‘The sound of sleighbells pierced the crisp winter air as , farmers travelled back and ( The Castlegar Sun community, Close by the church, just off the main road, dwelt the Reverend Willlam E, Hinshaw, the spiritual leader of the pillage. Finch Sunday, the good ity affairs, iile’s tranquillity pistol shots, fe unnoticed levilte the vi the snow, they found their minister, lay wallowing in the snow, clad only in his underwear, He had a puperfictal bullet wound In 1 of 17 paln in his breast and new As he had come to his 1 le leaped on one of the men who was his wife and attention, Out of the room, the two men and the Reverend wrestled. They continued the struggle down the stairs, out of the house and onto the porch. One of the men, desperate to get out of the clutches of the man of God, managed to extract a knife from his pocket and hack away aot Hinshaw, At some point, the Reverend let go- of his adversary and sank to the snow, where he proceeded to call for help. The two men ran away down the road. The villagers were shocked as they listened to their leader d attack, not only against himself, but also against his dear wife Thurza. Thurza's whereabouts had been overlooked until the Reverend inquired, ‘Where Is m Neighbours dashed into the Reverend’s . They found Thurza deader than a mackerel, with a bullet hole in the side of her head. To say the community was upset would be to understate the case, They were appalled, devastated and downright mad. he funeral was attended by one and rescue in galning both men’s minis! comprehension, ; It wana pity th qt 4 itles could be uncov Weeks turned into months, The Reverend repeated detalls of that tragic night over and over to 8, who showed the least interest. In fact, it was , retelling of the tragedy that first caused some awk villagers to find flaws in tho minister's story. There's a lot of gossip in small communities. Tongues wagged. Stories were compared, ‘ Finally, a few villagers were chosen to face the. Reverend with th he have Iled about more important matte: very thought of such a thing seemed like 1rza's who had heard the pounding < of estioned again. Now there were horses In the gen admitted that the noise toes horses gall lad vi unidentified young out of the Reverend's house late at a hundred years later, you can still hear the villagers’ gossip - “Just imagine, our ter, with a woman on the side. Would you beileve it? And right here in Belleville, too.” A routine autopsy had been performed on Thurza’s body. There had been very little necessity to scrutinize the results. Circumstances were different now. It was revealed that Thurza had been shot with a .38 calibre bullet, which had entered over her right ear and exited above her left temple, shatterin; speech centre of her brain. After receiving su unable to utter a sound, But . Hi Ww stated that his wife had shouted, ‘Oh, I'm shot! Will, did you shoot me?” The Reverend had even sald that his wife had been up struggling with her attackers after. being shot. His story simply didn’t jive with the facts. Rev. Hinshaw's murder trial lasted a full month, but the Indiana jury was far speedier in reaching a verdict. They took only an hour to find the Reverend guilty of murdering his wife. Rev, William E. Hinshaw was sentenced to Ilfe imprisonment in the Indiana State Prison. After spending 23 years in prison, Hinshaw was paroled on March 28, 1918, at age 56. He married, . The obligatory were served after the official ceremony was tearful a small ranch near Aroya, Colorado and settled there with his wife. patched up, managed to attend. It was the saddest event since one of the locals was kicked in the head by a balky horse. But that’s another story. : elleville, Indiana, is located about 30 miles southwest of Indianapolis. It is not much more than a crossroads. One can only imagine the village's appearance back during the Christmas season of 1894. Farmhouses were Bally bedecked with homemade decorations. his wife .. or kill her? fe congregation, Who would dare strike in the middle of the night, murdering the minister's wife and almost orth to the general store. killing the minister as well? As the weeks passed, it The local church was the focal point of the rural If you have any news or sports event” i that you want covered) iS -letusimow! _ Phone the editorial department at 365-5579. ; Starring: Nae * Kokanee Park © _ Marina * Mike’s Mobile Homes * Markin ) Equipment April 18,19, 20° RECREATION #& Thursday, Friday & Saturday * West Kootenay Motor Sports * B.C. Parks & Outdoor Recreation See You There!... 