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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-02-24
MARLBORO' DISTRICT.

Boswell, James Hot and imp, Upper
Marlboro; see liber W No 10 folio ",
taxes int penalties and costs $500. 20 96
Brooke, Anna FL and Annie Hill-3O
acres, Pt Ashland, 20 acres and imp; see
J W No 81 folio 795; taxes int penalties
and costs. ..................... .35 30
Brown, Walter-2 10 acres and imp;
see No folio 6S7; taxes int penalties
and costs z 81
Brice, Hannah-house and lot near DR..
Griffith see W No folio ia, taxes
int penalties and costs. ........2 2 SO
Chew, Phil W-14Sa acres and imp;
see liber No 8 folio 20, taxes int penalties
Dixon. B F-2a acres and imp: :I see e
li)er No folio $40; taxes int penalties
and costs. ...................1 .12 80
Dent, Mrs. William-14 acres and imp,
opposite Clarence Halls; taxes int penal
ties and COSTS. ............... ...7 60
Fletcher, Gabriel-lot and imp in Marl-
boro'; taxes int penalties and costs. 8 80
Harr, Oliver and Edgar D-172 acres
and imp, Omaha and Moore's Plains; see
liber No folio $50; taxes int penalties
and costs. "a 81
Ha zzard. Marietta W-34O S3-10O
acres and imp, Omaha; see liber No 10
folio 394; taxes int penalties and costs
...... As 72
Pepper, ,Charles-2 acres PIT Greenwood;
see B No folio 5l2; taxes int penalties
ouu OOotS....... ........ - I'D
Ridgely, N 0 and James R-265 acres
and imp, Kinsale; rs acres; see liber No
folio 1856; taxes int penalties and costs
~ "
sedgwick, James F-lot and imp, Marl-
boro'; see W B No Is folio 40; taxes int
penalties and costs. ..... .l742
Wilson, Rose FL acre and imp, Groom;
seeJ No folio 5O2; taxes int penalties
and cnctS O6
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-02-24
NOTTINGHA DISTRICT.

Gordon, Heirs of Samuel-1S acres
Croome; see B No folio 636; taxes
int penalties and costs. ............. 8 54
Hill see ber No ao sS1es sS1 taxea 0aeiTy n
penalties and costs. IA 95
Turner, Morton M-114 acres, Oak Hill;
see liber No 10, folio 5; taxes int penal
ties and costs 5a
Willes, Miss Susie.-6O acres and imp;
164 acres and imp; see liber No Z folio
373 and 4O8; taxes int penalties and costs
Walls, Thomas-2 acres and imp, Pt
Oak Hill; taxes int penalties and costs
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-02-24

SURRATTS DISTRICT
Amos, Joseph F-Oakland, 10 acres
and imp; see for description of prop
erty Liber No. 13 folio No. SGT; taxes,
int and costs .................3 3 40
Baker, Nelson-Lordships Kindness,
2 acres and imp; taxes, int penalties
and costs .................. So
Ball, Alfred W-Child Portion, 100
acres; Crotch Hall, 139 acres and
imp; taxes, int penalties and costs
IL 70
Hawkins, Jeremiah-Lordships Kind.
ness, 80 acres and imp; see Liber J.
w B No. 80 folio 357; taxes, int PEN
altleS ana COSTS ............. IL 80
CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE1
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

of the Statesman; Nathin L. Curtis,
his assistant, and Vive G. Williams, a
bartender of Lincoln, as the first step,
opened a saloon in Springfield, which
they made their counterfeiting head
quarters as we'll as the place from
which they could gather, without ex-
citing suspicion, such information as
they needed to aid them in their work
of stealing the body of Lincoln.
From the facts that the sum of ran
som money proposed in tnis plot and
the later sum were the same and that
the interests of all the men in bOth
plots were closely allied, there was
little doubt that one man had con-
ceived the scheme to release Boyd, and
there was also little doubt that the
one man was James Kinealy. He was
capable of concocting and trying to
carry out such a plot.
The dream of the easy acquisition OF
100000 led the counterfeiters who had
opened the saloon in Springfield into
the lavish expenditure of money and
dissipation. In one of these bouts
Thomas Sharp confded to woman
of the town of Springfield that he ex-
pected soon to become one of the bene-
ficiaries of the 100000 ransom fund
and intimated to her the plan by
which the money was to be secured.
This woman informed Chief Wilkinson
of the drunken boasts of her admirer
Wilkinson Immediately took steps to
place additional guards over the Lin
coin tomb and took such other pre-
cautions as indicated to the conspir-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

