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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
TWO HANGED BY A MOB.

Murderers at Lexington, Mo-, Meet
With Swift Punishment.
Lexington, Mo-, Aug. 13.-Charles
Salyers twhite) and Harry Gates (col-
ored) were taken from the county
jail here by masked mob at 1:3O
a. m. and hanged. They were charged
with killing George w. Johnson, a
wealthy farmer, who surprised them
at his hen house near town a week
ago. Before they were strung up Sal
yers made a statement to the mob,
saying that Gates fired the shot that
killed Johnson Salyers and Gates
were arrested on the day following
the shooting, after an exciting chase.
Johnson was one of the wealthiest
and most respected men in the com.
munity and the feeling against the
men was intense.
Shortly after midnight armed men
came to town by twos and threes,
most of them masked. They massed
finally near the court yard, in which
| the county Jail is situated. A demand
upon the jailer for the prisoners meet
| ing with refusal, several members of
the mob, who had come we'll prepared,
broke in the outer door and made
quickly for the cells of the murderers.
1t took thirty minutes to cut through
the steel doors. Salyers was taken
out first, then Gates. Without fur
Their ado and without encountering
any serious objection. the mob started
with their victims for point half a
mile south of town. There Salyers
was granted permission to make a
statement. He said that Gates had
shot Johnson. Before being killed
Johnson had exchanged shots with the
men and Gates was found to have
been shot in the right hip. Salyers'
statement finished, the men were
quickly strung up to a tree. There
they were left hanging and the mob
dispersed quietly at o'clock after
an hours work.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Pick Opponent of Henderson.

Waterloo, Ia, Aug. 10-Louis Boies,
son of former Governor Horace Boies.
has been decided upon by the Demo-
Gratis Of the Third district to be pitted
against Speaker Henderson in the
coming congressional campaign This
announcement is made by leading
Democrats who are fresh from a con.
ference of representatives of the par.
ty in the various counties of the dis
trict. 1t is known that the Democrats
have had an eye on the candidacy of
Mr.. Boies for some time, and it is
said his attitude has been such as to
give the leaders hope that in a few
days he will give his consent.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Funeral of Or. Beardshear.

Ames, Ia., Avg. S.-The funeral of
DR.. Beardshear was held at the col
lege yesterday. The body lay in state
from 10 to IL in the forenoon. Hun
dreds from Ames and the vicinity
and prominent visitors viewed the re-
mains, which lay in a casket in the
residence. The body was taken to the
cemetery on funeral car drawn by
six black horses, each led by college
cadet officer in uniform. In accord
ance with the wishes of DR.. Beard
shear. he was buried in bed of
flowers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Kills Himself Before Trial.

Bloomfield, Ia, Aug. lob. G. Chi
dester. held in jail here for grand lar
ceny, committed suicide by taking
poison. Chidester is the young travel
ing man for millinery house who
was accused of the theft of a valu-
able sealskin coat. He called on a
woman who lived in the house with
the owner of millinery store at
Moulton. In an adjoining room was a
sealskin coat valued at $3.50. The
next day it was found to be gone from
its place. Detectives followed Chi
dester's trail and found the coat in a
pawnshop at Des Moines, where Chi.
dester had pawned it for S35.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Aug. -Cattle-Receipts,
$4,000; cornfed and grassers steady to 25c
lower; choice beef steers, $5.OO@S. %; fair
to good, $5.O0@7.70; stockers and feeders,
S3.30ao5O; western fed steers, $4.OO@6 90;
Texas and Indian steers, 50. 6O0l4 co. Texas
cows, $2.00Q3.0O; native cows, S1.35@5 10;
native heifers, $3.250l5.O0; Gamers, $1.50@
2.45; bulls, $2.65@4.5O calves. s3,OOm5. rs.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; 2O@35c lower; dull;
top, $7.15; bulk of sales, SO. SO@7 O5; heavy,
S7.OO4715; mixed packers $6.7O@6 95;
light. $4.75@7.OO; workers., $6.9OGI7. 90; pigs,
S6.5O@665. Sheep-Receipts, 1900; steady
to strong; native lambs, $3.40@5.75; west
ern lambs, S3.10@5.1O; native wethers,
ES.6oa45o; western wethers, $3OO@4.0O.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago Aug. 2.-Cattle-Receipts. $500
including 500 Texans and 1000 westerns
slow; westerns and Texans 1Oc lower. GOOD
to prime steers. nominal, SS.0OlS 90; poor
to medium. S4.50d7.50; stockers and feed
ers, S2.5oa5.50: cows $1.5O65.75: heifers
S250d6.50; Gamers. $1.5O@2.5O; bulls
$2.2od5.5O; calves, $3.00Qt7.50: Texas fed
steers, S3.00G5.o0; western steers, $4,000
$50. Hogs-Receipts today, 1900; tomor
row. $4,000; left over, 1,5Oo; Zoe lower
mixed and butchers. S65O@7.25; good IL
choice heavy, $70067.3O; rough heavy,
Sc 100000; light, $G.5O@7. 2O: bulk OF
sales, $6.60@6.95. Sheep-Receipts. 10000
steady good to choice wethers, 3d. 5O0I4. %;
fair to choice mixed, S25O63. 70; western,
sheep $2.50G4.25; native lambs, S3.5O@
6.35; western lambs, $6.35.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
RANcHMEN HAVE FATAL DUEL
Wesley Carr is Dead and Pat Lavery
Seriously Wounded.

