The Saint Paul globe., March 18, 1900, Page 7, Image 7

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HARRY JONES \\ i:\lts A WATCH
CH Ut\l WHICH HAS A
/ HISTORY
BIT OF AN OLD GALLOWS TREE
H Wax in l no in Federal .Inll \a:«l
nt !■'»>«•! Smith Front Time
Immemorial vi-
HlONt.
They gagged and bound and strapped
him tight.
And they suing him high* In the even-
And i pmst came nigh to pray.
ing light
He ll get from the devil his pay.
-OM Ballad.
Not ever.,- man likes t< have near him
a gruesome reminder of the gallows tree.
This is one of the reasons why the watch
clmrm which Harry Jones, chief clerk i.i
traffic department of the «■
North, in now exhibits to shivering
, . its other claim to th ■
unusual is thai it is a part of a gal
lows beam from which more men have
•' ihu ig than from any other ever used
In the I'nlted States. Mr, Jones' charm
i a small Work of white oak, common
«'"' ook upon, bui one with a his
liich will make small boys wake
with fear In the night and one which will
''■• by many of his friends as an
uncomfortable adjunct to an article of
; imi. nt.
m only In the second
I'la c. In the llrsl place It Is a hot]
reminder of the lives of the most des
l' nlna'.s who were cv .
lift at the end of a rone, and of
1 ■ m, than anything of its kind
in I'ncle Sam's dominion. The littl •
wood, one inch square, was
given Mr. Jones by a newspaper man
- In the South
dv: ' made hid headquar
ters at Fort Smith, Ark. The charm la
h ;• • old gallows in the Dd< r.i
• pull . a hich \\ as re
■ted in 1896 on orders from Judge
P ■. or as he was morn familiarly
ki iwn "Hanging Judge Parker." Upon
this all the executions from the
limn Ihe go\ eminent Jail was Hrst eb
until that pear, took place,
demolition of
'I HE OLD GAL-LOWS
wtu- something of an event. Officers ■<'
the court, marshals, deputies
men! representativee lo the number of
Th< Immense l>< am
:wenty feet In length was displaced and
"\v -rei], then given its final resting place
ii a corn* r oi the jail enclosure. Relic
hunters were given no opportunity to*
k their will and pieces of the beam
M're obtainable only on the order of the
Such an order fell Into the hands
vvspaper man and he obtained a
lon two feet In length and twelve
via re.
Ai the time the old beam « oved
to make way for a more permanent
steel, a search through the records
find out how many men
Hided their lives upon it. The jail b
183 names, ami those of
[amous criminals. Othei ex than
those recorded are known to have oo
d and the total puted on
mi ig good authority, gives 197 nam ts.
This, iiowever, cannot be proven aecu
: ate.
For years and years the old beam was
!n place, hack before the United States
iblished its jail there, hack even, it
Is said, to the times when the Spanish
authorities held control of the district.
Its history has been a marveiously
some one, one without parallel in the
United States, at least probably not In
America. When cut down, the venerable
timber was still sound to the core and
could have been u-cd many years.
The old beam went out of official gerv- i
Ice with honor, as it began. A fitting
end was the last hanging, which occurred .
with it in use. and right bravely it
stood the train when six half-br<
Creek Indians, convictel of one of the I
horrible crimes In history.
WENT INTO ETERNITY
The buck gang urere mourned j
by none and the memory of the brave I
worn in whom they murdered, outraged
decapitated still lives as a warning i
to vigilance for all right-minded men.
Of the many executions which occurred
while the beam was in use, n ,ne had ;
more dramatic interest than that of I
i herokee Bill, a famous [ndlan murderer 1
and oim'aw. who was hung in the spring ;
of 1896 a) Fort Smith. Horn in the most i
squalid and miserable circumstances, he j
early developed criminal traits. At the'
fcage of thirteen he assisted In a train
Jrobbery on the .Missouri, Kansas <';■ Texas i
* railroad. In which an engineer was killed
and $40,000 In specie secured. At fifteen, '
In a quarrel with a companion, he drew
a knife and In a (it of fury, stabbed him j
to the heart. He then fled to the moun- i
tains and his later life was filled with j
desperate deeds. it was he who alone
and unaided, held up a 'Frisco train
near Fort Gibson, in the Indian terri
tory, rilled the express safe mid escaped
T&e Jolly Girl
Often changes to the jaded woman. "I \
can't see what's come over Mary ; she
used to be such a jolly girl," was the '
remark of a young woman visiting a I
- ■• '■■ - ■■■ i-i married school- j
mate. Marriage :
changes a worn- i
v*pj!3 marriage rob j
""■"" ' " makes weak
women strong and sick women well.