fled out. 1t was in this first plot that
the leaden casket containing the body
of Lincoln was to be sunk in the San
canon river till it's hiding place
should be revealed by Ben Boyd.
After coming into possession of the
information concerning the second
plot I sent Swegles back to Hughes to
keep in touch with the movements Of
the conspirators as closely as possible.
He succeeded so we'll in this that he
was chosen to be one of the men to
engage actively in the work, and the
details of the plan were intrusted to
him without reservation. He was to
furnish the light spring wagon in
which the casket was to be conveyed
from Springfield. The plan to sink the
casket in the Sangamon river, pro-
posed in the first plot, had been aban-
doned, and instead the body was to
be hauled swiftly from Springfield by
relays of horses into the sand dunes
OF northern Indiana and buried. The
conspirators calculated that the shift
ing of these dunes due to the action
of the wind would soon obliterate all
trace of wagon tracks and signs of
burial and maze a hiding place abso-
lutely past the power of any man to
find.
The ghouls were to keep track of the
place of burial by taking measure
ments from some natural object, such
as tree, transmitting the key to the
burial spot to Ben Boyd in Joliet.
The negotiations for the return of the
body, in exchange for his own release
and the payment of 100000 ransom,
were to be conducted by Boyd on be-
half of the cOunterfeiters. In order to
render the opening of these negotia-
lions the easier, the conspirators cal
culated, plan would have to be de-
vised by which the federal authorities
could be easily convinced that Boyd
could actually furnish the information
concerning the location of the body
in short, they foresaw that Boyd
would have to be in position to prove
to the authorities that he had accurate
knowledge of its whereabouts.
In order to overcome this obstacle
it was decided that copy o. an Eng
lish or some other foreign newspaper
should be secured, a foreign paper be-
ing decided upon SO that Boyd could
convince the government representa-
tives that the copy of the paper of
which he had part was not one that
could have been obtained in any other
way than the one claimed by him.
This newspaper was to be torn into
two pieces, in an irregular fashion.
One piece was to be left in the Lin
coin tomb, where it was certain to be
found when the discovery of the loss
of the body was made, and the other
piece was to be sent to Boyd in prison.
After the discovery of the work of the
ghouls Boyd was to let it be known
that he could solve the mystery and,
to prove ne told the truth, could pro-
duce the missing part of the foreign
paper which, of course, would demon
strate to the authorities that the tomb
robbers had sent Boyd the paper and
with it the key to the location Of the
body.
In its details the plot was carefully
worked out. So far had Swegles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
The law of Sale.

A specialist who has made study
of the mental attitude of the consum.
er toward the advertiser formulates
what he calls the Flaw Of sale" as fol
lows: Attention, properly sustained
changes to interest; interest, properly
augmented, changes to desire, and de-
sire, properly intensified, changes tt
resolve to buy" Often the reader
passes through all these mental stages
in the persual of a single advertise
ment; sometimes the cumulative power
Of series of "ads" is necessary tc
bring him to the final attitude. In
either case the best means of attract
ing attention, arousing interest and in
tensifying desire is the first-class dai
ly newspaper, which covers a field nc
other medium can reach.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

For months the members of this
most cunning and desperate band had
been whipping their brains for feasible
plans TO effect the release of their pal.
None that passed muster in the Grim
inal council had been suggested. The
secret service, knowing that every en-
ergy Of the criminals would be
strained to free Boyd, but having no
knowledge Of the plans suggested,
worked diligently to enmesh the
known members at large on counter
feiting charges and in SO doing made
a special effort to trap John Hughes,
who for dozen years had success
fully passed and dealt in counterfeit
money, besides taking side excursions
into other paths of crime. Sufficient
evidence against Hughes had been
gathered to secure an indictment by
the federal grand jury in 1874, but for
year and a half he had eluded the
shrewdest men in the secret service.
At that time l often secured in
formation from a man named Lewis
G Swegles. He was what we then
termed a roper" or stool pigeon.
Swegles was the son of the first audit
or Of the state of Michigan-the black
sheep in fine family-but man who
had been Of considerable value to the
secret service on account of his in
timacy with criminals
had been working to locate Hughes,
but had been unsuccessful until Au-
gust, 1876, when Swegles Informed me
of his whereabouts. Starting with the
information given by Swegles, l soon
found and arrested Hughes in the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

