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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

World. The ordinary person, now
ever, is not so confident. He sees
only a mystery, which, while it points
toward Luetgert in many details, is
still enough of an uncertainty to class
it among the famous cases in GRIMM
ology which remain unsolved. This is
the statement which is made by the
prosecution:
Mrs. Luetgert was last seen alive
at 1920 o'clock the night of May ].
She was of domestic habits, a woman
of intelligence, of timid nature, and
seldom went out after dark. Luetgert
did not live happily with his wife and
slept in the factory, where the names
of several women are associated with
him in an unpleasant way. Immediate
ly following the disappearance of the
woman, the defendant began sleeping
in the house. The sheriff did not take
possession of the factory until the fol-
lowing Wednesday,. The defendant
manifested utter Indifference as to the
fate of his wife and before being
charged by anyone with the crime
went around to see those who might
be interested in order to get their views
of the matter. Not until six days after
her disappearance was the case report
ed to the police, and then by the broth
er of the missing woman. The officers
found blood stains on the panel of the
door in Luetgert's sleeping room and
an iron rod covered with blood. The
stain on the panel is just such as
might have been made by blood drip
ping from the head of a body as it was
carried from the room. No killing was
ever done in the factory, and there is
no reason for having blood in the
Office. When the custodian took pos
session of the building the floor of the
Office had been thoroughly scrubbed. a
proceeding uncommon with the condi-
ton of the place in general. In the
basement, where the watts for cooking
sausages are, were found evidences to
confirm the opinion that Mrs. Luet-
CERT was foully dealt with. In the west
vat was found a solution of an aka
line nature. In the bottom of the vat
TWO IluSS WCIc lOullu, Ollc VI lS-CdIdL
gold and the other of poor quality. The
1S-carat ring is still in good condition,
and bears the initials of the woman.
The larger ring has been completely
identified as that of Mrs. Luetgert,
which she wore constantly. In the
vat have been found fragments of bone,
some of which resemble the pieces of a
human skull. In front of the furnace
upon the floor are stains apparently
made by the same alkaline substance
used in the vat.
The furnace fire, which had been kept
going for seven weeks following the
shutting down of the factory, was
drawn after the disappearance of the
woman. In one of the s"mokehouses
several pieces of bone were found bear
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Frce-With Expenses.

gospels free-free to all dis con-
gregashun," said Brother Sparhawk,
IAN salvation's free. Y on'y got TO
walk right up an hep yo'se'f, or call
on me to glib yo' some"
But when the collection box was
passed around there was a murmur OF
discomfort, starting in the corner
where sat the Venus chapter of the
sisters of Mary and extending to the
masculine pillars Of the church.
How yo' reckon salvation S free
Wen yo' sergashiate de lection box
roun' de congregashun?" asked Mr..
Smallwood. E,
"W'y, it's dis way, frien's. Oars a
spring O. pure Twin water way up de
mountain, free-free to all; but dere's
pipin' laid to bring dat water down
whar yo' all car use it, an pipin' cost
money. Now de gospel fount am free,
but de pipin' am 'spensive-an' I'm
lie pipin'.'-Judge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Dangers Of an Elephant Keeper.

VI III AACpAAnS nO0pSTs
1.-The life OF an elephant keeper is
one OF constant watchfulness against
DANGER" said Colonel w. D. Hagar
OF Ohio, n Of the veterans of Bar
mum 4 Bailey's circus. lin the ten
years I've been with the show three
men have been killed by elephants
one in London. one in Cincinnati and
n in Nashua. N. H. 1t is a posi-
tion Of peril that means death if Wig
lance is relaxed in the slightest de-
gree. It's a curious thing that when
the homicidal notion enters the ele-
phantine brain it is always the
keeper that suffers, never a stranger.
The big brutes harbor a grudge for
ever and woe to the keeper that Of
tends them. An elephant will bide
his time and wait patiently to graf
ify his revenge. His grand purpose
is consummatei whenever he can
catch his victim between himself and
any sort of wall or solid object,
against which he will crush out
human life remorselessly. I guess
none Of you have ever tasted eLe-
plants milk. l have and it's a hun
dred times sweeter than honey. The
source of supply is nothing like rs
large as that Of q COW, and the sup
ply OF the tactical fluid is small. but q
little OF it goes a long way.-Wash.
ingtOn Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
A Redeeming Feature.

