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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

We are making special prices on all
suits and trousers made to order.
l-3 ARDMORE TAILORING co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

We have just what YOU are lookins
for in the way of refrigerators. Biv
ems. Corhn a. FreDsley.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

Do you want loan on real proper.
~? If so ASK the Chlckasaw Title Co.
about II I2tf
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For Sale.

room house close IN, good water
and good improvements and good
location .....,.,-,...,,,,. Sl25O
9 room house, ~ +. corner front. lot
l2GN206 feet, a bargain at $500
4 good piece of business property on
East Main street, snap at. SO 900
\ choice lot ia southwest Ardmore
q splendid building site for a home
lot 200Xl0O feet, southeast front,
lor '''''' '''.........,....,. Sl25O
We have some splendid homes for
sale at very reasonable prices.
II you want 10 buy rent or sell
property, get our prices, and we will
suit YOU in most anything in the way
OF city property.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

Cotton men state that the not weath.
er is the real article Tor the feecy
staple The recent showers will be OF
some henchts 10 the country.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

June ~ being The l2Sth anniyorsm \
of The birthday of the flag of our coun
1dy the members of Chi"kasaw Post
G.. \. Il. are requested To display Old
Glory ON said day at their homes and
places of business.
JOSEPH KENT. Com
r. Is. JOHNSON. Adjt.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

Tomorrow is flag day and will proba
bly, be observed m many. Recently
,he Lincoln Club passed a resolution
asking the citizens OF the town TO Oh
servo June IA, whiCh has been dcsig.
mated by The Cove umant a. flag dav.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

Fresh dewheIries and black berries
daily. Phone 3j9. City Fish Market.
2S1m
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13

The daintiest garments are never
injured by my process OF cleaning
ll-3 CARL u. DAVIS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-06-13
Hay Meadow and pastu,e

Have j00-acre pasture for rent cloa
10 Ardmorc Also hay meadow 10 cut
OF aell ". p. POLAND.
Sc over First National Bank.
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Strawberries,

Have arranged for strawberries. II
needing any for preserving, give me
order AZ once. +. b. Pugh, Ardmore.
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Horl, go Nh. and airs. j. J. CHANDLER.
4 daughter
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\ thing of no use ~ one. but much
priced by two.
Tn" baby's right. the lovers priv
legc. the parents bcnsiOn. the hypo
critics mask
That which YOU cannot give without
taking and cannot take without Civ
ing
The flag of truce i'm the petty wars
Of courtship and marriage.
The acme of agony TO bashfnl
man
The only known "smack" that will
calm storm.
The only really agreeable double.
faced action under the sun-on the
moon either
tn" thunderclap Of he lips which
inevitably follows the tightening
glance of the eyes.
a report AZ headquarters.
That in which two heads arc better
than one.-Tit Bits
No good health unless The kidneys
are sound. Nolcy's kidney Cure makes
the kidneys right. City Drug Store.
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

asked me to marry him. The follow
ing Wednesday he came to my home
and | consented to become his wife
and no one would know of IL until NV
sister had been dead a long time. I
went with him to Joliet that afternoon
and we were married. We came back
and went to my house that night. The
next morning he asked me to give him
$3.50 had saved to pay off a mortgage
he claimed was held against the house
and furniture on Union avenue l
went with him to the bank and got the
money and gave it to him. Then he
disappeared. Mrs. Fisher says she
believes that she and her sister have
been made victims of a deep-laid plot
to deprive them of their earnings and
savings. She declares that she believes
that, seeing that he could not disap-
pear from the presence of Mrs. Welker
and marry her without the knowledge
of both, he formulated the ploE
to murder the first wife by some sys-
tenn and, securing what money he could
from Mrs. Fisher, disappear for all
time. Poison found in the stomach of
Mrs. Welker, the police believe prac-
tically corroborates the statement of
the latest wife of Hoch
Cases in Other Cities.
Word has come to the local police
from st. Louis, Cincinnati and San
Francisco that man who operated ex-
tensively In all those cities in the same
manner as Hoch is thought to be the
Bluebeard." 1t is believed that more
wives will be heard from in each of
these cities as the picture of Hoch is
more widely circulated
Hoch's method with such of his
wives as he did not find it necessary
to otherwise dispose of is illustrated
in the case of Mrs. Anna Schmidt Hen
erickson Hoch, one of the women he
deserted. He married this woman in
Hammond, Ind, in 1908, and took her
to live at III Watt street Two DAYS
later he fed with $500 she had saved.
The day after the marriage" Mrs
Hendrickson told Inspector Ship
pey, who is in charge of the Hoch case.
my husband told me he was heir to
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11
How His Downfall Came About.


