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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
FAMILY
OF nine SLAIN
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON FARM
NEAR ANDoVER, ILL.
AWFUL DEED OF A MOTHER
Kills Seven Children with Ak and
Cuts Her Own Throat-Father
Crazed by Grief Takes
His Own Life.

Alpha, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-The entire family
of Clarence E. Markham, nine members
in all, who lived on farm near An
dover, IL miles north of this place, was
wiped out Saturday by murder and sui
eide. Mrs. Markham, who is believed to
have been temporarily insane, first
killed her seven children with an ak,
set fire to the house in which the bodies
lay, and then cut her own throat, In
fiicting wounds from which she died
soon after fleeing from the burning
building. The husband and father, sew
eral hours after learning of the trag-
edy, committed suicide by shooting him
self after tying rope around his neck
SO that it would choke him to death in
case the bullet failed of its purpose.
Mrs. Markham, after killing the chill
dren, the Oldest of whom was nine years
and the youngest babe in arms, placed
their bodies all on one bed, saturated the
bed with oil and set fire to it. The
mother then hacked her own throat with
a knife and threw herself upon the
corpses of her little ones in the midst of
the flames.
Alarm Given by Neighbors.
1t was shortly before noon when
neighbors saw smoke coming from the
farmhouse and sent out an alarm.
within few minutes a score or more
persons who lived near by were on the
scene. The first to arrive saw wom-
an rush from the house, which was
then enveloped in flames, and fall in the
yard. The neighbors found it impOssi
BILE to enter the house because the fire
blocked every entrance. From remarks
dropped by the almost unconscious wOm-
an suspicious as to the fate of the rest
of the family were aroused, and Sheriff
STEERS was summoned by telephone, the
woman meanwhile being taken to
neighbours home.
Tells Story of Deaths.
Speaking with difficulty because of
her injuries, she said: 81 called the
children into the house, one at time,
and cut their threats with the ak. Then
1 put them in a row on the bed, and,
after pouring kerosene around the house,
/ set fire to the place. I cut my throat
with the butcher knife. This is the
truth" Her story finished, she fell into
Inconsistencies and within few min
utes was dead.
Bodies Found in Ruins.
The building in which the children
were slain was burned to the ground.
The bodies of the seven were so charred
they were unrecognizable. They were
found side by side in pile of ashes in
one corner of the little farmhouse where
the mother in her frenzy had placed
them. The father had left home as
usual early in the day, leaving his wife
seemingly in good spirits. He had been
made uneasy, however, by her conduct
recently, and had kept the children
home from school to be with their
mother as precaution
When Markham hear of the tragedy
he was inconsolable. He was watched
for by friends, who feared he would do
violence to himself, but eluded them and
soon afterward it was found that he had
killed himself near the ruins of his
home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
SUMMARY OF A
WEEKS EVENTS
MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS
AT HOME TOLD IN CON-
DENSED FORM.
LATE FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Interesting Items Of News Gathered
from All Parts of the Globe and
Outlined in The Briefest Manner
Possible.
THE INSURANCE PROBE.

Loose methods in the lending of life
insurance funds were disclosed in the
New York investigation. Perkins and
Hughes clashed and the former was or
dered to produce certain books of Nor
gan & Co.
Henry Rogers Winthrop, assistant
secretary and financial manager of the
Equitable Life Assurance society, testi-
Tying in the legislative inquiry in New
York, said that syndicate profits can
eot he found on the society's books.
J. p Morgan, it is said, has peremp-
torily ordered Perkins to resign as vice
president of the New York Life Insur-
lnce company.
An official of the Equitable Life AS
surance society says his company
pooled with the New York Life and
the Mutual to pay Judge Hamilton
and others for influencing legislation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.

New Orleans is encouraged by few new
cases of yellow fever reported and the
disease is now believed to of light
type.
New Orleans physicians continue
heir Investigations and are confident
they will find the yellow fever germ.
Or. Egan, of the Illinois board of
health, urged an appeal to President
Roosevelt TO abandon his visit to the
lever belt.
The plans for the presidents enter
tainment, if he visits New Orleans on
October "a, have been arranged with a
view to his protection, and he will not
be taken into any of the infected dis
tricts.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
Fx-Convict Seizes Farm.