"Por two years I had been a sufferer from
chronic diseases and female weakness," writes
Mrs. Allen A. Bobson, of 1125 Rodman Street,
Philadelphia, Pa. «U had two different doctors
and they gave me medicine which only relieved
me for a time. My niece advised me to
take Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription. I con
cluded that to open a correspondence with you
for your advice would be safest, so I did and
have been highly benefited. 1 find that'after
talcing six bottles of' Favorite Prescription' and
five of ' Golden Medical Discovery' and follow
ing your advice in regard to local treatment, I
am now a strong woman. Accept my sincere
thanks for the interest manifested iv my case
•nd the happy results obtained."
Sick women are invited to consult Dr
Pierce by letter free. Correspondence pril
vate. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo N V
with $IS.r>oo. Three years later he rode
into South MeAloster one summer after
noon, bitched his buckskin mare before
tlie bank deor, and a few minutes later
walked out wfth W.OOO, leaving two men
dead This and other equally desperate
deedi coal him his freedom. A posse
captured him after a battle In the foot
hills near Dead Horse mountain, In the
Illinois disii-Vt of the fadian territory,
and lit- was jailed at Fort Smith. Not
even then did his criminal record cease.
in an attempt to escape he killed two
guards and with one arm shot from the
shoulder was taken back to his cell.
Then justice came with a rope and a
priest, and the place which knew him
waited long for his presence. The old
beam waf
PARTIAL TO MEN,
but occasionally served for a woman's
executiog. Tims it was that Margaret
Fancy, school girl, trusting maiden, mi
wedded wife, murderess, mule driver In
disguise and finally the leader of an
outlaw band which preceded the elder
Dalton and his followers, ended her
eventful life upon it. The daughter of a
respected lawyer in a thriving Arkansas
town before the war, she died the worst
of criminals, mourned by none. Two
weeks after her execution, "Verdigris
Kill," seventeen years old at his death,
went the way of all the rest after B Short
but meteoric career. Having killed a
friend In a drunken frolic, lie took lo the
road, murdered and robbed with the
frantic haste of one crazed with the
scent of blOOd and stretched rope with
the r< si Strangely enough his execution
was followed by thai of 'Shadow Pare-
a lank Georgian of the "cracker"
stamp, whose father Verdigris killed for
ike of $15. Paregin • followed the
Kid tike a hound for months. Their
dv« Is were frequent, but by a chance
neither w;is killed. Paregin was shoi
through the lung at one time, through
the arm at another and through the
thigh, laming him for life, a 1 a third
meeting. The Kid fared likewise for in
juries. He w.is "Shadow's" bitterest
enemy and often .•■wore that if he lived
lon^ enough he would see him drawn
and quartered.
But it was Henry Star, the cleverest,
niosi gentlemanly and shrewdest' outlaw
who ov< !■ lived in the Southwest, who
I the old beam. A train r.'bbor by
instlrn I and gifted with surprising crim
inal genius, he made a haul of $05,000 and
Ih ■.! like a prince at Colorado Springs
.':,.' f the very eyes of the government
officers, who were looking for him, for
two years. Then an old man who had
known him when a boy, recognized him
on the slice; one afternoon, give him up
and pocketed $25,000 for his trouble. Six
men were killed In various affairs Iri
which Star was concerned. He was
jailed at Fori Smith in the notorious
"Murderers' Row" 1 and for eight years
to trial for his life regularly. Three
tiny 9 He conducted his own defense and
despite the ben efforts of the govern
ittorneys, was never eonvlcted. At
one Lime so certain was his conviction
that the
JATLER ORDERED A ROPE
for the execution. It was purchased, test,
ed and laid away. A chance turn and
Si ir wa- again safe. Th. rope was never
used. A portion of it Is now in Starts
possession. He is confined at the gov
• ni jail, Columbus, v.
