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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

Observation-Disclosures
See Rockers ad in this issue.
Charlie Rice is reported very sick cas-
DR.. Cayton was up from welda. Tues wi
Wi
day. ne,
Ed Stein went to Gas City, Tuesday, A
nm business. VII
Mrs. Quincy McAiee has been qtite 's'
sick the past few days. \
Mrs Belle Hunt Campbell was in from inn
Westphalia over Sunday. sol
She
Mrs. Chas. Borror went to Humboldt, Ao
Monday, for a few days visit in
Leo Oats came down from Kansas :"
CITY, Tuesday, to visit his parents. "'
George Rice and wife went to Gas l..
CITY. Tuesday, for visit with relatives. "'
NY ov
Foster Murdock went to lola, Wednes- tai
day, and made trip to Ottawa yester- ia
4 IA.
day.
Miss Elsie Johnson went to Kansas
CITY, Wednesday, to visit friends a lew
for
days. wv
Johu Morris spent a couple OF days IN be
Kansas City this week, transacting BUS W.
mess. leo
w. J. McMurray went to Lyndon
Wednesday, on business, returning yes
terday.
y Amos Decker was over from west an
phalia. Sunday, visiting his brothers. or,
DOC" and Mack. an
,Billy Hampstead went to Kansas City.
Saturday, to visit his son, Fred, ana =,
wife, Wednesday a.
The Rollman Meat and Food Chopper Ar
at your dealers for SOC. See advertise co
ment in this issue
Alb. Vincent came down from Otta
wa. Tuesday evening, and will again ire
make his home here. .n
Linn |. Elliott and Miss Nette NIL m
,;npton, of Welda. were married at the
brides home on Wednesday.
r |. Sargent was up from the Greeley d.
neiphborhood. Sunday. visiting MS A
daughter, Mrs Robt Hunley. a.
poecker's store loom has been re- ar
cn he I'm
new goods that has been added. sf
rs" )r
Matt and Clyde Glass went to otta-
IVA. Wednesday, to attend the Elks tar.
CLYDE erode the goat" while there.
,oe Fepton went over to Paola, Tues 4
day morning, to finish some counters p
hat were made at DeWolTs factory. S
Robert Prick and Earl Schoonover
went to Paola, yesterday, to do some
work for the DeWolt furniture factory. /,
Mrs. Chas. Kingsolver came down
from Kansas City last Saturday, to
visit her parents, Nj. Metzger and wife
n
Mrs I. F. Tibbets was down from
Kansas City the latter part OF last
week, shipping her household goods I"
the city.
John Legill and Miss Mary Hastarr
were married at their home in Richmond
Tuesday, by Rev. Alphonse beano
staetter.
Mrs. lula Doane and son. CHESTER
If Lahoma, Ok, have been visiting the
mast week with her brother, W. II. Lacy
and family.
Fred Wright, wife and baby passed
through town. Wednesday, on their
way to Pittsburg. They have been WIS
ting at San Francisco and Los Angeles
Calf, the past two months.
Mrs. Iohn Farris and hrr daus!hter
p-ttv came down from Kansas city,
Sunday. Mrs. Farris will remain here
Win her husband and sons tov some time.
Bettv returned to Kansas City, Monday
evening.
TOOTH HINTS.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

Ed Stein went to Gas CITY, Tuesday,
on business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

Will Martin (commonly called Dick)
has opened barber shop over Mrs.
Rover s millinery store. Willhas the ex'
perience, and he will do you good WORK
See his card
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

Harry Johnson returned from his
western trip last Friday. He started
with the bankers for California but
stopped at Ogden, Utah. and worked a
xuhile
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

ROOSEVELT
has proclaimed that Thursday,
Nov. 10th shall be THANKSGIVING

day, our annual home-going festival
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13

Judge Slicer issued a license, Wednes'
day permitting Mr.. Edward Spearman'
OF this city. and Miss Banch Butler OIL
Indiana, to be joined in the holy bonds
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-11-13
See Rockers ad in this issue.
Charlie Rice is reported very sick.

DIR. Cayton was up from Welda. Tues
Iay d..
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Lost Their Lives in a Well.