La Crosse.-Iom Curley has returned
home from his term in the state prison
at Saltwater, Mimi, and has by force
taken complete control of the residence
of James Armstrong, whose evidence
caused his conviction. Two years ago
Curley appeared in the vicinity and
made his home with armstrong. Later
horses were stolen from neighboring
farmers and both were suspected. After
the departure of Curley for the prison
Armstrong prospered, and while he
and his were harvesting abundant crops
Curley took possession of the home.
Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong fed to neigh
bOrS.
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Former Turnkey Indicted.

La Crosse. M. Childers, former
turnkey at the county Jail, was indict-
ed by the United States grand jury on
charge of having freed Andrew Cum
ningham and Homer Trainor, men,
bers of the Eddie Fay gang of post
Office robbers, who were prisoners in
the all. The federal authorities expect
to introduce direct evidence at the
trial to prove the guilt of Childers. 1t
is said Mrs. Trainor, who is alleged to
have given $500 to Childers as bride,
will be among the witnesses.
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Acquitted of Lynch Charge.

Springfield, o., Oct. flames
O'Brien was acquitted of completely in
the lynching of Richard Dixon II
was stated by several prisoners in the
Jail that they peeped from their cells
as the mob burst into the halls, and
that they saw O'Brien grab Dixon and
take him from the cell, turning him
over to the mob A few minutes later
the negro was lynched. O'Brien was
one of the six indicted for completely
in the lynching.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

Judge Humphrey, in Chicago, ruled
against all points of the indicted pack
ers' plea in abatement.
At least SO lives are reported to
have been lost in the typhoon in the
Philippines, while the property loss is
great.
According to a Toxic statement
Japan was forced to make peace at
Portsmouth because of failure of the
rice crop, Jesse ming the country's re-
sources.
Acting Secretary of State LOOMS
removed the secret cipher key from
the custody of Chief Clerk Michaels,
claiming a leak in important state
secrets.
Former President Cleveland will
probably head Americas delegation to
the next peace conference at The
Hague.
Naval officers will make extensive
preparations to entertain Prince Louis
of Battenberg, and the officers of his
squadron during their visit to America
next month.
The king-emperor and the leaders
Of the Hungarian coalition apparently
are earnestly seeking to find some So
luton of the dispute between them
and conciliatory statements have
come from both sides.
Miss Alice Roosevelt left Seoul,
Korea for Japan after a final audience
with the emperor and many gifts were
made by the ruler to the American
party.
Tax laws of Missouri are declared to
be a menace to business and moral
life by the ST. Louis grand jury, which
has been investigating tax lodging,
recommended.
Capt. James Russell Selfridge,
ordnance officer at the Charleston,
Mass, navy yard, died of apoplexy.
Capt. Selfridge was a member of a
family we'll known in the United
States navy for many years.
A Cleveland grand jury indicted on
blackmail charge Mrs. Minnie Lee,
Of Chicago, who made charges against
Gov. Herrick, of Ohio.
i, A complete reinspection of passenger
steamboats, in the United States from
Maine to California is planned by the
secretary of commerce.
Secretary Wilson returned from the
vest and says the reports of the enor-
nous crop yield are not overestimated.
John " Streed, of Cambridge, H.,
prominent among Illinois Swedish
Americans, is dead of bullet wound,
md it cannot be determined how he
was slain.
'sHenry Phipps threatens to withdraw
property lent to Allegheny, Pa. for
parks, baths and gymnasiums if forced
20 pay taxes asked by the city.
The sixty-eighth year of the Univer-
,ity of Michigan opened at Ann Arbor
with fully 1900 students enrolled in
he various departments.
Immediately after the assembling of
The Fffty-ninth congress joint resolu-
ion will be introduced in house and
Ienate providing for the submission to
the people of an amendment to the
constitution which will fix later day
than March for the Inauguration Of
The president Of the United States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Extends State Civil Service.

MISUNDERSTANDING to an opinion
rendered by the attorney general type
writer's to copy and enroll bills must
pass a civil service examination and
cannot be removed except for cause. All
legislative employees except those spe-
cifcally mentioned are construed as
coming under the new law.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
For Women workers.

