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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-05-19
Rlch Man Turned Hermit.

Henry J. Alderman has been liv.
ing in dugout near Pueblo, Colo, for
six years. Formerly he was a well-to.
do resident of Brooklyn. In 1898
while cruising in his yacht, he met
and fell in love with a young woman
She married another man, whereupon
Alderman left his home and took up
his abode in his present quarters
where he has lived her.cit's life ever
since
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

harmony.

SKETCH OF JUDGE PARKER. Alton Brooks Parker was born on farm in Cortland county, New York, May IA, 1852. His ances- tors were farmers, and at the be- ginning of the revolutionary war his great grand father left the blow and served as private under Washington. Judge Parker's s white-haired mother is still living, and is woman of refinement and education. She lives at Derby, Conn.
 In his early days Judge Parker attended the village school and worked on the farm. When Is years of age he taught country school and established his authori- ty by thrashing the bully of the school. He rose in the profession as teacher and later went to Kingston to enter the law office of Shoemaker & Hardenberg to study law. Within few months afterwards he took partner and began the practice of law. For 12 years he practiced law in King ston and built up large clien- tage.
 In 1877 he was elected surrogate of Ulster county, and was re-elect- ed for second term. A few years afterwards Governor Hill appoint ed him to seat on the supreme court bench. At the expiration of his appointive term he was nom- mated by the democrats for re- election to the position. The re- publicans would not nominate an opponent and not a vote was cast agalnst hlm. During hls 19 years on the bench he has ignored .poli- tics. In 1896 and in 1900 he vot- ed for Bryan. 1t was understood that he was sound-money man, but he accepted the will of the party and supported the ticket.
 Judge Parker IS six feet tall and man of giant strength. He is nearly 52 years old and weighs 196 pounds.
 SKETCH OF DAVIS.
 Henry G. Davis was born No
 CONTINUED ON PAGE f
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Takes His Own Life.

Springdale, Ark, June 11.--W- M. Craver, residing about two miles east of this place, shot him. self yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. He had been in poor health for some time and had be- come Respondent. He and his wife came to this section some twelve years ago from Wisconsin. At the time of the tragedy his wife had gone to a neighbours to get some one to go for the doctor. Upon her return to the house she found her husband dead, with revolver close by him. The coroner has been sent for and the body will be taken care of.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
ALTON B. PARKER;
 HENRY c. DAVIS
Sketch of the Men Nominated by the Democrats for President and
 Vice President.

The great national democratic convention Is over. It adjourned at 1:15 a. m. Sunday, after one of the most enthusiastic meetings ev- ger held in the history of the party. And the members are convinced that they have named winning ticket for the November elections. 1t is as follows:
 For president-Alton B. Parker of New York.
 For vice-president- Henry G.. Davis of West Virginia.
 Arkansas delegates and visitors returning declare that 1t was one of the greatest conventions they ever attended. and that the enthus- iasm was unbounded.
 The democrats of the nation are to be congratulated upon the re- suit of the convention. For some time their dissentions and picker ings have resembled war. They have been headed for every point of the compass, each bent upon doing as he pleased, regardless of results. In fact their dissentions have been so great that the republicans have boasted that the democrats didn't t know what they wanted and wouldn't know how to ask for it if they did.
 But these disciples of Jefferson pondered over the situation and came to the conclusion that it was time to get together and do some thing.
 The result was they got togeth- CT in St. Louis and adopted plat form that fully covers all the ls- sues of the day, and one upon which any democrat can stand. In spite of enmities that have almost become fueds; in spite of hatreds that seemed to have grown more bitter with each passing year, a platform was adopted without a dissenting vote, and all clements of the party thus brought together
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Woman's Body Found in River.

Ozark, Ark, July 9.-This morning while a mill hand was looking after raft of logs at this place he discovered woman's body floating on top of the water in the Arkansas river. After con- siderable work, as the river is quite swift. owing to the present rise, he got the body near enough to the bank and tied 1t to a tree, and at once notified the officers.
 From the appearance of the wo- man she had been dead a week or more. She was about five and one-half feet tall. Her age seems to have been between twenty and thirty years. Decomposition had set in too badly for the coroner's iury to make a minute examlna- tion. in fact, could not do it. Therefore it is not known whether she was drowned or murdered.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
Flood Caused Suicide.