Club" saloon at 294 West Madison
street, previously mentioned as having
been kept by Jim Kinealy and Terry
Mullen. Hughes was arraigned and
deposited $4,000 to secure his appear
ance for trial the following January.
In the meantime Swegles, whose
identity and connection with the secret
service was most carefully guarded
secret, was working to ingratiate him
self into the confidence of the counter
feiting band that made it's headquar-
ters at the Hub" while in Chicago.
He confided to Hughes that he had
served time in a western prison for
horse stealing, but that he was anxious
to forsake the crudities of horse steal
ing and other common lines of crime
for the refnements of dealing in coun-
terfeit money. Swegles, by clever dis
sembling, was successful in convincing
Hughes that he was promising mate
rial for an addition to the ranks of
the "coney men,"
was fully aware that Swegles was
working to win the confidence of the
counterfeiters that met at the Hub"
but it was about two months before l
had any other communication from my
roper" that was of import lance. He
then confded to me that the band had
under way a sensational plot-nOt
along counterfeiting lines-but to steal
the body of Abraham Lincoln and hold
it for a large ransom. Accustomed as
was to the daring operations of these
men, the audacity of this plot startled
me. Swegles mentioned 100000 as
the amount the conspirators had fixed
as the price of the return Of the body.
For q time | found it difficult to con-
vince myself that these men, cunning
aud daredevil as they had proved
themselves to be in other crimes,
would actually attempt to carry out
plot so bold and which struck so deep
}y at the roots of one of the country's
deepest sentimentS-itS love for Lin
coin and it's reverence for all Of him
that was earthly.
But the situation permitted the in
diligence Of no sentiment. The infor-
nation given me by Swegles had in
previous instances been accurate, and
/ had no reason even to surmise that
he was playing me false in this case
or that he had allowed himself to be
gulled by Hughes and Mullen. Be-
sides, my informant had given as one
of the motives for the proposed crime
the desire for the release of Ben Boyd,
which | knew to be a consideration OF
the utmost Importance to the men
whose operations had been so abrupt
ly curtailed by the plate cutters in
generation.
The moment was one for action,
even at the risk of finding later that
the secret service had been led into
unnecessary activity by misinforma-
ton. My informant had learned that
certain ST. Louis men, whose names
he did not know, we're parties to the
plot. Previously a similar plot, en-
anating from the same sources, had
been revealed to Chief Of Police Will
kinson, of Springfield. In this Plan
James Kinealy had evidently been the
promoter, and had decided to use the
Lincoln counterfeiting contingent as
his agents. Thomas ]. Sharp. editor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
Excursion Notice.


Homeseeker's excursion tickets
on sale for Iowa, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, on every Tues
day from May to October inclusive.
Rate one regular fare plus two dol
lars, minimum selling rate nine
dollars. Tickets limited for return
to twenty-one days from date of
sale.
Tourist Excursion rates to Clear
Lake, Iowa, and return, at one fare
and one-third, on sale daily until
September Both, 1905.
G. B. HATFIELD,
Spechts Ferry, Iowa.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

FOR SALE: A very desirable
modern residence, located in the 4th
ward. Water, light and heat all nice
ly arranged. House is new; convenient.
ly located and is bargain if taken -
once. Terms reasonable to purchaser.
For further information apply at this
Office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

AUCTIONEER: | will cry sales in
any and all parts of the country and
guarantee satisfaction. For terms
dates, ETC., address,
CHAs. w. BURROWS,
30tf Lncaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
LEADING ATTORNEYS

ATTORNEYS-RUsHN. L, WATKINS & MOSES
Farmers Phone, So: Union Phone. SO.
Practice in all State aud United States
courts ONCE over State Bank Of Grant
County.
Lancaster. Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
WiSOWa
Notice to Settle.

