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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03
!. INDICATED HER NAME
Court Removes a Blemish OF
Forty Years Standing.
THE ROMANCE OF TWO LIVES.

Love Story of Allen Gregory, Founder OF
the Chicago observation-disclosures La"
Marriage Performed by Gregory's Niece
Her Evidence In Court. 8"'
The romance of two lives was unfOlded
the other day in Judge kohlsaat's court
in Chicago in the suit Of Martha Clybourn
tn establish her status as widow OF the late
Alton Gregory and hciress to his estate.
ADparently the woman cared little Tor the
fortune involved Her good name was ut
stake, and whom the verdict was rendered
in her favor she cried out in the crowded
courtroom: THANK God! Thank God"
The story of Allen Gregory and the
woman whom he loved and who loved
him is replete with pathos. tinged with the
kecnest sorrow that cmbittered tho life OF
a Young girl and hardened the heart OF a
man.
Allen Gregory, who was best known
AZ tho .'fountlcr of tho Chicago stock
yards, " from tho fact that it was he who
first conceived the idea that cattle should
be shippcd to certain point to be best
handled. died on Aug. 2 last He left an
estate of upward of $500, GOO. lilo Lett no
will no children. and. as far as tho world
knew. he left 40 widow.
Grcgory's r"rly life always had been
wrapped in mystery. He seldom spoke or
It. even to those whom he took most into
his confidence He appeared in Chicago
in 1916 He had money. and began spccu-
lating in cattle He prospercd. Among
tho prominent men of the day with whom
he became associated was Archibald ely
bourn, after whom Clybourn avenue was
named, and who was at that time u
wealthy landowner of the North Side.
The Clybourn family was an interesting
ono, and little Martha. the youngest OF
sbree daughters. was then just II years OF
age. Gregory became greatly attached to
tho child, and when two years later She
had about completed her education at a
seminary Gregory proposed marriage. nc
was accepted. but just rs the wedding day
was about t. - named there came an ugly
ru1nor fro.. New York that Gregory had
a wife and Il child. and that an effort was
being made to compel him to return to
Thorn.
The schoolgirl. broken hearted. refused
to listen further to the plendings OF her
lover. He made every effort to secure her
promise to wed him in the event Of his Sc
curing Il divorce from his eastern wife,
and at last she consented. Gregory made
several efforts to gain IL legal separation
from his wife, but failed.
In the meantime Gregory had grown
rich and was among the best known cat
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03

truthfully said, the price of farm prod
ucts is fixed at the great cities or center'
of consumption and distribution and il
wholly beyond the farmer q control, anG
the cost Of transportation is principal
factor in determining his profits or the
possibility Of any profit. On the rail
roads the cost of transportation varies,
according to bulk, and runs from 6 mills
to cent per ton per mile. But the av
erage common roads are SO bad that in
comparatively good weather two horse
team and wagon, the value Of whose
service is s. per day, cannot haul a tor
Of produce more than ten miles and re-
turn in a day. The cost Of road trans
portation on that basis, therefore, is &c
cents per ton per mile, or about &C
times as great as the rate on the rail
road. Say that the average distance
from the farm to the nearest railway
station is ten miles, and that means
that it costs as much to get the goods tc
or from the railroad station as to carry
them 400 miles on the cars.
but there is long season every yea1
when the roads in some sections OF Mis-
souri, are simply impossible. One big
wholesale house in St. Louis lost $24O,
600 in trade last March on account OF
the bad roads in Missouri. In many
places it was an impossibility to 60 a
mile away from the railroad General
Roy Stone, who has charge Of the road
department established by congress III
1893, and who works under the direc'
ton of the secretary of agriculture, says
that Missouri's annual loss by reason OF
defective roads is not less than + ID, 600,
600.
"Such an appalling financial drain on
the resources Of this state should be
speedily checked. Every farmer can
readily see how he will reap immediate
and direct benefit from good roads 1t
has been estimated that q macadam
road Is feet wide alongside farm adds
Is in value to each acre Of land. Some
sections of this state can furnish their
own supply Of rock for constructing
roads at q very moderate cost
GOOD roads over all the state could be
built on q plan whereby the cost OF con-
struction could be paid in installmenta
when the general taxes are paid. and
the burden would be felt lightly: To
the contrary, it would be no burden, for
tho farmer would be benefited many
times over the amount Of his road taxes,
owing to the enhancement OF the value
Of his land and the increased facilities
Of reaching the market with his prod.
ucta. Then, too, with good roads, the
market would not be glutted 90 often al
It 10 now because the farmers, products
could be transported to the railroads the
whole year round.
"While the railroads would be forced
10 reduce freight rates, they, too. would
save money in the long run. % they
would be freed largely from the rush at
certain seasons, they would handle more
j9eight steadily the whole year through,
ind their rolling stock could be dimin.
ishel"
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03