Noi thi least Interesting anecdote in
the history of the be-un recounts that old
"Uncle Dick," the jailer, had a portion of
ii turned Into a gavel about the time of
the Republican national convention at
St. Louis In 1696. Polish and varnished
and bound with three solid silver rings',
■. el looki .1 vei y proper and re
spectable. Jt was sent to the chairman
of the convention with the request that
i: be used In the deliberations of the
c >nvi ntlcn.
Tha Republicans wouldn't be hoodooed,
however. The gavel was returned and
as a result, McKinley was nominated.
men in Arkansas today who
hold that had it been used, the nominee
'■:' the convention would have been de
feated and a good Democrat elected lr.
his place.
JVledical Notes, j
Whooping cough has such characteris
tic symptoms that it is seldom mistaken
for any other disease. It i.-? chiefly im- |
portam from the fact that many serious !
complication.- may occur. As a rule the
younger the child the more serious the
attack will be, and for this reason young
children should be especially protected
from danger of infections, as the violent
straining efforts during the paroxysms
of coughing may lead to hemorrhage and
rupture. .Many cases of consumption
dale in the beginning from an attack of
whooping cough, and children ghou'd for
this reason be kept from immediate con
tact with consumptives, every care being
taken to give them proper nourishment
and maintain hygienic environment. Med
icines by themselves are of little value
and much depends on good and careful
nursing. Every day. when the weather
allows, tho child should be taken out of
doors, and under all circumstances should
have a constant supply of fresh air.
Woolen undergarments should be worn
day and night and daily bathing should
be carefully practiced. The diet should
be simple, >\H nourishing. Vapors and
inhalations rarely do any good and fre
quently the patient improves after their
discontinuance. The salt air of the sea
shore Is highly recommended by many
and can do no harm, the principal benefit
being due to the greater amount of time
spent out of doors.
• * *
Specialists in skin diseases claim that
pet eats are a common source of ring
worm and faviis, two very obstinate and
loathsome diseases of the skin. Favous
is suppposed to originate in mice, and
cats, in catching mice, also catch the
disease and communicate It to those who
handle them. House dogs, too, may be
regarded as dangerous to health in no
small degree. Their habir of wandering
around the neighborho d hob-nobbing with
other dogs and now and then engaging
In a fight exposes the household to the
danger of invasion by microbes of a
rous character. Dogs are by no
means very cleanly in their dietetic ar- I
rangements, and it is no uncommon thing
to see even a highly bred dog dragging
home a bone with a mass of carrion
attached, In which germs of all char
acters are holding high carnival. It is
doubtful whether pets of any kind, es
pecially household pets, should be toler
ated, unless caged, and even then scien
tists claim that there Is danger that they
may become disease carriers. If a
watchdog is considered necessary or de
sirable he should be kept out of doors
and never be admitted on terms of too
great familiarity. Above all, dogs and
cats >liould never be allowed to lap chil
dren.
• • •
-One of the best dressings in cases of
eczema, burns and scalds", ringworm and
favus, the shingles, and similar skin dis
east^s is Unna'B gelatine dressing. This
contains part of oxide of zinc, 2 parts
of gelatine, 3 parts of glycerine, and i
parts of water. After soaking- the ge!a
tine in water for a few hours the other
ingredients are added and mixed by the
aid of heat. When first made this mix
ture will have the proper consistency,
but if kept any length of time or heated
several times a little water must be add
ed. The surface to which it is to be ap
plied is iirst washed with alcohol and
then dusted with a mixture of 4 parts of
starch and 1 part of calomel. Then this
gelatine mixture is painted over the en
tir_- surface which is affected and cov"
ered with a bandage. During the early
treatment the dressing should be renewed
once a week, but later not oftener than
once a month and at the last only once
in three months. The mixture is also ot
great value in supporting varicose veins,
being preferable to elastic dressings or
elastic stockings.
• ♦ *
Smallpox stems to have created a small
riot recently at New Itochelle, N. Y.
