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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
Kruger Better.

The Hague, Jan. 3.-Kruger was bet
ter this morning. His disease Is fol-
lowing the normal course.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

All goods are alike to PUTNAM
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
Nothing I'm a Name.

Ohio State Journal: Puffer-"A rose
by any other name would smell as
sweet"
Cynick-"So would a glue factory"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

Mrs. wInsIow's SoormtNG SYRUP for Children
%tccthing, softcns the gums, reduces Inflammation
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure.
K. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

II your druggist cannot supply you. send ma ons
dollar and We will express q large bottle to you.
III charges prepaid. Be sure you give us your
Lowell, Mass,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

The Hindoos are n temperance peo-
PIE. The great majority Of them do not
drink intOXiCants.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

New York city owes more by $50. Oo0.-
600 than all the forty-flve states in the
union together.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

Syracuse Herald: The man looked up
and saw Exit" on the door.
"Wcll," he unused, that let's me out"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

DR.. Hartman, one
OF the best known
physicians and sur
gconS in the United
States, was the first
man TO formulate
Pc ru-na. 1t Il s
through his genius
a Il perseverance
that It was intro.
lnCel to the mell-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
Millions Use Cartcr's Ink,

which Is sure proof Of its excellent quality.
Is made chemically accurate. Therefore
the best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

licve that its contln-
ued use will fully
eradicate a disease
OF I h irty years
standing. u a | q
McCklSOn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
Their Proper Place.

Boston Courier: Observation-Disclosures will
1 find those mustard drafts you pur-
chased the other day?
Wife-ln the drawing room Of course.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

cal profession Of this country. Send to
the Pc ru-na Drug Manufacturing Company,
Columbus, Ohio, for n free book written by
DR.. Hartman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

G.Ycs vitality, vim, rcStor'
ing ambitions OF youth
happiness Ga business, lro'
ifc. e. or 3 for ~. Guaran.
Elgin, IN Sent by mail on
.kcr, Druggist, Sioux CITY
uc Of rubber goods.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

health, fitting for success,
fcssional, social, married ]
nntcrd by Kidd Drug Co :,
receipt Of price. H. 5. b.
Iowa, who carries u full II
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12
K!D-NE:- odds

are not only the surest remedy for all
forms of Kidney and Bladder Trouble
but are easiest to take and most mex
pensive. This Is attested under oath.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-01-12

And a single amounting with CUT1CURA, the
great skin cure and purest of emollients. This
treatment, when followed in severe cases by mild
doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, to cool
and cleanse the blood, is the most speedy, perma-
nent, and economical cure for torturing, disfigur-
ing, itching, burning, bleeding, sca1y, crusted, and
pimply skin and scalp humors with loss Of hair
ever compounded.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

names. often more than one alias. ard
were often so sweet and gentle In their
manner that
TIE panther IN the wilderness
Was not 20 fair as they
Their words were those Of peace but their
acts were those Of robbery OF the living ard
the dead.
One Of ths lawsuits Of the KIM above
mentioned. growing out OF forged title. &C.
Cured In johnson County. Missouri. In the
seventies. being the only case of the class
that ever appeared there. as those men
never doubled on their trscks."
In March. 1877. there came to the law
Office of crittendsn. & -Cockreil. at War
rensburg. a gentleman from Mississippi. who
introduced himself as William NJ. Mann,
the husband OF Anna Mann. formerly Anna
Graves. having in his possession a deed
and a will which he desired TO be fled for
record I'm that county. as they embraced
about go acres OF land located near Holden
The deed was from Elijah Graves of San
Antonio. Tex. to Elijah II. Graves Of Mis-
sisslppi. a son. and the will was that OF
Elijah NJ. Graves. In which he had be-
queathed the land to his daughter, Anna
Graves. afterwards intermarried with Will
liam NJ Mann.
/ examined both instruments and, dis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27


