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The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
MURDER AT SALlDA.
Jealousy Causes Mrs. Hutchinson to
Kill Mrs. Bode.

Salida, ColO.-Maddened with jeal-
ousy, because she thought her hus-
band had been unfaithful to her. Mrs.
Grace Hutchinson walked into the
back yard of the home of Mrs. Carl F..
Bode Monday morning and killed her.
Mrs. Hutchinson fired two shots
from 80 calibre revolver. The first
bullet missed its mark. The second
cartridge missed fire, but the third ex-
ploded, the bullet striking Mrs. Bode
on tie point of the chin, passing
through the neck and severing the jug
ular vein.
Mortally wounded, the woman sank
into tho arms of Mrs. HON Haley, a
nei"hbor, with whom she had been
talking Mrs. Bode expired almost be-
fore the smoke from her assailant's re-
volver had disappeared.
Mrs. Hutchinson calmly watched
the woman die and appeared satisfied.
Il guess you won't be friendly with
my husband any more" she remarked
as she coolly' turned away and walked
cut of the yard.
James Broney, who had been paint
ing in an adjacent house was attracted
by the sound of the shots He rushed
after the woman he saw walking down
the street with the smoking revolver
still in her hand. She made no resist
ehce, but accompanied Broney to po-
lice headquarters, where she was
locked up.
Both fam;lies are old residents, and
are well and favorably known here.
Mrs. Hutchinson is the wife of Harold
Hutchinson, Denver & Rio Grande
switchman employed in the yards here.
She has son seven years old. Her
maiden name was Grace Green and
she has mother and sister residing at
Poncha Springs. both of whom were
with her here Monday until she was
taken to Buena Vista by Sheriff
Ankele
Mrs. Bode was thirty-three years old.
Her husband, Charles F. Bode, is an
engineer on the second division of the
Denver &, Rio Grande. He had just
started out on his run few minutes
before the tragedy and was notified at
Buena Vista of the killing. He re-
turned home at once, prostrated over
the affair.
Mrs. Bode also leaves three children.
one a daughter about fourteen years
old and two twin sons about eight
years old The twins are known all
over the state for their ability as box
ers, and have been frequent attrac-
tons at entertainments.
The officers say that the killing OF
Mrs Bode was carefully planned. They
state that Mrs. Hutchinson went to
hardware store about half an hour be-
fore the shooting and purchased the
revolver. She is alleged to have told
the clerk he need not wrap 1t up, but
placed it in her handbag without tell
ing Him why she wanted it.
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New Missouri River Town.

Deadwood. S. D.-Changing its
plans. the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul railroad in building its trunk line
to the Pacific coast will not cross the
Missouri river at Evarts. but will, in
stead, erect their big bridge at the
mouth of Grand river. There. on the
east side of the Missouri, they will
build new town. named DurOc. The
company has tie cided further to make
this the chief division point between
Minneapolis and the Rocky noun
tains. 1t will also build from DurCC
branch to Sioux City and another
via Fargo to Duluth. A third line
will end at Belle Fourche, thus drain
ing the cattle region.
The extension from Glenham 10 the
new town of DurOc will be completed
by August lst with a force of not less
than 200 men who will be put to work
on the huge steel bridge, which will
require two years for its completion.
The townsite will be plated within a
fortnight and actual work will begin
at once.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
CHILDREN USED N
FIELDS AS HORSES
WISCONSIN FARMER DRIVES
oFFsPRINGS TO PLoW.
STORY OF A LIFE TRAGEDY
Accused by Neighbors of Cruelty, He
Denies Charge-Forcsd by Ne
cessity and Adversely to Have
Little Ones Work.