Sioux City, Aug. ia duel to the
death was fought yesterday near
Gettysburg. s. D., between two ranch
men. 1t was over the possession OF
land. Wesley Carr. one of the con.
testants is dead and Pat Lavery is
seriously wounded. Lavery surren
dered to the sheriff. Carr had re-
volver and Lavery used rifle. Carr
fired four shots and Lavery two at
close range. Lavery has two ugly
wounds, one in the side and the other
In the jaw. The men met on the dis
puted territory and after an inter
change of few words took positions
and began firing.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
south Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Aug. 12.-Cattle- Receipts,
1000; active, steady to strong; native
steers S475dS.25; cows and heifers, $500
G5.25; western steers, $4.5O@6.5O; Texas
steers $4.25@55O; Gamers, $175@2 10,
stockers and feeders, $2.7595. 60; calves,
$3.0Od5.50; bulls, stays, etc. S2.50d4. 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 11,000; 2O@25c lower,
heavy, $6.S0@7.OO mixed, S6.7o@6.s so; light,
$6.60G6S5; pigs, S6.00@67O; bulk of sales,
S6.Ooa6s5. Sheep-Receipts, 10000; shade
lower; yearlings, S3.60a4OO; wethers, $40
@3.s5; ewes, $2.75a3. 40; common and stock.
ars s1.75d3.25: lambs, 3.50,a5.5O
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Fire in Railroad chutes.

Waterloo, Aug. 1O.-The Illinois
Central is fighting fire which started
Sunday in the coal chutes. 1t has
been smouldering beneath several
hundred tons of soft coal and the men
at work fear to allow the air to.
reach the fire lest a serious confagra-
ton ensues. The coal is being moved
away from the fire and when it is
reached, water will be turned on it.
This makes the second fire in the coal
chutes in one month.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Veterans at Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, Aug. 13.-The third
annual reunion of the National Society
Army of the Philippines opened here
this morning with big attendance.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Prince chena Ends Visit.

New York, Aug. 13,-Prince Cheng
paid visit to the city hall yesterday
and was formally welcomed to the city
by President Fornes of the board of
aldermen, who is acting mayor in the
absence of Mr.. Low on his vacation.
The prince left at midnight for Mon
treal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Frost DAMAGES Iowa Corn.

Des Moines, Aug. PA severe
frost is reported in the northwestern
part Of Iowa. Messages received from
Cloverdale state that the section about
Sibley was visited by heavy frost
and that the damage to corn has been
considerable.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Disappearance of Glare Man

Fort Dodge, Ia, Aug. 9.-People Of
Clare are much worried over the mys-
FERROUS disappearance of o. Carlson,
a contractor, who drove to Gilmore a
week ago. Nothing has been seen of
him since. He left his team at q liv-
cry barn, with instructions to leave
the harness on. as he would be back
later to drive home. That was the
last seen or heard of him. He is sup
posed to have had $500 on his person
at the time of his disappearance. He
has a good bank account and money
outstanding at Glare. No cause is as
signed for his disappearance and foul
play is suspected,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Sixteen Killed in Wreck.

