Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1903 — Big Death Rate at Zion. [ARTICLE]

Big Death Rate at Zion.

Zion City, Dowie’s great oity, is not a very healthful plaop, aooording to reports reoeived’here. When Nanoy Neff, a Dowieite, died in this oity last spring she made a request that that she be buried at Zion Oity and that a suitable headstone be placed at her grave. John 8. Loucferback, administrator of ?the estate, the first of this month sent the headstone to the sexton of the Z»on oemetery, and reoeived word from him that the stone had been ereoted and stating that during the past two years 912 persons ‘ shad been interred in the cemetery, -•lnd also that this was the first grave marked by a tombstone.— Valparaiso Vidette.

Daniel L. Hart, who is a young newspaper man of Wilkes-Barre, has come into prominence as a dramatist by writing a brilliant domestic play, “The Parish Priest” in wbiob Daniel Sully is starring. In collaboration with 0. E. Callahan, author of “Coon Hollow” and "Fogg’s Ferry,” Mr. Hart has written a story of the coal regions of this state, oalled “Slaves of the Mine.” which is to be presented at She Ellis Opera House Friday, Dot. 9. It is said to have all the delicate humor, brilliant dialogue, and natural cbaraoter drawing whioh oharaoterize “The Parish Priest,” joined to an exciting plot. TThe scenery and effects are elaborate, and were designed by Fox, the well known New York artist. Prominent in the large oast are Frederick Reynolds, Jos. R. Kettler, Howard Brandon, J. G. Gibson and Wm. B, Daly, together with the oelebrated Eagle Quartette.