 16.00 Leslie Clark, blank books 5.00 S. B. Jenkins, firing I^o J. A. Grant, drayage on books .30 B. B. Sellers, speeial judge, 7 days 35.00 Joe Jackson, Jury bailiff 3,00 CLKHK’B ALLOWANCES. Clerk’s per deim, 19 days 38.00 Order and drawing Jury.... 4... JO Venire, petit jury 40 Application and oath jury bailiff A 0 Same, court room bailiff 60 Same, riding bailiff m Same, court reporter jo Record of allowances to bailiff and sheriff JO Same, to jurors 1.00 Special judge, oath and npp 60 General cert, of allowance* 1.00 Mlaeelaneou* allowance* 2.50 Certificate, allowance *peelal judge 50 Gen. indexing of causes 5.00 Jamxe N. Lkatherman. Auditor Jasper Co. Baked Baaws, One quart of beanaand half a pound of •alt pork. Put the beans and pork in a kettle with plenty of cold water, set on the fire and boll half an hour. Drain off the water, put more cold water on them and again boll until they are tender. Drain off the water, add two t&bleepoonfula of molasses, some pepper and salt, if the pork baa not salted the beans sufficiently. Cut the pork Into small pieces and mix through the beans. Bake In a covered dish three hours.

The LAVENDER PAPER DOLL

By S. L. TINSLEY

Copyright, 1904, by 8. L Tinsley

The ladies of the Children’s hospital were giving a paper doll social at the home of Mrs. Townly. The grounds and house had been lent to them, and the ladies had planned a supper on the lawn, with a lottery and dance in the evening. Young girls were to be dressed as paper dolls and wait upon the tables. In the evening the young men must l)ua their partners for the dance in the lottery. The girls made paper dresses, with paper hats to match, and practiced a stiff, doll-like walk. “Mildred Little? Oh, she Is in lavender with violets,” said Henrietta Summers In answer to a question. The woman who was Interested In Mildred thanked Henrietta and walked away. She was a tfill woman, with ■white hair and large, dark eyes —a motherly woman who wanted to help her son In his troubles, but did not know what to do. Seating herself at one of the tables, she began to watch the people. Twice was the girl standing by her side compelled to repeat her question before Mrs. Delcoe was aware of her presence.

“May I serve you?” Mrs. Delcoe turned hastily toward the small, demure maiden, gowned from head to foot In pale lavender paper, adorned with bunches of violets. The face was expressionless. The blue eyes stared wide open, while no doll need have been ashamed of those pink cheeks and that smooth brown hair. Mrs. Delcoe recognized Harold’s ruling tyrant, Mildred Little. The mother understood In a moment her son’s worship. This girl’s charm had already stolen upon her. “Poor boy! I wish I could smooth out the wrinkles for him,” she thought to herself. Aloud she said: “I was waiting for my son. I see him coming, so you may take our order.” The paper doll did not turn to look at the young man who fame up and seated himself at her table. She waited In silence for her order. “What would you like, Harold?” “Your choice, mother.” At the sound of that voice the lavender doll suddenly came to life and looked directly at the speaker. When their eyes met Harold Delcoe smiled. But Mildred had regained control of herself. She was again the lavender

“I SEE YOU HAD A LOVER.”

doll. The young man’s face became scarlet, and he looked in an opposite direction. Mildred served her table faithfully, yet her hand would tremble. Twice she tore her ruffled skirt and was compelled to hunt for glue, but whenever she passed Harold she was only a paper doll. The young man would have left the fete at once, but his mother detained him. Why she did so she could not tell, yet she felt that Harold would be needed. The Bupper tables had been carried away and the lanterns lighted among the trees. Henrietta Summers, the white doll, had been bought In the lottery by a tall, light haired youth, while Lottie Edwards, the scarlet doll, waltzed away with a young lieutenant Thus they were chosen one by one. The only color missing from this rainbow was lavender. “I wonder who bought Mildred’s ticket?” said Henrietta as she whirled about the room on her partner’s arm. Now and then a smothered laugh was heard, accompanied by the soft rustle of tearing paper. Some unfortunate young man had entangled himself In his partner's fluted ruffleb. “Who did you say?” repeated Henrietta as she turned toward her partner. “Harold Delcoe,” was the answer. < Harold had left the room and was walking in the deserted garden among the swinging paper lamps. Beneath a tall, spreading tree was a tent in which a fortune teller had been sitting earlier in the evening. Finding it deserted, he entered. Lying upon a bench was the red and yellow flowered robe the fortune teller had worn. Sitting down, Harold l<N|ned bis chin upon his hands and looked gloomily out of the open door at the swinging lanterns. In the distance beneath a group of trees the young man saw a girl, her •tiff gown standing out about the sien-

