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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23
PushIna cape to cairo Line.

In report in the London Times Il
is stated that the Cape to Cairo rail.
way in south Africa has been opened
SO as to run over the Kafue river on
bridge which stands on 13 spans.
each 100 feet, with pillars resting on
bed 16 feet under the water. Ka-
fue river is 266 miles north of Victoria
falls. and the distance from Cape
Town is 1908 miles. The railroad,
however. is now at Broken hill. BAT
miles beyond the falls. the line having
been pushed on while the bridge was
building over the Kafue river.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

Groton.-In this quiet Massachu-
sets village % years ago, there lived
family named Crue. Their home was
a small farm house in a particularly
lonely location, three miles from other
habitations.
Crue was teamster, whose duties
compelled him frequently to go to
Aver Junction, several miles away.
Sometimes he left home early in the
morning. and remained ia his labors
until sunset. His wife was left under
the protection of dog, who spent a
large part of the day sleeping near
the kitchen stove
Mrs. Crue was an ordinary New
England housewife. That is to say
she was purely domestic, worked from
morning till night at household du-
ties, and knew the outside world only
slightly. The desolation of ner domi-
cile was second nature to her; she ac-
cepted 1t as her fate. When, day after
day, she was left practically unguard-
ed 1t never occurred to her to be
frightened.
If a vagabond came to her door
whether or not he asked for aims
surlily and peered about as though to
learn of her unprotected state, she
showed no fear, but gave him food and
told him to be off before her husband
came down stairs and detected her
charity. Moreover, Mrs. Crue, by rea-
son of her daily domestic exercises.
was strong and hardy enough to feel
self-reliant. Invariably she held
stout broom during her talks with the
occasional vagrants. She believed
thoroughly that this traditional house
hold weapon would serve her faith
fully in time or need.
Rumors of Domestic Troubles.
From time to time there were ru-
mors among people who knew the
Crues. They said the husband did not
pay as much attention to his wife as
he should, and they mentioned other
names, but the wife never answered
impertinent questions. She told curl
Gus people that she minded her own
business and expected her neighbors
to follow her example. Whereupon
they shrugged their shoulders, and
any possible sympathy for her they
might have felt expired.
On the morning of January IT, 1880,
the home of the Crues was surround
ed with snow. The adjacent woods
were thin and scrawny, and the whole
immediate world was bleak and chilly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23
Long Career of Crime.

Long Career of Crime.
He was used to that sort Of life by
this time; and he was unused to any
other kind, save existence In a pow
erty-stricken home. Thereafter one
offense succeeded another. He stole
horse and buggy. and served re
sultant sentence of four years in
Charlestown; he embezzled $3.50 and
returned to Charlestown for two years
more. Later he entered house in
Manchester. N. H., and stole ST. For
this crime he spent three years in the
New Hampshire state prison. He was
now AZ years old. his terms of con-
| finement aggregated % years, and he
was known as an habitual criminal
Stearns Kendall Abbott was in Gro
ton on the 18th of January, 1880. He
was only a month and half out of
Concord prison, and presumably was
trying to obtain employment as a
wood carver. This was his trade
his prison taught trade-and he was
capable man. He called at several
houses and explained ta>one man thar
he wished to secure a job as a wood
carver and to another-and to several
others-that he wished to purchase
some farm property. OF one man
Henry Hewins-he asked to be direct
ed to the Crue house.
From house to house Constable
Reed, of Aver. traced his movements.
Weare, n. H. The prisoner denied
the crime. He said that he had never
known Mrs. Crue. and had never seen
her. He told the court that he left
Groton during the afternoon of the
17th and went to Boston, where he
spent several hours in a house of i'll
repute. But he couldn't corroborate
his statements. Witnesses located
him in the Crue house: chain of cir.
cumstantial evidence held him firmly.
Death Sentence COMMITTED.
He was sentenced to be hanged, and
from his window in the jail he
watched them building the scafsold.
Wendell Phillips and others became
interested in his case. and urged Gov.
Long to commute the sentence At
first the governor refused, but when
one of the chief witnesses against
Kendall. Jennie Carr. admitted herself
a perjurer respecting part OF her tes.
timony-respecting a denial OF her
motherhood-Gov. Long reprieved the
condemned man and ordered that he
spend the remainder Of his days In
the state prison.
That was 25 years ago. Twenty-Five
years ago they wrote the last record
against the name Of Stearns Kendall
Abbott-"life prisoner for the murder
of Maria l.. Crue. of Groton." 1t was
the concluding chapter of one Of the
most stirring murder stories Of west
ern Middlesex county. 1t was also
the aftermath to the prisoners hope
less childhood. 1
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