Mrs. Plougher-Thet almaneck IL
)nreliabul, Hiram. Hyar yew staid
tew hum from taown ter-day cause it
perdictcd rain, an a purifier day never
WuZ.
Mr.. P~lougher-It s%artainly air on
sartain in foretellin' the weather, but
it dew beat all creashun how it kin tell
ithout a miss zackly wen tn moon
IL goin' tew be full. An eff yew ricol-
leck, las summer we noticed it sed tibet
Cr1smus Wum cum on Friday an, by
jinks! wen tn time rolled roun' it wuz
lest ez tn almaneck sed.-Judge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

in the depot at Kenosha, Wis, and on
seeing a picture of Mrs. Luetgert de-
clared that there was a decided resem-
blance. Women resembling Mrs. Luet-
CERT have been seen in other places,
but the attorneys for the defense say
they are positive she was seen in Ken
Osha and that either she herself will
be found or her body. If Mrs. Luet-
CERT is dead, the attorneys say, she
killed herself. Luetgert, meantime,
maintains a stolid front, and asserts
that his wife will be found in time to
save him from the gallows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

ing a strong resemblance to portions
OF a human skeleton, but they were
charred, and to determine with accur-
acy what kind of bones they are must
be reported Upon by those skilled in
human anatomy. The defendant spent
several hours in the basement of the
factory the night of the supposed MUIR
der, and any n who has seen that
grewsome place and is familiar with
the fact that the factory was shut down
will wonder what legitimate purpose
any man had there at that time. The
questions which will naturally arise for
solution are: Was a human body de-
stroyed? Whose body was it? The
police confidently expect to show that
a human body was destroyed that
night, and hat it was the body of Lou
lisa Luetgert, and that such destruction
was caused by the defendant. A great
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Jersey Hard Luck Story.

D. w. p. Murphy, editor of the local
paper at Burlington, N. j., lost a barn
by fire. In his paper he refers to his
hard luck thus: Since moving from
the city the editor has had hard luck,
FIRST, fractured his arm by a fall from
a wagon. Next Mrs. Murphy had a seri-
u spell of typhoid; mex two children
caught the same disease; next Frank,
the horse, died; next the editor was
bitten by a cat; next the loss of bust
ness; next the roof of the house blew
off; now the barn is reduced to ashes
What next?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN~O, made Of pure grains.
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. 1t does not cost over Il
much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents and rs cents
per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Color Blindness.

Statistics have been accumulated
which reveal the fact that in respect
to color blindness there is a remarkable
difference between the two sexes.
About 3k per cent Of men are color
blind to a marked extent, while not
more than four-tenths of 1 per cent of
women are thus afflicted. This differ
ence in color perception will strike most
husbands who have been sent by their
wives to match ribbons as understated.
II ANYTHING.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

many circumstances fit in and around
this theory of the case, which satisfies
the police that they have not gone as
tray. There is no n connected with
the prosecution but would be glad to
learn that Mrs. Luetgert is alive; but
in the face of all the circumstances
they can not believe such is the case.
In addition to the above evidence. Il
tooth from a plate was found, and un-
Ger the vat has been discovered a Wisp
OF human hair said to resemble Mrs.
L%uetgerts. On a trap door was found
a stain resembling blood, and it has
been discovered that Luetgert made in
qulries Of an expert chemist as to the
operation of strong acids and alkalis
that Luetgert killed his wife in his
sleeping room, placed the body in a
vat previously filled with a destroying
fluid; then, after several hours, drew
off the liquid, took out what was left of
the bones and burned them in the fur
mace.
The defense says that Mrs. Luetgert
had often threatened to leave her home
if her husband ever became a bankrupt,
which condition was pending when she
disappeared, and did in a few days be-
come a fact, Luetgert making an as
Segment. 1t is strongly asserted that
the m is alive and has been seen.
On the night of May 4 a woman in deep
distress was noted by several persons
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for tho
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. 1t is the
greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-ftting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for Csc in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Roy. N, Y.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
His Narrow ESca ne,