The last of Johann Hoch's alleged
dupes. however, proved his downfall.
and with the accusation OF Mrs. Anne
liza Fisher. Chicago woman, came the
apprehension of a man whose career,
the police say, is without an equal or
even rival in the history of any city
in this country. Last December Hoch
inserted a matrimonial advertisement
in alocal German publication. stating his
longing for companionship and asking
that some kind woman become his life
companion. Mrs. Marie Welker, a
widow who owned prosperous con-
fectionery business. replied to his ap-
peal by answering the lad" After a
brief courtship she allowed herself to
be persuaded that she was the only
woman who could relieve his loneli-
ness. Hoch. who had previously rent
ed and furnished a small fat, took his
latest wife to the house, which, Incl
dentally, happened to be near the To-
cation of the notorious Holmes "cas-
tie" She had disposed of her store
and turned the money derived from its
sale over to her husband, who, repre-
senting himself to be wealthy, said he
did not care for the cash, but desired
to invest it in. a safe project for her
benefit. The day following her mar
riage she became deathly sick. A ply
stefan was called, and Mr.. Hoch was
informed that his wife was suffering
from kidney trouble. The arrival of
a trained nurse followed, but, although
her condition was worse, the nurse was
sent away the following day. Then
Mrs. Fisher, the sister of the sick
woman, came to care for her One day
later, while Mr.. Hoch was alone with
his wife, she died. Mr. Hoch went
downstairs to inform the dead wom-
ans sister, after which Mrs Fisher
went upstairs to clean the death cham
Der. Very soon after this operation
the alleged bigamist proposed to Mrs
Fisher that she become his wife.
'T am an unfortunate man." Mrs.
Fisher reports Hoch to have said to
her. Marie was not my first wife. I
was married before, and my first wife
was an invalid. and now, just as I
thought / was to have another happy
home. my new wife is dead am
lonely and have no means. You are
good woman and good housewife, and
1 want you to marry me. will bring
your children here from Germany and
you can be happy with me-"
Repulsed Then Accepted Hoch.
Mrs. Fisher has nine children in Ger
many. Continuing her narrative of the
occurrence she said:
81 resented his proposal, and told him
he should not talk of such things so
soon after his wife's death January
Is l rode with him. to the cemetery,
and again, over his wife's grave, he
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

ton, England.
July /. 1854 rrived in Chicago.
July Is, 1S95-l3ought saloon at 110s
Western avenue
When spea'-ir' of events during his
stay in Chicago, the bigamist becomes
greatly confused. denying his state
ments time and again.
Will Hoch Be Convictedp
Whether this character will be con-
victed of the crimes with which he is
charged is merely a matter of conjec-
ture, but whatever turns up it will be
recorded In the annals OF crime in the
United States, and doubtiess In the
world, that no greater case of whole
sale marrying and pitiless swindling
has ever come into the public lime
light than that which is charged
against Johann Hoch, a man whose
operations have been felt nationally in
two countries and have attracted al
most universal attention.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

