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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

The wise ones say, when
Hearst's candidacy is mentioned,
that he can not be nominated.
Perhaps not, but let his admirers
and friends go on organizing
Hearst clubs for a year to come
as they have during the last month
from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and the gentleman who now SO
CURLY pass upon his chances for
the nomination will give the prop
osition much more serious con-
sideration.
The exposure of the Ubiquitous
coal combine brought about by
Mr.. Hearst's personal efforts is a
most remarkable example of what
a private citizen can do.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Jery Low Rates to California and
Return,

Via the Northwestern Line. First
lass round trip tickets on sale July l
o 10. Inclusive, TO San Francisco and
urs Angeles. Favorable limits and
,top-oyer privileges and choice of
"utes. The Overland limited, leaves
Chicago daily DIT 500 p. M. Less than
three days Ell route. Drawing room
compartment cars, observation cars,
dining cars, hutfet-library cars, BARBER
and bath). electric lighted through
out. Three trains a day from Cllica-
90 the Coast through withoutchange.
Daily and personally conducted tour
list a excursions to California,
Washington and Oregon. Fol
particulars apply to ticket agents
Chicago & Northwestern R'y. 43-jyl(
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Mr.. Joseph Pominvlile, OF Still
water, Mimi, after having spent over
81, 200 with the best doctors for stom-
ach trouble, without relief. was ad-
vised by his druggist, Mr.. Alex. Rich.
ard, to try a box of Chamberlaln's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. He did
so. and is a we'll man today. II trou-
bled with Iindisgestion. bad taste IN
the mouth. lack of appitite Ut con-
%stipation, give these Tablets a trial
and YOU are certain to be more than
pleased witu the result. For sale at
25 cents per box by all druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
SUMMONS.
State of South Dakota, 90
No,r0 ~ ~ $50

State OF South Dakota, =.
County of Brown. 80
In Circait Court-Fifth judicial Circuit.
Carrie L. West. Plaintiff,
VS..
Edward E. West, Defendant.
The state of South Dakota sends greetingto
Edward e. West, the above named defend
ant: You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to appear and answer the complaint
Of the above named plaintiff. q copy of which
complaint is hereto attached and herewith
served on you, within thirty days from the
of thedayof service; and II you fail to ap.
pear and answer the said complaint with
In the time aforesaid, plaintiff will apply
to the colrt for the relief demanded in SAID
complaint.
Dated May 18th, 1qO3.
I. o. CURTIss,
Plaintiffs Attorney, Aberdeen. j. D.
To the above named defendant, Edward
Vest: You will take notice that the com,
office of the clerk of the circuit court for.saiG
Brown county on the 18th day of May, 1903.
1. o. CURTIss,
PLAINTIFFS Attorney
First Publ. May q, 'O3--7D
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

The whole of the disasters OF
the recent storm in northern
Montana are not even yet known.
Men froze to death and the ran
oes we're covered with vast herds
frozen stiff, and all in mid May.
This should serve to strip away
some of the glamour that persis-
tent advertising has thrown over
the plains of the much Wanted
valley of the Saskatchewan. Why
should men seek homes in the
pitiless far north!
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Group.

The peculiar cough which indicates
Group, is usually we'll known to the
mothers OF croupy children. No time
should be lost in the treatment Of it,
and for this purpose no medicine has
received more universal appreciation
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Do not waste valuable time in eX'
perimenting with untried remedies.
no matter how highly they may De
recommended, but give this medicine
as directed and all symptoms OF
Group will quickly disappear. Fol-
ale by all druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Every Bottle Of Chamberla|n's Cough
Remedy Guaranteed,

We guarantee every bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
will refund the money to anyone
who is not satisfied after using two
thirds Of the contents. This is the
best remedy in the world for la
grippe, coughs, colds, Group and
whooping cough and is pleasant and
safe tc take. 1t prevents any
tendency of a cold to result in pneu
monia. For sale by all druggists.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
FOR RENT OR SALE