Oshkosh, Wis.-Complaint has been
made against August Dumdie. farmer
Living about five miles southwest Of
r'eenah Interurban, that he has been
EjtChing four OF his seven children to
a corn pillow or cultivator and COM
Falling them to drag the implement
through ten-acre truck garden, while
h; guided 1t and drove as he would
GIVE horses
This sensational complaint is found
eh upon facts, as farmers in the vicin-
i.y and persons from Oshkosh riding
a.ong the highway in carriages and
automobiles have witnessed the prac-
ticc.
The attention of the authorities has
been called to the matte" and after
securing substantiation of the facts of
the case Dr. Wilkie, of this city, agent
OF the Fox River Valley Humane So
ciely. went to the farmer and COM
pe'ied him to send five of the children
t.. school. OF the seven children five
are OF school age, whom the farmer,
1t is alleged, was rearing in ignorance.
None OF them is able to read or write
The majority are girls The oldest
one who was hitched to the plow is
rot over IA years Of age.
DR.. Wilkie stated that the plow has
harnesses attached to it which were
put about the shoulders OF the children.
The farmer says the corn plow or cul-
tivator is very light, and was used
merely to stir up the top soil
When newspaper correspondent
visited the farm, four children. one of
them girl, stood around August Dunn
die. their father, offering bulwark
Of loyal flesh and blood to the wrath
Of neighbors who branded the man
cruel, inhuman and brute.
bundle was seen, first by neigh
hors, then by an officer of the HUI
meme society, driving plow to which
four of his children were hitched. The
little ones were harnessed to the pIow,
and they dragged 1t like horses. At
first sight it seemed monstrous, and
the neighbors arose in outcry against
the farmers inhumanity
But they did not know Farmer Dunn
dies story, and, not caring. did not
ask it. His story does not reveal
cruelty. 1t is the story Of life trag-
edy on which even President Roosevelt
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MURDER OF Jews.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS JOIN cITi-
ZENs IN MASSACRE.
BLOODY DAY AT BlALYSIOK
Bodies Of Jewish Victims Hacked to
Pieces-Number Of Dead Esti-
mated at Two Hundred-Many
More Wounded. :

st. Petcrsburg.-The embargo on
news from Bialystok was lifted Mon
day and the Associated Press staff cor
respondent was for the. firs. time al
lowed to telegraph directly from the
sacked city a picture of the scene of
ruin and desOlation left in the wake Of
the mob.
Order was restored and maintained
throughout the day, in spite of the in
centive to disorder at funerals which
were in progress almost the whole
day: but the atmosphere is super
charged and a slight event may suffice
to preCipitate renewal of street fight
ing
The authorities apparently realize
this, and hope to avert such catastrO-
phe BY IA strong show of force. On one
occasion the whole garrison was called
out Ol some alarm and the streets
were literally packed with horse, foot
and artillery until the danger was
passed
1t is evident from the dispatches that
the excesses assumed the character OF
three-cOrnered fight between the mil
itary, mob and armed members of the
Jewish bund. who instead of submit
ting passively to slaughter. as their
unarmed co-relgionists have done
heretofore, carried the war into the
enemy's camp and fought bravely.
though without inflcting appreciablc
loss on the troops, among whom no
serious casualties have been reported.
Seventy bodies were buried to-day
less than half the number killed. Jew
ish estimates place the dead at 200.
The number of wounded is enormous.
Horrible details have been sent out
by the correspondent of the Bourse Ga
zette, who arrived In Bialystok in COM
pany with Deputy Stchepkin Saturday
and who managed to send his story by
a messenger Sunday afternoon.
The correspondent, who accompn-
MED Stchepkin directly to the hospi-
tai, escorted by a corporals guard,
says he was utterly unnerved by the
sights he witnessed there.
Merely saying that the corpses
were mutilated," the correspondent
writes, failed to describe the awful
scenes. The faces of the dead have
lost all human semblance and the
corpses simply are crushed masses of
flesh and bone soaking in blood. 1t Is
impossible to conceive Of such bestial-
ity." ..-.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Life Sentence for Murder.

Dcnver.-After little over thirty
minutes deliberation by the jury, Pc
ter Wickham, slayer of Thomas Dar-
ling, was found guilty OF murder in the
first degree, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary at hard
labor
The crime for WHICH Wickham mus.
suffer grew out of stories which Da.'
ling. the murdered man. told Wick
hams wife concerning her husband 5
intimacy with another woman. Hav-
ing previously threatened to ''tiX" his
victim, Wickham met Darling in front
of the home of Mrs. Erickson in Elyria
and after Il few words. knocked him
down with his fists and then drawing
his revolver pummeled him over the
head and shot him. He then went
away and about five minutes later re-
turned, and making his way through
the crowd which had gathered, again
shot his victim, killing him Instantly.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
OKLAHOMA STATE
NEW STAR ADDED TO UNCLE
SANS FLAG.
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE BILL
Law Also Provides for Admission Of
Arizona and New Mexico as the
State Of Arizona Upon the Approval
Of the People Of Both Territories.