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Some negroe i visited a friend In Mount
Vernon, who was later found to be ar
llictcd with smallpox. The authorities nt
New Rochelle, having been advised of the
situation, took prompt measures and io
cated those who hail been exposed, (n
spite of vaccination two of the negroes
developed varioloid and to effectually
isolate them a lot was leased in an iso
lated section .some three miles from the
city. The farmers near by were so alarm
ed and enraged that they armed them
selves with muskets, sticks and stones,
and, ably seconded by their wives and re
inforced by a number of dogs, drove
away the drivers of the lumber wagons
who had brought lumber for the pest
house, turned the horses loose, and over
turned the lumber. A squad of police
was sent to the scene and the pest house
v\as constructed under their prot ictlon.
The. demonstration was a needless one us
tho location is 3,000 feet from tho high,
way and 1,000 feet from the nearest
house.
• • •
Dr. I yon gives an interesting discussion
iti the Medic.ii Record of the inojula'.iia
of malaria by the mosquito. He b Ii ye.-,
that In acute dases of malaria the pa
tient should be protected by netting, so
that he cannot be bitten by mosquitoes;
and he further believes that a case ot'
malaria menaces the public health if
anophilea (the mosquito which transmits
malaria) are found in the locality, s'.ivoe
the recurrence of malaria in a given di■?
ttic t is probably duo to indirect trans
mission from one person to another.
Among the methods suggested tVr the
extermination of mosquitoes he mentions
the introduction of tish into pools where
(hey thrive, but the most effectual meth
ods are to drain pools, or to place chem
icals, such a petroleum, in the water.
Klebs, discussing the bubonic plague In
the Medical N< ws, b li. v< s ii possible
that fleas and mosquitoes, es well as rats
and mice, may be car, i'is of c ntagi n.
♦ * *
Antisepsis may in some cas?s be over
done. Dr. Olshausen be'i v s that In cer
tain cases of emergency the risk to the
patient from the delay due to prepa
rations for minute disinfection of the
hands, instruments, etc., may >c greater
than the risk of infection; in sevare hem
orrhage, for example, or heart failure,
rapid action is so necessary that the only
antiseptic precautions warrantable are t'-j
wash the hands with soap and water, ami
then rubbing them well, as well as th? In
struments, with alcohol. He s m litious
iy says excess Is injurious, even e>:ccs
sl»-e disinfection, but wherevr r possible,
i specially in serious operations, the b >st
results are secured by the most Opprovi d
technic.
♦ • •
The connection between wearing tight
boots and catching cold seems rather re
mote at fust sight, but by preventing the
free circulation of the blood they do cause
congestion in other parts of the b dy, an!
the symptoms of a cold follow. Sitting in
damp shoes is another potent cause of
cold. Nor does this apply alone to shoes
that are positively wet. If the shoes are
only slightly damp, the result is as bad,
because, by its evaporation, the moisture
absorbs heat from the fcot and thus chills
it and checks perspiration. Waterproof
shoes, Invented to prevent getting the
feet wet, are in reality more danger
ous, hygienically, than shoes which do
not shed water, because they do not al
low the escape of perspiration, and tnu^
subject the foot to a continued cold
bath.
♦ ♦ •
Fetichism is something from which phy
sicians are presumed to be free, but Dr.
Bishop, in the Lancet, defining the word
as a tendency to mistake the relative
value of objects sought for -or tho effect
which brings about a certain result, be-
-1
lieves that students are liable to fetich
ism in many cases. For example, men
cultivate fetichism who place some espe
cial author above al others, or pride
themselves on being up to date or attach
undue importance to details In methods
of operating and to antiseptic precau
tions. All of these, he says, are due to
errors in mental prospective.
* * •
While castor oil, sold for medical pur
poses, is free from poisonous qualities,
the castor bean itself is Very poisonous.
Dr. Meldrum, of Kngland, reports a fatal
case from eating two castor oil seeds in
which the most distinctive symptoms
were Incessant purging and vomiting. As
castor beans are often kept as curiosities,
owing to their peculiar formation and
markings, older people should take care
to keep them out of reach of children.
• • •
Mumps is popularly known as one of the
children's diseases, but Dr. Walcott re
ports a case of mumps in a man ninety
and a half years old, the disease ter
minating fatally. It is probable that this
man, while at church two weeks before
the disease declared itself, came in con
tact with persons In whose family mumps
had existed.
PRESCRIPTIONS.