City Acreage, Vacant Lots, Houses
and Lots. Farms of all sizes from SIS
to $500 per acre, according toimprove-
ments and location Small cash pay
.ments, terms to suit purchaser. 1
save yeu time and money. Come and
see me before you make a purchase.
u. /. HUFF,
Wocdlawn, Orego
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

A letter of Attorney General
Hall to State Superintendent
Nash gives the opinion that an
amendendment to the school law
passed at the last session of the
legislature makes it necessary at
the annual school election, the
third Tuesday in June, to elect
an entire new board of school
officers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Homeseekers' Excursions

To the Northwest, West and South
west, and Colonist low rates west, via
the North-W Western Line. Excursion
Tickets at greatly reduced rates are
on sale to the territory indicated
above. Staadard and Tourist Sleep
ing Cars, Free Reclining Chair Cars
and 1.-THE Best OF Everything" FoI
full particulars apply to agents Chi.
cago & Northwestern Railway.
6-13
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
The New York World.
THRIcE-A.wEEk EDITION.
Read Wherever The English Ian
guage is Spoken.

The Thrice-a-Week World was a
brilliant success in the beginning and
has been steadily growing ever since.
Time is the test of all things. and
has set its approval on the Thrice-a-
week World, which is widely circu-
lated in every State and Territory II
the Union, and wherever there are
people who can read cur mother
tongue. This paper for the comins
winter and the year 1903 will make
its news service, if possible, more ex-
tensive than ever. All events Of i'm
p%ortance. no matter where they hap
pen, are reported accurately an,
promptly.
The subscriber, for only one dollar
a year, gets three papers every week
and more news and general reading
tnan most great dailies can furnish a,
five or six times the price.
The Thrice-a-Week World is abso-
lutely fair in its political news. Parti-
a bias is never allowed to affect its
news columns, and Democrat and Re.
publican alike a obtain in it's pages,
truthful accounts of all the great
political campaigns. In addition tt
all the news, the Thrice-a-week World
furnishes the best serial fiction, elab'
crate market reDOrtS and other fea.
lures of interest.
The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regular
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year and this pays for 1856 papers. w,
fer this unequaled newspaper ant
the ABERDEEN DEMOCRAT togethel
one year for S1.5O. The regular sub
scription price of the two papers i
$500
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Special Excursion Rates Colorado
Utah and the Black Mills

Via the Northwesn Line. Beginning
June lst excursion tickets will be
sold to Denver, Colorado Springs,
Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Hot Springs,
Deadwood, Lead and Custer, S. D.
ETC., good to return until October 81.
A splendid opportunity is offered for
an enjoyable vacation trip. Several
fine trains via the Northwestern
daily. Apply to agents Chicago s.
North Western R'y. 43-augl5
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Very Low Excursion Rates to Masonic
Meetings at Deadwcod, SD.

Via the Northwestern Line. Excur-
siontickets will be sold for such trains
MY on June 5th and 9Th. as will
maize passengers to reach Sioux City
II time to connect with special train
eavEng there $50 p. m. Saturday.
5nne 9Th. Tickets to be limited to re.
turn until and including 20 days from
late of sale. Apply 10 agents Chica.
70 4 Northwestern R'y. Apt
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Aberdeen, S. D., May %, 1908

The Sioux Valley News Of May
22nd comes out with a great dis
play of cuts of educators who
were in attendance on the educa-
tional conference recently held at
Canton. In the various groups
appear the faces Of Prof. koehler,
Superintendent Eddy and Prof.
Cochrane, principal Of the city
schools.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
@'am Special Reduced
!!!||9 Excursion Rates