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He said he has felt this way since he was 5 years old, I knew he always liked feminine : things, but I didn’t realize to: what extent. He is 100 percent faithful and swears that it is only me he. | wants to be with. i have tried to affair just to satisfy my sexual needs, but I do want a man,-Can you help me? — Unseitled in Mil- waukee Dear Milwaukee: I'm sure you mma over sex found that the’ check had'been cashed one week after I mailed it.) T have yet to receive a than-you note: from the young lady or from her brother, though I have sent that ly your husband is going to have that oper- ation and your life will be very dif- ferent, y checks to both of them every years.since they were bom. My real concem is for the values these children are growing up with, I'd like: your views, —: M.E.P,, Blue Island, Il. Dear Blue Island: I feel sory for Susie, It is apparent that she is If- d, ill § Syndicated Columnist accept this and until y, 1 honestly thought I had, but it is ing more difficult as time two cockatiels, tank of fish, and the horse ( The only logical thing to do, the only sensible solution to this dilemma, is to buy yet another house. So we did. The downside to all of this is that we had to pack every- ,thing up — including the five dogs, three cats, two cock- s atiels, tank of fish, and the horse (pregnant) and move again, I also had to repack all my cast iron pots and pans in that sturdy cardboard box that, loaded, tips the scales at 123-1/2 pounds (I don’t pack it out to the truck or any- » thing like that, I just pack it), shove that damn fig tree (still large and getting larger despite the puppy pruning) into a »: vehicle that was not designed to carry fig trees, and, most importantly of all, gather up all the little necessities of life and stuff them back into the “things I would like to see in ‘the foreseeable future” box. “ “The things I would like to see in the foreseeable future” box is meant to gather together all the stuff I really need to be able to get my hands on to carry on life as as I know it on a daily basis. Stuff like the coffeemaker, deodorant, the telephone, the most recent 26er of rum. And, of course, having now completed six moves in the . Past 18 months, I really have the whole thing down to an | exact science, “The things I would like io see in the foreseeable future box” is the first box I lose, and the last one I find. I have found, by trial and error, that the best way to deal with this situation is to have Nearest and Dearest run downtown and replace the most important item in that box, and then we can settle down with a nice stiff drink, one of } these make-ahead casseroles, the five dogs, three cats, two {| cockatiels, tank of fish, and horse (still pregnant), and try } to figure out what we did to deserve this. ah a ' +» Taco Twist - ~« A Mexican-style le. Not highly 3 ¢. corkscrew macaroni (rotini) 1 Ib. ground beef 1 medium onion, chopped 14 or 19 ounce can tomatoes 1 tsp. garlic salt 1 tsp chili powder 12 ounce can whole kemel com 1/4 c, chopped olives (black or green, or both) 1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese 1/2 c. sour cream | 1/2 c, crushed com chips | Cook macaroni in boiling water until tender. Drain. Cook ground beef and onion in a ten-inch skillet, stirring jto break up beef, until pink color is gone. Drain off fat. |Add tomatoes, garlic salt, and chili powder. Simmer 10 | mi Combi i, meat mixture, com, olives, ‘cheese, and sour cream. Mix well and tum into a two-quart ' casserole. Sprinkle with com chips. Bake at 350 F. for 40 45 minutes, until heated through. Makes six servings. ' ; 3 ee Spaghetti Bake You can make two casseroles out of this. One for now, and one for later. . On 1 lb. ground beef 1 large onion, chopped 1 green pepper, seeded and chopped 1 clove garlic, minced 10 ounce can condensed tomato soup 10 ounce can d cream of 1 soup can water __, 1 7-1/2 ounce can tomato sauce 1/2 tsp. salt 1 Ib. spaghetti 1c. grated Cheddar cheese Orie Cook beef, onion, green pepper, and garlic in a 10-inch