In Brlght's disease Dr. Tyson speaks
highly of the following combination known
as Trousseau's Diuretic wine, being espe
cially valuable where there is dropsy and
the urine is scanty. Bruised juniper ber
ries, 10 drachms: powdered digitalis, 2
drachms; powdered squill, 1 drachm;
sherry wine, 1 pint. Macerate for four
days, and add 3 drachms of acetate of
potash. Filter before using. The. dose is
a tablespoonful three times a day for
adults.
For an acute cold in the head the fol
lowing snuff is recommended by the
Revue Medieo-Pharmaceutiou?: Powder
ed iris and powdered marshmallow, of
each 75 grains; tannic acid. 3V 2 grains;
menthol, 1 grain. According to a formula
printed In the Practitioner the following
snuff is effective: Alum, 3 grains; sul
phate of morphine, 3 grains; hydrochlo
rate of cocaine, 1 grain: camphor and
bismuth, of each 2 drachms. This must
be mixed thoroughly. A small quantity
is used as snuff every hour in each nos
tril. • —Leon Noel.
EPISTLES TO ST. PAUL
On the train going up to Duluth there
was quite a coterie of Republican poli
ticians on their way to attend the ban
quet given last week at the Zenith
City. The crowd included Col. Mon
fort, Sam Ivefson, Sam Fullerton and C.
C. Whitney. At Pine City William Hen
ry Eustis, who had been in a rear coach,
drifted in and started on a lengthy ex
plantation of the causes that led to his
defeat by Llnfl.
"Four years ago,' 1 he said. "In a pres
idential year, when the state went 56,000
Republican, I^ind lost by a nose. Two
years later, jwhen we had the largest
majority ever recorded in an off year,
he won by 20,0(10.
"Now," continued Mr. Eustis, reflect
tlvely, "If Lintl was a horse and this
had been a horse race, how would you
bet on the third heat?"
Nobody said anything until the train
passed the next station ami then the
subject was changed.
• ♦ *
There is a tradition current that the
man who takes everything he sees and
yet leaves everything as he found It Is
the photographer, especially the amateur
photographer. An exception to this
rule, however, is Henry Arthur Ball, the
Graf ton, N. D., photographer, who re
cently returned from Florida, bringing
with him not only photographs, but also
the hide of one of his poseurs —a. nine
foot alligator's. The hide was taken
down In Florida, and Mr. Ball delighted
a number of friends in St. Paul during
the week with photograph's and other
illustrations of how a North Dakota
sportsman can do the honors in the Eas
ter Sunday state.
• • ♦
A representative of one of the leading
transcontinental railroads, 'now in Lon
don, England, but who is well known both
in Fnited States and Canada, goi up a
very unique Christmas card, which much
surprised his numerous friends w*hep they
discovered that they had nursed a poet
in disguise, but with a railroad man you
can never tfll what is going to happen
next. One of these Christmas cards fell
to the lot of G. 11. Heafford, general pas
senger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Sr. Paul railway, and it will be news
for his friends to find that they have also
among-st their acquaintances a born jioet.
We cannot do better than give the Christ
mas greeting and Its reply in full. Th"
Christmas greeting is headed London,
England, and consists of a fold r. On
the front are two circles representing pic
ture frames, in one of which the com
poser has placed a very good likeness of
himself, the other space being left blank,
as tlie poem will disclose.
CHRISTMAS GREETING
Of friends I feel I have a few,
And amongst them I lay claim to you,
If 1 am right and 'tis the case,
Please get a picture of your face,
And place it in the vacant spot.
Where it will live when we an- not,
So in after years all men may know,
That when in life long years ago,
These two good frier/ds did once exist.
Anxious each other to assist.
And by advice and counsels kind.
Contribute to each others peace of mind.
This century now drawing to a close.
Has furnished us our share of grief and
woes.
T-et us therefore try in the coming one
To ease each others' burdens some.
God bless you than and may we never
Allow these friendly bonds to sever,
May happiness pud peace, old man.
Be yours throughout life's lessening span,
RFPI.Y TO ABOVE.
Chicago, Jan. 4, 1900.
Dear Friend:
Your "Merry Christmas" card—
Joy to my heart did bring;
I never, never knew before,
How sweetly you could sing.