Will be in effect from all points on
the Chicago & Northwern Railway
for the occasions named below:
Los Angeles. May 2lst to June End.
Presbyterian General Assembly.
Indianapolis, Ind, June 9th to
l4th. Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION.
indianapolis, Ind, June 18th to
oath, Modern Woodmen OF
America.
Boston, July 9th to 10th. Nation
al Educational Association.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. July 18th
to 10th, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
Denver, July 9th to 18th, United
Christian Endeavor.
Detroit, Mich, July 18th to 18th.
Epworth League.
Baltimore, Md, July 21st to 23d
3. P. o. E.
San Francisco, August 18th to
22d, G. A. r. meeting.
Baltimore, Nd, Sept. 2lst to 26th,
Sovereign Grand Lodge, |. 0.
O. F.
For information as to rates, dates
Of sale, ETC., of these or other Oc-
casions, call upon the ticket agent of
the Northwestern Lines. 43-tf
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Elijah Coffren, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
deceased. to the creditors and ali persons
having claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers.
Of this notice. to the said administrators at
hts office in Claremont, in the county of
Blown, SO, Oak.
Dated at Claremont. s.. d.. Nav IL. 1403.
GEORGE W. KRUM.
Administrator of the Estate Of Elijah
COffren. deceased.
First publ. May l5.-4D
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Half Rates to State Fireman's
Tournament at Chamberlain, S.

Via the North Western Line, Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold at one
fare for the round trip on June l, 2,
and 3, limited for return until June
s, inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago
s. North Western R'y.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Half Pate to Annual Meeting Of German
Baptist Brethren at Belle
7ontalne. Ohlc.

Via the North Western Line Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at one fare
for round trip June l, limited for re-
turn until June 6. Apply to agents
Chicago & Northwestern R'y. 42-3t
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
nnlLLET SEED.

lVAJohn Dickerson, Putney, has sew
eral hundred bushels Of clean Early
Fortune millet for sale at 80 cents.
Also a quantity Of choice flax for seed
at ellis. 1851
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-30

OF grand lodges that It was proposed to
hold at Washington. in the interest of a
general grand lodge.
In 1911, Zephaniah Farrell, who had
been senior warden in 1906. was made an
honorary member, to exempt him from
regular dues, with requirement that he
should pay dues for meetings actually
attended. This shows that it was still
regarded as high privilege to attend a
lodge.
In the same year, Union Lodge. the
first new lodge chartered by the lately
formed grand lodge, was Instituted, 20
share with Washington Naval Lodge the
Navy Yard section of the city.
In 1912, Daniel Rapine. a pronine nt
member of the lodge, was elected mayor
OF Washington.
In 1917, Benjamin C. Orr, a member Of
the lodge, was elected mayor OF Wash
ington. and the next year a former men,
Der. Daniel Kurtz, who had transferred
TO Potomac Lodge, was elected grand
master. In the same year a past mas
ter's lodge for the installation Of OH
GERS was held for the last time, The de-
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when it was to be put into execution,
couple o: detectives were admitted to
the premises and concealed behind the
office counter.
tered the Office gently, without either
tools or explosives wherewith 10 open
the massive iron receptacle. the combi-
nation OF which ii WIS evident he did
not know. He had, however, resorted 10
an ingenious plan of his own.
He had pared the nail of his index
finger on the right hand until the blood
vessels were exposed. Then, by placing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-30

at is enough 10 know that some big
gun whom we have ordered out of town
has come back and is plying his trade.
Thieves are a jealous lot. If one of the
swells at the game gets too prosperous
his rivals won't let him stay in the town.
If they can't get him away by any other
means. they send a letter here. They
are pretty shy nowadays, and we would
sometimes not know of their arrival in
the city If some of their acquaintance in
the same line of work didn't take the
trouble TO tell us about it,
The letters telling of the location of
stolen goods are seldom of any value. I
remember one. where big jewelry rob
berry occurred, after which letter was
received. telling us that If we would go
to a certain church. enter that portion
OF the basement where the coal was
stored. and take out certain brick. we
would find the jewelry. Well, We went,
climbed around over and through the
coal. laboriously counted the bricks
until we found the designated one, re-
moved II, and found-another behind il.
Amateur Sherlock Holmes.
every Dig case which comes to our
hands brings scores of letters Most of
them offer certain solutions of the prob
lem of locating the criminal and running
down the case, written by amateur Sher-
lCck Holmes, who read too many dime
novels. They usually cease when we of
fer reward of $500 or 81 900 reward for
the arrest or information leading to it,
Others volunteer the whereabouts of the
criminal. In the celebrated Dorsey
Foultz case there have been enough let
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WHAT THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DO WITH ANONI