Sharon, Pa, Sept. 5.-Three
men lost their lives in a we'll at
Neshannpcky, seven miles east of
Sharon, today. They were Joseph
Spencer, 35 years old, we'll l-to-do
farmer; his son Walter, - years
Foid, and august Waller, % years
old.
Spencer and his son were en-
gagged in cleaning out well near
their home. The well is 80 feet
deep and had been drained except
of few feet Of water. Spencer
and his son had descended, to the
bottom. leaving Spencer brother,
who is a cripple, above the we'll to
take out the buckets of dirt as fast
as they came up. They had been
at work only a few minutes when
the cripple brother saw that some
thing was wrong and called for
Walter to come to his assistance.
Waller descended the we'll to in
vestigate, and was not seen alive
again.
When futher assistance was Sc
cured the men were raised with
graphing hooks, all of them be-
ing dead. The theory is that
black damp overcame them, and
falling into the water it was suf-
ficently deep to drown them.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
A Dash For Liberty
Wild Convicts Wreck Prison
With Dynamite-Daring At
tempt to Escape.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. A.
Armed with sticks of dynamite,
which they hurled at the guards,
a number of white convicts made
daring efforts to escape from Pratt
mine prison early this morning.
The boldness of the plan almost
resulted in a general liberation of
prisoners, but the guards halted
the flight of the fugitives after
shooting four of them. Two will
die. One convict, John Ewing,
20 years old escaped. The guards,
strangely, escaped injury.
Preparations for liberty had
been going on for long time as
was shown by the large quantity
of explosives the convicts had ac-
cumulated. They had been grad
ually saving dynamite from the
allowance made to them for use
In the mines. Each man who
was in the plot was armed with a
quantity of it.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Killed Ills Wife.
Brutal Crime of North Carolina
Man-Liquor's Work.

Charlotte, N. c., Sept. A
special to The Observer from
Kinston, N. c., says: A sensa-
tional tragedy occurred in this
place at 1 O'Clock today when
Emmett Boyett shot and killed
his wife, Lena Boyett, on the
front porch of her fathers house,
on Blount street, in the presence
Of her mother and younger sister.
Boyett was evidently under the in-
fluence of liquor at the time and
the act was one of generalization,
as he had shown the pistol, a 50.
calibre, to Mr.. Walter Fields while
on the way to the home of his
wife, who has for some time been
living with her father, j. c. Chest
nut. The latter attempted to kill
Boyett while he was being taken
to Jail, but was held at the point
of the sherlff's revolver.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
USELESS SHOOTING.

Dillon, Sept. 5.-Policeman
Sam Balm arrested Walter Hamil-
ton this evening at Z O'Clock for
reckless driving through town.
One hour afterwards Balm was
met by the three Hamilton broth
ers at the southwest corner of
Main street and Railroad avenue.
-Four pistol shots rang out in
quick succession and as result
Policeman Balm is seriously shot
through the neck and Walter
Hamilton dangerously, perhaps
fatally, shot through the stomach.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Seizure Of Liquors,
Iownsend's Ruling on the Quest
ion Of Fees.
'peclalNto Greenville News.

Columbia, Sept. 5.-The ques
ion of the amount of fees due the
magistrate OF sheriff in the seizure
OF contraband liquor has been a
puzzling one for some tine and
Ohlet Constable Hammet recently
made request of Assistant Attorney
General Townsend for ruling on
the matter.
The opinion of that office is that
the statute is explicit in allowing a
sheriff or magistrate only share
OF the value of the liquors when
tney seize them and where liquors
are seized by other officers thew
have no right to claim a share of
the value of the liquors. BY value
OF such liquors is clearly meant
the net amount realized through
the seizure. For instance, where
liquors seized by sheriff or ma
gistrate are recovered by the for
mer owners the officers can get
nothing and where the state has
to pay a revenue tax in order to
hold the same the value is the net
value of the liquors after the tax
is deducted.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
A BRIDGE WORKMAN INJURED.

1orkville, Sept. 6.-While at
work on Fishing Creek trestle
yesterday Mr.. George Hardin of
Shelby, N. c., one of the bridge
gang, was struck on the head by
an axe which came off of the han>
die in the hands of one of the men
working above him. The blow
produced concusslon of the brain
requiring surgical operation to
relieve the pressure.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
A BOYS WILD RIDE FOR
LIFE.

With family around expecting
him to die, ard son riding for
life Is miles, to get DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, w. H. Brown,
of Leeville. Ind endured deaths
agonies from asthma but this won
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and soon cured him. He writes:
81 now sleep soundly every
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Consumption, Pneumonia, Bron-
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Bodies Recovered
Further Details of the Railway
Horror at Yorkville.
Special to the State.

Special to the State.
1orkville, Sept. 4.-The bo-
dies of Engineer Brickman, Fire.
man Rhyme and Postal Clerk
Smith were taken from the Fish,
ing Creek trestle wreck last night
and taken to Blacksburg.
All of the injured who were
brought here have been taken to
their homes today except Mrs.
Buist of Reck Hill, who is not
seriously injured and is doing
we'll.
The coroner's jury was in ses-
sion from yesterday until this
afternoon, visiting the wreck for
the second time today, taking
testimony and investigating.
Their verdict was that the vic
Tins of the wreck came to their
deaths through the carelessness of
the Southern Railway company in
allowing the trestle to be used in
rotten condition.
Foreman Walker and seven
members of the grand jury visited
the wreck today and it is rumored
that they will present railroad
officials for criminal care|essness.
Three officials of the Southern
railway were here today getting
information from our physicians
and making settlements with some
OF the passengers who were on the
wrecked train, but not injured.
G. L. S.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Railroad Men Refer the Accident
to n Broken Flange. $
Charlotte Observer, 9th inst.

