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Show WEEKLY DYNAMITED, EDITOR IS UNINJURED ( ROCK ISLAND. 111.. Feb. 16. Th p ni of the Ro Island News, Mm weekly. was dynamited early this morning but only slight damage was H done. Dan Drost. tho editor, was asleep on the second floor of the building but was uninjured. Drotst. WmW who was convicted of criminal libel , I MmM in Davenport, la., several months ago ' -1 J1 In connection with a published sen- MmM satlonal story und sentenced to Jail L for one year, is ut liberty on bond pending a new trial. Twelve years ago the plant of tho mMW News, then a daily, was wrecked by dynamite but no one was arrested L The paper was founded by John Loon-ey. Loon-ey. a politician, who several years ago removed to New Mexico. oo |