All knowing themselves indebted
to the firm of Pink Bros. are here
by requested to settle the same at
once. FRANK PINK. 53w3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
1t is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century !;
discovered afteryears
of scientific research
by DR.. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK ?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BUCHNER
Practices in all State courts. Loans. col
lections and settlement of estates. Cour
commissioner for U. S. courts and for Cir
cult court of Grant County,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrh of the bladder and
Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Ki1mer's .Swamp=Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found just the remedy you need. 1t has
been tested in so many ways, in hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful in every case that a
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp-Root, and how to
fndout if you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE. When writing mention reading this
generous offer in this paper and send your
address to DR.. Kilmer ESf~
& Co., Binghamton, |;( s|:s:ss:EEE EsEs
N. Y. The regular a J:
fifty-cent and one -ia 4l1@G
dollar size bottles are Home Of swampRoot
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
and the address, Binghamton, N. Y, on
every bottle.
Don't make any mistake. but remem-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

Don't make any mistake, but remem-
Der the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root' and address, Bing-
hamton, N ". on every bottle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ATTORNEYS-HowE& GILMAN.
Practices in all courts. Collections a
speciality,
BoScobel. Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

PHYSICIAN--JOHN A GAULT
Office ov0r Hatch Bros. drug store. Phone
No 80 Office, and % residence. Residence
corner Pine and Madison Streets,
Lancaster. Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

PHYSICIAN--J. GODFREY, M. D.
Office over pos office. Residence two blocks
northwest of Grand Central hotel,
Lar caster, Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

LEADING PHYSICIANS.
PHYSICIANS. E. HASSELL, M D.
Office over the Meyer-Showalter bank,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

PHYSICIANS w. DooLITTLE, nj. D.
Special attention given to diseases of
women and children. Office over Benefits
drug store. Phone IS.
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ATTORNFY-JoHNG G. CLARK.
Practice in all State and United States
courts Office in Clark building,
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ATTORNEY-GEO. B. CLEMENTsON.
Office in Baldwin Block,
Lancaster. Wisconsin
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

PHYSICIAN-W. H. VANDUSEN, M. d.
Office over Henkel'S store
Lancaster. Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ACCOMMODATIONS & BRENNAN.
Office in Baxter Block.
Lancaster, Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ATTORNEY-W. E. SHIMMIN
Attorney at law. Can practice in all
courts. Office Aasford Building, opposite
main entrance to Court House.
Lancaster Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

PHYSICIAN-C. A CkITCHLow, Md
Office over Heberleins shoe store
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

County.
Lancaster. Wisconsin
ATTORNEY-HERMAN BUCHNER.
Practices in all State courts Loans. COL
lections and settlement of estates Court
commissioner for U. 5. courts and for Cir
cult court of Or ant County,
Lancaster, Wisconsin
ATTORNEY-W. E. SHIMMIN.
Attorney at law. Can practice in all
courts. Office AaSfOrd Building opposite
main entrance to Court House.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
ATToRNEYs-LowRY s. CARrHEw.
office in ziegler Block,
ATTORNFY-JoHN G. CLARK.
Practice in all State and United States
courts. Office in Clark building,
Lancaster, wisconsin
ACCOMMODATIONS & BRENNAN.
Office in Baxter Block,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
ATTORNEY-GEO. B. CLEMENTsoN
Office in Baldwin Block,
Lancaster, Wisconsin
ATTORNEYS-HowE & GILMAN.
Practices in all courts. Collections a
speciality,
Boscobel Wisconsin
LEADING PHYSICIANS.
PHYSICIANS. E. HAssELL. M D.
Office over the Meyer-Showalter bank,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
PHYSICIAN-J. GODFREY, MD.
Office over pos office. Residence two blocks
northwest of Grand Central hotel,
lancaster, Wisconsin.
PHYSICIAN--JoHN A GAULT.
Office ov0r Hatch Bros. drug store. Phone
No 80 Office, and % residence. Residence
corner Pine and Madison Streets,
Lancaster. Wisconsin.
PHYSICIAN--W H. VANDUsEN, M. D.
Office over Henkel's store,
Lancaster wisconsin.
PHYSICIANS w. DooLIITLE, M. D.
Special attention given to diseases of
women and children. Office over Benefits
drug store. Phone 5S.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
PHYSICIAN-C A CkITCHLow. M. D.
Office over Heberleins shoe store.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
LEADING DENTISTS.
DRS. REED & CARTER, DENTISTS.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
DIR. c. S. MOORE-DENTIsT.
Office over Hatch Bros,
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
DIR. j. w. GIBSON-DENTIsT
Office in Postoffie Block. Office hours
to IL a. m. and to p. m.
Lancaster Wisconsin.
MISCELLANEOUS.
F. F. EGKERT. D. VS.
Graduate Chicago Veterinary College,
Calls answered promptly. ONCE Lancas-
ter House Barn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

