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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-26
DREAM BETRAYS HIS CRIME
After Six Years Iowa Murderer
Gets Justice.
Testimony of Brown County Wo.
man COnvicts Him.
Deserted Wife Said to Have Come
From Near New Ulm.

One of last Sundays Chicago papers
brings to this city the inform alton that
a woman who has lived near this city
was witness in a murder trial that
was held at Rock Rapids, Iowa, last
week. for the purpose of proving that
the man who was accused of the crime
was not the husband of the woman
whom he claimed as his wife and who
was the complaining witness in the
charge of murder that was brought
against him.
It appears that the man had married
and deserted his first wife and had
never secured divorce while he had
married the widow of the man for
whom he was working and who died
under suspicious circumstances, his
dreams and talking in his sleep later
betraying that he was the murderer.
So far we have been unable to dis
cover the identity of the woman men
toned in the story, nor have we been
able to find any person who is able to
give information, but the story is re-
printed for what it is worth, and is as
follows:
Betrayed by his uneasy conscience,
which drove him to re-enact in his
sleep a murder which he committed five
years ago and with his supposed wife,
the widow Of his victim, as an aveng-
ing Nemesis on his trail, Charter Rock
er has been sentenced to life mprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
This is the outcome of the second
trial of an amazing case, which has
kept this part Of Iowa stirred up for
many months.
Mrs. August Schroeder, widow of a
wealthy farmer who was found hang
ing in his barn in 19O0 has at last OBJ
tanned vengeance upon the man who,
she declares, murdered her husband,
won her in marriage short time later
and in his troubled dreams betrayed to
her the crime that lay upon his soul.
The discovery that Rocker had been
previously married and had wife and
children living in Minnesota loosed
the legal bond that it was feared would
prevent Mrs. Schroeder-Rocker from
testifying against her supposed hus-
band, and he was convicted On cir
cumstantial evidence.
Moaning and tossing in his sleep one
night year after the murder, Rocker
awakened his wife, the widow of his
victim, and she was startled to him
say:
damn you, I'll choke you to DEATH"
An instant later he seized her throat
with stranling grip and before he
was awakened by her screams and
struggles had almost choked her.
Other words and phrases he had ut.
tered in his troubled sleep had led to
uniformed suspicion that he was guilty
of her first husbands murder and when
she charged him with it that night, be
confessed that he had murdered
Schroeder. But he threatened to kill
ASI dlSO IL Suo udtcu dAASu uAA4.
Rocker had been foreman on the
farm previous to Schroeder's murder
and few months afterward he induced
Mrs. Schroeder to marry him and he
continued as owner instead of employe
on the place. On the night of the re.
violation of his crime, she testified in
court, he went calmly back to sleep
but she lay the entire night in a half
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-26
HAUBRICH,
Jeweler and Opticiian.
Here Is Relief For Women.

If you have pains in the back, Urinary
Blaader or Kidney trouble, and want GER
tain, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills.
try Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf It is
safe and never-failing monthly regula
tor. At Druggists or by mail so cents
Sample package free. Address, The Moth,
er GrayCo., LIE Roy, n. Y. 1923
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-26
A String
Tied to it.

When you buy one of our
225c tooth brushes you have
a string tied to your money
and you have the other end.
If not satisfactory, bristles
break or fall out, bring it
back and get another or
your money back. Try one
at our risk.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-26
INTERSTATE AGENTS TO CONVENE
Working Force Of Local Company
Will Get Together.

