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The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15

front of the house and thus to the
stairs communicating with the upper
floor.
1t was on the rug lying at the foot OF
these stairs that came upon the first
of dozen or more burned matches
which lay In distinct trail up the
staircase and along the floors Of the
upper halls. AS these matches were
nll burned as short as fingers could
hold them, It was evident that they
had been used to light the steps of
some one seek ing refuge above. posi-
bly, in the very room where we had
seen the light which had first drawn
us to this house. How then? Should
proceed. or await the coming OF the
boys" before pushing In upon a pos
sible murderer? I decided to proceed
fascinated think, by the nicely or
the trail which lay before me.
But when after careful following
in the steps of him who had so lately
preceded me came upon a tightly
closed door at the end OF a side pas
sage, I gave a slight push to the door
and on seeing crack Of light leap into
life along the Jamb, pushed the door
wider and wider till the whole room
stood revealed.
The instantaneous banging of shut
ter In one OF it's windows proved the
room to be the very one which we had
seen lighted from below. Otherwise
all was still. nor was able to detect
in my first hurried glance any other
token Of human presence than a can
die suffering in its own grease at the
bottom of tumbier placed on one cor.
ner OF an old fashioned dressing table.
This, the one touch Of incongruity in
a room otherwise rich If not stately In
its appointments, was loud In its sug-
gestion of some hidden presence given
to expedients and reckless of conse-
quences, but Of this presence nothing
was to be seen.
Not satisfied with this short survey, |
turned my attention to my surround
ings, which had many points Of inter-
est. Foremost among these was the
big four poster which occupied large
space at my right. had never seen its
like in use before, and l was greatly
attracted by its size and the air OF
mystery impaired to 1t by its closely
drawn curtains Of faded brocade.
A dressing table laden with woman's
tixlngs and various articles of the tot.
let, all OF an unexpected value and
richness, occupied the space between
the two windows. and on the floor. i'm
medlately In front of a high mahogany
mantel. there lay, amid number of
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15
CHAPTER ".
AN in some WAYS hyper

W AM In some ways representative.
III Among my other weaknesses l
IN have wholesome dread of ridi-
Guile, and this is probably why I
failed to press my theory on the cup.
tain when he appeared and even for.
bore to mention the various small mat.
tiers which had so attracted my atten.
ton. If he and the OK, Jerienced men
who came with him saw suicide and
nothing but suicide in this lamentable
shooting of bride of two weeks, then
1t was not for me to suggest deeper
crime, especially as one of the latter
eyed me with open scorn when pro-
posed to accompany them upstairs into
the room where the light had been
seen burning, No, would keep my
discoveries to myself, or at least for
bear to mention them till found the
captain alone, asking nothing at this
juncture but permission to remain in
the house till Mr.. Jeffrey arrived.
had been told. that an officer had
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15
A Certain Cure for Group.

When a child shows symptoms of
Group there is no time to experiment
with new remedies, no matter how
highly they may be recommended.
There is one preparation that can al
ways be depended upon. 1t has been
in use for many years and has never
been known to fail, viz: Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mr.. NJ. f. Compton
of Market, Texas, says of it, II have
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in
severe cases of Group with my children
and can truthfully say it always gives
prompt relief" For sale by all drug
gists.
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Tom Scott and wife of Balm
ger, we're in the city for few
hours Sunday.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15