Paris, Ark, July 1l.-W. P. Tygar, prominent merchant and landowner of Prairie View, com mitted suicide at 10 o'clock yester- day morning. Flood losses and other business matters were prob ably the cause.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15

the insanity plea useless and prov ed his utter undoing.
 He alleged, in substance, that he had been held up by two strange men and at the point of pistols made to shoot Bud Dortch. The men were strangers, but he had seen them before, and although he could describe them minutely, he did not know their names.
 Meantime, the scene of the trag edy had been carefully examined. A brush blind had been discovered built against the fence within a few rods of where Dortch's body was found, and inside of which the as sassin concealed himself while ly- ing in wait for his aged victim to approach on d nearby pathway, on his way to the fields to work. Within this booth were found foot prints and impressions of the as- sassin $ knees in the soft dirt, as he first stood and then kneeled, as he became tired first of one posi- tion and then the other, while waiting. The blind was worn slick by much use and showed that the assassin had lain there conceal ed, solitary and alone, watching for the innocent old man to come along and be shot.
 All the tracks in the blind, and leading to and from 1t, were made by one man, and not three. and that man wore Nate Brewer $ shoes.
 Late Friday evening Brewer made another confession contain ing statement of facts entirely different from that of his first sto- " of the crime. In this second statement he says that he alone did the killing, but that he did not kill Dortch for his money; that he never thought of money at any time in connection with the deed, and that he never touched Dortch $ body, nor went near his house af- ter the shooting. He said the sole reason he took Dorth's life was that Dortch had insulted or talked in scandalous manner about his wife.
 Brewer and his wife were both young people. Dortch was an in- offensive old man. who lived sev- eral miles from Brewer, and par ties living in that section say the two families were never known to have any relations with each oth- CT, friendly or otherwise.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
YOUNG LADIES
 WERE DROWNED
Misses Ethel and Jessie Hodges Met Death in Swollen Stream near
 Sulphur Rock.

Misses Ethel and Jessie Hodges, aged 20 and IS years, respectively, daughters of pr. and Mrs. k. Fl. Hodges, of Sulphur Rock, were drowned last Saturday afternoon just south of Sulphur Rock while attempting to cross Big Creek in buggy.
 The young ladies had been across the mountain to close a contract for a school which Miss Ethel was to teach over in District No. 32. beginning on the following Mon- day.
 | During the time the. young la dies were in the neighborhood, south of the mountain, heavy rain had fallen, and immediately after the rain ceased they started to return home. The heavy rain had swollen Big Creek, which had become very swift. The young ladies were alone, and not being aware of the danger that confronted them, drove into the stream.
 The buggy was swept away by the current and the two young la dies thrown into the angry torrent that was sweeping down the swol- len mountain stream.
 No one saw them enter the stream and it is not known just how long it was after the sad accident Oc- cured until the bodies were re- covered.
 The first intimation of the sad occurrence was given by section hand who discovered the buggy in drift near the railroad. The alarm was given and soon a large number of friends were searching for the bodies.
 Miss Ethel was found in drift near the ford and Miss Jessie was found mile below. The bodies |
 were recovered about o'clock.
 The horse, also, was drowned and the buggy swept away and badly wrecked. The news of the sad accident cast a gloom over the entire con- munity, as the young ladies were held in high esteem by all who knew them.
 Both were devoted Christians and untiring Sunday School work CTS.
 The funeral was conducted at the residence Sunday afternoon by Revs. c. H. Newman and c. L. Castleberry. A large concourse of sorrow-stricken friends follow ed the remains to their last earth ly resting place at the Sulphur Rock cemetery, where the two bodies were gently laid to rest in the same grave.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-15
NATHAN BREWER
 PAYS PENALTY
Met Death on the Gallows at Para gould, for the Murder of
 Bud Dortch.

