Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 30 April 1909 — Page 2
WEEKLY COUltlKB
HEN 131). DOANK, Publisher. JASfKU, INDIANA.
That Clever Young Man
ST -R O H H E -R y A,V2 j G E T A. W j y
' "Judgo. I'm as innocent ns tho
t-'.u.daid Oft Company."
I have ßlvon un tho htiKlnrtsR now.
&IUl all Old SCOrns Imfwu.iti Ilm unltAii
una myseir nnvo boon nrnttv w.ill
We fivl sorry for Uoutonant Shack
ir he came within loo miles of
th. south polo nml had to stop on
ai 01 suit of the bad roads.
Sir Thomas Lipton Is becoming In
t'-'Sttnl In airships In case he de-
c i s to bulla one it will, of course.
bt called the Shamrock.
There Is only one ademinto mm
Jshment for the kidnapper who stoals a rhi:j an.l holds it for rnnsom. Yos.
u la the one you have In mind.
Another English lndy novelist has
armed In this country. We have not
learned tho title of the naughty story
mcn sne intends to lecture about
Last year $30,000,000 was spent for
momoDiie tires. Which, we take it.
rott' reliable evidence that the American peoplo havo been 'going
601110. '
Count Zeppelin can land his airship
miaoui a platform, in most cases
people who land from airships would
preier good thick feather beds to plat
iorms.
Champ Clnrk says the average price
oi a woman's hat is J5. And yot it
ouiu never do to refer to any worn
ans hat as an average one.
There Is no good and sufficient ron
son why you should mind your own business if other people will pay you
wore lor minding theirs.
More school children are mnrt im.-
by Improper eating than by anything
eiso. I ho cooks' union should inspect
me iooü of all school children.
""am is. Annis asks: "Is thero no unwritten law fnr iimvnn.
heartod widows and fatherless call-
aren A very pertinent question.
Had a woman's club been In ex-
istence in .Mark Antony's time we
snouiu not have had to wnlt ttn nn
to learn that he married Cleopatra for
uer money.
China now owns its teleuranh svs.
tem which makes us wonder if it
isn't quicker to send tho Chinese lan
guage by freight than to strain the
wires with it.
An Eskimo, with a sclentfic educa-
tioa and the proper outfit, is going after the North Pole In deadly earnest. The Eskimos believe that the polo should be kept at home. "An children are liars," said a Wisconsin professor. A well-known BibIleal personage who made tho same statement concerning all men admitted afterward that he spoke In haste.
Another county has gone dry and Emperor William announces he will never drink again during the remaindor of his life. The temperance movement Is making some mighty strides. Some of the Prophets are predicting that the Atlantic will be crossed by balloon during the present year. If John W. Gates can be Induced to bet a million on It the matter will be settled.
One of the preachers says Adam was a loafer. This decision has probably boen arrived at because wo have no proof that Adam evr got up m tho morning and put on the coffee pot for Eve.
American musicians have complained to tho President that Imported musicians get tho jobs. As the question funis on whether these latter are artists or contract laborers, and the Am. r.rans are determined to protect their anyway, there la plainly going tu be some mimic in the air. War has been avoided and "national hoi r preserved by tho agreement of Austria to pay about eleven million doll..,, f Turkoj for th.- two prov-in-it recently nnn-xed. This Is both humane and nn inexpensive n' ' " of ho diillculty. a war u. I lav., cost .arli eountry five lla'"- much an the indemnity. Fr ,,. timix like an economic revolution ! ihr -.itened v.hen ,n,r great corn rn,p. new riai-n to b twenn 2.500,000.0(0 m.l ::.ui.o.i.oo..too bushels' a year, is I'K'orninn too dear in prico to no used profitably in fattening hogs that Bell at mix dollars tin- hundred pounds It looks as if the American fnrmor was rr af hing out to become tho plutocrat of the world.
Scientists now profess to have ells-covtr-d that the first born children of a marriage are moro likely to fail vletlms of tuberculosis than tho later brrn offspring, where the disease or the tendency to It Is n mnttor of inheritance. If thts is truo of tuborculosls It mny r.e true of other maladies that come by descent. In which raae it would be well to choose to be tho lab est nrrhal In the family.
