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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
FIND INDIAN CHIEF S GRAVE
U. was Buried Long Ago Kanta*
H With All Hia Worldly
PotseMiona.
Ijl.criil Kan.—The last resting
. . „f nn Indian chieftain and his
J 1 ' | WV e been unearthed by O. E.
Hin* " former near Florls, in the
sandhills along the Beaver.
He had been sent off to the "hnpp.v
hunting grounds," with apparently all
, |ls worldly possessions. The skele-
n was wrappeil in a blanket of
hl . aVV texture, apparently once of
Brightest colors. Beneath the liu-
iii .n skeleton was that of a horse,
which I d been Interred with full nc-
eats saddle, bridle and nu-
irinhets with which Indians
accustomed to decorate their fa
rmin' mounts.
,wrist of the mail’s skeleton
s „ largo bracelet made of many
r( ili s ,,)• nimal, about three Inches wide
and quin- heavy. A ring of the same
man-rial . ncouipussed one linger. An-
utla-r bracelet, of more elaborate de-
.was found among the ornaments,
of metal, rawhide, and many
lii'iitls, hi : 1 y ornamented, and shell
.,11. also were found. The only ,
w,. j„ a w. > what appat'cntly had once
been a sword or spear. j
GAS i’ : LK3 SAFE CRACKERS *
After Working for Hours on Bank
Vault They Docamp, Leaving
Their Tools Behind.
Mt. ( i as, Mich.—Mustard gas
saved the Merchants and Savings ’
l at.l. at I'tlca tt considerablo sum of
laoii ... Af cr having worked for some
limit's to reach the interior of the
batik \ null, three yeggs were forced
away from their quarry by mustard
pis hidden hi the recesses of the
vault. I
An Investigation of the Interior of
the hank found it filled 'with the j
fun i - of mustard gas. The first door |
.if the vault had been blown away. I
The mustard gas tubes had been In- j
stalled tea days ago as a precaution !
against robbers.
Lieut. Charles Carmody, finger
print ( Xpert of tlie Detroit police de
partment, was summoned by Sheriff
Spalter to make photographs of
finger prints on the vault door. Lieu
tenant Carmody Is of the opinion that
the men are expert cracksmen.
Officers of tin* sheriff’s stnff are
combing neighborhood towns for
traces of the bandits, but no arrests
have been made.
In their haste to escape the fumes
the robbers left tlielr burglar tools be
hind.
Advertise in The News.
has tooth PULLED at 101
MIDDLETON, N. Y.. April 3.—An-
illrew York, who is 101 years old. just
had his first tooth pulled. He did
not appear to mind the operation
more than ho would had he been a
young man.
BRITAIN BREAKS SHIP RECORD
Builds 618 Vessels, 2,055,624 Tons,
While the United States Shows
Falling Off,
London.—All records for the con
struction of merchant vessels were
broken by the yards of Great Britain
in 1020, when (ilN vessels, of 2,03.1,(524
tons, were completed. The total of
1910 was exceeded by 4.13,182 tons and
the previous record figures of 1919
by 112,371 tons, says Lloyd's Register.
On the other hand, the figures given
<m the 1920 output of United States
yards—309 vessels, of 2,470.233 tons
| —Show r. decrease* of 1.599.132 tons
j compared with 1919, this decrease ae-
I counting for over !>:y per cent of the
i .otal reduction in tonnage launched
abroad during 1920.
.MILLEDGEVILLE,
Bold Robbers Rifle Bank:
But It Had Failed
The sheriff of Moline. Fla..
Is searching for one or more
sadly disappointed hank loot
ers who broke into the state
hank at Moline and carried
awny the safety deposit boxes
to Inspect them in the privacy
of distant woods. The hank
had failed four months before
the robbery, and there was no
loot.
FIREMAN FIGHT FIRE
HIGH UP IN CLOUDS
Now ‘York, March 31.—Fireman
f.ught among tho clouds for more
.hau an hour Sft.'Iy today boiore sub
duing a dangerous blaze on the Thir
ty-first floor of tile towering Equitx.
blo building in the heart of tho down
town sky-acrapcr district. It was cne
of tho highest fires the firemen have
wver been called upon to fight.
Tho blaze started In a broker’s o.-
fico and clouds of smoke poured
through the upper stories and eleva-
t:r shafts of t o ma.slve struct: rc .
The lire was ucii'or control beforo th
build'ng’s 13,000 business inhabitants
arrived.
Snow Saves Man’s Life.
Casper, Wyo.—A thick blanket of
snow on the ground here saved tho
life of F. E. Waggoner, World war
veteran, who has been decorated for
bravery In France.
An explosion resulted In Waggoner
becoming a "human torch,” when his
clothing was soaked with flaming gas
oline. Rushing from the building
where the explosion occurred, the for
mer service nmn rolled In the snow
until the flames were extinguished.
He suffered severe hums, hut prob
ably will recover.
