F., 31st Wis. Vols, and served over
three years in the war. He was in
a number of prominent engagements
and was with Sherman in his famous
marqb. to the sea. He was married
in Wisconsin, Sept. 14, 1867, to Miss
Ellen
rD.
Searles. They lived in
Green county, Wis. until 1870 when
they came to Moscow township,
northwest' of Austin, moving to Lyle
township in 1871. There Mrs. Hem
street died June 15, 1903. Mr. Hem
street continued for a while on the
hoihe farm but later sold it and has
been with his son and other relatives
since. He was a member of the M.
E. church since 1868. Three chil
dren were born to them of whom one
survives: Elwin D. Hemstreet.
Funeral was held at the Methodist
church Friday afternoon, Rev. J. F.
Stout, assisted by Rev. C. D. Belden,
officiating.: Interment at Varco
cemetery. Deceased was a man of
upright life, respected by all.
Cinematograph as a Detective.
An ingenious, if cumbersome, in
vention has been offered to the Paris
police authorities for /the detection of
crime committed in the streets. In
fact, it could be applied to accidents.
The proposal is to install in the clock
towers in the various streets a cine
matograph apparatus directed by
wireless.
Ten Billion in Gold.
It is estimated that in the last four
centuries gold worth $10,000,000,000 has
been obtained. Much of it is found on
the surface while some is mined, in
three years the fields of California
produced $180,J00,000, while in the
same time Australia supplied the
worldWith $300,000,000 in gold.
