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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-01
Shocking Butchery
In N. Y. Restaurant.
A Wealthy Patron Slaughtered
10y the Walters Head Hack
ed Off With Cleaver and
Put in Furnace
Robbery the OBJ
ject.

New York, Sept. % james
b. Craft, Il wealthy resident of
Glen Cove, l.. L., was murdered
today, and his body decapitated
in tenderloin resort known as
the Empire Garden cafe in West
Twenty ninth street, within few
doors of Broadway. All the
evidence goes to show, say the
police, that Craft, who had been
making the rounds of the tender
loin, incautiously displayed a
large amount or mouey in the
Empire and was killed by one of
the walters known as Thomas
Tobin for the purpose of robbery.
The police also say that knock
out drops were first administered
and that then the victim was
dragged into the basement and
killed with cleaver.
The odor of bun ming flesh at
tracted the attention of the oc-
cupant of the upper part IF the
house early this morning and led
to the discovery by detectives of
the nude and headless boy of a
man in the basement. The char
red head was discovered Il few
minutes later in the furnace, in
which fire had been recently
made with the evident intention
of destroying all possibility of
Identification of the remains.
Later the body was identified by
Walter Craft of Glen Cove as
that of his father. The murder
ed man was about 81 yoars of
age and was manufacturers of
refrigeratlng machinery in Cort-
landt street, this city.
Tobin, who is charged with
the murder, was caught hiding In
the house. The police also ar
rested Alexander McAnerney,
the bartender, Robert Kelly,
porter in Chinese restaurant ia
the building, and several women
who we're known to be frequen-
ters of the place. The police
said tonight that Tobin's real
name is Thomas Kelly and that
he is brother of the porter
Kelly. They also learned that
Craft attempted to get a check
for 81 $50 cashed before he went
10 the Empire.
A woman named Mamie Moore,
who is known to have been in the
place with Craft and who is held
as witness, made an important
statement tonight which the po-
lice declined to make public. She
is said to have implicated Nc
Anerney as an accomplice of
Tobin.
There are now 20 homicide
cases in the tombs, including
Molineux, and the recent ac-
QUESTION, Young, the alleged
of Mrs, Pulitzer.
At the examination at the coro-
ner's office the police declared
that they found on Tobin, Nc
Anerney and Kelly letters and
papers belonging to the dead man.
In his starry to the coroner Nc
Anerney said the man who was
killed exhibited big rol! of bills,
and Tobin suddenly told him he
lied and struck him over the
head. He dragged him down
stairs and as he passed through
one of the lower floors he picked
up cleaver and struck the un-
con scious man across the chest.
81 followed him to the celler "
McAnerncy continued, "I watch
ed TObin drop his burden and be.
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(For The Ledger.
Observations In the Rocky Noun
tains.