gone for this gentleman, and when
heard the sound of wheels in front
made q rush for the door in my anx.
iety to catch a glimpse Of him. but II
was q woman who alighted.
As this woman was In q state of
great agitation, one Of the men has.
tened down to offer his arm. AS she
took II ask ed IIibbard, who had sud.
denly reappeared upon the scene, who
she was.
He said that she was probably the
sister of the woman who lay inside,
upon which I remembered that this
lady, under the name OF Miss Tuttle-
she was but half sister to Miss Moore
had been repeatedly mentioned by
the reporters in the accounts OF the
wedding before mentioned as person
OF superior attachments and magnifi.
cent beauty.
This did not take from my interest
and, flinging decorum to the winds,
approached as near as possible to the
threshold which she must soon cross
As | did so | was astonished to hear
the strains Of Uncle David's organ
still penllng from the opposite side of
the way. This at moment so serious
and while matters of apparent conse-
quence were taking place in the house
to which he had himself directed the
attention of the police struck me as
carrying stoicism to the extreme. Not
very favorably impressed by this dis
play of open II not insulting indiffer.
ence on the part of the sole remaining
Moore, an Indifference which did not
appear quite natural even in man of
his morbid eccentricity, I resolved to
know more OF this old man and, above
all, to make myself fully acquainted
existed between him and his unhappy
niece.
Meanwhile Miss futile had stepped
within the circle OF light cast by our
lanterns.
| ] have never seen finer woman or
one whose features displayed more
heartrending emotion. This called for
respect, and for one endeavored to
show 1t by withdrawing into the back
ground. But l soon stepped forward
again. My desire to understand her
was too great, the impression made by
her bearing too complex, to be passed
over lightly by one on the lookout for
a key to the remarkable tragedy before
us.
Meanwhile her lips had opened with
the cry:
"My sister! Where IL my sister,"
TO be Continued
Mrs. G. A. Aiken went to Tenn
| plo Er;1ov ~, ,,;o;t +o ralot;yao
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loosened shutter. Scattered about II
were some filings which shone as the
light from my lantern fell upon them.
but which were so fine as to call for
magnifying glass to make them out
The other was In connection with
closet not far from the great bed. 1t
was an empty closet so far as the
hooks went and the two great draw
ers which l found standing half open
at its back, but in the middle OF the
floor lay IN overturned candelabrum
similar to the one below, but with its
prlsms scattered and its one candle
crushed and battered out of all shape
on the blackened boards. II upset
while alight, the foot which had stamp
ed upon 1t in n wild endeavor to put
out the flames had been frenzied one.
Now, by whom had this frenzy been
shown and when? Within the hour?
| could detect no smell of smoke. At
some former time, then-say on the
day of the bridal?
CHANGING from the broken candle at
my feet to the one giving its last sput-
ter in the lumber on the dressing TIA
bic, owned myself perplexed.
Surely no ordinary explanation fitted
these extraordinary and seemingly
contradictory circumstances.
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nature 7 did not readily understand. A
woman would doubtless have compre-
hended Immediately the cause of the
brown streaks I found on Il, but 1t
took me several minutes to realize that
this bit OF cambria, delicate as q cob.
web. had been used to remove dust.
To remove dustl Dust from what7
From the mantelshelf probably. upon
one end Of which | found It. But moi
One look along the polished boards
convinced me that whatever else had
been busted In this room this shelf
had not. The accumulation OF days II
not of months was visible from one
end to the other of its unrelleved sur
face save where the handkerchief had
laid, und-the greatest discovery yet
where five clear spots Just to the left
Of the center showed where some
mans finger tips had rested Nothing
but the pressure of finger tips could
have caused just the appearance pre-
sented by these spots. BY scrutinizing
them closely I could even tell where
the thumb had rested and at once fore.
saw the possibility of determining by
means OF these marks both the size
and shape OF the hand which had left
behind II so neat and unmistakabIe a
clew.
Wonderful! But what did II all mean?
Why should man rest his finger tips
on this out of the way shelf Had he
done so in an effort to balance himself
for look up the chimney No. for
then the marks made by his fingers
would have extended to the edge of the
shelf, whereas these were in the mid.
die OF II. Their shape, too. was round,
not oblong. Hence the pressure had
come from above, and-ah! had It,
These Impressions in the dust of the
shelf were just such as would be made
by person steadying himself for
close look at the old picture. And this
| accounted also for the overturned
chair and for the handkerchief used as
a buster. Some ones interest in this
picture had been greater than mine;
some one who was either very near.
sighted or whose temperament was
such that only the closest inspection
would satisfy an aroused curiosity.
This gave me an idea, or, rather. i'm
pressed upon me the necessity of pre-
serving the outline Of these telltale
marks while they were still plain to the
eye. Taking out my penknlfe, light
ly ran the point of my sharpest blade
around each separate impression till
had fixed them for all time In the well
worn varnish Of the mahogany.
This done, my thoughts required to
the question already raised. What was
there in this old picture to arouse ouch
curiosity In one bent on evil If not fresh
from hideous crime2 have said be-
fore that the picture as picture was
worthless, a mere faded sketch, AT only
for numbering up some old garnet. Then
wherein lay its charm, a charm which
I myself had felt, though not to this
extent? 1t was useless to conjecture.
A fresh difficulty had been added to
my task by this puzzling discovery,
but difficulties only increased my in.
terest. 1t was with an odd feeling OF
citation that, in a further examination
of this room, came upon two addi-
tional facts equally odd and irrecon.
| cilnble.
One was the presence Of penknife.
with the file blade open, on small ia
BILE under the window marked by the
| The penknife and
the filings or the table
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15