Few people realize the extent to
which the Interstate Accident and
Relief Association has grown, and the
large force of men in the state that is
working for the institution, scattered
in almost every village and city in the
state as we'll as in the Dakotas and
Wisconsin,.
AS a reward for extra effort on the
part of these agents the company has
been giving prizes for the work done
each quarter, some of these prizes
have taken the shape of one thing and
sometimes another, the last being a
beautiful watch, but for the work of
the quarter that is just opening, the
reward that is hung up for securing a
certain number of applications is in
the shape of transportation to Mime
apolis, where there is to be conven-
ton of all of the agents who are in a
position to come at the close of the
last quarter of this year.
The best part of the thing is that the
number of application necessary to
gain for the agent this free transpor-
tation and entertainment, is so small
that it makes it within the possibility
of any of the agents to get the number
with little effort The scale of award
is graduated so that in the event of
failure to get the high number, which
gives the lucky person or persons not
only free transportation but free en-
tertainment during the convention,
those who are not so fortunate get the
transportation and if they fail in this
they get a smaller premium.
It is certain that the Interstate is
alive and is prospecting not SO much
in the accumulation Of wealth as in the
growth of its membership. AS the law
of the state is in relation to a mutual
company, there is not the opportunity
to accumulate a vast sum of money,
but it is held for the benefit of the
members of the association. It is safe
to say that when all of these two hun
dred or more agents get together there
Will De SOueLnlnS uOlng.
The sisters of ST. Michael's convent
are expecting pleasant visit from the
mother superioress of the province Of
America. Mother Aurora, in the near
future. The latter is the newly elected
superior of this province having taker
the place of Mother Virginia who or
the late death of Mother Peregina be-
came Mother general of all sisters o
this order.
''The Messenger Boy" which hard
| ly few days before its event was be
ing advertised held forth to sur
prisingly large audience at the Opera
house Sunday evening. Though
clouds were lowering and threatening
rain large audience witnessed til,
production of "The Messenger Boy
which was very scenically and dra
matically staged. All played thei,
parts. to perfection and depicts rea
scene of New York life in and around
he "silkstocking district
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25
A BAD NEGRO WAS HUNG
By The Outraged People Of OakWOOdS Last Night.
Was Discovered in Young Lady's Room.

rage ON her seyenteen-year-oId daugh-
Ter. On entering the house he left
his clothing on the front porch. with
the exception Of his shirt As soon
us the young lady had retired the
brute entered the room by a near
door The mother of the young lady.
seeing him. ran out the front door and
gave the alarm by screaming, leaving
the young lady temporarily to fight
with tine negro. She had a pistol but
il would not shoot. and she used it
TO club her assailant A neighbor
heard the screams and came imme-
diately to the rescue. In the mean
time. however. the negro had given
up the struggle. and had He'd. leaving
his clothing behind ON the porch. A
search was Immediately instituted 10y
the citizens. and this morning at {
O'Clock he was captured and the
crowd Of men after making sure they
had the right negro. and getting his
confession. hung him To tree near
CONTINUED on page 60
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25

Geo. Duncan, a negro. was lynChed
at Oakwoods this morning at $50.
He was arrested for attempted assault
on a young lady He was captured
at o'clock and a little later was
swung TO "a tree ON the outskirts of
the little town. The news reached
this city at a very early hour
passenger who reached this city
on the 40 train from the west this
morning who passed through Oak
woods shortly before Z o'clock. gave
the Herald the following story Of the
crime and the hanging.
At 10 o'clock last night the negro
entered the house of widow named
Mrs Hardin aud attempted m ont
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25
AND Palestine
Two Mighty Good Old Towns Shook Hands Last
Mig ht al The EIks Club Rooms.