Washington. - Another star was
added to the Union Saturday when
President Roosevelt signed the bill ad-
hitting Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
ritory as one state The measure also
provides that Arizona and New Mexico
may be admitted to statehood as the
state Of Arizona provided the people
of the territories vote in favor Of ad-
mission on the terms submitted by
Congress.
The signing of the measure was
made the occasion Of an interesting
ceremony. Senator Beveridge and
Representative Hamilton, chairmen Of
the Senate and House committees on
territories, who have worked hard and
long for the measure. were present as
were also Delegate Mcclure of Okla
homa and a number of residents of
Oklahoma: Delegate Andrews of New
Mexico, Secretary Loeb and others.
Just before the President signed the
bill Ambassador Speck Won Sternbers
OF Germany was ushered into the Office
and he, too, witnessed the ceremony.
The president used two pens in
signing the measure, writing the first
name, Theodore with solid gold
pen presented by the people of Ari
zona, his family name, Roosevelt"
with an eagles quill, taken from an
American eagle in Oklahoma
After signing the bill President
Roosevelt congratulated Senator Bev
eridge and Representative Hamilton
on the completion of their laJors in
connection with the measure He also
expressed the hope that the people of
Arizona and New Mexico would avail
themselves of the opportunity to come
into the Union as a state.
From every viewpoint he said he re-
garded this as the wise thing for them
to do, as the opportunity might not
come again in a score of years. The
President said that he has personal
interest in the admission of Arizona
and New Mexico, as many of the men,
bers of his regiment, the Rough Rid
ers, resided in those territories.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Record-ereakine Balloon Voyage.

New iork.-After night of fight
above the clonds in a balloon, some r7
the time with their clothes frozen stiff
and 1T other times in the midst OF a
terrific electric storm. Dr.. Julian p.
Thomas OF this city, and Charles
Leveo, Il French aeronaut. returned
safely Monday night, confident that in
severa! ways they have broken all aer-
onautic records in America. They left
New York in Dr.. Thomas big balloon,
the Nirvana, at 6 o'clock Sunday night.
and fCI fourteen and one-nalf hours
were Eufeted about over New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, landing
on the farm of C. l.. Miller. in the
township of Butternut Otsego county,
New York. The distance covered by
the balloon is practically $50 miles and
at times an altitude of 5000 feet WAS
attained.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Snake Milkman Starts Earlv

Allentown, Pa.-For some time 10
seph WetZel, of Locust Dale, noticed
that his cow was not yielding her
usual amount of milk. AS all his
aeighbors owned COWS and had no use
For anybody else's milk, he could not
understand what was the matter. So
le watched.
The other day his vigils were re-
warded by seeing big blacksnake
glide under the COW, assume an atti-
uGe like a corkscrew, without making
1 noise like one, and proceed to milk
chat COW
Joseph, after batting his eyes for a
few moments, to see whether there
was anything the matter with his
1ision. ran home, got his shotgun, and
killed the snake.
Round about the end of June Joseph
rather expects to see his cows MIXED
hat way, for blacksnakes with a fond
-ess for milk fresh from the COW are
'ather numerous around Locust Dale,
Jut this is the first time he has seen
my of them so early in the season.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Tobacco Trust Indictments.

New York.-The federal grand jury
Monday handed down an Indictment
charging the McAndrews and Forbes
company, the John s. Young company
of Baltimore and the presidents of the
two corporations. +. Karl Iungbluth
and Howard 4. Young, with violation
plants which led to the investigation
were made to the government by inde-
pendent tobacco manufacturers that
the McAndrews and Forbes company
and the John S. Young company had
entered into an illegal combination to
control in this country the sale Of
licorice paste. Without this com.
modify the Independent plug tobacco
manufacturers We're unable 10 continue
business
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22