1t was dismal search, revealing at
every turn the almost maddened haste
with which the house had been aban.
doned. ! passed out into the kitchen
and so on by close and narrow pas
sage to the negro quarters clustered in
the rear. Here I made a discovery.
One OF the windows in this long dis.
used portion Of the house was not only
unlocked, but partly open. But, as
came upon no marks showing that this
outlet had been used by the escaping
murderer, made my way back to the
The candle IN the ,umblss
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-12-15
so DECEPTIVE.
Many San Angelo People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness Of II.

the Seriousness Of II.
Backache is so deceptive.
1t comes and goes-keeps you guess
ing.
Learn the cause, then cure it.
Nine times out OF ten it comes from
the kidneys.
That's why Doan's Kidney Pills
cure it.
Cure every kidney i'll from back
ache to diabetes.
Here is case to prove it:
r. r. Hughes of 80 Belknap St.,
Fort Worth, says: 81 suffered all
last year with lumbago. | had terri
BILE pains in my back and could not
stoop or bend over without intense
suffering. 1t was also impossible for
me to rest in bed with any comfort. |
never seemed able to get any rest.
The kidney secretions were highly
colored and emitted strong odor.
knew that | was in bad condition.
tried several remedies which failed
to bring the hoped-for relief, and fl
nally friend of mine, Mrs. Sim
clair, advised me to try Doan's Kid
ney Pills. She spoke so strongly in
their favor that | got box. They
proved to be exactly what | needed.
The pain in my back soon disappeared,
and the kidney secretions were rend-
cred normal. | cannot tell how much
| appreciate this wonderful remedy"
Sold by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Remember the name---Doan's-an
take no other.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
The Strike .?E Is; Is: II! II FACT S'tS:ss& our

are much lower now than they have
been for years. OUR LOW PRICES
will interest the economical buyer.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
Religious and Irreligious Towns.

KSuXlOuS anu lEESllXIOuS lO"uS.
The southwest corner of Vermont
was settled on the principle that men
of like religious belief mostly keep to-.
gether. The Congregatlonalists went
to Bennington, the Episcopalians went
to Arlington, the Baptists to Shaftes-
bury, and those who professed no par
ticular religion : to Pownal. The
stamp then given has never been lost.
From the first settlements to this day
the three towns first named have been
almost unique among country towns Of
that size. for the strength of the
churches of the given denomination,
and these denominations have almost
monopolized these towns. These three
towns have also been in good repute
for progressive civilization. = III .I
AS for Pownall, no church has ever
been able to thrive there, nor has civil
ization thrlved; though it is the town
next adjoining Williams college, and
two presidents of the United States
have taught school in the same school
house in PoWnal, intelligence and pro
gress have not developed much among
the PoWnalese. Last spring PoWnall
was in the papers as the scene Of
two whitecap affairs within month
or SO. Truth Seeker.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

BOOTS, SHOES ETC.
Ackley j G & Co Main street -
Revord Main street
BARRIERS. u
Bullock w H over Kimball Hunts
BRICK MAKERS. ~
Morse & Tuttle Main street 4"#< .-i.. ;: i~*
Webb Brothers near South Bridge "a
7'.s CHURCHES. Il
Baptist H Parker Pastor gs,. :.:ss ~
Congregationalist Alfred Morse Pastor
. Episcopal L w Gibson Pastor D. j.
Methodist w Carver Pastor
Presbyterian H Mayhew Pastor
Roman Catholic Father Nc Dermott Pastor
~ COUNTY OFFICERS.
Auditor H M Alien Fl <*T#
Treasurer Sylvester Smith III iii Ri
Register of Deeds Solomon Snow + .
Sheriff J Tubbs #+<=
County Attorney E o Wheeler 4
Probate Judge Ormanzo ALEU- Ii = ( III III As
Clerk Of District Court T. Sherwood
County Superintendent of Schools Sherman
Page II aae #S q 3ss E3#5 $S
CLOTHING. CLOTHS ETC. 4,5s 81.
4 Ackley . G n co Main street i. b, 55$s.as 3.
Dunklemann r Mill street
Jacobs Henry Main street Il
Phelps a ] Main street N
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
Catch Penny Advertising.