scented on its face. at Houston. . distant
point from the grantors residence. on jan
nary II. 1851.
Second. 1t was clearly proven that ths
eleventh day Of January, 1857. was on Jun
day: and on that idsnfiesl day the alleged
rrantor was confined % hIs bed and room
with ,articular rheumatlsnc
fnird. his daughter 1dsmarraed on that
night. and h was 30 disabled that he
could not appear In the room at the time
Of the wedding.
Men operating as Lafserty, Kali and
Strong little cared whether the forged
deeds were right or wrong, as they soon
Disposed of them for money which they
pocketed with as much indifference as their
pursuits encouraged. In conversation with
Colonel Waters a few days ago he In
formed me that at one time he had atty
nine ejectment suits in Charlton County
alone. and two-thirds Of these were COM
plieated with. or By. forged deeds made by
the same parties mentioned In this article.
He further remarked that. understanding
their methods and plans 30 well. he de-
feated every one Of those plans or methods.
gaining all Of his lawsuits.
DISCOVERY OF THE FORGED
TITLES IN JOHNSON COUNTY.
OF course. they operated under false
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

Some had announced their engagements be-
fore they ascertained that Patterson was
already married.
Justice Mattice listened in surprise. Mrs.
Emma Emmett. No. $40 Gates avenue; Mrs
Louise Hess. No. 1854 Fulton street: Mrz
Nellie Mccormack, No. 41 West Twenty
fifth street, Manhattan; Mrs. John Griffin.
No. iiH Second avenue. Manhattan; Mrs.
John Cahill. No. 225 Hopkinson avenue,
Brooklyn; Mrs Maggie Schoenenmann. No.
2112 Fulton street. Brooklyn: Miss Annie
Holden. Miss Lizzie Holden, sisters OF the
bride. No. 60 Sumpter street. Brookiyn:l
Miss Margaret Lewis. No. 1874 Herkimer
street. Brooklyn; Mrs. Carrie Ehler. No.
11H Halsey street. Brooklyn; Mrs. George
Meyers. No. ITO Humboldt street. Brooklyn;
Miss Jennie Smith. No. IS Ocean place,
Brooklyn. and Mrs. Holden. mother-in-
law. No. e5 Sumpter street. all testified to
Patterson's endearing efforts and his more
or less qualified successes.
Patterson smiled. Whether the smile
meant that he thought they were foolish to
take matters so to heart or that there
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

were others that they knew not Of was not
altogether apparent
Justice Mattice was amazed and asked
whether the young man ever devoted any
time to business. II seems not. He had no
spare time.
Just what Is 70 be done remains unde-
eided. Mrs. Patterson has received the
judicial sanction for absentins herself from
her husbands house: but the divorce Itself
remains in allegiance. There seems to have
been no such misconduct a. to justify an
absolute divorce. and the only time Pat
terson may have been said e. be guilty of
extreme cruelty was when he threatened
to shoot his wife because she demonstrated
against his conduct in proposing to elope
with her mother.
Scientists say Patterson win recover
from what they did not make clear-but II
is intimated hat the young mans mind
has been affected by his marriage. and
that the latent love In his nature seeks an
exit all at nee. There being no way By
which It can be legally Accommodated. IT
would seem that Patterson must eonteni
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

a man feels for his mother-in-law. but real
love, with a ny-with-me attachment Mrs.
Holden never again even asked him to
show her his flying machine. Instead she
went straightway to her daughter and told
of the extraordinary duplicity. as she
thought II. of the young husband.
Then young Patterson became Indifferent
to his wife's female relatives. He went
abroad for his conquests. and at one time
had seventeen courtships on the list at the
same time. One night he came home and
proudly announced to Mrs. Patterson that
twelve women had accepted him that very
day.
Mrs Patterson thought that was carrying
matters too far. To her expostulations
Patterson replied that she need not let Ter
Jealousy interfere with a good thing.
Then she consulted her family. They I'd
vfsed her to bring suit for divorce.
In court q bevy OF fair witnesses testified
to Patterson's strange conduct. Widows
and maidens to the number of fifteen blush
ingly admitted that they had thought
themselves engaged to the young man.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
How a Newspaper Item and a Weddins
Upset a Big Fraud.
This Man Asked Thirty~One Women to Marry Him