Wiped OUt. 60 I Hink nn ImiKM n linn t
tolling you that d
u uurgiar i was looked upon as an oxport in deallnir with n s.if T m ji v
say that I always worked slnglehnnd-
u. uiougn i generally took care to have a confederate on the wntrli nut-
side, for nothing disgusted mo more than to be Interrupted while on n Job. Things didn't always run smoothly, however, and moro than onco I have
louuu myself In nn uncommonly tight place; but. thanks to the nersnnalve
powers of a life preserver and a neat little revolver. I maiiaeuri tn wrlni?If
out all right. I have had some queer experiences in this way, 1 can tell you; and It has fallen to my lot to deal with one or
two extremely awkward customers. Still, tho only time I got a thorough setback, and was fnrrml tn irrmeirin
under, was broucht about, hv n 1)1! 11 V
Insignificant, meek-looking Individual that ono would have thought hadn't suflleiont spirit in him to attack a mouse, it happened on tho night I went to crack the safe at the .North
ern Bank in Wnlllnchnm.
I had this lob In view fnr elv
months or more, for I always planned these little affairs very carefully beforehand. I looked upon It as the best and Surest thine- I lin.1 im.lnr-
taken for many a year. Walllngham is a place of some im
portance in Its own wnv ntirt nf
those bipr. old-fashioned, si
where you would hardly see a light
in any or tne houses nftor o nvon
o'clock at night. The Northern Dank was a very well-known and nrnsner.
ous establishment. Though strictly a
private concern, It was looked upon In those parts as second nnlv tn ihn
most saieiy guarded bank.
tne whole control of the business, I discovered, was nraetlenllv tn ti.o
hands of the manager, Mr. Stanhope
.uosiyn. a very steady and promising young man. noDarentlv. The twn nr
three old focles who", as nrlnclnnl
stockholders, were sunnosed to eror-
clse a general sunorvlsinn rnrrK-
troubled their heads to dip into details. They had unbounded confidence In their manacer. who. in their
opinion, was the model of a hardworking and zealous official. In speaking of him to outsiders, they used to prate about "an old head nnnn vnnne
shoulders." and seemed to think that without him the bank would be sure
to collapse. For all that, it was nlain
tO most neoille that Mr. Kt.mhnnn
.Mostyn could twist these old cent e-
men round his flncor: and snmo wont
so far as to say he was feathering his
nest nicely at their expense. The obloct I had In vlow rnnrlorrwl
It very essential that I should become
morougniy acquainted with .Mr. Mostyn's ways and mode of life. First, then, I discovered that he
was a bachelor, and lived alone in tho bank-bulldlng, two old servants attending to his wants. Nothing could be more orderly or decorous than the manner In which his establishment was conducted.
But subsequent Investigation brought i A -
io ngnt some strange racts regarding this Interesting young man. I rather think my discoveries would havo opened the eyes of those confiding old gentlement who spoke so highly of him. Really, at first. I had half a mind to alter my original Intention regarding the bank, and npply to the directors for the post of inspector. To look at iVr. Stanhope Mostyn one would have thought his whole soul was wrapped up In business cares. No one would have Imagined that this pale, solemn, fragile-looking young man had any leaning toward frivolous amusements to put It in tho mildest way. He looked more fitted for a quiet tea-party. Dlirlnc the davtime. nf rniirsr lio
was tho pink of propriety; but, after dark, he blossomed out Into a very different type of Individual. I have
come across him at night when he little suspected anyone was observing him showily dressed, wearing expensive jewelry, and with all the air of a very fast young man. He cenerallr didn't cot back until tho
small hours of the morning. This fact fitted in with my plans very well. I took care to pitch upon a night when I had good reason to believe Mostyn would not return hefore two o'clock at tho earliest. The
hank-porter. It is true, slept on tho
promises, out ne occupieu a room at tho top. and was so old and deaf It
would have almost renuirerl n .lis.
charge of musketry to awake him. At twelve o'clock that night I armed myself with tho necessary In
struments, snoveu my revolver Into my hip pocket, and with a dark lantern, a box of silent matches, and a bunch of skeleton keys, set out for the scene of my exploit. I cot Into the bank easily enouch.
and tripped along stealthily until I found myself in the manager's private ofilce. I first had to turn my attention to tho door of tho vault; but that was mere child's play to a man of my experience.