talk. He threw whole flower yards at
Palestine and East Texas Bouquets
were not large enough. Judge Kit
trell is not only an eloquent man, but
he is in love with East Texas so he
had no trobule in finding things to
say. When the Judge had finished
the band played. and then Mr. NJ f.
Foster of the Houston Chronicle re-
sponded to calls. and also said nice
things about East Texas, and also
about his Houston town. Col. r. NJ.
Johnson Of the Houston Post also re-
spOnded to calls. and gave some
splendid pointers on the present and
future greatness Of Texas and Hous-
ton. Geo. Hunter, whom the Houston
people kept singing about being a
good old soul Cas if Palestine didn't
know it, made a good little talk, and
assured everybody that everybody
and all of the rest of the people were
all right all of the time and overtime
Mr. G. II. Turner Of the l. & G. N.
also made some remarks. The other
speakers We're Messrs. Geo A.
Wright. who made good as he always
does: John s Bonner who told a good
negro story Of old Mother Hubbard.
and brought dowr the house. Sterling
Meyer one Of HOustOn's best known
attorneys. who told us a great deal
about East Texas. and all about Hous.
ton. He made the star speech of the
evening, and his neighbors as well as
the Palestine people offered hearty
congratulations During the speech
making. everybody was eating and
smoking and having a good time.
Aside from the oh be joyful feature
Of Us business mems excursion there
.ll,ATiOus and business side. ana the
personel Of the party is made up of
the very best business men and inter.
ests of our neighbor sister. These
excursions into Houston trade terri
tory are made with a view Of getting
in closer touch and better acquainted
with the people who trade with these
big wholesale concerns, and there is
no doubt but what the results will be
Palestine is glad to have
had them. both last night and this |
afternoon.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25

The business people Of this good old
town entertained the business people
of that other good old town-Houston
last night. and a good time was had
by both the visitors and the home
folk A large delegation Of the local
business people were at the 1. & G.
n. station at eight-thirty last night,
all covered with welcome badges, and
felt like they were some noise them
selves. but when the push came in
from Houston why the noise was
there sure enough. Every one of the
Houston party has signed contract
to talk for three days and nights and
every one of them is making good,
from al indications.
They turned loose everything from
a brass band to just plain old hot air.
and large quantities Of it. and some
member Of the party armed the kids
with squawkers. and added confusion
to confusion. Everybody for blocks
around knew that the people Of good
old Houston had come 10 town.
Following the informal, noisy and
umultuous reception at the station,
and giving the Houston gentlemen
time to refresh the inner man, the
line OF parade was headed by George
Hunter and Judge Kittrell and the
march was taken up To the Elks hall,
where members Of that order met the
guests and home folk and gave them
another welcome Another hand shak
ing season was INDUCED. and then
the company lined up in the Elks
lodge room for the big show, and
there were some fire works. Yes.
some.
In welcoming The cup-fsas445--N
dent John Hearne Of the Board OF
Trade. while confessing modestly to
the guests that he was no orator. said
that what he liked in eloquence he
would make up in the sincerity of his
welcome to the business men vino had
been good enough TO come TO see us. 7
And the visitors knew he meant it,
Following Mr. Hearne Judge Norman
9. Kittrell Of the sixty-first district .
,ourt of Houston responded for the |
Houston party. and lac made a fine |
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25
Special to the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald
Oakwuuds. Texas, April 25.-George
Duncan negro aged seventeen
years. who invaded the home OF Mrs.
Hardin. a white woman. was driven
OF and was captured. lie was later
hung by an infatuated people
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-25

Continued on page 60
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Sunday School Convention.

Wednesday night, in the First Baptist
church, the Sunday school convention of
the Dallas County association came to
close. The convention has been one of the
best in the history of the association and
the attendance was very large. 1t marks
the regeneration of Sunday school work
in this county, and great good will con-
sequently result
Wednesday afternoon Rev e. w. Gam
ble rector of st. Pauls Episcopal church,
made splendid address. DIR. Little and
Mr.. Robinson of the two Presbyterian
chruches had made addresses on Tuesday
Rev. ]. C. Caldwell also made a telling
address Wednesday afternoon, and II. s.
d. Mallory outlined the work for the COM
ing year in a specially instructive man
ner.
Wednesday night Miss Kennedy made
the best address of the three she made to
the association. 1t is to be regretted that
thousands instead of hundreds did not
hear her. Judge Carhtel also spoke and
made an excellent and helpful address.
President w. T. Atkins closed the meet
ing with a short address and returned
special thanks to the choir under the
direction of Mrs. w. C. Ward, for the
beautiful music rendered during the two
days sessions. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
BE it resolved, That the thanks of the
Dallas County Sunday School association
be, and are hereby rendered to the citi-
zens of Selma, for the cordial hospitality
extended to its delegates; to the press
of the city for its hearty support, and to
the officers and members of the First
Baptist church of Selma for the use of Its
beautiful edifice for our sessions; be it
further
Resolved, That We hereby pledge our
earnest support and cooperation of the
president of the association in the grand
work we have all undertaken for the
Masters cause"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
MAN PAROLED To
FATHERS BEDSIDE
DeKaIb County Man Must Re-
turn December 5
COMMISSIONS SENT OUT
Secretary of State Mails New Mem
bers of Legislature Official Papers
Showing Their Authority.
Other Montgomery News.
COMMISSIONS SENT OUT