And gladly in the appointed spot.
My picture I will place.
That future generations there
My love for you may trace.
For though the dawning year may find
You far away from me.
You know that friendship ever Joins,
Our hands across the sea.
And think not by this simple verse.
That 1 am trying now,
To wrest with envy's cruel greed.
The laurels from your brow.
Tf I but dreamed this act of mine
Would bring one pang to you.
Believe me when I tell you, friend,
My Muse should never mew.
Know then this missive sent to you
My dee<p regard assures:
With heartiest New Year s greetings, too.
From
Very truly yours,
—George 11. Heafford.
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The wee small hours found Joseph
Sehusler the other night (said the Elk.s*
minstrel man) creeping up his own
stairs with his shoes in his hand. Of
course those shoes had to drop when he
was almost at the top landing, and tump
ed all the way down. The doctor held his
breath, but soon a door opened above
and a sleepy voice inquired: "Is that you,
Joseph?" "Yes, my dear," he answered.
"Where on earth have you been bo lati ?"
"Oh, just Just down town on a little
business.' was the reply, "What time is
it?' 1 "Jusi 12 o'clock." Schuster was
about to breathe easily once more <**n<t
ro up to bed, when a cold chili' crept uu
his back us the cuckoo clock In the hall
opened up for business. "J had to stand
still," said he afterward, "and cuckoo
nine times to make good. Ii was 3
■ o'clock."
MECK RELEASED ON BAIL
JUDGE OTIS CONTINUES < \si: i\
DISTRICT COURT.
The hearinK on the writ of certiorari
in the matter of William F. Meek, who
is serving a six months' sentence for
contempt at the instance of Probate
Judge Bazille, was yesterday continued
by Judge Otis in the district court until
next Tuesday morning. In th<- meanwhile
Meek, with the consent of Judge Ba
„ zi!le, was released on $500 bail.
When the case was called Meek was
present with his attorneys, E. C. Strin
ger and Slater, and Miss Margaret Bow
man with others Interested in the mat
ter of the Bowman minors were on
hand. After th« continuance in the cer
tlorarl hearing was ordered the court
! took up the application of Meek for a
! writ of mandamus to compel Judge Ba
zille to approve the appeal bond and
aliow an appeal from the order of ih<s
court appointing Miss Marguerite Bow-
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&SQ Remainder of our entire present Retail Stock to be closed out,
fSr!% regardless of cost, previous to removal to our wholesale v^w
s<fs^ rooms, 414-416 Robert Street.
vg Diamonds, Watches, §
§© Jewelry, Silverware, g
g§ Cut Glass, Clocks, |
&$ Canes, Umbrellas,
gg Opera Glasses,etc,etc. §
Xfy Unheard of Prices! Everything Cut! g
©© Now is the time to supply your needs. *£
MA. H.SIMON,
Q® Cor. Seventh and Jackson Sts. Q
man aa guardfan of little [da M< ;: w
man.
Assistant County Attorney Z -
who appeared for Judge Bazille
the p.,in; that the record failed :
that Meek was an aggrieved party and
therefore that he had no right to an
appeal. Judge Oiig intimated that the
proceedings would be quashed when lie
went to his chambers at the com
of the in aring.
ST. LUKE'S IN MOURNING.
Resolution* on the Deatb of Bf»hop
M. \. Gilbert.
Memorial resolutions on tTie death of
Bishop Gilbert were yesterday passed by
the board of dire-tors of St. Luke's hos
pital. The resolution was, in part,
1 1 1 >\ c:
"Be [I Resolved, That In his death St.
Luke's hospital has been deprived of a
wise counselor, a zealous advocati
a true friend, whose l".-s la lamented and
win.-.' memory it will ever cherish and re
vere."
Sympathy is also tendered the widow
and children.
Died at St. Joseph*■ Hospital.
It.-v. Father Glertnon, who wa • ■
ed for more than thirty years in mission
work in Minnesota, died al St. .1
hospital Tuesday afternoon. ll>' came to
Minnesota In 1898. Deceased was seventy
years of age, and owing *to failing !
had not, of late years, engaged In active
church*work. He was a native of Roches
ter. The body will ii • taken to Byrneu
ville Minn., for burial.
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