The countess of Warwick, who has
done so much toward gaining better
conditions for women in the industrial
life of England, has just sent to New
York Is delegates from the Women
Workers league, Of Great Britain and
Ireland, for the purpose Of studying
labor conditions in this country so far
as they concern women.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Prominent Man Desd.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, Oct. 2.-Wil-
liam B. Rankine, vice president of the
Niagara Falls Power company, died
Saturday at Franconia, N. H., to which
place he had gone for the benefit of
his health The cause of death was
congestion of the lungs, superinduced
by heart trouble. He was born in
1883.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Tragedy in st. Louis.

ST. Louis, Oct Herbert Mozart
ney, 40 years old, committed suicide by
taking poison at No. 4137 Olive street
Sunday, after administering a fatal
dose of the drug to his seven-year-old
son, Leon. Dependency over being
reason given.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Youngest woman Linguist.

Miss Lillian Gonzales Robinson, the
youngest woman linquist in the United
States, who has just been appointed
head of the department of romance OF
the University of Oklahoma, although
only % years old, has already mastered
II languages, speaking most OF them
fiuently. Miss Robinson was gradu-
ated from the University of Chicago in
1908 with degree of A. B.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Broke His Neck.

Oconto.-Mrs. Betty Lingensjo, aged
48 years, committed suicide by jumping
out of the second story window of her
farm home near here. She became men
tally deranged over the death of her hus-
band, two years ago. Her neck was
broken by the fall.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
GouernnrI Warmed

Cleveland, O., Oct. 2.-Gov. Myron T.
Herrick, while speeding his automobile
through Euclid township Sunday was
halted by the town marshal and
warned against violating the speed or
dinance. The governor was not ar
rested
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Not Forced to Attend Church.

Beloit.-The faculty of Beloit college
has suspended the rule that has pre-
vailed at Beloit since the founding of the
school which requires students to at
tend church services Sunday mornings.
President Eaton said it was the hope
of the faculty that students would be
regular in attendance at church, but
there was no longer desire to enforce
a religious observance on the students,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Bandstand Collapses.

Lawrence, Mass, Oct. 2.-Three
members Of the Banda Roma, of Bos-
ton, were seriously hurt, while nearly
every other member of the band was
cut and bruised by the collapse of a
bandstand here Sunday night.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

New York, Oct. 2-Enr2ged by jeal-
ousy, James G. Clayton, negro, on
Sunday shot and instantly killed his
wife, Lucy, and James Harmon, also
negro, who boarded with the Clayton
family.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Aeronaut Drops Among Cattle.

~~ON V~NStSAO DNOk1N1 1l%AAHOA16 NNFOO~S'
Jefferson.-Miss Gelmont, who made
balloon ascensions at the state fair,
made an ascension at the Jefferson
county fair recently and was carried
into a pasture filled with Holsteins.
She wore red wrapper and the ami
mails made a rush for her. Marshal
who followed her on horse
back, drove back the enraged cattle
and bore her from the field.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Mine Destroys Steamer.

Chefoo, Oct 2.-The coasting steamer
Hsiesho, plying between Shanghai and
Tientsin, struck and was totally de-
stroyed by mine 80 miles south OF
the Shantung promontory Saturday
morning Fifteen persons on board the
vessel were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Twenty Drowned.

Helsingfors, Finland, Oct. 1.-THE
Swedish steamer Njord and Robert
collided Saturday evening near Hveen
island, in the sound The Robert sank.
Twenty persons were drowned.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

"Who is it that robs us while we
are asleep?" asked the teacher, trying
to get the class to spell the word
burglar" "De gas meter" shouted
the boys in unison.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

The young mother gazed upon her
first born and wept convulsively. They
appealed to her to know why her great
grief. "Alasi" she walled, as with in
tensest agony, "Tm afraid he will wear
side whiskers when he grows up!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
cnre1ess Annls

England reports the final development
of seedIess and coreless apple, which
can be grated and reproduced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

what is butter to-day?" asked the
possible customer. Butter Is butter
to day" answered the waggish grocer,
with a shrek of laughter. "Glad to
hear it," said the other, cheerfully;
"the last got here was axle-grease."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

think Of leaving something be-
hind" urged the insurance agent, ito
provide comforts and even luxu:ies
for the little ones" "Uh, huh" re-
sponded the sarcastic citizen. Whose
little ones?"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05

would like to live my life over?"
said the sober-faced man. mo, sir;
it's bad enough to think it over"
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They Would That.