ATTORNEYS-LoWRY s. CARrHEW.
Office in ziegler Block,
Lancaster. Wisconsin,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-08-26

DIR. C. S. MOORE-DENTIsT.
Office over Hatch Bros,
Lancaster, Wisconsin
DIR. j. w. GIBSON-DENTIST
Office in Postoffie Block Office hours
to II a. m. and to 8 p. IN.
Lancaster, Wisconsin.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-30
Fine Ranch at a Bdrqdin

l have for sale a fine ranch which
l am offering at a bargain. Consists
of 100 acres-7U acres under good
ditch splendid water right, five never
failing springs creek runs through
the property. Good house of three
large rooms; barn for four horses,
chicken bouse and yard, pigeon lofts,
buggy, wagon and COW Sheds root
cellar, granary. Two work horses
and cow and calf go with the place.
Also 100 chickens. Also two sets
double harness and Balm wagon nearly
new half interest in selfbinder, disc
and steel harrow, riding plow and
spling wagon.
There is about so acres of this place
seeded to alfalfa, 12 to winter wheat
and there is small orchard of 200
young trees of best varieties. All
furniture in house, including brass
and iron bedsteads, cooking and heat
ing stoves, velvet and ingram car
pets, new organ, dresser, etc, go
with place. This property is located
within seven miles of good town and
market, contiguous to splendid stock
range and is one of the most desirable
properties ] know of.
The owner has been ordered by
physicians to lower altitude which
is the only reason the place is for
sale. You'll have to hurry if you
get it for l am offering it for IS, 0OO
and to the right party would make
terms on part of this amount
There is everything on the place you
will need for ranching and one good
crop will almost bring you back your
money. A J. DICKSON.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-30
Color For Skyscrapers,

The high building is essentially Amer
lean. 1t is new proposition and re-
quires more originality to solve than a
problem where some historic example
from the old world may be taken as 4
prototype. Would it not seem as II
these requirements might best be met
by the clever application of colors?
asks W. H. Russell, the well known
architect. II some one could use bright
colored terra Gotta, for example. omit
ting large projections. but with hand
some sky line. and make beautiful
building he would indeed deserve the
thanks of the community The Egyp-
uan, Greek, Roman. Romanesque and
Gothic architects all felt the want Of
color and used it. and. although color
had perhaps better not be suggested BY
an architect until he Is quite sure that
he will be employed, it seems to b 4
subject for serious consideration.
The Glenwood post., 1905-12-30
A Few sheep "Do.'t.."

Don't put in cold, bleak place to
winter. We are very tender and need
comfortable quarters.
Don't expect us to thrive without
plenty of good water. OF course we
could eat snow for five or six months
and live, but you try it for single day
and see how you enjoy the change.
Don't feed us buck wheat and then
wonder why we pull our wool.
Don't confine us to small open shed
for the winter, but give us also a good
yard where we can enjoy the sunshine.
Don't look for profit from US If
wintered on straw or timothy hay end
no grain. Feed for milk on a ration
Of clover hay, oats, wheat bran, tur-
nips or any good milk producing food,
as this is essential to our young, where
from all your profit is derived.
Don't, as 1 said before, keep us on
timothy hay alone, for in case you find
any of us cold and lifeless you will be.
telling your neighbors we died of grub
in the head when In reality It was a
lack of grub in the stomach.-Farm and
Fireside.