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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
NEW DiPHTHERiA TREATMENT.
rum Greatly Reduces the Death Rate
hut Is Very Costly,

rum Greatly Reduces the Death Rate,
hut Is Very Costly.
Among the reports coming to the State
Department upon the new serum treat
ment for diphtheria is one from Consul
General Charles DeKay at Berlin, ex-
hibiting the efficacy of the new treatment
by comparison. He says that the estab.
lishment at Schering, near the Jungfern
Heide, has forty horses under treatment
for the production of serum, yet the de-
mand has been so great that the hospitals
ran out of it in September. This has a
singular effect on the death rate, which
In children under four, the most difficult
age, had sunk to IL per cent. before the
exhaustion Of the store of serum; it rose
during October to 90 per cent
The serum is costly, because estab-
lishments for its production are few; it
takes long while to prepare and must
be had comparatively fresh. 1t takes at
least nine months and sometimes q year
to get the animals-all under three years
old-into condition. One animal does not
furnish much blood at time-say two
quarts. 1t must be carefully fed between
dates of tapping, and as in time the
strength of its blood as a means of cure
gives out, it is necessary to go over again
the process of cultivating the bacillus.
Absolute certainty is not ascribed to the
cure, and cases in which other diseases
are present should not be considered a
fair test of its virtues.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
Sketcl, OF HIS Life.

Charles E. Strong, general manager of
the Chicago Newspaper Union and its
branches, died mt his home in Chicago
early Wednesday morning. paralysis Of
the heart being the immediate cause of
death, although his illness dates from the
time Of the annual meeting of the Ty.
pothetae at Philadelphia in September.
While in attendance there be contracted
a severe cold. This aggravated Il compli-
cation of heart and bronchial troubles
from which he had hong suffered, and on
Nov. Z he was Obliged to take to his room.
There were no particularly alarming
symptoms. not even on the day and even
ing of his death; in fact his jovial spirits
had given the anxious ones hope of final
recovery. At midnight, however, Mrs.
Strong was awakened by unusual rest
lessness on the part of her husband. and
before the physician could be summoned
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

ated the election from beginning to
end.
Editor Charles A. Dana-The Cleve-
land outfit must now know that you
cannot haul down the American flag at
home or abroad and succeed for any
length Of time afterward in this cOun-
try.
Henry Watterson-With some the OBJ
ject Of distrust has been the admins
tration. with others the Congress, with
all. the party organization wherever it
showed itself. The Industrial panic
was succeeded by Il political panic, and
panics Of all sorts are unreasoning.
They can only be met and turned by
quick, resolute action, and this quick,
resolute action was wholly lacking at
Washington and everywhere else. The
President set the pace of disaffection.
1t was eagerly taken up 10y the rank
and file. Faction, once in the saddle,
rode booted and spurred down the
Democratic column. toppling over in its
mad career the just and the unjust. the
meritorious and the recalcitrant. The
slaughter has been indiscriminate. The
grave is hardly wide enough to hold
the slain.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

death had come peacefully and painlessly
In the presence of his devoted wife and
daughter.
The deceased leaves Il widow and two
children, George and Emily, the former
in his capacity~as manager of the News
paper Unions supply department being
well known to the newspaper fraternity
Of the Northwest
After touching funeral service In
Chicago, the remains were conveyed to
Milwaukee Friday by special train.
Nearly one hundred devoted employees
accompanied the body to lis last resting
place, and by the side of the open grave
in Forest Home Cemetery mingled their
sorrow with that of the grief-stricken
family, and paid tribute to the memory
of one whom they all loved.
Story OF HIS Life.
Charles e. Strong was born in Union
City, Mich, March 90, 1S41. His pa
rents were among the early pioneers of
that State, having located there in 1886.
in 1850 they removed to Milwaukee,
Wis, where, at the age of fourteen years.
their eldest son, Charles e., was appren-
ticed to S. NJ. Booth, then publisher of
printers trade, with whom he remained
for four years. Afterward Mr.. Strong
was engaged in the different newspaper
and job printing Offices in Milwaukee
until the year 1850, when he entered the
Office of the Evening Wisconsin as COM
positor, and two years later was made
foreman of that establishment, which
position he held until October, 1870, when
he was sent to Chicago by his employers
to establish and put in operation the
Chicago Newspaper Union, which has
become, under his management and di-
rection, the largest auxiliary printing
house in the world. He had probably done
more to advance the ready-print news
paper system than any other man in the
country, and was the pioneer in practical
work pertaining to that business, his
first experience in making up what is
termed patent inside forms dating
back to the spring of 1864. Probably nc
man in Chicago had larger or more
agreeable acquaintanceship or was held
in greater esteem among the country pub
fishers of the West than Charles e
Strong.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
Sparks from the Wires.

