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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
SmithfieId.

SMITHFIELD. Nov H. The water
system is all in aud the filling of the
bitches almost completed This gives
to a great majority Of our citizens an
abundant supply Of as pure water as
can possibly be obtained anywhere.
Mr. r.. Il Thornley, is to be congratu-
lated on the celebrity with which it has
been installed.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Cache County Towns

The smiling face Of Mr. Joseph
Hancock is seen upon our streets
again
The engagement Of Mr. Charley
Cunningham and Miss Mary Andcr-
son has been announced
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

his NOtr UOts HOI represent UTIV
total vote Of the town, but indicates
the apathy Of all concerned. The
Germans are too busy making good
living to be greatly concerned about
their town board, All these fellows
are good men and will dc well 10y
Providence.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15
Providence Election.
Citizens Ticket Sweeps thu Field
Against Terrific CIV Opposition.

Providence observed election day in
the usual manner but they were so
blessed quiet about 1t that the rest of
the world has been slow in getting on
to the fact that the good citizens over
there even remembered that there
was an election day this year. Party
lines have not been drawn very tightly
in town affairs and this accounts for
the fact that there was no fracaS. A
Gil i2ens ticket was nominated and
this went in with a whoop Some of
the republicans wanted to put up a
ticket but neglected it until too late to
get II on the Official ballot and though
a few scattering votes were cast for
some republicans it can not be said
that the Citizens ticket had any op-
position. The vote was as follows:
President Town Board,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-11-15

MILLviLLE, Nov. l3.-The voting
on the eth inst resulted in a universal
victory for the Citizens ticket There
was no opposition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

Al 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
information reached the Light office
thar Davis had made n partial con
fessi0n. bat had vetracted At that
time he had not been seen by Mrs
Norris, but the Light was told that
there was every reason 10 believe
that be was the guilty party and thar
messages were Being sent all over
he country for men 10 arm them
SELVES and come go Howard iu prepar-
ation for s. iyuehtne The news trav-
eled like wild fire and I'm q short
~ bile he entire community was
aroused The reporter for the Light
left WaXahachie ia q buggy for How
srd arriving OF the scene OF the
trouble thirty minutes after five
O'Clock when Howard was reached
the uttie town was apparently desert
ed Only Two or three meu were
seen aud they we're looking after
their stores soon after passing How
ard the reporter met two men riding
their horses a. full speed He stop
ped them long enough 90 learn thai
the neErus Identity had been fully
established and that his execution
had beeu set for sundown The re-
porter WAS told that the negro was
under guard al Bu old deserted ten-
ant house about a half mile this side
OF the scene ~ ths crime. and that
here the crowd was assembling THE
old house Wms situated Gasf inside
a field aud near the crossing ~ two
pahne reads
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
our ELLIS COUNTY CITIZENS PROTECT THEIR HOMES

and bring him TO a speedy trial How
ever, Sheriff Minnick continued his
hunt for the negro without relaxa-
tiOn. and the citizens of Howard were
equally as determined to run the
rapist to earth and mete out TO him
the punishment he so justly deserv-
ed. The negro Steve Davis had been
under surveillance a day or two and
az an early hour yesterday morning
tx was learned that he intended ieay-
ing Maloney. Two or three citizens
Of the Howard community went to
the negro's home and took him in
charge. He was taken TO a grove
near the Norris home and kept under
strong guard all day. When first TAX
en- in custody the negro was sullen
and refused to talk or To give any
account of his movements during the
last few days. Early in the after
noon he made partial confession of
the crime. but Immediately retracted
his statements saying that he was
mistaken. The men who had Davis
In charge were in possession of other
facts which led them to believe that
at last the fiend who had so brutally
assaulted Mrs Norris had been APP
pretended 1t soon became known
In the community that another negro
was In custody and with one accord
the citizens of the immediate neigh
borhood quit their work and began
assembling where the negro was
under guard. Those who had the
negro ia charge held a consultation
In the grove and decided that Ii
would be advisable to have a physi-
clan see Mrs. Norris before taking
Davis In her presence This precau-
tion was deemed expedient in antici-
patton Of her identifying the negro
as her assailant Mrs Norris had
been nervous all day and was almost
Frustrated from the terrible ordeal
through which she had passed and
it was thought best that a physician
should be present when Davis was
taken before her. A courier was at
once dispatched for a physician and
about 4 o. clock in the afternoon nrs.
jenkins and Jenkins responded to
the cali
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
Negro Talks TO the Crowd.