We want to sound a warning to the
country merchant against patronizing
the various catch-penny advertising
schemes that are foisted on him every
week. You spend good many dollars
this way every year which, if used in
your village papers would bring you
many times the results that you get out
of the catch-penny affairs.
Some smartly dressed chap will come
along with proposition to put in a
writing desk in the leading hotel of the
town. He will work nearly every deal
er on the scheme, getting a good, stiff
price, too, for his ad. When you say:
II can spend this money to better
advantage in our paper, or by sending
ut5circulafs," he will reply suavely:,,
"Yes, but you only get one insertion
in the papers and only one distribution
of the circulars, whereas if you put an
ad on our writing desk it will stand for
several years in the hotel, where it will
be viewed by the bestpeople every day."
All very we'll, but you can reply to
him by saying:
"If I put an ad in our paper it will
go to 1000 or 1900 families, all of whom
will see the ad, and they are practically
all customers. 1t is the same way with
circulars. Your writing table is used
principally by travelling men and tran
sients, who will probably never buy al
my store. even if they saw the ad. No
thank you, l will spend my money fol
! legitimate advertising"
The same argument obtains with al
kinds of advertising schemes such az
programs, directories, etc. An ad in
them never serves more than the pur
pose of keeping your name before the
public and the chances are ten to one il
it does that.
All the big advertisers of the country
have realized the force of this argu
ment and have adopted resolutions il
their associations barring all such ad
vertising schemes and they do no
patronize them under any circum
stances. If associations in the countr.
would adopt similar plan they ;woult
find it easy to carry out and they would
find that their advertising appropria
tions would be spent to a great dea
better advantage at the end Of the year
st. Paul Trade.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

= = JEWELRY, ETC. y
Schleuder Gustav Main street -
LUMBER DEALERS. y ii.
Crooker Bros g. Lamereaux Main street
T. Clay & Leach Mill street -.=1 II.
Matson A Mill street 2. %5# ~" Z.
4ll l. LIVERY STABLES =
Davidson A B Head of Main street
L FeAton E B & Bro Maple street :
~ rs @A MASONIC. IL i, r. = %sE..
~ @2 I Hall over V P Lewis store) #.,@
Fidelity Lodge No 39AF g. "A NJ 1st and Sd
Wednesday evenings. es5.s~er .@*s., ds$
Austin Chapter D end and 4th Friday even.
ings. u. i M k~el T.. .gs4 tt%s5@
MILLINERY AND DRESS GOODS. S
Cook & Bemis Main street
Hedding Mrs Mill street g. l..% $..ossy2
Lord Mrs D. A Main street sf&5 :.@.=5 p.
4 Sample Miss NJ Bank Block . i
Truesdell Mrs @ A w ater street 4
MERCHANT TAILoRs.
n Banks D Water street 4 81 u e L sa@E:s
Dunklemann r Mill street 8a9;
Jacobs Henry Bank Block
Matson Mill strees I
MEAT MARKET.
Il Eyre 4 Frederick Bridge street
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/ axatixe bremo @Ss.iniz,e
Cures a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
@~ H On every
Worlds Fair Accommodations.