Charlotte Observer, 9th inst.
Mr.. j. 5. b. Thompson, gen
eral agent of the executive depart
ment OF the Southern Railway.
while in the city yesterday, in
company with Mr.. w. A. Turk.
general passenger agent, received
a report from Mr.. d. w. Lum,
superintendent of bridges, on the
accident last week at Fishing creek,
on the South Carolina & Georgia
Extension Railroad. Mr.. Lum
found twenty five inches broken
from the flange of one of the
wheels under the front truck of the
engine, and is of the opinion that
this caused the accident-that the
front wheels jumped the track,
punching the ties and tearing
down the structure. Mr.. Lum had
previously examined the trestle
and found it IN safe condition, and
reports on the timbers still stand,
ing that they are fairly sound.
Ihe last report the authorities of
the road had on the trestle was
h at it was apab g
OF 1T an d ing a locomotive
OF l40, 900 pounds, while the one
that went down weighed only So
600 pounds. Mr.. Thompson saws
that since the Southern Railway
took over the South Carolina &
Georgia extension it has put l., :
100000 feet of new timbers into
the trestles, and was pushing the
work OF repair on all of them as
rapidly as possible.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
WHAT II LIFE e?

10 the last analysis nobody
knows, but we do know that it is
under strict law. Abuse that law.
Abuse that law even slightly, pain
results. Irregular living means
arrangement of the organs, re-
sulting in Constipation, Headache
or Liver trouble. DR.. Kings New
Life Fills quickly re-adiusts this.
a L. gentle, yet thorough. Only
zoe Mt Crawford Bros. !. f.
Mackey d Go. and Funderburk
Drug Store.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Evans Talks Politics,
Thinks Cleveland Is the Only
Man Who Can Beat Roosevelt.

Ex-Governor John Gary Evans
returned home yesterday from a
four weeks vacation spent with
friends in Waterbury,, Conn.
The governor was seen this morn
ing where he was engaged with
his business of months accu-
mutation. He spoke pleasantly
OF his trip and affairs in general,
between exits from one room to
another, and in the moments be.
tween writing and reading letters.
''How is New England9" the
reporter inquired.
"The finest place in the world,"
the governor replied suavely, "the
best place l ever saw for man to
live, excepting of course, our
southland.
cit is cold up there though, !"
he went on, "We were wearing
overcoats and sitting by the fire
when l noticed by the journal,
that the thermometer was tipping
the 90's down here.
There were a few warm days, of
course, but nothing like the cool
est you have had here
"Run across any politics up
there, governor9'
ooh well, l haven't much time
to talk politics; but L tell you
this; if Grover Cleveland is nom
mated by the Democrats, he will
carry all of New England-every
state-and New York also.
They've got it in for Roosevelt up
there, and Cleveland stands high. )"
"How is it that Roosevelt is
dislikedl"
"Ihey can't place him; no one
can tell where he is, he's too un-
certain. 1t is different with
Cleveland
"Will Grover be the nomi>
nee 20
"Hasn't the ghost of chance,n
was the prompt reply; the south
and west won't stand him. I'm
no Cleveland partisan, but he IS
the only man who can beat Roose-
velt."
"Who will be nominated" 81
think Judge Parker will"
"How does he stand!" "He
is fairly popular up there, but
nothing like Cleveland.
'How about the Tillman free
pass in"-But the governor had
locked himself 10 his private office
with a client. -Spartanburg Her.
aid.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09

"Lady," said he, 81 amt no
common beggar. I'm de victim of
a devastating fire dat destroyed
our house, an now I'm a home
less wanderer."
1'Poor fellow" exclaimed Mrs.
Goodart; "here's quarter, and
where was this tire?"
"ln Chicago, ma'am; back in
ST."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
Happenings In The State.
AS Chronicled by the Alert Cor
respondents of The Columbia
State.
DEATH OF MIR. j. c. MAN.

Camden, Sept. 5.-Mr. j. G.
Man, a prominent business man
or this community, died at Glenn
Springs on the morning of the 5th
instant. Mr.. Man was in the
46th year of his age and had been
engaged in the mercantile bust
ness in Camden ever since his
boyhood.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09

A strange coincidence happened
out in Missouri recently. William
Strange married a Miss Martha
Strange Strange isn't it9 But
the next news will be little stran-
ger.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09

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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-09-09
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
HIS WIFE's DOUBLE
J. J. Reed Tells a Strange Story Re-
garding the Girl He Muir
dered.
His Infatuation Caused by Her Re-
markable Resemblance to
the Dead.