Marshalltown, Ia, Aug. 8.-Coroner
Lierle was notified of the death of
William Thorpe at Mercy hospital.
Des Moines. Thorpe was the fireman
whose right leg was crushed in the
railroad wreck at Rhodes Wednesday.
The death list is now sixteen.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
low A HAPPENINGS,
Kills Himself before Mife,

Sioux City, Aug. because he was
jealous, Ben ]. Coleman shot himself
through the heart in the presence of
his pretty ighteen-year-old wife.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Notice.

| will not be responsible for any
debts of my wife's contraction after
this date as she has left my bed and
board. HENRY RABLE.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Big Entry List in Livestock Classes.

Big Entry LIST IN Livestock GLASSES.
Des Moines, Aug. 10 Secretary
Simpson of the state fair has been
notified by the superintendent of the
swine department that the latter has
applications for ninety more pens for
hogs at the state fair than the society
has provided at the grounds The
entries in the cattle department are
coming in by the hundreds now and
assignment of space is being made.
Indications are that the Hereford
show this year will be as large or
larger than the Shorthorn exhibit.
This is largely because the Hereford
association is to have cattle sale on
the ground at the time
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1902-08-14
Henderson viii Address Veterans.

Waterloo, Aug. 10.-Speaker Hen.
derson will address the Blackhawk
County Veterans union at it's reunion
Sept. IL. This will be his last public
appearance before he starts for the
east.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-13

IlTAM believer" said the colonel,
in mans natural goodness l
L had the pleasure once in knowing
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-04-13

IlTAM a believer" said the colonel,
in mans natural goodness. L
L had the pleasure once in knowing
an homes. gambler, and l liked
him, too, for he Was 4 gentleman The
days of this class OF gamblers, however,
are passed.
Moore, but that wasn't his name, was
a Mississippi River gambler, enc OF those
gamblers OF the old school, who played
straight and honest game. He Travelled,
in fact. lived. on the big river steamboats,.
He wouldn't have felt at home anywhere
else In no way did he attempt to con-
ceal the truth about himself. 1t was
simply, Gentlemen, I am gambler by
occupation, and a good one. If you care
to have me play with you it will give me
great pleasure. If you don't, it doesn't
make a particle OF difference
Il was then doing some newspaper work
in some OF the larger Southern cities. and
nv business frequently carried me aboard
the vessels. and in this way l came to
know Moore very well. occasionally took
flyer or too, but l knew that the games
were too Jar for my reach. l discovered
that when Moore played with the average
man. luck being equal, he would win
ninety nine times out of hundred. l
liked MoOre's society, and he was Won
derfuliy entertaining talker.
ION summer nights the steward used to
serve dinner on deck to those who pre-
ferred to have it there. After dinner we
would go up to the hurricane deck. and
when Moore was on board he would bring
out his flute and play for us. When the
moon was out and threw thin. blue veil
over the water. or when the boat. carving
the darkness, swept so close to the shore
that it brushed the dark willows on the
banks, the rising and falling notes that
came from his instrument were gentle
music to the ear.
Il never knew him to propose a game of
cards He would play his flute until
someone suggested game, when he would
take his instrument apart and put it away
in an Indifferent manner.
II watched him at play one night when
Satan seemed to throw every card to this
calm, self-possessed man. There was a
cool. matter -of-fact way about him which
froze the ardOr of everyone else except
a Young man about twenty-five years old.
This player was in ill-luck, but, with
flushed face and feverish eye. he made
his bets furiously. only to lose every time.
1t soon became evident that he was play
ing beyond his means. Moore must have
noticed it. for he ceased to bet heavily
against the younger man. This angsred
the other no little.
There was pot of $500 once, and
everyone had dropped out except Moore
and the Young man. Moore had been
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the business, and they secured what SEEM
ed to be almost impossible views. II
necessary, they scaled freight cars on ad-
Joining tracks TO get a proper focus on
the President, who is becoming target
Injured TO kodak batteries.
A Jolly Party.
The party aboard the special was a
jolly one. En- route to and from Charles
ton all meals were taken on the dining
car attached, although the President ana
most Of the members of his immediate
party dined in the Acadian. The service
was marvel of excellence. 1t Is told OF
the trip to the Pacific Coast made by
President Mckinley last year that the
menu cards-a different one for each meal
for more than five weeks were all print
ed before the train departed from WASH
ington, and that for five weeks this menu
was carried out without once a single dish
being omitted.
Colonel Brown in Charge.
Col. L. S. Brown, general agent OF the
Southern Railroad, had complete charge
Of all the arrangements aboard the traln'
and took the special through the en-
tire route without break. The various
division superintendent went aboard, and
remained there while the train was tray-
ersing the track under their control.
Primarily, of course, the President
journey to Charleston was for the purpose
of visiting the exposition-an enterprise
which has done more to draw the old city
into modern methods than any event there
in fifty years. The exposition may face a
deficit in finances at the end of the year.
but 1t will have worked great good Tor
Charleston and for South Carolina.
And when 1t has. there will be one man
whom that city and State will have to
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visitor to Charleston never comes
away without praise for Charlestong
women. The members of the fair sex OF
the city are fascinating in their charm
of manner. culture, and beauty. And
then they are hospitable in the highest
sense of the word.
With full as much vigor and sincerity
in his voice as would have lodged there
had he been pleading a great case. At
torney General Knox toasted them. "You
cannot paint the lily: you cannot gid re-
fined gold you cannot describe the ladies'
of Charleston
Notable among the MANY who did their
best for the entertainment of the party
was Mrs. Andrew Simonds, who lives in
one of the most beautiful homes on the
Battery" Charleston's beautiful water
front residence district.
Mrs. Simonds' Social War.
Mrs. Simonds is the wife OF the presi-
dent of the First National Bank and has
waged brisk war for social precedence with
the exclusive st. Cecilia Society, the
doors of which open only to families and
not to wealth. Mrs. Simonds broke the
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A Delightful Dinner.
Fl mississippi River Gambler.