diana section Of the Tine tangled 1p
so completely that traffic was not
regulated for hours, and the station
agents are still suffering from the
shock.
kelam's wrist had lost none of its
speed and he sent messages up and
down the line as quickly as they could
be received, ordering trains held or
sent on and to pass at certain sta
tions.
Station agents soon discovered that
orders were conflicting and that Sc
rious accidents would follow if they
were carried out. But the orders con-
tinued to come, and once in awhile
the insane man happened on the cor
rect number of train. This helped
to mystify the agents. They thought
at first that some operator at some
point was drunk, but he was Intent
on sending and would not be broken
in on to answer questions,
After 30 minutes, in which the
greatest confusion was caused, one
dgent threw the key open and then
grounded the wire TO the south or
him. Communication was thus opened
with other operators along the line
and comparison of orders showed
that they were mixed, and it was con-
cluded to hold all trains at stations at
which they should first arrive till the
muddle could be cleared up.
In the meantime Beauchamp had re-
turned to his Office and found Kellam
at his key. The insane man refused
70 vacate, and it required the COM
bined force of the operator and two
other men to Overpower him. He
fought desperately, but finally was
bound hand and foot, placed upon a
handcar and sent to jail. When
Beauchamp got possession of his key
and began to talk to the agents he
found that trains were being held at
several points. Explanations were
sent and the system started to work
again.
But for more than half an hour the
Wabash railroad in Indiana was at
standstill and the operators at various
stations in a maze.
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and all champions of race increase
might ponder.
Reduced to its lowest terms. this is
bundles story, explanation, and de-
Tense all in one, as he gave 1t to the
reporter:
Il have worked hard on this farm
All my life. have been getting poorer
and poorer every year. and more chill
dler kept coming until the house is
run over with them. But love them
anyway Things have come to !;
rretty pass if man can't get his OWE
boys to help him.
Farmer Dumdie is shaggy man
with a discouraged expression and
lCOk of sullen defiance in his eyes
Life has dealt unkindIy with him.
AT mention of the plow he led the
way without word to a barn over
flowing with broken-down farm imp. @.
laerts. 1t showed the same poverty
as the house. The man pointed to
wooden plow made of rough tree limb.
With long tongue and four prongs.
There it is he said, in a tireC
way. is that too much for my boy.
ana girls to pull? They like it. !
push hard on the handle and it's easy
II IS not plow. anyway. 1t is
cabbage rake
The reporter pointed at the horse.
Whats the matter with the hory,
pulling it," he asked.
The horse was sick he said. sui
lerly. Then his eyes flashed "Whs
business is it Of the neigh bors, an,
way? ! love my children. woul,
no. mistreat them
bundle lives near Wooden She,
a'sN, five miles north of here. For
yc:rs stories OF his misery have gan,
rotnt the neiGhbOrhood. The tumble
GoTn cottage, which he calls home, j.
avoided by children. 1t stands in
ss.!ude9 corner of the Lake couatr
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
MAD OPERATOR TIES
UP RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
Insane Man, Crazsd by Heat, seizss
Telegraph Once and Sends
Wild Orders.

Huntington. Ind.-With an insane
operator at the key at Andrews. Ind,
station agents all along this section
of the Wabash railroad the other day
had the hottest half hour they ever
experienced striving to prevent : Sc
ries Of wrecks and collisions.
That none occurred was not the
fault of Everett Kellam, worker in
the shops, who suffered a sunstroke.
While he was waiting transfer to an
asylum Kellam remembered that he
once had been an operator, and a fast
one. He thought it would do him
good to send some train orders again.
Waiting until he saw Henry Beau.
champ, the Wabash operator at An.
drews, leaving his ONCE at noon, ht
slipped in and took possession OF thl
key. In half an hour he had the In
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Bunker Hill CcIebration.

Boston.-Accompani by the roar
of guns. the swapping of tirecrackers
ard the ringing of bells. the celebra-
tion Monday of the 13lst anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill. always
a local holiday, began at midnight. At
that hour Mayor Fitzgerald lighted an
immense bonfire on the CEarlestu&n
playground. At : O'Clock city officials
and invited guests sailed down Boston
harbor to meet the king of the Carni-
val and escort him to his landing
place al the navy yard. The parade,
under the auspices of the Seventeenth
of June Carnival Association. and con.
sisting principally of allegorica floats,
followed. An electrical parade this
evening wound up the days events.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
Rockefel.er's Gift to Y. M. c. A.

New York.-Following the example
Of Miss Helen Gould, who gave the
building near the navy yard in Brook
lyn for use of the naval branch Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
John d. Rockefeller, just before sailing
for Europe three weeks ago, gave
S25O.O0O for the erection OF similar
builling and its full equipment near
the navy yard at Norfolk, Virginia. In
order to obtain the site wished for the
gift was kept secret until Monday,
when at the local Office of the naval
branch of the Y. NJ. {! A. 1t was ofil-
cial!v announced
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22
starves to Death on Ice Cream

Argenta, Ark.-A. S. Roberts, a Jew
Try peddler, has failed in an effort to
rove that ten cents worth of ice
ream daily will sustain life. Roberts
'cquently asserted that few persons
pDreciated how much nourishment
'as contained in his favorite delicacy.
ieCentiy he became SO much shortened
i funds that he was able to spend
1T ten cents daily for food. and in
ei;ed it all in ice cream. He finally
Abingdon. of the Argenta board Of
'aith. SHOWS that he starved TO dca.h.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-22

diana section Of the Tine tangled 1p
SO completely that traffic was not
regulated for hours. and the station
agents are still suffering from the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1906-01-24