der figure like the paper ruffle adorning a bride’s bouquet. The girl turned and came slowly toward the tent. In a moment Harold had conceived an Idea. Seizing the gay gypsy robe he wrapped himself In Its folds. Then, extinguishing one of the candles and drawing the hood well down oVer bis face, he waited.

For a moment the girl hesitated at the door; then, seeing the veiled figure, she came slowly Into the tent. “I thought you had gone, Gretta.” The bent figure sitting on the bench shook Its hooded head and continued shufiling the cards. “Well, you might as well read my fate. Let me see what the future has In store for the lavender doll.” The fortune teller shujHed the cards. Then Mildred cut them three times. The shrinking figure bent lower, and a muffled voicq began to read their meaning. "I see you had a lover.” “Had?” Mildred laughed. “Have I lost him, then, and, tell me, was he rich or poor?” The fate reader Ignored the question. The dull, muffled voice went on reading the cards. “He did love you dearly, but now there Is—that is, there seems to be—another, for he Is looking In another direction from you.” Mildred’s smile had folded. She leaned forward and struck the cards from the fortune teller’s hand. “I don’t believe it!” she cried angrily. “You may hint what you please, Gretta Harris, but you shan’t say Harold Is unfaithful. You were always Jealous, you know you were. Let me tell you, my dear girl, that It was I who sent him away. I quarreled with him. I drove him away. Tonight he wanted to be friends, but I was a’’— Harold could control himself no longer. Springing to his feet, he was abont to take the girl in his arms when Mildred, who had recognized him, attempted, with an angry exclamation, to push him aside. He stumbled against the table and then—

Mildred was running across the lawn, her paper dress flying from her In brilliant sparks, a halo of flames enveloping her form. Close behind her, his teeth set, the scarlet robe hugged to his breast, was Harold. Mildred had reached the edge of the artificial lake, where she hesitated for a moment In that moment Harold, with one last great effort, sprang to her side. Throwing the gypsy cloak about her, he gathered the girl in his arms and sprang into the water. Ten minutes later Mildred was lying on the bank beneath the trees. When she opened her eyes a pale, wet face was bending above her. “Harold!” “Yes. Milly!” The girl lifted her head and looked down at her dress. It was gone. The wet gypsy cloak was wrapped about her. A wan, little smile crept into her face. “Poor little lavender doll! Where Is she?” “Gone forever, thank heaven! But Milly has returned.”

AT THE LA SALLE THEATRE.

“His Highness the Bey,” (it the LaSalle Theatre, Chicago, has undergone a revision during the past week until now it is thoroughly novel and the best offering this theatre has ever put forth. Since Joseph E. Howard, the composer, has assumed the stage management, some of the unnecessary dialogue has been replaced with something better, songs that were not unqualified hits have been withdrawn and new ones introduced, and now, “His Highness the Bey” can boast of an even half dozen musical numbers, any one of which is enough to carry almost any half way meritorious musical comedy. “It Makes All The Difference In The World” by A 1 Shean is one of the new ones that is pleasing nightly, while “My Gipsy Maid,” with George Mac Kay and the “broilers,” made a sensational hit Thursday evening, taking nine encores, when it was put on for the first time. Another new one to be put in Sunday night is “The Caliph I,” by Mr. James C. Marlowe. One other feature, lending brilliancy to the cast, is the addition of Miss Zelina Rawlston, the well known vaudeville actress, who plays the part of Dottie Dimple. As it now is “His Highness, the Bey,” without question of doubt, stands as one of the best musical productious Chicago has ever seen.

Notice of An Election of Officers in Prairie Lodge No. Ixs, F. & A. M. Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 1904, at Masonic Hall in Rensselaer, Indiana, there will be held an election to elect a W. M., 8. W. and J. W., with other officers of said Lodge. The first tbtTee to be elected will be ex-officio trustees of said lodge for the ensuing year. Lodge opens at 7:30 p m. C. W. Coen, W. M. W. J. Imes, Sec. To Trade:—A nice home of five acres, all black land, with good ten room bouse, large barn, fiue- fruit, joining village; suitable for retired farther, or hotel and feed business. Will trade for property in this city. G. F Meyers. Office over Murray’s store.