hour, but fer fear he would change his
mind before morning Lille Gregory joined
the hands Of the two lovers together, and,
realizing simple ritual, pronounced them
man and wife. .,
"Whom God has joined together let no
man put asurdcr, were tho words OF tEe
niece as she left tho lovers standing IN the
dining room, their hands still claspcd.
Alien Gregory still shrank from publicly
acknowledging his wife, and it was only
seven months later. when he was taken
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03
GIRLS COSTUME.

covered require to l." vcrI plain When
the top only is to be upl. Us cred the legs
being of polished wood, pl,:>h may be EN-
ployed, with finish of fringe around the
edge.
Today's sketch shows novel costume
for girl The skirt of plaid velours is
mounted on deep yoke of French blue
grosgrain The Russian blouse of blue
grosgrain is fastened ut the left side with
long pearl buttons, and has a rather long
basque, Around the shoulders is a double
collar composed of a pelerine Of blue gros'
grain and similar one of plaid velours.
Tho sleeves arc Of blue grosgrain. The
belt is of the same material, with pearl
buckle, and the crayat is of blue silk.
JUDO CHOLLET.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03

velvet Fur capes are either long or verJ
short and the valois collar ia lined with
white or bright silk or satin.
Comparatively large boleros, with sleeveA
are worn with walking costumes, and an
often Of dark fur trimmed with light OF
ter or caracul trimmed with chinchilla Of
blue fox IL much liked. Brown caracul
L. something new and becoming seen THU
season.
The illustration given today shows d
costume Of golden brown velvet. The skirt
u trimmed near the foot by a narrow band
Of sable, forming scallopA The blouse
bodice closes on the left side, where It Is
cut In sosllops and bordered with fur,
each scallop being fastened by silver but.
ton. Tho short basque is also scalloped
and edged with fur. The valois collar is
fur bordered, as are the wrists Of the
sleeves. The belt is of velvet The hat Of
to'crc fc!t Is +~!'~-r-~., 18th golden hrovn
-.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03
MRS, ALLEN GREGORY.

MRS. ALLEN GREGORY.
tie commission men in Chicago. Miss
Clybourn was beautiful and talented, and
many offers of marriage were made to her.
She loved Gregory, however, and every
offer was declined. For years she waited
patiently for the time to come when she
could wed the man Of her choice, but as
the years rolled by and each attempt at
separation was defeated the two lovers
gave up tho struggle. In the meantime
Archibald Clybourn had died. and Martha
found herself without a protector. Her
sisters were married, and she practically
was alone in the world. Gregory had
erected q mansion on the West Side, and
In this no installed the woman he loved.
Gregory became wealthicr and more prom
inent each year, but gradually Miss City,
bourn began to drop out OF the acquaint
ance of her friends and family. The
wealthy and influential stockyards man
was welcomed everywhere, but the woman
who loved him was forgotten and un-
known. 10 certain of his friends she was
known simply as his housekeeper; to 9TH
ers she was not known ut all.
The years rolled by and still the faithful
woman waited. She was no longer young.
Aye and sorrow had told heavily upon
her. 1t was sho who now began to plead.
Gregory also had grown old, and as old
age approached his love cooled.
At last, in 1899. came tho news OF the
death of the eastern wife. The child had
died many years before. This had been
waited for so many years it was greeted
with tears Of Joy by tho patient woman.
She saw the end of her social bondage;
she thought she saw the way clear to tho
proud title of wife.
Gregory, the man who had professetl
love for over ~ years, however, startled
her with his refusal to ut last avail HIM
self of the long looked for opportunity to
lead her to the altar. He gave only this
reason for his refusal:
"We have waited 60 long 1t is hardly
worth while now"
"But what will the world says" pleaded
the sorrowing woman. 49,.
I'VE can afford to brave the opinion Of
the world, " was the only reply she was
given. .,..
Gregory was mora than 20 years old, and
the woman whom he refused to make his
wife was past go. Nothing more was said,
and the pair continued to live a. before.
One day there came to the Gregory home
q woman, beautiful and talented, niece
of Allen Gregory. She had come from
Kansas City to visit "Unole AL" She was
Lille Gregory, and with a woman's keen
paroeption she saw the condition Of AFFAIRS.
She sought the confidence Of the woman
ahe found installed as housekeeper, and
Mis- Clybourn, for the first time since sor-
row sealed her lips, unbosomed her secret
and made q oonldant of her young friend.
The niece was indignant ct the recital OF
The wonan's story, and ut once set about
20 awaken the Numbering sense Of Justice
and the love Of the old millionaire. She
succeeded, and one night after long argu-
tment Gregory expressed himself as willing
to right the wrong Of 40 years standing.
NO minister was obtainable at that late
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03