They Would That.
Yez can't alwez tell, but some people
wud if they knowed. Baltimore Amer
lean.
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MOLECULES OF MIRTH.

"Waitah, what kind of sheli-is;b
have you?" "Only eggs, sir!"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-10-05
Look Like Money.

Most people try to act rich when they
travel.
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A Judicious Inquiry.

A well known travelling man who
visits the drug trade says he has of
ten heard druggists inquire of GUS
toners who asked for a cough medi-
cine, whether it was wanted for a
child or for an adult, and if for a
child they almost invariably recon
mend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The reason for this is that they know
there is no danger from it and that
danger in giving it, and for coughs,
colds and Group it is unsurpassed. For
sale by all dealers.
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To Compel a Justice to Act.

In the case of John T. Lard against
Will Potter, which it is claimed, was
tried before Justice Tom C. Tillotson,
of the 5th precinct, w. w. Gatewood,
as attorney for appealing party. has
secure a writ of certiorari,, compell-
ing Justice Tillotson to bring into
district court all the papers in the
case. 1t is claimed that an attempt
has been made to appeal the case TO
district court but that the justice will
not bring the papers before Judge w.
H. Pope.
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Some seasonabie ADVICE.

It may be a piece of superious ad-
vice to urge people at this season of
the year to lay In a supply Aof Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1T is almost
sure to be needed before winter Is
over, and much more prompt and sat
isfactory results are obtained when
taken as soon as a cold is contracted
and before it has become settled in
the system. which can only be done
by keeping the remedy at hand. This
remedy is so widely known and so
altogether good that no one should
hesitate about buying it in. perfer-
ence to any other. 1t is for sale by
all dealers.
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Revival Interest Increasing.

The big tent was just about filed
to it's capacity last night. Rev. Truett
preached on the Duty of Home Re-
salvation of our friends. At the close
of the sermon several hundred Chris
tians arose, pledging their co-opera-
ton in the meeting. A number of
backsliddeh Christians also promised
to renew their VOWS.
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Large Crowd at Revival Last Night,

Large Crowd at Revival Last Night.
A large audience assembled last
night to hear Rev. Geo. w. Truett
preach. His sermon was preached
from the text, Prepare to Meet Thy
o d 1t was a strong, manly discus
sion of a vitality interesting subject,
and closed with an earnest appeal
to the unconverted to Immediately
settle the question Of the souls eter-
nal destiny. Twenty-Five or thirty peo-
pie, mostly men declared publicly
their intention of seeking salvation
now. Some of these were old men.
Other seats will be provided n
every effort will be made by the Bap-
fist people t. comfortably care for
the increasing crowds at the tent.
Program of the Meeting.
AS far as it has been determined
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AFTER OPEN GAMBLING
IN OLD SANTA Fee.
Saloon Men Talk of the Boycott and
Meet Severe Check.

Meet Sever Check.
A dispatch from Santa Fe says
Because the gamblers and saloon
lists of Santa Fe have attempted to
in1ict trade ostracism on aldermen
who voted to increase liquor and
gambling licenses 800 a year, a
movement is on foot to Danish the
tiger from Santa Fee. 1t is proposed
to raise the gambling license to
two thousand dollars a year n to
make gambling a felony. Advocates
of this plan assert that open gambling
will hurt Santa Fe's chances for re-
tanning the capital when the state
hood bill passes congress-"
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TO MARRY NEXT WEDNESDAY.