playing his hands passionless. but sure.
No man except his opponent, perhaps,
could doubt that he held the winning
hand. Suddenly, when his rival bet $50.
Moore laid down his hand saying: I won't
bet. l have nothing You played that
WELL
The young man reached out feverishly
for the pile OF money, and then his hand
lay on the table.
That is not true he said. You have
a good hand, and you are afraid to play
it against me-
Moore shot hot glance across the
table al hin. and two red spots flashed
into his cheeks.
81 lay down my hand he said slowly,
but with a slight tremor IN his voice.
And l say added the other in a low
tone. that you are a gambler, and there
fore coward
- Rush l said. laying my hand on the
young mans sleeve, you dent know
what you are saying. He is not a coward
by any means
The young man shook of my hand
vehemently. and exclaimed: He is cow
ard, and I'll answer for my words AZ the
first landing
Il looked at Moore. l had seen him
sit on the hurricane deck, a revolver in
hand, and as a waiter threw champagne
bottles over the rail, raise his arm swiftly
and shatter the falling glass with bull
let. There-We graver stories. too, about
his deadly aim in duels. He sat stiff and
motionless with a terrible fire in his eyes.
l was amazed by his Lext words:
e Does the game go on? he asked
quietly.
&c Not with you said the young man,
bending forward. the veins in his fore
head swelling. Not until l prove that
you are afraid TO bet and with sudden
motion he threw his hand across the table
and seiziing Moore's cards turned them
face upward on the table
Il was on my feet at that instant to
arrest Mcore's right arm. for I felt that
he would draw his revolver at the insult
But hush fell over those around the
table, and the hot-headed young man was
gazing stupidity at the cards before him.
Four aces lay there-an inyincible hand,
for straishts were not played. There was
blue tinge in Mcore's white lips and
the young man looked bewildered. Sud
denly the latter burst into tears
We can't play together any more, he
cried. You threw money into my pockets
because l was losing too much. l can't
take it,, he said, arising from his chair.
You can said Moore In an even
voice. I laid down my hand. The money
is yours. Besides he added with a little
shiver, 1 held out an ace on you
Every man at the table knew that
Moore had lied. We ell got up and left
the young men sitting there over the
money. ! found Moore shortly afterward
on deck, looking into the darkly whirlins
water.
Give me your hand | said. What
in the world did you mean? You never
cheated at cards in your life
Tut, tut, tut. Re answered, with
laugh that was slightly harsh. he's only
a boy, and-and-I loved his mother
once"
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So when President Roosevelt became
Vice President old South Carolinians with
long trail of ancestors reaching back
to the Huguenots delvsd into history and
found that his mothers family had lived
in South Carolina for a century, and that
they had been what the old "befo' de wah'
slaves called quality" This put the
President on a high plane OF favor.
The fact that he has relatives who
fought in the Confederate army was an
other point in his favor. for although there
are none more loyal than the Southerners.
they treasure the recollections Of their
side of the civil war, and they hang their
old Confederate battle flags from the walls
of their fine old houses.
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traditions OF the organization some time
ago.
When the President arrived in Charles
ton she scored a clever social coup by Sc
curing his acceptance OF her invitation
to take late afternoon tea at her home.
1t was an event not on the program and
it accorded Mrs. Simonds the honor OF be-
ing the only woman to entertain the
President at her home.
Sojourn at Pire Forest Inn.
One of the most delightful features of
the entire trip was the sojourn at the
Pine Forest Inn, in Summerville. S. c..
twenty-five miles distant from Charles
ton, where the Presidential party and
number Of prominent Charleston people
were the guests of Captain Wagner, the
proprietor of the hostelry
A Delightful Dinner.
The dinner there on Wednesday even
ing was in its inforrnality a delightful
relief after the busy day at the exposi-
ton. The Pine Forest Inn is in the midst
of grand forest of giant pine trees.
Everything was turned over to the use
OF the party, and the privilege was taken
full advantage of, with the result that the
President waxed enthusiastic over his
visit there.
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Made Many Brief Speeches.