on individual members OF the force
These are the most bitter and virulent
OF all, and allege all the crimes. petty
and gross, in the category. Like the
first class, these letters are absolutely
ignored. unless there is something which
might lead to a knowledge OF the iden-
tity of the writer's. This Is not so IN
usual as might be supposed.
OF course there is always an attempt
TO disguise the handwriting. or the let
tiers are typewriter. But il is harder
than one would imagine to eliminate
individual characteristics from the hand
writing. while, as every experienced
user OF a writing machine knows, a
typewritten letter shows almost as much
individuality of the writer as do written
characters. For this reason quite a
number of these letters are traced to
their proper source every year In
every case the attacks have been found
to emanate from some disgruntled or
discharged member of the force. Some
times the evidence falls just short of
proof, but is still OF such a positive
character as TO leave no doubt.
Such an instance is cited by Major
Sylvester. He had reason 10 believe that
a letter. which left nothing to the char
acter of a member of the police force.
had been written by the former partner
Of the accused who had recently been
dismissed. The Major therefore sent the
suspect request TO call. While there
was nothing in the Majors message to
indicate that this call could mean any
thing detrimental to the man IL was sent
to, yet the latter never called. and now
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The number OF anonymous letters re-
ceived by the Police Department in the
course Of a year would foot up several
thousand. No record is kept ~ them.
but as FIVE is an average days crop"
while some days IL will run UP TO thirty
or more, the total can readily be esti-
mated II a day were 10 pass without
the receipt of a single one. the fact
would probably be recorded in police an
nails in red ink and large capitals.
These letters come from all sorts and
classes Of people. Of course The major
ity or them are from the genus crank"
Political and civil interests center hc-e,
and likewise the eyes OF all eranLdom
turn hitherward. especially In times of
political or other excitement. These
crank letters are OF every shade and
phase. from those which contain an al
legged solution of the obstruse problems
which puzzle the wisest craftsmanship,
10 those which threaten the lives and
safety OF the leaders vino dare to op-
pose the wishes {. the wri.er Some Of
them are sent 10 ;he police direct. and
some BY the original recipients
Inc common tate or th2 letters IS toe
waste basket unless there are marks
about them which promise TO lead to
the Identification OF the writer's, in
which case they are carefully followed
up. IN order that the author may he
made 10 feel tie inadvisabiIity Of re-
sorting 10 such = method OF expressing
his views and wishes.
Next on the Hist. in point of numbers
are the letters making personal attacks
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tiers received telling of the whereabouts
Of the fugitive to I'LL the pigeonhoIes OF q
Government department. The worst of IL
is that we cannot afford TO disregard any
OF the gratuitous tips. for any one OF
them may be genuine, and hence II is
that every little while, even as yet, you
will find one Of our men going to this or
that city after Foultz. So far. he has
been as thoroughly buried in obscurity
as the writer's of the letters
The case of Funk, hanged for murder
three years ago. is another. There are
a million Funks In Pennsylvania, and
each one was sooner OF later located for
us by an anonymous letter. The officer
sent TO investigate always found a
Funk, but the latter had a legitimate
right 10 be where he was. and was not
the man we wanted
''In the history of the Washington
Police Department anonymous letters
have not, so far as / can now recall,
assisted in the solution of any great
mystery. This is not the case, so 1
understand. with other cities 1t is
frankly admitted by the police OF New
York that an anonymous letter led 20
the recovery of the kidnapped Baby
Clarke, while. more recently. one led
10 the solution of the barrel murder
mystery by giving a clue to the muir
derers. Until they were captured on
this tip the police did not even know
the identity of the murdered man. For
such reasons you may readily see that
to the police anonymous letters mean
something different from what they do
10 the general public
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the sensitive wound on the combination
lock. he could distinguish the move
ments of the tumblers as they fell. For
more than an hour did he work, and at
last there came a sharp click. and he
swung back the doors of the safe.
He was in the act of filling his pockets