While the final preparations were
being made the negro was kept under
guard in the meadow A few minutes
before the hour for his execution he
said that he wanted TO make state
ment, Strongly guarded he stood
on a spring seat on wagon and ad-
dressed the crowd. Calmly and seem
ingly not disturbed over his fast ap-
preaching fate he gave detailed ac-
count of his movements leading up
to the commission of his diabolical
crime. He said he reached the Nor
ris home about 100 Monday after
noon He did not know M Norris
was away from home He approach
ed the house from rayine which he
used as a shelter, and went around
TO the back door Entering the house
he found Mrs. Norris sitting on the
side of the bed and with a Well di-
rected blow struck her on he side
Of the head with his fist He then
administered several heavy blows IN
the woman's face He said he theu
got scared and ran away. and that he
was not guilty of criminal3y assault
ing the woman He admitted thar
It was his intention 20 Fayl-h Mrs.
Norris when he went 10 the huuse
He said he first thought Jt fhe crime
a week before ne attempted 20 exc
cute it. In describing the brutal as
sault upon Mrs Norris he admitted
to choaking her and pulling her
tongue out with his hand AS be
cooliy and deliberately detailed his
crime the blood Of stout men ran
cold. and there were uUrmurs
through the crowd that m" fate de-
termined for the negro was 1on" zoo
severe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

In the presence Of more than three
thousand people the negro fiend who
on last Monday afternoon attacked
and eFimtnaily assaulted Mrs s. r.
Norris. the wife OF a young farmer
Of the Howard community. vas burn
ed 10 death at the stake The scene
of the holocaust was in the corner of
All old field near Twin ThIckat Gin
and within less than half mile of
where the terrible crime was COM
mitted The name of Mrs Norris
aSsaitant was Steve Davis. a Young
South TEXAS negro, who had been at
work ia the Howard community since
last October He chopped cotton five
dayg last spfing for Mr. Norris aud
then went to Maionay where he ~
cured employment ou the Maloney
farm He Nas making that place
his home shen he came 70 Howard
and made the giendtsh assault on
Mr. Norris The burning of Davis
took place last nlght a fe~ minutes
past ) o'clock after be had been fui-
liz identified hY his victim and after
he bad made a complete confession
of his guilt He confessed 10 every
thing that he had been accused of
Slth the exception ~ eriminaliy as
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

saulting Mrs Norris. This he de-
MED to the last In the statement
that he made TO the citizens who had
him In charge he said that IL was
hts Intention 10 ravish Mrs. Norris
when he went to her home, but after
beating her up he got scared and ran
away. He claimed that he went from
the Norris home back TO Maloney
and remained there until ne Was taxi
en- In custody yesterday morning by
two or three citizens of the Howard
community. he met his fate un-
flinchingly and as the angry flames
reached higher and higher and az
they began 10 SINCE his feet and
lower limbs and finally TO envelop
his entire body he never groaned but
one time He never spoke after be-
ing bound to the stake for tho terri
hle execution which awaited him
The whole affair Was conducted
quietly aud In order and not a shot
was fired during ali the time the
preparations for the execution were
being made and while Il was In pro-
gTrsa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

same. The people of that enterpris-
ing and thrifty section of Ellis county
were aroused and no power on earth
could have prevented or stayed the
execution Of Steve Davis. There was
no disorder Of any character in the
crowd. Those who had the matter
in charge worked quietly and de-
terminedly in making the final prep
arations for the burning. Two large
iron pipes, each probably ten feet
long, were secured and were placed
uprightly and driven deep in the
ground. There was just space enough
between them for a human body
Al the top they were connected by
chains and wires which were made
fast and secured. A small barn
which had been discarded was torn
down and from the debris the funer-
al pyre was built. Men went to work
with axes and in less time than il
takes TO write it the lumber of this
old building had been cut into thous-
ands of pieces. Other men began the
task of piling the kindling around
the stake and in few minutes an
nouncement was made that every
thing vas in readiness.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
The Negro Identified.