at the small stations where the train did
not stop at all.
Made Many Brief Speeches.
At the points where stops OF any dura-
ton were made he always went to the
platform and made brief speech. These
tude for the people coming out to the
train to greet him.
During the course OF several Of mis-
speeches humorous remarks were interpo-
lated by the crowd. For instance. at
Charlotte, n. c., he had hardly opened
his lips when a voice in the crowd called
out, How about the Mecklenburg Dec
laration?"
This reference 10 the first formal ex-
preston of desire to throw off the yoke
of British tyranny which was made in
Mecklenburg county nearly six years be-
fore the Declaration of Independence of
1876 gave the President his cue for de-
cidedly clever and effective speech. At
another point a man yelled, "All right,
Theodore, you're hot stuff"
Called the President Teddy"
Throughout the Journey there was a
strong proneness 20 call the President by
his popular appellation of TEDDY" and
1t always brought a smile to his face,
especially when the greatest ovation Of
the day was precipitated at the exposition
when big bass voice in the gallery bel
lowed Three cheers for Teddy"
Energetic Photographers.
Whenever the President began to speak
from the rear platform the photographers
rushed back to the end of the train and
snapped" the scene. Among them were
some of the cleyerest photographers In
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thank. The man is Capt. F. w. Wage
ner. president of the exposition.
Although 1t looks as though Captain
Wagner will drop a lot of money in the
enterprise, which is located on what was
formerly his farm, he looks at the stu
alton with spiritedness which few
men could summon under the circum-
stances.
IF the exposition has served no other
purpose than to bring the President of
the United States to Charleston, l have
no complaint to make he declared at
the city of Charleston in the Charleston
Hotel on Tuesday night.
A Delightful Old German.
Captain Wagner is delightful old
German. He is very wealthy. and has
lived in Charleston for years. His nieces,
two of Charleston's most charming bellies,
were prominent in the entertainment of
the Presidential party.
There are no frils about Captain Wage
ner. He is thrifty of his words, but each
one means something, and they are often
strongly epigrammatic as when he declared
in opening the exercises on Wednesday at
the exposition grounds. that hospitality
is a good thing in itself" and that "oc-
casions like this teach the people of
Charleston to take an intelligent inter-
est in things other than those essentially
thair
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Quite a Party.

Then there was quite good-sized par
~, including Secretary Cortelyou, Mrs.
Knox, Commander and Mrs. Cowles, Dr..
Uric, Miss Carow, Murat Halstead. who,
as a newspaper correspondent, attended
the famous Democratic convention in
Charleston in 1860. when the party split
between John c. Breckenridge and Ste
phen Douglas for the Presidential nomi-
nation, and Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Loeb.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt oc-
cupied the last car-the Acadian-and
spent most OF their time in the observa-
ton parlor at the rear end, through the
doors of which a perfect view can always
be obtained of the passing country. The
other members OF the party were assigned
state rooms in the compartment cars.
Club Car for Newspaper Men.
A sleeper and club car were set aside
for the use of the half dozen or so news
paper men who Travelled with the Presi-
dent and for the photographers of the
weekly publications which will perpetuate
the scenes of the journey in the issues
of next week
AT every stop a crowd gathered. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was always glad to re-
spond to the cheers. He never failed 20