Montgomery, November 22.-(Special)-
Governor Jelks has allowed p w. Har-
bour of DeKalb county, serving a sem
tence of six years in the penitentiary for
manslaughter, to go home that he may be
at the bedside of his dying father. To-
day, while the application for parole was
pending. the governor received tele-
gram from A. e. Goodhue and w. r.
Dortch of Gadsden saying, "Harbour's
father can live but a short time. Please
give immediate attention to request for
parole
Harbour was convicted and sentenced
in August, 1903, and has been serving the
state at Speigners. He has had papers
before the governor and the board of par
dons for a parole, but nothing has been
done in the matter The trial judge and
the solicitor have asked that he be al
lowed to go back home, as well as many
good citizens to stay while his father is
so low He is instructed by the governor
to report back to the walls at Speigner's
December >.
The case has attracted attention of
more than marked interest and some of
the best men in the state have asked the
governor to release the young man. He
has made many good friends who are
working hard in his behalf.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
BLIND TIGER IS
LOOSE IN SELMA
Authorities Are Determined to
Keep Him in Cage
PROFIT IN TOBACCO CROP
Samuel A. Reynolds of Minter, Ala,
Tells How He Melted $106 On
One Acre In Dallas
County.
PROFIT IN TOBACCO CROP

Selma, November %. = (Special)-It
seems that various prosecutions in the
circuit, as well as lower courts, does not
deter those who want to sell whisky un-
lawfully from prosecuting their crime.
With neghboring drug man having
paid $500 in fines and sentence held up
so long as good behavior was exercised on
another count, and with a case pending
against the proprietor, N. S. Smith, who
conducts a drug store on Alabama street
in this city, quart of whisky was sold
from the latter establishment on Sunday,
November 4, and the case came up in
mayors court this morning.
Jim Robbins. a negro employed in the
drug store, was arrested yesterday after
noon and charged with violating the ex-
else law of the CITY, In mayors court
this morning he admitted having given
the bottle to the negro and collected
for it, but said Mr.. Smith told him to
do so. The mayor assessed a fine of 500,
the limit of the law, which amount had
not been paid at this writing. The author
tiles are determined to break up the ILL
cit sale of whisky If possible, and every
possible chance results in conviction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Sends Out Commissions.

The secretary of state has sent out to-
day commissions to the 1A men who have
been elected to the senate and lower house
of the next session of the legislature. OF
the number Jog are members of the house
and 80 of the senate. They will be ready
to begin law-makng on time now that
they have been given authority.
1t is a matter for general congratula-
ton to the members of the dominant
party in the stats. that of the entire 14l
there will be one republican and one flu
sionist, the first being Blanton of Win
ston, and the other Middleton of Chill
ton. The work of getting certificates to
all the elect of the recent election has
given the office of the secretary of state
and especially Chief Clerk Cyrus Brown,
a lot of hard work.
Among the other matters which came
to the secretary of state today was the an
nouncement that the Birmingham Title
and Guarantee company of Birmingham,
had increased its capital stock from
100000 to S150,O00, and is preparing to
enlarge its business.
The Incorporation of the East Brming-
ham Lumber company, was also reported,
was that of the Hill & Schaffer Co.,
a Tallapoosa. the former being promoted
by Harry Fullenweider and others, with
capital of $1,000, and the latter w. l.. Hill
and others, with capital of $500
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Federation is Against
Tariff Rebisi0n on Steel