allow me space in your columns
in order that | may present to the |
people If my native county some
! observations in the Rocky Noun
tains. Just two years ago left
old Lancaster and after travelling
over n large part of the United
States. and Canada, spent nearly
two years in the Pan Handle Of |
Texas. came to Colorado dur
ing the latter part of June, and
after spending two months vaca.
ton visiting Denver, Boulder,
Manitou, Colorado Springs, Pue-
bio, Trinidad and many other
points of interest IN the state,
came out to Grand junction.
Leaving Denver at s p. m. over
[ the d. & r. q. r. r., sun rise
finds you near Leadville at an al
titude uf 100 feet. The train
there is just about as high as the
timber line. 1t is only short
ride until you are swiftly moving
over the famous Tennessee Pass. /
and in a moment more, you are
on the great Western Slope of the
United States, or in western lau-
guage cover the range at the
source of the Grand River. To
the right is the famous Mount of
the Holy Cross. The cross being
plainly discernible. Numerous
mining camps and small towns are
passed before you enter the Canon
of the Grand river, where during
the ages past, the water has grad
ually worn its way down through
the rocks until there Is scarcely
room for the train and river, with
mountains of rock towering sew
eral thousand feet above. 1t is a
wonderful scene and is awe inspir-
ing. Another hour has passed
and you are at Glenwood Springs,
"The Saratoga of the Western
Slope" This place is famous for
its hot and vapor cave baths, also,
its very fine hotel. The water of :
the hot springs is 1877 deg. Fahren-
helt. After passing a few more
towns of lesser note, noon finds |
us at Grand Junction, our new |
home.
The town is beautifully situated
at the junction of the Grand and
Gunnison rivers; is little city of |
some five thousand people, 45O
miles west of Denver and $50
niles east of Salt Lake. The !
Little Rock Cliff mountains lie to
the north, the Grand Mesa to the |
east and the Book Cliffs to the |
west. Ages ago what is now
known as Grand Valley, was a |
great lake nearly 1000 fit. deep. |
The outlet of this great inland sea
was Grand river, which has grad
ually drained what l will term
"Grand Lake" preparing new
country for mans abode.
This is one of the most famous
fruit growing valleys in Arid
America and not excelled by Cal
ifornia. One of the first things /
noticed in the town was cabbage
weighing twenty pounds, and
eight apples placed in row,
measuring one yard in length, an
average of sixteen and one-half
ounces each. Grapes, peaches,
plums and pears grow in proper
tion to the aboye cabbage. Can
any of our Lancaster farmers beat
this? Possibly in another year or
two the growing of sugar beets
will be the chief industry, as it
occupies no inferior position at
the prpsent time Al,,,,+ on,,
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Before buying, selling or rent
ing, it will pay you to see Il. 5.
Carter, the real estate agen
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StODs Tie COHOh Hnd Works off
the COfd.
Laxative Bromo Quiniue Tab
lets cure cold in one day. No
Cure, No Pay. Price, 25c.
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"A bank official IN Vienna
robbed the bank OF 81, $50, 900,
and then drowned himself.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-01

SHnES WE SELL THE KIND
THAT GIVE ENTIRE
SATISFACTION. Our
line for fall and winter are beauties and the
largest assortment in LANCASTER.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-10-01

dress pattern in black, ecru and cream APP
pllque, passmentries, nets, braids, chantilly
and escurial laces.
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EFNS We showing the
- Il ~ correct styles,
est cloth, best material, best rkmanship in
JACKETS, CAPES, FURS. COATS. ever sent
out from NEW YORK CITY.
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Keep Your Bowels Strong.

constipation or diarrhoea when
your bowels are out of order. Cas-.
carets Candy Cathartic will make
them act naturally. Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, 1oc.
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GOODS ARE NOW READY FOR You ITO
Dress Goods.

ABLE SHADES, soft wool Fabrics In albe1
Armours for STREET DRESSES. ST
black
TRIMMINGS--T To match
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
BRISK BLAZE.
Work tor Fire Department Saturday
Night and Monday Morning.

Fire Monday morning about half
past eight O'Clock at the AL Menden-
hall place at the corner of Fifth aven-
ne and d street destroyed part of a
shed that stood between the house
and the barn. The roof of the shed
was burned away and the barn was
scorched, but the timely appearance
of the fire department put an end to
the flames. The shop was small
place but the loss sustained by its
burning is quite severe. 1t was a
frame structure fitted up as work
ing place for Mr.. Mendenhall and in
it he had lot of patterns, models,
tools and about one thousand of his
patent rein holders that were about
ready to place on the market. All of
this together with his dynamo and
oiher machinery was wholly destroy
ed. The loss will be in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 with an insurance OF
about $500.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Mr.. Mendenball fixed the stove in
the room this morning as usual and
came to the city on an errand. The
fire started during his absence. The
loss falls quite heavily upon Mr..
Mendenhall as he was just ready to
market the results of months of labor.
He is not discouraged, however, and
will go at the work again with in
creased energy and determination.
The fire department was summoned
to the fair grounds again Saturday
evening about seven o'clock a call
for the stock stalls a second time.
The fire of the afternoon was smould-
ering in pile of feed and had broken
out afresh. Some OF the people re.
siding in the neighborhood thinking
that mischief might result from the
burning material sent for the fire de-
partment again
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
BOLD BURGLARY.
Thieves Enter Front Door of Dennis,
Ragen's saloon

Thieves entered the Dennis Regain
saloon Saturday night about II o.
clock or between midnight and 1
O'Clock Sunday morning, Some cash
and some cigars were secured. The
boldness of the robbery is surprise
to every one. The plans of the thief
were well laid and successfully car
ried out. The robbery was commit
ted at time when the street was quite
busy and the burglar was running his
chances OF being discovered The
amount Of cash and goods secured
was poor pay for the risk that was
run.
The thief entered from the front of
the saloon. Protected from sight by
the storm door over the entrance, the
fellow pried open the trsnsom and
climbed in. AT the time the burglary
was committed the waiting room of
the Hotel Downing, separated from
the saloon by single partition, was
filed with guests and many were
stirring about.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
MANCLED BY TRAIN.
Remains of George Palmer Found
on B. & W. Track.