but am no, afraid. Let them
coIle on, all these other women, 81,
81, 1O1 Lei them all come who have
been deserted and robbed by me-"
What about the arsenic, then, that
the Chicago police say they have dis
covered in the stomach of your dead
wife?''
Hoch fidgeted.
Arsenic? Pooh, 1t was her kid
neys that killed her. She was sick"
One Woman Hypnotized.
Mrs. Leo Prayer. 1910 Cortez street,
has been added to the list of Mrs.
Hochs." When she married Hoch,
some time ago, il is said that he gave
the name of Leo Prayer. Mrs. Prayer
secured $4,000 through the death of her
former husband, and shortly after the
marriage to Prayer" she gave him
$500. with which he started a second
hand furniture store at 704 Sixty-third
street. They fitted out a fat at 4431
State street
One day Prayer" purchased 81 200
worth of rugs from the A. s. Klein
Carpet company, and when the goods
were delivered the SiXty-third street
store was found closed Prayer" dis
appeared and has not been heard from
since
Amelia Holm, 5122 Princeton avenue.
declared she was married to John
Healy" December - 1900, and desert
ed by him after he had secured 500
OF her money. She believes from the
description that Healy was Hoch.
The story came to light through the
good memory of Policeman Ward. Of
the Hyde Park station. He recalled the
story the woman mad told him. and.
struck by the similarity of it to Hoch's
methods, after search of several DAYS
found the woman. She said the man.
after six days acquaintance. showed a
roll of money and proposed marriage.
After the wedding he disappeared
He hypnotized me- was compelled to
obey him." Miss Holm said.
Career Began Early.
1t is very clear that Hoch's career
has not been OF the meteoric variety
as have the developments in the lives
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11
FOUR ZEN THOVGHT MURDERED
Finding Of Poison in Stomach of "Next-to-
Last" Spouse Points Accusing Finger at
Versatile German Whose Record
Covers Two Great Countries
Holmes, Archfend of History, to Have Been
His Teacher in the Terrible Art-Bisa mist Then
Known o Authorities a Edward Hatch

Chicago.-Johann Hoch, whose record
as bigamist is said to surpass anything
of the kind in police annals, and for
midable rival of "Bluebeard' Holmes,
hanged in Philadelphia some years ago.
has arrived here from New York to an
swer charges of homicide and bigamy.
The Chicago authorities have already
placed on this man responsibility in nu-
merous cases of bigamy and murder,
but hardly a day passes that some de-
serted wife does not make herself
known to the police, and, after having
seen Hoch's picture, declare that in
the versatile German lies her long-lost
husband The number of these cases
has reached nearly 60, and new ones are
constantly coming to the fore.
Hoch's alleged doings are, to say the
least. remarkable in the extreme. 1t
is declared that he has operated in towns
in all parts of the country, and the
names which he assumed in his deal
ings are, as one police official puts it,
as numerous as Fourth-of-July
"drunks." The list of cities in which it
is believed Hoch operated is as follows:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

an estate IN Gsrr my. A few hours
later he hurried b from downtown
with fake cable ram which read:
Father is dead. sour brother, Will
liam
He told me $4,000 was coming TO
him from his fathers estate and 7
must prepare TO leave for Germany
with him the next night. He said he
had no money for the voyage and
asked how much ] had. told him
$500 in the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank
He asked me 10 draw it out and
give 1t to him for our trip to Germany
Just to show that he was on the square
with me, he said. he made his will in
my favor. Then we went to the bank
drew out the money and gave il to
him. At the same time he handed me
the will he had made out. Then he
hurried away TO buy the tickets. That
is the last l have ever seen of him"
Calls Police '.Foolshnesses.
Hoch, when approached regarding
his alleged multi-marriages. emphat-
ically denied ever having INDUCED in
quaint German way indicated that the
very thought of such thing was ex-
tremely repulsive TO his highly toned
character He sfrenuously denies mar
rying as many persons as have an
peared claiming Mr.. Hoch as their
long-lost life companion. In broken
English he said hat there were 1000
deserted wives in Chicago, and if the
police persisted In connecting him with
so many, they must be big foolish
nesses." MIR. + Nch gives the follow
ing version of trouble: That's all
humbug about 1881. How could 7 ha
running around marrying women when
wasn't here? came to this country
in the first week of July, 1895.
When | first got to Chicago 7
opened saloo1. paid $1,000 for i,
to man nance Louis Witte. but m,
trade is sheet metal working. and
found out in ?, few months that the
best thing | could do was to go back
to it.
After that worked for the Pullman
company and the Northwestern rail
road and the Rock Island. In 1900
married Mary Hendrickson, and I had
trouble with her. l guessed then
wouldn't stay home any more.
Last December 1 got lonely. and 7
got my eye on a widow that Thought
would make me good wife That was
Marie Welker. was told Mrs Hem
Erickson had got a divorce. and so 7
got tied up ag.ain, but no sooner did I
get tied than Marie died, and am
just the same as before.
Then I said TO myself: IN MARI
her sister, and | as'-ed Emil g sLr
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