ss4 @sSOhlAs Al N's c di3 p. ANdOl- an Brewer was hung here this eve hing at 3:50 o'clock. His neck was broken and Brewer died with out show of weakness. Prayer was offered by the Rev. A. C. Grif- fin, the weIl-known Methodist min- ister, who delivered a short ad- dress.
 Brewer spoke as follows:
 We'll, you all are standing there while l am here paying the penalty, but 1 have home up wonder and have nothing to fear. have told the truth to you all and want you to all understand. I gave my statement to the press. Goodbye to yor all.
 Order prevailed throughout the day. At least 5000 people were around the jail most of the day.
 Sheriff Grayson and dozen de- puties were kept busy most of the day, and hundreds of callers went in to see the doomed man in his cell. Brewer is a young man of 30; and has been in poor health for some time.
 The same rope and scaffold was used today as was used one month ago, when Mart Vowell was hang ed. There was only one hours difference in the time of the exe- cution. None of Brewers relatives attended the execution, and none of Bud Dorch's family was here, but all will attend the funeral to- morrow. near Marmaduke. Brew CTS wife kissed him goodbye Fri day morning. Their parting was very heartrending. Several sher- ifs from adjacent counties were in attendance.
 HISTORY OF BREWERS CRIME.
 The crime for which Nathan Brewer paid the extreme penalty of the law was the assassination of Bud Dortch, about one year ago, just across the line in Clay county. some sixteen miles north of Paragould.
 Brewer and his victim were both white men and belonged to quiet. industrious families of more than average intelligence and so- cial standing.
 The crime was one of the most cold-blooded and diabolical deeds ever perpetrated in this state Dortch was an old and inotfenslve man, living alone on his farm, and without an enemy in the world. He had just sold some stock and was thought to have quite S sum of money, which he either carried on his person or had concealed about his house.
 One day last August Dortch was found dead near his home, his body being riddled with buckshot. Ev- idence brought out at the inquest showed that Dortch had been as sassinated and robbed, and susplc- ion pointed toward Nath Brewer as the guilty man. He had been seen in the neighborhood, although he lived several miles away, and was known to have inquired If Dortch did not carry his money. Three days after the commission of the crime Brewer was appre- hended and placed in jail. As soon as arrested the guilty man, believ- ing that his crime had been discov- cred and fearing mob violence, ex- pressed desire to make a confes- sion. Being assured of protection by the officers, he fabricated a statement that afterward rendered
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
Removing TO Minneapolis.

Mr.. E. ". d. Holway has been pack :
ing his large and valuable botanical
library, preparing to removing it TO
Minneapolis, having presented it to
the state university. He expects to
spend the coming summer in botanical
research in different parts of the
world. and next winter will spend a
portion of his time at the university,
where he will have the advantages
afforded by that institution i'll study
ing his many specimens and in prepar-
ing them for preservation. He will
not, however, sever his relations with
the Winnesheik County Bank, return
ing to Decorah as often as occasion
requires his presence. The Bankers
Magazine OF New York has the follow
ing to say of his contemplated plans:
E. W. d. Holway, who has served
the Winnesheik County Bank for
thirty-iv years IN the various capac-
titles of messenger. bookkeeper. cashier,
and e-prasident, expects now to
devote portion of his time to scienti-
fic )rk. He has presented his botan-
ical library Of several hundred vol
umes to the State University OF
Minnesota. Mr.. Holway has travelled
widely. in connection with his botan-
ical work, visiting many countries
both Oh this side and across the Allan
tic. He expects to explore New Zea-
land. Australia, and other points in
that part of the world. He retains his
interests in the bank and will con-
time as vic-president, devoting his
time to the business as occasion de-
mands.
Ray Algyer who has been with the
bank over eight years succeeds Mr..
Holway. as cashier.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
Rural Mail by Telephone.