All diseases OF domestic animals
promptly and scientifically Treated
pentistry and castra+ton p snecialty.
LITTLE TAILS MINI.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03
THERE'S ONLY ONE
RAILROAD,

RHILROHD,
That operates it trains ION the fa-
nous block system between the
Twin Cities, Milwaukee and
Chicago:
That lights its trains by electricity
throughout;
That uses thece lebrated electric berth
reading lamp;
That runs four splendidly equipped
passenger trains every day from
st. Paul and Minneapolis
through to Chicago via Mil
Waukee;
And that road is the
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, =
ST. Paul.
It also operates steam-heated ves-
tibuled trains. carrying the
latest private compartmentcars
library buffet smoking cars, and
palace draWing room sleepers.
ParlOr cars, free reclining chair cars
and the very best dining car
service.
For lowest rates to any point in the
United States, Canada or Mexico
apply to ticket agents or address
J.T. CoNLEY,
Asst Gen1 Pass. Agt.,
st. Paul, MINI
NoTE-Elegantly equipped trains
from st. Paul and Minneapolis
through to Peoria, St. Louis and
Kansas City daily.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-12-03

Smoker Could Not Teach School.
A man who smoked has been refused q
teachers certificate In Pierce county,
Wash, 1t being thought inconsistent to
employ such o man to teach the evil ef{ecta
Of the use Of tobacco ~
The sun., 1897-12-05

The work of restoring Independence Hall to
Its architectural appearance OF century aud
half ago is being rapidly pushed forward.
When Lafayette came to Philadelphia in 1924
the first of the ''rcstorations' may bo said to
have begun in the historic and patriotic icrvor
created by the visit of the dist tingushcd French
man. Benjamin Tilghman. Manuel Eyre,
Francis Gurncy Smith, and John Thompson
were the Councilinen who undcrtoOk the work.
They called in the wcll-knOwn architects OF
the day. like Strickland, Groves, and Struth-
ers and the result of their labors was the pres
ent clock tower or stecple, which is only about
seventy years old and which cost. together
with n bell. about $4,000. In s3O-34 there
was another period of 'restOration," In order
that the Independence Hall or Chamber might
be made at once dignfcd and interesting. Ten
years later, when John Swift was Mayor, car
penlers, paintcrs and furniture men were
again set at work, and the building was once
more renovated
For the present work OF restoration Councils
have appropriated 100000. and when tho ar.
chtiGrts and contractors have finished and tho
high board fence that now ObstrncIs the view
iS taken dnwn. tho public may look upon the
ing the two arcadrs.
Congress Hall, at the southeast corner of
sixth ana Chestnut streets, and the old City
Hall and supreme Court building AT the south.
west corner OF Fifth and Chestnut streets. will
not be altered. The latter building served as
the city Hall from 1871 to / S5I. and In II sat
the hrst United states Supreme Court. from
l7el 70 1900 when John Jay, John RutledRe
and Oliver Ellsworth were the Chief Justices.
The sun., 1897-12-05
From the Columbia Stdfe.

Yesterday afternoon a large coon was brought
to the Hotel Jerome The animal was released
In the courtyard. 1t did not take many min
master OF everything about the hotel. to find
out that the coon wns around. Then no made
Tor tho coon and the coon made for him. and a
terrific battle cnsued.
The animals were about the same size and
were evenly matched. For thrcC-quarteTs OF an
hour they fought like tigers in the Jungle.
neither over showing the slightest indication of
giving up. At ono time the dog would get II
good grip on tho coon and shake him; then tho
coon would get loose and fly at the dog, getting
hrm bold on his neck and using his feet TO
much enect Plenty OF blood WAS drawn. Guests
messed the furious fight. Finally both dog and
coon got SO exhausted that they could merely
watch each other and exchange growls.
IL ended in draw the coon being on the de-
fensiye when the porters took charge OF Pat and
placed him under the spout
The sun., 1897-12-05

