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Show . IlimXEI) Til DEATH. A l.anip Uputt mil Jlrt. Iltrtlielicu It Kntcloprd lu llaruo. JaUIot Dcunt AVwr. l'ermlt me to drop you a few lines concerning a sad ociutencu that trans-pltud trans-pltud at this place hut uveulug about b o'clock at the homo of llrother J, C. Ilertholsen. After supper hu and Ills wlfu seatad theinielves at tho table, hu for thu purpoio ol writing a letter whllu she was buiy with her lingers rw mothers are uiually In preparing for tho comfort of hir family. All of a audden uue Jeaf of thu tablo gavu way, upsetting tbo lump lu ber lap, saturating her clothes with the oil and at tho tamo 1 1 mo eellliig tlicui on llro. Their two children u (ou about 14 and n little girl about 7 years of ngu, were alio (intent. The children ou tee. lug their mother's clotlus on Uru were perfectly tellltled, llrother lletthii);eu, ill striving tocxtlngulsli thu llames in his wife's burning ololhes, bad his bonds literally roasted, and not uulll the clothing of hit wlfu was entirely burned off except n portion por-tion of her corselt and waist, was ho ublo to extinguish tho tlatucs, the poor woman uirrlug the entlro tlmu fiom thu scorching heat. With thn exception excep-tion of tho upper part of her face and head her entire body was singed and Utiuod. Thu screams of thu aulUrer soon brought help, and all that loving hands could do was donu to ullevlato thoMillerlng; but about 10 n. m. today, after suffering untold agony, Bitter Itcrthelrcu paisod away, Bhuwus lu evi-y way uu exemplary, faithful J.at. tor-day Halut uud as kludnndnllcu-tlonato kludnndnllcu-tlonato n mother ua over bore that dear and honored title. Bhu will bu burled tuiioirow. Vours respectfully, liAita MnitTi:NSi:.s, Hankoiiii, Marcu llrJ, U91. |