The midnight phenomenon Is ~
source OF no little establishment to
strangers. Two travelling men. laden
with big satchels. were making their
way up Fourth street not long ago from,
tne Rock Island depot at an hour when
the cock begins to crow. Look ont
there, Bill" yelled one. as a gray ro'
dent ambled fearlessly across the walk
Just In front of them. His companion
dropped the sample case he was car
ryfng and let out 4 shrek which couJo
have done credit 70 a comic opera SON
brette. Hi! there's another one"
yelled his companion. shaking with
laughter. WHY the towns alive with
them!" he gasDed IS another gray-coat-
ed messenger strolled by.
Another Name for It. ,
My. but he's stingy."
He calls I coin coIIectir,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11
>1ENTS rhCkCE IN
DIES MCINES STREETS
Business Section of Iowa City Infested
by Rats in Great Number Caus-
ing Great Annoyance.

Des Moines, la.-lf some enterprising
person would introduce a sure catch
Eat trap into Des Moines his fortune
would be made. 1t would appear that
the cat has become useless ornament
in the sunny atmosphere of the grocer's
window.
Late wayfarers on the downtown
streets say that the city is alive with
rats; large, ferocious looking creatures
that steal forth FROM the seclusion of
the big brick buildings of the down
town districts and caper over the side
walks, marching almost under the pc
destrians' toes.
Embolcened b. hunger and the 81
lence of the streets. they steal out from
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

New York. Norfolk Va,
Chicago. Wheeling, w. Va,
Philadelphia. Elkhart. Ind,
Baltimore, Argos. Ind,
Brooklyn, Aurora. ILL.,,
St. Louis, Evanston, Ill,
Cleveland, st Paul. Mimi,
Buffalo WurtemburC. Gerry,
Milwaukee, Berlin, Germany,
Besides these a number of Wiscon-
sin and Iowa towns report traces OF his
work Some OF the names used by the
German are as follows:
Count Otto Won Kern. Healy,
Schmitt BuStenberg,
,uSchmidth Bustcbcrgh,
Smitt Ado.ph,
Hook, James,
Hoch, Lucas,
Hon H0se' BoesS
Hob, I,arteI'
Hoff. Mayer
Hauff, irrOwn,
Hank Branne,
INNS Schultz,
Trick Bruescke,
Praeger.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

the Easements of the buildings They
are most noticed along West Fourth
street, Locust and Grand. When the
weather is cold they are rarely seen.
Those of the fair sex who are out
late in the evenings in the downtown
districts have Mysteries and there is a
wild clutching for long skirts and fran
tic scamperings. The air is filled with
feminine shrieks of terror which cause
the policeman a block distant to hurry
thither with visions of murder, only to
be met by petticoated vision who
gasps, "a rat"
This raid of rats at the midnight
hour is likely to have more effect upon
the cause of intemperance than the eff
forts of the white ribbon societies
Many luckless individual not used to
partaking of the flowing bowl. but who
has been inveigled by his comrades
into being a good fellow" has seen
with startled eyes a weird procession Of
monster rats across his homeward path
and they have been more effective in
establishing a reform than the wobbly
keyhole or the white figure at the head
Of the stairs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11

or many great riminais. He began
his career in this sort of life, II is said.
in Germany, his native country. by
petty swindling. From this. which he
carried on in Bingen, Germany. he
went to greater things. He was a wine
merchant In Bingen and associated in
high society, where he learned his
charming manners. that have proven
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-03-11
1883 1sS4-served as reserve