After the doctors had examined
Mrs Norris pulse and administered
stimulating opiate messenger
VAS sent Ia notify the posse TO bring
Davis befor her Qaakfng with fear
and almost apeechtess the negro was
conducted into the presence Of Mrs
Norris by a guard Of men all of whom
were well armed Upon sight Of the
negro Mrs Norris without hesitation
or reservation said thar he was the
right man. She begged them to take
him away and never let her see him
again Mrs. Norris became very much
aElgated aud her pulse beats increas-
ed from 50 10 19u stimulanfs were
administered and she was soon rest
tuE quietly agaia
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

After a final decision upon loca-
tiou had been made deliberate prepar-
ations began for the swift and speedy
punishment OF the negro Young
men and old men. men who had years
ugn fought under the Stars and Bars.
as well as those who fought under
the Stars and Stripes. were determ-
lued TO mete out justice 10 The vie
culprit who had violated the sancti-
ty of a home There was no thought
that the military would interfere.
There was no fear of special trains
from Dallas. Waco and other points
bearing the uniformed guardians OF
the peace Of the country. Had they
come. 81 would have been an the
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

When ths reporter reached the
house WheFr th~ negro was confjueH
the croNd dia nor aumbeF more thar
four ef five hundred. bei0K Cumpos-
I'd of os6 men. yoHaw men and boys
rbe neH telephone People dHuue the
afternoon Installed telephone ta fhe
ult house aHa after thR HnwFa had
been .tentifsA thts phone was Esrf
hHsF Mnsaawsa NeFs aHut .o aii the
near af t8wns f&mEet# aHH villages
fNrrr wgTe FnUHte uH tNe Furt
frnw NasatsEhis FnUls. ftatt and
milford an3 tEtas nqslHet fbrtf
t t HEH af tte preparation
hene made far zee rrntsfteat aF
$3.50 rsn ti ssemed ttaf fte fa
n.f nEn a nf tfe eartH lhH
r8 8M
thH cxeTHfiur sure asEs
thsf meee ltan ttIe~
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
The Negro Wanted TO Pray.

While one crowd was making ar
rangements for the execution an
other had the negro In charge He
was escorted TO the place selected
for the last scenes. Standing in the
center of a circle of almost a solid
Gordon OF stalwart and determined
citizens the negro asked for permis-
sion to pray. The leader made known
the negro's desire and hundreds of
voices united in giving assent TO his
request, Everybody be quiet and
give the negro time to pray. came
from some one in the crowd The
negro then knelt down between his
guards and for five or ten minutes
was engaged in silent prayer pray
out loud, called a voice. Let him
pray silently If he wants to-" came
from another part Of the crowd At
the conclusion of his prayer the negro
was allowed TO recline on the grass
while waiting for the preparations
for his doom to be completed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
Hour for Execution Set.

Hour for Execution Set
Soon after the negros identity had
been established the hour for his exc
cution was set for sundown. Later
II was suggested that inasmuch as
several citizens of the community
were still out on the hunt that the
hour be postponed TO give them an
opportunity 10 reach the scene and
witness the affair. Some one moved
that the hour be changed to O'Clock
''All who are in favor of the work
being postponed until o'clock will
please hold up their hands" called
the leader from the doorway of the
building.
Again there was a unanimous vote
in the affirmative amid the cheers
of the crowd
Now, gentlemen said the leader.
we have no time to lose. The pre-
parauons for the last act will now
be commenced and let everything be
done in perfect order"
Men at once proceeded TO carry out
the instructions of the leader Crow
bars were taken TO the meadow just
across the road and placed upright
in the ground. To these ii was in
tended to bind the negro with chains.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
Location for burning Changed.