Once inside. I laid nut mv Instrn '
mcnts unon the concrete floor rniin.i
back my sleeves, turned tho Inntern
full on, and commenced operations upon tho safe. I could count upon a good two hours almost, and If l had not that door open wniiln twenty minutes I shouldn't consider myself fit to handle a jimmy again. It was hard work, though; the air in the vault was uncommonly stuffv, and tho perspiration soon began to trlcklo down my face. I hadn't been at It ten minutes whon I suddenly thought I hoard tho sound of someone breathing right hohlnd me.
I whisked round, and there stood a solemn-looking young man, In dressing-gown and soft slippers, who was watching mo with fne closest intorest. It was Mr. Stanhope Mostyn! For half a minute or so not a word was spoken. I lookod straight at him, and ho lookod fitralght at me. I could not help wondering what he was up to.
Don t lot mo Interrupt you." ho snld at last, as If 1 had been ongngod In tho most ordinary occupation. "Prav go on; I want to soo you get that door opon." He certainly was a cool card, this singular young man! 1 know ho was n deop one, and didn't like trusting him too fnr. 1 reached for
thinking to get rid of htm by qulotly
niiuuhiug nun on uio head. Tho Instant I inm-nil diu Im Iii AAiim
out from the pocket of his dressing-
buwu. anu me next second I was covered by a revolver.
'ou had butter hand over that little toy," he remarked qulotly. "Suppose I don't?" "I shnll be under the painful necessity of scoring thnt bull's-neck of yours with a bullet." ho said; "though, as I have no doubt It will noonor or later be disfigured by a hangman's rope. It won't make much difference." I hesitated, and nn wont .o,i
Hang! I felt as If my neck had been soared by a hot Iron. The bullet had torn away the skin, and tho blood began to trickle down inside my vest. Hoally. Mr. Stanhopo Mostyn was a
mim ui ms woru, anu not to be trilled with. "Anything more?" I asked. "Yes," he said, with a smile. Oblige me by holding up your hands." Click! That decided me, and I promptly comnlled with Ma
Ho stepped up to my side, and before I knew what he vas at, his hand was in my hip pocket. He had secured my revolver! "Now come here and let us talk," he went on, backing Into the office. "Bring your lantern; wo shall want a light of some sort." He sat down at his desk, and fell to
examining my six-chambered revolver; but all the time I could see he was watching mo out of the corner of his eye. I thought It better to bring mattors to a head at once. "I suppose you are going to hand mo over to the police?" I ventured to remark. "Itenlly, I have no such intention at present," he replied, looking up. "I promise tO KlVO VOU a fair Start nf hnlf
an hour before I call in the police, provided you agreo to one condition."
nat is it7 "That you brenk onon tho .1 nnr nf
that safe!"
I stood and looked at him In blank
amazement. What on earth had put such an extraordinary Idea Into his
head? Such a cool proposal took my breath away. I began to think ho was intent on fooling mo, and told him so plump and plain. "I give you my word, I was never more serious In my life." he replied, getting on his feet" again, and fingering his revolver in a way that I didn't altogether like. "Circumstances do not admit of my disclosing my reasons," he went on; but 1 tell you plainly that unless you break open the door of that safe I will lock you In this room and send for the police." Well, I thought It best to humor him. It was evident that I had caught a Tartar, and he had me completely In his power. There was nothing for it but to make terms with him. "If I consent, will you promise to set me at liberty when the thing's done?" I asked. "A fair start of half an hour," ho said; "that's all." "Agreed!" The two of us entered the vnnlt tn.
gother, and he was good enough to hold tho lantern while I set to work again. There was certainly something comical in tho situation, when I came to think of it. It occurred
a remark to this ulfect, b't 1 refrained from doing so on the ground that it was unsuitable to the serious nature of the business on hand. In ten minutes or so I had the safe open, and looked at my companion to
see li no was sausneu. "That will do," ho said, pointing toward the office. "Now clear out!" It made my mouth water to see those fat bundlos of bank-notes lying there within my reach. Hut I knew If I attempted to touch ono of them, I wa3 pretty certain to get a bullet through me on the spot, and I had no fancy to test the accuracy of Mr. Mostyn's aim a second time. I stepped out into tho office, and promptly enough.