Now and then a biting wind swept
across the open stretches, and whirled
the snow of the roof of the house. Be-
times the thin spirals of smoke rising
from the chimney contrasted with the
brittle snowscape.
Shortly after dinner Crue told his
wife he had to haul some logs to Aver
Junction. and expected to be late for
supper.
Crue harnessed his horses and
drove away over the white road.
around the windy corner of the tim
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23
Small Profits Of Pawnshops.

Consul General George w. Roose-
welt reports that the official report of
the Brussels pawnshop for 1905 shows
a capital employed of s3S7,1S1 and
profits made during the year of only
1896. The amount of loans on pawns
was s1.253.173. In 1904 the amount
loaned exceeded the amount for 1905
by about s96.5Oo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23
stearns Kendall Abbott.

Stearns Kendall Abbott.
If the home of the Crues in Groton
was lonely, the childhood home of
Stearns Kendall Abbott in Claremont,
N. H., was the merest existence.
already large family.
1t was a very sordid existence; it
was almost worse than nothing. In a
general way the boy knew, as he grew
older, that other boys here and there
enjoyed three nourishing meals a
day, and slept in beds by themselves
and had enough clothing to keep them
warm. Yet it seldom occurred to him
to think much about other boys in this
world, because he was always con-
cerned with the problem of satisfying
his hunger and his craving for warmth
Later he went to the country school
He wore ragged clothes, and. of
course, everybody in the school could
see them and everybody in the town
knew that he was poverty-stricken
youngster, and, therefore. according to
country traditions. looked down on
him and considered him an inferior
species of the race of small boys.
At the age of IA he went to Lowell
to obtain employment. But he was a
very helpless waif, who lacked every
bettering influence, who was thorough
ly cowed-a hopeless waif whose des-
tiny was nine-tenths death or degra-
dation and one-tenth honest livelihood.
He failed to get a job at once. He
could furnish no references, and the
factories needed no small boys. He
fell among disreputable men, who told
him how TO make money with ease.
One companion of the waif from Clare
mont explained that If he forged an
order for SIS he could secure the
money without any danger and
promptly lose himself in some other
city. The boy was without any an
swering argument. Indeed, the plan
appealed to him, for he lacked many
necessities of life. So he made out
an order on firm for SIS, for work
done, presented it at the cashiers Of
fee. obtained the money. divided it
with his adviser, and then went to an
eating house and fed heartily. The lad
was suddenly wealthy.
Given State Prison Term.
But the swindled tradespeople gave
the police an excellent description of
the thief, and the police caught him.
He could only say that he had needed
the money badly, and had taken the
advice of an older man. He couldn't
tell them, however, that he had never
had fair chance. Lacking the vocab-
ulary, he could not tell them one
tenth of his sordid childhood. No
body defended him. He went before
the court and received a sentence of
80 months. Then they took him away,
not to reformatory. but to state
prison.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

aand. he crossed the kitchen. On the
floor, in front of the door to the bed
room. was a line of discoloration. At
any other time he might not have no.
ticed it. but he still had foreboding.
and was curiously obseryant. First
he glanced around the room, and then
he stopped and felt of the disrolora-
ton. When he raised his hand his
fingers were stained and damp.
Found Wife Murdered.
Qusckly he pushed open the door of
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

Yes. Alonzo, there are some fair
singers who are not blondes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter colors, with less
work than others.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-08-23

caught him and sent him to jail for
five more years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
FIGHT TO
A FINISH
speolal y Daily Leader.