While preparations for the eXecu-
tiou were in progress ii was announc-
ed that the man who had charge Of
the meadow was only a renter, and
thar il was his wish that the location
be moved In Difference to his wishes
II was decided 70 return across the
road and arrange the funeral pyre
In the corner Of an old field. Here
surrounded by more than three thous-
and people with a few guns glisten-
ing I'm the moonlight the negro went
uufliuChinely to his death
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

After the negro Tom Wiley " ho
sas arrested st Blooming Grove
"Wednesday morning, proved that he
had 40 connection whatever with the
terrible crime com mltted upon Mrs
Norris, The officers aud citizens were
almost at sea. with only meagsr
ele@ to wora on it seemed thar the
chances for bringing her assailan4
to justice we're indeed slim Appar-
emily every effort possible had been
made 10 appreaend the guilty party
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

when it had been decided bs the
crowd 20 postpone the burning of the
negro be expressed des5re fO see
brother and sister who ne said liy-
ed at Palmer Every possible effort
was made 20 reach them by telephone
but they could could not br fouDd
In tie mean time telephone messages
weTe going all over the couutrl. ear
Fylug The information that the as-
sailant of Ars Norris bad 40 last
been run 90 earth aud that he wnuId
he burned az y o'clock
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

When ihs reporter drove ia sight
~ he odd hoWse where the ueKFo was
eonflwrd a erovd uf probabis foar ar
five hundred ps.epls wms eongregafed
aroHnd ghe building The roads fof
som~ distance wwss atms0at hlosked
with vehicles IL every description and
horses we're tied to almost eEsv3
feaee poaa The eru@a appeared Ca
T. quiet and 0rdertY sed no uas seem
~st - 10 sndmlX sxeHsd The fate
of ne mswFo had h~en aeseFnimsa
upssa and All wers passsntiY and calm
y wasfsnN fnF he hweE nf exssufsuu
saan ~he had ~siaeHfiy hsen ae
lsetva So ri. leader and spss sswlam
*tussA IN she daaTwns - ftH hnH#e
8e fallsa fag FA# sftsntlau af nxefs
mrs sna ssseA fnf ssssnw uHs tH Hse
MeHf HEase fes shw sAsfatfru
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

1t looked like every hand In the
crowd went upward and hats were
waved In the air amid yells from
hundreds of throats
Is there crowbar in this COM
munity?" asked the leader.
"A thousand of them" yelled the
crowd In unison.
Bring them mere and get some
chains" replied the leader.
There was hurrying of men In
every direction and almost as if by
magic o half dozen or more crowbars
were produced. The chains were al
so forthcoming.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
The Negro Ruffian who Grim
inally Assaulted Mrs. S.
P.Norris at Her Home
Last Monday Has
Paid Penalty.

The Guilty Wretch Was Appre.
hended By q Posse oil Citi.
zens Yesterday Morning Near
Maloney After Entire Coun.
try Had Been Searched Time
and Time Again for Him.
Was Stripped oil His Clothing
and FINGER Nail Marks We're
Foand on His Body Evident
iy Where the Outraged Wo-
man Had Lett Her Mute Tes-
timony oil the Nesro's Guilt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08
After He Had Been Fully Iden
titled by His Victim He
Made Complete Comics
sion of His Guilt and
Deserved to Die

Nhen the Fact Had Been Estab-
lished Beyond all Reasonable
Doubt that Mrs. S. P. Norris
Assailant Had at Last Been
Run 10 Earth His Fate Was
Soon Determined. II Was
Agreed tnat He Be Burned
and Preparations for Garry.
ing this Plan Into Effect
We're at Once Commenced by
Willing Hands. All Details
We're Carefully Arranged.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

get through the crowd At this
command the crowd opened a way
and the reporter found himself face
TO face with a negro who knew that
within less than two hours his body
would be a smOuldering heap Of
ashes. The negro appeared to be
perfectly collected and answered the
reporters questions without the
slightest hesitationamM When asked as
TO his age he said shhs Ms twen-
ty-one years old and tFIaf - Ass born
at Nayasota. His parents, r. sara.
were dead, and that he had one
brother and five sisters. some of
whom lived near Palmer He said
that he came from Mexia to Howard
in October, 1904, and picked cotton
there during the fall and winter At
the close Of the cotton picking sea
son he found other employment In
that community During the spring
he chopped cotton five days for Mr..
Norris, the husband of the woman he
so brutally assaulted He said that
later in the spring he went TO MaIon-
ey and secured employment on Mr.
Maloney's farm. where he was max
ing his home at the time Of the com
mission OF the crime
w here We're YOU last sunday and
Sunday night" asked rhe reporter
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

