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rights. However, preemption could not be granted to business entities, only to individuals, and separately the title was acquired by a Mr. Nelson McNeal, who sold the property to the company of
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DuBay was in town and was intoxicated, it is said. During the day he told several that "he would shoot a man before night," that "he would learn the boys a lesson," and other expressions.... DuBay returned from the city, saw the building, took his ax, and commenced chopping it down.... ntelligence
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was carried to Mr. Reynolds of what was going on, who hastened to the spot and called DuBay a scoundrel. DuBay went into the house, brought out a double-barreled shot-gun ... pointed at
Reynolds just below his heart, and killed him almost instantly.
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