PLUMBING
FOR QUICK AND SATISFACTORY
VOPK. PHONE 56 OR 12-3c. CAN
URNISH ALL KINDS MATERIAL AT
Darwin V. Brake
DAUGHTER SEES SUICIDE
Father Drives Her From Room and
Fires Eullet Into Brain.
MIAMI, Fla., April 3.— 13. C. Wil
liams, former deputy sheriff and
Dade county jailor, shot and killed
himself In his home here while hia
daughter peeped t rough the door
way to his roc m, a witness to Ui
tragedy. \\ illiams had ordered her
o leave the room, flourishing a re
volver and threatening to kill her,
:o. if she remained.'
Williams fired throe shots, the
irst two going wild and the t ird find
ing its mark fn his temple. Despon
dency over financial reverses was
given as the cause.
2 Sexton Defies Ghosts
J in Old Mausoleum
i
> Tuscaloosa, Ala.—“Old Ike," a
J negro sexton in a Tuscaloosa
* cemetery, was not superstitious.
J That seems to have been proved
t with the recent demolition of a
J mausoleum here.
* When the vault fell into de-
{ cay, weird happenings were re-
* luted, and It was pointed out
t ns a place where ghosts con-
J gregated. It was shunned ex-
t cept by "Old Ike," the only
J name by which lie was known.
* There was n hole In the wall,
J and when Ike discovered It, he
* decided to utililze tne place for
J storing his pick, shovel nnd
* other tools. He Is credited with
J saying that he never lost a tool.
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MAKING PAPER BEADS
This .voting l’lainfield (N. .).) miss
makes beautiful leads out of colored
covers of magazines. She cuts the
paper in strips about nn Inch wide
and then rolls tin* strips which are
glued together to hold their shape.
The paper heads, which are about an
i.'-ch lung, are strung and varnished.
Any kind of colored picture will make
beautiful lieuds, she says.
Young Farrier Wen Embroidery Prize.
Boston. Ind.—The prize winner of
the sweeps!ultra prize for the best ex
ample of band embroidery, at a town
ship farmer’s institute held here, was
Uliuries Endsley. a young farmer, who
won over many women entries.
FROST PROOF CABBAUE—Wakor-
field and Flat Dutch; postpaid, 300
for $1.23; 1000 for $2.23. express col
lect, $1.50 per thousand. Genuine Por
tor Rico potato plants ready ill AprP;
postpaid, 300 for $1.50; 1C00 for $2.50;
express collect, $2.00 per thousand.
Satisfaction guaranteed; wjdte for
free offer.
2-18-4tp RASHER PLANT CO.
First: It is rold
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you buy it.
Second: It fca3 mere <
ordinary lcaver.kij
therefore, yea ucj L
Third: Thera arc :
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sweetest, meat
foods.
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To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE (Tablets.) It
stops the CouRh and Headache and works off the
Cold. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 30c
V.Y
Fifth: 12 fa tho be
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Sixth: It contains cn!y cu ' •
Ingredients c-> have been oCci ’ >
approved by the Uci'-cd Ciate; IV.
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||j Tho finr*’’ quality Baking
: j Powder—at t mo t cc:.t.j,
coat “The I .rest Bargain Tl:..':
Coes ir.*o the K xhen Talsy."
Mi:: plain l * r v , h p: ;■•> inn
powder instead of using uncciTun
mixtures. Then you will know yoilr
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liour cannot be nrlulfr-rntod.
flour, I !v
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v-i cup c
nuts, 1 tc
lemon j: ice.
Thun I: in ti.a
regular way.
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WiLSON, N. C. CLAIMS BIGGEST
TOBACCO MARKET IN WORLD
Winston-Salem, N. C., March 3.—By
selling over 62,060,000 peuirj.i cf leaf
tobacco this season, AVilson, N. C.
‘..laiins tiio distinction cf being the
greatest leaf tobacco market in the
world.
The season in Winston.Salem
doted yesterday, and a total of 60,-
54.408 pounds were sold here, or con
siderably over a million less than tit
Wilson. The tobacco here brought
$13,129,775.55, an average of $21.67
per hundred pounds. Last year, 33,-
000,000 pounds were sold ut an aver-
— .a
arc of $4S.J4 per hundred pounds.
Durham ranks as tiic tliird largest
market with rales totaling over 55,-
000,000 pounds.
BABY KILLED BY RAT’S BITE
STEPNEY, Eng., April 3.—Giving
ovidence at. an inquest on a three,
month-old baby, Mrs. Charles Hostler
tho mother, said she saw a big rat
jump from a pillow on which the
ahlld was sleeping. She found the
child had been bitten in two places
The baby died of blood poisoning fol
lowing the rat’s bite.
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with all of his devastating tactics—
Would you like to have your loss attributable to this de
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known Company - THE HARTFORD ?
If so, write and we will come or send a represenative
and explain fully.
FRANK BONE
Ast. Hartford Ins. Co.
Over One Hundred Years Old i
Milledgeville, Georgia
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