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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
saved Guards Lite.

Frank Davis, q negro convict on the
Fairfield cnaingang, has been reward
ed for saving a guards life, by being
released. Davis was sent up in 1902
foI housebreaking and larceny and ms
sentence was five years. The other
day one OF the negro convcts on the
same gang with Davis planned to es-
cape. While the guards back was
turned the negro rushed at him with
a pickax and only the Quickness OF
Davis prevented a tragedy The other
negro fought desperately, but Davis
finally Overpowered him and the sup
ervisor OF Fairfield at once took steps
to have Davis set free. Governor
Hayward sigaed a commutation Of
sentence to the present time and the
order for freedom was sent on at
once
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23

WHAT'S believed to be the sequel to a
feud OF long standing resulted at Val
dosta, Ca, Wednesday night in the
assassination OF the l7.year. old son
and the l6 year-old daughter of w.
l.. Carter, formerly q Baptist minis
ter. The young people were attracted
by the barking of dog ia the ward
surrounding their home and went out
TO investigate, followed by younger
chiid. They were fired upon by some
one from behind the smokehouse. The
young iady fell dead, the young man
crawled back to tie house. where he
lied, and the younger child was
wounded. Carter fired upon some one
prowlihg 10 his yard early Wednes-
day. He says the intruder was a ne.
gro. He believes the assasssins are
negroes, but says others may have
been instigators OF the crime.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Heart Disease Epidemic.

The fact that hundred and twen-
ty-hve persons died last week in New
York city from organic heart disease,
when the death rate the correspand.
ing week In 1904, was only fitty.six,
has given rise to the belief among
physicians that the New Workers are
living too rapid lives. The strain of
business and the cares attendant on
fierce competition in the financial cen.
ter or the city and the worry attend.
ant on the anxiety to gain wealth is
given as the explanation by the physi.
clans OF the condition which exists In
the worlds metropolis today.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
In the Crop Reports of the Agri.
cultural Departments.
THE RUMORS AFLOAT
In Washington Are of Most Sensation.
al Character. Chief whkle, OF the
Secret Service Bureau, Said TO
Have Made Some Start
ling Discoveries.
ling Discoveries.

The Washington correspondent NJ
The News and Courier says some very
sensational discoveries are being made
% the Investigation OF the s'leaks in
the crop reports" from the agricultur
al department. progresses. A Govern.
nent official, who is taking an active
part In the Investigation, In conyersa.
tion with The News and Courier cor.
oesoondent TO day, SAID in substance.
Chief Wilkie, of the secret service
bureau, who has the Investigation in
hand, has made some startling discoy.
cries, which may involve not only AS.
,1stant S5atistician Holmes, but also
Chief Statistician Hyde, who is now
In Europe, and one OF the female
clerks In the agricultural departments
VINO handle the data upon which tho
cotton crop reports are based
While some Of the evidence Is cir.
cumstantial, enough has already been
tiscloses to show that advance infor-
nation on the cotton crop report and
also other reports which affect specul.
ation, has reached q few stock brokers
through the medium OF a woman,
The woman In the case is said to ho
one OF the three persons to handle the
figures for the last time before tho of1
ncial report Is promulgated. This wo.
man, VINO, 1t Is said, receives $50
month salary, has rec ntiy bought a
comfortable residence in this city and
furnished 1t in fine style On the Same
authority 1t is said that Assistant
Statlstlcian Holmes has invested larpe-
~ IN suburban real estate, from his
meagre salary, Mr.. Holmes is now
under suspension, because of the in.
vestigation and the reflections unon
him.
The progress OF the Investigation ia
being kept a profund secret, pending
the absence OF Cheif Statisticlan HYDE.
VINO sailed for Europe few days be.
fore the charges OF leakage in the de-
partment were filed. Secretary VII
son, who is sincere in his endeavors t,o
PROBE the matter to the bottom. has
requested Mr.. Hyde to abandon his
European trip and return to Washjnp-
ton at once. Thus far Mr.. HYDE has
made no reply to the summonds, and
some or those who are interested In
The investigation declare that he has
no Intention Of returning to face an
Investigation.
Members Of Congress who have been
specially favored by the department
OF agriculture in the way of allowances
TOT their respective districts are en-
deavoFlng to smc ther the investiga-
tion, Claiming that 1t will be injurious
TO agricultural interest generally to
nave the experimental appropriations
and disbursements by the department
TOO closely scruntiniZed.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
"A Premier Stabbed