The St. Louis Young Mems Christian
Association has organized a Worlds
Fair Bureau, through which it is pre-
pared to furnish reliable accommoda7
tions at reasonable rates in hotels,
boarding houses, and splendid private
homes. This is really an extension of
the boarding house register, which such
Associations have always maintained
for the benefit Of strangers. The St.
Louis Association makes no charge to
it's patrons, either directly or indirectly,
for the service, and the benefits of the
Bureau are extended not only to the
young men but to the public generally.
Those interested are invited to CORES
pond with E. 2. Shepard, Secretary Z.
M. C. "a. w orld's Fair Bureau, Grand
and Franklin AVes., st. Louis. #
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

the best peace assurer that I know of.
It sort of backs up what Uncle Sam
has TO say and givs solidity to his talk
andSadyice. Some picayunes are COM
plainin' because our navy budget is
big 2but [ tell 'em all it's big sight
cheaper to build ships than to tite wars
andskiil soldiers and disturb commerce
andS pay pensions and let John Bull
steal all our ocean carryin' trade same
as he did in the rebellion war. The
American navy has got the banner
record of this generation for winner
and all over the world it means safety
and peace and authority for Uncle
Sans interests. A nation with a big
andscapable navy is like city with
magnificent police, force. There'll be
peaaa il YOU hayt fte for it. ss,: !: >, :. !
Send the fookiller rite over to Lon
don and execute those four bridesmaids
that oficiated at the wedding of Lady
Grimalkin in a big church there the
other day. The news was cabled all
over the civilized world that the afore-
said bridesmaids went barefooted
traipsin' up the aisle of the meetin'
house with just sandals on and the liar
who wrote it up salaciously asserts
that their naked, shapely feet attract
ed pardonable admiration at the
church." It looks like the bride and
her gown and veil want in it with the
bridesmaids feet. Iwouldn't hav such
distractin' featurs at my weddin'
Just think Of havin' all the attention
taken off the brides costume and the
groom's embarrassment by a lot OF
barefooted girls and everybody tryin
and cranin' to get peek at their pedal
appendages. It don't look righteous
'EoIks ought to be compelled to put on
stockin's when they go to weddin's and
an inspector ought to keep out all in
truders that dare to try to get in other
wise. No matter whether they label
the innovation early Victorian style OF
not it ought to be cut out teetotally
from all we'll regulated functions
You'll never catch our gal Sarah out
in Sassiety without socks on.
FARMER BEN.
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

DENTISTS. ~ =.
Dorr DR. E G Bank Block p,
Hudson DR. E P atDr DORIS Office
DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES.
Austin P Main street r.
Hayes Geo B Maple street
johnson Bros Main street
King F Main street
Olson & Knutson Bridge street
Paddock Bros Main street
Soule Bros Main street
DRUGS AND MEDICINES. ,
Clemmer j J & g G Main street
johnson Bros & Co Main street
Woodward & Dorr Main street
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
Page Harlan " Agent American
Page Harlan W Agent United States
Sawyer Chas w Agent Merchants Union
q. TANNING MILLS.
Truesdell VIM Mill street
FURNITURE.
Hopkins e. Fernald Main street
Ludwig W Mill street
FLOUR AND FEED.
Wright & Azure Main street
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12
AUSTIN BUSINESS
!. DIR ] DIRECTORY / !
July, 1907.

The following list of business men
and firms doing business in Austin in
July, 1857, is reprinted as a matter Of
interest to old settlers and as a re-
minder of the radical changes which
the intervening 81 years have brought
in this locality. The classes Of busi-
ness are given in alphabetical order.
AS many of the stores kept general
stocks, some of the names are repeated
under different heads.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. - .
Allen Ormanzo Court House
Cameron & johnson over Hayes Store
Everest g. Wright Maple street
Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

GOOD TEMPLARS,
Austin Lodge No Il meets every Monda
evening at NJ Masonic hall.
GROCERIES.
Ackley g. Co Main street
Atherton Main street
Cook Bros Maple street
Matson A Mill street
Wright g. Azure Main street H.. ::
HOTELS,
Davidson's Hotel Main and Water streets
Fleck House Chatham street
Farmers Home Mill street
HARDWARE, STOVES. ETC.
Austin Smout Main street
Atherton Main street
Kimball g. Hunt Main street
Lewis V Main street
HARNESS SHOPS.
Hathaway g. Kaiser Main street
Rayman Frank Main street
INSURANCE AGENTS.
Hathaway Leroy Main street
Page & Wheeler Bank Block
Page Harlan w Main street
Sawyer C. w Main street
Smith r Maple street
Snow Solomon Maple street
ICE DEALER.
Jones near Fleck Hotel