Hedrick March S.-The mangled
remains of George Palmer were
brought to this place this morning
from near Butler where they we're
picked up from the Burlington and
Western tracks. Section men found
the body this morning, and while life
was not yet extinct, Palmer lived
only few minutes. His scull was
fractured and his body badly man
gled. The body was found about so
feet from where the train struck him.
How long he had been there is not
known as the train that struck him
is evidently not aware OF the fact.
The coroner from SigourDey has been
summoned and an inquest will be
held tonight.
Palmer was a single man about 40
years old and brother of a prominent
stock raiser of this county. He had
been to Butler yesterday and it is be-
lieved was under the influence of
liquor at the time of the accident.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
MINERS AND MINING
Bill Requiring Shot Firers Intro
duced in Legislature.

Des Moines, March 10.-The Unit
ed Mine Workers of Iowa are in ex-
ecutive session today, and the bust
ness is strictly secret. Tuesday, the
installation of officers will be held
and the closing exercises will all take
place in the forenoon. In the after
noon the hine workers will meet as
a joint organization with the mine
operators, and this will probably be
continued over until Wednesday
night. The joint scale committee
will make its report before the con
ference and other matters will be
considered.
The convention has recommended
the passage of law for establishing
a legal eight-hour labor law, to be
applied to mine workers, municipal
and state employees. Another recon-
mendation was that requiring inspec-
ton and proper ventilation of gyp-
sum mines in northern Iowa in the
same manner of its effect in coal
mines. A recommendation which
places the age limit of mine workers
at IA years will also receive support
through the legislative committee.
The commission appointed by the
governor to investigate the Lost
Greek disaster has received a high
testimonial from the United Mine
Workers.
President John P. Reese, Sec. John
P. White and Edwin Perry will rep
resent the Mine Workers at the con-
vention of the Iowa Federation of
Labor to be held at Cedar Rapids
May /.
The House committee of the legis-
lature has prepared bill amending
section 24s9 of the code and adding
the following:
He 1.-The OPERATOR shall keep all
entries and roadways free from ac-
cumulatiois OF combustible materials
and shall cause such entries and
roodways 10 DO thoroughly sprinkled
as often H. may be necessary to keep
them in damp condition. In All
mines whore the coal is blasted from
the solid, he shall employ competent,
capable and experienced men to ex-
anime and fire all shots after the en-
ployes and other persons connected
with said mine have retired to a safe
distance from the vicinity of such
shots.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
P. E. o. WEDDING.
A Happy Evening spent at the sam
Baldauf Home

The ladies of the P. E. o. enter
tanned quite large company of their
friends at the Sam Baldauf residence
on North Third street Wednesday
evening. The entertainment was as
pleasing and as thoroughly enjoyable
as anything the ladies have done late
ly.
The fore part of the evening was
occupied by Mrs. Harry Cammack in
a musical recital. The seven num-
bers of the program were excellently
rendered. The lady has a very SYM
pathetic voice and she never fails to
hold the attention of her listeners or
to please.
The interest of the evenings pro
gram seemed conferred in the mock
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs. Petowski
Edraska Olnitz, Mics Mae Mercer and
Mrs. Henrietta Levi, gave their
daughter, Marguerite, to Mr.. Alonzo
Petrachus Corinthus, Rev. Fife Hoff-
man Rogers, officiating.
The bride, Miss Gertrude Spencer,
was appropriately gowned and was
as charming as the real article would
have been, and the groom, Mrs. R.
w. Clayton, was clad along the lines
of conventionality and looked as
though she thought it was the act in
deed and fact.
The bride was attended at the altar
by matron of honor, Mrs, l.. G. John
son, and maids, Misses Fern Roberts
and Lena McCurdy and Mrs. Stella
Ross. The gentlemen who waited up
on the wants and needs of the groom
we're Misses Rose Newbrand, Irene
Roberts, Mary Turner and Mrs. DR..
Hare.
The ushers were, Mrs. F. T. Nash
and Mrs. j. H. Pickett assisted by
Miss Agnes Turner.
The regular ceremony was gone
through with and it is said to have
been very impressive. Considerable
dissatisfaction and even disappoint-
ment was caused among the BRIDES
maids and those of her relatives
and friends who had been invited as
special guests because she did not
throw her bouquet away. 1t has leak
ed out since the wedding that the
bouquet was made of artificial flowers
and was not meant to be touched and
some have even iusinuated that it
was borrowed for the occasion.
The ceremony made endless amuse-
ment for the audience and was en-.
joyed by guests and entertainers
alike. The proceeds of the evening
were for the P. E. o. fund toward the
Y. M. @. A. building.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13