AT Athens Theodore P. Delyannis,
the popular premier OF Greece was
stabbed and mortally wouno ed by a
professional gambler named Ghera-
kariS, at the main entrance of the
chamber OF deputies at p. m. Tues.
day. The premier died within three
hours. The assassin who was imme.
diately arrested, said he committed
the deed In revenge fer the stringent
measures taken by Premier Delyannis
against the gambling houses, all of
which recently closed. The premier
arrived at the entrance of the cham.
Der in carriage. Gherakaris approach
ed, saluted the premier and opened
the carriage door. The premier was
IN the act OF thanking Gherakaris for
his courtesy when the gambler plung-
cd long dagger into NJ. Delyannis
abdomen, inilicting frightful wound.
The murdered was immediately over
powered by the attendants.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Nidshipman Drowned.

A dispatch from Annapolis says a
wireless message was received at the
naval academy Tuesday night from
Commander G. j. Badger, command
Ing the U. S. S. Newark, conveying
news OF the death by drowning OF
MldshipmaD l.. 1. Vertrees ~. ase sec.
ond class. Tue Newark If " neS the
vessels now engaged in thu, Fa:SV md
navy joint exercises and wasQ.a ,r
off Hackett Point when ydy. sSr.
trees was In swimming witnS. nno q
companions. Young Vertrees &se "a
years Of age and son of w. J. }Ser'
trees, OF Bushnell, Illinois. $S,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
An Elcven-Ycar.OId Wif..

New York's sensat tional martial case
was brought into the courts again
Tuesday when the trial of Jacob Fine
lite was continued before Magistrate
Finn. Flnelite is being prosecuted
by Lena Finelite, child of eleven
years, who claims that she was mar
ried to the man in January and that
he has abandoned her, refusing longer
TO contribute to her support. Fine.
lite Is about thirty five and veal thy
He has denied that he married the
child, but certificate and witnesses
have been produced which ssem tc
bear out the truth OF the child's
claims.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Georgia at The Henu.

Members OF the class Of 1905 Of the
United States Military academy re-
ceived their diplomas from the hands
OF Col. Albert l.. Mills, superintendent
OF the academy Tuesday morning. The
head of the graduating class this year
is Dewitt O. Jones, OF Georgia. The
four next highest in the order OF their
class standing are Ernest Graves, of
North Carolina; Francis p. Wieby, OF
Massachusetts,; Clarence B. Riley, OF
Indiana, and Alvin B. Barber, of
Oregon. Prominent among the other
members Of the class is Calvin M.
Titus, who as volunteer soldier was
the first to the wall at Pckin, China,
during the Boxer troubles.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Shot Himself.

w. III. Werner, of Columbia, S. c.,
committed suicide at Morganton, N,
O., at hall past six O'Clock Thursday
evening. A bullet hole in the head
caused instant death. He was found
In lumber yard. From the meager
details that can be obtained he is
thought to have came to Morganton
on Southern railway train No. /
Thursday to enter the hospital there
for treatment for nervous disease.
A letter was found in one Of his pock.
cts addressed to his father in Colum.
bia. Young Werner was the winner
OF Cecil Rhodes American scholar
ship at Oxford university England.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Standard OIL Caueht.

A dispatch from Columbia says that
the Standard Oil Company has been
trying to dodge the license tax by
making a part Of It's returns under
the name Of the Standard Oil Co.
OF Kentucky, which has a few plants
in the state. The comptroller gener-
aid has raised the amount from Sl7,.
600 to $685. 900 for this company. The
rest OF the license tax of the Standard
was previously on valuation OF 5000.
600. making altogether 1926, 900.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Auto Accident.