skillet, stirring to break up beef, until pink color is gone. Drain off fat. Add soups, water, tomrato sauce, and salt. Simmer 15 mi Meanwhile, cook hetti in boiling spaghetti, and’1/2-c..of the cheese. Mix well. Tum into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan or two 1-1/2 qt. casserole dishes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 F. for 4045 minutes, until heated through. Makes eight generous serv- ings. water until tender. Drain. Combine meat sauce, cooked _ goes on, Six months ago, Don went to see a specialist about a sex change operation. I told him I could han- die his change but I wasn’t sure about the kids. After many long talks, Don said that for the sake of the children be would put the idea on hold, but I’m afraid one day he may resent me for keeping him from being who he wants to be. T have asked him to seck coun- seling, but he says he doesn’t need it, that he knows what be wants to be. I'd like to get counseling for myself because it’s getting harder and harder to make love to him. Our relationship is tuming into a platonic one although we still get along great. I'd love to have the sexual part of our married life back but I can’t seem to manage it. I don’t want to end up having an T urge you to get counseling how to help handle the pressure and figure out what you want to do in the future. I admire your strength. Not every woman could deal with this situation and stay balanced. Good luck. Dear Ann Landers: A few days ago I received a letter from my 12-year-old goddaughter, “Susie.” She wrote: Why haven't you sent me my check? I am pretty mad because I haven't gotten it. It has been almost a whole month since my birthday and I’ve been checking the mail every single day. The next time you write I want you to put that $20 check in there. Do you understand?” 1 was shocked and hurt. Actual- ly, I mailed the check shortly after Susie’s birthday. her letter was postmarked five days after the mailing. I contacted the bank and and mouthy. These ch will sometimes she stays the entire Weekend, vi Gah ya Recently the ex and I had'words over Phillip’s behavior, I have my hands full with twin babies:and can't deal with this boy and his mother. any longer. Meanwhile, because my husband left his spn and ex-wife, he suffers from sych tremendous guilt that he can’t o; his mouth. ‘ ar! I fecl myself turning into; a mean wife and a wicked stepmofh- er. I love my husband and want this iage to work but I'cag’t not serve her well as she grows into adulthood. If you send cither of those spoiled brats another check or gift, you ought to have your bead examined. Dear Ann Landers: I’m 30 years old. My husband and I have been married three years. We live in a beautiful home in an exclu- sive area in Dallas. Seven months ago I gave birth to twins. Sounds like a perfect life? Wrong. Two years ago my husband's son from a previous marriage moved in with us. “Phillip” is now 16, He has no friends, is extremely disrespectful to me, refuses to pick up after himself, and never does anything until the yelling starts. When I ask his father to discipli take this pressure much longer. ° How can we make this woman realize that she need to take sore responsibility for ber son and bring him into HER life instead of visit- ing him in ours? — Frantic in the BigD. d Dear Big D.: Your life is going to become increasingly complicat- ed and unmanageable unless some changes are made. You must insist on joint counseling for everyone, including Prince Phillip and his mother. : + The weak in the wheel-is your husband. The day his son moved into the house he should have set up guidelines and insisted that Phillip follow them. This was his job, not yours. : The ‘lor will most cer- him, nothing happens. This drives me crazy and has made a Iot of trouble in our marriage. The ex-wife moved to Dallas to be closer to her son. She has asked to spend the night when she visits Phillip, I said OK. But her visits have become more frequent and tainly make it clear that the ex- wife roes not belong in your home ovemight and that she should take ber son away from your family sét- ting when she. comes to visit him. good luck to all of you. ? 