"One momont," said my eccentric friend, as I was preparing to slink off. "Just knock these things about a bit will you?" I upset tho desk, smashed a couplo of chairs, strewed the lloor with hooks and papors. and did a fair amount of damage all round. Mr. Mostyn looked on approvingly When It was finished ho accompanied" me to a window at tho back of tho banking-house by which I hnd offocted nn entrance, handed me over my revolver from which, howover, ho had extracted every cartridge, and bade mo a cordial "good night." Onco outside I took to my heels, determined to make tho most of my start. To tell the truth my Interview with that young man had rathor thrown mo off mv hnhmpn n...i i
i termlnod to glvo Wnllinshmn a wldo
uuriu in i inure. The following nleht
UflHC In iny old hnnnts n&ni
I thing prompted me to get nn ovoning
i'riht. i nau scarcely oponed it when I saw two ominous names staring me In tho face "Walllngham" ami "Mr Stanhope Mostyn." I glnncod at tho top of the column, and there In bold typo, I rend tho fob lowing: "DARING HANK ROIHIERY! Desperate Affray with a Ihirglar. $17.000 Missing!" Whnt on earth did It
( tho life of mo I couldn't make head or
l" " Ann men ny degrees tho truth began to dawn upon mo. Oh. that clever young man! That deep, sly, ctinnlnc vountr mnnt m.
i yes. my eyes wore opened; I saw It all now! He must havo pneknt ad that money beforehand, and when he caught me tnmperlug with the safe he I determined to turn It to his own ad
vantage. It was sorb nn nnsv wnv it
account for tho dlsappearauio of the
loriy-seven inousand. A clover dodgo and no mlstako! For tho next six months I was hunt ed all over the country by the police, and It whs a marvel that I evor managed to escape. What riled me most of all was the thought that tho real thief was squandering the money in
ponoci saieiy, while I, who had nevor touched a dollar of It. hnd t n resort tn
all manner of dodges in order to eludo
mo Mgunnce or the detectives. 1 heard no more of Mr Rtntthmwi
Mostyn for two or th reo v.inre nftnr
that, and I therefore cmiclmlnil l.
' - -- -- . - - " v V ' 1 still tho highly respected mnnngor of the Northern Hank, lint Im mimt
rotumed to his old tricks again, for
quite recently l Heard a sensational account of his sudden disappearance, and tho consternation of his nmninv.
ers upon discovering a deficiency of close on one hundred thousand dollars. The detectives are still looking for him, I believe; but It Is my opinion
tnoy win prove themselves considerably smnrtor than they are generally given credit for If they succeed In laying hands upon that wido-awako voting man. N. Y. Weekly. PLAIN MARY, AFTER ALL.
Clergyman Refuses to Name Girl Baby Gold Fish.
it
HO OSIER ISMS
Little Items of Interest All Over the Length and Breadth of Indidno.
No Damages Can Be Coll..
Superior Judges Leathers Uv.Jt ter and Carter decided in lii,,
Jocular parents, with a perverted sense of humor, who inflict a comic name or combination of names upon a helpless boy, seem, fortunately to bo lessoning In numbers. Nevertheless the Rev. Joseph Wray, an English clergyman, in some recent reminiscences of village life, tells of how his first parish was made almost unondurable for him during his first year
mere uecause or tho resentment aroused by his declining to christen a baby In accordance with its father's wish. The man's name was the commonplace, unnotlceablo one of John Fish, and he wished to name his little daughter Gold. In the course of his remonstrances the minister asked: "But what does you wlfo think about It. Mr. Fish? Surolv he
want tho child namod Gold Fish. Women are always moro sensitive to anything absurd In a name than men are. I feel certain you can't tell me honestly she approves this notion of yours." "Well, no I can't." admitted the man. reluctantly. "Sim snv th a rn o
something hard and short and not. like a female name about Gold. Her own wish was Silver, sir. as being softer and preserving tho beauty of the Idea. But I persuaded her without much trouble, because sho thinks a gold fish Is prettier than a silver Hah; and. any, way, sir, I've married an amiable woman." However amiable a wife Mr. Fish was blessed with, his nastor wn la
amiable and more resolute, and there was neither a Gold nor a Silver Fish permitted in the Fish family. The baby was finally christened a.Mry, but all the village took sides In the affair and It was many months before everyboy's feelings were soothed and the commotion simmered down. English parish records of recent years show that other clergymen cannot plways have been equally firm, for they reveul among other obviously intentional combinations of the kind, Belle Clapper. Salt Waters. Pretty Goode. Carrie Armes, Orange Peel and Never-say Dyer. Youth's Companion.