William Butler Woodbridge, of Bos.
ton, Mass, second vice president OF
the Columbian National Life Irsur
ance Company, was killed in an auto.
mobile accident in Saugus Thursday
night and S. Herbert Wolf, Of New
York, an actuary, was seriously injur-
ed. a. @. Childs and w. e. Taylor,
Boston business men, were slightly
hurt. The acc'd ent was caused by the
party mistaking the road in the
darkness and running into barbad
wire fence,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Killed BY "A Rather,

The Charleston Post says a negro
man by the name OF II )bert Courtriet
was received into the city hospital
Thursday, suffering from a rattle
snake Bit. He died Thursday after
noon at 2:45 o'clock. The rattlesnake,
said TO have been four feet long, bit
the man at Midland park, some miles
from the city and the negro was bleed.
Ing profusely when he reached the
city.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Returns His Pension.

Commissioner Of Pensions Warner
Thursday received a contribution of
sl,924 to the conscience fund OF the
treasury. 1t came from a pensioner
and Is the total Of pension money
drawn by him sinc9 the civil war, be.
ginning at the rate Of $2 and rising to
S6 per month. The identity OF the
pensioner Is withheld at the latter's
request. The name will be dropped
from the roll. The reason for refund.
ing the money and declining to accept
more is that the pensioner has not
earned and doas not dessrv.. pension.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
DISAPPEARS FROM HOME.
A York County Farmer Deserts His
Wife and Children.

Erwin Carnes, farmer living on
the Jim Moss plantation near TiIzah,
left bis home early last Tuesday
morning and nothing has been heard
from him since. Carnes has been
married three times, his last wife be-
Ing a widow living in Concord, N. G /,
when she married Carnes. Her mai.
den namc was Harris. She come OF a
good family and has relatives in the
county,. Mrs. Carnes aw0ke just be.
fore day. Tuesday morning and miss.
ing her husband, called him several
times and claims he answered her
from the piazza the last time she
called, and thinking he would return
IN few minutes, she gave the mat
Ter no further concern at the time.
But II qarnes was on the porch when
his wifscalled for him, he made good
use OF TIE few minutes while she was
waiting Tor him to come In, for he
was nowhere In sight when a search
was made for him few minutes later.
He leffa letter for his seventeen year
old son and one to his wife in which
he stated that he was forced to leave
OH" MT OF his son and his wife
da. giving him so much trouble,
sas le., ,fler one Of them would work
ssst he could not control them. He
Esafried nothing with him except q
ssssun andsaa feR clothes packed in 8
valise. HisSwife is much wrought ur
over the matter and has tried hard tc
find some trace OF Carnes, bat all in
vain. Carres, it is said, left his RS,
wife twice but returned on both oc
casions and lived with her until he,
death. He was married to his las:
wife less than year ago. -Rcck Hill
| Herald
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Three Men Drowned.

Through what is believed to have
oeen the accidental caps'zing of a
boat from which they had been fish,
ing three nan, Alexander Chisholm
and Newt aud Dennis Bunch, broth
ers were drowned In the Potomac
near Analston Island opposite Wash
lngton Wednesday. The first intima-
tion of the drowning was when hoy
found heating fishing rod with q
line attached and on pulling IL drew
to the surface Chirholm's body.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Blaoksburg Depot Burned

A dispatch from Blacksburg says
the enire freight plant OF the South.
ern railroad at that place was wiped
out by fire Tuesday morning at 3
o'clock and 1T was with difficulty that
the passenger station was saved. The
origin OF the fire is a complete mys-
terry. The loss Is estimated at 81 500.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-23
Engineer soaIded.

Southern railway passenger train
No. 40. northbound, was wrecked one
mile north OF Kings Mountain Thurs
day night. Engineer Charles Cauble,
OF Greenville, S. c., was badly scalded,
but will recover. The negro fireman,
Bob Witherspoon, Of Greenville, can
not be found. No others are thought
to be seriously injured. The engine,
mail and baggage cars left the track.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
In the Matter Of DISCHARGE O1
Mortgages