Many times Blondin walked across
Niagara on the tight rope; he carried
a man across on his shoulders, pushed
a loaded wheelbarrow, and did all
sorts of tricks out there owe the roar
ing fCaming current, and did similar
feats throughout the country. While
here 1T McVicker's Theater he told
an attaChe of that establishment of
an incident connected with his Niagara
performance that the attache, now an
within the last few days. Blondin
said: "Ze people at Niagara one time
present me a vera beautiful medol of
gold, set wiz diamond, and when |
was carry re man on my shoulders
across Niagara I wear re medal. One
time when we were bout half way
cross, l think l feel re medal slip, as
eef he was falling to re watars below.
My first impulse was to catch at re
medal, him to save, but I think bet
tars and say to myself, bettars let re
medal Fan re Eat man neyare
know, to ices day, how mar he come
to go to re bottom. Eut. after all, za
medal not slip, and him l have yet. OF
course, I could re rope have caught
and save myself had I loze re bal
lance, but re man on my shoulder, he
would not have seen his home some
more."-Chicago Times Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Georgia Hugs Worth &IO.75 Apiece.

The price of a hug administered
without the consent of the hugee was
fixed at $10.75 in an Atlanta police
court. Bernard Hestin, a merchant.
was a prisoner, charged with disorder
ly conduct in wrapping his arms
around Miss Jessie Vining while she
was a customer in his store. The evil
dence vas to the effect that Miss Vim
ing had entered the store to purchase
a pair of shoes and that Hestin had
embraced her when she was not look
ing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
White Peoples for Bee Stinps.

Remedies for bee stings are numer-
Gus. A beekeeper advises always plant
ing white peoples near the hives. If
N is stung by one of the insects he
takes a white poppy, cuts off the head
and applies to the wound some drops
of the milky juice it contains. The
pain is allayed at once and no inflam-
nation is produced.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
lNAultad.

Il think" said the man who had
bought a season ticket to the opera,
whispering to his neighbor, chat I'll
try to have my seat changed. Every
night that girl sits in front of me with
the same huge hat on and"
Excuse me-" said the girl turning
round Indignantly, "it's a different hat
every night. y 7rrth.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

Women who have tried it, say that nam
ing a baby for the doctor, doesn't reduce
the bill any.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

know that my life was saved by Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-John A. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April 81, 1895.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
BEAUTY is BLOOD DEEP.
PURE, HEALTHY BLOOD MEANS BEAU
TIFUL COMPLEXION.

lntestiona1 Microbes Poison tho Blood When the
Bowels Are Constipatcd. Drive Them Out
by Making the Liver Lively.
"Beauty is skin deep" That is wrong.
Beauty is blood deep.
A person constipated, with a lazy liver,
bilious blood, dyspeptic stomach, has PIN
pies and liver spots and a sole leather COM
plexion.
No one with a furred tongue, a bad
breath, a jaundiced eye, can be beautiful, no
matter how perfect are form and features.
To be beautiful, to become beautiful, or
remain beautiful, the blood must be- kept
pure and free from bile, microbes, disease
germs and other impurities.
Cascaret Candy Cathartic will do it for
you quickly, surely, naturally. They never
grip nor grippe, but make the liver lively,
prevent sour stomach, kill disease-germs,
tone up the bowels, purify the blood, and
make all things right, as they should be.
Then beauty comes Of itself, and to stay.
Buy and try Cascarets today. It's what
they do, not what we say they do, that will
please you. All druggists, 10c, Csc or SOC,
or mailed for price. Send for booklet and
free sample. Address Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago, Montreal, Can, or New York.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

The proportion Of people in Norway
who speak English Is larger than in
any other country of the world.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
PARALLEL.
THE MURDER OF MRS. LUET-
CERT IN CHICAGO.
The Chances Are, However, THAT Murder
Cannot Be Proved and If 1t Could
the Murderer Would Have to BE Con-
victed.

HE police of Chi
cago claim they are
satisfied with the
chain of evidence
they have drawn
b o Adolph l..
Luetgert, the veal
thy sausage manu-
]facturer who is I'M
der arrest for kill
ing his wife, as de-
tailed in last weeks
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away,

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor. take No-To-
BAG. the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed:, Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

A girl is apt to regard a fathers protests
as old fogyism, but a sensible brother is
very useful to a silly girl.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

We have concluded that the real lieh
hearted people are those who can't sing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

The smarter a man is about some things,
the less he knows about others.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

Every woman thinks she looks mighty
we'll on her way to church.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething,~ softens the gums. reduces infam-
nation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 70 cents a bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

Goes Cough Balsam
r. the Oldest and best. 1t will break up . cold Quicker
than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

It is q great luxury to feel good natured
when those around ynn '~e cross.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

A man who learns to play a slide from
bone we'll, won't have much time left for
foolish talk.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

NO-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tocacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. SOC, 81. All druggists
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
And every dog his day.