A project is afoot to establish tele
phonic communication between Londoi
and the Netherlands.
james Nolas was shot and killed b,
wild Bill" Turner at Middlesboro, i<y
II was the result of an old grudge.
Customs authorities ut Cincinnati
Ohio, have seized the imported weddins
suit of Arthur Stem. the wealthy atfosN
ney. 4,
-Wiiliam Mosiey Hall, New foSA
promoter who had 4 hand In lnany ereff
railway enterprises, = dead. ascd 81
Iffhew and FraAk Waidecker and
Matthew NIeAo3ans were indicted on a
charge Of numbering Joseph SchacfFer at
Avon, Ohio
Ehs whaling bark Mars. which re-
Gently reached San Francisco. n to be
dismantied and burned "a secure ~ iron
and copper In II ss s B:
"A man named Za1erand ana 9 s
Carlson, q runaway conpae, were arrested
at Little Rocks y telegram from
Red Wing, Minn.
The British sf<ss ~ ~ down!
the Italian bark d; Y a;
Mouteyideo. She Mag d
l0r Europe and waa 11 &
IEa1io. Hs esex xsIs Z! 81! ~ IN
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
Old "R!ootlY Brides"

Bloody Brides" Waite is BADLY"
defeated in Colorado. The people there
have testified by their ballots that they
have no further use for him or his
crazy quilt schemes for Mexicanizing
the money of that State and tittingly
have rebuked his assumptions Of die
tatorship. He now can retire into the
obscurity he never should have
emerged from, and there can mediate
at his leisure over the follies that mark
ed his term Of Office. The people Of
Colorado could not have got rid Of Il
much worse man than Waite. They
seldom have the opportunity of driving
from power such a crazy loon as he has
proved himself to be.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

Commissioners Lochren said: i never sons
out such Il letter nor do | know OF n COM
nun icatioa OF thai character being OH.
ciaily sent cut from here. We have never
sought records OF rensioner, in that way
he story Is pure'y fahricati ,n.'"
A direct issue Is thus raised. Com
missioner Loeb en- is convicted b.
himself. Here is the proof Below is
facsimile OF the letter referred to, in
Guiding the autograph signature of
Com sicner Lo hren. For reasons
that anyb2dy viii understand, the
name of the pCstmaster and the name
OF the town to which the letter was
sent are not given. Otherwise the
representation given is an exact photo
| engraved facsimile of the letter.
| Again it is asked: What business has
the Pension commissioner to send such
| a letter to postmasters. What was his
object? There is no Official relation
between postmasterS and the pension
bireau. Could the object OF the en-
tlon Commi sioner have been other
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

Ruried at the base Of this magnifi-
rent column is what was once the "Sol-
id South and Missouri. The South,
thank heaven, solid no longer: deserted
by Tennessee. abandoned by Delaware,
and with its Congressional delegation
split and riven with Republican and
populist Representatives In almost
every State. The free-trade pitcher has
been carried once too often to the
spoils well. and its fragments now lie
with Its West Virginia apostle at the
base of the great Republican monu-
ment to the honor of the national Amer
lean principle Of projections to Amer
lean Industries and prosperity.--Chi-
cago Journal.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
SPY ON PENSIONERS.
POSTMASTERS IMPORTUNED TO
BECOME SPOTTERS.
Com missioner of Pensions Lochrsn Caught
and Convicted by a Secret Circuiar--vet-
Grams :" lie Deprived OF Their Pensions
Rltzzar.s better than Dem acracy.