state OF South Dakota. County of Dakota. IS
In Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial Circuit.
Appncation has been made to this court by
henry, q. Slemann, the owner of the hereinafter
described premises, praying an order of this
court dlscharging TWO certain mortgages, as
follows. to-wit: one mortgage dated September
goth, 1886, made by w. G. Flint, mortgagOr, to
T. y. Lapham, mortgage, covering and mort
gazing lot fourteen, in block ten, of Westport.
south Dakota, which mortgage was recorded in
the Office of the register of deeds of the county
OF BrOwn, south Dakota. in book Nv" of mort
cages. on page 2l3; and one mortgage dated on
The 9TH day Of November, 1857, made by said
above named W. e. Flint to said E.. v. Lapham,
covering and mOrtgaging said realty, which
mortgage was recorded In said registers office
III DOCK "T" OF mortgages, on page 533, alleging
IN SAID petition that both Of said mortgages
have been paid in full and that said mortgagee
Is dead, and further alleging in said petition
thaC there Is no acting administrator or exc.
cutor Of the estate of said f. V. Lapham, de-
ceased
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
said petition will com on for hearing before
this court at the court house, at the court room
thereof. in Aberdeen, South Dakota, at ten
O'Clock In the forenoon Of Saturday, the 3rd day
OF June, 1905, at which time and place any per-
son lntert sted may appear and contest said APP
plicatiOn.
Dated May 18th. 1905. BY the court
j. II. MCCOY, Judge.
|. O.. CURTIss, Attorney for petitioner.
First publ. May l2-last June y
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
Frederick
From The Free Press


Otto Stromberg returned this morn
Ing from Verdom where he taught a
term OF school.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hicks was taken very
i'll Saturday and was in a %precarious
condition for two or three days. She
Is improving.
The Gilborne outfit completed a
fine two inch flowing well at the Gem
etecy and on Monday moved over to-
wards Honghton to make one for j.
X. Low.
A. G. Mossauer, the trained nurse,
came up from Aberdeen Monday to
take are OF j. r. Chase, who is laid
up with blood poison. The patient
is improving.
DaultOn & Howell shipped two car
load OF hogs to st. Paul last Saturday
and Howell Bros. will ship six car
loads OF fat steers to the Chicago mar
ket next Saturday. This lot wi
average about 1850 pounds.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
Mansfield

Mrs j. d. Love is slowly improving.
August Englehofer is building an
addition to his residence east Of town.
j. b. Lynch of Verdon was in town
on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Will Payne was a passenger to
Watertown last Monday.
j. L. Hollenbeck is digging a cellar
under his store.
Paul Passenger is carrying a black
eye from the effects Of a ball game at
Worthwhile Saturday.
w. d. Ross went to Worthwhile Tues
day night.
Miss Violet Idem of Aberdeen visit
ed over Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Ada Shonbarker.
AT the dinner last Saturday oyer
eleven dollars were taken in.
Ira Terrence was up from North
vile Tuesday.
Alya Burton is building an addition
to his lumber shed.
Quite a number from Mansfield at
tended the dance at Warner Tuesday
night and report a jolly good time.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26

me ladies' realized over seventeen
uollars from the sale of ice cream
a'ter the the school exercises FRIDAY
evening.
Interested parties are getting the
pun'ic tennis grounds in condition for
ONe >easohs enjoyment Of the game.
me lawn social held at VIM. Bur
zen 5 Saturday afternoon and evening
o' last week for the purpose of rails.
ing money to pay for a new organ FUR
chased for the Sunday school recently
organized in the Chalcraft school
mouse, realized nearly twenty dollars
toward the expense fund.
is there any green greener than the
grass That is being so frequently
washed or by the timely showers now
a-days.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
Notice to Owner before Tax Deed
Shall Issue

To Margaret T.. OrviS. Allan F. Wilmot, Hiram
O. Hart Benjamin Hart, and to all others
concerned.
You are hereby notified that on the 9th day of
\ 'vember. A.. d., 1893, III following described
pl &c or parcel of real estate taxed in the name
OF Hiram c. Hart, and situated in t e County of
,, Brown. State of South Dakota, as follows: Lot
sixteen (16), in Block four a., of Frederick, was
sold for taxes due and delinquent for the year
1892, at tax sale by the Treasurer of said County
to Brown County and was by said purchaser
duly assigned to A.. NJ. Way and }. i. Drum,
and by them assigned to u. Coykendall. who is
now the lawful holder of the Ger. ificate Of purch
ase. That said taxes then due and delinquent
amounted to $37.O5 interest, penalty and costs
accrued, making total amount necessary to re
dem $8S. 20, and in addition thereto the cost of
s,rvice of this notice, together with such inter
e,t as may accrue after this date, that tile same
must be paid, and that the right of redemption
will expire ana a deed for said land be made
" thin sixty days from the completed service of
this notice.
d.. C~OYKENDALL,
Owner and holder of said tax certificate.
|. q. CURT1ss, Attorney.
(Firt publ. May l4-last June 81
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
houshton