/. ~ -
1t is a strange story that j. j. Reed
Of Albany, N. Y, tells to the Omaha au-
thorities in explanation of his infatua-
ton for Glenna Hynes, Of Minneapolis,
and her murder in the Nebraska city
Reed, whose plan to follow murder by
suicide was frustrated by the prompt ar
rival of the police, is in the Omaha city
jail. He, Reed. says that in loving the
girl and Staying her he followed the die
tates of a spell as powerful as hypnot-
ISM He saw the girl in a window when
he was passing on the street one day not
long after the death and burial of his
wife at Brooklyn, N. Y, and was inn
pressed with the marvellous resemblance
to his wife. No two women so much
alike ever lived, declares the man.
1T was the reincarnation of my wife,
said he to the police in his confession
The impulse to love her and later to
kill her for infidelity was no more to be
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
.ST.,PAUL STRIKE SPREADS
Plumbers Quit Employ of Two
Nrmsy Branches Of St. Paul
Firms.

The promised sympat hetic strike of
plumbers materialized this morning In
stead Of Monday. About thirty men in
the employ of Michael ]. t.ONeill at 814
Nicollet avenue and Of the Allan Black
company at 518 Second avenue went
out This indicates that the st. Paul
plumbers strike which has been on for
two months has extended to Minneapolis
The local firms will stand pat.
Local firms are involved, according to
report. because they are reputed to be
branches of the. st. Paul firms of Michael
]. O'Neill and the Allan Black company
and not because the plumbers here are
making demands.
Men who have been watching the strike
fear that all Minneapolis plumbers are to
be involved eventually, but say that the
fight Is to be finished In ST. Paul first.
II the employees win there, the battle
ground will be transferred to Minneapolis.
At the time the st. Paul strike was
declared the plumbers were getting 81 a
day for eight hours work The demand
which brought about the strike was for
$3.50 a day and half a day Saturday. The
Minneapolis plumbers get 81 a day at
present for six days work, eight hours a
day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30

a Fund Of About 100000 Projected for
Strikers.
The striking mill employees are about to
be supplied with the sinews of war in the
shape of 100000 which the State Fedora
ton or Labor purposes to raise for the
benefit Of The men who left their jobs
Sept "a.
The mill managers say this action will
not have the least effect on the situation,
so far as they are concerned.
In response to a call sent out by M
p. Neary, president Of the state fedora
ton, every member Of the executive COM
mittee met him at Alexander's hall last
night. There We're present G.. E. James,
chairman, of st. Paul; J.. M. Bohan, sec
retary' Of Minneapolis; Thomas Eanlon
and Patrick Jordan Of Minneapolis; J. w.
Strom and William Templeton Of St. Paul
and j. Q. Vatllaincourt of Saltwater.
After canvassing the situation and lis
ten1ng to President Neary's appeal to
stand by unionism when unionism was at
stake the committee decided to call on the
5000 members of the state federation for
one days pay In aid Of the strikers
It Is. expected that the appeal to the
federation members will begin to bear
fruit in ten days and that the money
realized from it will be distributed at the
rate OF $40 week for married men on
strike and $3.50 week for single men.
AS there are 1900 men on strike and
about half Of them are married the fund
will be drawn on to the extent of 5000
week and will therefore last about seven
weeks.
The strikers have already sacrificed
$4,000 in wages and as they had little
or no strike fund the action Of the State
Federation is timely. Members Of the
federation claim that If 1t becomes nee
essary the National Federation Of Labor
will be called on and that its members
will promptly respond.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-30
STUBS ARE MISSING
Strange Conditions in Poor Depart
1nent Under Ames Reign Are
Uncovered.
Two Officials Suspected of 1rregu.
larities- Grand Jury Is Max
ing Investigation.

Details were secured to-day of the
scandal brewing in the poor department
and the grand jury is expected to an
nounce at least two indictments before
long. Two officials who served under the
Ames administration, are suspected OF
gross Irregularities
Since Edward Ekman, formerly OF the
state public examiners office, was ap-
pointed bookkeeper for the board of chari-
ties and corrections, he has made some
strange discoveries. Thus for instance
he failed to find the Stubs of several
order books. The original bills are also
missing and the conclusion Is that stubbs
and bills have been concealed to cover
up some irregularity. Other discoveries
point strongly to the manipulation of
orders for groceries and for Transporter
ton. Persons credited on the books with
having received relief deny stoutly that
they ever received relief from the departr-
ment. Grocers act strangely regarding
certain items when called upon to explain.
The evidences of grating are said to
be very plain and estimates place the fig
ures at over 81 900.
The disappearance of the stubs and
bills unless otherwise explained points to
some serious malfeasance and taken with
other circumstances warrant the mem
bers Of the board Of charities and correc-
tions in placing the whole matter, with
the evidence of Edward Ekman, before the
grand jury.