LOOK! A ladies magazine, one of the
best published in the country absolutely
free for a year with a subscription to
the WatertoWn Republican.
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HUB5 81 ON

AnGIeN ToIphson is visiting his son
il South Milwaukee.
Mrs. Ernest Haherman and niece Mis- S
Rilh Hodgson spent Sunday in Water
), VII.
Charlie DoWd of WatertpWn was seen
Oh cur streets Saturday.
Miss Ida Knoll Of Natertown returned
t her school duties here Monday.
Roy Schuyler was Sunday caller at
+. Amborn's.
". J. Cunningham Of Milwaukee spent
Sunday at his home here.
Mr.. anu Mrs. ". c. lipnningsen anG
'hidren spent Sun,lay at the home Of P
henningsen.
Misses Katie and Maggie McGoyerI
are visiting relatives in WatertoWn.
Reuben Bare returned to his work al
Watertown Monday.
Gust Hinty died at the home of his
sister Mrs. Fred. Luckow on Monday
January p.
Mrs. Ebert and Miss Hattie Of Rich
Wond are here visiting relatives.
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Miss Helen NARROW enter tanned mum
Der Of Natertown lady friends the latter
p q If last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. +. Humphrey have
Returned home after visiting at Fox Lake.
Airs. .. II Wij was milwaukee, visi-
i,' last Friday.
Kathryn Humphrey spent the fore part
the week with tie Misses Clara and
,iaJe krupgal If Oc0nomoWGc.
Rob. Pritchard entertained few
friends on Thursday evening Of las,
week.
Rev. J. D. Jones is again able to lie
about after his illness.
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First Publication Jan. "a. 1906.
Notice of Proceedings.
Skinner & Thauer. Attorneys. County Judge.
MAY Live 100 Years.

The chances for living full century
are excellent in the case of Mrs. Jennie
Duncan, Of HaynesvilIe. Me, now 20
years old. She writes: Electric Bit
tiers cured me of Chronic Dyspepsia of
20 wears standing and made me feel as
we'll and strong as young girl" Elec-
trio Buffers cure Stomach and Liver
diseases. Blood disorders, General De-
bility and bodily weakness. Sold on
. Guarantee at r. Ii. Brennecke's drug
store. Price only soc.
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JOHNSON CREEK.

Another old settler, we'll known in
this section of the state, has gone to the
unknown beyond. friedrich VIM. Gehler
was born July %, 1923, at Mienken
Kreiss ArnsWalde. Prussia. When IS
years of age he emigrated to the United
States where he landed July 10th 1886;
from there he went to Wisconsin and
worked for three years in Rock and Wal
worth Counties. In 1859 he went to
Missouri where he expected to build and
make his future home.
In the meantime the civil war broke
out and he enlisted in the [. S. Army
and served his newly adopted country
for three years. His time in the army
and worked for several years in johnson
Creek. Here he became acquainted with
Miss KarOline Kottke and on the 18th Of
November, 1866 they got married. From
their happy union came daughters ana
2 sons who with their mother are left to
mourn the loss of beloved father. He
also leaves II great grand children.
The funeral services were held last
Sunday Rev. Zimmerman of the Luth.
church officiating, the floral tributes
were many and the attendance large
one; his body was laid to rest at the
johnson Creek cemetery.
Among those from out of town were:
Herman KOttke of Clyman; Aug. YOst,
Westfeld; II. Heidtke, Portage; Ed.
Becker, Ixonia; Chas. Krause, Delafeld;
VIM. Krause, HelenyilIe; Mr.. and Mrs.
Trachte, Marshall.
Mr.. Gehler had the misfortune to fall
last winter and broke leg since when
he has been confined to the house which
he did not again cave alive.
Among the Cream City visitors last
week were II. F. Bennecke, Fred, ", H.
}. Grell and W. A. Christians.
Mrs. f. R. Scholl visited with friends
at Jefferson lastJSaturday.
Mrs. Herman Krause lost a handbag
between Johnson Creek and jefferson
OllC uuY lCoU WCOh, ullO ulIuOI Will plCdSo
leave it at the office OF the Ii. J. Gr9ll B.
& E. Co.
The Masquerade at Jefferson was we'll
attended by the younger people of the
village.
w. A. Christians is greatly improving
his Office, having installed vault and
remOdeed his office; there are few like it
i'll the state
J. E. Duly is still in the market for
live flyer pigeons for the next shoot and
will pay the highest market price.
Owing to the very changeable weather
the looked for races had to be postponed
but they will come off on the first Sunday
when sleighing is half way decent. Mr..
DAILY will have the speedway in good
condition.