20,000 See Ball Game. Twenty thousand people saw the first Sunday basoball game at Indianapolis. Nothing Doing at French Lick. The wheel has stopped and so has nil varieties of gambling at French Lick, 'tis said. Damage to Fruit Exaggerated. Examinations show that tho recent frost did not do the uro.it. dtunni'n to
fruit that was widely roportod. Abolishes Office of City Judge.
The Richmond City Council has abolished tho office of city judge nftor July 1, and these duties will be per-
lormod by tho mayor.
Fire Losses In Indianapolis.
According to tho annual report of Fire Chief Coots, tho firo losses
amounted to ?G33,!1G during 100S
J no department answered 1,41 alarms. After the "Dlppy" Championship.
A baseball team composed of pa
tients at tho Northern Indiana Hos
pital for tho Insanu lms lssn.l :i Mint
lenge to any similar team In the
uniiou states. Marlon Lawyers to Organize.
Marlon lawyers havo taken the first
steps toward organizing a bar association. G. A. Henry was named torn porary secretary.
Wife Is Too Young. Bocauso his 22-veor-old wife loneed
for the COinimnv of neramiR her own
nge 72-year-old Jerome Copeluntl, of
öiieioy county, has made application for divorce. Three-Weeks Bride Suicide. Mrs. Thomas Adelsperger, IS years old and a bride of but throe weeks, committed suicide at Hammond by shooting herself. Homesickness and despondency nre thought to have caused tho act. till rV . . . . A . .
wno uwns i nose $z,uuur I A purse containing $2.000 In bills! and negotiable securities was found in I a gutter April 1 by Dr. William De-) hart, of Logansport, and constant ad-' vertlslng has failed to locate a single I
claimant.
fnr tKOO nil. . 1 "1.
WUUIIIKI-B till a. . ..'Mil tho track elevation on K.-.hm.k L? nue. The judges held ha, ages could bu collected ;,wv , city. w Advertised Wife Not Satisfactory Dnniol Overmoyer, a u.-.ut(. i,' owner, is In the Clinton ( ,,, ;Z !IU 111.. .1-.....!-... I ' '"'If
... uu'"""' ui a sun f.,r ,,wi. Mvo years ago he adv.rii.. f,' wlfo and received more thai. tiM h ' drud roplles. Ho is now tn nu , , vent tho wlfo that he ch..s. t,,,,,, Z lot from getting $5,0U0 nliin.,,j Woman with Tenth Husband. Mrs. Polly Weed nk..r
yoars. residing at Newburg. Ulll ' from Evansvilio. an.l Simon sim,.,,. nged CO, an Insurance an.-nt .,. ir Hngton. Ia., have been tnarrl. , n u the tenth marriage and th,. im,th hi band for tho aged bride, t-h.- baUm. been married twice to one of i ,-r Lr. vlous husbands. ' Night Riders Make Threats. Tho "night riders" in south. rn navloss county are still nr-tiv, ....
farmer, John Potter, received a ihreat. enlng letter, mailed at lVt.-r--l.urR It reads: "If you don't want u, take tho warning given you we will i.,..h.
you no more until we tak.. v,..
and tio a rock around yuur u k aad
uiiow you in tno river.
A PROMISING LAWYER.
How He Settled a Bill With One of
His Many Creditors. The young lawyer had waited manv days for clients, and still they did not come. His hills were mounting higher and higher, and, sad to say, some
ot nis creuttors were becoming impatient. At this very minute his tailor, whom he owed for his last winter's overcoat, was sitting beside his desk uttering all sorts of dire threats. "I'll pay you when I can." he said. "Well, that doesn't satisfy me," retorted the tailor. "What would happen, do you think, if I were to take this matter to tho courts and sue you?"