puddings. and drinks. The dishes
that will be served morning, noon or
evening will be after the European
plan.
The cost OF the improvement COM
bining the improvements made by
Rev. Harrison and the Greens will be
about 5000.
And all OF this elegance and great
patronage that is commanded had
its start in little home kitchen
candy factory that was inaugurated
at the Green home several year ago.
A special recipe for delicious ice
cream was held in the Green family
and their cream came into demand
in the city. Then they secured a
number OF recipes for making of
fine chocolate cream taffy in season
and the like. Special attention was
paid to orders for the holidays. The
demand for the goods became SO
great and out of town orders began
to pour in upon the little factory SO
rapidly that to hold the business the
kitchen was removed to an up town
place. The business grew and en-
larged until sales people we're placed
on the road and the healthy increase
has resulted in the second increase
in the size OF the business facilities.
Oskaloosa is most fortunate in hav-
ing this elegant place started in the
city. 1t will have its part in the ad-
vertising the town abroad for there
is said to be no other place like it in
the state.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
4 woMANs WORDS OF PRAISE.

Neosho Falls, Kans., Nov. IS, 1900
Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Ill.
Dear Sirs:-For almost fifteen years
/ suffered from Indigestion, and last
winter thought l would die, when my
doctor, pr. A. ]. Lieurance, of this
place. advised me to try DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, which / did, and
two bottles cured me. 1t not only
relieved me, but it cured me so that
have not been troubled since. If
any one should offer me $500 for the
good Syrup Pepsin has done me
would not think of taking it. No one
can take your medicine without be-
ing convinced of its more than wonder
full cures. I recommend 1t to all
my friends as laxative and stomach
rer.edy. Yours with gratitude,
MRS. ]. MORGAN.
Sold by
GREEN G BENTLEY DRUG Co.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
PLAYGROUND FIRE.
Thirty Seven Stalls, Harness,
Feed and Tools Destroyed.

Fire at 1880 Saturday afternoon
made short work of 81 of the
horse stalls on the west side of the
Mahaska county fair grounds In ad-
dition to the building lot of feed,
harness, and tools went up in smoke,
and the loss will amount to,from So
900 to $1,000. The fire department
was able to reach only the south end
of the buildings and the fire mad to
be foughtby tearing out sections of
the building and by bucket brig
ade. The flames started in a stall
used bysiTodd Phillips, jockey,
about 300 feet from the south end.
Todd was out in the grounds exer-
cising horse when his pal, Jim Cliff
ton, called to him that the stalls
were on fire. Phillips rushed in at
once to try and save his belongings,
but before he could locate anything
the roof fell in on him. He escaped
serious injury but was unable to res
cue anything, and all his personal
effects together with those of Cliff
toms were destroyed. The fire
burned fercely and the jockeys had
their hands full in rescuing the eight
race horses quartered in the stalls.
The flames spread rapidly both ways
from the origin and considerable diff
ficulty was experienced in combat
ing them. The fire department after
it's long run was able to handle the
south end of the stale, but did not
have enough hose to reach those to
the north. A section of the stalls
was torn out to breaklthe fire but the
fighters did not go far enough away
and the flames overlook them. A
second effort farther along was sue
cessful. Everything being so light
and dry, the stalls burned like finder
aud the blaze was one of the most
exciting in the history of the town.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of 0skaloosa Readers Are
Learning the Duty of the
Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick;
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
Urinary trouble, Diabetes
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them all.
Oskaloosa people endorse our claim.
Mr.. Walter Johnson, proprietor of
the wood yard, LIST avenue west, next
door to Hagan & Smiths livery
stable, Gays: -"I was taken with a
pain across the lower part of my back
on both sides of my spine. Its very
persistencyEannoyed, for could not
lift or hardly move, In fact it just
about prevented me from doing gen.
eral work. / was uncertain whether
my kidneys caused the disturbance,
but concluding that had better not
allow it to continue without endeavor-
ing to check it, went to Blakeslee
Bros. drug store and procured Doan's
Kidney Pills. Now / want it thor
oughly understood before l had COM
pleted the box, every sign of back
ache disappeared. There may not be
anything wonderful about this, but to
those in Oskaloosa who have back
ache it certainly should be good
thing to know what will cure it,"
Sold by all druggists; price so cents.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no substitute.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
HAVING A RUN ON CHAMBER
LAlN'S COUGH REMEDY.