IL is generally recognized that the
development of the rural mail service
has done much to bring farmers into
close contact with the affairs of the
world. Instead of receiving and send
ing out mail once a week, farmers
now not only receive it daily, but, as
a rule, receive it early in the dav.
1t is now proposed that the govern
mant 60 one step farther and establish
a mail service through the rural tele-
phones. A bill will be introduced in
70 congress during the coming session
by Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, the
terms of which, when it becomes an
act, will establish telephone mail SER
vice. 1t Is claimed that there are
now over 600, 900 rural telephones, and
it is asserted that within period of
three or four years this number will
be increased to a million. The plan
Of the Fairbanks bill is to make the
special delivery stamp operative in
rural districts, much in the same man-
ner as is now in vogue in populated
centers. AT present special delivery
stamp means that letter is forwarded
at once by special message to the
office or nome of tho person to whom
it is addressed. The Fairbanks bill
will differ inasmuch as the special de-
livery stamp will authorize the post
master to open the letter. call up the
person over the phone to whom it is
addressed and read 30 him the con-
tents. -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
Lecture Course Attractions.

Those who have in charge the man
agement of the lecture course for this
year have been busy since Prof.
ane date was cancelled on account
of sickness, in an effort to secure for
the two closing numbers of the course
some of the best talent the country
affords Among those now considered
are Bishop @. X. Fowler of Buffalo.
N. Y. Governor Robt. LaFollette of
Wisconsin, Ex-senator William Mason
of Illinois, Edmund Vance Cook of
Cleveland, and Ebert Hubbard. So
far they have not engaged anyone, but
if any of the above can be secured we
will be assured of having the choice
OF the best lecturers before the people.
1t is the desire of the managers of the
course to secure tine best talent obtain
able, and at all events, those who are
engaged for the remaining two num-
bers will exceed in ability and repu-
tation those originally booked. An
nouncement of the closing numbers
will be made as soon as decided upon.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
K. of p. Anniversary.

The local lodge of Knights of
Pythias is making elaborate prepara-
tions for the celebration of the ami
versary of the order on Friday evening
of this week. A banquet will be
served in the Congregational church
parlors by the church ladies, after
which festivities will be enjoyed at
the hall. The event promises to be a
most pleasant one for the members and
their ladies.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

City councils will do almost any
thing, but about the worst we have
ever heard of is the Lansing council.
which has recently established city
scales, sending to Sears. Robeck & Co.
to have their scale books printed, al
lowing the latter to have their name
in large type on the receipts, thus do
ing a rank injustice both to the Lans-
ing printers aud merchants. by rob-
bing the printers of the little profit
they might make from the job. and by
throughout the country
Sears, Robeck & Co.. who take trade
from the homo merchants. Seems to
us we have been reading boost after
boost in the Lansing papers for their
home town, and many items every
week of incalculable value to Lansing
Suppose they began to "knock"
against Lansing for few weeks, as
the council is doing wouldn't the FUR
fly then? BY the way, there is quite
a bit of this same business going on
in Decorah. in official circles and else
where, which ought not to be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
David Harum' PIeaseS.

In view of the fact that David
Harum" had been presented here last
year there was but an average aud
ience prese 1t at the Grand on Friday
evening. The production was hardly
up to the standard of last years per-
formance, but was nevertheless
thoroughly enjoyed by the audience
and heartily enc }, ed at repeated inter
Yals.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
1t would rather seem as if the sug-

1t would rather seem as if the sug-
gestion of biennial election system
andthe suggestion of primary election
law at the Same time involved an in
consistency. The purpose back of the
biennial election proposition is to get
rid of some of our elections and reduce
by one-half our politics; and the pur-
pose of the primary election system is
to double up our elections and null
tiply and drag out our politics. Sioux
City Journal.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

In 1902 the expenditures for school
purposes in the United States was
about 1885, 900, 900. The number of
pupils in daily attendance was IL .0OO,-
600. and the number of teachers 439, 597
of whom l22, 1893 were men and 81. 204
women. Tie average monthly salary
of men teachers was a trifle over $50,
while the average woman teacher re-
ceived something less than $40
month. The average school year
throughout the United States is about
seven months.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