Special b Daily Leader.
Washington. D. C.. June III
seems pretty certain now that Mr.
Cannon will not be permitted to save
any part Of lhs face in the statehood
fight. Mr.. Foraker is confident he has
majority with him in his desire TO
repudiate the agreement made by the
confeTces. lie counts certainly on
thirteen Republicans and thirty-one
Democrats, and thinks there is a
probability he will be supported by
sixteen Republicans. The smaller
number, however, would be more than
enough TO send the bill back TO con.
ference. AS evidence OF this Mr. For
aker gave notice this afternoon he
w nd move in the morning to dispose
of the conference report on the state
hood bill.
Mr.. Beveridge is indisposed and Mr..
Aldrich, who has taken the report un-
der his patronage, may be absent, hav-
ing gone to New York yesterday.
Nevertheless. Mr. Foraker will insist
on calling up the report. Ordinarily
Mr.. Foraker is ready to accommodate
himself to the convenience of others,
but he suspects that in this case an
effort Is being made to defer action
until the closing days in the expecta-
ton that some OF his followers will
then he more ready to accept Tho rs.
port when confronted with the GER
tain alternative of no statehood.
The advisability of instructing the
conferees as 20 Just what the Senate
will accept in the way of compromise
is being discussed, but no decision has
been reached II there was any as.
surance that Mr.. Cannon would assent
to the proposition to have New Mexico
and Arizona vote on the single ques-
ton of jointure, disentangled from
other questions, such instructions
would undoubtedly be given to the
conferees. But there is no reason to
believe that Mr.. Cannon would accept
such a proposition.
by a great many II is thought the
only chance Of statehood for Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory at this ses-
sion is by means OF the sundry civil
appropriation bill. This is Mr.. For
aker's view of it and he has virtually
all homo of other ,oathodz
He is not disposed to engage in any
further compromise negotiations with
the Speaker so that fight to finish
seems inevitable.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
Government Files suits.

United States Attorney John Scot
horn has been instructed to bring ac-
ton Immediately against persons In
debted to the government. According
ly this afternoon in district court two
suits were .fled. James T. Bently and
the National Surety company being
named Gs defendants In both causes
The suits are for the collection OF
$1,000 and 1890. which plaintiff al
leges defendant owes, having refused
70 carry out It's part OF an agreement
for carrying mali on rural routes out
OF Chandler. The petition alleges that
Il became necessary to hire an add
tional carrier to look after the work
defendant agreed 70 do, because oi
negligence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
COCHRELL SAYS MAKEUP
Tells of Coming Indian Ter.
ritory Excursion and Asks
for Entertainment.

M. N. Cochrell, the wide-awake agent
Of the Santa Fe. in this city calls The
Leaders attention to the fact that
the Muskogee ball team viii play
here Sunday and big excursion from
Pauls Valley will come in" Outside
Of the ball game proper there will be
no entertainment for visitors" says
Mr. Cochrell and he advises action on
the part of citizens to favorably i'm
press visitors. Mr.. Cochrelrs disser-
tation is timely. Guthrie must now
begin making friends. II is not abso-
mtely necessary ito tear Che town
wide Open" but iI,aocent diversions
could be arranged; drives over the
city; sacred concerts, etc Mr.. Coch-
rell's letter follows:
Guthrie, Okla, June 6. Editor
Leader; Sunday. June 10th, the Mus.
kogee bali team play our home team in
this city. The Santa Fe has arranged
to run popular excursion train into
1''HihN 'ho' hdJf oAdillub ifOn Htuih
Valley, thence via Tecumseh, shaw
nee and Ripley. They are advertising
II well, It runs through rather a new
section, and ! think. will bring a nice
crowd Of strangers into the city. Train
arriving Guthrie 1880 a. m. Leaving
6;S0 p. m, or later II desired. The
present indications appear to be. that
our park people will take little or no
interest in the matter. and that the
visitors will find things rather dun.
and nothing at all going on IN the way
OF entertainment either in the city or
at the grounds, except the ball game
proper. have taken the liberty OF
drawing your attention to the matter
that you may comment editorlally in
the premises, should you deem It tins
~ or TO the general interest Guthrie
seems to be losing out as an enter
tainer NJ. N. CochrelI. Agt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
THE POST DISCOVERY.
A Revelation in Human Food.