A few weeks ago mention was made
ol the fact that the Pension Eep4rt-
ment was pursuing apolicy which was
evidently intended to prevent Repub.
ltcan applicants for pensions from TAX.
ing active interest in politics, and
among other instru tions copy of a
le ter from Commissions l. chren. re-
ceived by certain postmaster in Ohio,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

Mr.. Cleveland seems to have engaged
In a joint debate with the sphinx. =
Syracuse Post.
Even if Mr.. Cleveland had voted In
New York 1t wouldn't have made any
essential difference Boston Globe.
Mr.. Cleveland is understood to have
remarked when he heard the news:
"Neyer touched me. Buffalo Express.
A large number Of the Democrats Of
Boston appear to have followed Grover
Cleveland's example. Boston Herald
Cleveland might write Hill 4 letter
now some word Of congratulation that
II wasn't any worse. Minneapolis
Journal
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

was published. The Pension Depart
ment maniIestly thought that the OFF,
cial to whom the letter was sent was
Democrat. The publication OF this
letter caused CONSERVATION in Wash
ington, and on the 18th of October.
1921. the Associated Press sent out the
following apolegy for Commissioner
Lochren. which is now proved to be as
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
THE ENVELOPE.

false as was the statement OF the Com
missioner to other newspapers:
"Emphatlc denial was maze by Commits
sioner Of Pensions Locbren of a statement
published In the West that he had sent
letters to Democratic postmasters. stating
that communications concerning pensions
will be held as confidential IL requested or
II OF a nature requiring 1t to be so held,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

National Republican Congressional
Committee. few days ago, by which
5000 pensioners are to be deprived OF
their present pensions as soon as the
election is over The Democratic
postmasters are 10 secretly send in the
names, and the bureau is to act upon
tleir advice secretly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
TIE LETTER.

wise than to suggest to democrat C
postmaster to act Us spies upon pen
sioners and applicants for pension :?
Below is photo engraved facsimile Of
the face of the envelope which ;nclosed
the letter:
The foregoing is the proof of that
deep-laid scheme which was expo ed
in part by ecretary Mckee, Ct the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

drink in his turn, 50 thAt IN no.s
tho great ChAnc@3l els s. ~. n. !.
groM gla ras1s ssld sc = Poayer- uertier.
s,S1s res3 s16at the wins has no effect
ial1I M y0n
sDh, replied the other, who had no
ticed Iismarck's attempt to fiddle
him, II can absorb almost any QUAR-
tity can even swallow the glass u
self. And ssaitinR ths action to the
word he ground Prince Bismarck 3
crystal glsss bDtweea his tecth With.
out cs'sn Hing his lips.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

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n sold under positive written guarantee by author.
lied agents only, to cure Weak Memory; Loss OF
Brain and Nerve Power; Lost Manhood Suincksness; knees
Nervousness; IAssitude; oil Drains; Loss Of Power
cf the 0enefative Organs in either Sex, caused BY
over-exertion; Youthful Errors, or Excessive Use q
NiserJ, tonsumption, insanity and DEATH. BY mall,
d box; for e6; with written guarantee TO cure on
teSund money. VESTS COUGH SYRUP. certnin
cure for Couahs, Colds, Asthma, bronchitis, CroIEs
Wh0oping Cough Sore Throat. Pleasant to taka
small sixe discontinued; old, Ec. size now &c.; old
o.aixe, NOV t0c. GUARANTEES issued only By
]. For sale byJ 8. Talcott.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
CHAS. E. STRONG DEAD
MANAGER OF THE NEWSPAPER
UNION PASSES AWAY.

The Well Known and Highly Esteemed
Head Of the Largest Auxiliary Printing
Establishment In the World Snccumbs
to Heart Paralysis.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22
PROTECT YOUR EYES
METROPOLITAN BUSINESS COLLEGE

School that s upon business methods The lafg
est and equipped school II the west Thorough conss e
r ton weeks Good board 81 25 week Students enter
at ony time In session the entire year No vaestlens
Wa claim superiority method Of instructions Night
school five nights week free Type writings Actuai business
md penmanshp free Students enter our school ir ms
and v our methods and they not satsshed
thew need not pay anything and they do not find every
thing as wo advertise will their afe to and from bloax
C;,v ;"s For further information and caaoes address
n MILLER or u. II. BFANANIAN. Frincipals.
r..r ro.rah ana Conrt Streets sisax City, IeSya.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-11-22

Z EvERy i4uars mile Of the sea cor
tasas l2AaAk;ss0Jp tish Of various kiAdA
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
KNOWS HOW 1T is HIMSELF.
Detective Norris Reaches n Cell I'm
the Jail mt Peru.