. The Leader said the Gathering
. Was Not Mob, but "a Gentle
y manly Gathering OF Eilis Coun- I
. ty Citizens Who Believed in the I
. Protection Of Their Homes. No 4
y Mob spirit There.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-08

. The Negro Said He Was Ready 4
= to Be Hanged or to BE Burned 4
= and that He Was Going to Heay- Z
. en-. He Said That His Fate 4
. should Be Warning to the 4
= Members if His Race. =
. = = . . . = . Q o q o . . . q
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-13
STRANGE AUSTRIAN .Akg.
i.s Waters Marvelously Disappear ard
Re,plear

i.s Waters Marveiously Disappear ard
Reappear.
New Work rrihuar. Around ;ht h,s,i ~
the Guif OF Trieste. IN the southerA Issrt
OF Austria. AMI extending across ia" has"
OF III. lstrian peninsula. tx ii rlatc,t ot
limestone which presents some pcculutr
phenomena.
Fun grown ri. ers Issue from Its siles,
disappear under other hills. to re4pletr
later at some distant point. Mystrcipu.
Aprines rise through the bottom of tac
hay of Tricste. in times of heavy ra.utail
SuhhlinS up with II violence sufficient 10
sndanger small craft. In the heart OF
Cnerso island, which is In the mildl- of
the Gulf of ouarnero. Ia the lake or Nr,na.
1T is surrounded entrely by hills. and Hes
IN Il basin said to he forty-tiVe fathom~
deep. The level OF the water Is rcp,ltoa
60 be- at least forty feet below the level OF
the sea about the island. 1t has no al-
parent afnucnt or efhuent, yet the waters
are always fresh and cool. 1t is beiievet,
the lake is fed by some subterranean pas
rage, leading out under the bay FROM ME-
.strian Alps. possibly from Monte Mag
&iore Itself.
Some distance TO the northward Is /, AXE
which disappears for weeks at II tim-.
This sheet Of water. known as the I.Ak.
of Zirk n.tz, is about four miles long and
from TWO TO three miles broad. Villages.
chapcls aud castles are reflected in lies WA
tiers. Frequently in July, althotgb no;
every year, the waters begin to disappear.
and in August the bed, fifty feet below
the surface at soine points at times grldu-
ally appears. From twenty to twenty-five
days are required for the entire lax. to
he discharged. When the bed is revealed
the peasants plant crops of barley Whare
only Il short time before they were !raw-
ing their nets. The bed remains uncovered
sometimes for many weeks. The peasants
gather their barley and hay from The
bottom in the meantime. Then. with a
rush, the waters return, the basin hviiN
rehlled sometimes IN a period OF twenty
-four hours.
The limestone which forms the bed ia
perforated with a vast number OF cay
are visible, They are funnel shaped, md
some of them are nifty feet deep The
peasants give them names, such as she
Kettle, the sieve. etc. There are twenty
eight openings which draw water off.
only twelve OF which both drow off and
discharge water. They cannect with co..
ems ana subterranean passages penetrate
Ing beneath the surrounding mountains.
IN this ncighborl!ood also Is the t;rotto
OF .Adelsberg. tho largest known cavcvu
IN Europe. and one of the most heautifui
in the world. 1t has been explored for "A
distance of four or five miles. Through
n portion of 1T flows the river Polk. which
takes This subterranean method of g tteh-
ing IT'S destination.
Besides the fantastic caves and ~srcttos
nre deep pits. varying in diameter irons
a few feet To several miles. some OF tn-rl
having forests and agricultural lads at
their bottoms.