This is a story OF the undoing OF a prom
Using fraud by inattention to little things
on the one hand. and attention to them on
the other hand.
The scene OF the story IL In Johnson
County. Missouri. and in San Antonio and
Houston, ~Tex.-which territory. big as II is.
was only a small part Of that covered By
the operations Of an ingenious band OF
forsers thirty years ago.
These forgers claimed title to go acres
Of land near Holden. No.. their claims be-
ing based upon a claim Of fraudulent con-
veyances. so carefully drawn that the right
full owners were at their Wits end TO upset
the bogus lain
TIL nrst positive clew to the existence OF
fraud was secured through the publication
CT an item In the Missouri Republican
The second was through the discovery
that the date Of the alleged acknowledg-
ment OF the deed fell on Sunday. and that
the notary named In the papers was the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

terson. and trying to ascertain whether or
not they. too. are in the list OF deceived
ones. One case of mistaken identity has
already been revealed. In that a very esti-
mable young business man has been shown
the door Of a residence not far from Pros
peet Park, because the father of his lady
love was convinced that he was really
Patterson masquerading under an assumed
name.
What would ordinarily seem to be the
most reprehensible feature OF the young
mans conduct Is what the court seems to
consider its one redeeming feature-the fact
that he r1ade love to his mother-in-law
Justice Mattice deemed that evidence of the
fact that the young man might not be al
together responsible for HIS actions
Patterson Is the father Of a pretty baby,
and Mrs. Patterson Is a remarkably hand
come young woman. The young nan is not
particularly good looking. though his abil-
ity to engage the affections of seventeen
young women at the same time might be
taken TO indicate that he possesses some
destinations that do not appear upon the
surface. The Gaze excites the greatest in
terest. and may lead to further interesting
public developments.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
The Story Of the F0iling Of a
Famous Rand IF Eor6orc
A Chapter From the
Legal Experience of Former
Governor
Thomas T. Crittenden,
As Il Is Related by Him.


reared his children 'Tn the way they should
CO. under the teachings Of the Bible and
Of the shorter catechism. We at once wrote
to Baker at Houston. inquiring 1: his records
showed the acknowledgment Of such a deed.
to wit. on the eleventh day of January. Is57.
and II he had ever knowingly taken the ac-
acknowledgement of a deed on Sunday. He re-
piled at once in the negative 10 both ques-
lions.
II Is often the case that in the further
ance OF nefarious schemes such ~rsscals
leave the most glaring openings for he de-
lection and defeat OF their plans. Take
for instance those which completely over
threw the fraudulent deed from Elijah
Graves to John Lafferty as an example.
First. as 1t turn ed out, that deed vas
executed and acknowledged. as IL repre-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

son of a Presbyterian minister.
Then came the discovery that on that
date the owner OF the property and the
man whose name appeared on the deed as
grantor. was III at his home at San An
tonic. 5e0 miles from where the deed had
ostensibly been acknowledged.
Next. all dispute as to the date was over
thrown hy the fact that It was the wedding
day OF a ~aughter OF the alleged grantor. and
the physical impossibility OF the grantor
being at the place named I'm the deed was
proven by the fact that he had been unable
even to go down stairs to attend the we'd
ding.
Thus the fraudulent claimants were
routed.
Governor crittenden. In reviewing the
case. says:
Nothing Is too small to notice and to
study in this life. as great events often de-
pend on the item. the atom, the thing and
the act"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