PERU, Jan. 4.-Special.-John T. Nor
ris, the Springfield detective, came to
grief here today in an attempt to ar
rest Dick Weldon and others on a war
rant charging conspiracy, sworn out at
his instance in county in the southern
part OF the state.
Norris arrived here this morning ac-
companied by the sheriff of Lawrence
county, and while both were busying
themselves with the preliminary ar
rangements incident to making a whole
sale arrest of citizens of this county on
a trumped-up charge, Marshal COlGan
swooped down on the foxy Norris and
placed him under arrest for impersonat-
ing an officer, an offense that he was
charged with on the OCCASION Of his
former visit here last Tuesday.
Sheriff Holmes then discovered the
full extent Of the scheme in which he
had been used as a cats paw and
took the first train from home. sore and
thoroughly disguised with Norris and
his methods.
Norris was taken before Justice Full
weller and his case continued until Sat
urday, and In default of 81, 500 bail he
was committed TO jail.
He will be indicted by the grand jury
on the several very serious charges
against him, and it is highly probable
a term of years in the penitentIary
will put an end to his practices.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10

SHOALS, Jan. .-Special.-Sherman
Wagner instantly killed his wife at
LynnvilIe. nineteen miles north Of this
city today.
His wife had left him on account of
bad treatment and gone to her uncle's
house.
Wagner appeared there and demand
ed that she return to him She refused
and he raised his shotgun and fired,
striking her in the head. He then
threatened to kill any person who at
tempted to detain him. saying he was
determined to die rather than to be ar
rested. as he knew he would be lynched
Intense excitement prevails and Of
ficers have gone from here 10 arrest
him.
Mrs. Wagner was not warned Of the
fate that awaited her.
He suddenly and deliberately poured
the shot into her head and the woman
dropped dead instantly.
Several weeks ago she had her hus-
band arrested for frequent intoXication
and abuse. This angered him and the
sequel followed in the murder.
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CORRECTING FALSE STATEMENTS.
Not True That the Wilkinson saloon
Was Blown Up.

MIDDLETOwN, Jan. Especial
The sensational special published in The
Sentinel from Anderson a few days ago
and connecting Joe Wetz Of this place
with an attempt 20 open a saloon at
Wilkinson. and stating that he had been
horsewhipped out of town and the build
ing blown UP, is absolutely and UNI
qualifedly false.
Mr.. Wetz is a law-Gbiding citizen, is
now busily engaged in operating a
hotel at this place and has made no
attempt to open a. saloon at Wilkinson
or any other place. Investigation
proves that the sensational affair de-
scribed by the Anderson CORRESPONDENT
did not occur at all No attempt was
made to start a saloon there and conse-
quently no one was driven out of town
for that reason. No damage suit was
brought and no explosion occurred.
1t is evident that the correspondent
had mistaken Wilkinson for Kennard.
this county, and had just learned Of an
affair of the Kind described, which did
occur at the latter place some three or
four months ago. but Mr.. Wetz was in
no way connected with it.
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The PendIeton burglary.

ANDERSON. Jan. S-Special.-One
night last week several stores were
burglarized at Pendleton. A number of
revolvers, razors. knives and other ar
ticles were stolen. No trace Of the
thieves could be found. 1t is believed
now that they have been arrested at
Paris, Ill. This morning Chief Welker
received a letter from Marshal Owen of
Paris. stating that he had arrested three
men from this county. One giving his
name as w +. Gilmore, is believed 70 be
Oliver Copper, because a tax receipt
bearing that name was found in his
pocket. A lot of new knives, razors and
revolvers were found on the men. Chief
Welker left this afternoon for Paris and
will bring the fugitive thieves back to
this city. BloodhOunds were brought
from Seymour to trace the thieves, but
they will be returned, as II is believed
that the right men have been caught in
Illinois.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
FROM PRISON TO ALTAR.
james 4. woods and the BIOunt MUIR
der Mt Richmond