"You'd get judgment, of course," saltl tho young lawyer. "Then, In your opinion, you haven't a log to stand on," Insisted tho tnllor. "Not a leg," roturned tho brlolless youth. "Very well, then. I &hall proceed at once," said the tailor, rising. "I certainly advise you to," said the lawyer, with a gleam in his eye. "I shall most certainly accept your advice," retorted the tailor, sarcastically. "Good," said the lawyer. "What Is tho amount of your bill?" "Sixty-eight dollars and fifty conts," said tho tailor. "All right," said the lawyor. "Hand
over six liny, please." "Six fifty?" said tho tailor. "UM,nt
for?" "You havo just consulted me in tho matter of a suit at law and have stated that you accept my advlco. My chargo for that Is $75.00, and the $0.50 Is the difference between your bill and mine," said the lawyor. "If I don't hear from you by noon tomorrow I shall put the matter In tho hands of my attorneys. Good morning, sir." And the tailor went out marveling much that so Ingenious a young gentleman should be a member of the great army of the unemployed. Harper's Weekly. What Will Total Be? Joseph Oshorno has plncod a dollar on deposit In tho Citizens' Savings and Trust company of Iowa City, under a contract to ho signed, senled and delivered to the effect thnt it shall not he removed for nlnety-nlno years. At tho expiration of tho long period, during which interest shall bo compounded annually, tho total sum Is to bo presented to the oldest surviving Oshorno ill tho direct linn nf ,ifl,.
from Joseph Osborne, tho present owner. The odd compact was entored into by Oshorno, who la a contractor, whon ho found, In balnncing up an old account, that a balance of 211 cents ox-
lateti. mo nddoti 77 conLs nndor the foregoing provisions. Des Molnos Capital.
Too Much Card Playing.
In tho hope that something mny be done to abate the evil of young hoys frenuentlllll Dublin p.ird mnm nlmnt
the city, Mayor Amott, of Kokomo,
nas asKou uiuor of Police Jackson to
Keep ail such rooms under close sur
veinance.
Rather Save Chickens than Property
Three stables belonging to Mrs.
I'niiip uraun, or Evansvllie, were destroyed bv firo with a lnss nf 1 nan
While the firemen were fighting the
names she begged them to let everything else burn and save her pot
cnickens in the burning stable.
Child Hung by Wagon.
Raymond SchiflH, the two-year-old
son or Mr. and .Mrs. Amile Schlfill,
living north of Auburn, lmntroil him
self while playing around a wagon
wnicn stood under a shed and alongside a corncrlb. The child apparently
stummed and roll, catching his neck between the hub of the wagon and the
corncriu. Pay License to Sell Cigarettes.
Mayor Hlnchman has served notice that all dealers wishing to sell cigarettes In Greenfield must pay a $1,000
license, i no council passed an ordinance In 1S9G requiring this fee, ami since the last Leidslntnro dürkoiI n Mil
allowing the sale of cigarettes tho
mayor says the ordinance will be on forced. Fell In Vat of Boiling Water.
Walter Young, Edward McCafTerty and Edward King, employed at tho New Albnny box and basket factory, wore scalded by falling Into a vat of
noiiing water trom which they were removing logs. Young will die, the fish from his head to his feet boing
morally parboiled. Will Go After Corn Prizes.
Indiana will again go after corn
prizes to lie offered at the annual national exhibit in Oniahn. In nnnntnlior
At a meeting of the Indiana Corn Growers' Association, In tho State
House, plans were formed for a systematic canvass of tho Ktntn nftor Ihn
plan followed a year ago, when every;
county in tue state where corn Is a
staple inrm product was carefully gone over with a view of collecting tho best specimens for exhibition purposes. As a result of the caroful canvass, Indlnna captured more than three-fourths of the prizes ofTored In tho exhibition of 190S, also hold In Omaha. Too Many Rabbits. Farmers in northern Tipton county who signed an agreement to place their properties In a gaiuo preserve to be stocked by the government did not reckon on the encroach of rabbits, and while thoy are disposed to protect the Hungarian pheasants and other fowl with which tho farms are stocked, they nre asking relief from tho rabbit pest. For two years thero has boon no hunting permitted, and this gave tho rabbits opportunity to multiply. According to tho statement somqthlng must ho done nt onco, as there la another yonr of the ngrcomctiL
With Company Fifty Years. Few men havo achieved a t. 01 .1 At
fifty yoars of service for .m. tirm ...