Previous to the discovery OF the Post
process Of changing the starchy part OF
Wheat and Barley into form OF sugar
many people suffered from what is
known as starch Indigestion.
That was shown by gas and all sorts
OF stomach and bowel trouble, (some-
times ending In appendicltis) brought on
by the undigested starch Ia wheat oats.
white bread. cake. puddiags. etc. etc.
Nature ultimately Furnishes anyone
who continually takes some medicine OF
drug to smooth over or nunify mad con
ditions OF the body. The My safe way
10 cure such is to correct or remove the
cause. Therefore Il was plain TO Mr..
Post. IN working out his discovery. that
people who show some weakness In az
gesting the starchy part OF food (which
is much the largest part Of all we eaD
must be helped by having the starch di-
gested or transformed before being eat
en-. And OF course the safest and truest
way TO do this would be to initiate ma
ture and avoid an chemicals or outside
and unnatural things. The body digests
the starchy food by the following pro-
cess; first the moisture or Juices Of the
mouth and stomach. then the warmth or
mild heat. which grows or develops dias-
tase from the grain. Time Is also an
important element and when AN work to-
gether and the human organs opera &c
properly the starch is slowly turned In
TO form Of sugar, as IL must be be-
fore the blood viii absorb II and carry
the needed energy TO different parts Of
the body OF course II the body fails
70 % Is work perfectly trouble sets IN.
50 in tte making Of the famons food
- Grape Nuts moisture. warmth and
time are the only things used 20 turn
starch into sugar. thus initiating nature
and Keeping the human food in ofikinal
purity free from outside things and Just
as Mother Nature intends Il shall be
kept Tor advantageous use by her chill
dren. The food Is fully cooked at the
factories. and Is crisp and delicious with
a little thick cream poured over
II can be softened for people with
weak teeth. but IS most valuable 10
others when II must be energetically
cheWed. thus bringing down the saliva
from the gums 10 the stomach and help
digest the entire meal. besides the use
Of the teeth strengthens and preserves
them Nature blesses the parts OF the
body that are used and not abused.
GraDe-Nuts food brings peace. health
and comfort when people are IN despair
from any one of the aiis resulting from
undigested food.
Read the little book. "The Road 10
WeiiFile.' found IN pxgs.
There's q reason"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
CANTATA "MOON QUEEN"
n.y. -,s
Pretty Little Conceit Was
Delightfully."- Rendered by
200 Children

Despite the excessive heat OF last ev-
ening. the auditorium at the county high
school was comfortably filled with ap-
preciative spectators TO see the Moon
Queen" eantata participated in by
two hundred children Of the city The
proceeds of the entertainment were ap-
pile dto the flower fund and will be used
by the club women for prizes in the gar
den growing contest. The play was Civ
en- under the direction OF Mrs Eenton b.
Clark and Miss Gem Vaughn, who de-
serve much credit for the time and pa
thence expended in preparing the chill
dren for the appearance OF last night
Tbe cast Of principal characters follows:
lThe sun-George Brunner.
I The Moon-Blanche Hopkins.
North Star-Clara Jacobson
Evening Star-Mary Manger.
Morning Breeze-Justine Bowen.
Evening Breeze--Laverne Bowen.
Summer Cloud--Jennie Berry Otter.
Summer shower--viola AnrIck.
Rainbow-Horace Speed
Prince Sunbeam-Lloyd Lentz.
Princess Sunshine--Delma MinIkan.
Dancers-Gladys Faskin Helen Wall
Chorus OF Breezes-Norma Burnett,
~bNiNAAa hHibl'9f MlhHlt runway. Jtn
ME Fanlin. Edith Abbott, Mabel FELTON,,
Vivian Buel, Lille weinberger. Esther
Weber.
Chorus OF Clouds-Jennle Berry Otter
Alice Hofus Margaret station. Irene
Mckay, Gladys Hoffman. Eva Barnhart
Ethel Bogardus, Olive HUFFMAN. Macy
Lee.
Chorus raindrops- Philip Wilbur, Hell
bert Wilbur. Josephine McCracken, Hell
en- Kellogg. Viola Anrick.
Chorus OF Sunbeams-M -Murlel Van Hoo
zer, Clara Jackson, Ethel Peacock. MIN
ME Crouch. Mary Graham. Venra Breax
er, Edna Busik, Jessie Booth
Chorus Of Stars-Mary Lee Owens.
Helen Weinberger Isla Kessler. Lucille
Douglas. Hazel Hurst. Helen Fish.
Brownies-Hulbert Fish, J. w Trotter
Donald Mitchell. Phnip Wilbur, Claude
Manger. Earl Gray, George Wall. Her
bert Wilbur. William Bllncoe. George
GrIswold
Pixy-Sanford Rimare
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
THROWN FROM WINDOW.
Were Cut OF by Fire--Lsnaed safely
in Street.