CONFLAGRATION IN MINNEAPOLIS

Property Valued at Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars Destroyed. THREE FIRE FIGHTERS ARE DEAD One of Them Slides Down an Elevator Rope into a Caul* dron of Flames. Entire Retail Business District Was Threatened for a Time—List of the Losses and the InInsurance Thereon. v Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 15. —In one of the fiercest fires in the history of Minneapolis three firemen lost their lives and’ property valued at $700,000 was destroyed. The entire retail business district was for a time threatened with a similar fate and Its escape was due as much to the absence of much wind as to indefatigable efforts of the fire department. Jacob Miller, a mem* ber of insurance patrol, staggering under a heavy load of tarpaulins on the fifth floor of the O. H. Peck Photo graph Supply company, stumbled into the elevator shaft and fell to the basement Herculean efforts were made to rescue him, but In the rising flood of water and the roaring furnace of flames his body could not be located by his comrades. The firemen withheld their streams of water while the search was made, and In these few minutes the flames gained great headway. Critical Moment of Fire. John Fellows, a pipeman, waß caught on the fifth floor of the Boutell Bros.’ furniture establishment with three of his comrades. It was a critical moment in the progress of the conflagration. The flames had started shortly after 10 o’clock In the basement of the Peck establishment, which fronts on Fifth street between First and Second avenues south. It was a five-story structure and the three upper floors were used by the Boutell brothers, whose establishment was at the corner of First avenue and Fifth street, for storage purposes. An alley separates the two buildings. Although the Peck establishment was filled with chemicals, some of them very inflammable, the fire fighters had little doubt of their ability to confine the flames to that building. They attacked the fire on all sides. Fellows and his mates had climbed to the fifth story of the Boutell store and were pouring water into the Peck building from the open windows. Into a Cauldron of Flame. All at once the wires that controlled the automatic sprinklers system turned a dull red and in aother instant the whole building from top to bottom burst into flames. The sprinkler wires had in some way touched a live, heavy current wire. The great volume of superheated air mingled with gases from varnish and baking wood was touched off by the wires. The mischief was done, and a huge fire was under way. The three men who were with Fellows succeeded In making miraculeous exits down the fire escapes, but Fellows mode the fatal error of running to the elevator shaft and sliding down the cable, in the belief that the lower part of the building had not yet begun to burn. He slid into a cauldron of flame and was seen no more. H. J. Buckley, another member of the insurance patrol, was caught by a falling wall and killedl At last that Is the supposition, for be is missing and none of his comrades can find him or know what has become of him. Losses and Insurance. Following are the losses and the Insurance: O. H. Peck, building, loss $35,000, insurance $25,000; Boutell Bros, building, loss, $150,000, insurance, $50,000; Blntllff building, loss $40,000, insurance, $30,000. These buildings are all owned by the Hale Homestead company of Minneapolis. Powers’ Mercantile company’s stock (photographic supplies), loss $45,000, insurance $45,000; Boutell Bros.’ stock, (furniture), loss $300,000, insurance $300,000; Fintliff Manufacturing company, (picture frames and art goods), loss SBO,OOO, Insurance $80,000; Powers Mercantile company, (department store), loss $25,000, insurance $25,000; Northwestern National bank building, loss $15,000, Insurance $10,000; Farmers and Mechanics’ Savings bank, loss $2,000, Insurance $2,000: miscelleneous losses, $5,000, insurance $3,000; total losses, $727,00; total insurance $605,000.

Could Not Convict Arnes.

Minneapolis, Dec. 15. —Dr.n A. A, Amen, ex-mayor of Minneapolis, la no wa free man. Judge Elliott, of the district bench, has granted the motion of W. A. Kerr, special county attorney, that all the Indictments for bribery and corruption be dismissed. Judge Kerr spoke of the seeming impossibility of conviction, four juries having disagreed and the verdict of one jury having been overturned by the supreme court.

Encampment Goes to Deaver.