~Hf0 WI .OO6 1Io 0"J'
When all the world is old, lad,
And all the trees are brown;
And all the sport is stale, lad,
And all the wheels run down;
Creep home md take you place tnere'
The spent and manned among;
zoe grant you find one face there
You loved when all was young.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take { ascarets Candy Cathartic. l0c or 25c.
II G. G. C. fail to cure. druggists refund money
No man gets as much mail as he seems to
expect.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
The Hammock Versus the Blcycle-A
Handy Lunch for Wheelists-Free Cos
pei in Darktown-Some Good Jokes
and Gihes for Hot Weather.
Every Dog Has Its Day.

HEN all the world
is young, lad,
And all The trees
are green;
And every goose
a swan, lad,
And every lass a
queen;
Then hey for boot
and horse, lad,
A n q o u nd the
world away;
Jul blood must
have it's course,
lad
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2-The local wheat
market opened lower and weak and proved to
be one of the dullest days in trading for
weeks up to noon. There are good reasons
for the dullness, however. In the first nIace
New York was closed, which, to a large eY
tent, cut us off from the general news from
the outside world; all export trade was held
In allegiance because of the political fight
The uncertainties of the outcome of the fight
also caused traders to hesitate and watt for
developments. Added to this was the idee
that the special government report to be ia
sued today would be bearish as to the acreage
and the probable ref1tting of figures to meet
the increased knowledge in the way of add
ing bushels to the yield for 1897 The trades
were also in the dark as to clearances from
the seaboard.
One item of news which Is two-edged. was
received today from st. Louis namely that
five large flour producers had closed on acN
count Of the high prices of wheat. It would
appear from this that the price prevailing
there is forced and not quite natural
December wheat opened at 905sc, against
M%c yesterdays close, dropped Quick
ly to sOAc, advanced to eO2c, lost
NC. gained &c.. declined to SsMa9Oc
frmed up to 90Ac, sold at e01ke by
11:45, and by noon held at aaHS
@9oAc yesterday, declined quickly to 90559
909sc. May wheat opened at Gle against 915
oslo yesterday, declined quickly to 905I n
90Ac, sold at 90Ac straight declined to 90Hc
frmed up to 90Ac. lost tic and gained &c by
noon.
The cash wheat market was one of the slow
est days on the crop, even No. / northern
had no friends The enormous quantity Of
fered yesterday filled the wants of every
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-03
SALTWATER NEWS.
MIR. and Mrs. Seigel Added to the
Penitentiary Formulation.

Franz Seigel and his wife, Minnie Seigel.
were received at the prison yesterday from
Todd county. They were convicted of man
slaughter in the second degree. The former
will serve three years and the latter one.
Their crime, as outlined in the commitment,
consisted in having neglected and ill-treated
their 1O-year-old daughter, Martha, who
died from exposure and the rough treat
ment she had received at the hands of her
parents. 1t seems that they compelled her,
while ILL., to herd a large number of cattle
near their home and provided no shelter for
her. They also neglected to provide medical
attendance
The Atwood Lumber company's mill at
Willow River shut down last night. The sea-
sons cut amounted to 600 feet The
Atwood mill in this city will continue to
run until the season closes.
The Staples-Atlee mill in this city finished
its seasons run Monday evening and work
has been suspended.
StilIwater's third market day will be held
today and another successful event is an
ticipated.
Hon. j. S. O'Brien and David Toxer re-
turned yesterday from West Baden, Ind. Mr..
O'Briens running horses are now at Roby,
Ind, where several of them will run dur
ing the fifteen days race meeting.
A schedule of the assets of Mclaughlin
& Kitty, together with the liabilities, was
filed in the district court yesterday. The
assets of the firm amount to $37, 8S2 and the
individual assets of Patrick Kitty are placed
at s18, $50, making total assets $50, 432 The
liabilities of Mclaughlin & Kitty are ST.
1884, and the individual liabilities of Pat
rick Kitty are SIS, 1861.