Chicago, ILL.,. June THE eight
children Of Joseph Blondewslsi, rang.
Ing in age from three weeks to nine
years, were thrown from a second
story window by firemen today when
blaze broke out I'm their home at 1898
Sacramento avenue. Escape for the
children was entirely cut of end all Of
them must have perished had not the
fremen dropped them out of the vim
dow. other iremen catching them as
they fell. One girl was overcome by
smoke but recovered All of the
others were uniniured.
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70 o O o o o o o o o Q 0 O o o G
o GUTHRIE TEN YEARS Q
o AGO TODAY. c
70 o o o O o o O o o o o @ o o O

Quite a number of Guthrie people
took in the Galveston excursion.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Ramsay left for
Scotland for two months sojourn.
Frank j. Dolcater left for Chicago
TO establish branch Of the Oklahoma
Danderine company.
Territorial Secretary T. J. Lowe
left for Big Springs, Texas, to join his
family an1 recuperate.
Bill Walker passed through the city
for Wichita, wearing the reversible,
straddling Mckinley button-gold on
one side and silver on the other
Rev. II. II. Brown, soul culturist at
the probate court room, spoke from
the text: "The measure ye shall
mete shall be measured to you again.
AT the Christian church the follow
ing named pupils conducted the Sun.
day school: Otis Franklin, Roland
Turner, Laura Brewer. Myrtle Black,
Virgil Boyle. Grace Gnffith. Thomas
Brown. Georgia Oldham, Earl Cook
and Earl Clark. Songs and recitations
were the chief attractions Of the ser
vices.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07

In special car these distinguished
Santa ne onicials arrived In the city
this morning and remained several
hours looking over tho town: Gen.
eral Passenger Agent J. NJ. Cornell.
General superintendent s. q. Fox. Of
Topeka, and II, A. Tice. division sup.
erintendent. Of Arkansas City. The
ofileials are making a tour over the
Santa Re In the Southwest.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
cRAPsEY APPEALS.

Rochester, N. T.. June THE Rev.
Algernon s. Crapsey. rector of st. An.
drew's Protestant Episcopal church, of
this city. who was found guilty OF
heresy after a trial OF ecclesiastical
court at Batavia last month. today
filed an appeal from the findings OF the
court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-07
PERSONAL
MENTION

Frank Canton. q Fairfax. is here to-
Senator John HIci,am Is in town from
Perkins.
H. c. Peters. Of eirard, Kas.. is in
Attorney Robert Lowery is here from
saltwater, attending supreme court.
J. N. Finley, auditor Of the Ferd Helm
Brewing company, was In the city.
The D.. E. s G. is planning to run reg
ular weekly excursions from Enid to
Guthrie.
Ephriam Whhlin. OF Lindsborg. Kas.
IL In the city, the guest OF his uncle.
Robert sohlberg.
President F. II. Umholtz. OF the Cen
tral State Normal school. was mere to-
day from Edmond
Colonel Henderson, founder OF the st.
Louis. Ei Reno & Western road. is in
tie city from New York.
Colonel w. L. Miller, Of Pawhuslsa,
= chairman of the Usage Townste COM
mission, is in the city on official busi-
ness.
Il. W. White. Of the Oklahoma City
Post. was here from Oklahoma. He says
that the new paper will maze it's ini-
tial appearance Sunday morning.
f. B. Gibson Of Lawton. has been
appointed deputy United States marshal
at AnadarlSo, TO nh the vacancy caused
by the death Of Marshal Bouriand.
p Everest Elliott. a well known Kan
sas criminal lawyer. is here from Well
lington. Kas., attending supreme court
Judge Elliott viii argue case before
that court tomorrow.
Judge Joe Lowe IA here today from
Ei Reno. attending supreme court. He
has several cases which come up at this
session. The judge made a valiant run
az the Canadian primaries, but he lost
IN a cloud Of dust.
Lou Beland has returned from three
weeks busine9s and pleasure trip 70 Ar
kansas. Among the many trophies he
brought back is a half grown alligator
for HIS friend. Col Gilbert Freeman The
gator is fully domesticated. responds 10
4 whistle and eats from The hand.
Iion. r. g. slmons. former attorney
central OF Oklahoma. is IN the city at
tending supreme court ana will argue
a case today. He is now located at Enid
and Is enjoying a very satisfactory law
practice Judge simons made an en-
vsable record while attorney general.
j. c. Blaclledge. Of Kohoka. H., a
schoolmate OF Judge Burford. Is here att
tending supreme court Mr. Blackledge
WAS a fellow law student Of oIciahoma's
chief justice AZ the indiana State uni
verslty Judge Burford graduating IN
1874, and Mr.. Blackledge the year fol-
lowing. Mr.. Biackledse Is the guest os
Judge and Mrs. Burford-