Bookbnders It recites an order by Pub
lie Printer Stallings, directing the fore
man and chiefs of departments of the
government printing office to prepare lists
of employees whose services can be dis
pensed with, basing their findings on the
efficiency, character, department, health
and cleanliness, etc, length of service,
future desirability and special defects of
the men in question
This order, the resolution AYERS. tends
to humiliate the employees of the office,
and will bring dissatisfaction, discord
and Reorganization among them" Back
of this resolution is a suspicion on the
part of trades unions that the proposed
wedding out process is ruse to cover
the discharge of union employees.
Spirited, and at times heated, discus
sion OF merits of trades union papers in
general and their claims upon union men
for support, marked the morning session.
The committee on eduaction reported a
resolution, which was adopted, calling
on the various affiliated unions of the
federation to support the trades union
papers of the country by aiding them to
extend their circulation and by patron
izing their job offices when such shops
were operated by the papers.
Vice President John Mitchell occupied
the chair today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23

Minneapolis, Mimi, November PA
resolution offered by the Structural Iron
Workers, asking the American Fedora
ton of Labor to frame bill to be pre-
scented in Congress providing for re-
vision of tariff schedules on steel and
iron products started a discussion at the
afternoon session, which for a time
threatened to drag the federation into
the field of politics.
1t was contended that the steel trusts
methods of selling their products in for
eign countries cheaper than at home is
detrimental to not only the working
man, but the country at large" The eff
fort, however, to recommend the franz
ing of such a bill was voted down by
the convention.
Discussion and perhaps denunciation is
in store for the open shop policy of
the government printing office, on the
floor of the present convention. A resolu-
ton has been introduced by Delegate
Checking, on behalf of the international
Typographical union and the Interna-
tional Printing Freshmen and Assistants
union and the Union Brotherhood of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Letter On Tobacco RAISING.

The following interesting letter on to-
bacco raising in Dallas county has been
issued:
To Dallas County Farmers-I have in
tended for some time past writing this let
ter to my brother farmers of Dallas coun-
ty on the growing of tobacco for the
filler and wrapper of cigars. On finding
that we could make an exhibit at the
fair, | concluded it would be unnecessary.
for by asking questions at the exhibit,
one could obtain the desired information
found, however, that we could not
keep man at the booth at all times, and
but few questions We're asked, conse-
quently 1t proved failure in that re-
spect in part.
Now to commence with, let me assure
you my motive in this matter is purely
one of lettering present existing condi-
tons among US. | was some four years
since driving a visiting relative of Leon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-23
Local and Personal.

Mrs. w. r. Wilson of Mobile, who has
been on visit to her sister, Mrs e. e.
Apperson. has returned to her home
David Gibbs, about 81 years of age died
at his home at Berlin. this county last
night and was buried from Shiloh church
this afternoon. He had been ill of con-
sumption for several months
Miss Rose Weaver will on the afternoon
OF Wednesday next entertain in honor of
Miss Octavia LeVert Nelson, a Decem-
Der bride
Mrs. l.. M. Hooper has issued invita-
tons to a reception in honor of Mrs. John
Nelson Furniss. to be given on the aft
ernoon of Tuesday November 81 .
telegram was received in Selma TODAY
announcing the death in Las Vegas. n
NJ, of Samuel Stern, Jr.. formerly of this
city. Mr.. Stern was born In Selma, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Stern. He
moved to Vicksburg about twelve years
ago. where he married his wife surviv-
ing him. He was brother of NJ. l.. Stern
of Atlanta and Joseph Stern. formerly of
Birmingham The remains will be carried
to Vicksburg for interment
Comrades 7. b. Creagh. f. NJ. Byrne
and w. J. Rountree returned this morn
ing from attending the veterans reun-
ion in Mobile. Comrades r. d. Berry and
A. j.. Gilmer remained over until tonight.