Young Minister Who is to Preach
Here Sunday is Already Under
conviction.-RosWeIl Young
Woman the Bride.
Cards have been received in San
ia Fe and elsewhere announcing the
approaching marriage of Miss Irma
May Carlton to- Rev. Samuel Eugene
Allison, at Roswell, on Wednesday
evening, October Is.
THE bride-to-be is a sister of EN-
NETT H. Carlton, Of Roswell, and the
prospective groom has been in charge
of the Methodist Episcopal church
at Las Cruces for the past two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allison will be at home
after November 1, at Pomona, CAL
Albuquerque Citizen.
The young minister who is to be-
come a benedict is now visiting Rev.
S. R. Twitty, and will preach at the
M. E. Church, South, Sunday. The
bride-to-be is a sister of Mrs. Spiva
N~eatherlin, of this city, and is one
Of RoswelPs most estimable young
ome The Record congratulates.
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!. O. o. F.-Samaritan Lodge No. IL,
Meets Monday nights in L. O. o. F.
Hail, Gaullieur Block.-R. H. Nc
Cune, N. g.: C. A. Emmett, Sec.
Roswell .Encampment No. Meets
First and Third Wednesday night
of each MONTH";. M. Yater, C. P;
Mark Howell, Scribe.
Canton Wildly No. Meets second
and fourth Wednesday nights
Maj. Mark Howell, Com; C. M.
Yater, Lieut.; R. S. Cravens. En-
sign; r. H. McCune, Clerk.
Samaritan Rebekah Lodge No. A.
Meets Saturday evenings.-Mrs.
Mary e. Hodgson, N. G.; Mrs. Geo.
Cazier, ". G.; Mrs. Emmett, Seek
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Last year l nae a ery severe at
tack of indigestion. l could not sleep
ing pains for three hours after each
meal. l was troubled this way for
about three months when l tried
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. and received immediate re-
lief says John Dixon, Tullamore,
Ontario, Canada. For sale by all deal-
ers.
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the program for the meeting Is a.
follows:
Preaching at 1000 a. m. and TOO
p. m. each day by Rev. Truett,
Sunday at 1870, talk BY Rev. Tru-
EFT to the Sunday school.
1900 a. m. sermon; 800 p m. spe-
ciaAmen's service; 100 p. m. SER
mon. All the services are to be con-
Quoted by Rev. Truett.
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How to Cure Corns and 6unions-
First soak the III or bunfon in
warm water to soften it; then pare
it down as closely as possible with
out drawing blood and apply Chamber
lain's Pain Balm twice daily. rubo1ns
vigorously for five minutes at each
application. A corn plaster should De
worn a few days to protect it from
the shoe. AS a general IMMINENT for
sprains, bruises, lameness and rheu-
matism, Pain Balm is u~neaualed. For
sale by all dealers
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MASONIC.

MASONIC.
Roswell Lodge No. 10 A.. r. e. A. NJ
Has stated communications once a
month and called meetings on oc-
casion.-William T. Joyner, w. M;
Ralph NJ. Parsons, Secretary.
Columbia Chapter No. 2 r. A. NJ
Stated c~onvocations once a month
Nathan Jaffa, E. H. P; r. NJ. Par
sons. Secretary.
Rio Hondo C~ommandery No. 6 K. T.
Stated conclaves once a month
James w. Wilson, E. c.; r. M.
Parsons, Recorder.
EASTERN STAR.-Meets first and
third Tuesday of each month. Mrs.
Nellie Albert, w. M; Mrs. Anna
G. Prayer, Secretary.
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Stone and Single Exhibit.

At the northeast corner of the Flo
raj Hall at the fair grounds Is to be
seen a nice exhibit of artificial stone
by A. L. w. Nilsson, of the Hondo
Stone Mfg. Co, and the Roswell Ce-
ment Single Co.
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l have some splendid bargains In
residence property in various parts
of the city, which can be sold cheap.
l will take pleasure in showing you
this property. T. Carlton, Room
IL Okla. Blk. S7tf-
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CITY OFFICERS.

Members of City council-Frank
E. Brooks, M. D. Burns, J.. P. Church,
Clarence Ullery, Sylvester P. John
son, J.. w. Kinsinger, w. w. Ogle,
A. L. Whiteman, Geo. l. WHY'S.
Fire Department.-John T. Kelly,
Chief; Chas. Whiteman, Secretary;
E. ]. Glover, Engineer.