der mt Richmond.
RICHMOND. Jan. 2.-SpeciaI.-The
case against James A. Woods. charged
with the murder of Jay BIount. one of
Muncie's most prominent lawyers at
one time. held in the state insane hos
pital here. at which place Woods was
an attendant was today nollied.
The murder was committed in Septem-
Der. 1890. and after a very exciting trial
Woods was sent up for twenty-one
years. After serving cut nearly three
years Of the time the supreme court
granted him a second trial and owing
10 lack Of evid ence and other things that
have since arisen 10 prevent his again
being convicted. the state has nollied
the case. BlOunt was kicked 10 death
and 1t was not until some months after
ward that the fact became known. a
patient dismissed as cured revealed the
mistreatment. Blounts body was ex-
humed and the whole ended in Woods
conviction.
The trial was the most exciting in the
records Of this county, although 1t was
thought at the time that WOOds's deed
was not wholly unexcusable The event
occurred during a state campaign and
republican papers made capital Of ii in
attempting TO show the bad adninistra-
ton Of the democratic party. For this
reason there was much prejudice against
Woods that was unwarTanted. Ten
days were consumed in the trial ending
In WoOds'S conviction.
After the supreme court granted him
a new trial Woods was released from the
penitentiary at Jacksonville and has
since been In this city under S, 900 bond
Tomorrow he will be united in mar
rage TO Miss Bessie Kaufman, a men,
Der Of one Of the best families in the
CITY
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
For Attempted Outrage.

CONNERSVILLE, Jan. Especial
John o. Meek of Glenwood. this county,
charged with the attempted outrage Of
Jeanette Morgan, twelve-year-old
child, was arrested today by Constable
Reese and brought here for trial. The
crime is said 10 have been committed
last October. Owing TO the sickness Of
the child's mother. who is an important
witness, the case was continued and
Meek gave bond for his appearance. If
conviction follows Meek will have 10
take a trip to the pen.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
wiIIie Reed. Trial.

GREENFIELD, Jan. s.-special.-The
trial Of Willie Reed. charged with the
murder of Merchant Policeman Barker
at indianapolis on the night Of oct. 10
last began in the Hancock criminal court
this morning. The jury was selected at
noon out Of special venire OF thirty
two jurors. The state introduced five
witnesses this afternoon, and the most
important testimony was that Of Joseph
Blackwell, a hack-driver. who testified
that he was an eyewitness to the muir
der Of Barker and saw Reed strike the
fatal blow; saw the policeman fall and
secured the rock that Reed committed
his deadly work with. The testimony of
the FIVE witnesses this afternoon was
very damaging against the defendant.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
EorIbnm,s SUMMER SCHOOL.

RICHMOND, Jan. 4.-Special.-Earl-
ham college has just issued its announce
ment for a summer school in 1894, and
will put forth special efforts to surpass
anthing yet done in that line. The pro-
fessors employed, all of which belong
either at Earlham or in this city, are as
follows: History. Cyrus w. Hodgin;
mathematics, O. S. Kelso; geography, T.
A. Mott; the sciences, Joseph Moore
and ID. w. Dennis; language, w. n.
Trueblood; latin, Mariana Brown; elo-
cution, +. p. Trueblood; art. Elwood
RundV
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
A CrinnIed Veteran.

LOGANSPORT, Jan. 4.--Special.-Fred
Falbzsh, one-armed veteran. was as
saulted last night by four thugs in a
lonely spot on Railroads., robbed Of
an insurance policy for s., 900. which he
carried, his pension papers and a little
money. He vas them pitched into
box car Of the Wabash road. This morn
ing he was found in the car at Delphi,
unconscious, his face covered with blood,
his eyes disfigured- Bruises were
found his head and when brought
to consciousness he was shipped back
by the station agent at Delphi today.
No trace of his assailants.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10
A PECULIAR SUIT.
Claimed That n saloon Has Caused a
Decline in Property Value.

MARION. Jan. 5.-SpeciaI.-The re-
cent decision Of the supreme court in
the case of Haggett VS.. Stehlin, in which
damages were awarded the owner of
property adjacent 70 a saloon by reason
of its proximity. has suggested TO the
citizens of Fairmount that there is
way to fight the saloon other than with
dynamite
This morning there was filed in the
circuit court here a complaint by Alvin
z. and Alvin d. Bryan against Luther
Morris and Mary Z. Miller for $1,000
damages. They aver that they are own
ers of a house and lot adjoining the
saloon operated by Luther Norris and
owned by Mary +. Miller, which before
the location Of the 50 loon was worth
$4,000 and easily rented for 500 month.
Now they cannot get IS rent and the
property is worth but $1,000
For this reason they desire DANA ges
and ask the court to enjoin Morris from
carrying on said business.