Denver, Dec. 14.—The next annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held in this city beginning Sept. 5, 1905. It will continue for five days. The railroads have granted a rate of 1 cent a mile.

FERTILE IN RESOURCE

Defense in the Gillespie Case Makes Another Movefor the Client’s Dismissal. ONE MOKE POINT FOB THE JUDGE Senator Fairbanks Is To Be Made a Mason During the Holiday Recess—State Items. Rising Sun, Ind., Dec. 16.—The defense in the Gillespie ease showed that it had not exhausted its armory of technicalities by a new motion to dismiss the defendant made before the taking of testimony had begun. Upon the jury being completed andi sworn the members were taken to the scene of the murder, and when they returned to court they were instructed as to their conduct, by judge, and Prosecutor McMullen presented the case for the state. Then, before the taking of testimony began, the attorneys for the defense filed a motion to set aside the submission of the Jury and dismiss the defendant from custody, because of the alleged misstatement of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney McMlllen in his opening remarks to the jury. Judge Cornet took the motion under advisement and will render his decision today. Heard the Fetal Gunshot. Mrs. Elizabeth Long, a neighbor, living acroes the street from the home of the Gillespie family was sworn and testified that she was eating supper when she heard the report of a shotgun. She went immediately to the place where theshootlng occurred. Witness said that as she passed the home of Belle Seward she heard voices in the passageway at the side of the house. Mrs. Gillespie was then calling “Oh, Belle.” Witness said she then called to Mrs. Seward and said: “Yonr mother Is calling you,” but received no reply from those in the passageway. First to 800 It* Effect. She said the street lamp on the opposite comer from the Gillespie home was burning on the night of the murder. She crossed the street from the Seward home to the Gillespie home and went into the house. At that time no one was in the parlor excepting Lizzie, who was lying on the floor with a wound in her head from which blood was flowing. She went out and later returned with Anna Mullen. Did Not Go to See Their Mother. Louise Floss testified that she went to the Gillespie home on the mght of the murder and remained with Mrs. Gillespie until Jan. 2, 1904. She said that Belle Sownrd did not come to see her her mother until Oec. 26. thirteen days after the funeral, and that James Gillespie never came to the house on the day of the funernL nor at any other time while she was there.

FAIRBANKS TO BE MADE A MASON He Win Be Initiated Into the Mysterlee of the Craft During tha Holiday Races*. Indianapolis, Dec. 16. —Before Senator Fairbanks returns to Washington from his holiday vacation in this city he will have been madeaMason, Oriental lodge having passed favorably upon his application, and arrangements having been made forthe initiatory ceremonies during the coming visit home. In order to accommodate the many Masons who will desire to witness the ceremonies, the senator will be initiated in the Scottish rite temple, which is the most commodious lodge room in the city.

Two members of the order have left here for Washington, and will ask President Roosevelt to be present and take a leading part in the initiatory ceremonies. They will argue that his coming to Indiana on such a mission would be appreciated by the people of the state and Fairbanks himself.

Stockholder! Favor the Merger. Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 16. —The stockholders of the St Louis, Vandalia and Terre Haute Railroad company at Greenville, Ills.,has voted almost unanimously in favor of the merger into the Vandalia Railroad company. The diesenting stockholders of the Terre Haute and Indianapolis company did not interfere with the meeting.

Coroner Sold Ho Wm Dead. Danville, Ind., Dec. 16. While friends were taking a last view of the body of John Reeder, a farmer, found at Blonnt, apparently dead, evidence* of life were discovered and the burial was postponed. The coroner had passed on the case, returning a verdict of death from heart trouble. Reeder is an epileptic. “Q. K. D.” for Chari*# Farrah. Fort Wayne, Ind., Dec. 16.—-Charles Farrah, night waiter in a restaurant, 18 years old, made a wager that gasoline was only dangerous when confined, and he set about making a practical demonstration. Pouring gasoline over his hands, he struck a match. He is now in the hospital, suffering from painful burns. Child Bnrnod to Denth. Boowville, Ind.. Dec. 16.—The 5-year-old daughter of William Engeiman, of Algiers, near here, was burned to death. She was standing in front of an open grate when her drnss caught fire. She died before help aWived. Horse Kicks Him Twenty Feet. Danville, Ind., Dec. 16. Eugene Riley, 5 years old, was kicked by a horse and hurled twenty feet distant, Recovery is not expected.