interesting In that the singular develop
nsnes seem TO have dated from the time
If his marriage. Previous to hat young
Patterson was an ideal lover. combining his
passion TO the woman he was about to
red In an instant sl was changed.
win ne olergyman's pronouncement that
be and Miss Kate Holden were one the
neodgates OF Petterson's love burst forth
The Ink had scarcely grown dry on the
marriage certificate ere he began paying
his Addresses 10 mis- wffe's bridesmaids ind
70 the maid Of honor. They took his adj
vaness b sest and gently brushed him aside
and 70 Patterson besought now fields.
MA Paterson possesses several pretty
listers. These seemed now TO exercise Q
new and potent charm for Patterson He
wooed them rngiy and collectively. and
urged them 20 marry him. one and all Tho
.maidens Of the Holden family were unable
- view n IN that light They bads him
h>Eone.
But be wouldn't. There was Mrs. Holden,
his wife's mother. Into her unwilling ear he
poured q tale Of iove-not the sort Of owe
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
I" HERE are as many exciting and in
teresting points developed in some Of
the old land lawsuits in Missouri as
can be found In any OF the modern
hair~reising novels. and II II my p7rpose
70 present to the readers Of The Republic
. detailed statement of one Of the most In
tersetfng Of these In which I was ever en-
gagged II 10 well 20 ASH the readers TO re-
member the names of all the parties con-
nected with the transaction In order that
81 may be more tntsIiigfbls and Interesting
10 them
Whose lawsuits tfd not n an times re-
quire 50 much an exhaustive knowledge Of
the land laws Of the State and United
States as they did Of human nature and
the individuality of tho grantor and
grantee. The old land lawyers OF the west
srn part Of Missouri. zuch as the Honorable
Harry Lander Of Lin County. and Colonel
Lou Waters Of this city. VIII bear witness
10 this fact. No W men Of this State have
had % many Intricate Ian quits as those
gentlemen, commencing with the swamp
lands and military land warrants. then ex-
tending through the most adroit. forged
title cases ever presented In Q courthouse
Iney were GWdyb eN~A
gency.
In those days there was an organized
band of forsers OF deeds. with headquar-
tiers In Illinois, composed OF
about the same names. same grantors and
grantees, In that State. Missouri, Arkansas
and Texas, as appeared In many Of the
counties In Missouri on pretended convey
snces. whenever trained lawyers saw their
names TO deeds they at once knew there
was somethins rotten in Denmark" some
thing wrong In the chain OF title. from the
time such names appeared
4 Those men acted with great shrewdness
m selecting the counties. often distant ones.
at stated periods. when and where such
SUIT, were filed for possession of land held
nv others. Generally they selected new
counties, where unframed lawyers were
located. unfamiliar with the methods Of the
hand Before the explosion came. before
their 'sins had found them out" these
men had made immesse fortunes which
they crafty used Gin preventing indict-
nent. and In defeating those indictments
before thu ~Juries-"
One morning after many weeks OF as
many missiyings, doubts and fears as
Christian had as he journeyed on under MS
had. We read IN the Missouri Republican,
= then known. that fraud and forgery nsa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27
In the List Were His Mother-in-Law and His Wife's Two
maids at His Wedding, and Widows and Maids to the
rop THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

k-vr-TFN FOR THE SUNDAY hEPUBLAC
. oBERT J. PATTERSON OF Brooklyn 10
II now presenting Justice Mattice of the
' Supreme Court the problem whether
:, grant his wife a divorce or to appoint a
eommission 10 inquire into the husbands
sanity.
Patterson has. perhaps. the most astound-
ing counting record in the world He n a
married man and a father; but neverthe-
i,es II f. charged that he has woced thirty
one women, including his wife's mother
and her sisters
The story OF Patterson's married Life In
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-27

himself with one wife. with excellent pros
poets OF losing even that me
A mani for eIopement Is not particular
ly new. and is even pronounced by some
mental experts to be hereditary. Whether
Patterson's ancestors were strong in the
elopement line IL not known
Meanwhile. Brooklyn society has been
strangely affected. MaIdens and widows are
comparing the photographs OF their lovers
with the published portraits Of young Pat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-05
HOMESTEADERS
WANT RELIEF
They Have Earned Their Deeds
But Cannot Get
Them.

Editor AdVertiser:-The homesteaders
of this Island are very much disturbed
because the deeds to their property are
coming in so slowly. 1t is stated that
some of these lots have been paid for
for the last three years, and the owners
are getting quite anxious about them,
and wonder why the deeds are not forth
coming These homesteaders, 1 may say,
have been sitting on the fence for years.
and living between hope and fear, as it
was not certain what Uncle Sam would
do about them. But now that that mat
ter is satisfactorily settled, it was hoped
that the deeds would be given without
any further delay. That is, where all
of the conditions of the contract were
fulfilled. One reason for this delay, 1t is
stated, is because that there is INSULT
cient help in the land office; and there
fore, while Commissioner e T. Boyd
shows commendable diligence, he can
not accomplish much. 1t is also stated
that some of the surveys are inaccurate,
or imperfectly drawn, and which is caus-
ing much trouble, and delay. 1t is also
stated that many of those deeds are
ready to be signed by the governor, and
that he by press of business cannot find
time to sign them. We don't know if
these are the reasons for the delay, but
the hard times these home.
steaders have had and the loss by
drought and fire etc. it is hoped that
will be done TO push this work
forward 1 remain,
Yours truly,
OBSERVER
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-05
IT'S INDISPUTABLE.
Because It's in Honolulu and Can
Be Investigated.