with the valuable papers it contained
when a damper was thrown upon his
activity by the sudden grasp OF the de-
tectives. under whose escort he was
taken TO prison. Thus was interrupted
what was probably one of the most in
gcnioYs robberics ever recorded in the
annals of crime.
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kind, especially if there Is any likeli-
hood OF their having to appear as
prosecuting witness, thereby mourning
the enmity Of their disreputable neigh
bors. as well as newspaper notoriety. All
such complaints receive as careful in
vestigation as though they bore the
names of Cabinet officers.
Jealousy of Crooks.
The letters which tell of the hang out
of thief, the location of a fence" or
where to find stolen goods, usually find
their birth in the jealousy of crooks
These" says Major Sylvester, ARE the
most valuable of all. Such writer's are
certainly not actuated by any desire %
purify the town. but il is not our con-
Germ to question motives"
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are the kind which lead to the discovery
OF violations of the law, and reveal to
the police the whereabouts of crooks
and stolen property.
The first of these usually come from
responsible citizens, and are often the
mainsprings from which come police
raids. Many of them are pathetic in
character. A mother will write of the
presence of a gambling joint, or sa-
loon which violates the Sunday law,
and where her boy spends the time which
should be spent at home. Her motive in
writing is apparent. The reason for
secrecy may be imagined, when 1t is
reflected how humiliating it is to people
OF refinement 70 display knowledge of
such places. There are men. TOO, who
shrink from appearing in case of this
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gree of past minister being transferred
to the exclusive charge of Royal Arch
Masonry.
Surrender of the Charter.
Duff Green, a noted Jacksonian par
tisan. was elected from the floor TO the
masters chair about the time of the
famous William Morgan affair. and his
proposal that the President. the Secre-
tary of War. and the Postmaster Gen
eral, all Masons. should be made hon
orary members of the lodge was adopt
ed. In 1881 the lodge removed TO Central
Masonic Hall. Owing TO the bitter feel
ing against Masonry in those days a
number of lodges went out OF existence,
and November /, 1896 Worshipful Master
Clement T. Coote surrendered. the char
ter Of Federal Lodge to the Grand Lodge.
The charter was restored, however, the
next year. and Brother Coote again in
stalled rs master.
The title to Central Masonic Hall
proved defective, and in 1s43, after
much litigation and much internal con-
tention. the order was expelled from
its ownership and possession. This was
a serious loss of invested funds TO Fed
eral Lodge, which was also heavily In
debt. Evangelical Lodge of Alexandria
went down in the same year.
Federal Lodge found temporary quar-
tiers at the northwest corner of Penn
syIvania Avenue and Twelfth Street.
where it languished for nearly two years.
in the parade and ceremony of the lay
ing of the cornerstone OF the Smith
sonian Institution.
April %. 184s, William p Ross, the
Cherokee chief. received the Master
Mason's degree. He and other headmen
of the Cherokee Nation were at the Capt.
tai TO arrange a treaty made necessary
by the late enforced removal of the tribe
from Georgia to the Indian Territory.
These headmen were arrayed in two hos
tile factions, and negotiations were at
standstill. But at one OF the meetings
of Federal Lodgo. the rival leaders, all
Freemasons, were brought together by
the exertions of Worshipful Master S.
YoTke AtLee and other members. and
the treaty was then successfully con-
cluded
Independence Day. 1s4S. was the occa-
sion of a superb parade of the Free
masons of the District and Federal
Lodge was represented by fifty members.
The lodge took part in the ceremony
of the cornerstone laying of the Capitol
extension. President Fillmore attended
and was on the best OF terms with the
members OF society he had denounced
as organized treason" when he was an
ambitious young politician in New York
about twenty-five years before,
Civil War Memories.
Fully 200 members were on the roll
when the secession movement began and
the lodge was otherwise in good circum-
stances. In the short but fierce political
agitation that preceded actual hostilities
the membership was naturally much di-
vided, but no note of the discord ever
sounded in the lodge room. Familiar
names and faces were lost by withdraw
ais TO the South. and still others as men,
bers left Washington TO engage in the
war on one side or the other. But new
names and faces came from the North
TO I'll the places of those that were
gone, and of the brethren in army blue