With rods N the presence Of tho worShipful
Jaspar xSfaha@yean n iSS anS TfSs00drice fS0 ysnsen q
the ship the Purmcrland Church. caroused about
The place and created great disturbance: nc brand Ss
houses they forced tholr way, II the househoid.
9rs did not give them food and dr,1k; 1 some. qa
visions in, defiance Of tho men or women whom
they browbcat. Whom taken TO court thoy were
70 pe bound to the stake ana ~ n,an
HogReu' ana inc hnngman was ordered ~ IN niahy M
the blood flowed. 10th were banishcd from
grave faults and cowardly actions could not
,S, 20 tolerated ~ IN wollordSTed place sTSn @ as %
Joanncs Ncvnsso, on o1"J@ JAM 3, i66a, demanded
20 for ho sS S o der ysn ess
''honorable md profitable rcparation for the In.
sult.hlon9rable, suit. nor by acknowledging that ne Is
s a'EpF of GoG siutSd sseS s0 dnS tSo
profitable by paying such g fine as the M9r. @
sh,pinl p court Court may consider prop9r;;p The The
der, and affront ofrerod the plaintiff in being
scoldcd as n rascal, which affected the honor,
the same being n sensitive plant, and for an
example to all other slandcrers who for trifcs
and insuifcicncics have constantly In their
nnnIn moMins curses and abuse OF other nonoraoio
gnilders.
sometimes the Justices took 1t upon them
selves to correct citizens who were known to
any or tho court to have done something rep
rehensible whenever tho citizens chanced to be
In the courtroom. Gccrtjo Teunis, who kept
a tnproomt, was in court one day on another
matter, and sho was asked how 1t was that
thcre had been noise at her house on the even
ing before, and that the doors had been open.
she denied the charge at first saying that all
her FOLK were abed by . o the clock. Burgo-
master Anthony said that he had heard tho
racket as nc and his wifo passed by at 1890
o'clock. Then Gcertjo said that she beat her
children FOR coming homo so late, which
seems to have closed tho incident.
The colrt took quaint ways sometimes to ad-
minister and to declare their adJudications.
There is curious instance in the record of the
outbreak of Pictcrtic Jams, u widow, whose
house had been sold in foreclosure against tho
marshal who had done thu, selling, Pictertic
hailed tho marshal's son as hc passed the house
Whe;e she was staying. and after asking him
II his father was at home, hurst forth with
villainous words" and said: 'Nc despoilers, We
bloodsuckcrs'-and moro such wortls-'ye have
not sold, but have given away mine house."
The court decrecd that whereas thou, Pic
tertje Jams hast presumed shamefully to at
tack honorable people with foul, villainous. in
furious, yea. infamous words, also insulting,
defaming, affronting. and reproaching the W.
Court of this city publicly on the highway
." therefore the court hereby interdct
and forbid you to indulge in such blasphemies
for the future
The Judges were to provide such punishment
as neglect OF their Injunction might In future
The sun., 1897-12-05
Orange Crop E.,lmatoa to ne s,s. 900 no.ss.

From the florida Times Union and Citizen.
Major J. A. Enslow, Jr., of st. Augustine has
made his usual fall business tour through Flor
Ida, and as result of his observation and his
interviews with raisers and dealers IN oranges
no estimates the incoming crop to be 275. 900
boxes distributed as follows: Manatce, so 900;
Hillsb0ro and Pasco. 10000; Lee, 10000; De
s ito. 10000; Lake, 10000 Polk and Orange
counties will make fair contributions. but these,
with the Indian River section. he puts with the
balance OF the State at 10000 boxes. He AS
scrts that four-ifths of the crop has already
been sold and is practically in the hands
OF dealers and spoculators. The prices paid
ION the tr csl has been So to S225 per box. and.
adding cost OF hauling, boxing. wrapping, md
freight to nearest markets, The prices OF good
merchantablc table fruit ready for shipment il
80 a box for brights and 2.75 for russets, at
which prices lat Tampa. for instance) orders to
the trade have been filed. with ~ commission
Of 20 cents a box for rload lots. To this must
he added % cents per box for freight to jack
sonvillc Tho principal ipments have thus
FAR gone to Western markets.
Last years crop was 100000 boxes. The
previous years crop following the freeZe) was
B5, 900 boxes.
The sun., 1897-12-05