Because It's in Honolulu and Can
Be Investigated.
Like all statements which have pre-
ceded this and like all which will fol-
low, the party interested Is a citizen.
In a city of about $4,000 people 1t is
hard to hide the doings of your neigh
bors. 1t is an easy matter to find the
residence of Mr.. Metcalf The reader
has not to sit down after he peruses
this statement, which follows, and
wonder-as he would wonder were this
case in San Francisco-if the facts can
be credited. He has not to ask Are
they genuine?" The man is here at
home. Honolulu proof should con-
vince. Read this:
Mr.. F. Metcalf OF this city gives us
the following information: 'I was af-
fiicted with a painful feeling in my
back for over five years. The various
remedies resorted to did me no good,
until, falling in with the advics OF
friend (Mr. w. J. MaxwelO procured
at the HOLSTER Drug Co.'s some of
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. I had
hardly finished taking them when the
pain left me altogether, and now feel
that I have been completely cured Of
the terrible suffering underwent for
merly. By keeping box of the pills
in the house 1 am fortified against any
possible return Of my complaint at fu-
ture times. 1t seems almost miracu-
1ous that the pains should have van
ished SO speedily. All sufferers from
backache should get some Of Doan's
Backache Kidney Pills"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all druggists at so cents a box,
six boxes $2.50, or will be mailed on
receipt OF price by the HOLSTER Drug
Co., Honolulu, wholesale agents for the
Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-05
TIN WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY

The tin wedding of Mr. and Mrs J.
Mana was celebrated yesterday in true
Hawaiian style. at their residence in
Pauoa valley. almost at the foot of Tan
talus. There were a large number of
guests present and the afternoon was
spent in discussing the choice bits of the
luau table. which was laden with almost
every Hawaiian delicacy procurable at
this season. The house was decorated
with the national colors of the United
States and Hawaii, the dining room be-
ing respondent.
The luau was graced by the presence
of Queen Liliuokalani. Her coming was
the more notable by reason of a song
which she wrote many years ago one
of the most beautiful of her composi
tions. which was dedicated TO gardens in
Mana phemises, known as Kaluhaima-
lama, the song being called ''Pua-pa-o-
ka-lani.' n quintette of native musicians
was present, and this song as well a.
others of the Queens composition. was
rendered. After the luau the Queen was
given a seat of honor on the lanai. and
several native girls gave an exhibition of
the hula kui
among the other guests present were
Irihce Cupid kalaninaole and wife.
Frlnce David, Mrs. Nakuina John Wise
MRS. Geo. Smithies. Miss Helen I.add
Misses Peck, Mrs. c. p. Iaukea, Mrs A
Is. Wood, Mrs. Henry Waterhouse. Miss
nora Sturgeon, Miss Maggie Walker.
MISS Helen Holt, Mrs. Lily Aud. Mrs
I"lnah Evans. Mrs. Helen Rosa. Mrs
MT and Mrs J. II. Boyd. Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Jarrett ~ and M
Atcherly, Mrs. Juds a- Mrs Charles
f.lston. Mrs. Ladd. Miss -. Bush Mr.
Gus Rose. Miss Emily Ladd, Miss Bricl.-
wood Mrs Lala Mahelona. Mrs T.vdi,
Ailoio, MIS- h Brlckwood. Miss Titcomb
S Mis. Iecli Brown. Miss Irene Dickson
1i - heahalu Miss Myra Heleluhe.
MIS- = Gulick. Mrs. F.. w. c. Hassor
MIS- Paiko, Mrs. A Dryer. Miss cart,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-05

Kruse. Commodore Beckley. Mrs. X
Bishop. Mrs Timoteo, Mrs. X Hookano.
Mrs. H Baker Mrs. II. Webb. Mrs. r.
Mossman, Miss d. Pahau, Mrs NJ Keo-
hokaloIe a Ahlo. Judge Whiting, Mrs
c. Spencer, Mrs. r. Holt. Mrs. KAPPA.