Between the hours of eleven o'clock
a. M, and closing time at night on
Jan. 25th, 1901, A. F. Clark, druggist,
Glade Springs, Va, sold twelve bot
ties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
He says, 81 never handled a medicine
that sold better or gave better salts
faction to my customers" This Rem
edy has been in general use in Virginia
for many years, and the people there
are we'll acquainted with it's excellent
qualities. Many of them have testified
to the remarkable cures which it has
effected. When you need a good, re-
liable medicine for a cough or cold,
or attack of the grip, use Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and you are
certain to be more than pleased with
the quick cure which it affords
For sale by ALL DRUGGISTS.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Regarding a. " RAIDER.

A newspaper clipping from Hunt
ington, Ind, reads as follows, re-
garding gentleman who has many
friends in this city:
sin accordance to previous an
nouncements relative to the ailments
of A. w. RAIDER, he submitted to sur
gical treatment. The operation was
at his own home on Charles street,
one of the rooms having been made
antiseptic for the occasion. He was
only under the influence of the aenes-
thetic about an hour, during which
time two operations were performed,
one for appendicitis and the other
for an umbilical hernia, the latter
having been an affection from which
the patient had suffered for several
years. The patient came out from
under the influence of the aenes-
thetic nicely, and at last accounts
was cheerful and well pleased with
results, all of which is splendid news
to Mr.. RAIDERS many devoted friends.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Rodney Is wroth.

In reprinting personal item from
THE HERALD of few evenings ago
in which hotels were compared in a
way, the Marshalltown Times Repub-
lican appends the following:
"Marshalltown has a hotel or rather
the remainder of a hotel, that is said
by travelling men to be as good as
anything in Oskaloosa, not excepting
the Imperial"
And now what is the matter with
Rodney. Is 1t possible that they didn't
treat him right the last time he was
down.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
GREEN q BENTLEY DRuz c..
Making Repairs.

Chas. Phelps is repairing his resi-
dence on A avenue after the fire
damage that was done March 1. The
repairs will amount to several hum
dred dollars, The family is quarter
ed in suite Of rooms in the Phelps
building on North Market street while
the repairs to the residence are be-
ing made.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
The METROPOLITAN,

The Metropolitan Minstrels who
will visit this city on the IS and 10 of
this month getting their performance
down to fine point. Every effort
is being made to make 1t one of the
best troupes ever seen in the city.
ManagerlElmer Mendenhall left this
morning for Des Moines to provide
costumes and other necessaries and
everything looks promising for an
extraordinarily good show.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
RAW OR INFLAMED LUNGS

Yield rapidly to the wonderful cura-
tive and healing qualities of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t prevents pneu-
monia and consumption from a hard
cold settled on the lungs. "My
daughter had terrible cough which
settled on ner lungs" says N. Jack
son, of Danville, Ill. 1--WE tried a
great many remedies without relief.
until we gave her Foley's Honey and
Tar which cured her."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-03-13
Constipation and Malarial Fever.

Mrs. w. X. Van Antwerp, Sylvania,
o., says: 81 was troubled with ma
larial fever every spring, but Bailey's
Laxative Tablets drove it entirely out
of sight. / feel strong and active.
They cure constipation, sick head.
ache and liver troubles. loo tubes
containI20 tablets and 25c tubes so.
Sold by g. N. BEEcHLER.