1s8S1SS4-Served as reserve.
18S4-Left native town, went To
Paris.
1ss4-1sSS-Worked at trade in Paris;
lived at Rue de Seine, AZ.
1SSS-Went TO London.
1SSS-fS95-Worked at trade in Lon
don; lived at 1872 Eugenia avenue.
June Is, 1898. sailed from Southamp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

second. Mccain out. L. Cross to Davis.
No runs.
Seventh inning, Philadelphia: Davis
struck out. /. Cross out. Gilbert to
Mccain. Seybold was thrown out by
Devlin. No runs.
Eighth inning. New York: Murphy
threw Mertes out. Dahlen flied out to
NJ. Cross. Devlin struck out No runs
Eighth inning, Philadelphia: Murphy
hit into the right field crowd for two
bases. N. Cross struck out Schreck
flied to Browne, holding Murphy on
second. Plank struck out. No runs.
Ninth inning-New Yor: Gilbert
singled to left center and took second
on Matthewson' s sacrifice, Plank to
Davis Bresnahan singled to center,
scoring Gilbert, Bresnahan taking sec
Ond on the thrOW-in.
Browne went out on a grounder to
first, Bresnahan going to third. Murphy
threw Donlin out. One run.
Ninth inning-PhiIadelph Hart
eel out. Dahlen to Mccain Lord
struck out. Davit hit into right field
crowd for a double. L. Cross was
thrown out by Devlin. No runs.
Score: RHE
Nv u \ d ~ 1
EHliddeipnld .--..--- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
LOCAL MENTION.

The city council meets this evening AZ
an adjourned session.
Diphtheria cases were reported this
morning to the board of health "a 49,
listing at 720 Lake street and $40 Cedar
street. The last named is in a family
by the name of Goshorn. who have had
a hard run OF luck. At one time three
smallpox.
The bond ordinance DESIGNATING the
State Savings bank, the Bank Of Sropa-
za and the Merchants National ana he
Central National as city repositories has
peen Drawn up and VIII be presented to
the city council for passage this even
ing. The bond ordinance is one viaieb
does away with all existing Ordinances
designating city repositories. New bonSs
will have to be furnished by tbese
banks. They have agreed to fl,rnfsE
either personal or surety bends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
PLANS OF REVIVALISTS.
Programme for the Meetings This
Week.

The following is the remainder of the
evangelistic programme for Topeka this
week:
BIBLE CONFERENCE DAYS
Tuesday, October 10. First Congrega-
tional church,
9:15 a. m.......-. Prayer and praise service
Rev. c. I. Schaemer.
1000 a. M. THE EvanEelistic Church.
Rev. Frank GranStaff, D. d
Aftsroon at First Methodist church.
2:45 p. m, special conference Of ministers
and church officers.
80 P. Prayer meeting OF women
$3.50 p. .-.......--..- Tho Second Mile
]. Wilbur Chapman.
80 p n1-.--.-..---. Services in each district
Wednesday, October II, First Baptist
church.
$3.50 a, Prayer aud praise service.
Rev. Daniel S. Toy.
1900 a. nl......-' The Evangelistic Pastor"
Rev. Henry Ostrom.
Afternoon, at Auditorium.
The Christians Relation to Amusements
and to the World
J. Wilbur Chapman.
DAY OF PRAYER
Thursday, October lin the mornlne Or
Ostrom viii preach to aged people at she
First Methodist church at 10 O'Clock,
and in the afternoon DR.. Chapman viii
preach at the Auditorium at ego
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The young son of Mr.. and AErs. J. II.
Heller, formerly of Topeka, but now
living IN Colorado, died Saturday OF
injuries received by being run down
by hack on September IS.
Word has been received here Of fl.e
death Of the mother Of E. H AndersSr
of Topeka, at Morgantown, ". Va
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

which the carriers have handed the
question, want my name taken on"
Anton Smith of the Smith Auto
mobile company: II did not sign the
carriers petition and win not"
W. w Samson: Il DIDN'T sign the
petition for several reason. In the
first place It looks to me like a Sunday
edition win add 50 many more sub
scribers to the Journal that the boys
win be more than repaid for the loss
and trouble. I want the Sunday Jour
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09

T. L. King. city passenger agent
Santa Fe railroads: 'I did not sign
the carriers petition and would not. I
feel that people should be permitted
to run their own business without
suggestions from those who know
nothing of it.2