All this folderol about letting
Governor Cummins name the delegates
at large to the national convention
from Iowa to the exclusion of those
whom the people of the state desire TO
honor. is becoming very tiresome to
the rank and file of the party. Why
should Cummins step in before Alli-
son. Dolliver, Shaw, Cousins, Blythe.
Hepburn or dozen others we might
name as the great controlling spirit
of Iowa republicanism because he hap
pens to be Governor? Allison. who
has more than thirty years of honor
able party service to his credit. has
never deigned to such thing. Nor
have the others. Why not place our
two distinguished Senator'S Allison
and Dolliver upon the delegation and
let the people choose the remainder.
We do not want a Cummins delega-
tion nor Blythe delegation to the
convention, but Roosevelt delega-
tion. Iowa is unanimous for Roose-
velt. There is no objection to.Gover-
nor Cummins being one of the dele
gates at large-he ought TO be one. but
he ought not to be one to the exclu-
sion of Allison and Dolliver, nor had
it ought to be considered Cummins
delegation, but an Iowa Roosevelt
so it will be.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17
The United States leads the nations

The United States leads the nations
of the world in the amount of exports.
There are but three countries whose
exports exceed one billion dollars,
namely, the United States, 81, ,457. $685. :
1888, the United Kingdom, 81, ,4l5. 5.6l7,-
552; Germany, about 1900, 900, 900.
This shows a wonderful increase of
our exports during the past thirty
years. In 1875 our exports amounted
to $497, 263, 1877 in 1885 they were
$673. 800, 500, and in 1895, $S07, TAP, ,4l5.
In 1875 we were behind all the great
exporting countries; in 1908 we stand
at the head.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

1t will be we'll for drivers of wagons
to remember that U. s. mail carriers
have the right-of- way in public bigh-
ways when on duty. They cannot be
driven into the bitches ny heavy
loaded wagons without violation of
the u. S. mail law, and if collision
is made by so doing and the mail de-
layed, it will not be long thereafter
until deputy United States marshal
will be looking for the offender. The
law not only applies when meeting a
vehicle, but applies to those in front
of the mail as we'll when the carrier
makes an effort to pass.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

Asbestos is gotten largely from
Canada, and the French Canadians ap-
propriately call it "cotton rock" 1t
is really physical paradox. It is
fibrous and crystalline a stone, yet it
floats. brittle, yet elastic; non-com-
bustible, and non conductor of heat
and electricity. 1t is carded, spun
and woven into clothing, theatrical
scenery. lampwicks, ropes for fire
escapes, and thousand other surpris-
ing uses.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

The democratic state convention to
select delegates to the national con-
vention, will be held at Des Moines.
May 4th, with G. W. Cullison of Har-
Ian as temporary chairman. The com.
mittee meeting last Thursday was con-
trolled by those opposed to the candi-
dacy of W. r. Hearst for the presiden-
tial nomination.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

We are a "fernister' in this year s
leading legislative proposals-agin
primary elections, agin' biennial elec-
tioDs and agin' the state marshal bill.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

The free trade proposition, if you
please, would be good deal like a
bachelor butcher going to a druggist
with family of ten and saying to
him: "Look here, my friend, I'll buy
all the nursing bottles l need of you
if you'll buy what meat your family
consrmes, of me. "-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

There will be 300 or more conven-
tions held in st. Louis during the l75
days of the exposition, notably among
the largest will be the National educa-
tional Association convention on June
2S, ana the National Democratic con-
vention week later, each of which
expects about 80, 900 in attendance.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-02-17

The share holders in the Standard
Oil company have just received a
division of $l2. 900, 900 as the profit on
their stock for the last quarter of the
year. This is better than a gold mine.
John ID. Rockefeller is credited
with owning 33 per cent of the stock
and his receipts for the current year
have been $l5. 600, 900. That beats the
Pullman Palace Car company, that
only made thirteen million dollars in
a whole year clean profit.