corporation, yot this is nn hurim b-M
ny ueorgo H. Godfrey, manap r f -h New Albany office of the .-:m
L nion leleirniDh Coiiinanv Vur h.it
a century Godfrey has been imnam of the local office and is inn m! th manager but an active operator' hV Is 70 years old. but is ah!- m take his "trick" at the kev and
every day.
Moy Kce Was Admitted. After detention with h! nut,- at th..
herdtle Immigration Ktatirm f... M.v eral weeks while his riht to Emission Into the country was hemi; investigated. Moy Kee, known th.Chinese Mayor or Indianapolis, was admitted. Kee will nroceed :ti i,nv
to the Hooslor capital, where h. runs a tea and novelty store. He w.nt to China some time ago, and was li.U up oil his rotum. A Prophecy. A certain collego president in Indiana, a clergyman, when addressing tho students In the chapel at the beginning or the college year observe.! that it was "a matter of congratulation to all the friends of tfc rolleR that the year had opened with th largost freshman class in its liL'or " Then, without any pause, the eiiJ man turned to the lesson for th.- ila. tho Third Psalm, and begnu to n ad in a volco of thunder: "Lord, how are they Increase. that trouble mo!" Detroit NewsTnt.un.
Scouring Country for Stumps. Cass county at one time was cor-
ered with black walnut trees, but n black walnut Is so scarce that a num1 T . .
nur oi men are scouring ine omaiy for sttimns nf wnlnnt tree Thre
men are searching every wood-i in he county and wherever the stump ' black walnut tree is found, it is duz out. The work Is laborious, hut it i profitable, as tho stumps at. my valuable. Tho men now uorkitii- In
fuss pfiimtv nrn montlni with i noid-
erable success, nnd It is e'inute.l that $5.000 will be realized ft em h.' old, long-forgotten walnut tree ni:nps.
Sentenced for Burning Barn. Mrs. Cora Grau. 32 vears oM. was
found guilty of arson In helj ,tiu to plan the burning of the A-hmijah Farmer ham. near Huntlncton She will bo Kenteneml to frntu twn to
twenty years In the Women's P:i.n Mr fMinrln flrnn fin.l WilH.-.n, !.,..'
planned the burning of the barn, and
tne poisoning or two nors.-s ie 7 lift tUn if.nt.1.- ti-nfl f ... .L ... t til 1 he
Grau home, later confessed and turned
states witness. He has plea ' guilty and will get a sentence Minil.tr to that for Mrs. Grau.
Six Murderers Sentenced. In Crltniiml fYinrt nt In.liatiaixdls
Judge Pritehard sentenced six mur iterniu In tlm StnfA Penlleiitia! for
life. The Judgo overruled th.- m.nm of Hnrry Doty and George .Millasked to change their plea f fi' ! ,,v
gree murder. The men are: n.tn. Rlggin, white; Edward Decker. Harry Doty, white; George Mil white, for murdering Mrs. M ,r-v
Nichols.
Fred Cnssell. colored, for nmi tier
ing .Myrtle Burnett.
l Hill l2o .litl'liBUIl, CUIUIC-II. I" during Madeline Howard and Jos. pn
uomnions.
The Cotton Gin. . Uli, i.te T
mth. i iuuorine uiueiu-, . Island, widow of General Nathaniel Greene of Revolutionary fame, is ahl . 1 1 .. .. 1 1 1. .-. fin oin lilt
lu nil yu luvv-meu lilt- tum... . tn Imvn nllnivml KM WllltllOV t tak
out the patent through modest).
And Catches Him. "Man." declared tho old fashioned
preacher, "ia a worm." "And," Bald a man who had bf nini-plflil tlii-nn tlinna nnd Who
occupying a small space In now. "woman is the oarly bird." tni
cago necord-Hcrald.