• The Rev. Demas Cochlin spoke upon the local option question giving any community or district the privilege of saying what they wanted regarding saloons, adding that it always enters into every political campaign. He stated that the money now spent in the city saloons is $200,000 yearly and if saloons were taken away, the money would be spent largely among the merchants.
• Lying midst a profusion of flowers which he loved so well in life, all that is mortal of Roy Straub, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Straub, rests in the parlor of the home on West Eighth Street, while the mother is prostrated with grief in the loss of her eldest son. A week ago, Roy was taken suddenly ill with appendicitis and an operation was performed. An abscess was found and the physician warned that the young man would not live.
• The home of A. Bungbener, a mile and a half from Island Lake, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The house is covered inside and out with paper to keep the cold out and this caught in some manner. The family lost everything they owned except the clothes upon their backs. There are 10 children in the family.
• The storm which swept over the city yesterday continues today, the wind changing from the southeast to the north, thus averting the threatened fall of sleet which enveloped the central and southern portion of the state. So abundant was the fall that the strong wind created havoc with all kinds of traffic completely tying up some of the service on the railroads.
• In honor of her 61st birthday anniversary, Mrs. Harvey Langworthy entertained a number of friends Friday afternoon with a four-course dinner. An amusing incident occurred when one of the guests, while driving his wife and another to the residence of the Longworthys, made such a quick turn out of his yard that the cutter was upset, throwing the occupants into the snow, one of them falling face down.
• George Campbell, one of the first settlers in Fife Lake township, died early this morning at his home in Hobbs' neighborhood near Kingsley, paralysis being the cause of death. Mr. Campbell moved from Wisconsin to Fife Lake township, to the home where he lived since 1867. He leaves a widow and eight children.
• This has been a record breaking day for potatoes more than a hundred loads having been weighed on the market scales at 3 o'clock with more coming. The price paid was 50 cents, with only two loads of inferior grade bringing less. Yesterday there were 70 loads throughout the day.
• Owing to the depth of snow and cold weather, Jessie Graham of Harlan and Miss Early of Bagnall have closed their schools until April. It is expected that by that time the snow will be gone and the mud dried as well.
• Mrs. Martha Brinck and Victor Quitoria were married at St. Francis church last Tuesday. A wedding reception was given in the evening to a number of friends. A sad feature of the affair was the death of a sister of the groom the same evening, the cause being consumption.
• Bert Graham has sold his farm southeast of Bendon and with his family will leave this week for Tennessee. The family expects to make a permanent home in that state.
• Wexford's county poor house burned to the ground Sunday night. All residents were evacuated safely but few of the furnishings were saved.
• Advice on deportment. When shopping, never take a costly piece of goods — nor any piece — into a better light without first asking the clerk's permission to do so.
• Medical advice of a century ago. One of the most certain treatments of asthma are the inhalation of chloroform or ether.
• Best buy of the week. Granite and Chinaware, 9 cents at The Globe Dept. Store.