Ihe highest grade OF negro is the private car
porter. II was such n negro. young and with
many me inannerlsns ana some money yhn
decided TO take trip TO Europe. In London he he
I maze thc 4tcg9antance OF several English. bred
introduced into society. One eycnings ~ , mna
Tyi'oG En TO al, il" little poker game lie was
hon m"li a@eI9ainIed @ an with the game as played at
aeqnainttaneo amt with English money cost him ssv.
Grni i.r'n Hood pots Al last he got four aces ana
their their value Tho world over His opponans mSHs
skipned his hand carefully after cardS hsf
:. All All Just bet yo' a pound. Mistah Johns,n,a -
~ w elLl, sald the American, "Ah dom riSbti,
sa taS ao% much pound 10. but Ah jsst faiixs
The herald., 1897-12-01

in sentiment in New York, New Jer-
sey and Kentucky, profess to see
a still graver danger in a possi-
BILE demand for resort to abb
solute paper fatism. the doc
trine Of considerable element of the
Populist party. We do not regard the
danger as imminent; but if the admins
tration shall show no disposition to yield
to the just demands of an oppressed
people, If the evils of falling prices and
congestion OF wealth in the pockets Of
the favored few arc permitted to con-
tinue indefinitely, Mr.. Depew's prophecy
that free silver coinage will be the least
of the ills that will befall the country,
may be measurably realized.
The Sound Money league has just pro-
claimed that the United States must
plant itself finally on the single
gold standard" but that is the dictum
of the representatives of a possible 10 per
cent OF the people Of this country. and
worthy of respect only because OF its
candor. The bogy of international BIZ
metallism having been dissipated, the
struggle will continue upon lines at last
clearly defined. with a well-grounded
hope that the heretofore vanquished 80
per cent will eventually have an inning.
The herald., 1897-12-01
PROTECTION GUARANTEED

BY the confession Of Director Adams
at last nights meeting Of the board of
education. and his virtual resignation by
reason Of the acknowledgment of his
venality. the control Of the board has
been taken from the hands Of the bood-
lers and the honest members will here
after rule. This will insure protection
to those teachers and other employees
who may have been approached" or
compelled to pay to save their positions.
but who have heretofore refrained from
mentioning the matter. fearing that,
should they make a statement and the
investigation by any mischance result
in 81 "whitewash," the loss Of their posi-
tions would follow. Another and abso-
Lutte protection has been given to wit
nesses by the pledge signed by the men,
bers Of the board. This action should
bring out all the facts which have hith-
erto been suppressed.
The herald., 1897-12-01
PUN Together

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: The Silver Republicans have as
sumed a most admirable and commend
able attitude for q union of reform forces.
and whoever antagonizes such union
Is no true friend of reform and progress
/ have always been and always will be
opposed to any kind of union with Cleve-
landism or Hannaism; but when three
grand divisions are fighting common
enemy, from different points, when all
are striving for one end, l. e., freedom for
the producing masses, then I be-
lieve, as do the Silver Republicans, that
the Bryan Democrats and Populists
alike should, like the Silver Republicans.
Danish all petty partisan prejudice and
be what we have always claimed to be.
willing to unite on principle.
The expressions of love and esteem
that have been showered on the grand
life Of the late Henry George illustrate
that the tendency of the age is toward
a higher appreciation of principle and
true manly worth. Those who are not
blinded by selfish greed cannot but see
that true manhood will soon be placed
above the golden calf value of today.
Let us who are in favor of reform unite
dIIQ 'uOlltiIldtc tllcll AAhC x1Chiy A6Ss
who place principle above all, and then
let us work shoulder to shoulder as
brothers and elect them, leaving the job
of pickering and fault-finding to our
common enemy, the monopolies.
These same monopolies will make the
fight of their lives to keep US divided.
They will preach and teach concerning
our lack of patriotism, and dwell con-
tinually on our Inconsistencies. If there
is one thing more than another that
shocks the goldbug's sense of propriety
1t is to see the reformers forsaking party
prejudice and uniting on the great hu-
name principles advocated by both JEFF
ferson and Lincoln, and now by William
]. Bryan.
Let us be consistent with the stand
taken when the Peoples Party was
formed, considering party as nothing.
but principle as everything. If we can
not unite thus on true Americanism we
would better make no campaign at all,
but save our strength to battle with the
undertow of that wave of prosperity; IL
we expect to change our conditions.
none of US can afford to stand in the mid
die of the road and shout my party"
while the monopolies bind our chains a
little tighter United we can win, di-
vided we shall surrender our opportu-
nifty. E. D. GOODE.
Eagle Rock, Cal, Nov. 20.