200 new s acne the al —| | current compilation of the most peculiar thi people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. Police in Des Moines, Wash., captured two teen-aged bank rob- bers in January. Several citizens * reported seeing two kids cniising very slowly back and forth in front of the bank in a run-down car and then going inside. As the kids leaped into their car to get away, they dis- covered the battery was dead. Then they got out to check under the hood and locked their keys and loot inside. Then they panicked and fled on foot but ran straight into a pass- ing police cruiser. Questionable Judgements * Muscular bodybuilders Brid- get Morton, 20, and Lorie Sencer, 28, sued the city of Costa Mesa, Calif, in November because police officers, believing they we: men, stopped them as they were emerg- ing from a women’s restroom at a rock. music concert. Morton claimed she was forced to drop her pants to prove her gender. Sencer said she tried to reason with the officers, saying, “Everything's cool. We're women. Look at our (clothed) breasts.” * In June, a Davenport, Iowa, man who had just suffered a heart attack and was awaiting evacuation to ahospital was kept inside an ambulance at the airport for more than two hours. His plane could not land because the airport was “closed” for an air show. + John Raber, Elyria (Ohio) High School principal, resigned and. ; © In August, two Swedish gov- ‘ > €mment nurses, working'for a 31- * year-old mentally ill man ona + holiday (which the man paid for) to Turkey, accidentally lost the man at Stockholm Airport but, after looking for him for “over an hour,” decided to take the holiday without him. Thought he nurses had the man’s ticket and passport, one said the man “can cope by himself.” He was eventually found and retumed to the hospital " in worse condition.” + In November, police in Rio de Janeiro arrested landlord Cesario Vieira da Cruz, 64. Distraught after four years of failure in court battles to evict his tenants because he thought they paid too little rent, he was caught attempting to pour acid into his building’s water supply. ...*.Police in San Diego arrested William H. hart, 75, in January after he allegedly robbed a bank of “$70 while in his motorized wheelchair and after be had threat- ened to blow up tie bank with “nitroglycerin” he had. He man- aged only tow blacks before police caught up with him, and the only nitro on him was in his heart pills. * The former leader of Czechoslovakia’s Communist Party, Vasil Mohorita, was-dis- is from a parliamentary com- in December. Party hi; d the dismi was political, but the committee’s Official reason was that Mohorita mittee GREAT) AT TH OUTDOOR RECREATION SHOW ae AT CHAHKO-MIKA MALL - APRIL 18, 19 & 20 SEVEN CHOICES - ONE PRICE | 3 DAYS ONLY BOAT PACKAGE’ YOUR CHOICE ONLY $14,995" 19 ft. SPECTRUM 3.0 litre /O 17 ft. AQUASTAR VOLVO I/O -19 ft. SPECTRUM 90 hp. O/B 17 ft. 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Reason:_ The county jail where misde- meanants are sent bans smoking, but the state prison permits it. + Police in Omaha, Neb., arrest- ed Dr. Bruce Harvey, the only doctor on duty at the Clarkson Hospital emergency room, in December, because he refused to draw blood from a drunk-driving Suspect quickly enough, thus jeop- ardizing the police’s case against the man. (Harvey was attending to other patients.) The emergency room was thus left unattended for about an hour. + A 29-year-old man from toy, Va., was arrested in September on DEAL 16 ft. AQUASTAR OB/BR 16 ft. AQUASTAR OB/CD to Thonglor Mark- mee, a guardian of the Erawan Hindu shrine in downtown Bangkok, increasingly larger crowds have made impractical the traditional nude dancing by females who visit the shrine to ask for good luck. Instead, he some visitors seeking good luck have taken to leaving x-rated videos inside the shrine. . » Laurel Vutano, 33, a Pinellas County, Fla., teacher, was suspend- ed in November for being affec- tionate with ber boyfriend in front of her second-grade class and for encouraging her students (with 5- cent offers) to make obnoxious Phone calis to her boyfriend’s estranged wife. The wife reported “many” calls “from little voices.” + A few weeks before the crash of a USAir jet at Los Angeles air- port in February, the company (to save money following 1990 loss- es) cut in half its maximum insur- ance coverage on its planes, The changes took place as of 12:01 am on the day of the crash.