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, ,á'r.í.,í.t;,ii 5 lit. 1 Si k to i? ' ' Híé residents of our little PP&d by Lightning, fsutrioso, Sept. 26, 1904. COFFEE It takes but an instant to know good coffee; one doesn't have to be taught. Your grocer return your monoy if yu Wt lBcn Schilling' tiwst. táwh were greatly shocked Sat-; tjray on hearing- of the death I of one o tour most highly res-; pected citizens, George Wilkins, Í . who was killed by lightning on the 2Uth mst. in Magdalena J were Bis"0P Wilkins, Elders M j Wm. Hamblin, W. I. Burk, J. W. Mr. Wilkins, in company with ' Lee 0scar Hamblin and E. A. liis wife and two small children, Noble' a11 of wbich spoke ver had gone there to work and in-; hhl? of Brother Wilkins and tended staying all winter. He the ffoodlylife he had led; of his . was killed while tending to his I self-sacrificing nature. Words horses. His wife waited supper of encouragement and sympathy for him and became airxiuus after : were spoken to his grief stricken waiting a reasonable length of reiatlves' ine ret"altls were time. John Martin and Parley ! laid peacefully at rest. A nura H.irir Rrnori in nnP ,iiWio trt : ber of friends from Alpine at- tended the funeral. Brother Wilkins was a hunt for him; Willard Hamblin, rank Lee and Warney Tenney in another. His horses were found about fifty yards from him. They were so stunned and stiff good man andVleavesaj host, oif friends and relatives to mourn lins demise. His wifeihas lost a good husband; the family a good son and brother; tihts iward a good friend, and the town , a , good citizen. WANTED Special representative in this county and adjoining territories to represent. and advertise an old established business house of solid financial standing. Salary $21 weekly with expenses, oakl each Monday by check direct from headquarters. Expenses advanced; position permanent. We furnish everything. Address, THE COLUMBIA, 630 Monon Building, Chicago, 111. 40-47 Go to the Drug Store for your school sup- that they could hardly move. ; ples groceries, medicines, dry goods, furnish- On finding the horses in thisi o condition, they became convinced goods, boots, shoes, etC. etC. thai sonnuiiinji' serious had hap- 0 peued. They continued the Our stock is complete and our prices -are search and found him lying tace; downward. A coroner was 1 m- fjp'ht ' mediately sent for, but he thought . 4 it unnecessary to hold an inquest, Your patronage ÍS Solicited - - as all were satisfied that he had been killed by lightning. . Respectfully, John Martin and Mrs. Wilkins started as soon as possible for ST JOHNS DRUG CO iNutrioso witti uie ooay, out one i of their horses became sick when i w the3r were about lorty miles from home. Bishop Wilkins came along about that time with a fresh horse and they were soon on the, road again, arriving here about j '. E. M. WhÍtÍnt 1.2 -a. 111. Saturday. His untimely death was a Save your money for the largest antl most severe blow to relatives and friends, as it had only been a stylish up-to-date line of winter hats ever in St. week since lie lert nome, wen and hearty, and in high hopes of a prosperous future. The funeral was held Sunday the 25th at 10 a. m. at the resi- prces do not make cheap goods, neither do high prices make . deuce of Lucinclia Wilkins, moth er of the deceased. The speakers H3. They will arrive soon. We aim to sell not cheap goods, but the best goods cheap. Low