The Houghton school closed last
FRIDAY, Mr.. Gilbert, the teacher,
HAS gwen general satisfaction. He is
now IN Aberdeen pursuing studie.
"h'ch will fit him for a better posi-.
ton.
Religious services are held every
SUNDAY at 1920 a. m. in the Kilpat.
TICK school house by the Rev. G. S.
Royce OF Hecla. The attendance is
good. Sunday school is held in the
afternoon.
Corn planting is about finished.
Inc acreage is large compared with
former years. Lars Herseth shipped
ia some very fine looking Seed from
hitchcock, S. d. AS for ourselves we
louhd some nearer home that we
thlnk is alright, if the festive gopher
Will leave it alone.
That grade, that grade, is the cry
OF those who have to pass over it
these days. Since the last downpour
IL IS awful. Can nothing be done?
After cold ~disagreeable wind all
Gay Wednesday we had ice for a
change Thursday morning, which is
not bad for May oath but rather hard
on garden truck.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
heartfelt sympathy of the entire com.
muaity in their hour or sorrow
Liberty

Lightning killed a valuable horSe
belonging to Fred Peters and John
Strobel lost a heifer one day last
week.
| Oliver Neuman had the misfortune
to break his color bone while plavino
ball last Saturday.
Work has begun on the telepbone
line and in a few days Liberty people
can talk with one another without
the trouble of walking or driving two
or three miles.
Miss Maud Nutten will close her
term of school at No. 5 with a program
OF singing and speaking by her pupils.
A number of Libertyites gathered
at the river" near the Kock home m
Sunday and enjoyed an old fashioned
picnic.
Corn is about all planted and the
splendid rain of Sunday night has nut
pastures and small grain in fine ron.
dition.
Hy Schwarting will begin the erec-
tion Of his new barn next week, r.,
S. Hunter and Ben Woodall will do
the ca%rpentering. When completed
Mr.. Schwarting will have one of the
largest and most conveniently ar
ranged barns in north Brown county.
1t will be about so by 100 feet and will
have 100 tons hay capacity.
MI. Ellinghausen is csntemplatinp
building Il large barn in the near ru-
ture.
On Friday evening of last week a
party OF young folks gathered at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Strobel and en-.
joycd a few hours dancing in the ban.
One young lady did an impromptu
disappearing act which resulted in
her landing~ in a manger eight feet
below the rest of the dancers, She
very fortunately escaped with the loss
of a few hair pins and buttons and
came up smiling.
ChaS. Eygabroad made a tour OF the
township in his new auto Saturday of
last week.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
hecla
From the Standard

E. B. Smith has organized a lodge Of
the w. .. w., in Martin, N. D.
5. A. Buckmaster has Just received
Cl'e plans for a high school building
which are subject to inspection of ali
concerned.
Inc Dakota Central Telephone Co.,
received a car of poles here recently
ana VIII construct a line straight
through from GrotOn to Cakes via
Hecla.
MIS-. j. ii. Varian returned home
from Aberdeen Tuesday evening.
where she had been for several days
attending her daughter, Miss Nina.
who has an attack of the humps.
Z. Fl. Eygabroad sold the Elder
ranch again recently to an Iowa party,
ms is the third time Mr.. Eygabroad
mas sod this place this spring. Char
ley certainly takes the cake selling
South Dakota real estate.
Arrangements are being made to call
a special school election for PORTAGE
school district No. l to vote upon the
question of issuing bonds for the con
Structlon of "A high school building TO
be built in Hecla before the fail term
Of school.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-05-26
Columbia

Gust Vail drove to the county seat
ON Thursday.
Will Elliot and Will Cooling are
serving as jurors in the circuit court
this week.
f. N. Lewis is selling tie boys some
pretty swell buggies out OF his new
building.
Mrs. Ed. Con!ey left on Tuesday for
Inlay City, Michigan, where she VIII
spend the summer with relatives ana
| Miss Mathews, sister of. b Mathews
| who has been visiting here some tlme'
returned to her home at HornelsViiie'
N. Y. accompanying Mrs. Conley as
far al Chicago.